that in the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of things in heaven and things on earth and things under the earth, [ASV] Phil 2:10 that at the name of Jesus “every knee should bow,” of heavenly ones, and earthly ones, and ones under the earth, [LITV} Phil 2:10 I find it fascinating that …
Glory Gems
Bible Gem 1933 – Because of His Obedience . . . (Phil 2:9-11)
Because of this also God highly exalted Him and gave Him a name above every name, that at the name of Jesus “every knee should bow,” of heavenly ones, and earthly ones, and ones under the earth, and “every tongue should confess” that Jesus Christ is “Lord,” to the glory of …
Bible Gem 630 – Pulling the Pieces Together at the Big Picture Level (Eph 1:11-14)
I thought it would be helpful if I zoomed out from the minutiae of the detailed analysis for a moment to enable you to take in the grandeur of what Paul is writing here. Below are the last few Gems I have written for you. …
Bible Gem 1282 – Why would the Roman Soldier Worship? (Luke 23:47)
When the Roman officer overseeing the execution saw what had happened, he worshiped God and said, “Surely this man was innocent.” Luke 23:47 In the last Gem I walked you through the options we have for interpreting what it was he saw. I didn’t remember …
Bible Gem 964 – The Kingdom, the Power and the Glory be Yours (Matt 6:13 – KJV)
[For Yours is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever. Amen.] Matthew 6:13 As you can see this segment is placed in brackets in Matthew’s account and doesn’t appear at all in Luke’s version of the Lord’s Prayer. It is most likely that …
Bible Gem 920 – Clinging on to the Glory Experience (Luke 9:33-36)
Some eight days after these sayings, He took along Peter and John and James, and went up on the mountain to pray. And while He was praying, the appearance of His face became different, and His clothing became white and gleaming. And behold, two men …
Bible Gem 919 – What were You Thinking Peter? (9:33)
28 Some eight days after these sayings, He took along Peter and John and James, and went up on the mountain to pray. 29 And while He was praying, the appearance of His face became different, and His clothing became white and gleaming. 30 And …
Bible Gem 918 – An EXTREMELY Interesting Verse (Luke 9:33)
As I have indicated in the title we come now to to an EXTREMELY interesting verse, especially given the context of all that has been said before it. And as these were leaving Him, Peter said to Jesus, “Master, it is good for us to …
Bible Gem 917 – What were they Discussing? (Luke 9:31)
Remember I told you in the last Gem that I think there is another reason why Elijah was there with Moses and Jesus at the time of the Transfiguration. What does it mean “they were discussing His departure”? What a curious way to talk about …
Bible Gem 916 – The Elijah Connection (Luke 9:28-36)
Do you see now why one of the men on the mountain with Jesus was Moses? But the question remains as to why was Elijah there? Many of you made me laugh through today when you reminded me I hadn’t told you why Elijah was …