In the last issue of this article I began giving a brief synopsis of the visions that are contained in Revelation. I presented the first two visions and would continue with the third. Seven angels blowing seven trumpets. A third … Continue reading
Category Archives: A Look at the New Testament
In dating the writing of Revelation, we look closely at the seven letters that are within the book. I have already reviewed the first letter in the last issue. The second letter, that to Pergamum, names one Christian who has … Continue reading
I ended the last installment of this article on the New Testament with the idea that REVELATION contains highly symbolic language and that numbers are also highly symbolic, especially the number seven. In Revelation there are seven letters, a scroll … Continue reading
I have been sharing thoughts about the last book in the New Testament, namely Revelation or the Apocalypse. The author names his location as the island of Patmos and so he is often called John of Patmos. There is a … Continue reading
In this article I just began sharing thoughts about the last book of the New Testament, Revelation. It cannot be adequately comprehended except against the historical background which occasioned its writing. Like the Book of Daniel and other apocalypses, it … Continue reading
The last document in the canonical New Testament is Revelation or Apocalypse. It is named this because it speaks of the second coming of Jesus, the ending of this world, and its replacement by a new heaven and a new … Continue reading
I have been considering the Letter to the Ephesians. Despite the fact that Ephesians not only goes beyond and sometimes compromises what Paul wrote in his seven genuine letters, the letter also echoes some of what was central to Paul’s … Continue reading
In this article I have begun sharing thoughts about Paul’s Letter to the Ephesians. Though the imagery is drawn from warfare, it is clear that it is metaphorical: the armor of God and Christians is truth, righteousness or justice, faith, … Continue reading
The letter to the Ephesians, which I am now considering, is unlike the seven genuine letters of Paul. In this letter there are no real references to the circumstances of a particular, special community. Instead, it seems to be a … Continue reading
In a chronologically ordered New Testament, the next writing that must be considered after the Gospel of John is Paul’s Letter to the Ephesians. Like the Letter to the Colossians, Ephesians is one of the disputed letters of Paul – … Continue reading