_I saw the Lord standing upon the altar._ THE LORD ARISING TO JUDGMENT IN HIS CHURCH God will no longer tolerate sin, nor allow sinners to trifle with His majesty. I. Dwelling-place of The Most High--His Church. 1. No Church is His without Him (Revelation 3:2; Revelation 3:9). 2. High privilege... [ Continue Reading ]
_Though they dig into hell, thence shall Mine hand take them; though they climb up to heaven, thence will I bring them down._ THE DANGER OF IMPENITENCE In this passage God manifests His determination to arrest and punish the worker of iniquity. The prophet shows that when God came forth in judgmen... [ Continue Reading ]
_The Lord God is He that toucheth the land, and it shall melt._ GOD AS THE ADMINISTRATOR OF JUSTICE I. He does it with the greatest ease. The Almighty has no difficulty. Never can there be any miscarriage of justice with God. He bears it right home in every case. II. He does it with all the power... [ Continue Reading ]
_Are ye not as children of the Ethiopians unto Me, O children of Israel?_ SIN DISSOLVING THE UNION BETWEEN GOD AND HIS PEOPLE 1. These verses strike at the root of all Israel’s fancied security. They were the people of God, whom He had brought from Egypt and planted in Canaan, whose whole life had... [ Continue Reading ]
_I will sift the house of Israel among all nations, like as corn is sifted in a sieve, yet shall net the least grain fall upon the earth._ WINNOWING The winnowing of corn was effected in various ways. Sometimes by the mere operation of the wind blowing through the barns where it was thrashed,--whe... [ Continue Reading ]
_In that day will I raise up the tabernacle of David that is fallen._ THE TABERNACLE OF DAVID RUINED BY MAN, AND REARED UP BY THE MIGHTY GOD Things to take notice of. 1. The designation that the prophet Amos, by God’s commission, gives unto the kingdom of Israel. A “sinful kingdom” (verse 8). 2.... [ Continue Reading ]
_Behold, The days come, saith the Lord, that the plowman shall overtake the reaper._ A REVIVAL SERMON God’s promises are not exhausted when they are fulfilled, for when once performed they stand just as good as they did before, and we may await a second accomplishment of them. I. Explain the text... [ Continue Reading ]