by admin | May 25, 2022 | Section Six, The Book of Life, The New Covenant
To the angel of the church in Sardis write the following: “This is the solemn pronouncement of the one who holds the seven1 spirits of God and the seven stars: ‘I know your deeds, that you have a reputation2 (ὄνομα) that you are alive, but in reality you are dead.3...
by admin | Apr 29, 2022 | Section Six, The Book of Life, The New Covenant
If anyone’s name was not found written in the book of life, that person was thrown into the lake of fire.1 This verse follows the one I quoted in another essay: Then Death and Hades were thrown into the lake of fire. This is the second death—the lake of fire.2 This is...
by admin | Apr 17, 2022 | Isaiah 53:10-12, Psalm 22, Section Six
This is a continuation of a consideration of the differences between the Masoretic text and the Septuagint, a translation of the Hebrew before Israel rejected Jesus as Messiah. The final clause of the first verse under consideration follows: Masoretic Text Septuagint...
by admin | Mar 7, 2022 | Section Six, The Lost Son of Perdition
This is a continuation of my consideration of God’s love for Satan revealed in the book of Job. I’ve stepped away some from the main topic to consider Satan’s power if and only if the Lord removes the hedge (śûḵ, שׁכת) He has made around Job and his household...
by admin | Feb 5, 2022 | My Reasons and My Reason, Section Six, The New Covenant, Who am I?
I shared the first essay of this series with two friends. Both preferred the judgment focus of my Pastor’s sermon, what I called “an invitation to do-it-yourself religion.”[1] To one it was a desirable limit to “grace,” which was seen as a come on to an open-ended...
by admin | Feb 1, 2022 | Psalm 22, Section Six
This is a continuing look into Psalm 22 as the music in Jesus’ heart as He endured the cross. Masoretic Text Septuagint Psalm 22:21 (Tanakh/KJV) Psalm 22:21 (NET) Psalm 21:22 (NETS) Psalm 21:22 (Elpenor English) Save me from the lion’s mouth: for thou hast heard...