Issues In Perspective

Dr. Eckman leads discussion of the Tower of Babel & the beginnings of the Lord's Redemptive Plan, by His calling of Abraham.

Sin re-enters the world through the actions of Noah & his son Ham, but God's plan to re-populate the Earth continues with Noah's sons & their offspring spreading out across the world.

The floodwaters over the Earth recede, and God establishes His New Order through Noah & his family.

As humanity oversteps His boundaries & rules, God determines to destroy all life on Earth with a great flood; Noah & his family are spared from this judgment by building an Ark.

The family of Cain altered God's ordinances for marriage & the value of human life, and God preserved worship & obedience to His laws through the line of Seth.

Continued discussion of the fall of Adam & Eve: their expulsion from the Garden, and the suffering that continues in their family.

Adam & Eve suffer the consequences: Dr. Eckman discusses how their disobedience led to a curse upon themselves, and all of creation to follow.

Dr. Eckman leads in-depth discussion of how the serpent tempted Adam & Eve, causing the beginnings of human rebellion & its consequences for all of mankind.

A continuation of Genesis 2: God's creation of humans to populate & have dominion over His world, and the creation of the institution of marriage.

Chapter 2 begins an in-depth account of God's work on the 6th day: The creation of human beings to populate & have dominion over His world.

In 6 days, God called into existence a perfect, harmonious, and fruitful creation over which we, His Image Bearers, are to rule.

Dr. Eckman begins a study of the Book of Genesis: God, through His Spirit, created the entire universe.

The final 2 chapters of Revelation reveal The New Heaven, the New Earth and the New Jerusalem: God's promises completely fulfilled.

The binding of Satan, the Lord's 1000 year reign on Earth, & the Great White Throne judgement.

A succinct & glorious description of the return of Christ, and the final defeat of the beast.

The 7 Bowl judgements bring about the collapse of an ungodly world & the norms of day-to-day life, making way for the Second Coming of Christ.

The Seventh Bowl judgment & the collapse of Babylon: a world that had supported the religious rise of the Anti-Christ will then be crushed by him.

Chapter 16 discusses the seven Bowl Judgements: plagues against nature & mankind which demonstrate the power, sovereignty, and majesty of the true God.

God's judgment continues, judging the beast & his followers, while offering hope to those who have & will accept Him, and hope to those who are martyred during this time.

Chapter 13 reveals more details of The Anti-Christ & his False Prophet, and their deception & control over mankind.

Dr. Eckman discusses the details of the Sounding of the 7th Trumpet, and we are introduced to 7 figures who are dominant during the last half of the Great Tribulation.

Chapter 11 of the Book of Revelation introduces us to two key players in the Day of the Lord: the Two Witnesses, and to the Anti-Christ.

We discuss the sounding of the 6th Trumpet, and John's vision of a mighty angel which reaffirms John's prophetical calling & prepares us for the horrific things to come.

The Sounding of the Seven Trumpets: Dr. Eckman leads as we discuss the first 5 Trumpets & the earthly catastrophe that will come with each.

The opening of the Seven Seals in John's vision describe the events that will come upon God's people immediately prior to the Second Coming. We also discuss the Tribulation Saints: 144,000 from the tribes of Israel who will be God's witnesses in a post-Tribulation world.