The great day of YHWH is near; it is near and rushing greatly, the sound of the day of YHWH. Zephaniah 1:14 (J. P. Green, literal translation) Day Of YHWH – Did you see the movie “2012”? A typical disaster flick, it works off the supposed end of the world predicted by the Mayan calendar. …
Every year I receive comments about the same controversy – Christmas. In spite of all the tradition associated with the “birth of Jesus,” Christmas was originally a very pagan holiday. The Romans celebrated it as Saturnalia, a week of lawless disorder in efforts to appease the gods, culminating in the death of an innocent victim. …
Now the Bereans were of more noble character than the Thessalonians, for they received the message with great eagerness and examined the Scriptures every day to see if what Paul said was true. Acts 17:11 (NIV) To See If – Are you Berean? Are you willing to examine the Scriptures every day to see if…
This morning I received an email from a reader overseas. Her daughter is having serious troubles at school, not only with classes but with being honest about her performance. Now that the truth has been discovered, the family is very upset. Our sister, the mother in this family, has asked for prayer for emotional stability…
For God knows that in the day you eat of it, then your eyes shall be opened, and you shall be as gods, knowing good and evil. Genesis 3:5 (my translation) Knowing – Adam opened the door. That’s the way Paul puts it in his letter to the Roman congregation. “As by one man sin…
Romans 13:1-7: An Explanation of Mark Nanos’ Interpretive Proposal Background: Mark Nanos[1] suggests that the letter to the Romans must be read in the context of its cultural and historical setting. He proposes that the real audience of Paul’s letter is Gentiles who have entered the Messianic community in the synagogues in Rome. Consequently, the…
For the word is very near to you, in your mouth and in your heart, that you may do it. Deuteronomy 30:14 Do – “Evil is not man’s ultimate problem. Man’s ultimate problem is his relation to God.”[1] We might need to read this line from Heschel a few more times. It underscores the difference…
The first order of Guardian Angel books are arriving today or tomorrow. Apparently my thoughts about using packaging that would let you see the book through the package were a big mistake. The packaging did not stand up in the US Mail. I am sorry about that. If your book was damaged or lost, let…
He that oppresses the poor blasphemes his maker, but he who is gracious unto the needy honors Him. Proverbs 14:31 (translation A. Heschel) Blasphemes – What would you think of someone who curses God? You might be shocked, dismayed or disturbed. Who would do such a thing? You might understand the circumstances that would lead…
Then the eyes of both of them were opened, and they knew they were naked; and they sewed fig leaves together and made themselves loin coverings. Genesis 3:7 Naked – Why did Adam and Havvah realize they were naked? Were they in such a joyous stupor prior to eating from the Tree that they just…
