prophecy

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

DANIEL 8 & HANUKKAH Members Public

In this short post I will be citing several commentaries on Daniel 8:11-14 to show its relevance to Hanukkah. All emphasis shall be mine. af. Daniel 8:11 sn The prince of the army may refer to God (cf. “whose sanctuary” later in the verse) or to the angel

Sam Shamoun
Sam Shamoun
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JWS, JESUS & THE MIGHTY GOD Members Public

The Book of Isaiah prophesied that the Messiah is the Mighty God who will be born as a Child: “However, the gloom will not be as when the land had distress, as in former times when the land of Zebʹu·lun and the land of Naphʹta·li were treated with

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Sam Shamoun
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JWS AGREE: ISAIAH SAW CHRIST! Members Public

According to the inspired Scriptures, the prophet Isaiah was allowed to see Jehovah God Almighty in a visible form, where he appeared to be visibly seated on a visible throne wearing a robe: “In the year that King Uz·ziʹah died, I saw Jehovah sitting on a lofty and elevated

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Sam Shamoun
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15 Eerie Similarities Between Islam & Mormonism Members Public

By Cameron Bertuzzi of Capturing Christianity. Here’s the video for this post: 15 Reasons Why Islam and Mormonism are Fake. Two men. Two alleged prophets. One from the deserts of Arabia, the other from the hills of New York. Both claimed to bring the final, ultimate truth. But what

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Sam Shamoun
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CHRIST IN THE “APOCRYPHA” Members Public

In this post I will quote two less known references from the Deutero-canonical writings, called “Apocrypha” by Protestants, which clearly point to the Lord Jesus Christ.    BARUCH The following is from a book attributed to Jeremiah’s scribe Baruch (Berechiah), which speaks of God appearing on earth to mankind: “This

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Sam Shamoun
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Daniel’s Son of Man: YHWH’s Angel? Pt. 2 Members Public

I continue from where I previously left off: Daniel’s Son of Man: YHWH’s Angel? Pt. 1.   What about the Archangel Michael? The reason why certain scholars are of the opinion that the Son of Man is Michael because of what is said of him in the book of

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Sam Shamoun
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Daniel’s Son of Man: YHWH’s Angel? Pt. 1 Members Public

The prophet Daniel was given a remarkable vision where he saw two distinct Divine entities reigning together and forever over all the nations: “I watched till thrones were put in place, And the Ancient of Days was seated; His garment was white as snow, And the hair of His head

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Sam Shamoun
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THE TARGUMS & BALAAM’S PROPHESY Members Public

The Torah describes a false prophet named Balaam as actually seeing the divine Angel of YHWH and being inspired by the Holy Spirit to utter prophecies, which point to the coming Davidic King at a time when Israel had no king! “But God was angry because he was going, so

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