If you’re like me, then you enjoy learning new things. I especially enjoy discovering something I didn’t know existed before, and all the more so if it has to do with something I’ve studied in depth. This recently happened to me. While working on a new project, I happened to come across a passage in […]
That Time the Talmud Taught That the Angel of the Lord Was the God of Israel
August 1, 2024 by Leave a Comment
The Rainy Month of Marcheshvan and the Return of the Messiah
February 28, 2024 by Leave a Comment
Months in the Bible are almost always referred to by their ordinal numbers: the first month, the second month, and so on. A notable exception to that rule is the eighth month, which is also called Bul in 1 Kings 6:38. Bul (בּוּל) derives from the same root as mabbul (מַבּוּל), the name for Noah’s […]
A Review of The Biblical Feasts and the Return of Jesus, by Travis M. Snow
November 22, 2023 by 2 Comments
The Biblical Feasts and the Return of Jesus is the newest book by Travis M. Snow, author of The Passover King and The 70 Weeks Jubilee. Snow stated that The Biblical Feasts is “the first book ever written that explains how both the spring and fall feasts of Israel will be fulfilled after the Messiah’s […]
A Review of Caesar and the Church: A Biblical Study of Government and Church — by Anthony Forsyth
August 22, 2023 by Leave a Comment
Anthony Forsyth’s Caesar and the Church: A Biblical Study of Government and the Church (January 2022) was published in the midst of the COVID-19 government mandated lockdowns and restrictions on churches in the United States. The book asked and answered a critical question for our time: Does Romans 13 mean that Christians must always obey […]
Book Announcement: The Divine Messenger: Appearances of the Son of God in the Old Testament
July 11, 2023 by 2 Comments
When I was a teenager there was a local pastor who ministered to me in a special way. He was, and is, very serious about studying and teaching Scripture. One of his many insights from a lifetime of study was that the Angel of the LORD, so often spoken of in the Old Testament, was—in […]
Does James Contradict Paul?
March 23, 2023 by 1 Comment
Throughout much of church history, many have pointed out that James seems to contradict Paul on the issue of justification. Let’s look at a key example from each apostle: For we maintain that a man is justified by faith apart from works of the Law (Rom 3:28 NASB95). You see that a man is justified by works […]
The Incarnation of the Angel of the Lord
January 3, 2023 by Leave a Comment
This article concludes a series on Old Testament Christophanies. For important background information, see An Introduction to Old Testament Christophanies–with Justin Martyr. From when He walked in the Garden of Eden to when He cleansed the high priest Joshua, the Son of God’s many appearances in the Old Testament led up to His incarnation and messianic ministry. […]
The Cleansing Angel: The Son of God in Zechariah 3
November 16, 2022 by 3 Comments
This article is part of a series on Old Testament Christophanies. For important background information, see An Introduction to Old Testament Christophanies–with Justin Martyr. The prophet’s fourth vision is found in Zechariah 3. In the vision, Zechariah saw the Angel of Yahweh for the second time: Then he showed me Joshua the high priest standing before the angel […]
The Angel Among the Myrtles: The Son of God in Zechariah 1
October 16, 2022 by 1 Comment
This article is part of a series on Old Testament Christophanies. For important background information, see An Introduction to Old Testament Christophanies–with Justin Martyr. Over two centuries after Amos prophesied, Zechariah began his prophetic ministry. The “word of the LORD” came to Zechariah the prophet, the Son of Berechiah, the son of Iddo, in “the eighth month […]
Israel’s Judge: The Son of God in Amos 7 and 9
September 30, 2022 by Leave a Comment
This article is part of a series on Old Testament Christophanies. For important background information, see An Introduction to Old Testament Christophanies–with Justin Martyr. Amos prophesied around 760–750 BC, during the reigns of King Uzziah of Judah and Jeroboam II, king of Israel. Amos was a herdsman and a grower of sycamore figs who lived in Tekoa, […]
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