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Author Archives: Jay F Guin
The Revelation: Riddles and Enigmas (the 144,000)
Among the many visions that have captured the church’s imagination is the figure 144,000 found in — (Rev. 7:2-10 ESV) 2 Then I saw another angel ascending from the rising of the sun, with the seal of the living God, … Continue reading
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The Revelation: Riddles and Enigmas (“Souls”)
The Revelation has 22 chapters, and each verse is packed with allusions not only to the OT but also the apocryphal literature and perhaps even Greek materials. And there are plenty of excellent commentaries that cover this ground. Therefore, to … Continue reading
Posted in Revelation, Revelation, Uncategorized
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1 Corinthians 11:17-34: “Do you not have houses to eat and drink in?”
I posted a series on 1 Corinthians several months ago in preparation for teaching a class covering the epistle. Today, I taught on the problems with the Lord’s Supper described in 1 Cor 11:17-34. Until I was preparing for class … Continue reading
Posted in 1 Corinthians, 1 Corinthians, Lord's Supper
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Gravity Waves, Continued
Some further thoughts regarding yesterday’s post — [This will not be on the final. Just to illustrate how very complex a single proton is. You don’t have to watch the whole thing.]
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Gravity Waves
A reader asked me to comment on the profound theological significance of gravity waves. Seems like a good idea. So here goes … Background About 100 years ago, Einstein published his General Theory of Relativity (GTR), which has been confirmed … Continue reading
Posted in Apologetics, Uncategorized
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The Revelation: More than Conquerors, Part 3 (College football and other commentaries)
It’s a little surprising that Hendriksen’s book is titled More Than Conquerors: An Interpretation of the Book of Revelation. After all, the phrase “more than conquerors” is from Romans 8:37, not the Revelation. But the Revelation does speak of Christians conquering … Continue reading
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The Revelation: More than Conquerors, Part 2 (What the parallel visions teach us)
In the last post, we considered the approach to interpreting the Revelation offered by William Hendriksen’s 1939 More Than Conquerors: An Interpretation of the Book of Revelation. I posted the last few verses of each of seven parallel visions, all concluding … Continue reading
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The Revelation: More Than Conquerors, Part 1 (Hendriksen’s theory of interpretation)
As I mentioned in the last post, a very influential book regarding the interpretation of the Revelation is William Hendriksen’s 1939 More Than Conquerors: An Interpretation of the Book of Revelation. Unlike Foy Wallace and the Gospel Advocate commentary by … Continue reading
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The Revelation: History of Interpretation in the Churches of Christ
I grew up in North Alabama. The northern realms of Alabama at one time had the highest number of Churches of Christ per capita in the world. This is not a good thing. The large number of congregations was the … Continue reading
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The Revelation: Of Dragons, Beasts, and Other Monsters, Part 3
We continue our study of the many monstrous characters in the Revelation. Babylon the Harlot John refers to Rome as “Babylon” and then as a harlot (or whore or prostitute, depending on the translation). This is one of many parts … Continue reading
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