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Category Archives: future
Jesus and the future
Revelation 1. Is this book a Revelation of Jesus Christ, or is it a prophecy about the future of the world? Yes. Jesus is the key to our destiny, and the future of the world. He is the firstborn of … Continue reading
the Holy Spirit helps us wait
Luke 20:45-21:38. Luke’s rendering of the eschatological discourse has Jesus predicting two major events: the days of vengeance that will lead to the desolation of Jerusalem (20-22) and the Son of Man coming in a cloud with power and great … Continue reading
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Tagged Luke 20, Luke 21
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The Holy Spirit and tomorrow’s kingdom
Luke 6:17-49. By this time, a “great crowd” of disciples had joined the usual multitude seeking healing and deliverance. They recognized their need for Jesus, so came to him as poor, hungry and weeping (20-21). Jesus taught them that their … Continue reading
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Tagged Luke 6
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a sure promise
2 Peter 3. Peter’s “last lecture” to his readers affirms the sure promise of Christ’s second coming in the face of future heretical doubts. To those who say that nothing ever changes, Peter reminds them that there was a creation … Continue reading
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Tagged 2 Peter 3
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living witnesses
1 Peter 5. The ESV translates Peter as if he is drawing attention to the fact that he personally observed the suffering of Jesus – and he did. But the Greek has no indefinite article, so Peter probably was not … Continue reading
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Tagged 1 Peter 5
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disciples: questions about the future
Mark 13. Jesus and his disciples were on the Mount of Olives, overlooking the temple area – so vast that it covered 1/6th of the entire area of Jerusalem. Jesus had just “dropped the bomb,” indicating that it would be … Continue reading
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Tagged Mark 13
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being ready for heaven’s king
Matthew 25. Jesus had taught his disciples that they “must be ready, for the Son of Man is coming at an hour you do not expect” (24:44). He concludes his eschatological discourse with three parable illustrating the need for that … Continue reading
children of hell and heaven’s king
Matthew 23. Jesus pronounces judgment upon the religious professionals in Jerusalem and warns his disciples not to follow their hypocrisy. With seven prophetic woes, he condemns them for seven sins: They shut the kingdom of heaven in … Continue reading
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Tagged Matthew 23
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hard questions and heaven’s king
Matthew 22:15-46. The various religious and political parties in Jerusalem had decided to get rid of Jesus by publically humiliating him. They each chose a hard question to ask him “to entangle him in his words.” Jesus shows the … Continue reading
the source of heaven’s king
Matthew 21:28-22:14. Jesus had been confronted by the chief priests and elders at Jerusalem. While he was teaching in the temple courts they demanded that he reveal the source of his ministry. He would not tell them outright, but he … Continue reading
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Tagged Matthew 21, Matthew 22
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