Tag Archives: Jesus the Messiah

Jesus on the Clouds

Posted on June 29, 2024 by ehurst

This is worth your time, not quite eleven minutes: I’ll give you a quick summary. During the Second Temple Period of Judaism, there arose a standard doctrine called Two Powers in Heaven. It was developed prior to the conquest of … Continue reading →

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NT-Doctrine — Acts 8:1-25

Posted on January 21, 2023 by ehurst

Jesus said that Peter had the keys to His Kingdom, in the sense that it was Peter’s mission to open up the treasury of souls to Jesus. Peter was slow to recognize that the treasury included Gentiles, as well. His … Continue reading →

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NT Doctrine — Acts 5:12-42

Posted on December 24, 2022 by ehurst

It was summer in Jerusalem. There was more than one kind of heat, though. The gospel of Jesus burned like a bonfire in His disciples.Luke tells us the miracles that accompanied Jesus were even more prevalent in the Apostles. One … Continue reading →

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NT Doctrine — Acts 3:1-4:22

Posted on December 10, 2022 by ehurst

It didn’t take long for the Jewish leadership to take offense at this explosion of faith in Jesus. Diaspora or not, the crowd of Jesus’ disciples was growing, and their presence was strongly felt in the city. Jesus had said … Continue reading →

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NT Doctrine — Baptism

Posted on December 6, 2022 by ehurst

The English word “baptism” is taken from the Greek word baptizo used in the New Testament to signify the ancient Hebrew ritual washing. The Hebrew word most commonly associated with the practice is mikveh, which means “a gathering of waters”. … Continue reading →

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NT Doctrine — John 20

Posted on November 5, 2022 by ehurst

Parallels: Matthew 27, Mark 16 and Luke 24. Jesus lay in the tomb. As the Lamb, He died on the day of Passover, a High Sabbath. Then, there had been the regular Sabbath the next day. Finally, in the wee … Continue reading →

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NT Doctrine — John 18:12-27; Matthew 26:57-75

Posted on October 1, 2022 by ehurst

The parallel passages are Mark 14:43-72 and Luke 22:54-65. Mark alone mentions the young man who had followed Jesus and His disciples to the Garden from a distance, and stayed just close enough to watch the whole thing. When the … Continue reading →

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American versus Christian

Posted on September 26, 2022 by ehurst

Yeah, what he said. If you consider yourself a patriot, loyal to the people of America, then you are a fool for believing the government can be restored to the people. Lincoln lied when he suggested the federal government was … Continue reading →

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NT Doctrine — Matthew 26:30-56

Posted on September 24, 2022 by ehurst

Parallel passages can be found in Mark 14:26-52 and Luke 22:39-52. We come to the part in the narrative when we need to refer to all three synoptic accounts to get the full picture. Matthew and Mark, with almost identical … Continue reading →

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NT Doctrine — John 17

Posted on September 17, 2022 by ehurst

We are truly blessed that John was able to recall so much of this conversation from Jesus’ final hours with His disciples. He also recorded the audible prayer Jesus uttered in their company that night. It was important that they … Continue reading →

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