2026-November/December

The Prophet Hosea: A Living Parable

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A Committed Prophet “Behold, I will allure her, and bring her into the wilderness, and speak comfortably unto her. And I will give her her vineyards from thence, and the valley of Achor for a door of hope: and she shall sing there, as in the days of her youth” (Hosea 2:14, 15). The life of Hosea is a compelling story that draws on his personal experiences to illustrate God’s relationship with the 10‑tribe kingdom of Israel. The prophet’s own marriage becomes […]

News and Views

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Religious What is the oldest Hebrew Bible? The Dead Sea Scrolls are fragments of the oldest Hebrew Bible text, while the Aleppo Codex and the Leningrad Codex are the oldest complete versions, written by the Masoretes in the 10th and 11th centuries, respectively. The Ashkar-Gilson Manuscript falls between the early scrolls and the later codices. Bedouin first discovered the Dead Sea Scrolls in 1947. Over 80,000 fragments, now known as the Dead Sea Scrolls, were found in 11 caves near the Dead […]

Today in Prophecy

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The Return of War? “And this gospel of the kingdom shall be preached in all the world for a witness unto all nations; and then shall the end come” (Matthew 24:14) In 2024, Vision of Humanity, publisher of the Global Peace Index (GPI), reported 56 conflicts, the most since World War II. According to its analysis, these conflicts have become more international, with 92 countries involved in conflicts outside their borders, the highest since the GPI’s inception in 1995. The growing number […]

Isaiah: A Prophet of Judgment and Hope

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The First of Four Major Prophets “Also I heard the voice of the Lord, saying, Whom shall I send, and who will go for us? Then said I, Here am I; send me” (Isaiah 6:8). — Todd Alexander Before Isaiah spoke to kings, before he warned nations, and before he penned some of the most profound Messianic prophecies, he stood silent before the holiness of God. “In the year that king Uzziah died I saw also the Lord sitting upon a throne, […]

The Plans I Have for You

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The Second of Four Major Prophets “For I know the plans I have for you, declares the Lord, plans to prosper you and not to harm you, to give you hope and a future” (Jeremiah 29:11, scriptures from NIV unless otherwise noted). Tom Ruggirello The prophet Jeremiah lived before and during Judah’s Babylonian exile. Chosen by God even before his birth, he initially responded to his call with hesitation and a sense of inadequacy. “I cannot speak: for I am a child” […]