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
News Digest — 4/15/26
Ambassador Leiter’s opening statement at the peace negotiations with Lebanon in Washington, D.C. on Tuesday (14th): “I sit before you today as...
Turkey’s New Threat Against Israel—How Serious Is It?
Turkish President Erdoğan is ramping up his rhetoric against Israel, accusing it...
Israel at War: Week 131
In a recent strike by Hezbollah on Northern Israel, a rocket “struck the remains of a 1,500-year-old Byzantine church.
News Digest — 4/14/26
Over 50 foreign diplomats and representatives participated in the Israel Foreign Ministry’s Holocaust Remembrance Day ceremony...
News Digest — 4/13/26
The US Central Command (CENTCOM) announced on Sunday (12th) that it would start implementing a complete maritime blockade in the Strait of Hormuz...
News Digest — 4/10/26
Sirens sounded at 1:15 on Friday morning (10th) in Tel Aviv and its surrounding cities after the Hezbollah terrorist organization launched at least two missiles...
News Digest — 4/9/26
The IDF Home Front Command announced on Wednesday evening (8th) that wartime restrictions would be lifted across most of Israel...
Peace Plan or More War? Hamas Under Pressure in Gaza
The U.S.-backed proposal for Gaza has reached a decisive moment, with Hamas expected to respond to a plan...
