Interpretations of Revelation 20 abound. This chapter of the Bible may be the most widely and intensely debated passage of Scripture. It is from the reference to “one thousand years” that the notion of a Millennium comes from and with it the various millennial positions: premillennialism, postmillennialism, and amillennialism, in all their various forms. Due …
Jesus Christ is the prince of peace (Isa. 9:6) but He is also a warrior-king who dashes His enemies to pieces and whose arrows are sharp in the hearts of His enemies (Ps. 2:9, Ps. 45:5). And just as the biblical narrative is one of abundant blessing and shalom (human flourishing), it is also a …
In the last article on Isaiah’s Servant Songs, we examined Isaiah 42 and the Servant of YHWH who is chosen and called to bring light to the nations. In this installment, we will examine Isaiah 49:1-7 which further develops this prophecy of the LORD’s Servant. Listen to me, O coastlands,and give attention, you peoples from …
Commission and Conquest (Isaiah’s Servant Songs Pt. 2) Read More »
Pentecost was a historic event that forever changed the cosmos. And while each believer who experiences the indwelling of the Spirit may experience their own “personal pentecost”, the event of the Spirit’s filling of the believers on the day of Pentecost was a one-time unique event that had never happened before and would never happen, …
“In the Last Days”: The Old Testament Background of Pentecost Read More »
The prophecy of Isaiah is a glorious book from beginning to end. From the first chapter where God invites Israel to repentance and salvation (Isa. 1:18) to the final promise of a New Heaven and New Earth (Isa. 66:22-23), God is revealing His covenant love, compassion, judgment, and promise for redemption to His wayward people. …
Until He Brings Justice to Victory (Isaiah’s Servant Songs Pt. 1) Read More »
In an age like ours, simple beats complex. The money goes to the company that can simplify their sales and marketing messages and catch consumers’ attention. The votes go to the candidate who can simplify the issues in a catchy one-liner. Products are designed to simplify our lives and eradicate complexity. We want things to …
The Bible’s teaching on our union with Christ is rich and inexhaustible. We could spend our whole lives growing in our intellectual understanding and personal experience of it and still not exhaust the glories of it. Over the past several articles in this series we have dug into the doctrine of union with Christ from …
We Will Always Be With the Lord (Union with Christ Pt. 5) Read More »
In the past few articles in this series we have viewed union with Christ through a particularly objective and Pauline lens. We have examined what the Bible, particularly Paul’s writings, have to say about our objective and covenantal union with Christ in His life, death, and resurrection and what this means for us today. In …
Time governs our daily lives and is a fundamental reality in the world. Our lives and the world itself would cease to exist, at least as we know it, without time. Cultures throughout history have viewed time with different perspectives. Some have viewed time as linear, straight from beginning to end. Others have viewed time …
The Ends of the Ages: Inaugurated Eschatology & the Preeminence of Christ Read More »
The struggle of the Christian life can often be traced back to the struggle to live out our identity in Christ. So often our legalistic striving and our sin-laden self-condemnation is driven by a failure to grasp and live in our new identity as God’s children. As we’ve explored the theme of union with Christ …
Spiritual Blessings in the Beloved (Union with Christ Pt. 3) Read More »
