Jg 16:29 And Samson took hold of the two middle pillars which supported the temple, and he braced himself against them, one on his right and the other on his left.
30 Then Samson said, "Let me die with the Philistines!" And he pushed with all his might, and the temple fell on the lords and all the people who were in it. So the dead that he killed at his death were more than he had killed in his life.
Samson's death was not a suicide. It was the death of a martyr. He was Israel's one-man army at that time. A soldier goes to battle knowing full well that he may not return home alive. If he dies, it's not suicide but the death of a martyr; it's a death of a soldier who dies in battle.
His death was a sacrifice, not a suicide.
Wednesday, April 29, 2015
Tuesday, April 21, 2015
Who Is The Woman Clothed With The Sun In Revelation 12:1? Is She Mary?
Re 12:1 Now a great sign appeared in heaven: a woman clothed with the sun, with the moon under her feet, and on her head a garland of twelve stars.
Re 12:2 Then being with child, she cried out in labor and in pain to give birth.
Re 12:5 She bore a male Child who was to rule all nations with a rod of iron. And her Child was caught up to God and His throne.
The woman here is a symbol for the nation Israel. See for yourself.
Israel came from the family of Jacob. Notice below that the family members are symbolized as the sun, the moon and the stars:
Ge 37:5 Now Joseph had a dream, and he told it to his brothers; and they hated him even more.
6 So he said to them, "Please hear this dream which I have dreamed:
7 "There we were, binding sheaves in the field. Then behold, my sheaf arose and also stood upright; and indeed your sheaves stood all around and bowed down to my sheaf."
8 And his brothers said to him, "Shall you indeed reign over us? Or shall you indeed have dominion over us?" So they hated him even more for his dreams and for his words.
9 Then he dreamed still another dream and told it to his brothers, and said, "Look, I have dreamed another dream. And this time, the sun, the moon, and the eleven stars bowed down to me."
10 So he told it to his father and his brothers; and his father rebuked him and said to him, "What is this dream that you have dreamed? Shall your mother and I and your brothers indeed come to bow down to the earth before you?"
Question: "If this refers to Israel, in what way did Israel give birth to the male Child, which refers to the Lord Jesus Christ?"
In this way---Israel is the mother land of the Lord Jesus Christ, so to speak.
Mic 5:2 "But you, Bethlehem Ephrathah, Though you are little among the thousands of Judah, Yet out of you shall come forth to Me The One to be Ruler in Israel, Whose goings forth are from of old, From everlasting."
In Hebrew, the words "come forth" carry the meaning of giving birth. Israel, specifically, Bethlehem gave birth to the Ruler of Israel.
Re 12:2 Then being with child, she cried out in labor and in pain to give birth.
Re 12:5 She bore a male Child who was to rule all nations with a rod of iron. And her Child was caught up to God and His throne.
The woman here is a symbol for the nation Israel. See for yourself.
Israel came from the family of Jacob. Notice below that the family members are symbolized as the sun, the moon and the stars:
Ge 37:5 Now Joseph had a dream, and he told it to his brothers; and they hated him even more.
6 So he said to them, "Please hear this dream which I have dreamed:
7 "There we were, binding sheaves in the field. Then behold, my sheaf arose and also stood upright; and indeed your sheaves stood all around and bowed down to my sheaf."
8 And his brothers said to him, "Shall you indeed reign over us? Or shall you indeed have dominion over us?" So they hated him even more for his dreams and for his words.
9 Then he dreamed still another dream and told it to his brothers, and said, "Look, I have dreamed another dream. And this time, the sun, the moon, and the eleven stars bowed down to me."
10 So he told it to his father and his brothers; and his father rebuked him and said to him, "What is this dream that you have dreamed? Shall your mother and I and your brothers indeed come to bow down to the earth before you?"
Question: "If this refers to Israel, in what way did Israel give birth to the male Child, which refers to the Lord Jesus Christ?"
In this way---Israel is the mother land of the Lord Jesus Christ, so to speak.
Mic 5:2 "But you, Bethlehem Ephrathah, Though you are little among the thousands of Judah, Yet out of you shall come forth to Me The One to be Ruler in Israel, Whose goings forth are from of old, From everlasting."
In Hebrew, the words "come forth" carry the meaning of giving birth. Israel, specifically, Bethlehem gave birth to the Ruler of Israel.
Monday, April 13, 2015
What Does Sovereign Mean?
The meaning of the word is found in the very word itself. Take a look: sOVEREIGN.
We see two words here: "Over" and "Reign." Sovereign means to reign over. God is sovereign. He reigns over all.
We see two words here: "Over" and "Reign." Sovereign means to reign over. God is sovereign. He reigns over all.
Wednesday, April 8, 2015
What Does "Inspiration" Mean When We Refer To The Bible?
2Ti 3:16 All Scripture is inspired by God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness,
Inspiration here simply means God-breathe. God breathed the Scriptures. Theologically, here's how it is---It is God breathing His revelation into the minds of the writers. The writers, then, in turn, inhale God's revelation and then exhales it, so to speak, through their writings, using their own unique personalities.
Strictly speaking, inspiration is limited to the Scriptures. It is the Scriptures that are inspired. We often hear of people saying: "The apostle so and so was inspired."
No, to be accurate, it is the Scriptures that are inspired. The apostles who wrote Scriptures were "moved" by the Holy Spirit. The Scriptures are inspired. Its writers were moved.
2Pe 1:20 knowing this first, that no prophecy of Scripture is of any private interpretation,
21 for prophecy never came by the will of man, but holy men of God spoke as they were moved by the Holy Spirit.
Inspiration here simply means God-breathe. God breathed the Scriptures. Theologically, here's how it is---It is God breathing His revelation into the minds of the writers. The writers, then, in turn, inhale God's revelation and then exhales it, so to speak, through their writings, using their own unique personalities.
Strictly speaking, inspiration is limited to the Scriptures. It is the Scriptures that are inspired. We often hear of people saying: "The apostle so and so was inspired."
No, to be accurate, it is the Scriptures that are inspired. The apostles who wrote Scriptures were "moved" by the Holy Spirit. The Scriptures are inspired. Its writers were moved.
2Pe 1:20 knowing this first, that no prophecy of Scripture is of any private interpretation,
21 for prophecy never came by the will of man, but holy men of God spoke as they were moved by the Holy Spirit.
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