HeyJaredThoughts on Scripture
Scattered thoughts from James Bejon, intended to bring out certain aspects/details of Scripture which are often glossed over. All content free.
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2 Thessalonians 2’s Restrainer: An Exploration (opens the original)
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II Thessalonians 2 isn’t the easiest of passages to unpack. Still, let’s give it a bash and see how we get on.The essence of Paul’s exhortation to the Thessalonians is as follows. Don’t be shaken by rumours claiming that the Day of the Lord has begun (2.2). The Day of the Lord can’t possibly have begun, because it has to be preceded by ‘the rebellion’, which hasn’t taken place yet. Moreover, the aforementioned act of rebellion will cause ‘the man of lawlessness’ to be unveiled (2.3), and that ha
Revelation’s Yom Kippur Ritual (opens the original)
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Revelation 15 involves an intriguing detail—the appearance of a smoke-filled ‘sanctuary’ in heaven (15.6). Before the seals are opened, heaven seems to be one big space (chs. 4–5). But at the climax of the trumpets, we see a ‘temple’ in heaven (11.19), and, before the bowls are poured out, we see a sanctuary filled with smoke (15.6ff.). Why?The answer, like many things in the book of Revelation, is typological in nature. The latter half of Revelation describes part of the Yom Kippur ritual—speci
Scriptural Symbolism: Two Worked Examples (opens the original)
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The text of Scripture is laden with symbolism, so interpreting it in an informed way is a big deal. But how are we supposed to do that? Below are a couple of worked examples, both of which come from Revelation (a book that’s not afraid of symbolism). How well they work will be for you to judge.The Woman of Revelation 12And a great sign appeared in heaven—a woman clothed with the sun, with the moon under her feet, and on her head a crown of twelve stars.(Rev. 12.1)The woman of Revelation 12 occup
Revelation & the Use of Numbers (opens the original)
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Much of Revelation’s theology is conveyed by means of numbers and patterns, which are important for us to spot. Below, by way of illustration, I’d like to consider a particular type of list that occurs in Revelation.The book of Revelation contains several ‘language-people-and-nation’-based lists, which are shown in the grid below.<a class="image-link image2" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!l5fT!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.
Irenaeus on the Date of Revelation (opens the original)
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Judging by quite a few commentaries, the main objection to the idea that Revelation was written prior to AD 70 is a statement made by Irenaeus in the context of a discussion about the identity of the anti-Christ. (For the relevant Greek, see the image at the bottom of this post, which is taken from Dean Furlong’s PhD thesis.)‘If it was necessary for [the anti-Christ’s] name to be known, then it would have been disclosed by the very person who beheld the apocalyptic vision [i.e., John], since it/
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