Category: Bible Commentary

Enoch, the seventh from Adam, prophesied about these men: “See, the Lord is coming with thousands upon thousands of his holy ones to judge everyone, and to convict all the ungodly of all the ungodly acts they have done in the ungodly way, and of all the harsh words ungodly…

You are to bring into the ark two of all living creatures, male and female, to keep them alive with you. Two of every kind of bird, of every kind of animal and of every kind of creature that moves along the ground will come to you to be kept…

I warn everyone who hears the words of the prophecy of this book: If anyone adds anything to them, God will add to him the plagues described in this book. And if anyone takes words away from this book of prophecy, God will take away from him his share in…

Trembling and bewildered, the women went out and fled from the tomb. They said nothing to anyone, because they were afraid. So ends the Gospel of Mark. Well, that is, that’s how the original Gospel ends. In today’s version, we have another 12 verses, in which the resurrected Jesus appears to various people….

When they had rowed about three or three and a half miles, they saw Jesus approaching the boat, walking on the water; and they were frightened. But he said to them, “It is I; don’t be afraid.” Then they were willing to take him into the boat, and immediately the boat reached…

Let no man deceive you by any means: for that day shall not come, except there come a falling away first, and that man of sin be revealed, the son of perdition. Who do you suppose is the son of perdition? Whether you believe this book was written by Paul, or by…

That their hearts might be comforted, being knit together in love, and unto all riches of the full assurance of understanding, to the acknowledgement of the mystery of God. Theology is an endlessly fascinating topic for me. I can converse for hours about this belief and that belief, about how these…

The wind blows wherever it pleases. You hear its sound, but you cannot tell where it comes from or where it is going. So it is with everyone born of the Spirit.” Being “born again” is not a Christian invention. Many of the mystery religions incorporated a rebirthing ritual. The…

Speaking of the New Jerusalem, Revelation says, The nations will walk by its light, and the kings of the earth will bring their splendor into it. This is one of many verses that make it clear Revelation speaks of the New Jerusalem as residing on earth; not in some spiritual…

the Lord God formed the man from the dust of the ground and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life, and the man became a living being. Many Christians continue to hold to the idea of a young earth, and of God creating Adam and Eve at the beginning…