Lifted Veil

Author: David Fairchild

1. Traffic Cops. These individuals are well meaning dragons that
come to church not to serve, but to control the serving. You’re
certain one day they will show up with white gloves and a whistle so
they can direct traffic.

2. Seismologists. These are walking Richter scales, gifted in the
art of fault finding. If they don’t feel a quake, they’ll shake the room. Continue Reading »

I showed this to my girls.  Melanie said, “Is that what the new world is going to be like? With everybody happy everywhere?” Encouraging insight.

Rev 21:1 Then I saw a new heaven and a new earth, for the first heaven and the first earth had passed away, and there was no longer any sea. 2 I saw the Holy City, the new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared as a bride beautifully dressed for her husband. 3 And I heard a loud voice from the throne saying, “Now the dwelling of God is with men, and he will live with them. They will be his people, and God himself will be with them and be their God. 4 He will wipe every tear from their eyes. There will be no more death or mourning or crying or pain, for the old order of things has passed away.”

The 2007 revision of the ESV has made a number of minor revisions to the 2001 edition.  One notable change is . . .

2001 ESV - Gen 30:35
But that day Laban removed the male goats that were striped and spotted, and all the female goats that were speckled and spotted, every one that had white on it, and every lamb that was black, and put them in charge of his sons.

2007 ESV - Gen 30:35
But that day Laban removed the male goats that were striped and spotted, and all the female goats that were speckled and spotted, every one that had white on it, and every lamb that was black, and put them in the charge of his sons. 

The latter translation is to be preferred as we now know Laban only entrusted minor reponsibilities to the spotted goats.  It was the unblemished turtle doves that were actually put in charge of his sons.

Shane.

The lookout reported, "He has reached them, but he isn’t coming back either. The driving is like that of Jehu son of Nimshi — he drives like a madman."  2 Kings 9:20