The emphasis of the first two movements was Jesus taking human nature. He rose bodily as a man, ascended bodily into heaven, and will return as a man (while remaining…
There will be an ultimate deliverance for the Lord's people: the deliverance from death. The Lord will return and there will be a resurrection, some to death and some to…
Luke writes as simple history, intending us to believe that Jesus ascended into heaven. Everything that needed to be done for salvation had been done and accepted by God. The…
Paul greets Epaenetus, the firstfruits of conversions in Asia. Do we pray for conversions? Mary worked hard. Does what we do please the Lord? Andronicus and Junia were fellow prisoners…
The women departed from the tomb on resurrection morning with fear and great joy. The resurrection should fill us with fear. If Jesus remained in the grave there would be…
Whatever happens to us, can we say with the hymn writer that because Jesus lives, we can face tomorrow? Paul gives us the facts of the resurrection. We are all…
Jesus was raised and is presently reigning supreme over all creation. Revelation is a prophetic, pastoral, circular letter, putting current events in the light of the redemptive work of Christ.…
If the gentiles are blessed because of something bad - the Jews rejecting Christ - there will be even greater blessing when they accept the gospel: life from the dead. We…