Tag: bible prophecy
God Forbid! Romans 11: The Lord is not Done with Israel
God Forbid that the Chosen People are cast aside forever. God forbid! That was Paul’s reaction to the suggestion that God had cast aside the Chosen People for good. It did not happen. God made a promise to the patriarchs Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. The promise to those men and their families did not depend…
Romans 10: Israel set aside then provoked. The reason why
Israel set aside for a season–a very long season. The Lord God of Israel set aside the Chosen People in order to provoke them and stir anger in them. That anger will eventually bring them back to the God they abandoned. Yes, they abandoned God, but he didn’t abandon them. They left their God for…
Saudi Arabia Is Moving Closer To Peaceful Ties With Israel
Saudi Arabia wants peace; Correction; they need peace with Israel Author’s note and update: This article was first written almost three years ago. As of now, we are closer to the time of seeing its fulfillment. Saudi Arabia and Israel are currently in negotiations. I expect a positive announcement concerning those efforts in the near…
Romans 9: Has God Rejected Israel? Or Still in God’s Plan?
Has God Rejected Israel? The Jews were rejected by God, and rejected by most people and many of the nations of the world. This is the first of a series of articles touching on the spiritual condition of Israel and whether God is through with them. The Apostle Paul had a passionate concern for his…
Passion Week: All predicted; Why were disciples surprised?
The Passion Week events: the worst-kept secret ever? The events of Passion Week surprised the disciples of Jesus. They shouldn’t have, many things that happened were written down hundreds of years in advance. The Old Testament recorded numerous times what the people of Jesus’ day should have known to expect. From Genesis to Malachi, the…
Rapture Hideout? Isaiah 26: God Calls His People to Hide
Does God reveal the timing of the rapture in this chapter? God inspired the prophet Isaiah to write some of the most beautiful words we find in the entire Bible. One of my favorite verses is found in this chapter, it’s verse twenty-six. Perfect peace is promised for those who are able to keep their focus…
Isaiah 25 The Light at the end of the tunnel is not a train
The Light at the end of the tunnel is Jesus! This chapter in the Book of Isaiah shines a bright light on one of the reasons Bible prophecy is so important. A light is approaching that no darkness can extinguish. John 8:12 I am the Light When Jesus spoke again to the people, he said,…
Will the Christian Church of Europe Die in this Generation?
Will the Christian Church survive in Europe? Many say that the Christian Church in Europe represents a dying religion. What do you think? In many parts of the world, the religion is under siege. Can it survive? Will it succumb to the advance of modern science and the modern thinkers who have little use for…
The Day the World Ended: Isaiah 24 Isaiah saw a vision of it
I saw how the world ended! “The world ended. I saw it. It was a day like every other day, but it turned out to be like none before it.” The prophet Isaiah continues his long steady push toward the end of God’s story. In the next four chapters, he gives us a clear glimpse…
Take comfort in the hope of the rapture? fact or fiction?
Is it a foolish hope to take comfort in the rapture? “Comfort one another with these words.” (1 Thess. 4:18) That’s what the Apostle Paul told the believers in the church at Thessalonica. In his first letter to the Thessalonians, Paul wrote about prophetic issues. The church, having learned a lot from Paul, was very…
