Original thinkers appeal to me—those who think out of the box. Some of this ilk naturally end up far-afield and are completely wrong. Others go against the grain of doctrine, i.e. what we know because that’s what we’ve always believed. But, as Dr. Michael Heiser, one of my favorites in this thinking out-of-the-box category says:…
Posts Categorized: Israel
Prophecy Update: Convergence Increasing
The hot word among those who watch the signs of the times is convergence. It’s a good word. The definition basically means the movement toward a point of conclusion. In the case of Bible prophecy, it’s where all the disparate strands of God’s end times fragments come together for His final judgment upon the earth. …
Prophecy Update: What Is The Overwhelming Scourge?
What if we’re wrong about the overwhelming scourge that will come against Israel? What if we’re looking in the wrong direction as to the nature of this source of trouble that will plague Israel in the latter days, and which the Antichrist will use as the means to effect or increase the seven-year covenant that…
Ezra’s Conundrum
The story of Ezra returning to Jerusalem to rebuild the temple has a disturbing account at the end of the book. The leaders come to Ezra and inform him in Ezra 9:1-2 (ESV) that: “The people of Israel and the priests and the Levites have not separated themselves from the peoples of the lands with…
The Parable of the Tenants
Matthew 21:33-46: “Listen to another parable: There was a landowner who planted a vineyard. He put a wall around it, dug a winepress in it and built a watchtower. Then he rented the vineyard to some farmers and moved to another place. When the harvest time approached, he sent his servants to the tenants to…
Prophecy Update – Destruction of Damascus
There is a soon-coming event that we can see on the road ahead through our prophetic headlights. This is the destruction of Damascus, Syria. The Bible speaks clearly about this prophecy that has never been fulfilled. We see in Isaiah 17 the entire description of this event, but we’ll limit the verses we read to…