The Berean Call Podcast

“Be astonished, O ye heavens, at this, and be horribly afraid, be ye very desolate, saith the Lord. For my people have committed two evils; they have forsaken me the fountain of living waters, and hewed them out cisterns, broken cisterns, that can hold no water.” (Jeremiah 2:12-13)Those verses include a warning from the Lord for His people—and the reason for the warning. They are the consequences of His followers forsaking Him by turning from “the fountain of living waters.” Although addressed to the Jewish people during the time of Jeremiah the prophet, God’s words of admonition also seem to be directed at the Christianity of our day.

We live in strange times. When I became a born-again believer nearly four decades ago following thirty years as a Roman Catholic, not one non-Catholic Christian chided me for leaving the Church of Rome. In those days it was fairly obvious to evangelicals that the teachings and practices of Roman Catholicism were at odds with the teachings of the Bible. Yes, there were a few things, at least superficially, that Catholics and Bible-believing Christians held in common. The virgin birth of Christ, which involved the conception of Jesus by the Holy Spirit, is one example. Yet, regarding Christ’s miraculous birth, the Catholic Church added to the virgin Mary the dogmas of her Immaculate Conception, i.e., her having been conceived without sin, and her perpetual virginity. Although those extra-biblical teachings are serious errors, they do not directly contradict the gospel that is essential for salvation...

For as many of you as have been baptized into Christ have put on Christ. There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither bond nor free, there is neither male nor female: for ye are all one in Christ Jesus.—Galatians 3:27-28The call to Jesus Christ as the only savior of mankind is universal: “…God our Saviour…will have all men to be saved, and to come unto the knowledge of the truth. For there is one God, and one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus; Who gave himself a ransom for all...” (1 Timothy 2:3-6). When the Bible uses male nouns and pronouns (e.g., “man,” “men,” “he”), the context makes it clear whether it is gender-specific: most of the time, it is not...

"The B-I-B-L-E...Yes, that's the book for me!" was once the happy refrain of all believers young and old in churches throughout the land. But years have come and gone since that time. Has the first love of your faith, too, grown old? In this special series, TBC Executive Director T. A. McMahon encourages believers of all ages to "stand alone on the Word of God: the B-I-B-L-E."

"The B-I-B-L-E...Yes, that's the book for me!" was once the happy refrain of all believers young and old in churches throughout the land. But years have come and gone since that time. Has the first love of your faith, too, grown old? In this special series, TBC Executive Director T. A. McMahon encourages believers of all ages to "stand alone on the Word of God: the B-I-B-L-E."

"The B-I-B-L-E...Yes, that's the book for me!" was once the happy refrain of all believers young and old in churches throughout the land. But years have come and gone since that time. Has the first love of your faith, too, grown old? In this special series, TBC Executive Director T. A. McMahon encourages believers of all ages to "stand alone on the Word of God: the B-I-B-L-E."

"The B-I-B-L-E...Yes, that's the book for me!" was once the happy refrain of all believers young and old in churches throughout the land. But years have come and gone since that time. Has the first love of your faith, too, grown old? In this special series, TBC Executive Director T. A. McMahon encourages believers of all ages to "stand alone on the Word of God: the B-I-B-L-E."

"The B-I-B-L-E...Yes, that's the book for me!" was once the happy refrain of all believers young and old in churches throughout the land. But years have come and gone since that time. Has the first love of your faith, too, grown old? In this special series, TBC Executive Director T. A. McMahon encourages believers of all ages to "stand alone on the Word of God: the B-I-B-L-E."

"The B-I-B-L-E...Yes, that's the book for me!" was once the happy refrain of all believers young and old in churches throughout the land. But years have come and gone since that time. Has the first love of your faith, too, grown old? In this special series, TBC Executive Director T. A. McMahon encourages believers of all ages to "stand alone on the Word of God: the B-I-B-L-E."

"The B-I-B-L-E...Yes, that's the book for me!" was once the happy refrain of all believers young and old in churches throughout the land. But years have come and gone since that time. Has the first love of your faith, too, grown old? In this special series, TBC Executive Director T. A. McMahon encourages believers of all ages to "stand alone on the Word of God: the B-I-B-L-E."

"The B-I-B-L-E...Yes, that's the book for me!" was once the happy refrain of all believers young and old in churches throughout the land. But years have come and gone since that time. Has the first love of your faith, too, grown old? In this special series, TBC Executive Director T. A. McMahon encourages believers of all ages to "stand alone on the Word of God: the B-I-B-L-E."

