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Pineapples and Biblical Interpretation — What’s the Connection?

By Daniel Rowlands / December 9, 2024

The word “pineapple” helps us understand a potential error—the root fallacy—that can be made when interpreting a Bible passage.

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Why Does the Bible Have Four Gospels?

By Nick Batzig / August 23, 2024

Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John—why did God give us four gospel records of the earthly ministry of Jesus Christ and not just one?

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Who Are the “Two Witnesses” of Revelation 11?

By Zach Keele / February 21, 2024

“‘And I will grant authority to my two witnesses, and they will prophesy for 1,260 days, clothed in sackcloth’” (Rev. 11:3). Who are the “two witnesses” of Revelation 11?

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Who Are the 144,000 in the Book of Revelation?

By Campbell Markham / December 6, 2023

“Then I looked, and behold, on Mount Zion stood the Lamb, and with him 144,000 who had his name and his Father’s name written on their foreheads” (Rev. 14:1). Who are the 144,000 in the book of Revelation?

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Will Christians Be Taken in a Secret Rapture?

By R. Scott Clark / October 27, 2023

Are you waiting for a future secret rapture where Christians are taken bodily out of the world while unbelievers are “left behind”? Here’s why to “be taken” is a bad thing, not a good thing.

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What Is the Meaning of “His Number Is 666”? — Revelation 13:16-18

By BCL / September 4, 2023

“This calls for wisdom: let the one who has understanding calculate the number of the beast, for it is the number of a man, and his number is 666” (Rev. 13:18). What is the meaning of “666” in this verse?

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When Doctrine Makes Us Uncomfortable

By Lara d'Entremont / August 23, 2023

Right biblical doctrine shouldn’t make us feel angst; rather, when theology causes us distress, we should get curious. How can we go about investigating doctrines that make us uncomfortable?

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