Food Insecurity - Who Is Most Likely to Struggle In the Near Future?

"The World Economic Forum which promotes the Great Reset gives us some insight on who may be struggling the worst with food insecurity and inflation in the short term. Will governments be able to curb the inflation and stabilize the world economy? I hope so. Only time will tell."

Odd, Singular, Strait-Laced Extremists, Who Are They?

"In Episode 122 we discuss the prophecy of how the remnant will be labeled in the last days as odd, singular, strait-laced extremists because of their steadfastness to stand unwavering on the Bible and Spirit of Prophecy. The words conspiracy theorists can also be added to the label. But what is the criteria needed for someone to be labelled as such? Is it, or will it be a bad thing to carry this label?"

O Dom do Espírito de Profecia e a Igreja Remanescente

Mauro discorre sobre a importância da crença no dom do Espírito de Profecia para a Igreja Remanescente. Quão grande é a misericórdia de Deus em detalhar Seu plano para seres humanos cada vez mais degradados; Ele adverte seus filhos antes dos novos enganos surgirem. Crianças e jovens devem ser incentivados a estudar.

Testemunho de Licínio e Neuza Amaral - Justiça pela Fé

"Saíram de Portugal sem dinheiro, indo para o campo. Entrevista por Daniel Silveira gravada no sábado 25 de junho no IBC."

The Third Elijah, The 144 000 & A Double Portion

"In Episode 121 we discuss the Third Elijah, referring to the remnant church and the message that they have to proclaim to the world, which is the same message as the first Elijah. This same message is the message that will be proclaimed by the 144 000 of Revelation. But the third Elijah will need a double portion of the Spirit of the First Elijah. What is this message that has to be carried to the ends of the earth?"

Jacob Blesses His Sons - The Hope of the Promised Land

Wednesday, June 22

Read Genesis 49:1-28. What is the spiritual significance of Jacob’s blessing on his sons?

Beyond the prophecies concerning the immediate history of the tribes of Israel, Jacob sees the Messiah and the ultimate hope of salvation. This hope is already indicated in Jacob’s opening words that use the expression “in the last days” (Genesis 49:1), a technical expression that refers to the coming of the Messianic king (Isa. 2:2, Daniel 10:14).

The text then goes through the future line of each of these men. These are not predestinated fates, as if God willed that each of these would face what they faced; rather, they are expressions of what their characters and the character of their children would bring about. God’s knowing, for instance, that someone will kill an innocent man is a radically different thing from God’s having willed that the killer do it.

Read Genesis 49:8-12. What prophecy is given here, and why is it important?

Over and above human free will, God does know the future, and He had arranged that it would be through Judah that the Messiah would come. Judah (Genesis 49:8-12), who is represented by a lion (Genesis 49:9), refers to royalty and praise. Judah will produce King David, but also the Shiloh, that is, the one who will bring shalom, “peace” (Isaiah 9:6, 7) to Him “unto him shall the gathering of the people be” (Genesis 49:10).

The Jews have long seen this as a Messianic prophecy pointing to the coming Messiah, and Christians, too, have seen this text as pointing to Jesus. “Unto him shall the gathering of the people be” (Genesis 49:10), which is, perhaps, a precursor to the New Testament promise “that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow” (Philippians 2:10).

As the Spirit of Prophecy says:: “The lion, king of the forest, is a fitting symbol of this tribe, from which came David, and the Son of David, Shiloh, the true ‘Lion of the tribe of Judah,’ to whom all powers shall finally bow and all nations render homage.” Patriarchs and Prophets, p. 236.

Why should we be rendering homage to Jesus now, even before all nations will do it?

Thursday, June 23

Read Genesis 49:29-50:21. What great themes of hope are found in the conclusion of the book of Genesis?

The conclusion of Genesis is made of three events that are filled with hope.

