Insight #229 — What Was the Forbidden Fruit?
A well-known myth says the forbidden fruit was an apple. They even call that protrusion in your throat an Adam’s apple. The Bible, however, does… Read More »Insight #229 — What Was the Forbidden Fruit?
A well-known myth says the forbidden fruit was an apple. They even call that protrusion in your throat an Adam’s apple. The Bible, however, does… Read More »Insight #229 — What Was the Forbidden Fruit?
A few weeks ago, Margaret heard a preacher on the radio who said he believed in a literal future fulfillment of the Millennium because the… Read More »Insight #208 — Messianic Predictions: Literal or Figurative?
You are forgetful. I am forgetful. We all need reminders. Jesus gave us one: “This do in remembrance of me.” For how long? “As often… Read More »Insight #207 — Animal Sacrifices in Memory of Jesus?
Who practices animal sacrifices in this modern age? Christians know that animal sacrifices are a thing of the past. But what about the future? What… Read More »Insight #204 — Ezekiel 40-48 Literal?
Most believers realize we are under the New Testament, not the Old. But prophecy teachers often ignore implications of this truth. They adopt “literal” interpretations… Read More »Insight #101 — Old Prophetic Mysteries Revealed
To interpret Bible prophecy, we should “take the literal meaning unless… ” (see Insight #94). “Unless” refers to exceptions. Here is a vital exception: Do… Read More »Insight #95 — A Literal, Earthly Kingdom?
In Insight #93, we saw a misleading statement by Tim LaHaye. Now let’s look at his excellent “golden rule of interpretation.” “When the plain sense… Read More »Insight #94 — Literal Meaning Unless…
Tim LaHaye, in “Revelation Unveiled,” claims that “For the most part, all who believe the Bible to be literal are premillennialists” (page 331). Such a… Read More »Insight #93 — Who Interprets Revelation Literally?
If you’re eating, please swallow your food before continuing. My wife almost choked on this one. Margaret was saying she could not see how people,… Read More »Insight #79 — Can You Believe This?
“Jack never says a word.” That is not a lie; it is hyperbole–an “exaggeration used as a figure of speech.” Consider Matthew 3:5. “Then went… Read More »Insight #77 — Hyperbole in Prophecy