The “until” Verses
Sometimes the most ordinary words carry a most extraordinary meaning, such as the word until in the Bible. In Matthew 1:25 we see it used concerning Mary, who did not consummate her marriage with Joseph… Read more »
The Number 1000 in Scripture
Source: Aaron Lee on Unsplash There’s something to know about the interesting number, one thousand in the Bible. In the Koine Greek language the word used is χιλιάς (kilias) which is where we get the… Read more »
What the Bible says about the Effect of Humanity on the Environment.
Standing on the edge of Sydney’s Blue Mountains, it is easy to see that the world is pretty awesome, reminding us of the Creator and what he has done. However, according to scripture the world… Read more »
Is the World Just Beginning?
There are many perspectives that believers have on the timing of things that God does with the Earth. In terms of when the world started, believers who take the creation story at face value (literal… Read more »
Double Language in Scripture
The Bible is full of language that sounds clear, but turns out to have another meaning. It’s straightforward once you know what the true meaning or meanings are, and we can recognize that the disciples… Read more »
New Space Images Support My Book
In 2019 I started writing “Flag on the Glacier,” a book-sized letter to atheists a thousand years in the future. One of my goals was to get the book published before the launch of the… Read more »
How The World Has Changed
In ancient times human life held little value. Indeed gladiatorial games were even held for entertainment in which people were killed for sport. There was no Emporer more depraved than Commodus when it came to… Read more »
The Seven Israels
Today as I write this, it is remembrance day. 104 years ago to the day, the guns stopped firing in World War 1, and nations laid down their weapons for peace. While the peace didn’t… Read more »
Why the Date of the Book of Revelation is Important
It turns out that the dating of Revelation has a HUGE impact on the potential interpretation of it, and the behaviour of its readers, and even entire countries. If you believe that Revelation was written before 70AD,… Read more »
Can the Dead Hear?
John chapter five contains an event where Jesus heals a man on the Sabbath and tells him to carry his matt and walk. In the minds of the Jewish leaders, this equated to working, a… Read more »
Queen Elizabeth II and the Lord Jesus Christ
Queen Elizabeth II has been a rock of stability for the world for the last seven decades. When I lived as a child in Papua New Guinea she came in 1985 to commemorate 10 years… Read more »
Can You See God?
You don’t see God with your eyes, unless something very out of the ordinary happens. There are other ways of seeing Him. God is a spirit (John 4:24) so he is “made” of spiritul ‘matter’… Read more »
Will the Rapture Occur after Everyone has Heard the Gospel?
I used to think that the rapture could not possibly happen until everyone had a chance to hear the gospel. This was based on two verses: Firstly Matthew 24:14 which states “And this gospel of… Read more »
What Happened to the Canaanites when Joshua Invaded?
The people of Canaan represented a number of “tribes” such as the Girgashites, Perizites, Gibeonites and more. The book of Joshua shows us that he was commanded by God to completely destroy these nations from… Read more »