Reading Time: 7 minutesQuestion 10069 Yes, Scripture indicates that a third Jewish temple will be built in Jerusalem before Christ returns. This temple, sometimes called the tribulation temple, will stand during the first half of the seven-year tribulation period and will be the site of dramatic prophetic events, including the Antichrist’s desecration. Understanding the biblical evidence for a…
Reading Time: 5 minutesQuestion 10175 One popular interpretation in some prophetic circles identifies the United States of America as “Mystery Babylon” described in Revelation 17-18. This theory has gained considerable traction, especially among American Christians concerned about their nation’s moral decline and cultural influence. However, when we examine Scripture carefully, allowing the Bible to interpret itself, this identification…
Reading Time: 6 minutesQuestion 10039 God made unconditional, everlasting promises to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob—promises of land, descendants, and blessing that have shaped the entire biblical narrative. Yet the history of Israel has been marked not only by divine faithfulness but also by profound suffering. The Egyptian bondage, the Assyrian conquest, the Babylonian exile, the destruction of Jerusalem…
Reading Time: 3 minutesQuestion 09070 The question of whether Christians should actively seek spiritual gifts touches on a tension that runs through much of the charismatic debate: the balance between the Spirit’s freedom to distribute as He wills and the believer’s responsibility to desire what is good for the church. Paul’s instruction in 1 Corinthians 14:1 is direct:…
Reading Time: 5 minutesQuestion 09104 1 Corinthians 14:34-35 is one of the most debated passages in the New Testament. Paul writes, “The women should keep silent in the churches. For they are not permitted to speak, but should be in submission, as the Law also says. If there is anything they desire to learn, let them ask their…
Reading Time: 4 minutesQuestion 09102 1 Corinthians 14 addresses both the gift of prophecy and the regulation of teaching within the gathered assembly, but it does not always make the boundary between the two as neat as systematic theology would prefer. Understanding the distinction is important, because confusing them in either direction leads to practical problems in church…
Reading Time: 4 minutesQuestion 09013 The question of whether prophets exist in the church today sits at the intersection of several important issues: the nature of spiritual gifts, the sufficiency of Scripture, the closure of the canon, and the practical experience of many believers who have received what they understand to be prophetic words. The answer requires careful…
Reading Time: 4 minutesQuestion 60071 Christian Zionism is the belief, held by many evangelical Christians, that the modern state of Israel represents a fulfilment of biblical prophecy and that God’s covenant promises to the Jewish people, including the promise of the land, remain in force and will be fully realised in the future. It is a position that…
Reading Time: 3 minutesQuestion 60079 The fulfilment of biblical prophecy is one of the most powerful evidences for the divine origin of Scripture. No other religious text in history contains anything comparable in scope, specificity, or verifiable accuracy. When prophecies written centuries before the events they describe are fulfilled with precision, the most natural explanation is that the…
Reading Time: 7 minutesStanding with Israel in Biblical Truth and Justice Q10141 Preamble As an Evangelical Baptist committed to the authority of Scripture and the unchanging promises of God, I find myself compelled to respond to recent statements from Baptists Together, BMS World Mission and Baptist Union of Wales that mischaracterise Israel’s legitimate right to self-defence and misrepresent…