Author: David Ellis

Don: In scripture, light is often equated with god, goodness, and holiness, from the very first page of the Book of Genesis and the very beginning of Creation all the way to the end of Revelation and the new Earth of endless light. In the Creation, light is created on Day 1, but the celestial…

Don: Jesus laid claim to the name “I Am” in conjunction with various metaphors, each of which reveals something about the nature of god. Seven of these “I Am” statements are to be found in the Book of John. Over the coming weeks, we will look at each in turn. Here are the seven [emphasis…

Don: God’s first claim to the name “I Am”, which is associated with the Hebrew tetragrammaton YHWH commonly transliterated as “Yahweh”, is made in Genesis 15:1: After these things the word of the Lord came to Abram in a vision, saying, “Do not fear, Abram, I am a shield to you; Your reward shall be…

Don: We have discussed the significance of our names, and the changing of our names at the End of the Age. But there is one name that never changes; that is, the name of god. The first instance in scripture where god divulges his name was to Moses, at a time when Moses was tending…

Don: 1 Corinthians 15 told us we shall all be changed: From mortal to immortal, from perishable to imperishable, and from corruptible to incorruptible. But Revelation 2:17 adds one more change: ‘He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches. To him who overcomes, to him I will give…

Don: The final mystery says not only that the mortal will put on immortality, the corruptible will put on incorruptibility, and we all shall be changed, but also that everyone’s name shall be changed. We tend not to make a big thing of names. There may be some sentimentality involved in naming (say) our children….

Kiran: Last week we discussed the fear of technology-driven immortality. One of the reasons proposed to account for this fear was that people feel that immortality without eradication of sin is dangerous, because it magnifies the problems we are facing today. Today we will look at a few examples of extraordinary longevity and immortality mentioned…

Don: Last week we talked about the common fear of death. Yet some people are afraid of its opposite—immortality, particularly a “useless” immortality. A Time magazine article from Feb. 10, 2011, “2045: The Year Man Becomes Immortal” says that by 2045 the technology will have been developed to enable a human mind—its memories, dreams, knowledge,…

Don: The mysteries we are seeking to understand are not riddles that need to be figured out. They are mysteries in which Truth is revealed. The mystery of the transformation on the day of judgment reveals the reversal of the consequences of the Fall, of eating  the fruit of the Tree of Knowledge of Good…