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Monthly Archives: August 2025
The Book of Life
Ref: Naked Bible Podcast #89 The concept of “books” in Heaven is borrowed from Sumer and Mesopotamia. The more ancient concept is “tablets of destinies”. Heiser approaches the question of just how much of our existence is predestined under the … Continue reading
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Tagged Book of Life, divine election, King David, King Saul, Mesopotamia, Michael S. Heiser, Moses, Persian Empire, predestination, prophet isaiah, prophet jeremiah, Second Temple, Sumer
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Glad of That
Why do we bother to share the prophetic word? It is not to prove that God knows the future. The whole point is to warn people that the path they tread leads to sorrow. It’s virtually always a call to … Continue reading
Whence Deliverance?
In the 87th episode of Heiser’s Nake Bible Podcast he explores how the OT Messianic profile included the business of delivering people from demon possession. (Get the transcript here.) If you examine the OT in most English translations, you will … Continue reading
Domains of Love
Here at Kiln of the Soul community, we aren’t merely non-partisan; our identity and agenda is rooted in another dimension of existence. We are Children of Eternity. I have a niece who is left-wing, pro LGBTQ+ and other wokisms. Doesn’t … Continue reading
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Tagged Christian Law, economics, eldercraft, family, sacrificial love, social stability
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Reblog: Prepping for the Big Ride
Over on my Substack account I posted about my preparations for a long bike trip from OKC to Brownsville, TX — Prepping for the Big Ride
Church Offices
Once again, this is something that shouldn’t require citing chapter and verse. It should all be familiar already, just a restatement to remind us of how God says things should work under the Covenant. 1. The Body — an extended … Continue reading
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Tagged Apostles, church body, church offices, deacons, elder, miracles, parish pastor, spiritual gifts
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Joy Is Mandatory
Sinners will sin. Does that bother you? We don’t belong to this world. “Just as the Father has loved me, I have also loved you; remain in my love. If you obey my commandments, you will remain in my love, … Continue reading
No Comparison
The whole letter of Hebrews is focused on the New Covenant in contrast to the Old. Many of us recall how Chapter 11 reviews the host of faithful from the Old who are now watching us from Heaven. The New … Continue reading
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Tagged Covenant of Christ, covenants, fleshly nature, Hebrews, human suffering, otherworldly, the Cross, the Devil, tribulation
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Chow Line for the Spirit
I read that 37 states have passed laws and rules to keep cellphones out of public education classrooms. This by itself will simply make the kids hate school even more than they already do. The problem is that TPTB aren’t … Continue reading
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Tagged cellphones, Covenant of Christ, education, fellowship, politics, secular society, virtual communion
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Our Commission
The New Testament clearly references the Old. Jesus was constantly correcting false impressions of what the Law of Moses required of Israel. It helps to gain a Hebraic concept of the terms. Whenever you see the word “law” used in … Continue reading
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Tagged covenant, faith, feudalism, Hebrew epistemology, New Testament, old testament, submission to God, the Covenant of Moses
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