Kameel Majdali's Road Ahead

Luke 21:23 : And they shall fall by the edge of the sword, and shall be led away captive into all nations: and Jerusalem shall be trodden down of the Gentiles, until the times of the Gentiles be fulfilled. It is the most famous city in the world with a long, illustrious, and troubled history. Four thousand years in total, with its second millennium being under Israelite rule. The ministry of Jesus of Nazareth was the watershed; from the point of His rejection and crucifixion by and at Jerusalem, the city would enter into a turbulent period called the ‘times of the Gentiles.’ In any case, before Messiah rules from Jerusalem, the city will be subjected to a variety of Gentile imperial occupiers for the next two millennia. If you visit the holy city in the future, you may hear some of their names.   Volumes have been written about Jerusalem after the time of Jesus. The city has been invaded and occupied dozens of times. Our main purpose is to give you a general overview, from the time...

Jesus’ Jerusalem - History of Jerusalem - Part 04 Part 01: In the Beginning http://majdali.blogspot.com/2023/01/in-beginning-history-of-jerusalem-part.html Part 02: David & the Conquest that Changed the World http://majdali.blogspot.com/2023/01/history-of-jerusalem-part-02-david.html PART 03: The Royal City http://majdali.blogspot.com/2023/03/the-royal-city-history-of-jerusalem.html He was born a Judean but raised a Galilean. The first thirty years of His life were spent in an obscure village with less than three hundred inhabitants. Because of Him, His hometown has grown to 78,000 today. Regarding His famous ministry, it was also Galilean-based by the shore of what is now the most famous body of water in the world, the Sea of Galilee. Yet our King, Saviour, and Lord - Jesus of Nazareth - had an appointment in Jerusalem. Indeed, He had several but the most important one occurred at the end of His natural life. While His visits to Jerusalem were occasional, they were also notable. ...

INTRODUCTION TO THE GOSPEL OF LUKE The Gospel of Luke is an invaluable part of the Holy Bible. It was written originally for a single man named Theophilus (1:3), who was also the honoured recipient of the Book of Acts (1:1). Luke the beloved physician is an impeccable historian who seeks to convey - and he does so successfully - that Jesus of Nazareth, the Messiah, is the perfect Man. He was specifically targeting Gentiles, who with their ancient humanism/hellenism focused on the ideal man. Jesus is more than ideal, he is the Biblical ‘Son of Man,’ His favourite title for Himself. Luke’s Gospel has stories and named individuals found no where else. An in-depth study of this great Gospel, either alone or in a small group, will greatly enrich you. GREEK NAME OF THE GOSPEL OF LUKE: Kata Loukon AUTHOR OF THE GOSPEL OF LUKE Luke’s name appears three times in the New Testament (Colossians 4:14; 2 Timothy 4:11; Philemon 1:24). He is known as the ‘beloved physician.’ He is the author of both t...

  The persistent narrative: A seventeen year old ’white supremacist,’ ‘gun-mad,’ ‘active shooter,’ ‘mass shooter,’ ‘vigilante,’ and ‘white terrorist,’ was driven by his mother across state lines. Using an illegal AR-15, he violently intervened in a ‘fiery but mostly peaceful’ Black Lives Matter protest in Kenosha, Wisconsin. He wantonly killed two innocent black BLM supporters, that, indeed, was his purpose all along. The youth went to trial, was acquitted, thus proving yet again ‘white privilege’ and ‘racial inequality’ continue unabated in ‘systemically racist’ America. The young man in question was Kyle Rittenhouse from Antioch, Illinois. For fifteen months, the above narrative was the continual drumbeat of the mainstream media and Democratic party. Presidential candidate Joe Biden had a campaign ad, narrated by Chris Wallace of Fox News, attacking President Donald Trump as a supporter of ‘white supremacists.’ It featured a photo of Rittenhouse with the gun, thus implying he was...

It is a familiar and welcome scene during the Christmas season. Three men, with a star above them and camels beneath, rode from the East and came to visit the Christ child. In order to meet the new-born infant, they had to crowd into the 'maternity barn’ full of shepherds and livestock. Many an olive wood nativity scene has replicated this setting millions of time. This Christmas, we want to explore the story of the wise men and their divinely appointed visit with the young Jesus. While we are respectful of tradition, we are even more respectful regarding what is written in God’s Word. Now when Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judaea in the days of Herod the king, behold, there came wise men from the east to Jerusalem, Saying, Where is he that is born King of the Jews? for we have seen his star in the east, and are come to worship him. When Herod the king had heard these things, he was troubled, and all Jerusalem with him Matthew 2:1-3 Background: A little background information woul...

  Welcome to the New Testament! Having given introductions and surveys of all thirty-nine books of the Old Testament, the Issachar Teaching eLetter is pleased to offer you the same regarding the twenty-seven books of the New Testament. We begin with the Gospel of Matthew. Our purpose is to encourage you to do your own in-depth study of God’s Word. Purpose of the Gospel of Matthew Matthew’s apparent purpose is to persuade a primarily Jewish audience the case that Jesus of Nazareth is the long-awaited ‘Son of David’ and ‘Messiah of Israel.’ He does so by highlighting the following: 1.       1.    Fulfilled Old Testament prophecy, 2.        Christ’s supernatural conception, 3.        The flight to Egypt, 4.        The use of parables, 5.        His genealogy via Abraham and David, 6.      ...