One of the hardest things to grasp about the nature of the one God of Israel is the New Covenant doctrine of the Trinity. It has long been a stumbling block, especially for my Jewish friends, who often ask me: “Doesn’t the Shema clearly say, ‘Hear, O Israel! The LORD…
The Tanakh says that God chose Abram to leave Ur of the Chaldees and go to live in the land of Caanan. There God promised Abram that the families of the world would one day be blessed though his seed, and whereupon God changed Abram’s name to Abraham to reflect…
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…
A visitor wrote to ask, “When do you predict that Jesus will return? On what date?” The only answer I can give to that question is, “Soon,” and that is just my personal opinion and hope, not anything based on interpreting a specific Scripture that reveals a specific time period.…
The stoning of Stephen (Acts 7:1-59, copied from the Complete Jewish Bible) The cohen hagadol asked, “Are these accusations true?” and Stephen [a Jewish follower of Jesus after the resurrection] said: “Brothers and fathers, listen to me! The God of glory appeared to Avraham avinu in Mesopotamia before he lived in Haran and said to him, ‘Leave…
The Passover meal featuring the eating of the Paschal lamb was commanded by God as a memorial to be observed annually by the Jewish people forever (Exodus 12:1–14). As an observant Jew, Jesus faithfully celebrated Passover during his lifetime in obedience to that command. The Gospel of John mentions three…
The Dome of the Rock is a Muslim shrine (not a mosque as many incorrectly believe) that, with its gold-covered dome, has come to be the iconic image of Old Jerusalem. Many Christians have visited inside the Dome itself in years past, although since the year 2000 non-Muslim access has…
Over the years, countless Bible expositors have questioned the need for Jesus to be baptized by John the Baptist. If indeed his life was sinless, why was it necessary for Jesus to submit to a baptism of repentance for remission of sins, which is what John’s baptism was all about?…
The greatest chronological and theological error made by most traditional expositors in their interpretations of the prophecies in the Book of Daniel is the one involving the covenant mentioned in Dan. 9:27a, which says “And he shall confirm the covenant with many for one week …” The error is caused…
There is much confusion in Christian circles about the meaning and application of the phrase “times of the Gentiles” as spoken by Jesus and recorded in the Book of Luke. Many modern expositors consider the “times of the Gentiles” to still be underway, despite what Jesus said about its duration,…