Text and Tradition
It came about when the priests who carried the ark of the covenant of the Lord had come up from the middle of the Jordan, and the soles of the priests’ feet were lifted up to the dry ground, that the waters of the Jordan returned to their place, and went over all its banks as before. …
The Demise of the Devil
For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the powers, against the world forces of this darkness, against the spiritual forces of wickedness in the heavenly places. Ephesians 6:12 NASB Spiritual forces of wickedness – Churches before the Reformation were visual reminders of the power of Satan and the specter of Hell. When you entered, you almost always found something…
The Vatican
Tomorrow my daughter and I will visit the Vatican. She has come to Italy to see us, our first house guest in nearly two years. She will stay during her birthday (June 11) while we take a rather special trip around Italy. She has never been here, so the Vatican is a “must see.” I’ll…
Experimental Exegesis
“I will make you pass under the rod, and I will bring you into the bond of the covenant;” Ezekiel 20:37 NASB Rod – One of the tenets of conservative Christianity is that the Bible must be interpreted by the Bible. What it means is this: if I accept the claim that God is the real…
Summer Lectures 2022
Rosanne and I will return to the United States in July. JULY 11 to 16 Ft. Meyer’s, FL I will be speaking for a week of lectures at Beth Yeshua Messianic Synagogue 15675 McGregor Blvd. Fort Myers, FL 33908 239-437-3171 Here are the times: July 11 – July 16 Monday 7:00 pm Tuesday 7:00 pm…
The Long Haul
Then we who are alive, who remain, will be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air, and so we will always be with the Lord. 1 Thessalonians 4:17 NASB We – Two thousand years after Paul wrote this letter, we are forced to read it as if he were writing to…
An Uncertain Faith
So then, my beloved, just as you have always obeyed, not as in my presence only, but now much more in my absence, work out your own salvation with fear and trembling; for it is God who is at work in you, both to [a]desire and to work for His good pleasure. Philippians 2:12-13 NASB Work out – Recently I conducted a month-long study…
The Vig
His money he does not give at interest and no bribe for the innocent takes. He who does these things will never stumble. Psalm 15:5 Robert Alter Never Stumble – When the Medici started the banking system in Florence, they invented Western economics. They created the world of debt. They loaned to the King of England…
