David Rosenthal, president of Zion's Hope, discusses who or what is influencing America's most prestigious universities and why they are turning a blind eye to hate-filled, anti-Semitic “protests”. For decades, these institutions have been receiving vast sums of money from political activists and billionaire-funded global foundations. What has largely been ignored, until now however, has been the enormous flow of Arab-Muslim money into their coffers from authoritarian regimes in the Middle East. The largest of these “contributors," the nation of Qatar, has donated more than $3 billion to Hamas and has deep connections with the Muslim Brotherhood – a radical organization with its sites set on the destruction of Israel and the establishment of an Islamic caliphate. Listen to this timely update, originally presented on the 2024 National Day of Prayer, how the current events of our world relate to Israel and end-times prophecy.
Dr. Michael Weis with Zion's Hope reminds us of the first 2 elements and then zeroes in on the next topic: that the Northern and Southern Kingdoms of Israel will be reunited in the Kingdom. Dr. Weis connects this with the Abrahamic and New Covenants, and helps us apply principles for reconciliation in our own relationships. He then turns to how the Jewish people will be in a place of prominence in the Kingdom, where God will fulfill all of His promises to them, proving this from various texts.
Michael Ufferman, a teacher at Zion's Hope, concludes his 4-part series, "Twins of a Different Covenant", with this final session in the Book of Jude. Michael compares how Jude's message, in essence, is the same as that addressed to the priests in the Book of Malachi. In the first twin, the Book of Malachi, God warned the priesthood to adhere to biblical righteousness so they could stand when the Lord appeared at His First Coming. In the second twin, the Book of Jude, God exhorts believers – the New Testament priesthood – to remain steadfast in faith and teaching the Word of God before Christ's Second Coming. The times in which we live are more precarious every day. This message from the Book of Jude becomes more critical as we see the Lord's Second Coming approaching on the horizon of time. Enjoy the final session of this series: “Twins of a Different Covenant (Part 4): Jude - The Last Book Before God's Second Coming".
Dr. Alan Kurschner looks at the "classic rapture passage" in 1 Thessalonians 4, in context. He explains the reasons why Paul wrote this exhortation to the church at Thessalonica, and how the Thessalonians were struggling with various questions about life after death. While talking about the rapture, Alan puts this in the context of their day, for our day. This was given as an elective at Zion's Hope in Winter Garden, FL.
Jake McCandless recently returned from a trip to Israel with the ministry Generation 2 Generation. The trip was to show solidarity with Israel and to learn first-hand what happened in the 10/7 attacks. He was able to tour locations that were attacked and speak with a long list of people on the ground ranging from survivors to IDF officials. He gained incredible insight while on the ground with 360-degree views of the attacks which he will share over a series of episodes. In previous episodes, he has talked about what he learned about the attacks and the current conflict. With this episode, Jake begins a series on the fulfillment of Bible prophecy he felt was being fulfilled before his eyes. This first prophecy discussed does not have to be seen on the ground in Israel, for it is currently in the news: and that is the start of the sacrifices and the building of a new Temple. Jake shares how he saw this unfolding on the ground. You can learn more at www.standfirmministries.com.
Marquis Laughlin continues his Director’s Commentary on the book of Revelation with an examination of chapter 9. Why are the last three trumpet judgements called “Woes”? How long does this period last, and do we have evidence some of these things may have been experienced before?
Dr. Michael Weis of Zion's Hope began Part 1 of this subject "The Millennium: What it is and Why it is Important" in January and continues today with Part 2. After a brief review, Dr. Weis explores that in the Messianic Kingdom, or Millennium, the nation of Israel will live in peace. This factor is critical for the Jewish people today, and particularly as we get closer to the End Times. But, not only is peace promised to the Nation of Israel one day, it is promised for us today. He explains how we can have God's peace in our lives, as we look forward to the ultimate peace in the future.
Ron Wallace teaches what the nature and occasion is for the Abomination of Desolation. There are two aspects to the abomination: First: there is the abominating presence of the man of lawlessness who takes his seat in the temple of God. Second: there is the abomination of an idol image, or images, that are put in the Holy place. In both cases God's name will be blasphemed and Satan will attempt to usurp the authority and power of the Godhead on the earth.
David Mohler joins us today from "behind the scenes" at Bible Prophecy Daily to thank our teachers upon the airing of 300 episodes since Dr. Alan Kurschner launched the BPD podcast back in January, 2023. Nearly every day, expository teaching centered around Bible prophecy, from a pre-wrath perspective, has been presented and now represents a continuing repository available to Christians worldwide. After some brief comments about the podcast, David concludes with a short discussion concerning the churches of Thyatira & Laodicea and the implications they present for us as overcomers, along with all the seven churches of Revelation.
