(19.) On Christ as The Lamb. “Behold! The Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world!” (John 1:29). If there is one dominant title given to Christ in Revelation, it is that of Lamb. John uses it 29 times in his vision of the Apocalypse. We are privileged to see much of the …
(7.) On Christ as The Child. “And another sign appeared in heaven. Behold, a great, fiery red dragon having seven heads and ten horns and seven crowns on his heads! And the dragon stood before the woman who was ready to give birth, to devour her Child as soon as it was born. She bore …
(1.) On Christ as The Amen. “These things says the Amen, the Faithful and True Witness…” (Revelation 3:14). AMEN: A Hebrew word related to the same root as the word for truth. A positive assent to a truthful statement or prayer; “And all the people gathered as one at the square which was in front of …
New Wine. “No one puts new wine into old wineskins. For the new wine would burst the wineskins, spilling the wine and ruining the skins. New wine must be stored in new wineskins. But no one who drinks the old wine seems to want the new wine. ‘The old is fine,’ they say.” (Luke 5:37-39). …
On the Believer as a Little Christ. “Every Christian is to become a little Christ. The whole purpose of becoming a Christian is simply nothing else.” (C.S. Lewis, Mere Christianity). What does it mean to become a “little Christ,” a human version of the divine Messiah? How do we go about becoming little Christs? We certainly …
(15.) On Christ the King. The Hebrew Scriptures are very clear about their appointed leaders… they must be anointed. The roles of prophet, priest and king are these anointed ones, and they find their fulfillment in the Anointed One in the Gospels. This is another example of how Christianity is basically a Jewish religion. The …
(27.) On Christ the Priest. The Hebrew Scriptures are very clear about their appointed leaders… they must be anointed. The roles of prophet, priest and king are these anointed ones, and they find their fulfillment in the Anointed One in the Gospels. This is another example of how Christianity is basically a Jewish religion. The …
(28.) On Christ the Prophet. The Hebrew Scriptures are very clear about their appointed leaders… they must be anointed. The roles of prophet, priest and king are these anointed ones, and they find their fulfillment in the Anointed One in the Gospels. This is another example of how Christianity is basically a Jewish religion. The …
Named Before Birth – John the Baptist. “The angel reassured Zechariah, ‘Don’t fear. Your prayer has been heard. Elizabeth, your wife, will bear a son by you. You are to name him John. You’re going to leap like a gazelle for joy, and not only you – many will delight in his birth. He’ll achieve …