A New Voice of Freedom

Stories of the Bible, Podcast 13, “The Fall Pt 12.” A very important thing occurs. The Lord establishes boundaries. First he imposes limitations on Lucifer’s powers.  Genesis 3:14-15 “And the Lord God said unto the serpent, Because thou hast done this, thou art cursed above all cattle, and above every beast of the field; upon thy belly shalt thou go, and dust shalt thou eat all the days of thy lif...

Stories of the Bible, Podcast 12, “The Fall Pt 11.” As we learned from the last podcast, we are deciding now which resurrection we want by the laws we live. If we live a celestial law, we shall inherit the celestial kingdom which is compared to the light of the sun. If we live a Terrestrial law we shall inherit the Terrestrial Kingdom which is compared to the light of the moon. If we live laws les...

Stories of the Bible, Podcast 11, “The Fall Pt 10.” Without Satan and Christ, we could never become as the Gods knowing good and evil. Becoming as the Gods is at the core of it all. To his followers, Satan is a God. To his followers Christ is a God. We choose which God we serve, and we will be rewarded by the God we serve. Christ offers us eternal life with Him. Satan offers us eternal captivity w...

Stories of the Bible, Podcast 10, “The Fall Pt 9.” Now we can see what is at stake in the Garden of Eden. The command to not eat of the forbidden fruit was not a moral law. Moral law applies only in a fallen world. The world had not yet fallen. For example, apply the Ten commandments to the Garden of Eden. None of the ten commandments could make any sense to Adam and Eve who are entirely naked but...

Stories of the Bible, Podcast 9, “The Fall Pt 8.” At the core of all that God does is law. God gave us temporal laws, which deal with a fallen world, and he gave us spiritual laws which deal with the eternal world. We have both an immortal spirit and a mortal body; therefore, we are subject to both sets of laws. When we think of temporal law, perhaps the first laws that come to mind are the laws o...

Stories of the Bible, Podcast 8, “The Fall Pt 7.” Lucifer, having been cast out of heaven, enters the Garden of Eden to tempt Adam and Eve to eat of the forbidden fruit. The creation story is written by Moses. We must assume that Moses had access to ancient records. In the Holy Bible it is recorded that Lucifer, in the form of a serpent, approaches Eve. Originally Lucifer, which means “shining one...

Stories of the Bible, Podcast 7, “The Fall Pt 6.” Adam and Eve are taken out of Eden and placed in the Garden which contains the Tree of Life and the Tree of Knowledge of Good and Evil. They are permitted to eat from any tree in the garden, including the tree of life, for they are immortal. The only tree forbidden is the Tree of Knowledge of Good and Evil. They walk with God on a regular basis bec...

 Stories of the Bible, Podcast 6, “Creation Pt 5.” Now the earth is prepared for Adam and Eve, our first parents. It was ordained by God that all his children who came to earth had to come through the seed of Adam and Eve. It is time now for Adam to be placed on the earth. His body is made from the dust of the earth. “Genesis 2:7 “And the Lord God formed man of the dust of the ground, and breathed...

Podcast 19, Stories of the Bible, “The Book of Job, Ch 5” The power of the Book of Job is in the manner it deals with complexities. When we examine Job Chapter 5, everything Eliphaz says is sound advice if he were talking to a guilty party, but he isn’t. Job is innocent of any wrongdoing before the Lord. Remember what the Lord said of Job in Chapter One. Job 1:8 8 And the Lord said unto Satan, Has...

Welcome to Stories of the Old Testament, Podcast 5, “Creation Pt 4.”  Examine verse one carefully for it raises a very important question. Genesis 2:1  Thus the heavens and the earth were finished, and all the host of them. The ubiquitous word host appears in several contexts in the Bible: The Host of Heaven, The Lord of Hosts, The Hosts of the Lord, Heavenly Host, The God of Hosts, The Lord of Sa...

Stories of the Bible, Podcast 4, “The Creation Pt 3.” On the First Day of Creation God divided the light from the darkness. On the Second Day of Creation, God created the firmament. On the Third Day of creation, God created dry land that brought forth grass, and herb yielding seed after its kind. On the Fourth Day of Creation God made the greater light to rule the day and the lesser light to rule...

Stories of the Bible, Podcast 3, “The Creation Pt 2.” We shall begin our Podcast today with the 3rd Day of Creation.  Genesis 1:9 “And God said, Let the waters under the heaven be gathered together unto one place, and let the dry land appear: and it was so. The phrase, “And God said,” appears nine times in Chapter One. Language is used economically; therefore, every word counts. In the above “And...

Stories of the Bible, Podcast 2, “The Creation Pt 1.” Whenever we open the Holy Bible, we come face to face with its succinctness. This is nowhere better illustrated than in the first sentence of the first verse of Genesis.  Genesis 1:1 “In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth.” The word ‘Genesis’ means origin, beginning, birth, or creation.’ What does ‘in the beginning mean’? Scient...

