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PODCAST: Yeshua in Context - Kingdom of Heaven, Pt 5
In his book Surprised by Hope, British scholar N.T. Wright mentions an interesting misunderstanding about the meaning of Yeshua’s resurrection. It is an objection, really, made by some scholars to the… more →
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PODCAST: Yeshua in Context - Kingdom of Heaven, Pt 5
derek4messiah wrote 1 month ago: In his book Surprised by Hope, British scholar N.T. Wright mentions an interesting misunderstanding … more →
PODCAST: Yeshua in Context - Kingdom of Heaven, Pt 3
derek4messiah wrote 1 month ago: In part 1, we considered one of the largest associations Yeshua’s hearers would have had with the ph … more →
Israel and Messiah's Return
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derek4messiah wrote 1 month ago: I have been having dialogue with a number of people who feel that Israel’s part in God’s … more →
Jesus took on our new life
expound wrote 2 months ago: The life to come is so good that God Himself is content to live it with us, although He is not less … more →
Millennialism (Chiliasm)
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derek4messiah wrote 3 months ago: I’m teaching Revelation 20 tomorrow morning at synagogue. This is the 28th week in a series I … more →
Bringing Back Messianism
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derek4messiah wrote 4 months ago: I received a question from Scot McKnight about my series this week on the Marriage Supper of the Lam … more →
The Marriage Supper, Part 2
derek4messiah wrote 4 months ago: As I have read through Revelation, I have found it to be the culmination of a long story. It is the … more →
The Marriage Supper, Part 1
derek4messiah wrote 4 months ago: I’d imagine that some of the force of an ancient angelic invitation has been lost on modern generati … more →
A Few Minutes into the Resurrection
derek4messiah wrote 6 months ago: I believe in a certain story that informs the book of Revelation and which is expanded upon in its t … more →
Israel's Story in Revelation 11
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derek4messiah wrote 7 months ago: You sometimes find stories in unexpected places. I have to say Revelation is apparently an unexpecte … more →
Rev. 11 and Overlooking Israel
derek4messiah wrote 7 months ago: I have addressed in the past the sad tendency of Christian interpreters to overlook Israel in the bo … more →
Hell in the New Testament
derek4messiah wrote 8 months ago: Part of my journey in the past five years has been re-assessing what I think I know about life, God, … more →
Revelation 7, Israel, the Church, and Tabernacles
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derek4messiah wrote 9 months ago: Last week I lamented the unfortunate conclusions Grant Osborne came to in his otherwise excellent co … more →
The Truth About Divine Judgment
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derek4messiah wrote 9 months ago: They said to the mountains and to the rocks, “Fall on us and hide us from the face of the one who is … more →
Ankh
iapetus wrote 1 year ago: “The Ankh is a variation of the cross that was used by the ancient Egyptians. It is also known … more →
Is Israel Missing from Revelation? Pt. 2
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derek4messiah wrote 1 year ago: Like last time, this is not an excerpt from my book, but I cover this material in chapter 6, “ … more →
Israel Missing From Revelation? Pt. 1
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derek4messiah wrote 1 year ago: One of the topics I enjoyed thinking about as I wrote The World to Come is the presence or lack of p … more →
Notes: ‘Bearer of the Light’ (K6)
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Kyōshin wrote 1 year ago: Things are quiet at the moment. Most of my Dharma friends are either extremely busy at work or off … more →
Israel's Story in the Bible
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derek4messiah wrote 1 year ago: The following is an excerpt from Chapter 2 of my book, called “Israel as the Vessel.” … more →