"The B-I-B-L-E...Yes, that's the book for me!" was once the happy refrain of all believers young and old in churches throughout the land. But years have come and gone since that time. Has the first love of your faith, too, grown old? In this special series, TBC Executive Director T. A. McMahon encourages believers of all ages to "stand alone on the Word of God: the B-I-B-L-E."

"The B-I-B-L-E...Yes, that's the book for me!" was once the happy refrain of all believers young and old in churches throughout the land. But years have come and gone since that time. Has the first love of your faith, too, grown old? In this special series, TBC Executive Director T. A. McMahon encourages believers of all ages to "stand alone on the Word of God: the B-I-B-L-E."

My guest for today’s program and next week, the Lord willing, is my very good friend Carl Kerby. Prior to his ministry of Reasons for Hope, Carl was a founding board member and an international speaker for Answers in Genesis. And Carl (no bias here, but nevertheless) - Carl is one of the best communicators that I know dealing with issues related to biblical creation, but his passion is to proclaim the authority and the accuracy of the Bible, and to engage the minds and hearts of believers and unbelievers in biblical truth, and especially the young people. So, Carl, welcome back to Search the Scriptures 24/7.Carl: Tom, you guys are such a blessing. Thank you for letting me be here.

Join Dave and Tom as they engage in an in-depth, verse-by-verse examination of the Gospel of John. We hope you will be challenged and convicted as you listen to these insightful, exegetical discussions compiled from nearly four years of Search the Scriptures Daily radio programs. Open your Bible and get ready for an edifying pilgrimage into God's Word.

Our topic for this program – actually, we started last week – but the topic is Islam, and, in particular, the teaching that is out amongst many in the church, and gaining some popularity, is the teaching that the Antichrist will come out of the religion of Islam, and therefore Islamic religious leaders under the Antichrist will rule the world during the seven years of the Great Tribulation, which precedes Christ’s return. And last week and today on the phone is Tommy Ice. Tommy is the executive director of the Pre-Trib Research Center, which produces a newsletter and hosts an annual conference that focuses primarily on biblical prophecy.So, Tommy, thanks for re-joining me on Search the Scriptures 24/7.

Join Dave and Tom as they engage in an in-depth, verse-by-verse examination of the Gospel of John. We hope you will be challenged and convicted as you listen to these insightful, exegetical discussions compiled from nearly four years of Search the Scriptures Daily radio programs. Open your Bible and get ready for an edifying pilgrimage into God's Word.

As we approach the year-end of 2025, we would like to thank the Lord for His blessings and for all of you who have been patient during this time of transition at The Berean Call. Dave Hunt and T. A. McMahon formed TBC in 1992, and it has been nearly 40 years since Dave wrote his first newsletter in February of 1986.Our plan is to continue ministering in the way we always have. We have a wealth of resources by Dave Hunt and T. A. McMahon, which we’ll continue sending through the mail and posting for free online. So far we’ve posted more than 1,000 videos on YouTube. See www.thebereancall.org/social to find our online offerings. We appreciate your prayers as we seek to develop new material to edify believers and the church.

Even the Christmas story, sung and recited at this time of year, becomes the victim of the increasingly popular kingdom/dominion/reconstruction teachings we have discussed in recent months. Take, for example, the story of the wise men (the Bible doesn’t say there were “three”). Having seen a new star, which they understood signaled the birth of a promised king of Israel, they journeyed to Jerusalem—not because the star led them there (as Christmas songs and stories erroneously say), but because that was where they logically expected a Jewish king to be born. We don't know how they were alerted to watch for the star, but it could have been because of an oral account of Balaam’s prophecy (Numbers 24:17) handed down among Eastern magi.

T.A.: Thanks, Gary. The topic for this program and our next one is Islam, and in particular, a belief that is making its way around evangelical Christianity. The teaching is that the Antichrist will come out of the religion of Islam, and therefore Islamic religious leaders under the Antichrist will rule the world during the seven-year Great Tribulation, which precedes Christ’s return.My guest to discuss this – whether or not this is biblically valid – is Tommy Ice. And Tommy is the executive director of the Pre-Trib Research Center, which produces a newsletter and hosts an annual conference that focuses primarily on biblical prophecy. Tommy, thanks for joining me on Search the Scriptures 24/7.Tommy: It’s good to be with you, Tom.