First, it is the hope that Israel will return to the Promised Land. Moses, the author of Genesis, describes Jacob’s and Joseph’s deaths and burial as events pointing to the Promised Land. Immediately after his blessing and prophecy on the “twelve tribes of Israel” (Genesis 49:28) Jacob thinks of his death and charges his sons to bury him in Canaan, at the cave of Machpelah, where Sarah was buried (Genesis 49:29-31). The narrative describing the funeral procession toward Canaan becomes a precursor to, several centuries later, the Exodus from Egypt.

Second, it is the hope that God will turn evil into good. After Jacob’s death and burial, Joseph’s brothers are worried about their future. They are afraid that Joseph will now take his revenge. They come to Joseph and prostrate themselves before him, ready to become his servants (Genesis 50:18), a scenario that is reminiscent of Joseph’s prophetic dreams. Joseph reassures them and tells them to “fear not” (Genesis 50:19), a phrase that refers to the future (Genesis 15:1); because what was “thought evil against” him, “God meant it unto good” (Genesis 50:20), and turned the course of events toward salvation (Genesis 50:19-21; compare with Genesis 45:5, 7-9). That is, even despite so many human failures, God’s providence will overrule.

Third, it is the hope that God will save fallen humankind. The story of Joseph’s death in this last verse of Genesis is broader than just about Joseph’s death. Strangely, Joseph does not command to have his bones buried. Instead he points to the time “God will surely visit you, and ye shall carry up my bones from hence” (Genesis 50:25), which they did, years later, in direct obedience to those words (see Exodus 13:19). Ultimately, the hope of the Promised Land, Canaan, is a symbol, a precursor, to the ultimate hope of salvation, of restoration, of a new Jerusalem in a new heaven and a new earth — the ultimate hope of all of us, a hope made certain by the death of Shiloh.

Read Revelation 21:1-4. How do these verses represent the grandest hope that we have? Without this promise, what hope do we have other than death alone as the end of all our problems?

Israel in Egypt - Lesson 13 - Sabbath to Tuesday Lessons

June 18-24

Sabbath Afternoon

Read for This Week’s Study: Genesis 46; Romans 10:12, 13; Genesis 47; Genesis 48; Acts 3:25, 26; Genesis 49; Philippians 2:10; Genesis 49:29-50:21.

Memory Text: “And Israel dwelt in the land of Egypt, in the country of Goshen; and they had possessions therein, and grew, and multiplied exceedingly.” Genesis 47:27

Genesis covers the last years of Jacob and Joseph together. We see Jacob (Israel) leave Canaan (Genesis 46) in order to settle in Egypt (Genesis 47), and there he will die (Genesis 49:29-50:21). And yet, even in this Egyptian setting, the prospect of the Promised Land still looms large in the background (Genesis 50:22-26).

As soon as Jacob arrives in Egypt, Jacob blesses Pharaoh (Genesis 47:7-10), thus fulfilling (partially, of course) the Abrahamic promise to be a blessing to the nations (Genesis 12:3). Later, about to die, Jacob blesses Joseph’s sons (Genesis 48). Jacob also blesses his own sons (Genesis 49:1-28) and makes impressive predictions concerning each of them in the context of the future 12 tribes of Israel (Genesis 49:1-27).

The fact, however, that Israel “dwells” in exile, in Egypt as strangers, is in tension with the hope of the Promised Land. And though the book of Genesis itself ends with the children of Israel in Egypt, some of the last words of Joseph point to another place: “I die: and God will surely visit you, and bring you out of this land unto the land which he sware to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob” (Genesis 50:24).

Study this week’s lesson to prepare for Sabbath, June 25.

Sunday, June 19

Jacob Goes to Joseph

Read Genesis 46. What is the significance of Jacob’s departure from Canaan?

When Jacob leaves his place in Canaan, he is full of hope. The assurance that he will no longer be hungry and the good news that Joseph is alive must have given him the momentum that he needed to leave the Promised Land.

