Posted by: biblestudyseattle | May 11, 2014

John 3:16

“For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.” John 3:16

Why doesn’t verse 17 say, “And whoever does not believe in him shall burn and writhe in the eternal flames of hell!”? It is notable that the New Testament mostly uses positive promises. Jesus does warn of judgment, even severe judgment. Fire is used to refine metal. But he only issued those warnings when necessary. His main message was not, “believe in me, or burn in hell!” For God wants all “people to be saved and to come to a knowledge of the truth.” 1 Timothy 2:4

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Posted by: biblestudyseattle | May 10, 2014

Joseph Overlay

Another possible overlay in prophecy is the story of Joseph and the first half of the Millennium. In his case we’d have 250 years of plenty followed by 250 years of famine. 500 years is the approximate duration of the resurrection of the first and second born, i.e. All of humanity. If this is the case, Jesus would reveal himself corporately to the Jews 9/14 of the way through 500 years, or about 320 years in. This roughly matches the first dry day in the story of Noah’s flood, the 313th day. We think that Jesus’ revealing to the Jews will happen before the resurrection of the second born because Jacob’s house had not yet moved in with Joseph when he revealed himself to his brothers. So the overlay in this post is not the preferred possibility. But it’s ok to ponder prophecy and the future. And it’s ok to be wrong. Jesus said, “keep asking, keep seeking, keep knocking, and the door will be opened to you.” Granted, some of those doors will not be opened until our second life.

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Posted by: biblestudyseattle | May 8, 2014

Second Death?

I recently read a commentary that said that second death was merely a refining process. It also promoted universal salvation. Many scriptures were cited. This shows the need to always go back to the bible. It is possible to construct a convincing teaching based on multiple scriptures. But maybe they left other scriptures out? For this reason, it is important to remain cautious of people or groups who spend the majority of their time reading commentaries.

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Posted by: biblestudyseattle | May 7, 2014

Noah and Joseph

Is there a prophetic overlay of the days of Noah and the story of Joseph? The flood of Noah was 370 days; we presume these days represent 370 years prophetically. Joseph was prime minister during the 14 years of plenty and famine in Egypt and ‘the whole world’. Could the seven years of plenty be the first half of the 370 years, or 185 years? Assuming these years start at 1874/1878, we are within 50 years of these days of plenty being over. Does this coincide with the completion of the church? It is not until the years of famine that Joseph’s brothers confess their sin so that Joseph reveals himself to them. It is only after this that the great multiplication starts – representing the resurrection of the second born? These ideas are much speculation, but who knows?

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Posted by: biblestudyseattle | May 7, 2014

72 Names

The meaning of the names of the lineage from Adam to Jesus form an interesting message. Bible-codes.org has this interesting information.

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Posted by: biblestudyseattle | May 6, 2014

Joseph Evidence

Is there secular Egyptian evidence for Joseph? Apparently, Imhotep fits pretty well. He was prime minister during the reign of Pharoah Djoser. The Egyptian details are slightly different, but similar. Some state that Djoser reigned about 2700BC, but Joseph was about 1900BC. Evidently the huge grain storage complex was at Sakkara. The book The Exodus Case has many details.

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Posted by: biblestudyseattle | May 5, 2014

Feast overlays

The Spring and Fall feasts overlay. Why?
The sacred year starts Nisan 1. The Passover lambs (or goats) are selected Nisan 10. They are kept in the house and examined for any defects. They are slain toward to end of Nisan 14 to be eaten in haste the beginning evening of Nisan 15. About midnight of Nisan 15 is when the Israelites left Egypt. The feast of unleavened bread is Nisan 15-21. The waving of the sheaf of Firstfruits is Nisan 16. 50 days later is Pentecost.

The Fall feasts are similar, six months later. Tishri 1 is the Feast of Trumpets. Tishri 10 is Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement. Tishri 15-21 is the Feast of Tabernacles. Tishri 22 is a sacred assembly.

Nisan 14 and Pentecost have no counterparts in the fall. And the sacred assembly of Tishri 22 has no counterpart in the Spring. What does this foreshadow?

Prophetically, the Spring Feasts have to do with the firstborn, the church. And the Fall Feasts have to do with Israel and the second born. At least that’s what we think. Israel sometimes is referred to as a firstborn, so we will see how this plays out.

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Posted by: biblestudyseattle | May 4, 2014

Colossians 2:14

The NRSV has Colossians 2:13-14 as:
” And when you were dead in trespasses and the uncircumcision of your flesh, God made you alive together with him, when he forgave us all our trespasses, erasing the record that stood against us with its legal demands. He set this aside, nailing it to the cross.”
Many see this as Jesus nailing the Mosaic Law to the cross, giving us untold freedom. But Jesus did not nail the Mosaic Law to the cross.
“having canceled the charge of our legal indebtedness, which stood against us and condemned us; he has taken it away, nailing it to the cross.” Colossians 2:14 NIV
Jesus nailed our indebtedness to the law to the cross. That a fancy way of saying our sins. Jesus said he came to fulfill the law, not end it. Ultimately, his sacrifice will help us to keep and fulfill the law in the next age.

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Posted by: biblestudyseattle | May 3, 2014

Funeral promises

At many memorial services John 11:25-26 is quoted. It’s quoted something like, “Jesus said that even though a man dies, he that believes in him will not really die.” It actually says,
“Martha saith to him, `I have known that he will rise again, in the rising again in the last day;’
Jesus said to her, `I am the rising again, and the life; he who is believing in me, even if he may die, shall live;
and every one who is living and believing in me shall not die — to the age;”. John 11:24-26

Why does Martha say Lazarus will rise in the last day? What’s the last day? The seventh! In this case the 1,000 year long Millennial Sabbath. Verse 25 does not say he won’t really die. It merely says that a person will live again after he dies. That’s the resurrection. A long period of ‘sleep’ may pass between death and resurrection. Saying that Jesus says a person won’t really die is akin to Satan’s lie to Eve that she wouldn’t really die if she ate of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil. And why does verse 26 say, “to the age?” Here again is reference to the millennial Sabbath. Remember when the Pharisees were complaining about Jesus ‘working’ on the Sabbath? Jesus replies that he is Lord of the Sabbath! If they only understood what that meant!

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Posted by: biblestudyseattle | May 3, 2014

Millennial Feasts

Zechariah 14 states that all nations must come up to Jerusalem to celebrate the Feast of Tabernacles in the Millennium. But what about Passover? It must be that all the Passover typology will have been fulfilled at that point.

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