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Today, we will be diving into another empire that lasted less than you imagined and had the most OP fleet in the galaxy: the Eternal Empire.Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/CanMayoDiscord: https://discord.gg/9kwbKxeBjEHannah's Blog: https://www.tumblr.com/personalswtorheadcanons/

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The Eternal Empire, a superpower in the galaxy during the Old Republic Era. The Eternal Empire is similar to the Galactic Empire but on a much larger scale, due it taken down the Galactic Republic and Sith Empire during its time. It has had mainly one ruler up to the point in the story of Star Wars: The Old Republic: Knights of the Fallen Empire. The Empire rule with an iron fist and nearly wiped both the Republic and Sith. Make sure to follow us on Twitter at @SWHoloHistories. Want to suggest a future topic for us on the show? Email us at holocronhistories@gmail.com Live every Tuesday at 8pm est/5pm pst on Twitch @BenofTemeria Robot Radio Network Discord: https://discord.gg/AW5Wc4kgZb The Cups Podcast and More Discord: https://discord.gg/wYhxAfvT Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/holocronhistories Sources: Eternal Empire | Wookieepedia | Fandom Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Our first fully scripted episode! Culture, history, language, military, religion, connection to the Elves... Everything we could think of to mention about Nilfgaard is here, with plenty of quotes (and music) included. Sections: The City of Golden Towers, The Eternal Empire, War & Expansion, Assimilation. Questions, comments or want to support? Twitter: @podsurprise Email: thepodcastofsurprise@gmail.com Facebook Group: https://bit.ly/3c4Us02 Michal's Twitter: @inkasrain Our YouTube/Kyle's channel: https://bit.ly/3DaewMB --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/azizahai/support

Luke and Kelsey discuss the rise and fall of the Eternal Empire and the final death of Valkorion Map of the galaxy: vignette.wikia.nocookie.net/starwars/im…30325041255

What is a portfolio career? Quite simply, it’s holding several different roles (paid or unpaid), often involving very different skillsets working on different projects. It’s a way to showcase and develop multi interest areas of your life (passions, strengths, meaningful work) so you create a balance and variety in how you spend your workweek or year. As opposed to one full-time job, portfolio careers often involve one role being contract or freelance-based, using a strengths built from a previous full-time job or career often, to cover much of your living expenses. The other roles may further increase income and you may be able to create a role purely to give back to society.In Phil Evangelou’s case, not too long ago he was in a high-pressure city job as a lawyer for several year and made a big change. After living in Africa for a few months, learning new skills to start businesses remotely, he was inspired to not only start an ecommerce business with his friend, he also founded his own incredible charity, Kupendo KidsThis is a story of how to find balance in life, building a portfolio career rather than just one job, and how to bring passion to your work and where purpose can be found in your life to give it true meaning. So if you feel that being tied to one role is limiting your creativity and potential, you want more variety in your work life, or you simply want to give back and perhaps start or work for a charity, this talk is for you.Resources mentioned:Kupendo Kids – the amazing charity that Phil started in Africa to support the education of children through producing and selling toys.Eternal Empire – ecommerce business Phil set up with his friendNomad MBA (now called Nomad Academy) – course Phil went through where he lived in Africa and learnt the key digital marketing and business skills to start his own ecommerce company Eternal Empire.If you enjoyed this podcast, please support us: Rate and review the Burn From Within podcast the easy way (in 2 minutes) here

The Eternal Empire has followed our heroes to Outlaw's Horizon and lay the city under seige. Support us on Patreon and help us keep the lights on: https://www.patreon.com/thedungeoncast Hang out with The Dungeoncast playing video games: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCD0F... Join our D&D community on Discord: https://discord.gg/wsPTRF Follow us on Twitter for Updates, D&D news, and polls for new episodes: https://www.twitter.com/thedungeoncast Find us on Instagram: thedungeoncast

Alec Nevala-Lee is a science fiction novelist, essayist and biographer. He’s known for the scifi novels: The Icon Thief, City of Exiles, and Eternal Empire. He’s written for Analog Science Fiction, and he’s had essays and non-fiction published in the Los Angeles Times, Salon, The Daily Beast and more. We chatted about growing up in California, the influential book that inspired him to become a writer, his early career, life at Harvard, and quitting his job to become a struggling – then successful novelist. Alec also shared a bit about his writing tools and techniques. Finally, we explored his new biography entitled: ASTOUNDING, a critical look at the life, writing and mutual influences of four famous scifi authors: John W. Campbell, Isaac Asimov, Robert A. Heinlein and L. Ron Hubbard during the Golden Age of Science Fiction in the 1940s and 50s.

Top 10 July sales, Sandman Universe, Supergirl 21, Fantastic Four 1, Spider-Man Annual, Hey Kids Comics!, Hot Lunch Special, Black Badge, Blastosaurus, Dinosaucers, Riptide, Long Live Pro Wrestling 0, Norah, Oddwell   Reviews: Ant-Man and Wasp, The Meg, Maniac, Gravity Falls episode 1   News: Dark Phoenix and New Mutants movies, Supergirl movie, Negan Techen, Black Mask is Birds of Prey villain, new Greg for s4 of Crazy Ex Girlfriend, Bautista and Guardians 3, Ruby Rose is Batwoman, Fury and Hill in Spider-Man: Far From Home, Oscar stuff, Jackpot movie, Silver Sable and Black Cat movies, Cyborg cast for Doom Patrol, Cassandra Cain casting, X-Men Disassembled, Lois Lane by Greg Rucka   Comics Details: Sandman Universe 1 by Neil Gaiman, Nalo Hopkinson, Kat Howard, Si Spurrier, Dan Watters, Bilquis Evely, Max Fiumara, Sebastian Fiumara, Tom Fowler, Domo Stanton, Mat Lopes Supergirl 21 by Marc Andreyko, Kevin Maguire, Sean Parsons, Fco Plascencia Fantastic Four 1 by Dan Slott, Sara Pichelli, Elisabetta D’amico, Marte Gracia, Simone Bianchi, Marco Russo, Skottie Young, Jeremy Treece Spider-Man Annual by Bryan Hill, Mark Bagley, Nelson Blake, Alitha Martinez, Roberto Poggi, Carlos Lopez Hey Kids Comics! 1 by Howard Chaykin, Wil Quintana Hot Lunch Special 1 by Eliot Rahal, Jorge Fornes Black Badge 1 by Matt Kindt, Tyler Jenkins, Hilary Jenkins Dinosaucers 1 by Michael Uslan, Andrew Pepoy, Jason Millet Riptide 1 by Scott Chitwood, Danny Luckert Long Live Pro Wrestling 0 by James Haick, Branko Jovanovic Norah 1 by Kasey Pierce, Sean Seal Oddwell 1 by David Clark, Acacia Rodarte   Comics Countdown, 08 Aug 2018: 10. Bloodshot Salvation 12 by Jeff Lemire, Doug Braithwaite, Jordie Bellaire9. Hawkman 3 by Robert Venditti, Bryan Hitch, Andrew Currie, Paul Neary, Alex Sinclair 8. Oblivion Song 6 by Robert Kirkman, Lorenzo De Felici, Annalisa Leoni7. Long Live Pro Wrestling 0 by James Haick, Branko Jovanovic6. Relay 2 by Zac Thompson, Andy Clarke, Donny Cates 5. Shadow Roads 2 by Cullen Bunn, Brian Hurtt, AC Zamudio 4. Eternal Empire 10 by Sarah Vaughn, Jonathan Luna 3. Farmhand 2 by Rob Guillory, Taylor Wells 2. Outpost Zero 2 by Sean McKeever, Alexandre Tefenkgi,Jean-Francois Beaulieu 1. Sandman Universe 1 by Neil Gaiman, Nalo Hopkinson, Kat Howard, Si Spurrier, Dan Watters, Bilquis Evely, Max Fiumara, Sebastian Fiumara, Tom Fowler, Domo Stanton, Mat Lopes

This week we say GOODBYE to Maestros, Eternal Empire, Eternity Girl and Bloodshot Salvation and WELCOME BACK to Fantastic Four and The Sandman! Comics reviewed in this episode: First Things First (2:05)Fantastic Four #1The Sandman Universe #1Black Badge #1Hot Lunch Special #1 Marvel (23:00)The Amazing Spider-Man #3Hunt For Wolverine: The Adamantium Agenda #4Domino #5The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl #35Star Wars: Darth Vader #19 Image (34:37)Maestros #7Eternal Empire #10Unnatural #2Death Of Glory #4Farmhand #2 DC (44:40)Catwoman #2Plastic Man #3Detective Comics #986Superman #2Supergirl #21Wonder Woman #52Wildstorm: Michael Cray #10Eternity Girl #6 Other Publishers (59:13)Bloodshot Salvation #12She Could Fly #2Strangers In Paradise #5Nancy Drew #3Clan Killers #2Mech Cadet Yu #11 SUPPORT US ON PATREONFOLLOW US ON FACEBOOKJOIN THE SERIOUS ISSUES FACEBOOK GROUPFOLLOW US ON TWITTERTWITTER: LEVINS / SIOBHANINSTAGRAM: LEVINS / SIOBHAN – Serious Issues is a weekly comic book review podcast, hosted by Andrew Levins and Siobhan Coombs at Kings Comics in Sydney. Find every comic we review on the show at Kings Comics in Sydney or online at http://kingscomics.com Get in touch with us to ask us a question or tell us to start reading something we’re missing out on. Email us at seriousissues@kingscomics.com or find us at facebook.com/seriousissuespodcast. If you like what you hear, please leave us a nice review on iTunes! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Tras la sobredosis de Lovecraft, volvemos con un nuevo programa variado. Empezamos con un pequeño debate sobre el nuevo relanzamiento de Vertigo que ha anunciado DC, y hacemos un breve repaso a los últimos años del sello. Además entrevistamos a Raquel Gu, la autora de la tira cómica «¡Estoy estupenda!», recientemente recopilada por Navona en un tomo. Para cerrar, hablamos de algunos de los tebeos que hemos leído recientemente: Pantera, Eternal Empire y Los malditos. Este es el podcast número 78 de ELHDLT. No le ocurre nada a su reproductor. No intente ajustar la señal. Ahora somos nosotros quienes controlamos la transmisión.

