Monthly Archives: September 2014

A Memorial of the Blowing of Trumpets

The Feast of Trumpets is the only festival in the Bible that is named after a (more-or-less) musical instrument. There were apparently two different kinds of trumpets used in religious services in ancient Israel: a long silver trumpet used for … Continue reading

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… And Books Were Opened

[This post is a slightly revised version of a Wascana Fellowship message from 2010.] The image of judgment in Revelation 20:11-15 mentions that “books were opened” and that people were judged in accordance with what was written in them. We are told that … Continue reading

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Covenant of Moses – Part 3

In this third post about the covenant of Moses we begin by discussing the problems of interpreting how the old covenant interacts with the new covenant. Instead of resolving the problems of interpreting where we are between the “already” and … Continue reading

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Covenant of Moses – Part 2

We begin the second of three posts about the Covenant of Moses with an important question asked by O. Palmer Robertson. Are we to conclude that all the various covenantal administrations of the Old Testament find continuing significance for believers … Continue reading

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Covenant of Moses – Part 1 of 3

This post continues a series of reflections about O. Palmer Robertson’s The Christ of the Covenants with a discussion about the Covenant of Moses, often referred to as the “old covenant.” Robertson begins by stating that “God renews an ancient … Continue reading

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