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How long did God dwell on earth?

By ElShaddai Edwards | Published: April 2, 2008
There is much ado at the end of Revelation about a new heaven and a new earth, along with new Jerusalem, the Holy City, and the statement that God “will dwell among [mankind] and they shall be his people, and God himself will be with them” (Rev 21:3, REB†). Orthodox Christianity interprets this as a [...]
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Translating a shipwreck

By ElShaddai Edwards | Published: March 27, 2008
In 1 Timothy 1:19, Paul writes that “it was through spurning conscience that certain persons made shipwreck of their faith” (REB). Shipwreck in this case means “a complete ruin” or “an irretrievable loss”. But of course, shipwreck is also a literal event, one which Paul experienced three times in his apostolic career (2 Corinthians 11:25), [...]
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After the resurrection

By ElShaddai Edwards | Published: March 24, 2008
While most of the gospels rightly focus on the empty tomb as the next event after Christ’s crucifixion in the resurrection story, Matthew includes a very curious anecdote of what happened in the interim: 50 Jesus shouted again with a loud voice and gave up His spirit. 51 Suddenly, the curtain of the sanctuary was split [...]
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The vineyard and the cornerstone

By ElShaddai Edwards | Published: March 10, 2008
In my post “The heart of preterism” I summarized the view that Christ’s death, resurrection and ascension stood as the completion of the “Old Testament” covenant in the context of a suzerain treaty, opening the door for a new covenant to be established between God and his chosen elect, signed by the Holy Spirit indwelt [...]
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