Immortal Men, Captain America 700, Domino, Exiles, Crude, Dead Hand, Brothers Dracul, A Fractured Mind, Season of the Snake, Robocop: Citizens Arrest, Reviews (Green Lantern Earth One, Thanos: Infinity Siblings, Zero Jumper, Rampage, Lost in Space, Once Upon A Time), News (Sean McKeever's Outpost Zero, Big Hero 6 at IDW, Beach Blanket Bad Guys, Astonishing X-Men new creative team, IT casting - Jessica Chastain, NOS4A2 at AMC, Johns/Fabok on the 3 Jokers). Credits Details: Immortal Men 1 by James Tynion IV, Jim Lee, Ryan Benjamin, Richard Friend, Scott Williams, Alex Sinclair, Jeremiah Skipper Domino 1 by Gail Simone, David Baldeon, Jesus Aburtov Exiles 1 by Saladin Ahmed, Javier Rodriguez, Alvaro Lopez, Jordie Bellaire Crude 1 by Steve Orlando, Garry Brown, Lee Loughridge Dead Hand 1 by Kyle Higgins, Stephen Mooney, Jordie Bellaire Brothers Dracul 1 by Cullen Bunn, Mirko Colak, Maria Santaolalla A Fractured Mind 1 by James Gilarte, David Anton Gomis, Ivan Plascencia Season of the Snake 1 by Serge Lehman, Jean-Marie Michaud Robocop: Citizens Arrest 1 by Brian Wood, Jorge Coelho, Doug Garbark Comics Countdown 11 April 2018: 1. Gideon Falls 2 by Jeff Lemire, Andrea Sorrentino, Dave Stewart 2. Deadly Class 33 by Rick Remender, Wes Craig, Jordan Boyd 3. Thanos 18 by Donny Cates, Geoff Shaw, Antonio Fabela 4. Oblivion Song 2 by Robert Kirkman, Lorenzo De Felici, Annalisa Leoni 5. Eternal Empire 8 by Sarah Vaughn, Jonathan Luna, Stephen Mayer 6. New Super-Man and the Justice League of China 22 by Gene Luen Yang, Brent Peeples, Matt Santorelli, Hi-Fi Colour Design 7. Bloodshot Salvation 8 by Jeff Lemire, Renato Guedes 8. Captain America 700 by Mark Waid, Chris Samnee, Matt Wilson 9. Detective Comics 978 by James Tynion IV, Javi Fernandez, John Kalisz 10. Doctor Strange 388 by Donny Cates, Niko Henrichon, Laurent Grossat

This week, we review Void Trip #1 and discuss other books including Clue, Super Sons, Descender, Eternal Empire, The Sword, Mech Cadet Yu, Glitterbomb: The Fame Game, Redneck and Generation X.Elsewhere, we talk Runaways, Justice League and prepare for an onslaught of upcoming Avengers: Infinity War marketing.Next week's Debut Review:John Wick #1 - JOHN WICK: BOOK OF RULES PART ONE When a young John Wick emerges from prison and embarks upon his first, epic vendetta, he comes up against a strange, powerful community of assassins and must learn how to master the Book of Rules that guides their lethal business. What are the Three Bills? Who is Calamity? And who was John Wick before he became the Baba Yaga? Here for the first time, read the thrilling origin story of John Wick, from 'Planet Hulk' writer Greg Pak and 'Dark Horse Presents' artist Giovanni Valletta. Void Trip #1 John Wick #1

Top 300 September Sales, Dark Knights Metal 3, Detective Comics 966, Action Comics 989, Wild Storm: Michael Cray 1, Gotham City Garage 1, Ragman 1, Falcon 1, Amazing Spider-Man 789, Despicable Deadpool 287, All-New Wolverine 25, Uncanny Avengers, Gwenpool, Atomahawk 0, Family Trade 1, God Complex 1, Catalyst Prime: Noble v2 1, Volcanosaurus 1, Wrapped Up 1, Fabian vs. Gail, Star Wars trailer, Black Panther trailer, New Mutants trailer, Beast Boy casting, Harley Quinn creative team change-up.   Details: Dark Knights Metal 3 by Scott Snyder, Greg Capullo, Jonathan Glapion, Fco Plascencia; Wild Storm: Michael Cray 1 by Bryan Hill, Warren Ellis, Steven Harris, Dexter Vines, Steve Buccellato; Gotham City Garage 1 by Collin Kelly, Jackson Lanzing, Brian Ching, Kelly Diane Fitzpatrick; Ragman 1 by Ray Fawkes, Inaki Miranda, Eva De La Cruz; Falcon 1 by Rodney Barnes, Joshua Cassara, Rachelle Rosenberg; Amazing Spider-Man 789 by Dan Slott, Stuart Immonen, Wade Von Grawbadger, Marte Garcia; Atomahawk 0 by Donny Cates, Ian Bederman; Family Trade 1 by Justin Jordan, Nikki Ryan, Morgan Beem; God Complex 1 by Paul Jenkins, Bryan Lie, Hendry Prasetya, Jessica Kholinne; Volcanosaurus 1 by S.A. Check, Scottie Watson, Emmanuel Ordaz; Wrapped Up 1 by Dave Scheidt, Scoot McMahon, Sean Dove   Comics Countdown 11 October 2017: 10a. Supergirl 14 by Steve Orlando, Jose Luis, Norm Rapmund, Michael Atiyeh 10b. All-New Wolverine 25 by Tom Taylor, Juan Cabal, Nolan Woodard 9. Harrow County 26 by Cullen Bunn, Tyler Crook, Alise Gluskova 8. Royal City 6 by by Jeff Lemire 7. Sacred Creatures 4 by Klaus Janson, Pablo Raimondi, Chris Chuckry, Brian Reber, Dean White 6. Detective Comics 966 by James Tynion IV, Eddy Barrows, Eber Ferreira, Adriano Lucas 5. Black Science 32 by Rick Remender, Matteo Scalera, Moreno DiNisio 4. Mister Miracle 3 by Tom King, Mitch Gerads 3. Eternal Empire 5 by Sarah Vaughn, Jonathan Luna 2. Woods 36 by James Tynion IV, Michael Dialynas 1. Time and Vine 4 by Thom Zahler

November solicitations, Dark Tower movie review, Manhunter Special, Nightwing: New Order 1, Seeley on Hellblazer, Generations: Thor, Doctor Aphra Annual, Secret Empire 9, Hard Place 1, Hi-Fi Fight Club 1, Archie 23, Catalyst Prime: Incidentals 1, War Mother 1, Calla Cthulhu, Clueless: Senior Year, AD After Death Director, Injustice 2 DLC Hellboy, Joker movies, Collectors Corps unboxing. Details: Manhunter Special by Dan DiDio, Keith Giffen, Mark Buckingham, Sam Humphries, Steve Rude, Jack Kirby; Nightwing: New Order 1 by Kyle Higgins, Trevor McCarthy; Generations: Unworthy Thor and Mighty Thor by Jason Aaron, Mahmud Asrar, Jordie Bellaire; Doctor Aphra Annual by Kieron Gillen, Marc Laming, Will Sliney, Jordan Boyd; Hard Place 1 by Doug Wagner, Nick Rummel, Charlie Kirchoff; Hi-Fi Fight Club 1 by Carly Usdin, Nina Vakueva, Irene Flores; Catalyst Prime: Incidentals 1 by Joe Casey, Larry Stroman, Rob Stull; War Mother 1 by Fred Van Lente, Stephen Segovia, Andrew Dalhouse, Elmer Santos; Calla Cthulhu by Evan Dorkin, Sarah Dyer, Erin Humiston, Mario Gonzalez, Bill Mudron; Clueless Senior Year by Amber Benson, Sarah Kuhn, Siobhan Kennan, Chan Murphy Comics Countdown 23 August 2017: 10. Batman/Shadow 5 by Scott Snyder, Riley Rossmo 9. Hi-Fi Fight Club 1 by Carly Usdin, Nina Vakueva, Irene Flores 8. Redneck 5 by Donny Cates, Lisandro Estherren, Dee Cunniffe 7. Calla Cthulhu by Evan Dorkin, Sarah Dyer, Erin Humiston, Mario Gonzalez, Bill Mudron 6. Plastic 5 by Doug Wagner, Daniel Hillyard, Andrew Robinson 5. Generations: Unworthy Thor and Mighty Thor by Jason Aaron, Mahmud Asrar, Jordie Bellaire 4. Chilling Adventures of Sabrina 8 by Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa, Robert Hack 3. Detective Comics 963 by James Tynion IV, Carmen Nunoz Carnero, Eddy Barrows 2. Eternal Empire 4 by Jonathan Luna, Sarah Vaughn 1. Black Hammer 12 by Jeff Lemire, David Rubin

Levins was sedated and in an operating room four hours before we recorded this episode. Siobhan recorded the entire thing while holding a baby. Are we the most hardcore comic book podcast of all time? Comics reviewed in this episode: First Things First (2:32) Hi Fi Fight Club #1 Nightwing The New Order #1 Manhunter Oversize Special #1 The Hard Place #1 Generations Thor #1 Doctor Aphra Annual #1 War Mother #1 Other Publishers (21:19) Chilling Adventures of Sabrina #8 Black Hammer #12 Dept.H #17 Archie #23 Heathen #5 Shipwreck #5 XO Manowar #6 Sisters of Sorrow #2 Marvel (35:42) Secret Empire #9 Edge of Venomverse #5 (Patreon contributor review by Tom Burton!) Doctor Strange #24 The Punisher #15 Deadpool Kills the Marvel Universe Again #4 Cable #4 Daredevil #25 Image (48:21) Underwinter #6 Renato Jones Freelancer #3 The Dying & The Dead #5 Eternal Empire #4 Generation Gone #2 Redneck #5 Shirtless Bear Fighter #3 Lazarus X+66 #2 Plastic #5 DC (1:01:40) The Hellblazer #13 Batgirl #14 Detective Comics #963 Suicide Squad #24 Hal Jordan and the Green Lantern Corps #27 Kamandi Challenge #8 Action Comics #986 Batman The Shadow #5 Mother Panic #10 New comics to check out this week (1:11:40) SUPPORT US ON PATREONFOLLOW US ON FACEBOOKJOIN THE SERIOUS ISSUES FACEBOOK GROUPFOLLOW US ON TWITTERTWITTER: LEVINS / SIOBHANINSTAGRAM: LEVINS / SIOBHAN – Serious Issues is a weekly comic book review podcast, hosted by Andrew Levins and Siobhan Coombs at Kings Comics in Sydney. Get in touch with us to ask us a question or tell us to start reading something we’re missing out on. Email us at seriousissues@kingscomics.com or find us at facebook.com/seriousissuespodcast. If you like what you hear, please leave us a nice review on iTunes! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Welcome to another episode of the Heck Yeah Comics! Podcast with your hosts David and Nick! In this episode, After Death gets a director, Black Lightning returns to the comic pages, the Eternal Empire reigns, and Nightwing established a new world order. Stay tuned for all this, and mooooore!

