Welcome back friends! Indeed, the world we live in is growing more chaotic every day. Over the past few days we have examined the Iranian nuclear deal and the reactions of Arab and Israeli leaders. A person would have to be living under a rock not to realize that our world is spinning quickly out …
Continue reading Blowing the Trumpet (Anne Graham Lotz and Joel Rosenberg)
To my Jewish friends, "חג השבועות שמח" To my Christian friends, "Happy Pentecost!" Sundown this evening marks the beginning of the festival of Shavuot in Jewish tradition. Given that, I want to tie this Jewish feast and Christian observance together with several things we've touched on recently, so stick with me! In our study, Looking for …
Continue reading To Jews, it is Shavuot; to Christians it is Pentecost!
Forty-eight years ago (per the Hebrew calendar), Israel re-captured all of Jerusalem and, for the first time since 70 AD when Jerusalem was totally annihilated by the Romans, Jerusalem was reunited and Jews had access to Temple Mount. (See details about The Six-Day War in yesterday's post entitled "Against All Odds, Israel Stands!") On that …
Continue reading Violence Accompanies “Jerusalem Day” Celebration
Is news flowing out of the Middle East indicating that end time birth pangs are about to flare up again? Only time will tell, but let's not be surprised if it occurs. Within the past few days, news broke indicating that the US has confirmed that Syria's President Bashar al-Assad did not disclose chemical weapons …
Looking for the Blessed Hope 