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How do we determine in the Bible what refers to AD 70 and what is yet to be fulfilled in prophecy?

There are a lot of differing viewpoints about prophecies relating to AD70, so your question is a difficult one. A few points about interpreting prophecy: When interpreting prophecy, one should carefully compare scripture with scripture to get a clearer overall view. Read the prophecy very carefully, and keep in mind the context of the prophecy. […]

Why are there 144,000 mentioned in Revelation 7:4?

And I heard the number of the sealed, 144,000, sealed from every tribe of the sons of Israel: 12,000 from the tribe of Judah were sealed, 12,000 from the tribe of Reuben, 12,000 from the tribe of Gad, 12,000 from the tribe of Asher, 12,000 from the tribe of Naphtali, 12,000 from the tribe of […]

How many years did the Israelites wander in the desert?

The Israelites wandered for approximately 40 years in the wilderness. Deut 1:3   In the fortieth year, on the first day of the eleventh month, Moses spoke to the people of Israel according to all that the LORD had given him in commandment to them, Deut 8:2   And you shall remember the whole way that the […]

Who were the people to be defeated by Israel when they entered the Promised Land?

The following nations  are mentioned in the Bible as either to be driven out of the Promised Land by God or by the Israelites: Amorites Hittites Perizzites Canaanites Hivites Jebusites Girgashite See, e.g., Ex. 23:23; Deut. 7:1. Other territory and nations are mentioned in Joshua 13:2-6 (including the Philistines and the Sidonians). As it happens, […]

What does “Jew” mean in the Bible?

The meaning of the word “Jew” has changed over time, and we need to be careful in applying the meaning from one period to a passage written at a different period. Up until the exile, “Jew” meant somebody from the tribe of Judah. There are hardly any occurrences of this in Scripture; one exception is […]