(Rev. 20:11 KJV) “11And I saw a great white throne, and him that sat on it, from whose face the earth and the heaven fled away; and there was found no place for them.” This is the Great White Throne Judgement. Jesus is the one on the throne and He will judge the lost. ...
More importantly, though, is Jesus’ next word: “she has anointed my body beforehand for the burial.” By this statement he provides the interpretation of her act. It would be possible to view Jesus as imposing an interpretation on the woman’s act, but it would be better I think, to...
From Nephi to Moroni, every Book of Mormon prophet was committed to the sacred purpose summarized on the book’s title page: “the convincing of [all people] that Jesus is the Christ.” One prophet saw Himas a premortal spirit, and another sawHis mortal ministryin a vision. One stood ...
New on the Blog The Open Bible What Does the Bible Say About Advent? December 10, 2024 The season of advent is a time when we prepare our hearts and our minds to celebrate the coming of Jesus into the world. "Jesus is God's gift to us. He was sent to us to free us from the....
Following Jesus is about stepping into the biblical story to breathe in and embrace Jesus’ mission and carry it forward. I love the ideas that I see of the “relational church” and the “missional church” that many are seeking to explore and I think they have their places as parts ...
Because the heart of Jesus is calling to you, begging you to know that, in the words of my incredible friend Jamie, you are a “totally accepted, deeply loved child of God…created, chosen, adopted by [your] Father.”1 One day in class, I was going on and on about how much Jesus...
We know from Scripture (the Old Testament included) that this enemy of Jesus is Lucifer, who became Satan, the devil. Historically, we can see thisspiritin Biblical characters. Satan is working behind the scenes, deceiving and lying, to set up his plan to deface the image of God and to...
5The angel said to the women, “Do not be afraid, for I know that you are looking for Jesus, who was crucified. 6He is not here; he has risen, just as he said. Come and see the place where he lay. 7Then go quickly and tell his disciples: ‘He has risen from the dead and ...
I couldn’t prepare her for everything. We had no clue ourselves. But, one thing we did teach all our children was the importance of being led by the Spirit of God. I heard one minister say, “The answer to a 1001 questions is be led.” But, how will the Spirit of God lead ...
Assuming human nature in the unity of His Hypostasis, the Son of God by taking flesh became the New Adam, the Progenitor of the new humanity. “Beholding him that was in God’s image and likeness fallen through the transgression, Jesus bowed the heavens and came down, and without changing...