Jesus fulfilled all the first coming prophecies in the Bible. Jesus was the foretold Messiah that God promised that would come and redeem mankind. You can learn all about the first coming prophecies here.
The Virgin Mary Had a Baby Boy A Bible Study by Jack Kelley Therefore the Lord Himself will give you a sign. The virgin shall be with child and will give birth to a son, and will call him Immanuel (Isaiah 7:14). There is perhaps no prophecy in the Old Testament more controversial than this […]
The Messiah’s Unique Address By Dr. David Reagan My all-time favorite drama is Our Town, written in 1937 by Thornton Wilder and performed for the first time in 1938, the year of my birth. I witnessed Our Town my first time in 1953 when I was in junior high school. It impacted me so profoundly […]
On What Jewish Feast Was Jesus Born? By Dr. David Reagan According to Luke 1:24-26, Mary conceived Jesus in the sixth month of Elizabeth’s pregnancy with John the Baptist. This means that Jesus was born 15 months after the angel Gabriel appeared to Elizabeth’s husband, Zacharias, and informed him that his wife would bear a […]
Should Christians Celebrate Christmas? By Dr. David Reagan Every year during the Christmas season I start receiving critical messages from professing Christians who condemn me for celebrating Christmas. Some verge on outright hate mail. They seem to be prompted by Christmas articles I have written in the past. Or, they are offended by Christmas decorations […]
The Miracle of the Incarnation By Dr. David Reagan All year round, I keep a small manger scene on my desk at home to remind me daily of the miracle of the incarnation. To me, it is simply mind-boggling to think that God loved Mankind enough, despite our sinful wretchedness, to send His precious Son […]
Do Not Miss His Coming By Matt Ward It still amazes me when I read how the Jewish religious leaders of 2,000 years ago managed to completely miss Jesus’ first coming? These were highly educated men, especially in the signs that would indicate the emergence of Messiah. Yet they failed miserably at discerning the time […]
We Are All Barabbas By Nathan Jones Let’s take a look at the story of Barabbas as it relates to the crucifixion and resurrection of Jesus. How does Pilate’s release of a criminal relate to the crucifixion and resurrection of Jesus? For a fascinating teaching which reveals the deeper insights concerning the purpose of the […]
3 Compelling Reasons for Hope By Jonathan C. Brentner Jesus’ tomb is empty; it’s an established historical fact. All the attacks on Jesus’ resurrection come in the form of trying to explain the vacant grave. They do this because they cannot deny the reality that His body was missing from His tomb. However, no one […]
Mary Magdalene’s Resurrection Story Commentary by Jack Kelley “Because you have seen me you have believed; blessed are those who have not seen and yet have believed” (John 20:29) I am Mary of Magdala, or Mary Magdalene, so named because I came from the village of Magdala, located on the western side of the Sea […]
Deeper Insights Into the Resurrection of Lazarus (Part 2 of 2) By Nathan Jones We’re continuing our fascinating teaching revealing the deeper insights concerning the resurrection story of Lazarus. We invited Doug Greenwold, a Bible scholar who serves as the senior teaching fellow for a ministry called Preserving Bible Times, to our television program Christ […]