Volume 23, No.2, May 2012
Two Readings of the Law
"And all the people gathered themselves together as one man into the street that was before the water gate; and they spake unto Ezra the scribe to bring the book of the law of Moses, which Jehovah had commanded to Israel" (Nehemiah 8:1). Ezra and Nehemiah returned to Jerusalem from Babylon and Persia respectively. Their object was the same: to revive the work of [...]
The Seven Spirits, What and Where?
"There were seven lamps of fire burning before the throne, which are the seven Spirits of God" (Revelation 4:5). The Book of Revelation gives us the "Revelation of Jesus Christ" (Revelation 1:1). God gave this revelation to him, but it is Jesus who testifies it to John, through an angel. "He which testifies these things saith, Surely I come quickly ... even so, come, [...]
Kittel, on Lutron
"Lutron (Strong 3083) is formed from luo (Strong 3089; to loosen) with the ending "tron." ... In post-Homeric constructs ... lutron is "money paid as a ransom." The word is not found in Homer, but it occurs in Herodotus and the tragedians, as well as various inscriptions and papyri. "Lutron is especially the money paid to ransom prisoners of war, but it is then [...]
Bible Words for “Ransom”
"The Son of man came ... to give his life a ransom" (Matthew 20:28). There are three Hebrew root words and two Greek words that are translated "ransom" in the KJV. They are listed in the following chart. Included are the three Greek words used in the Septuagint translation of the Old Testament, and some examples of texts in which these words appear. The [...]
153 Fishes
"Simon Peter went up, and drew the net to land full of great fishes, and hundred and fifty and three: and for all there were so many, yet was not the net broken" (John 21:11). After the death of Jesus, a number of disciples returned to their fishing business. After a night of casting their net, they caught nothing. Standing on the shore, Jesus [...]