The Handwriting of Ordinances In Colossians 2:14, Paul speaks of blotting out the handwriting of ordinances. Some take blotting out the handwriting of ordinances to mean that Christ brought and end to the Law of Moses and that following His death, it was no longer in effect.  Some reason that the law was fulfilled completely at the cross. In the  debate on the End of Torah with Don Preston, D. Div., Kurt Simmons seeks to establish this point.  Many believe the same. Simmons and Blotting Out The Handwriting of Ordinances. Simmons writes:  "The handwriting of ordinances here is not the Ten Commandments as is commonly supposed, but a memorandum, ...

House of Prayer One might think that eschatology has nothing to do with the house of prayer, but that would be incorrect. We have established the relationship of the body of Christ, i.e. the Christian church as the hope of Israel (Col. 2:17; Eph. 1:13-14; 3:21) and the local church as having continued relevance in the present church age (Zech 4:1-2; Rev. 1:19). This naturally leads us to ask questions about worship? Should we worship? Does worship and prayer have any relevance in the kingdom today? In prophecy, God spoke of the inclusive body of Christ as the house of prayer. During the ...