Tag: hebrews
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The End of the Living – a letter from Peter – 7
Living toward the End Peter challenges persecuted believers to Suffer for Good and trust God to punish those who do evil. He then proceeds to warn of the judgement and the end of those living souls as well as for those who are dead. Just as the end of all life will come, so must…
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Hebrews – Benediction
What is a benediction? Where did it originate and why is it the most appropriate closing to this or any letter? Perhaps you have heard a benediction or two, in Latin or another language, words sung closing a worship service. “So they shall invoke My name on the sons of Israel, and I then will…
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Hebrews 13 -Remain in Philadelphia
13:1 ἡ φιλαδελφία μενέτω [menō philadelphia menō] Philadelphia? ‘Wait,’ you say. Philadelphia – stay in Philadelphia? If your familiarity of the New Testament extends beyond the Pennsylvania ‘city of brotherly love’ in the U.S., you may recall the importance of one of the seven churches mentioned in Revelation. Not that Philadelphia either. The author of…
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