The Kingdom of God in Focus (New, Free Book)

 

Cameras, binoculars, microscopes, telescopes… they all use knobs, buttons, or wheels of some sort to help the operator dial the object into focus. If it was only as simple for intangible, theological concepts.

How blurry is your “visualization of concept” when you read or hear the phrase “Kingdom of God”?

What does the Bible mean by the “Kingdom of God”? The phrases “Kingdom of Heaven” and “Kingdom of Christ” also refer to the same concept that differs greatly in the understanding of scholars, ministers, and laity alike.  The Gospel in the New Testament is called the Gospel of the Kingdom of God.  The disciples of Jesus are commanded to seek the Kingdom as first priority and to pray for its soon coming.

Here is a new, free book to help you dial into focus the Kingdom of God:

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1c9uN7p9zHjz5lq8YgNhPIqiZb_ck2UkT/view?usp=sharing

THE AMOUNT OF TIME BETWEEN THE CRUCIFIXION AND THE RESURRECTION OF CHRIST

Often around Easter questions will arise in the minds of those celebrating the anniversary of Christ's death and resurrection. Did Jesus Christ rise from the dead "on the third day" or "after three days" according to the New Testament? Did He eat the Passover meal or was the Last Supper held before Passover? On what day of the week was the Crucifixion of Jesus? All of these questions, and others as well, are related to the issue at hand...

Here are a couple of papers (free .pdf files) that I have written over the years. The short version was published (2007) as an appendix in Broadman's Harmony of the Gospels for the Holman Christian Standard Version of the Bible:

 https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B99EMvYSo6G0OHNRbHc4c01jRzg

 For those inquiring minds that have other questions, here is a link to a much longer .pdf with quite a few charts. This was a seminar paper that I wrote in the early 90's for a New Testament seminar on the Gospels: https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B99EMvYSo6G0aFZlYjZ5M3hCSG8