The Kingdom Offer & Conditional Wrath

Question: I’ve done some looking at the idea that Peter was offering the kingdom to Israel at Acts 3: 19-21. As I read this, I think if anywhere there was an offer of the kingdom, it would be here, but I’m still not sure that is what is being offered. Peter does say that God will send Christ, but that statement has two bookend statements … Continue reading The Kingdom Offer & Conditional Wrath

The Meaning and Significance of Enoch

Question: I have a couple of questions concerning Enoch (the seventh from Adam). 1) As Hebrews 11:5 makes clear, Enoch “was translated that he should not see death” – in your understanding, why did God do this with Enoch? My thinking is that it must have something to do with that “old world” the “world of the ungodly” that existed prior to the Flood. And … Continue reading The Meaning and Significance of Enoch

Baptism For The Dead

Question: I have a question concerning I Corinthians 15:29 and the issue that Paul states there about those “which are baptized for the dead.” Setting aside the goofy ideas of Mormonism, and setting aside the issue of water baptism itself – is this an issue of using the word “baptism” as being ‘identified’ as dead, and thus Paul is speaking about himself and those properly … Continue reading Baptism For The Dead

Epaphroditus and the Mystery

Question: I was wondering if you could give me some help with the issue in Philippians 2:25-30 concerning Epaphroditus. It seems to be a passage that some folks who scoff at God’s word “rightly divided” point to in order to demonstrate that since God “had mercy on him” then God is still miraculously healing folks today. Was this done at a time in which the … Continue reading Epaphroditus and the Mystery

The Keys of the Kingdom

Question: I have a little question concerning Matthew 16:19. What I’m especially after is what that issue is when after the Lord gives Peter the “keys of the kingdom,” He then tells him, “whatsoever thou shalt bind on earth shall be bound in heaven: and whatsoever thou shalt loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven.” What is the issue of “loosening” and “binding”? Outside … Continue reading The Keys of the Kingdom

Baptismal Consequences in Israel’s Program

The response below is in response to a question submitted to David Winston Busch: Question: On a different note, something that I was very glad to read about in “Appointed” was your distinction between an Israelite being “saved” eternally from the debt and penalty of their sins, or being “saved” from the physical calamities they were about to face in what was a very soon … Continue reading Baptismal Consequences in Israel’s Program

The First & Last Trump

“…and whom he justified, them he also glorified” Romans 8:30 “…preached unto the Gentiles, believed on in the world, received up into glory” 1Timothy 3:16 The following study is taken from Chapter 1 of UP & AWAY: The Mystery, the Lord’s Day and the Predestination of the One New Man by David Winston Busch. The First & Last Trump: Our Rapture and the Excellency of … Continue reading The First & Last Trump

Israel’s Program, The “Father’s House” & Right Division

The following teaching is given as an example of why it is so important to “rightly divide the word of truth” and the impact it will have on how you interpret and understand that “word of truth.” It is not enough to recognize that it needs to be “divided” as virtually everyone does, especially those of a “dispensational” persuasion. It is imperative that you “rightly” … Continue reading Israel’s Program, The “Father’s House” & Right Division