prophecy
Defense and exploration of biblical prophecy, its fulfillment, and interpretive challenges.
Daniel’s Son of Man: YHWH’s Angel? Pt. 2 Paid 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
Daniel’s Son of Man: YHWH’s Angel? Pt. 1 Paid 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
THE TARGUMS & BALAAM’S PROPHESY Paid 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
JEREMIAH OR ZECHARIAH: AN ERROR IN MATTHEW? Paid Members Public
The following excerpt is taken from the late Dr. Gleason L. Archer’s book, Encyclopedia of Bible Difficulties, published by Zondervan Publishing House, Grand Rapids, MI 1982, p. 350. Why does Matthew 27:9 attribute to Jeremiah a prophecy from Zechariah? Matthew 27:9-10 describes the purchase of Potter’s
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
MATTHEW 27:9-10: A MISTAKEN ATTRIBUTION? Paid Members Public
Some critics of the Holy Bible claim that Matthew false and mistakenly attributed a prophecy from Zechariah 11:13 to the prophet Jeremiah (cf. Matt. 27:9-10). Here I will cite the lengthy refutation to this argument from Dr. Michael L. Brown’s book, Answering Jewish Objections to Jesus, Volume
ORIGEN ON ISAIAH 53 Paid Members Public
The following reference is taken from Origen’s response to Celsus where he mentioned and refuted the assertion of certain Jews whom he had debated that Isaiah 53 is about the nation. All emphasis is mine: Chapter 55 Now I remember that, on one occasion, at a disputation held with
JUSTIN MARTYR ON PSALM 22 & ISAIAH 53 Paid Members Public
In this post I will citing portions from Justin Martyr’s “Dialogue with Trypho the Jew” to show how the early Church utilized specific OT texts in support of Jesus messianic claims. Specifically, I will highlight Justin’s use of Isaiah 53 in his discussion to prove that the Messiah