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DallasChapter 9 of The Olive Tree – Towards a Messianic Christian Systematic Theology. The Olive Tree is used symbolically in Scripture to refer to the anointed people of God. It is used in Zechariah to refer to the two anointed ones who stand before the Lord of the earth. Zec 4:1-14 And … Read more
Chapter 7 of The Olive Tree – Towards a Messianic Christian Systematic Theology. The Messiah is the Prophet Like Unto Moses, who came to fulfill and replace the Mosaic Covenant. To understand how this works, it is necessary to understand its relation to Israel. The Mosaic Covenant did not create nation of Israel. Israel … Read more
Chapter 6 of The Olive Tree – Towards a Messianic Christian Systematic Theology. The Messiah is the Son of David. This was the provision in the Davidic Covenant. God entered into a covenant with David to guarantee that his royal dynasty as King of Israel would be an everlasting dynasty. Like the Abrahamic Covenant, … Read more
Chapter 5 of The Olive Tree – Towards a Messianic Christian Systematic Theology. The Messiah is the Son of Abraham. This was the provision in the Abrahamic Covenant. The Abrahamic Covenant is actually a set of three covenants, as the Covenant with Abraham was confirmed with Isaac and then Jacob. This trinity of covenants … Read more
Chapter 4 of The Olive Tree – Towards a Messianic Christian Systematic Theology. The Messiah is the Ark of Baptism. This was a fulfillment in the Noahic Covenant. Peter, in his first epistle, instructs us that Noah’s Ark has an allegorical anti-type in Christ. Just as eight people entered into the Ark and was … Read more
Chapter 3 of The Olive Tree – Towards a Messianic Christian Systematic Theology. The Messiah is the Seed of the Woman. This was the provision in the Adamic Covenant. While the Adamic Covenant is not stated explicitly, it has features of a Suzerainty Covenant. A Suzerainty Covenant is an agreement between a sovereign and … Read more
This was originally published May 28, 2007 Matthew 22:36-40 KJV Master, which is the great commandment in the law? (37) Jesus said unto him, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heartG2588, and with all thy soulG5590, and with all thy mindG1271. (38) This is the first and great commandment. (39) And … Read more
Chapter 2 of The Olive Tree – Towards a Messianic Christian Systematic Theology. Messianic Theology has as its core principle the doctrine of the Messiah. The OT Saints looked forward to the Messiah. New Testament believers looked both forward and backward, looking backward to the Cross and forward to the Second Coming. The Messiah fulfills all of … Read more
Chapter 1 of The Olive Tree – Towards a Messianic Christian Systematic Theology. What is Messianic Theology. By Messianic Theology, I am referring to something greater than particular teaching on Jesus as the Messiah, though such teaching is central to it. This article seek to discuss Messianic Theology not as a set of particular … Read more
Originally posted on November 21, 2008. While Obama was not as successful as the article predicted, he did move things significantly in the direction predicted by this article. The 2008 election cycle has provided conclusive proof that God’s Judgment has fallen on America. First I shall show that God makes individuals nations in a … Read more