“All scripture is inspired by God” (2 Timothy 3:16 NAB). Increasingly claims are made that books were omitted from the Old Testament of the Bible. The Hebrew Scripture canon of inspired books was closed by circa 400 BCE, with the completion of the books of Nehemiah and Malachi. This means that any more books produced after that time were considered not inspired by God, according to the Jews. What evidence do we have that our current 39 book Old Testament doesn’t omit any inspired books?read more
The Bible is popularly viewed as a mixture of fact, fiction, and folklore. In this article, we will explore the subject of “When was the book of Lamentations written, and why is it important for us to know that?”
The relatively short five chapter Old Testament Bible book isn’t used very much these days. In fact, many Christians are unaware that the book even exists, and even many of those who are aware, would struggle to find its place in the Bible. This is ironic, because an older song often sung in Christian Church services, weddings and funerals, “Great Is Thy Faithfulness”, is based on Lamentations 3:22-23. read more
Who wrote the book of Revelation?
In the 3rd century African bishop Dionysius asserted that the Greek syntax, vocabulary, subject matter, style and themes of Revelation were so different from John’s gospel and letters, that Revelation had to have had a different writer. Modern skeptical scholars hold the same view. The Greek used in Revelation is quite different from the Greek used in John’s gospel and letters., so many skeptical scholars assert that the apostle John wasn’t the writer. Who wrote the book of Revelation?
EVIDENCE OF THE APOSTLE JOHN’S WRITERSHIP
The internal and external evidence debunks the theory that the apostle John wasn’t the writer, as we can see from the following:
“I am John, your brother, and as a follower of Jesus I am your partner in patiently enduring the suffering that comes to those who belong to his Kingdom. I was put on the island of Patmos because I had proclaimed God’s word and the truth that Jesus revealed” (Revelation 1:9 GNB). The writer identifies himself as the John with whom his contemporary readers are very familiar with. The apostle John being on the penal isle of Patmos very late in the 1st agrees with what is otherwise known about the apostle John.
“The revelation of Jesus Christ . . . He made it known by sending his angel to his servant John” (Revelation 1:1 NAB). John is identified in third person as being the human recipient of the revelation.
“Write down the things which you have seen, and the things which are, and the things which will take place after these” (Revelation 1:19 LSB). John is told to write down the revelation that he has seen, which places him as the writer.
‘I, John, am the one who was hearing and seeing these things” (Revelation 22:8 LSB). John identifies himself by name for the 3rd time in Revelation.
Revelation has many ideas and themes in common with John’s gospel and letters. Only John’s gospel and Revelation refer to Jesus as “the Word” (John 1:1; Revelation 19:13), and “the Lamb” (John 1:29; Revelation 5:6,13; 7:10,14; 22:7,9; 21:9; 22:1).
The word “witness” is one of the apostle John’s themes, appears about 180 times in the New Testament, about 80 of which are in John’s writings (48 in John; 12 in 1 John; 5 in 3 John; 14 in Revelation).
Writers are well known to use different styles when dealing with different subject matter. John’s gospel consists mostly of historical narratives, and his letters provide Christians truths and counsel. In the Revelation, he records what he was shown in apocalyptic visions. These are strangely esoteric, making the content of Revelation starkly different from John’s other writings. This, in itself, accounts for the different subject matter, syntax, and vocabulary.
CONCLUSION
We have examined powerful evidence in favor of John being the writer, notwithstanding the great differences between Revelation and john’s other four Biblical writings.
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The bodies of many dead people s were suddenly thrown from their tombs at the violent earthquake that occurred at Jesus’ death (Matthew 27:51-53). It is commonly thought that these people were resurrected. Were the bodies of these saints resurrected?
“At that moment the veil of the temple was torn in two from top to bottom. The earth quaked, and the rocks were split. The tombsbroke open, and the bodies of many saints who had fallen asleep were raised, After Jesus’ resurrection, when they had come out of the tombs, they entered the holy city and appeared to many people” (Matthew27:51-53 BSB).read more
Greek Minor Prophets Scroll Has God’s Name In Hebrew
The Greek Minor Prophets Scroll is pictured above.
