Verse one of Revelation kicks the book off with the claim that Jesus is showing John “the things that must soon take place.” Of course, this statement strikes us as a bit odd some two thousand years later. “What is soon?” we might ask? “I call all times soon,” C.S. Lewis imagined God replying (1). …
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Patience for God’s Timing
You’d think we’d understand God’s patience better by now given how long it has taken some prophecies to take place. I mean, there seems to be prophetic references to Jesus not just in the prophets, but all throughout the Old Testament. Moses seems to talk about Jesus in Deuteronomy 18:15-19, which scholars think was written…
Jesus is Coming Back “Soon”
I have Christians often tell me that Jesus is coming back soon. They seem urgent about it and ready for the moment. I always have to smile because they are biblically correct. Jesus said He’d be back soon and the early church taught the same thing. I cannot argue with their Bible study. But whatever…
