Ezekiel 1:18

For whatever was written in former days was written for our instruction, that through endurance and through the encouragement of the Scriptures we might have hope” (Romans 15:4). History reminds us of the past, defines us in the present, and prepares us for the future. In Scripture, we have something more, something we might call holy history. The narratives of the Old Testament become the palette the New Testament authors used to paint the answers to the great questions of God, faith, and hu……

If the sealed book is the book of life: – Why are God’s judgments not understood? – Why could God not explain His judgments? – Why was Jesus not “worthy” to open the book before His death? – How did His death make Him worthy? God does explain His judgments, but to judge between people is extremely complex, and the heavenly beings are unable to refute all of Satan’s informed accusations against the people God had chosen.…