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 ...

Many claim that a particular group will reign over the nations with Christ. At one point, the Anglo-Saxons of Britain believe they were the ten lost tribes of Israel. They reasoned that the 10 tribes of Israel versus the tribes of Judah and Benjamin will reign with Christ in the millennium. Our question is, "Who reigns over the nations in the millennium?" Imagine having a mindset that you're part of a race of people who will rule over the nations of the world?  Would that not foster aggression against other nations?  However, Premillennialists hold to a similar view, but only ...

Just thinking about the beatitudes brings back memories of my mother and our family meals, especially on Sundays. Born the middle child of nine, we each sat around the table eager to share our meal whether breakfast or dinner. However, our mother had one rule, not one morsel of bread until we each had said our grace. That meant reciting at least one of the beatitudes. Sometimes to help speed the process along, we'd look for the shortest verse, like "Jesus wept." But in most cases it was always special to cite one of the beautitudes. It showed a certain "refinement ...