daniel
Expositions of the Book of Daniel, especially prophecy, eschatology, and messianic interpretation.
The Messiah in the Jewish Traditions Pt. 1 Paid Members Public
Sam Shamoun Introduction Here we begin a series of articles where we will be looking to specific OT passages concerning God’s promise to raise up a King for his people, a King who would reign forever. We will then proceed to examine such statements in light of the explanation
The Glorious Splendor and Majesty of King Messiah Pt. 1 Paid Members Public
Sam Shamoun In this particular article we are going to be examining the Hebrew Bible to see what it has to say concerning the Messiah being crowned with the very splendor and majesty of God Almighty himself. Yahweh – The Gloriously Splendid and Majestic King The Hebrew Scriptures describe Yahweh as
The Son of Man as the Son of David Paid Members Public
Examining the OT Evidence for The Messianic Identity of Daniel’s Heavenly Figure Sam Shamoun Sometime in the sixth century BC the prophet Daniel received visions concerning future events, and in one of those visions he saw a heavenly Being in the likeness of a man coming to rule forever
Appendix B Paid Members Public
The members of the heavenly council recognize God’s unique Son Sam Shamoun This is the second appendix to my two-part discussion on Jesus being greater and better than all the members of God’s heavenly host (1, 2). The Synoptic Gospels relay a few instances where the Lord Jesus
The Hebrew Bible Testifies – The Messiah Is As Old As God is! Pt. 3 Paid Members Public
Sam Shamoun We come to the final part of our discussion. The Rabbinic and Christian Understanding of Messiah’s Preexistence Suffice it to say, texts such as Micah 5:2 led some of the Jews to embrace the notion of the Messiah’s preexistence, or at least the preexistence of
The Hebrew Bible Testifies – The Messiah Is As Old As God is! Pt. 2 Paid Members Public
Sam Shamoun We continue from where we left off. Now it begins to make sense The exegesis of Micah 5:2 offered here helps us to make sense out of all the OT passages which explicitly say that Yahweh himself will come down from heaven to Zion in order to
Jesus Christ – The Archangel Michael or Michael’s Creator? Paid Members Public
Sam Shamoun There are certain pseudo-Christian cults such as the Jehovah Witnesses which believe that Jesus Christ is actually the archangel Michael. They further take this to mean that Jesus is not the eternal God but a highly exalted spirit creature, in fact the greatest of all created spirit beings,
Divine Encounters of the OT – Paid Members Public
The book of Daniel’s witness to God’s Uniplurality Sam Shamoun The canonical book of Daniel is a truly fascinating prophetic scripture with all of its detailed prophecies and descriptions of heavenly beings. Some of the most intriguing and wondrous depictions of God and his heavenly host are found