Christian Zionism

We should not let the 70th anniversary of the founding of the Jewish state pass without celebrating the role that we, as Dispensational Fundamentalists, played in the return of the Jews to the Holy Land. Modern Zionism began officially with the publication in 1896 of The Jewish State by Theodore Herzl. Herzl was a Hungarian…

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Prophets, Priests, & Kings: The History of Israel’s Monarchy (Part 1)

Transition to Monarchy, 1 Sam 1-8 Layton Talbert All Scripture,” Paul asserted (at a time when most of it was Old Testament), “is profitable” to instruct and equip the New Testament believer (2 Timothy 3:16–17). “For whatsoever things were written aforetime,” he elsewhere explained, “were written for our learning” (Rom. 15:4). “They are,” in fact,…

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Review: Perspectives on Israel & the Church

Brand, Chad O., ed. Perspectives on Israel and the Church: Four Views. Nashville: B&H, 2015. A review by Brian Collins This book presents the following four perspectives, (1) the traditional covenantal view by Robert L. Reymond, (2) the traditional dispensational view by Robert L. Thomas, (3) the progressive dispensational view by Robert L. Saucy, and…

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