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Lent Day 24: Athanasius: Life of Anthony: Chaps. 31-40

...arance of prophecy. It is no different than when a man gets a higher perspective from a mountain top or the like, to see things far off which approach. For they know nothing of themselves, but, like thieves, what they get to know from others they pass on, and guess at rather than foretell things. Therefore if sometimes they speak the truth, let no one marvel at them for this. Just as those who study the weather, or doctors who study the body, get to know the symptoms and patterns so as to be able to predict with some accuracy what is happening before it does, no one would say these know this by inspiration, “but from experience and practice”. In the sa...

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

...nt of the prophecy of Immanuel — “God with us” at the very beginning of his Gospel (John’s Gospel presents the same theme with John 1:14 “And the Word became flesh, and dwelt (literally tabernacled) among us; and we saw His glory, glory as of the only Son from the Father, full of grace and truth.”). He is a more direct closer manifestation of God than had been experienced by mankind throughout history. God, not appearing in angelic form or some visual representation in a vision or dream, but actually becoming a man through a real human mother in order to be the Saviour of his people. (Matthew 1:21–23) Matthew tells us his account of the life,...

It's no longer about land!

...ed war or prophecy fulfillment and claim that others are "anti-Israel/Semitic" and unChristian for not pledging some kind of allegiance to a political situation like you do. Although, while you are out there "supporting Israel", maybe you should get a little perspective on the land mass of Gaza using this nifty little web app I came across earlier today: Gaza Everywhere. But I want to take your attention away from a geographical mindset for the moment. Israel the land isn't the point. It's not about land anymore!   WDJS? (What Did Jesus Say?) Let's look at what Jesus had to say about having a special place for worshipping God when a Samarita...

Man-Made Tradition vs Apostolic Tradition

..., that no prophecy of scripture is a matter of one’s own interpretation Just as Jesus didn't write anything down, but taught his disciples personally, they also taught people in the same way, mainly orally and in person, and wrote few things down when the occasion presented itself. Their followers then wrote down the things which they learned from the Apostles instead, probably more so as the Church grew and as time went on, to better preserve all they had learnt. If we look at Hebrews, we can see what the basic teaching is considered to be: Hebrews 6:1-2Therefore let us go on toward perfection, leaving behind the basic teaching about Christ, and not la...

Palm Sunday and the End Times

...ence to a prophecy set within a context of God doing some judging (Dan 7:10). This language isn’t unique to Daniel either, but is a typical example of apocalyptic imagery used by prophets. He then returned “in the clouds” in the Roman-Jewish War of AD 66-70 to bring that judgement on the “delegation” that didn’t want him to be king (Luke 19:14) — e.g. pharisaical Judaism; the Jews who rejected Jesus. The temple was abandoned by God and the Romans trampled it, as predicted: Luke 21:24 They will fall by the edge of the sword and be led captive into all the nations, and Jerusalem will be trampled by the Gentiles until the times of the Gentiles...

Melchizedek to Jesus: The Divine Thread of Bread and Wine

...messianic prophecy of Jesus being the Prince of Peace (Isaiah 9:6). The connection between Melchizedek being the king of Salem and Jesus being in the lineage of David, who reigned in Jerusalem, ties the notion of peace directly into the divine narrative. Melchizedek’s role as a king and priest in the city of peace prefigures the ultimate role of Jesus as Messiah. Jesus, the Prince of Peace, not only fulfils the royal lineage through King David but also the priestly order of Melchizedek. Hebrews 7:2–3 elaborates on Melchizedek’s name and title, explaining that Melchizedek “means ‘king of righteousness’; next, he is also king of Salem, that is, ‘kin...