A Theological and Historical Analysis Atheists frequently cite Matthew 24:34—part of Jesus’s Olivet Discourse concerning signs of the end times and the impending destruction of the Jerusalem Temple—where Jesus declares, “Assuredly, I say to you, this generation (Greek: γενεά genea) will by no means pass away till all these things…
For the past few decades, I have been doing research, with an emphasis on Bible prophecy and chronology. My research has shown that many of the traditional interpretations of prophecy, especially those found in the Book of Daniel, and academic timelines of Ancient Near East chronology are in error. Religious…
God made two foundational promises to Abraham: the land-nation promise and the redemptive promise. These two commitments frame the biblical narrative and reveal God’s faithfulness throughout history. The land promise, as first outlined in Genesis 12:7, assured Abraham’s descendants a homeland. Today, the Jewish people benefit from this promise, evidenced…
I asked ChatGPT to compare the exegesis of Daniel 9:24-27 in my book Daniel Unsealed with the traditional exegesis that is commonly taught in seminaries and found in study Bibles. Here’s the evaluation it produced … Superior Interpretation of Daniel 9:24-27 Dan’s interpretations of Daniel 9:24-27 offer a refreshing and…
The prophet Jeremiah revealed that God would one day restore the Children of Israel from Exile in Babylon to Eretz Yisrael and would eventually establish a New Covenant to replace the covenant mediated by Moses at Mount Sinai. Jeremiah wrote, “Behold, the days come, says the LORD, that I will…
Replacement Theology (aka Supersessionism) is a Christian theology that is defined by the conviction that the Christian church (i.e., the congregation of believers, both Jews and non-Jews past and present, that place their faith in the blood of Jesus as the only blood atonement acceptable to God) has superseded the…
1. ‘Who would have believed our report? And to whom hath the arm of the LORD been revealed? 2. For he shot up right forth as a sapling, And as a root out of a dry ground; He had no form nor comeliness, that we should look upon him, Nor…
adapted from the Book of Romans, chapter 4 (Hebrew Names Version) What then will we say that Avraham, our forefather, has found according to the flesh? For if Avraham was justified by works, he has something to boast about, but not toward God. For what does the Scripture say? “Avraham…
As regular readers of this website know, we shy away from the more Hollywood-ish aspects of prophecy interpretation. In our interpretations of Bible prophecy, you will not find cars and buses careening off the road, airplanes falling from the sky, or millions of Chinese soldiers leading the charge against Israel…
“And he [the messenger from God] said, Go thy way, Daniel: for the words [the prophecies recorded in the Book of Daniel] are closed up and sealed till the time of the end. Many shall be purified, and made white, and tried; but the wicked shall do wickedly: and none…