Abstract This paper proposes a reinterpretation of the time markers in the Book of Daniel, arguing that the prophet used encoded references to the three Jewish pilgrimage festivals—Passover, Pentecost, and Tabernacles—for the purpose of sealing his prophecies. Rather than abstract units of time, Daniel’s “evening-mornings” in Daniel 8, “weeks” in…
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…
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,…
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.…
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…
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…
The prophet Jeremiah revealed that God would one day restore the Children of Israel from Exile in Babylon to Eretz Yisrael and would eventually establish a New Covenant to replace the covenant mediated by Moses at Mount Sinai. Jeremiah wrote, “Behold, the days come, says the LORD, that I will…
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…
Did pharaoh Merneptah know about the promise that God made to Abraham and his seed about the land of Canaan? The late scholar Frank Moore Cross said the following about the Merneptah Stele, with its inscription almost universally recognized as the first extra-Biblical reference to Israel: “The Merneptah Stele is…
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.…