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The Deity of Christ in the Gospel of Matthew - Part 2

...atives of Israel. Part way through this, Jehovah again comments on his purpose: (Exodus 29:42–45): “…where I will meet with you, to speak to you there. 43 I will meet there with the sons of Israel, and it shall be consecrated by My glory. 44 I will consecrate the tent of meeting and the altar; I will also consecrate Aaron and his sons to serve as priests to Me. 45 And I will dwell among the sons of Israel and will be their God. 46 And they shall know that I am the Lord their God who brought them out of the land of Egypt, so that I might dwell among them; I am the Lord their God.” King David wanted to build a more permanent building for God to dwell in,...

Evidence of the Trinity in the Hebrew Scriptures

...2: “Let Israel rejoice in their Maker.” [Literally: makers.] Joshua 24:19: “…holy God…” [Literally: holy Gods.] Isaiah 54:5: “For your Maker is your husband…” [Literally: makers, husbands.] Everything we have said so far rests firmly on the Hebrew language of the Scriptures. If we are to base our theology on the Scriptures alone, we have to say that on the one hand they affirm God’s unity, while at the same time they tend towards the concept of a compound unity allowing for a plurality in the Godhead. The Shema Deuteronomy 6:4: Hear, O Israel: The LORD our God, the LORD is one! Deuteronomy 6:4, known as the Shema, has always been...

Ancient “curse” amulet drastically changes perspective on Biblical dating

...On Thursday at ancient Shiloh, Dr. Scott Stripling, director of excavations for the Associates for Biblical Research (ABR), presented new findings which may well be one of the most significant discoveries in biblical archaeology in recent times! More than thirty years ago, Prof. Adam Zertal discovered a small lead amulet, only two centimetres square, from wet-sifting material taken from an excavation on Mount Ebal. This came from a square altar dated from the 13th century BC, which had been built on top of an older and circular altar. Prof. Zertal believed this was the same altar Joshua built when he entered the land of Israel: Josh. 8:30Then Joshua built on M...

The Coming of Jesus: The Olivet Discourse – Part 1

...y to save Israel from impending doom in miraculous ways. These men failed, the miracles and prophecies didn't happen, and they and their followers were killed by the Roman soldiers. Flavius Josephus, "Wars of the Jews" Book 2 chapter 13 Another body of wicked men also sprung up, cleaner in their hands, but more wicked in their intentions, who destroyed the peace of the city no less than did these murderers [the Sicarii]. For they were deceivers and deluders of the people, and, under pretense of divine illumination, were for innovations and changes, and prevailed on the multitude to act like madmen, and went before them in the wilderness, pretending that God...

From Paradise to Presents: The Christian Story Behind the Christmas Tree

...house of Israel. Thus says the Lord:Do not learn the way of the nations, or be dismayed at the signs of the heavens; for the nations are dismayed at them.For the customs of the peoples are false:a tree from the forest is cut down, and worked with an axe by the hands of an artisan;people deck it with silver and gold; they fasten it with hammer and nails so that it cannot move.Their idols are like scarecrows in a cucumber field, and they cannot speak;they have to be carried, for they cannot walk.Do not be afraid of them, for they cannot do evil, nor is it in them to do good. At first glance, the mention of cutting down a tree, decorating it with gold and silver,...

BOOK REVIEW: Four Views on Hell 2nd edition

...etold for Israel and nations such as Moab and Egypt, from which he derives “the pattern of judgment followed by restoration.”(114, italics his) The key word for Parry is restorative, not retributive, so that his angle is that “those in hell will be saved out of hell.” (117) Dealing with classic ECT texts like Mk 9, Mt 25, 2 Thess 1:9 and even Revelation, he discerns “salvation postscripts” (123) such as ‘the nations’ and ‘kings of the earth’ who seem to be destroyed late on in Revelation but then re-appear to enter New Jerusalem by Rev. 21-22. In sum, he champions in such passages “post-damnation salvation for all.” (124) Parry ends the...