Gary discusses the current state of eschatology debates online. It can be easy to become dismissive of others who can't understand or agree with your position, but Gary has a different approach. He often says, "Don't give a reason for people to reject your position except the position itself."
Bible Prophecy Under the Microscope-Episode 66 Gary discusses how "end-times" prophecy is overflowing on social media lately and how many are claiming that we are in the last days. Anyone with a computer and a camera is able to share their "biblical studies" and "insights" into current events and the Bible, but none of them are honest enough to admit that this has been going on for decades with similar failed results.
Gary continues going through 1 Corinthians 15 with Kim Burgess. In this episode, they discuss death as being the final enemy. Kim brings up some very interesting points that are not obvious from our English translations. Sheol, or the realm of the dead, was a very big topic in the mind of first century Jews and this is what Paul is addressing.
Gary continues his discussion with Kim Burgess on 1 Corinthians 15. In this episode, Kim walks through the Apostle Paul's "seed analogy" and some of the Greek behind the terms he uses. Paul uses wheat, but Kim changes it to corn to make the point clear: what goes in the ground (what is sown) is not what comes out of the ground (what is raised). The final result is much more glorious than how it began.
Bible Prophecy Under the Microscope-Episode 65 Gary shares his takeaways and summary of the recent discussion/debate he had with Douglas Wilson in Moscow, Idaho. It was a rare occasion for honest discussion on a topic that remains hotly contested among Christians of all types.
Gary begins a series of podcasts on 1 Corinthians 15 with Kim Burgess. In this first one, the two survey the interpretative "land" and with a quick history about how Christians have viewed this chapter and how it relates to eschatology and our future state in a "spiritual body." Kim then gives a quick overview of what he believes Paul is saying. (This series will likely contain five episodes in total.)
In a conference talk recorded years ago, Gary discusses the Battle of Gog and Magog in Ezekiel 38-39. Many Christians teach that this battle is yet to come and involves modern-day Israel. Gary disagrees and gives biblical and historical evidence to show that this battle took place long ago and confirms events spoken of in the OT book of Esther.
Bible Prophecy Under the Microscope-Episode 64 Gary gives his "state of the union" of current teachings about Bible prophecy coming from non-Dispensational critics. Gary is preparing to travel to Moscow, Idaho to discuss eschatology with Douglas Wilson in a public forum, so the topic is forefront on his mind.
The defeat of evil and of demonic powers is associated with Halloween. For this reason, Martin Luther posted his 95 challenges to the wicked practices of the Church to the bulletin board on the door of the Wittenberg chapel on Halloween. He picked his day with care, and ever since Halloween has also been Reformation Day. The power of Satan has been broken once and for all, and our children can mock him by dressing up like ghosts, goblins, and witches.
Gary discusses several recent news events, including a crazy leftist relationship coach claiming Taylor Swift is showing her "tradwife" leanings by wanting to have children. The author claims Swift wanting to have children with her future husband, who is also white, is a new form of racism that perpetuates "white culture" and "white supremacy."
Bible Prophecy Under the Microscope-Episode 63 Gary continues his discussion of Matthew 23-25 with Darren Doane. The two discussed what is known as Jesus' Olivet Discourse a few years back, and this conversation picks up where they left off, continuing through Matthew 25. Many commentators see a break in the events of Matthew 24, with part of it being fulfilled in the first century and the rest being fulfilled in our future. Is this valid? This is only an excerpt from Part 4 of the series. All f...
Every Fourth of July, we celebrate the "birth of the United States," but this is not quite accurate. The nation of America was born much earlier in the colonies. Thirteen colonies with independent governments and intact constitutions were operating in 1776. Gary discusses the early history of the colonies, and how they founded their laws and constitutions on the Bible.
It has been announced that Gary and Doug Wilson will discuss eschatology in a three-hour event in Moscow, Idaho in early November. Gary discusses this opportunity as well as some of the critics voicing their opposition to it due to "platforming heresy." It is a tired play that has been done before.
Bible Prophecy Under the Microscope-Episode 62 Gary explains why he spends so much time writing and talking about Bible prophecy—it's a worldview issue. He discusses some of his own personal history and the cultural climate of the last few decades that forced him to begin studying the topic. Worldviews are "package deals," which means what you believe about the future (as well as the past) affects what you do in the present.
Gary discusses Rep. Rosa DeLauro, who is now trying to teach how the Bible applies to everyday life, especially economics. Apparently, separation of church and state doesn't apply during times of government shutdowns. Rep. DeLauro mentions a few parts of the Bible, but never gives any context for what she is claiming the Bible is teaching about the poor.
