Current Events: Prophetic Views

Israel’s Land Promise in Light of the New Testament

  Not sure how to interpret Israel’s land promise in light of the New Covenant? Or how to respond to some Christians denying that promise still exists? Sadly, no lack of controversy surrounds the subject! And many important principles of Scripture interpretation come into play. But one often neglected key…...

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Has God Re-gathered Jews to Israel for a Necessary Failure?

  Has God re-gathered the Jews to Israel merely for their necessary or inevitable failure, in order to bring them to Christ? That’s what some Christians believe. Israel, they reason, must be brought low, devastated and overrun in order to accept Jesus as Messiah. But what does the Bible teach?…...

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What Might Standing With the Jewish People Cost You? What Might You Gain?

    This week (March 29-April 5) is known in the Christian world as Holy Week. It is a perfect time to mediate on Yeshua’s call to the cross, the way to life. “If anyone would come after Me, let him deny himself and take up his cross and follow…...

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Passover’s Special Meaning for Christians

  On April 3-4, Jewish families in Israel and around the world will gather to recount the ancient, but never old, story of Passover. Younger generations will hear from their elders the miracle-packed narrative which, they will be told, should be heard as if they personally lived through those historical…...

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NEW! How to Pray for Israel: 31 Petitions & Proclamations for Each Day of the Month

  Want to know how to pray concisely and effectively for Israel throughout the year? Our new Prayer Guide offers 31 key petitions and Scripture proclamations for each day of the month and will be relevant for years to come. We know this tool will benefit and help many, so…...

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Purim 2013 – Overcoming the Orphan Spirit

“Celebrate yearly the 14th and 15th days of the month of Adar, as the days on which the Jews had rest from their enemies, as the month which was turned from sorrow to joy.” (Esther 9:21) Purim celebrates God’s miraculous rescue of the Jewish people when an evil enemy attempted…...

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The New Moon

Happy Rosh Chodesh, everyone! If you know what I’m referring to, you probably also know this post is a few days late. Rosh Chodesh is Hebrew for “Head of the Month” or New Month. It is also known as the New Moon because the biblical calendar is lunar based. The…...

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A BLESSED NEW YEAR AND FEAST OF TRUMPETS TO YOU!

  The Alarm is Sounding The Feast of Trumpets foreshadows the heavenly trumpet heralding Messiah’s return (see 1 Cor. 15:51-52; 1 Thess. 4:16-17). It ushers in the Ten Days of Awe, a period of sober prayer and repentance, culminating on the Day of Atonement (September 14). It is a time…...

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Israel’s Messianic Jews at Rosh HaShanah 5774

  “…Come from the four winds, O breath…” (Ezekiel 37:9) I’ve watched and prayed over the Israeli Messianic community for more than 30 years. My first time in the land in 1982, I could find only a couple hundred struggling believers scattered across the land. But in 2013 I see…...

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Aligning with God’s Calendar: After the Resurrection

“Were not our hearts burning within us while He talked with us on the road and opened the Scriptures to us?” (Luke 24:32) Yesterday the Body of Messiah around the world celebrated the incomparable and triumphant majesty of His Resurrection. I love re-engaging each year with the glorious fulfillment of the…...

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