“Then the kingdom of heaven will be like ten virgins who took their lamps and went to meet the bridegroom. Five of them were foolish, and five were wise. For when the foolish took their lamps, they took no oil with them, but the wise took flasks of oil with their lamps. As the bridegroomContinue reading “Matt 25: 1-13….Marriage customs….”
Category Archives: His second coming
Mark 13: 32-37…..The end of the ‘coming again’ lesson.
“But concerning that day or that hour, no one knows, not even the angels in heaven, nor the Son, but only the Father. Be on guard, keep awake. For you do not know when the time will come. It is like a man going on a journey, when he leaves home and puts his servantsContinue reading “Mark 13: 32-37…..The end of the ‘coming again’ lesson.”
Mark 13: 24-31…..Not detailed chronologically.
“But in those days, after that tribulation, the sun will be darkened, and the moon will not give its light, and the stars will be falling from heaven, and the powers in the heavens will be shaken. And then they will see the Son of Man coming in clouds with great power and glory. AndContinue reading “Mark 13: 24-31…..Not detailed chronologically.”
Hebrews 9: 16-28…. Bit by bit more is added.
For where a will is involved, the death of the one who made it must be established. For a will takes effect only at death, since it is not in force as long as the one who made it is alive. Therefore not even the first covenant was inaugurated without blood. For when every commandmentContinue reading “Hebrews 9: 16-28…. Bit by bit more is added.”
Luke 17: 20-37 Jews ask about God’s kingdom
Being asked by the Pharisees when the kingdom of God would come, he answered them, “The kingdom of God is not coming in ways that can be observed, nor will they say, ‘Look, here it is!’ or ‘There!’ for behold, the kingdom of God is in the midst of you.”And he said to the disciples,Continue reading “Luke 17: 20-37 Jews ask about God’s kingdom”
Luke 12: 49-56…. the “Prince of Peace’?
“I came to cast fire on the earth, and would that it were already kindled! I have a baptism to be baptized with, and how great is my distress until it is accomplished! Do you think that I have come to give peace on earth? No, I tell you, but rather division. For from nowContinue reading “Luke 12: 49-56…. the “Prince of Peace’?”
Luke 12: 35-48…To whom is this addressed?
Stay dressed for action and keep your lamps burning, and be like men who are waiting for their master to come home from the wedding feast, so that they may open the door to him at once when he comes and knocks. Blessed are those servants whom the master finds awake when he comes. Truly,Continue reading “Luke 12: 35-48…To whom is this addressed?”
Luke 21: 29-37…Be ready!
And he told them a parable: “Look at the fig tree, and all the trees. As soon as they come out in leaf, you see for yourselves and know that the summer is already near. So also, when you see these things taking place, you know that the kingdom of God is near. Truly, IContinue reading “Luke 21: 29-37…Be ready!”
Luke 21: 25-28… He comes!
“And there will be signs in sun and moon and stars, and on the earth distress of nations in perplexity because of the roaring of the sea and the waves, people fainting with fear and with foreboding of what is coming on the world. For the powers of the heavens will be shaken. And thenContinue reading “Luke 21: 25-28… He comes!”
As I read it! 