Gary talks about the recent brokered peace deal by Trump between Israel and Hamas. The entire saga has been going on for nearly 1400 years and peace will never be lasting, because of the religious views of the Muslims. Gary provides a biblical, historical, and logical overview of the whole idea of trying to bring political peace while ignoring the religious aspect of the divide.
Bible Prophecy Under the Microscope-Episode 61 Gary concludes his response to Amir Tsarfati about Israel being saved and God's promises to them. Amir's dispensationalism teaches a 2000-year gap (and counting) between what God promised and what is happening with Israel now. To make matters worse, Amir's beliefs also have a huge time of trouble and tribulation for the Jews.
Gary points out how much disagreement and confusion exists in popular media and Christian pastors about the future of Israel. The very prophetic system that most of them hold to teaches that the next thing on the prophecy clock for Israel is a terrible holocaust where two-thirds of them will be killed.
Gary points out that the mainstream media's obsession with the boogeyman of Christian Nationalism is a willful ignorance of Islamic Nationalism. Muslims have no problem admitting that their goal is total domination through conversion or submission. And yet, Leftists don't seem to be bothered by this and focus more on Christian Nationalists as the problem.
Bible Prophecy Under the Microscope-Episode 60 Gary continues his response to Amir Tsarfati, who tried to take Kirk Cameron to task for comments he made about Israel. Gary shows how inconsistent, ahistorical, and unbiblical Tsarfati's view of Bible prophecy really is. It is nothing more than repackaged information from many other dispensational speculators over the last 50 years.
Gary is interviewed by Rick Welch about the 3Q Controversy and how his podcast played a role in it. Gary gives much more clarity and the historical background about how the controversy began, as well as where it seems to stand currently. Also during that same time, Gary and Kim Burgess did another podcast in 25 parts called Covenant Hermeneutics and Biblical Eschatology .
Gary discusses celebrities like Rosie O'Donnell, Robin Wright, and Ryan Gosling who have decided to move away from the United States for political reasons. Gary points out that not only are these people multimillionaires and able to do such things, what they are really doing is what is best for them, not for the underrepresented people that they claim to care about.
Bible Prophecy Under the Microscope-Episode 59 Gary responds to a recent video by Amir Tsarfati in response to something posted by Kirk Cameron. The topic is regarding comments made by Ted Cruz on Tucker Carlson's show about the continuing importance of Israel as a nation in God's redemptive plan in Genesis 12.
Gary discusses recent news stories and responses to the Charlie Kirk assassination. It is getting more difficult to deny the truth of Christianity and its worldview implications. Leftists are starting to consume their own and fall back on their own "truth" in order to maintain consistency with what they proclaimed last week.
Gary addresses the current lack of call to order coming from American pulpits. Too often, pastors think preaching book by book through the Bible is the "right" way to preach and not to be distracted by the events of the day. However, his often leaves congregants unable to deal with what is happening now and unaware of how the Bible relates to current events.
Bible Prophecy Under the Microscope-Episode 58 Many Christians are claiming that the assassination of Charlie Kirk in front of the world via the internet and social media is yet another sign that the "last days" are upon us. Gary gives some historical and biblical perspective in response to such speculative claims.
Gary discusses pastors and politics and answers a Facebook commenter named "Missionary Larry." Larry repeats most, if not all, of the Myths, Lies, and Half-Truths mentioned in Gary's book by the same name. Gary points out that politics are unavoidable, and ignoring them only increases the level of them, in any area of life, including church life.
Gary briefly discusses the Charlie Kirk assassination and goes into detail about a new book he received the day before called The Separation of Church and Hate . Leftists have long-claimed that "fundamentalists" and "white nationalists" misinterpret the Bible and "twist Scripture." This book reveals who is really promoting modern "cleverly designed fables" about Jesus and the Bible.
Bible Prophecy Under the Microscope-Episode 57 Gary answers a listener question about Bible prophecy. He received an email from an individual who said that his pastor was beginning a series on Bible prophecy and gave an introductory talk that included six over-arching principles. The listener asked Gary to respond to the six principles.
Gary interviews J.D. Rucker with Patriot.tv and TheLibertyDaily.com . J.D. is politically and culturally informed, but more importantly, he is a Christian that understands the worldview antagonism behind the cultural trends of the day. Through his various websites, J.D. wants to help others stay informed and get connected to others doing the same, in every area of life.
