Author, Theologian, Exegete, and Comic Book collector, Gary DeMar does what he does best: Talk about everything and anything, relating it to how the world actually works. Welcome to the Gary DeMar Podcast!
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Filmmaker Jacob Kindberg talks movies & TV with a variety of entertaining guests including actors, writers, directors, and producers.
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Cari Champion takes an honest look at the world of sports and pop culture with the help of outspoken guests.
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Standing Firm is earnestly contending for the faith as revealed through the Holy Scriptures and explained in the historical church creeds and reformed confessions. This program has been commissioned by Covenant Commission and Reformed Church of the Holy Trinity to fulfill Paul’s command to be on guard, stand firm in the faith, act like men and be strong in 1 Corinthians 16:13. For more information, visit us on the web at www.covenantcommission.org
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Prophetic Schizophrenia Under the Microscope
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Bible Prophecy Under the Microscope-Episode 10 Many modern preachers and authors are schizophrenic. On one hand they sensationalize current events as being part of the "end times" and yet also highlight how Christians must be involved culturally and politically. They don't seem to understand that these messages are contradictory and often cause the…
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Un-Separating the People of God
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Picking up with Gary's interview with the Resistance Chicks from a few months back, this third part deals with Dispensationalism and how it influences both eschatology and politics. A major problem with the paradigm is how it separates God's future plans into two, with one for the Jews and another for the Church.…
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Making Connections to Learn and Remember
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Gary gives a quick update on the recent donation matching challenge, and then discusses a listener question about his research methods. Gary has been doing this a long time (which helps of course), but he also points out that making mental connections between things that interest you is a helpful way to learn and remember new things.…
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Dividing Matthew 24 Under the Microscope
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Bible Prophecy Under the Microscope-Episode 9. Many Bible commentators claim that Matthew 24—Jesus' Olivet Discourse—should be divided between verses that apply to events in AD70 and verses that apply to the distant future. Gary puts this popular hermeneutic under the exegetical microscope to see if it stands up under scrutiny.…
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The Meta-Hermeneutic of the New Testament
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Volume 2 of Kim Burgess and Gary DeMar's The Hope of Israel and the Nations is now available! Gary discusses the book, the series, and what Kim calls the "meta-hermeneutic" of the New Testament (p. 13). Why did Paul write letters and Luke write "historical documents?" Each writing had a particular motivation behind it and we must take this into con…
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After giving a quick reminder about the historical reality of hurricanes and flooding (not making them proof of either Bible prophecy or climate change), Gary interacts with a recent clip from Charlie Kirk. A questioner asks Kirk about "common law" and America's founding, and Charlie's response is impressive and very much in line with what Gary and…
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The Nation of Israel Under the Microscope
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Bible Prophecy Under the Microscope-Episode 8. Gary discusses the idea put forth by nearly all modern pop prophecy writers that Israel becoming a nation again in 1948 is a "major prophetic sign" of the "end times." There is no verse for this supposed hermeneutical key, but this doesn't stop authors and preachers from continually repeating it. Let's…
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How Your Goose is Getting Cooked
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Gary concludes his talk about Christian worldview. While most Christians stand by and do nothing, the other side is working feverishly to implement their godless, humanistic, destructive worldview. Watching from the sidelines is not an option. Which worldview will ultimately prevail? Are you cooking the goose of the anti-Christians or are they cook…
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The Peking Duck Syndrome
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In this classic talk given at a Christian home-educators conference, Gary explains why a Christian worldview is so critical and important. Having all the right answers does not equip Christians to deal with today's ever-changing world. The enemy never stops reinterpreting and twisting Truth to suit their own sinful desires. Answering their moving t…
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Max Lucado's 'What Happens Next' Under the Microscope
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Bible Prophecy Under the Microscope-Episode 7. Gary deals with Max Lucado's new book, What Happens Next: A Traveler's Guide Through the End of This Age. Nothing Lucado writes is new or different from what has already been written hundreds of times by a multitude of other authors over the last two or three decades. Click here to get a free PDF study…
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Survival of the Fittest
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Gary concludes his interview with Brett Prieto about worldviews and morality. As he always does, Gary brings in pop culture and television and movies to help make his point about the need for an authoritative standard (a Lawgiver) in order to define right and wrong. Many claim to be moral and ethical without any actual basis for it.…
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This is part one of an interview by Brett Prieto about Gary's book, Why It Might Be OK to Eat Your Neighbor. Gary points out the impossibility of a materialist worldview to define things like love or morality. Most atheists don't even realize the problem that they are "borrowing" morality from the Christian worldview in order to prop up their own l…
