Jesus Christ

Jesus’ saying, extending from Mark 12:24 to 12:27, relates to the resurrection of the dead. For our study, only verses 26–27 are relevant: “And as for the dead being raised, have you not read in the book of Moses, in the passage about the bush, how God spoke to him, saying, ‘I am the God of Abrah...

Laszlo Gallusz is a senior lecturer in New Testament studies at Belgrade Theological Seminary and a member of the Biblical Research Institute Committee of the General Conference. He has written several books and scholarly articles in English, Hungarian, and Serbian. The Seven Prayers of Jesus i...

The Biblical Research Institute and Andrews University Press are pleased to announce the immediate availability of a new textbook, authored by William G. Johnsson, intended for use in the undergraduate class, “Life and Teachings of Jesus.” The text was commissioned by the General Conference Bibli...

This presentation presents the historical development of Seventh-day Adventist theology up to about 1850 as it relates to the core doctrinal distinctive that linked the Sabbath to the heavenly sanctuary ministry of Jesus in the Most Holy Place. This linkage gave the Sabbath eschatological importance and called Adventists to world evangelism in light of the gospel and the soon coming of Jesus. Sabbatarian Adventists who understood the historical progression of prophecies in Daniel and Revelation identified the period after 1844 as the time of the end. They connected an end-time investigative judgment and the sanctuary ministry of Jesus to the Sabbath in the three angels’ message. This made the three angels’ message the foundational basis for Seventh-day Adventist gospel evangelism.

Dispensationalism is one of the most influential theological systems in this presentation of Christian eschatology. It is a movement of eschatological interpretation of biblical prophecy distinguished by its belief that a literal hermeneutic mandates a consistent distinction between Israel and the church. Its understanding of the signs of the second coming of Jesus Christ and of the fulfillment of these signs not only presents unique features of its understanding of the Bible prophecy but also expresses its particular characteristics. In order to have a sound biblical understanding of the signs of Jesus’ Christ’s second coming, the understanding of dispensationalism should be critically evaluated. This presentation will analyze dispensationalists’ understanding of the signs of the second coming of Jesus Christ and their fulfillments. Based on that analysis, it will provide a critical evaluation of their understanding on the subject.

This presentation probes the relationship between Christian eschatology and Jesus’ ethics. The central theoretical idea is that the moral resources for Christian decision-making, derived from the life and teachings of Jesus, motivate moral living in the present moral order by detailing present and futuristic rewards. This paper addresses five interrelated sub-categories within the ethics of Jesus: personal ethics, social ethics, political ethics, religious ethics, and business ethics. After examining the nature of these sub-categories of Jesus’ ethics, this presentation concludes that the eschatological consciousness of Christian ethics is revealed more clearly in Jesus’ ethics. By implication, therefore, the article recommends that desire to be part of God's plan for humanity's ultimate future ought to inspire moral living in the here and now.

Jesus’ eschatological speeches about His second coming, recorded in the Synoptic Gospels, highlight particular signs that are indicative of the time of the end. While most of the signs are well known even in larger society, and while many Christian interpreters have dealt extensively with their significance, it is argued that there is an underlying literary and thematic framework of progression from “beginning,” through “urgency” to “immediacy” of Parousia that has largely been overlooked. This presentation proposes that such a framework is indeed discernible in the eschatological speeches of Jesus in all three Synoptic Gospels.

Recently, while traveling to Europe, my wife found an interesting article in a magazine, describing the behavior of modern women. Fortunately, a lady wrote the article. She illustrated her point by describing the breaking apart of a marriage. A former gold medalist and world recorder holder, who ...

The Gospel of John mentions repeatedly that Jesus came forth from God the Father (John 8:42; 13:3; 16:27, 28, 30; 17:8). This formulation may suggest to some readers that Jesus in one way or another emanated from God in eternity past. Is this really the case? The Greek Verb Translated “Emanate” T...

In the current debate on creation versus evolution, Adventists typically go back to Genesis 1 and 2 which is appropriate. Yet it would also be worthwhile to consider the New Testament with its statements on creation, especially those made by Jesus (for instance, Mark 2:27-28; 10:6-8; 13:19), and ...