The Big Answers can only be understood in light of the big plan and purpose of God. In our Knowing God's Ways Bible Study underline God's Purpose statements and promises with purple. Please also see Core Christianity.
“We are willing to suffer all external losses”
A Declaration for the Sake of the Christian Faith Chinese Churches face Persecution 2018 The princes of the peoples gather as the people of the God of Abraham. Psalm 47:9 The Ancient of Days has always had this plan. Peoples (from...
Jesus Tackles All the Principles of the Prophets (Matt 23+) 5
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...
Jesus Tackles All the Principles of the Prophets (Matt 23+) 4
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...
Jesus Tackles All the Principles of the Prophets (Matt 23+) 3
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...
Jesus Tackles All the Principles of the Prophets (Matt 23+) 2
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...
Jesus Tackles All the Principles of the Prophets (Matt 23+) 1
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,...
(video) Big Questions 2: What Has God Written on the Wall?
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...
