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Two New Jerusalems
(Ministry, International journal for pastors, 2020) Prof. Razafiarivony, Davidson
God’s promise in Isaiah 65:17–25 begins
with the statement, “For behold, I
create new heavens and a new earth:
and the former shall not be remembered, nor come to mind” (KJV). The promise is
repeated in Isaiah 66:22–24.
For some conservative evangelicals, this
passage has been applied to the eschatological
new heavens and new earth, especially because
it is echoed by Revelation 21.1
For some other
Christians, Isaiah 66:23 has become a favorite
biblical text in defense of the Sabbath, often
used in evangelistic sermons to highlight the
perpetuity of the Sabbath, as it states, “from one
new moon to another, and from one sabbath to
another, shall all flesh come to worship before
me, saith the LORD” (KJV).
There is, however, a problem in applying
these texts to the eschatological new heavens
and new earth. Paul warned the Colossians,
“So let no one judge you in food or in drink, or
regarding a festival or a new moon or sabbaths,
which are a shadow of things to come” (Col. 2:16,
17, NKJV).2
Paul clearly implies that ceremonial
laws are not binding anymore after the death of
Jesus. So why observe a “new moon” now and
thereafter?
What kind of “new heavens and new earth”
does the prophet Isaiah describe, and how
should we reconcile them with the “new heaven
and new earth” of Revelation 21:1–5?
The “Spirit of Prophecy” (Rev 19:10) in the Light of Second Temple Jewish Usage
(Journal of the Adventist Theological Society, 2020) Prof. Razafiarivony, Davidson
The phrase “spirit of prophecy” occurs only once in the entire New
Testament, and it is in Revelation 19:10. It appears to signify that the
prophetic gift was still manifested in the time of the New Testament and
in the latter days of the Church. But how can we understand the Jewish
tradition through several statements from Jewish literature that prophecy
ceased earlier?1
Can the understanding and use of “spirit of prophecy”
within Judaism be of help to us as we interpret and apply the “spirit of
prophecy” in the book of Revelation?
In this study, I intend to engage in a literary-historical and exegetical
investigation of “spirit of prophecy” in order to be able to present
evidences of the use and understanding of the phrase “spirit of
prophecy.” In doing so, the study will confirm or deny prophecy’s
continued existence, during the intertestamental and the New Testament.
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