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The Rapture Under the Microscope
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Gary responds to a clip on Facebook that claims to "prove" the Rapture with two Bible verses. Revelation 3:10 and 1 Thessalonians 1:10 are the verses and Gary digs into the Greek and some of the translation and interpretation issues involved. Also, outside of the language issues, there is the larger problem of the historical context and the time in…
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MAGA vs the DC Uniparty
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Gary discusses MAGA, Trump, and the Washington DC political machine. The reason why the uniparty can exist at all is because Americans (and many Christians) have disconnected from truth and history and care more about what vapid celebrities shout into the media echo chamber. It's not a difficult equation: if you allow it to happen without consequen…
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You're Paying for All of It
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Gary discusses the economic nonsense being discussed and "promised" by a certain presidential campaign. Socialists breed envy and what Herbert Schlossberg called "ressentiment" (see Idols for Destruction pp. 51-54) by encouraging voters to go after the "rich" and big businesses. This tactic ultimately hurts the very people is claims to help by caus…
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Jesus' 'Soon' Coming Under the Microscope
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Gary responds to recent comments made by Glenn Beck on Tucker Carlson's national tour. Beck makes claims about the end times that he hasn't studied or given thought about the implications. If we are "close" to the end, which is a prophetic inevitability, there is nothing we can do about it. The historical context must be considered to properly unde…
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Solutions and Tradeoffs
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Gary discusses the economic concept of tradeoffs. Thomas Sowell wrote about this years ago and it's something that liberals do not understand. Every solution has consequences, and they may be good, bad, or a combination of the two. Liberals want solutions without ever considering the tradeoffs.
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Gary discusses the film, The Omega Man, with Charlton Heston. Based on the book I Am Legend (with a 2007 Will Smith remake as well), the film is very prophetic considering modern climate armageddonists claiming that the "end is near" thanks to our continuing use of fossil fuels. Read Eric Peters' articles here: https://www.ericpetersautos.com/…
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The Olivet Discourse Under the Microscope
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Gary puts Matthew 24, or what is commonly called Jesus' Olivet Discourse, under the microscope. He responds specifically to the "mixed" approach, which teaches that there are elements of past fulfillment (preterism) and future fulfillment (futurism) throughout the Discourse. Get the free outlines here: https://store.americanvision.org/products/free…
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Three-Fifths Clause and the Electoral College
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Gary answers a commenter on Facebook that doesn't know much about history, or at least about U.S. Constitutional history. The Three-Fifths Compromise (or Three-Fifths Clause) in Article 1, Section 2 of the Constitution does not mean that black slaves were considered to be only 3/5 human. Nonsense like this, as well as cries to abolish the Electoral…
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Fallen, Finite, and Fallible
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Gary answers two listener questions, one about the Bible itself and another about sovereign citizenship. People regularly claim that the Bible is a "religious" book, but unlike every other religious book the Bible roots itself in actual history. Dismissing the Bible as a religious work is special pleading that happens with no other works of history…
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The Man of Sin (Part Two)
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On this third episode of Bible Prophecy Under the Microscope, Gary continues his study of 2 Thessalonians 2 and the "man of lawlessness." Get Gary's free outline here: https://store.americanvision.org/products/the-man-of-lawlessness-parts-1-and-2 Read more in his book Last Days Madness available here: https://store.americanvision.org/products/last-…
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Gary discusses pro-abortion nonsense being spoken by Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear against Vice-Presidential candidate JD Vance. The level of irrationality being promoted by the party of death is stunning, yet media personalities and talking heads continue to swallow and repeat the insanity. Donate to the AV $10K matching grant here: https://subsp…
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Greeks, Pagans, and the Olympics
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Gary responds to a few recent news topics, especially people saying Christians shouldn't be involved in the Olympics because it was started by pagans. As expected, Gary has a few things to say about the topic, as well as a few movie recommendations. Donate to the $10K matching grant here: https://subsplash.com/u/americanvision/give…
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The Man of Sin Under the Microscope
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On this second episode of Bible Prophecy Under the Microscope, Gary deals with comments on Facebook about the man of lawlessness (or sin) from 2 Thessalonians 2. Read more about this in his book Last Days Madness available here: https://store.americanvision.org/products/last-days-madness
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What Happened in 2023? (Part Two)
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Gary is interviewed by Darren Doane about what actually happened during the 2023 "Three Questions" controversy. In this concluding part, Gary continues giving his side of the story, as well as the biblical exegesis that informs his own views on eschatology.
