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Some Query and Response

Re: Naked Bible 189: Live from Boston We are taking a short break from Hebrews this week to cover some interesting Q & A from Heiser and David Burnett. We will pick out just a few items. 1. What are … Continue reading →

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Tribulation Eldership, Part 3

Yet another way to say it: If the people you encounter will not rise to grace, then deal with them according to biblical law. Our fundamental mission is to share biblical truth and strive to draw the Elect into covenant … Continue reading →

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Facing This Tribulation

We need to get this through our heads: There is no hope for this world. If you take seriously the message of the gospel, that humanity is fallen and in need of redemption from above, then it must necessarily follow … Continue reading →

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Heart Truth

From my earliest memory, I knew that God had His hand on my life. By no means did this indicate I lived a charmed existence. Parts of my childhood passed in homelessness, and poverty was never far away. Further, I … Continue reading →

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Prophecy: God versus Devil

The conjurer Saul visited at Endor had a familiar spirit. It’s a well established practice from those days that someone would cultivate an alliance with a Nephilim spirit. She was familiar with it; she could recognize it in some fashion. … Continue reading →

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So That’s What It Was!

Over the years I’ve often felt a strong move of the Spirit. In my youth, it was often quite confusing; no one around me could give a reliable answer. Frankly, most adults dismissed it as my own emotions. In the … Continue reading →

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Expectations of Trouble and Recovery

I notice that there are quite a few folks striving to predict where the current trends are going. The problem is that most of them are quite expert at only a few things, and their analysis is restricted to what … Continue reading →

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Goats among the Sheep

We know that the symbolic Sword at the gate of Eden is the same symbol as the Sword of the Spirit that is sharper than any sword, the same symbol that comes out of the mouth of Christ in Revelation. … Continue reading →

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No Human Proxy

We call it the Great Commission: Then Jesus came up and said to them, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of … Continue reading →

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Our Mysticism Is Not Like Theirs

I recently reviewed one of the papers Heiser posted on his Naked Bible Podcast site in conjunction with a study in Acts 22 (connected to 2 Corinthians 12): Mysticism [PDF]. Aside from some specific details, it was nothing new to … Continue reading →

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