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Category Archives: Jesus Christ
The tempter
Matthew 4:1-7 Then Jesus was led up by the Spirit into the desert to be tempted by the devil. 2 And after fasting forty days and forty nights, he was hungry. 3 And the tempter came and said to him, … Continue reading
The symbol and the task
Matthew 3:13-17 13 Then Jesus came from Galilee to the Jordan to John, at the Jordon, to be baptized by him. 14 John attempted to prevent him, saying, “I need to be baptized by you, and yet you come to … Continue reading
Lived and died
Genesis 4:25 – 5:11 25 And Adam was intimate with his wife again, and she gave birth to a son and called his name Seth, for she said, “God has provided for me another child in place of Abel, because … Continue reading
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Tagged Genesis 4, Genesis 5
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Fulfillment
Matthew 2:13-18 13 And after they left, see, the angel of the Lord appears to Joseph in a dream, saying, Get up, and take the child and his mother, and escape to Egypt, and stay there until I bring you … Continue reading
God with us
Matthew 1:22-25 22 All this happened in order to fulfill what the Lord had predicted through the prophet: 23 “See, the virgin shall conceive and bear a son, and they shall call his name Immanuel” (which translates as ‘God with … Continue reading
peace to the nations
Zechariah 9 Not only will the LORD rescue his flock from the present oppressors, but the next world dominating empire that Daniel predicted (Greece: Daniel 8:21) will be overcome as well. Then, a king will arise who will speak peace … Continue reading
raised and reigning
Acts 3-4:31 Another miracle begins this section of Acts: the healing of a lame beggar. His obvious healing brings the crowds back to hear Peter and John, and they make a point of saying that it is God’s power, not … Continue reading
the two questions of Pentecost
Acts 2 When Jesus poured out his Holy Spirit on the believers at Pentecost, a special miracle happened. Jews who were drawn to the commotion heard the gospel being proclaimed in their vernacular heart-languages. They were amazed and perplexed, and … Continue reading
water flowing to the sea
Ezekiel 47:1-12 Water trickles out of the temple, but as it flows, it gets deeper. That water brings life and health to all it touches, salts the earth, produces many fish, and abundant fruit. Every image of this vision is … Continue reading
Posted in Ezekiel, Jesus Christ, kingdom of God, love, second coming
Tagged Ezekiel 47
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consecration week
Ezekiel 43 The altar in the new temple required a week of consecration before the worship sacrifices could begin. Atonement always precedes worship. The cross always precedes worship. Someone had to pay the price for our sins before we could … Continue reading
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