In Ugaritic texts, the Rephaim were summoned through a necromancy ritual to the “threshing-floor” of the Canaanite creator-god El. After two days of riding, the Rephaim arrived at the threshing-floor “after sunrise on the third.” The purpose of the ritual was nothing less than the resurrection of the Rephaim.Continue Reading
The resurrection of the Two Witnesses 3-1/2 years into the seven-year Tribulation is followed by the sounding of the seventh trumpet, heralding the restoration of God’s kingdom on earth.
After three and a half years of tormenting the world with the gospel, the Beast is allowed to kill the two witnesses. But they don’t stay dead long. We discuss the significance of the 3-1/2 days the witnesses lie in the street, the earthquake that accompanies their resurrection, and whyContinue Reading
“Why do you seek the living among the dead? He is not here, but has risen.”Continue Reading
PHYSICAL RESURRECTION is an aspect of Bible prophecy that’s not often discussed. Today, we explore Daniel 12:2-3 to show how the prophets and apostles understood not only that we will be physically resurrected someday, but that the Rephaim — i.e., the spirits of the Nephilim — will be “blocked” from this resurrection. ClickContinue Reading
Our study of the gospels concludes with the accounts of the ResurrectionContinue Reading