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…
The Tanakh (Hebrew Bible) clearly presents the basis for God’s choice of Israel as His covenant nation. This selection was not based on Israel’s inherent greatness or merit but entirely on God’s love, promise, and covenant faithfulness. A central passage explaining this appears in Deuteronomy 7:6–8: “For you are a…
A 2,500-Year-Old Prophecy Fulfilled in Modern Times June 7, 1967 – A Day God Showed Up in Jerusalem on TelevisionPicture this: It’s the morning of June 7, 1967. Israeli paratroopers race through the narrow streets of Jerusalem’s Old City. Moments later, they stand on the Temple Mount – hearts pounding,…
Book Review: The Messiah Prophecy in the Tanakh by Dan Bruce (Note: Tanakh is name for the Hebrew Bible, which is also known as the Old Testament) Is there a way to know for sure who the Messiah is? If you’ve ever wondered whether the Hebrew Scriptures actually pinpoint the…
Rabbinic Judaism, the theological system that developed after the destruction of the Second Temple in 70 CE, has consistently rejected the claim that Jesus of Nazareth is the promised Messiah of Israel. Its objections are many and nuanced, rooted in traditional expectations shaped by centuries of commentary and legal tradition.…
When many people think of Christianity and Judaism, they assume that Judaism is the older of the two religions and that Christianity branched off from it. In a broad sense, it is true that God’s covenants with Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, and Moses precede the coming of Jesus Christ. However, when…
Max Planck, a 19th-century giant in the field of theoretical physics, once remarked that “science advances one funeral at a time.” His observation, though stark, captures a profound reality: new ideas in science often meet fierce resistance not because they lack evidence, but because they challenge the deeply held convictions…
Here is a full, clear, structured timeline showing how the relationship between God and Man unfolds in the Bible: Timeline of the Relationship Between God and Man (According to the Bible) Creation (Genesis 1–2)God creates the heavens, earth, animals, and mankind.Man is made in God’s image to know Him, walk…