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Did Zephaniah Read the Mayan 2012 Prophecy?


End of the World

Zephaniah's World Destruction -2012?

Did Zephaniah Read the Mayan 2012 Prophecy? First, who was Zephaniah? He was ninth in the literary order of the minor prophets, the son of Cushi, and great-grandson of Hezekiah.  (Zeph. 1:1) He prophesied in the days of Josiah, king of Judah (B.C. 641-610). He was also a contemporary of the prophet Jeremiah.

Zephaniah was an inspired prophet of God. He received his message from the Spirit of God. He prophesied that God would bring the world to an end.

I will utterly consume everything from the face of the land,” says the Lord; I will consume man and beast; I will consume the birds of the heavens, the fish of the sea, and the stumbling blocks along with the wicked. I will cut off man from the face of the land, says (more…)

Arab, Egyptian, African and Babylonian Jews Met In Jerusalem for Pentecost


Tower of Babel

Schlomo Zand Upsets Zionists

Hundreds of thousands of the most devout men of Israel met to celebrate the a Jewish festival of Pentecost as required by the Law given to Moses. Attendees were Jews from a variety of nations. Among them were Jews from Iraq and Asia Minor (Turkey).  Arab, Egyptian, African and Babylonian Jews met in Jerusalem at Pentecost for at a huge gathering. While there, they were addressed by a small delegation and an unexpected guest who’s appearance  fulfilled a major Bible prophecy, (Joel 2:28-32; Acts 2:16-20).

Earlier in the formulative history of Israel, God made an unexpected appearance to a gathering of nations who had united to build for themselves a tower to heaven. God purposely went down after seeing that the people all spoke one language. He then confounded their speech so that they could not understand one another. As a result, they separated from each other joined only by those who spoke a common language and were dispersed throughout the earth. They ceased building the tower as a result.

Following this event, God began to call out a new people  from Ur of the Chaldees, (Babylon or modern day Iraq), through Abram,(Abraham) promising to make of him a great nation. That event was the tower of Babel. Men wanted to build a “local” earthly tower to (more…)

Have Heaven and Earth Passed?,-Part4


Sacrifice of Noah

Heaven and Earth

Welcome to part four of the series on the
when the law passed. This lesson on
Eschatology – Have Heaven and Earth
Passed?,
Part 4,focuses on Matt. 5:17–18.

The Lord gave very specific details
concerning the fulfillment of the Old
Covenant.

He tied it to the passing of heaven and
earth. Those unfamiliar with covenant
language may ascribe the meaning of
these words to the physical world in which we live.

The Jews of ancients times had no concept of the end of the material world. In fact, we demonstrate later,

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Did The Law of Moses Prophesy Till 70 AD?


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Did The Law of Moses Prophesy Till 70 AD? If
you want to see an Amillennialist preacher
walk on pins and needles with tender feet,
ask him this question.

He doesn’t want to answer it. Rather, he
will attempt to rephrase the question then
attempt to answer part of it, and do a
rather poor job at that.

For example, search for this question in
the archives of the Christian Courier by
Wayne Jackson, and you will find it asked
in this manner:

“Did the Law of Moses Continue Until A.D. 70?” The blog post begins with a

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When Are Daniel’s 70 Weeks Fulfilled?


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Much has been written on the prophetic
text of the Babylonian exile of Judah in
an attempt to answer the question,
When are Daniel’s 70 Weeks Fulfilled?

Perhaps no prophetic text suffers more
at the hands of exegetes than does that
of Daniel 9:24–27.

Dispensationalist Thomas Ice and others in that movement argue for

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Dividing Matthew 24 – In That Day


Catapulta by artist Edward Poynter, 1868.

We have examined two previous
arguments on Matthew 24. See
the previous articles in the links
below.

Here, the focus of dividing Matthew
24 – in that day
deserves our
attention.

Why is this argument important in
the discussion?

It’s because most futurists conced
it is the second coming of Christ.

We do understand that there are
some who see the entire chapter
of Matthew 24 as fulfilled.

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Will God Establish David’s Throne on Earth?


Who is the new king of Ezekiel 37:22–25 that will reign on
David’s Throne over the reunited kingdom of Judah and Israel?

This prophecy is very important because it says that at that
time God makes Israel one nation again, he would gather
them from every side and bring them into their own land;
and one king shall be over them.

Some take this prophecy as a literal return of Israel to the
land of Palestine citing 1948, as its fulfillment. Premillennialists
have gone on record saying that 1948 was a “Super Sign of
the End ” of the age, meaning the Rapture was imminent and
that Israel had to be restored at that time so that the Rapture
could occur.

Hal Lindsey went so far as to predict the end of the age
within 40 years (one generation) identifying 1988 as the
year it would all come to pass. Well, why are we yet here?

The late John Walvoord wrote that Ezekiel 37:24–25, in
prophesying of David’s rule over the united kingdom, meant
that it requires the second coming of Christ, the establishment
of David’s kingdom on earth, the resurrection of David, and
David’s sharing the throne of Israel as coregent with Christ.
Major Bible Prophecies, p. 393

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Is Preterism’s Timing of the Resurrection in Eschatology Important?


Many would like to make the subject of the resurrection a matter
of the nature of the resurrection body only. While it is valid to
address and identify the nature of the resurrection body, it is also
valid to address Preterism’s timing of the resurrection in eschatology
if futurists and other rapture ready advocates expect to build a
convincing case.

“When Shall These Things Be” edited by Keith A. Mathison a book that
sought to address the major issues of the preterit view with the hope
of convincingly refuting them, Robert Strimple had these comments
on the issue of time and resurrection.

“Obviously an orthodox Christian response to hyper-preterism must
address the prophetic “time texts” of the New Testament…” , p 290.

Strimple however passes on that attempt, trusting that the editor has
done an adequate job. However, it seems that this impressive line up of
authors did not take the time to read and fully understand the
implications and ramifications of what they had written previously
on the subject of time.

In other words, Kenneth Gentry, Jr. and Keith Mathison, use the very
same text to teach the exact opposite views. This seriously impacts
Strimple’s assumptions on the nature of the resurrection body.
It eats the heart out of his more desirable “methodology” approach. (more…)

What Is Realized Eschatology?


The subject of realized eschatology has quickly gained ground
in the end time discussions of the day. It means that all things
related to end time Bible prophecy are fulfilled.

The proper meaning of Bible prophecy is found by looking in the
past rather then in the future. This view is very controversial.
It is often met with shouts of heresy! Some would be burned at the
stake if the more radical futurists had their way.

Realized eschatology, also known as preterism or full preterism
continues to grow at a rapid pace. What are the major advantages
of this view compared to others? There are five components that
answer this question. (more…)

Resurrection in Ezekiel 37:1-14, Can These Bones Live?


The resurrection of Israel is vividly portrayed through the
metaphor of dry bones resting in the valley. The question
raised by the prophet in Ezekiel 37:1-14, is “Can These
Bones Live?

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