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Does Jesus’ saying “as a hen gathers her chicks under her wings” refer to himself or to God? (Luke 13:34)

Answered by . August 29, 2022 - 5:28 am

This is a fairly straightforward question where the answer becomes immediately obvious when looking at the first half of this mini-parable. The context is Jesus himself, and the comparison of himself “I” to a hen, comes straight after the threat from the fox Herod Antipas to kill him. Herod Antipas had only recently killed John […]

What is the rapture? : “Caught up . . . in the clouds, to meet the Lord in the air: and so shall we ever be with the Lord.” (1 Thessalonians 4:17)

Answered by . April 1, 2020 - 8:47 pm

“Rapture”, although the word in English now means an emotional state, something akin to a frenzy or trance, originally just meant “snatched away”. It occurs in several Bible verses, but the one that is the base of some Protestant churches’ teaching about a “rapture to heaven” is based on a misreading of these two verses: […]

What is New Jerusalem?

Answered by . November 29, 2009 - 3:32 pm 4

“New Jerusalem” is only mentioned in Revelation: The one who conquers, I will make him a pillar in the temple of my God. Never shall he go out of it, and I will write on him the name of my God, and the name of the city of my God, the new Jerusalem, which comes […]