Join Andy as he reviews comics. This weeks reviews are Stained #1, Moonstruck #1, and Eternal Empire #1.

On this episode of The Resistance Broadcast, we discuss... Poll Results; Spencer Wilding Cast In Untitled Han Solo Spinoff Film (DEBUNKED); Name Of The New Resistance Fighters On Crait; SDCC Hasbro Panel Rundown; New Toys Give Us Looks At Poe Dameron and Snoke's Praetorian Guard; TLJ Sticker Book Sneak Peeks Including New Stormtroopers and Kylo Ren; John Burn's Upcoming Fan Comic: "Eternal Empire"; Star Wars Battlefront II Alpha Mining Reveals; Kyle Larson Interview; Is The Force With You OR Not With You; Reader Questions; Final Thoughts Host: Patric Covey Leaders of the Resistance: John Hoey, Bill Sheehy, James Baney, Kyle Larson

Spider-Man Homecoming, Top 300, 13th Doctor, Dark Days: The Casting, American Way: Those Above and Those Below, Spider-Men II, Centipede 1, Calexit 1, Dread Gods 1, Last Song 1, Green Lantern: Earth One, Sterling Gates on CW, Netflix Umbrella Academy, Spirits of Vengeance, Tim Drake and Detective Comics, Goosebumps at IDW, Black Hammer: Sherlock Frankenstein and the Legion of Evil, Karen Berger at Dark Horse, Jughead the Hunger ongoing, Archies ongoing. Details: Dark Days The Casting by Scott Snyder, James Tynion IV, Andy Kubert, John Romita Jr, Jim Lee, Klaus Janson, Danny Miki, Scott Williams; American Way: Those Above and Those Below 1 by John Ridley, Georges Jeanty, Danny Miki; Spider-Men II 1 by Brian Michael Bendis, Sarah Pichelli, Justin Ponsor; Centipede 1 by Max Bemis, Eoin Marron, Chris O'Halloran; Calexit 1 by Matt Pizzolo, Amancay Nahuelpan; Dread Gods 1 by Ron Marz, Tom Raney; Last Song 1 by Holly Interlandi, Sally Cantirino. Comics Countdown for 22 Jul 2017 10. Star Wars: Doctor Aphra 9 by Kieron Gillen, Kev Walker, Marc Deering 9. Amazing Spider-Man 30 by Dan Slott, Christos Gage, Stuart Immonen, Wade Von Grawbadger 8. Harbinger Renegades 5 by Rafer Roberts, Darick Robertson, Richard Clark 7. Bug: The Adventures of Forager 3 by Lee Allred, Mike Allred, Laura Allred 6. Dark Days: The Casting by Scott Snyder, James Tynion IV, Andy Kubert, John Romita Jr, Jim Lee, Klaus Janson, Danny Miki, Scott Williams 5. Flash 26 by Joshua Williamson, Howard Porter 4. American Way: Those Above and Those Below 1 by John Ridley, Georges Jeanty, Danny Miki 3. Deadly Class 29 by Rick Remender, Wes Craig, Jordan Boyd 2. Eternal Empire 3 by Sarah Vaughn, Jonathan Luna 1. Kill or Be Killed 10 by Ed Brubaker, Sean Phillips, Bettie Breitweiser

Adam West, Darth Vader 1, Iceman 1, Secret Empire: Brave New World 1, Divided States of Hysteria 1, Unsound 1, Baby Teeth 1, Magnus 1, Harvey Hits 1, Wonder Woman/Steve Trevor, Justice League 22, Batman 24, Reborn, Night Owl Society, Black Panther trailer, Ready Player One by Ernest Cline, Doctor Who "Empress of Mars" Details: Darth Vader 1 by Charles Soule, Giuseppe Camuncoli, Cam Smith, Chris Eliopoulos; Iceman 1 by Sina Grace, Alessandro Vitti, Rachelle Rosenberg; Secret Empire: Brave New World 1 by Paul Allor, Brian Level, Jeremy Whitley, Diego Olortegui, Nick Kocher, J Tana Ford; Divided States of Hysteria 1 by Howard Chaykin; Unsound 1 by Cullen Bunn, Jack Cole; Baby Teeth 1 by Donny Cates, Garry Brown; Magnus 1 by Kyle Higgins, Jorge Fornes, Chuck Wendig, Alvaro Sarraseca; Wonder Woman/Steve Trevor by Tim Seeley, Christian Duce, Alan Passalaqua 07 Jun Comics Countdown: 10. Wonder Woman/Steve Trevor by Tim Seeley, Christian Duce, Alan Passalaqua 9. Spider-Man/Deadpool 18 by Joe Kelly, Ed McGuinness, Jay Leisten, Mark Morales 8. Paper Girls 15 by Brian K Vaughan, Cliff Chiang 7. Shade the Changing Girl 9 by Cecil Castellucci, Marley Zarcone, Ande Parks, Kelly Fitzpatrick 6. Deathstroke 20 by Christopher Priest, Larry Hama, Carlo Pagulayan, Sean Parsons, Jason Paz 5. Dr. Strange 20 by Jason Aaron, Chris Bachalo, Kevin Nowlan, Livesay, Jaime Mendoza, Victor Olazaba, Tim Townsend, Al Vey 4. Unsound 1 by Cullen Bunn, Jack Cole 3. Eternal Empire 2 by Sarah Vaughn, Jonathan Luna 2. Batman 24 by Tom King, David Finch, Clay Mann, Seth Mann, Danny Miki, Jordie Bellaire 1. Rock Candy Mountain 3 by Kyle Starks

It's the episode that'll send shockwaves throughout the comic podcast industry when Levins and Siobhan debut a new segment called Last Things First, followed by another segment named First Things Second. Can our listenership recover from such a dramatic change? Lets hope so. Comics reviewed in this episode: Last Things First (1:20) The Flintstones #12 DKIII The Master Race #9 Doctor Strange #20 Nova #7 Bullseye #5 Reborn #6 Brave Chef Brianna #4 Night Owl Society #3 First Things Second (27:30) Wonder Woman Steve Trevor Special #1 Superman & Bugs Bunny #1 Darth Vader #1 Iceman #1 Secret Empire Brave New World #1 Bulletproof Coffin: The 1000 Yard Stare #1 The Divided States of Hysteria #1 The Unsound #1 Babyteeth #1 Jazz Maynard #1 Magnus #1 Kiss Vampirella #1 Gwar Orgasmageddon #1 Mighty Mouse #1 Ash vs The Army Darkness #0 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Amazing Adventures #1 Harvey Hits #1 Mighty Zodiac #1 DC (1:04:34) Batman #24 Superman #24 Bane Conquest #2 Nightwing #22 Injustice 2 #3 Shade the Changing Girl #9 Savage Things #4 Image (1:19:32) Stray Bullets Sunshine and Roses #24 Paper Girls #15 The Walking Dead #168 Extremity #4 Eternal Empire #2 Rock Candy Mountain #3 Planetoid Praxis #5 Injection #13 Youngblood #2 Cannibal #6 Marvel (1:31:36) Zombies Assemble #2 All New Guardians of the Galaxy #3 Black Bolt #2 X-Men Gold #5 Jessica Jones #9 Rocket #2 Champions #9 The Unstoppable Wasp #6 Avengers #8 Daredevil #21 The Amazing Spider-Man #28 Hawkeye #7 Other Publishers (1:48:40) Heathen #4 Redline #4 Stained #2 Ab Irato #2 Sherlock: The Blind Baker #6 Comics to pick up this week (1:54:30) SUPPORT US ON PATREON FOLLOW US ON FACEBOOK JOIN THE SERIOUS ISSUES FACEBOOK GROUP FOLLOW US ON TWITTER – Serious Issues is a weekly comic book review podcast, hosted by Andrew Levins and Siobhan Coombs at Kings Comics in Sydney. Get in touch with us to ask us a question or tell us to start reading something we’re missing out on. Email us at seriousissues@kingscomics.com or find us at facebook.com/seriousissuespodcast. If you like what you hear, please leave us a nice review on iTunes! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Tercer episodio del podcast en el que retomamos las secciones habituales del programa para ofreceros un programa sobre cómics variadito y que toca todos los géneros del noveno arte. Traemos en esta ocasión material europeo, Valiant, Marvel, tebeos españoles, cómic USA e independiente. El cómic del mes es en esta ocasión para "Crisis de Identidad", una obra excelente de DC Comics que no deja a nadie indiferente. Además, estrenamos sección de debate que enfrenta a los heraldos en esta primera entrega con un singular "Cómics digitales & Cómics en papel" que dará mucho que hablar. Esperamos que el programa sea de vuestro agrado y os invitamos a seguirnos en Twitter: @heraldogalactus y en nuestro grupo de Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/HeraldoDeGalactus/ Contenido del Programa: I.- Sección: "¿Qué estamos leyendo?" (Mini-reseñas) David: Pyongyang (Delisle, Astiberri) y Bukowski/Schultheiss (La Cúpula) Antonio: X-O Manowar clásico & The Sovereings #0 JL: Alien Dead Orbit & Sink. Rafa: La Cosa (Byrne/Wilson/Sinnot) & Demon (DC Comics) II.- Sección: "¡Viva la grapUSA!": Black Monday Murders (Jonathan Hickman), Future Quest & The Flintstones. III.- Sección: "Las cosas que vienen": *. Marvel Legacy/Generations *. Image The Divided States of Hysteria de Chaykin * .Dynamite Crossover: KISS + Vampirella *. Betty page *. Cómic Europeo : Astérix *. Tomaco de Jack Kirby en Marvel para finales de agosto *. The Omega Men y Sheriff de Babilonia (T. King, en tomo ECC) *. Conan, el Asesino (en grapa por Planeta) IV.- Sección: "Pendiente del Indie": Aminoacid Boy y los números # 1 de: Regression, Eternal Empire y Namwolf. V.- Sección: "El cómic del mes": Crisis de Identidad (DC Comics/Planeta/ECC). ¿Cuál es la línea que no puede traspasar nunca un héroe? Tras este miniserie de 2006, nada sería igual para el Universo DC y, sobre todo, para los miembros de la JLA. VI.- Sección: "La guerra de los heraldos: zona de debate": Cómics en formato digital: ¿Sí o No? Ventajas, inconvenientes, editoriales, precios, polémicas en RRSS, piratería,etcétera. Presentado y dirigido por Rafa J. Osuna con David Redondo, José Luís Pascual y Antonio Santaliestra. Visita nuestra web: www.heraldodegalactus.com

Reviews: Generation X Vol 2 #1, Eternal Empire #1, Luke Cage #1, X-Files Funko Universe #1, Agents of SHIELD S4 finale, Supergirl S2 finale Emily Edwards returns to co-host after a brief hiatus! The Five Points Fest was this weekend and Jimmy attended. Check out his thoughts on the comics/toy show. They also discuss the Into the Badlands finale along with Dutch cartoonist Aimee de Jongh's TCAF diary comics. Speaking of TCAF, It's the last of the TCAF interviews that Jimmy got when he was in Toronto. You'll hear him talk to Sandrine Revel (Glenn Gould: A Life Off Tempo) with special assist from translator Charlotte. He also chatted to old pal Jamie Tanner (The Consumptive 3). News includes: Netflix announces a Dark Crystal prequel, Supernatural will do an animated Scooby-Doo episode, Once Upon A Time will lose cast members & reboot next season, Tom Hardy will be Eddie Brock in the Venom film, Hellboy Hell Water Cinnamon Whiskey is here, The Runaways is returning to comics, DC Comics will explore the Dark Multiverse and more! Leave your iTunes comments! 5 stars and nothing but love! Also, get a hold of us!   Thanks for listening!

