My Take on the Complicated World Scene That Includes Ukraine, Russia, and Israel (part three)
Part One Part Two Proxy Wars and Existential Threat Two words I hear on a regular bases are “proxy war.” Ukraine fighting a proxy war. Israel fighting a proxy war with Iran. Maybe Russia is a proxy of China now too. Proxy war actually now has a dictionary definition: “a war instigated by a […]
My Take on the Complicated World Scene That Includes Ukraine, Russia, and Israel (part two)
Part One Israel-Palestinian Conflict From a biblical viewpoint, the Israel-Palestinian conflict started when Abraham sinned with Hagar, who bore Ishmael. Ishmael fathers the Arab people and Isaac the Jewish. Complicating this further, 93% of Arabs are Muslim of some kind. Itamar Marcus and Barbara Crook in “Kill a Jew – Go to Heaven: The Perception […]
My Take on the Complicated World Scene That Includes Ukraine, Russia, and Israel
Division Over Israel What’s going on in foreign policy in the world is one of the most interesting variations of division that I’ve seen in my lifetime. Positions divide normal allies and unify former enemies. It’s a challenge even in theological circles with diverse interpretations of biblical prophecy. The event of October 7, 2023 with […]
What Is the “Mind Virus” Of Which Elon Musk Alludes?
Elon Musk and the Mind Virus Civilizational Threat Not until very recently did I hear the terminology, “mind virus,” and it came from Elon Musk (the wealthiest man in the world) in various podcast interviews. In a few of those by various individuals, he talks about the “mind virus” as a civilizational threat. When asked […]
The Colossal Emphasis Put on Mercy in the Bible
Mercy in Scripture The English word “mercy” is pivotal in all the English Bible. I say English Bible, because it’s tough to accommodate the main Hebrew word translated “mercy” with just “mercy.” It is the Hebrew word, chesed. Maybe you’ve even heard someone say that word in a sermon or class. Maybe you know Hebrew. […]
The Experience of Divine Hiddenness
Is God Hidden? Is God hidden? Yes and No. God doesn’t hide Himself. In people’s experience, He remains hidden. That doesn’t mean He is in fact hidden. They experience Divine hiddenness. In scripture, people experience Divine hiddenness. Job said to God (13:24): Wherefore hidest thou thy face, and holdest me for thine enemy? The Psalmist […]
Eschatology and Political Activism from the Right and the Left
Living in the Last Days If you travel in evangelical circles, you might hear language especially today that says, “We’re living in the last days.” Those words, “last days,” occur eight times in the King James Version. These are two prominent usages: 2 Timothy 3:1, “This know also, that in the last days perilous times […]
The Purposeful Contortion and Confusion of End Time Truth (Part Two)
Part One No explanation of origins succeeds at explaining how everything got here, including how people got here, except for the biblical one. And the biblical one makes sense, because it fits everything that we see. Evidence also confirms the Bible. An explosion turning into terrific, complicated design, either physical or biological, just can’t be […]
The Purposeful Contortion and Confusion of End Time Truth
A primary way Satan keeps people deluded about life and the world is by his contortion and confusion of either origin or end time truth. God reveals with pristine clarity the beginning and ending of everything. Both of these revelations are vital for faith and practice. Satan wants people deceived on how they got here […]
The Knotty Subject of Free Will: Do We Have It Or Is It an Illusion? (Part Two)
Part One Free Will When you read “free will,” you read two words, one of which is “will.” “Will” is simple. A mind is capable of choosing, like ordering a flavor of ice cream or reaching into the candy bowl for Snickers or Reeses. There are layers here. The will is the capability of the […]
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