A Christmas Message
More than 19 centuries have passed since the memorable night when an angel of the Lord brought the heavenly message to the shepherds tending their sheep upon the hills of Judea.
Victor Buksbazen
The New Testament and the Kinsmen of Jesus
Is the New Testament anti-Semitic? Unfortunately, many Gentiles have used it to vent their ingrained hatred and unholy wrath on the Jewish people. But if we read it…
What Shall We Eat?
When the ancient Israelites arrived in the Promised Land, it was “flowing with milk and honey.” But when the Jewish pioneers arrived in the 19th and 20th centuries, it was as barren as a stone. This article, written in 1953 when the State of Israel was just 5 years old…
Rehearsal for Armageddon
How important is Jerusalem to the Jewish people? Their souls have been intertwined with it for more than 3,000 years. Unfortunately, their heartache is not over. This article was written shortly after Six-Day War and ran in the…
Of Whom Does The Prophet Speak? Isaiah 53
For almost two millennia, Jewish and Christian scholars have debated the question whether the prophet was speaking of himself or of Israel who suffers innocently for the nations of the world. The Ethiopian eunuch…
The Man Whom God Knighted
There is no other biblical personality that has been made more the butt of harsh and unfair criticism than that of the patriarch Jacob, one of the ancestors of the Jewish race. He is depicted as the cunning supplanter…
After a Half Century
On May 2, 1922—half a century ago—an 18-year old Jewish lad made his confession of faith in Jesus as Messiah and Savior in a small chapel in Warsaw, Poland, in the presence of an assembly…
The Life, Times And Message Of Isaiah The Prophet Apr/May 1975
This describes the pagan rites practiced by some apostate Jews, which were preceded by special ceremonies of “‘sanctification and purification”, performed in groves dedicated to various idols.
The Life, Times And Message Of Isaiah The Prophet Feb/Mar 1975
For lawful sacrifices are paired and contrasted with four unlawful and disgusting sacrifices, used in pagan rites. The sense of it is that even the sacrifices commanded by the Law are to the Lord just like pagan offerings…
The Life, Times And Message Of Isaiah The Prophet Dec/Jan 1974/1975
The prophet reverts to his early vision of perfect peace in the animal world, parallelled by peace among the nations, who will be led by a little child (Is. 11:6-9).
1974 . . . Reflections On A Year Of Painful Events
1974 has been a traumatic year for the world. The momentous events were not only political and economical in nature, but had deep moral, spiritual, and prophetic overtones.