Do you ever wonder what is going on in the world? Why is Jerusalem such a problem for so many people? This is one reason to read the Bible. The Bible tells the story of the Jewish people and helps to make sense of what is going on in the world today and gives us […]
I have been considering the Olivet Prophecy that Jesus spoke to his disciples in the final week of his life. If we recall from the previous post, Jesus wanted to re-direct the disciples’ attention from the magnificence and beauty of structures (the temple) and show them that God, the Father was not as interested in buildings […]
In the previous post, we compared the scriptures from Matthew, Mark and Luke that spoke about the sun, moon and stars as symbols of governments and rulers. Jesus said the sun would be darkened, the moon would not give its light, and the stars would fall from heaven. Although some people believe this to be […]
In the previous post, we compared the scriptures from Matthew, Mark and Luke that spoke about great distress/tribulation and the abomination of desolation regarding the signs Jesus gave to his disciples. It would appear that these events related to the destruction of the Jewish Temple and the taking of the city of Jerusalem by the […]
The Olivet Prophecy is perhaps the best known prophecy Jesus spoke. It is widely used regarding the return of Jesus to the earth, especially as a guide for identifying certain events that indicate the nearness of his return. The Prophecy will be considered in a number of subsequent blog posts. The Olivet Prophecy is so […]
Jesus, the Christ, is regarded as our “Saviour” and so he is. The Bible, however, tells us that Jesus performed a number of roles that were and are essential to his role as Messiah. One of those roles is High Priest. This role is one that is clearly described in the Old Testament of the […]
As regards the Bible, a prophet is a person who proclaims or declares. A prophet declared God’s will to those around, and part of that declaration included advice about events that would happen in the future. There are many Bible prophets, and there is a whole section in the Bible titled the “Major Prophets”, comprising […]
So, we’ve talked about specific cities and people, but what about history on a broader scale? The book of Daniel, chapter 2, written around 550 BC, contains a pretty amazing story of world history which at that time was still mostly in the future. It was a dream that Nebuchadnezzar had. He dreamed of a […]
The Bible is mostly concerned with the affairs of God’s people — the Jews. Consequently, there are a lot of things said by the prophets about the future of this people. At the beginning, Abraham was promised a land. In addition, he was promised that he would be blessed and be a blessing to others. […]
The prophet Isaiah wrote about Babylon: And Babylon, the glory of kingdoms, the splendor and pomp of the Chaldeans, will be like Sodom and Gomorrah when God overthrew them. It will never be inhabited or lived in for all generations; no Arab will pitch his tent there; no shepherds will make their flocks lie down […]