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Law, justice, governance and the Millennial Reign: The Ten Commandments, perfect law, part 2.
In the last writing I discussed what makes a law useful to people in that they are determined by specific harms that are unacceptable. Harms to body, property and falsely to reputation. All of these point to the necessity of bodily autonomy of each individual without impinging on the basic right of others as in Continue reading
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A short commentary on the Parable of the ten virgins.
If you have read any of my previous entries, you know that my emphasis is understanding the prophetic and spiritual implications of the symbolism used in Scripture. And by following those symbols horizontally through the Bible that you gain a larger perspective on what we are to understand from those symbols. My current study is Continue reading
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Following the sun and the goat through the Bible, part 9: The sun, the goat and the seals.
In the last installment we examined Genesis 38 and this is last place that the sun or the goat appears in the book of Genesis. I examined the prophetic implications of color to some extent and we may look at that more as we get further into the law, but today I want to connect Continue reading
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Following the sun and the goat through the Bible, part 4: Jacobs wages.
Todays installment is particularly poignant for me in that on the day we remember Jesus’ sacrifice on Good Friday in 2024 we come across striped branches and it’s meaning in Genesis 30. Isaiah says in chapter 4 verse 2, “In that day the Branch of the LORD will be beautiful and glorious, and the fruit Continue reading
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Following the cup through the Bible, part 9.
In this installment I will be writing about what appears to be a passing of the cup from one entity to another and how that plays out in the book of Revelation. Jeremiah 49:12 says this, “This is what the LORD says: “If those who do not deserve to drink the cup must drink it, Continue reading
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Following the cup throughout the Bible, part 5.
In this part, I am going to examine the words of institution spoken by Jesus at the Last Supper and look at what I believe he is prophesying in implementing this memorial meal. Before I do I would like to emphasize the evidentiary aspect of the Lord’s Supper. When you have the person who was Continue reading