37 The history of the kingdom proclamation in Acts and what is predicted the circumcision epistles and the Unveiling fully bears out our Lord's forecast. There were the seven sons of Sceva (Act_19:15), the wolves in Ephesus (Act_20:29), the rich in (Jam_5:1), the false prophets of second Peter and t... [ Continue Reading ]
3 See Lev_18:1620:21. 6-12 Compare Mar_6:21-29. 13-15 Compare Mar_6:30-36; Luk_9:10-12 Joh_6:1-7. 13 Herod's insistence that the Lord was John the baptist was not very reassuring, for He was almost continually within Herod's jurisdiction, and nothing could be simpler than to arrest Him and impris... [ Continue Reading ]
32 Peter here symbolizes the sovereignty of Israel over the turbulent gentiles in the time to come. They are made afraid by the spiritual power of evil, typified by the wind. Peter's cry will be theirs when He reappears in glory. Then all Israel shall be invoking the name of the Lord and shall be sa... [ Continue Reading ]