This blog seeks to encourage Christians to embrace the kingdom of God and its King, Jesus Christ, as the central elements of their message to the modern world. It does so through discussions related to the interpretation of prophetic passages throughout the Bible. These discussions contribute to the incremental development…

There is something undeniably beautiful about the structure of the Olivet Discourse in Matthew 24–25. It is not a random collection of apocalyptic sayings or disconnected warnings. It has unity. It has symmetry. It has flow. Jesus answers the disciples’ questions in an orderly, deliberate way. He begins with a…

In Matthew 24, Jesus sits on the Mount of Olives after foretelling the destruction of the temple. The disciples have asked about the destruction of the temple and “the end of the age” (Matt 24:3). In response, Jesus has given a series of signs—some unsettling, some glorious—all connected to the…

When Jerusalem fell in AD 70, and the temple was torn down stone by stone, it was not merely a political tragedy. It was the collapse of an entire covenantal world. Israel’s universe—centered on the temple, sacrifices, priesthood, and the Mosaic order—came crashing down. But in its place stood something…

When Jesus predicted the destruction of the temple, he used some of the most dramatic language in the Bible. In Matthew 24:29, he spoke of the sun going dark, the moon refusing to shine, stars falling from the sky, and the powers of the heavens being shaken. To many readers,…

In this series, The Great Commission and Biblical Prophecy, we’re considering Jesus’ prophecy about the temple’s destruction (Matt 24:1–2), the disciples’ questions regarding the timing and the signs related to it (Matt 24:3), and Jesus’ response to their questions. We’re in the section where the Lord gives the signs (Matt…

In this series, we’re verifying Peter’s words—all the prophets foretold his generation, its events, and the consequences of those events (Acts 3:24). In roughly chronological order, we have confirmed that Moses, Samuel, Obadiah, Joel, Amos, Jonah, Hosea, Micah, Isaiah, Zephaniah, Nahum, Jeremiah, Habakkuk, Daniel, Ezekiel, Haggai and Zechariah did so.…

In this series, we’re verifying Peter’s words—all the prophets foretold his generation, its events, and the consequences of those events (Acts 3:24). In roughly chronological order, we have confirmed that Moses, Samuel, Obadiah, Joel, Amos, Jonah, Hosea, Micah, Isaiah, Zephaniah, Nahum, Jeremiah,  Habakkuk, Daniel, Ezekiel, Haggai did so. Now, let’s…

Please check out my new podcast, This is the Day with Mike Rogers. You can see it on my blog (here), or at Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Podbean, Amazon Music, and iHeart. I extend many thanks to Collin Brittain for integrating the podcast into the website.   In this series of…

Announcement  Please check out my new podcast, This is the Day with Mike Rogers. You can see it on my blog (here), or at Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Podbean, Amazon Music, and iHeart. Many thanks to Collin Brittain for integrating the podcast into the website. In this series of posts, we’re…

In this series of posts, we’re verifying Peter’s words—all the prophets foretold his generation, its events, and the consequences of those events (Acts 3:24). In roughly chronological order, we have confirmed that Moses, Samuel, Obadiah, Joel, Amos, Jonah, Hosea, Micah, Isaiah, Zephaniah, Nahum, Jeremiah, and Habakkuk did so. In our…