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Kingdom, Messiah, Priestly Kingdom, Uncategorized

Christus Rex

David R Maas

The New Testament applies messianic promises from the Psalms to the present reign of Jesus. He is CHRIST THE KING!

Since his Death, Resurrection, and Ascension, Jesus has reigned as absolute sovereign over the Earth, indeed, over the Cosmos. He is seated on the Messianic Throne of David and rules from “Mount Zion” as promised. Because of his “obedience until death,” Christ is the “Ruler of the Kings of the Earth.” Before his Ascension, he declared, “I have all authority in Heaven and on Earth.” His present sovereignty is limitless.

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ARMAGEDDON

David R Maas

The several wars in Revelation all present the same final assault by Satan against the saints of the Lamb.

We often read the visions of Revelation as if they are presented in chronological sequence, an assumption that creates difficulties when interpreting the several battle scenes depicted in chapters 11, 12, 13, 16, 19, and 20. Do they portray different “final battles” that occur at different times, or is the same war presented from different perspectives?

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Apostasy, Deceivers, False Prophet, Uncategorized

THE GREAT FALLING AWAY

David R Maas

The New Testament warns of the coming “apostasy” that will occur prior to the arrival of the “day of the Lord.”

To the Thessalonians, Paul explained that the “day of the Lord” will NOT commence until the “apostasy” occurs and the “man of lawlessness” is revealed, two events that are inextricably linked. And in his statement, Paul reiterated the warning found elsewhere in the New Testament about the “falling away” of many from the faith in the “last days.”

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His Death, Seven Churches, Uncategorized

THE FAITHFUL WITNESS

David R Maas

In the salutation to the seven churches, Jesus is identified as the “Faithful Witness” because of his self-sacrificial death – Revelation 1:5.

The vision of John begins with salutations to the churches of Asia, first from God, then from the “seven spirits,” and finally, from Jesus, the “faithful witness.” The Son of God bore “witness” in his death, which becomes the pattern that the “seven churches” are summoned to emulate as they give “testimony” even while enduring persecution “for the word of God.”

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Last Days, Uncategorized

The Last Days in the Book of Hebrews

David R Maas

Interpretations often go awry when they ignore or misunderstand New Testament statements about the “the last days.”  This involves not just end time prophecy but other key topics; for example, the gift of the Spirit and its significance in the redemptive plan of God. When we hear “last days” we assume it is a reference to a final short period of history just before Jesus returns. But the New Testament presents the “last days” as an ear of fulfillment that began with the death, resurrection, and exaltation of Jesus. Continue reading “The Last Days in the Book of Hebrews” →