This is probably one of the most abused and misused verses of the Bible, but I will not address the misuse but rather attempt to place it in some practical context. Areyeh Newman, in summarizing the Biblical doctrine concerning sacrilege, stated that sacrilege is “the deliberate or inadvertent violation of sacred things,” This is a [...]
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Ps 105:15: “Do not touch my anointed ones; do my prophets no harm.” Leave a comment
Acts 3:21: Whom the heaven must receive until the times of restitution of all things, which God hath spoken by the mouth of all his holy prophets since the world began. Leave a comment
The end result of Jesus’ work is the regeneration of all things (Matt 19:28), and the restoration of all things; (translated as “restitution” in the A.V. and as “restoration” in the R.V.). In this verse, the word apokatastasis in the papyri means “the restoration of estates to rightful owners, a balancing of accounts.” Christs work [...]
Zech 1:1: In the eighth month, in the second year of Darius, came the word of the Lord unto Zechariah, the son of Berechiah, the son of Ido the prophet saying, Leave a comment
Zechariah, Zekar-yah means “Yahweh remembers” or “yahweh Has remembered.” The Greek and Latin version of his name is Zacharias.
Amos 3:7: Surely the Lord GOD will do nothing, but he revealeth his secret unto his servants the prophets. Leave a comment
God does nothing without using his prophets to speak his word. That is a strong statement. It would have been enough – I would think – for him to say that he usually uses his prophets or that he sometimes uses his prophets. But God clearly says that he always speaks through his prophets. He [...]
