Gaza Conflict: A Different Perspective

The news continues to flow out of Israel and the Gaza Strip, and there is only so much one can say about indiscriminate rocket fire on innocent Israeli citizens, and responses of Israeli airstrikes on terrorist targets in the Gaza Strip.  So, today I want to focus a little differently. When it comes to the …

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ISIS, Iraq, Kurds, and Medes

As the news comes in from the Middle East, I continue to be fascinated by ironies.  On a more sobering side, I have to ask myself, “Does anyone really understand all this!?!”  You see, on the one hand is fascination, while on the other is the reality that nothing seems to make sense!   For …

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Bad News for Babylon!

Aren’t you blessed by God’s grace!  We’ve seen this week that God’s grace extends not only to His people, but even to Israel’s enemies.  Such is God’s grace to us.  While we were yet sinners (enemies of God), Christ died for us!  (Romans 5:8) As we’ve seen this week, many prophecies are partially fulfilled, awaiting their …

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Dark Days for Damascus

The 17th chapter of Isaiah is a stern warning to Damascus, the capital city of modern-day Syria.  Before we look at the prophecy, though, let’s consider some of Syria’s allies. Go to Prophecy News Watch, The Jerusalem Post, or Haaretz.com and search for “Syria.”  Read at least 2 or 3 recent articles then respond below. According to …

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