4 Now the word of the LORD came to me, saying, 5 “Before I formed you in the womb I knew you, and before you were born I consecrated you; I appointed you a prophet to the nations.” Jeremiah 1:4-5 (ESV) Over the last few decades our understanding of what is happening in the womb has been illuminated, literally, by …
(Note: This is an article on “The Day of the Lord” that is presented within The Biblical Story Course under ERA 5: Jesus, lesson 24). Synopsis The Day of the Lord is a day of both judgment and rescue. The Old Testament prophets used the phrase to indicate the day when God would punish Israel …
Metaphors can flip and become the literal meaning, and the original, literal expression can become the metaphor. The word “broadcast” is a case in point. When the first radio towers went up, pioneers of this new technology turned to agriculture to describe how their signals went out with a wide sweep. It struck them that …
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For some, studying Revelation can become a mere mental exercise, void of life application. They simply speculate over the meaning of the book’s mysterious symbols—all without necessarily considering what it calls them to do. Of course, Revelation does challenge the mind. Scholars who devote their lives to studying it will never figure out every detail. …
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“Pain Is God’s Megaphone” – C. S. Lewis (1898-1963) An author of more than thirty books, C. S. Lewis taught English literature at both Oxford and Cambridge Universities during his life. As a World War I veteran teaching at Oxford during World War II, Lewis addressed the hard questions brought on by war—specifically the problem …
“Pain Is God’s Megaphone” – C. S. Lewis (1898-1963) An author of more than thirty books, C. S. Lewis taught English literature at both Oxford and Cambridge Universities during his life. As a World War I veteran teaching at Oxford during World War II, Lewis addressed the hard questions brought on by war—specifically the problem …