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The Implications of Divine Covering
We’ve been chatting amongst ourselves in the community about divine covering. One of our members had a vision that responded to our shared impression that something substantial had changed in the Spirit Realm over the past couple of weeks. The … Continue reading
Salvation Is Not in Your Head
Radix Fidem doctrine: The key issue is personal loyalty to Christ. What you may or may not know about Him, and what you believe about the Bible and its contents, will not send you to Heaven or Hell. This is … Continue reading
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Tagged eldercraft, faith, human intellect, Jesus Christ, orthodoxy, submission to God, the Devil
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NT Doctrine — 2 Timothy 4
In the previous chapter, Paul referred to his otherworldly focus that carried him through persecutions. He belonged to Heaven, not this world. No human agency could take his life until the Lord was ready. Paul was eager to go, but … Continue reading
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Tagged human reason, otherworldly, persecution, Timothy, tribulation
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Eschatology Notes 04
Final comment on Daniel 9: Nowhere in the NT is this prophecy quoted directly. This is something conspicuous by its absence, in that no one mentions it as messianic prophecy. Jesus mentions the “abomination of desolation” which is found a … Continue reading
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Tagged eschatology, Hebrew Mysticism, messianic prophecy, Michael S. Heiser, radix fidem, western epistemology
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Eschatology: Daniel 9
I’m going to plunge right into the passage Heiser considers most difficult: Daniel 9:24-27. He doesn’t even mention the approach I used in my published commentary. You can look it up, but I didn’t try to nail down too many … Continue reading
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Tagged eschatology, history israel, prophecy, Prophet Daniel, Seventy Weeks
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Eschatology Notes 03
One more item before we dive into the list of key passages for the study of eschatology: Hebrew cultural expressions. For example, it’s an old established principle that Hebrew literature is all about the drama. They didn’t consider hyperbole as … Continue reading
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Tagged eschatology, Hebrew expression, hebrew literature, history, numerology, prophecy
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Eschatology Notes 02
Related to the concept that covenants can have invisible aspects is the whole concept of Two Realms. Heiser is obviously aware of this, having written Unseen Realm, and refers to it often enough, but he lacks the broad sweep of … Continue reading
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Tagged angels, covenants, divine election, eschatology, the Spirit Realm, Two Realms, Unseen Realm
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Eschatology Notes 01
I was watching the Heiser videos a second time, taking notes. He said something about a document on his website so I went searching for it. Turns out he had a set of questions he had proposed way back in … Continue reading
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Tagged covenant of abraham, covenants, Dispensationalism, eschatology, King David, Michael S. Heiser, the Covenant of Moses
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Response to Eschatology Notes
Some folks got hold of me privately with questions and comments. The explanation of Daniel 9 that I offered was not meant to be definitive. I’m not entirely happy with the results myself, and there are other plausible explanations. You … Continue reading →