Jacob’s departure echoes the experience of Abraham, though in Abraham’s case he was heading to the Promised Land. Jacob hears the same promise Abraham heard from God, namely that He will make him “a great nation” (Genesis 46:3; compare with Genesis 12:2). God’s call here is also reminiscent of God’s covenant with Abraham; in both occasions God uses the same reassuring words “fear not” (Genesis 46:3; compare with Genesis 15:1), which carry the promise of a glorious future.

The comprehensive listing of the names of the children of Israel who went to Egypt, including his daughters (Genesis 46:7), recalls God’s promise of fruitfulness to Abraham even when he was still childless. The number “seventy” (including Jacob, Joseph, and his two sons) expresses the idea of totality. It is “all Israel” that goes to Egypt. It is also significant that the number 70 corresponds to the number of nations (Genesis 10), suggesting that the destiny of all the nations is also at stake in Jacob’s journey.

This truth will become more evident only many years later, after the cross and the fuller revelation of the plan of salvation, which, of course, was for all humanity, everywhere, and not just for the children of Abraham.

In other words, however interesting the stories are regarding this family, the seed of Abraham, and whatever spiritual lessons we can take from them — these accounts are in the Word of God because they are part of salvation history; they are part of God’s plan to bring redemption to as many as possible on this fallen planet.

“For there is no difference between the Jew and the Greek: for the same Lord over all is rich unto all that call upon him. For whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved.” (Romans 10:12, 13). What does Paul say here that shows the universality of the gospel? More important, what do these words say to us regarding what we as a church should be doing to help spread the gospel?

Monday, June 20

Jacob Settles in Egypt

It’s very interesting how, despite all that Jacob had been told about Joseph’s being alive in Egypt, the Lord still gave him “visions of the night” (Genesis 46:2) and in them commanded him to leave. Jacob leaves the Land of Promise for, of all places, Egypt — which later becomes associated with the one place that God’s people do not want to go (Deuteronomy 17:16).

Read Genesis 47. What spiritual truths and principles can we find in this account?

“Joseph took five of his brothers to present to Pharaoh and receive from him the grant of land for their future home. Gratitude to his prime minister would have led the monarch to honor them with appointments to offices of state; but Joseph, true to the worship of Jehovah, sought to save his brothers from the temptations to which they would be exposed at a heathen court; therefore he counseled them, when questioned by the king, to tell him frankly their occupation. The sons of Jacob followed this counsel, being careful also to state that they had come to sojourn in the land, not to become permanent dwellers there, thus reserving the right to depart if they chose. The king assigned them a home, as offered, in ‘the best of the land,’ the country of Goshen.” Ellen G. White, Patriarchs and Prophets, p. 233.

Wisely, too, Pharaoh does not encourage these sojourners to become beggars, living off the largess of their host. He enquires about their “occupation” (Genesis 47:3) in order that they may adjust better in their new environment. He is also eager to use their expertise, and even suggests that they serve him as “rulers over [his] cattle” (Genesis 47:6).

Then, although Jacob, the foreigner, is the inferior, the stranger, he stands before the leader of the land, and, as the text says, “Jacob blessed Pharaoh” (Genesis 47:7). He, the lowly stranger, is the one who blesses Pharaoh, the ruler of mighty Egypt? Why should that be?

The verb ‘amad lifney, “set … before” (Genesis 47:7), is normally used in priestly contexts (Leviticus 14:11). Considering that in ancient Egypt the pharaoh had the status of the highest priest, this means that, in a spiritual sense, Jacob stands higher than the highest priest of Egypt, higher even than Pharaoh himself.

Whatever our station in life, what should it mean to us, in how we treat others, that we are “a royal priesthood, a holy nation, His own special people” (1 Peter 2:9)? What obligations does our faith put on us?

