Tag: Eschatology

Digital ID and the mark of the beast

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From time to time, people get a little bit twitchy about different things that are seen as end time signs.  In particularly, the so called “Mark of the Beast” has caused much eschatological angst over the years as people have tried to work out what it is.  Different things have been suggested from bar codes… Continue reading Digital ID and the mark of the beast

The time will come

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Jesus’ prophecy of the destruction of the Temple is one of the significant events from the last week of his earthly life and finds its way into all the Synoptic Gospels.[1] In fact, some have seen that as a crucial part of our ability to date the writing of the New Testament.[2]  If these events… Continue reading The time will come

Mustard

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The image of someone with only a small amount of faith, comparable to the size of a tiny seed  being able accomplish great things whether the casting of a tree as in Luke 17,  mountain (Mark 11:22) or both (Matthew 17:20),  is an evocative one.  It is central to Jesus’ teaching about faith in Luke… Continue reading Mustard

Cultural Mandate or Great Commission?

One of the things you may have heard talked about in the Brephos podcast I have been engaging with was “the cultural mandate.”  This was used as a primary reason for why we should be in the business of social justice and specifically campaigning against abortion using the strategy and tactics of CBR UK and… Continue reading Cultural Mandate or Great Commission?

Messiah

Christ is not a proper name or even a surname, despite the impression that is sometimes given by talk of Jesus Christ.  We might do better to talk about Jesus The Christ as with John The Baptist. The Christ is an anglicised form of the Greek for “anointed one” or “The Messiah.”  This referred to… Continue reading Messiah

Christian nationalism? Desirable? Likely?

There has been much controversy, more State side than UK side, recently over the growth of something referred to as “Christian Nationalism.”  Now, the variants of this we have seen have at times tended to give the impression that the focus is more on “nationalism”  than the Christian bit. In other words, some (I’m not… Continue reading Christian nationalism? Desirable? Likely?