Sailing into Week 8: The US, Israel and Other Nations in Prophecy

Welcome to week 8, friends!  What a joy to have you on board our cruise ship as we sail the seas of Bible prophecy!  We will spend the week looking at specific Bible prophecies concerning Syria (Isaiah 17), Israel's neighbors (Psalm 83), Egypt and Assyria (Isaiah 19), Jerusalem (Zechariah 12) and Babylon (Isaiah 13).  Today, …

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Kerry Meets with Abbas, King Abdullah

US Secretary of State John Kerry was in Amman Jordan yesterday to meet with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and Jordan's King Abdullah to discuss ongoing violence in and around Jerusalem.  Over the past several weeks dozens of terrorist attacks have been carried out by Palestinians as tensions have mounted.  Conflicts have become commonplace at holy …

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An Historical Look at “Palestine”

As we launched week 6, we discovered who the Palestinians are and the relatively recent advent of Palestinianism.  Today we’ll take a closer look at the Israel vs Palestine issue before moving on to discuss terrorism and its threat to Israel. Many scholars believe that “Palestine” originated from Plesheth, the same root word as our …

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The Heart of God Toward His Chosen People

Hello again, dear friends!  I am so blessed that you have chosen to accompany me on this journey!  I hope you have been encouraged by the evidence of God’s faithfulness presented this week.  At times things look very bleak in our world, and we know things will only get worse as Jesus’ return draws near.  …

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