We've all known well-meaning people who routinely tell the same old jokes and stories. I have a friend who narrates the same funny stories and statements several times over in the same year. He always chuckles at the end as if it was a first-time telling. It's part of the reason why we laugh. We suffer this … [Read more...]
Palm Sunday and the Prophet Daniel
Are there any connections between Palm Sunday and the prophet Daniel? In an article for the Dispensational Publishing House, Paul J. Scharf shows us that there is one, and why. Specifically, it is a connection between Palm Sunday and Daniel's 69th Week. Scharf first sets the scene up by talking about Jesus' … [Read more...]
The Messianic Hope
A review of the book, The Messianic Hope: Is the Hebrew Bible Really Messianic? (<<--- affiliate link) by Dr. Michael Rydelnik. Hardcover published by B & H Publishing, 206 pages. In a review of Michael Heiser's book The Unseen Realm, I mentioned how he dismissed Gen 3:15 as a messianic passage. He … [Read more...]
The Gathering of Israel
Is the gathering of the elect in Matthew 24:31 the rapture, as non-pretribulationists insist? Or is it the final gathering and salvation of national Israel? I've covered this subject before. Much of the following will be repetition but I think it's worth revisiting. A leading pretrib opponent recently rejected … [Read more...]
Tree of Life and the Temple Veil
The Tree of Life and the Temple Veil...and the Cherubim! Is there any connection between the Tree of Life and the Temple Veil? And how might the cherubim come into all this? When Adam and Eve sinned, God prevented them from accessing the Tree of Life. He drove man out, and east of the garden of Eden He … [Read more...]
Zola Levitt Ministries
Zola Levitt Ministries is guided by the standard of Romans 1:16 — “To the Jew first and also to the Gentile.” We hold to a strictly literal and inerrant Bible interpretation, salvation through Christ alone, a soon pre-tribulation Rapture of all believers and the establishment of a thousand-year kingdom on Earth...The … [Read more...]
Discovering the Mystery of the Unity of God
Discovering the Mystery of the Unity of God. This is a review of the book Discovering the Mystery of the Unity of God. It is written by John B. Metzger with a Foreword by Dr. Arnold G. Fruchtenbaum and first published in 2010 by Ariel Ministries (Hardcover 905 pages). Metzger has also written two other books: God … [Read more...]
The Dangers of Premillennialism
The dangers of premillennialism and taking the Bible too literally. Is the so-called Left Behind dispensational theology dangerous? While browsing through a local second-hand book store recently, I came across yet another book attacking dispensationalism. It warned about the subtle dangers associated with … [Read more...]
The Church’s One State Solution
The Church's One State Solution? Read on... Don't let anyone kid you when they talk about the so-called Two State solution to one of the Middle East conflicts. Yes, once upon a time it used to be a singular conflict. Now it's plural - conflicts. As an aside, pay close attention to what has been occurring in … [Read more...]
The BioLogos Serpent Narrative
The BioLogos Serpent Narrative. We've mentioned BioLogos in our previous article Sola Scriptura and Cosmic Temples. You can read their Mission Statement HERE: BioLogos invites the church and the world to see the harmony between science and biblical faith as we present an evolutionary understanding of God’s … [Read more...]
