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ON THE NATURE OF ANGELS

The Psalmist depicts God as riding upon the wings of the wind and describes angels as winds and flames of fire: “Bless Yahweh, O my soul! O Yahweh my God, You are very great; You are clothed with splendor and majesty, Wrapping Yourself with light as with a cloak, Stretching

MIDRASHIC PSALMS ON GOD’S SPIRIT

The following quotations are taken from the Midrash Tehillim. These citations show that even the rabbis believed that the Holy Spirit is a divine Person who speaks as and for YHWH God, All emphasis will be mine. PSALM 5 דבר אחר אל הנחילות. זה שאמר הכתוב (משלי ח כא) להנחיל

MESSIAH OF THE MIDRASHIC PSALMS

The following quotations are taken from the Midrash Tehillim. What makes this interesting is that the Midrash attributes the following OT texts to the Messiah and/or his days: Genesis 49:8-12; 1 Samuel 2:10; Songs 4:8; Isaiah 4:5, 11:1-10, 16:5, 49:23, 57:19;

JOHN 17:3 ONCE AGAIN!

The following is taken from the monumental work titled The Incarnate Christ and His Critics: A Biblical Defense, authored by Robert M. Bowman Jr. & J. Ed Komoszewski, published by Kregel Academic, Grand Rapids, MI, 2024, Part 3: The Name of Jesus: Jesus’ Divine Names Chapter 20: Jesus as Distinct

MESSIAH IN THE ARAMAIC PSALMS

In this post I will cite specific Psalms, which the Aramaic paraphrase called the Targumim interpret as messianic prophecies. I will be employing Targum Psalms — a new translation by Edward M. Cook, 2001. All emphasis will be mine. PSALM 18 “He gives great salvation to His king, And shows lovingkindness

THE NAZARETH INSCRIPTION

The following is taken from this site: https://answersingenesis.org/jesus/nazareth-inscription-study-debunks-evidence-for-christs-resurrection/?srsltid=AfmBOoogi5IzS42qiw-fMpUjE1WIax73jziLwHCrWQF_WuLqVOPqmqNM. Nazareth Inscription Study Debunks Evidence for Christ’s Resurrection? by Dr. Tim Chaffey on April 30, 2020 A marble tablet housed in the French National Library, measuring approximately 23.5 in. x 14.8 in.

EARLY CHRISTIANS ON MATT. 27:52-53

Matthew reports that after Christ died an earthquake occurred which caused the tombs of a group of believers to split open. These believers then came back to life on the third day and appeared to many in the holy city: “And Jesus cried out again with a loud voice, and

BAPTISM: POURING OR SPRINKLING?

In this post I will provide a biblical case that sprinkling and pouring are acceptable and valid forms or methods of baptizing individuals. To begin with, the promise of Scripture is that God would pour out his Holy Spirit upon believers so that they could be immersed in/with the

RAPHAEL: A LYING ANGEL?

In attempt to undermine the canonicity of the book of Tobit certain Protestants appeal to the following text where the archangel Raphael is alleged to have lied about his identity: “He replied, ‘I am Azariah, the son of the elder Hananiah, one of your relatives (ton adelphon sou).’” Tobit 5:

JESUS YHWH MOST HIGH

In this post I will highlight how the NT writings portray the risen Jesus as possessing the very status and authority that belong to YHWH alone, as well as receiving the very universal worship, which the Hebrew Bible teaches that YHWH eventually will receive. The prophet Isaiah declares that a