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Biblical and historical studies on the nation of Israel, covenant theology, and prophetic fulfillment.
THE MESSIAH AND ISRAEL’S SINS Paid Members Public
This will be a very short post. According to the Aramaic paraphrase of Micah 4:8, the Messiah was hidden from Israel because of their sins: וְאַתְּ מְשִׁיחָא דְיִשְׂרָאֵל דְטָמִיר מִן קֳדָם חוֹבֵ
THE DIVINE SHEPHERD THAT BRINGS EXILE Paid Members Public
The following is taken from The Moody Handbook of Messianic Prophecies: Studies and Expositions of the Messiah in the Old Testament, eds. Michael Rydelnik & Edwin Blum, published by Moody Publishers, Chicago, IL 2019, pp. 1271-1283. Zechariah 11:4-14 The Rejected Shepherd ABNER CHOU For Old Testament scholars, Zch 11:
YHWH: THE ONLY TRUE ELOHIM Paid Members Public
In this post I share some of the manifold verses that go out of their way to affirm that YHWH the God of Israel is the only true God whom all nations are commanded to worship and serve. YHWH is the name of the only true God. “Then Moses said
JESUS: THE TRUE ISRAEL OF GOD Paid Members Public
The Scriptures distinguish the true God from the other so-called gods by identifying him as the God of the Patriarchs, i.e., the God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob. The sacred writings further do so by referring to him as the God of Israel: “Then Moses and Aaron, Nadab, and
JOSEPHUS AND THE DESTRUCTION OF THE TEMPLE Paid Members Public
Here I share what first century Jewish historian Flavius Josephus wrote concerning some of the supernatural signs and omens that occurred before and during the siege and destruction of Jerusalem and the Temple, including heavenly signs seen by the populace as the Temple was being destroyed. The following excerpt is
THE WOMAN OF REVELATION 12: MARY OR ANOTHER? Paid Members Public
These are my notes for my session on Mary being the Woman of Revelation 12. REVELATION 12:1-17 Here’s the vision of that glorious Woman which the Spirit enabled John to see: “And a great portent appeared in heaven, a woman clothed with the sun, with the moon under
THE RETURN OF YHWH GOD TO THE EARTH Paid Members Public
According to the Hebrew Bible, the God of Israel personally came down from heaven during the time of Moses in order lead his people out of Egypt, through the desert, and subsequently into the promised land: “And the Lord said to Moses, ‘Lo, I am coming to you in a
ISAIAH 49:1-10 IS NOT ABOUT NATIONAL ISRAEL! Paid Members Public
In this post I will present the evidence showing that the Servant of Isaiah 49:1-10 is not the nation, but a specific Israelite whom the inspired [N]ew [T]estament writings identify as Jesus. Here’s the prophecy in question: “Listen to me, O coastlands, and hearken, you peoples