When the Law Became Philosophy
The book known as 4 Maccabees is a strange book. At first glance, it seems to be only a story about the persecution under Antiochus …
Speaking in Tongues — Gift of the Spirit or Mythological Ecstasy?
The Spirit of God does not conceal truth from the human mind. He reveals it. Throughout Revelation, the work of the Spirit is recognized through …
Scripture Is Fulfilled Without Contradiction – The Prophecy of the “Seventy Weeks”
The Clock That Never Stops Daniel 9 has acquired a reputation for being a prophetic maze. But much of that maze appears only after interpreters …
Jesus and the Sabbath – freedom from burden. Restoring the true meaning
For many people, the Sabbath has become a burden, a ritual emptied of meaning.In the time of Jesus, this is exactly what the Pharisees had …
The Fear of Prophecy: Why the Mainstream Can’t Explain the Book of Daniel Without Contradicting Itself
Modern criticism can consider almost every explanation for Daniel except the one Daniel himself gives: that he received knowledge of events before they happened. The …
Daniel and the Cut-Off Anointed One
Revelation Beyond Syncretism I have spent years examining the ancient religious worlds that surrounded the Hebrew Scriptures: Babylonian myths, Persian religion, Greek philosophy, and the …
Why Jesus Was Rejected by the Jews?
A Messiah Without a Crown At the heart of Judaism, the Messiah was neither a mythological figure nor an incarnate heavenly being. He was a chosen …
34 A.D. — The Seventy Weeks Are Completed
The Message Reaches Cornelius In 34 A.D., the seventy prophetic weeks of Daniel 9 reached their conclusion. The period had begun in 457 B.C. with …
31 A.D. — The Anointed One Is Cut Off
The Middle of Daniel’s Final Week In 31 A.D., approximately three and a half years after his baptism, Jesus was arrested, condemned, and executed in …
27 A.D. — Jesus Is Anointed
The Final Week of Daniel’s Prophecy Begins Around 27 A.D., Jesus came to the Jordan, where John was calling people to repentance and purification. What …