A wonderful friend of mine recently shared with me an article that predicts that modern Israel’s destruction of Iran’s nuclear capabilities is the fulfillment of Jeremiah 49:35–36 and may trigger the War of Gog and Magog. This sort of...
The Old Testament (OT) is often misunderstood or disregarded by some Christians, who may see it as less relevant than the New Testament (NT). However, the OT holds enduring authority as the Word of God for Christians. Its authority is rooted in its...
Last week there was a letter to the editor of the Northside Sun offering a preterist interpretation of the Bible’s (the New Testament in particular) teaching on eschatology (i.e., the Bible’s teaching on the end of all things). While well-written...
“The revelation of Jesus Christ…” (Rev. 1:1) I loath assembling box furniture. So many parts. Screws, nuts, bolts, furniture pieces (that are, of course, very very fragile), tools, sitting on the floor, legs falling asleep in a space that’s not...
Have you ever had to give up a most cherished and beloved gift of God in your life? Abraham did (Genesis 22). Abraham waited his whole life for God to fulfill his promise for a naturally-born son (Abraham was 100 when Isaac was born, and God...
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Luke 7:36–50 tells the story of a “sinful woman” who Jesus forgives. As the story goes, Jesus is eating with a Pharisee at the Pharisee’s home, and, while sitting at the table, the woman wet his feet with her tears, dried his feet...
Where do we find Jesus in the Old Testament? Thankfully, the New Testament answers that question for us loud and clear: EVERYWHERE. The Holy Spirit inspired the New Testament authors to constantly link Jesus, his life, and his ministry with...
Second Kings 22 tells the story of King Josiah. Josiah “was right in the eyes of the Lord and walked in all the way of David his father, and he did not turn aside to the right or to the left.” One of the outcomes of Josiah’s devotion to God was his...
At the very start of Psalm 114 the psalmist says, “When Israel went out from Egypt, the house of Jacob from a people of strange language, Judah became his sanctuary, Israel his dominion.” God had one single purpose for delivering his people: to...