Discovering Prophecy

The book of Revelation has gotten a bad reputation as a book that produces dread and nightmares.  Understandably so when it has things las the seven last plagues. Yet what if these plagues and everything in the book (and the rest of Bible prophecy for that matter) was designed to remove our fears?  To restore trust?  To awaken love? Let us consider these seven last prophetically historical events that will shake our planet to its core and at the same time draw our hearts in full surrender to the God who gave us these prophecies. You can download the handout for this presentation in PDF format in this link:  bit.ly/DPstudyguides You can also watch the live presentation of this episode at: bit.ly/DRCad16

The book of Revelation has gotten a bad reputation as a book that produces dread and nightmares.  Understandably so when it has things las the seven last plagues. Yet what if these plagues and everything in the book (and the rest of Bible prophecy for that matter) was designed to remove our fears?  To restore trust?  To awaken love? Let us consider these seven last prophetically historical events that will shake our planet to its core and at the same time draw our hearts in full surrender to the God who gave us these prophecies. You can download the handout for this presentation in PDF format in this link:  bit.ly/DPstudyguides You can also watch the live presentation of this episode at: bit.ly/DRCad15

Prophecy, specifically in the book of Revelation, mentions the twelve tribes of Israel as having a key role to play in the end of the world.  It also offers a unique invitation, to become pat of their lineage and inheritance.  Antisemitism throughout the centuries have prejudiced many, particularly Christians, into rejecting anything connected to Judaism.  If it’s Jewish reject it. Yet Bible prophecy seems to go in a very different direction. Let’s place our preconceived ideas aside for a few moments and consider what prophecy says about the Jews and the rest of the world. You can download the handout for this presentation in PDF format in this link:  bit.ly/DPstudyguides You can also watch the live presentation of this episode at: bit.ly/DRCad14

To be clear, the Bible unequivocally teaches that a place and experience call hell is real. What is not clear for many is what hell actually is for.   If it’s to punish the wicked with eternal tortures of fire … then one must wonder about the justice of that. If there is no punishment of the wicked with the experience of hell … then one must wonder about the justice of that.  We can’t have it both ways … but which way is the most just, correct, ethical, moral? How does prophecy present this experience called hell?  Who gets to go there?  For how long?  These questions and more are dealt with in this concluding part-two.  You can download the handout for this presentation in PDF format in this link:  bit.ly/DPstudyguides You can also watch the live presentation of this episode at: bit.ly/DRCad13

For those who subscribe to the belief that humanity continues past the death experience, that view has usually had two general destinies — a cool one and a hot one.   For some of us these assertions create more questions than it provides answers. If heaven is real it has better be more than me on a cloud with a harp!  What is heaven?  Is it real?   If so, where is heaven?  Who gets to go there? We begin this two part series looking at the “cool” place. You can download the handout for this presentation in PDF format in this link:  bit.ly/DPstudyguides You can also watch the live presentation of this episode at: bit.ly/DRCad12

Faith in the Bible does not put us at odds with science — especially when trying to understand and explain the experience of death. What if how I’ve come to understand death and what’s beyond it something altogether different?  Even … better? We conclude this second part of our look at death and the grave at the implications of what death is and isn’t, and prophecy’s invitation to consider a better way. 11 Discovering Prophecy - A Prophetic View Beyond the Grave (pt 2) Faith in the Bible does not put us at odds with science — especially when trying to understand and explain the experience of death. What if how I’ve come to understand death and what’s beyond it something altogether different?  Even … better? We conclude this second part of our look at death and the grave at the implications of what death is and isn’t, and prophecy’s invitation to consider a better way. You can download the handout for this presentation in PDF format in this link:  bit.ly/DPstudyguides You can also watch the live presentation of this episode at: bit.ly/DRCad11

We may peer deeper and deeper into space, but not beyond the grave.  Science has not been able to develop a reliable and verifiable instrumentation to see what, if anything, is beyond the experience we call death. Many world religions teach that there is something beyond death, but what?  Prophecy offers a compelling view of what the death experience actually is, so that whatever lies beyond it makes sense and we can have a reference to understand it better. You can download the handout for this presentation in PDF format in this link:  bit.ly/DPstudyguides You can also watch the live presentation of this episode at: bit.ly/DRCad10

The book of Revelation speaks of divine records kept of every human being.  Detailed accounts of our lives as they’ve played out over the years of our existence.  Why?  What are these record for?  Is heaven like a divine Communist North Korea, and God a supreme dictator?  What in the world are these human records for? The same book explicitly mentions another book - the Book of Life!  Whatever this book is about, it sounds like a volume you and I would want to have our names, our lives, written in this one.  If that were possible, how can it happen?  These are more questions get explored in this episode. You can download the handout for this presentation in PDF format in this link:  bit.ly/DPstudyguides You can also watch the live presentation of this episode at: bit.ly/DRCad09

