November – December 2013
In chemistry or physics you can always go back to the beginning and repeat an experiment to see if it gives a consistent result. The origin of life and the formation of the variety of species that fill the globe was different. It was a one-off, a unique event long before our time. And so far as …
Salt Tears & Common Sense Read More »
In this issue we continue to look at the lies collated by the Simon Wiesenthal Centre that are commonly presented by Israel’s opponents in the Israel-Palestine debate.
Lie # 2
Had Israel withdrawn to its June 1967 borders, peace would have come long ago.
Simon Wiesenthal Centre response
Sinc…
The Top Ten Anti-Israel Lies Read More »
The accuracy of the prophetic word is amazing. Only the great Yahweh of the heavens can “declare the end from the beginning and from ancient times the things not yet done” (Isa 46:9). Truly there is “none like” Him. The recent events have demonstrated the accuracy of the prophetic wo…
How long have we got? Read More »
A reader quotes Exodus 34:7: “…visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children, and upon the children’s children, unto the third and to the fourth generation”, and observes, I have always thought this seemed unfair, as sometimes there are members of a family who worship God and othe…
No, God is not “unfair” Read More »
Author: Masha Gessen
Publisher: Riverhead Books, 2012
Given we live in the latter days one of the signs of the times that we are likely to witness is the expected rise of a man the Scripture describes as Gog. He is to be the man at the top, the pre-eminent Autocratic Ruler, Prince of all the Rus…
The Man Without a Face – The Unlikely Rise of Vladimir Putin Read More »
“The capture of Beersheba allowed British Empire forces to break the Ottoman line near Gaza and then advance into Palestine, a chain of events which eventually culminated in the establishment of the state of Israel in 1948.”[1]
This remarkable statement is quoted from the text on the back of an…
The Battle of Beersheba: Historic Joint Postage Stamp Issue by Australia and Israel Read More »
“With all power and signs and lying wonders” 2 Thessalonians 2:9
Dear Reader
This article is illuminating. It is hard to believe that a Christian church would ban the Bible, destroy copies of it, and persecute and kill any who would publish, promote, possess or read it. How thankful we are to …
War Against the Bible Read More »
Paul Defends His Apostleship And His Gospel (1:11–2:21)
Having staked out his position, Paul devotes the first third of the letter to a vigorous defence of his apostleship and his gospel. Positively, he asserts that they had been received from Jesus Christ (1:11–12). Negatively, …
The Validity of Paul’s Apostleship, and the Veracity of his Gospel Read More »
Introductory notes
1 Isaiah’s sustained prayer in which he passionately pleads for his people has concluded (63:7–64:12).
2 Chapter 65 records Yahweh’s response, His answer, in which He ‘sets the record straight’.
3 Yahweh points out that it was through no fault of His that Israel (…
Isaiah 65:1–10 “I am sought of them that asked not for me” Read More »
There are several concepts throughout Scripture which reveal the character of our Heavenly Father. Of these, ‘Deliverance’ is prominent and consistently portrayed from Genesis to Revelation. Other similar words are used such as ‘Saviour’ or ‘Redeemer’ but it is interesting how ma…