Time Codes: 00:00:31 - Introduction 00:02:39 - Announcement of the 2017 Eisner Award nominees 00:08:13 - Last weekend's Free Comic Book Day 00:18:45 - Herman by Trade 00:41:43 - Rise of the Dungeon Master 01:09:03 - Eternal Empire #1 01:27:04 - Wrap up 01:27:56 - Contact us   This week Andy and Derek look at three new titles, each one visiting the fantastic in one form or another. Before they jump into the reviews, however, they discuss some of the big comics news from the past week: the announcement of the 2017 Eisner Award nominations and Free Comic Book Day. The guys don't go into too much detail about the Eisner nominees because they plan on devoting an upcoming episode to that topic. However, they do briefly mention the curious situation surrounding the nomination of the Love Is Love collection in the Best Anthology category. They have much more to say about last Saturday's Free Comic Book Day. Both guys share some of their experiences at their local shops and the free comics they got there. Listen to the podcast's FCBD episode for more details. But then the Two Guys get into the heart of this week's show. They begin with Chris W. Kim's Herman by Trade, coming out this week from SelfMadeHero. Although on the surface this appears to be a more realistic narrative, its fantastic elements become apparent in the transformation of the title character who has the ability to change his appearance and mimic others' abilities at will. As both Derek and Andy point out, this is an unusual story that sticks with you long after reading. Next, they turn to a new graphic biography that is all about fantasy, Rise of the Dungeon Master: Gary Gygax and the Creation of D&D (Nation Books). The art is by Koren Shadmi, but the book is written by David Kushner, based on a profile he wrote for Wired magazine in 2008. What's most notable about this brief biography is the narrative point of view, almost entirely presented in the second person. This is fully in keeping with the spirit of role-playing games, where in this case the the narrating presence is, in essence, your "dungeon master" guiding your awareness as you enter the creators' biographical realm. Finally, Andy and Derek conclude with the latest collaboration from Jonathan Luna and Sarah Vaughn. Eternal Empire #1 (Image Comics) is a fantasy set in a distant world that, as Andy points out, is reminiscent of Game of Thrones. In fact, the guys spend a good bit of time speculating on the originality of this series, wondering if the unique elements will become more apparent in the issues to come. And while Andy isn't sure if he'll stick around to find out, Derek is going to give Eternal Empire a chance, especially given his appreciation of the Luna brothers' previous comics, and especially Luna and Vaughn's previous series Alex + Ada.

Issue #285: Guardians of the Galaxy, Vol. 2 Review and SECRET EMPIRE "I'M MARY POPPINS Y'ALL!!!" The GUARDIANS OF THE FREAKING GALAXY ARE BACK and the Talking Comics crew has gathered to share their thoughts on the second volume in the breakout sci-fi franchise blowing up the space corner of the MCU!!! Bob, Steve, and Joey are joined by Bronwyn Kelly-Seigh as they review James Gunn's Guardians of the Galaxy, Vol. 2, which sees the return of Chris Pratt, Zoe Saldana, Dave Bautista, Vin Diesel, Bradley Cooper, and Michael Rooker and adds Kurt Russell, Pom Klementieff, and Sylvester Stallone to Marvel's crazy roster of crazy actors! But first, the boys talk tons of comics, including the third chapter in DC's mini-crossover "THE BUTTON" and the official first issue of Marvel's SECRET EMPIRE!!!!!!! Other first issues covered include Jean Grey #1, Black Bolt #1, and Eternal Empire #1. #READCOMICS The Comic Book Podcast is brought to you by Talking Comics (www.talkingcomicbooks.com) The podcast is hosted by Steve Seigh (JoBlo.com editor), Bob Reyer, and Joey Braccino who weekly dissect everything comics-related, from breaking news to new releases. Our Twitter handle is @TalkingComics and you can email us at podcast@talkingcomicbooks.com.

Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 2 review, Top 10 April sales, Injustice 2, Bane Conquest 1, GotG: Mother Entropy 1, GotG: Mission Breakout, All-New Guardians of the Galaxy 1, Black Bolt 1, Jean Grey 1, Eternal Empire 1, Youngblood 1, Swordquest 0, TMNT Funko, The Damned 1, Catalyst Prime Noble, Alterna (Lilith Dark, Adam Wreck, Croak, Amazing Age), Secret Empire 1, Free Comic Book Day!, Batman 22, Dark Tower trailer, Defenders trailer, Thor by Aaron, DC Editorial shake-up, Doctor Who S10E04 Details: Injustice 2 1 by Tom Taylor, Bruno Redondo, Juan Albarran; Bane Conquest 1 by Chuck Dixon, Graham Nolan, Gregory Wright; Guardians of the Galaxy: Mother Entropy 1 by Jim Starlin, Alan Davis, Mark Farmer; Guardians of the Galaxy: Mission Breakout by Christopher Hastings, Edgar Salazar, Allen Martinez; All-New Guardians of the Galaxy 1 by Gerry Dugan, Aaron Kuder, Ive Svorcina; Black Bolt 1 by Saladin Ahmed, Christian Ward; Jean Grey 1 by Dennis Hopeless, Victor Ibanez; Eternal Empire 1 by Sarah Vaughn, Jonathan Luna; Youngblood 1 by Chad Bowers, Jim Towe, Rob Liefeld; Swordquest 0 by Chad Bowers, Chris Sims, Ghostwriter K; TMNT Funko Universe by Caleb Goellner, Nicolas Pena, Ronda Pattison; The Damned 1 by Cullen Bunn, Brian Hurtt, Bill Crabtree; Catalyst Prime Noble by Brandon Thomas, Roger Robinson; Lilith Dark 1 by Charles C Dowd; Croak 1 by Cody Andrew Sousa, Francesco Iaquinta; Adam Wreck 1 by Michael S Bracco; Amazing Age by Matthew David Smith, Jeremy Massie, Christine Brunson 03 May 2017 Comics Countdown 10. Goldie Vance 12 by Jackie Ball, Hope Larson, Noah Hayes, Sarah Stern 9. Paper Girls 14 by Brian K Vaughan, Cliff Chiang 8. Giant Days 26 by John Allison, Max Sarin, Liz Fleming, Whitney Cogar 7. Batman 22 by Tom King, Joshua Williamson, Jason Fabok, Brad Anderson 6. Spider-Gwen 19 by Jason Latour, Robbi Rodriguez, Rico Renzi 5. Eternal Empire 1 by Sarah Vaughn, Jonathan Luna 4. Star Wars: Poe Dameron 14 by Charles Soule, Angel Unzueta, Arif Prianto 3. Manifest Destiny 28 by Chris Dingess, Matthew Roberts, Tony Akins, Owen Gieni 2. The Damned 1 by Cullen Bunn, Brian Hurtt, Bill Crabtree 1. Deathstroke 18 by Christopher Priest, Joe Bennett, Norm Rapmund

Hey Handsomites! Eric and Robbie are discussing the debut work of Bryan Lee O'Malley, Lost at Sea! They talk about O'Malley's beginnings, his growth, and the patterns in his work! They also review Black Bolt #1 and Eternal Empire #1! Weekly Floppies Black Bolt #1 All-New Guardians of the Galaxy #1 Bane: Conquest #1 Fissure […] The post 185 – Lost at Sea by Bryan Lee O'Malley appeared first on Handsome Boys Comics Hour.

Hey Handsomites! Eric and Robbie are discussing the debut work of Bryan Lee O’Malley, Lost at Sea! They talk about O’Malley’s beginnings, his growth, and the patterns in his work! They also review Black Bolt #1 and Eternal Empire #1! Weekly Floppies Black Bolt #1 All-New Guardians of the Galaxy #1 Bane: Conquest #1 Fissure […] The post 185 – Lost at Sea by Bryan Lee O’Malley appeared first on Handsome Boys Comics Hour.

Bat’s in the Cradle; Steve’s Water Closet; Osito Is Always Watching; Alanis, Eat Your Heart Out; I’ll Make a Lantern Out of You; Run, Freedom, Run; Mecha-Galactus Strikes!; Silent but Deadly; “Phoenix: Rebirth” Would Be Too On-the-Nose; On the Big Orange Couch; Brian Turns a Corner; IISG: The Unbreakable Nadia Pym; LBCBR: Longbox Stockholm Syndrome (Batman #22 a.k.a The Button, Part 3 - 3:42, Secret Empire #1 - 12:56, Bane: Conquest #1 - 23:56, Deathstroke #22 - 26:22, Green Lantern #22 - 31:37, Eternal Empire #1 - 37:47, All-New Guardians of the Galaxy #1 - 41:19, Black Bolt #1 - 45:50, Jean Grey #1 - 46:48, Spider-Gwen #19 - 50:02, Brian’s Corner - 54:20, Is It Still Good? - 1:01:26, LBCBR: Avengers #221 - 1:28:09) Podcast theme: The Spontaneous Elk Reunion (The Fish Who Saved The Planet) / CC BY 4.0

- Secret Empire #1. Nick Spencer y Steve McNiven. (Marvel). - Batman #22 (The Button #3). Joshua Williamson y Jason Fabok. (DC). - All-New Guardians of the Galaxy #1. Gerry Duggan y Aaron Kuder. (Marvel). - Eternal Empire #1. Sarah Vaughn, Jonathan Luna (que también dibuja). (Image). - Jean Grey #1. Dennis Hopeless y Victor Ibáñez. (Marvel).

