This article is part of a series on Old Testament Christophanies. For important background information, see An Introduction to Old Testament Christophanies–with Justin Martyr. Genesis 18 indisputably records Yahweh visiting with Abraham in person. The account is so vivid and descriptive of a real-world event that it can leave no doubt as to what happened. In […]
The King of Nations: Jesus in Genesis 17
April 12, 2018 by Leave a Comment
This article is part of a series on Old Testament Christophanies. For important background information, see An Introduction to Old Testament Christophanies–with Justin Martyr. Thirteen years after the birth of Ishmael the Lord appeared once again to speak with Abram. The Son, who ratified the covenant with Abram by passing through the animal pieces, returned to […]
Jesus Personally Ratified the Abrahamic Covenant
January 3, 2018 by 8 Comments
Note: This article is part of a series on Old Testament Christophanies. For important background information, see An Introduction to Old Testament Christophanies–with Justin Martyr. The Covenantor Genesis 12 opens with the central passage of the book, where the Lord first came to direct Abram’s path: Now the LORD said to Abram, “Go forth from your […]
The Premillennialism of Irenaeus
November 19, 2014 by 2 Comments
Irenaeus lived from A.D. 120 to 202, and he served as the bishop of the church in what is now Lyon France. He was a pupil of the bishop of Smyrna and martyr Polycarp[1], himself a student of the apostle John. Irenaeus being only one teacher removed from the disciple whom Jesus loved (e.g. John […]
God Makes Abraham a Promise About the Millennium
May 16, 2013 by 2 Comments
The nature of the Abrahamic Covenant is strikingly unconditional as recorded in the ceremony of Genesis 15:9-11, 17-18: He said to him, “Bring me a heifer three years old, a female goat three years old, a ram three years old, a turtledove, and a young pigeon.” And he brought him all these, cut them in […]
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