Family

Key Points





GOD miraculously named Goshen and Grace to affirm HIS
involvement.


GOD caps the Old Testament with a charge to families
followed by 400 years of silence. The passage speaks of one who
comes in the spirit of Elijah the prophet. This was fulfilled by
John the Baptizer whoseemergence ended the silence.


A secondary interpretation: we are also called to be voices in
the wilderness, preparing the way of JESUS with the Gospel.


We are called to reconcile man and GOD, starting from our
households with our own families and moving outward.


The devil is called, in Isaiah 14:12, the
"weakener of nations." He has focused a barrage upon the family
leading to a weakened nation.


Biblical prophecy warns of a 3rd temple (currently being
prepared) where the man of lawlessness will declare himself god
and issue a mark on the hand or head to force the world to
worship him.


GOD also issued a mark on the hand and head found
in Deuteronomy 6:4-8, actualized with the sealing of
the HOLY SPIRIT.


GOD has brought us into HIS eternal family through a divine plan
worked out by the TRINITY.





Discussion Questions





1. Like the "Elijah" in Malachi 4:6, how can we be voices in
the wilderness preparing the way of the LORD?


2. With the World Book Encyclopedia describing the rise of the
Industrial Revolution as a catalyst to separating fathers from
their homes and leading to "serious social evils". Where do
you think that places us today in terms of family dynamics?


3. The true TRINITY and the false one offer marks. What are some
ways the world is being prepped to receive the false mark? How
can we know we've received GOD's mark?