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The Coming of Jesus: The Olivet Discourse – Part 2

Welcome to Part Two of The Olivet Discourse! It’s been a while, so we’ll pick up right where we left off with MatThew 24 verse 15 onwards, after a small recap of The chapter so far. The Olivet Discourse begins with The disciples admiring The architecture of The temple in Jerusalem. Jesus responds to this by telling Them that it will all be thrown down and destroyed, to The point that not one stone will be left on anoTher. Later on, when They are sat on The Mount of Olives, Jesus’ disciples come to him and ask “when will this happen?” and “what will be The sign” that all of this is about to commence? If we look at The accou...

The Deity of Christ in The Gospel of MatThew - Part 2

MatThew's Theme - The divine presence of Jesus This is a guest post by “KingsServant”, see Part 1 here. Having covered MatThew’s introduction to his Gospel in his nativity account, we will now consider The way MatThew “bookends” The Gospel by beginning his work with The promise of God dwelling with his people (fulfilled in The incarnation) and ending it in The same way with Jesus’ comforting promise never to leave his followers. This Theme of MatThew begins with his quotation of Isaiah 7:14, which we have already analysed in The previous article with regard to how it reveals MatThew’s teaching that Jesus is God. As noted before, in MatThew...

The Coming of Jesus: The Olivet Discourse – Part 1

Hello again, it's been a while since I've wrote anything, and longer since getting back to this series on The Second Coming of Jesus. This isn't for lack of motivation, but raTher because this is such a huge topic that I've been reading and thinking about this next part for a very long time to make sure I know what I'm saying, and am well read enough to do The topic justice. Having said that, There will always be far more to say on this than I can give time for here, but I hope to give enough of an overview to expound this prophecy faithfully without being too technical as to cause confusion! You can also catch up on The previous parts...

How Old Was Jesus When He Died? A Fresh Look At The Historical Clues

We often hear that Jesus was “about 33 years old” when he was crucified and only had a three-year ministry. But have you ever wondered how precise that number is, or why we assume that was his age, especially when Scripture doesn’t specify? Table of Contents The Gospel of Luke: “About Thirty” Early Church Testimony: Irenaeus and The Longer Ministry Historical Anchors: Birth, Pilate, and The Crucifixion Window The Death of Herod Cross-referencing with Pilate, Caiaphas, and Jesus When Did Tiberius Begin to Reign? 1. From his co-regency with Augustus (AD 11–12) 2. From The death of Augustus (AD 14) How Does This Affect Jesus’ Ag...

The Gospel of Jeffrey Dahmer

There’s a new Netflix documentary out at The moment which has hit The news recently about The infamous serial killer Jeffery Dahmer. I haven’t watched it, but I knew of him as a serial killer though I didn’t realise just how horrific his crimes were until I read The Wikipedia article about him! Not for The faint of heart, that’s for sure. But this post isn’t really about Dahmer, not entirely, but raTher The reactions to some recent social media posts about him and The (often vitriol) responses They’ve got. Here’s one example: Dahmer is probably in heaven and experiencing eternal joy. If this boThers you, you don’t know The depths of your o...

Lent: Day 7 - Ignatius to The Trallians

Day Seven: St. Ignatius of Antioch: Letter to The Trallians (full text) Who: Ignatius converted at a young age and later became Bishop of Antioch. A friend of Polycarp and fellow disciple of John, There is a long standing tradition that Ignatius was The child that Jesus held in his arms and blessed in Mark 10:13-16 What: Ignatius urges The church to continue in unity and to honour Their leadership. This letter also gives a defence against certain heresies. Why: Ignatius wrote a series of letters to The churches in Asia Minor whilst en route to Rome to face martyrdom by wild beasts in The Colosseum around 108 AD. When: Around 107-108 AD The letter to The Tr...