by Justin Marple | Sep 19, 2010 | 2010 sermons, Isaiah, SERMONS
Isaiah 2:1-5 is a vision akin to the Mill Pond Falls suddenly dwarfing Niagara Falls. The image is one of Mount Zion suddenly dwarfing the mountains of false gods. The image is one where Christian worship triumphs over the false religions of the world. This is said...
by Justin Marple | Sep 12, 2010 | 2010 sermons, Isaiah, SERMONS
Isaiah 1:21-31 gives us Isaiah’s lament over the condition of Jerusalem in the days of Christ and his prophecies of the judgment of Jerusalem and a new Jersualem. This new Jerusalem will be like the one of old — probably refering back to the days of King...
by Justin Marple | Sep 5, 2010 | Recommendations, REVIEWS
Kline, Meredith G. God, Heaven, and Har Magedon: A Covenantal Tale of Cosmos and Telos. Eugene, OR: Wipf & Stock Pub., 2006. A fascinating tale, much better than the fictional alternatives out there, that is a biblical-theological work tracing the theme of the...
by Justin Marple | Sep 5, 2010 | Revelation Commentary, TEACHING
In wisdom literature 3+1, sometimes followed by 3+1, is a common pattern. The plus one gives the punch. Thus in Revelation the answer to the question “How long?” is 3.5 and not 4. Normally the plus one is a statement of utter judgment, thus it is +1/2...
by Justin Marple | Sep 5, 2010 | 2010 sermons, Isaiah, SERMONS
In Isaiah 1:1-20 one of the charges God brings against Judah is what I call contempt of court. The very setting of the passage is in the courtroom/courts of the legislator/judge/king named Yahweh (the LORD), the Holy One of Israel. First we establish that Isaiah is...
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