August/September 1994

The Struggle for Supremacy

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...

Rightly Dividing

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...

Jewish World Update - News

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?”...

Apples of Gold

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 — 5/19/26

Three days after the assassination of Hamas military chief in Gaza, Izz al-Din al-Haddad, the Iran-backed terrorist group has chosen his successor...

Israel at War: Week 136

Israel has always vowed that if attacked they would strike back twice as hard, following the Scriptural guideline of “an eye for an eye...

News Digest — 5/18/26

Israeli President Isaac Herzog will receive the diplomatic credentials of the first-ever Ambassador of Somaliland, Mohamed Hagi, among other...

News Digest — 5/15/26

President Isaac Herzog delivered remarks Thursday evening (14th) at the state ceremony marking 59 years since the liberation...

News Digest — 5/14/26

In a significant “closing of the circle,” the IDF and Shin Bet confirmed Wednesday (13th) the elimination of Hamza Sharbatsi...

News Digest — 5/13/26

The IDF announced Tuesday evening (12th) that an IDF non-commissioned officer was moderately wounded and a reserve soldier was...

Netanyahu on October 7: Who Really Takes the Blame?

In a recent interview with CBS 60 Minutes, Israeli Prime Minister...

News Digest — 5/12/26

The Knesset voted to pass a law on Monday (11th), to establish a special military tribunal to try Palestinian terrorists accused of...

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