1992–1996 EU poster based on Pieter Bruegel's famous painting of the Tower of Babel.
Friday Church News Notes
June 19, 2026, Volume 27, Issue 25
THE ROMAN EMPIRE AND THE EUROPEAN UNION (Friday Church News Notes, June 19, 2026, www.wayoflife.org fbns@wayoflife.org, 866-295-4143) - The Roman Empire has continued in many forms, as prophesied by Daniel, who said it would continue to the time of the Antichrist. The ten toes of the feet of the image in Daniel 2 represent 10 rulers that will be associated with the rise of the Antichrist. Compare Daniel 7:7-8. The Roman Empire has existed in the east in the Byzantine Empire headquartered in Constantinople, in the Holy Roman Empire founded by Charlemagne in AD 800, in Napoleon’s (1769-1821) empire, in Adolph Hitler’s (1889-1945) Third Reich, and in the Tsarist Russian empire (Tsar means Caesar). The Roman Empire continues to exist in the unified European nations. In 1957, six nations signed the Treaty of Rome, pledging unity (France, West Germany, Italy, Belgium, Luxembourg.. see full report
June 19, 2026, Volume 27, Issue 25
THE ROMAN EMPIRE AND THE EUROPEAN UNION (Friday Church News Notes, June 19, 2026, www.wayoflife.org fbns@wayoflife.org, 866-295-4143) - The Roman Empire has continued in many forms, as prophesied by Daniel, who said it would continue to the time of the Antichrist. The ten toes of the feet of the image in Daniel 2 represent 10 rulers that will be associated with the rise of the Antichrist. Compare Daniel 7:7-8. The Roman Empire has existed in the east in the Byzantine Empire headquartered in Constantinople, in the Holy Roman Empire founded by Charlemagne in AD 800, in Napoleon’s (1769-1821) empire, in Adolph Hitler’s (1889-1945) Third Reich, and in the Tsarist Russian empire (Tsar means Caesar). The Roman Empire continues to exist in the unified European nations. In 1957, six nations signed the Treaty of Rome, pledging unity (France, West Germany, Italy, Belgium, Luxembourg.. see full report
Please Beware of Evangelical Scholarship and “Fundamentalists” Who Love It
June 18, 2026
Recently we published “Joshua Barzon, Another Fundamental Baptist Voice for the Modern Versions,” Jan. 7, 2026, www.wayoflife.org.
We warned about independent Baptists such as Bryan Samms and Joshua Barzon who are promoting the modern Bible versions on the basis of insufficient knowledge of the issue.
A missionary in Mexico wrote to disagree with this report, and in trying to refute my position that 17th century biblical scholarship as represented by the Authorized Version translators was superior to evangelical biblical scholarship today. He said,
“I view this statement [‘By the early 17th century, knowledge of biblical languages was at an apex’] as false. While a higher percentage of people knew Latin and Greek, that was Attic Greek, and Koine was still viewed as a ‘spiritual language’ invented by.. see full report
June 18, 2026
Recently we published “Joshua Barzon, Another Fundamental Baptist Voice for the Modern Versions,” Jan. 7, 2026, www.wayoflife.org.
We warned about independent Baptists such as Bryan Samms and Joshua Barzon who are promoting the modern Bible versions on the basis of insufficient knowledge of the issue.
A missionary in Mexico wrote to disagree with this report, and in trying to refute my position that 17th century biblical scholarship as represented by the Authorized Version translators was superior to evangelical biblical scholarship today. He said,
“I view this statement [‘By the early 17th century, knowledge of biblical languages was at an apex’] as false. While a higher percentage of people knew Latin and Greek, that was Attic Greek, and Koine was still viewed as a ‘spiritual language’ invented by.. see full report
The Prophet Daniel in the Babylonian Records
June 17, 2026
The following is excerpted from Bill Cooper’s The Authenticity of the Book of Daniel (2012). [See full report for more on Bill Cooper.]
In his official capacities, Daniel would have been known under his new name in its uncorrupted form, Belshazzar, and that is how we find him referred to in the official records. Which means, of course, that in the course of time there came to be two men in Babylon who went by the name of Belshazzar. Daniel was one, and the other was the grandson of Nebuchadnezzar who was later to be made regent under his father Nabonidus (Nabu-na’idu). The royal Belshazzar wasn’t even born or thought of when Daniel began his captivity, so there was no awkwardness in Daniel bearing the same name as a royal heir. That heir did not yet exist.
