The Gary DeMar Podcast

By Gary DeMar

Religion & Spirituality Christianity

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Author, Theologian, Exegete, and Comic Book collector, Gary DeMar does what he does best: Talk about everything and anything, relating it to how the world actually works. Welcome to the Gary DeMar Podcast!

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The End Times Crazy Wagon R...

06.05.2023

False and spurious speculation about events and technologies continue to be found everywhere, from Tabletalk Magazine to NPR. The supposed biblical teaching about the "end times" serve to confirm what modern Christians already believe about the world "getting worse and ...

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06.05.2023 The End Times Crazy Wagon Rumbles On False and spurious speculation about events and technologies continue to be found everywhere, from Tabletalk Magazine to NPR. The supposed biblical teaching about the "end times" serve to confirm what modern Christians already believe about the world "getting worse and ...
06.02.2023 Working Within the System Gary discusses some arguments people are raising online against trying to reform our current system of government. The civil and the religious realm—Moses and Aaron—are both in need of constant reformation and this is the responsibility of those with a ...
05.31.2023 Hearing is Believing Gary discusses the biblical lessons on hearing and seeing. The Bible constantly sets physical eyes and ears against each other as a way to teach how we should respond to God's Word in faith. "Faith comes by hearing and hearing ...
05.26.2023 Christ or the Constitution? Gary responds to a meme he saw on Facebook about Christians being more concerned with the Constitution than the Sermon on the Mount. While the sentiment is understood, the practicality of it is being missed by this meme. Christians in ...
05.24.2023 Christianity and the First Amendment The First Amendment does not require the federal government to be secularized. The early history of the United States, both before and after ratification of the Bill of Rights, shows that no secularization took place. Congress began its sessions with ...
05.22.2023 Two Great Commissions Both Genesis 1:28 and Matthew 28:18-20 tell God's followers to be fruitful, multiply, and fill the earth with generations of faithful covenant-keepers. In this final Paradise Restored episode, Gary discusses how the knowledge of the glory of God will cover ...
05.19.2023 The Bramble of Church and State Gary discusses Judges 8-9 as well as the biblical understanding of the separation of church and state. The state is not the church and the church is not the state. When Christians lose focus in either jurisdiction, the danger of ...
05.17.2023 Biblical Masculinity and John the Baptist Gary interviews author and artist Doug Giles about his most recent book about John the Baptist. The reality of the details about the people and events of the Bible are gritty and real. John the Baptist was not a "gentleman" ...
05.15.2023 Classical Racism at Princeton Princeton recently announced that learning Greek and Latin would no longer be required for its Classics majors. "Inherent racism" was of course the rationale for this major decision by the Ivy League school. Gary discusses this decision and its ramifications ...
05.12.2023 It Begins with the Individual Gary continues his series on biblical government about how to change society. It's not a quick-fix top-down endeavor; it's a long-term bottom-up lifetime job. Freedom is always a single generation from being lost and it takes vigilance and hard work. ...
05.10.2023 Pushing Back Against the Insanity Gary discusses two recent news items about individuals pushing back against the prevailing ideology and newspeak. A 12-year-old and a Christian photographer had the courage to speak the truth and found that many more agree with them than with the ...
05.08.2023 Galaxy Quest and Borrowed Capital Gary talks about the film, Galaxy Quest, and the idea of borrowed capital. Just like the aliens in the film, atheists and humanists try to build a world on what they appreciate from what they see in Christianity, without having ...
05.05.2023 The Self-Refuting Worldview of Atheism Gary responds to a lady that claimed the Bible was a book of fairy tales and that American Vision is a hate group. Her claims are so flimsy as to be laughable, but it's a good opportunity for a lesson ...
05.03.2023 The Church's Self-Imposed Exile In this excerpt from Covenant Hermeneutics and Biblical Eschatology, Gary's podcast with Kim Burgess, the two discuss the worldview implications of Bible prophecy. History is filled with examples of Christians disengaging with the world around them because of their end-time ...
05.01.2023 Teaching the Next Generation Gary continues his series on biblical government and how Christians should respond to the current overreach of politics to every area of life. As in Exodus 18—in many ways a model for the United States Constitution—civil government should be decentralized. ...
