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True Confessions of a Former Premillennialist

Posted on January 22, 2014 by Don Merritt

Some of the lingering conversation on three recent posts here have convinced me to make a horrifying confession, a confession so shocking and that I have been called a heretic, an infidel and worse than an unbeliever when I’ve admitted … Continue reading →

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I’ve Got the Answer to my Question

Posted on January 21, 2014 by Don Merritt

Yesterday I posed a question: Why would we care whether or not “The Antichrist” is in the world now, as opposed to being here in 10,000 years from now? Would it make any difference to how you go about your … Continue reading →

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Sunday Class Notes: December 29

Posted on December 29, 2013 by Don Merritt

Today, we complete Messianic Prophecy with the fulfillment of a prophecy about a whole new age… The Great Day Joel 2:28-32 Joel, like the other prophets we have studied, has predicted bad times ahead because of the unbelief and … Continue reading →

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A New Covenant

Posted on December 23, 2013 by Don Merritt

“Behold, the days are coming, says the Lord, when I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel and with the house of Judah— not according to the covenant that I made with their fathers in the day that I took … Continue reading →

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Sunday Class Notes: December 22

Posted on December 22, 2013 by Don Merritt

The Crucifixion Psalm 22 This is an amazing Psalm, one of agony, desperation… and victory. It is entirely fulfilled in the crucifixion of Jesus, and it contains details of what the crucified person endures before they die, that are amazing. … Continue reading →

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Sunday Class Notes: December 15

Posted on December 15, 2013 by Don Merritt

The Suffering Servant Isaiah 53 In Isaiah 53, the prophet describes for us a servant who would be despised, rejected and die; with the result of saving many. The poem here actually begins with verse 13 of the preceding chapter… … Continue reading →

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God’s Vineyard

Posted on December 13, 2013 by Don Merritt

Isaiah 5:1-7 Introduction This passage is a parable. A teacher may use a parable to aid his hearer to recognize his own sin by separating the hearer from the story; that is to draw them into the story before they … Continue reading →

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Sunday Class Notes: December 8

Posted on December 8, 2013 by Don Merritt

The Shoot from the Stump of Jesse Isaiah 11:1-16 Chapter 11 is the beginning of the concluding portion of the first section within the Book of Isaiah which runs from chapter one through chapter twelve. Here, the prophet takes a … Continue reading →

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Sunday Class notes: December 1

Posted on December 1, 2013 by Don Merritt

A Child is Born Isaiah 9:1-7 This passage falls within a section that runs from 8:1-9:7. The section begins with a discussion about the relationship between the lack of belief in Judah and the resulting invasion of the Assyrians. (8:1-10) … Continue reading →

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Sunday Class Notes: November 24

Posted on November 24, 2013 by Don Merritt

The First Messianic Prophecy Introduction Messianic Prophecy is prophecy about the coming of the Messiah (Anointed One). The very first instance in the Old Testament occurs in Genesis chapter 3. They occur in many other locations as we shall see … Continue reading →