Archive for the ‘Biblical Exegesis’ Category

Was Judas Present When Jesus Instituted The Lord’s Evening Meal?

Someone asked the following question: Why do Jehovah’s Witnesses say that Judas was not present on the night that Jesus presented the New Covenant, instituted the Lord’s Evening Meal, and made the Kingdom Covenant with his apostles? The simple answer is that this is just what the Bible says. When they gathered for the Passover [...]

The Temple that the Apostle John Mentions in Revelation Leaves Preterists Grasping At Straws

This post is based on a discussion I had with someone who finds the preterist approach to eschatology to be very intriguing. What is Preterism? Christian eschatology is a major branch of study within Christian theology. Eschatology, from two Greek words meaning last (ἔσχατος, last) and study (λογία, lit. discourse), is the study of the [...]

The Role of the Governing Body / Jerusalem Council in First Century Christianity

Is Organized Religion a Choice? Or a Requirement? There are some who claim that the congregations throughout the known world in the first century were completely autonomous, to which such claims are made usually with the intent of justifying a personal dismissal of all denominations today, or negating the need to assemble for worship with [...]

Identifying “The Alpha and the Omega”

The identity of “The Alpha and the Omega” of the book of Revelation is quite often the source of debate, and this is usually between those who subscribe to the doctrine of the trinity versus those who believe what the Bible teaches, namely, that the Almighty God of the Bible and his son, Jesus Christ, [...]