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What Happened in 2023? (Part One)
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Gary is interviewed by Darren Doane about what actually happened during the 2023 "Three Questions" controversy. Gary summarizes his view of the whole situation and what he has learned from it. He gives background that is necessary to properly understand the entire conflict, which is essentially an in-house debate between adherents of classic Reform…
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Bible Prophecy Under the Microscope
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Gary begins his new Friday series called "Bible Prophecy Under the Microscope." It is a deep-dive into biblical eschatology (last things), biblical theology, and hermeneutics (interpretation). Pro-tip: Listen past the "end" of the episode for a bonus segment where Gary reviews one of his own books on this topic: Last Days Madness. Available here: h…
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Gary discusses current financial conditions and the need to be prepared for short-term and long-term "disruptions." We all saw what happened to store shelves during COVID, and this should serve as a lesson to be ready in advance. Not trying to be alarmist, but being ready is always better than not.
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What's New at American Vision
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Gary gives an update on the various projects and needs at American Vision. There are always new ideas and works and Gary gives listeners a "behind the scenes" look into what's coming soon. Spoiler Alert: We need your help and labor too! Donate to American Vision here: https://subsplash.com/u/americanvision/give…
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Reading the Bible in its Own Context
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In the concluding half of his interview with John Reddoch on The Wake Up Call, Gary discusses many different aspects of Bible prophecy and what it means to take the Bible at face-value, rather than trying to fit a complex system into the biblical text. For a clear explanation of Gary's view of Bible prophecy get his book, Last Days Madness here: ht…
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An Unhopeful Eschatology
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In this first part of a recent interview with John Reddoch on The Wake Up Call, Gary points out the many problems with the popular prophetic system. For a clear explanation of Gary's view of Bible prophecy get his book, Last Days Madness here: https://store.americanvision.org/products/last-days-madness…
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Guns Aren’t the Problem
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More gun control legislation and executive orders are being proposed by the Biden administration. Gun violence always seems to increase at the exact moment these bills are suggested, but with over 400 million guns in this country, the level of gun violence in the United States is actually quite low. Gary discusses the tyrannical nonsense of wanting…
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The End Times and the Church Fathers
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Gary reviews a book by Ken Johnson called "The End Times and the Ancient Church Fathers." Johnson's argument is that the early church fathers believed and taught a similar end times view to modern-day dispensationalists. Gary disagrees and contrasts Johnson's book and views with the truth of Scripture. For a deeper dive into this topic, get New Tes…
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The Apologetics of Love and Existence
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Gary discusses several topics and shows how biblical apologetics apply and pertain to ultimate questions. Metaphysical concepts like love and existence cannot be limited or defined by what we can see and test in a laboratory. The physical cannot explain the metaphysical. Materialists like Neil deGrasse Tyson and Richard Dawkins pretend that "scienc…
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In this interview with Darren Doane, Gary discusses the historical conditions and motivations behind The Christian Life and Character of the Civil Institutions of the United States. Interestingly, the political climate in 1864 was not much different from our own. Christians and non-Christians alike need to be reminded of the impact of God's Word an…
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The Scripted Episode of Presidential Politics
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The craziness of the current political situation is difficult to deny; it's like watching an episode of scripted television. Anyone who still believes that we live in a country "for the people" isn't paying attention. Facts don't matter, history doesn't matter, reality doesn't matter. The narrative is made up on the spot and attested to by the main…
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Rich, Revelation, and the Rapture
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Gary discusses a recent Tucker Carlson interview with country musician John Rich about Bible prophecy. Both Carlson and Rich point out some of the problems with the doctrine of the pre-trib rapture (there are many), including politics and foreign policy. Once again, it proves that eschatology is not a side-issue; it has massive real-world implicati…
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JD Vance and an Idol of Bread
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Gary responds to certain Christians concerned with Donald Trump's VP pick, JD Vance. Despite many reasons that make him a good VP candidate, many are pointing to his Catholicism as concerning because he "worships an idol of bread," referring to the Roman Catholic view of the Lord's Supper (Communion). Gary points out that politics, and especially t…
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Violent Rhetoric from the Left
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Gary points out the ongoing hypocrisy of the media and social media allowing liberal celebrities to say and post the most outlandish comments about Donald Trump. How much did these violent statements influence the shooter who tried to take him out? The double-standard is nearly impossible to ignore, so much so that even some on the Left are beginni…
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How Partial is Your Preterism?
