This post is going to explain the seven stars that appear in Jesus’s hand in the following passage in Revelation: Then I turned to see the voice that was speaking to me, and on turning I saw seven golden lampstands, and in the midst of the lampstands one like a son of man, clothed with a long robe and with…
Category: Philosophy
Confronting Your Purpose In This World With the Help of the Bible
The thing that many people in the Bible fail to realize is that it is not merely a story about things happening on Earth. Instead, it is a story about things happening “in Heaven” and on Earth. This is surprisingly more complicated than most people understand.
The Forgotten Liberal Art: Upcoming Book by J. Caleb Jones
This post is written to announce that I am writing a book. If you would like more information on this book please see the contact form below, which I have strategically placed at the end of this post, so I will get credit for all of the ads you will need to scroll through. The…
Human Origins And The Bible: Solving the Genesis Population Problem
Most traditional evangelical Christians believe that Adam and Eve were the first (and at one point, the ONLY) human beings in existence in the relatively recent past. I count myself among them. I don’t “believe in” theistic evolution, and I also don’t “believe in” evolution in general. While things obviously evolve, any use of “evolution”…
The Coherent Creation Account of Genesis 1 and Genesis 2
Genesis 1 and 2 contain the creation account in the Bible. The problem is, they are quite different. As such, there is a great deal of commentary about how they are supposed to fit together, even though there is great difficulty in making this happen. The general idea about Genesis 1 and 2 among Christians…
The Irregular Passage of Time Between Heaven and Earth in the Bible
This is a strange post, but one that I hope will be deeply informative. I am discussing the strange issue of the passage of time in the Bible, and I will concentrate on one of the clearest examples of the irregular passage of time. It appears in the book of Exodus. Most people know that…
The Book of Job Fully Explained
This blog post is going to explain the book of Job. If you want to know why Job suffers, I’ve got your answer. You want to know about Behemoth? I’ve got the answer. You want to know about Leviathan? I can explain. If you want to know what the speeches in Job mean? I can…
The Light of the World Explained
If you’ve been around in church for any length of time, you may have heard that the Holy Spirit convicts Christians of their sin. After all, Jesus says this: Nevertheless, I tell you the truth: it is to your advantage that I go away, for if I do not go away, the Helper will not…
The Legal Question Coming to Your State: When Is It Okay to Kill a Baby?
The Supreme Court in December heard a direct challenge to Roe v. Wade and Planned Parenthood v. Casey in the case of Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization. A common misunderstanding about this case is that it will DECIDE the issue of abortion. That is most definitely false. Instead, it will turn the question over…
Explaining “Lucifer” in the Bible
This post is going to explain what the name “Lucifer” means in the Bible. But there is a long answer and a short answer to this question. I’ll give the “Short Answer” first. The Short Answer to what “Lucifer” Means The word “Lucifer” is not a name. It is the Latin phrase for “light-bearing,” or…
Applying the Weird Parts of Scripture – Sodom and Gomorrah
This post is going to explain what is going on in Sodom and Gomorrah. I guarantee it is
Weird Biblical Chronology – The Antediluvian Kings Lists of Genesis
In the previous post, we explained what it means when Noah “leaves the timeline.” Now we’re going to explain another part of the timeline above, namely: what it means that Noah and his family “start to rule as kings.”