Forerunner: Preparing Christians for the Kingdom of God



Christmas, Syncretism and Presumption (December 1994)

December 1994
Volume 3, Number 11


'Personal' from John W. Ritenbaugh
Christmas, Syncretism and Presumption (1994)

Christmas is a worldwide phenomena, enjoyed mostly because of its glitzy commercialism. John Ritenbaugh shows that its blending of biblical truth with paganism is in the end taking on the prerogatives of God!

Prophecy Watch
'Seventy Weeks Are Determined...'

by Richard T. Ritenbaugh

The Seventy Weeks Prophecy is a bone of contention among prophecy experts. Richard Ritenbaugh shows that simply taking the Bible at face value makes the meaning of this prophecy crystal clear!

When Was Jesus Born?
by John O. Reid

The world claims Jesus was born on December 25, a date most scholars who take chronology seriously find is unsupportable. If He was not born on the traditional Christmas Day, when was He really born? John Reid explains that the Bible provides all the clues we need to establish, not a specific date, but a two-week period in which He was likely born.