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Expositions of the Book of Daniel, especially prophecy, eschatology, and messianic interpretation.

MELCHIZEDEK: A DIVINE PRIESTLY MESSIAH? Members Public

Among the Dead Sea Scrolls (DSS), a scroll was found in cave 11 at Qumran portraying Melchizedek as a heavenly divine Being. What made this document rather interesting is that texts about YHWH and God were attributed to him (Cf. Pss. 7:7-8; 82:1; Isa. 52:7), as well

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Sam Shamoun
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ALMSGIVING & ATONEMENT Members Public

In the Greek translation of Daniel, which is longer than the Hebrew version, teaches that almsgiving or giving charity is an atonement for sins: “Therefore, O king, let my counsel please thee, and atone for thy sins by alms, and [thine] iniquities by compassion on the poor: it may be

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Daniel’s Son of Man: YHWH’s Angel? Pt. 2 Members Public

I continue from where I previously left off: Daniel’s Son of Man: YHWH’s Angel? Pt. 1.   What about the Archangel Michael? The reason why certain scholars are of the opinion that the Son of Man is Michael because of what is said of him in the book of

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Daniel’s Son of Man: YHWH’s Angel? Pt. 1 Members Public

The prophet Daniel was given a remarkable vision where he saw two distinct Divine entities reigning together and forever over all the nations: “I watched till thrones were put in place, And the Ancient of Days was seated; His garment was white as snow, And the hair of His head

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Sam Shamoun
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SCHOLARS AND THE 2 POWERS IN HEAVEN Members Public

In this post I will be citing particular scholars that acknowledge the fact that both the Hebrew Bible and early Jewish tradition affirm the existence of at least two distinct divine Powers. The second Power is variously identified as the Angel/Messenger of YHWH, the Son of Man, the Word/

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AN/THE ARCHANGEL’S VOICE? Members Public

WHY JESUS CANNOT BE MICHAEL! There are specific groups such as the seventh day Adventists that believe the following passage describes the risen Christ as an archangel: “But we do not want you to be uninformed, brothers, about those who are asleep, so that you will not grieve as do

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MICHAEL: ONE AMONG SEVERAL RULERS Members Public

The New Testament explicitly identifies Michael as an archangel: “Yet in the same way these men, also by dreaming, defile the flesh, and reject authority, and blaspheme glorious ones. But Michael the archangel, when he, disputing with the devil, was arguing about the body of Moses, did not dare pronounce

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Sam Shamoun
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JUDE TESTIFIES: JESUS IS NOT MICHAEL! Members Public

This post expands on the following article that I wrote on this subject: Michael’s Contention With Satan. As I showed in my previous post, what Jude says about Jesus and Michael clearly shows that they cannot be one and the same Being. Whereas Michael is depicted as a mighty

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