Whenever the scriptures seem confusing, or are hard to understand we need to stop and look at our underlying assumptions and beliefs. When we bring our preconceived ideas, or learned perspectives to the study of God’s word, then we color God’s meaning with our thoughts. This will always leave us struggling to learn God’s meaning …
Tag: AD 70
Testing The Spirits – Part III: Daniel’s Lot
Part I of this series showed that the spirits we are to test are the ideas, words, and teachings of men. Part II of this series showed that the Bible never teaches the idea of an end of ALL time, nor an end of the world, cosmos destroying event. That idea is false, and does …
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Yom Kippur – The Day of Atonement
Yom Kippur was the second fall feast in Israel called the Day of Atonement, and the Day of Verdict. In the fall harvest festal timeline God commanded three feasts: 1st day of the 7th month (Tishri) - Yom Teruah - Feast of Trumpets - also called Yom Hadin, Day of Judgment (Lev. 23:23-25) 10th day …
Ezekiel in Revelation- Part VIII: On The Mountains of Israel
In Parts V - VII of this series we saw that the specific parameters God set in the prophesy of Gog of Magog in chapters 38-39 limited the time, the geographical locations, and the object of the battle to Judea and Jerusalem of the first century AD. With those set limits there could be only …
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Ezekiel in Revelation – Part VI: The Land of Gog
"1 And there is a word of Jehovah unto me, saying: 2 `Son of man, set thy face unto Gog, of the land of Magog, prince of Rosh, Meshech, and Tubal, and prophesy concerning him, 3 and thou hast said: Thus saith the Lord Jehovah: Lo, I [am] against thee, O Gog, Prince of Rosh, Meshech, and Tubal, …
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Ezekiel in Revelation – Part IV: The Image of Jealousy / The Image of The Beast
"And it cometh to pass, in the sixth year, in the sixth [month], in the fifth of the month, I am sitting in my house, and elders of Judah are sitting before me, and fall on me there doth a hand of the Lord Jehovah, 2 and I look, and lo, a likeness as the appearance …
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Ezekiel in Revelation – Part III: Jerusalem, the Vine Tree and the Winepress
The parallels of God's word define His metaphors and symbols. One thing is compared to another thing, and the symbol is defined. In Ezekiel chap. 15, God compared the people of Jerusalem to the vine tree in the forest. 6 Therefore thus saith the Lord God; As the vine tree among the trees of the forest, …
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Ezekiel in Revelation – Part II: Sodom & Gomorrah
The judgment carried out against Sodom & Gomorrah for the sins of the people was literally and actually fire and brimstone. Abraham bargained with YHWH that if He found even ten (10) people who were righteous, YHWH agreed He would not destroy the cities. "And he said, Oh let not the Lord be angry, and …
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When Does “You” Mean “Me”?
When we read the Bible and come across the personal pronoun "you", does it always apply to us? Does every direction Jesus spoke to His disciples almost 2,000 years ago also apply to us when we read it in our generation, in our day and time? "3 Blessed are the poor in spirit: for theirs is …
Which Salvation Arrived in AD 70? Heavenly or Physical Salvation?
" So Christ was once offered to bear the sins of many; and unto them that look for him shall he appear the second time without sin unto salvation." (Heb. 9:28, KJV) The English word chosen in Heb. 9:28 as "save" or "salvation" is the Greek word "σωτηρία" or "soteria" and it means "deliverance, salvation". It …
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The Fig Tree and The Mountain
God created trees to be fruit bearing. Some give seeds, and nuts. Some give juicy fruits. Some have leaves that are useful for healing, and herbal remedies. Some of the nuts and seeds are useful for oils. A fruitful tree is life giving, good for food. A tree that is not fruitful is often cut …
The Signs of The Feasts – Part III: The Thief In The Night
Part I of this series on the Signs of the Feasts discussed the meaning of the Hebrew idiom / phrase "Blessed is he that cometh in the name of the Lord" and found that this was associated with the three pilgrimage feasts for Passover, Pentecost, and Tabernacles; and that by using that phrase Christ had …
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The Signs of the Feasts – Part II: Christ Told His Disciples When He Would Return
Lev. 23:24-25, " 24 Speak unto the children of Israel, saying, In the seventh month, in the first day of the month, shall ye have a sabbath, a memorial of blowing of trumpets, an holy convocation. 25 Ye shall do no servile work therein: but ye shall offer an offering made by fire unto the Lord. " …
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The Signs of The Feasts – Part I: Christ Told the Pharisees The Time of His Return
Much of the Christian world in the west knows very little of the ancient Hebrew customs, culture, and their idioms. For several generations Christians have been taught that we do not need to know the Old Testament because we are under the New Testament. This teaching could not be more wrong because the New Testament …
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Frequent Mistakes – Part VII: The Translation of Enoch & Elijah
Does John 3:13 contradict OT scripture for Enoch and Elijah's translation into heaven? "And no man hath ascended up to heaven, but he that came down from heaven, even the Son of man which is in heaven." (John 3:13, KJV) This question pops up frequently. John 3:13 only becomes confusing because of our perspective when …
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Frequent Mistakes – Part VI: The End of The World, or….???
