The Whore of Babylon is a term you may not find in these exact words, but references the woman described in Revelation 17:1. Some translations say the great harlot or the great whore, but I've always heard her referenced as "The Whore of Bablyon" in sermons so that's how I'll refer to her in this post. She plays a major role in end time prophecy and is one of the villains of Revelation. We'll get deeper into who she is… Read more »

With the war in Israel/Palestine intensifying, my original episode kept getting overwritten with the question of wether the formation of ancient Israel was a colonizer story and how I felt about what happened then vs. what is happening now. This is a sensitive and nuanced topic so I did my best to articulate the thoughts that have been going in my head this month. If you get nothing else from this episode: I am angry that Christians and believer… Read more »

A few years ago, I was visiting one of my aunts, and something must have recently made the news about the on-going Israeli-Palestinian conflict because somehow we ended up talking about Zionism. This particular aunt is a devout member of the African Methodist Episcopal (A.M.E.) church and like most women in my family, she's not afraid to voice her opinion. At one point in the in the conversation, she made an assertio… Read more »

This is the last episode in the Black Israel series; it ties together everything we’ve been talking about. In this episode I ask the question, does it matter? And Is it relevant to today? Read more »

Introduction Isaiah 1-6  discuses the coming judgment of Israel, but parallels to modern Christianity can be seen in God's rebuke of Israel. Since Isaiah is such a deep book, I've decided to post by chapter instead of by topic to avoid making the posts too long. This post covers  Isaiah 1 . Identifying Isaiah Isaiah 1:1  identifies a prophet named Isaiah as the author of the book. Not much is known about Isaiah, but this verse gives us… Read more »

Moses' second address covers the 10 commandments, idolatry, the promised land, and more. The Shema is also introduced. In part 1 we will discuss chapters 5-12. Introduction The second address of Moses is the longest of the 4 addresses. It is also the address that contains a reiteration of the 10 Commandments. Though no location is specified, it begins with Moses calling the Israelites together, which is what separates this addres… Read more »