May 14

Daily Devotional

4 Bible Prophecies that are being confirmed in Iran:

The Living Bible (TLB) renders key Old Testament prophecies with vivid, accessible language that many contemporary interpreters—particularly in dispensational and futurist traditions—apply to modern geopolitics.

Daniel 8, Ezekiel 38, and Jeremiah 49:34–39 spotlight Persia/Elam (modern Iran) as a pivotal actor in end-times scenarios.

Recent joint U.S.-Israeli military operations against Iran, culminating in the February 28, 2026, “Operation Epic Fury” / “Roaring Lion” campaign, appear to many observers as striking parallels or partial fulfillments.

In Daniel 8, the ram with two horns symbolizes the kings of Media and Persia, pushing “westward, northward, and southward” before being shattered by a swift western power (the goat). TLB describes the ram’s dominance and sudden overthrow. Some prophecy analysts equate the ram with resurgent Iranian (Persian) influence through proxies and nuclear ambitions.

The 2025–2026 U.S.-Israeli strikes—hundreds of precision airstrikes on nuclear sites (Natanz, Fordow, Isfahan), ballistic missile infrastructure, and IRGC leadership—mirror the goat’s rapid, westward-originated assault.

President Trump’s administration and Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu explicitly framed the campaign as eliminating Iran’s existential threat to Israel and global stability, effectively “breaking” the ram’s horns in real time.

Ezekiel 38’s Gog-Magog alliance further contextualizes these events. TLB depicts “Gog of the land of Magog” (widely identified as Russia) leading Persia, Cush, Put, and others in a future invasion of a restored Israel.

Russia’s longstanding military-technical partnership with Iran—including intelligence sharing and condemnation of the 2026 strikes—embodies the prophesied coalition.

Yet the U.S.-Israeli offensive, which killed Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei and decimated Iran’s command structure, has arguably weakened Persia’s role within that alliance.

Prophecy watchers note this as either a prelude to Ezekiel 38 or a divine disruption, buying Israel time while exposing the coalition’s vulnerabilities.

Jeremiah 49:34–39 delivers the most direct Elam prophecies. TLB states God will “break the bow of Elam—their chief weapon” (v. 35), scatter its people, bring disaster, and “set my throne in Elam” to destroy “the king and the princes” (v. 38), with restoration promised in the latter days.

The February 2026 strikes precisely targeted Iran’s missile arsenal (its modern “bow”) and eliminated top leadership. Many see the regime’s destabilization and Khamenei’s death as the throne of judgment being established in Elam/Iran, with civilian uprisings and diaspora Iranians viewed as early signs of the prophesied scattering and potential spiritual restoration.

As of May 2026, the fragile ceasefire—strained by Hormuz tensions, proxy flare-ups in Lebanon, and stalled talks—suggests these prophecies remain dynamic.

While historical fulfillments exist, the convergence of U.S.-Israeli power projection against a diminished but allied Iran invites sober reflection.

These events do not prove imminent eschatology but illuminate how ancient words may illuminate present crises, urging vigilance for Israel’s security and the region’s ultimate redemption.

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Let us Praise Him Daily!

A good way to learn to Praise God is to memorize the first 6 Verses of Psalms 148:

1 Praise the Lord, O heavens! Praise Him from the skies!

²Praise Him, all His angels, all the armies of heaven.

³Praise Him, sun and moon and all you twinkling stars.

⁴Praise Him, skies above. Praise Him, vapors high above the clouds.

⁵Let everything He has made give praise to Him. For He issued His command, and they came into being;

^{6 H}e established them forever and forever. His orders will never be revoked.

PLEASE read the last 6 Chapters of Psalms: 145-150 so that you will learn how to Praise God like David did!

If you don’t want to get your Bible, Here they all are, just click on each Chapter and I will read them to you:

PSALMS 145 PSALMS 146 PSALMS 147 PSALMS148 PSALMS 149 PSALMS 150

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JESUS IS:

THE HEAD OF THE CHURCH,

THE LEADER,

THE ORIGINATOR,

THE LORD & MASTER,

THE SUPREME LEADER,

OUR HOPE,

1ST BORN FROM THE DEAD WITH AN IMMORTAL BODY TO NEVER DIE AGAIN,

THE 1ST FRUITS OF THE RESURRECTION,

HE IS OUR FESTIVAL OF HOPE,

OUR PARDON,

GIVEN 1ST PLACE IN EVERYTHING,

HAS BEEN EXALTED AS SUPREME OVER EVERYTHING,

IS ENOUGH,

THE FULLNESS OF GOD DWELLS IN US THROUGH JESUS,

JESUS HAS BROUGHT US INTO HARMONY WITH GOD,

HE HAS BROKERED A PEACE TREATY BETWEEN GOD & MAN,

YOU WERE BORN ON THE WRONG SIDE, BUT BY ACCEPTING JESUS

YOU ARE ON THE RIGHT SIDE NOW,

YOU ARE BEYOND REPROACH,

JESUS WAS THE SOLUTION BEFORE YOU HAD A SIN PROBLEM,

NEVER GET OVER WHAT JESUS HAS DONE FOR YOU!

