FLCBenton, Congregational Podcast

Isaiah 43:25–44:20, Isaiah paints a devastating picture of the foolishness of idolatry. Revelation 11:1–19, the vision within the vision: the two witnesses between the sixth and the seventh trumpet. Then, the seventh and final trumpet sounds.

Isaiah 43:1–24, God‘s great love for his people, and his desire, that they be his witnesses, his contrasted to the lack of love, his people show to him. Revelation 9:13–10:11, the sixth trumpet unleashes the four angels holding back worldwide catastrophe we met in revelation seven, and then an interlude between the sixth and the seventh trumpet. The end is near, but the bittersweet word of God mus...

Isaiah 42:1–25, the true servant of the Lord, and the blind and deaf servant! Revelation 9:1–12, the terrifying plague of demonic locusts, unleashed by the fifth trumpet.

Isaiah 40:18–41:10, the everlasting God of Israel is contrasted to the pitiful gods of the pagans. Revelation 8:1–13, the vision of the seven trumpets. Specifically, will look at the first four trumpets, and compare them to the first four bowls of God’s wrath, of described in Rev. chapter 16.

Isaiah 40:1–17. in chapters 40 through 66, Isaiah begins to prophecy about the long-term future of God‘s people, long after the Assyrians are gone, even after the Babylonians are gone, even all the way to the end of time. Revelation 7:1–17, two more visions that relate to the final judgment, specifically, to the people of God and how they will fair in that judgment.

Isaiah 34:1–2, 8–35:10, a vision of the destiny of the kingdoms of this world, and the glorious future of the kingdom of God. Revelation 6:1–17, six visions of the end times, beginning with Jesus’ ascension into heaven, And ending with his glorious return and final judgment.

Isaiah 33:1–24, as Isaiah unfolds These prophecies, Jerusalem is seeing bleak times. But Isaiah assured them of their future glory, and of the sure and sudden destruction of their enemy, Assyria. Revelation 5:1–14, John’s stunning vision of Jesus’ Ascension into heaven, to the right hand of God, to begin his reign, having been found worthy of all honor and power and glory.

Isaiah 32:1–20, the age of the coming Messiah is described. Meanwhile, to the women who are at ease and Zion, beware! Revelation 4:1–11, our attention moves from the church on earth to the heavenly vision of God on his throne.

Isaiah 30:27–31:9, God promises to strike the Assyrians and wonderfully redeem his people, and warns those who would seek deliverance from Egypt instead. Revelation 3:1–22, three more messages for three more representative congregations about the actual life of churches in the world during the end times.

Isaiah 30:15–26, the Lord called his people to find rest in him, but they were unwilling, and struggled instead against the Lord. Now they have suffered much, and will have to wait, but he will eventually heal them, from the very wounds he caused. Revelation 2:1–29, letters to four of the seven individual churches, where Jesus compliments or admonishes them. These churches are representative of va...

Isaiah 29:15–30:14, Isaiah speaks of the messianic age, an age when the blind will see, the deaf shall hear, and the poor shall exult. Revelation 1:1–20, St. John writes to the holy Christian church about the nature of the end times, and what we can expect. The focus will be on the broader principles of interpretation of this letter.

Isaiah 29:1–14, Isaiah predicts the coming siege of Jerusalem, its miraculous deliverance, and the mystery of why Israel won’t believe the words of the Lord. Jude 1 – 25, contending for the faith once for all delivered to the saints, against the false prophets of the New Testament era.

Isaiah 28:14–29, Isaiah admonishes the scoffers and reassures them that God has a plan, and it’s not their plan 1 John 5:1–21, Jesus came by water and by blood – what? Sins that lead to death and do not need to death – and what we Christian really know.

Isaiah 26:20–27:13, God visits his wrath on all, including his own people, but with us, it is a wholesome discipline, not at all like the condemnation that comes upon the unbelieving world. 1 John 4:1–21, Here we learn, first, not to trust everyone who says they have the spirit of God, but test what they say against what the apostles have already taught. Secondly, we learned what it really means,...

Isaiah 26:1–19, looking forward to the day after all the present distress is over, the people of Israel and Judah will sing like this! 1 John 3:1–24, John celebrates the fact that, though we don’t feel like it, though we don’t look like it, even so, now we are the children of God.

Isaiah 24:14–25:12, God‘s judgments on this land on that land on this nation, on that nation, slowly build into a global even universal judgment in the heavens, and on the earth, and finally conclude not with a terrible judgment, but with a glorious victory, death itself swallowed up! 1 John 2:15–25, John talks about the end times, antichrist, and the ultimate liar: the one who denies the Jesus is...

Isaiah 24:1–13, the desolations that human intransigence and rebellion have brought upon the earth. 1 John 1: 1–2:14, Jesus, true God, and true man. And a little bit on the flow of John’s thought in this letter.

Isaiah 14:1–23, the arch-typical great tyrant, who falls from great Heights down to hell, is something of a picture of Satan, though that’s not really what this passage is talking about. 2 Peter 3:1–18, scoffers, the slowness and mercy of God, And how Paul can sometimes be a little confusing.

Isaiah 11:1–12:6, a shoot, that will come from the stump of Jesse – what does this mean? – And the glorious song of salvation the people will sing on that day! 2 Peter 2: 1 – 22, false prophets are described And their terrible end as well.

Isaiah 10:12–27a, 33–34, when the Lord is done using Assyria to chastise his people, then he’ll deal with them. And as for Israel, “a remnant shall return”. 2 Peter 1:1–21, Having been made alive by the Holy Spirit, Peter urges us to be fruitful, and shows us how. And he turns our attention to the prophetic word, which is more sure, he says, even than a glorious vision of the Lord.

Isaiah 9:8–10:11, Isaiah describes the reasons that God is dismantling the northern tribes, and will dismantle Assyria, and the message that Judah and Jerusalem should take from this. 1 Peter 5:1–14, 3 enter titles Peter uses to describe leaders in local congregations, And the reason why first Peter seems to be so much more refined and elegant than second Peter.

Isaiah 8:9–9:7, Isaiah’s prophecies involve a number of children, and a number of special names for those children. More precisely, there are three children, and seven names! 1 Peter 4:1–19, why Christians can, and should, rejoice when we suffer because we belong to the Lord.

Isaiah 7:10–8:8, Isaiah, who gave his own children interesting and meaningful names, references another mysterious child, with a very interesting and meaningful name: “God is with us”. 1 Peter 3:1–22, the power of gracious suffering to win converts for the kingdom, Christ’s descend into hell, and the power of baptism to save.

Isaiah 6:1–7:9, Isaiah’s vision of the Lord on his throne and the angels calling back-and-forth to one another, “holy holy, holy!” Isaiah is called to preach, and some historical background for the book of Isaiah. 1 Peter 2:13–25, Just as Jesus suffered for doing good, and by that means atoned for the sins of the world, we should be willing to see how God can use our suffering also for the good of...

Isaiah 5:1–25, the song of the Vineyard. What more could the holy one of Israel done for his vineyard that he had done? 1 Peter 2:1–12, Peter encourages these newborn Christians to crave pure spiritual milk.