From Koinonia House Bible Study > Old Testament > The Book Of Hosea An Overlooked Study: The Book of Hosea by Chuck Missler When Moses asked Pharaoh to "Let my people go," Pharaoh responded, "Who is the Lord that I should obey His voice to let Israel go?" If Pharaoh could have read the book of Hosea, he would have known that the Lord was a sovereign God (Chapters 1-3); a holy God (Chapters 4-7); a just God … [Read more...]
Pattern, not Just Prediction: Midrash Hermeneutics
From Koinonia House Technical > Bible Codes > Midrash Hermeneutics Pattern, not Just Prediction: Midrash Hermeneutics Galatians 4:22-26. by Chuck Missler The interpretation of Scripture is called hermeneutics. Our approach to hermeneutics will always be influenced by our worldview, our own culture, and the presuppositions we bring to the task. The interpretations understood by Jewish rabbis like Jesus and … [Read more...]
Ruth: A Romance of Redemption
From Koinonia House Bible Study > Old Testament > Ruth: A Romance Of Redemption A Favorite Old Testament Prophecy Book: Ruth: A Romance of Redemption Acts 2:1ff. by Chuck Missler On May 21st our Jewish friends will celebrate the Feast of Shavout.1 The Book of Ruth is traditionally read at this holiday, also known as the Feast of Pentecost. For a number of reasons, this feast may have far more prophetic relevance … [Read more...]
A Glorious Macrocode: The Book of Ruth
From Koinonia House Technical > Bible Codes > The Book Of Ruth by Chuck Missler A Glorious Macrocode: The Book of Ruth See our Briefing Pack, The Feasts of Israel, for the prophetic implications of each of the seven feasts of the Torah. This tiny four-chapter romance has been venerated in college classes for its elegance as literature, but it also reveals a craftsmanship of prophetic anticipation unrivaled … [Read more...]
Additions or Deletions? The Last 12 Verses of Mark
From Koinonia House Technical > Bible Codes > The Last 12 Verses Of Mark Additions or Deletions? The Last 12 Verses of Mark Psalm 138:2. by Chuck Missler There has been much controversy over the final 12 verses of the Gospel of Mark. Behind this dispute lies some astonishing discoveries of profound significance. The oldest existing manuscripts of the Greek New Testament text are three that had their origins in … [Read more...]
The Bible in Shorthand?
From Koinonia House Technical > Bible Codes > The Bible In Shorthand? The Hyperetai: The Bible in Shorthand? John 1:1-3. by Chuck Missler We take for granted the ease with which we can make copies of documents today. Even before the revolution of our copiers and fax machines, it was the invention of Johannes Gutenberg's movable type in 1454 that ushered in the printing techniques that we also have come to take … [Read more...]
Textual Surprises: Treasures in the Family Tree
From Koinonia House Technical > Bible Codes > Treasures In The Family Trees Textual Surprises: Treasures in the Family Trees This article was originally published in the May 2004 Personal Update NewsJournal. by Chuck Missler So often in the Bible we encounter genealogies which, to most of us, aren't particularly exciting reading. And yet they often contain hidden treasures to reward the diligent. The Book of … [Read more...]
A Book of Mysteries: Something Hidden
From Koinonia House Technical > Bible Codes > Something Hidden A Book of Mysteries: Something Hidden 2 Sam 16:5-13; 19:16-23; 1 Kings 2:36-46. by Chuck Missler Esther 4:16-17. Esther 7:3-6. Esther 9:26; 3:7. Cf. Josephus, Antiquities, xi 6, § 5. Gen 14:7. Genesis 25:21-34. 1 Cor 15:46; Eph 2:3; Gal 5:16, 17 Genesis 36:12 Cf. 1 Chron 1:36. Ex 17:8-18. 10.Num 24:20. Deut 25:17-19. Judges 5, 6, … [Read more...]
System Design of the Scriptures?: Our Holographic Bible
From Koinonia House Technical > Bible Codes > Our Holographic Bible System Design of the Scriptures?: Our Holographic Bible by Chuck Missler In previous articles, we noted how scientists have been attracted to the strange properties of a hologram to help explain the bizarre properties of quantum physics and even the organization of the human brain.1 It shouldn't come as such a surprise, then, to discover that the … [Read more...]