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Associated with "Punishment" Exodus 9:23, 28, 29, 33, 34 1 Samuel 2:10; 7:10; 12:17,18 Isaiah 29:6 Jeremiah 25:30 Joel 3:16 Revelation 8:5; 11:19; 16:18 Associated with "Display of Power" Exodus 19:16; 20:18 Job 26:14; 36:33 Psalm 77:17-18; 93:4; 104:7 Associated with "Voice of God" Exodus 19:19 Job 40:9 Isaiah 33:3 Jeremiah 25:30 Joel 3:16 Revelation 6:1; 14:2 Associated with "Describing....." Sons of Zebedee - Mark 3:17 Throne Room of God - Revelation 4:5 Song of 144,000 or the teaching of the song - Revelation 14:2 Voice of Great Multitude - Revelation 19:6

As "punishment" or "a display of power" Ex. 9:23, 24; 19:16; 20:18; 22:13; 22:15 Job 36:30; 36:32; 37:3; 37:11; 37:15; 38:24; 38:35 Psalm 18:12-14; 29:7; 77:18; 78:48; 97:4; 105:32; 135:7; 144:6; 148:8 Jeremiah 10:13 Ezekiel 1:4; 1:13,14; 21:10; 21:15; 21:28 Hosea 6:5 Nahum 2:4 Habakkuk 3:11 Zechariah 9:14 Revelation 8:5; 11:19; 16:18 As "descriptive of Lucifer's fall" Luke 10:18 As "descriptive of the Throne Room" Revelation 4:5 As "descriptive of the appearance of someone" Daniel 10:6 Matthew 28:3 Luke 9:29; 17:24; 24:4 As "descriptive of His Coming" Matthew 24:27

We are taught by many teachers, evangelists, and our own pastors the main Scripture passages that pertain to the "why" for Jesus' first visit.  The most used one or at least the first one that comes to my mind is John 3:16 .  And if you just ask a Christian off the street why Jesus came to earth you probably will get a standard answer, like "to save humanity from sin and secure our place in heaven with other believers".  While this is true I found there is more.  In asking one question, a good list of Scripture passages help to explain why Jesus came and did what he did and said what he said.  That question was - What did Jesus, Himself, say He came to do? My research found, He Came To....... "bring division" (Luke 12:51) do the will of him who sent me/not lose any He has given me but raise them up on the last day/provide eternal life for those who look to the Son and believe in Him ( John 6:38-40 ) fulfill prophecy ( Matt. 5:17 ) make us "...

Have you ever heard loud, powerful, shattering thunder?  Imagine hearing the wings of an army of eagles fly overhead.  Have you ever heard the crackle and sizzle of lightening as bolts attempt to find their mark?  Have you ever been in the company of a strong trumpet blast?  Imagine yourself standing beside Niagara Falls and hearing that deafening roar.  Have you ever been in a large crowd and just stopped and listened to the murmur of the mob?  Ever wonder what the voice of God sounds like?  The previous questions are Biblical descriptions of God's voice to get you thinking. Even though in 1 Kings 19:11-13 the voice of the Lord is "a still small voice" or "a whisper" , most of the encounters with God's voice leave you quite "shaken and stirred" (nod to 007).  God's voice has been linked in Scripture to the breaking of Cedars, the shaking of the desert, the twisting of the oak, the shattering of Assyria, speaking from a cloud, and even the ...

"He was a rich man. he thought to himself, in all the ways that mattered." (p.29) "His features were pleasant enough, but he was not particularly handsome - not a man who would stick out in a crowd." (p.84 - Isaiah 53:2) "Mackenzie, I am neither male nor female, even though both genders are derived from my nature." (p.93 - John 4:24) "'So, when he healed the blind?'  'He did so as a dependent, limited human being trusting in my life and power to be at work within him and through him.  Jesus, as a human being, had no power within himself [except John 10:18  - authority to lay his life down and pick it up again - my comment here] to heal anyone.  Only as he rested in his relationship with me, and in our communion - our co-union could he express my heart and will into any given circumstance.'" (p.100 - John 5:16-30) "'Don't you have a chain of command?'  Makenzie, we have no concept of final authority among us, o...

Here in this world of technology and information and instant access I thought I would join the crowd of people known as "bloggers" and see what it is all about.  From my research, blogging can be anything from a personal diary that is shared to a political soapbox, the spectrum is grand.  A lot of my blogging is going to be centered around my faith in Jesus Christ and His teachings.  But at other times there will be inserts of my other interests such as sports and music that should keep you on your toes, if you are interested in those things too.  So, here's to sharing and I hope we both or we all can grow and share a few laughs and tears of joy as I try something new with you.  Welcome.