State of the Union
Tonight, at 9:00 pm (21:00 for you Europeans) EST, the President will address Congress (and the nation) via a yearly ritual called the “State of the Union Address”. Is there a parallel within Christianity?
Category: Holidays or Holy Days
25 December Celebrates Which God?
Should Christians Celebrate Christmas?
[Updated 24 December 2014] A Christian holiday honoring the birth of Jesus Christ, Christmas evolved over two millennia into a worldwide religious and secular celebration, incorporating many pre-Christian, pagan traditions into the festivities along the way. Today, Christmas is a time for family and friends to get together and exchange…
The Second Resurrection and Beyond
In the last post, “Ebola Virus Vs Christ’s Millennium“, I stated that God will not necessarily lift every consequence for every human action during the Millennium, and in fact that nations that do not come up to the Feast of Tabernacles will learn the hard way through no rain and…
Ebola Virus Vs Christ’s Millennium
Consider a world without rampant disease. 16 And it shall come to pass, that every one that is left of all the nations which came against Jerusalem shall even go up from year to year to worship the King, the Lord of hosts, and to keep the feast of tabernacles….
Even the Millennium Is Not Permanent
Seven, the number of completion, days for the Feast, but completion of what? 40 And ye shall take you on the first day the boughs of goodly trees, branches of palm trees, and the boughs of thick trees, and willows of the brook; and ye shall rejoice before the Lord…
Feast of Tabernacles Begins Tonight
Family in a sukkah near Tel Mond, 1954 Photo by the _Government Press Office under CCA-SA Tonight begins the Feast of Tabernacles, a biblical festival listed in Leviticus 23. The Life Hope & Truth site recently published an article on “Jesus and the Feast of Tabernacles“. If someone claims to be…
Filling In the Gap: Why Trumpets, Atonement and the Feast of Tabernacles Are Separated
I previously wrote about how the holy days are actually cyclical, building upon each other. Today, I would like to take it one step further. I believe, and this is not necessarily orthodox Church of God doctrine, that even when the New Jerusalem comes down to earth, the holy days will…
Does the Church Need Christ’s Coming as Much as the World Does?
Is self-examination only for Passover, or should we be examining ourselves prior to the Feast of Trumpets as well? The amount of energy necessary to refute b******* is an order of magnitude bigger than to produce it. ~ Alberto Brandolini, software developer. I’ve written a lot about bad political leaders…
Who Should Celebrate Passover?
[Originally published as a Helium article 11 March 2009] Passover … is a Jewish and Samaritan holy day and festival commemorating God sparing the Israelites when He killed the first born of Egypt, and is followed by the seven day Feast of the Unleavened Bread commemorating the Exodus from Egypt…
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25 December Celebrates Which God?
Should Christians Celebrate Christmas?
[Updated 24 December 2014] A Christian holiday honoring the birth of Jesus Christ, Christmas evolved over two millennia into a worldwide religious and secular celebration, incorporating many pre-Christian, pagan traditions into the festivities along the way. Today, Christmas is a time for family and friends to get together and exchange…
The Second Resurrection and Beyond
In the last post, “Ebola Virus Vs Christ’s Millennium“, I stated that God will not necessarily lift every consequence for every human action during the Millennium, and in fact that nations that do not come up to the Feast of Tabernacles will learn the hard way through no rain and…
Ebola Virus Vs Christ’s Millennium
Consider a world without rampant disease. 16 And it shall come to pass, that every one that is left of all the nations which came against Jerusalem shall even go up from year to year to worship the King, the Lord of hosts, and to keep the feast of tabernacles….
Even the Millennium Is Not Permanent
Seven, the number of completion, days for the Feast, but completion of what? 40 And ye shall take you on the first day the boughs of goodly trees, branches of palm trees, and the boughs of thick trees, and willows of the brook; and ye shall rejoice before the Lord…
Feast of Tabernacles Begins Tonight
Family in a sukkah near Tel Mond, 1954 Photo by the _Government Press Office under CCA-SA Tonight begins the Feast of Tabernacles, a biblical festival listed in Leviticus 23. The Life Hope & Truth site recently published an article on “Jesus and the Feast of Tabernacles“. If someone claims to be…
Filling In the Gap: Why Trumpets, Atonement and the Feast of Tabernacles Are Separated
I previously wrote about how the holy days are actually cyclical, building upon each other. Today, I would like to take it one step further. I believe, and this is not necessarily orthodox Church of God doctrine, that even when the New Jerusalem comes down to earth, the holy days will…
Does the Church Need Christ’s Coming as Much as the World Does?
Is self-examination only for Passover, or should we be examining ourselves prior to the Feast of Trumpets as well? The amount of energy necessary to refute b******* is an order of magnitude bigger than to produce it. ~ Alberto Brandolini, software developer. I’ve written a lot about bad political leaders…
Who Should Celebrate Passover?
[Originally published as a Helium article 11 March 2009] Passover … is a Jewish and Samaritan holy day and festival commemorating God sparing the Israelites when He killed the first born of Egypt, and is followed by the seven day Feast of the Unleavened Bread commemorating the Exodus from Egypt…