Was Daniel impossible to understand Sealed Until the Time, Open Yet Unknowable: Daniel, Revelation, and the Timing of Prophecy Introduction Few contrasts between Daniel and Revelation are as striking as the instructions given concerning the two books. Daniel is told: Daniel 12:4 — “But thou, O Daniel, shut up the Read more…
Rahab of Jericho Was Rahab of Jericho in the Genealogy of Jesus? A Detailed Biblical, Linguistic, Genealogical, and Chronological Evaluation Introduction Rahab occupies an unusual and important place in the biblical narrative. She first appears in Joshua as a woman living in Jericho immediately before the Israelite conquest of Canaan. Read more…
Receive my Spirit Lord Jesus, Receive My Spirit — Does Acts 7:59 Prove That Jesus Is God? Introduction Acts 7:59 is frequently presented as evidence for the deity of Christ: Acts 7:59 — “And they stoned Stephen, calling upon God, and saying, Lord Jesus, receive my spirit.” The argument initially Read more…
Was Ruth Really an Israelite of the Tribe of Reuben? Examining the Claim That “Ruth the Moabitess” Was Actually an Israelite Introduction The book of Ruth repeatedly identifies its central character as “Ruth the Moabitess.” Nevertheless, an argument sometimes encountered among Hebrew Israelite interpreters claims that Ruth was not ethnically Read more…
Nehemiah and the gentiles Does Nehemiah 13:1–3 Teach That Gentiles Could Never Join Israel? Introduction Nehemiah 13:1–3 is sometimes used to argue that Gentiles were never permitted to become part of Israel. The passage records that, after hearing the law of Moses, the Israelites “separated from Israel all the mixed Read more…
Josephus and preterism Josephus, the Heavenly Armies, and the Second Coming: Did Jesus Return in AD 70? One of the more intriguing arguments put forward by full preterists is that the Jewish historian Flavius Josephus recorded the fulfilment of Jesus’ Second Coming shortly before the destruction of Jerusalem in AD Read more…
Was Melchizedek Jesus? Introduction Few figures in the pages of Scripture have generated as much fascination as Melchizedek. Although he appears only briefly in the Old Testament, his name has become the subject of considerable theological debate. Some regard him as nothing more than an historical king and priest who Read more…