Text: Isaiah 2:2-4
Mountain – government, authority (Daniel 2:44; John 18:36-37; Matthew 28:18)
House – the church (1 Timothy 3:15), linked to the kingdom (Matthew 16:18-19)
Nations – Gentiles, kingdom open to all (Acts 2:37-39; Ephesians 2:13-16)
Come – individual responsibility to follow Christ (Joshua 24:15; 2 Corinthians 5:10)
Teach – we must know God’s will (Hebrews 11:6; Romans 10:17)
Walk [...]

Text: John 1:29
Clues John gave about Christ:
Jesus Was Perfect - The lamb for the sacrifice had to be perfect (Exodus 12:5)
Jesus Would Have to Die - He was a sacrifice (Matthew 16:21; Isaiah 53:7)
They Were in Bondage to Sin - The sacrifice began the deliverance from bondage (Exodus 12; John 8:32-34)
Sacrifices Were Ending - Jesus’ sacrifice did what the [...]

Text: Daniel 2:31-45
Citizenship – kingdoms rise and fall (Philippians 3:20)
Prophecy – God’s kingdom would be established in the days of the Roman kings (Matthew 3:2; 4:17; Colossians 1:13)
Kingdom – not a physical kingdom (John 18:36); the kingdom is the church (Matthew 16:18-19)
Eternal Kingdom – God’s kingdom would never be destroyed (1 Corinthians 15:24)
Universal Kingdom – [...]

Text: Lamentations 3:23
God has promised never to forsake us. How does this fit with the notion that the Father forsook Jesus on the cross?
The Crucifixion – Matthew 27:33-54
The Prophecy – Psalm 22:1-24
The Application – We may be viewed with contempt, seen as forsaken, and surrounded by opponents, just like Christ. Yet God is with us [...]