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White Paper: The Babylonian System in Biblical Theology and History: A Biblicist Analysis

Abstract This white paper examines the concept of the Babylonian system as understood within a Biblicist theological framework—that is, one which treats the Bible as the authoritative and self-interpreting Word of God. The Babylonian system is not merely an ancient … Continue reading

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The Theme Of Peace In The Songs Of Ascents

[Note: This is the prepared text for a split sermon delivered at the Feast of Tabernacles on October 18, 2024 in Taupo, New Zealand.] Do you remember where you were on October 7, 2023? I remember where I was. I … Continue reading

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And The Spirit And The Bride Say, Come

Earlier this evening, as I write this, I received a question from a friend of mine who belongs to a Church of God in her native New Zealand. She had an interaction with a couple of people who belong to … Continue reading

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Book Review: The Future Of Shopping

The Future Of Shopping: Where Everyone Is A Retailer, by Jorg Snoeck & Pauline Neerman This is a book that left me with mixed feelings. On the positive side, there is a lot that this book happens to get right, … Continue reading

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Finishing The Week

Earlier this week one of my blog’s readers asked me a question related to biblical history and prophecy that I thought was worth exploring in at least a provisional way.  In order to frame the scope of this exploration, I … Continue reading

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Why Do Jews/Christians Read Ecclesiastes For Sukkot/The Feast Of Tabernacles?

Having written several posts on the relationship between certain books of the Bible and the festivals of God [1] and having heard a couple of sermons in recent weeks on the book of Ecclesiastes, including one video sermon that pointed … Continue reading

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Book Review: Kingdom Come

Kingdom Come, by Reggie McNeal [Note: This book was provided free of charge by Tyndale Momentum Press in exchange for an honest review.] Many of the flaws of this book spring from a small set of consistent and interrelated problems. … Continue reading

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Book Review: What About The Church?

What About The Church? by Russell M. Stendal [Note: This book was provided by Life Sentence Publishing/Aneko Press in exchange for an honest review.] This particular volume is made up of different smaller essays written by the writer about a … Continue reading

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His Blood Be On Us And On Our Children

If you want to solve a problem, sometimes you have to make it bigger. This does not always work out well, but sometimes a bigger problem reveals answers because the larger context reveals larger patterns. Let us proceed with looking … Continue reading

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A Family Of Trees Wanted To Be Haunted

It is not by accident that my favorite animals are almost entirely small and non-aggressive woodland animals capable of self-defense, or that I should write somewhat often about the psychology of such small creatures [1]. It is also not by … Continue reading

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