“This is what Cyrus king of Persia says: “’The LORD, the God of heaven, has given me all the kingdoms of the earth and he has appointed me to build a temple for him at Jerusalem in Judah.New Living Translation“This is what King Cyrus of Persia says: “The LORD, the God of ...
the two witnesses, New Jerusalem, etc. So this topic is a key part of what John wanted to communicate to his first century readers. This topic is “the beast.”
Referring to the land as Canaan sounds straightforward enough; however, it turns out that the details of who lived in and owned the land before the Israelites are far more complicated. Let us track what we know about the Canaanites and the land of Israel by looking at the two earliest re...
These tribes were carried away to Babylon in 586 B.C., then restored back to their land 70 years later, only to be dispersed throughout the world after the fall of Jerusalem in AD 70. They are known as “Jews.” It was from the tribe of Judah, or from the “Jews,” that God ...
/ Then the nations will know that I the LORD sanctify Israel, when My sanctuary is among them forever.’”Joel 2:32And everyone who calls on the name of the LORD will be saved; for on Mount Zion and in Jerusalem there will be deliverance, as the LORD has promised, among the remnant...
Who took Jerusalem from the crusaders? What role did Franciscans play during the Medieval period? Who survived the Siege of Masada? Who used catapults in medieval times? Who were the inhabitants of Canaan before the Israelites? Who were the Vikings in the Middle Ages? What did the ancient ...
for Jerusalem’s sake I will not remain quiet,till her vindication shines out like the dawn, her salvation like a blazing torch.2 The nations will see your vindication, and all kings your glory;you will be called by a new name that the mouth of the Lord will bestow.3 You will be a...
because given him by the Father; and he has purchased them with his own blood; are built by him, and on him; inhabited by him, and of whom he is the head, king, and governor; though not to the exclusion of the Father, whose house they also are; nor of the Spirit, who dwells ...
So when the Lord has completed all His work against Mount Zion and Jerusalem, He will say, “I will punish the king of Assyria for the fruit of his arrogant heart and the proud look in his eyes. / For he says: ‘By the strength of my hand I have done this, and by my wisdom, ...