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Gary answers a question from one of his YouTube videos about partial preterism, full preterism, and everything in between. There are disagreements among many commentators about which biblical verses refer to AD70 and which refer to the Second Coming. Gary also interacts with a recent article by Ken Gentry about this topic.…
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The Religion of Statism
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Gary continues his interview with Paul Stevenson about politics and freedom and the decline of western culture. Gary points out that a biblical worldview was essentially assumed in both Britain and the United States for many years, but that worldview is steadily eroding. Note: Gary's recording is rough in several places.…
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Career Politicians on Both Sides
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Gary discusses international politics with Paul Edward Stevenson, a radio host from Britain. Political bureaucrats are the same all over the world and desire to have power in order to maintain control. While the promises are always to fix whatever is wrong, the result is always more government intrusion and loss of freedom. Note: Gary's recording i…
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Following the Science in Sports
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Gary discusses the Olympics and other current events that help to destroy the illogical views being promoted by leftists and self-appointed cultural elites. Sports, especially track and field, cannot be made to serve the narrative of men and women being the same. The differences cannot be ignored, even by those who claim to "follow the science."…
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All Hell Is Breaking Loose
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Gary discusses the state of the world—politically, culturally, socially—and how "bad" things appear to be. He notes that every generation before us had their own similar view, not everything was sunshine and roses. The "good old days" are a myth. But even though things seem to be bad at this moment in time, good things are happening, and the cracks…
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Gary and the Resistance Chicks (Part Two)
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Gary continues his discussion with the Resistance Chicks about biblical eschatology. Heaven and earth language in the Bible causes many people to think of cosmic bodies out in space, but is this what is really meant? Would first century hearers have understood these words in this way? The conversation leads to a different understanding of current w…
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Gary and the Resistance Chicks (Part One)
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Gary is interviewed by the Resistance Chicks about eschatology and Bible prophecy. The conversation goes into many different areas of related topics and lasts for nearly two and a half hours. This first excerpt deals with an overview of preterism, historicism, the Reformation, and much more. The entire interview can be viewed here: https://rumble.c…
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Revelation 20 and the Thousand Years
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Gary discusses Revelation 20 and the enduring topic of the thousand years and the various millennial positions found among Christians. None of the major positions base their view explicitly on the small amount of information found in Revelation 20, which means they look elsewhere in the Bible for support.…
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A Misguided View of the Commandments
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Removing the Ten Commandments from schools does not eliminate moral instruction but replaces one moral framework with another. There must be a definitive and final legal standard of appeal to justify moral decisions at the personal and governmental levels. If not, then one judge’s opinion is as good (or as bad) as another: “Everyone did what was ri…
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All the Players are in Place
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Gary responds to two recent statements from Max Lucado and Michael Youssef regarding modern events as being a fulfillment of "end-times" predictions. Gary shows how everything they say is pointing to the last days has already been fulfilled in the first century. We are reading history, not prophecy, in Matthew 24.…
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