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.
There is much to be gleaned from old books. Today I learned that the cutting to pieces of Rahab in Isaiah 51 can be understood as part of God's work in parting and securing a passage across the Red Sea for the escape of the Israelites from Egypt.
They weren't just fleeing the Egyptians; there were principalities and powers at work then, just as now.
The Israelites were significantly reminded of the Red Sea passage as they entered the Promised Land, Joshua 4 says, when God stopped the flow of the Jordan River for them to cross over.
There's also the prostitute Rahab who assisted the Israelites, whose God had easily defeated her namesake.
"Three souls flying home because I stayed behind"
One of the souls I've helped toward salvation suddenly flew home recently. This song helped me to really cry for the first time over it.
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/
