November 2024 - Bible Authenticity

Which Jerusalem for Christians – “Present”,”Above”, or “Heavenly”?

November 27, 2024 BibleAuthenticity Comments 1 comment

Is the Bible reliable? — Which Jerusalem is for Christians?

Many Christians today strongly feel that “Israel according to the flesh” (1 Corinthians 10:18 NAB) is still ‘God’s chosen people”, and that the modern day Republic of Israel has a place in God’s purpose, and fulfilled Bible prophecy when it was established in 1948. They believe that Old Testament prophecies of the restoration of Israel are fulfilling and will be fulfilled in a physical, literal way. Which Jerusalem matters to Christians? This article will consider what the scriptures themselves say. read more

Is Sabbath, or First Day of the Week, Keeping, Required?

November 26, 2024 BibleAuthenticity Comments 4 comments

What Is the Sabbath Day? Definition & Command of Rest

Some preachers and Christians groups insist that Sabbath keeping is required of Christians. They often go so far as to say that unless a person faithfully observes a weekly Sabbath day, they have no relationship with God. They claim that Christians must observe a weekly Sabbath like the ancient Israelites did under the Old Covenant. If a person doesn’t do this, they assert, that person cannot gain eternal life. Notice what one such very devoted sabbath keeper promotes:

Sabbath keeping promoter— “So is the law of the Sabbath now no longer obligatory because it is not mentioned in the NT? Many arguments believe this is to be so. The Sabbath is no longer ‘binding?’ Some contend it has been incorporated in the,‘forsake not the gathering of yourselves together.’ Also a Word from the Apostleship. But is Saturday the Sabbath reveled to Moses on a six day work, rest one by the Gregorian Calendar the obligatory Sabbath or even SUNday? No. However, one day in seven is a Sabbath as commanded by Yahweh as revealed to Moses. The Decalogue remains intact as given by Yahweh to Israel.” read more

False Messiahs of Jesus’ Prophecy Is Coming True

November 17, 2024 BibleAuthenticity Comments 0 Comment

“False messiahs and false prophets will rise up and perform great signs and wonders so as to deceive, if possible, even God’s chosen ones”—Matthew 24:24 NLT

One of the many ways that Jesus’ prophecy is being fulfilled can be seen in recent US national politics. The following BBC online article illustrates this.

‘Anointed by God’: The Christians who see Trump as their saviour

Many churchgoers consider Trump their hope as more Americans turn away from religion.

Aleem Maqbool, BBC, November 16, 2024 Religion editor•@AleemMaqbool

BBC A red baseball cap emblazoned with the words: Jesus is my savior, Trump is my president

Standing on a podium in a Florida convention centre on the night of the election, a row of American flags behind him and a jubilant crowd looking on, Donald Trump declared: “Many people have told me that God spared my life for a reason, and that reason was to save our country and to restore America to greatness.” read more

Were the “Ten Tribes of Israel” Really “Lost”?

November 14, 2024 BibleAuthenticity Comments 0 Comment

Is the Bible reliable?

Were “the Ten Tribes of Israel” really lost?

Over the centuries, there have been, and still are, many claims, assertions and theories, that after the northern Ten Tribe Kingdom of Israel fell to the Assyrian Empire in about the year 722 BCE, and then were deported to Assyria, they eventually became “lost”. There have been many volumes written about such ideas. Were the ten tribes of Israel really lost? Theories notwithstanding, what is important is what the Bible says. Let’s examine the claims in the light of the scriptures,and we’ll see if there is any validity to such assertions (1 Thessalonians 5:21; 1 John 4:1). read more

Neanderthals Were Humans – Evolutionary Theory Disturbed

November 8, 2024 BibleAuthenticity Comments 0 Comment

Larry Bleiberg The Neanderthal Museum conveys that the species was actually quite similar to humans (Credit: Larry Bleiberg)

The Neanderthal Museum conveys that Neanderthals were actually quite similar to humans (Credit: Larry Bleiberg)

Neanderthals have for some time been explained and drawn as subhumans, a “cave-man” type species, if you will. Those who believed what the Bible says, for example, “God made all sorts of wild animals, livestock, and small animals, each able to produce offspring of the same kind”, “God created human beings in his own image” (Genesis 1:25,27 NLT), have often been ridiculed by those who believed that humans evolved gradually from lower animals into humans. One of these lower creatures, it was asserted, was called Neanderthals. read more

New Study Proves “Time” Assertion of Evolutionists Is Impossible

November 1, 2024 BibleAuthenticity Comments 11 comments

No one disputes Micro-Evolution, that is, small changes within ‘kinds’ (Genesis 1:11-12;21,24-25), such as varieties of dogs, cats, etc. It is Macro-Evolution, that is, wholesale changes of one species into an entirely new species, that is disputed. Since such an assertion has never been observed, Evolutionists claim that over very long periods of time, perhaps millions of years, such large changes have definitely taken place.

The Bible makes clear that “Yahweh God, the Almighty . . . created all things” (Revelation 4:8,11). “How countless are your works, Yahweh, all of of them made so wisely!” (Psalm 104:24 NJB). Actual documented evidence proves that all creatures reproduce only “according to their kinds” (Genesis 1:11-12;21,24-25 ESV; NIV). read more