ISRAEL PAST PRESENT AND FUTURE Part 2 The Suffering Messiah
God spoke to the prophet Isaiah 13 years before the Assyrians conquered the northern kingdom about a future gathering. Hearing God speak about bringing them back from different parts of the world must have caused great confusion while they were still in the Promised Land.
Additionally, Isaiah foretold how the Messiah would suffer and pay for the sins of mankind and rule the whole world from the city of Jerusalem. He described a future paradise when the scattered tribes of Israel would be brought back to rule, strangers would be a slave labor force, the sun would no longer set and the Lord would be an everlasting light.
The Kabbalistic rabbis eventually developed this into a teaching that the people of Israel were superior to everyone else and Gentiles were created to be slaves to the Israelite's. God also warned the people about their rebellion and how they continually provoked Him to anger.
God stated that He would mark them for death and only a remnant would be saved. It was confusing hearing God speak about these stunning revelations in conjunction with the Messiah and they struggled to understand the unknown timeline when these things would take place. Sermon Outline: https://eaec.org/sermons/2017/RLJ-1606.pdf
After freeing the Hebrews from slavery in Egypt, Jesus watched as they were repeatedly drawn to Lucifer’s temptations like flies to honey. Free will gave them the autonomy to reject God and embrace the propaganda put out by the Devil.
This is what happened with the adult generation to the point that God threatened to kill them. It was only Moses’ intercession that saved them after they abandoned the land of Canaan. Korah’s failed rebellion fired up the camp again and Jesus released a plague that killed 14,700 people.
It didn’t matter whether the Hebrews were loved or punished, neither course of action yielded a favorable result. They were simply hell bent on doing their own thing. As a result, Jesus instituted spiritual laws which allowed the Israelites be treated according to their free will. Personal accountability would allow the individual to avoid Godly retribution as each person determined his or her eternal destiny.
Sermon Outline: https://eaec.org/sermons/2021/RLJ-1811.pdf
RLJ-1811 -- JUNE 6, 2021
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In this fifth part, Pastor John goes over the writings of the Prophet Ezekiel that have been used by the Jewish leadership and Christian Zionists to prove that the formation of Israel in 1948 was of God and predicted 2,500 years ago. However, if you are willing to read what Ezekiel wrote without prejudice, it is clear the prophecies point to a time in the future, not in 1948, when Jesus will set up a temporary kingdom on this earth known as the 1,000 years kingdom.
Pastor John ends by pointing out that the people in Israel and its government are not holy and ruled by God. It is not the sacred place the Christian Zionists and the Israeli government would have you believe but a sinful nation that grieves God. If you don’t want to be drawn into the coming deception of the Antichrist, you owe it to yourself to find the truth.
Sermon Outline: https://eaec.org/sermons/2009/RLJ-1174.pdf
RLJ-1174 -- FEBRUARY 22, 2009
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King Jehoram was the son of Ahab and Jezebel, and given his heritage, it is curious that he turned away from Baal worship to embrace the two golden calves set up by Jeroboam. Jehoram occupied himself with war against the surrounding nations. The war with Moab was troubling because his army ran out of water. The prophet Elisha refused to have anything to with Jehoram because of his idolatry but made an exception because of King Jehoshaphat of Judah.
The battle went favorably for them and King Mesha of Moab was encircled. In a last ditch effort, the pagan king horrifyingly sacrificed his son in an attempt to induce a rescue from his demon god. Shortly thereafter Jesus was finished with Jehoram.
He had wasted twelve years as king and Jehu was instructed to eradicate Ahab’s bloodline, along with his friends and associates. Jehu went so far as to kill King Ahaziah of Judah as well, deposing two kings in one day.
Sermon Outline: https://eaec.org/sermons/2021/RLJ-1831.pdf
RLJ-1831 -- OCTOBER 24, 2021
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The soul can incur trauma moments after conception and anytime throughout a person's life on earth. Whether you realize it or not, soul damage is a common denominator that pervades age, gender and life experiences. The physical body is merely a vehicle which the soul uses to live and work through on earth.
The soul is the real you and contains your personality, emotional feelings, talents, thinking capacity and memory. Pastor John shares wisdom from the book of Proverbs concerning the well-being of the soul in relation to the body and how the two are inextricably linked. A healthy soul will give life to the body, but if your soul has been traumatized, it will negatively affect your physical body!
The modern church is weak because it has not understood weighty spiritual matters. If you find that your life does match up with the abundant life promised by Jesus, you should look introspectively to see if your soul has been damaged. If your soul is content, then your body will benefit from the spiritual harmony. A joyful soul is like good medicine to the body, but a soul that is broken will only hurt the vehicle.
Sermon Outline: https://eaec.org/sermons/2015/RLJ-1520.pdf
RLJ-1520 -- NOVEMBER 1, 2015
CONSEQUENCES OF SPIRITUAL WOUNDS
Part 1: Soul Damage
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Abraham wanted a bride for Isaac and so he sent a trusted servant back to the family he left behind to find a wife for his son. Eliezer stopped outside the city of Nahor and asked God to set up a divine appointment. His prayer of faith was answered when Rebekah arrived and it turned out that she was a great-niece to Abraham.