Michael Ufferman from Zion's Hope continues his "Twins of a Different Covenant" study, now delving into the second twin, the Book of Jude. In this session, Michael identifies the audience to whom Jude is addressing. In the first twin, the Book of Malachi, God warned the priesthood to adhere to biblical righteousness so they could stand when the Lord appeared at His First Coming. When Christ visited the Temple and assessed the righteousness of the Priesthood, He found it severely lacking; to the extent that those who should have recognized their Messiah actually crucified Him. Malachi serves as the final book in the Old Testament before Christ's First Coming. God deemed it necessary to provide a book with exhortations to the priesthood prior to His First Coming. Does God follow a similar pattern in the New Testament? Does He provide a book with exhortations to the priesthood before His Second Coming? Indeed, God has done just that in the second twin, the Book of Jude, our last Scripture text before the Book of Revelation, which details the events surrounding Christ's Second Coming. You're invited to enjoy this third installment of a 4-part series!
Dr. Alan Kurschner, in his last episode, gave the context to the unfolding of the seals, trumpets, and bowls. In today's episode, Dr. Kurschner outlines 10 reasons against the concurrent-recapitulatory interpretation of the book of Revelation while arguing for the consecutive-progressive framework. Seals, Trumpets, Bowls – At the Same Time or One After the Other? Consecutive-Progressive The prewrath position interprets a sequential chronological framework for the seals, trumpets, and bowls. That is, the seal-trumpet-bowl septets (sets of seven) will happen in a consecutive-progressive fashion, with each septet consecutively following each other. For example, the trumpet septet cannot begin until the seventh seal is opened; and the bowl septet cannot begin before the seventh trumpet is blown. The last judgment element of the day of the Lord’s wrath will be the seventh bowl. Accordingly, the seventh seal and the seventh trumpet serve as transitions to the next set of God’s climaxing judgments, culminating with the seventh bowl. Concurrent-Recapitulation Posttribulationists subscribe instead to a concurrent-recapitulation framework with the septets occurring at the same time with the judgment elements giving different emphases or perspectives. For example, it is said that the sixth seal, sixth trumpet, and sixth bowl describe the same event from a different angle. Accordingly, the last element in the day of the Lord’s wrath describes the seventh of each septet; thus, the seventh seal, seventh trumpet, and seventh bowl are the same event from different perspectives. And there are those posttribulationists who hold that it does not describe the exact same event, but they affirm that the three elements occur roughly at the same time. For all practical purposes, the main point is that both of these posttrib interpretations do not view the trumpets and bowls occurring after the seventh seal is opened. It is noted that this debate does not hinge on whether each judgment element within the septets succeed each other; that is not the issue. The main question is: Do each of the three septets themselves succeed each other (consecutive) or do they simultaneously unfold (concurrent)? Dr. Kurschner's aim is to demonstrate that the concurrent view is flawed. He argues for the consecutive nature of the three septets, showing that the seventh seal does not depict the culmination but the introduction to the day of the Lord via the seven trumpets and culminating in the seven bowls. Why Recapitulation? There are two main observations from the book of Revelation that lead posttribulationists to conclude the concurrent-recapitulation theory is correct. First, they will point out that the septets possess a similar structure, thinking these depict the same events with different emphases. They draw attention to at least two observations: (1) the first four elements of each septet share a structured unit, and (2) the first two septets, the seals and trumpets, each contain a parenthetical section between the sixth and seventh element. However, this is a non sequitur (no pun intended) to reason that because they share similar forms, therefore they must possess the same content and occur at the same time. It is a fallacy to equate similarity with identity. The second observation is where their theory either falls or stands. They will point out similarities between the sixth and seventh element of each septet, along with their parenthetical sections, concluding all three describe the end. They argue that since there cannot be “three ultimate ends,” it follows that they recapitulate the trumpet and bowls back into the seals giving a composite of a single event (see the chart above). Marko Jauhiainen pinpoints their key argument for the recapitulation theory. He writes, [R]egarding the septets, the recapitulation theory seems to be logically necessary only if one sees the ‘end’ narrated or described before the seventh bowl....
Marquis Laughlin examines Revelation Chapter 8 as he continues with his Director’s Commentary on the Book of Revelation. Discover why this is the key moment in the book of Revelation, as the final seal is broken on the scroll and God’s wrath begins. The timing, nature, and length of God’s wrath is discussed along with its effect on the books key characters.
Ron Wallace teaches about the "abyss" of Revelation 17:8 and the "pit of the abyss" of Revelation 9:1, and shows us that they are different. Basically, the term "abyss" is sometimes used in general as a synonym for "hades". However, the "pit of the abyss" is located IN the abyss itself; that is, in hades, but is distinguished from the abyss by using the word "pit". Join Ron in this episode for an interesting discussion.
Nelson Walters joins us again, this time with Part 2 of his explanation why the Apostle John cried like a baby when it seemed like no one in heaven could open the 7-sealed scroll. (Did you miss Part 1? Listen to it here.) John's weeping shows that he understood what the scroll was and why it was important. And because he never identified it, it also shows that he assumed his readers would know what a 7-sealed scroll was as well. In this Part 2 episode, Nelson continues his identification of the scroll's purpose and links the passages in Revelation with their parallel passages in the Book of Daniel.
