The Mountain Message in Context — The Kingdom Announced
March 31, 2009 by Carl Peterson
Filed under Bible Topics
In the previous article on Jesus’ “sermon on the mount,” we looked at Daniel’s prophecy leading up to the coming of the kingdom of heaven. In this article, we look at the preaching that occurred indicating that the kingdom was coming…and was coming soon.
After 400 years of silence, a man named John came up out [...]
The Mountain Message in Context — The Kingdom Foretold
March 30, 2009 by Carl Peterson
Filed under Bible Topics
At the conclusion of Jesus’ “sermon on the mount,” Matthew records, “When Jesus had finished these words, the crowds were amazed at His teaching; for He was teaching them as one having authority, and not as their scribes” (Mt. 7:28-29). The crowd noticed that something different was happening with Jesus’ teaching. For the intervening centuries [...]