04.28.2023 Don't Let Anyone Deceive You 2 Thessalonians 2 has been used by nearly every popular prophecy writer to teach who the "man of lawlessness" is and when the rapture will occur. Gary gives a different response on today's podcast: Read the Bible through the eyes ...
04.26.2023 Avoiding Israel's Mistakes "But that's Old Testament law, that's not for the Church." How many times have you heard this, or even said this? The Bible is the whole counsel of God, not just the New Testament. Israel's civic life, government, and laws ...
04.24.2023 There's Work to be Done Gary DeMar and Gary North highlight the deep need for a comprehensive biblical worldview. Official mainstream "narratives" are increasingly being doubted and shouted down, but the alternatives seldom agree either. Syncretism and fragmentation are the worldviews of the day and ...
04.21.2023 Ezekiel's Battle is History Gary interacts with a short video by Jack Hibbs discussing what's happening in the Middle East and claiming it's a fulfillment of Ezekiel 38 and 39, Gog and Magog. Hibbs claims that we're seeing Bible prophecy coming to pass before ...
04.19.2023 Eschatology is a Worldview In this conversation between Gary and Kim Burgess, the two discuss their other podcast, Covenant Hermeneutics and Biblical Eschatology. Since starting this podcast, there has been much that has happened and they summarize the situation as it seems to stand ...
04.17.2023 What is Biblical Government? Gary recorded a ten-part series based on his book God and Government a few years back and this episode is the first two parts of that series. He answers many questions about government—what is it, how does it operate, how ...
04.14.2023 Did the Jews Kill Jesus? Gary discusses an article and interview by Pastor Greg Laurie. In the interview with Glenn Beck, Pastor Laurie says it is ridiculous to blame the Jews for Jesus' death. While this is true to a degree, it ignores the significant ...
04.12.2023 Pushing Back Against the Ideology Gary discusses several instances of people rejecting and opposing the current transgender push. Riley Gaines, a swimmer from the University of Kentucky, was not interested in becoming a public figure, but she has become one in her vocal opposition to ...
04.10.2023 The Offense of the Old Testament Gary examines two recent articles about biblical inerrancy and "pornographic" content in the Bible. People continue to make baffling statements of ignorance about the Bible and what it contains. Skeptics—and pastors—trying to accommodate modern social issues don't seem to understand ...
04.07.2023 Did Jesus Drink Wine After His Resurrection? Gary looks into many verses in the New Testament about whether or not Jesus drank wine with his disciples after His resurrection. At the institution of the Lord's Supper, Jesus said He would not drink the fruit of the vine ...
04.05.2023 A Short History of Theonomy's Critics Gary DeMar sat down with Dr. Gary North for an interview regarding theonomy, its critics, and its potential future. In this first part, Dr. North gives a high-level overview of the history of responses that have been leveled against theonomy ...
04.03.2023 A Thousand Years Like a Day Gary responds to an interview with author Jerry Jenkins of Left Behind fame. Jenkins claims that the Bible tells us that time means something different to God than it means to us, yet he still makes the claim that the ...
03.31.2023 The Vengeance of the Left Gary discusses the recent school shooting in Nashville and the "response" from the media and leftists. While we could expect outrage and denouncing of the shooter, what we get instead is sympathy and platitudes. Transgenders are getting more vigilant—and violent—in ...
03.29.2023 Answering Listener Questions Gary answers two listener questions regarding progressive dispensationalism and the disciples' question about Jesus' coming in Matthew 24:3.
03.27.2023 The Self-Appointed Emperors Have No Clothes Gary discusses two recent news stories involving abortion and childbirth. Jane Fonda talked about murdering pro-lifers on a daytime talk show and Chuck Schumer's lesbian daughter just gave birth to his third grandbaby. Both situations reveal the hypocrisy of the ...
03.24.2023 The Signs of the Times Gary is interviewed by his long-time friend Marlin Detweiler with Veritas Press. The two discuss history, current events, and education. Ultimately the entire conversation is wrapped around the need for a biblical worldview and how every area of life fits ...
03.22.2023 Why Christians Must be Involved in Civil Government Gary discusses a critic on Facebook that believes Christians should leave politics alone and not get involved. Gary points out that 1) this is not biblical, and 2) Christians must be involved to promote righteousness and punish evil. Just as ...
