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Introduction to Revelation There are four primary theories concerning how to understand the Revelation. The preterist theory holds that the Revelation symbolically refers to events that took place around the time of its writing, and the early Christians understood the symbolism because they lived the events. The historical theory is similar, except that the events have […]
Chapter twenty-four begins with the resurrection, with basically the same detail that the other Gospel writers included (vs. 1-12). However, the rest of the chapter is unique to Luke. As two of his followers slowly walked back home to Emmaus on Sunday, “about seven miles from Jerusalem” (vs. 13), Jesus appeared to them, but they
Chapter twenty-three finishes the crucifixion story to 6:00 Friday evening, the beginning of the Sabbath (vs. 56). Having already condemned Jesus for blasphemy, a crime punishable by death, the religious leaders brought him to Pontius Pilate for execution, because Rome did not allow them to put anyone to death on their own. However, in a pluralistic
