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The Dubious Disciple

Book Reviews and Theological Rants of a Liberal Christian

The Dubious Disciple

Book Reviews and Theological Rants of a Liberal Christian

Category: Bible Commentary

Thought-provoking commentary on various Bible verses

Revelation 1:19, Past, Present & Future

Lee Harmon, February 4, 2011December 3, 2012

Write, therefore, what you have seen, what is now and what will take place later. //Revelation begins with John experiencing a vision of the Son of Man in all his glory. When John saw him, he fell at his feet, as if dead. But Jesus touched John, and gave him…

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Psalm 53:1, There Is No God

Lee Harmon, February 2, 2011December 3, 2012

The fool says in his heart, “There is no God.” //Please forgive me for taking a break from commentary to climb on my soapbox a moment. It’s important to me to be tolerant of various religious beliefs, including atheism, so, naturally, this is not a verse I much appreciate. But I…

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John 21:11, 153 Fish

Lee Harmon, January 31, 2011December 3, 2012

Simon Peter climbed aboard and dragged the net ashore. It was full of large fish, 153, but even with so many the net was not torn. //Jesus, newly-resurrected, appears to his disciples as they are fishing in Galilee. He tells them to draw in the nets and cast them over…

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John 19:30, Jesus Hands Over a Spirit

Lee Harmon, January 29, 2011December 3, 2012

When he had received the drink, Jesus said, “It is finished.” With that, he bowed his head and gave up his spirit. //I’ve quoted the NIV translation of this verse, but a more accurate translation is Jesus “handed over” his spirit. This is a very different picture than the other…

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Revelation 13:18, The Number of the Beast, Part II

Lee Harmon, January 27, 2011December 3, 2012

This calls for wisdom. If anyone has insight, let him calculate the number of the beast, for it is a man’s number. His number is 616. //No, this isn’t a repeat. No, this isn’t a typo. Two days ago, I introduced the beastly number 666, and why first-century Christians immediately…

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Revelation 13:18, The Number of the Beast

Lee Harmon, January 25, 2011December 3, 2012

This calls for wisdom. If anyone has insight, let him calculate the number of the beast, for it is man’s number. His number is 666. //Most learned scholars of Revelation today recognize that, at least on some level, John names first-century Roman Emperor Nero Caesar as the Beast of Revelation….

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II Samuel 21:17, Who Killed Goliath?

Lee Harmon, January 23, 2011March 9, 2013

And there was again a battle in Gob with the Philistines, where Elhanan the son of Jaareoregim, a Bethlehemite, slew [the brother of] Goliath the Gittite, the staff of whose spear was like a weaver’s beam. //Thus was the brother of Goliath slain. Or was he? In the original Hebrew,…

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Jude 1:9, The Body of Moses

Lee Harmon, January 21, 2011December 3, 2012

But even the archangel Michael, when he was disputing with the devil about the body of Moses, did not dare to bring a slanderous accusation against him, but said, “The Lord rebuke you!” //What on earth is this verse all about? Michael and Satan squabbling over the body of Moses? According…

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Genesis 2:18, Man’s Helper

Lee Harmon, January 19, 2011December 3, 2012

The Lord God said, “It is not good for the man to be alone. I will make a helper suitable for him.” //So God made Eve, right? Nope, read your Bible. God made animals. Lots of them, and paraded them before Adam, so Adam could choose one for a “helper.”…

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Acts 10:38, A Good Man

Lee Harmon, January 17, 2011December 3, 2012

God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Spirit and with power: who went around doing good and healing all who were under the power of the devil, for God was with him. //Today’s verse is a call for Christians to unite. Whether you see Jesus as a wandering first-century…

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