If you are thinking of Armageddon, CALM DOWN. This topic is more complicated than you think. Most often, the phrase refers not to epic end-time events, but to epic events in what is now the past. But it can mean the end of the world, too.
Isaiah has spectacular visions, judgment on nations, beautiful psalm-like poetry and even a few stories. But the book is probably best known (to Christians) for its soaring prophecies of the Messiah and the new world.
Three confusing words in the Old Testament, all dealing with how we can be close to God (or not).
2 Kings 5:1-14. Naaman, the commander of a foreign army, is healed of his leprosy (a skin disease) by obeying Elisha, a prophet in Israel, who tells him to dip in the Jordan River seven times.
1 Kings 18. God and Elijah win a contest against the wicked king Ahab and the prophets of a false god named Baal. The false prophets are thoroughly embarrassed and slaughtered.
The third of four “servant songs” in the book of Isaiah. The servant is meek and lowly and knows that God will vindicate him and put his enemies to shame.
Sixteen of them wrote books, but there are several more prophets in the Bible as well. They often spoke fiery messages directly from God, and as such, they were often hated and sometimes killed for these words.
If you are a Christian, this concept might be so common that it has become meaningless, but for many Jews, the thought was basically blasphemy, that the messiah could be a priest and a king.
A love story between a man and his bride.
In general, members of the tribe of Levi (one of the 12 clans of Israel), and the only tribe with a specific mission – Levites were either priests or assistants to the priests.