“When I was first working through this, I bought a Bible I could mark up well. I then spent a few weeks looking up every passage in the Old Testament that is quoted in the New. Many Bibles will mark such cross-references in the New Testament, but it is rarely done in the Old. I …
Drive the Textual Nail
“Picture the Old Testament on a single sheet of paper, rolled out on a work bench in front of you. Then take the New Testament as a transparent overlay, and roll it out on top of the Old Testament. Then — if you would learn from Jesus and the apostles — take a nail and …
Something Very Few Anticipated
“They exult as they hang the Messiah of God upon a gibbet, and lift Him up . . . and by their wicked action they accomplished the salvation of the entire world. Their murdering malice was the instrument of my salvation, and your, and not ours only, but also the salvation of all the ends …
And We Follow Him
“The Lord has conquered the world through His faithful despairing” (Heaven Misplaced, p. 90).
The Last Enemy
“The only enemy not destroyed through the advance of the gospel will be death itself (1 Cor. 15:26) — and even that enemy will be in confused retreat (Is. 65:20)” (Heaven Misplaced, p. 86).
Staying On Point
“Salvation of the world doesn’t mean salvation of each and every person. But it does mean salvation of the world” (Heaven Misplaced, p. 85).
So Therefore Go
“Now this understanding radically affects what we are donig when we seek to fulfill the Great Commission. Are we trying to do something, or are we telling the world about what has already been done? Are we fighting the principal battle itself, or are we announcing the victory afterwards? This is not a campaign where …
Clouds of Heaven
“When the Son of Man comes in the louds of heaven, He is presented to the Ancient of Days. Authority was then given to Him — described as dominion, glory, and a kingdom. And lest we interpret this as dominion, glory and a kingdom in some invisible spiritual place, the prophecy goes on to tell …
Jesus Was Not After Market Share
“If we begin with all authority, we end with all nations. If we begin with an invisible and very spiritual authority, then we end with small collections, in every nation, of believers in this invisible and very spiritual authority. But Jesus did not want a small collection of struggling churches in Pakistan; He wants Pakistan …
All Authority
“There is now no authority in heaven or on earth that is not subordinate to His authority. This includes, but is not limited to, the United States Supreme Court, the Muslim rulers of Saudi Arabia, every parliament on the continent of Europe, the United Nations General Assembly, the U.S. Congress, the legislature of South Dakota, …