Mark 4:11–12 offers a remarkable insight into the nature of Jesus’ ministry: “Unto you it is given to know the mystery of the kingdom of God: but unto them that are without, all these things are done in parables: That seeing they may see, and not perceive; and hearing they…
The book Daniel Unsealed by Dan Bruce … available as a PDF download in the FREE BOOKS section of this website … explains that all predictive prophecies in the Book of Daniel have now been fulfilled in history, the final one being fulfilled in 1967 with the liberation of the…
Chronology and Meaning On the night before His crucifixion, Jesus gathered with His disciples in an upper room to share what appeared to be a simple meal. Yet this meal, occurring before the official eating of the Paschal lamb, became the hinge between covenants—the closing of the old and the…
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…
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…
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…
One of the hardest things to grasp about the nature of God is the idea of the Trinity. It is a stumbling block, especially for my Jewish friends who often ask me, “Doesn’t the Shema clearly say, Hear, O Israel! The LORD is our God, the LORD is ONE (אֶחָד…