Tuesday, June 21

Jacob Blesses Joseph’s Sons

As Jacob approaches death, he remembers his earlier return to Bethel (Genesis 35:1-15), when he received from God the renewed promise of the “everlasting possession” (Genesis 48:4) that was given to Abraham (Genesis 17:8). The hope of the Promised Land is, therefore, a comforting thought that nurtures his hope as he feels death coming. Jacob turns, then, to Joseph’s two sons, who were born in Egypt, and blesses them, but does so in the context of the future promise regarding his own seed.

Read Genesis 48. Why did Jacob bless Joseph’s two sons here, and not his other grandsons?

Joseph’s two sons, Manasseh and Ephraim, are the only grandsons that Jacob blessed. They are thus elevated from the status of grandsons to the status of sons (Genesis 48:5). Although Jacob’s blessing implies a preeminence of the second (Ephraim) over the first (Manasseh), Jacob’s blessing concerns essentially Joseph (Genesis 48:15).

What we see here is a personal testimony about God’s faithfulness to them in the past and His promise for them in the future. Jacob refers to the God of Abraham and Isaac (Genesis 48:15), who had provided food and protection for them. It is the same God who “redeemed me from all evil” (Genesis 48:16). Jacob also has in mind “the God of Bethel” (Genesis 31:13), with whom he wrestled (Genesis 32:29) and who changed his name from Jacob to “Israel” (Genesis 32:26-29).

By referring to all these experiences where God turns the evil into good, Jacob expresses his hope that not only will God take care of the present lives of his grandsons, just as He did for him and Joseph, he also thinks of the future, when his descendants will return to Canaan. This hope is clear from his reference to Shechem (Genesis 48:22), which is not only a piece of land that he had acquired (Genesis 33:19) but also a place where Joseph’s bones will be buried (Josh. 24:32) and where the land will be distributed to the tribes of Israel (Joshua 24:1). Even amid all that has happened, Jacob kept in mind the promises of God, who said that through this family “shall all families of the earth be blessed” (Genesis 12:3).

Read Acts 3:25, 26. According to Peter, how was this promise of Genesis 12:3 being fulfilled? How have we, ourselves, received this blessing?

Como É Que Deus Nos Sustenta No Campo? - Parte 2

"Esse vídeo é a segunda parte de uma conversa informal com visitantes do Ararat após a refeição, ainda à mesa. A primeira indagação das visitas foi: “E aí, que história é essa de que Deus nos sustenta no campo?” Nesse clima, Mauro e Gabi contam o processo de compra do Ararat e a forma como Deus tem atuado em suas vidas para que a fé na providência divina fosse aumentando diariamente."

Como É Que Deus Nos Sustenta No Campo? - Parte 1

"Esse vídeo é parte de uma conversa informal com visitantes do Ararat após a refeição, ainda à mesa. A primeira indagação das visitas foi: “E aí, que história é essa de que Deus nos sustenta no campo?” Nesse clima, Mauro e Gabi contam o processo de compra do Ararat e a forma como Deus tem atuado em suas vidas para que a fé na providência divina fosse aumentando diariamente."

Aceitação do Profeta do Momento

"Muitas vozes se levantam dentre os Adventistas do Sétimo Dia para situar o homem no momento em que vivemos e orientá-lo quanto ao que deve fazer. Para entendermos o nosso papel no cenário dos últimos acontecimentos é fundamental crer que Deus enviou mensagens atuais para Seu povo por meio de Ellen White."

Os 3 Elias E O Remanescente / A Resposta Para O Caos No Mundo

No episódio 120, discutimos a mensagem de Elias e como é esta a mensagem que deve ser dada ao mundo e à igreja até o fim. Quem trouxe esta mensagem no passado e quem, de acordo com a Bíblia, levará esta mensagem até o fim? E qual é a mensagem?

3 Elijah’s & The Remnant, The Answer To The Chaos In The World

In Episode 120 we discuss the Elijah message and how it is this message that must be given to the world, and to the church, right up to the end. Who brought this message in the past and who, according to the Bible, will bear this message to the end? And what is the message?

Quem Está A Governar O Mundo? A OMS, O FEM Ou O Homem De Branco?

