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- ● Eph 4:11 . . It was he who gave some to be apostles, some to be prophets, some to be evangelists, and some to be pastors and teachers I gather from Eph 4:11 that seminaries may produce teachers, but not necessarily teachers with Christ's gift for teaching; and he has somewhat to say about...

- ● 1Cor 14:39 . .Do not forbid speaking in tongues. That rule applies only to people who actually have the gift of tongues because according to Rom 12:4, 1Cor 12:10-11, 1Cor 12:29-30, and 1Cor 14:5 not everyone does. /

- None of the Old Testament's sacrifices were restored to life, and in point of fact, quite a few of them were incinerated. Pieces and parts of some were even set aside to be eaten as sustenance for the Levitical priests and their families. So, if the OT's sacrifices could obtain the mercy of...

- ● 1Cor 15:4 . . He was raised on the third day according to the Scriptures. One of the primo scriptures related to Christ's recovery is located in the Psalms. ● Ps 16:8-10 . . I have placed Jehovah in front of me constantly. Because he is at my right hand, I shall not be made to totter...

- Calculating resurrection day, had it taken place in 2017, is a snap. First off: according to John 18:28 and John 19:13-14, Jesus was crucified on the day when the Jews were slaughtering Passover lambs and roasting them with fire ready to eat by sundown. According to the 12th chapter of...

- According to John 18:28 and John 19:13-14, Jesus was crucified on the day when the Jews were slaughtering lambs and roasting them with fire ready to eat by sundown. In 2017, that day corresponds to Monday, April 10. /

- The 2017 Passover lamb dinner takes place after sundown on Monday, April 10. According to John 12:1 and John 12:12, Jesus rode the donkey into Jerusalem five days before Passover. So if 2017 were the year of his crucifixion, Jesus would have ridden into Jerusalem on or about a Wednesday...

- Jews living outside the land of Israel are supposed to delay their Passover for one month. So when Jews living outside Israel eat their dinner the same time as those living in Israel. they breach the covenant that Yhvh's people agreed upon with God in the Old Testament. ● Num 9:10-12a . ...

- Q: Jesus Christ is reputed to be the first-fruits from the dead (1Cor 15:20). How is that true when so many other people were resurrected before him? A: Christ is the first to return from death with immortality. ● Acts 13:34 . . He raised him from the dead never to return to corruption ●...

- A very popular theory alleges that Christ's crucified body was restored to life sometime between sunset Saturday afternoon and sunrise Sunday morning. However; according to the passages listed below; Christ's crucified body was restored to life on the third day rather than during the third...

- ● Jonah 1:17 . .The Lord appointed a great fish to swallow Jonah, and Jonah was in the stomach of the fish three days and three nights. ● Matt 12:40 . . As Jonah was three days and three nights in the belly of a huge fish, so the Son of Man will be three days and three nights in the heart of...

- Melchizedek was a high priest of the Most High God contemporary with Abraham. (Gen 14:18-20, Heb 5:10) Mel, along with Abraham, existed prior to the covenanted law that Yhvh's people agreed upon with God as per Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, and Deuteronomy. ● Deut 5:2-4 . .Yhvh our God...

- ● Luke 2:8-12 . .And there were shepherds living out in the fields nearby, keeping watch over their flocks at night. An angel of the Lord appeared to them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them, and they were terrified. . . . But the angel said to them; "Don't be afraid. I bring you...

- God is not in the habit of sweeping sins under the rug. ● Ex 34:6-7 . . Yhvh, Yhvh God: compassionate and gracious, slow to anger, and abounding in loving kindness and truth; who keeps loving kindness for thousands, who forgives iniquity, transgression and sin; yet He will by no means leave...

- Everyone pretty much instinctively knows that sin is an impurity. But then; so is a guilty conscience. ● Heb 10:21-23a . . Since we have a great priest over the house of God, let us draw near to God with a sincere heart, in full assurance of faith, having our hearts sprinkled to cleanse us...

- God never sweeps sins under the rug. ● Ex 34:6-7 . . Yhvh, Yhvh God: compassionate and gracious, slow to anger, and abounding in loving kindness and truth; who keeps loving kindness for thousands, who forgives iniquity, transgression and sin; yet He will by no means leave the guilty...

- †. Gen 50:22-26 . . So Joseph and his father's household remained in Egypt. Joseph lived one hundred and ten years. Joseph lived to see children of the third generation of Ephraim: the children of Machir, son of Manasseh, were likewise born upon Joseph's knees. . . . At length, Joseph said...

- †. Gen 50:10 . .When they came to Gorena ha-Atad, which is beyond the Jordan, they held there a very great and solemn lamentation; and he observed a mourning period of seven days for his father. A geographic location described as "beyond the Jordan" suggests the east side of the river but the...

- †. Gen 50:4a . . and when the wailing period was over, Joseph spoke to Pharaoh's court It's curious that Joseph didn't meet with Pharaoh in person; I mean, after all, Joseph was second in command over the entire country of Egypt, and certainly outranked all of Pharaoh's courtiers. It's...

- †. Gen 50:1 . . Joseph threw himself upon his father's face and wept over him and kissed him. It almost looks like Joseph smothered his dad; but in reality that scene was probably a bit difficult to put in writing because there's so much emotion. I think what we're actually looking at there...