Welcome to Studies with Stearman.

Join us as we look deeper into the Bible.

Strengthen your faith with us, even as we see the day approaching.

And now, here's Gary.

Today I want to focus on what the Bible says about Israel and the Antichrist,

because it's really important to keep our priorities straight. We looked at Hosea

Chapter 5, which is one of the most overt prophecies in the entire Bible. Hosea 514 through 6.3,

and I'm going to reread those before we move on.

This is Josea's great three-day prophecy, starting in verse 14 of Hosea 5,

for I will be unto Ephraim as a lion and as a young lion at the house of Judah.

That's the Lord speaking.

He says, I'm going to be to Ephraim as an old lion and as a rampant lion

to the house of Judah. Ephraim, the ten northern tribes, Judah, the southern two tribes,

including all of Israel. We're going to be talking about the 12 tribes this morning.

I will, I even I, and that's a reflexive,

and it's an emphatic, I, even I says the Lord will tear and go away. I will take away,

and none shall rescue him. I will go and return to my place till they acknowledge their offense

and seek my face. In their affliction,

they will seek me early. And what that means is they're going to seek me with all their heart

earnestly. The prayer that Israel prays will go something like this. Verse one of chapter six,

come, and let us return unto the Lord, for he hath he'll heal us he hath smitten he will bind us up

after two days will he revive us in the third day he will raise us up and we shall live in his

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