These two chapters underscore important lessons for today’s believer. First, sin has its consequences and God gives us only so much time to repent before He must act. Secondly, we see how a believer is to live during a time of religious persecution in a corrupt society. We are to walk by faith!

Randy D'Alessandro

(1952-2021)

Randy D’Alessandro served as pastor for the United Church of God congregations in Chicago, Illinois, and Beloit, Wisconsin, from 2016-2021. Randy previously served in Raleigh, North Carolina (1984-1989); Cookeville, Tennessee (1989-1993); Parkersburg, West Virginia (1993-1997); Ann Arbor and Detroit, Michigan (1997-2016).