Thursology

Controversies reign in the arena of Rapture timing.  But, despite the differences that exist between the proponents of the Pre-Trib, Mid-Trib, and Post-Trib views, there are a lot of aspects about the Rapture that aren’t controversial at all.  This we begin with what we know for sure about the Rapture.  In this session, we’ll cover the details of the biblical descriptions of what happens in this astonishing future event…when Christ comes for His Bride!!!

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In our series about the Last Days…we’ve come to what the Bible teaches about the Rapture: The future event when the Lord comes for His Church, resurrects the dead in Christ, and in a twinkling of an eye…changes the bodies of living believers into their eternal resurrection bodies. Tonight, we begin this series by laying the groundwork of understanding what will go on during the last 7 years of history.  This timeline flows directly out of Scripture, rather than being some theological system that’s overlaid to make the text say what we want it to say. And with this foundation laid, we'll be ready to study the biblical strengths and weaknesses of the three classic Rapture views: The Pre-Trib, Mid-Trib, and Post-Trib.

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Left Behind???  At some point in the future…will the Church vanish...leaving billions of people to live through the most horrendous time in history?  Or will the Church go through the Great Tribulation along with the rest of the world? In response to these questions, Dr. Dan is launching a new Thursology series entitled, “Left Behind!!! Will the Church be Raptured Before the Tribulation???  In this series…we’ll look at what the Scripture teaches about the Rapture…and we’ll unpack the biblical strengths and weaknesses of the Pre-Trib, Mid-Trib, and Post-Trib views.

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Did Jesus have a bizarre, pathological need to make it look like he was the Jewish Messiah? So say many "scholars" who have posited the "Passover Plot." The story goes like this: Jesus and his band of deluded followers set up a masquerade to help him meet as many prophecies as possible...and to steal the body after he died...to make it look as if he was raised from the dead. This week, Dr. Dan demolishes the Passover Plot/Fake Resurrection myths by presenting the undeniable evidence that...on the third day...Jesus rose from the grave!!!

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Leading up to Easter, Dr. Dan is teaching about the Preposterous Messianic claims of Christ...and how Jesus astonishingly met and fulfilled all of them. But this week we take on the most serious threat to Jesus' Messiahship. Joseph, the father of Jesus, came from the line of King Jehoiakin...and the Prophet Jeremiah proclaimed that, because of his persistent evil, none of his descendants could sit on the throne of Israel. Because of this, Joseph was not an heir to the throne...and none of his SONS could be Israel's king. But...within the resolution of this threat to Jesus' Messiahship is an astounding proof that He is The Christ!!!

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In this mini-series leading up to Easter, Dr. Dan is teaching about the Preposterous Messianic claims of Christ...and how Jesus astonishingly met and fulfilled all of them. And this week we learn of the stunning precision of God threading the historical needle so that...just as mandated by the Prophets...the Messiah was born BEFORE Rome removed the right of declaring capital punishment from Israel. But...he also met the prophetic requirement to be executed AFTER this decision by the Caesars...so that He was crucified...rather than stoned. And we'll find that...in this seemingly-trivial historical nuance...lies the very salvation of the world...because...according to Moses...by hanging on a TREE...Jesus became the CURSE that was due to the Human Race!!!

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As we enter the Passover Season, Dr. Dan is launching a Thursology series about the preposterous Messianic claims of Christ. During the four weeks leading up to Easter, we will look at the remarkable fulfillment of prophecy in the life, death and resurrection of Jesus. For example, did you know that the Old Testament prophecies...combined with specific historical events that occurred during the Roman Empire...meant that the Messiah had to be born before 2 BC...and that He had to die before 70 AD? And based upon Scriptural predictions like this...in the first week of this mini-series...we'll look at the astronomical mathematics against fulfilling just 10 Messianic prophecies.  And then we'll try to ponder the incomprehensible fact that Jesus of Nazareth fulfilled more than 330!!!

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In this series on the implications of the Great Tribulation, we're dealing with the Problem of Evil. And this week we look at the issue of who is responsible for the sins we commit.  Some people have humorously said of their sins, "The Devil made me do it!" But you might be surprised to find out that there is controversy in Christian thought about who causes evil.  Calvinist theologian Edwin Palmer says, “…all things are ordained by God, including SIN and UNBELIEF…” And in a bizarre twist of logic, he goes on to say, "God ordains sin, and HUMANITY is to BLAME." In tonight's session, we'll show how untenable these concepts are...and deal directly with the issue of who is RESPONSIBLE for our evil. Be ready to be challenged!!!

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Last week we learned what forgiveness ISN'T.  And now we're ready to see how the Jacob and Esau story gives us the steps and actions to take to bring about true forgiveness and the defeat of evil.  While it's not easy...truly forgiving those who have hurt us brings miraculous freedom...and we'll see how this can bring about joy and release of bondage in our lives.

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One of the clear teachings of Jesus is that we must forgive those who have mistreated us. However, one problem among believers is that misunderstanding and misteaching sometimes places undue (and untrue) expectations on us of what forgiveness actually means. In this session, Dr. Dan teaches through the story of Jacob and Esau to show what foregiveness ISN'T. Many people who may have been struggling with forgiving someone will be helped by clearing up some of the confusion about what we have to do to truly forgive.

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