Author Archives: Jon Gleason

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About Jon Gleason

Former Pastor of Free Baptist Church of Glenrothes

The Genealogies of Christ and “Jeconiah’s Curse”

It was a genealogical symphony, played in perfect time, every note in tune. His Father planned it all. Continue reading

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The Genealogies of Christ – Summary

The Genealogies of Christ This is a summary (for the sidebar menu) of a series of posts on the genealogies of Christ in Matthew and Luke, and some related aspects of the Biblical record, particularly around the time of the … Continue reading

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The Promise of Our Change

We can’t go to Heaven the way we are. I Corinthians 15:50 Now this I say, brethren, that flesh and blood cannot inherit the kingdom of God; neither doth corruption inherit incorruption. Death is an enemy.  But by God’s grace, … Continue reading

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Rejoice, Rejoice, Believers!

A German hymn with a Scottish translator to a Finnish tune with a Swedish name brought into English hymnody by a Welshman. Continue reading

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I Need Thee, Precious Saviour!

When we compiled our hymnbook, we included a hymn that was chosen, not because any of us had ever heard it before, but simply because we liked the words.  It quickly became a favourite.

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Jeconiah’s Age and the Genealogies of Christ

This series began with The Genealogies of Christ — Two Genealogies on the two listings in Matthew 1 and Luke 3.  It continued with Zerubbabel and the Genealogies of Christ on the “crossing” of the genealogies.  Rations for Jehoiachin dealt … Continue reading

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Rations for Jehoiachin

The Bible in the British Museum This tablet is one of four known as “Jehoiachin’s Ration Tablets.”  They not only confirm aspects of the Biblical record, they clarify some interpretive questions which might be more difficult without their evidence — … Continue reading

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