Chris Bonta

Bible Back Story

Religion EN ↓ 175 episodes

Essentially, I'm a guy who lived 35 years of his life believing that if you were basically a good person, you'd probably go to heaven. It was August of 1992 and my childhood best friend invited us to Calvary Chapel Santa Barbara. After that, we never missed a Sunday service or a mid-week service. This podcast is the product of a lot of people asking me a lot of questions over the years. I’ve had a lot of encouragement that these have been a blessing or been used as a tool to converse with non-believers. I hope this encourages you to dig deeper for the hidden beauty for yourself. Blessings, CB

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Chris Bonta

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Jul 1, 2024

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224. Conversations: Who Are The Lost Sheep Of Israel? 23.12.2021

Join us as we have a look at some of the most perplexing verses in the New Testament, specifically those like Matthew 15:24 “… I came ONLY for the lost sheep of the House of Israel ”.  A question that most 21st century American Christians don’t really want to understand, but need to, and a look at who really is the House of Israel in Scripture Old and New. Mishlei (Proverbs) 25:2 Matthew 15:2...

223. Conversations: Where to Begin? 23.12.2021

Join and help us as we consider topics and words to use to bring our friends and family gently to the truth that they may not be receiving the fullness of the Word of YHVH from their Sunday services.  The riches of the Word, barely scratched at our study, are often glossed over completely at traditional church service, as they correctly focus primarily on the unsaved.  We are going to em...

222. Conversations: The End Times...Now? 07.12.2021

Join us as we have a look at the end of days with some interesting intersections with events of today.  Ecter (Esther) 4:14 Revelation 1:1-3 Revelation 18:22-25 Revelation 13:15-17 Revelation 18:1-5 Yesha-yahu’ (Isaiah) 5:20 Husha (Hosea) 6:4 Mishlei (Proverbs) 17:15 Davariym (Deut) 29:19 Mark 7:13 Luke 17:33

221. A Child Is Born: The Real Christmas Story 23.11.2021

Join us as we take a look at the real story of Y’shua’s birth. It does not have much to do with what we call "Christmas", regardless of the cards and bumper stickers. It is a far more compelling account than we typically receive at church, Christians school programs or even hallmark movies.  I only wish someone would put the true events from the word of Scripture into a holiday program.&...

220. The Mazzaroth: The Gospel in the Stars - Pt 4 14.11.2021

Join us for part 4 of our look at the Mazzaroth, the Gospel in the Stars. We will finish up with a look at the last four constellations and their 12 deacons. These are the constellations that speak of the conclusion of all things and the end of the work of the Messiah. Yesha’yahu (Isaiah) chapter 13 2 Thessalonians 1:7-9 1 Peter 5:8 Yermayahu (Jer) 16:15-16 Yesha;yahu 30:27-31 Revelation 20:1...

219. The Mazzaroth: The Gospel in the Stars - Pt 3 07.11.2021

Join us for part 3 of our look at the Mazzaroth.  We will be looking at 6 more constellations, their 18 decans, the names of many of the stars in the constellation to begin to see the Gospel is actually in the stars long before Aw-dawm’ was created. Tehilliym (Psalms) 144:1 2 Thessalonians 2:3-4 Revelation 3:11 Tehilliym 45:4-5 Tehilliym 138:8 Yesha-yahu (Isaiah) 27 Vayiqra (Lev) 16:15 Tehill...

218. The Mazzaroth: The Gospel in the Stars - Pt 2 31.10.2021

Join us tonight as we continue our look into the Mazzaroth, the Gospel in the Stars, part 2. The story line Yahuah installed in the heavens before the first man was created is truly amazing and something all believers should have some knowledge of. We, here in the Rocky Mountains of Colorado, have a unique opportunity to view this message apart from the lights and pollution of the cities and it sh...

217. The Mazzaroth: The Gospel in the Stars - 1 25.10.2021

Join us as we take a look at the Mazzaroth, or the Gospel in the stars. On day 4, the creator put the stars in the firmament as an "oth" (אות) or communication devise, a sign or beacon or flag. It is a pretty wild story long forgotten by most people today but worth some investigation. We will have to learn some new things and relearn some old things, but it is a cool ride. The presentations have l...

216. Diving Into The Book of Yonah - Pt 2 21.10.2021

Join us as we finish the Book of Yonah. It has real-time lessons for each of us, and personally is one of the most difficult lessons I have come across in all of Scripture. Completely appropriate for today In light of the events of the world right now, this book is invaluable in teaching us about Yahuah’s heart during times like these, and painfully enough, more about our own heart as well. R...

215. Diving Into The Book of Yonah 09.10.2021

Join us as we begin a look into the Book of Yonah.  As you might expect, there is much more to it than our flannel graph lessons teach. This is a particularly important book to look into right now.  We will learn much about how to approach and treat those who are currently oppressing us. Melekiym Sheiny (2 Kings) 14:23-26 Matthew 12:38-39 Matthew 16:4 Yonah 1:1-17 Matthew 11:28-30

214. Shemeni Azteret and Simchat Torah 27.09.2021

Tonight we will take a quick look at the two feasts after Sukkoth before we head out the fire pit to conclude the Sukkoth feast. Vayiqra (Lev) 23:36, 39 Tehilliym (Psalm) 23:3 Mishlei (Pro) 8:20 Acts 13:22 John 14:15 Devariyum (Deut) 34:1-6 Yechezq’el (Ezk) 39:11 Devariym 33:2

213. The Feast of Tabernacles 20.09.2021

Tonight, we will take a look at the Feast called Sukkoth or the Hebrew word for booths.  This feast is also known as the Feast of Tabernacles in preparation for the first day of the feast  which begins at Sundown on Monday the 20th of this year (2021). Perhaps more than any other feast, there is a great deal of scripture that happens during this week and we can learn a good deal about th...

