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  • 2024 New York City is 1938 Germany

    Viral video of students at Columbia University forming a human chain to keep Jewish students off campus evokes chilling images of storm troopers doing the same thing at the University of Vienna in 1938.

  • Palestine in New York

    Pro-Hamas protests continue at Columbia University in New York, where Jewish professors and students have requested police protection and have been advised to stay away from campus for their own safety.

  • Kicking the Bear

    Congress passed the REPO Act Saturday, which empowers the Biden administration to seize some $6 billion in Russian assets and send it to Ukraine for reconstruction. But there will be consequences for the US and Europe.

  • Iron and Myth 28: Acknowledge Yahweh, You Sons of El

    THE PSALMS are often polemics directed at the gods of the pagan nations around Israel. Case in point is the subject of this month’s Iron and Myth roundtable, Psalm 29.

  • Congress Goes Full Orwell

    Congress has reauthorized FISA and granted the US government expanded surveillance powers to essentially ignore the 4th Amendment to the Constitution while spying on American citizens.

  • Unraveling Revelation: Reptilians and Revelation

    ONE OF THE MYSTERIES of ancient Mesopotamia are the strange, reptilian figurines found in southeastern Iraq near the ancient cities of Ur and Eridu. What can they possibly have to do with the Bible?

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Her House Sinks Down to Death

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WE RETURN to our regularly scheduled reading this week with proverbs that are paternal calls for wisdom–and a warning against communing with spirits of the dead.

I Set Jerusalem as a Doorway to be Shaken

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IRAN ATTACKED ISRAEL late last night, the first time the Islamic Republic has struck at Israel directly. The sight of missiles over the Temple Mount evokes images of the end times.

Together in the Garden of Love

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IT’S APPARENT why the Song of Solomon is not often preached in church.

As a Lily Among Brambles

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THE SONG OF SOLOMON has layers of meaning. On the surface, it’s a beautiful depiction of the intimate relationship between a husband and wife. At a deeper level, it’s a picture of the mutual love between Christ and his church.

The Prayer of Solomon

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SOLOMON’S PRAYER for wisdom pleased God, who honored Solomon’s wish and granted him more besides.

The Wisdom of Solomon

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SOLOMON BEGAN his reign with a prayer for wisdom, a prayer that was answered by God in a dream.

Your Word is a Lamp to My Feet

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WE OFTEN WISH that God would show us the road we’ll travel for the rest of our lives. That’s not the sense of His promise in Psalm 119:105.

Interviews

Iron and Myth 28: Acknowledge Yahweh, You Sons of El

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THE PSALMS are often polemics directed at the gods of the pagan nations around Israel. Case in point is the subject of this month’s Iron and Myth roundtable, Psalm 29.

Gate of the Gods

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MYSTERY BABYLON of the end times is the return of Babel.

Mysteries of the Bibleverse

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YOU’VE HEARD OF the universe and the multiverse—but what about the unexplained mysteries of the Bibleverse?

Revelation 911

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THE NUMBERS 9-1-1 have a specific meaning for Americans—the numbers one dials to call for help in an emergency. They’re also significant as the chapter and verse in the Book of Revelation that identifies the fallen angel called the Destroyer.

Iron and Myth 27: The Gods of War

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SOME OF THE MOST epic stories from the ancient world deal with the wars of the gods. It’s not a coincidence that one of the most commonly used titles for God in the Bible is “Lord of hosts,” which literally means “Yahweh of armies.”

Mingled with the Seed of Men

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KING NEBUCHADNEZZAR saw a vision that disturbed him so much that he ordered his sorcerers, enchanters, and magicians to tell him what he’d dreamed and its interpretation—on pain of death.

From Gangster to the Gospel

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FROM A BROKEN HOME in Guatemala to life as a gangster in Los Angeles, Mondo De La Vega is one of the last people you’d expect to find preaching the gospel.

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