Numbers 24:17 reads, “I see Him, but not now; I behold Him, but not near; A Star shall come out of Jacob; A Scepter shall rise out of Israel, And batter the brow of Moab, And destroy all the sons of tumult.” This is a prediction of the coming of the Messiah before Israel entered…
An unfortunate translation is any that uses “world” for “age.” In one sense, we could refer to people of a certain period as “their world.” Still, this would not carry the idea of the planet earth (kosmos) on which humankind lives, but a certain age or era. The Greek word used does not have anything…
Mark 10:30 reads, “…but that he will receive a hundred times as much now in the present age, houses and brothers and sisters and mothers and children and farms, along with persecutions; and in the age to come, eternal life.” Once again, this age grants such blessings as physical houses, brothers, sisters, mothers, children, and…
In addition, Jesus and his apostles believed in two ages which they repeatedly refer to as “this age” and “the age to come” (cf. Matthew 12:32, 12:24-30, 36-43; Mark 3:28-30, 10:32; Luke 18:30, 20:34-36, Ephesians 1:21, Colossians 2:14, Hebrews 6:5). As an example, Matthew 12:32 reads, “And whosoever shall speak a word against the Son…
Another expression that is found to describe the last days is “the time of the end.” Daniel 12:9 (ASV). Daniel 12:4 reads, “And he said, Go thy way, Daniel; for the words are shut up and sealed til the time of the end (ASV). Verse 9 reads “But thou, O Daniel, shut up the words,…
The outpouring of Holy Spirit was to be a sign that the last days spoken by the prophets had come. When Peter quotes Joel 2 in his sermon recorded in Acts 2, he is implying that the “last days” are here. Now, a relationship exists between a sign and that which it signifies. A sign…
The “last days” marked a time of fulfillment. It is important that we place the work of the Holy Spirit in the context of the last days of the Jewish era and the establishment of the Kingdom of Christ. The last days are referred to by Paul as the “fullness of times” (Gal. 4:4). Jesus…
Furthermore, in the New Testament days, human beings were empowered by God to give immediate or instantaneous healing through human agents. There was no progression of improvement or slow bending of the diseased limps, blurry vision attempting to come into focus, etc. Instead, the complete healing was witnessed instantaneously. The effect was immediate. This proof…
Also, associated with the “sign” is the word “power(s)” (Gr. dunamis) or “mighty works of God” Hebrews 2:4 reads, “God also bearing witness with them, both by signs and wonders, and by manifold powers, and by gifts of the Holy Spirit, according to his own will.” “Power” has reference to the cause of the miracle which is originally…
Another key element of a miracle is suggested by one stated pupose — they were signs. , The idea of miacles being signs semeia), iimplies that they provided evidence that the one performing the miracle is a messenger of God. Mak 16:20 reads, “And they went forth, and preached every where, the Lord working with them, and confirming the word with signs…