Fire, Water, and the Messianic Day of the Lord

Jesus throwing fire, enduring a deluge, and fracturing families? This is not the typical way we think of our Lord, but it's the language of Luke 12:49-53. In this video, I unpack the Hebrew images of fire, water, and judgment, as well as how fire and water are frequently joined in the OT.

Chad Bird unpacks the Old Testament background of Luke 12:49-53.