Quotes from Joel Richardson

dreamed of bringing the Gospel

The Dajjal is sometimes said

salvation is from the Jews" (Jn 4:22). It is so critical for Christians to recognize the fact that the imagery of betrothal and marriage, the language of husband and wife, does not begin in the New Testament. It began with the Exodus

The mystery of catastrophe discloses a fuller and deeper understanding of the why and the what behind diaspora and the catastrophes which lead to movements of people as refugees, migrants, and displaced peoples to fulfill God's global plan of redemption.

The Nile is mine; I made it

Cush of Ezekiel's day sat far more northwest than the Ethiopia of today.

Ezekiel 29:9–10

the context of Ezekiel is the best context by which to interpret the area to which Isaiah referred.

information in His Bible that is impossible to understand.

and false prophets and persecutions, and so on.

it should remain part of today's Gospel message as well.

eschatology cannot be excluded.

the study of the return of Jesus.

No matter what the discussion is about

God did not reveal every final detail for a reason. He rarely does. If He did, then we would be justified in simply waiting for the Antichrist to come and get us. We would be entirely justified in digging holes in the ground as secret hideouts to store our survival food. But instead, God desires us to actually wrestle with Him in prayer, not only for our own souls and those of our families, but also for the very nations that we live in and call home.

the true focus of a healthy eschatology, namely, "the return of the King.

This coming Messiah was to be a sign to the Israelites that an epoch had ended, and from that time forward, they would live securely under His leadership:

Jesus and the apostles didn't think that eschatology was irrelevant two thousand years ago

why people do not study eschatology.

Never underestimate the ability of prevailing prayer to affect reality and the final end of any matter. Remember, the story is not over until it has come to pass. I believe

What Communism was to the twentieth century, Islam will be for the next one hundred years.19

basis for decision making (Proverbs 29:25).

For whatever reason many people who are not Christians are fascinated by eschatology

Islam waves two flags. One is white and one is black. Written across both flags in Arabic are the words, There is no God but Allah and Muhammad is his Messenger. The white flag is called Al-Liwaa and serves as the sign for the leader of the Muslim army and is the flag of the Islamic state. The black flag is called Ar-Raya and is used by the Muslim army. It is also called the flag of jihad, and is carried into battle. One flag is governmental and the other is military.19