EPISODE · May 28, 2026 · 28 MIN
When God Uses A Nation In Isaiah 10
from Come On Up · host The Mountain Cross
Send us a note!Power loves to take credit, but Isaiah 10 rips the mask off. When leaders write unjust laws, exploit the poor, and treat widows and orphans as disposable, God calls it what it is and warns that a day of punishment comes for every proud system that crowns itself untouchable.We walk through Isaiah’s warning to Israel and the shocking twist that follows: God raises up Assyria as a rod of correction. That does not mean God blesses Assyria or approves its brutality. Assyria marches in thinking it’s unstoppable, boasting like an axe bragging about the one who swings it, and God promises to judge that arrogance too. Along the way, we talk about spiritual warfare, why distraction and sin can make faith stale, and how New Testament images like birds and leaven reveal the enemy’s strategy to snatch the Word before it takes root and to spread corruption until it ruins the whole lump.Pastor Carl also explains how Bible prophecy works not only as predictions and fulfillments, but as repeating patterns that echo through history, including how Assyria can function as a prophetic picture that points toward the Antichrist pattern. The episode ends with a clear call to depend on the Holy One of Israel in truth, because God is both Savior and Judge, a refining fire that burns away what is false and strengthens what is real.If this teaching helps you see Scripture and the world with clearer eyes, subscribe, share it with a friend, and leave a review so more people can find it.What makes a Calvary Chapel a Calvary Chapel. Join Pastor Carl as he goes through one of the Calvary Chapel Distinctives on The Mountain Cross Minute. The 20th anniversary of Facing the Giants, Monday September 14 - 6:30PM at the Smoky Mountain Cinema in Waynesville.Come On Up is the radio ministry of The Mountain Cross in Waynesville North Carolina. To learn more about us please visit: TheMountainCross.com.
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Send us a note! Power loves to take credit, but Isaiah 10 rips the mask off. When leaders write unjust laws, exploit the poor, and treat widows and orphans as disposable, God calls it what it is and warns that a day of punishment comes for every proud system that crowns itself untouchable. We walk through Isaiah’s warning to Israel and the shocking twist that follows: God raises up Assyria as a rod of correction. That does not mean God blesses Assyria or approves its brutality. Assyria march...
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