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Hidden Church History
Here’s a little church history you won’t learn from any books or courses. John was the last of the original Twelve Apostles. We believe he wrote his Revelation while in his 90s, right at the end of the First Century … Continue reading
Ezekiel’s Final Vision
Re: Naked Bible 156: Ezekiel 40-48 Part 1 and Naked Bible 157: Ezekiel 40-48 Part 2 If you think of Ezekiel’s vision in chapters 40-48 as something more or less literal, you will miss the point entirely. Heiser punches another … Continue reading
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Tagged Dispensationalism, eschatology, Garden of Eden, literalism, millennium, parable, Prophet Ezekiel, revelation, symbolic references
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Imaging Eden
Not only does the common perception of Hell fail the biblical test, but so does the western mythology of Heaven. As previously noted, the Hebrew imagery of a transcendent realm was based on the common Ancient Near Eastern concept of … Continue reading
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Tagged Garden of Eden, Heaven, hebrew literature, imago dei, paradise, Second Coming, Second Temple, the Devil
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Watchmen, Not Watchers Part 2
While it’s unlikely that the 144,000 of Revelation 14 are solely responsible as watchmen over the slumbering ruins of spiritual Jerusalem, they are part of the team God addresses in the plural call in Isaiah 40:1-2. With the historical Restoration … Continue reading
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Tagged eschatology, Garden of Eden, Jesus the Messiah, Pentecost, Prophet Ezekiel, prophet isaiah, revelation
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The Omphalos
Re: Naked Bible 124: Ezekiel 17 You can quickly discern who is a fake scholar of ancient religions by how they take the ANE mythology literally. Fake scholars (the kind typically hired for TV shows about ancient history) will talk … Continue reading
No “One True Church”
I’ve covered this before, but some questions came up pointing out a need for clarifications. The natural world is pretty much an extension of the Garden of Eden. Adam and Eve were in the garden, but not a part of … Continue reading
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Tagged divine calling, divine election, eternal nature, faith, fallen nature, Garden of Eden, God's glory, heart-led, Holy Spirit, human capabilities, religion, teaching, the Fall
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Already Provided
God set His humans in the Garden to manage things for Him and His glory. They were imbued with a native understanding of what He required of them. No one had to tell them where the boundaries of moral action … Continue reading
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Tagged Creation, Garden of Eden, human existence, Michael S. Heiser, Nephilim, the Flaming Sword, Three Rebellions
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Telling the Story Again, Part 1
As always, I can only declare what I see. I know for certain there are things I don’t see, but it’s my instinct to make the most of what I do see. The problem is that I can see a … Continue reading
It’s Not Ours
Consider the logic: Human nature is loaded with desires on multiple levels. Even in the fabric of petty individual desires there are threads of something much bigger, of a discernible human imperative. The instinct for self-preservation is just the face … Continue reading
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Tagged christian mysticism, Creation, divine election, Eternity, Garden of Eden, mortality, otherworldly
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