Power of Prophecy What is the power of prophecy? One of the best ways I can illustrate the answer to that question as an introduction is to tell you about my own personal story. Shortly after becoming a Christian, I was told that there were several religions and that Christianity might not be true. This greatly disturbed me as I surely was seeking God at the time and wanted to know that I had done the right thing by obeying the Bible. I was in despair, and certainly void of the skills I have developed in research, the many resources I have ...

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 ...

In a recent study, we discussed Daniel 12, and Paul’s commentary on the timing of the resurrection. The question of inquiry was “What does Paul say about Daniel 12 and the time of the resurrection?” However, we did not begin in Daniel, though it was the guiding text, but took as our starting point, Romans 13:11–12. Here, we examined eschatology as both an exegetical (relating to hermeneutics and interpretation) and mathematical proposition. Understanding Daniel in the light of Paul’s teaching creates a very challenging mathematical proposition. Let’s note the text to see what we mean. And do this, knowing the time that now it is ...