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In this episode of the Bible and Theology Matters podcast, Dr. Paul Weaver discusses the concept of the pre-tribulational rapture, providing nine reasons for this belief based on 1st and 2nd Thessalonians. The episode also explores the distinction between the rapture and the second advent, the sequence of eschatological events, and the role of the Holy Spirit as the restrainer.

-What you really believe determines how you really behave. -The rapture is the very next event in God's timetable.
-We are to be eager in anticipating this event. -We do not grieve like those who have no hope. -The return of Christ is imminent.
-We are not appointed to wrath.
-The restrainer must be removed prior to the tribulation.
-The distinction between the rapture and the second advent is crucial. 

Who is the Antichrist? When will he appear? What will he do when he does appear—and what will be his ultimate fate? Dr. Weaver will answer these questions and more in this edition of the Bible and Theology Matters podcast.

In this episode of the Bible and Theology Matters podcast, Dr. Paul Weaver explores the identity, timing, actions, and ultimate fate of the Antichrist as described in biblical prophecy. Dr. Weaver discusses various titles attributed to the Antichrist, the events leading to his rise, and the horrific actions he will take during the tribulation period. The episode concludes with a discussion on the Antichrist's inevitable defeat at the hands of Jesus Christ at His glorious return.

-The timing of the Antichrist's rise is uncertain and linked to specific prophetic events. 
-The Antichrist will make a covenant with Israel at the start of the tribulation.
-The Anti-Christ will break this covenant and commit the abomination of desolation.
-The Anti-Christ will perform false signs and wonders to deceive the nations.
-The Anti-Christ will persecute believers and demand for worship.
-The Antichrist's fate is destruction at the return of Christ. 
-The Anti-Christ is a counterfeit messiah and an agent of Satan. 

Who is the Jesus of History? Who is the Jesus of the Gospels? And, are they one in the same? Dr. Andreas Köstenberger will answer these questions and more. Dr. Andreas J. Köstenberger is the founder of Biblical Foundations. He is the Theologian in Residence and Director of the Equipping Center at Fellowship Raleigh Church. He is a certified Christian leadership coach (CCLC), and he has authored, edited, and translated over sixty books on a variety of biblical topics. Dr. Köstenberger has also served on the faculty of Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary and Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary. Dr. Kostenberger and his wife Marny live in Wake Forest, North Carolina and have four adult children and two grandchildren. He is the author of "The Jesus of the Gospels" and an abridged version, that has recently been released, "Introducing Jesus: The Fourfold Gospel." The contents of these books are the subject matter of this program. On the Bible and Theology Matters podcast, we discuss all things Bible and Theology, because it matters! What you believe determines how you behave.

This week we are beginning a podcast series on all things Israel. In it, we will discuss Israel’s past, Israel’s present, and Israel’s future. We will discuss the atrocities committed against the Jewish people and the amazing intervention of God to protect His chosen people from extinction. We will discuss the establishment of the Nation of Israel in 1948, and the events that led up to that event. We will discuss the interesting history of the founder of Zionism – Theodor Herzl. All of this we will discuss in this series and much, much, more.

Dr. Elliott Johnson returns to the BTM podcast to continue our discussion about dispensationalism. We discuss the third of Ryrie’s essentials of Dispensationalism and Dr. Johnson’s nuanced understanding of dispensationalism.

In this week's podcast, Dr. Elliott Johnson returns to the BTM podcast to discuss what dispensationalism is, and the part that Dallas Theological Seminary has had in articulating and advancing this system of thought. Additionally, we discuss the first of Dr. Charles Ryrie's "Sine Qua Non" or essentials of dispensationalism.

In this episode, Dr. Weaver interviews Dr. Elliott Johnson about his life and 47 years of teaching at Dallas Theological Seminary. His ministry was one devoted to the study and teaching of the Bible. Inevitably, the conversation leads to three very important subjects that are near and dear to Dr. Elliott's heart - the Bible, Hermeneutics, and Inerrancy.

In this episode we will discuss the life and ministry of Charles Ryrie as a prominent professor, college president, prolific writer, ardent apologist, and ordained minister.

Charles Ryrie was one of the most influential theologians of the twentieth century. This first podcast, this two-part series will discuss the formative years of Ryrie's childhood, his theological training, and the influential figures who helped shape him into a prominent professor and president, prolific writer, ardent apologist, and ordained minister.

In this episode, we bring our series on the Grand Narrative of Scripture to a close. In it, Dr. Keen and Dr. Weaver will discuss the time from Jesus' birth until the culmination of human history – the New Creation.