Ep. 19 is the twelfth of an ongoing verse by verse study of the Olivet Discourse as recorded in Matthew 24 and is intended to be an audio companion to the written commentary It’s Not the End of the World located at http://www.preteristsite.com/plain/warrenend.html. The topic in this episode is Matthew 24:23–26:
Matthew 24:23-26: Then if anyone says to you, ‘Look, here is the Christ!’ or ‘There!’ do not believe it. For false christs and false prophets will rise and show great signs and wonders to deceive, if possible, even the elect. See, I have told you beforehand. “Therefore if they say to you, ‘Look, He is in the desert!’ do not go out; or ‘Look, He is in the inner rooms!’ do not believe it.
And I am going to add. . .
Matthew 24:27-28: For as the lightning comes from the east and flashes to the west, so also will the coming of the Son of Man be. For wherever the carcass is, there the eagles will be gathered together.
Promoted Sites and Resources
- The Preterist Blog
- Review & Giveaway at World of Apple: Accordance 8
- How to Create an iTunes Account Without a Credit Card
Links and Resources (please refer to written commentary for precise page numbers where applicable)
- The Hip and Thigh Blog
- There’s Something About Gary: Cautionary Page
- A Wake Up Call, Robert D. Culver, Robert Duncan Publication: Clayton, Calif. : Witness Inc., 1993
- The Battle for the Resurrection. Norman L. Geisler, Nelson, 1989
- Hyperpreterist heretic (redundant, I know) Michael Sullivan calls out Gary DeMar
- A (Somewhat) Irenic Response to Certain Naughty Heretical Preterists, Dan Trotter
- The Christian Research Institute’s Position on Hyper-Preterism
- The Christian Research Institute’s Statement on Eschatology
- Transcript of Call Between Hank and DDW 11/18/04
- Transcript of Call Between Hank and Robert 2/9/05
- Episode Nine of The Preterist Podcast: Be Not Deceived
- Matthew 24 and the Great Tribulation, Brian Schwertley
- Bandits, Prophets, & Messiahs, Richard A. Horsley, Trinity Press International 1999
- The Historical Jesus, John Dominic Crossan, HarperOne, 1993
- Two False Christs Who Worked Wonders, “Etcetera” from TheologyWeb
- History of the Church, Eusebius
- Jewish Wars, Josephus
- Life of Vespasian, Suetonius
- Histories, Tacitus
- The Gospels in Context, Gerd Theissen, T. & T. Clark Publishers
- The Days of Vengeance, David Chilton, Dominion Press, 1987
- Signs and Wonders in the Imperial Cult: A New Look at a Roman Religious Institution in the Light of Revelation 13:13-15,, Steven J. Scherrer, (Journal of Biblical Literature, Volume 103, 1984)
- Last Days Madness, Gary DeMar, American Vision, 1999
- Perilous Times: Studies in Eschatological Evil, Kenneth Gentry, Covenant Media Press, 1999
- True or False Prophet? The Great Tribulation and Parousia Shock, Ghost on the Net
Other Episode Credits and Information
- Obnoxious by Canadian Studmuffin
- Joxer the Mighty from A Look at Joxer
- Rapture by Blondie
- Imperial March from The Empire Strikes Back
- Smoke on the Water by Metalium
- Revelation Song by Gateway Worship
- Hotel California by The Eagles
- Vulture in the Sky by Captain Quaint
- Battle Hymn of the Republic by Joan Baez
Now, is Spiritus Naturae really Joxer from the show Xena: Warrior Princess?
You tell me, here is Spiritus Naturae:
Here is Joxer from Xena: Warrior Princess:
I rest my case.
The Zune Guy (he has since repented):
iPhone Savior has a gallery of Proud Zune Owners (warning: one pic is potentially offensive/very partial nudity)
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[...] Ep.19- Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner? [...]
Thanks for the laugh.
Dee Dee Warren
Christian Meatballologist
Author, When the Moon Hits Your Eye Like a Big Pizza Pie…
Say it with me, “Spee-ree-toos nuh-toor-ee”. It’s a dead language, I know. Only the obnoxious or Zune twisted souls such as myself even think of using it anymore. Great show, Dee Dee.
Mr. DeMar really does himself and his ministry a diservice by not clearly and emphatically delineating the heretics from the orthodox. Here’s praying he does as such sooner rather than later.
God bless,
Jonathan G aka “Spiritus Naturae”
2 thoughts:
1. I really liked the way you handled the seriousness of hyperpreterism here and how it needs to be addressed. Eschatological heresy can destroy people and churches. There is a similar case of this in China with the Eastern Lightning cult. They believe that Matthew 24:27 refers Jesus coming back as a woman in China and spreading their gospel message. They take the phrase, “lightning flashes from the east to the west” to mean that the Messiah will come from China (the East) and go to the West. It’s absolutely ridiculous, of course, but the implications of this cult has done absolutely horrifying things over there. Eastern Lightning usually sends their cult members in as spies pretending to be Christians into orthodox churches to pick people out of them and this often resorts to kidnapping, brainwashing and torturing. I’m glad that hyperpreterists have not gotten to the point that Eastern Lightning has, but I am now seriously concerned since they are trying to buddy up to orthodox preterists like Gary DeMar in order to spread their heresy.
2. About Nero and technology. I would also like to point out that Nero highly enjoyed the theater as well. If I’m not mistaken, he was known for sneaking to the theater to watch plays.