Are you looking for an excellent way to speak to a crowd that has witnessed a miracle? Or for a way to encourage people with drooping spirits? Peter and our Lord Jesus suggest we point them to the Old Testament prophets. Why? Because, says Peter, “All the prophets, from Samuel…
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Walter A. Elwell
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The New Testament gives a surprising report of Roman centurions. It mentions six, each a “commander of 100 men in the Roman army.” They all had a positive connection to the kingdom of heaven. Matt 8:5–13 presents the New Testament’s first centurion. His perception of the kingdom caused Jesus to…
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We are exercising our prophetic model, inmillennialism, in Paul’s letter to the Hebrews. The apostle argues for the superiority of God’s revelation in the “last days” of the Mosaic age over others, especially the law. One reason is the superiority of Christ as the agent through whom God gave the…