Monthly Archives: October 2009

A Refreshing Revelation, Part 17

Posted on October 25, 2009 by John Valade

The Beast’s Bad Babe Ok, so maybe the alliteration is a bit much. Chapter 17 shows the true nature of the system of Emperor-worship, personified as a woman of ill-repute (does anybody even use that expression anymore?). On the outside … Continue reading →

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Tabernacles: The Feast of Living Waters

Posted on October 25, 2009 by John Valade

The book or John organizes Jesus’ ministry around different “Jewish” festivals, many of which were ordained by God for Israel in the days of Moses. The events chronicled in John 7-10 take place during and immediately after (mostly the next … Continue reading →

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A Refreshing Revelation, Part 16

Posted on October 25, 2009 by John Valade

The Judgment Bowl: A Best-of-Seven Series In Revelation chapter 16 we are again met with plague-images that evoke the memory of the Exodus from Egypt in Exodus 8 and 9. Waters on land and sea turn to blood, there are … Continue reading →

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Jesus and the Feast of Tabernacles Light-show

Posted on October 23, 2009 by John Valade

Kevin Howard and Marvin Rosenthal have done the Christian world a good turn by writing a layman-friendly book about the festivals observed by Jewish people, both biblical and extra-biblical. The descriptions and most of the ideas below are based (either … Continue reading →

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The Rule of Law?

Posted on October 4, 2009 by John Valade

One thing that many genres of literature throughout the ages have tried to do is describe or prescribe the world as it should be – what are called utopias. Plato’s The Repulblic, T.H. White’s The Once and Future King are … Continue reading →

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