Dies auch in Deutsch erhaeltlich As the crowds increased, Jesus said, “This is a wicked generation. It asks for a miraculous sign, but none will be given it except the sign of Jonah. For as Jonah was a sign to the Ninevites, so also will the Son of Man be to this generation … The […]
A Christian response to Asher Norman’s claims on Isaiah 53
October 4, 2012 by
Asher Norman is the author of Twenty-six reasons why Jews don’t believe in Jesus* which has been widely distributed in Jewish circles. Kevin Daly answers the argument put forward by Norman that the suffering servant of Isaiah chapter 53 is not Jesus, as Christians claim, but Israel. Some of the author’s other “reasons” (or excuses) will be dealt with in time. Who would have believed […]
Does the Quraan teach Muslims to read the Bible?
October 4, 2012 by
Does the Quraan mention the Bible? The Quraan speaks in numerous places of the Taurat (Law of Moses) and the Injil(Gospel of Jesus). For example in Surat al-Maida 5.68: Say: “O People of the Book! You have no ground to stand upon unless you stand firm by the Taurat, the Injil and all the revelation that has come to you […]
God’s Revelation to Moses – the thirteen attributes of God
October 4, 2012 by
“Judaism relates to God as a code hidden in the verses of the Torah – Christianity as a character revealed in Christ” (Michael Korn) And the LORD said to Moses, Hew thee two tables of stone like the first; and I will write upon these tables the words that were in the first tables which […]
Judgment and Deliverance – the lesson of Pesach
October 4, 2012 by
Dies auch in Deutsch erhaeltlich “Seek the LORD, all you meek of the earth, who have wrought his judgment; seek righteousness, seek meekness: perhaps you shall be hid in the day of the LORD’s anger” (Zephaniah 2:3) The consistent purpose of every true prophet was: to warn that judgment is inevitable to call sinners to […]
God’s promise to Abraham
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“And the Almighty said, ‘Shall I hide from Abraham that thing which I intend to do; seeing that Abraham will certainly become a great and mighty nation, and that all the nations of the earth will be blessed in him?’” (Genesis 18: 17-18) Jews and Arabs alike are proud to have Abraham as their father, but many […]
Counting the omer – Part 1 – from Bondage to Revelation and beyond
October 4, 2012 by
The history of the Exodus is prophetic and contains many pointers to the later and ultimate Redemption. The events following the first Passover in Egypt were thus ‘codified’ in the Jewish festive calendar, serving as an annual reminder of this important history and establishing the ongoing significance of these events for future generations. At the same time, Israel’s failure to possess […]
The second omer – Daniel’s countdown from exile to Messiah
October 4, 2012 by
Seventy weeks are determined upon your people and upon your holy city … Daniel 9: 24 In a previous article, Counting the omer – part 1, we considered the history of the Exodus from the Passover to Shavuot (Pentecost) and saw how this history was “codified” in the Jewish festive calendar. We also saw how Israel failed to realise its […]
Omens of Destruction | Zechariah 11
October 4, 2012 by
Forty years before the destruction of the Temple … the doors of the Temple used to open of their own accord, until Rabbi Yochanan ben Zakkai rebuked them saying, “O Sanctuary, Sanctuary! why dost thou terrify thyself? I know well that thine end is to be destroyed, for Zechariah the son of Iddo prophesied concerning […]
More than a prophet – only Jesus is ‘al masih’
October 4, 2012 by
également en Français The Qur’an speaks of 124,000 prophets, 315 apostles or messengers, but only one ‘al-Masih’. What is the meaning of al-Masih? What makes Jesus (Isa) different to all the prophets, apostles and messengers of God, and why is he alone given this unique title? This mystery was revealed to successive prophets over many hundreds […]