212. Yom Kippur 13.09.2021

Join us as we have a look at Yom Kippur and shine a light on a few things the 21st century American church may not have quite right. Vayiqra (Lev) 16:16 Yermeyahu (Jer) 6:15-19 Vayiqra 5:10-12 Yonah (Jonah) 3:10 Vayiqra 16:29-31 Yesha’yahu (Isa) 58 Luke 1:68-69 Matthew 15:24 Acts 5:30-31 Yermeyahu 7:22-23 Yesha’yahu 56:1-8

211. Yom Teruah, The Golden Calf and The Festival of Trumpets 08.09.2021

Join us as we begin to look at the fall feast days and discuss Yom Teruah, The Month of Elul, the Golden Calf and more. Reference Verses: Shemoth (Exodus) 32:4 B’ray-sheeth 1:11 Devariym (Deut) 29:10-12, 14-15 Yesha-yahu (Isaiah) 61:10-62:4 Devariym 31:17 Devariym 4:1-6, 30-31 Yesah’yahu 8:17 B’ray-sheth 1:6-8 Yahusha (Joshua) 24:15 Yocannon (John) 1:12-13 Yesha’yahu 60:1-6 (Actually chapter 59-61...

210. "The King is in the field" 30.08.2021

Tonight, we look at the coming fall feasts and the current events that may be shaping the end of days. We will read some of the instructions Yahuha provides for our actions for the next three weeks as we head into this most important time of the year and continue to discuss the month of Elul the time when “the king is in the field” Verses: Matthew 5:45 Song of Solomon 6:3 B’ray-sheeth 49:19 Husha...

209. The Beast - Part 3 23.08.2021

Join us as we try to clear up who exactly the women that rides the beast and the other two women involved in the end are. We will look at the 7 kings, 6 of whom we know and who the 7th and 8th might be. We compare those promises/warnings in Scripture with current events.  Remember the women is not the beast, and the beast is not the women. It is both important and interesting to det...

208. The Beast - Part 2 17.08.2021

Join us on our journey to further investigate the beast with 7 heads and 10 horns spoken of in Daniy’el (Daniel) and Chizayon (Revelation) and other places. We will look at what this critter is or isn’t, and why we might care. The day will come when the beast steps out of the sea and puts his feet on the sand, just as Yocanon (John) describes as the angel takes him into the distance of time to vie...

207. The Beast - Part 1 17.08.2021

Join us as we begin a look at the beast with the 7 heads and 10 horns of Revelation 17 and Daniel 7.  We will be having a look at the original language to glean some additional information Daniy’el 8:26 Yochanon (John) 14:15 1 Thessalonians 5:1-6 Tehilliym 119:105 Mishlei (Proverbs) 4:19 B’ray-seeth’ 4:12, 14 Chizayon (Rev) 17:1-11 Daniy’el 7:25

206. Living In Goshen? 02.08.2021

Join us as we ask what it may be like to live in the Goshen of the end times. Paul instructs those of us living at the end of days to make an example out of those that went before us - out of bondage and into the promised land. Sounds nice and I am looking forward to it, but was it all peaches and cream? Reference Verses: Yesha’yahu (Isaiah) 55:11 Mattenyahu 7:24-27 Yesha’yahu 30:1-12 Tehilliym (P...

205. The Sacrifice of Abel 27.07.2021

Join us as we have a closer look at the sacrifice of Havel (Abel) and why Rav Shaul (Paul) tells us at the end of days that Havel speaks to us from the grave. We will learn some interesting facts about the Minkah (grain) offering and the Olaw (burnt offering) and hopefully be able to understand a little better the things Yahuah wants, to better make sure we are included in the last roundup, at the...

204. A Just Man and Perfect in His Generations 20.07.2021

Join us as we continue to look at the seed of the woman and the seed of the serpent.  We will look at what it means to have the seed of the women, and to be perfect and just.  And the correct spelling of Genesis 6:9 something we should all know and aspire to, in order to become part of the House of Yishar’el, the group with a heart to follow and obey, and be collected at the end of days,...

203. The Seed of the Woman 12.07.2021

Join us as we continue to look at the various seeds in Scripture and their meaning for us today.  Reference Verses:  B’ray-sheeth  3:15, 4:8, 25:21-24, 25:25-27, 21:19, 26:8, 19:14, 17:17 Mal’akiy (Malachi) 1:2-4 Yechezq’el (Ezekiel) 35:10-12 Ovadyahu (Obadiah) 17-18

202. Cain and Abel 05.07.2021

Today we begin a look at the end times as seen at the beginning.  Many are not aware that the account of Kaw-yin’, better known as Cain, and Haw’vel’ knows in English as Abel begins with the English words in Chapter 4 verse 3 “ In the process of time ”  but in Hebrew it sounds like minkates yom .  Mi,n written מן, means from or out of … kates, written, ק ץ is an extremity or the end...

201. Finding Jacob: Roadrunners and Coyotes 05.07.2021

You have been lied to … Coyotes can run more than twice as fast as roadrunners; each cartoon should have ended with Wile E. enjoying a nice roadrunner sandwich.  Join us as we have a look at why some of Yahuah’s most faithful servants met an apparent tragic demise.  We will begin by looking at the ground rules and why Both Yahuah and the enemy must tell us what is going on before it happ...

200. Finding Jacob: The Garden of Eden Pt 4 23.06.2021

Join us as we take a final look at where the Garden of Eden might have been and is and why we might find that information useful. The Video I spoke about can be found at the web site https://www.smartereveryday.com and is episode 133 called “the backwards brain bicycle”. It is less than 8 minuets long and offers some interesting conclusions about the way our brain works. Reference Verses: Chizayon...

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