We made it, Door-itos. This is the last parable on the Road to Revelation series π So maybe it's fitting that we talk about heaven and hell and the figurative keys to the two places that we see in the Bible because turns out, they have everything to do with all the parables that we have been talking about for 8 months (8 months!). We want to thank New Heaven New Earth Shincheonji Church of Jesus for sharing a part of their testimony with us. You can check out the rest of the testimony on their ...
May 26, 2022β’58 min
We're still not over the fact that Israel was actually a blessing that was bestowed upon Jacob by God and it means "overcome" and that the proof of Israel is 12 tribes - Jacob had 12 sons who eventually became the 12 tribes and Jesus had 12 disciples who are addressed as "12 tribes" in James 1:1. But is there a third Israel to be created according to the book of Revelation? Bonus: numbers in the Bible and their significance! π§ thenarrowdoorpodcast@gmail.com Mica Pineda https://www.instagram.com...
May 23, 2022β’56 min
Mica is a host, actress, model, vlogger and restaurant-owner who even has a day job and we're still wondering how she found the time to join us on the pod but she did! She swings by to share her born-again moment and ask Instructor Aaron questions about prayer - would it speed up God's answer if I prayed more? Does sin hinder blessings? Does God change His mind? Pray tell! ππΌ π§ thenarrowdoorpodcast@gmail.com Mica Pineda https://www.instagram.com/micapineda/ https://www.facebook.com/MicaelaCPi...
May 19, 2022β’51 min
Host and actress Issa Litton is a curious cat and not only does she want to know about the heaven, earth, sun, moon and stars that are used figuratively in the book of Revelation but she even asks about the sea that passes away in Rv 21:1 πΈ This is perhaps the biggest reason why people equate the end time to a physical destruction of the planet but if we consider how the same language already appeared in an Old Testament book of prophecy (Is 65:17, for one) and read what happened in Gn 37:9-11,...
May 16, 2022β’57 min
Our friend Issa is a host, actress and the Lit behind 1Lit Corp and she wants to know - why do some people think this is the time of the end? The term 'end time' gets thrown around a lot to mean the annihilation of the planet and life as we know it but is that what the Bible is referring to when it says end time/end of the world/end of the age? On this episode, Instructor Aaron gives us an overview of the different eras that were ended and recreated in the Bible, explains how we can know this bi...
May 12, 2022β’51 min
Jerusalem and Babylon are two places that appear from the Old Testament all the way to the book of Revelation in the Bible. We understand that these are actual places where a lot of significant events took place in the past but what are they doing in a book of prophecy for the second coming, especially Babylon when it no longer exists as such? Many claim and fear that a physical war will be the beginning of the end but the Scriptures make it clear that we do not wage war as the world does (Eph 6...
May 05, 2022β’57 min
Big D has been in your ear for 30 years and currently does the mid-day and morning show on 104.3 Capital FM2. He was once Sam's radio boss and Tina's radio partner (who'd make her cry π). On this episode, he shares his thoughts on the second coming which leads to a conversation about how we should react to a testimony, the logic of the Bible, judgment and salvation, why the Bible says the coming of the Son of Man will be like the time of Noah and Lot and what that means - possibly for us. π§ th...
May 02, 2022β’51 min
The girls get a little QT with Instructor Aaron today because, you know, maybe he feels like he just gets grilled about the book of Revelation all the time (which we're sure he doesn't even mind! π). We tried to stay away from church stuff and failed miserably but we did get to squeeze in some hard-hitting questions like does Instructor Aaron like pineapple on his pizza? Plus, our listener Tom writes to us about some struggles he's having in his personal and faith life. You can write to us, too...
Apr 28, 2022β’54 min
It's part 2 of our conversation with journalist and TV host Mariz Umali on the parables of bridegroom, bride, widow and orphan and she has questions! ππ»ββοΈ Sam is officially blown away by this fascinating parable language and Tina is worried about being a spiritual orphan π All while Instructor Aaron weaves through Matthew chapters 22, 24 and 25 (and more!) to help us understand today's parables. Who's your daddy? You'll understand when you listen to the episode π π§ thenarrowdoorpodcast@gma...
Apr 25, 2022β’50 min
It's a mouthful because we got lots to talk about on this two-parter with veteran TV journalist and pioneering K-fan Mariz Umali π After hearing her thoughts on the book of Revelation, Instructor Aaron takes us through this language in the Bible of God wanting to marry us, us being the brides of Christ, taking care of widows and orphans being the religion that God accepts as pure and faultless (James 1:27) - why?? Understanding all of this is important because the wedding banquet of the Lamb fi...
