BeachCast.TV: Bible Exploration, Apologetics and Church History with Dr. Chase A. Thompson:

Revelation 11 introduces us to two enigmatic figures that the church has spent the last 1900 years trying to discover their identities. The two witnesses of revelation prophesy in sackcloth, can cause plagues, breath fire, and stop the rain. They preach about Jesus, apparently, but are killed by a beast that comes out of the abyss. Who are these mysterious witnesses? Are they people from the Old Testament returned to earth? The church? Two unknown prophets? We discuss this Bible mystery today.

God owns the 'cattle on a thousand hills.' He is above comprehension in power and majesty. Does He - as high and lofty as He is - favor the elite and powerful, or the poor, lowly and oppressed? Over and over again that Scripture answers that question in a very surprising way.

Two parter today. In part one, we discuss the enigmatic and terrifying angel of the abyss/king of the locusts/Abaddon/Apollyon of Revelation 9. Who is he, and what sort of creatures does he command? Does he serve God, or the enemy? Also - the world say, "If you've got it, flaunt it!" Is this biblical wisdom? We'll see today King Hezekiah show us the dangers of such thinking.

Circumcision is a physical (and painful!) sign of the covenant that God gave to Abraham. All males in Israel were to be circumcised. Later, however, Moses (and then Paul) begin to talk about the 'circumcision of the heart.' Today's episode is all about what the circumcision of the heart is, and how it can happen to non-Jewish people.

In Isaiah 37, we are presented with a fascinating and frightful scenario: The mighty King of Assyria is threatening to wipe Israel off the map and utterly destroy them. This is not an empty boast, as it turns out, because Assyria has done this to many other countries, and they are the world's major power at the time. How does righteous King Hezekiah respond to this insurmountable threat?