Continued from Part 6 Jesus’ popularity in review: Do the Gospel’s describe Jesus as a person who “was despised and rejected,” or from whom p...
ISAIAH 53:1 53:1: “Who would have believed our report [literally, “what we have heard”]?” As we enter chapter 53, a change of speakers occurs...
Continued from Part 5 ISAIAH 53:3 53:3: “He was despised, and rejected of men … and as one from whom men hide their face: he was despised, an...
ISAIAH 53:2 53:2: “[H]e grew up … a tender plant, and as a root out of a dry land … no form nor comeliness … nor appearance that we should delig...
The rest of the story The fact is that Jesus’ death through crucifixion was no remedy for sin. He did not die in man’s place; his death was not ...
ISAIAH 53: JESUS IS NOT THE SUFFERING SERVANT THE TEXT: ISAIAH 52:13-53:12 Behold, My servant shall prosper, he shall be exalted and lifted up, a...
The phrase, “My servant,” presents a problem for the trinitarian doctrine: servant and master are two separate entities. A servant by definition is...
The Romans were ever vigilant against a Jewish insurrection. Tenacious in their loyalty to ancestral beliefs and customs Jews presented Rome with a...
After the night comes the dawn Daniel’s text is followed by a simple but poignant statement concerning the post-destruction status of the Temple M...
The second anointed one Verse 26. And after the sixty-two weeks an anointed one shall be cut off, and he shall have nothing; the people of a lea...
Anointing the Holy of Holies The expression “and to anoint the Holy of Holies” refers to the reestablished Second Temple (Ezekiel 46:12) and the o...
The second part of verse 26 is a sweeping historical synopsis of events leading to the destruction of the Second Temple. This is the tragedy encaps...
It is said that when Jesus supposedly ascended to heaven every one of the six objectives to be accomplished had been fulfilled. It is said he fulfi...
Chapter 45 THE SEVENTY WEEKS OF DANIEL 9:24 -27 Part 1 LIARS FOR JESUS
Following these forty-nine years is a period of “troubled times” lasting sixty-two weeks or 434 years. During these years many enemies will arise s...
Let us review the six expectations of verse 24 and see if they have any fulfillment in the life and death of Jesus. Seventy weeks of Daniel
The last week and its aftermath Verse 27. And it [the Roman government] shall make a strong covenant with many for one week; and during half of ...
Part 2 THE PASSAGE: VERSE BY VERSE The decree Verse 24: Seventy weeks are decreed upon your people and upon your holy city, to terminate the t...
Do we ever get a second chance in life? A year after leaving Egypt, the people of Israel were to bring the Passover offering on the afternoon of...
By: Rabbi Daniel Mechanic1 (In consultation with Doron Witztum2 and Harold Gans3) DANIEL MECHANIC is a senior international Codes lecturer and rese...
By: Rabbi Daniel Mechanic1 (In consultation with Doron Witztum2 and Harold Gans3) DANIEL MECHANIC is a senior international Codes lecturer and rese...
By: Rabbi Daniel Mechanic1 (In consultation with Doron Witztum2 and Harold Gans3) DANIEL MECHANIC is a senior international Codes lecturer and rese...
The answer to the skeptic is that most ancient pagan myths saw the existence of death and conflict of preexistent creatures as the basis of the cre...
This is part 2 of a 3 part series by Angela Dekort about why she converted to Judaism. You can read Part 1 and Part 3 as well.
This is the last part of the 3 part series by Angela Dekort about why she converted to Judaism. You can read Part 1 and Part 2 as well.
Which Jewish Translation Of The Bible You Should Read - There are three translations of the Jewish Bible that I recommend to people.
In his eulogy, son and successor, Franklin Graham restated his father’s message that “Jesus is the only way” to God.
This year we celebrate the festival of Purim on March 1st. The story is recounted in the biblical book of Esther and has lessons which are relevant...
We usually think of the cosmic struggle in terms of good versus evil. But according to the Kabbalists, good and evil are but spinoffs of unity and ...
Christians insist that blood sacrifice is a necessary prerequisite for the atonement of sin. These Christians believe that this is an open teaching...