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EPISODE · Aug 3, 2026 · 48 MIN

S3E1: Little Season Theory Pt. 1 - Primer

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In this episode of Sword & Staff: Revenant, host Coleman Barbour unpacks the rising Little Season Theory - a grand unifying conspiracy claiming Christ returned around AD 70, reigned for a hidden millennium (rebranded as the Dark Ages), and that we now live in Satan’s Little Season - a brief deception after Revelation 20. Explore the post-COVID hermeneutic of suspicion that fuels it, its roots in premillennial dispensational literalism, and how partial preterism reads the Olivet Discourse and Revelation differently. Learn the core tenets, why the theory conflicts with historic creeds, and how inconsistent biblical interpretation can lead sincere seekers astray. A clear, charitable primer for anyone navigating end-times claims, conspiracy culture, and faithful Christian eschatology. Stay tethered.Mentioned in the show and other readings (Amazon Affiliate Links):“The Jewish War: Revised Edition (Penguin Classics)” by Flavius Josephus: https://amzn.to/4bu7qWW“The History of the Church: From Christ to Constantine (Penguin Classics)” by Eusebius: https://amzn.to/4wxwwMY“Thoughts for Young Men” by J.C. Ryle: https://amzn.to/4xjucJv“Galahad and the Grail (Merlin’s Isle: An Arthuriad), 1” by Malcolm Guite: https://amzn.to/4yWUEdq“A Hobbit, a Wardrobe, and a Great War: How J.R.R. Tolkien and C.S. Lewis Rediscovered Faith, Friendship, and Heroism in the Cataclysm of 1914-1918” by Joseph Loconte: https://amzn.to/4w5nDJA“The Unseen Realm: Recovering the Supernatural Worldview of the Bible” by Michael S. Heiser: https://amzn.to/4z0p3I4Sword & Staff:Discord: https://www.discord.gg/6hJeVrbfu4X: https://www.x.com/Sword_StaffFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/swordandstafforderInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/swordandstafforderMerch: https://www.swordandstaff.creator-spring.comBuy Me A Coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/swordandstaffSubstack: https://swordstaffrevenant.substack.com/

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