Looking at the world around us from so many different viewpoints separates and divides the human community, engendering hatreds, wars, and death. Jesus, speaking on the Mount of Olives one day, prophesied the degree to which the differences would explode in the time just before His return: “For nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom […]
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O Come, O Come, Immanuel! :: By Joe Hawkins
O come, O come, Immanuel, and ransom captive Israel that mourns in lonely exile here until the Son of God appear. This opening plea rises from centuries of longing. O come, O come, Immanuel is not a gentle request—it is a desperate cry for deliverance. Israel’s exile was not only geographic but spiritual, a season […]