Some religious Jews and some Christians believe Jews are now entitled to all of the so-called “promised land” that God promised to their ancestors in a covenant he made with them that is recorded in the Bible. But such an assertion belies an ignorance of holy scripture. In my book Palestine Is Coming: The Revival of Ancient Philistia, I show from the Bible that God will not give Jews all of the promised land until they turn to him in... Read more
Dr. Richard Bauckham is a distinguished, British, New Testament scholar at Ridley Hall, Cambridge. In his studies, he specializes in Christology and the Gospel of John. He also is a Fellow of the British Academy. I have some of his books in my library. I once attended a forum at the Annual Meeting of the Society of Biblical Literature in which he spoke on the question of who authored the Gospel of John. Although I disagree with Dr. Bauckham on... Read more
There are several end times Bible prophecies that suggest advanced technology will be utilized at that time which, of course, was unknown to those prophets of antiquity who so declared. One group of such prophecies is about the second coming of Christ. Isaiah the prophet uttered several prophecies about the end of the age and beginning of the new age, what Jews and Jesus called the world to come. For example, Isaiah declares, “How beautiful upon the mountains are the... Read more
For fifty years now, I have been in support of both the existence of the State of Israel and the right of Palestinians to have their own state alongside Israel. In my book, Palestine Is Coming: The Revival of Ancient Philistia, I show from end times Bible prophecy that there is going to be a Palestinian state. It will be located in the coastal plain as a very expanded Gaza Strip, and Israel will annex all of the West Bank.... Read more
Ever since Hamas–the governing party of the Gaza Strip–attacked Israel on October 7, killed 1,200 Israeli Jews, and took about 240 hostages, Israel has continued to retaliate with a war that is flattening Gaza resulting in reportedly 16,000 Gaza Palestinians killed. Turmoil has been building in the US about this whole situation, especially since the US is Israel’s #1 ally who supplies it with much of its weaponry and ammunitions freely as foreign aid. The war has brought to the... Read more
This century in the USA has started off with declining church attendance, 10% or more of its population no longer professing to be Christian, and a surge in both atheism and so-called “nones” who have no religious affiliation or profession of faith. So, for me it is refreshing to read a stirring Christian conversion story by a former atheist in this month’s issue (December, 2023) of Christianity Today, the preeminent Christian magazine in the USA that was founded by evangelist... Read more
I just watched a Zoom presentation of Christianity in China by an authoritative foreign affairs organization in the US that requested no attribution regarding its comments. A main speaker was being interviewed who is a US citizen who worked permanently in China for three decades beginning in the early 1980s. The following were some of this person’s remarks without being exact quotes: The Chinese government recognizes five different religions: Buddhism, Daoism, Islam, Catholic Christianity, and Protestant Christianity. The government is... Read more
US Secretary Antony Blinken, who is Jewish, announced today a new, unprecedented policy of the Biden administration directed toward Jewish settlers and Palestinians living in the West Bank. He said the US henceforth will be “targeting individuals believed to have been involved in undermining peace, security or stability in the West Bank, including through committing acts of violence or taking other actions that unduly restrict civilians’ access to essential services and basic necessities.” This last target refers especially to Jewish... Read more
Scottie Scheffler of Texas, the world’s No. 1 pro golfer, shot a four-under par 68 today to win the Hero World Challenge at Albany, Bahama, by three strokes over Austria’s Sepp Straka with a 20-under par 268 total. Scheffler dominated the field from tee-to-green with his long, accurate driving, towering long iron shots, and deft touch around and on the greens. He finished second in this tournament both of the last two years. This year has not been kind to... Read more
On my website kermitzarley.com, under “Theologian” in the menu, I have a section entitled “On Palestine.” It is devoted to my book, Palestine Is Coming: The Revival of Ancient Philistia. Regular readers of my blog know that the thesis of this book is that I believe some Old Testament prophecies about the end times indicate that by then, the end of the age, a Palestinian state will exist only in the coastal plain as a very expanded Gaza Strip, and... Read more
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