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013 The Parables of the Lord 4

December 3, 2023 / By The Firm / The Firm PodCast

In this, our fourth installment of the Parables of the Lord we are going explain or further explain five amazing parables. We are also going to show you how tightly intertwined they are. These parables give a clear contrast between the righteous and the wicked and identify without a doubt exactly who the wicked and the righteous are.

You will learn who has the living water and provides it to the sheep; what it means to be anointed, and who has the oil; who has a firm foundation and who is using untempered mortar; who is wearing a righteous garment and who are the wolves in sheep’s clothing; what it means to be a good shepherd and how to identify the wicked ones.

God said, “Then (the Day of the Lord) shall you return, and discern between the righteous and the wicked, between him that serves God and him that serves him not.”
Malachi 3:18

LET US KNOW IF YOU CAN SEE WHAT WE ARE SAYING…

Parables covered in this PodCast are:
The Wise and Foolish Builders Part 2
The Wedding Feast and Garment Part 2
The Ten Virgins
The Good Samaritan Part 5
The Good Shepherd

012 The Parables of the Lord 3

November 26, 2023 / By The Firm / The Firm PodCast

Parables in scripture both conceal and reveal the knowledge and wisdom of God. In Matthew, chapter thirteen, Jesus said he speaks in parables because it is not given to the multitudes to know the mysteries of the Kingdom of Heaven and he spoke not lest he spoke in parables. There are hidden meanings in the parables of Jesus that he only explained to his apostles, but in the Bible he did not explain them all.

In this PodCast we will again be revealing some of those hidden mysteries and looking at his parables in ways you may not have considered.

Parables covered in this PodCast are:
The Talents
The Three Measures of meal
The Wedding Feast and Garment
The Good Samaritan Part 4
The Wise and Foolish Builders

011 What about Thanksgiving

November 19, 2023 / By The Firm / The Firm PodCast

In this PodCast we will be covering the vanity and excess that is today called Thanksgiving.

We will be looking at the ancient harvest festivals going all the way back to the pagan festivals of Rome, Egypt and Greece. As well as the more modern history of Thanksgiving here in America.

Did the first settlers, who sought to escape religious persecution, intend to thank God with a day of gluttony and excess? Have you ever wondered what Native Americans think of Thanksgiving… are they thankful?

We will also be covering what God thinks of Thanksgiving as it is practiced today, what if anything you should be thankful for, and who you should be thankful to.

Topics covered in this PodCast are:
The momentous occasion of the landing on Plymouth Rock in 1620
The Native American Heritage Day and how that relates to Thanksgiving.
Vain traditions of Thanksgiving and what you should really be thankful for
The ancient Harvest festivals in Rome, Egypt and Greece and how they relate to modern day Thanksgiving.
The true thanksgiving and how it connects with the Good Samaritan.

You hypocrites, well did Isaiah prophesy of you, saying, this people draws near unto Me with their mouth, and honors Me with their lips; but their heart is far from Me. But in vain they do worship Me, teaching for doctrines the commandments of men.
Matthew 15:7-9

010 The Parables of the Lord 2

November 12, 2023 / By The Firm / The Firm PodCast

Parables are a way of making complex topics easier to understand, but did you know that Jesus also used parables as a cloak. There are hidden meanings in his parables that he only explained to his apostles, but in the Bible he did not explain them all.

In this PodCast we will be revealing some of those hidden mysteries and looking at his parables in ways you may not have considered.

Parables covered in this PodCast are:

The Sower
The Sheep and the Goats
The Wicked Husbandmen Part 2
The Fig Tree
The Good Samaritan Part 2

Prophecy Monthly – October 2023

November 7, 2023 / By Prophecy / Prophecy News

October was another pivotal month in biblical prophecy. A full-blown war erupted in the Middle East with the Israel-Hamas conflict. The news has focused on the day to day battle developments, while little attention has been paid to the religious drivers for the attacks. Below we will take a closer look at the background and timing of this confrontation, which incredibly involves a red heifer shipped from a Texas ranch to Israel.

The following map is a summary of current events related to prophecy. Below the map you will find the event details and relevant Scriptural references. Many people have been taught God’s Word in the past tense. This is incorrect. The teachings and scenarios in the Bible and God’s Word are all prophetic, pointing to a future time, and that time is now.

What is Prophecy?

