Thanks to your Q&A section, many things have been made much clearer to me, especially the prophecies of the End Times. One wonders, will the atheistic political Powers-That-Be ever recognize that they are battling against Almighty God Himself, not against secular, temporal enemies?

Persecution of Christians seems to be happening more and more. Do you think we will experience persecution (bodily harm) and death in America as is true in China, India, Iran, and various places in the middle East before the Rapture? A number of prophecy people think we should prepare for serious suffering and even death by beheading. Would you please tell us your thoughts about persecution?

Thank you very much for your site, I’ve learned a lot and my day is not complete when I miss reading it. My question is, as I heard and read that the last 7 years are called the tribulation, do we begin to count 7 years just after the rapture or is there any time interval before beginning to count the 7 years?

Someone recently mentioned the Netzari, and I had never heard of them. I went to their website and they say that they alone are the Holy Remnant. They say Faith is the action of fulfilling Torah, by opening our hearts to the Word of YHWH and doing His Commandments, we turn from the lower nature of man and become a Kedoshim (Holy People). Faith is believing that Jesus came and died for our sins is it not? Is this Holy Remnant only the ones who fulfill the entire Torah? Will we, if we love Yeshua with all our heart be desiring to fulfill (obey) the entire Law?

I have a question re:Hosea 5:15. I’ve wondered why Satan continued to persecute the Jews after the cross. Before that I could see his efforts at Jewish destruction as an attempt to corrupt or break the bloodline required for Jesus’ lineage. But after that, why continue pursuing the elimination of Jews?

I was a wishy-washy Christian for most of my life.Then about a year ago my wife, who has never been baptized, said she wanted to. I said I would be baptized with her. Well I did, and when I came out of the baptismal I had a new love for Jesus that I never had before. It was wonderful. She and I have Bible study for about 2 hours every night and your studies have been a large part of our nightly worship. Jack, thank you so much. You have really blessed our lives. My question is, after the rapture and the marriage supper of the lamb, what will we be doing during the 7 years of the tribulation on earth?

I’ve been reading your articles on faith and healing of the sick, searching for an answer from the Lord on this very subject. I rejoiced when I read your articles, finally someone speaks clearly and biblical on this issue. The Lord has answered my question through you. So now what? Well, first I will pray that my faith be increased and second I would like to know exactly how to anoint with oil. I read through scripture that anointing by oil is done regularly so I’m sure James probably had some custom in mind when he commanded us in James 5:14 to do it. Surely there is some Hebrew custom on the method? Could you tell us how?

Re: Understanding John 15:5-6. I’m a bit confused on how to know we are following the Lord’s prompting in doing good works, or doing it in our own strength? How do we know the difference? Can you give an example of each?

In two of the Kingdom Parables, my study Bible’s interpretation differs from yours. With the Parable of the mustard Seed, it says says the ‘birds’ do not represent evil as they did in the previous Parable of the Sower. It goes on to say that the large growth of the mustard tree is good and represents the huge growth of the Kingdom from such a small beginning. In the parable of the Yeast, it again negates the yeast as symbolizing something evil; but rather its dynamic growth character. Again, pointing out the spread of yeast in dough, parallels the future fast growth of the Kingdom of God by the inner dynamic of the Holy Spirit. Could you give further explanations for your unique interpretation of these parables?

I am not hearing much speculation about the rapture nowadays, it almost seems folks have decided it will not happen in our time. Is this because if we were not correct in our understanding of end times scripture? At the close of yet another year, what do you think?