by Wendy Widder | Mar 2, 2015 | Apocalyptic literature, Daniel 7, The Book of Daniel
Pictures this past week of ISIS taking sledge hammers and power tools to ancient artifacts like the magnificent winged-lion here made my heart hurt. Then this weekend I finally got around to reading a sobering article about ISIS ideology, a system rooted in the belief...
by Wendy Widder | Jan 18, 2015 | Blessing
Every day I am reminded—that is, if I stop to think about it—of how rich I am. Walls and a roof to keep out the endlessly dripping Washington sky. Food in my refrigerator. Options in my pantry. A nearby grocery store or drive-thru if all else fails. Clothes—lots of...
by Wendy Widder | Jan 12, 2015 | Apocalyptic literature, Daniel 7, The Book of Daniel
The greatest barrier to Christianity for Jews is the claim that Jesus is God. Worshiping more than one god got them into a lot of trouble in the Old Testament, so, understandably, they aren’t interested in entertaining the blasphemy that Jesus’ divinity appears to...
by Wendy Widder | Dec 28, 2014 | Apocalyptic literature, Daniel 9, The Book of Daniel
We’re months away from Daniel 9 in this blog (okay, maybe even years, given the pace…), and you can be grateful for that. Trust me. One commentator has famously called the last part of Daniel 9 (Daniel’s “Seventy Weeks”) the “Dismal...
by Wendy Widder | Dec 8, 2014 | Apocalyptic literature, Daniel 7, The Book of Daniel
Poor Daniel has been languishing in his beastly vision for more than a month while I’ve been doing whatever it is I do instead of blogging…Where does the time go? And more importantly, where were we…? Ah, right. The churning great sea. The “Great Sea” is a common Old...
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