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Heavenly and Earthly Manifestations of the Voice of God

File this post under “familiar verse suddenly takes on tremendous new meaning as a result of a gradual accumulation of insights.” 11 For thus spake the prophet: The Lord God surely shall visit all the house of Israel at that day, some with his voice, because of their righteousness, unto their great joy and salvation, and others with the thunderings and…

Piercing eye, nakedness and dust

I will circle back to several themes from previous posts on this blog, but from a new perspective. Jacob 1:19 started this train of thought that I will try to run the reader of this post through: 19 And we did magnify our office unto the Lord, taking upon us the responsibility, answering the sins of the people upon…

Heaven and earth, father and son, spirit and flesh

Heaven and earth as the totality of existence “In the beginning, God created the heaven and the earth”. These are the iconic opening words of the Bible. I have previously written several posts on the “heaven and earth” dualism (here, here and here), but as I study further, new layers are added to my understanding.…

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