The article linked below represents an exclamation point on the so-called “miraculous resurrection” of the Roman Empire (Revelation 17:8, 11), i.e., the European Union. I thought “resurrection” presumed everlasting life, or at least long-life? Those of the “Revived Roman Empire” view will no doubt requite that Greece’s devastating financial problems are the fulfillment of Daniel 2:42-43, “strong and [...]
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The Man of Lawlessness and the Burning of the Qur’an.
February 29, 2012Behind my desk is a newly framed picture that has special meaning to me. It is a picture of the Dome of the Rock, the Muslim religious shrine that memorializes Muhammad’s “night journey” and his heavenly rendezvous with Allah. Superimposed on the picture are the words, “…only he who now restrains will do so until he is [...]
Persecution of Christians in Muslim Countries – Relevance in the End-Times?
February 6, 2012The persecution of Christians (and Jews) by Muslims has filled recent news accounts. Some recent persecutions have been “seasonal” in nature; that is, December, the month Christians celebrate the incarnation of God in human flesh (the birth of Jesus Christ, John 1:1-3, 14), has historically been filled with such persecutions. This past December, persecutions were reported in Egypt, Pakistan, Malaysia, Iran, [...]
