Posts from 2020

The bar kokhba revolt: The 9th of Av, Dual prophecies, and a false Messiah,

When the Jews rebelled against Roman rule, they believed that their leader, Shimonbar Koziva (also known as Bar Kochba), would fulfill their messianic longings. But their hopes were cruelly dashed on Tisha B’Av, 135 CE, as the Jewish rebels were brutally butchered in the final battle at Betar. The following account is from the Talmud (Gittin 57a–b): Because…

Is there an Eternal Burning Hell?

Is there an Eternal Burning Hell? Recap: In the last study we determined from the scriptures that there is no consciousness in death… and after the Second Death there is no more Death. Now let’s move to the book of Revelation and the ultimate fate of death- And death and hell were cast into the…