Bible Prophecy Daily

Jake McCandless talks about end time images that, if we “burn” in our minds, we can not only know that event at the end of the age, but we can know the trajectory leading to that event. Jake continues helping believers prepare for the challenges of the last days by zeroing in on what we actually need to prepare to face. Enough with the vague statements! It is time to drill down into what we need to actually prepare to encounter. When we are talking about preparation, Jesus’ words in Matthew 10, along with the prophesied judgments, should shape our preparations.

Today, Ron Wallace talks about the word “Explicit” and how it relates to the rapture of the Church. Ron will establish the Bible’s teaching that Christ’s second coming and the promised rapture of the Church will occur explicitly after the Last Days period of the tribulation administered by the Antichrist.

Dr. Michael Weis, on staff at Zion's Hope, begins a foundational series for understanding the End Times. He goes to Scripture to define some common End Times terms, some of which have been misdefined for various reasons by Churches and Church leaders throughout history. In the first session he covers The Day of the Lord, what it means and what we can do to equip the Church.

Marquis Laughlin talks about what may be the most vivid prophecy describing the Last Days: The Apostle Paul’s description of what people will be like in last days. It’s found in 2Timothy chapter 3. It’s an amazingly detailed prediction that describes the condition of the church and the culture of the Last Days-the days just prior to Jesus’ return. This is a great podcast for anyone who has any doubts about the validity of Bible prophecy, or whether we are in the Last Days.

Charles Cooper discusses the New Testament proclamation that John the Baptist was the greatest prophet of the Old Testament prophetic era. How can this be? No book bears his name. Great prophets: Isaiah, Jeremiah, and Daniel have books. Yes, Jesus and the people identify John the Baptist as a prophet -- Matt 11:7-15; Matt 14:1-5; and Luke 16:16.

What are the Prophecies of John the Baptist?

Jake McCandless talks about the need to spiritually prepare for the challenges ahead at the end of the age so that we will stand firm. But is standing firm enough? In this episode, Jake opens up Matthew 25 and Luke 19 to see how the Parable of the Talents and the Parable of the Ten Minas instruct about preparation. The truth from the parables isn’t what we typically think, but they do provide a rubric for the Judgement Seat of Christ and faithfulness.

Nelson Walters talks about Matthew 24, also known as the Olivet discourse. It Jesus’ most central teaching on end times in the Bible, so knowing whether its instructions are meant for believers is a question we need to answer. Not understanding Jesus’ commands for this time period could easily result in the type of falling away from the faith that Jesus mentions in Matt 24:10 and in the next chapter Matt 25. So we absolutely need a reliable answer to this question. This podcast examines numerous textual clues and contextual evidence for Matthew 24 to answer that central question.

Editor's note: Ewin Lutzer introduces Janet Willis for this episode of Bible Prophecy Daily™  Get his excellent book No Reason to Hide: Standing for Christ in a Collapsing Culture.

This episode introduces Janet Willis's series on the topic of God’s city, New Jerusalem. Understanding what God says about this city can prepare us for difficult times that might lie ahead. The long view helped the heroes of the faith persevere. Abraham was “looking for the city . . . whose architect and builder is God” (Hebrews 11:10).

Today, many hunger to know about the future, especially about heaven, but they often look in the wrong places. People tend to look to contemporary claims of supernatural experiences. Jesus warned us that signs and wonders are powerful and can deceive us. A correct understanding of what God’s Word says about our future home can protect us from this kind of deception. Jeremiah says dreams and visions are not trustworthy like Scripture. He says it’s like choosing straw instead of grain (Jer 23:28-29).

When it comes to understanding heaven, specifically the New Jerusalem, we need to trust the grain, God’s Word. What we believe about Jesus certainly matters, but also what we believe about the Bible matters. John’s gospel records how Jesus said, “If anyone loves Me, he will keep My Word” (John 14:23). The book of Revelation highlights this by coupling these two doctrines six different times, particularly in relation to the perseverance of the saints.

In this series, as we examine what the Bible says about New Jerusalem, we will see that God has provided far more details about our future home than most people realize. Many prophecies specifically about Jerusalem have yet to be fulfilled. For example, Ezekiel gives us important details about a city to come that will have three gates on each side named for the twelve tribes of Israel. He goes on to say, “The name of the city from that day will be ‘The LORD is there!’” (Ezek 48:35) This series presents a fresh careful look at the shape, the size, and the timing of when New Jerusalem will arrive. As we study and compare what both testaments reveal, an exciting harmony will give us a clear view of the long view.

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Marquis Laughlin talks about the most well-known prediction in all of the Bible, which comes with the sternest warning in all of Scripture. So just what is the Mark of the Beast? Satan’s best effort to disqualify mankind comes with severe and permanent ramifications. Marquis Laughlin examines the possible science and technology behind the “mark”, how the enemy is planning to tempt us in the same way he tempted Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden, and the connection between the “mark”, and what Jesus called the “unforgivable sin”.

Chris White talks about 3 reasons that he does not believe we are in the end times yet. Click here for an infographic summarizing the content of this podcast. Click here for an infographic of the geographic progression of the 6 fallen world empires in relation to the Mediterranean Sea. Click here for an infographic showing the parallels between the birth pains in Matthew 24 and the 6 seals of Revelation 6.