February/March 1995

Living in Apostate Times

Features

The Scent of a Lie

Perverted theology is not a new fad. The wonder is that we seem to be surprised each time some emerging religious “star” professes to be anointed with a new revelation regarding heretofore obscure...

In Flaming Fire: 2 Thessalonians 1

“My God, where are you? My God, my God. Where are you? Evil crushes me. Grinds me into dust. O, my God. I can’t bear it. I can’t bear it. Why have you left me?

The Rapture, the Day of the Lord, the Man Of Sin: 2 Thessalonians 2:1–5

In 2 Thessalonians 2:1–2, Paul and his companions asked the Thessalonian saints to avoid doing two things. First, they were not to be “soon shaken in mind.”

The Restrainer, the Rebel, the Rejecters

The beginning of 2 Thessalonians 2 makes it clear that at least two events will precede the advent of the Day of the Lord: the arrival of the great apostasy and the unveiling of the...

Living in Apostate Times: 2 Thessalonians 3

We are living in a day characterized by apostasy. It is hard to say exactly when it began, but it came to the United States as a result of European “free-thinking liberalism.”

The Church in Crises and Commitment Revelation 3:1–13

It has been said that many churches begin with a man, reach out with a mission, become a movement, and eventually end up a monument. Often this is true, but not for every church.


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Two Faces of the Middle East

The trees look a bit better along Dizengoff Street in Tel Aviv these days. New leaves have sprouted on limbs that were denuded of foliage when a mad bomber from Hamas triggered an explosive device...

Israel in the News Feb/Mar 1995

Fifty-seven percent of Israelis would oppose a full withdrawal from the Golan Heights even in exchange for full peace with Syria, according to a Gallup poll conducted for The Jerusalem Post and the Independent Media...

Food For Thought

Food, with its various tastes, smells, textures, and visual appeal, is a powerful trigger in the process of remembering. Whether it is in the preparation, serving, or eating, certain foods seem to prompt many people...

Crucifixion: The Exhumed Evidence

The young Jewish victim cringed in agony as the soldier roughly pushed his right heel over his left against the sturdy wooden post. Violent blows from the mallet on the iron nail tore angrily through...

Zvi Feb/Mar 1995

I often go to the Wailing Wall in Jerusalem, and invariably I meet people who think that just by going there they will be saved, because the Halacha (the body of Jewish law supplementing...

Daily News from Israel

News Digest — 6/23/25

Following Saturday night’s (21st) historic American strike on Iran’s three nuclear sites, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu...

News Digest — 6/20/25

Defense Minister Israel Katz said, “The Hezbollah Secretary General Naim Qassem is not learning from his predecessor and is threatening to...

News Digest — 6/19/25

A missile launched from Iran struck Soroka Medical Center in the southern city of Be’er Sheva on Thursday (19th)...

News Digest — 6/18/25

The IDF Spokesperson’s Unit reported early Wednesday (18th) that more than 50 Israeli Air Force fighter jets...

Israel at War: Week 88

It happened! After prolonged speculation and frustration with Israel’s delay in going after ‘the Head of the Snake," Iran...

Israel Dominates Iran—Now Tehran Wants to Talk?!

After Israel’s precision airstrikes devastated key elements of Iran’s nuclear infrastructure and crippled its...

News Digest — 6/17/25

The IDF cleared for publication on Tuesday morning (17th) that Staff Sergeant Naveh Leshem , 20, from Nokdim, a soldier in the...

News Digest — 6/16/25

Two women and a man about 70 years of age, and a man about 80, were killed early Monday morning (16th) in central Israel...

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