New Jerusalem

Theological interpretation of the New Testament: A book-by-book survey shows the book of Acts shows a theme of spreading the word of God to bring salvation to Gentiles and Jewish alike. God wants all man to be saved and we shall through faith and the coming of the new kingdom New Creation The grand conclusion to the Bible is the book of revelations. The book ends the story where Genesis began. God brings about the end of the old heaven and earth and brings a new kingdom. The new kingdom is…

give examples of your power” (Psalm 145:11), sovereignty, “For royal power belongs to the LORD. He rules all the nations” (Psalm 22:28) and rule: “The LORD has made the heavens his throne; from there he rules over everything (Psalm 103:19). In the New Testament we are asking God to do the same thing on earth that happens in heaven: “May your Kingdom come soon. May your will be done on earth, as it is in heaven” (Matthew…

were to be based on ethnicity. Next, Prof. Goska provides multiple quotes from head Nazi official Heinrich Himmler. Some of these quotes such as “the violent relegation to the dustbin of any Good-Samaritan-style compassion for ethnic others,” “the new understanding of ethnic others as animals to be exploited or disease to be extirpated,” “the championing of one's own ethnicity,” and the finding of transcendence in offspring and ancestors, to replace the…

leprosy, etc. Additionally, in the New Testament only, the verb baptizein can also relate to the neuter noun baptisma "baptism" which is a neologism unknown in the Septuagint and other pre-Christian Jewish texts. This broadness in the meaning of baptizein is reflected in English Bibles rendering "wash", where Jewish ritual washing is meant: for example Mark 7:4 states that the Pharisees "except they wash, they do not eat", and "baptize" where baptisma, the new Christian rite, is…

harvest festival which thanks God for a good crop. Along with Passover and Shavuot, Sukkot is considered a pilgrimage festival. These festivals were set aside in biblical times for people to travel (or make pilgrimage) to the ancient Temple in Jerusalem and to offer a personal sacrifice for thanksgiving. It is no longer obligatory for the Jewish to make this pilgrimage or sacrifice, and as such, not many Jewish individuals keep this aspect of the festival tradition. Originally, Sukkot centered…

receiving of the Holy Spirit at new birth and the baptism in the Holy Spirit. Receiving of the Holy Spirit at new birth and the baptism in the Holy Spirit are two different and distinct experiences. When you are born again, the Spirit of the Lord comes into you and dwells in you. He reminds things, intercedes in your prayers, protects you from sins, helps you, guides you and encourages you. This is the experience of new creation; “Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old…

Billy Graham was involved in the Fourth Great Awakening, which mainly took place through the years of 1960 and 1980 (press.uchicago.edu). Some still believe that we are currently living in the Fourth Awakening but, the bulk of the Christian challenging of social norms was solely between those 20 years. Some people have a tough time accepting the ideas of the Fourth Great Awakening as a true “awakening.” This is because the changes and outcomes of the awakening and the actions of the concerning…

beliefs that were in place at the time. The new Messiah gave meaning as well as a guide to salvation for humans all around the world. The events of Jesus’ life, as well as his teachings, are translated into a book called “The New Testament”. The New Testament consists of the four Gospels: Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John. Each of the Gospels is created from four different viewpoints on the ministry, life, death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ. The New Testament consists of four different…

was saved not any works that he did. God redeems and uses his people to bring Him glory, this is the promise of the new covenant because of what Christ did on the cross. Paul set the tone for Missionaries today and set an example through his imprisonment that no matter what God should be served in Acts 21:13 Paul says “I am ready not only to be imprisoned but even die in Jerusalem for the name of the Lord Jesus” He was willing to follow in Jesus footsteps and even die where he was crucified.…

John 6:1-14 serves as a “reminiscent of the miraculous feeding through Moses” during the wandering in the wilderness “following their exodus from Egypt and preceding their entrance into the promised land” (Exodus 16:4-36), events commemorated by 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…