symbolism
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Following the sun and the goat through the Bible, part 5: He who overcomes.
In todays installment, we look at a strange encounter in Genesis 32:22-32 between Jacob and an unknown man that leads to a physical altercation. “That night Jacob got up and took his two wives, his two female servants and his eleven sons and crossed the ford of the Jabbok. After he had sent them across 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 sun and the goat through the Bible, part 3. Genesis 28.
In the last installment, we found the sun symbol connected to the destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah and postulated that the two angels were types for the two witnesses, meaning that the witnesses aren’t just men, but also angels. The next place sun or goat appears is in Genesis 28:10-22. In this case, it is Continue reading
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Following the sun and the goat through the Bible, part 2: Sodom and Gomorrah.
In the last installment we looked at a handful of symbols that are introduced in Genesis 15 which I believe are a symbolic (and prophetic) telling of God’s plan of redemption and judgment. The symbols that were present in that account that we looked at were the heifer, the goat, the ram, the dove and Continue reading
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Following the sun (and the goat) through the Bible, part 1.
In the last installment we examined three different accounts in the Old Testament that appear to be prophesying someone who begins their prophetic ministry after they are resurrected. Examining the people who were resurrected in the Old and New Testament, only Jesus prophesied after his death in the book of Revelation ( but he only Continue reading
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The prophet who dies twice: Introduction to a new series.
I’m beginning a new series today that will revolve around a different set of symbols and types. In this first installment I will be taking a look at three stories in the Old Testament that I believe point to the coming of a prophet that has part of his overall ministry dying twice. It’s a Continue reading
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Following the cup through the Bible: Summary and conclusion.
I began this series showing how the symbolism in the Bible can be used to derive some very specific prophetic/spiritual meaning. We have been able to test this model by comparing it to history and have been able to identify at least three individuals in history that they point to, the most important being the 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 through the Bible, part 7.
In part 3, we saw in Psalm 16 the prophetic division in the church to come over the substance of the Lord’s supper with one a “libation of blood” that is equated to idolatry (verse 4) and a cup that is “secure”. How serious of a problem then are we talking about? I’ll begin the Continue reading
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Following the cup through the Bible, part 6.
In the last installment, we were examining the words of institution at the last supper. In part 5, we used the biblical definition provided by Paul to determine that the body of Christ is the church, and that in the act of breaking the bread we can understand that this act is meant to prophesy Continue reading
Broad meadows 