Discovering Biblical Truth
Marcus Terentius Varro (116-27 BCE), one of ancient Rome's greatest scholars and a prolific author, defined feriae as "days instituted for the sake of the gods." Religious rites were performed on the feriae, and public business was suspended. Even slaves were supposed to be given some form of rest. I would imagine most people would respond to the previous fact with... Continue Reading →
The depth of Shabbat Here are the questions: Are you firmly convinced the Sabbath is what God desires for man? And it was his personal teaching of the Sabbath that established it as a ‘forever’ situation? That it is the Sabbath that ‘marks’ us as a part of the eternal covenant? Now to discover the... Continue Reading →
This week has been exceptionally difficult in my little corner of the world. The pressures of job and family have been exacerbated by the constant pressure of the enemy through his many deceptions. The overreaction to the new flu, the political onslaught, and now the insane advertising of Easter. If you still hold to this... Continue Reading →
“And he gathered them together into a place called in the Hebrew tongue Armageddon.” Revelation 16:16 The Greek word for “place” is: Topos - lit. - a place geographically Topos - fig. - a position or state of mind. While the majority of preachers use this scripture to justify a rapture. The “them” being spoken... Continue Reading →
Easter and the holidays that are related to it are moveable feasts in that they do not fall on a fixed date in the Gregorian or Julian calendars which follow only the cycle of the sun. The controversy arose between those who argued for independent computations and those who argued for continued reliance on the... Continue Reading →
In the last few days I have been enticed into conversations concerning “holidays”. One person or another, to include one of my own postings on Facebook, where one party was wholly unaware of the demonic origin of the “holiday” and was heartily attempting to defend the tradition. For whatever reason, the very next thing that... Continue Reading →
Some things to consider before you celebrate, or are propelled into the habit of, fall for the peer-pressure, or undergo the commercialized assault upon mankind to celebrate Valentine’s Day. Has anyone ever stopped to consider how this man-made celebration of the life of a mere human being looks and feels to YHVH, the God and... Continue Reading →
According to Steven Hijmans of the University of Alberta, "It is cosmic symbolism ... which inspired the Church leadership in Rome to elect the southern solstice, December 25th, as the birthday of Christ. Reminder: in part two of this series “Satan has all his false gods, to include Odin (Mithra, Zeus, Apollos, etc.), reportedly being... Continue Reading →
It seems clear that the Saint Nicholas tradition contains a number of elements that are not ecclesiastical or biblical in origin. In Germanic and Norse mythology, Odin (Wodan, Woden, Wuotan) is a widely revered god depicted as one-eyed (Egyptian Horus) and long-bearded, cloaked elderly man accompanied by the ravens Huginn and Muninn, who bring him... Continue Reading →
From Chaos to Christmas ... part 1 Isaiah 14:12-14 “How art thou fallen from heaven, O Lucifer, son of the morning! how art thou cut down to the ground, which didst weaken the nations! For thou hast said in thine heart, I will ascend into heaven, I will exalt my throne above the stars of... Continue Reading →
Berean Breadcrumbs 