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The transfiguration – after 6 days or after about 8 days?

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Some have wondered why when two gospels record a 6 day gap before the transfiguration, Luke says “about 8 days”. Matthew 17:1 “And after six days Jesus taketh Peter, James, and John his brother, and brings them up into an high mountain apart.” Mark 9:2 This is the same as Matthew’s account. Luke 9:28 “And […]

The Death of Jehoiakim

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The Death of Jehoiakim is described as follows: 2 Kings 24:6 “So Jehoiakim slept with his fathers . . . ” (In Scripture, “he slept with his fathers” means “he died”. See, for example: 2 Kings 13:9,13; 14:16; 15:7,38) 2 Chronicles 36:6 “Against him came up Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, and bound him in fetters, […]

“There was none like him” – Hezekiah 2 Kings 18:5 and Josiah 2 Kings 23:25

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Acareful reading is all that is necessary to indicate that there is no contradiction. Hezekiah is commended because he “trusted”, 2 Kings 18:5. Josiah is commended because he “turned”, 2 Kings 23:25. Mutually exclusive statements are not made. 2 Kings 18:5 “He {Hezekiah} trusted in the LORD God of Israel; so that after him was none […]

Why do GNT1976, JPS1985, NRSV have “the young woman is with child and about to give birth to a son” in Isaiah 7:14?

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In 1976 the Good News Translation became the first major translation to depart from translating Isaiah 7:14 as “virgin”, but more importantly also in making the change from “will conceive” to “has conceived”, “is pregnant”: Isaiah 7:14 Well then, the Lord himself will give you a sign: a young woman who is pregnant will have […]

What does the Bible say about “near death experiences” NDEs?

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In short – nothing. Because in Bible times the medical care that would allow humans to survive the heart stopping barely existed. While the idea of mouth-to-mouth breathing coupled with manual cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) can be traced back as far as references in the medical literature of Ancient Egypt (c. 2686 – c. 2181 BCE), […]

Does the New Testament apply Isaiah 9:6 to Jesus?

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Indirectly, yes. Firstly, Matthew in 1:23 has already made reference to the Isaiah 7:14 and 8:8 Hezekiah-Immanuel prophecies, so it is would not be surprising to find the third concluding part of the prophecy in Isaiah 9:6 which has the same context related to Hezekiah, as well. Secondly, in Matthew 4:16 the gospel writer quotes […]