What is the relationship in Scripture between earthquakes and the Lord coming down to earth from heaven, especially when He comes in judgment upon His enemies and / or for the sake of His people? See Exo 19:16-20, Jdg 5:4-5, 1Sa 14:14-15, Psa 18:6-7, 60:1-3, Isa 5:25, 13:13, 64:1-4, Jer 10:10, Eze 38:18-20, Amos 8:7-8,…
Recall that Jesus in His Olivet Discourse is giving to His disciples signs that will precede His coming in judgment upon the Jewish nation for rejecting Him as her Messiah Who alone could provide the peace she sought; cf. Luk 19:41-44. Of first importance, He has warned against being deceived by false Christs who would…
Jesus’ disciples have come to Him on the Mount of Olives east of Jerusalem overlooking the city and the temple mount and asked Him what sign would precede His coming in judgment that would result in the destruction of the temple and mark the end of the Jewish age. The first thing He noted and…
Recall that Jesus had just previously spoken of the destruction of Jerusalem and the temple, which was portended by the Jewish leaders’ rejection of Him as their Messiah. Now as they are returning to Bethany Jesus’ disciples have come to Him on the Mount of Olives overlooking the city and the temple mount and asked…
Recall that in response to the cataclysmic events Jesus had just spoken of in regard to Jerusalem and the temple His disciples had come to Him on the Mount of Olives and asked when those things would take place, and what would be the sign that they were about to happen. Those events would, and…
Read Matthew 24:1-41, and then read The Jewish War and the Destruction of Jerusalem from Philip Schaff’s History of the Christian Church, Volume I, answering the several questions interspersed there and those that follow: The Jewish War and the Destruction of Jerusalem. A. D. 70 History of the Christian Church, Volume I — Philip Schaff…
Recall that Jesus has forsaken the temple, having been driven from it by those who would have it for themselves and who would have their spirit fill it rather than the Holy Spirit of God. And just as in Ezekiel’s vision the glory of God went up from the midst of the city and stood…
Recall that the magnificent glory of God hidden within the humble earthenware vessel of Christ has just left Herod’s temple for the last time, having been driven from it by those who would have it filled with the spirit of their own worldly religion rather than the Holy Spirit of God. In this context, what…
Recall one of the most great and central truths in all of Scripture that is rooted in the divine nature and that was most manifest in the person of Jesus Christ: By veiling our own glory there is a much greater glory to be had—indeed a glory that has no limits and increases without bound. …
Recall Phil 2:5-11 and consider that although He existed in the very form of God, Christ in no manner sought to seize control from, demand equality with, or usurp authority from the Father as His head, but in humble submission and complete faith in His Father’s lovingkindness, He veiled His glory in an earthenware vessel,…