The Best Rest

The Best Rest

The writer of the book of Hebrews is bold in his application of the principle of greater prophetic fulfillment, in writing that if Joshua had given [the children of Israel] rest, God would not later have spoken of a remaining “rest”. His conclusion is...
When a Prophecy is Too Big for its Context

When a Prophecy is Too Big for its Context

The Ethiopian eunuch had been reading the book of Isaiah when Philip ran to his chariot. The question the Ethiopian asked him was: “Who is the prophet speaking about: himself or someone else?” This question is often asked of Old Testament prophecies, and...
What You Were is Not What You Are

What You Were is Not What You Are

A person’s search for personal identity is really a quest for existence — the Who is accompanied by the Why. There must be a reason why I am here for my life not to be more than an accident of birth. The Who of Identity and the Why of Destiny are connected...
The Real Time Travel

The Real Time Travel

I believe in Time Travel in the spiritual sense because the moment I was convicted (convinced) by God that the time had come for me to get right with Him by surrendering my life to Jesus, I got down on my knees and did exactly that. I saw that on the Cross Jesus had...
How One Man Helped Make History

How One Man Helped Make History

Two prophecies in the book of Jeremiah pointed the Jews to the time when they would return from exile in Babylon. The first stated that they would serve the king of Babylon for seventy years (Jeremiah 25:11). The second gripped the heart of the prophet Daniel and...
Keep Calm and Carry On!

Keep Calm and Carry On!

While lunching at a restaurant in the Philippines with our son Paul, the mayor of Olongapo City (Subic Bay), and the mayor’s bodyguards, I noticed that my son Paul had chosen to sit with his back to a wall so he could keep his eye on who came through...

Peter E. Barfoot