Hi friends! Current news again matches our study for this week, so I want to share an extra post with you today. On Friday (5/30/14) Israeli border police at the Tepuach junction in the West Bank thwarted a suicide bombing attack by a 20-year-old Palestinian terrorist. After noticing suspicious-looking clothing on the man, Israeli police …
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Yesterday we discovered a bit about Palestinians and the relatively recent advent of Palestinianism. Today we’ll take a closer look at the Israeli-Palestinian issue before moving on to discuss terrorism and its threat to Israel. Many scholars seem to believe that “Palestine” originated from Plesheth, the same root word as our English word “Philistine.” The ancient …
Welcome back, friends! I hope you are enjoying our journey together. If you’re just tuning in we’re touring through Israel’s past, present, and future and examining what Scripture has to say about Jesus’ Second Coming. Titus 2:13 serves as our theme verse, as we are anxiously “looking for the Blessed Hope,” the return of our …
Hi Friends! I'm putting up a second post today to share news of the day that relates to the focus of Looking for the Blessed Hope. Palestinians in the West Bank and the Gaza Strip have reached a "unity" agreement, likely putting a halt to the Israeli-Palestinian peace talks. (More info here and here.) Often at …
Looking for the Blessed Hope 