“Yes, I am coming quickly.,” Amen. Come, Lord Jesus. Revelation 22:20b Quickly – Another annual cycle. Maybe this last one wasn’t quite the same as the pagan idea of eternal return, that is, just going around and around over and over. Maybe this last one created some changes; changes that will spin out new opportunities…
Watch the path of your feet and all your ways will be established. Proverbs 4:26 NASB Will be established – This investigation is now ten years old. I wonder if these last ten years have really made a difference. Let’s find out. It’s almost time for the world’s celebration of the pagan New Year. That…
because God did not make death nor does he delight in the destruction of the living. Wisdom of Salomon 1:13 A New English Translation of the Septuagint Death – It’s fairly widely recognized that The Wisdom of Salomon was composed in Greek in the mid first century B.C.E. It contains many Hellenistic themes, most likely imported…
Trust in the Lord with all your heart and do not lean on your own understanding. In all your ways acknowledge Him, and He will make your paths straight. Proverbs 3:5-6 NASB Trust – Movies have plots. They are usually accompanied by subtle forewarning clues. There are no extraneous persons in the story. That incidental character who just happens to…
Then David said to Gad, “I am in great distress. Let us now fall into the hand of the Lord, for His mercies are great; but do not let me fall into human hands.” 2 Samuel 24:14 NASB Fall into the hand of the Lord – Are you in great distress? Oh, maybe not now, but have you…
“For the day of the Lord is near for all the nations. Just as you have done, it will be done to you. Your dealings will return on your own head.” Obadiah 1:15 NASB Done to you – Obadiah is a very tiny book of the Tanakh. Most people probably don’t know anything about it other than the name. …
Walking the streets in Parma at Christmas time often means discovering small delights. Like finding out that the town closes the main street on Saturdays and Sundays so pedestrians can walk and shop without dodging cars. Nice. And then there’s this: CLICK Enjoy.
I am not asking You to take them out of the world, but to keep them away from the evil one. John 17:15 NASB Take them out – I don’t know about you, but I would just as soon have had Yeshua skip this request. In fact, in my earlier years I would think to…
So God created mankind in his own image, in the image of God he created them; male and female he created them. Genesis 1:27 NIV Male and female – Did you think that this phrase is just a sexual summation? Do you believe that Genesis 1 is just a preview to the real story of the creation of Man that…
