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Clear searchWhat Jesus promised the apostles about Israel's future
…d with a promise larger than personal reward. He spoke of His own glorious throne, twelve apostolic thrones, and the twelve tribes of Israel: "Verily I say unto you, That ye which have followed me, in the regeneration when the Son of man shall sit in the throne of his glory, ye a…
Read article →Signs, expectancy, and the event the Church is told to await
…Church's immediate expectation would properly be the sign, not Christ. That would affect apostolic exhortations. John warns believers to abide in Christ so that they will not be ashamed "before him at his coming" (1 John 2:28). James says, "the coming of the Lord draweth nigh" a…
Read article →Divine judgement, the character of God, and the promise of escape
…they unfold within a heavenly proceeding governed by the Lamb. The Lamb opens the seals. Authority is given to the riders. Heaven sends trumpet and bowl judgements. By the sixth seal the earth-dwellers recognise "the wrath of the Lamb" and announce that "the great day of his wra…
Read article →A sign of Israel's renewal, not Israel's disappearance
…han a dismissal. Jesus deliberately chose twelve, gathered them around Himself, gave them authority, and made them foundational to the Church. It is reasonable to see in them a reconstitution of God's people around Messiah. Israel's identity cannot be defined apart from Jesus, an…
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