The posts you find here are prophecies, presented in the belief that they are from God, in the context of 1 Thessalonians 5: "Do not treat prophecies with contempt but test them all; hold on to what is good." So if you find them of value, thank God, the God of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, who sent Him into the world to save sinners, which was done by His death on the cross and His resurrection.

Prophecies were a feature of the early church and can be seen at times throughout church history. In recent years they have reemerged as a part of the Charismatic movement in many parts of the church. Please understand that they are not intended to challenge, replace or add to scripture, which must always be the test of what is said.

Please let me know what you think: I offer them in the belief that they will be of value to people, but conscious that I may be guilty of presumption.

Context

These prophecies were given as a result of visits to art galleries; specifically so far Manchester Art Gallery. Where possible I will include a link to a photo of the pieces of art which inspire them, but in many cases they don't seem to have made it onto the web.

To GOD be the glory.

Thursday, 25 July 2013

Elijah destroys the soldiers sent to arrest him

Today's lectionary readings are for the feast of St James the Apostle, and offer the story of Elijah calling down fire on the soldiers sent to bring him to the king (2 Kings 1.9-15) as well as the story of James and John suggesting a similar fate for the Samaritan village that had refused Jesus hospitality (Luke 9.46-56). The cheap interpretation is that God doesn't do things like Elijah did any more. However this is to ignore the prophecy that the two witness of Revelation will do likewise: 'If anyone tries to harm them, fire comes from their mouths and devours their enemies. This is how anyone who wants to harm them must die' (Rev 11:5). I leave it to my more liberal brethren to offer an explanation of what this pericope refers to if it isn't a future literal event in Jerusalem, remembering the consequence of cutting out the bits of Revelation that you don't like (Rev 22:19)

And as a final comment: note the way that the soldiers get killed for their involvement in the attempt to arrest Elijah. God, it seems, doesn't go for 'I was only following orders' as a justification...
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