Below are some of the questions concerning the genealogies of Jesus as recorded in Matthew and Luke. Only the overlapping sections (from Abraham to Jesus) are considered. This article will not answer any of the questions (different spellings that are easy to identify are not regarded as problems). It is…
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Seventy Weeks of Daniel: Difficulties and Solutions
The prophecy of seventy weeks given to Daneil in Dan. 9:20-27 is one of the most difficult passages in Scripture, yet it is also one of the most critical to the understanding of prophecies in general and eschatology in particular. Who is Gabriel referring to as the “anointed” in verse…
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The Man in Romans 7:14-25
Besides the identity of “Israel” in Romans 11, the identity of the man in Romans 7:14-25 is another point of debates amongst orthodox Christians. The mainstream view understands the man as regenerate (Augustine, Luther, Calvin, John Murray, and this list is long; either as a regenerate as his best or…
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Difficulties in Daniel for Biblical Eschatology
Daniel is the only book in the OT that provides a comprehensive and progressive vision of biblical eschatology, starting from the time of Daniel all the way to the Messianic Kingdom and worldwide resurrection. In other major prophecies of NT (Mt. 24, Lk. 21, 1Cor. 15, 1Th. 4, 2Th. 2,…