Beginning with the urban environments Paul strategically targeted, Meeks draws the reader into the geography and culture of the ancient city and its importance and impact on the people of antiquity.
Isaiah 25: Contrasting Mountains
To say that “one day the hand of the Lord will rest on this mountain,” meant much. This mountain was the emblem of all that is good and holy, all that is right.
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Isaiah 25: When Tears Are Wiped Away
Jesus also spoke a number of times of a celebratory feast to be enjoyed with God.
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Revelation 7: The 144,000
The specificity of the number 144,000 intrigues our modern minds, and features fundamentally for at least one modern day group, the Jehovah’s Witnesses. Is this number literal or symbolic? Why go through each tribe? What is being revealed, exactly?
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Revelation 7: God’s Seal of Protection
The next round of misfortune was to be released only after God’s seal of protection was applied to all of God’s own.
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“Flatland: A Romance of Many Dimensions”
Ian Stewart enriches the reading of Flatland greatly with his own explanation of Abbott’s references to various Victorian references, and explication of Abbott’s mathematical allusions.
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Isaiah 25: Paeon of Praise
After delivering emotionally traumatic oracles of God’s coming judgment against the nations, Isaiah took time to refresh his spirit in worship. “O Lord, You are my God,” Isaiah began, as his inner gaze rested on the glory of the Lord.
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Isaiah 24: “Millennium”
The last three verses of Isaiah's far-future prophecy carry several compelling similarities to the last three chapters of John's Revelation.
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Revelation 6: Familiar Imagery, Fresh Meaning
Now, two thousand years later, scholars have much to say on the meaning of this sixth seal.
