One reader writes: (1) Do the Greek terms used in John 20:5-8 or Luke 24:12 give any definite indication how the grave-clothes of Jesus were lying in the sepulchre—whether (a) lying flat or collapsed; (b) stiffened and retaining the form of the body by the congealing of the spices; or (c) folded, …
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What an amazing transition. The one who had felt in anguish that God “hearest not” (v2), now came to proclaim openly that God “had heard” (v21) and that he would be saved from the power of his enemies.
Yet the opening phrase of Psalm 22:22 uses the future tense; “I will declare”…
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Approved by his Father
At the commencement of his public ministry, Jesus made his way to the Jordan to be baptised of John the Baptist. Upon his baptism the heavens opened and the Holy Spirit descended as a dove upon him, with the accompanying words, “Thou art my beloved Son; in whom I am wel…
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SEVEN weeks after Jesus had been crucified the apostles’ labours began. For a week they had waited in Jerusalem for the fulfilment of “the promise of the Father”, of which Jesus had spoken to them. They then received power when the Holy Spirit came upon them, and the witness to the Lord Jesus …
