Why the Zealot Theory Does Not Fit the Whole Bible Some Bible teachers say the beast of Revelation 13 was already here. They argue that the beast was not a future Antichrist. They say it was Zealot-led Israel during the Jewish war against Rome from AD 66 to 70. Damien F. Mackey presents this view in his article Beast of Revelation 13. He relies heavily on the work of Adam Maarschalk and M. Booker.

A friend recently sent me a long, careful argument for reading Genesis 1 as evidence of a pre-Adamic age, one in which Satan ruled and ruined an earlier earth before God's six-day creation week restored it. He built the case out of real texts: Isaiah 14, Ezekiel 28, Job 38, Luke 10:18, Revelation 12, and a set of striking numerical patterns in the Genesis 5 genealogies. It is a serious argument, made by a serious reader, and it deserves a serious answer rather than a dismissal. I want to walk through that answer here, because the questions underneath it, what the firmament actually is, what "without form and void" actually means, and whether Scripture ever hands us a chronology for Satan's fall, come up again and again in these conversations. Getting them right matters more than winning a particular exchange.

A Universal Negative Wearing a Lab Coat What a comment thread about evolution taught me about a rule everybody wants to apply to somebody else A workshop I'm running this month is built around one tool: a five-question test. What is observed. What is inferred. What assumptions enter the argument. Is the proposed cause sufficient. What would falsify the claim. I built it to stop people from treating a worldview like a lab reading. I did not expect the clearest violation of my own rule to show up in the comment thread before the workshop even started.

Confused by the similarities between the Rastafari flag and the LGBT Pride flag? Discover the history and meanings behind the red, gold, green, and black.

You would hope that something as serious as endometriosis could be treated by a gynecologist. However, we are all wrong. Gynecologists are amazing for taking care of pregnancy, baby deliveries, help with STDs, and more. But they are not qualified to make the suggestion of endometriosis, nor are some of them capable of telling you that you need to see a specialist for it. I hope this enlightens the reader on why endometriosis can’t be treated by gynecologists.

Let's talk about food intolerances. What are the main intolerances do we see come up when starting BLW? What are some reactions you may see come up immediately or over time? Read more to find out!

Teaching needs to include teaching technology along with responsible use of that technology. If we simply ban technology from the classroom we are neither teaching responsible use nor are we acknowledging the increased role plays in the workplace.

Meaning matters in education. The more personal context there is to new information the more likely it is to be remembered.

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Dusty bottles, forgotten books, strange collectibles, and hidden treasures—every antique has a story. Let’s dig through the pile and discover what the past left behind.

Some Maine backroads seem to lead nowhere—but hidden beyond the pavement are old farms, forgotten cemeteries, stone walls, and stories slowly being reclaimed by the woods.

A lonely Maine lighthouse, a piano playing the same haunting melody, and a legend with a gruesome ending. Discover the eerie tale that still lingers around Seguin Island.

Maine has its very own “desert”—but it isn’t quite what it seems. Discover the unusual story behind one of the Pine Tree State’s strangest landscapes.

Maine’s rugged coast is much longer than it looks. Discover how thousands of islands, bays, coves, and inlets give the Pine Tree State an incredible shoreline.

Atheist Strikes Again… Vic, your comment illustrates the exact problem the workshop is trying to name. You stopped reading Jerry Coyne because he "likes philosophy," which you call by definition the same as religion. Then you replaced argument with ten unsourced one-line paraphrases. That's not the alternative to weak reasoning. It's an example of it.

I made a comment on YouTube about the false teachings of the Trinity. melmerc_sjn responded by saying… “You are ignoring the fact that John 1 explains how NOTHING was made without God the Son, aka JESUS, the Word of God. The Trinity is present from the first three verses of Genesis.” Then I responded by saying, “John 1 does not teach that a second divine person called “God the Son” created the world. That title never appears in Scripture. The Bible says “the Son of God,” referring to God manifested in genuine human flesh.

We are constantly told that “history repeats itself.” But history can’t literally repeat itself. Every moment in history has different people, different governments, different technology, different economic situations, different circumstances. What we really observe are repeated patterns of human behavior. Centuries apart, people still respond to fear, ambition, humiliation, prosperity, greed, faith, tribal allegiance and the yearning for security in startlingly familiar ways. History is always in flux, but human nature evolves much more slowly. It is frequently believed that “History doesn’t repeat itself, but it often rhymes.” This phrase is typically credited to Mark Twain; however, there is no evidence that Twain ever said these precise words.

The Voice That Wasn’t God When we are young, passion can feel like truth. Lust can feel like love. Hormones can feel like destiny. Desire can become so strong that we mistake it for the voice of God. But not every feeling is guidance. Not every open door is from God.

A sneak peak of my newest works! Ava was a happy little four-year-old until her father got out of rehab for the third time, only to pick right back up the next day, forcing the state of Georgia to send her and her two older siblings to his parents. This was a terrible move for them all. Ava, being the happy girl she was, tried to enjoy the time with her grandparents, who got more and more controlling and manipulative. In her third foster home at five years of age, she met the Davis family. A large family of thirteen, nine of which were kids, the Davis’ had been foster parents for a sibling group of four and knew some of the struggle but decided it was worth the risk. The two girls were put in the house at first, but their brother eventually followed. They are now in the process of getting adopted by the Davis family. This is their story.

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