Category Archives: Who’s Who in the Bible

Before Their Coming Together

Posted on 09/13/2017 by Messyanic

So many English translations insist the phrase “before their coming together” in Matthew 1:18 applies to that which comes after it, but the Greek text tells a different story. The application of this phrase to the latter part of this … Continue reading →

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Free From the Calendar Debate

Posted on 07/10/2017 by Messyanic

I’m so glad to be free from the “calendar” debate! Chasing after the sun, moon and stars to determine when to “appear before the LORD” is so last-year for me. No offense is meant to those searching these things out … Continue reading →

Posted in Appointed Times of YHVH, Day of Atonement - Yom Kippur, Day of Shouting - Yom Teruah, Encouragement / Advice, Feast of Tabernacles - Sukkot, Feast of Unleavened Bread, Feast of Weeks - Shavuot, Jesus / Yeshua, Passover - Pesach, Sabbath Day - Shabbath, YHVH Elohim/God | Leave a comment

A Man In Whom The Spirit of God Is

Posted on 05/13/2017 by Messyanic

Several weeks ago when studying out the Holy Spirit in the Bible, I turned to the Old Testament to see what I could find. It seems to me that the Spirit of God is another way of saying Holy Spirit. Given … Continue reading →

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The Birth of Jesus Christ Bible Study

Posted on 05/04/2017 by Messyanic

A Free Remote Round-Table Style Bible Study Class on: “The Birth of Jesus Christ“ Starts at 8:00 PM EST each Thursday night starting May 11, 2017. Classes are not in session presently; they will begin again in mid-October, 2017 I’ve put … Continue reading →

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The Origin of Jesus Christ in Matthew

Posted on 04/12/2017 by Messyanic

Oftentimes people meld the accounts in Matthew 1 and Luke 1 to form the basis for the Virgin Birth Doctrine. However, these accounts are speaking of two different episodes in time. While the book of Matthew appears first in the … Continue reading →

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Announcing the Virgin Birth in Luke 1

Posted on 03/22/2017 by Messyanic

Oftentimes people meld the accounts in Matthew 1 and Luke 1 to form the basis for the Virgin Birth Doctrine. However, these accounts are speaking of two different episodes in time. First Things First Despite the fact that Matthew appears … Continue reading →

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Is the Son of Man the Son of a Man?

Posted on 03/06/2017 by Messyanic

In the New Testament, the reference “son of man” is attributed to Jesus over 75 times, but what does that mean? The Greek word translated as “man” in that phrase is “anthropos” which means “a human being”, so this seems … Continue reading →

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Why Send Mary Away?

Posted on 02/26/2017 by Messyanic

Why did Joseph think to send Mary away while she was with child? Now the birth of Jesus Christ was on this wise: When as his mother Mary was espoused to Joseph, before they came together, she was found with … Continue reading →

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Session 1: In the Beginning – Introduction (DVBD)

Posted on 02/19/2017 by Messyanic

Genesis 1 Establishes a Natural Order Generally speaking, all life is made to reproduce after like kind. Given that the Virgin Birth Doctrine deviates from this Natural Order established by the Creator in the beginning, the burden of proof should … Continue reading →

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Dismantling the Virgin Birth Doctrine: An Introduction

Posted on 02/19/2017 by Messyanic

I was raised to believe… Jesus was born of the Virgin Mary, and Joseph was not his biological father. The idea was that while Mary, a virgin, was espoused to Joseph, she was visited by the Holy Spirit and miraculously … Continue reading →

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