In the days of Herod, king of Judea, there was a priest named Zechariah, of the division of Abijah. And he had a wife from the daughters of Aaron, and her name was Elizabeth.
Luke 1:5
Did you ever wonder when Jesus was really born? Most people know Jesus was not born in December, but the Gospel of Luke gives us all the information we need to calculate the month that the Messiah was actually born. This is a great video by Rico Cortes explaining the process by understanding the workings of the temple.
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Keep the Commandments
Therefore, beloved, since you are waiting for these, be diligent to be found by him without spot or blemish, and at peace. And count the patience of our Lord as salvation, just as our beloved brother Paul also wrote to you according to the wisdom given him, as he does in all his letters whenContinue reading “Keep the Commandments”
Made up Names and Marks
I have come in my Father’s name, and you do not receive me. If another comes in his own name, you will receive him. John 5:43 There are proper names in the Bible that were invented through transliteration and words evolving between different languages. This is just a short list of names and words thatContinue reading “Made up Names and Marks”
Unlock a Door to a Different Path
Enter by the narrow gate. For the gate is wide and the way is easy that leads to destruction, and those who enter by it are many. For the gate is narrow and the way is hard that leads to life, and those who find it are few. Matthew 7:13-14 There is a key thatContinue reading “Unlock a Door to a Different Path”
Aliens in the Bible?
For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the cosmic powers over this present darkness, against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly places. Ephesians 6:12 How will people react when alien life is discovered? This is the question NASA has hired theologians from differentContinue reading “Aliens in the Bible?”
Life Decisions and Dumb Stories
Why do you call me ‘Lord, Lord,’ and not do what I tell you? Everyone who comes to me and hears my words and does them, I will show you what he is like: he is like a man building a house, who dug deep and laid the foundation on the rock. And when aContinue reading “Life Decisions and Dumb Stories”
It’s an Open Book Test!!
You must not listen to the words of that prophet or to that dreamer, for Yahweh your God is testing you to know whether you love Yahweh your God with all of your heart and with all of your inner self. Deuteronomy 13:3 The creator of the universe told His people He would send prophetsContinue reading “It’s an Open Book Test!!”
Freedom in Messiah
“The Spirit of the Lord Yahweh is upon me, because Yahweh has anointed me, he has sent me to bring good news to the oppressed, to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim release to the captives and liberation to those who are bound, to proclaim the year of Yahweh’s favor, and our God’s day ofContinue reading “Freedom in Messiah”
Tomorrow, a Feast for Yahweh?
And Aaron saw, and he built an altar before it, and Aaron called, and he said, “A feast for Yahweh tomorrow.” Exodus 32:5 People have been worshipping God in their own ways for a very long time. It’s time to repent and worship in spirit and truth. Aaron declared “a feast for Yahweh” when heContinue reading “Tomorrow, a Feast for Yahweh?”
An Open Letter to the Church: From John
John to the seven churches that are in Asia: Grace to you and peace from him who is and who was and who is to come, and from the seven spirits who are before his throne Revelation 1:4 I quote Revelation chapters two and three in my blog posts frequently because these letters say someContinue reading “An Open Letter to the Church: From John”
Outraging the Spirit of Grace
Anyone who has set aside the law of Moses dies without mercy on the evidence of two or three witnesses. How much worse punishment, do you think, will be deserved by the one who has trampled underfoot the Son of God, and has profaned the blood of the covenant by which he was sanctified, andContinue reading “Outraging the Spirit of Grace”
Learn What This Means: Giants and Angels
For if God did not spare sinning angels, but thrust them down into Tartarus, and delivered them into chains of darkness, being reserved to judgment. Second Peter 2:4 Who are these sinning angels that Peter is talking about? Tartarus sounds like something from Greek mythology. It is actually the abyss where the Titans are chainedContinue reading “Learn What This Means: Giants and Angels”
Go Ahead Paul, Make My Day
But as for you, continue in what you have learned and have firmly believed, knowing from whom you learned it and how from childhood you have been acquainted with the sacred writings, which are able to make you wise for salvation through faith in Christ Jesus. All Scripture is breathed out by God and profitableContinue reading “Go Ahead Paul, Make My Day”
Hear the Matter: Proverbs 18:13 