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Dreading Armageddon and the Babylon the Great? In the 1970s, we were told the world was heading for a cataclysmic war but believers in Jesus were not to worry because we would be whisked away before it began. A charismatic world leader would then emerge and broker a peace-treaty between Israel and the Arab nations which would disintegrate into World War III and two-thirds of the Jews would be massacred. However, the very name Har-Magedon, a pr...

Moses and Elijah back from the dead?The most popular interpretation of Revelation 11 today is literal - that Moses and Elijah are soon to reappear in the streets of Jerusalem as witnesses, to preach for three and a half years, then be killed by a metaphorical beast (a man called the Antichrist) before being resurrected again after three and a half days.The most common academic view today, however, is that these are all metaphorical images, ref...

Confused about 'The Mark of the Beast'? If so, you're not alone - the mark and the number 666 have been controversial for centuries. Scholars and laymen alike have offered numerous interpretations, 'calculations' and wild guesses but while most predictions have failed to materialize, some say we just have to wait.In this book, Graeme uses the keys recovered in the first two in this series (Dancing in the Dragon's Jaws and Slouching Towards Bet...

The Lost Keys of Revelation?It is often thought today that the keys to understanding the Book of Revelation have been lost and are irretrievable but they're not. They were just buried under centuries of rubble created by the Gentile church's foolish attempts to distance itself from its Jewish foundations. If, like any archaeologist, we dig carefully we can rediscover them.In Dancing in the Dragon's Jaws, we found one key to understanding Revel...

Why is the Book of Revelation so misunderstood?Wasn't its whole point to give revelation? Well, in typically Jewish manner, yes and no.The Book of Revelation was written as an apocalypse, a Jewish literary genre which also includes the extraordinary Books of Daniel and Zechariah. Profound truths were concealed from outsiders and opponents using elaborate symbolism, to be understood only by those properly taught - as Jesus explains in Matthew 1...

To tithe or not to tithe? Tithing is one of the most misunderstood and abused aspects of modern day religion, and there are fine Christian leaders on both sides of the issue. Images of tele-evangelists and pastors living extravagant lifestyles can fuel resentment and mockery, but the defence is often that God's 'prosperity' ideal is being upheld (at least for the receiver of tithes).But what of the givers? Many Christians testify how God has b...