The Voice of Elijah® October 2004 Newsletter

And Now Let Me Tell You What I Am Going to Do to My Vineyard

This is the fourth in a series of articles that explain the meaning of Jesus’ parables in terms of the parabolic imagery and Hebrew idioms the Prophets used. The first three articles appeared in the January 1998, October 1998, and October 2003 issues. This article explains what Jesus had in mind when He referred to Himself as “the Son of the man,” a phrase which is normally mistranslated as “the Son of Man.”

The Forecast

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 indicates a violent “storm” is brewing because God in His wrath is allowing Satan to do as he pleases.

Questions & Answers

The first answer shows a few places in the text of the Greek Scriptures where the different nuances indicated by a or the makes a tremendous difference in meaning. The second is a polite refusal to answer a question that has already been answered elsewhere. The third investigates the possibility that Luke may have added a name to the genealogy of Christ in Luke 3:33. The final answer explains why a single act of adultery is not an ongoing state of sin.