Tag: Biblical interpretation
Bible Commentary reviews: Ezekiel 38 & 39: Reviewing errors
Which Bible commentary do you trust for Ezekiel 38 & 39? Bible commentary is often helpful. And this author certainly encourages the use of as many good Bible commentaries as a person can get one’s hands on. But far too many times the commentary is filled with erroneous interpretations on the part of the author.…
Leaven in the Kingdom Parables: It is sin
Most teachers misunderstand the parable of the leaven. The word leaven is another word for yeast. Many Bibles translate the original word as yeast instead of leaven. So for this article, if your Bible has “yeast” in this passage, just insert leaven instead. And yes, the pun is intentional. Here’s the passage, and like most…
The Lesson of the fig tree Parable. What is the lesson?
The Olivet Discourse: Learn the lesson of the fig tree. Jesus gave clear instructions to the early disciples. He said, “Learn the lesson of the fig tree.” We don’t know if Peter, James, John, or any of the earliest disciples understood what he meant. They often misunderstood his meaning when he discussed important topics. Thank the…
The Lord is my Shepherd – A shepherd looks at the 23rd Psalm
The Lord is my Shepherd. When we read the familiar phrase, “The Lord is my Shepherd,” do we know where the words originally came from? More importantly, do we have a proper biblical understanding regarding the meaning of the words? What does it mean when a person declares, ‘The Lord is my Shepherd?” What does it…
Deception: Jesus warned us to beware Matt. 24:4
Jesus warned about deception but did we listen? There is a great deal of deception and false teaching surrounding Jesus’ words in Matthew 24 & 25. Jesus and a few of his close disciples sat on the Mount of Olives. They discussed future events and the end of the age. Jesus’ primary focus was far…
On the Mount of Olives with the Controversies Jesus started
On the Mount of Olives, Jesus gave his most important prophecy. They sat in a quiet place on the Mount of Olives. There had been a long pause before Jesus’ friends asked some very important questions. We’re glad they asked those questions but we’re also still trying to figure out what the Lord meant when…
Jesus’ Olivet Discourse, Part 1: a critical Bible prophecy
Jesus’ Olivet Discourse Part One: Trying to Understand the words of Jesus “Jesus’ Olivet Discourse.” This article is the opening ‘salvo’ in what will be a series of articles addressing the interpretation of this crucial passage of prophetic scripture. The Lord said these things, and his closest disciples wrote them down. This passage has the…
The Great Tribulation began in 70 A.D? Many teachers say yes
Are we living through the Great Tribulation right now? What is the Great Tribulation? This post is moderately brief. It will lay some groundwork for later articles. The Great Tribulation is a seven-year period during which God pours out his wrath on an unbelieving world. That’s a simple definition. Many people believe it’s only three…
The Restoration of Israel as the Messiah returns. Romans 11
The Restoration of Israel; after the return of Christ The Lord knew that restoration of Israel would be necessary. As is often the case, He waits until the last moment to accomplish what he always intended to do. Israel’s restoration will be in the last days. Jesus will return in the clouds when death, famine,…
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…
