Will Babies Play with Cobras in the Kingdom?
December 4th, 2008 | Kingdom | No Comment
For many it is difficult to understand
the nuances of Bible prophecy, especially
when much of it is couched in figurative
language.
One of the first courses we had in my
Bible studies training was D.R. Dungan’s
Hermeneutics.
Hermeneutics is the science of interpretation,
particularly, that of interpreting Bible texts.
A problematic prophecy for many is Isaiah
chapter 11. Many deny that it is fulfilled
because they have not witnessed with
their eyes, the “nursing child” putting
its hand in the cobra’s den.
Will Babies Play with Cobras in the Kingdom?
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To answer this question, we’ll note a few
comments from Dungan’s Hermeneutics,
then dive right into the text.
Dungan asks, “How can we know ...
Speaking in Tongues: Embrace or Avoid?
November 6th, 2008 | Eschatology | 2 Comments
I would first begin by defining "tongues" as used
in the Bible. The meaning of speaking in tongues in
the Bible is "language," implying a foreign language.
It is nothing mysterious, just a simple, communicable
language. You may recall up to the time of the tower
of Babel, all men spoke one language.
God created multiple languages so that men would be
scattered, unable to communicate as one, like they
did originally and therefore render them incapable
of continuing to build the tower due to this language
barrier. Hence, they were scattered throughout the
earth according to the commonalities of language.
This created a practical problem. How do we
communicate with people who ...
