ISAIAH’S PROPHECY of Cyrus the Great, king of Persia, about 150 years before he conquered Babylon is one of the remarkable sections of the Bible that proves its authenticity.Continue Reading

THE SCENE shifts from Isaiah’s prophecies of imminent invasion by Assyria to looking ahead to the Medo-Persian conquest of Babylon. At the heart of it all is God’s plan to restore the fortunes of His people, Israel.Continue Reading

The prophetic implications of the asteroid Apophis was the topic of my segment on The Conspiracy Show with Richard Syrett last night.Continue Reading

This week, we read Hosea’s prophecy against the northern kingdom of Israel, a final warning that was fulfilled when Assyria destroyed Samaria in 722 B.C.Continue Reading

Why did John the Revelator prophesy the destruction of the ships of Babylon when Babylon was nowhere near the ocean?

Here’s a clue from Ezekiel: It’s a coded reference to Mount Hermon, the Watchers, and the sin of the Amorites.Continue Reading

GOD INSPIRED the prophets Isaiah, Jeremiah, and Ezekiel to use the image of Israel as an unfaithful wife. He called Hosea to take it a step farther, directing the prophet to actually <em>marry</em> an adulterous woman to serve as an image of Israel’s unfaithfulness to God.Continue Reading

ISAIAH PROPHESIED the fall of Babylon before it had risen. At the time of the prophesies we read this week, Assyria was still the dominant power in the ancient Near East, but the phrase, “Fallen, fallen is Babylon,” was revealed to the prophet anyway.Continue Reading

Mark it down: Armageddon will be fought at Jerusalem. The long war is for control of God’s holy mountain, and that’s Mount Zion — the Temple Mount. And Jesus named the enemy.Continue Reading