Published 8/22/26 Theory: The Bible was written with seven different audiences in mind. These audiences have lived in the past, are currently alive and will be born over the next thousand years or so. Everyone grows up being taught traditions that are largely just accepted as the norm, some largely unproveable. Most just go along … Read more
How long were the Israelites in Egypt? And why does it matter? I hear pastors occasionally mis-state the fact that the Israelites spent 430 years as slaves in Egypt…but this statement is incorrect. After watching the above videos, it become clear that they only spent maybe 215 or so years in Egypt, and potentially less … Read more
What is the timeline from the end of the Millennium until the Great White Throne Judgment? The two groups of 144,000 of Rv 7 and Rv 14…what are their roles? The identity of those given White Robes and those clothed in Fine Linen…and, Is There a Third Resurrection? Donald T. Mata Revised 10/17/25 If you … Read more
The 14th Passover Conclusion The Present-Day Samaritans Keep the 14th Passover as the Start of Unleavened Bread Peace Non=-Salvational COORDINATING MISUNDERSTOOD CROSS-CONTEXTUAL PASSAGES: Then, HERE’S THE PROBLEM: Verse 6 IMPLIES that the first day of Unleavened Bread is the fifteenth…then verse 7 continues on…”In the first day is a holy convocation…”. Verse 8 concludes the … Read more
The Passover versus Easter Continues into the Early Middle Ages A Tale of Two Columbas and the Council of Whitby Middle Ages…so-called Dark Ages of Europe…these same years are called the Golden Age in Ireland, when knowledge, especially of the Truth, was expanding. The Golden Age of Ireland Patrick, Druids, monastaries, Columba, Columbanus “Father of … Read more
The Post-Apostolic, Ante-Nicene Period and the Early Middle Ages As the Passover date cannot be determined using the New Testament references alone, but by using the Old Testament as the foundation, so the post-apostolic, ante-Nicene references bolster and are based on the Old Testament references. The 14th day of Passover being the first holy day … Read more
A Comparison of the Deuteronomy Passover and the New Testament Passover Parallels with the Old Testament The Parallels of Ex 12, and especially Dt 16,compared to the New Testament passages teach us that our Leader was leaving an example to follow on how to keep the “Night to be Much Observed”! *<No bone was to … Read more
The Gospel Passovers and Paul’s Confirmation Matthew, Mark, Luke, John and 1 Corinthians The New Testament CANNOT solely be used to prove which day, the 14th or the 15th, that the Passover was on, as no numerical day is mentioned in the Passover passages in the New Testament. The foundation laid down in the Old … Read more
he Intertestamental Period and Outliers After Ezra and Nehemiah and Before the Birth of Yeshua Part 2: The Intertestamental Period How did the Jews get a day off? Aristobulus, referred by Anatolius of Laodicea… Understand the milieu in Judea at the time of Hezekiah: King Ahaz, Hezekiah’s father, was a wicked king who worshipped the … Read more
It appears that the sacrifices during UB during the Millennium are going to be slightly different, with the seven lambs being replaced by seven rams. And a bull is offered on the 14th day for a sin offering for all the people, plus a kid for a sin offering as well. Then follows the numbers … Read more