But do the Babylonian records themselves really speak of two Belshazzars? They certainly do, and they also differentiate.. see full report
June 17, 2026
The following is excerpted from Bill Cooper’s The Authenticity of the Book of Daniel (2012). [See full report for more on Bill Cooper.]
In his official capacities, Daniel would have been known under his new name in its uncorrupted form, Belshazzar, and that is how we find him referred to in the official records. Which means, of course, that in the course of time there came to be two men in Babylon who went by the name of Belshazzar. Daniel was one, and the other was the grandson of Nebuchadnezzar who was later to be made regent under his father Nabonidus (Nabu-na’idu). The royal Belshazzar wasn’t even born or thought of when Daniel began his captivity, so there was no awkwardness in Daniel bearing the same name as a royal heir. That heir did not yet exist.
But do the Babylonian records themselves really speak of two Belshazzars? They certainly do, and they also differentiate.. see full report
John Rippon - Pioneering Baptist
Enlarged June 16, 2026 (first published December 8, 2020)
The following is excerpted from Transforming Congregational Singing in the 21st Century, available in the Books section of www.wayoflife.org --
John Rippon (1751-1836) pastored the church at Carter Lane for 63 years (1773 to 1836). In 1833, the church moved to New Park Street.
This was during the reigns of GeorgeIII (1760-1811), George IV (1820-1830), and William IV (1830-1837). The American War of Independence was fought (1776-1783). The French Revolution lasted from 1787-1799. The modern missionary movement was launched, with William Carey becoming England’s first missionary in 1792 and Adoniram Judson America’s first foreign missionary in 1816. In 1800, the United Kingdom was created by the merger of Great Britain and Ireland. In 1803, America made the Louisiana Purchase from Napoleon, the 828,000 square miles nearly doubling the size of the new nation. In 1804, the British & Foreign Bible Society launched the global Bible society movement. In 1806, Meriweather Lewis and William Clark completed their survey of the American West.. see full report
Enlarged June 16, 2026 (first published December 8, 2020)
The following is excerpted from Transforming Congregational Singing in the 21st Century, available in the Books section of www.wayoflife.org --
John Rippon (1751-1836) pastored the church at Carter Lane for 63 years (1773 to 1836). In 1833, the church moved to New Park Street.
This was during the reigns of GeorgeIII (1760-1811), George IV (1820-1830), and William IV (1830-1837). The American War of Independence was fought (1776-1783). The French Revolution lasted from 1787-1799. The modern missionary movement was launched, with William Carey becoming England’s first missionary in 1792 and Adoniram Judson America’s first foreign missionary in 1816. In 1800, the United Kingdom was created by the merger of Great Britain and Ireland. In 1803, America made the Louisiana Purchase from Napoleon, the 828,000 square miles nearly doubling the size of the new nation. In 1804, the British & Foreign Bible Society launched the global Bible society movement. In 1806, Meriweather Lewis and William Clark completed their survey of the American West.. see full report
Turkey’s Interior Minister Mustafa Ciftci
Friday Church News Notes
June 12, 2026, Volume 27, Issue 24
TURKISH PRESIDENT CALLS ON ALLAH TO DESTROY ZIONIST ISRAEL (Friday Church News Notes, June 12, 2026, www.wayoflife.org fbns@wayoflife.org, 866-295-4143) - The following is excerpted from “Turkey wants Jerusalem,” Israel365News, June 9, 2026: “When Turkey’s Interior Minister Mustafa Çiftçi declared last week that Jerusalem would one day return to Turkish sovereignty, ‘just as in the past,’ he was speaking as a senior official of a NATO member state, at a ruling party conference, invoking the name of Allah and the example of his president, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan. The Ottoman Empire, he promised the crowd, is not finished with Jerusalem. Israel’s Foreign Ministry responded directly. ‘The corrupt Ottoman Empire is gone. Forever. Jerusalem DC (David’s capital) shall remain the.. see full report
June 12, 2026, Volume 27, Issue 24
TURKISH PRESIDENT CALLS ON ALLAH TO DESTROY ZIONIST ISRAEL (Friday Church News Notes, June 12, 2026, www.wayoflife.org fbns@wayoflife.org, 866-295-4143) - The following is excerpted from “Turkey wants Jerusalem,” Israel365News, June 9, 2026: “When Turkey’s Interior Minister Mustafa Çiftçi declared last week that Jerusalem would one day return to Turkish sovereignty, ‘just as in the past,’ he was speaking as a senior official of a NATO member state, at a ruling party conference, invoking the name of Allah and the example of his president, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan. The Ottoman Empire, he promised the crowd, is not finished with Jerusalem. Israel’s Foreign Ministry responded directly. ‘The corrupt Ottoman Empire is gone. Forever. Jerusalem DC (David’s capital) shall remain the.. see full report
Evidence of Systemic Racism in America
Enlarged June 11, 2026 (first published December 8, 2020)
Black Lives Matter and others claim that there is “systemic racism” in America. Indeed, the evidence can be seen everywhere. Consider some examples:
America liberated all black slaves in 1865, and the federal government under a Republican majority set out to empower blacks with the same civil rights enjoyed by others.
