Messianic Apologetics

John McKee looks back on the first full year of our family being Messianic, and how it continues to affect him in ways involving his personal value system.

John McKee was recently able to speak at Adat Eytz Chaim, Comstock Park, MI, 24-26 April, 2026

Adat Eytz Chaim, Comstock Park, MI - 25 April, 2026

John McKee delivers the April 2026 Outreach Israel News update. There are many people who will make claims about supposed paganism present in the Apostolic Writings (NT). And, this actually does extend to concluding that the account of Yeshua of Nazareth was adapted from Greco-Roman mythology. But this standard is seldom ever held to the Tanach (OT) itself, and supposed influences from Ancient Near Eastern mythology.

John McKee reviews some of what happened, when the Abomination of Desolation anticipations for March 1997 did not materialize.

John McKee reviews the complications of entering into yet another new high school for Spring 1997, as his family continued in their early Messianic days, with the strong influence of various end-time predictions bearing down.

John McKee reviews the complications of entering into a new high school for Fall 1996, getting involved in the Messianic movement, and with his family making some decisions involving the end-times.

John McKee continues in his review of our family’s early time in the Messianic community. Throughout Fall 1996 and into Spring 1997, there was a huge amount of speculation about the Abomination of Desolation.

John McKee reviews some of what took place, as our family experienced the Summer of 1996, having fully adopted a Messianic lifestyle, and having considered some conclusions about the end-times.

Shabbat Weekly Reflection

John McKee reviews how end-time prophecy predictions were very high in 1996. How did this affect our family’s early Messianic experience?

John McKee discusses a number of experiences he had a freshman in high school, which affected his later involvement in things Messianic.

John McKee reflects on some of the initial events, which led both his family and himself into the Messianic movement, in April 1996.

Messianic Apologetics editor John McKee finishes a 7-part series on the doctrine of the resurrection of the dead. Today we close with reviewing the issue of whether or not the doctrine of resurrection was late to Second Temple Judaism. (Part 7 of 7) This is then followed by a review of important stories and issues from the past day or so, largely witnessed on social media.

Messianic Apologetics editor John McKee goes through a 7-part series on the doctrine of the resurrection of the dead, taken from our newly updated 1 Corinthians for the Practical Messianic commentary. 1 Corinthians 15:51-58 (Part 6 of 7) This is then followed by a review of important stories and issues from the past day or so, largely witnessed on social media.

Shabbat Weekly Reflection

Messianic Apologetics editor John McKee goes through a 7-part series on the doctrine of the resurrection of the dead, taken from our newly updated 1 Corinthians for the Practical Messianic commentary. 1 Corinthians 15:45-50 (Part 5 of 7) This is then followed by a review of important stories and issues from the past day or so, largely witnessed on social media.

Messianic Apologetics editor John McKee goes through a 7-part series on the doctrine of the resurrection of the dead, taken from our newly updated 1 Corinthians for the Practical Messianic commentary. 1 Corinthians 15:29-44 (Part 4 of 7) This is then followed by a review of important stories and issues from the past day or so, largely witnessed on social media.

Messianic Apologetics editor John McKee goes through a 7-part series on the doctrine of the resurrection of the dead, taken from our newly updated 1 Corinthians for the Practical Messianic commentary. 1 Corinthians 15:16-28 (Part 3 of 7) This is then followed by a review of important stories and issues from the past day or so, largely witnessed on social media.

Messianic Apologetics editor John McKee goes through a 7-part series on the doctrine of the resurrection of the dead, taken from our newly updated 1 Corinthians for the Practical Messianic commentary. 1 Corinthians 15:8-15 (Part 2 of 7) This is then followed by a review of important stories and issues from the past day or so, largely witnessed on social media.

Messianic Apologetics editor John McKee goes through a 7-part series on the doctrine of the resurrection of the dead, taken from our newly updated 1 Corinthians for the Practical Messianic commentary. 1 Corinthians 15:1-7 (Part 1 of 7) This is then followed by a review of important stories and issues from the past day or so, largely witnessed on social media.

Messianic Apologetics editor John McKee concludes the discussion over avoided issues in the Torah, by addressing how far too many Messianic people—even if subconsciously—do think that they are somehow “righteous” via their Torah keeping. How must some of this thinking change, as we look to Yeshua and His salvation alone? This is then followed by a review of important stories and issues from the past day or so, largely witnessed on social media.