The Rainbow Scaffold in Matthew, part 5 (Light Green) We have seen in previous pages that in Matthew 23-24 Christ warns people to repent, to take heed of the state of their souls. He shows that God uses his people to prove the hearts of the nations. Yahweh's plan is...
The Rainbow Scaffold in Matthew, part 4 (Purple) God is the same yesterday, today, and forever. How he was for Jacob is how he is for us. His plans and intentions back then have not changed. Time words in Scripture reflect this over-arching character of God's function...
The Rainbow Scaffold in Matthew, part 3 (Orange) GOD The amazing SIMILE of the HEN deserves its own posting. (Link Will Be Here). Despite of the way Israel unfaithfully treated both Yahweh and his prophets, Yahweh remains open and willing to keep his side of the...
The Rainbow Scaffold in Matthew, part 2 (Green) Christ notes the weights and measures he, as Judge, will compare them to: Justice, Mercy and Faithfulness. The scribes and Pharisees would weigh out the exact amount they owed to God. Christ points out how useless that...
The Rainbow Scaffold in Matthew, part 1 I love it when all the Principles of the Prophets, or the whole Rainbow Scaffold, is found in one passage. (If you are unaware of my ongoing Mene Mene Tekel Upharsin Video series, click here for an overview). Here, in Matthew,...
In the name of one thing, they hang a banner declaring the character of God, his BEAUTIFUL, AMAZING, PATIENT LOVE. The problem with society's use of the Rainbow today is the ironic REAL DECLARATION they unknowingly make. If you fly the flag, you preach the Bible to...
This world is filled with Big Questions. People who know their God can understand the Big Questions, like Daniel could read the Writing on the Wall: "Mene Mene Tekel Upharsin." God wrote two books. Both...
Magical Creativity in Christian Fiction A Christian Approach to Alternate Reality Stories Recently, I was asked on Quora about Christian use of magic and alternate reality in fiction. After thinking about it for a while, I wrote to a guru on the topic, Steve Laube....
This world is filled with Big Questions. About God. About our Future. About Suffering and Grief and Disaster. About Religion and Morality. About Love and Hate. These Big Questions assault us from...