The Day of the Lord and the Response of God’s People

In light of this Advent season, as we are anticipating the second Advent of our Lord, it is important to note our role in His coming. As mentioned in the last post linking to 2 Peter 3, we are told that we can hasten the day of His coming. This is shocking to [...]

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A Short Post on 1st Century Fulfillment

Last Sunday, as noted in the post on the Antichrist, I discussed the destruction of the Temple in Matthew 24:1-34 and the 1st Century fulfillment of many passages in the New Testament.  Here is another short post saying close to the same thing, but in a slightly different manner: click here.

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Comfort, Comfort My People: A brief look at the NT’s use of OT prophecy

     One of yesterday’s lectionary readings was from Luke 3:1-6 – this was also the text used for the sermon.  In reading this text and listening to a sermon on it, I thought it would be appropriate to make a few comments, especially Luke’s use of Isaiah 40:3-5.
     How should we read the New Testament’s [...]

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