The prophets launch their words into the future. Where do they land? I find it helpful to think of three major possible horizons of their vision. That is to say, as the prophets launch their words ...
While a lot of attention is given to End Time prophecies and the Book of Revelation, Christmas is a special time to consider the Old Testament prophecies around the birth of Jesus and the foretelling ...
The Old Testament discusses the Messiah across various books, but it goes beyond describing a potential savior sent by God.
If I had to single out one thing that played the greatest role in initially convincing me of the Bible’s authenticity and the truth of Christianity, I’d choose the Old Testament prophecies, especially ...
An Italian priest named Father Charles Vachetta is credited with writing a novena in 1721 to inspire his parishioners during Advent. Today, that novena is known as the “Christmas novena.” The nine-day ...
The Messiah is mentioned in several books of the Old Testament, but these were not just mere descriptions of a potential ...
Matthew 2:23 says that Jesus was raised in Nazareth "that what was spoken by the prophets might be fulfilled, 'He shall be called a Nazarene.'" But this statement does not appear in anywhere in the ...
Many Jews — especially those in the religious establishment — had come to believe that Jesus wanted to scrap the Jewish religion. After all, Jesus ignored many of their time-honored customs, like ...