In which Roman and Django miss out on this very special episode starring Jeff, Justin and special guest Braden. And Colette calls in. Featuring Black Bolt #1, The Damned #1, Eternal Empire and Batman #22 (The Button part 3). SPOILERS! There are a lot of them. So read these books before you listen to this podcast. Subscribe to us on iTunes or wherever you like to get your podcasts. Call in with your questions at 1-619-663-7336. Or email them to us info at our website address.

- Secret Empire #1. Nick Spencer y Steve McNiven. (Marvel). - Batman #22 (The Button #3). Joshua Williamson y Jason Fabok. (DC). - All-New Guardians of the Galaxy #1. Gerry Duggan y Aaron Kuder. (Marvel). - Eternal Empire #1. Sarah Vaughn, Jonathan Luna (que también dibuja). (Image). - Jean Grey #1. Dennis Hopeless y Victor Ibáñez. (Marvel).

Welcome to Super Skull; we're here to talk about the comic books. All the good comic books. And probably a couple of bad ones.  Our Big Picks this week were: * Secret Empire #1 * Eternal Empire #1 * Ab Irato #1

It's the first part of March, which means it must be time for the Two Guys with PhDs to look through the latest Previews catalog. Before they do that, though, they alert readers to this month's #trypod social media campaign and encourage listeners to share their love of The Comics Alternative by using that hashtag along with #try2guys. Next, they give a big THANK YOU to Kristin and Thomas at the Secret Stacks podcast for their recent shout-out. Then they get into the March Previews catalog, highlighting a variety of upcoming titles from both large and small publishers alike. Among the upcoming comics they discuss are offerings from: Dark Horse Comics - Ether, Volume 1: Death of the Last Golden Blaze, Glister, Joe Golem: Occult Detective - The Outer Dark #1, and H.P. Lovecraft's The Hound and Other Stories DC/Vertigo - Bug!: The Adventures of Forager #1, DC Horror: House of Secrets, Vol. 1, and The American Way: The 10th Anniversary Edition IDW Publishing/Top Shelf - Saucer State #1, Drawing and Life Lessons from Master Cartoonists, and Samaris Image Comics - Regression #1, Youngblood #1, Eternal Empire #1, The Dying and the Dead #4, Nothing Lasts Forever, and User Abstract Studios - Motor Girl, Volume 1: Real Life AdHouse - Please Destroy My Enemies and Your Black Friend Aftershock Comics - Pestilence #1 and The Normals #1 Alternative Comics - The Diary of Menorah Horowitz and Resurrection Perverts, Vol. 1: Hunter's Point Bergen Street Press - Revenger and the Fog BOOM! Studios - Sombra and The Backstagers, Vol. 1 Dynamite Entertainment - Swordquest #0, James Bond: Service, and Hero Killers #1 Drawn and Quarterly - Boundless, Hostage, and Uncomfortably Happy Fantagraphics Books - One More Year, Songy of Paradise, All Time Comics: Atlas #1, On the Camino, and The Ladies-in-Waiting Fanfare/Ponent Mon - Furari First Second - Science Comics: Flying Machines, Shattered Warrior, and Spill Zone, Vol. 1 Gallery 13 - Creepshow Roundwood Books - Grandfather and the Moon and Harvey; How I Became Invisible Nation Books - Rise of the Dungeon Master: Gary Gygax and the Creation of D&D NBM - Billie Holiday New York Review Books - Father and Son Oni Press - The Damned #1 and The Damned, Vol. 1: Three Days Dead Pantheon Books - My Brother's Husband, Vol. 1 SelfMadeHero - Herman by Trade and Outburst Seven Seas Entertainment - My Lesbian Experience with Loneliness Taschen - The Airship Adventures of Little Nemo Z2 Comics - Instrumental University Press of Mississippi - Graphic Novels for Children and Young Adults Quirk Books - The Spectacular Sisterhood of Superwomen

Episode 367-It a bonus episode featuring 14 Spec-Ready preorder picks from the upcoming March Previews: Moon Knight 14 (Marvel m075) Predator Hunters 1 (Dark Horse p046) Injustice 2 #1 (DC p120) Saucer State 1 (IDW p181) Eternal Empire 1 (Image p202) Normals 1 (Aftershock p264) Croak 1 (Alterna p272) Ghost Wolf Horde of Fangs 1 (Amigo p281) CalExit 1 (BLack Mask 301) Stained 1 (451 Media p364) Damned 1 (Oni Press p388) Keyser Soze Scorched Earth 1 (Red 5 p401) Mind Bender 1 (Scout p402) Heroines 1 (Space Goat p406) Visit our website - www.comicsfunprofit.com Email us at: Comicsforfunandprofit@gmail.com - questions, comments, gripes, we can't wait to hear what you have to say. Follow us on Twitter: @ComicsFunProfit Like us on Facebook: /ComicsForFunAndProfit. Subscribe, rate, review on itunes. We are on Stitcher and Youtube (kinda)Thank you so much for listening and spreading the word about our little comic book podcast.

On this episode of The AIE Podcast... Alludra: We're getting together in real life!   Tetsemi: Blizzcon 2016 is a go!   Alludra There are rumors of a Sith!   Tetsemi: Space MMO's get new content … wish WoW did   Alludra: Fishing while AFK and other MMO tricks! All that and more coming up right now... Podcast Audio Raw Video http://youtu.be/N4EYq5pHm4A Open Welcome to episode #252 of the the podcast celebrating the Alea Iacta Est gaming community, the die has been podcast. This is Tetsemi: To my left is Alludra: - (catch phrase here). Mkallah is off working at a friend's theatre this evening, hope the patron's are in a good mood tonight. This week we are going to cover the AIE Community and News Ok, we'll be digging into this week's news... AIE News Community The Phoenix group is getting together on April 23rd, to raid Chino Banditos and meet with some folks traveling through Phoenix, come join us if you're in town. And Warcraft movie meetups are already being planned, Lanctharus has started one for June 10th in Pasadena, CA. Don't forget to check the forums and http://www.meetup.com/Alea-Iacta-Est for community meetups that are happening nearby or to plan your own! Donations Also, would you like to help defray the costs of running the guild, web hosting, etc? We have a donation page up on https://www.payit2.com/fundraiser/76565 Every little bit helps. NOMADS Black Desert Online - We do have a presence in BDO, however the current guild cap is 40 characters. If you'd like to join up and hangout with the AIE folks, check out the forum post for more information http://forum.myextralife.com/topic/57068-black-desert-online-guild-info The Division - Are you playing The Division and want to hang out with AIE folks while exploring the Dark Zone? Take a look at the forum thread for more information http://forum.myextralife.com/topic/57017-the-division D&D Local Meetup And if you're local to Madison, WI. Archleon is looking to put together an all day D&D playthrough of the newly release and updated Curse of Strahd adventure. http://forum.myextralife.com/topic/57115-curse-of-strahd WoW Blizzcon - Dates have been announced, November 4 and 5 in the Anaheim Convention Center. Tickets go on sale April 20th https://blizzcon.com/en-us/news/20089731/blizzcon-2016-ticket-purchasing-guide AIE Guild Hall plans are in the planning stage, if you want to help out be sure to let us know on the forums or you can e-mail officers@aie-guild.org EVE Has the new galactic civil war peaked your interest in Eve? Just want to read the news and follow along? Take a look at the latest information posted by Lanctharus on the news feed of the guild page. https://aie-guild.org/the-scope-conflict-continues-as-mbc-advance-on-the-north SWTOR Chapter 12 - Visions in the Dark released on April 7th and continues the story with Emperor Valkorion. Also added are a new mission for a new follower on the Alliance side, new PvP challenges with a new Proving Ground and a new 4v4 Arena, and of course, a new Cartel Market Pack. New Alliance Mission – Rumors of a Sith artifact lead you to Yavin, where you discover the ancient Dashade warrior, Ak'ghal Usar, who you can recruit as your Companion. Free from captivity, Ak'ghal seeks vengeance against the captors who've nearly eliminated his species. New PvP Challenges – Prepare for the fight against the Eternal Empire in the newest 8v8 Odessen Proving Grounds or fight to the death in the new 4v4 Rishi Cove Arena. New “Visionary” Cartel Market Pack – Inspired by the latest chapter, the new “Visionary” Cartel Pack offers players the opportunity to get unique Jedi-inspired items, including Grand Master Satele Shan's gear, new Acklay creature mount, and more. http://www.swtor.com/info/news/press-release/20160407 Also, don't forget The Escape Pod Cast, the latest episode #138 is up on the feed - http://www.newoverlords.com/swtor-escape-pod-cast-138-livestream-and-chapter-xii and covers Chapter 12 (...

