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…
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…
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…
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,…
The age of the universe has long been a point of contention between biblical literalists and the scientific community. For some Christians, especially those in the Young Earth Creationist movement, the Bible offers a clear and authoritative timeline—placing the origin of all things roughly six thousand years ago. Others, including…
A Theological and Historical Analysis Atheists frequently cite Matthew 24:34—part of Jesus’s Olivet Discourse concerning signs of the end times and the impending destruction of the Jerusalem Temple—where Jesus declares, “Assuredly, I say to you, this generation (Greek: γενεά genea) will by no means pass away till all these things…
Dan Bruce’s Recalibrating Ancient Near East Chronology presents a fundamental reassessment of the chronological framework that has been widely accepted for Ancient Near Eastern (ANE) history from 1006 BCE to 560 BCE. The book challenges the conventional approach, which prioritizes the Assyrian Eponym Canon and the widely accepted 763 BCE…
For the past few decades, I have been doing research, with an emphasis on Bible prophecy and chronology. My research has shown that many of the traditional interpretations of prophecy, especially those found in the Book of Daniel, and academic timelines of Ancient Near East chronology are in error. Religious…
A reader who previewed my Bible chronology book emailed me about my views on the Young Earth vs. Old Earth controversy. In his words, he wanted to know if I believe, as he framed the question, “the Bible’s version of creation or science’s version of creation.” On this topic, I…
As regular readers of this website know, we shy away from the more Hollywood-ish aspects of prophecy interpretation. In our interpretations of Bible prophecy, you will not find cars and buses careening off the road, airplanes falling from the sky, or millions of Chinese soldiers leading the charge against Israel…