“ls … ls not! Is … Is not!” That’s an excerpt from a 2,000-year-old debate raging among my Jewish people over the true identity of Jesus and the question of whether He is the Messiah. That same kind of debate is raging across the aisles of the church of Jesus Christ around the world today, except the question is different. The question is not whether Jesus is the Messiah and Lord. As His church, we agree emphatically—yes, He is!  The question is this: Is God finished in His dealings with Israel? It is a very important question to address because the answer to that question will greatly ..read more

A mother in Africa listens to Christian radio with her family thanks to a generous gift; a Muslim holy man listens privately as the Gospel permeates his head and heart; and a pastor deepens his understanding of God’s Word. What do these stories have in common? Each one was affected by Christian radio through TWR. Right now, Prophecy in the News and SWRC have a unique opportunity to impact Africa with the Good News of Jesus like never before. Not long after going on the air in April 1933, SWRC got involved in Christian missions and Gospel outreach. Ninety-one years later, SWRC and Prophecy in ..read more

The women approach the tomb with their burial perfumes and ointments in hand. They find Roman soldiers guarding the entrance to Jesus’ tomb. They ask the guards for permission to anoint Jesus’ corpse with burial perfumes. The guards agree, so long as they can monitor the situation to make sure nothing suspicious happens. They open the tomb and carefully watch the women as they anoint the lifeless body of Jesus as part of the burial process. The women are crushed. They thought Jesus really was the Messiah, but here He lies dead. Their tears mix with their burial ointments as they reverently pe ..read more

Excerpt from The Power of the Cross by Rob Lindsted Sometimes, as we look at the aspects of the cross, we say almost in an apologetic way, “Jesus died on the cross.” But the Apostle Paul would say this, “God forbid that I should glory, save in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, by whom the world is crucified unto me, and I unto the world” (Galatians 6:14). The crucifixion looked like a dark moment for Christianity. Here was the One that many had followed, and some even thought was the Messiah. But, lo and behold, He was crucified between two thieves. He had a perfect way to get out of the tr ..read more

—J.R. Church newspaper article from August 1993 Armageddon will be the ultimate war. All nations will be involved. The events leading up to this battle are predicted in the Bible, some of which have been fulfilled in this generation. In the Bible, we find a curious story replete with divine judgment. Zechariah 12: 2-3 covers the action of the war and gives in ominous tones the perennial hazards of making war on Jerusalem and Israel: “Behold, I will make Jerusalem a cup of trembling into all the people round about, when they shall be in the siege both against Judah and against Jerusalem. And ..read more

Did man and dinosaurs roam the Earth at the same time? Let’s start answering the question by reading what God says about the topic in Genesis 1:25-27. And God made the beast of the earth after his kind, and cattle after their kind, and every thing that creepeth upon the earth after his kind: and God saw that it was good. And God said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness: and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth. So God created man in h ..read more

Ephesians 6:17-18 “And take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God: Praying always with all prayer and supplication in the Spirit, and watching thereunto with all perseverance and supplication for all saints…” Prayer is a vital part of the armor of God. As Paul listed the pieces of armor, he closed with an admonishment to pray. Warren Wiersbe wrote about this passage, “Prayer is the energy that enables the Christian soldier to wear the armor and wield the sword.” How true! Prayer can unlock doors that seem impossible to open. It is a powerful resource t ..read more

Most tourists who visit the ancient city of Petra will surely agree that it is the most amazing “ghost town” on Earth. We have seen the pyramids of Egypt, the temples of Luxor and Karnak, the Parthenon, Delos, Ephesus, Knossos, Babylon, Nineveh, Ur, and hundreds of other sites and cities of antiquity, but nothing surpasses the beauty and splendor that must have belonged to Petra. And because many of the temples and dwellings were carved out of sandstone rock cliffs, the physical aspects of this Edomite metropolis remain for the visitor’s appraisal and inspection today. Petra is located about ..read more

What really happened at the Tower of Babel and why does it matter now? From the very beginning there has been a war in heaven unseen by the eyes of humankind. Across the ages, evil powers of the air have striven with the Creator over control of the nations. These powers manifested in our realm causing the innocent to suffer. Throughout history, humankind has organized secret societies that aid or hinder the invisible rulers of the air. There are organizations attempting to direct the ebb and flow of humankind through various means, primarily governments. Though some of these groups have great ..read more

—J.R. Church Classic from the November 2005 issue of Prophecy in the News magazine I started by opening my computer to an astronomy program and poked around. I was curious to see what was happening in the sky 6,000 years ago. Did mankind evolve as the evolutionists say? Or are we the product of intelligent design? If God created this universe…  and created man, how can we prove it? Most conservative Christian theologians believe that Adam was created in 4004 BC. Furthermore, Jewish scholars observe the new moon of September or early October as the birthday of the world. They claim that ..read more