Is the World Falling Apart? The current issue of World magazine, you may have seen it recently, (World magazine is a Christian form of Time magazine) has as the cover article Is the World Falling Apart? Thankfully, the magazine answers no, praise God, but we get a strong answer to that question right from Isaiah 45 this morning. Now, the issues that are on the minds of the authors of the article there and of the editors of World have to do with events going on in the Ukraine and events going on in the Near East, events going on in Syria and Iraq and in Israel. It doesn't mention Ebola, but you could extend that as well, as that's reaching a crisis level in parts of the world that are hard to even imagine. I read an article this week, Seven Rational Reasons to Panic About Ebola; it was a very depressing article. Well, I thought throughout history, you could say seven rational reasons to panic about the rise of communism, or before that the invasion of Hitler and Poland, or seven rational reasons to panic about the beginning of World War I, or seven rational reasons to panic about Genghis Khan. Again and again throughout history there have been, it seems, rational reasons to panic. And again and again, God stands in the pages of Scripture and testifies that he is sovereign over all of this. The nations are churning like a roiling sea, and there's all of this discontent, and there's all of this disorder and this sin. But God rules over all of it for his glory. And this morning, we're going to look at how God raises up a temporary empire under Cyrus the Great to serve his purposes in raising up an eternal empire in Jesus Christ. And we need to train ourselves to look at world events, look at world history, the things that are happening, whether crises of a biological nature like Ebola, or a crisis of a political, geopolitical nature like ISIS, or what's going on in Ukraine, or even crisis of weather, like Hurricane Katrina or other things like that, and look at it differently through the eyes of the sovereignty of God over all of these things. And Isaiah 45 is going to give us some significant insights into all of that. The amazing message of this chapter, and indeed of the whole Bible, is that God actively rules over every single event on the surface of the Earth; everything. He actively rules over the rise and fall of nations in particular, and that's something we need to keep in mind. God raises up empires, he raises up emperors and he brings them back down again. And as a matter of fact, no one can be a king, no one can be a ruler, no one can raise up an empire without the power of the sovereign power of God, whether that individual acknowledges God or not. As in this text, it said several times that Cyrus doesn't acknowledge God. And it is very helpful and encouraging and strengthening to our faith to know that God does this, that God is the one that raises up empires and nations. He's the one that determines how long they'll last and when they will sink back down into the dust of history, as the Medo-Persian Empire has done. How do we know that? Well, there are number of places. Isaiah 45, that we're going to look at today, I think teaches it. But for me, probably the number one verse in the Bible that teaches this in a very succinct way is Acts 17:26. This is where the Apostle Paul, speaking at Mars Hill, talked about human history in this way: "From one man he made every nation of men that they should inhabit the whole Earth. And he determined the times set for them and the exact places where they should live." Now, I'll tell you, if you meditate on that long enough, you'll understand how significant that statement is. God determines how long people live, where they live, what is going to be the extent of their domain. God rules over all of these things. It's amazing, in Deuteronomy 2:20-22, he talks there about some various people; this is where Moses is getting the Jewish nation ready to invade the Promised Land and take from it those Canaanite nations, to take it militarily, and God's going to go before them and give them military success. But God actually says, "I've been doing that with other nations, too, not just your own." He talks, for example, about the Ammonites, who drove out a people called the Zamzummites. And you're like, "Huh. What in the world do the Ammonites and the Zamzummites have to do with me?" Well nothing, they have sunk, as I said, back into the dust heap of history. But this is what Deuteronomy 2:21 says concerning the Zamzummites: "They were a people strong and numerous, as tall as the Anakites." Listen, "The Lord destroyed them from before the Ammonites, who drove them out, and settled in their place." Do you not realize the significance of that statement? That God was going before the Ammonites and driving out the Zamzummites. He's been doing that ever since. God rules over all of these things. And so here in this chapter, Isaiah 45, God is saying that he gives to Cyrus a kingdom, that he's going to go ahead of Cyrus. That image is powerful, like the pillar of cloud and pillar of fire before the Jews. He's going to go ahead of Cyrus and go before Cyrus and give him a kingdom. He's going to give him military victories. And he's going to do it and he's going to speak of him... God is going to speak of Cyrus as his servant and his shepherd, even his anointed one, his Christ in the Greek translation. Though he does not acknowledge him. And why is he doing all this? I say we step back and look big picture, God is doing this so that his elect people will know him and worship him and come to him for salvation and be saved even to the ends of the earth. That's what God is doing. He's ruling over history for the salvation of his chosen people. That's what this chapter's about. I. God Grants Cyrus an Empire for the Salvation of His Elect (vs. 1-8) So now let's dig in and look verses one through eight, God grants to Cyrus an empire for the salvation of his elect. Now, who is this individual Cyrus? For the second time, we have Cyrus the Great specifically identified by name. We've been looking at this for weeks now. These are the two chapters Isaiah 44 verse 28, "The Lord says of Cyrus," Koresh in the Hebrew, "he is my shepherd, and will accomplish all that I please. He will say of Jerusalem, "Let it be rebuilt and of the temple let its foundations be laid." And then again, we have Cyrus mentioned in 45 and verse one. Who was Cyrus the Great? So we have this individual mentioned by name, Cyrus, called in history, Cyrus the Great. Notice he's not called Cyrus the Great in the pages of scripture, because he is not great compared to the true king, who is coming, Christ, Christ is great. But Cyrus was a, according to the ancient historian, Herodotus, the grandson of a Median king named Astyages, ruler of the Median empire. Astyages had a dream about his baby grandson that one day he would overthrow him. So similar to King Herod, he sought to kill Cyrus the Great. But he officially delegated the task to an official but he couldn't do it, he couldn't kill this baby, and he gave him, he hit him with a shepherd instead. Wasn't until Cyrus was 10 years old, that king Astyages learned about this deception. But by then Cyrus' qualities had become known and he didn't want to kill him, Astyages didn't. And so he let him and his mother live in exile. Well, in 554 BC, Cyrus led a revolt against his grandfather Astyages in fulfillment of the dream, and we would say in fulfill of the prophecies here in this chapter. He led a revolt and overthrew Astyages and effectively ended the Median empire. He then consolidated the Persians, and the Medes together into one world empire, the first of its kind in world history. And so it's called the Medo-Persian empire. He drew these officials together and they set out to begin conquest. He moved out to control the Mediterranean coastline, smaller kingdoms like the kingdom of Lydia ruled by the fabulously wealthy king Croesus who is one of the... Said to be one of the wealthiest kings in history, conquered all of them, one after the other. They allied themselves to try to stop the Medo-Persian onslaught, but they couldn't do it. On October 12, 539 BC, Cyrus annexed the Chaldean or Babylonian empire, and on October 29th, he entered Babylon and arrested the king and assumed the title, their king of Babylon, king of Sumer and Akkad, king of the four corners of the world. I believe that put it all together that's the story told in Daniel 5. That very night, Belshazzar died in direct fulfillment of prophecy. Almost immediately then Cyrus the Great extended his control over the Arabian Peninsula, and over the middle east. They all submitted to Persian rule. Although Cyrus did not conquer Egypt by 535 BC, all the lands right up to the Egyptian border had submitted to him, and they began giving tribute to him. So that's who Cyrus the Great was in history. Cyrus also had some enlightened policies for ruling his empire. He was the first empire to realize that it was in his own best interest to make everybody under his rule as absolutely happy and autonomous as possible. He wanted them to be content under Persian rule. The Romans would perfect that with the Pax Romana. It was a combination of their overpowering military strength, so if you revolt you're going to get crushed. Plus, "Hey life, isn't so bad. Things are going well. We have our own rulers really under the Caesars etcetera." And it was really Cyrus that saw the wisdom of doing that and that extended especially to religion. He wanted the people to be able to worship their own gods and goddesses in their own way, and so he sent money from the treasury to allow temples of gods and goddesses to be rebuilt, and for religions to be established. Now, it was part of this policy that extended to the Jews and enabled them to go back to Palestine and re-build the temple of Yahweh, of Jehovah God. And this is directly recorded for us in Second Chronicles 36:22-23. It says there, "In the first year of Cyrus king of Persia, in order to fulfill the word of the Lord spoken by Jeremiah," we would add and Isaiah, "The Lord moved the heart of Cyrus king of Persia to make a proclamation throughout his realm and to put it in writing." Verse 23, "This is what Cyrus king of Persia says, 'The Lord, the God of Heaven has given me all the kingdoms of the earth and he has appointed me to build a temple for him at Jerusalem in Judah. Anyone of his people among you may, the Lord his God be with him, and let him go up, let him go up." Now, Cyrus was a Pagan, he was a polytheist, he was a syncretist. He tried to mix as much religion together as possible. The idea of this is, "Who knows whatever gods or goddesses might be upset, let's appease them and make them happy." And you get this, I think, especially in something known as the Cyrus cylinder, which was discovered by an archaeologist in 1878. It's now in the British Museum in London. It's been translated and it shows how Cyrus seemed to believe in all the gods and goddesses. So while the Scripture does show Cyrus giving honor to the Jewish God, he seemed to do the same for every god. The Cyrus cylinder says something like the victorious Cyrus portrayed as having been chosen by the chief Babylonian god, Marduk, to restore peace and order to the Babylonians, that Cyrus was welcomed by the people of Babylon as their new ruler and it appeals to Marduk to protect and help Cyrus and his son Cambyses. The cylinder also says that, he repaired the ruin temples in the various cities that he conquered, restored their cults, their religions, and returned their sacred images as well as their former inhabitants, so that those gods and goddesses could be worshipped. So, as Isaiah says plainly in our text, Cyrus did not acknowledge the true and only, the living God, but God still used it. Do you see? God ruled over this for his own sovereign purposes. God Calls Cyrus His “Anointed” and Grants Him an Empire Now, let's look very specifically at verses 1-3, there it says, "This is what the LORD says to his anointed, to Cyrus, whose right hand I take hold of to subdue nations before him and to strip kings of their armor, to open doors before him so that gates will not be shut: I will go before you and will level the mountains; I will break down gates of bronze and cut through bars of iron. I will give you the treasures of darkness, riches stored in secret places, so that you may know that I am the LORD, the God of Israel, who summons you by name." Well, right in verse 1, do you not see how amazing this is, "This is what the Lord says to his anointed"? This is language reserved for a Davidic king. For us as Christians, this is language we reserve for Christ, the Anointed One, the Messiah. But he says he's going to take his anointed, Cyrus, by the right hand. He's going to lead him and give him success, and he's going to enable Cyrus to subdue every nation that opposes him. He's going to be able to cut through bars of iron and break down gates of bronze. He's going to be militarily successful. And God, he says, is going to go ahead of Cyrus, he's going to go before him to guarantee these victories. Like I said, the pillar of cloud and the pillar of fire leading the Jews, so God would lead Cyrus to victory, and he'll give him treasures hidden in darkness, maybe that's Croesus's gold down in some vault somewhere. He's going to give him all of the spoils of victory, everything that a pagan emperor could ever want, he's going to hand him the treasures of darkness. But he does this so that Cyrus