Wrestling with Theology

MESSIANIC PROPHECY: False Witness Prophecy: False witnesses step forward; they ask me strange questions for which I have no answers. (Psalm 35:11 Voice) Fulfillment: There were plenty of people willing to get up and accuse Jesus falsely, distorting what Jesus had said or done. (Mark 14:56 Voice) Thought: David may not have had the answers to the questions asked by his enemies, but Jesus would choo...

MESSIANIC PROPHECY: Dishonored Prophecy: Those who hate me without reason are more than the hairs of my head; they outnumber my hairs, those who accuse me falsely. How can I give back what I have not stolen? (Psalm 69:4 NEB) Fulfillment: [Jesus said:] "If I had not worked among them and accomplished what no other man has done, they would not be guilty of sin; but now they have both seen and hated...

MESSIANIC PROPHECY: Marred Face Isaiah 52:14 Just as people used to be shocked by you, even so his appearance was disfigured; His form—once glorious—was marred until it hardly seemed human. Mark 15:16-19 The rest of the soldiers in the detachment gathered there, hundreds of them. … For a long while they beat Him on the head with the reed. Thought: Many soldiers beat Jesus on the head and face with...

Why would God command Moses and the Israelites to construct such a flimsy house for Him to dwell? Because the Son of God would do the same thing when He tabernacled among us in our own human flesh. Scripture References for this Episode: Exodus 26:1-37 Exodus 27:9-19 Exodus 35:30-36:38 Exodus 38:9-20

MESSIANIC PROPHECY: Scourged Isaiah 50:5-6 The LORD, the Eternal, has helped me to listen, and I do as He says. I have not been rebellious or run away from God's work. But it's been hard. I offered My back to those who whipped me, my cheeks to those who pulled out my beard; I did not turn away from humiliation and spitting. Matthew 27:26-30 So Pilate released Barabbas, and he had Jesus flogged and...

MESSIANIC PROPHECY: Money Problems Zechariah 11:13 “Give My deserved portion of your fee to the potter,” the LORD said. And I did as He told me. I took the thirty shekels of silver—the noble price of my valuable service—and gave them to the potter in the Eternal One's temple. Matthew 27:4-7 Judas said, “I can't keep this money! I've sinned! I've betrayed an innocent man! His blood will be on my ha...

MESSIANIC PROPHECY: Thirty Pieces Zechariah 11:12 If you think it is right, give me what I have earned. If you don't, then keep it for yourselves. They took thirty pieces of silver, the price set as my wages, the price of a slave. Matthew 26:14-15 At that, one of the Twelve, Judas Iscariot, went to the chief priests. “What will you give me to turn Him over to you?” They offered him thirty pieces o...

MESSIANIC PROPHECY: Forsaken Zechariah 13:7 Sword, begin to stir; be ready to strike My shepherd, to strike the man at My side. Strike the shepherd, and the sheep of the flock will scatter. I'll turn My hand against the little ones. Mark 14:50 When they saw the armed crowd take Jesus into custody, the disciples fled. Thought: God struck Jesus the Shepherd and the disciple sheep were scattered. Eve...

MESSIANIC PROPHECY: Betrayed Psalm 41:9 Even my best friend, my confidant, who has eaten my bread will stab me in the back. John 13:26 Jesus said, “I will dip a piece of bread in My cup and give it to the one who will betray Me.” He dipped one piece in the cup and gave it to Judas, the son of Simon Iscariot. After this occurred, Satan entered into Judas. Thought: “Et tu, Brute! Then fall, Caesar.”...

Pro Wrestling America comes to you this week from Little Caesar's Arena in Detroit, MI!! Among the matches on the card: World Heavyweight Title Match: Jerry Lawler vs Terry Funk American Tag Team Titles Match: Extreme Horsemen (c) vs Iceman King Parsons & Brickhouse Brown Austin Idol and Flex Kavana make their PWA debuts in Detroit!!

MESSIANIC PROPHECY: Triumph Zechariah 9:9 Cry out with joy, O daughter of Zion! Shout jubilantly, O daughter of Jerusalem! Look—your King is coming; He is righteous and able to save. He comes seated humbly on a donkey, on a colt, a foal of a donkey. John 12:12-13 The next day a great multitude that had come to the Feast, when they heard that Jesus was coming to Jerusalem, took branches of palm tre...

MESSIANIC PROPHECY: First and Last Isaiah 41:4 Who has performed these deeds and accomplished this purpose? Who calls each generation into being from the first on down? It is I, the Eternal One your God. I am the first. And to the very last, I am the One. Revelation 1:11, 17-18 I am the Alpha and the Omega, the very beginning and the very end. … This is not the time for fear; I am the First and th...

MESSIANIC PROPHECY: TENDER SHEPHERD Prophecy: He tends His flock like a shepherd: He gathers the lambs in His arms And carries them close to His heart; He gently leads those that have young. Isaiah 40:11 Fulfillment: The man who enters by the gate is the shepherd of the sheep. The watchman opens the gate for him, and the sheep listen to his voice. He calls his own sheep by name and leads them out....

