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Hastie Lake Beach
This site is a teaching ministry of the Disciples Global Network. It is designed to provide our readers with detailed studies on how God has fulfilled His Word in Jesus Christ, especially in his Death, Resurrection, and Exaltation. In him, all the promises of God find their meaning.

According to the Apostle Paul, ever since the resurrection of Jesus, the "forms of this age" have been in the process of passing away. All things have become new; nothing will ever be the same. This includes the identity of the people of God and the opening of His salvation to men and women of EVERY nation. Even now, the “age to come" is making inroads wherever the Gospel is proclaimed. The promised “new creation" began in him - The "firstborn of the dead," the "beginning of the creation of God."

I research, write, and teach. I am educated in the history, languages, and the transmission of the Bible (and related texts). My focus is on prophetic passages, especially from the books of Daniel and Revelation. My goal is to understand each one in its literary and historical contexts. Currently, I reside on Whidbey Island, Washington, USA.

All posts on this site are available free of charge; NONE are copyrighted - Please feel free to copy, reuse, or distribute any of them as you wish. If you are interested in supporting this work, please visit my PayPal.me page. Also, you may donate via Paypal using my email address - bear7755@gmail.com.

~ David R. Maas

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Moran Beach, Whidbey Island, Washington





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