Tag: counting
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Easter, First Fruits, or the Counting of the Omer? :: By Randy Nettles
I’m a little late in writing this article about dating Easter, as it won’t be posted until after Easter (Resurrection Sunday). That’s okay, as it remains relevant for the upcoming Pentecost holiday, which should occur 50 days from Easter (inclusive reckoning). This article is mostly about the rules the Catholic Church instituted to determine the date of Easter. Here is a good…
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Luke 3:1 “In the fifteenth year of the reign of Tiberius Caesar” – convention for counting years (NOT what the actual A.D. year was)
1In the fifteenth year of the reign of Tiberius Caesar, Pontius Pilate being governor of Judea, and Herod being tetrarch of Galilee, and his brother Philip tetrarch of the region of Ituraea and Trachonitis, and Lysanias tetrarch of Abilen…
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Counting Sabbath Years in Daniel 9:24-27 :: By Randy Nettles
The prophecy of Daniel 9:24-27 is “a riddle wrapped in a mystery inside an enigma,” to quote Sir Winston Churchill regarding Russia. The mystery of this prophecy has intrigued scholars and theologians for centuries. Many believe that Daniel 9:24-27 is the most crucial passage of prophecy in all of Scripture. No prophecy in the whole…