Episode 150: A shaggy goat fights a ram in an open canal – must be another of Daniel’s visions! Tune in as I unpack Daniel 8 and allow the Bible to interpret for us what the vision means with some historical stuff tossed in for clarity.
Meaning of the 2,300 evenings and mornings:
169 BC – Persecution begins (March 1, 169 BC) – see 1 Maccabees 1.20-28
163 BC – Antiochus Epiphanes IV dies (June 18,163 BC) – see 1 Maccabees 6.16
Question of the Day: Is it OK to vote for a woman in politics?
Episode 149: We enter into the highly figurative prophecy section of the book of Daniel. What does Daniel see in his vision? What is this fourth beast with ten horns + 1? Tune in as we walk through Daniel and allow him to explain what the vision means.
10+1 Horns/Kings of Rome:
1. Augustus – 41 years
2. Tiberius – 23 years
3. Caligula – 4 years
4. Claudius – 13 years
5. Nero – 31 years
6. Galba – 6 months (uprooted)
7. Otho – 4 months (uprooted)
8. Vitellius – 9 months (uprooted)
9. Vespasian – 10 years
10. Titus – 2 Years
Little Horn – Domitian – 15 years (uproot-er)
Episode 148: Daniel is an old, old man in Babylon…er, that is Medo-Persia, but he is still finding the favor of God. Then some guys show up with a plot to kill Daniel so they can advance themselves in the kingdom. What will become of Daniel in the lion’s den? Tune in as I break down a familiar story.
Question of the Day: Is there a contradiction between 2 Kings 12.13 & 2 Chronicles 24.14?
Episode 147: Daniel 5 presents some historical knots which need to be unraveled. King Belshazzar? What about Nabonidus who was king historically speaking in 539BC? And what’s all this talk about “third ruler in the kingdom”? Tune in as we untie this knot and unpack this text.
Question of the Day: See above.
Episode 146: Daniel 4 contains a vision about a great big tree. But what is that prophecy really all about. Tune in as I allow Daniel to explain the meaning and interpretation of the prophecy of the vision.
Question of the Day: What kind of punishment, other than heat, will be in hell?
Episode 145: We close out Daniel chapter 2 and venture forward into chapter 3. A well-known Bible story, tune in as break down this account of three men who hold fast their spiritual convictions.
Question of the Day: Why didn’t Daniel refuse to perform this idolatrous act?
Episode 143: In this episode, we examine the purpose(s) of the book of Daniel. Then we immediately dig into the text of chapter 1.
Question of the Day: Did Constantine change the day of worship for political purposes?
Why the Biblical Argument Matters
Episode 139: Remember a few months ago when Bill O’Reilly talked about how those of us opposed to homosexual need a better argument than to “thump the Bible”? Me too. In this episode I break down why the Biblical argument matters in the homosexual marriage debate from a historic view.
Question of the Day: How can hell be both “outer darkness” and a place of fire?
Episode 126: Why do bad things happen to good people? Why is there is pain and suffering in the world? What are we to make of disasters like what happened in Moore, Oklahoma a couple weeks ago? Tune as I tackle these issues and explore the problem of evil in the world.
Episode 107: For centuries, the debate has raged over the sovereignty of God and the responsibility of man. Is regeneration the work of God alone or does man have any responsibility (and ability) in the salvific process. Tune in to hear about the monergistic/synergistic discussion and what Scripture says about it.
Live from the Pulpit 