The Prophetic Presbyterian & His Narrow Way

  Jesus Greater Than Moses 3  Therefore, holy brothers, [ a ]  you who share in a heavenly calling, consider Jesus, the apostle and high priest of our confession, 2  who was faithful to him who appointed him, just as Moses also was faithful in all God's [ b ] house.   3  For Jesus has been counted worthy of more glory than Moses—as much more glory as the builder of a house has more honor than the house itself.   4  (For every house is built by someone, but the builder of all things is God.)   5  Now Moses was faithful in all God's house as a servant, to testify to the things that were to be spoken later,   6  but Christ is faithful over God's house as a son. And we are his house, if indeed we hold fast our confidence and our boasting in our hope. [ c ] A Rest for the People of God 7  Therefore, as the Holy Spirit says, “Today, if you hear his voice, 8  do not harden your he...

  Hebrews 2 English Standard Version Warning Against Neglecting Salvation 2  Therefore we must pay much closer attention to what we have heard, lest we drift away from it.   2  For since the message declared by angels proved to be reliable, and every transgression or disobedience received a just retribution,   3  how shall we escape if we neglect such a great salvation? It was declared at first by the Lord, and it was attested to us by those who heard,   4  while God also bore witness by signs and wonders and various miracles and by gifts of the Holy Spirit distributed according to his will. The Founder of Salvation 5  For it was not to angels that God subjected the world to come, of which we are speaking. 6  It has been testified somewhere, “What is man, that you are mindful of him,      or the son of man, that you care for him? 7  You made him for a little ...

  God’s Final Word: His Son 1  In the past God spoke to our ancestors through the prophets at many times and in various ways,   2  but in these last days he has spoken to us by his Son, whom he appointed heir of all things, and through whom also he made the universe.   3  The Son is the radiance of God’s glory and the exact representation of his being, sustaining all things by his powerful word. After he had provided purification for sins, he sat down at the right hand of the Majesty in heaven.   4  So he became as much superior to the angels as the name he has inherited is superior to theirs. The Son Superior to Angels 5  For to which of the angels did God ever say, “You are my Son;      today I have become your Father” [ a ] ? Or again, “I will be his Father,      and he will be my Son” [ b ] ? 6  And again, when God brings his firstborninto the w...

From time to time, the Village Skeptic/Atheist Collaborative, in their seemingly endless project to discredit the Bible, Christians & Christianity, thinking they clever & discerning throw their judgment pearls toward us swine thinking they have gained the upper hand when in truth their just advertising their (self/reinforcing ignorance with respect to what the Bible teaches.   For example… Skeptic :   The Bible teaches that God is a jealous God who cares for Himself first,  above all others.   If true, God is a hypocritical, narcissistic  oppressor who doesn’t follow his own rules. According to Matthew 22, the First Table of the Law is summarized as exhaustive, perfect love for God first.  The 2nd Table is like it: love everyone & everything else 2nd, & then love yourself.  Apologist :   Do you hear yourself?  You’re accusing God of being an narcissistic, omnipotent bully who love Himself first & arguing God is hypocrite w...

  The River of Life Then the angel showed me a river of the water of life, as clear as crystal, flowing from the throne of God and of the Lamb down the middle of the main street of the city. On either side of the river stood a tree of life, bearing twelve kinds of fruit and yielding a fresh crop for each month. And the leaves of the tree are for the healing of the nations. No longer will there be any curse. The throne of God and of the Lamb will be within the city, and His servants will worship Him. They will see His face, and His name will be on their foreheads. There will be no more night in the city, and they will have no need for the light of a lamp or of the sun. For the Lord God will shine on them, and they will reign forever and ever. Then the angel said to me, “These words are faithful and true. The Lord, the God of the spirits of the prophets, has sent His angel to show His servants what must soon take place.” “Behold, I am coming soon. Blessed is the one who keeps the wor...

  A New Heaven and a New Earth Then I saw a new heaven and a new earth, for the first heaven and earth had passed away, and the sea was no more. I saw the holy city, the new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband. And I heard a loud voice from the throne saying:  “Behold, the dwelling place of God is with man,  and He will dwell with them.  They will be His people,  and God Himself will be with them as their God.  ‘He will wipe away every tear from their eyes,’  and there will be no more death  or mourning or crying or pain,  for the former things have passed away.” And the One seated on the throne said, “Behold, I make all things new.” Then He said, “Write this down, for these words are faithful and true.” And He told me, “It is done! I am the Alpha and the Omega, the Beginning and the End. To the thirsty I will give freely from the spring of the water of life. The one who overcomes will in...

  Satan Bound Then I saw an angel coming down from heaven with the key to the Abyss, holding in his hand a great chain. He seized the dragon, that ancient serpent who is the devil and Satan, and bound him for a thousand years. And he threw him into the Abyss, shut it, and sealed it over him, so that he could not deceive the nations until the thousand years were complete. After that, he must be released for a brief period of time. Then I saw the thrones, and those seated on them had been given authority to judge. And I saw the souls of those who had been beheaded for their testimony of Jesus and for the word of God, and those who had not worshiped the beast or its image, and had not received its mark on their foreheads or hands. And they came to life and reigned with Christ for a thousand years. The rest of the dead did not come back to life until the thousand years were complete. This is the first resurrection. Blessed and holy are those who share in the first resurrection! The sec...

  1 After this I heard a sound like the roar of a great multitude in heaven, shouting:   “Hallelujah! a Salvation and glory and power belong to our God! 2 For His judgments are true and just.  He has judged the great prostitute  who corrupted the earth with her immorality.  He has avenged the blood of His servants  that was poured out by her hand.” 3 And a second time they called out:  “Hallelujah!  Her smoke rises forever and ever.” 4 And the twenty-four elders and the four living creatures fell down and worshiped God who sits on the throne, saying:  “Amen, Hallelujah!” 5 Then a voice came from the throne, saying:  “Praise our God,  all you who serve Him,  and those who fear Him,  small and great alike!” The Marriage of the Lamb 6 And I heard a sound like the roar of a great multitude, like the rushing of many waters, and like a mighty rumbling of thunder, crying out:  “Hallelujah!  For the Lord our God b  ...

Are these 2 texts inauthentic simply because they are not in the earliest MSS?   Not at all!    For starters, the Bible teaches Continuationism, and God is free to refine & edit the text of Scripture at any time.    WSC 5.3 :    God, in his ordinary providence, maker use of means, yet is free to work without,l above, and against them, at his pleasure. Just because the Greek in the Pericope Adulterae is incongruous when compared to the surrounding text, it doesn’t therefore follow that God doesn’t intend it to be placed there & understood as art of the wider narrative.   Remember, what makes Scripture Scripture isn’t its age or even its real or perceived human authorship.  Rather what makes it Scripture is the fact that it bears the marks of having been God-breathed.  This isn’t to say that age & authorship don’t play a role in the process of its recognition, but it is to say that its authority is binding over the conscience i...