Volume 34, No.3, Sep. 2023
Two Overturnings of the Tables — Two Miracle Fish Draughts
A few days before he finished his earthly course, and his last Passover, three Gospel accounts describe Jesus entering the temple complex and overturning the tables of the moneychangers. This was at the close of his ministry, and is recorded in Matthew 21:12, Mark 11:15, and Luke 19:45. However, the Apostle John relates an overturning of the tables event that seems to occur at [...]
The First Trumpet, Ephesus
“And the first [trumpet] sounded, and there came to be hail and fire, mingled with blood, and they were cast upon the earth: and the third part of the earth was burnt up, and the third part of the trees was burnt up, and all green grass was burnt up” (Revelation 8:7, RVIC). Seven angels with seven trumpets prepare to sound. The first to [...]
Can We Explain Gehenna Without the Garbage Dump?
Most modern translations of the Bible transliterate the Hebrew Sheol and the Greek Hades, both of which refer to the death state from which resurrection is possible. It is still, however, the general practice to translate Gehenna as “hell,” allowing readers to think that the reference is to a place of eternal torment. Gehenna is the Greek form of the Hebrew Gai Hinnom, or [...]
Languages and Babel
“God blessed Noah and his sons, and said unto them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and fill the earth” (Genesis 9:1). But Nimrod and those like him rebelled and said, “Come, let us build a city and a tower ... lest we be scattered abroad upon the face of the whole earth” (Genesis 11:3‑4). Therefore, God set about to punish them (or let them punish [...]
Evidence Missing!
The One-half billion years (give or take a few years) of evolutionary evidence is missing! The June 22, 2023 Nature magazine article “Lost World of Complex Life,” by Jochen J. Brocks, et al. [1] deserves special mention to our readership. The intense interest in all aspects of the appearance of “complex life” by the science community has brought to light compelling proof for the [...]