Dignoscentia

At first sight, this psalm sings the praises of Mount Zion and the old, powerful Jerusalem, in particular of God’s protection and blessing upon the city. And I don’t think it’s a mistake to interpret it that way.
Yet there is another way in which one could look at this psalm. Like in Psalm 46, there [...]

My NJB calls this an eschatological hymn. While I agree that it is referring to God, I don’t see it as an end-times psalm. I think this is an Israel-centric psalm, and some things mentioned in it aren’t quite accurate.
Here’s one example: “He brings peoples under our yoke and nations under our feet.” While it’s [...]

I suppose this psalm could be considered as a simple historical piece, a prayer and praise to God which talks about Jerusalem and God’s saving presence there, but I think it’s much more than that. As one reads through it, one can’t escape the prophetic references to the New Jerusalem described in Revelation.
Let me just [...]

Amazing Facts has issued a press release announcing that Pastor Doug Batchelor will be on 3ABN to talk about the Ten Commandments Day. Here’s an excerpt:
“Amazing Facts is joining 3ABN for a special weekend of Ten Commandment broadcasts, beginning May 5 and continuing through May 7. On Friday, May 5, at 11:00 p.m. EST, Pastor [...]

I just realized there are three functional parts to this psalm - and that’s not because I chose to divide it this way to make it convenient for me… there really are three parts. They are best seen if you look at the psalm from Jesus’ point of view, as He is on the cross [...]

I am struck by the prophetic content of this psalm! It’s too large to discuss in one post, so I’ll write another tomorrow. Today I want to talk about verses 1-10.
It’s no coincidence that the first verse is “My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?” Wow, how similar this is to Matthew 27:46-47: [...]

The Adventist Review has recently put together the following series of articles on prophecy. It’s information like this that convinced me the church I now attend had its act together. Over a decade ago, my parents and I were drifting from church to church, denomination to denomination, seeking answers to questions and getting only gibberish, [...]