Many people quickly read past the mention of a flaming sword obscuring the path to the tree of life and the garden of Eden. But it may be more cool than we know. It tells us a fair bit about God and theology and angels and demons -- yes, just when you thought the Bible was possibly getting boring... along comes the angel Uriel and his pitiless saber (not to mention flaming chariots and bursts of fire from heaven above. Oh? I just did.) Can I borrow that for my son's birthday party?
Here's every verse in the Bible that tells us about the Outlaw Joseph - enough to make him the official Christmas Outlaw. It was basically the Wild West of the middle east circa A.D. 01.. Just a Cowboy protecting his wife and son from surrounding evil.
Enjoy! and Merry Christmas.
Few discuss it - but there was indeed a war in heaven. The Book of Revelation has a chapter about it... well, it mentions it briefly in chapter 12 anyway. So let's see what the rest of the bible has to say about this cosmic battlefied and the characters involved. What does this mean for us humans?
Well, I had to do a rapture podcast eventually. It's a rather enjoyable subject with more than a few Bible verses to keep it deeply theological. And of course I'll spill in some Pop-culture references and prophecies to boot. Hang on - the END might be near.
What should we do with that old (VERY OLD) commandment to rest/worship? on the Sabbath? Did the church somehow get confused over the centuries and make an error in switching worship from Saturday to Sunday? Or worse - will God still kill us for this (like he did to "stick collecting guy")?
I did some research. A LOT of research. Enjoy.
So why would an outlaw become a Christian? Because even outlaws have a code and need something to make sense of their reality. A lawless existence would be meaningless and its universe wouldn't be worth living in. The Bible has a lot to say about this - and the Biblical God gave us the 10 commandments to deal with specifically this issue. Then the Thief on the Cross brought it all home. Enjoy!
Time to study John's 2nd letter to the Elect lady, or is that the church? Or perhaps a mistress? or just some special lady and her tots.
We'll study this short letter and see what we can learn and figure out. God certainly thought it was special enough to be preserved through the ages. Enjoy.
The Book of life is mentioned more than a few times throughout the Old and New Testament. Can you be blotted out of it - or inked into it? Well, God has a few things to hint at about this strange collection and its contents. Let's explore every single passage that the Bible mentions about it - and see if it's as big and scary as the Harry Potter "Monster Book of Monsters".
It's 2023, time to achieve some new goals - like switching from Itunes to Amazon Music (small victories). But i'm also looking for a new church for my family, and the Apostle John made a list of church challenges in his Book of Revelation. So let's use it to see what I should look for while church shopping. Hint: Lukewarm churches are a bad idea.
Have you heard of that peculiar moment in the Gospel of Mark (during Jesus' arrest in the garden of Gethsemane) where a young man escapes from the angry mob and leaves all his clothes behind? Why is it in the bible? What can we possibly learn from this? Is this information useful? I say yes. Extremely useful - and fun. Enjoy!
Thomas "The Disciple" spent three years with Jesus, and he saw it all. There was no reason for him to doubt anything about Jesus - and yet he did. We haven't spent three years with Jesus - and yet we are called "blessed" for believing without seeing. God has given us faith and logic to overcome doubt. There's no reason to believe anything else.
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