Was the Fall of Jerusalem the Good News of the Kingdom? #7 In our last installment of this series I shared some thoughts on the “good news of the kingdom” of Matthew 24:14, I shared some thoughts on the significant word family (episunago / episunagogee). These words are used in the Tanakh to speak of the eschatological gathering to the…
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Was the Fall of Jerusalem the “Good News of the Kingdom”? #6
Was the Fall of Jerusalem the Good News of the Kingdom? #6 In my last installment I shared with you that no matter what else we might think of the Olivet Discourse, one thing is certain. Jesus linked the eschatological gathering (the good news of the kingdom) to that catastrophic end. He said that at his coming in that event,…
Was the Fall of Jerusalem “Good News”? #4
Was the Fall of Jerusalem “Good News”? #4 How could Jesus describe the coming fall of Jerusalem as “this gospel of the kingdom”? That was going to be – and was – horrific! And yet, when one considers that event in light of the OT prophecies of the New Creation, it becomes increasingly evident why and how Jesus could describe…
Was the Fall of Jerusalem “Good News”? #3
Was the Fall of Jerusalem Good News? #3 Jesus said that the prediction of the impending fall of Jerusalem was “this gospel of the kingdom. Exactly how could that horrific event be called ‘the gospel” i.e. the good news? In this third installment in this study, I take a look at a very powerful first century societal philosophy. This is…
The Second Coming Heb. 9:28
Hebrews 9:28 is generally one of the first verses offered as proof there is to be a yet future return of Jesus. Let us notice a few things about the text. The inspired writer says in verse 26 Jesus had appeared "once" to put away sin by sacrificing himself. The Greek word translated once is "hapax" and normally means "once…
