Author: Ralph Rickenbach

For God so loved the world that he gave his only and unique Son, so that everyone who trusts in him may have eternal life, instead of being utterly destroyed. (John 3:16 CJB) When did God decide that He would die for us? As a project manager I am used to calculate my risks ahead…

Matthew starts his Gospel with a genealogy of Jesus, dating back to Abraham. He then breaks the names down into three groups of 14 names: There were fourteen generations from Abraham to David, another fourteen from David to the Babylonian exile, and yet another fourteen from the Babylonian exile to Christ. Mat 1:17 MSG But…

When Israel was at Mount Sinai, what happened there can be closely likened to a Jewish wedding ceremony. There was a canopy, a marriage contract, a wedding ring every male had to bring, and much more. When did this happen? It happened shortly after the people of Israel passed through the Red Sea, being baptized…

Don’t let yourselves be disturbed. Trust in God and trust in me. In my Father’s house are many places [mansions] to live. If there weren’t, I would have told you; because I am going there to prepare a place for you. Since I am going and preparing a place for you, I will return to…

We have been talking about the priestly garments lately and applying them to this time we are living in. We applied the three layers of garments to the three feast seasons of Passover, Pentecost, and Tabernacles, to the outer court, Holy, and Holy of Holies, to church history with three reformations of last truths. Read…

For the accidental or new reader of my blog: this post is part of a series that started with this blog. I would advice you to start reading there for foundation. Let’s have another look at Aaron, now that he is fully clothed. Did you see the different lengths of the three layers? The first,…