Eliezer shared his story and the men of the family agreed this was an act of God and so Rebekah traveled home with him to marry Isaac. Abraham remarried soon thereafter, but he was not content with Keturah, and also impregnated a number of concubines. He selfishly focused on pleasure for 38 years, and before he died, he forced out all the children of these women and ordered them to travel east.
Abraham had no plans for them, nor did he show any interest in the welfare of Keturah and the concubines. Many of the faith heroes in the Bible had a shaky start. They were touched by God, grew in faith and reached a high plateau, only to lose ground and end up in a pitiful state. This was the case with Abraham. It is great to be able to trust God, but it is even greater if we use our faith to reach out to those around us.
Sermon Outline: https://eaec.org/sermons/2020/RLJ-1756.pdf
RLJ-1756 -- MAY 17, 2020
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Hamas launched a surprise attack on October 7, 2023 and the majority of people were aghast at the gruesome atrocities. And rightly so. But what happened next was strange as Christian Zionists turned into cheerleaders for Israel.
Not even God has taken that stance. Moses recorded a conditional promise in Deuteronomy that was predicated upon obedience and included a guarantee of eviction if they embraced idolatry. A walk down memory lane reveals how sorely the Israelites tested the Lord.
God did not bring the Jews back in 1948. They brought themselves back! It was a mixture of Kabbalists, atheists, and Messiah-deniers that founded the State of Israel. Yet Christian Zionists would have you unflinchingly support people that spit on Jesus. The church has been blinded by a lie.
Ezekiel’s prophecy says that Jesus will resurrect King David, cleanse the tribes of Israel, and these men and women will live in holiness. Don’t be fooled by Satan’s counterfeit!
RLJ-1940 -- DECEMBER 3, 2023
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In looking at the life of Moses from the viewpoint of faith, his mother risked her life to save the life of her son and God honored that faith. Moses was nurtured and raised in the palace of Pharaoh and this adopted Hebrew slave boy could have become the next king of Egypt but he chose to follow the God of his forefathers and reject the Egyptian way of life.
In doing so, he went from being a prince to a shepherd and spent the next forty years tending sheep and keeping his faith in God while the dream of helping his people slowly died. Then he had an encounter with the burning bush and realized that God’s ways of doing things were different than his own and it took great faith to confront Pharaoh in his palace. God taught him about midnight faith long before the red sea experience and Moses learned to hang on and watch God work things out.
Sermon Outline: https://eaec.org/sermons/2011/RLJ-1310.pdf
Walking in Faith Part 8: The Enforcer
RLJ-1310 -- OCTOBER 2, 2011
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When the Devil disagrees with human events, he sets out to change them in a way that is contrary to the way God thinks and acts. When the Devil does not get his way, he attacks the person or persons standing in his way and sometimes kills them.
This is precisely what he did with Jesus, when he moved upon the Jewish leadership to demand His crucifixion. Conspiracy and murder are the distinguishing characteristics of the Devil and his followers throughout history. Abraham Lincoln, James Garfield, William McKinley and John F. Kennedy were all American presidents in different centuries that were assassinated because they had an agenda that ran afoul Satan's program.
The Devil is a murderer and the father of lies. Can we expect his people on earth to behave any differently? Donald Trump is resisting the world government. If he is elected president, only time will tell if he is allowed to live or murdered like his predecessors. This is a message that will shatter your faith in governments and show that Jesus Christ is our only hope.
Satan has a diabolical plan for mankind and it culminates with the Antichrist and a mark of loyalty imposed upon humanity. We can have supernatural peace in the midst of crisis and Pastor John challenges you to make sure that you are informed and walking in truth.
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RLJ-1540 -- MARCH 20, 2016
From The Desk of John Torell
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Prior to Jesus’ arrival on earth, God activated John the Baptist, who preached about the coming of Jesus, but it was Jesus that built His organization known as the Church. In contrast, the Antichrist needs a human organization in place prior to his arrival which will infiltrate every nation, secure the land of Israel, and prepare for a military takeover of the world.
Jesus paid for the sins of mankind, brings healing to our physical bodies, and will set up a 1,000 year kingdom on earth. Compare this with the Jewish messiah who will set up the Kingdom of Israel with the help of the Devil and rule the world from Jerusalem. He won’t atone for sin and will only provide benefits for Jews. The messianic teaching found in Judaism is incompatible with Christianity because of its emphatic rejection of Jesus as the Messiah.
Jesus was familiar with the doctrines of the Kabbalah and the Talmud and challenged the Jews over their heresies. Most Christians don’t realize that the political State of Israel is a logical conclusion to fulfill the biblical prophecies concerning the Antichrist, and anyone who supports Israel as it exists today, and their future messiah, is betraying Jesus and what He stood for.
Sermon Outline: https://eaec.org/sermons/2018/RLJ-1635.pdf
RLJ-1635 -- JANUARY 21, 2018
THE ARRIVAL OF THE ANTICHRIST Part 3: The Two Messiahs
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