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Archive for the 'Prophecy' Category
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- Obama, Ahmadinejad, and Netanyahu |
Posted by Mart De Haan on Jun 15 2009
In the wake of an unexpected landslide victory, President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad of Iran is defending the validity of the election and cracking down on protesters.
At the same time Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu seems to have softened his position in response to pressure from Washington and has said he would accept a limited Palestinian State [...] - Here’s Hoping it Doesn’t Happen Today |
Posted by Mart De Haan on Jun 02 2009
Some talk about the return of Christ as if they would like to see it happen now.
Not me. Even though I’m waiting and looking expectantly for his promised return I hope it’s not today.
I can understand those who hopefully say, “Maybe Today.” If all of their loved ones have made peace with God, and if [...] - A Prediction and Cover-up |
Posted by Mart De Haan on Apr 14 2009
One of the most compelling prophecies of the Bible is found in Daniel 9:24-26. There the prophet predicts that from the time of the command to rebuild Jerusalem (after Israel’s exile in Babylon) 69 “sevens” would pass before the Messiah came and was “cut off, but not for himself.”
Then Daniel says that the city [...] - Middle East Peace and Anti-Christ |
Posted by Mart De Haan on Jan 06 2009
With an eye on the emerging humanitarian crisis in Gaza, I expressed, in a previous post, the conviction that “It is so important for followers of Christ to rise above partisan alignments and to pray and speak out for some measure of justice, mercy, and relief for both Jewish and Arab families…”
In response, one of [...] - An Amazing, Ancient Pre-Iraq Prediction |
Posted by Mart De Haan on Jul 17 2008
In uncertain and catastrophic times it is easy to wonder whether there is any hope for the future.
For people living in such times, an ancient Jewish prophet by the name of Daniel made an amazing prediction (Daniel 9:24-27).
The background of this prophecy. While being held as a political prisoner in Babylon (present day Iraq), [...] - Israel at 60 |
Posted by Mart De Haan on May 09 2008
Under increased security that has closed West Bank border crossings, Jewish citizens are recognizing this week 60 years of national re-birth.
They are doing so, however, with an air of uncertainty. The celebration comes on the heels of the largest emergency drill ever held in Israel as the nation tested it’s readiness for ever lingering possibility [...] - 1987 Y2K and 2012 |
Posted by Mart De Haan on May 05 2008
About 25 years ago, I remember reading a book that gave 87 reasons to believe that Christ would return in 1987. Then it was Y2K. Many predicted that the computers of the world would fail, power grids would collapse, and life as we know it would come to an end. I even found government websites [...]
- The Value of Limited Foresight |
Posted by Mart De Haan on Apr 08 2008
Some of us have used prophetic studies of the Bible in a way that has cast us as “the ugly Christian” in the eyes of a watching world.
But how can we blame our critics for giving us low marks if they see us trashing the environment and expressing detached fascination with the specter of a [...] - Applauding Armageddon? |
Posted by Mart De Haan on Apr 07 2008
For almost 20 years I have been traveling to the Land of the Bible with our Day of Discovery television team. One of our goals has been to use the historical and geographical backdrop of Israel to talk about the real people, places, and events of the Bible . Another purpose has been to call [...]
- Is Prophecy Being Fulfilled? |
Posted by Mart De Haan on Apr 06 2008
Israel is in her ancestral homeland after almost 2000 years of dispersion. Her presence, however, is a problem not only for displaced Palestinians, but for a whole international community that is trying to come to terms with rising oil prices, global economic instability, China’s ascendancy, Russian resurgence, and the threat of weapons of mass [...]
