prophecy

Defense and exploration of biblical prophecy, its fulfillment, and interpretive challenges.

Judaism, God as an Angel & Malachi 3:1 Members Public

According to the Talmud, it was God himself who appeared as the Angel in the pillar of cloud/fire in Exodus 13:21: Another matter: “Behold, I am sending an angel” – the Holy One blessed be He said to Israel: Had you merited, I, Myself, would have become a messenger

Sam Shamoun
Sam Shamoun
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Justin Martyr on Isa. 42:8 & Christ’s Glory Members Public

In this post I will be excerpting a section from St. Justin Martyr’s Dialogue with Trypho the Jew, in which the blessed saint sets out to prove the following: 1. The Scriptures are inerrant, having no real contradictions. 2. The Jewish elders reject specific verses from the Greek version

Sam Shamoun
Sam Shamoun
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Early Church Christ’s 2nd Coming Members Public

Early Church & Christ’s 2 nd Coming The list of quotes cited here is taken from David W. Bercot’s A Dictionary of Early Christian Beliefs, published by Hendrickson Publishers, Peabody, Massachusetts in 1998, pp. 730-731. The author will mention the particular volume and page number of the ten-volume

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Sam Shamoun
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Eusebius, Jesus’ Prophecies, Josephus & the Canon Members Public

In this post I will be taking excerpts from Eusebius’ Church History, Book III. In these extracts Eusebius mentions the ministry of the Apostles, their dispersion throughout the world, and some of the books attributed to them and others which were disputed by the early Church, such as 2 Peter.

Sam Shamoun
Sam Shamoun
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Machen on the Virgin Birth Members Public

The following has been uploaded from this site: Dr. J. Gresham Machen – The Virgin Birth. THE BIBLE TO-DAY, 19.3 (December, 1924): 75-79. The Virgin Birth By J. Gresham Machen, D.D., Assistant Professor of New Testament Literature and Exegesis in Princeton Theological Seminary Part 1 of an address delivered

Sam Shamoun
Sam Shamoun
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FATIMAH’S MUSHAF: ANOTHER DILEMMA Members Public

According to the authoritative Shia traditions, “Gabriel” came to Muhammad’s daughter Fatimah shortly after her father’s death and gave her “revelations” which Ali her husband wrote down. This revelation is known as the Mushaf of Fatimah, which some have variously rendered as the “Quran,” “Parchment,” or “Book” of

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Sam Shamoun
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PS. 2:7 & ETERNAL GENERATION PT. 2 Members Public

I continue from where I previously left off. GOD’S CONTINUOUS “TODAY” In this part I will be focusing on the term used in Psalm 2:7, namely, “today” (semeron): “So also Christ did not exalt himself to be made a high priest, but was appointed by him who said

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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

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