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Imagine yourself, a young man of twenty in the year 1840, about to
embark on a sailing ship for an adventure you will never forget.
You bid an emotional farewell to your friends and family, wondering
if, indeed, you will ever see them again. Then you walk up the
gangplank and put your trust in the good ship Roanoke, bound for
exotic South America. This diary is one of those wonderful
treasures that we all hope to discover in the attic. It is
eloquently written, and it is a pleasure to read. Here is an
excerpt from January 31, 1840, just after passing into the southern
hemisphere: "Whilst sailing in warm latitudes, the sea appears to
be filled with a sort of animalculae or small animals, which are
exceedingly luminous at night, and produce a beautiful
phosphorescence on the waves. The path of a vessel is a line of
light and the waters she throws up in her progress appear like
liquid fire, myriads of luminous spots or stars float and dance
upon the water and assume the most beautiful and fantastic
appearance. The darker the night the more luminous and brilliant
they appear, and present a most singular and interesting sight."
The rest of the journal consists of Mr. Reynolds' descriptions of
Valparaiso, Rio de Janiero, and the return voyage home. Original
artwork by the editor.
This scarce antiquarian book is a selection from Kessinger
Publishing's Legacy Reprint Series. Due to its age, it may contain
imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed
pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we
have made it available as part of our commitment to protecting,
preserving, and promoting the world's literature. Kessinger
Publishing is the place to find hundreds of thousands of rare and
hard-to-find books with something of interest for everyone!
The resurrection of the Church is meant to be one of the most
anticipated events of Christianity, yet many have not taken the
steps to properly prepare for it. While no man knows the day or
hour of the resurrection, the Bible does provide events and
occurrences that will lead up to the resurrection of the Church.
Jesus left specific instructions on how to prepare and be ready for
the resurrection as well as the events and circumstances
surrounding it.
This book examines the definition of the resurrection, the
signs of the Second Coming of Jesus Christ and the relationship
between the Tribulation Period and the Second Coming of Jesus
Christ. If the resurrection is different from the Second Coming of
Jesus Christ, an examination of "The Resurrection Parables" and a
look at the current state of the Church is necessary. The purpose
of this book is to equip and motivate you to be prepared for the
resurrection and ignite your passion in the same manner as it did
the Apostle Paul who stated, "That I may know him, and the power of
his resurrection." (Philippians 3:10)
The contemporary study of Jewish apocalypticism today recognizes
the wealth and diversity of ancient traditions concerned with the
"unveiling" of heavenly matters--understood to involve revealed
wisdom, the revealed resolution of time, and revealed cosmology--in
marked contrast to an earlier focus on eschatology as such. The
shift in focus has had a more direct impact on the study of ancient
"pseudepigraphic" literature, however, than in New Testament
studies, where the narrower focus on eschatological expectation
remains dominant. In this Companion, an international team of
scholars draws out the implications of the newest scholarship for
the variety of New Testament writings. Each entry presses the
boundaries of current discussion regarding the nature of
apocalypticism in application to a particular New Testament author.
The cumulative effect is to reveal, as never before, early
Christianity, its Christology, cosmology, and eschatology, as
expressions of tendencies in Second Temple Judaism.
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