Stories of the Bible, Podcast 1, “Pre Mortal Life, The War in Heaven” Christians must recognize the four primary stages of our existence: (1) The Premortal Existence; (2) The Mortal Existence or life on earth; (3) The Post Mortal Existence or Spirit World and (4) The Resurrection and Final Judgment. In the Pre-Mortal existence, we were all brothers and sisters, spirits created in the image of God....

Season 6, Podcast 127, Isaiah 66:1-24, “Peace, Like a River.” To understand Isaiah 66, we simply must go back to the beginning of Isaiah and work through the entire book. Isaiah 66 is a summing up. Isaiah is speaking of the Second Coming of our Lord Jesus Christ. Four things are going to happen during the period of the Second Coming of Christ, all relating to the final gathering: (1) The wicked, w...

Season 6, Podcast 126, Isaiah 65:16-25, “And I Will Rejoice in Jerusalem.” It was through the Prophet Isaiah, as noted in the very first chapter, that the Lord gave the following Promise. Isaiah 1:18-19 Come now, and let us reason together, saith the Lord: though your sins be as scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they be red like crimson, they shall be as wool. If ye be willing and ob...

Season 6, Podcast 125, Isaiah 65:1-15, “And I Will Bring Forth a Seed out of Jacob.” Isaiah 65 can clearly be divided into two parts. For example, verses 1-15 address the period of time prior to the Second Coming of Jesus Christ when the tribes of Israel are still in rebellion against accepting Christ as their Savior. They are in a state of apostasy. Verses 16-25 address the restoration of the Hou...

Season 6, Podcast 124, Isaiah 64:1-12, “But Now, O Lord, Thou Art our Father.” The Book of Isaiah is organic. It is one long poem celebrating the coming of the Messiah. The Book of Isaiah is a microcosm of the history of the House of Israel. It is also a microcosm of the history of the world. For example, we have Babylon and Egypt and Edom which symbolize the world. Babylon has become a universal...

Season 6, Podcast 123, Isaiah 63:1-19, “Wherefore Art Thou Red in Thine Apparel?” A favorite theme of Isaiah is the Second Coming of Christ. For the wicked it shall be a frightful time; for the righteous it shall be glorious. Notice the question and answer dialogue. Let us assume that it is the voice of the prophet Isaiah asking the questions. He is speaking for the righteous for he finds it glori...

Season 6, Podcast 122, Isaiah 62:6-12, Part Two “And They Shall Call Them, The Holy People.” In speaking previously of The Marriage Supper of the Lamb, one thinks of the Parable of the Ten Virgins. The five wise virgins are invited into the marriage feast. The five foolish virgins are not. In addition, we read of the Marriage Supper of the Lamb in Revelations: Revelation 19:6-9 And I heard as it w...

Season 6, Podcast 121, Isaiah 62:1-5, Part One “And They Shall Call them, The Holy People.” The primary theme of Isaiah is overwhelmingly the Savior Jesus Christ. Christ is the center of everything Isaiah says. Subordinate to that primary theme are supporting themes such as the scattering and gathering of Israel, the Second Coming of Christ and the Millennium.  Through his Holy Prophets, the Lord...

Season 6, Podcast 120, Isaiah 61:1-11, “The Spirit of the Lord God is Upon Me.” The personal pronoun “me” in Isaiah 61 is the Messiah. In other words, Isaiah is speaking as if he were Christ. Christ defines his divine mission from the Father. Isaiah 61:1 1 The Spirit of the Lord God is upon me; because the Lord hath anointed me to preach good tidings unto the meek; he hath sent me to bind up the b...

Season 6, Podcast 119, Isaiah 60:1-22, “Arise, Shine; for thy Light is Come.” Isaiah, the prophet of our own day, focuses on the scattering and gathering of Israel. We must keep in mind, however, that the Israel Isaiah is speaking of refers to all the seed of Abraham which includes all gentiles who embrace the full doctrine of Christ, who keep his commandments, and who endure to the end. Isaiah pr...

Season 6, Podcast 118, Isaiah 59:1-21, “The Redeemer Shall Come to Zion.” As with so many other chapters of Isaiah, Chapter 59 teaches of Christ 700 years before his birth. Isaiah often uses poetic license and speaks as if an event had already occurred. Antithetical Parallelism is another rhetorical device Isaiah often uses. Antithesis means opposite or contrasting imagery. For example, verses 1-1...

Season 6, Podcast 117, Isaiah 58:1-14, “Then Shall Thy Light Break Forth as the Morning.” Three themes dominate the Book of Isaiah: The Scattering of Israel, The Coming of Christ, and The Gathering of Israel in the last days. In addition to those three themes, Isaiah is concerned about the daily life of the House of Judah. He teaches how to become more Christ-like and how to keep the commandments...