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Melchizedek Part 2
Re: Naked Bible 167: Melchizedek Part 1b To a Hebrew mind, the nature of something – the ontology – is of little consequence. What really matters is the role a thing plays. What can we do with it? More to … Continue reading
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Tagged Ark of Covenant, Canaan, Jesus the Messiah, King David, Kings of Israel, Melchizedek, pagan mythology, priesthood, Two Witnesses
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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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Watchmen, Not Watchers Part 1
It’s a two way dependency: The only way to understand the New Testament is to fully embrace the Hebrew mind, the Old Testament imagery and promises of God. The only way to fully understand those promises is to match them … Continue reading
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Tagged hebrew prophets, Hebrew Scripture, Jesus the Messiah, John the Baptist, messianic prophecy, New Testament, old testament, poetic imagery, Prophet Ezekiel, prophet isaiah, prophet jeremiah, symbolic references, the Covenant of Moses, watchmen
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Jesus’ Birthday
Ref: Naked Bible 138: What Day was Jesus Born? The solution requires you first understand the Three Rebellions: the Fall, the descent of the Watchers, and the elohim betrayal of their commission in the division of nations at Babel. We’ll … Continue reading
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Tagged ANE, astrology, astronomy, calendar, Feast of Trumpets, gospel of jesus christ, Jesus Christ, Jesus the Messiah, Masoretic Text, Michael S. Heiser, Nephilim, Septuagint, Son of David, the Fall, Watchers
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NT Doctrine — 1 Peter 2
It’s easy to miss what Peter is saying here if you keep reading your western evangelical biases back into the words. He calls for his Hebrew Christian readers to stop acting the way Pharisees taught them to act. It was … Continue reading
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Tagged Apostle Peter, cynicism, Jesus the Messiah, Judaism, kingdom of heaven, living in the spirit, Pharisaism, spiritual awakening
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Jesus on the Clouds
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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Tagged Creator, Jesus the Messiah, Judaism, Prophet Daniel, Two Powers Doctrine
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NT Doctrine — Acts 3:1-4:22
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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Tagged Jesus the Messiah, miracles, persecution of christians, Pharisaism, Sadducees, Sanhedrin, Temple
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NT Doctrine — Baptism
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 — Acts 5:12-42
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 →