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Dreaming of Jerusalem: July 2014
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Tuesday, July 15, 2014. I was reading Isaiah 2. This afternoon and came across a passage which describes the wicked Israelites of his day but which also applies to ours. Here is what it says ( Gileadi's translation. Their land is full of silver and gold. And there is no end to their wealth;. Their land is full of horses. And there is no end to their chariots. Their land is full of idols:. They adore the works of their hands,. Things their own fingers have made. Mankind is brought low. And he beheld Satan...
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Dreaming of Jerusalem: January 2014
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Tuesday, January 28, 2014. Illustration of Luke the Evangelist. In his gospel and in the book of Acts, Luke addresses his words to a unknown figure by the name of Theophilus. The identity of Theophilus has been debated over the centuries but the BYU New Testament Commentary website. Has an interesting post by Kent Brown, a portion of which deals with the identity of this figure. Here are his comments regarding the identity of Theophilus (it can be viewed at its original source here. Ark of the Covenant.
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Dreaming of Jerusalem: March 2015
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Sunday, March 15, 2015. This post is a work in progress*. The Covenant Use of Salt in the Old Testament. The ritual use of salt is attested to in the Old Testament book of Leviticus chapter 2 verse 13. Which discusses the use of salt in making grain offerings (NRSV):. 13 You shall not omit from your grain offerings the salt of the covenant with your God; with all your offerings you shall offer salt.". Regarding Lev 2:13 the Harper Collins Study Bible (HCSB) makes the following comment:. After returning f...
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Dreaming of Jerusalem: February 2015
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Sunday, February 22, 2015. Mark, in his gospel, provides a very brief description of Jesus' temptation in the wilderness. It is found in the first chapter verses 12 and 13. It reads as follows (KJV):. 12 And immediately the Spirit driveth him into the wilderness. 13 And he was there in the wilderness forty days, tempted of Satan; and was with the wild beasts; and the angels ministered unto him.". And the serving angels would have been the working hosts in the throne vision since 'serve' ' abad,'. An inte...
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Dreaming of Jerusalem: November 2014
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Friday, November 14, 2014. It's been a while since I have posted anything because I am back in school and haven't had much time to do so. This morning, however, I read something that I thought would be worthwhile to make a note of here. The following is a passage from a paper on Margaret Baker's website that provides some insight into a pericope from John's gospel. Here. Is the link to the paper, and here is the section that made an impression on me:. The Jewish religious leaders have him arrested and.
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Dreaming of Jerusalem: February 2014
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Thursday, February 13, 2014. Marriage - Gallup Historical Trends. Marriage Gallup Historical Trends. The results of the poll brought this scripture to mind:. For as their laws and their governments were established by the voice of the people, and they who. Chose evil were more numerous than they who chose good, therefore they were ripening. For destruction, for the laws had become corrupted. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). Ark of the Covenant. Bruce R. McConkie. Calendar Inscription of Priene. I AM THAT I AM.
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Dreaming of Jerusalem: December 2013
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Wednesday, December 4, 2013. John 21 - Miraculous Draught of Fish. The Miraculous Draught of Fishes" by Sebiastiano Ricci, circa 1695-1697,. Oil on canvas, The Detroit Institute of Arts. The apostle John relates his experience of when he, Peter, James, Thomas and Nathaniel spent a night of fruitless fishing along the shore of the Sea of Galilee following the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ. Of St John at St. Matthew's. The question as to why John would include the exact number of fish in the net h...
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Dreaming of Jerusalem: June 2015
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Sunday, June 28, 2015. Bas-relief of the anointing of Jesus at the home of Simon the Leper. As many Christians are aware the terms "christ" (Greek christos. And "messiah" (Hebrew mashiah. Are equivalent terms meaning "anointed". In the Old Testament (aka Hebrew Bible) the term "messiah" was typically applied to kings and priests and the text contains descriptions of the anointing of the kings and priests of ancient Israel. Julie M. Smith. Has written an article. For Studies in the Bible and Antiquity.
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Dreaming of Jerusalem: July 2015
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Monday, July 20, 2015. From The Bible and its Story Taught by One Thousand Picture Lessons, 1910. Courtesy Wikipedia. Chapter 27 of Matthew's gospel records the account of Pilate's release of an apparently well known prisoner named Barabbas. This event involves Pilate giving the assembled people the choice to release either Barabbas or Jesus and the people choose Barabbas. Wherein God promises to send his people a new prophet like unto Moses. Day of Atonement) to illustrate how this most sacred of Jewish...
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Dreaming of Jerusalem: Church of the Pater Noster
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Thursday, July 9, 2015. Church of the Pater Noster. Church of the Pater Noster - Central Exterior Staircase. Near the summit of the Mount of Olives there is a partially constructed Roman Catholic Church called the Church of the Pater Noster. The current structure was built atop of the ruins of a fourth century basilica constructed under the direction of Constantine the Great's. Pater noster" is Latin for "our father" and is the traditional location of the "certain place" mentioned in Luke 11:1. An instan...
