Did Zephaniah Read the Mayan 2012 Prophecy?
December 24th, 2009 | Jewish Eschatology | No Comment
Did Zephaniah Read the Mayan 2012 Prophecy? First, who was Zephaniah? He was ninth in the literary order of the minor prophets, the son of Cushi, and great-grandson of Hezekiah. (Zeph. 1:1) He prophesied in the days of Josiah, king of Judah (B.C. 641-610). He was also a contemporary of the prophet Jeremiah.
Zephaniah was an inspired prophet of God. He received his message from the Spirit of God. He prophesied that God would bring the world to an end.
I will utterly consume everything from the face of the land," says the Lord; I will consume man and beast; I will ...
Can We Go Back to the Future on the End Time?
May 24th, 2009 | Day of the Lord | 2 Comments
If there has ever been a subject hard to be understood it is that of the "already but not yet" of New Testament eschatology. In a chapter from "The Last Things" edited by Carl Braaten and Robert W. Jenson, includes a chapter on hints from Science for Eschatology -- and Vice Versa, written by George L. Murphy. It isan attempt to understand the end of the world in the light of science.
Can we go back to the future on the end time? What this means is that we must go backwards to get to the Bible future for the end, ...
Eschatology – What Do The Time Statements Me...
March 21st, 2009 | Eschatology | No Comment
Time Statements and Eschatology
In this study, of Eschatology, What do the Time Statements Mean?, we look at the time statements that give clues to when Jesus would return. Most believe it is presumptuous to know anything regarding Christ’s return. The reason is because of the words of Christ in Matt. 24:36, “But of that day and hour no one knows, but my Father only.” How can we know something that God only knows?
The answer to that is we can’t, unless of course God reveals his mind to us. “Even so no one can know the things of God except the ...
A Natural and a Spiritual Body?
January 23rd, 2009 | Resurrection | 2 Comments
A Natural and a Spiritual Body
In 1 Corinthians 15:44, the Apostle Paul speaks of the contrast between a natural and a spiritual body. Today, we hear a lot about “spirituality” especially from a new age perspective. However, most people claiming to be spiritual are completely out of harmony with the manner in which the term is used in Scripture.
In fact, the way many use that term is what the Bible emphatically calls the “natural” man. There are two Greek terms used to describe these contrasts. When these are understood, the difference between the natural body and the spiritual body becomes ...
Is the Kingdom of God Present on Earth?
December 17th, 2008 | Kingdom | No Comment
Is the kingdom of God present on earth?
Perhaps you would ask why, if there is so
much evil in this world would anyone
think that God’s kingdom is here?
Or, how could God be reigning over men
while we yet live on earth? It seems we
have a world that has lost sight of the
unseen.
Perhaps only in the world of religion and
personal development (which is a practical
outworking of religion) do people give
more value to the existence of invisible
realities.
I used to be a lineman for the local utility company. Having experienced the shock of static electricity of power lines that were near energized lines, I know that electricity ...