Nelson Walters decodes the Revelation’s 7-Sealed Scroll for Rapture timing. The Apostle John who wrote Revelation gave us a timepiece for what God is doing in the end times – the 7-Sealed Scroll. In this episode, Nelson identifies the scroll as Jesus’s Last Will and Testament as found in Heb 9:15-17, and how this effects the timing of the Rapture and the Wrath of God.
Dr. Alan Kurschner announced an upcoming Bible prophecy seminar coming up on June 1st. Here is the info and registration page: https://www.alankurschner.com/2024/03/30/registration-page-wisconsin-bible-prophecy-seminary-june-1-2024/
Dr. Alan Kurschner rebroadcasted an interview he gave with an Independent Fundamental Baptist Pastor. Talked about many Bible prophecy topics! "This a podcast dedicated to the subject of Bible Prophecy. This is a podcast made by Pastor Tommy McMurtry of the Liberty Baptist Church in Rock Falls, IL. Pastor Tommy loves the subject of prophecy and loves having public discussions with others on this subject whether they agree with him or not. Without a doubt you will learn more about the Bible and the subject of prophecy from listening to this podcast." For more information about Pastor Tommy and the Liberty Baptist Church go to www.givemelibertybaptist.com Here is the original video interview.
Chris White concludes his eleven-part study on the timing of the events during the 70th week of Daniel. This final episode in the series considers the Battle of Armageddon, centered on two questions: When does this battle take place? Where is Armageddon? Chris begins with Daniel 12:11 and discusses the timing of the 70th week as a whole, and how the final battle fits right into the timing of Revelation 12.
Nelson Walters explains why the Apostle John cried like a baby when it seemed like no one in heaven could open the 7-sealed scroll. This shows John understood what the scroll was and why it was important. And because he never identified it, it shows he assumed his readers would know what a 7-sealed scroll was as well. In this episode, part one of a two part episode, Nelson identifies the purpose of the scroll and links the passages in Revelation with their parallel passages in the Book of Daniel.
Dr. Alan Kurschner gave some context to one of the most common interpretations of the posttribulation view, where the seals, trumpets, and bowls occur roughly at the same time. Indeed, many posttribs believe the corresponding elements are the same events; i.e., the seventh trumpet is the seventh bowl. The posttribulation interpretation necessarily forces a framework upon the book of Revelation because of a deep-seated presupposition that they hold. The presupposition is that the depiction of the battle of Armageddon in Revelation 19, with Christ appearing in the sky with his heavenly armies, indicates the beginning of his parousia. Yet, many posttribs recognize this causes a discrepancy because the book of Revelation shows the day of the Lord's wrath unfolding before the battle of Armageddon during the trumpet and bowl judgments. In other words, how can the parousia begin at the battle of Armageddon but at the same time affirm that his judgment does not begin before his parousia? They also recognize the discrepancy of affirming that God's people have been resurrected between the sixth and the seventh seal in Revelation 7 and, at the same time, claiming that the resurrection occurs in association with the battle of Armageddon in Revelation 19 that they say initiates the parousia. How, then, do they attempt to reconcile these problems? Enter the concurrent-recapitulation interpretation of posttribulationism. Since this issue is important and a very common point of disagreement between prewrath and posttrib, Dr. Kurschner argues that the concurrent-recapitulation interpretation is not only implausible but contradictory. In addition, he shows that the consecutive-progressive framework is the most natural, intended interpretation to the relationship of the seals, trumpets, and bowls. Seals, Trumpets, Bowls – At the Same Time or One After the Other? Consecutive-Progressive The prewrath position interprets a sequential chronological framework for the seals, trumpets, and bowls. That is, the seal-trumpet-bowl septets (sets of seven) will happen in a consecutive-progressive fashion, with each septet consecutively following each other. For example, the trumpet septet cannot begin until the seventh seal is opened; and the bowl septet cannot begin before the seventh trumpet is blown. The last judgment element of the day of the Lord’s wrath will be the seventh bowl. Accordingly, the seventh seal and the seventh trumpet serve as transitions to the next set of God’s climaxing judgments, culminating with the seventh bowl. Concurrent-Recapitulation Posttribulationists subscribe instead to a concurrent-recapitulation framework with the septets occurring at the same time with the judgment elements giving different emphases or perspectives. For example, it is said that the sixth seal, sixth trumpet, and sixth bowl describe the same event from a different angle. Accordingly, the last element in the day of the Lord’s wrath describes the seventh of each septet; thus, the seventh seal, seventh trumpet, and seventh bowl are the same event from different perspectives. And there are those posttribulationists who hold that it does not describe the exact same event, but they affirm that the three elements occur roughly at the same time. For all practical purposes, the main point is that both of these posttrib interpretations do not view the trumpets and bowls occurring after the seventh seal is opened. It is noted that this debate does not hinge on whether each judgment element within the septets succeed each other; that is not the issue. The main question is: Do each of the three septets themselves succeed each other (consecutive) or do they simultaneously unfold (concurrent)? Dr. Kurschner's aim is to demonstrate that the concurrent view is flawed. He argues for the consecutive nature of the three septets, showing that the seventh seal does not depict the culmination but the introduction to the day of the Lord v...