R. C. Sproul made a very questionable claim: “…everybody knows that the Old Testament feast of the Passover, that Jesus celebrated in the upper room, called for the use of real wine – by Devine sanction.” (R. C. Sproul, The Wedding Feast, sermon at St Andrew’s Chapel, Sanford, Florida, 9 Jun. 2002.) I found where …
“Nor do they put new wine into old wineskins, or else the wineskins break, the wine is spilled, and the wineskins are ruined. But they put new wine into new wineskins, and both are preserved.” (Matthew 9:17) “The common explanation of this custom is erroneous and insufficient (vis., that new skin-bags were used in order …
Accidental fermentation of new wine prevented by new clean wineskins (Matthew 9:17) Read More »
“But the vine said to them, ‘Shall I leave my TIROSH [grapes] that cheers God and men and go hold sway over the trees?’” (Judges 9:13) See the meaning of tirosh, as one “…shall tread grapes (tirosh), but not drink wine (yayin).” (Mic. 6:15 ESV) Unfermented grape juice in Isa. 16:10 was indeed within the …
תִּירוֹשׁ Judges 9:13 grapes “tirosh” cheer God and men (Hebrew meaning) Read More »
Isaiah 25:6 in Young’s Literal Translation does not include the word wine at all – because this verse in Hebrew does not say yayin (wine). YLT renders shemarim as “preserved things.” “And made hath Jehovah of Hosts, For all the peoples in this mount, A banquet of fat things, a banquet of preserved things, Fat …
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Researchers from Canada, USA, and Australia have together produced a meta-analysis of 54 published studies, regarding drinking, and death from all causes and from coronary heart disease (CHD). The report found that many of the previous prospective studies have failed to distinguish between former drinkers and persons who never were drinkers. This systematic error was …
Alcohol’s benefits debunked: Heart research reviewed Read More »
How ironic! Alcohol worsens the very problems it supposedly helps to cure. I’d never recommend drinking it. The Lord warns: ‘Wine is a mocker, strong drink is raging: and whosoever is deceived thereby is not wise.’ (Proverbs 20:1)
The Journal of Clinical Oncology itself says: “non-drinkers or individuals who choose not to imbibe should not be encouraged otherwise,” Also it says: “Alcohol intake is associated with increased risk of breast cancer.” Now is that really any grounds to “Raise a toast”?