NOW:

THE PURPOSE OF THE CHURCH:

TO TEACH US TO LEAD OTHERS TO CHRIST!

AMEN!

(You might want to copy those down and memorize them!)

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DAILY BIBLE READING:

>1. Chapter for the DAY in Proverbs;

>2. PLUS: 1 NEW Chapter from the Old Testament AND

>3. PLUS: 1 NEW Chapter from the New Testament Daily:

Chapter 14 in Proverbs for today: (MAY 14 (MT) (ESV)

14 The wisest of women builds her house,
    but folly with her own hands tears it down.
²Whoever walks in uprightness fears the Lord,
    but he who is devious in his ways despises him.
³By the mouth of a fool comes a rod for his back,^[a]
    but the lips of the wise will preserve them.
⁴Where there are no oxen, the manger is clean,
    but abundant crops come by the strength of the ox.
⁵A faithful witness does not lie,
    but a false witness breathes out lies.
⁶A scoffer seeks wisdom in vain,
    but knowledge is easy for a man of understanding.
⁷Leave the presence of a fool,
    for there you do not meet words of knowledge.
⁸The wisdom of the prudent is to discern his way,
    but the folly of fools is deceiving.
⁹Fools mock at the guilt offering,
    but the upright enjoy acceptance.^[b]
¹⁰The heart knows its own bitterness,
    and no stranger shares its joy.
¹¹The house of the wicked will be destroyed,
    but the tent of the upright will flourish.
¹²There is a way that seems right to a man,
    but its end is the way to death.^[c]
¹³Even in laughter the heart may ache,
    and the end of joy may be grief.
¹⁴The backslider in heart will be filled with the fruit of his ways,
    and a good man will be filled with the fruit of his ways.
¹⁵The simple believes everything,
    but the prudent gives thought to his steps.
¹⁶One who is wise is cautious^[d] and turns away from evil,
    but a fool is reckless and careless.
¹⁷A man of quick temper acts foolishly,
    and a man of evil devices is hated.
¹⁸The simple inherit folly,
    but the prudent are crowned with knowledge.
¹⁹The evil bow down before the good,
    the wicked at the gates of the righteous.
²⁰The poor is disliked even by his neighbor,
    but the rich has many friends.
²¹Whoever despises his neighbor is a sinner,
    but blessed is he who is generous to the poor.
²²Do they not go astray who devise evil?
    Those who devise good meet^[e] steadfast love and faithfulness.
²³In all toil there is profit,
    but mere talk tends only to poverty.
²⁴The crown of the wise is their wealth,
    but the folly of fools brings folly.
²⁵A truthful witness saves lives,
    but one who breathes out lies is deceitful.
²⁶In the fear of the Lord one has strong confidence,
    and his children will have a refuge.
²⁷The fear of the Lord is a fountain of life,
    that one may turn away from the snares of death.
²⁸In a multitude of people is the glory of a king,
    but without people a prince is ruined.
²⁹Whoever is slow to anger has great understanding,
    but he who has a hasty temper exalts folly.
³⁰A tranquil^[f] heart gives life to the flesh,
    but envy^[g] makes the bones rot.
³¹Whoever oppresses a poor man insults his Maker,
    but he who is generous to the needy honors him.
³²The wicked is overthrown through his evildoing,
    but the righteous finds refuge in his death.
³³Wisdom rests in the heart of a man of understanding,
    but it makes itself known even in the midst of fools.^[h]
³⁴Righteousness exalts a nation,
    but sin is a reproach to any people.
³⁵A servant who deals wisely has the king’s favor,
    but his wrath falls on one who acts shamefully.

Footnotes

Proverbs 14:3 Or In the mouth of a fool is a rod of pride
Proverbs 14:9 Hebrew but among the upright is acceptance
Proverbs 14:12 Hebrew ways of death
Proverbs 14:16 Or fears [the Lord]
Proverbs 14:22 Or show
Proverbs 14:30 Or healing
Proverbs 14:30 Or jealousy
Proverbs 14:33 Or Wisdom rests quietly in the heart of a man of understanding, but makes itself known in the midst of fools

CHAPTER 14 IN ECCLESIASTES for today: (MAY 14 (TLZ) (ESV)

