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The One Thing They Don’t Have
It has been tough for me; I have no doubt it’s tough for a lot of others. Perhaps the hardest thing for a believer from a western background is to embrace the primacy of peace with God over everything else … Continue reading
Jesus on the Tribulation
If you have a broad and clear grasp of Old Testament history, then you should be able to dive right into Heiser’s stuff and be able to stay afloat. Most people lose track because all they know about such history … Continue reading
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Tagged Gentiles, Hasmoneans, Herodians, Jews, Maccabees, messianic expectations, Michael S. Heiser, Pentecost, prophecy, Restoration, tribulation
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Holy Spirit Required
Most of you remember the incident in Acts 3 where Peter and John were entering the Temple and ran across a lame fellow begging at the Beautiful Gate. They healed the man and he came dancing and shouting into the … Continue reading
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Tagged healing, messianic expectations, miracles, Suffering Servant, Transfiguration, Unseen Realm
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No Rescue Here
The Woman at the Well made an off-hand comment to Jesus about “when the Messiah comes” that was totally consistent with the fervor of the times. The entire nation of Israel understood Daniel’s prophecy and that it was about time … Continue reading
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Tagged Eternity, human achievement, insignificance, messianic expectations, moral discernment
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How Satan Rules
I suppose I need to clarify some of the question of who is doing what. As with Catacomb Resident, I say that Jewish people are not the real problem. If Jews were wiped out, Satan would simply raise up a … Continue reading
New Testament Doctrine: John 3:1-21
We continue with our backtrack loop of Jesus attending Passover in Jerusalem before going into full time ministry up in Galilee. After a day of cleansing the Temple and performing miracles on the crowd visiting the city, Jesus receives a … Continue reading
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Tagged Jesus Christ, Messiah, messianic expectations, Nicodemus, spiritual birth
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New Testament Doctrine: John 2:13-25
The task starts to get challenging. We will need to refer to a harmony of the Gospels before we go any farther. I’ve yet to find that I agree with totally, but in order to keep this simple, I’ll link … Continue reading
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Tagged Bible History, Gospels, Jesus Cleansing the Temple, John's Gospel, legalism, Messiah, messianic expectations, miracles of Jesus, New Testament, Pharisaical Hellenism
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Teachings of Jesus — John 14:18-24
Jesus is still talking along the lines of returning home to His Father’s heavenly court to take up His co-regency. The disciples are still expecting a restoration of the literal Davidic Kingdom of Israel. Their blindness here is almost painful. … Continue reading
Teachings of Jesus — John 13:31-38
There is no big secret, no magical insights from this passage. It’s quite likely that you have read or heard a ton of stuff about it. The main point here is the focus John picks up in his reporting of … Continue reading
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Tagged crucifixion, Jesus Christ, John's Gospel, messianic expectations, mortality, Two Realms
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