The Thirteenth Amendment abolishing slavery passed with the support of 100% of Republicans and 23% of Democrats. This shows that a large number of white people in America cared for the rights of black people and wanted to help them. A great many whites gave their lives for this cause, both before, during, and after the war.
In 1866, Republicans in Congress passed the.. see full report
Enlarged June 11, 2026 (first published December 8, 2020)
Black Lives Matter and others claim that there is “systemic racism” in America. Indeed, the evidence can be seen everywhere. Consider some examples:
America liberated all black slaves in 1865, and the federal government under a Republican majority set out to empower blacks with the same civil rights enjoyed by others.
The Thirteenth Amendment abolishing slavery passed with the support of 100% of Republicans and 23% of Democrats. This shows that a large number of white people in America cared for the rights of black people and wanted to help them. A great many whites gave their lives for this cause, both before, during, and after the war.
In 1866, Republicans in Congress passed the.. see full report
Looking for Biblical Evidence of Salvation
June 10, 2026 (first published February 23, 2021)
“Examine yourselves, whether ye be in the faith; prove your own selves” (2 Co. 13:5).
To strive to maintain a regenerate membership is the most essential thing that churches must do to be stronger. In fact, if a church doesn’t aim effectually for a regenerate church membership, it can’t rightly call itself a biblical church. If the members aren’t born again, they can’t possibly grow spiritually, can’t possibly live a separated pilgrim lifestyle, can’t possibly do God’s will, can’t possibly build godly homes that raise a godly seed (Mal. 2:15). If the members are not born again, it is impossible for a church to be a spiritual house made of living stones (1 Pe. 2:5). If its members aren’t born again, a church can’t possibly follow the practice Paul gave in Colossians 1:28, “Whom we preach, warning every man, and teaching every man in all wisdom; that we may present every man perfect in.. see full report
June 10, 2026 (first published February 23, 2021)
“Examine yourselves, whether ye be in the faith; prove your own selves” (2 Co. 13:5).
To strive to maintain a regenerate membership is the most essential thing that churches must do to be stronger. In fact, if a church doesn’t aim effectually for a regenerate church membership, it can’t rightly call itself a biblical church. If the members aren’t born again, they can’t possibly grow spiritually, can’t possibly live a separated pilgrim lifestyle, can’t possibly do God’s will, can’t possibly build godly homes that raise a godly seed (Mal. 2:15). If the members are not born again, it is impossible for a church to be a spiritual house made of living stones (1 Pe. 2:5). If its members aren’t born again, a church can’t possibly follow the practice Paul gave in Colossians 1:28, “Whom we preach, warning every man, and teaching every man in all wisdom; that we may present every man perfect in.. see full report
Historical Evidence for Jesus
June 9, 2026 (first published March 8, 2017)
A few of the more radical skeptics deny that Jesus was an historical person. This is called “the Jesus myth.” In 2012, for example, Timothy Freke published The Jesus Mysteries: Was the ‘Original Jesus’ a Pagan God?
Following is a refutation of the myth of the Jesus myth:
1. The historicity of Jesus was not disputed until recent times.
Had there been any question whatsoever about the actual existence of Jesus, the opponents of Christianity in the.. see full report
June 9, 2026 (first published March 8, 2017)
A few of the more radical skeptics deny that Jesus was an historical person. This is called “the Jesus myth.” In 2012, for example, Timothy Freke published The Jesus Mysteries: Was the ‘Original Jesus’ a Pagan God?
