Author Archives: ehurst

Addendum to Notes on the Apocalypse

Posted on January 3, 2013 by ehurst

I decided it was necessary to add a final chapter to my book on John’s Revelation. It’s a prophetic review of where Dispensationalism comes from. This is the text in it’s current form: Addendum: A Brief History of Dispensationalism We … Continue reading →

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Prayer Is Not Wasted

Posted on January 2, 2013 by ehurst

Those of us born in the West struggle to overcome the vast gulf of understanding between us the Eastern text of Scripture. Our biggest problem is reflexive unbelief. The antidote is not some mental exercise, some commanding force of will … Continue reading →

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Utterly Frivolous Post

Posted on January 1, 2013 by ehurst

The current choice of days on the calendar for marking the start of a new year makes no sense at all to me. The Winter Solstice makes more sense, but I’m not sure it matters enough to raise the issue … Continue reading →

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Ancient Truth: General Letters Published

Posted on December 31, 2012 by ehurst

The cover art depicts an ancient street in Ephesus with one of the hills in the background. I decided to go ahead and get started over the Christmas holidays and finished just in time for New Years Eve. As always, … Continue reading →

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2012 in review

Posted on December 30, 2012 by ehurst

The WordPress.com stats helper monkeys prepared a 2012 annual report for this blog. Here’s an excerpt: 19,000 people fit into the new Barclays Center to see Jay-Z perform. This blog was viewed about 64,000 times in 2012. If it were … Continue reading →

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Functional Madness

Posted on December 30, 2012 by ehurst

This world is one big lie, says the Bible. Seen any good family dramas lately? Watched some serious dysfunctional behavior artfully portrayed on the screen? Was there a heartwarming resolution or did they simply wallow in it for laughs? Lying … Continue reading →

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Peter's Mysticism

Posted on December 29, 2012 by ehurst

Peter was executed in Rome roughly 67 AD. His letter to the Jewish Christians in modern Turkey was at least a couple of years before that, so far as we can tell. Peter was in Rome working with John Mark; … Continue reading →

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Zechariah 7

Posted on December 28, 2012 by ehurst

Based on the Old Testament calendar, this message is dated December 518 BC. There came a delegation of folks from Bethel, 10 miles (16km) to the north and bit east. We recall a significant number of people escaped the Babylonian … Continue reading →

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Jesus' Brother against Materialism

Posted on December 28, 2012 by ehurst

I’m running through all my studies in the Jewish Christian Letters first for content before sending them through the grammar grinders. Yesterday I finished Hebrews and today I ran through James. I recall not so long ago a gentle dispute … Continue reading →

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The Game Never Made

Posted on December 27, 2012 by ehurst

I don’t play computer video games. Simple card games or stuff with mahjongg tiles are okay; they serve the useful purpose of occupying the conscious intellect while other parts of my soul need it out of the way. The more … Continue reading →

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