Islam and the End Times
The Mahdi, Islam’s messiah, was invented after Muhammad’s death in response to the Final Roman Emperor, who was created after Islam’s invasion of Christendom by an unnamed Christian cleric in northern Syria. In other words, it’s a false prophecy inspired by a false prophecy.Continue Reading
In Defense of Dr. Michael Heiser
The late Michael Heiser and his teachings recently came under fire by a group of folks who released a 2.5 hour video making erroneous assertions about him and his teachings.Continue Reading
Gilbert House Fellowship #422: Proverbs 24–25
HUMILITY WHEN an adversary falters is one of the lessons in this week’s study of Proverbs.Continue Reading
From Mount Hermon to Mecca
In an earlier article we described the akiti festival at ancient Ur, a festival that involved ritual circumambulation of the fields. This practice dates to at least 2500 BC. We speculated that it may have originated even earlier than that, based on the spiral wall around the summit of Mount Hermon.Continue Reading
Gilbert House Fellowship #421: 1 Enoch 1
THE BOOK OF 1 ENOCH has become a source of controversy among Christians. Regardless of your view of the book, it’s undeniable that it was known to the apostles and the early church, who generally had a favorable view of it.Continue Reading
The Baal
It’s not clear why a god who was worshiped in Syria and Iraq should become the most prominent god in Mecca, or why Allah later overtook Hubal as chief of the Meccan pantheon by the time of Muhammad.Continue Reading