The First Commandment With Promise By Jack Kinsella “Honour thy father and mother; which is the first commandment with promise; That it may be well with thee, and thou mayest live long on the earth.” (Ephesians 6:2-3) The Apostle Paul is quoting the substance and promise of Exodus 20:12; the…
Fullness of the Gentiles By Jack Kinsella By every measurable historical standard, the city of Jerusalem should have fallen into oblivion centuries ago. The city was destroyed in AD 70 by the Romans and its founders and traditional inhabitants were killed or fled into exile in foreign lands. It has…
A Woman Rides the Beast By Jack Kinsella Originally Published in 2005. According to the Bible, a confederation of nations will arise out of the ashes of the old Roman Empire. The Bible is rife with symbols and images concerning this confederation, its identity, its purpose and its ultimate destiny.…
When ‘Denominations’ Become ‘Religions’ By Jack Kinsella One of the most paradoxical elements within modern Christianity is the sheer number of different denominations, doctrines and beliefs, all derived in some way from the same source Book. It is at this point that we should consider two things to keep in…
Newest Evidence of ‘A More Sure Word’ By Jack Kinsella A controlled research trial conducted among 3,000 young African men found that the rate of AIDS infection was three times lower among circumcised men than it was among the general population. The dramatic result prompted some medical experts to call…
Intelligent Design? By Jack Kinsella Note: Originally Written in 2005 but still very relevant in the evolution debate. President Bush is under fire from the humanist scientific community for proposing that schools teach the theory of ‘intelligent design’ alongside Darwin’s theory of evolution. Speaking with reporters in Texas recently, he…
Why Does Evil Exist? By Jack Kinsella One of the principle objections offered by Bible skeptics is that if there were a loving and all-powerful God, then, why is the world such an evil place? There is no doubt that evil exists. In fact, evil is the default state of…
Deception Insurance By Jack Kinsella The other day, I received an earnest-sounding email from a reader with what I believed was a serious enough question. The reader was referencing my column, ‘As By Fire’ and had a question about the Crown offered those believers ‘who love His appearing’. He wanted…
The Last Trump By Jack Kinsella Yom Kippur occurs on the tenth day of the Hebrew month of Tishri. It is the most solemn and somber day on the Jewish calendar. Even many Jews who do not regularly observe other Jewish feast days make an exception for Yom Kippur. The…
