The world of the first century was filled with paganism. Idolatry and veneration of the dead were common practice in the ancient world since the earliest times of the bible following Genesis 3. The world of the intertestamental time was filled with all kinds of deities: the Roman pantheon, the Greek pantheon, the ancient deities …
Psalm 91 and the Rapture
Psalm 91 is a comforting Psalm, particularly in recent few years with COVID running rampant throughout the world. The Psalm uses a lot of defensive language for the relationship between believers and the Lord. The defensive metaphors used are: shelter, refuge, fortress, under His wings, shield, bulwark. I would suggest that the Psalm is describing …
Miracles, Multitudes, and Message
Jesus did three things after his baptism in the Jordan River by John the Baptist: He retreated into the desert to prepare for his ministry. After 40 days of fasting, at his physically weakest point, he was tempted by the Satan and resisted his deceptions with God’s Word. Jesus said “It is written, Man shall …
The Holy City – New Jerusalem
Cities of the world are lawless cesspools of violence, murder, drugs, looting, homeless encampments full of Hepatitis and COVID, garbage and used needles all over the sidewalks and streets, criminal gangs at war with each other, it goes on and on. This is where the “powers that be” of the world want us to live. …