Influence of Daniel on Revelation, Part III ******* One Like the Son of Man ******* So, John apparently saw Daniel’s “one like the Son of man” as two beings as he did with Moses’ “a Prophet” as two prophets. Certainly, Jesus referred to himself as the son of man (Matthew 9:6), and John called him
Famous Women in History ******* INTRODUCTION ******* Despite living in a world long dominated by men, women have shaped history just as much as their male counterparts. Women have held positions of power for millennia — as far back, at least, as 2400 BCE and the reign of the Sumerian queen Kubaba, the first recorded
Honeymoon Adventure Continues ******* Remembering Two teacher lovers honeymooned the North, Staking a campsite deep in Dolly Copp. Rocketed spray mimicked July Fourth— Their sandy-stream plopping “the bunny hop.” . Between the hikes, they shopped the bargain books, Found a whale-oil lamp to electrify, And cooled their feet, wading the babbling brooks. They dreamed, spied
Influence of Daniel on Revelation, Part II ******* Two Witnesses 1260 Years Prophesy Introduced ******* The next question is how could two witnesses or prophets prophesy in sackcloth for 1260 years? In Daniel 12, one witness stood on one shoreline of the River Hiddekel (the Word of God) and the other witness on the opposite
PAUL’S TEACHINGS ABOUT WOMEN, Epilogue, Part 8 ******* Today, with varying views or understandings of the nature of Jehovah, Elohim—still that constant Being who had made man both male and female—has emerged as the one constant for a new age, an age that rules without favoring either sex or gender. A new word for this
Our Honeymoon Adventure Continues ******* Climbing the Presidential Range ******* We’d climbed Mount Washington on our honeymoon, A joyous ascent with views for sixty miles. But now we slowly edged our way along The western slopes and ridges of Jefferson. When one-third up she grumbled, “It’s so hot!” Although I felt my shirt was glued
Influence of Daniel on Revelation, Part I ******* It might be worthwhile to examine how Daniel’s dates influenced the apostle John when he was writing Revelation. Five of Daniel’s seven prophecies pertaining to the Second Advent particularly correlate to Revelation. Two are obvious; one other is mentioned by some biblical scholars and are discussed in
PAUL’S TEACHINGS ABOUT WOMEN, Epilogue, Part 7 ******* The Law of Truth: Truth pounds error; any person or institution embracing the error also receives the pounding and eventually joins the dust carried away in the wind. To avoid the pounding, one must let go of the error. Denying the error and declaring the truth make
Honeymoon Adventure Continues ******* Climbing Mt. Washington ******* My wife and I once climbed Mt. Washington as part of our belated honeymoon.But halfway up the rangers steered us off the trail covered from landslide in the night. So up the Lion’s Head we pulled our weighty bodies
Daniel 12, Part II ******* Now, for one of the greatest prophecies in all the Bible! In Daniel 12:7 the personification of Purity from Daniel 10 was now standing directly on the waters of Hiddekel, the Word of God. Also, Daniel saw two witnesses on the opposite shores of the Word of God: 5 Then
PAUL’S TEACHINGS ABOUT WOMEN, Epilogue, Part 6 ******* One of the defects of human nature is to look down on others so that we feel better about ourselves. The treatment of females in Africa, the Mideast, and Asia is obviously deplorable. But do Western men, at least in part, look down upon the developing nations’
Honeymoon Adventure ******* Allan and Lynn had quite an unexpected adventure climbing Mount Washington during their honeymoon. Due to a landslide on the Tuckerman Ravine trail, the usual way up Mount Washington, it was necessary to climb up the Lion’s Head trail. To say this was quite demanding is an understatement. They climbed over large
DANIEL 12, Part I ******* In Daniel 10, as Daniel was resting next to the Hiddekel River, symbolic of the Word of God, absolute Purity or the Christ appeared to Daniel, and he was introduced to another angel, Michael (explained in the previous Blog 43). Daniel 12 presents the last four of Daniel’s prophecies pertaining
PAUL’S TEACHINGS ABOUT WOMEN, Epilogue, Part 5 ******* If we are to accept the masculine and feminine nature of God as discussed in Chapters 2, 3, and 5, then the degree to which a society or culture grasps the nature of Deity can be measured in part by the degree to which that society or
Personal Reflections ******* Allan had many other personal adventures, some in New Hampshire and Maine when he and his brothers hiked and camped during summer vacations. Allan met Lynn at Florida State University, and after they both graduated, they married in 1965. Allan was an English teacher in a high school and then a college
