Book of Daniel

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…

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 and that…

Jesus answered the disciples’ sign question by presenting signs that would be “the beginning of the birth pains” for Israel (Matt 24:8 ESV). Now, He gives a sign nearer to the temple’s fall: “There will be great tribulation, such as has not been since the beginning of the world until…

Paul’s “rapture passage” (1 Thess 4:13–5:11) does not imply that he envisioned physical bodies flying through the air in his generation. He was addressing a specific concern among the Thessalonians. Would those who lived to see the end of the Mosaic age and subsequent parousia (presence) of Christ in the…

In the Olivet Discourse (Mark 13:1–27), Jesus spoke about the Temple’s destruction. His disciples asked two questions about it: when would “these things” happen and what would be their sign (Mark 13:3–4).  Jesus grouped his signs. The first group would not be signs of the Temple’s end (Mark 13:5–8). The…

In Mark’s account of the Olivet Discourse (Mark 13:1–27), Jesus spoke only about the Temple’s destruction. His disciples asked two questions about it. They wanted to know when “these things” would happen and what their sign would be (Mark 13:3–4). We have examined two groups of signs Jesus gave them.…

We are applying our proposed prophetic model—inmillennialism—to the gospel of Matthew. The second chapter of that book shows the fulfillment of four prophecies. All were “last days” prophecies. And, Herod played a major role in their fulfillment. These facts led us to look for Herod in Old Testament prophecies. Our…

Two facts from our last “Meditation in Matthew” (here) combine to suggest our present topic. First, God fulfilled the four prophecies in Matthew 2:1–23 in the “last days” of the Mosaic Age. Second, Herod played a key role in each of them. Few commentators see Herod as a major figure…