This is the second in a series of articles whose purpose is to explain what the Apostle Paul had in mind when he talked about “law” and “the Law.” It builds on the information presented in the July 1998 issue of the newsletter. It briefly touches on the parabolic image of the “riddle in a mirror,” but its primary focus is explaining the parabolic imagery Paul had in mind when he wrote Romans 7:1–3.
The purpose of this column is to explain various weather-related parabolic images that relate to the Last Days and the Second Coming of Jesus Christ. This edition inveighs against those who have a vested interest in seeing that the “winds” of ignorance continue to “blow” through all segments of society.
One answer responds to a question concerning the difference in meaning between the two terms prophet and seer. Another explains the apparent contradiction between what is said about Absalom having sons in 2 Samuel 14:27 and him having none in 2 Samuel 18:18.