Numbers in Scripture can perplex us. Sometimes the numbers seem too large to be really credible. Sometimes there seem to be discrepancies between numbers in different scriptural texts bearing on the same incident. We may come back to some of these issues, but want to just consider one example for th…
Perplexing Numbers; 24,000 or 23,000? Read More »
The Mosaic authorship of the Pentateuch, and its dating to the days of Moses and the exodus from Egypt has been subject to challenge for over one hundred years. These are not small issues, but go to the heart of divine revelation and inspiration. We want to consider some of the evidences for Mosai…
Did Moses Write the Pentateuch,the First Five Books of the Bible? Read More »
It was a small company. Only four men, making their way through the mountains. An old man the leader, but vital, still clearly in charge. And with him his son, a lad in the full energy of approaching manhood: the other two his servants, tried and faithful. Surely no-one in all that region, seeing Ab…
Jerusalem: A Burdensome Stone Read More »
The Lord Jesus Christ revealed to John that in the epoch of the Sixth Vial (Rev 16:14) which ushers in Armageddon, there would be a spirit of madness gripping the nations and leading them on inexorably to the battle of the great day of God Almighty. Previous articles in this series have focused on p…
The World of the Ungodly Read More »
Ezekiel’s prophecy of the latter days declares, “Art thou come to take a spoil? hast thou gathered thy company to take a prey? to carry away silver and gold, to take away cattle and goods, to take a great spoil” (Ezek 38:13).
Israel—Economy
It has been our practice to relate the …
So reads the heading of one newspaper article after the dramatic assassination of Israel’s Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin on Sunday morning, Adelaide time, 5 November 1995. If thenews was stunning to us, in Israel the effect was devastating. Many spoke of it as the worst event in the short history o…
Where To After Rabin? Read More »
North Atlantic Treaty Organisation leaders have traced the borders of “a new Europe by inviting Poland, the Czech Republic and Hungary to join the Western Alliance… The United States President, Mr Clinton, prevailed over European allies who wanted a broader enlargement. He hailed the dawn of ‘…
Europe – “Embracing the Enemy” Read More »
Israel
January 15 saw the acceptance of a “land for peace” agreement in Hebron between Israel’s Netanyahu and Palestinian leader, Yasser Arafat. The irony is that the final impetus for agreement was an act of desperate terrorism by a nineteen year old Israeli soldier, Noam Friedman, firin…
A Tense Peace at Hebron Read More »
This is the title of an article published in the Intelligence Digest and referred to in the following remarks by Brother Rob Thiele. By contrast, we are encouraged by the words of the Lord, “when ye see these things begin to come to pass, then look up and lift up your heads for your redemption d…
A number of Watchman articles have noted the parlous state of the Russian economy, and a recent article in The Economist with the above heading continues the refrain. The article commences: “As the country’s tax revenues, reserves and credibility shrivel, the question facing Russia and its credi…
Russian Debt – Default Setting Read More »
