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Many of us go back to God resting after creating when we think of the Sabbath day.  However, by the time God instituted The Law and Moses wrote the creation account God had rested and the setting apart of the day for Israel's observance was 2,500 years after creation.  The Pharisees accused Jesus' disciples of breaking the Sabbath, among many other things.  This, of course, was their man-made oral tradition that burdened and had men serving the Sabbath, not God's Law.  And here we are today with many thinking the same things under the same burdens and stresses instead of rest and joy.  Are we obligated to observe the Sabbath?  Many are surprised to find out that not one Biblical text commands the observance of the Sabbath upon man before the Exodus nor since Pentecost!  That's because of a mixture of Law and Gospel and not rightly handling the word of truth.  This side of the cross Jesus is our Sabbath rest, the bread of life, the way, the truth, and the life!

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Throughout this podcast, Marcuss has talked a lot about "Preterism".  This is an eschatological (last things) view and the word is from a Latin word that simply means past.  Simply put, this is a view that can say some, most or all eschatological prophecies in scripture have been fulfilled and are past.  Although this is gaining much traction it has become a broad umbrella term like "charismatic".  And like any doctrinal view, there are fringes of craziness out there.  So since it's not always easy to gain information from the internet without some sort of bias or false stuff mixed in, Marcuss has decided to talk about this and the interpretive principals of hermeneutics that will make the "preterist" view a little easier to understand and, for those interested, help rightly divide the word of truth better. For a free pdf with this info check out http://asiteforthelord.com

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Why were Adam and Eve banished from the garden?  How many animals did God tell Noah to take on the ark?  Who cut Samson's hair?  How many wise men were there? Was Thomas the only one that doubted the resurrection of Christ?  Was Paul only Saul before his conversion?  Did God promise never to destroy the world again or never to destroy it again with a flood?  Many people get the answers to these questions wrong because of improper Sunday school teaching or for simply not taking a clear look at the texts.  Take a listen to hear the right and biblical answers and why it is important to handle God's word correctly.

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Last time we took a look at how being "left behind" is misused from Matthew 24, the history of "the rapture", a proper futurist interpretation of 1 Thessalonians 4 and ended with "audience relevance".  So this is where we pick up.  What did Pauls message to the Thessalonians mean to them when they received this letter?  Why would God send a word of encouragement to them about the relief of their troubles if it were to come some 2,000 years later?  What was their hope and what did that mean to them, not us?  It's important to read the bible in this way to get a proper understanding of the context.  Sure, there is an application for us but it was not written to us but for us.  In this way, we can get a better understanding of what Paul was talking about and how the Thessalonians received the truths in this letter.  So we get two interpretations, one with first-century fulfillment and another that started then and continues today with all those who come to Christ through faith.

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This part of the Olivet Discourse has had many for years debating and changing words to fit their views.  Some, such as C.S. Lewis, call this part the most embarrassing verse of the Bible and that since Jesus was wrong, His Disciples were themselves delusional.  That should make one wonder if, in fact, Jesus was wrong (which He was not), what else could He have been wrong about?  Why trust the Apostles teaching and the inspiration of scripture if Jesus was wrong?  It should be clear He was addressing the current generation of those alive when He uttered these words.  All other uses of the phrase "this generation" meant so, so why wouldn't that be the case here?  If Jesus meant a future far off group of people He simply would have said "that generation" instead of "this".

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We all know the scenes, people vanishing, clothes on the ground, cars, and planes crashing and news reports from around the world!  Movies and books have branded this into our minds and in pop culture.  The rapture!  Some speak of a secret one and then one to follow.  Others say there isn't one and those who explain what the text really means describe it in a totally different way than many have heard and in the future via the postmill way.  This is part 1 on this topic and Marcuss hits upon Matthew 24 first, in the days of Noah.  Who was left behind? Noah!  Next up, history.  Did you know this "doctrine" is not even 200 years old?  It comes from "the father of dispensationalism and futurism", John Nelson Darby.  Something so newly discovered should be questioned.  Then the not so well know postmill interpretation is explained to give the futurist explanation. Finally, at the end, Marcuss discusses audience relevance and how this principle in interpreting is highly dismissed and overlooked.  Looking at 1 Thessalonians, we need to ask what the text meant to the original audience when reading the words of Paul.  Scripture first and foremost meant something to whom it was written to, not to those 2,000 years removed (although that does not mean we can not apply it). This is laying the groundwork for next week where we will be looking at the text used for the rapture in its context and to see what Paul was saying to those in the first century and what it meant to them.  Then we will have a better understanding of what is going on.  You might be surprised.

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Again, working through this discourse, we keep in mind the context!  Who asked the questions and who is Jesus answering? What will be the sign?  What does coming in the clouds mean biblically?  Is it all about Glory or all about judgment?  Do the two go together and represent presence?  These are the things to consider while reading this section of text and keeping it in its immediate and surrounding context.  Also, by using the analogy of faith (scripture interprets scripture) we can look at how this is Old Testament language that our Lord would use and His Disciples would understand, seeing a fulfillment of these things at hand within their lives in the first century.

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In this sermon/teaching, Marcuss addresses what the tithe really is according to scripture.  Obviously, we know that tithing is biblical but not everything biblical is applicable for us today.  The bible is clear that tithing and giving are two separate things.  Tithing was a taxation system for Israel under the Mosiac Law and giving is voluntary according to one's choice and heart motivation.  Simply put, tithing is not required to those under the New Covenant!  However, grace should lead to grace but there is no set percentage and certainly no command that is binding to us today.

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The great tribulation is something that has been at the center of the eschatological debate for years.  Dispensationalists demand it is future and is the 70th week of Daniels vision where the church age is a parenthesis between the 69th and 70th week.  In other words, God pressed paused and went with plan b, the church, and at some point (the fullness of the Gentiles) will unpause and the end will come.  All that being said, allowing scripture to interpret scripture (and looking at historical writings outside of it), when we read the words of Jesus answering the questions of the disciples in the first century, the evidence is clear, the time of great tribulation would occur in their lifetime and an event this bad is to never happen again.  In other words, there is no indication in scripture that the great tribulation is future for us (2,000 years removed from the time Jesus spoke of it) it has happened, John was part of it (Rev 1) and we can see that Matthew 24 in its entirety was concerning the destruction of Jerusalem and the temple in 70 AD.

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Zipping through chapter 3 of Colossians we will see Paul pointing out the doctrine of our salvation being true by the resurrection of Christ and how this, making us new creations, sets forth practical principals for living our new lives in Christ.

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