No episódio 119, discutimos como os marionetistas estão a puxar o mundo para qualquer direcção que lhes convier. Ao olhar para o que algumas organizações como a OMS e o WEF estão a dizer e que autoridade está a ser entregue a estas organizações pela liderança do mundo, fica claro que estamos a caminhando para tempos difíceis. E por trás de tudo isto, o homem de branco está a dominar.

“WHO” is Ruling The World, Or Is It The “WEF” Or The Man In White?

In Episode 119 we discuss how the puppeteers are pulling the world in which ever direction that suits them. When looking at what some organisations like WHO and WEF are saying and what authority is being handed over to these organisations by the leadership of the world, it is clear that we are heading for troublesome times. And behind all of these, the man in white is holding sway.

Como Se Lida Com A Atividade Demoníaca? E Outras Perguntas

No episódio 118, discutimos algumas das perguntas mais frequentes que recebemos. Perguntas como:

Como é que Marcos 1:15, Marcos 4:30-32 e Mateus 13:24-30 se referem ao Reino dos Céus/Deus?

Como pode Deus ser justo na maneira como o jovem profeta é tratado em 1 Reis, capítulo 13?

Em certos lugares na Bíblia parece que o Anti Cristo é uma única pessoa, porquê?

Jesus está a oficiar continuamente ou uma vez por ano no Santíssimo no Santuário Celestial?

O que significa que será como nos dias de Noé?

O que diz a Bíblia sobre a cremação?

Como lidar com a atividade demoníaca?

11 Crops to Grow To Survive Difficult Times!

"What would you grow if you did not have a ton of space? What crops have the highest yield? What have the most nutrition? Here I have distilled down what I would consider to be, for me, the most important (or easiest) crops to grow to help sustain your family."

Aprender a liderar mediante o servir

Eliseu, filho de Safate, de Abel-Meolá, ungirás profeta em teu lugar. 1 Reis 19:16.

Bem faríamos em considerar o caso de Eliseu, quando foi escolhido para sua obra. Eliseu era de uma família que havia conservado a antiga e genuína fé em Israel. Não vivia nas cidades densamente povoadas. Seu pai era um cultivador do solo, um fazendeiro. Mesmo durante o cativeiro, houve pessoas que não se corromperam e caíram em apostasia, e essa família se incluía entre os sete mil que não haviam dobrado os joelhos a Baal.

Elias estava para encerrar seus labores terrenos. Outro deveria ser escolhido para levar avante a obra a ser feita para aquele tempo. No trajeto de sua viagem, foi Elias dirigido para o Norte. ... Agora por todos os lados a vegetação despontava, como que para compensar o tempo da fome e privação. As copiosas chuvas haviam feito mais pela terra do que pelo coração da humanidade; estava ela mais bem preparada para o labor do que o coração do Israel apóstata.

Para onde quer que Elias olhasse, a terra que via era propriedade de um homem — um homem que não havia dobrado os joelhos a Baal e cujo coração havia permanecido inteiro, a serviço de Deus. O proprietário daquela terra era Safate. Via-se laboriosidade na lavoura. Enquanto os rebanhos desfrutavam os verdes pastos, as mãos ocupadas dos servos dele semeavam a semente para a colheita.

A atenção de Elias foi atraída para Eliseu, o filho de Safate. ... Longe da dissipação da corte e da cidade, havia Eliseu recebido a sua educação. Tinha sido criado com hábitos de simplicidade, de obediência aos pais e a Deus. ... Mas a despeito de um espírito manso e quieto, Eliseu não revelava caráter volúvel. Possuía integridade, fidelidade e o amor e temor a Deus. Tinha as características de um governante, mas com tudo isso estava a mansidão de alguém que se dispõe a servir. Sua mente havia sido exercitada para ser fiel nas pequenas coisas; para ser fiel em tudo o que fizesse, a fim de que, se Deus o chamasse a agir mais diretamente em favor dEle, estivesse preparado para ouvir-Lhe a voz. ...

