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? For Video Click Here: Isaiah11_6 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 ...
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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 ...
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