Enraptured by the Rapture. Luke 18:31-34.

As Jesus led the disciples to Jerusalem, He warned them about His coming crucifixion. He told them—in plain terms—what would happen. His words were not poetic or artful in any way. He was not speaking in parables. He spoke the literal truth in the simplest terms—and they completely missed it. He told them what wasContinue reading “Enraptured by the Rapture. Luke 18:31-34.”

When Did Jesus Realize He Would Have to Die? John 10:11-18.

It is fascinating to ponder the childhood of the God-Man Jesus. Anne Rice in her novel Christ the Lord: Out of Egypt, suggests little Jesus must have been the best student in Cairo, his brilliant teachers begging Joseph not to take the young family back to Israel. Fiction aside, we know that as Jesus grew,Continue reading “When Did Jesus Realize He Would Have to Die? John 10:11-18.”