and Israel and indeed all the earth may know that he alone is the true God. God Does This So That Cyrus, Israel, and All the Earth May Know Him So look at verses 3-6, he says, "I will give you the treasures of darkness, riches stored in secret places, so that you may know that I am the LORD, the God of Israel, who summons you by name. For the sake of Jacob my servant, of Israel my chosen, I summon you by name and bestow on you a title of honor, though you do not acknowledge me. I am the LORD, and there is no other; apart from me there is no God. I will strengthen you, though you have not acknowledged me, so that from the rising of the sun to the place of its setting men may know there is none besides me. I am the LORD, and there is no other." And Isn't it powerful how God is speaking directly to Cyrus, talking to him? "I am God and I'm talking to you so that you may know me," speaking very powerfully and directly. That's the goal of all of this, that we may know the only true and living God that there is in the world. "That you may know me, that I have summoned you by name." We know that at the beginning of these conquests, and as he received all of this military victory, Cyrus did not know the Lord. But is it possible that once Daniel got to be the second highest ruler in the Persian kingdom, that he might have evangelized him? Wouldn't it be delightful to find Cyrus up in heaven? Wouldn't it be delightful that God's purpose stated here, "So that you may know me," actually comes true, and that Cyrus is worshipping the true and living God for all eternity? Wouldn't you love to be Daniel rolling open the Isaiah scroll and saying, "Hey here's your name. And it was written a century before you were born." I would think that would have evangelistic power. Amen? Talk about using fulfilled prophecy to win a convert. I would think Cyrus would be easy at that point. Cyrus had not acknowledged him. But do you see the significance of this big picture? God uses the movers and shakers of world history, whether they know him or not, whether they acknowledge him or not, whether it's Julius Caesar or Attila the Hun or Genghis Khan or Tamerlane, or all the way up to the 20th century, all of the great movers and shakers of the terrible events of the 20th century, God ruled over every one of them, whether they knew him or acknowledged him or not, all of them. God gives them power, and then holds them accountable for how they use it. God rules over all of these things. Again, this is taught so plainly. You remember in Daniel chapter 4, when one of those mighty rulers, those emperors, the king of Babylon, Nebuchadnezzar, did not know God, did not acknowledge him. And so God gave him an education in that chapter. You remember the dream he had of the great tree that was cut down and all that? It led eventually to his mind being changed into that of an animal for seven years? Well, the point of the whole lesson in Daniel 4 was this, the angel said it, "So that you might know, that you might acknowledge that the Most High is sovereign over the kingdoms of men, and gives them to anyone he wishes." Well, he learned that lesson. And at the end, Nebuchadnezzar said these words of God, "His dominion is an eternal dominion; his kingdom endures from generation to generation. All the peoples of the earth are regarded as nothing. He does as he pleases with the powers of heaven and the peoples of the earth. No one can hold back his hand or say to him: "What have you done?" That is the sovereign God. So, no, the world is not falling apart. God is ruling over every single event. God Alone Creates Success and Disaster (vs. 7) And Verse 7 is one of those "meat" verses that you can take the rest of your life chewing on, and you'll never fully comprehend it. But we must embrace it, we must read it, and we must take in its truth. Verse 7, "I form the light and create darkness. I bring prosperity and create disaster. I, the Lord, do all these things." This is one of the most difficult concepts in the Christian religion, it's under the heading of God's providence, God's sovereign rule over the events of everyday life. And it goes right to the issue of light and darkness, prosperity and disaster, right to that issue. And it says directly that God does all these things. So, let's stick right with Cyrus's Medo-Persian conquests, and bring in the picture... Remember I said it's as though God were leading them as he was leading Israel with the pillar of cloud and the pillar of fire, you remember? You remember the night of the Red Sea crossing, how the pillar stood there and separated out God's people from the Egyptians, who wanted to kill them. You remember that? And how it said in that one night, the same pillar gave light to the one side and darkness to the other. You remember that? And so it is the same event in human history, can be light to the one and darkness to the other. So let's just put it in simple terms. Let's say you were a soldier in the Medo-Persian army. Your conquest of Lydia or of the Scythians or of the Chaldeans, would have been light for you, and would have been prosperity for you. But if you were one of the Lydians or the Scythians or the Chaldeans, it would have been darkness and disaster. It's the same event, and God does it, and he knows exactly the impact it's going to have on your life. He's very well aware of that. This destroys, I think, the immature, the doctrinally immature view of God that he only ever brings prosperity and light and sweetness and happiness to people. This is that "health and wealth" doctrine that we hear about, but I think it lurks in all of our minds. And if you think it doesn't, how do you act when you get what some call an adverse providence? Something comes that crosses you somewhat, that causes you inconvenience... Could be an illness, could be losing your job, a financial issue. It could be some major repair on the car, things that trivial really. Or it could be matters of life and death... And how it is that we are challenged by this statement. But look at it again, "I form the light and create darkness. I bring prosperity and create disaster; I the Lord do all these things." Now, here we must be very careful what we're saying. It says in 1 John 1:5, "God is light, and in him, there is no darkness at all." So God never does evil, ever. But he brings disaster, he kills people, he takes possessions away from people. It's just not evil. It's just a different way of thinking. We have to understand this. God never does evil. I think when Hurricane Katrina came in, all of the bad theology that flowed after that, I couldn't believe it, on all sides of the equation. Those that said that God did bring the hurricane, and those that God... Said God didn't bring it. I'm not sure which hurricanes God brings and which ones he doesn't, which winds he controls. As far as I'm concerned, in the Bible, God's sovereign over weather, over all things. But it's simplistic to say that, let's say because of the great wickedness, specifically of New Orleans, that he brought Hurricane Katrina, as some theologians and pastors said. It's just simplistic. On the same street there are flattened houses, and some of those people are godly people, and some of them are unbelievers, and some of them are nominal Christians, and everything. And they're all getting the same thing. It's just too simplistic. But to say, "God would never do anything, it's only the devil, let's say, that would ever do something like that." It just isn't true. So we have to grow up, and we have to read a verse like this verse 7, and say, "I understand it." The Lord Rains Down Righteousness and Makes It Spring Up Now, look at verse 8, how he couples it. He says basically that everything God does is righteous. It's never evil, it's always righteous. Look at Verse 8, "You heavens above, rain down righteousness. Let the clouds shower it down, let the earth open wide. Let salvation spring up, let righteousness grow with it. I the Lord have created it." So, God does all these things, the Medo-Persian invasion, Cyrus, all that, hurricanes, earthquakes, everything. Everything that God does, he does so that he can bring about righteous salvation for his elect. That's the ultimate end, that God would be glorified by raining down from heaven whatever is necessary to let righteous salvation spring up. Isn't that beautiful? So, keep verse 7 and verse 8 together. What God is doing, it's apparently light and darkness to us, apparently prosperity and disaster, but look more deeply. In the midst of it, God is working out his saving purposes. He's causing righteous salvation to spring up from the earth, verse 8. II. God Rebukes Arrogant Human Questioning of His Plans (vs. 9-13) Well, verses 9-13, God says, "Okay, now I know you're ready to argue with me. I know you're ready to argue with me because you don't like what I'm saying to you. " This is God saying it, this is not the pastor saying this right now. I'm just saying, this is where we're going in the text, because he's very well aware that a verse like verse 7 is troubling. The idea, to the Jews, that God is going to raise up a pagan and give him the promised land and everything else and go before him and give him all this military success, "God, if you're so mighty and do that, why don't you do it for a Davidic king, a Jewish king? If that's what you can do, then do it for one of us." And God says in verse 9 and 10, "Woe to him who quarrels with his maker. To him, it is but a potsherd among the potsherds of the ground. Does the clay say to the potter, 'What are you making?" Does your work say, 'He has no hands?' Woe to him who says to his father, 'What have you begotten?' Or to his mother, 'What have you brought to birth?'" So I think the immediate context here would be Jews, shocked to hear that God is going to use this pagan man to do all this. It's just difficult for them to hear God say to Cyrus, a pagan, "My servant, my anointed one, my shepherd," to call him that? It's difficult. "I don't understand what you're doing, God." And so, they start to question it. Now, more broadly applicable, when we have verse 7 kind of come down on our heads, and God, it seems, is bringing calamity to us, he's bringing darkness into our lives, and we're going through hard times, it is so easy to quarrel with your maker, isn't it? And so God proclaims a woe on those who quarrel with God, argue with God. He challenges us. He calls us "potsherds on the ground" of the workshop, the potter's workshop. What's a potsherd? It's a piece of broken pottery. How is that like us? We were formed from the clay, from the dust of the Earth. And a potsherd's like something broken on the ground. We've been shattered in many ways by sin. And so for us, as a broken piece of pottery on the ground, to argue up to the potter himself is arrogant. Now, the apostle Paul picks up on this exact verse in Romans chapter 9, when he talks about God's sovereignty and salvation. And you remember that passage where God's going through, "Why are some Jews believing and some Jews aren't believing?" and that very deep passage? Romans 9 stands like Mount Everest over the theological landscape, and it's just got so many challenging statements in there. But in Romans 9:18, it says that God has mercy on whom he wills to have mercy, and he hardens whom he wills to harden. And then Paul, the great teacher, says, "Now, one of you will say to me, one of you is going to argue back with me, why does God still find fault? Why does anybody ever get judged, for who resists his will?" But Romans 9:20, "Who are you, oh man, to talk back to God? Shall what is formed say to him who formed it, 'Why did you make me like this?' Does not the potter have the right to make out of the same lump of clay some pottery for noble purposes, and some for common use." Friends, that's grown-up theology. If we just take it simply at this point, don't argue with God. God is very patient, but in this text, he's saying, "Woe to you who does it." So don't argue, submit. And if you're going through a terrible trial, adverse circumstances, the quicker you bring yourself humbly and quietly under God's mighty hand, the quicker the healing will flow. The more you resist and fight and chafe and talk back to God, the longer that's going to take. You're just doing damage to your own soul. Woe to Him Questions God About His Plans And so, it's telling us not to argue with him, and not to question him about his plans. Look at verse 11 and 13, "This is what the Lord says, the Holy One of Israel, and its maker: Concerning things to come, do you question me about my children? Do you give me orders about the work of my hands?" Notice, verse 11 focuses on his children, his elect. God does everything for them. So he's saying, "Are you going to question me, what I'm doing with my children? Do you have the right to do that?" And then Verse 13, "I will raise up Cyrus in my righteousness. I will make all his ways straight, he will rebuild my City." That's Jerusalem. Isn't that beautiful that God calls it "my city"? "He will rebuild my city and set my exiles free, but not for a price or reward, says the LORD Almighty." So, God does everything for the sake of his elect, for his children. He knows exactly what he's going to do. In verse 12, he says, "Don't forget who I am, don't forget my power." Look at Verse 12. He says, "It is I who made the earth and created mankind upon it. My own hand stretched out the heavens. I marshalled their starry hosts." So never forget who I am. III. God’s Mysterious Plans for