David didn't like Saul's combat gear, because he wasn't used to it. It's time for us all to check our gear, and make sure that it's as useful as possible. Most importantly: it has to fit well and be comfortable.
His Own Armour
Spirits in Prison – Part 2
The last piece of the puzzle which we have to solve is whether or not Jesus, having descended into the lower parts of the Earth, then took the Old Testament saints, who'd been waiting in sheol, to heaven.
Spirits in Prison – Part 1
In making the case that Jesus was the one who preached to the dead the very first issue that we have to deal with is: what does dead mean? How can someone who's dead listen to preaching?
He Also Descended
Who descended and what are the lower parts of the Earth? Fortunately this isn't a mystery and we've already done the work needed to resolve both issues.
The Hebrew Couplet
The basic building block of Hebrew poetry is the couplet (also called a distich or bicolon), which consists of two contiguous lines related to each other by form and by content.
The Nether Parts of the Earth
Yesterday we took a detour to slam dunk relativistic time dilation as proof of the Bible. Today we're going back to our discussion of a possible transition in the internal structure of the Earth when tehom became sheol.
March 18th
After the crucifixion Jesus descended into the lower parts of the Earth. He went there to gather the souls of the Old Testament saints who were awaiting his coming.