Beyond the Dam – The fourth sonnet ******* Beyond the Dam What mighty waters flow this sunny day! How speeding current washes o’er and round Those rapids piercing powerful Penobscot’s sway Through manless scenes of nature’s roaring sound! . How waves of main wash o’er our logged deck! With raft, and paddle crude in hands,
PAUL’S TEACHINGS ABOUT WOMEN, Epilogue, Part 4 ******* Human nature resists change. This resistance to change is perhaps one of humanity’s greatest weaknesses. Furthermore, one of the great ironies of humanity is that erroneous beliefs are often prolonged by superstitions, by misunderstandings, and, sometimes, by arrogance embodied in human institutions that claim to be the
Michael in the Old and New Testament ******* Daniel being the only writer in the Old Testament to mention Gabriel, he is also the only one to speak of Michael. Daniel, next to the River Hiddekel (in Daniel 10:4-10), is introduced to Michael (verse 13). Then Michael was mentioned once more, in Daniel 12. Daniel
Beyond the Dam – The Third of the Four Sonnets ******* Before and Beyond the Dam Before the dam, the cardboard channel chokes With pulp dumped up course from a paper mill. Approaching the dam, we guide our raft with strokes To shore and spend the night with a whippoorwill. . Then being reassembled beyond
PAUL’S TEACHINGS ABOUT WOMEN, Epilogue, Part 3 ******* Not everyone is like Alabama’s former Governor George Wallace, who first stood for segregation, even standing up to the Federal Government, but who later accepted integration, even becoming a champion of jobs for blacks. With knowledge running to and fro at an ever-increasing rate, with communications uniting
Gabriel in the Old Testament In the Old Testament, the angel Gabriel is mentioned only in Daniel. In Daniel 8, Gabriel is first introduced after the vision or prophecy of the sanctuary for the latter days, when the small voice of Purity lifted off the Ulai River (waters of purity) and commanded Gabriel to explain
Beyond the Dam – The second of the four sonnets ******* Here we have another version of a Beyond the Dam sonnet … when he got carried away with his rhyming dictionary. ******* Penobscot Perversed ******* The sonnet with this title first Was like the river, poorly versed. The water ran with foam – the
PAUL’S TEACHINGS ABOUT WOMEN, Epilogue, Part 2 ******* Outside the spiritual realm, perhaps the one major constant of our modern age is change. This change awakens new truths in our thought. We then synthesize them with the proven ones of the past to bring humanity closer to Truth. With this process, humanity becomes less shackled.
Spiritual Harmony – Waters and Music, Part II ******* Daniel took leave temporally to rest on the shores of the Hiddekel River. When this author went with his wife to a concert in which a guitarist played and sang a song, he felt an awakening that gave him the answer he had been seeking about
Introduction to Beyond the Dam – The four sonnets ******* We begin with Allan’s amazing adventure with Leonard, his brother, going down the Penobscot River in Maine on a homemade wooden raft. Allan wrote several versions of the sonnets Before and Beyond the Dam over the years when a student in 1963 at Florida State
Paul’s Teachings about Women, Epilogue, Part 1 ******* Outside the spiritual realm, perhaps the one major constant of our modern age is change. This change awakens new truths in our thought. We then synthesize them with the proven ones of the past to bring humanity closer to Truth. With this process, humanity becomes less shackled.
Spiritual Harmony – Waters and Music, Part I ******* Daniel for a time had been praying about the conclusion of Jeremiah’s prophecy of seventy years until the Jews could return to their own land to rebuild Jerusalem and its temple. Daniel was in his nineties and knows that, when the time came, he would not
The Sonnet This book, being mostly sonnets, needs some introduction to the art of the sonnet. Allan’s wife Lynn (who has put this volume together) especially greatly admires the musicality of the sonnet form. Besides the meaning within a sonnet, one of the main pleasures comes from the rhythm patterns and the music it creates.
Paul’s Teachings about Women, Part 7 ******* Specific women mentioned in Acts: Lydia, Damaris, Euodias, and Syntyche ******* Specific women mentioned in Romans: Priscilla, Aquila, and Phebe ******* When it comes to reading about women in the New Testament, one cannot always take as gospel the words on the printed page because they may be
Gender Equality References, Part III ******* Humans in the tabernacle of God with men in the latter days must reflect the divine in a gender-equality society, the qualities of both masculine and feminine equally valued in each individual. A few years ago, an attorney friend sent an email with an attached article about so many