Following is a refutation of the myth of the Jesus myth:
1. The historicity of Jesus was not disputed until recent times.
Had there been any question whatsoever about the actual existence of Jesus, the opponents of Christianity in the.. see full report
Friday Church News Notes
June 5, 2026, Volume 27, Issue 23
PREVIOUS GENERATIONS OF IMMIGRANT AMERICANS (Friday Church News Notes, June 5, 2026, www.wayoflife.org fbns@wayoflife.org, 866-295-4143) - We are witnessing the first generations of uncontrolled, unsupervised immigration in America, the first generation of immigrants (broadly speaking) treated to free everything, the first generation that expects to break the nation’s laws with no consequence, the first generation not educated in the nation’s unique principles, the first generation intent on remaining isolated in separatist, non-English speaking communities, the first generation allowed to keep their own anti-American judicial system. It seems insane, but it is actually genius. It is a major part of a definite plan to destroy the old America and create a new one. And it will.. see full report
June 5, 2026, Volume 27, Issue 23
PREVIOUS GENERATIONS OF IMMIGRANT AMERICANS (Friday Church News Notes, June 5, 2026, www.wayoflife.org fbns@wayoflife.org, 866-295-4143) - We are witnessing the first generations of uncontrolled, unsupervised immigration in America, the first generation of immigrants (broadly speaking) treated to free everything, the first generation that expects to break the nation’s laws with no consequence, the first generation not educated in the nation’s unique principles, the first generation intent on remaining isolated in separatist, non-English speaking communities, the first generation allowed to keep their own anti-American judicial system. It seems insane, but it is actually genius. It is a major part of a definite plan to destroy the old America and create a new one. And it will.. see full report
Charles Darwin did not offer any scientifically-proven evidence for his theory. The book On the Origin of Species did not prove that species arise from the process of natural selection. At best it demonstrated that species adapt through various processes. A century and a half has passed since Darwin published his thesis, and the scientific proof remains elusive. In fact, remove the evolutionary assumptions, and the “evidence” disappears.
Consider the following testimonies from Ph.D. scientists, most of whom once believed in evolution:
“Despite all the millions of pages of evolutionist publications--from journal articles to textbooks to popular magazine stories--which assume and imply that material processes are entirely adequate to accomplish macroevolutionary miracles, there is in reality no rational basis for such belief” (John Baumgardner, Ph.D. in geophysics and space physics from UCLA.. see full report
Consider the following testimonies from Ph.D. scientists, most of whom once believed in evolution:
“Despite all the millions of pages of evolutionist publications--from journal articles to textbooks to popular magazine stories--which assume and imply that material processes are entirely adequate to accomplish macroevolutionary miracles, there is in reality no rational basis for such belief” (John Baumgardner, Ph.D. in geophysics and space physics from UCLA.. see full report
The following is excerpted from Northern Storm Rising: Russia, Iran, and the Emerging End-Times Military Coalition against Israel by Ron Rhodes (2008) -
Muslim apologist Ajijola asserts this position:
‘The first five books of the Old Testament do not constitute the original Torah, but parts of the Torah have been mingled up with other narratives written by human beings and the original guidance of the Lord is lost in that quagmire. Similarly the four Gospels of Christ are not the original Gospels as they came from the prophet Jesus...The original and the fictitious, the divine and human are so intermingled that the grain cannot be separated from the chaff. The fact is that the original Word of God is preserved neither with the Jews nor with the.. see full report
Muslim apologist Ajijola asserts this position:
‘The first five books of the Old Testament do not constitute the original Torah, but parts of the Torah have been mingled up with other narratives written by human beings and the original guidance of the Lord is lost in that quagmire. Similarly the four Gospels of Christ are not the original Gospels as they came from the prophet Jesus...The original and the fictitious, the divine and human are so intermingled that the grain cannot be separated from the chaff. The fact is that the original Word of God is preserved neither with the Jews nor with the.. see full report
The following is excerpted from Jews in Fighter Jets: Israel Past, Present, and Future, available in the Books section of www.wayoflife.org -
Israel is irrefutable evidence of the existence of God and of the divine inspiration of the Bible, which was written by Hebrew prophets.
