Assessing Personal Visits to Heaven – Part 1
How does a Christian go about assessing personal visits to Heaven in media reports? A personal visit to heaven has become one of the hottest-selling topics in nonfiction today. Don Piper’s 90 Minutes in Heaven, Todd Burpo, and Lynn Vincent’s Heaven Is for Real: A Little Boy’s Astounding Story of His Trip to Heaven and…
Yahweh Mekoddeskim – The Lord Who Sanctifies You
This name for God is revealed within the context of the laws God gave to the Israelites as they were preparing to enter the Promised Land. The laws included all the various sacrifices they were to offer, when and how to offer them—essentially when and how to worship God; what foods they could and could not eat; dealing with various diseases and bodily functions; relationships between husbands and wives, parents and children, and neighbors; observing special days; crime and punishment; and a whole lot more.
Were the Days of Creation 24 Hours Long? The Non-Chronological Arrangement of Genesis 2
Having examined how the literary arrangements of Genesis 1 and Genesis 2 develop, let us now pause to reflect upon any insights that can be gleaned concerning the timing of creation. Let’s dive in to understand if the days of creation were 24 hours or not. In this article, I want to draw our attention…
The Facts on Near-Death Experiences
Click here for full Printable Version Excerpt: Alli’s StoryIt was Sunday, June 5, 1994. We had just arrived home from church when the police officerscame to the front door and gave us the news that would change our lives forever, “A female bodyhas been found at the bottom of a cliff in Rocky Mountain National…
Yahweh1 Tsidkenu – The Lord Our Righteousness
[1] See the companion article “Who is Jehovah?” for an explanation of why I will use Yahweh rather than Jehovah except in quoted material. This name for God, Yahweh Tsidkenu, is used only two times in Scripture, both in the book of Jeremiah: “The days are coming,” declares the LORD [YHWH], “when I will raise…
Were the Days of Creation 24 Hours Long? The Structural Correlation between Genesis 1 and 2
Having examined the literary arrangement of Genesis 1 and then Genesis 2, we can now reflect on how they correspond and the significance of their development. Let’s dive into the correlation between Genesis 1 and 2 As you may recall, Genesis 1 is a highly structured account which presents days 1-3 in parallel with days…
Were the Days of Creation 24 Hours Long?- The Structure of Genesis 2
Grasping the literary structure of Genesis 2 and seeing how it builds upon the structure of Genesis 1 is key to understanding Moses’ account of creation. With this, I am much indebted to a journal article by Mark Futato that first brought this to my attention.
Yahweh Sabaoth– The Lord of Hosts
The name Yahweh Sabaoth first appears in 1 Samuel 1:3, where it is translated Lord Almighty. We are told that Elkanah, who would later give birth to Samuel, every year “went up from his town to worship and sacrifice to the LORD Almighty at Shiloh.” In different contexts, the word translated “host” is used to…
Clothed with Humility
R.L. Wilson When I think back on the people who have had the most impact on my live, there’s one thing they’ve had in common—humility. They were (or at least seemed to be) far more concerned for the wellbeing of others than in exalting themselves. For example: A teacher we caught crying one day when…
Were the Days of Creation 24 Hours Long? An In-Depth Look at Genesis 1-2
The Structure of Genesis 1 Genesis 1 is a structural masterpiece. The intentionality Moses gives to crafting it is quite astounding. So, let’s start by looking at the overarching arrangement of this account and consider what Moses is meaning to convey through it. Were the days of creation 24 hours long? Let’s dive in. Repeated…
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