The destruction of the Second Temple in 70 CE is one of the pivotal moments in Jewish history. A longstanding debate concerns whether this catastrophe occurred during a Sabbatical year or in the year immediately following one. Rabbinic tradition, preserved in the Seder Olam Rabbah and the Babylonian Talmud, claims…
(first draft) Preface Writing on eschatology is not the most reliable path to popularity in theological circles—especially when such writing openly challenges centuries of inherited biblical thought and long-standing traditions. Few subjects touch as many nerves or stir as much debate as the question of “last things.” For that reason,…
Book Review: Daniel Unsealed by Dan Bruce “This outstanding exegesis is a book that has yet to be discovered by Jews and Christians alike. There are several authors who claim that their exposition deserves the title ‘Unsealed.’ This one is very likely to remain unsurpassed.“—from a retired Wycliffe Bible translator…
The prophecy of the Seventy Weeks in Daniel 9:24–27 has long been a cornerstone of biblical eschatology and messianic expectation. Traditionally, scholars and commentators have interpreted each “week” in the text as representing a seven-year period, totaling 490 years. However, when the prophetic term “week” (Hebrew: shavuim) is understood in…
Book Review: Accepting the Challenge by Dan Bruce In a culture often skeptical of traditional religious claims, Dan Bruce’s Accepting the Challenge: Answers to 12 Honest Questions Asked by Skeptics Who Don’t Believe the Bible steps forward not as a combative polemic, but as a thoughtful, respectful, and evidence-based response…
Dr. John MacArthur has gone home to be with the Lord. I want to publicly express my gratitude for his ministry and life. He was a giant in his defense of the authority of the Bible. Fortunately, in this electronic age, those of us who remain have many hours of…
This document harmonizes the post-resurrection appearances of Jesus as recorded in Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John, with supplementary references from Acts and 1 Corinthians 15. It respects the individual Gospel narratives while aligning their content into a coherent timeline. Early Sunday Morning 1. Women Discover the Empty Tomb Shortly after…
Here is a detailed outline of the biblical plan of redemption and salvation as presented from Genesis through Revelation: I. Creation and the Original Goodness (Genesis 1-2) II. The Fall and the Promise of Redemption (Genesis 3) III. The Increase of Sin and God’s Early Judgments (Genesis 4-11) IV. God’s…
When Jesus, crucified under the title “King of the Jews,” uttered his final words—“My God, my God, why have You forsaken Me?” and then added “It is finished”—he was not simply dying, He was declaring the fulfillment of a divine mission that had begun centuries earlier with Abraham and the…
After I retired from engineering and before I started writing and publishing Bible commentaries, I was what many considered a “professional” backpacker. I hiked the entire Appalachian Trail from Georgia to Maine numerous times between 1985 and 2007. Back then I was called “Wingfoot” because of my quick pace on…