Apr 21, 2022β’45 min
Our friend Migo joins us again today to talk about the fascinating language of life, death and resurrection that we find in the Bible. Perhaps one of the most puzzling things Jesus ever said was to a disciple who wanted to go away for a bit to bury his dead father - "Follow me, and let the dead bury their own dead." What does this mean? Is there more than one way to be dead in the eyes of God? (Spoiler alert: yes) Resurrection is a pillar of the Christian faith. What is the first resurrection th...
Apr 18, 2022β’1 hr 5 min
As we roll into Holy Monday, our friend Migo YbaΓ±ez sits down with us to talk about how his chase for money led him to a 5-million-peso debt which was really just the beginning of how he was stripped of everything he deemed valuable - a relationship, his car, his laptop, even his phone! We're sure a lot of you have been reflecting on your idols this Lenten season and if not, this episode is sure to help you meditate on the things that we put before God and how the enemy uses these things to dist...
Apr 11, 2022β’1 hr 4 min
For this third and final installment of our conversation with Justin, we are putting Instructor Aaron on the hot seat! Kind of. Starting with Justin's question last time about the 4 living creatures, we get into the deep spiritual meaning of the physical laws of the Old Testament and also talk about Chairman Lee Man-hee who Shincheonji Church of Jesus claims has received the full understanding of the book of Revelation. It's called RANGE and we're here for it! π π§ thenarrowdoorpodcast@gmail.co...
Apr 07, 2022β’45 min
Halo, Doo-rito! π Do you know that the Bible shows us the structure of heaven and from different angles?! Oh my word. Moses, Jesus and John all saw heaven and when God shows His kingdom in this way, it is for whoever sees it to build it so He can dwell here on earth. This is what God wants and we actually ask Him to do this every time we pray the Lord's Prayer! Moses built an intricate physical tabernacle patterned after what he was shown and Jesus built God's spiritual kingdom here on earth. I...
Apr 04, 2022β’49 min
Sam will never forget the time she was backstage with Justin for an event - she was excitedly talking to him about her new-found faith and he whipped out his phone to show him that he had been praying for her π₯° He swings by the show today to share how he found his way to the evangelical Christian faith, how he navigates the secular world as a religious person and takes us to the moment he realized that God speaks β¨ Justin Quirino On Call Podcast https://open.spotify.com/show/533iCSXHtKBqwRYKYAs...
Mar 31, 2022β’54 min
We wouldn't think twice to call Tin our DJ and sportscasting idol but we're hitting the brakes once we're in faith and Bible territory. We can see throughout the book that God abhors idols and worshiping them was basically an act of forsaking the one true God. Physical idols in the Old Testament make a transition to spiritual ones in the New Testament and then in the book of Revelation, there is mention of 'food sacrificed to idols' in Rv 2 and an 'image' that is worshiped in Rv 13 - what iz thi...
Mar 28, 2022β’1 hr 4 min
Our friend Tin is smart, funny, adorbs and she actually knows and talks professionally about basketball - give the rest of us a chance, girl! π€© Today, she opens up about how the loss of loved ones got her wondering about Purgatory so we set out to answer that question and the most wonderfully odd thing happened. In the process of looking at what the Bible says about Purgatory and the afterlife, Instructor Aaron also ended up answering how those who never heard the gospel while they were alive c...
Mar 24, 2022β’1 hr 7 min
Are you ready for today's parable to rock your wooooorld? π The language of stone or rock is something that we see all throughout the Bible - the Ten Commandments were written on stone tablets (a foreshadowing of Prov 3:3 which says we should write God's commands on the tablet of our hearts β€οΈ), Jesus is called a 'living stone' and 'the stone the builders rejected that became a cornerstone' to name a few and we see it quite a bit in books of prophecy as well. In fact, in Rv 2:17, Jesus promises...
Mar 21, 2022β’1 hr 16 min
(We noticed that the audio cut off at some point on the first version of this episode and it has been replaced. Thank yew! π) Our Jam-Jam is host of the podcast Lokal Locas PH and she joins us today for a catch-up sesh + to share with us where she's at with the faith. In the process, we end up asking Instructor Aaron a bunch of questions - Does God have favorites? How can we be sure the Bible is divinely inspired? Does language/translation matter? Among others. Lotsa Q's, we told you! The Bible...
Mar 17, 2022β’57 min
Alright Door-itos, this one's gonna be off the scales! πΆ Rv 15 mentions the song of Moses and the song of the Lamb and then in Rv 14 there is mention of a "new song" which is to be the eternal gospel (that only the 144,000 can learn! Shoutout to our past episode on the parable of seal! Yes, we just gave ourselves a shoutout!). Seeing as how verses like Ps 119:172 say that the word of God is to be sung, does this refer to the word? But why is it new? One thing's for sure - it's God's new song so...
