prophecy
Defense and exploration of biblical prophecy, its fulfillment, and interpretive challenges.
JUDAISM’S RAMBAM CONFIRMS: THE MESSIAH IS THE MIGHTY GOD AND GOD’S BEGOTTEN SON! Paid Members Public
In this short post I will cite from a renowned medieval rabbi named Moses Maimonides (referred to by the acronym Rambam) who interpreted texts such as Isaiah 9:6, 11:1-4 and Psalm 2:7 as Messianic prophecies. This proves quite significant since it exposes the lies and deceit of
THE JW BIBLE AFFIRMS: JESUS’ REIGN IS ETERNAL Paid Members Public
In this post I will employ the 2013 revised edition of the New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures (Study Edition) to show that Christ’s possesses an indestructible kingdom which can never be supplanted or replaced. The Hebrew Bible attests that God made an irrevocable covenant with David where
THE KING OF ISRAEL IS THE KING OF THE NATIONS Paid Members Public
One of the proofs which Muhammadan polemicists give to show that Jesus was only a national prophet, one sent solely for the Israelites, is that the New Testament describes him as the King of Jews and physical heir of David’s throne over the house of Jacob: “He shall be
WHAT DID KOHLER REALLY SAY ABOUT ISLAM? Paid Members Public
Sufi Muslim Hamza Yusuf is fond of citing Jewish scholar Dr. Kaufman Kohler’s seemingly positive statements concerning Muhammad and his role in bringing about the Messianic Era. I have, therefore, decided to quote what Kohler actually wrote for the benefit of the readers, lest they be deceived by the
JOHN MACARTHUR ON JESUS’ KNOWLEDGE OF THE DAY AND HOUR Paid Members Public
In this short post I am going to quote reformed Calvinist and pastor John MacArthur’s explanation of the incarnate Son’s ignorance of the day and hour of God’s judgment which was to befall Jerusalem and her inhabitants. Here are the relevant texts: “But of that day and
EUSEBIUS ON THE BROTHERS OF THE LORD Paid Members Public
Eusebius Commentary on Psalm 69 Patrologia Graeca 737B Translation by Rev. Dr. Kappes *PG 737B+ But also: “I’ve become someone estranged from my brother (adelphois), and an alien to the sons of my mother.” Two orders are set up in the formerly mentioned phrase: first, the one [order], which
Is Mohammed Really Predicted in Deuteronomy 33:2? Paid Members Public
Answering Osama Abdullah’s Open Challenge #1 I came across this challenge on Osama Abdullah’s Answering Christianity website a while back, and had filed it away in my mental “to do” list, but then promptly forgot about it until this summer. Here Mr. Abdullah, a Muslim apologist of the
PRE-CHRISTIAN EXEGESIS OF ISAIAH 52:13-53:12 Paid Members Public
With the discovery of the Dead Sea Scrolls (DSS) in 1947, we have now found what many believe is the oldest extant interpretation of Isaiah 52:13-53:12. This is due to some of the fragments that were found, which scholars have named the “Self-Glorification Hymn”.Photos of these fragments