Seu ambiente no lar era de abastança, mas ele entendia que, a fim de obter uma educação completa, devia demonstrar constância no labor, em qualquer tipo de trabalho que precisasse ser feito. Não se permitiria ser menos informado em qualquer aspecto do que os servos de seu pai. Aprenderia primeiro a servir, para que pudesse saber como liderar, instruir e comandar. Enquanto fazia tudo o que lhe era possível com as capacidades que Deus lhe confiara, cooperando com seu pai nos deveres do lar, estava realizando a obra de Deus. — Carta 12, 1897.

Cristo Triunfante, p. 180.3 - 181.1

Conferencia de Rocky Mountain y la Apostasia Omega

La Censura del Pr. Esteban Bohr por la Conferencia de Rocky Mountain en los Estados Unidos sorprendió a muchos. Aquí Marcelo Villca analiza los 3 razones que la conferencia de Rocky Mountain dio para justificar su posición, de dónde vienen estos asuntos y a dónde nos llevarán.

How Does One Deal With Demonic Activity? And Other Questions

In Episode 118 we discuss some of the frequently asked questions we receive. Questions such as: How does Mark 1:15, Mark 4:30-32 and Matthew 13:24-30 refer to the Kingdom of Heaven / God? How can God be fair in the way the young prophet is treated in 1 Kings Chapter 13? Certain places in the Bible it looks as if the Anti Christ is a single person, why? Is Jesus officiating continually or once a year in the Most Holy in the Heavenly Sanctuary? What does it mean that it will be as in the days of Noah? What does the Bible say about cremation? How does one deal with demonic activity?

Unprecedented Crisis in our Church (Sermon)

Sermon by John Lomacang produced by 3ABN. Should Christians let politics divide the church? Let us not forget the prophetical context of the time we live and the teachings of the Bible. Remember who we are as a people and the beliefs we claim to have. Trust in Jesus and the hope of His second coming.

In this sermon Seventh-day Adventist Pastor John Lomacang will share from the Bible how troublous times are coming and if you don't head the scriptures you will be fooled by the Devil and caught in God's judgments.

Quando Jesus Vai Voltar? É Chegada A Hora Do Mistério De Deus Cumprir-Se Em Nós.

“Adventista do Sétimo Dia que estiver esperando o decreto dominical perdeu o barco.”

“Esta conversa com nossos visitantes tem como ponto de partida Apocalipse 10:7 - o mistério que se cumpre nos dias em que o sétimo anjo está a ponto de tocar sua trombeta. Questões espirituais profundas são levantadas em torno dos assuntos que envolvem o caráter do povo de Deus, o juízo e a salvação.”

Unraveling Ezekiel’s Temple

Steve Wohlberg and Johnny Cirucci team up again to shed light on “Ezekiel’s Temple” described in Ezekiel chapters 40-48. Many prophecy-minded Christians are convinced that Ezekiel’s Temple will someday be built. Will it? Will blood sacrifices again be offered? Tune in, and be blessed!

Jacó E O Anjo, A Angustia De Jacó E Como Nos Prepararmos Para O Fim

"No episódio 117 discutimos como é importante que os filhos de Deus tenham preparação espiritual para o tempo em que estamos a viver e o tempo que está para vir. A Bíblia e o Espírito de Profecia advertem-nos sobre um tempo, que passaremos pouco antes do retorno de Jesus, que é comparado à luta de Jacó com o Anjo, também conhecido como a Angústia de Jacó. Como é que nos precisamos preparar para isso?"

Jacob & The Angel, Jacob's Trouble, How Do We Prepare For The End

“In Episode 117 we discuss how important it is that God's children have spiritual preparedness for the time we are living in and the time that is upon us. The Bible and Spirit of Prophecy warns us of a time that we will go through just before Jesus' return that is likened to Jacob's wrestling with the Angel, also known as Jacob's Trouble. How do we need to prepare for it?”