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7 Ways Jesus Reverses the Curse From Eden

...ife. Revelation 2:7, 22:14To everyone who conquers, I will give permission to eat from the tree of life that is in the paradise of God. …  Blessed are those who wash their robes [do his commandments], so that they will have the right to the tree of life and may enter the city by the gates. I hope this brings you some hope and excitement about what Jesus has accomplished and given us through his death and resurrection and how he has made all things new (including us who are born again)! Revelation 21:5And the one who was seated on the throne said, “See, I am making all things new.”  I want to close this off with one of my favourite quotes fr...

Fact-Checking the Viral Post Connecting Human Anatomy and the Bible

...erusalem (Revelation 21). But there’s no biblical connection between rib count and these symbolic twelves. This is a case of poetic association, not design woven into our bones. The only real mention of ribs in Scripture is when Eve is created from one of Adam’s ribs in Genesis 2:21–22, which has often led to the teaching in some churches that men have one less rib than women (contradicting this new claim)! 3. “The vagus nerve runs from your brain to your heart and gut. It calms storms inside the body. It looks just like a cross.” The vagus nerve is real and remarkable. It regulates heart rate, digestion, and helps calm stress, and do...

Before The Pumpkins: Faith In The Flames

...k back at Revelation 2:8–11, we see that the church in Smyrna was one of the seven churches John addressed his Revelation to, and it’s possible that Polycarp was the bishop at this time too. It may be that these words of Jesus, via John, were what gave Polycarp the courage to stand up to threats of fire as he knew being faithful to the point of death would mean conquering the Second Death (i.e. the Lake of Fire): Be faithful until death, and I will give you the crown of life. Let anyone who has an ear listen to what the Spirit is saying to the churches. Whoever conquers will not be harmed by the second death. (Rev 2: 10–11) When he was condemned to deat...

Kirk Cameron And The Biblical Case For Annihilationism

...inality. Revelation describes the ultimate fate of the wicked as the second death (Rev. 20:14–15). Death, by definition, is the loss of life — not life in another mode. Hence why it is “second”: the first being physical death from the body, the second being spiritual death from existence. Fire, in biblical imagery, does not preserve what it judges. It consumes chaff (Matt. 3:12), destroys the weeds (Matt. 13:40), and leaves nothing remaining. The only exception to this is when God’s fire is refining and purifying things, which involves burning up the bad (sin) and leaving behind the good (things built on Christ), as both Malachi and Paul highligh...

Did Herod’s Massacre Of The Innocents Historically Happen?

...January 6th marks the day in the liturgical calendar when the arrival of the Magi visiting baby Jesus with their gifts is celebrated. But with it comes the often distressing account of what is known as the Massacre of the Innocents. Matthew places this moment of Revelation of Jesus as King alongside one of the darkest episodes in his Gospel, and it’s a stark contrast: one King is here to bring peace on earth, as the angels declared, the other king brought death and destruction. For some readers, this raises an immediate historical question. If Herod truly ordered the killing of all the male children under two in Bethlehem, why does no other ancient historian...

The Coming of Jesus: Daniel's 70 Weeks

...f Daniel, Revelation and the Olivet Discourse. But it may surprise you to know that this isn't the only interpretation or school of thought, despite how popular this view is. I used to believe that this was what was going to happen, that it could happen at any moment as "Jesus is coming soon!" along with great tribulation and "armageddon" as people often proclaim. But after studying this topic for quite some time now, I've found that it doesn't reconcile with what the Scriptures say, or what Jesus taught, nor what history shows, and thus have had to adjust my views. Lets have a look at what is to happen in the final seven years: Dan 9:26-27 After the sixty...