The early Christians in the 1st century used both Hebrew and Greek (called the Septuagint, abbreviated LXX) manuscript scrolls of the Old Testament (OT). The early Christians used the Greek Septuagint Version (LXX) for much of their reading the Hebrew Scriptures, commonly known as the Old Testament (OT)., as reflected in many New Testament (NT) quotes from the OT. Most extant copies of the LXX have the Greek “kyrios” (“Lord”) rather than “Yahweh” (“YHWH” in Hebrew). Why?read more
Cuneiform Texts Verify Many Jews Remained In Babylon
Many Jews were deported to Babylon from about 605 BCE to about 581 BCE (2 Kings 24:15-25:21; Jeremiah 52:28-30).Isaiah’s inspired prophecy, two centuries in advance, foretold that only a remnant with the Jews living in Babylon would choose to return to their homeland after freedom was granted.The following scriptures indicate that there was a community of exiles of Jews from Judah who remained in the Babylon area after Medo-Persian King Cyrus allowed Jews to return to the homeland beginning in 539 BCE. Since “the Scriptures” are “the word of God” (John 10:35 NLT), we can believe whatever they state.read more
Do The Three Years of Daniel 1:5 Contradict Daniel 2:1?
“Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came to Jerusalem and besieged it . . . The king said . . . to bring some of sons of Israel . . . to stand in the king’s palace . . . and teach them the literature and tongue of the Chaldeans . . . that they should be educated three years, at the end of which they were to stand before the king” (Daniel 1:2-5 LSB). Critics claim that the “three years” of Daniel 1:5 of educational training that Daniel and his three Hebrew companions received after coming to Babylon as captives conflict with their reported appearance, “before Nebuchadnezzar . . . in service before the king” by “the second year of the reign of Nebuchadnezzar” (Daniel 1:18,19; 2:1 LSB), since Nebuchadnezzar is called “king of Babylon” at the time of the capture of the Jews. They claim that the Bible’s account is fictional because it reports the three years of training as completed in only the second year of Nebuchadnezzar’s reign.read more
Samson is one of the more famous characters in the Bible, particularly known for his extraordinary acts of strength, and his encounter with Delilah. In one the less prominent events of his life, it is commonly believed by Bible scholars, Christians, and others, that the ancient Israelite judge Samson committed immorality with a harlot in the Philistine city of Gaza, based on the scriptural account in Judges 16:1-3. All one has to do is look at some of the numerous Bible commentaries to see this. Did Samson sin with the prostitute at Gaza?read more
Assyrian Cuneiform Seal Discovered Reveals Judah Tax Bill
Assyrian Cuneiform Seal discovered in 2025
“The mouths of liars will be silenced”—Psalm 63:11 NIV
Until the 1840’s critics claimed the Bible’s many references to the Assyrians were fictional, because there no external evidence outside of the Bible of an Assyrian kingdom. However, these critics claims were silenced with numerous independent archaeological discoveries supporting the Bible’s record of the Assyrian kingdom.
Archaeological discoveries continually uncover artifacts which support the Bible record as being authentic and true. One headline described a recent sensational find this way:
Archaeologists Uncover 2,700-Year-Old Inscription Under the Western Wall on the Temple Mount
THE 2025 DISCOVERY OF THE ASSYRIAN CUNEIFORM SEAL
Details of this discovery are quoted here in this article.
Archaeologists Found an Ancient Tablet Inscribed With an Ominous Royal Threat
Death and taxes have always been inevitable, even in the ancient world. Here’s what you’ll learn when you read this story: A fragment of a cuneiform seal that’s now the first direct evidence of official communication between the kingdoms of Judah and Assyria has emerged at an archaeological site in Israel. According to the cuneiform writing on the seal, which was meant to summarize a longer document, the king of Assyria demanded that the king of Judah pay his taxes. The seal is thought to be from the same time period when Assyria conquered Judah and made it a vassal state required to pay tribute to the Assyrian king.—Popular Mechanics, November 3, 2025read more
Mazon Creek Tropical World Fossils Consistent With Global Flood
Many “experts” view the Biblical flood account as a myth. However, the recent discovery of an ancient tropical world at Mazon Creek in the US state of Illinois is enlightening:
“More than 300 million years ago, Illinois was a very different place. Instead of cornfields and prairies, the land lay in the tropics, teeming with swamps, rivers and shallow seas.
Today, that ancient world is preserved in the world-renowned Mazon Creek fossil beds, where researchers recently reexamined a massive collection of more than 300,000 fossils and uncovered a breakthrough. It turns out the area (near modern-day Coal City, Illinois) once hosted three distinct ecosystems, each with its own unique animal and plant life.read more
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Assyrian Cuneiform Seal discovered in 2025
“The mouths of liars will be silenced”—