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What Exactly is Hebrews 9:27 Saying about Dying Once?

Posted on May 13, 2025 by jackpelham

You’ll see roughly 60 English translations of Hebrews 9:27 below. I have listed them below for your examination. Here are our questions, with my brief answers: Q: Four of these translations specify “only once” or “but once”, but does the Greek … Continue reading →

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Being Weighed in a Balance (Biblically Speaking)

Posted on May 13, 2025 by jackpelham

In my reading, I ran across a reference to one’s life being “weighed in a balance”, so I thought I’d search to see how much language of this sort there is in the ancient literature. This post, therefore, is a … Continue reading →

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QUIZ: The Two Covenants

Posted on May 11, 2025 by jackpelham

The Bible mentions several covenants, but by far, the two most important are the ones we know as the Old Covenant and the New Covenant. How well do you understand the differences and similarities between these two? Take the 14-question quiz … Continue reading →

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Just How “Many” Were Raised from the Dead in the Mass Resurrection of Matthew 27:51-53?

Posted on April 19, 2025 by jackpelham

What can be figured out about how “many” people were raised from the dead here?: ESV Matthew 27:50  And when Jesus had cried out again in a loud voice, he gave up his spirit. 51 At that moment the curtain of the … Continue reading →

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Jesus’ Resurrection Day Was a Bigger Deal than You May Realize!

Posted on April 12, 2020 by jackpelham

[NOTE 19 April 2025: See my new article on just how “many” people were raised on that day.] The mass resurrection of “many holy people” just after Jesus himself was raised. Jesus’ resurrection was, no doubt, one of the more … Continue reading →

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Is COVID-19 a Good Reason to Destroy America?

Posted on April 3, 2020 by jackpelham

By Jack Pelham I won’t venture to make any predictions about the medical side of things, because I’m not even remotely educated in epidemiology.  But when it comes to the political and financial “remedies” that have been enacted in the … Continue reading →

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Limitations on Federal Laws

Posted on April 3, 2020 by jackpelham

With the new surge of federal overreach related to COVID-19, I thought it would be good to put a couple of things on the record here for my readers’ convenience. This is a very simple post, showing two excerpts from … Continue reading →

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Have We Become Too Corrupt, Mister Franklin?

Posted on April 2, 2020 by jackpelham

Benjamin Franklin was older than the others involved in the Constitutional Convention in 1987. These delegates from the various colonies represented many factions–many different ways of thinking. They had their biases, of course, and their cheats–along with whichever of their … Continue reading →

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To a Hammer, COVID-19’s a Nail

Posted on April 1, 2020 by jackpelham

Perhaps you’ve heard the old saying, “To a hammer, everything’s a nail.” It describes the cognitive bias we can have in how we see the world. It’s a self-centered way of viewing things. Being a typical claw hammer, nail driving … Continue reading →

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Constitutional Violations Perpetrated During the COVID-19 Outbreak

Posted on March 31, 2020 by jackpelham

IMPORTANT: Before you read this, I want you to know that I do not belong to any political party; I think the leadership in both major parties are enemies of the Rule of Law under the Constitution, even if not … Continue reading →

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