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II Thessalonians 1 & 2
1 - Paul, and Silvanus,
and Timotheus, unto the church of the Thessalonians in God our Father
and the Lord Jesus Christ:
Thessalonica was in
Europe, in the Roman province of Macedonia, south of Philippi, the site
of the famous battle where Marc Antony and Octavian Caesar defeated
Cassius and Brutus. Another important site in Macedonia is Pharisalus,
where Julius Caesar defeated Pompey the Great. Gallio of Acts 18:12,
the consul of Achaea who refused to try Paul (A.D. 51-52), was brother
to Seneca, Nero’s tutor. Lucan, the nephew of Gallio and Seneca, wrote
his immortal, epic poem entitled Pharisalia, about the civil war
of Caesar against the Roman senate and Pompey. Lucan and Seneca were
compelled to commit suicide for their part in the conspiracy to
assassinate Nero and place Piso on the throne. South of Macedonia laid
the Roman province of Achaea,
containing the cities of Athens and Corinth, the latter on the
Peloponnesian
peninsula. Thus, as we enter into a discussion about Thessalonica, we
come into contact with some of history’s most important people, places,
and events. MORE...
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The Sword &
The Plow
An
Exposition of
II
Corinthian 3
1 - Do we begin to again to commend
ourselves to you? Or need we, as some others, epistles of commendation
to you, or letters of commendation from you?
A
breach has occurred between Paul and the Corinthians; much of the
present epistle is written to heal the breach and defend Paul’s
actions and apostleship. The breach appears to have been prompted by
his first epistle, in which he faulted them for the man that had his
father’s wife and perhaps some of the other disorders present in the
church. “For out of much affliction and anguish of heart I wrote
unto you with many tears” (II Cor. 2:4). Because of the epistle,
and because he wanted his next visit to be an occasion of joy and
happiness, not grievousness and discipline, Paul by-passed Corinth
when he went into Macedonia, and did not visit them as he previously
indicated he would. “Moreover I call God for a record upon my
soul, that to spare you I came not as yet unto Corinth...But I
determined this with myself, that I would not come again to you in
heaviness.” II Cor. 1:23; 2:1; cf. II Cor. 1:15, 16)
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A
Preterist Exposition of
I Corinthians 15
Adapted from a lesson given at
the 2nd Annual Carlsbad Eschatology Conference
I Cor. 15 is among the chief
eschatological passages – any discussion of Christ’s second coming
sooner or later will end up here. Not surprisingly, there is a
fair amount of disagreement about its meaning among Preterists.
This aritlce will attempt to help clear things up.
I Cor. 15 is divided into three parts:
vv. 1-34 deal with the fact of the resurrection and
consequences of its denial. Verses. 35-50 deal with the nature
of the resurrection body – natural and corruptible vs.
spiritual and incorruptible. Verses 50-57 deal with the
“mystery” of the eschatological change. Let’s look briefly at
each of these. More....
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Simmons’
Refutation of Martin’s
“The
Star that Astonished the World”
Dr.
Ernest Martin is a world recognized authority concerning the date of
Christ’s birth. Beginning with publication of his 1976 article in
Christianity Today, “The Celestial Pageantry Dating Christ’s Birth,”
Martin has gained attention until he is now the leading authority in
astronomical dating of Christ’s birth. Over 600 planetariums world-wide
have revised their Christmas programs to correspond with dating theories
and data he has advanced. His book, “The Star that Astonished the
World” is considered the authoritative work on the date of
Christ’s birth based upon astronomical events. In this article, we
refute key portions of Martin’s book
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