Mar 14, 2022β’46 min
By "we", we mean Instructor Aaron and our guest Jay Aruga - host of The Jay Aruga Show the first Filipino podcast on conservative values - while Sam and Tina sit back and ask questions. Not only that, Jay is also on Unboxing Catholicism with our friend Bernz Caasi and they are currently doing a series on the Scriptures as well and on this episode he shares with us how Catholics view and read the Bible, how the book of Revelation is reflected in the Catholic practice and how the book of Revelatio...
Mar 10, 2022β’49 min
On our last episode with Nikko, we established that the trumpets that appear in the book of Revelation are actually a parable or figurative language for people and the sound of these trumpets is actually a testimony. But why is the seventh and last one different and important? And are we hearing it today? We also took a couple of side trips on this episode - Are the book of Revelation, Mt 24 and Gn 1 supposed to fit together? ('Cause you'd be right to think that Gn 1 as a creation story doesn't ...
Mar 07, 2022β’44 min
Nikko Ramos is host of the Call to Arms podcast and editor-at-large of Slam Online. Heβs joining us today and Sam has zero chill because since their radio days together, Nikko has gotten engaged, married and become a parent all during the pandemic (while Sam has had none of the above happen to her). What better way to reunite than over a conversation about the book of Revelation, second coming and parables? π Today, itβs the parable of the trumpet. Trumpets are not new to the Bible - remember t...
Mar 03, 2022β’46 min
The seal is one of them parables that are understood in different ways and we're here for it! And it's an important one because there is a specific number of people - 144,000 - that the book of Revelation says is sealed. We can say that this is a literal number because there is a great multitude that follows (this all goes down in Rv 7, fyi) and without it being an exact number, we wouldn't know where the count for the great multitude begins. So what exactly is a seal and what does it mean to be...
Feb 28, 2022β’55 min
We didn't really set out to answer that question when we hit record but you know what they say: when life gives you lemons, bust out the tequila! This is us busting out the tequila. Other questions that we didn't set out to answer but turns out are really important and interesting as we move forward in this series - Has the new covenant fulfilled and when? Are traditions bad? We want to thank our friend Bernz for joining us on this conversation, we missed him as much as you did! π Bernz O. Caas...
Feb 24, 2022β’44 min
Alright Door-itos, we're legit back on the Road to Revelation! Ever notice how mountains are poppin' in the Bible? The Garden of Eden is called the holy mount of God (Ez 28:13-14), Noah's ark came to rest on Mt. Ararat, Abraham bound his son Isaac in Mt. Moriah, the Ten Commandments were given to Moses in Mt. Sinai, Jesus was transfigured on a mountain. These may be physical mountains but what is its spiritual meaning when used in prophecy? In Mt 24 where Jesus gives instructions for the second ...
Feb 21, 2022β’1 hr 7 min
Thanks for the warm welcome back, Door-itos! π On this second installment of our convo with Mo - whose spirit is ruling over the world we are living in right now? Did God know the pain and suffering we were all headed for and just forge ahead anyway, knowing that He can restore everything in the end? Are the prophecies for the second coming in the book of Revelation fulfilling today? And what does that have to do with Mo's righteous anger at the suffering we see in the world? We want to thank o...
Feb 17, 2022β’50 min
Hey Door-itos, it's been a minute. Just kidding, it's been 2 months! π³π You know what's kind of neat though? Our last episode 143 is for I love you and we're back on Valentine's Day β₯οΈπ§ So please, take this as our Valentine's offering and help us welcome old and new friends to kick off the show for 2022! DJ Mo Twister is back to warm us up before we hit the Road to Revelation again - he has some beef to hash out with God and we try to offer answers. We weren't joking about getting warmed up οΏ½...
Feb 14, 2022β’46 min
We are so tickled that our last episode for 2021 is number 143 β€οΈ We're talking about the parables of flesh and blood in the Bible which we are to eat and who better to have this convo with than a restaurateur? π Our friend Ryan Cruz is the man behind Ramen Yushoken, Mendokoro Ramenba, Kazunori and the soon-to-open Ramen Marudori. And while we think his success is amazing, we are even bigger fans of how he treats his employees as shown by his restaurants' lowest turnover rate in the F&B ind...
Dec 16, 2021β’1 hr 14 min
The beast in Revelation is possibly one of the scariest and most infamous imageries we find in the book. But actuallyyy, there are many other animals that appear throughout the Bible. The people of God are called sheep, Jesus is called the Lamb, what is sacred is not to be given to dogs and pearls are not to be given to pigs, there is a serpent in the Garden of Eden. What do these animals symbolize? Of course, the beast in Revelation is not your average farm animal - it has 7 heads, 10 horns and...
Dec 13, 2021β’47 min
