Author: Shalem John

Then the angel showed me (in my vision) Joshua the high priest standing before the Angel of the Lord; and Satan was there too, at the Angel’s right hand, ac casing Joshua of many things. 2 And the Lord said to Satan, “I reject your accusations, Satan; yes, I, the Lord, for I have decided to be merciful to Jersualem-I rebuke you. I have decreed mercy to Joshua and his nation; they are like a burning stick pulled out of the fire.” 3 Joshua’s clothing was filthy as he stood before the Angel of the Lord. 4 Then the Angel…

Then Then the angel who had been talking with me woke me, as though I had been asleep. 2 “What do you see now?” he asked. I answered, “I see a golden lampstand holding seven lamps, and at the top there is a reservoir for the olive oil that feeds the lamps, flowing into them through seven tubes. 3 And I see two olive trees carved upon the lamp-stand, one on each side of the reservoir. 4 What is it, sir?” I asked. “What does this mean?” 5 “Don’t you really know?” the angel asked. “No, sir,” I said, “I…

Pastor Justin Anderson drove up the winding road to his new congregation’s church campus, nestled between two steep green hills and moments from the Pacific Ocean. The previous Sunday, he’d preached his first sermon to his new flock. Now it was Tuesday; the church’s school was in session, and its offices were alight with staff members ready to greet the week. Anderson didn’t know that this first Sunday would be his only Sunday at Calvary Palisades. He didn’t know that on this particular Tuesday, January 7, 2025, the Los Angeles–area Palisades fire would begin to burn. In that morning’s staff…