tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6132066441849267264.post7282743969626146013..comments2008-02-02T12:17:59.505-08:00Jesse Alexanderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03127844765048186800noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6132066441849267264.post-39529192135397964792008-02-02T12:17:00.000-08:002008-02-02T12:17:00.000-08:00GRE coming up soon! I will comment after I recover from that.Jesse Alexanderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03127844765048186800noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6132066441849267264.post-30355327576829480602008-01-31T08:38:00.000-08:002008-01-31T08:38:00.000-08:00Also refer to 2 Cor 1:5 which talks about "the sufferings of Christ." Here there seems to be two options. Either the sufferings that come from being a Christian witness, or the Messianic woes that intertestamental literature picks up ("the birth-pangs" and the earth crying out imagery). To me both fit together nicely, that because the Messianic Woes are taking place, Christians who witness should expect to take place in those afflictions.<BR/><BR/>Also, as brought up in class, compare Isa 40 with a definite eschatological sense of "comfort" from afflictions.Josh Neikirkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13272047302700159516noreply@blogger.com