John chapter 1 is basically a crash course in theology. And there is a detail in John 2:16 that I hadn't noticed before: Jesus drove the sheep and the oxen out of the Temple, but not the doves.
The sheep and the oxen could be and no doubt were re-captured, but the doves could not have been, and they were still needed for sacrifices. Jesus told the owners of the doves to take them out themselves, and why.
Another thing I noticed is that Nathanael was perhaps an autist: truth-oriented; was sitting under the fig tree before--alone?; compared Philip's news about Jesus with his background knowledge; and very quickly made the leap to declaring that Jesus was the Son of God and the King of Israel.
I happened to read about the Gadarene swine in Mark 3 this morning before coming across this piece, which mentions it.
David Clements mentions Michael Cocchini. A quick internet search tells me that they've worked together before, and that a different Michael Cocchini--and a Susan Clements--went fatally missing in the Smoky Mountains. At separate times.
Feels like a rabbit hole.
Much like Jonathan Cahn connects the major demons of ancient Israel to today's United States, Clements says that the spirits of the Nephilim are here and active.
https://joehoft.com/attorney-david-clements-mkultras-shadow-a-demonic-war-for-humanitys-mind/
A couple months ago, I put a piece of paper on the fridge--our Scammer Prayer List. We were often getting multiple scam calls per day, and while probably none of them told us their real name, God stills knows who they are and where they live, and He surely has something better for them to do all day than bother people like us.
Two names went onto the list, and these scammers were duly prayed for--they still are--and suddenly the number of scam calls dropped, by a lot. The list still has only two names on it.
The Bible says that "the gates of hell" will not prevail against Christ's Church.
A boomer apologizes, albeit without much clarity.
"It is not meet to take the children's bread, and to cast it to dogs," Jesus said; Matthew 15:26.
I recently understood that I am spending my life in rebuilding spiritual and practical foundations that had been foolishly undermined by previous generations.
