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Understanding Patterned Fulfillment: How the Apostles Read Prophecy

by Raymond, posted in Foundational

Many Christians today read the New Testament’s use of the Old Testament as though each citation marks the final and exhaustive fulfillment of that prophecy. When Matthew writes, “This was to fulfill what was spoken by the prophet”(Matthew 2:15), or when Peter declares that Pentecost fulfills Joel’s prophecy (Acts 2:16–21), modern readers often assume the … Continue reading Understanding Patterned Fulfillment: How the Apostles Read Prophecy

16 Pointers on How to Better Understand and Study the Bible

by Raymond, posted in Teaching

1. Take everything in the Bible literally unless this could not possibly be the meaning. When the language is used in a figurative sense get the literal truth conveyed by it.2. Give the same literal meanings to words, and apply to the Bible the same rules of grammar, figures of speech, types, symbols, allegories, parables, … Continue reading 16 Pointers on How to Better Understand and Study the Bible