In part 2 of our look at God's enemy, we study two famous passages associated with the devil that, if they are indeed about Satan, indicate he was an extremely powerful spiritual being that thought he could be become God. Ultimately we see that regardless, Satan's pride was his downfall.  Scriptures covered: Hosea 11:1, Isaiah 14:12-19, Ezekiel 28:11-19, I Timothy 3:6.

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God has an enemy, a nemesis if you will. He is called Satan; he is called the devil, names that imply he is an accuser, a slanderer, an adversary.  In Revelation 12, John the apostle sees a vision of Satan as a tremendous dragon ready to devour Jesus as soon as He is born and leading a band of angels in war against God.  When those attempts fail, he goes after the woman who gave birth to God's Son. When that also fails, he goes off to "to make war with the rest of her offspring, who keep the commandments of God and have the testimony of Jesus Christ." In today's podcast, we will go over Revelation 12 to learn about Satan in more detail.

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We continue our look at the overall story of mankind and our relationship with God, Jesus and the Holy Spirit, picking up from the death of Jesus for us. Along the way we will answer such questions as "What does Jesus rising from the dead mean for us?"  "What is significant about the prophets and the Bible?" "How can I be forgiven?" In other words, "How can I be saved?" And finally, "What do I do after I am saved?"

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We take a look at the story of mankind as presented in the writings of the Bible.  Who created us? Why were we created? What is God's desire for us His children? Why did Jesus have to die? These are just some of the questions we will tackle in part 1 of this mini-series. 

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The Bible describes death as that moment when our spirit leaves our body.  So when that happens, where does it go?  What happens to our souls in the afterlife?  We take a look at Sheol, aka Hades, the realm of the dead, a place that is part Paradise, part fiery torment.  Along the way we will answer one very important question: if my loved one is destined for hell, is there anything I can do about it?  Spoiler alert - the answer is "Yes".  

Scriptures covered: Numbers 16 - the rebellion of Dathan, Abiram and Korah; 1 Samuel 28 - Saul consults a medium to bring up Samuel from the dead; Luke 23:32-43 - Jesus tells a criminal that he will join Him in Paradise; Luke 16:19-31 - the rich man and Lazarus; Colossians 3:1-2 - Jesus is at God's right hand; Philippians 1:21-24 - Paul wants to join Christ; Luke 11:29-32 - An example of why excuses won't work on Judgment Day. 

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Note: the following podcast is NOT for children.  We look at a teaching of Jesus and a prophecy of Isaiah regarding how bad hell is, after which we wrestle with the question of why this lake of fire is so dreadfully awful.  Scriptures covered: Mark 9:42-50, Isaiah 66:20-24, Deuteronomy 13:6-11, Matthew 18:21-35.

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We look at the descriptions of hell, who is going there, the different reasons as to why people end up there and compare the verses indicating hell is everlasting with the passage where Jesus talks about some servants being beaten with many stripes while others will be beaten with few.  Scriptures covered: Revelation 20:11 - 21:8, Matthew 25:31-46, Luke 12:47-48, Revelation 14:6-11.

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Spoiler alert!  When it comes to when Judgment Day is, Jesus' message is clear: Only God knows, literally, so watch and be ready! But why does God want to judge mankind in the first place?  Can't He just let us be?  The answer is in God's passion for the value of justice.  Scriptures covered: Mark 13:24-37, Proverbs 6:16-19, Exodus 20:16, 2 Chronicles 19:4-7, Psalm 33:5, Psalm 37:28, Isaiah 61:8, Romans 3:23, Romans 6:23, 1 Kings 8:46.

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In this episode we look at two passages, Revelation 20:11 - 21:8 and Matthew 25:31-46, that detail what the actual judgment part of Judgment Day will look like.  Who will be saved?  Who will be lost?  Why will people end up where they will end up?  How can I be saved? What does forgiveness look like on Judgment Day?  We will tackle these and other questions in this podcast.  

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In this episode we begin our deep dive into the day of judgment.  It is the final day of life on earth, the day on which all the dead will be raised back to life.  It will be a resurrection of life for those who have done good, for those who put their faith in Jesus, but a resurrection of condemnation for those who have done evil and refused to turn from it.  Finally we will see that, for those who reject Jesus, it is not Jesus Himself but His words that will judge that person on the last day.  Hence the name, "Judgment Day".

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