July 29, 2003. Babylon lay in heaps from the second to the twentieth century, just as Jeremiah had predicted: “Babylon shall become heaps” (51:37). However,… Read More »Insight #113 — Babylon Not Rebuilt as a City (Babylon series, 2 of 5)
July 4, 2003. How would Nebuchadnezzar have reacted to an American tank rumbling down the street of Babylon? “Is not this great Babylon,” he had… Read More »Insight #112 — Babylon’s Rebuilder Routed (Babylon series, 1 of 5)
June 13, 2003. What Is the Millennium? Which millennium? Any period of one thousand years is a millennium. Since January 1, 2001, we have been… Read More »Insight #111 – The “First Resurrection” (kingdom series, 7 of 8)
May 26, 2003. Some people think all David’s Psalms were written with his own experiences in view, without him intending them to be prophecy. While… Read More »Insight #110 — David Is Still Dead; Jesus Lives
May 12, 2003. Tertullian (A.D. 145-220), born half a century after Apostle John’s death, believed that Matthew 24, Mark 13, and Luke 21 predicted BOTH… Read More »Insight #109 — More Ancients on Matthew 24
April 28, 2003. Many of us believe the early part of Matthew 24 predicts the fall of Jerusalem in A.D. 70, and the latter part… Read More »Insight #108 — Chrysostom Examines Matthew 24
April 14, 2003. A supposed proof that we live in the “last days” is the abundance of wars, famines, and earthquakes in the world. Matthew… Read More »Insight #107 — What Is “the End” in Matthew 24?
March 31, 2003. Futurists say the millennium will be a fulfillment of many Bible predictions of the kingdom of God. But wait a minute. Something… Read More »Insight #106 — Only 1,000 Years?
March 12, 2003. The very thought of a thousand-year reign of Christ excites the imagination. Usually this period is termed “the millennium” from the Latin… Read More »Insight #105 – The ‘Millennium’ Is Not… (kingdom series, 6 of 8)
February 21, 2003. Matthew 24 is difficult: both difficult to interpret, and difficult to ignore. Although some details puzzle me (and I welcome your feedback),… Read More »Insight #104 — When Will Jesus Return?