In John chapter 6, many of Jesus’ disciples were troubled by his teaching. They said, “This speech is shocking; who can listen to it?” Some stopped following him. Jesus then asked the Twelve, “You do not want to go also, do you?”Peter answered: “Lord, whom shall we go away to? You have sayings of everlasting […]
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John 8:58
“Truly, truly, I tell you,” Jesus declared, “before Abraham was born, I am!”(John 8:58 BSB) John’s predicate-less ἐγωˊεἰμι sayings must be interpreted in their individual narrative and scriptural contexts. John 4:26, 6:20, 9:9, and 18:5–8 demonstrate that the phrase can function as ordinary self-identification, sometimes naturally translated “I am he.” The woman said, “I know […]
The pronunciation of the divine name represented by the Hebrew Tetragrammaton, יהוה (YHWH), remains one of the most debated questions in biblical philology. Nehemia Gordon has argued that medieval Hebrew manuscripts preserve the pronunciation Yehovah, while the prevailing scholarly reconstruction has generally been Yahweh. The evidence deserves careful attention—but it does not make the pronunciation Yehovah incontestable. Gordon’s Manuscript […]
As Part of the July 2026 JW Broadcast William Turner, helper to the governing body applies some biblical texts accurately in isolation, but the overall structure of his morning worship talk strongly nudges the listener toward trusting human leadership and organizational directives under the banner of “trusting Jehovah,” and it does so in ways that […]
After a careful analysis of the premillennial, post millennial and amillenial positions. I have come to the conclusion that Revelation 20:1–6 is best read as following Revelation 19:11–21 in chronological sequence, that the millennium is a future phase of Christ’s reign after his second coming, and that the “first resurrection” refers to a bodily resurrection […]
If you ask anything in my name, I will do it. (John 14:14 NWT) However, a search on biblehub.com reveals that a significant number of Bible translations render this verse differently than the New World Translation: New International VersionYou may ask me for anything in my name, and I will do it. New Living TranslationYes, […]
“A king prepared a wedding dinner for his son. He sent his servants to those who had been invited to the dinner. The servants told them to come. But they refused. “Then he sent some more servants. He said, ‘Tell those who were invited that I have prepared my dinner. I have killed my oxen […]
Armstrong Institute of Biblical Archaeology The Nile turned to blood. Pestilence. Blighted livestock. Destroyed crops. Darkness. Frustrated magicians. Widespread death and destruction—including the loss en masse of children of both the wealthy and poor. The emancipation of a slave population—oppressors becoming the oppressed, poor becoming rich, gods rendered impotent, and goods once used to worship them now […]
Armstrong Institute of Biblical Archaeology Did the Exodus really happen? If so, when? Scholars have long theorized about the historicity and dating of the Exodus. Some believe it happened in the mid-15th century b.c.e. (an “early” Exodus), based primarily on biblical information. Many believe it happened two or three centuries later, based more on select archaeological information. Many more believe […]
Is it possible for a person to be genuinely deluded and yet possess, at some level, a real love for the truth? Yes. That possibility is both pastorally important and biblically attested, and it calls for a posture of understanding rather than contempt toward those who reject arguments and information that conflict with their current […]