1 Blessed is the man that hath not slipped with his mouth, and is not pricked with the multitude of sins.

2 Blessed is he whose conscience hath not condemned him, and who is not fallen from his hope in the Lord.

3 Riches are not comely for a niggard: and what should an envious man do with money?

4 He that gathereth by defrauding his own soul gathereth for others, that shall spend his goods riotously.

5 He that is evil to himself, to whom will he be good? he shall not take pleasure in his goods.

6 There is none worse than he that envieth himself; and this is a recompence of his wickedness.

7 And if he doeth good, he doeth it unwillingly; and at the last he will declare his wickedness.

8 The envious man hath a wicked eye; he turneth away his face, and despiseth men.

9 A covetous man’s eye is not satisfied with his portion; and the iniquity of the wicked drieth up his soul.

10 A wicked eye envieth his bread, and he is a niggard at his table.

11 My son, according to thy ability do good to thyself, and give the Lord his due offering.

12 Remember that death will not be long in coming, and that the covenant of the grave is not shewed unto thee.

13 Do good unto thy friend before thou die, and according to thy ability stretch out thy hand and give to him.

14 Defraud not thyself of the good day, and let not the part of a good desire overpass thee.

15 Shalt thou not leave thy travails unto another? and thy labours to be divided by lot?

16 Give, and take, and sanctify thy soul; for there is no seeking of dainties in the grave.

17 All flesh waxeth old as a garment: for the covenant from the beginning is, Thou shalt die the death.

18 As of the green leaves on a thick tree, some fall, and some grow; so is the generation of flesh and blood, one cometh to an end, and another is born.

19 Every work rotteth and consumeth away, and the worker thereof shall go withal.

20 Blessed is the man that doth meditate good things in wisdom, and that reasoneth of holy things by his understanding.

21 He that considereth her ways in his heart shall also have understanding in her secrets.

22 Go after her as one that traceth, and lie in wait in her ways.

23 He that prieth in at her windows shall also hearken at her doors.

24 He that doth lodge near her house shall also fasten a pin in her walls.

25 He shall pitch his tent nigh unto her, and shall lodge in a lodging where good things are.

26 He shall set his children under her shelter, and shall lodge under her branches.

27 By her he shall be covered from heat, and in her glory shall he dwell.
up wrongdoing

Revelation 06

for today: (MAY 14

(NN) ESV)

6 Now I watched when the Lamb opened one of the seven seals, and I heard one of the four living creatures say with a voice like thunder, “Come!” ²And I looked, and behold, a white horse! And its rider had a bow, and a crown was given to him, and he came out conquering, and to conquer.

³When he opened the second seal, I heard the second living creature say, “Come!” ⁴And out came another horse, bright red. Its rider was permitted to take peace from the earth, so that people should slay one another, and he was given a great sword.

⁵When he opened the third seal, I heard the third living creature say, “Come!” And I looked, and behold, a black horse! And its rider had a pair of scales in his hand. ⁶And I heard what seemed to be a voice in the midst of the four living creatures, saying, “A quart^[a] of wheat for a denarius,^[b] and three quarts of barley for a denarius, and do not harm the oil and wine!”

⁷When he opened the fourth seal, I heard the voice of the fourth living creature say, “Come!” ⁸And I looked, and behold, a pale horse! And its rider’s name was Death, and Hades followed him. And they were given authority over a fourth of the earth, to kill with sword and with famine and with pestilence and by wild beasts of the earth.

⁹When he opened the fifth seal, I saw under the altar the souls of those who had been slain for the word of God and for the witness they had borne. ¹⁰They cried out with a loud voice, “O Sovereign Lord, holy and true, how long before you will judge and avenge our blood on those who dwell on the earth?” ¹¹Then they were each given a white robe and told to rest a little longer, until the number of their fellow servants and their brothers^[c] should be complete, who were to be killed as they themselves had been.

¹²When he opened the sixth seal, I looked, and behold, there was a great earthquake, and the sun became black as sackcloth, the full moon became like blood, ¹³and the stars of the sky fell to the earth as the fig tree sheds its winter fruit when shaken by a gale. ¹⁴The sky vanished like a scroll that is being rolled up, and every mountain and island was removed from its place. ¹⁵Then the kings of the earth and the great ones and the generals and the rich and the powerful, and everyone, slave^[d] and free, hid themselves in the caves and among the rocks of the mountains, ¹⁶calling to the mountains and rocks, “Fall on us and hide us from the face of him who is seated on the throne, and from the wrath of the Lamb, ¹⁷for the great day of their wrath has come, and who can stand?”

Footnotes

Revelation 6:6 Greek choinix, a dry measure equal to about a quart
Revelation 6:6 A denarius was a day’s wage for a laborer
Revelation 6:11 Or brothers and sisters. In New Testament usage, depending on the context, the plural Greek word adelphoi (translated “brothers”) may refer either to brothers or to brothers and sisters
Revelation 6:15 For the contextual rendering of the Greek word doulos, see Preface

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Please Remember:

“CHRIST DIED FOR OUR SINS

AND ROSE FROM THE DEAD!”

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The Steps to Salvation:

> Repent: Repentance means that you are turning away from sin to turn to Christ. It does NOT mean that you will be perfect.

> Believe/Receive: Salvation is through Faith in Jesus and by the Grace of God. Believing means putting your Faith in Jesus and receiving forgiveness of sin.

>Walk in the Newness of Life: Jesus died so that we might live. We walk in the Newness of Life being Born Again by His Blood.

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GOD THE FATHER IS THE SOVEREIGN KING
AND CREATOR OF THE ENTIRE
UNIVERSE AND BEYOND!

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