2. Flames That Threaten America
Pastor Roger Cook

3. Isaiah 9:18-20
“For wickedness burns as the fire; It shall devour the briers and thorns, And kindle in the thickets of the forest; They shall mount up like rising smoke. Through the wrath of the Lord of hosts The land is burned up, And the people shall be as fuel for the fire; No man shall spare his brother.”

4. A PEOPLE FILLED WITH PRIDE

5. Isaiah 9:9
All the people will know it--Ephraim and the inhabitants of Samaria--who say with pride and arrogance of heart,

6. Isaiah 9:10
"The bricks have fallen down, but we will rebuild with dressed stone; the fig trees have been felled, but we will replace them with cedars."

7. INTERNAL CONFUSION

8. Isaiah 9:16
“For those who guide this people are leading them astray; And those who are guided by them are brought to confusion.”

9. Ignoring of warning signs.

10. Isaiah 9:13
“For the people do not turn to Him who strikes them, Nor do they seek the Lord of hosts.”

11. Progressive worsening of wickedness.

12. Isaiah 9:18
“For wickedness burns as the fire; It shall devour the briers and thorns, And kindle in the thickets of the forest; They shall mount up like rising smoke”.