by Susan Barnes | 25 May 2021 | Devotions
“This is to my Father’s glory, that you bear much fruit, showing yourselves to be my disciples.” John 15:8I went to Israel on a study trip in 2014. Before my trip, I understood Israel was the “Promised Land,” a “land flowing with milk and honey” (Exodus 3). I didn’t...
by Susan Barnes | 28 Mar 2021 | Short Devotion
Read more of my short devotions on this blog or on Pinterest. “This is what was spoken by the prophet Joel … I will pour out my Spirit on all people.” Acts 2:16-17 The Amplified Bible reads, “the beginning of what was spoken.” Pentecost wasn’t the...
by Susan Barnes | 25 Mar 2021 | Book Reviews
David Jeremiah is a prolific speaker and writer. He has written extensively on prophesy and the book of Revelation, as well as many other subjects. The Book of Signs is a sort of summary of major prophesies in the Bible and is divided into five parts. The first two...
by Susan Barnes | 30 Jun 2019 | Short Devotion
Read more of my short devotions on this blog or on Pinterest. “He went and lived in a town called Nazareth. So was fulfilled what was said through the prophets, that he would be called a Nazarene.” Matthew 2:23 There is no specific prophesy that the...
by Susan Barnes | 21 May 2019 | Bible Study
The Bible records many of Jesus’ sayings, but we have become so familiar with them, that we overlook how controversial many of them were: “A man planted a vineyard, rented it to some farmers and went away for a long time. At harvest time he sent a servant to the...
by Susan Barnes | 19 Mar 2018 | Short Devotion
Read more of my short devotions on this blog or on Pinterest. “And I will put enmity between you and the woman, and between your offspring and hers; he will crush your head, and you will strike his heel.” Genesis 3:15 God told the devil that his attacks were...
by Susan Barnes | 21 Jan 2011 | Book Reviews
Messianic Christology by Arnold Fruchtenbaum (Ariel ministries, 1998) is a fascinating look at Old Testament prophecies concerning the first coming of the Messiah. Although many of these prophecies are ones that I am familiar with the insight that Fruchtenbaum brings...