One of the great biblical keys to understanding many of the current events is Zechariah chapters 12 through 14. This week we will look at 12:1-10:

If we are going to understand the biblical prophecies concerning the end of the age, we need to understand certain principles. We have been studying some of these in relation to righteousness and justice, and how they have current applications. Before continuing, there is another fundamental principle that we must keep in mind and in our vision, to act as a compass to navigate us through all we are going to study.

The first principle is to keep our attention and focus on what Christ is going to do, not what the anti-Christ is going to do. There...

In preparation for a more in-depth study of eschatology, we have been taking a bit of time to lay a foundational understanding of why certain events are going to come upon the world in the last days. We must understand these if we are going to be prepared for them.

As those of you who have been a part of our Word for the Week studies know, I do a lot of reviewing for the sake of hammering some issues home. Repetition is required for a high level of retention, and we are doing these studies for more than just...

A couple of weeks ago I wrote that the aid the United States was giving to Israel was not aid, but the repayment of a debt. My reasoning for this is because a little known fact about the Revolutionary War is that George Washington’s Continental Army was chiefly financed by a Jewish man named Haim Solomon. Solomon did this because he foresaw that the United States would become a haven for the persecuted Jewish people. Solomon died destitute because he had expended his entire fortune for this purpose. I have not yet been able to find out how much...

Over the previous two weeks, we addressed some of the ways we are going to begin seeing Luke 17:20-21 fulfilled in our time: "The kingdom of God is not coming with signs to be observed; nor will they say, 'Look, here it is!' or, 'There it is!' For behold, the kingdom of God is in your midst."

As discussed, after a terrible breakdown in morality, integrity, and respect for authority, major turning has begun toward righteousness and obedience to the Lord. These spiritual shifts may at first be hard to perceive, and...