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Who was John the Baptist? What was his relationship to Jesus?
One of the most fascinating areas of Bible study is that of typology—the study of Scripture “types.”
A brief review of the heretical doctrine of realized eschatology
The study of prophecy is one of the truly challenging, yet rewarding, areas of biblical investigation. It is also a theme that is grossly abused. In this article, we propose to examine some of the principles governing Bible prophecy.
Matthew chapter twenty-four is a largely symbolic chapter of the New Testament that has been misinterpreted in two extreme directions.
A type (tupos) is a prophetic, pictorial preview that finds its fulfillment in an antitype. Types are grounded in historical events, but they are symbolic in import. These forms of figurative prophecy are found in the Old Testament, and they point to Christ and his new covenant regime. Some examp...
The resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead is the very foundation of Christianity. If the Lord was not raised, the religion of Christ is a hoax (cf. 1 Cor. 15:4; 14-19). The Savior's resurrection was foretold by the prophets (Psa. 16:8ff), and promised by Jesus himself (Jn. 2:19-22; Mt. 12:39...
Under the preaching of Jonah, the wicked city of Nineveh had repented (Jon. 3:10; Mt. 12:40-41), and God had suspended the punishment of which he had warned those people. Eventually, though, they slipped back into their godless ways (3:1), and the time came when they would see their "full end," i...
Nineveh was the capital city of Assyria. It was an exceedingly wicked city, but Jehovah loved even these alien Gentiles. Accordingly, he sent Jonah, a prophet from northern Palestine, to proclaim unto the citizens a message of repentance. Jonah rebelled at this mission, heading west instead of ea...
The “Jehovah’s Witness” view of the “battle of Armageddon” is but one example of the ineptness of this group to analyze biblical prophecy.
The Scriptures are either inspired by God or they are not.
A common defense mechanism is: “Don’t judge me!” But is all judging condemned in the Bible?
Was the siege at Jerusalem in A.D. 70 the worst in world history?
Known as a traitor, Judas also was counted among the apostles before his notorious betrayal of Christ.
Some claim that Matthew’s Gospel record (12:1-4) provides biblical precedent for the philosophy of situation ethics. They are wrong.
How do you determine what is right and wrong?