MESSIANIC PROPHECY: BROKENHEARTED Prophecy: The Spirit of the Sovereign LORD is on me, Because the LORD has anointed Me to preach good news to the poor. He has sent Me to bind up the brokenhearted, To proclaim freedom for the captives And release from darkness for the prisoners. Isaiah 61:1 Fulfillment Jesus replied, “Go back and report to John what you hear and see: The blind receive sight, the l...

MESSIANIC PROPHECY: GOD’S SERVANT Prophecy: Here is My servant, whom I uphold, My chosen one in whom I delight; I will put my Spirit on Him And He will bring justice to the nations. Isaiah 42:1 Fulfillment: While [Peter] was still speaking, a bright cloud enveloped them, and a voice from the cloud said, “This is My Son, whom I love; with Him I am well pleased. Listen to Him!” Matthew 17:5 Thought:...

The last four articles of the Pontifical Confutation of the Augsburg Confession give us some of the Roman Church's most pressing concerns with the Lutheran Reformation. However, we see a great deal of double talk in these articles. By this point in the Confutation, they were only gearing up for their conclusion that the Lutheran elector, princes and cities must submit to the Pope and the Roman Chu...

MESSIANIC PROPHECY: ANOINTED BY THE SPIRIT Prophecy: The Spirit of the LORD will rest on Him— The Spirit of wisdom and of understanding, The Spirit of counsel and of power, The Spirit of knowledge and of the fear of the LORD. Isaiah 11:2 Fulfillment: Jesus said, “The Spirit of the Lord is on Me, because He has anointed Me to preach good news to the poor. He has sent me to proclaim freedom for the...

MESSIANIC PROPHECY: TAKEN TO EGYPT Prophecy: When Israel was a child, I loved him, And out of Egypt I called my son. Hosea 11:1 Fulfillment: When [the Magi] had gone, an angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream. “Get up,” he said, “take the child and his mother and escape to Egypt. Stay there until I tell you, for Herod is going to search for the child to kill Him.” So he got up, took the c...

MESSIANIC PROPHECY: BORN IN BETHLEHEM Prophecy: But you, Bethlehem Ephrathah, Though you are small among the clans of Judah, Out of you will come from Me one who will be ruler over Israel, Whose origins are from of old, from ancient times. Micah 5:2 Fulfillment: So Joseph went up from the town of Nazareth in Galilee to Judea, to Bethlehem the town of David, because he belonged to the house and lin...

MESSIANIC PROPHECY: BORN OF A VIRGIN Prophecy: Therefore the Lord Himself will give you a sign: The virgin will be with child and will give birth to a son, and will call Him Immanuel. Isaiah 7:14 Fulfillment: In the sixth month, God sent the angel Gabriel to Nazareth, a town in Galilee, to a virgin pledged to be married to a man named Joseph, a descendant of David. The virgin’s name was Mary. … Th...

MESSIANIC PROPHECIES HEIR TO THE THRONE OF DAVID Prophecy: Of the increase of His government and peace there will be no end. He will reign on David’s throne and over his kingdom, Establishing and upholding it with justice and righteousness from that time on and forever. The zeal of the LORD Almighty will accomplish this. Isaiah 9:7 Fulfillment: He will be great and will be called the Son of the Mo...

Twenty matches to crown the first PWA Television champion!! Feuds are started.  Tournament Seeds 1. Iceman King Parsons 2. Dirty White Boy 3. Dutch Mantell 4. Doug Gilbert 5. Iron Mike Sharpe 6. 'Rugged' Rod Price 7. Brickhouse Brown 8. Curtis Axel 9. Buzz Sawyer 10. Will Ospreay 11. Sonjay Dutt 12. Reckless Youth 13. Amazing Red 14. Lord Zoltan 15. Ric Titan 16. Brett Wayne Sawyer 17. Mance...

Timothy, guard what has been entrusted to you. Avoid the pointless discussions and contradictions of what is falsely called knowledge. Although some claim to have it, they have abandoned the faith. May grace be with all of you! (1 Timothy 6:20-21 ISV) True Knowledge Many people want to acquire knowledge. Solomon says (Ecclesiastes 1:13-18): I dedicated myself to using wisdom for study and discover...

Tell those who are rich in this age not to be arrogant and not to place their confidence in anything as uncertain as riches. Instead, let them place their confidence in God, who lavishly provides us with everything for our enjoyment. They are to do good, to be rich in good actions, to be generous, and to share. By doing this they store up a treasure for themselves that is a good foundation for the...

St. Paul's Testimony Since you are in the presence of God, who gives life to everything, and in the presence of the Messiah Jesus, who gave a good testimony before Pontius Pilate, I solemnly charge you to keep these commands stainlessly and blamelessly until the appearance of our Lord Jesus, the Messiah. At the right time, he will make him known. God is the blessed and only Ruler, the King of king...