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

ENOCH’S MESSIANIC SON OF MAN Members Public

In this post I will be citing from the pseudepigraphal work 1 Enoch, which is a pre-Christian Jewish writing, that gives us an idea of how some of the Jews understood the Son of Man whom the prophet Daniel saw and wrote of in his inspired writing. Here is the

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MORE ON DANIEL’S MESSIANIC TIMELINE Members Public

In the following articles, The Time of Messiah’s Advent Pt. 1 The Time of Messiah’s Advent Pt. 2 I cited scholarly references in respect to the precise timeline that the prophet Daniel gave for the coming of the Messiah, and how this perfectly ties in with the appearance

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The Enthronement of the God-Man Pt. 2a Members Public

I continue from where I left off (/2020/03/07/the-enthronement-of-the-god-man-pt-1/). Jesus Christ: The God-Man Has Arrived According to the inspired Christian writings, Jesus is the fulfillment of all the OT proclamations concerning the coming of a royal figure that is both divine and human. Daniel’s Son of Man

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The Enthronement of the God-Man Pt. 1 Members Public

The Hebrew Bible is clear in its proclamation that Jehovah/Yahweh alone sits enthroned in heaven over the whole creation: “Yahweh is in his holy temple. Yahweh is on his throne in heaven. His eyes observe. His eyes examine the children of men.” Psalm 11:4 “Yahweh has established his

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Israel’s Royal God-Man! Members Public

In this post, I am going to look at specific texts in the Hebrew Bible where the coming Anointed King of Israel is described as a divine Being, who possesses some of the same essential characteristics and assumes the same roles, which are typically attributed to Jehovah God. I will

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Is Michael the Ruler of Israel? The Witness of the Dead Sea Scrolls Members Public

In this post (/2019/08/29/is-michael-the-ruler-of-israel-further-proof-that-jesus-isnt-an-archangel-pt-4/), I am going to appeal to the Dead Sea Scrolls (DSS) to provide further proof that Jesus cannot be the archangel Michael. Even though he is not dogmatic about this identification, cult leader Gregory Stafford believes that there is an association between Melchizedek

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Is Michael the Ruler of Israel? Further Proof that Jesus isn’t an Archangel Pt. 4 Members Public

I arrive at the final part of my series (/2019/08/29/is-michael-the-ruler-of-israel-further-proof-that-jesus-isnt-an-archangel-pt-3/). According to Hebrews, God will not subject the world to come, i.e., the new heavens and earth, to angelic creatures, but will place all things under Christ and the human beings that he has redeemed: “For

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Is Michael the Ruler of Israel? Further Proof that Jesus isn’t an Archangel Pt. 2 Members Public

I resume from where I left off (https://answeringislam.blog/is-michael-the-ruler-of-israel-further-proof-that-jesus-isnt-an-archangel-pt-1/). The Scriptures teach that, though Jehovah alone was to be King over Israel, “Later the men of Israel said to Gidʹe·on: ‘Rule over us, you and your son and your grandson as well, for you saved us out

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