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JASA Threat

Posted on July 2, 2026 by ehurst

It’s called “state-sponsored religious persecution”. In case it wasn’t obvious to you, Zionism is our federal government’s state-sponsored religion. The Trump administration has been edging closer to this steadily. Now it’s about to be officially legislated: New Bipartisan Bill Seeks … Continue reading →

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Still Seeking False Approval

Posted on July 1, 2026 by ehurst

It’s not a secret: Jews were the first to persecute Christians. It started with the Crucifixion, and reached an early crescendo with Paul. He was a member of the Sanhedrin staff willing to get his hands dirty. At first the … Continue reading →

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Three Small Issues

Posted on June 27, 2026 by ehurst

Re: Naked Bible 158: The Fate of the Ark of the Covenant The Ark of the Covenant required ritually prepared priests to move it. Anyone else who touched it risked dying. It didn’t happen 100% of the time, but close … Continue reading →

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It Just Is

Posted on June 26, 2026 by ehurst

My understanding of the Hebrew language is not that of a translator. It wasn’t my calling from God to take that path. Instead, I was led to understand Hebrew as the expression of how Hebrew minds operated. I studied the … Continue reading →

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Insufficient Change

Posted on June 23, 2026 by ehurst

The Enlightenment brought to life a fervor to remake the systems that had been around for hundreds of years. That philosophy included a hope for some humility in seeking to build new systems to guard against our own flaws. Sounds … Continue reading →

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The Coming Shock: Coda

Posted on June 21, 2026 by ehurst

Yesterday’s Bible lesson was already a bit long, but I need to add something that may not be obvious. In 2 Thessalonians 2, Paul quotes from Daniel’s description of a type of Antichrist. Daniel does the same thing we saw … Continue reading →

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The Coming Shock

Posted on June 20, 2026 by ehurst

(I’m drawing here from both Heiser and Moreau, and they don’t precisely agree.) In Romans 11, Paul says “all Israel” will be saved. We’ve established in a past lesson that this had a specific meaning in Paul’s day, referring not … Continue reading →

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Hidden Church History

Posted on June 14, 2026 by ehurst

Here’s a little church history you won’t learn from any books or courses. John was the last of the original Twelve Apostles. We believe he wrote his Revelation while in his 90s, right at the end of the First Century … Continue reading →

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Ezekiel’s Final Vision

Posted on June 13, 2026 by ehurst

Re: Naked Bible 156: Ezekiel 40-48 Part 1 and Naked Bible 157: Ezekiel 40-48 Part 2 If you think of Ezekiel’s vision in chapters 40-48 as something more or less literal, you will miss the point entirely. Heiser punches another … Continue reading →

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So That’s What It Was!

Posted on June 11, 2026 by ehurst

Over the years I’ve often felt a strong move of the Spirit. In my youth, it was often quite confusing; no one around me could give a reliable answer. Frankly, most adults dismissed it as my own emotions. In the … Continue reading →

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