There is a lot written about the Gospel. There is the Gospel according Luke and the Gospel according to Mark, John and Matthew. There are Gospels about Christ and then there is the Gospel of Christ.
The word Gospel simply means good news or glad tidings. Jesus came preaching the good news of the kingdom. Mat 4:23 And Jesus went about all Galilee, teaching in their synagogues, and preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and healing all manner of sickness and all manner of disease among the people. Mat 9:35 And Jesus went about all the cities and villages, teaching in their synagogues, and preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and healing every sickness and every disease among the people. Mar 1:14 Now after that John was put in prison, Jesus came into Galilee, preaching the gospel of the kingdom of God,
Jesus preached a gospel of the kingdom of God not a gospel about himself. There are some who believe that this kingdom that Christ preached is in heaven. Mat 7:21 Not every one that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth the will of my Father which is in heaven.
The word "of" in the phrase kingdom of heaven denotes ownership not a place. It is God's kingdom. It is to be a world ruling government, a kingdom, with Jesus as King of kings. Rev 19:16 And he hath on his garment and on his thigh a name written, KING OF KINGS, AND LORD OF LORDS.
Isa 9:6 For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given; and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.
Isa 9:7 Of the increase of his government and of peace there shall be no end, upon the throne of David, and upon his kingdom, to establish it, and to uphold it with judgment and with righteousness from henceforth even for ever. The zeal of the LORD of hosts shall perform this.
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Wednesday, February 21, 2007
Sunday, January 21, 2007
How Old Is Creation?
Making my rounds of some blog sites I came across questions and discussions on the age of the earth. Some religionists believe that the world could be millions of years old and others are convinced that the bible says that that it's creation took place about 6,000 years ago. Who is right?
Starting in the book of Genesis we read Gen 1:1 In the beginning God Created the heavens and the earth . The next verse, Gen 1:2 And the earth was without form, and void; and darkness was upon the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters.
The words "without form was translated from the Hebrew word tohu meaning "waste" and the word "void" was from the Hebrew word, "bohu" meaning confusion.
Scofield Reference Notes: without form and void;
(Jer_4:23-27); (Isa_24:1); (Isa_45:18) clearly indicate that the earth had undergone a cataclysmic change as the result of divine judgment. The face of the earth bears everywhere the marks of such a catastrophe. There are not wanting imitations which connect it with a previous testing and fall of angels.
A better translation of this verse would be "And the earth became waste and confusion. And seeing that God is not the author of confusion. I Cor 14:33 one can only conclude that something happened between the time the earth was created in Gen 1:1 and time we read of in Gen 1:2. (But that is a different study.) Suffice to say that billions of years could have past between the original creation of the heavens and the earth and the time written of in verse 2 of Genesis where God is resurfacing the earth in preparation for the introduction of man.
I come to the conclusion that this preparation was done in twenty four hour days because plants life was created on the third day but the sun did not shine in full strength until the fourth day and the insects needed to pollinate the plants were not created until the sixth day. Plant life could not have survived for thousands of years waiting for sunlight and insect life.
Starting in the book of Genesis we read Gen 1:1 In the beginning God Created the heavens and the earth . The next verse, Gen 1:2 And the earth was without form, and void; and darkness was upon the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters.
The words "without form was translated from the Hebrew word tohu meaning "waste" and the word "void" was from the Hebrew word, "bohu" meaning confusion.
Scofield Reference Notes: without form and void;
(Jer_4:23-27); (Isa_24:1); (Isa_45:18) clearly indicate that the earth had undergone a cataclysmic change as the result of divine judgment. The face of the earth bears everywhere the marks of such a catastrophe. There are not wanting imitations which connect it with a previous testing and fall of angels.
A better translation of this verse would be "And the earth became waste and confusion. And seeing that God is not the author of confusion. I Cor 14:33 one can only conclude that something happened between the time the earth was created in Gen 1:1 and time we read of in Gen 1:2. (But that is a different study.) Suffice to say that billions of years could have past between the original creation of the heavens and the earth and the time written of in verse 2 of Genesis where God is resurfacing the earth in preparation for the introduction of man.
I come to the conclusion that this preparation was done in twenty four hour days because plants life was created on the third day but the sun did not shine in full strength until the fourth day and the insects needed to pollinate the plants were not created until the sixth day. Plant life could not have survived for thousands of years waiting for sunlight and insect life.
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