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The Alpha and Omega or Aleph Tav
Christianity identifies Jesus as being the “Alpha and Omega” (in Greek). And in much of the Messianic community, there’s the understanding that Yeshua is the “Aleph Tav” (in Hebrew). This is based on a few passages found in Revelation. But is it really Yeshua that is speaking there or someone else? Let’s take a closer look. The Book of Revelation The first reference to “the Alpha and Omega”, or likely “Aleph Tav” in Hebrew, is found early on in the book of Revelation. Let’s look at this reference starting from the beginning. I’ve color coded this passage identifying to whom I believe references are being made throughout. The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which…
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Is It a Sin to Worship a Man?
When I recently suggested that Jesus was a man, and not God, I was confronted with the question, Is it a sin to worship a man? My response to questions like these is to first define the terms. Oftentimes our understanding of words can cloud the issue. I like to first clarify the meaning of words. What Does “Worship” Mean? In our current culture the English word “worship” as a verb means to “show reverence and adoration for (a deity); honor with religious rites.” according to Google. However in the Bible, the Hebrew word that is most often translated as “worship” (“shachah” H7812) in the KJV of the Old Testament simply means “to…
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Memorializing Passover
Our family is going to be memorializing the Passover event of Exodus 12 tonight, April 3, 2016 after the sun goes down. We’ll be eating lamb and unleavened bread with bitterness, remembering what happened on the night before the great exodus from Egypt in Moses’ day, as well as recalling the event of Yeshua’s death as recorded in Matthew, Mark, Luke and John. How to Memorialize Passover When we first rejected the idea of celebrating Good Friday and Easter Sunday six years ago, our desire was to simply learn about the Passover because we never paid that much attention to it in the past. But over time, as we met others…
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Try Starting at the Beginning
Whenever I aim to understand a particular passage in Scripture, I find it necessary to always consider the immediate context. However, it’s not always enough to just consider the surrounding context. Better understanding may be found when we start back at the beginning. 😉
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Looking at Luke From the Beginning
I had a bit of an “aha!” moment earlier this week when discussing the virgin birth doctrine with some friends on Facebook. I was explaining how the account given in the book of Luke where Mary is confronted by an angel of the Lord took place before she became pregnant, whereas the account given in the book of Matthew where Joseph is confronted by an angel of the Lord took place after Mary became pregnant. (I realized this two years ago when I began to challenge the Virgin Birth doctrine for myself.) In the case of the book of Matthew, I had explained the need to start reading from the…
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Syncing with the Sun
Last night was supposed to mark the beginning of Daylight Savings Time. This is when we “spring” forward an hour on our timekeeping devices. But I think the title of this event is misleading. How are we saving any daylight here? All we’re really doing is syncing our man-made devices with the light of the sun (or at least trying to), so why not just call it “Syncing with the Sun”?
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The Fork in the Road
Do you find yourself at a fork in the road in your Biblical journey of faith? Have you come across something in the Bible that seems to contradict what you’ve always been taught? Then, when you tried to talk about these inconsistencies with your Bible-believing friends and loved ones, were you discouraged from entertaining those thoughts or asking further questions? This is the fork in the road I’m talking about. You’ve got a decision to make. Do you continue to traverse the current path you’ve been on, the one that everyone you know or have ever known, and even respected and admired, is on? Or Do you explore the one…
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Shooting the Stars Videos using a Nikon Coolpix P900
About a week ago I came across the following video Emily S. Connors took of the star named “Procyon”, and I was totally fascinated by it. I never knew stars looked like this! Most pictures I’ve seen of the stars are usually just a bunch of points of light on a dark backdrop, similar to what I see when I look up to the sky with the naked eye. I’ve seen how they twinkle, but I never really bothered to get a closer look. That is, until I saw the above video.
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Syncing with the Sun
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Defining Heaven
And God said, Let there be a firmament/an expanse in the midst of the waters, and let it divide/separate the waters from the waters. And God made the firmament/expanse, and divided/separated the waters which/that were under the firmament/expanse from the waters which were above the firmament/expanse: and it was so. And God called the firmament/expanse Heaven. (Genesis 1:6-8a KJV/ESV) When you look up, what do you see? What does “Heaven” look like? Is it as it appears to us? Can we really know it’s true form?
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The Circle of the Earth
We have been raised to believe that the land where we dwell is mixed with the seas to form the shape of a ball we call Earth, and one of the most popular Biblical passages I’ve seen used to defend this notion is Isaiah 40:22. Have ye not known? have ye not heard? hath it not been told you from the beginning? have ye not understood from the foundations of the earth? It is he that sitteth upon the circle of the earth, and the inhabitants thereof are as grasshoppers; that stretcheth out the heavens as a curtain, and spreadeth them out as a tent to dwell in: That bringeth the…