03.20.2023 How to Develop a Biblical Worldview Part Two of Two. Gary concludes his conversation with Jeremy Stalnecker about biblical worldview. How do we train our minds to "think biblically"? How do we answer cultural and ethical problems with biblical truth? It's not easy, but Christians should ...
03.17.2023 What is a Biblical Worldview? Part One of Two. Gary is interviewed by Jeremy Stalnecker on the topic of biblical worldview and thinking and acting biblically. Christians must begin with the God of the Bible and what He has revealed. As the Sovereign Creator and ...
03.15.2023 The Final Response Part 5: Gary concludes his response to his critics with this episode. He discusses some interesting background information about a few of those demanding answers from him, as well as the Nicene Creed, and a few passages regarding resurrection. In ...
03.13.2023 The Bereans Examined the Scriptures Daily Part 4: Gary continues his response to his questioning critics. This time he looks at several passages in Acts (17:30-31 and 1:6-11) mentioned as proof texts in the Unorthodox Eschatology statement. In Acts 17, we have three groups of people: ...
03.10.2023 "But It's All So Simple" Part 3: Critics on Facebook keep telling Gary that the three questions are "so simple," which actually reveals they haven't studied the issue in any sort of depth. Gary responds by looking at a few of the Bible verses used ...
03.08.2023 Things We Know and Things We Don't Part 2: Since his first response was recorded, the letter sent to Gary has blossomed into an entire website with a condemnation of certain aspects of what the creators believe is "hyper-preterism." A few hundred individuals have signed it, but ...
03.06.2023 What Does the Bible Teach? Part 1: Gary received a letter signed by several individuals looking for answers to three specific questions. In this first podcast of several, Gary gives his side of the "controversy" and why he won't simply answer their questions. A large ...
03.03.2023 The Law is Good if Used Lawfully Gary answers a listener question about theonomy and Leviticus 19. Many churches teach, including the listener's, that Old Testament laws not repeated in the New Testament are no longer binding. But Paul writes in 1 Timothy 1:8 that "we know ...
03.01.2023 The Jesus Movement and Movie Gary discusses the current movie, Jesus Revolution, which tells the story of the Jesus Movement in the late 1960s and early 1970s. While not a review of either the movie or the movement, Gary laments the shallowness of what was ...
02.27.2023 The Five-Point Covenant Model In this short interview with the late Dr. Gary North, the two Garys discuss the benefits and biblical application of the Five Point Covenant Model. Dr. North shows that the covenant is unavoidable and always flows out from the very ...
02.24.2023 What Makes Something Valuable? Gary talks about his comic book collection and his decision to sell much of it to another collector. Gary talks a bit about the comic book industry and its history, as well as the concept of collecting and value as ...
02.22.2023 Spiritual Charlatans Gary riffs on one of his favorite side-topics: spiritual manipulation and magic. 19th century “spiritual photographer” William Mumler provides the entry-point into the discussion. Harry Houdini, Andre Kole, Danny Korem, Penn and Teller and many others have devoted a large ...
02.20.2023 Separating Fact from Fiction Gary discusses movies, the end-times, and books. Rapture fever has returned, which makes a book Gary wrote in 2001 relevant once again. Left Behind: Separating Fact from Fiction is Gary's answer and response to the Left Behind craze from the ...
02.17.2023 To Serve Man Gary discusses comments made at Davos 2023. The World Economic Forum honestly believes that they are the elite of the world with all the answers. John Kerry made the point that they are "almost extraterrestrial," in that they're here to ...
02.15.2023 The Assault on Biblical Values Gary concludes his interview with Jay Rudolph on the Plumb Line radio program. History is full of examples of both kings and religious leaders overstepping jurisdictional boundaries. The Bible is clear that government and politics are not the same. There ...
02.13.2023 Secular Fundamentalism Gary was interviewed by Jay Rudolph on the Plumb Line radio program. Gary discussed several recent articles he wrote, as well as general worldview issues. Christians must understand that we are in a war of ideas and consequences, as Paul ...
02.10.2023 Does God Understand Time? Gary responds to recent article by John Piper, which is an excerpt of his new book, Come, Lord Jesus. Pastor Piper rehearses similar arguments to those in the past trying to explain away the imminency of the coming of the ...
02.08.2023 AI and God's Revelation Gary discusses a recent article about artificial intelligence and preaching by Russell Moore. The article raises many important points and Gary takes it in several different directions. AI only does what the programmer tells it to do and Christians need ...

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