Resurrection and Mystery Babylon
February 6th, 2010 | Book of Revelation | 4 Comments
Resurrection and Mystery Babylon go together like chocolate and peanut butter. They are inseparable in Scripture. We endeavor in this writing to show that the identity and judgment of Mystery Babylon corresponds to the time of the resurrection.
Mystery Babylon and the Last Trumpet
In Revelation 11:8-18, Mystery Babylon is identified as the city which spiritually is called Sodom and Egypt, where also our Lord was crucified. This clearly marks Jerusalem as the subject of the mystery. Jesus was crucified in Jerusalem outside the gates, (Heb. 13:12). During His ministry he stated that it could not be that a prophet perish outside ...
Victory of the Redeemed – Zechariah 3
February 3rd, 2010 | Preterism | No Comment
The Victory of the Redeemed, Zechariah 3. At the time of the writing of Zechariah, God's people were in trouble. Satan stood at the right hand of Joshua the high priest to oppose him. He sought to condemn the people of God. However, Joshua stood before (in the presence of) the Angel of the Lord.
The reason Satan sought to condemn Joshua (representative of the righteousness remnant of Israel) derived from verse 3 of Zechariah 3. Joshua, clothed with filthy garments declared their sinful condition. In offering the "blood of bulls and goats" he could effect no lasting cleansing and thereby ...
That I May Plant the Heavens – Genesis 1 or ...
February 1st, 2010 | End of the World 2012 | 1 Comment
That I May Plant the Heavens, Genesis 1 or the Kingdom?, is part of a text from Isaiah 51:16. The controversy around this text offers three possible solutions for its interpretation. Some believe that it refers historically to Genesis 1:1, but not to a physical creation, rather to the covenantal creation of Israel. Others offer Sinai at the giving of the Law. Yet another group believe it refers to the kingdom age.
And I have put my words in your mouth; I have covered you with the shadow of My hand, that I may plant the heavens, lay the foundations of ...