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 the Middle East. There is a wide range of viewpoints within the prophetic Scriptures, which …
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After the fall of Adam and Eve, God promised that a “seed” of the woman would be born to “crush the head of the serpent” (Gen. 3:15). That started a war between God and Satan. The seed was to be born through the Jewish people. Therefore demonic forces have always tried to kill the Jews …
The Greek compound anti-Christos is the New Testament term for one who is either “the opponent” of Christ, the Messiah, or one who “takes his place.” In the modern Hebrew New Testament, the translators chose the word tsorer, based on Esther 3:10, in which Haman is described as an “enemy” or “troubler” of the Jews. Tsorer …
The apostle Paul referred to Jewish believers in Yeshua as the “remnant” of Israel (Rom. 11:5). He compared them to the 7,000 people in the time of Elijah who did not bend their knee to Baal (v. 4). Since I am a Messianic Jew and do not participate in idolatry, I certainly qualify as one …
The fullness of God is found in Yeshua (John 1:16, Colossians 2:9); and passed on to mankind through Yeshua until we become the fullness as well (Ephesians 3:19, 4:13). The word for “fullness” in these passages in Greek is “Pleiroma.” Yeshua taught a parable that the kingdom of God comes in stages of development as …
