Abduction Day: Pop-Prophecy’s Newest Pitch
Abduction Day: Pop-Prophecy’s Newest Pitch By Robert E. Cruickshank, Jr. (August 3, 2026) [5-Minute Read Time] The 1996 movie Independence Day was a massive blockbuster success. The 2026 movie Disclosure Day was not. But the Spielberg-inspired sci-fi spectacle isn’t the only cosmic tale being spun this year. Pop-prophecy pundit Billy Crone is pitching the public an […]
A Walk Through Revelation 8 (Part One)
A Walk Through Revelation 8 (Part One): Verses 1-6 By Robert E. Cruickshank, Jr. (July 29, 2026) [6-Minute Read Time] This series of articles is adapted from my 2026 Berean Conference messages on Revelation 8, which can be found here and here.[1] “When the Lamb broke the seventh seal, there was silence in heaven for about […]
“Here’s Your Sign” of a Signless Event
“Here’s Your Sign” of a Signless Event: How Pop-Prophecy Rewrites its own Movie By Robert E. Cruickshank, Jr. (April 6, 2026) Daniel E. Harden (Editor), Brett Prieto (Proofreader) [5 ½ -Minute Read] Back in the mid-90s, the Blue-Collar Comic, Bill Engvall, came up with the catchphrase that would make him famous – “Here’s […]
The Homer Hermeneutic: 2028 is the New 1988
The Homer Hermeneutic: 2028 is the New 1988 By Robert E. Cruickshank, Jr. (April 3, 2026) Edited by Daniel E. Harden and Eric Rauch, Reviewed by Brett Prieto and Gary DeMar[1] [7-Minute Read] Ever since Hal Lindsey’s 1970 book Late Great Planet Earth graced the shelves of bookstores everywhere, American Christians have suffered from an addiction […]
The Abomination of Speculation
The Abomination of Speculation: Pop-Prophecy and Matthew 24:15 By Robert E. Cruickshank, Jr. (March 29, 2026) Edited by Daniel E. Harden, Reviewed by Brett Prieto [6-Minute Read Time] In the Olivet Discourse, Jesus tells His first-century followers to “flee to the mountains” when they see “the abomination of desolation” standing “in the holy […]
Gog & Magog: Fulfilled or Future?
Gog & Magog: Fulfilled or Future? By Robert E. Cruickshank, Jr. (March 27, 2026) [6 ½ -Minute Read Time] As readers of my blog know, Ezekiel 38-39 (the Gog of Magog prophecy) was fulfilled in the events of the book of Esther. The exegetical and historical evidence is overwhelming in this regard. For […]
The Sea Battles of Revelation 8:8-9
The Sea Battles of Revelation 8:8-9 By Robert E. Cruickshank, Jr. (March 25, 2026) [4-Minute Read Time] “…and a third of the sea became blood, and a third of the creatures which were in the sea and had life, died; and a third of the ships were destroyed” (Rev. 8:8b-9). According to the […]
Falling Stars and Flaming Torches (Revelation 8:10)
Falling Stars and Flaming Torches (Revelation 8:10) By Robert E. Cruickshank, Jr. (March 23, 2026) [4-Minute Read Time] Revelation 8:10 talks about “a great star” falling from “heaven” and “burning like a torch.” With the recent meteor in my home state of Ohio, this passage is getting a lot of attention from […]
Babylon as Jerusalem in Revelation
Babylon as Jerusalem in Revelation By Robert E. Cruickshank, Jr. (March 22, 2026) Edited by Daniel E. Harden, Reviewed by Brett Prieto [5 ½ -Minute Read Time] The word “Babylon” is mentioned six times in the book of Revelation, and Revelation prophesies its fall (Rev. 14:8; 16:19; 18:2, 21). Historically, Babylon had fallen […]
Breaking the Cycle of Pop-Prophecy
Breaking the Cycle of Pop-Prophecy By Robert E. Cruickshank, Jr. (March 7, 2026) Edited by Daniel E. Harden, Reviewed by Brett Prieto [10-Minute Read Time] According to new research published in the Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, “One third of Americans answer yes” to the question: “Do you believe the world will […]
