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The Jews and the New Covenant

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"Now learn the parable from the fig tree: when its branch has already become tender and puts forth its leaves, you know that summer is near; so, you too, when you see all these things, recognize that He is near, right at the door. Truly I say to you, this generation will not pass away until all these things take place. Heaven and earth will pass away, but My words will not pass away.          Matthew 24:32-35 In the verses preceding the above, Jesus defines the signs of the times in relation to His Second Coming and the initiation of the Kingdom Age. The fig tree in the Bible is often a picture of Israel (Hosea 9:10; Luke 13:6-10), and the other trees would picture the nations of the world. The budding of the trees indicates that summer is near; it speaks of the fruitfulness of the tree prior to His Second Coming. The beginning of these signs indicates that the Lord's coming is near. These signs indicate that many Jewish people will come to know...
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Seeing Him Who is Unseen

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By faith , Moses, when he was born, was hidden for three months by his parents, because they saw he was a beautiful child; and they were not afraid of the king's edict. By faith , Moses, when he had grown up, refused [denied] to be called the son of Pharaoh's daughter, choosing [ haireo – preferred] rather to endure ill-treatment with the people of God than to enjoy the passing pleasures of sin, considering the reproach of Christ greater riches than the treasures of Egypt; for he was looking to the reward. By faith , he left Egypt, not fearing the wrath of the king; for he endured, as seeing Him who is unseen . By faith , he kept the Passover and the sprinkling of the blood, so that he who destroyed the firstborn would not touch them. By faith , they passed through the Red Sea as though they were passing through dry land; and the Egyptians, when they attempted it, were drowned .                 ...
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The Glory of the Lord Manifested

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                           And he said, "Hear me, brethren and fathers! The God of glory [ doxa – superior reputation,                          splendor, perfection] appeared to our father Abraham when he was in Mesopotamia, before he                lived in Haran .                            Acts 7:2 So Moses and Aaron said to all the sons of Israel, “At evening you will know that the Lord has brought you out of the land of Egypt; and in the morning, you will see the glory [ kabod – weighty, splendor, noteworthy, impressive] of the Lord, for He hears your grumblings against the Lord; and what are we, that you grumble against us? ”  Moses said, “This will happen when the Lord gives you meat to eat in the evening,...
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That Which is Born of the Spirit is Spiritual

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                That which is born of the flesh is flesh, and that which is born [ gennao – received from God a new,           spiritual life] of the Spirit is spirit.                     John 3:6 In the context of John 3 and Jesus's conversation with Nicodemus, the above verse is not restricted to the believer's new position as a child of the King, but it also addresses his experience in walking with his Lord. According to Olshausen, “That which is begotten partakes of the nature of that which begat it.” Flesh is not the mere material body, but all that comes into the world by birth, the entire man. The flesh is opposed to the Spirit, denoting humanity in its corrupted, depraved condition, in entire subjection to the law of sin and death. (Romans 8:2). Even if a man could enter a second time into his mother's womb and be ...
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