Does every verse in the Bible point to Jesus? Well, yes and no. Yes, there is a sense in which every verse in the Bible points to Jesus, but probably not the way many people think. Let’s learn how to appreciate every passage in context and also how every passage...
What will happen on “the day of the Lord”? Will we float on a little cloud forever? Will God completely destroy the material universe? This is part five of our “What the Bible Says About Heaven” series. In today’s post, I want to explore...
The book of Ezekiel is not as hard to read in a day as you might suppose. It is a bit long and there are a few apocalyptic visions, filled with pretty bizarre symbolic images, but most of the book is pretty straightforward. As you read you will probably notice that...
Jeremiah prophesied, and later witnessed, the destruction of Jerusalem. He had the unpleasant task of warning the people of Jerusalem that their enemies were going to win. His neighbors hated him for his message of doom and gloom. In fact, they very much wanted to put...
As I read the sixty-six chapters of Isaiah yesterday, it occurred to me that to understand Jesus this is where a person needs to begin. Sadly, many of us do not understand our own Lord because we do not see him in light of Isaiah’s prophecies. Oh, we know Isaiah...
