Corruption, the Temple, and Wrath to Come

“These will wage war against the Lamb, and the Lamb will overcome them, because He is Lord of lords and King of kings, and those who are with Him are the called and chosen and faithful.” David Reese thoughtsofgod.com Revelation 17:14

14 “These will wage war against the Lamb, and the Lamb will overcome them, because He is Lord of lords and King of kings, and those who are with Him are the called and chosen and faithful.” Since the beginning, God has caused His presence to be known. From the Garden, to  indwelling the Tabernacle, to Solomon’s […]

Did Jesus’s Audience Say Jesus Claimed to Be God

Did Other Around Jesus Claim He Was God, David Reese, Thoughts of God

In Did Jesus Claim to be God, I said that I would post some of the verses I collected in putting that post together. This post will have the verses in which others make claims of Jesus. There will be other post with verses related to “I Am” where Jesus  claims, a) to be God, b) to be the Son of […]

Revelation 2:1 Through 3:22 – Imperatives to the Seven Churches

ἀκουσάτω (let him listen) τί (what) τὸ (the) Πνεῦμα (Spirit) λέγει (says) ταῖς (to the) ἐκκλησίαις (churches) , στήρισον (strengthen) τὰ (the things) λοιπὰ (that remain) ἃ (which) ἔμελλον (are about) ἀποθανεῖν (to die), κράτει (hold fast) ὃ (what) ἔχεις (you have)

Until you know the meaning of a terms, hearing one can cause you to loose attention. I did not know what pesher was when I first heard it but pesher is used in the Church today,  day to day, week to week.  Pesher focuses the reader/hearer on considering how to apply scripture to our lives today. Toward the beginning […]

Finished, Paid in Full, and Blotted Out

having been; blotted out, wiped away, obliterated, rubbed out - it is; finished, completed, paid, fulfilled, accomplished - having canceled out the certificate of debt consisting of decrees against us, which was hostile to us; and He has taken it out of the way, having nailed it to the cross. Colossians 2:14 - Τετέλεσται, Tetelestai, ἐξαλείφω, exaleiphó, mythoughts, thoughtsofgod, thoughts of God, David Reese

To be saved, is to confess with your mouth that Jesus Christ is Lord- (Yehoshua=Joshua+YHWH — YHWH is salvation) along with believing in your heart (our center, mind, will, intention) that God raised Him from the dead. This is salvation, salvation from being separated from God. This is what it means to be born again. […]

Speak and Act God

" ... you must translate every bit of your theology into the vernacular. ... I have come to the conviction that if you cannot translate your thoughts into uneducated language, then your thoughts were confused. … A passage from some theological work for translation into the vernacular ought to be a compulsory paper in every ordination examination. " 'Paper read at the "Carmarthen Conference for Youth Leaders and Junior Clergy", Church in Wales at Carmarthen, Easter 1945. mythoughts, thoughts of God, thoughtsofgod, David Reese

Sometimes when I read or listen to C S Lewis it can be dusty or drab. Well last night was not one of those times. Last night fit into the category where about everything I read of his seemed bright, like a ray reflected through the living jewels or fiery gems he wrote into Narnia. […]