Posts Tagged ‘Prophecy’
Is the Bible a Supernatural Book? — FrontLine
FRONTLINE Volume 32 • Number 3 How Does Fulfilled Prophecy Relate to the Believer? Have you ever received a text or an e-mail telling you that you are the winner of a subscription, are eligible for a discount, or are the recipient of a gift card? More often than not those communications do not pan…
Read MoreThe Annunciation in Luke (2)
As one comes to Luke’s second chapter, we hear of the census, but only because it furnishes the reason for Joseph and his family to go south to Bethlehem, the town of David’s birth (Lk 2:4-5), while also giving the location for the extraordinary vision of the shepherds in Luke 2:8-20. That event is also…
Read MoreWhen Will These Things End?
You know something about a Christian believer who died in November 1992. But what you know about him is largely based on fiction, and not on fact. The fiction you probably know about is based on the writing of Ian Fleming, who wrote the James Bond series. The quartermaster (named “Q” by Fleming) provided the…
Read MoreNo More Prophets
A recent post by Dr. Bill Barrick brought up the topic of prophets and prophecy. Dr. Barrick’s theme is “The Authority of Scripture in the Book of Jeremiah.” The post is worth reading, I’d like to expand on a few points he raises at the end of the post. These days many Christians misunderstand prophecy.…
Read MoreNew Testament Prophecy
The Nature of Prophecy The word prophecy in Scripture means “to speak the words of another.” A man-to-man example of this occurred in the Old Testament when Moses gave words to his brother Aaron to speak on his behalf (Ex 4:15). In this arrangement, God described Levi as the prophet of Moses because he spoke…
Read MoreProphecy — A Revelation of God’s Sovereignty
Fred Moritz The promise of Christ’s imminent, or “any moment,” return permeates the New Testament.
Read MoreWhy Study End Times and Revelation?
Dan Greenfield This doctrine (“end times,” or eschatology) is often relegated to— “Non-essential,” dividing believers Last thing (irony!)—if ever—covered in doctrinal studies and Bible surveys Too difficult to understand, so why bother invest the time Over generalization—specifics and particulars are mixed in to a vanilla ice cream “Jesus will raise the dead and all will…
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