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Biblical and historical studies on the nation of Israel, covenant theology, and prophetic fulfillment.
Judaism’s Dying & Rising Messiah Paid Members Public
Rabbinic Judaism posits the appearance of two Messiahs, one of whom will be killed for the sins of Israel in order to make atonement for them. Rabbinic tradition calls him the Messiah Son of Joseph. The other messiah is the Son of David who comes and resurrects the slain Messiah.
Judaism on the Atoning Death of the Righteous Paid Members Public
It is a widespread teaching among the varied rabbinic sources that the death of the righteous makes atonement for sins. In this post I will cite some of these texts in order to show that the New Testament proclamation that Jesus Christ dies for the sins of world is thoroughly
Jesus Christ: YHWH’s Destroying Angel Paid Members Public
According to the Hebrew Bible, God sent a Destroyer to slay the firstborn of Egypt: “And Yahweh will pass through to smite the Egyptians; and He will see the blood on the lintel and on the two doorposts, and Yahweh will pass over the doorway and will not allow the
Dan: Antichrist’s Tribe and Lineage? Paid Members Public
In the following post I quoted from some early Christian sources showing how certain Christians believed that the antichrist would arise from Dan: Dan: The Tribe of Antichrist. Here I will share the biblical verses, which would have led these Christian writers to conclude that Dan is the tribe of
The Calves of YHWH Pt. 2 Paid Members Public
More Evidence for the Trinity In a previous article, I showed how the fashioning of the golden calves points to the Triune Nature of God: The Calves of the Trinity: The Calves of the Trinity. I like to expound on this a bit more. When the Davidic kingdom became divided
The Calves of the Trinity Paid Members Public
A hidden gem for the Trinity can be found in the story of the Exodus and the event of the golden calf. The Israelites grew restless after Moses went up to the Mount to meet God, and demanded that Aaron fashion an image, an idol, of the God who brought
Some Unusual Proofs for the Trinity Paid Members Public
In this post I will be sharing some uncommon prooftexts for the Trinity by focusing on verses, which have a threefold pattern or structure. The Triune God that Blesses The Levitical priests were commanded to bless God’s people by pronouncing a threefold benediction: “Then Yahweh spoke to Moses, saying,
The Seed that Blesses the World: Israel Not It! Paid Members Public
Orthodox Jews, Zionists and specific Christian sects quote the following Old Testament passage to prove that national Israel is the seed of Abraham whom God said would either be a blessing or a curse to the nations: “And Balaam saw that it was good in the eyes of Yahweh to