16 Comparisons-Olivet Discourse & I Cor. 15 and Mt. 24 & I Thes 4-5 Some commentators believe there are two “second comings”—one taught by Jesus in the Olivet Discourse, which was fulfilled in the first century, and one taught by Paul in his letters which is...
17 Context for the New Testament is the Coming War with Rome Unless one knows that within forty years of Jesus’s ministry, the Jewish-Roman War would break out, some of the content of the New Testament is not discernible or, alternately, goes unnoticed. We are seeking...
18 Heaven and Earth Have Already Passed Away “Heaven and earth” was a common metaphor for “a people,” “a nation,” “an orderly arrangement.” We are seeking to strip away the false assumptions and unbiblical “traditions of men” that hinder understanding the nature...
19 The Sheep and Goats Judgment is Not What You Think Is the Sheep and Goats Judgment in our future? When we examine related texts, we find it is in the past. We are seeking to strip away the false assumptions and unbiblical “traditions of men” that hinder...
20 Man of Sin (Theory) The Man of Sin is a hot topic for all kinds of speculation, but we see he was likely an important first-century temple official who enabled the radical zealot movement which plunged Israel into war with Rome. We are seeking to strip away the...
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