Features
From Babylon To Bethlehem
Lord Byron, in “The Destruction of Sennacherib,” caught in vivid poetic form not only the essence of a battle long gone, but the final convulsions of the “times of the Gentiles.” Thus, human observation confirms...
Babylon and Medo-Persia
In Luke 21:24 Jesus Christ referred to “the times of the Gentiles,” when the Gentiles would be the dominant power in the world and Israel would be at the mercy of or dependent upon...
The Greeks
When Bible readers move from the Old to the New Testament, they encounter many new ideas and institutions. They encounter groups like the Pharisees, Sadducees, Herodians, and Zealots, who are not mentioned in the Old...
Ancient Rome: The Pathology of Political Power
The solace of blissful sleep was violently shattered with dreadful visions of hideous creatures. So disturbing was the dream that the usually composed Prophet Daniel was greatly troubled in mind and body.
The Revived Roman Empire
To understand the end-times revival of the Roman Empire, we must first understand the term the times of the Gentiles. Jesus said, “And they [the Jewish people] shall fall by the edge of the sword...
The Glorified Christ Revelation 1:9–20
What did Jesus look like in the flesh? Artists have tried to paint Him and authors have tried to describe Him. Nowhere does Scripture relate the physical appearance of Jesus during His earthly life.
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Come September
One of my treasured childhood memories is of trips taken to the farm home of my grandparents in upper Michigan. Old barns smelling of leather harnesses and farm animals are a great source of fascination...
Israel in the News Aug/Sep 1994
The reason is the source of the request—the United Nations, which has asked Israel to assist in its peacekeeping efforts in Angola by supplying an Israeli-staffed field hospital...
Dressed for Worship Part Two
As Tevya, the milkman in Sholem Aleichem’s story Fiddler on the Roof, considered various practices unique to his Judaism, he turned to the audience and asked, “Why do we do the things we do?”...
Zvi Aug/Sep 1994
I recently was in Eilat, in the south of Israel, visiting my daughter and her family. Because it is located on the Dead Sea, Eilat is a popular resort area, and many people from Europe...
Daily News from Israel
Israel Alone Will Choose Its Iran Response
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced that Israel will decide for itself how to respond to Iran’s unprecedented attack...
News Digest — 4/17/24
The Israeli military and Lebanon’s Hezbollah exchanged fire on Tuesday (16th), with the terror group launching...
Middle Eastern Countries Coming to Israel’s Defense?
In an unprecedented attack against Israel, Iran directly launched 300 drones and missiles over the weekend...
News Digest — 4/16/24
Four IDF soldiers were wounded, one of them seriously, in a blast that occurred as troops operated several hundred meters inside...
Israel at War: Week 27
Early on Sunday morning (April 14, 2024), Iran launched a barrage of 300 missiles, drones, and rockets at Israel...
News Digest — 4/15/24
Israel’s airspace reopened on Sunday morning (14th) following an unprecedented direct attack by Iran during the overnight hours that saw...
News Digest — 4/12/24
Israel is preparing for a direct attack from Iran on southern or northern Israel as soon as the next...
News Digest — 4/11/24
Indonesia, the country with the largest Muslim population in the world, is on the way to...