Was the Father Present at the Birth of His Son?

I was reading in the gospel of Luke, researching in what forms angels appear to men. In the account of the birth of Jesus, I was reading the passage about the announcement of the birth by the angel to shepherds in the fields watching their flocks. Something occurred to me in reading the account that …

Can a Born Again Christian be Demon Possessed Part 2 – What is a Demon?

If you look around at the world today, things are looking bleak. War, human trafficking, people groups set against one another, antisemitism, hatred, death, destruction, depravity; all accelerating in a world that has rejected God and His Word. What happens when a people, a nation turns its back on God? Author and pastor Jonathan Cahn …

God of Israel, You Are With Your People

I copy here the account of an IDF soldier. Miracles are happening in the midst of the war. NOTE: I copied this from the Telegram feed of Behold Israel which has over 450,000 followers. I could share the link but I know not everyone has the Telegram app. The only thing I changed was the …

Can a Born Again Christian Be Demon Possessed? – Part 1

I start a new series today on a controversial topic as indicated in the title. Why? Because recently, in church, the teaching from the pulpit actually stated that Christians could indeed be demon possessed. It surprised me to hear a pastor teach that. I’d never heard it from the pulpit before. But then teaching in …

Tribute to Tom Horn

Today I wanted to acknowledge with sadness the passing of a mentor who didn’t know he was my mentor. Tom Horn was brought home by the Lord on 20 October after suffering a heart attack. He was in intensive care for about 11 days before he passed. He had so many people praying for him …

Birth Pang Signs and The Riders of Revelation

Keep in mind this is an opinionated blog. I research the scriptures as best I can, drawing from other sources I trust. These posts are offered for your consideration and I welcome other ideas and viewpoints. Is there a connection of Revelation chapter 6 with birth pang signs in the gospels spoken of by Jesus? …

The Olivet Discourse – Persecution

But all these things are merely the beginning of birth pangs. Matthew 24:8 I just finished a series on what Jesus refers to in the Olivet Discourse as “the beginning of birth pangs”. I summarized them across the synoptic gospels in the last post which is helpful to see the contributions of each to the …

The Olivet Discourse – A Comparison of The Birth Pangs Signs Across the Gospels

The Olivet Discourse is carried in the synoptic gospels: Matthew, Mark, and Luke. The go-to for this detailed prophecy of the end-times by Jesus is usually the Gospel of Matthew, I suppose since it is the most detailed. In my observations, the Gospel of Luke often has additional detail not found in the other two. …