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Is it the End of the World?

I’m never afraid to say that even though probably a majority of people around the world today would equate the study of Bible prophecy with flat-earth advocacy, I know prophecy is legitimate and relevant for our times. Just this past week, developments in the Middle East point to a prophecy that teachers and students have…

I’ve been interested in Israel and the Middle East for the past 15 years. Growing up in a conservative Christian home, I heard all the arguments from Scripture that we should support Israel. My story is not uncommon, though. I sort of “played” at religious faith for a number of years and, I’m almost ashamed…

One can imagine Pontius Pilate, elegant and earthy at the same time, asking Jesus to tell him how to find truth. This is the great unknown in our world. Jesus, the Christ, said in John 14:6 that He is the way, the truth, and the life. Humans though have a great capacity for explaining away…

I’m always amazed by the sheer numbers and variety of opponents of Bible prophecy. Oddly enough, it is from the Christian community that the most odious criticism falls on our heads. One gets the feeling that our critics think we would score lower on the IQ scale than Laurel and Hardy. Yet we simply point…

Whenever I have a conversation with a liberal Christian, which is often, and the subject is the Arab-Israeli conflict, my conversation partner never seems terribly interested in the existential threats to Jews in Israel. I ask if the security fence is not a good thing, since it has stopped terrorists from murdering Jews. Homicide bombers…

One of the little-known sites for tourists in Jerusalem is a small street on the east side of the Old City. It leads to Lion’s Gate, where Israeli forces broke through on June 7, 1967, and re-took the city. It was a monumental event for Jews the world over, for it signaled the return of…

The Bible says Jesus will return to the earth in the last days. A lot of people have a problem with that.

The holiest day on the Jewish calendar is called Yom Kippur (“The Day of Atonement”). It is marked by a 25-hour fast and prayer time. Yom Kippur is a time of deep personal reflection, and it is especially poignant to see this sacred day in Israel, as I did a few years ago. Standing on…

Although I am usually shouted-down, if I say so among liberals who support the Palestinians, I have a different view of their drive for statehood. It is a view seen up-close. For some time, those who support Israel have pointed out that Palestinian leaders like Yasser Arafat, when addressing the Palestinian people in Arabic, sing…

Just some historical detail for you, in light of the drive for statehood by the Palestinians. On the afternoon of May 14, 1948, Jewish Zionist leader David Ben Gurion rose to speak at a theatre in Tel Aviv, steps from the beach. Ben Gurion read Israel’s declaration of independence, as an international radio audience listened.…
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