Glossary Al Aksa Mosque Built by the Moslems on the Temple Mount in Jerusalem in 711 AD. Al Nakba Arabic for "the disaster" – a term used by Moslems to describe the founding of the State of Israel in 1948. Aliyah Hebrew word meaning "to go up." Describes Jewish immigration to Israel. Anti-Semitism The term […]

God's deliverance There is a plant that grows in arid areas of Israel that the Bible uses as a prophetic picture of what is to happen in the future. The plant is the "galgal" (Hebrew: gimel lamed gimel lamed). It is mentioned twice in the Old Testament – once in Psalm 83 and again in […]

“Who was Flavius Josephus?”……Answer: Since their release in the first century A.D., the writings of Flavius Josephus have become a primary source of Judeo-Christian history. According to The Life of Flavius Josephus, Josephus ÔÇÿwas born to Matthias in the first year of the reign of Caius Caesar' (1:5), being 37 A.D. At ÔÇÿfourteen years of […]

“What was the significance of the temple veil being torn in two when Jesus died?”……Answer: During the lifetime of Jesus, the holy temple in Jerusalem was the center of Jewish religious life. The temple was the place where animal sacrifices were carried out and worship according to the Law of Moses was followed faithfully. Hebrews […]

“What was the tent of meeting?”……Answer: The phrase "tent of meeting" is used in the Old Testament, specifically in Exodus, Leviticus and Numbers, as another name for the Tabernacle of Moses, which was built after Moses descended from Mt.Sinai carrying the Law. In the Law, God gave the Israelites specific instructions (Exodus 25-27) to build […]

“The Ark of the Covenant?”……What happened to the Ark of the Covenant is a question that has fascinated theologians, Bible students, and archeologists for centuries. In the eighteenth year of his reign, King Josiah of Judah ordered the caretakers of the Ark of the Covenant to return it to the temple in Jerusalem (2 Chronicles […]

Scattered Abroad “Therefore they that were scattered abroad went every where preaching the word.” (Acts 8:4) Philip Preaches in SamariaActs 8:4 But the believers who were scattered preached the Good News about Jesus wherever they went. God has given two great commissions to His people, both of which would require worldwide effort to accomplish. Both, […]