It's time to derive your worldview from the Bible

Rather than reading the Bible through the eyes of modern secularism, this provocative six-part course teaches you to read the Bible through its own eyes—as a record of God’s dealing with the human race. When you read it at this level, you will discover reasons to worship God in areas of life you probably never before associated with “religion.”

Chapter 5 – The Destiny of the Church

Nov 2002 - May 2003

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Thu, Nov 14, 2002
by Charles Clough
Duration: 1 hr 27 mins 56 secs
The biblical view of history contrasted with the pagan view. Distinctions between measures of progress for Israel and the church. To understand the Word of God, you must understand God’s covenants with Israel. The covenants with Israel, blessings and cycles of national discipline. God follows through on His promises for His own glory. Questions and answers.
Thu, Nov 21, 2002
by Charles Clough
Duration: 1 hr 20 mins 48 secs
Understanding how Israel functions in history. Israel’s physical and spiritual deliverance. How Old Testament prophets administered the Word of God. Rib proceedings. Technology from the antediluvian civilization. The “glory of God” means that God is concerned with His reputation. Questions and answers.
Tue, Dec 10, 2002
by Charles Clough
Duration: 1 hr 2 mins 59 secs
History is a sequence of things that refute man’s excuses and displays man’s depravity. The final milestones of Israel. Resurrection is either to damnation or blessing and is fixed forever, without conversion. Themes common to the church. The Rapture of the church.
Thu, Dec 12, 2002
by Charles Clough
Duration: 1 hr 28 mins 5 secs
You will not understand the prophecies of the Bible if you do not understand the distinction between Israel and the church. Metaphors for childbirth used in prophecy related to the Kingdom. The terms “Day of the Lord,” “Jacob’s Trouble,” and “Daniel’s 70th Week.” The “Tribulation.” Questions and answers.
Thu, Jan 09, 2003
by Charles Clough
Duration: 1 hr 30 mins 6 secs
Man chose to fall while in a sinless environment, revealing that sin’s causes are not environmental. The New Covenant with Israel. Church history. Clarifying what the church is and is not. The future of the church. Preterism. Questions and answers.
Thu, Jan 16, 2003
by Charles Clough
Duration: 1 hr 21 mins 20 secs
The plan for the church and its termination. Tying in New Testament truths with the fulfillment of Old Testament prophecy. The amillennial, postmillennial, and premillennial eschatologies. The only way to avoid opposition to what God is doing in history is to understand what He is doing in history. How preterism redefines scriptural terms. Problem passages for preterism. Questions and answers.
Thu, Jan 23, 2003
by Charles Clough
Duration: 1 hr 25 mins 58 secs
Church history can be seen as the maturing of the “body of Christ,” with respect to understanding God’s Word. The “these things” and “this generation” of Matthew 24:33–34. Preterism has difficulty with the math of Daniel chapter 9 and is, therefore, forced into a non-literal hermeneutic. Preterism must early date the writing of the Book of Revelation. Questions and answers.
Thu, Jan 30, 2003
by Charles Clough
Duration: 1 hr 28 mins 41 secs
The preterist, futurist, and historicist views concerning the church and prophecy. The post-tribulation, mid-tribulation, and pre-tribulation positions concerning the Rapture of the church. Resurrection passages in Scripture. Questions and answers.
Thu, Feb 06, 2003
by Charles Clough
Duration: 1 hr 23 mins 16 secs
The “Tribulation” and the “Great Tribulation.” The Rapture of the church. The Bema Seat and the Marriage Supper of the Lamb. Comparing and contrasting the Rapture of the church and the Second Coming of Christ. Problems with the post-tribulation view and preterism. Questions and answers.
Thu, Feb 20, 2003
by Charles Clough
Duration: 1 hr 23 mins 46 secs
The Rapture of the church. The purpose of the Tribulation. Israel’s worldwide blessing, past and future. Problems with post-tribulationism. The ¾ tribulation position. Defining “the wrath of God.” Questions and answers.