Category: Understanding the Bible
Change: Sometimes it’s needed. Theological Winds of change
Change is slow but necessary among biblical scholars. How often do you change your position on a biblical doctrine? I imagine the answer is something like this, “Not very often,” or “Never!” But change is something we all go through. We change our underwear, socks, hairstyle, and the cars we drive. Our position on biblical…
A Year of Jubilee, Did Bible scholars in Daniel’s prophecy?
Is the year of Jubilee a blindspot among Bible scholars? The year of Jubilee is possibly hiding in plain sight within Daniel’s famous seventy weeks prophecy. But if so, it’s so obvious, it is usually overlooked by most Bible scholars. I just posed a question, and I am not ready to claim that I know…
The Word of God is Truth. Believe the snake or the Lord?
Satan challenged the Word of God. Today, most people follow the lying snake. God’s Word to Adam and Eve was simple. If you eat of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, you will die. In the beginning, God’s enemy was quick to form a strategy. He immediately attacked God’s Word. He asked…
Think: Bible Prophecy 101: Read, Study & think
Most people let others think for them. That includes Bible students. Do you think for yourself? If that’s an insulting question, then great. That was the intent. Everyone likes to claim that they think for themselves but in reality, most people just follow their herd of choice. And many of those “followers” choose to follow…
The Last Days: Peter & Paul believed they were living them?
The Apostle Peter thought he was living in the last days. And not only Peter but also the writer of the Book of Hebrews believed he was in the last days of biblical prophecy. What are we to make of their interpretation of the last days? Did they misunderstand? Were they mistaken like so many…
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 Magi that visited Jesus — were they wise kings?
Matthew tells us the Magi visited Jesus. There is some mystery surrounding the identity and number of the Magi who came to visit Jesus around the time of his birth. In this article, we will look at some of the things we know about the Magi and some of the things that are just speculation.…
A Christmas Miracle: Jesus’ birth was prophecy fulfilled
The birth of Jesus was the first Christmas miracle. The first Christmas miracle had nothing to do with an angel getting wings, a little boy with a drum, or a crotchety old man learning to be nice to people. It was about Jesus. There are numerous Christmas stories. Many of them are fun and a welcome…
The Millennial week and Bible Prophecy
What is the Millennial week? The Millennial week is a term used by Bible scholars that refers to a particular version of interpretation in regards to biblical prophecy. The Millennial week theory is seen as a preposterous idea by many of today’s scholars. Many, but not all, biblical and secular scholars look at the idea with…
The Sower-Jesus explains: Matthew 13 – Kingdom Parables.
Jesus explained the seeds, the sower, and the rejection. In this third section of chapter thirteen in Matthew’s Gospel, Jesus explained what the parable of the sower means. The importance of the meaning of this parable cannot be overstated. It literally deals with life and death and eternal destiny issues. Most people who have lived…
