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Jan 4, 2022 · The phrase “heavenly places” or “heavenly realms” is used several times in the book of Ephesians (1:3, 20; 2:6; 3:10; 6:12). This phrase is translated from the Greek word epouranios, meaning “the sphere of spiritual activities.” “Heavenly realms” can refer to both angelic and demonic activity.
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Jan 1, 2022 · Eph 1:3 - our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in the heavenly realms with every spiritual blessing in Christ. Eph 1:20 - which He exerted in Christ when He raised Him from the dead and seated Him at His right hand in the heavenly realms; Eph 2:6 - And God raised us up with Christ and seated us with Him in the heavenly realms in Christ Jesus,
The spirit realm is a real place, and within the spirit realm are holy spiritual beings like the angels as well as evil spiritual beings like the demons. For example, Ephesians 1:20 talks about Jesus being seated in the heavenly realms.
The phrase “heavenly realms” occurs five times in the book of Ephesians. It emphasizes Paul’s perception that—right at this moment—issues of ultimate importance for the Christian happen not just on earth, but in heaven as well. That is because Christians are united with Christ’s exaltation.
- Introduction
- Methods of Ancient Time Reckoning and Framework of The Crucifixion Day
- Proposed Views of Harmonization
- The Time of Jesus’s Death and Inerrancy
- Conclusion
The differences in the gospel record on the time of Jesus’ crucifixion have long been an enigma to Bible scholars. Mark 15:25 reads that Jesus was crucified at the third hour. Under a Jewish or common reckoning time system, which started the day at sunrise, Jesus was crucified at about nine in the morning. However, in the Gospel of John, John write...
In the modern age people reckon time in hours, minutes, and seconds with clocks, watches, or phones. But time reckoning in the ancient world was reckoned with hours of sunlight based on sundials. If a sundial was not available rough times were based on eyeing the sun or one’s own shadow or even just the shadow from a stick in the ground.4 Sundials ...
The proposed views of harmonization will be taken in the general order in which they developed over time.
The time of Jesus’ death has truly been a puzzle for anyone who has looked at this issue. All of the views for reconciliation have good arguments against them, but good arguments are not the same as decisive arguments. At least three resolutions (confusion of letters of gamma and digamma, Roman civil reckoning of John, and time approximation) in th...
In summary, inerrancy applies to the original autographs of the Bible, does not require “modern technical precision,” and is not negated by differences in parallel passages that have not been resolved. So, while the time of Jesus’ death as a case study does not prove the doctrine of inerrancy neither does it disprove it either. One area that could ...
Sep 5, 2023 · In Romans 8:9, Paul says that a mark of believers is that they live “in the realm of the Spirit.” Here is a look at the context of this statement: In Romans 8:1, the apostle Paul declares, “There is therefore now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus.”
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Jan 4, 2022 · The fact that Christ has conquered death is a fulfillment of prophecy. The psalmist predicted the Messiah would overcome death: “You will not abandon me to the realm of the dead, nor will you let your faithful one see decay” (Psalm 16:10).
