Like the shepherds on the hills surrounding Bethlehem, we have our rather mundane routines that make up a large portion of our lives. We have our responsibilities, our families or groups of people we spend a lot of time with, and our small, familiar corner of geography.
The appearance of angels in the night sky changed all that for these shepherds.
Read More fear, surprise, routine, angels, heavenly hostHebrews is often referred to as an ‘epistle’ or letter, despite the fact that it jumps straight into things without the customary greetings and introductions. And straight away, we get the sense we are reading someone else’s mail. Hebrews is clearly addressing a Jewish audience …
Read More king, angels, divine nature of Jesus, underestimating JesusIn eight brief verses, chapter 15 sets the stage for the final drama, the pouring out of the seven bowls of God’s judgment (plagues, chapter 16). The term “last” (15:1) is “eschatos” in Greek and the basis of the word eschatology, the study of the “last things.”
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