Noah’s ark is a type of Christ. First, let’s consider the events leading up to the flood. The sixth chapter of Genesis opens with a description of what God saw when He gazed upon His creation. “The Lord saw that human wickedness was widespread on the earth and that every inclination of the human mind was nothing but evil all the time… The earth was corrupt in God’s sight, and the earth was filled with wickedness” (Genesis 6:5-6, 11). Just chapters before, “God saw all that

The Old Testament reveals the Messiah through prophecy. It also reveals Him through types, or symbols and foreshadows. Typology, the study of types, refers to Old Testament people, places, objects, or events which point forward to Jesus, the Messiah. One of the most obvious and powerful types is the bronze serpent found in Numbers 21. When the wilderness-wandering Hebrews sinned, “the Lord sent poisonous snakes among the people, and they bit them so that many Israelites d

The promises written by Paul are NOT Paul’s promises. They are God’s promises. Paul was the faulty and frail human scribe who wrote God’s words. As you read the Prison Epistles, remember that the promises of “grace to you and peace” (Ephesians 1:2), of “every spiritual blessing” (Ephesians 1:3), and of “the promised Holy Spirit” (Ephesians 1:13), are inspired words that come directly from the throne of God! Let’s look at one more promise… “I can do all things through Ch

Imagine, if you can… You have been falsely accused of a capital crime. If you are found guilty, you will be executed. Month after month, while shackled to a Roman soldier, you await your court date. The endless waiting is torture! You know your accusers. They want blood, and they’re willing to lie and cheat to get a conviction. They will dance and sing if you’re beheaded. And, you know your judge. When your date with justice arrives, you will stand before Emperor Nero

“When you were dead in trespasses and in the uncircumcision of your flesh, he made you alive with him and forgave us all our trespasses. He erased the certificate of debt, with its obligations, that was against us and opposed to us, and has taken it away by nailing it to the cross” (Colossians 2:13–14). Read that again… slower this time. “ He made you alive” … “forgave us all our trespasses” … “He erased the certificate of debt.” The great Apostle Paul admitted that he s

Jesus gathered His disciples to prepare them for the coming hours. Soon, Jesus would be arrested, tried, convicted, beaten, and crucified. “Let not your heart be troubled; you believe in God, believe also in Me. In My Father’s house are many mansions; if it were not so, I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you. And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again and receive you to Myself; that where I am, there you may be also” (John 14:1–3, NKJV). Thi

Paul cared deeply for the church at Philippi. They had been supportive of Paul’s ministry during his second and third missionary journeys, and especially during his imprisonment in Rome. Unlike his other epistles, Paul didn’t write to correct the theology or the activities among the people in Philippi. He wrote the letter to the Philippians to encourage. He started his correspondence by writing, “I give thanks to my God for every remembrance of you, always praying with jo

“Be strengthened by the Lord and by his vast strength. Put on the full armor of God so that you can stand against the schemes of the devil. For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the cosmic powers of this darkness, against evil, spiritual forces in the heavens. For this reason take up the full armor of God, so that you may be able to resist in the evil day, and having prepared everything, to take your stand” (

“In him you also were sealed with the promised Holy Spirit when you heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation, and when you believed. The Holy Spirit is the down payment of our inheritance…” (Ephesians 1:13–14, CSB) The New English Translation says it this way: “When you heard the word of truth (the gospel of your salvation)—when you believed in Christ—you were marked with the seal of the promised Holy Spirit, who is the down payment of our inheritance…” (Ephe

“Blessed is the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavens in Christ” (Ephesians 1:3). Some “spiritual blessings” … no! Many “spiritual blessings” … no! “Every spiritual blessing!” … Hallelujah! Allow me to put that sentence in my own words. “All praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has already freely gifted us with every spiritual advantage, assistance, and allowance in the heavens…”