Holy Apocalypse! Today, I give you Jesus’ apocalypse teaching in one large chunk! The Greek word ἀποκάλυψις (apokalypsis) refers to an unveiling or unfolding of things previously not known and which could not be known apart from that unveiling. So why are we so obsessed with figuring it out? “But when you see the abomination […]

Friends, we started this journey with Mark on New Year’s Day; it’s been three whole months. We are now seventeen days away from the moment that changed our lives for Eternity! This devotional writing and your support have been a true blessing to me. Welcome Jesus, We Are Open! And as he sat on the Mount […]

Deconstruction And as he came out of the temple, one of his disciples said to him, “Look, Teacher, what wonderful stones and what wonderful buildings!” And Jesus said to him, “Do you see these great buildings? There will not be left here one stone upon another that will not be thrown down.” Mark 13:1-2 Chapter 13 can be […]

A Glaring Contrast And in his teaching he said, “Beware of the scribes, who like to walk around in long robes and like greetings in the marketplaces and have the best seats in the synagogues and the places of honor at feasts, who devour widows’ houses and for a pretense make long prayers. They will receive the greater condemnation.” And […]

Please Let Me Apologize. And as Jesus taught in the temple, he said, “How can the scribes say that the Christ is the son of David? David himself, in the Holy Spirit, declared, ‘The Lord said to my Lord, sit at my right hand, until I put your enemies under your feet.’ David himself calls […]

What Jesus thinks is Important must be Important! And one of the scribes came up and heard them disputing with one another, and seeing that he answered them well, asked him, “Which commandment is the most important of all?” Jesus answered, “The most important is, ‘Hear, O Israel: The Lord our God, the Lord is one. And you shall […]

A Bride for Seven Brothers! And Sadducees came to him, who say that there is no resurrection. And they asked him a question, saying, “Teacher, Moses wrote for us that if a man’s brother dies and leaves a wife, but leaves no child, the man must take the widow and raise up offspring for his brother. There were seven brothers; the […]