Volume 4, No.3, Aug. 1993
Satan the Serpent and the Woman
What beginning is referred to in John 8:44, which states that Satan was a liar from the beginning? Lucifer was perfect from the time he was created until the day iniquity was found in him (Ezekiel 28:15). His defection commenced here on earth, in the physical Garden of Eden, and is associated with the dawn or “beginning” of human civilization. The failure of Lucifer [...]
Jesus’ Birth and Herod’s Death
Bible Students have long believed that Jesus was born in 2 BC (SS, Vol. 2, pp. 54-62 [B54-B62]). But many modern historians have dated his birth at from 4 to 7 BC. The reason for this is that Jesus was born before Herod died (Matt. 2:1), and it has been thought that Herod died in the spring of 4 BC, following an eclipse of [...]
Chronology of the Hebrew & Septuagint
When many today prefer the Chronology of the Septuagint instead of the Hebrew Bible, it is good to examine this subject closely. The Septuagint is the oldest known Greek translation of the Old Testament. It is believed to have been done by 72 educated Jews of Alexandria in Egypt in the third to the first century before Christ. They have departed considerably from the [...]
The 450-Year Period of the Judges
Here is a problem in Bible Chronology which, in some measure, should exercise the minds of students. The Apostle Paul declares that God gave judges to Israel. “He gave unto them judges about [during] the space of four hundred and fifty years, until Samuel the prophet. And afterward they desired a king: and God gave unto them Saul ... forty years.” (Acts 13:20, 21) [...]