Bully's Blog

Mother of Pearl If you are a modern Christian and you haven’t read James B. Jordan’s Through New Eyes, you won’t appreciate all the Bible has to offer. We’ve looked at some of the meanings of the gemstones on the breastplate of the High Priest. That’s Adam. What about Eve?

“And the angel of God said unto him, Take the flesh and the unleavened cakes, and lay them upon this rock, and pour out the broth. And he did so.”  Judges 6:20 “And I say also unto thee, That thou art Peter, and upon this rock I will build my church; and the gates of […]

“And she saw two angels in white sitting, one at the head and the other at the feet, where the body of Jesus had lain.” – John 20:12 Two Witnesses The father of the English backpacker who was lost in the Blue Mountains wrote in the visitors book at the hotel where he stayed. He […]

A House of Bread There are two kinds of whiteness in the Bible, and an understanding of this explains a great deal. There is the whiteness of covering and the whiteness of uncovering. And, as mentioned, the Bible makes a great deal out of the concept of covering. Bone Collector Purge me with hyssop, and […]

[This has been posted previously but it makes sense to include it under this banner. In fact, the article itself might now make more sense!] Gold, Onyx and Bdellium (The Tabernacle imagery is as much fun as it is grand and terrifying. I was thinking about rainbow striped onyx. In “Behind the Scenes”, James Jordan […]

Leaving Wilderness Behind In Through New Eyes, James Jordan notes that the wilderness was Havilah, the place mentioned in Genesis 2 that was rich in raw materials. Israel stripped Egypt of her gold, then plundered the desolate places of hidden wealth. She came out of the desert with a High Priest clothed in gems, and […]

Furnishing the New House Zechariah’s night visions move God’s furniture around. As we saw, the instructions for the Tabernacle furniture align it with the Creation Week. And the Creation Week corresponds with the seven Feasts. Zechariah’s visions follow the Creation and Feast patterns, but the Tabernacle furniture has been shifted around all over the place. […]

Why do we put one-eyed, colour-blind pencil pushers in charge of the kaleidoscope? The white stone mentioned in Revelation 2:17 was always a mystery to me. There are plenty of commentators who make lame suggestions as to its meaning (they sound a bit like a student making up answers during an exam!), but James Jordan […]