The Last Imam
“And this gospel of the kingdom shall be preached in the whole world for a witness to all the nations, and then the end shall come.” Matthew 24:14 NASB (1963 edition) Whole world – I would be surprised if you haven’t heard this verse as support for world-wide evangelism. Evangelical Christian groups sometimes seem to…
Travel Travails
“But pray that your flight may not be in the winter, or on a Sabbath;” Matthew 24:20 NASB Sabbath – In spite of the fact that R. T. France compellingly argues that this verse and its surrounding verses do not apply to the coming of Yeshua at the end of human history, he makes one…
Outsiders
“But when the Son of Man comes in his glory, and all the angels with him, then he will take his seat on his glorious throne, and all the nations will be gathered before him, and he will separate them from one another as a shepherd separates the sheep from the goats” Matthew 25:31-32 NASB…
The Nature of Knowing
“But of that day and hour no one knows, not even the angels in heaven, nor the Son, but the Father alone.” Matthew 24:36 NASB No one knows – oudeis oiden – not a single being has complete knowledge of. Except the Father. No one at all understands fully, intuitively when that day and hour…
All Souls, Oxford
All Souls is a very unique college. With only 80 post-doctoral scholars, it is a place of intense intellectual pursuit. The chapel at All Souls is open only once a year. But I visited All Souls every day that we were in Oxford, and the porter at the gate (a very fine gentleman) surprised me…
The Final Days
“But of that day and hour no one knows, not even the angels in heaven, nor the Son, but the Father alone.” Matthew 24:36 NASB No one knows – “Prophecy Expo Presents: The Final Days – An Intelligent Look into Bible Prophecy” coming to a city near you. That’s the advertisement I received in the…
Christ Church, Oxford
Perhaps you would enjoy this picture taken at Christ Church College, Oxford. This is one of the most famous chapel/cathedrals in Oxford. Today I had the opportunity to spend about an hour in this place photographing all the wonderful views. Being in Oxford brings back so many great memories. I truly miss this place.
Heaven Above
Who knows that the breath of man ascends upward and the breath of the beast descends downward to the earth? Ecclesiastes 3:21 NASB Ascends upward – “Ecclesiastes, alone in the Bible, is aware of the belief that at death the soul goes upward to the heavens, rather than down to Sheol. This idea is not…
