Many people, including Arabs, would have us believe that before the establishment of the nation of Israel in 1948, there were no tensions or anything to harm the good relations between the Arabs and the Jews. Even many historians point to the 1948 establishment of Israel as that which led to the current escalation…
Israel’s Present Since these covenants are all from Israel’s past, some have improperly taken them away from Israel and applied them to the church today. They adopt the erroneous opinion that Israel’s promises have transferred to the church. We cannot say enough times that one of the essential principles of the Abrahamic Covenant…
Israel’s Past To understand Israel’s importance in the prophetic future, we must first understand the unconditional covenants God made with Israel. These covenants govern our understanding of the Jewish people and govern our understanding of Bible prophecy. Paul Benware explains, “In Old Testament times a covenant was an agreement between two parties that bound…
Because Israel has been privileged with being God’s chosen people, they are placed squarely in the center of history and prophecy. Israel is no larger than the state of New Jersey, and the Jewish people comprise about a quarter of one percent of the world’s population. How is it then that they play…
Interpretive Approach I will approach this study from a futurist approach, from a premillennial, dispensational perspective. More will be said in a later chapter about the differing methods of interpretation. Dispensational premillennialism can be identified by two basic features: First, a literal hermeneutic. In other words, the words and statements in Scripture should…
The Certainty of His Second Coming Let me begin by highlighting some interesting facts: Christ’s second coming is mentioned in both the Old and New Testaments eight times more often than His first coming.Only the doctrine of salvation is mentioned more often than the doctrine of His second coming, making the doctrine of the…
“Don’t let your heart be troubled. Believe in God; believe also in me. In my Father’s house are many rooms. If it were not so, would I have told you that I am going to prepare a place for you? If I go away and prepare a place for you, I will come again and take you to myself, so that where…
Crucified with Christ I have been crucified with Christ, and I no longer live, but Christ lives in me. The life I now live in the body, I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me (Galatians 2:20). Galatians 2:20 provides a succinct statement of the very heart of the Christian’s new condition….
If Jesus Christ is who He claimed to be, if what the Bible says about Him is true, then what we do with Jesus Christ will be the single most important decision we will ever make. Not only will that decision have consequences for our lives here and now, but it will determine where we…
His Personality Without a doubt the Holy Spirit is the most misunderstood member of the Trinity. Often, because of such misunderstandings, false teachings will arise concerning Him. The Bible though, is quite clear in what it teaches concerning the Spirit. The Holy Spirit is neither an “it,” a “thing,” or a mere “influence.” The Bible…