Yahweh allowed Jerusalem, his city, to be destroyed by the king of Babylon in 588 BC. In 537 he commanded Cyrus, king of Persia, to restore the Jews in Babylon to Jerusalem. Yahweh wanted Jerusalem restored because it had not yet completed its purpose as his eschatological city.
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Thursday, October 30, 2014
Sunday, November 10, 2013
False Saviors and Final Rebellions (2 Thessalonians 2:1-10)
We are reaching the end of the Church year. The new one begins on the First Sunday of Advent which, this year on our Olympian calendar, is December 1.
Every year at this time, the lectionary readings include biblical texts about the end of history. Today we will focus on one of Paul’s reflections on our final days.
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