When Frederick the Great, the atheist king of Prussia, asked, “Can you give me one single irrefutable proof of God?” Jean-Baptiste de Boyer (Marquis d’Argens) replied, “Yes, your Majesty, the Jews.”
Writing from Vienna in 1897, the American author Samuel Clemens (Mark Twain) observed in his inimitable way, ”The Egyptians, the Babylonians and the Persians rose, filled the planet with sound and splendor, then faded to dream-stuff and passed away; the Greeks and Romans followed and made.. see full report
Israel is irrefutable evidence of the existence of God and of the divine inspiration of the Bible, which was written by Hebrew prophets.
When Frederick the Great, the atheist king of Prussia, asked, “Can you give me one single irrefutable proof of God?” Jean-Baptiste de Boyer (Marquis d’Argens) replied, “Yes, your Majesty, the Jews.”
Writing from Vienna in 1897, the American author Samuel Clemens (Mark Twain) observed in his inimitable way, ”The Egyptians, the Babylonians and the Persians rose, filled the planet with sound and splendor, then faded to dream-stuff and passed away; the Greeks and Romans followed and made.. see full report
Israeli Police Officers on
Temple Mount in Jerusalem.
Temple Mount in Jerusalem.
Friday Church News Notes
May 29, 2026, Volume 27, Issue 22
PRIESTS ARRESTED FOR OFFERING PENTECOST BREAD ON TEMPLE MOUNT (Friday Church News Notes, May 29, 2026, www.wayoflife.org fbns@wayoflife.org, 866-295-4143) - On Friday, May 22, Israeli police arrested 13 people, including Levitical priests, who were attempting to present the biblically prescribed bread offering on the festival of Weeks or Pentecost. It is the only regular Levitical sacrifice that was offered with leaven. “Ye shall bring out of your habitations two wave loaves of two tenth deals: they shall be of fine flour; they shall be baken with leaven; they are the firstfruits unto the LORD” (Leviticus 23:17). The two loaves depict Jews and Gentiles brought nigh to.. see full report
May 29, 2026, Volume 27, Issue 22
PRIESTS ARRESTED FOR OFFERING PENTECOST BREAD ON TEMPLE MOUNT (Friday Church News Notes, May 29, 2026, www.wayoflife.org fbns@wayoflife.org, 866-295-4143) - On Friday, May 22, Israeli police arrested 13 people, including Levitical priests, who were attempting to present the biblically prescribed bread offering on the festival of Weeks or Pentecost. It is the only regular Levitical sacrifice that was offered with leaven. “Ye shall bring out of your habitations two wave loaves of two tenth deals: they shall be of fine flour; they shall be baken with leaven; they are the firstfruits unto the LORD” (Leviticus 23:17). The two loaves depict Jews and Gentiles brought nigh to.. see full report
Gog and Magog
May 28, 2026
The following is enlarged from The Future According to the Bible, which is available from the Way of Life web site, www.wayoflife.org.
The Gog and Magog of Ezekiel 38-39 refer to a great military alliance that will attack Israel from the north in the latter days.
Who Is Gog and Magog?
There are seven reasons we believe Gog and Magog refer to Russia:
1. The genealogy points to Russia.
“Magog was the second son of Japheth (Gen. 10:1-2), one of the three sons of Noah. Before the dawn of secular history his descendants seem to have inhabited exclusively the region of the Caucasus and of northern Armenia” (Louis Bauman, Russian Events in the Light of Bible Prophecy, 1942, p. 23).
2. The name points to.. see full report
May 28, 2026
The following is enlarged from The Future According to the Bible, which is available from the Way of Life web site, www.wayoflife.org.
The Gog and Magog of Ezekiel 38-39 refer to a great military alliance that will attack Israel from the north in the latter days.
Who Is Gog and Magog?
There are seven reasons we believe Gog and Magog refer to Russia:
1. The genealogy points to Russia.
“Magog was the second son of Japheth (Gen. 10:1-2), one of the three sons of Noah. Before the dawn of secular history his descendants seem to have inhabited exclusively the region of the Caucasus and of northern Armenia” (Louis Bauman, Russian Events in the Light of Bible Prophecy, 1942, p. 23).
2. The name points to.. see full report
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