Ascension of Jesus

and had received a visit from Jesus to discuss about the kingdom of God. By bounding the body of Christ, Nicodemus and Joseph of Arimathea were fulfilling the prophecy of the prophet Isaiah . Not coincidentally myrrh was also the gift that the Jesus received when He was born, predicting His…

it is to read and understand chapter 24 in that larger context we must limit ourselves for the moment to just a chapter. Leading up to the Olivet discourse is a series of events found in chapter 23. In the opening verses of that chapter we have Jesus pronouncing woes upon the scribes and Pharisees. These men are putting others under extreme burdens with all their additions to the law of God. They dress up like they are holy and honorable men but it is all for show. They are hypocrites and…

Higher Consciousness, Christ Consciousness and Jesus I received an email from a reader questioning people 's ability to connect with higher consciousness and claiming that I have yet to be mentored by the true God--Jesus Christ. "You claim to teach the secrets of the soul, success, "finding oneself," ascension, etc. I believe you 've left out an important step and have yet to be mentored by the true God; you only promote the self-god of new age. How can I tell? Because if you had met Him, you…

1. The admirabile commercium (marvelous exchange) describes the exchange between Jesus and humanity, and the rejoining of man to God through his sacrifice. Since the Old Testament, sin has caused the breakdown in the relationship between mankind and God. This breakdown allowed for the destruction of the original communion. In order to resolve this, God sends his only Son, Jesus, to take on the sins of mankind, redeem them, and help them reestablish their relationship with God. This…

(1997:43). Pete Ward and his training centre, Oxford Youthworks, were largely responsible in the UK for the resurgences towards the incarnational theological approach in youth ministry in the 1990s. His view could be summarised simply enough as be like Jesus by being with young people. The incarnational theological approach influences this perspective in two ways: 1. Being incarnational means going to young people. 2. Being incarnational means growing friendships with young people. We will…

have already heard of Jesus but wished to know more. Luke was composed probably in a Greek city where St. Paul founded the church. There were many previous narratives about Jesus. Luke is not the first but he used sources. Luke's careful investigation was by standards of ancient historical writings. He also used then term theophilus which meant friend/lover of God. Luke's readers where people who had already heard of…

the Passover feast (Heil, 53). In John 6:1-14, Jesus feeds a crowd of about five thousand (6:10) with the overabundance of bread and fish (6:5-13) when the Passover, the feast of the Jews, was near (6:4). All the events of John 6 are placed in a Passover context (6:4). The fact that a large crowd of people was following Jesus and seeing the signs He was performing on the sick (6:2) tells readers of the further signs: the theme of believing in Jesus as the sacrificial Passover lamb of God…

discourses do not necessarily follow a clear and logical progression (Koester para.5). In John’s passages, we can see this in the disciples as Jesus explains that in a short time they will not see Him; however, He also states that also in a short time they will see Him. In the excitement of following Jesus, the Disciples forgot that in order to fulfill the prophecy, Jesus must rise from the dead. Only after rising from the dead, could He prepare a place for them in His Father’s house. Death is a…

The Dome of the Rock is one of the most sacred buildings for Muslims in Jerusalem and around the world. It’s situated in the heart of the old city, on the site of Solomon’s Temple and the second Temple. In early Islamic Jerusalem, the a number of members in the declined Jewish population of the city were once permitted to pray on Temple Mount (Peters 194). After the construction of the Dome of the Rock, however, the atmosphere of the area changed (Peters 194). Jews who were temporarily allowed…

eye-witness accounts for his book. His purpose for writing is he wanted a “historically accurate and .chronologically accurate account of the life of Jesus through careful and thorough investigation of the facts” (C. Fuest, New Testament Survey notes). He started from the beginning with John the Baptist’s birth foretold and ends with the ascension of Christ. Luke was writing to the Gentiles but specifically to this man named Theophilus(C. Fuest, New Testament Survey notes). Because he was…