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Trouble Ahead

All the prophets describe a time of trouble in the end times. This is called “the time of Jacob’s trouble” in Jeremiah 30:7, and the “tribulation” in the gospels (Matthew 24; Mark 13). The second half of the book of Daniel contains a...

What Does “Maranatha” Mean?

The expression “maranatha” (I Corinthians 16:22, Revelation 22:20) is a cry of faith and prayer for the coming of the Lord, and is usually translated as “Come, Lord!” This is connected to the prayers “May Your kingdom come” (Matthew...

Daniel’s Prophecies

The book of Daniel can be divided into two main sections. Chapters 1 through 6 contain stories of the experiences of Daniel and his friends while serving in the governments of Babylon and Persia. Chapters 7 through 12 contain a series of visions about the kingdom of...

Turning Point

This year 2014-2015 represents a significant turning point, and as noted by many a “Shemita” year in the Jewish calendar. This week marks the 70th anniversary of the liberation of the Auschwitz death camp in southwest Poland, near Krakow. An estimated 1.1...

Prophecy and the Middle East

In order to build a biblical framework for interpreting current events in the Middle East, it would be correct to examine the perspectives of the ancient prophets of Israel. Those prophets often spoke of God’s will concerning “political” events in...