The commonly held belief of the prophesy of 2 Peter 3:5-13 is a very touchy subject with many people who are reading these scriptures literally. But, they are not balancing them with the entirety of the scriptures. They focus on these verses and lift them completely out of the Bible to stand alone as the …
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Frequent Mistakes – Part V: Roses are red, Violets are blue….
Psa. 18:2, "The Lord is my rock, and my fortress, and my deliverer;..." (KJV) I have opined before of those who insist that all of the Bible must be taken literally. Surely it is evident that the poetry used in Psalms 18:2 is a literary device to express the idea of God's strength, shelter, and …
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Frequent Mistakes – Part IV: Where Was “All The World”?
When it comes to reading the Bible, the western English speaking world is at a great disadvantage. We have been trained to take things at face value, and to be very literal minded. But, the peoples of the Eastern world have a much different mindset, and are very familiar with poetical language, metaphorical prophesy, and …
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Frequent Mistakes – Part II: Rev. 5:6, The Ascension of Christ
Many people fail to link the prophesy of Christ's ascension in Daniel with the vision of Christ before God's throne in Rev. 5:6 as the same event. That they are the same confirms the contemporary nature of Revelation's prophesy to the first century A.D Christians. Acts 1:9, " And when he had spoken these things, while …
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Frequent Mistakes – Part I: Rev. 13:3 The Wounded Head
One frequent claim against Revelation having already been fulfilled is that Nero as the beast died and therefore could not be the beast that was revived. We don't know Roman history very well. Many people make the mistake of assuming that the wounded head of the beast revived. But, the wounded head, though one of …
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The Days of His Visitation
When our favorite Uncle Joe calls to tell us he will be traveling through our town next week and wants to come and stay with us a night or two, we gladly say "Come, stay." We pick up and clean the house. We might even bake some of his favorite foods. We prepare a guest …
The Gathering of The Elect
Matt. 24:29-31 - in the King James Version - 29 Immediately after the tribulation of those days shall the sun be darkened, and the moon shall not give her light, and the stars shall fall from heaven, and the powers of the heavens shall be shaken: 30 And then shall appear the sign of the Son of …
The Promised Land: Between the Cross and the Kingdom
The exodus of the children of Israel from Egypt (late to mid- 15th century BC) is recognized by most students of the Bible to parallel the cross of Christ in the new covenant. We recognize that the exodus from the slavery and bondage to a sinful and idolatrous nation was the type / foreshadow of …
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Revelation: The Four Corners of The Earth
When God was angry with a people or nation, He would send a prophet to warn them to repent before He would send judgment upon them. The language of prophesy contained certain elements and structure that repeated no matter which nation or country the prophet was sent to warn. Let's examine some of these elements. …
Signs of Revelation – Part IV: Symbols of the Throne Scene Chap. 4 – 5
This series on the book of Revelation is defining the prophesy by looking into the source code. The source code for Revelation, and all of the New Testament (NT), is the Old Testament (OT). The NT is the OT revealed! By decoding the component pieces of the prophesy we can better understand and identify the …
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The Signs of Revelation – Part III: Codes of the Colors and Numbers
Remembering that the New Testament (NT) is the Old Testament (OT) revealed, we continue the theme from Parts I and II of this series, that we must look to the OT for the signs and original meanings in Revelation. The code of Revelation is the OT. Part II of this series discussed the nature symbols …
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The Signs of Revelation – Part I: The Time of His Coming
The book of Revelation is not a chronological account of the second appearance of Christ. Rather, it is thematic; tracing the steps through one vision, before beginning another vision and moving through that to its end. This happens several times to encompass the visions of Christ coronation, then the great tribulation and the battle between …
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Shredding The Veil 
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