Gentile Salvation (vs. 14-17) Now, in verses 14-17, God speaks of his mysterious plans for gentile salvation. Look at verse 14, "This is what the Lord says, 'The products of Egypt and the merchandise of Cush, and those tall Sabeans, they will come over to you and will be yours. They will trudge behind you, coming over to you in chains. They will bow down before you and plead with you, saying, 'Surely God is with you, and there is no other. There is no other God.''" Now, this is not an easy verse. To a Jewish nationalist, let's say a Jewish zealot, they be like, "I love that verse. We've got the Gentiles trudging behind us in chains, and they're bringing us all their merchandise." Yes, but understand. God's purpose, his saving purpose has always been extending to the ends of the earth. Remember the original call of Abram in Ur of the Chaldees? What does he say? He says, "I will bless those who, what? Bless you. And if one of these Egyptians or Cushites or tall Sabeans falls down in front of them, and says, "Truly God is with you, and there is no other, there's no other God," they're going to get blessed, friends. They're going to get blessed with salvation. Paul quotes this very thing in 1 Corinthians 14. You remember about the whole speaking-in-tongues thing? And if an outsider comes in, and they hear prophecy, they hear a clear proclamation of the Word of God, they're going to fall down in your midst and say, "Surely God is among you." he's quoting this exact passage. So ultimately, we're talking about gentile salvation, the Corinthians were Gentiles. And God in their midst, because they repent and believe in Christ. God is a God Who Hides Himself Now, your head may be swimming, saying, "This is just too complicated. This is too deep. God's ways are too high. I don't understand all the things he does. Well, look at the next verse, verse 15 is amazing, "Truly, you are a God who hides himself, oh God and Savior of Israel." So this is, I believe, Isaiah's editorial comment, saying, "Boy, I don't get it." [chuckle] Just like Paul in Romans 11, saying, "Your paths are beyond tracing out." "So you're doing all this stuff with Cyrus so that the people in Cush and the Sabeans can come to faith in Christ, and fall down and worship God?" "Yeah, that's exactly right." "Wow, your ways are difficult." If you look at Verse 15 carefully, we're saying that God is a hidden God. He's a God that must reveal himself, or you will never know him. If God does not reveal himself... If you're, right now, a non-Christian, and God does not reveal himself to you, you'll walk out of here a non-Christian. But if God chooses to reveal his glory to you, in his Son crucified, and resurrection, you'll walk out of here saved. It's up to the sovereign plan of God. God is a hidden God who reveals himself in Scripture, and by the proclamation especially of the gospel. So this hidden God is mysterious. And God's plan is shame for the idolaters and salvation for Israel. Verse 16 and 17, "All the makers of idols will be put to shame and disgrace. They'll go off into disgrace together. But Israel will be saved by the Lord with an everlasting salvation you'll never be put to shame or disgrace to ages everlasting." Sheep and goats dear friends. It's just wheats and tares, wheat and weeds, good fish and bad fish. God is going to separate out the committed final idolaters and they'll go off into everlasting shame from those who are truly saved, his people, his Israel, whether Jews who have come to faith in Christ, or Gentiles who have been grafted into a Jewish olive tree come to faith in Christ we will be saved with an everlasting salvation to ages everlasting. And how beautiful is that? IV. God’s Gospel Call to the Ends of the Earth: Turn to Christ! (vs. 18-25) And so there is a Gospel call to the ends of the earth, verses 18-25, God's purposes will be fulfilled and all the earth will be filled with worshippers, isn't that awesome? 18 and 19, "For this is what the Lord says. He who created the heavens, he is God, he who fashioned and made the earth, he founded it. He did not create it to be empty but formed it to be inhabited." Do you hear that? God didn't make this Earth with all of its beauty to be a howling wilderness. He didn't create all of the mountains and the valleys and the rivers and oceans, and all that to not be seen, he wanted the beauty to be seen by people who will immediately worship him for it. He didn't form it to be empty or desolate, he wanted it to be inhabited, inhabited with who? With people created in his image, to know him, to love him, and to worship him. And so he says, "I am the Lord and there is no other. I have not spoken in secret from somewhere in a land of darkness. I have not said to Jacob's descendants, seek me in vain. I the Lord speak the truth. I declare what is right." Now here, a moment ago in verse 15, we had a God who hides himself, but now he says to Jacob, "I've not said to you, seek me in vain." And I'm going to put the two of those together, in just a moment. But God hasn't spoken off here in secret, he has given us this incredible book, and he's very, very good at getting it out. Do you realize what percentage of the Earth's population can understand the scripture in some language that they know? It may not be their heart language, Wycliffe will say, not their heart language, but what percentage of the world population can hear and understand the scripture? 98% of the earth's population. 98%, there's 180 million people left who can't right now hear it in any language and so, Wycliffe's working on that. But God has done a very good job getting this book out. How many Bibles do you think there are on earth? The internet doesn't know. I looked this morning. They have no idea. They're guessing six billion Bibles. How could we even know? The book sale tell you it's about 100 million a year in America. That's amazing. So all over the world, just hundreds and hundreds of millions of these, God is getting this word out. And Isaiah 45 is included, isn't that cool? Right there, God says, "I've not spoken this off in secret. I've gotten the word out." As it says in Romans 10, "Their voice has gone out into all the earth, their words to the ends of the world." People are hearing about this and God is saying, and he's saying, "Though I am a hidden God, if you seek me, you will find me, if you seek with all your heart." Isn't that beautiful, as Jeremiah talking to the exiles out in exile he said, "I'm going to send you to another land, and there you will bow down to foreign gods, but if in that land," Deuteronomy 4 says you seek me with all your heart, you will surely find me. God’s Clear Challenge to Idolaters: God Alone Predicted These Things So God gives a clear challenge to the idolaters. We've seen this before, so we don't have to spend much time on it. Verse 20 and 21, "Gather together and come; assemble, you fugitives from the nations. Ignorant are those who carry about idols of wood, who pray to gods that cannot save. Declare what is to be, present it-- let them take counsel together. Who foretold this long ago, who declared it from the distant past? Was it not I, the LORD? And there is no God apart from me, a righteous God and a Savior; there is none but me." So I would love to have been there when Daniel was evangelizing Cyrus and say, "Oh great king. It isn't Marduk, that predicted the future. It isn't Baal or Nebo or any of those false gods, it is the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, he's the only God there is." And we can say the same thing in the 21st century scene, it's not the god of the Buddhist or the god of the Hindus or the god of Islam, that's predicted the future, God is the only God who has done this, who has said the name Cyrus. He is throwing down the prophetic gauntlet and saying, "No one else can do this." And why does he do this? So that the ends of the earth will turn to him and be saved for there is no one else. Now, here in this I hear the language of Acts 4:12, don't you? Peter saying to the Sanhedrin, "Salvation is found in no one else. For there is no other name under heaven given to men by which we must be saved." And so God sends this Gospel call to the ends of the Earth, and I'm going to say it quite plainly, "Turn to Jesus Christ and be saved all you ends of the earth." That's what he's saying. The Exclusivity of Jesus Christ In the fullness of time, we understand what this prophecy is saying. Look, 22 to 25, "Turn to me and be saved, all you ends of the earth, for I am God and there is no other. By myself, I have sworn, my mouth has uttered in all integrity a word that will not be revoked. Before me every knee will bow, by me every tongue will swear. They will say of me, 'In the Lord alone are righteousness, and strength, and all those who have raged against him will come to him and be put to shame, but in the Lord all the descendants of Israel will be found righteous and will exalt." Well, in the language of American evangelicalism, friends, verse 22 is the altar call of this chapter. Calling on people who have heard these things to turn to the true and living God and be saved, all the ends of the earth. Turn means repent of your idolatries, repent of your sins, and your wickedness. Be saved means saved from the coming judgment and wrath of God. "Turn to me and be saved, all you ends of the earth," and God makes a pledge. He swears it by himself, "Before me every knee will bow." And "By me every tongue will swear." Now we don't understand this in terms of universalism, "everyone's going to be saved." But there will come a time that every human being will recognize that the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob is the only true God. Now, again, if you're a Christian, these verses will sound familiar. Have you ever heard this before? Speaking of, Jesus Christ, "who being in very nature, God, did not consider equality with God something to be grasped, but made himself nothing. Taking the very nature of a servant, being made in human likeness, and being found in appearance as a man, he humbled himself and became obedient to death, even death on a cross. Therefore, God exalted him to the highest place, and gave him the name that is above every name. That at the name of Jesus, every knee should bow and every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the father." Now, I believe Isaiah 40-49 is the most fiercely monotheistic section of scripture in the entire Bible. God is determined to say he's the only God, and there is no other. He says it again and again and again, multiple times in this chapter. Yahweh, Jehovah, the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, that God, the God of the Jews, is the only god there is. But along comes Paul, and takes that and ascribes it to Jesus. That would be blasphemy if Jesus weren't God. V. Applications And so here's the application of this chapter. Look to Christ, turn to Christ and be saved. He is the only savior there is. This is Charles Spurgeon's conversion verse, by the way. When you get to heaven, you can say, "What was your conversion verse?" And Charles Spurgeon will say it's Isaiah 45:22. It was a specific snowy Sunday morning, and a primitive Methodist was there, the ordinary preacher was laid up or couldn't go or something. So they got this guy, Spurgeon... You got to read it. It's one of the funniest accounts in church history. And he just reads about how this thin guy gets up, without any training, and just says in the KJV, "Look unto me and be saved, all the ends of the earth." And he said, "You look with eyes of faith, you look to Christ, you turn to Christ and you'll be saved. And Spurgeon, at once he said, "Suddenly the scales were gone from my eyes. I looked and I looked, until I could look my eyes away." He finally saw Christ crucified and resurrected as the only savior there is. Now, I don't know what your spiritual condition is, what brought you here today, but I know this. This Gospel is still powerful today. Look to Christ, there is no other Savior. And then, for us as Christians, we have a responsibility to take this same message out to the ends of the earth, even to the college campus, to the workplace through this week. Now, other applications we've seen along the way, I'll just mention them briefly. Learn not to argue with God when things are going badly. Don't question him. Don't argue with him. Quickly humble yourself under his Hand, trust in him no matter what's going on. Don't argue with him. He knows what he's doing and he loves you. And understand that God brings both prosperity and disaster. Let's not be juvenile or immature in our theology, saying foolish things like that at hurricane times or earthquake times or invasion times. God forms the light and creates darkness. He brings prosperity and disaster. He does all these things. And then finally meditate on the hidden-ness of God. Understand if God doesn't want you to know him, you won't know him. If God doesn't reveal himself, you'll never know him. But God has revealed himself in the Scripture and in Christ. So, though God is a God who hides himself, we are told later in the chapter that he has not told us to seek him in vain. Seek him with all your heart. Make it the daily bent of your life to seek this hidden God and know him. Close with me in prayer.

Andy Davis preaches a verse by verse expository sermon on Isaiah 45:1-25. The main subject of the sermon is God's mysterious plan to gather His people from a wicked world.

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