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                                     The Book of Job: A Contemporary of King Jehoiakim The Book of Job is one of the most mysterious books in the entire Bible. It has been debated whether it should be included at all. If yes, at what point in biblical history does it fit in? The general consensus of scholars suggests that the Book of Job belongs sometime near the patriarch period-specifically near the time of Jacob. Throughout this blog, I will refer to this as the faulty premise.   Contrary to popular opinion, I proposed that the Book of Job started to be written much later- sometime during the reign of King Jehoiakim of Judah. It was then completed sometime during the period of the Persian Empire, where Aramaic was the dominating language. Below, I will provide several lines of evidence refuting the common misunderstandings of Job.     Is Job a Jew or Gentile? Job is...

  Daniel 9:24-27 English Standard Version (ESV) 24  “Seventy weeks are decreed about your people (Jews) and  your holy city (Jerusalem) , to finish the transgression, to put an end to sin, and to atone for iniquity, to bring in everlasting righteousness, to seal both vision and prophet, and to anoint a most holy place. 25  Know therefore and understand that from the going out of the word to restore and build Jerusalem (458 BC-409 BC) to the coming of an Anointed one (Jesus), a Prince , there shall be seven weeks. Then for sixty-two weeks it shall be built again with squares and moat, but in a troubled time (409 BC-26AD). 26  And AFTER the sixty-two weeks, an Anointed One (Jesus) shall be cut off (30AD-31AD), but not for himself (Daniel 9:26 KJV). And the PEOPLE (1 st Century Non-elect Jews) of the prince (Jesus ) who is to come  shall destroy the city and the sanctuary . Its...

                                        8 Reasons why the Premil Memorial Sacrifices should be Discarded Premil believe that during the 1,000 year reign of Christ (Revelation 20:3-5) believers will go back to OT sacrifices/along with a physical temple for memorial purposes (not atonement) in order to look back at Christ’s sacrificial work on the cross. This is problematic for several reasons: PROBLEM 1. The words “memorial” and “remembrance” are not found at ALL in Ezekiel 40-48. They have to be conveniently inserted in by the reader. ***Also, in the Old Testament (OT), sacrifices and offerings were already established for memorial/remembrance purposes. To say they are for memorial purposes is to say they are functioning as their original purpose. ***   The following scripture passages describe memorials: Exodus 3:15; 12:14; 13:9; 17:14; 28:12, 29; ...