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John (and thereby his readers with him) is taken up into heaven in order to see the world from the heavenly perspective. He is given a glimpse behind the scenes of history so that he can see what is really going on in the events of his time and place. He is also...
INTRODUCTION TO REVELATION
I am beginning a twelve week class study on Revelation this coming Tuesday. I found the following summary of an introduction from Ian Paul's commentary most helpful. Reading Revelation’s imagery The book of Revelation uses a series of metaphors. Metaphor is at the...
MY FIRST MEMORY
U.S. 2nd Marine Division march through the streets of Wellington, New Zealand, June 1942 This day, eighty years ago, September 2, 1945, is my first memory as a child of four years old. It was V-J Day, when the representatives of the Empire of Japan signed a surrender...
A HARROWING STORY OF SURVIVAL
Daniel Finkelsein, a political columnist at the London Times, tells the story of his Jewish parents and grandparents harrowing story of survival during World War II. His father and grandparents lived in Lwow, Poland (now Lviv, Ukraine) in successful and affluent...
UKRAINE
While observing all the activity among European and American leaders meeting together to find ways of stopping the war in Ukraine I reflected on how that region of the world has undergone multiple invasions and wars over the centuries: the Turks, the Mongols, the...
CAUSES OF SUFFERING
In response to his disciples asking him about the reason for a man blind born blind Jesus replied, “Neither this man nor his parents sinned, but this happened so that the work of God might be displayed in his life.” (John 9:3) Rod Whitacre in his commentary on this...
THREE BARRIERS TO BECOMING A CHRISTIAN
What is your idea of a tough neighborhood? Is it boarded up windows, dilapidated housing, trash-strewn yards, crime-ridden streets. My idea of a tough neighborhood for the gospel is a gated community, pristine housing, manicured landscaping, golf courses, a spa, art...
HEALING PRAYER
“Are you hurting? Pray. Do you feel great? Sing. Are you sick? Call the church leaders together to pray and anoint you with oil in the name of the Master. Believing-prayer will heal you, and Jesus will put you on your feet. And if you’ve sinned, you’ll be forgiven –...
INNOCENT SUFFERING
A friend of mine, a retired 76 year old pastor, with 21 others, was deprived of his right to exercise the gifts and spiritual authority conferred in ordination by his denomination. No specific grounds were cited, no offenses defined, no complaints explained, no acts...
WHAT TO DO IN A LIFE FULL OF PAIN AND THE FUTURE SEEMS BLEAK?
In the Sermon on the Mount, Jesus said, “Don’t be anxious about tomorrow. God will take care of your tomorrow too.” (Matthew 6:4 LB) “God will help you deal with whatever hard things come up when the time comes.” (The Message) Jesus seems to be saying that we can...
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