Category: Scripture

I use my calendar(s) a lot. I have a paper one on the wall, a paper one on the wall at work, a personal e-calendar on my phone (which is synced to my computer), and a work e-calendar that I maintain for people at my workplace. They can be a nuisance to have to keep [...]

All my life I've heard about (and been interested in) biblical prophecy about the end times. There are numerous books and sermons available about it. For years people have tried to find clues from the Bible about the end of the world and have sought to match up their interpretations with current events. Such pursuits [...]

I'm going to begin this study with a few random thoughts. First, the resurgence of anti-Semitism in our world is a reminder that Satan has always had his sights on targeting the Jews for destruction. Ever since the Garden of Eden when God promised that Satan's "head would be crushed" by Eve's descendant (Genesis 3:15), [...]

As I pointed out in the last blog post, the last 6 chapters of Daniel are apocalyptic prophesies or visions given to Daniel by the Holy Spirit. These visions concern events that are both near to hand (for Daniel) and also far into the future (beyond even our own time), and include things in-between. These [...]

This point in our study of Daniel brings us to the second part of the book that bears Daniel's name. The first six chapters were narratives which told stories of events in the lives of Daniel and his friends under captivity and rule of Babylon (under Kings Nebuchadnezzar and Belshazzar) and under the rule of [...]