– Part 3 of a series: Is this the end? Salvation distress and glory for the Jew first To the Jews were given, ‘the adoption as sons … the divine glory, the covenants, the receiving of the law, the temple worship and the promises. Theirs are the patriarchs, and from them is traced the […]
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God’s promise to Abraham and its fulfilment
July 30, 2020 by
The Lord God revealed that the seed of the woman would crush the serpent’s head (Gen. 3:15), but His redemption plan only comes into view with the call of Abraham in Genesis 12. Two religions emerge in Genesis 4. The first accepts the consequence of sin, namely death, and depends on the atonement – the […]
Satan bound for a thousand years
July 30, 2020 by
The events described in Revelation 20 and their placement in the sequence of end-time events are difficult and controversial. A messenger comes from heaven and binds Satan for a thousand years. (Most English translations use ‘angel’ where the Hebrew and Greek texts read ‘messenger’.) Who is the messenger? Malachi prophesied: suddenly the Lord you are seeking will […]
Tribute to Peter Cohen
June 6, 2020 by
Tribute to Peter Cohen 22/06/1956 – 23/05/2020 It is customary among the Jews to append the letters Z”L to the names of their departed righteous teachers. The letters stand for “zichrono li’vracha, ” which in English means “of blessed memory”. This morning I pay tribute to Peter Cohen z”l – of blessed memory. The earliest […]