Many of us grow up at some point being afraid of the dark, and for good reason. Darkness doesn't allow us to see. So the noises and shadows play with our imagination (and emotions!) leading us to be afraid of that which does not exist. Prophecy sheds wonderful like into the darkest chapters of human history. Particularly history relating to the Christian church. In truth, there is no greater darkness than spiritual darkness. Why? Because this kind of darkness produces in every human heart a distorted view of God that has led millions to fear God more than the devil! Please join us as we allow the light of prophecy to guide our feet back to truth about God. You can download the handout for this presentation in PDF format in this link:  bit.ly/DPstudyguides You can also watch the live presentation of this episode at: bit.ly/DRCad08

Many of us grow up at some point being afraid of the dark, and for good reason.  Darkness doesn’t allow us to see.  So the noises and shadows play with our imagination (and emotions!) leading us to be afraid of that which does not exist. Prophecy sheds wonderful like into the darkest chapters of human history.  Particularly history relating to the Christian church.  In truth, there is no greater darkness than spiritual darkness.  Why?  Because this kind of darkness produces in every human heart a distorted view of God that has led millions to fear God more than the devil! Please join us as we allow the light of prophecy to guide our feet back to truth about God. You can download the handout for this presentation in PDF format in this link:  bit.ly/DPstudyguides You can also watch the live presentation of this episode at: bit.ly/DRCad07

We have such strong tendencies to focus on the externals at the expense of what truly matters in this life and the one to come. Prophecy gives us that inner reset through the power of God’s love placing in us that which we cannot live without. Without this Divine power and principle working in and through us we will become most dysfunctional and incapable of sustaining any kind of meaningful relationships.  With anyone! This episode concludes in inviting us to receive that which prophecy unveils as our greatest need. You can download the handout for this presentation in PDF format in this link:  bit.ly/DPstudyguides You can also watch the live presentation of this episode at: bit.ly/DRCad06

Security?  Success?  Health?  Peace?  No.  The latest smartphone?  Definitely not!   Though these rank very high in our list of must-haves for life (hopefully not the phone), these are not what humanity needs most! Prophecy will guides our minds to consider something deeper, of more consequence, and impact than any of the things we’ve mentioned and more.  We are grateful prophecy like nothing else lets us know what humanity — you and I — need about everything else. You can download the handout for this presentation in PDF format in this link:  bit.ly/DPstudyguides You can also watch the live presentation of this episode at: bit.ly/DRCad05

We may know it has Jewish origins, but what exactly is a "Messiah"? Is it someone's name? Their title? Their ...? We need to understand what a Messiah is to do if we can begin understanding who could Messiah be! In this two-part series we will explore this question and a few others which will help us be better prepared to identify who the Messiah can be, and just as importantly, who the Messiah is not. You can download the handout for this presentation in PDF format in this link:  bit.ly/DPstudyguides You can also watch the live presentation of this episode at: bit.ly/DRCad04

We may know it has Jewish origins, but what exactly is a "Messiah"? Is it someone's name? Their title? Their ... ? We need to understand what a Messiah is to do if we can begin understanding who could Messiah be! In this two-part series we will explore this question and a few others which will help us be better prepared to identify who the Messiah can be, and just as importantly, who the Messiah is not. You can download the handout for this presentation in PDF format in this link:  bit.ly/DPstudyguides You can also watch the live presentation of this episode at: bit.ly/DRCad03

The hardest and most painful question humanity tries to find an answer to is - why do good innocent individuals suffer? Why does this kind of evil exist in our world when none of us wants it? Where does this thing called evil come from? We turn to prophecy, specifically the book of revelation for answers that will offer a compelling and reasonable response. We trust this presentation will not just help us understand better the existence of evil, but also find the healing we need from its effects on our lives. You can download the handout for this presentation in PDF format in this link:  bit.ly/DPstudyguides You can also watch the live presentation of this episode at: bit.ly/DRCad02

In this initial episode we set the foundation for the rest of this sixteen-part series. In this episode we explore the first two keys (a total of ten keys) to help understand the book of Revelation! Symbolic Extensive us of Old Testament This is an exciting episode that will set the direction for the rest of the series. You can download the handout for this presentation in PDF format in this link:  bit.ly/DPstudyguides You can also watch the live presentation of this episode at: bit.ly/DRCad01