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Old Testament

Did Jephthah Sacrifice his Daughter?

One of the major arguments put forth against Christianity is that it is backward and barbaric. Arguments in this category range anywhere from the injustice of hell, the presence of...

Where was the Garden of Eden?

What if I told you that the Garden of Eden cannot be located on a map today.[1] Of course, skeptics will agree. But I am not saying that the Garden...

The Ten Horns of the Beast

One of the most interesting details about the end-times is the ten horns of the beast. The ten horns are ten kings/ten nations that will form an alliance with the...

King David’s Famine: A Bible Contradiction?

Bible critics like to teach that Scripture is filled with contradictions. It is thought that if the Bible contradicts itself then it is not trustworthy. One alleged contradiction occurs in...

Were the Prophecies of Daniel 2 and 7 fulfilled before the Birth of Christ?

The End Times is one of the most popular subjects in Christian circles. Within eschatology (the study of the end times), the prophecies found in the book of Daniel are...

Does the Bible condone paying for a bride like property? (A look at the Bride-Price)

Throughout Scripture there are events, customs, and many other things that are generally seen as backward to a modern reader. One of these appears in Genesis 34:12, Exodus 22:16, and...

Daniel 2: the First or Second Coming of Christ?

The book of Daniel is perhaps one of the most read books in the Bible. The obvious reason is its connection to end-time prophecy. In Daniel, we have sections concerning...

King Saul’s Contradiction

Almost everywhere they look in Scripture skeptics believe they have found a contradiction. In this article I want to look at an alleged contradiction concerning Saul, the first God appointed king...

Isaiah 17 and the Destruction of Damascus

The current unrest in the Middle East, especially ISIS and the civil war in Syria, has many Christians talking about the destruction of Damascus. Some believe that Damascus will be...

Is America in the Book of Daniel? (The Ideas of Irvin Baxter)

One thing that American Christians have interest in is whether or not the United States will have a connection to the Antichrist. Some believe that maybe the Antichrist himself will...