A prophecy points to a future event that has not yet happened. Religious leaders are famous for saying something that is not in God’s Word will happen, and then it never does. Two examples are rapture and the physical ‘second coming’ of Jesus. While so called ‘Christianity’ is focused on these ideas made up by men, they have completely turned a blind eye to the actual prophecies laid out by God and His Prophets.

“… the prophet, which shall presume to speak a word in My Name, which I have not commanded him to speak, or that shall speak in the name of other gods, even that prophet shall die. And if you say in your heart, How shall we know the Word which the LORD has not spoken? When a prophet speaks in the Name of the Lord, if the thing follow not, nor come to pass, that is the thing which the LORD has not spoken, but the prophet has spoken it presumptuously…”
Deuteronomy 18:20-22

“Beloved, believe not every spirit, but try the spirits whether they are of God: because many false prophets are gone out into the world.”
1 John 4:1

God’s Prophecies

God’s prophecies are both warnings and indications of what time it is, in God’s time. He made these warnings all the way back from the times of Adam, Abraham, Moses, the Prophets and Jesus. These warnings and indications all point to the present age, a period of time, not a specific day or hour. It is time to pay attention to the events God pointed to thousands of years ago. We are seeing these prophecies fulfilled on a daily basis with an ever increasing clarity, exactly as He said we would.

“…the Lord knows all that may be known, and He beholds the signs (indications) of the world. He declares the things that are past, and for to come, and reveals the steps of hidden things.”
The Wisdom of Sirach 42:18-19

“Behold, the former things are come to pass, and new things do I declare: before they spring forth I tell you of them.”
Isaiah 42:9

“Remember the former things of old: for I am God, and there is none else; I am God, and there is none like me, Declaring the end from the beginning, and from ancient times the things that are not yet done…”
Isaiah 46:9-10

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009 The Parables of the Lord 1

November 5, 2023 / By The Firm / The Firm PodCast

In this PodCast we will be revealing some of those hidden mysteries and looking at his parables in ways you may not have considered.

Parables covered in this PodCast are:
The God Samaritan
The Wheat and the Tares
The Wicked Tenants (Husbandmen)
The Wedding Feast

008 Spirit vs. Flesh

October 30, 2023 / By The Firm / The Firm PodCast

In this PodCast we will be discussing the difference between Spirit and Flesh in God’s Word. What does it mean to be Spirit filled? Is Circumcision literal? Is the Law of Clean and Unclean meats really about food? What about Halloween and the day of the dead… does this please God? Find out the answer to these questions and much more right here.

007 The Promised Land

October 23, 2023 / By The Firm / The Firm PodCast

In this PodCast we will be discussing the Promised Land of God. What it is, Where it is, Who it belongs to and Why as well as When it will come into their hands.

Is the Promised Land that strip of land called Israel, in Palestine which never ceases to be at war? Why are so many Christians in support of this violent place? Have they never read Vengeance is mine says the Lord? No, the way of peace they know not. (Deu 32:35, Rom 12:19, Isa 59:8 and Rom 3:17) Remember, God destroyed the earth because of violence. (Gen 6:11-13)

006 The Books 2

October 21, 2023 / By The Firm / The Firm PodCast

In this PodCast we will be discussing some of the valid scriptural books which are not contained in the Bible. Most Christians don’t even know these books exist due mostly to suppression by “Orthodox” Christianity for the last two millennia. Some, like the Dead Sea Scrolls and The Nag Hammadi Library were just recently rediscovered in the 1940’s and 50’s. The books we will be presenting in this and the previous video open up concepts in God’s Word that few Christians have ever considered.

The Books we will be covering in this PodCast are:
The Book of Jubilees
The Testaments of the Twelve Patriarchs
The Dead Sea Scrolls
The Second Book of Baruch
The Lost Chapter of Acts of the Apostles

005 The Books 1

October 19, 2023 / By The Firm / The Firm PodCast

In this PodCast we will be discussing some of the valid scriptural books which are not contained in the Bible. Most Christians don’t even know these books exist due mostly to suppression by “Orthodox” Christianity for the last two millennia. Some, like the Dead Sea Scrolls and The Nag Hammadi Library were just recently rediscovered in the 1940’s and 50’s. The books we will be presenting in this and the next video open up concepts in God’s Word that few Christians have ever considered.

The Books we will be covering in this PodCast are:

The Book of Enoch
The Book of Jasher
The Apocrypha
The Nag Hammadi Library
The Book of Barnabas