The historic speech delivered by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu last week to the United Nations General Assembly carries strong echoes of the same man’s speech in a televised debate 33 years ago. Many thanks to Peter Godspeed of Canada’s National Post for digging up this old video. He introduced this younger Netanyahu with these words: How…
A Light Has Shone: Netanyahu's historic speech to the United Nations
“The people who walked in darkness have seen a great light…” ~ Isaiah 9:2, quoted by Benjamin Netanyahu, in his speech to the United Nations on September 23, 2011.
Ezekiel 38 Takes Shape?
Technorati Tags: Ezekiel 38, Gog, Turkey, Erdogan, Armageddon A startling series of events in recent days has gone all but unnoticed in the mainstream media. Canada’s respected, National Post ran this article: Peter Goodspeed, National Post Tuesday, Sept. 20, 2011 Goodspeed Analysis When WikiLeaks made thousands of secret U.S. diplomatic cables public last fall, Turkey’s…
The Sword of the LORD
Jer 47:6-7 6 Ah, sword of the Lord! How long till you are quiet? Put yourself into your scabbard; rest and be still! 7 How can it be quiet when the Lord has given it a charge? Against Ashkelon and against the seashore he has appointed it.” ? ESV … It is Jeremiah himself addressing…
What is Historicism?
On our little Historicists FaceBook group, people occasionally post things that aren’t really in line with traditional Historicist teaching. So I wrote this little article (mostly just by copying and pasting) in order to protect the focus and purpose of the group. In case you’re interested in joining the group, you can find it here:…
What is “the year-day system” of interpreting Bible prophecy?
One question visitors to Historicism.com (the parent site of ProphecyBlog.net) have asked me over and over again throughout the years is something like, “Why do you say all time periods in Bible prophecy should be interpreted taking a year of history for every day in the prophecy?” In other words, why should all Bible prophecy…
AlbertMohler.com – The End is Near? The False Teaching of Harold Camping
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is angry with US President Barack Obama over Obama’s decision to support the Palestinian cause which aims to return to pre-1967 borders. With this breaking news on the eve of the end of the world (according to Harold Camping), many who don’t know better might be anxious. Let me reassure…
Israel Was Never the Problem
A thought-provoking article was posted last week in Canada’s National Post online: The Arab world may be in turmoil, but none of the Arab uprisings has included Israel as a central issue. Bahrain, Egypt, Tunisia, Syria, Libya — the one factor common to all is that protests centre on local conditions and domestic grievances. What…
Introducing “Gomer and all his hordes”
For the first time in the context of 21st century political realities, France has taken a step forward as a de facto leader of European military intervention. An obscure bit of prophecy in Ezekiel 38:6 identifies a nation known as “Gomer”—an ancient reference to “The eldest son of Japheth, and father of Ashkenaz, Riphath, and…
Not All Is As It Seems… in Libya …in the Oval Office … or in the Future
Yesterday a Canadian General was appointed to command NATO forces in their war against Libyan President Muammar al-Qaddafi. But today FoxNews reports that Pentagon officials are now considering turning the NATO campaign into a ground war—not just the defense of a no-fly zone in Libyan airspace. It would seem evident that Obama, though he would…