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Biblical and historical studies on the nation of Israel, covenant theology, and prophetic fulfillment.

Avodah Zerah and the Messiah Members Public

In this post I will be sharing excerpts from a rabbinic writing named Avodah Zerah in respect to the Messiah. According to this source, the Messiah was to show up two thousand years from the giving of the Torah, which would coincide right around the time Jesus appeared. It states

Sam Shamoun
Sam Shamoun
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Third Century Inscription to Christ’s Deity Members Public

Archaeologists recently found a table in Megiddo, Israel dated to the third century AD (200s), which was dedicated to Christ in honor of his being God. The table served as a memorial to the God Christ, which presumably was used for the observance of the Holy Eucharist.     I quote a

Sam Shamoun
Sam Shamoun
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ISRAEL PIERCES THE MAN JEHOVAH! Members Public

In this post I will be referencing the book by David Baron titled, The Visions & Prophecies of Zechariah– “The Prophet of Hope and Glory”: An Exposition, published by Morgan & Scott, Ltd, in 1918. All emphasis will be mine. ZECH. 12:10 “On former occasions, when Jeshurun had been

Sam Shamoun
Sam Shamoun
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CATECHISM, ISRAEL & ANTICHRIST Members Public

I cite what the Catechism of the Catholic Church teaches in respect to salvation of national Israel and the rise of the antichrist. All emphasis will be mine. CHAPTER TWO I BELIEVE IN JESUS CHRIST, THE ONLY SON OF GOD Article 7 “FROM THENCE HE WILL COME AGAlN TO JUDGE

Sam Shamoun
Sam Shamoun
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ISAIAH’S SERVANT & THE SEED PT. 1 Members Public

In the next two posts I will be excerpting Messianic Jewish scholar and apologist Dr. Michael L. Brown’s lengthy exposition and defense of the Messianic interpretation of Isaiah 52:13-53:12, which can be found in Volume 3 of his multi-volume work, Answering Jewish Objections to Jesus: Messianic Prophecy

Sam Shamoun
Sam Shamoun
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CHRIST: THE GOD OF THE EXODUS Members Public

The following is taken from the monumental work titled The Incarnate Christ and His Critics: A Biblical Defense, authored by Robert M. Bowman Jr. & J. Ed Komoszewski, published by Kregel Academic, Grand Rapids, MI, 2024, Part 2: Like Father, Like Son: Jesus’ Divine Attributes, Chapter 10: The Preexistence of

Sam Shamoun
Sam Shamoun
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CHRIST & THE SCAPEGOAT Members Public

Leviticus 16 mentions the scapegoat which on the day of atonements (yom ha’kippurim) would be chosen to carry away the sins of Israel into the wilderness: “He must also take two male goats from the congregation of the Israelites for a sin offering and one ram for a burnt

Sam Shamoun
Sam Shamoun
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DIVINE NAME, SAMARITANS & ZEUS Members Public

In this post I will share some of the issues surrounding the Divine Name that appears over 6,800 times in the Hebrew Bible, and which is represented by four Hebrew Consonants yod he waw he (YHWH). Scholars typically refer to these consonants as the Tetragrammaton (“four letters”). Some experts

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Sam Shamoun
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