I’m going to repost a group of articles I wrote years ago about the God of Supersessionism. I have been having fun lately on ‘X’ with people who want to correct me on my view of the covenants with the usual fodder of ‘the NT reinterprets the OT.’ One of these individuals informed me the “the Covenant” in Genesis 1-3 was plainly in view. When I asked him (repeatedly) to show me this “covenant” he implied I needed to receive …
Category: Biblical Studies
When I say Christ is the central Figure of Scripture what I mean is that He is the central Protagonist of God’s Creation Project. Here is an example of the Christ’s eminence in the Bible: God created all things through Jesus Christ (Eph. 3:9, Jn. 1:3), and all things created through Him were also created for Him (Col. 1:16). At this present hour the whole creation is upheld through Him (Col. 1:17; Heb. 1:3). He is the Lord …
Centuries passed before the time of the birth of Jesus Christ in the small hamlet of Bethlehem Judah around the Year 5-7 B.C.[1] Bethlehem was the place where David was born (1 Sam. 17:12), and also was the place where the Messiah would be born (Mic. 5:2). Yahweh had pinpointed Bethlehem so no other birthplace would be right for Jesus Christ. Not Jerusalem, not Rome, but tiny Bethlehem. God means what He says. And He would be born precisely at …
I’m doing the boring chore of name and Scripture indices at the moment. Here’s an excerpt from the forthcoming book. First of all, we must dismiss this view, held by many pious men throughout history, that the Church is in the OT. The New covenant was not made in the OT, and I have shown the Church to be a New covenant institution. The NT records the making of the New covenant in Jesus’ blood (Lk. 22:20; 1 Cor. 11:25). This …
This post interacts with a recent article published by The Friends of Israel ministry entitled “Stop Praying for Patience: Changing Our Perspective on the Fruit of the Spirit.” I don’t normally do this sort of thing, but I happened to click on the above essay by Sarah Fern, and as I have been teaching intensively on The Fruit of the Spirit at the Church I pastor I thought I would see what Mrs Fern had to say. It has to …
From the upcoming book ‘The Words of the Covenant: Volume Two, New Testament Continuation’ I think that one of the very first things we need to note about the book of Revelation is its decidedly Jewish tone. The book speaks of David, the throne, Jerusalem, the Lion of the tribe of Judah, the twelve tribes of Israel, the two witnesses, the ark of the testimony, the commandments of Moses, and among things. References to Israel and hints at its promises …
From the forthcoming book The Words of the Covenant, Volume Two, New Testament Continuation As he begins his prophecy, John says that he is a fellow brother in the “tribulation and kingdom and patience of Jesus Christ” (Rev. 1:9). I think it is important to notice the word “kingdom” and ask whether it speaks of a kingdom that was present already in the first century A.D. or whether it refers to the future messianic Kingdom. It will not come as …
Part One The dragon of Revelation 12 is also seen in chapter 13 where gives his power to the beast (Rev. 13:2), who is himself “a man” (Rev. 13:18). Likewise, the second beast of Revelation 13, who assists the first beast is identified later in the book as “the false prophet” (Rev. 16:13; 19:20; 20:10). Not all of our questions are answered, and sometimes those that are leave us with more questions for which definitive answers elude us, but Scripture …
This is part of the new book that I did not use (or most of it). I thought I might as well use it here as discard it altogether. Trying to get one’s head around the mixture of symbols in the book of Revelation is not an easy matter. The symbols create a visual picture in the mind of the reader. The question is, when are the symbols literal and when are they not? Let us inquire further into this …
In 2 Peter 3 the Day of the Lord refers to the utter destruction of the present created order, either by annihilation or through renovation. As Revelation 20 puts this destruction a thousand years after the setting up of Christ’s earthly Kingdom[1] it means in 2 Peter 3:10-12 the Day of the Lord is confined to that final conflagration. The NT does not employ the phrase “Day of the Lord” to refer to historical visitations of divine wrath …
