Names of Jesus: Immanuel By Jack Kelley “Behold, the virgin shall be with child, and bear a Son, and they shall call His name Immanuel,” which is translated, “God with us.” (Matthew 1:23) It defies logic that the eternal, Son of God stepped down off His Heavenly throne and became…
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…
What Really Happened at Christmas? A Bible Study by Jack Kelley In the past I’ve explained why I believe Jesus probably was born sometime in September. If that’s the case then what really happened in December? Is Christmas just the result of overlaying Christian beliefs on a formerly pagan holiday…
Probing the First Advent (Part 2 of 2) By Col. Tim Moore In Part 1, we looked at how those of us looking for our Blessed Hope and awaiting our transformation in the twinkling of an eye at the Rapture must accept the blessed assurance that the time of His…
Probing the First Advent (Part 1 of 2) By Col. Tim Moore The First Advent of Jesus can teach us some important lessons about the fulfillment of Bible prophecy, the timing of God, and the blessing of living with an eternal perspective. Literal Fulfillment of Prophecy The Bible tells us…
Was the Bethlehem Innkeeper a Schmuck? By Nathan E. Jones How astounding that nearly 700 years before Jesus was born the Prophet Micah (5:2) prophesied the exact city the Messiah would be born in — Bethlehem Ephrathah! Every Christmas I read the wonderful story of that little town, but am…
The Truth of the Virgin Birth By Dr. David R. Reagan I’d like to begin by asserting my thesis right up front: Belief in the virgin birth of Jesus is absolutely essential to the Christian faith. To deny the virgin birth is to deny the deity of Jesus, and if…
Proving the Existence of Jesus A Bible Study by Jack Kelley Know and understand this. From the issuing of the decree to restore and rebuild Jerusalem until The Anointed One the ruler comes there will be seven sevens and sixty two sevens. It will be rebuilt with streets and a…
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…
Solving the Three Day Three Night Mystery A Bible Study by Jack Kelley Note: Jack originally published this article in 2003. It remains one of the most popular on this site, and for good reason. It’s a great example of what we love about his studies: taking God at His…