Jesus tells John the Baptist how He is fulfilling Old Testament messianic prophecies by healing the sick. What are these Old Testament messianic prophecies? We will look at them and how Jesus fulfilled them in His ministry. In my last post, I talked about the healing ministry of Old Testament…
Can you explain the details of John the Baptist’s murder? Who wanted his head on a platter? Is there a parallel between Herod and Pontius Pilate? John the Baptist was the forerunner for Jesus. He was prophesied to come before Jesus and prepare the way for his coming. When Jesus…
When Jesus healed the blind man in Mark 8:22-26, he lays his hands on him twice. Why did Jesus lay his hands on him twice? This is perhaps the most unique healing in the Gospels. It has a few connections to other healings but there is nothing like it. Only…
Is speaking in tongues necessary? This question probably comes out of the understanding that Paul relegated it to lesser than prophecy because it requires interpretation in a public meeting. It doesn’t help that we can’t understand what we say when we speak in tongues. Paul did not mean for us…
What will the withdrawing of the restrainer in 2 Thessalonians 2:6 look like as you understand the process? The Restrainer is a very interesting, almost cryptic, passage tucked away in Paul’s teaching to the Thessalonians on the man of lawlessness. To understand who or what the Restrainer is, we need…