Doomsday prophecies and date-setting
- Could failed doomsday prophecies lead people to reject Jesus Christ?
- Should Christians publicly oppose or warn against date-setting doomsday teachers?
Reacting to a Christian Post article on failed doomsday prophecies, the hosts debate whether date-setters deserve public opposition or are best ignored. They offer a gracious critique of bad exegesis behind end-times predictions: Revelation 12 star alignments, refusing to let Matthew's temple passages be about the temple, and the parallel of first-century Jews stretching Messianic prophecies to get the Messiah they wanted. They mock the book '99 Reasons Why You Will Not Know When the End of the World Is' for missing the one reason that matters.
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Prophecy article: should pastors teach the end times?
- Should pastors teach Bible prophecy and the end times?
- What are the top three reasons Jesus rebuked his disciples?
The hosts read a Christian Post article on evangelical leaders urging pastors not to forsake teaching Bible prophecy (Jack Hibbs: 20–40% of the Bible; Revelation 19's 'Jesus is the spirit of prophecy').
From No. 451 · Mississippi Don’t Push
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Do pastors have to preach prophecy and the end times?
- Must pastors teach Bible prophecy and the end times?
The hosts react to a prophecy-conference article in which Jack Hibbs urges pastors not to skip Bible prophecy.
From No. 448 · November 8 2021
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Jeremiah: cursed is the man who trusts in man
- What good does it do to pronounce this the end of the world?
A host shares from Jeremiah 16-18, reading that the sin of Judah is written with a pen of iron and engraved on the tablet of their heart, and that God says, 'cursed is the man who trusts in man and makes flesh his strength.'
From No. 419 · Election Stuff, Reluctantly
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Harold Camping and the failed end-of-the-world predictions
- What was the biggest news story or conversation the show covered this year?
Asked for the year's biggest story, the hosts land on the end of the world: Harold Camping's failed predictions and apology tour, and a local man who bought billboards, appeared…