When the new-born Jesus was dedicated at the Temple, a righteous man called Simeon pronounced that he would be “a light for revelation to the Gentiles and the glory of your people Israel” (Luke 2:32). Yes – Yeshua, the Jewish Messiah, who changed the world forever, is the glory of […]
Tag: Hannukah
Time for rededication: are we in for another reign of terror to sort the sheep from the goats?
By Charles Gardner, UK Correspondent As we approach Hanukkah, it’s a timely reminder that the conditions leading to its inception are very much with us today. For godlessness and unbelief abounded as the Syrian-Greek tyrant Antiochus Epiphanes IV unleashed his fury on the Jewish people of the second century BC. […]
History lesson for dictators — Charles Gardner
If I had lived during the centuries leading up to the coming of Christ and been given a glimpse of the 21st century world, I might well have been filled with a sense of déjà vu. The people of that time had witnessed the great expansion of empires – the […]