by admin | Oct 1, 2021 | 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 left off at Job 1:8 (NETS) Table: And the Lord said to him, “Did you give thought to your disposition against my servant Iob—because there is no one of those on the...
by admin | Sep 22, 2021 | Section Six, The Lost Son of Perdition
Then Satan entered Judas, the one called Iscariot, who was one of the twelve.[1] And after Judas took the piece of bread, Satan entered into him. Jesus said to him, “What you are about to do, do quickly.”[2] Jesus’ command here—do quickly (ποίησον τάχιον)—fills me...
by admin | Sep 13, 2021 | 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 Greek translation of the Hebrew before Israel rejected Jesus as Messiah. The final clause of the first verse under consideration follows: Masoretic Text...
by admin | Sep 6, 2021 | Section Six, Westworld
On his very first visit to Westworld William (Jimmi Simpson) asks the host who greets him: “So, how does this work? Is there an orientation?”[1] Female Host: No orientation. No guidebook. Figuring out how it works is half the fun. All you do is make...
by admin | Sep 4, 2021 | Funeral, Section Six
A friend asked for the transcript of the prayer I prayed at my mother’s funeral. I should apologize to my sister. She asked for the same thing many months ago and I never got around to it. So, finally, here it is. It is a prayer that Jesus has taught, and continues...
by admin | Aug 25, 2021 | A Shadow of the Good Things, Section Five
Then the Lord called to Moses and spoke to him from the Meeting Tent (Leviticus 1:1-4 NET): “Speak to the Israelites and tell them, ‘When someone among you presents an offering to the Lord, you must present your offering from the domesticated animals, either from the...