Expedition 44

Already or not yet?  • Ez 38-39 is about a true rescue of Israel • Many nations come up against Israel and are defeated    Many futurists look at the events of Ezekiel 38-39 and conclude that it must be future since we have a similar name in Revelation 19/20.   Gog and Magog are referenced together twice in Scripture by name, first in Ezekial 38-39 and very briefly in...

Futurists believe that there is a 7-year tribulation out there to come based on a similar hermeneutic that we found in the Anti-Christ and the temple episodes. This hermeneutic is smashing together passages throughout scripture that are taken out of context.  The main passages they use are Jer 30:7 of Jacob’s trouble, and a future 39th week to Daniel 9’s prophecy of the abomination of desolat...

When we think Apocalyptic Literature we think Daniel and Revelation. Through this series we have been seeking to break down exactly what apocalypse they were referring to. As we have previously mentioned the common majority of people within the western church just assume the bible teaches that in the end times their will be a tribulation, an antichrist, a mark of the beast, and a sudden disappeara...

The first beast comes "out of the sea" and is given authority and power by the dragon. This first beast is initially mentioned in Revelation 11:7 as coming out of the abyss. His appearance is described in detail in Revelation 13:1-10, and some of the mystery or connection to Revelation 17:7-18.  The second beast comes "out of the earth" and directs all peoples of the earth to worship the firs...

Thinking about God’s dominion and Sacred Space  God’s instruction to Adam & Eve as His vice-regents (and ruling priests) was likely to extend the culture of the garden to the ends of the earth. And if the garden was the first temple (a special dwelling place of God among men on the earth), with the first priests Adam & Eve (equality at the beginning and end), and it had a Sabbath (whi...

The question we need to ask is whether there is an actual single Anti-Christ figure in the end or is this a system similar to the sea/land beasts in Rev 13 and dan 7.  In General anti christ in early church history simply meant against the following of Christ and his teaching. The non-canonical Ascension of Isaiah presents a detailed exposition of the Antichrist as Belial and Nero.  &nbs...

  • Replacement theology (also known as supersessionism) essentially teaches that the church has replaced Israel in God’s plan. Adherents of replacement theology believe the Jews are no longer God’s chosen people, and God does not have specific future plans for the nation of Israel. Among the different views of the relationship between the church and Israel are the church has replaced Is...

Matt and Doc Ryan talk about the language and genre of apocalypse in the Bible. 

• Olivet discourse (Matt 24, Mark 13, Luke 21): 70AD • Daniel 9 (70 weeks) • 70 weeks • Dating of Revelation • The Temple in Revelation 11 • Nero and the Beast of Rev 13:16 • Sixth King of Rev 17:9-11

We launch into a new series on end times thinking! What does scripture say?

So first I am an exegetical guy. I really don’t like quoting any singular verses. Today I am going to quote some verses that fit in context but I urge you to study each application and their large context and I think you will find they fit this talk really well.  1 Peter 3:15 go prepared  Matthew 24:44 be ready 1 Corinthians 16:13 Be watchful, be strong Matthew 24:42 stay awake  For...

We have occasionally mentioned extra biblical sources on expedition 44 and I always get a slew of emails after I use these words asking what exactly I am referring to.   For the most part the average church attender has no idea that the bible seems to quote other sources several times. In fact I have had people argue this with me tooth and nail at first and are kind of shocked when I giv...

Dr. Will Ryan and Pastor Matt spend some time with Dr. John Walton of Wheaton discussing principles of trusting God and how COVID-19 and the Corona Virus may be viewed within the understanding of the book of Job.

Doc Ryan & Pastor Matt discuss The New Earth - Final state of Eternity - when Christ accomplishes God’s original purposes for creation, reverses Adam’s curse, culminates his fulfillment of God’s promises to Abraham, and, ultimately, provides his people a place to dwell with God for eternity.

The rapture thinking isn’t Biblical. Not only did Paul not think this way but neither did Jesus, in fact none of the Biblical Authors thought this way.     It started with an Anglo-Irish theologian, who in the 1830s invented the concept. Before John Nelson Darby imagined this scenario in the clouds, no Christian had ever heard of the rapture. the word "rapture"and even the idea...

• When a Christian dies, he or she enters into what theologians call the intermediate state, a transitional period between our past lives on Earth and our future resurrection to life on the New Earth. Usually when we refer to “Heaven,” we mean the place that Christians go when they die. (paradise) • By definition, an intermediate state or location is temporary. Life in the Heaven we go to when we...

Psalm 22:1—“my God, my God why have you forsaken me?” The opening line of Psalm 22 beautifully expresses the anguish of the psalmist. Shows Jesus' humanity and full trust in the victory through God on the cross.

Ryan and Matt take a look at the ideas of salvation and sanctification as part of the Good News. They discuss the idea of salvation as a momentary experience vs a journey and consider what a better method of introducing someone to the good news may be.

Pastor Matt and Dr. Ryan answer the question what is the gospel. Some look at Salvation alone as the gospel, but we will show that Salvation itself is simply described throughout the Bible as a journey of being faithful and obedient (Allegiant); giving our life (Nephesh) as Jesus gave his. A king, a kingdom, freedom from slavery, and restoration of an Edenic plan for all people the  NT and OT...

Our Westernized (American church) thinking, heavily influenced by Reformational theology has left most of us confused about what the Gospel (good News) is and how Salvation and Sanctification work in the life of a Believer. We have sought to use ways to communicate God's plan of Salvation and the start of the journey of following Jesus by simple steps or something called the Romans Road. Unfortuna...

Wright Wise Wisdom Hebrew Rabbinical salt Tychicus Onesimus Aristarchus Mark Timothy Titius Justus Proselytes Epaphras Luke and Demas   Nympha Archippus The Lost Letter to the Laodiceans The Shepherd of Hermas Ephesians Ephesus Canon Infallible Inerrant Inerrancy

Works Contract: Collosians/Ephesians/Genesis/Mosaic law   Within this narrative, creation itself is understood as a kind of Temple, a heaven-and-earth duality, (body becomes a temple of the HS) where humans function as the “image-bearers” within a cosmic Temple, part of earth yet reflecting the life and love of heaven.     Humans don’t simply “keep moral standards” bu...

imperatives out of context    3:15 aorist passive Household codes house Greco Roman Deuteronomy 32 garden   Eden Josephus Aristotle gender roles Exegetical egalitarianism Kingdom now egalitarianism Complementarianism   hypotassō agapaō submit Children slaves masters

Regathering of the Nations Mystery  Christ’s sufferings instructed in love Mystery   o As you received Christ Jesus the Lord.” As—it’s the Greek word hōs; it’s just a conjunction. It can mean “just as,” (likeness) o rooted, built up, established, and abounding o Salvation based on faith o 3 Graces • Philosophy, Traditions, & Elemental Spirits (stoicheia)   o BASIC PRIN...

We take a look at Colossians chapter one and explore some of the themes and issues of the chapter to include: Saints/Holy ones   Inheritance   Deuteronomy 32 worldview Nahalah= kleros   The new Exodus Cosmic Geography Domain of darkness Redemption Ransom Theory The Christ hymn and the Jewish Wisdom Tradition   Epignosis   Gnosticism or Pre-Gnostici...