Messianic Apologetics addresses the theological and spiritual issues of the broad Messianic movement.
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John McKee discusses some of the development, history, revisions, and expansions of one of our ministry's early books: When Will the Messiah Return?
Messianic Apologetics editor John McKee surveys the Book of Genesis from a Messianic perspective.
Messianic Apologetics editor John McKee discusses the importance of faith, and not quite knowing where God is going to take us as His people. Today's Messianic community is in a very tentative season of growing up toward maturity, and sits on the edge of a time where more things are unknowable than knowable.
Yeshua said, “the Father is Greater than I.” Some use this as a claim to prove that the Messiah cannot be God.
John McKee offers an introduction to the Frequently Asked Questions Volume II section of the Messianic Apologetics website.
John McKee discusses some of the development, history, and revision of one of our ministry's main books: Messianic Beginnings.
John McKee is presently updating our ministry's 2 Corinthians commentary. Why is this letter so important for leaders to sort through?
John McKee considers how One Law problems can often go way beyond some of its legalism and judgmentalism.
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.
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.
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.
Messianic Apologetics editor John McKee reviews the matter of male and female relations in the Torah, and how things advance in the remainder of Scripture. Was there an equality of man and woman lost at the Fall, which the plan of God has been steadily trying to see restored? This is a definite debate in contemporary theology, which Messianic people need a better handle on. 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 reviews the extremely difficult topic of genocide, seemingly commanded by God, within the Torah. How is any Bible reader to best sort through this matter? 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 reviews the arguments commonly presented to support the traditional, Pharisaical method for counting the omer between Passover and Shavuot. Part 2 of 2 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 reviews the arguments commonly presented to support the alternative, Saddusaical method for counting the omer between Passover and Shavuot. Part 1 of 2 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 discusses one matter every Torah reader encounters: animal sacrifice. This is not an easy subject for modern people to sort through, even though it was a feature of both Ancient Israelite and pagan religion. What are some better ways for modern Believers to approach the topic of animal sacrifice? 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 reviews some of the ethical dilemmas regarding the matter of lying, or not telling the truth. The reality for Torah readers is that there might indeed be places in the Holy Scriptures, where not telling the entire truth is justified. 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 discusses the difficult issue of slavery, as encountered in the Torah. How much is misunderstood and lost, because not enough are trying to understand this perspective from an Ancient Israelite audience first vantage point? 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 discusses the issue of capital punishment, as first seen in the Torah. What is communicated about capital punishment, in relationship to the value of the human person? Is this something to be continued to be practiced in the post-resurrection era? 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 discusses how human beings made in the image of God, can actually be a frequently avoided issue Messianics encounter in the Torah. What does being made in God's image communicate about human uniqueness, dignity, and respect? This is then followed by a review of important stories and issues from the past day or so, largely witnessed on social media.
John McKee delivers the March 2026 Outreach Israel News update. Galatians 3:28 makes one of the most profound statements in the entire Bible. In evangelical Protestantism, Galatians 3:28 is commonly used to promote equality among all Believers, and that one's individual status or identity should not be used as a means to promote rivalry and prejudice. How frequently are the egalitarian implications of Galatians 3:28 understood by people within today's Messianic community?
Messianic Apologetics editor John McKee reviews what some of the frequently avoided issues actually are, Messianics encounter in the Torah. 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 reviews a difficult matter for many within today's Messianic sphere of influence: How does the arrival of Yeshua onto the scene of history—His death, burial, and resurrection—affect the relationship of God's people to Moses' Teaching? 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 discusses how there are many issues in the Torah, which frequently go avoided by today's Messianic people. How can we better understand some of these matters, not just from the perspective of the Ancient Israelites in the Ancient Near East—but through the effects of the Messiah event? 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 reviews the significance of the Book of Leviticus, providing a theological and composition summary. 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 discusses some of the old, yet new challenges, with growing anti-Semitism and anti-Zionism. How much is today's Messianic community actually discussing the changing tides? Are various non-Jewish Believers making sure that they are standing with Israel and the Jewish people? Or are more feeling various pressures to leave the Messianic community? 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 takes a trip down memory lane, thirty years ago to Spring Break 1996. This was the week when his family made the full shift to being committed to the Messianic movement and lifestyle. This is then followed by a review of important stories and issues from the past day or so, largely witnessed on social media.
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