Reading Time: 3 minutesQuestion 8012 Gabriel is one of only two angels named in the canonical Scriptures, and his role is remarkably consistent across every appearance: he comes to bring understanding, to interpret visions, and to announce the purposes of God at moments of supreme significance in redemptive history. Where Michael is a warrior, Gabriel is a herald….
Reading Time: 4 minutesQuestion 10201 Revelation is among the most misread books in the Bible, and part of the reason is that readers approach it in isolation. In fact, it is the most densely allusive book in the entire New Testament, saturated with the imagery and language of the Old Testament prophets on virtually every page. Estimates suggest…
Reading Time: 4 minutesQuestion 10166 The concept of a one-world government is embedded deeply in the prophetic landscape of Scripture, particularly in the books of Daniel and Revelation. It is also a feature of contemporary geopolitical discussion, though the biblical picture and the secular conversation are not always talking about the same thing. The question is not whether…
Reading Time: 3 minutesQuestion 10036 Two phrases in the New Testament sound similar enough to be confused but refer to entirely different realities. “The times of the Gentiles” and “the fullness of the Gentiles” describe distinct aspects of God’s programme, one relating to political dominion over Jerusalem and the other to the ingathering of Gentile believers into the…
Reading Time: 4 minutesQuestion 01119 The Old Testament prophets occupy a remarkable place in the history of divine communication. They were not merely gifted teachers or insightful moralists; they were men to whom God actually spoke, and the variety of ways in which He did so tells us something important about both the nature of prophecy and the…
Reading Time: 4 minutesQuestion 02047 The word “sovereignty” appears frequently in Christian conversation, but it carries theological freight that is worth examining carefully. Depending on which tradition uses it, it can mean quite different things — things that have profound consequences for how we understand human freedom, moral responsibility, and the character of God. Before asking what the…
Reading Time: 4 minutesQuestion 2067 When we speak of God knowing the future, we naturally reach for spatial metaphors: God “looks ahead,” he “foresees” events, he “knows in advance” what will happen. These metaphors are comfortable, but they may be more misleading than helpful. The question of how God’s relationship to time shapes our understanding of prophecy is…
Reading Time: 5 minutesQuestion 2066 One of the richest veins of theological material in the Old Testament is the collection of names and titles by which God revealed himself to his people across the centuries. These names are not arbitrary labels. Each one emerged from a specific encounter, a particular moment of divine self-disclosure, and each carries theological…
Reading Time: 5 minutesQuestion 02084 We live in an age of anxiety. Surveys consistently show rising levels of worry, stress, and fear—about the future, about circumstances beyond our control, about what might happen next. Into this anxious world, the doctrine of God’s sovereignty speaks a profoundly comforting word: God is in control, and nothing escapes His notice or…
Reading Time: 4 minutesQuestion 1081 One of the most compelling evidences for the divine origin of Scripture is fulfilled prophecy. No other religious text contains anything comparable to the Bible’s track record of specific predictions made centuries in advance and fulfilled in verifiable history. Understanding what Scripture itself says about prophecy fulfilment strengthens our confidence in God’s Word…