Are We Living in the Last Days? w/Gary DeMar*

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🗓️ 21 November 2023

⏱️ 107 minutes

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Are we living in the last days? On today’s podcast we revisit an issue of tremendous consequence—particularly in light of the ongoing conflict in the middle east. That issue revolves around the popular notion that Christians will be raptured out of this world—a rapture currently being dubbed, “The Great Disappearance.” Unfortunately, these modern eschatological interpretations are simply the result of scripture being taken out of context. These misunderstandings about the end times (eschatology) have been enthusiastically propagated by popular end-times prophecy pundits—from books and movies such as the Left Behind series by Tim LaHaye, to the “Great Disappearance” being preached by Dr. David Jeremiah. In reality, the Great Disappearance, subtitled “31 ways to be rapture ready” is simply the latest twist on an increasingly popular theme within modern-day Christianity—a theme that is relatively new in the history of Christendom. A proper eschatological evaluation is not merely a matter of theoretical significance as our interpretations have a tremendous impact on geopolitical relations and reactions. Simply put, a biblical understanding of the end times is not only important—it is essential. Hank Hanegraaff is joined by expert Gary DeMar to examine whether we are living in the last days as he explains what the Bible really says about the end times and why it matters. *This is an encore presentation of Hank Unplugged with an updated introduction to provide context. The original edition was first released in September of 2020. To dive deeper see: Hank Hanegraaff, The Apocalypse Code: Find out What the Bible Really Says About the End Times and Why It Matters Today.https://www.equip.org/product/cri-resource-the-apocalypse-code-find-out-what-the-bible-really-says-about-the-end-times-and-why-it-matters-today-wa/

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0:00.0	This is Scott Campbell from the Stupid Things for Love podcast.
0:04.0	I have a seven year old son and the biggest mountain I climb every day is trying to put shoes on this child.
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0:36.0	Skechers.com, a Skechers store, or wherever stylish footwear is sold. Great to have you with us for another edition of the Hank Unplug podcast.
1:07.4	Remember, our mission is to bring to your earbuds the most interesting, informative,
1:15.1	and inspirational people on the planet. And I'm going to do that today. Because on today's
1:21.6	podcast, we're going to revisit an issue of tremendous consequence, and that particularly in light
1:32.6	of what's going on right now in the Middle East.
1:37.1	The issue that I'm going to be discussing today, and I'll introduce my guest in a little
1:41.9	bit, revolves around the popular notion that some
1:48.5	two billion Christians are about to leave, about to be raptured out of this world,
1:57.9	a rapture that is currently being dubbed the Great Disappearance.
2:04.1	Trusted Christian broadcasters, men such as Pastor Greg Lorry, Dr. David Jeremiah,
2:12.9	Max Lucado, John MacArthur, and many, many others are communicating that we are now living in the
2:21.9	very shadow of this great disappearance. What they mean is that in the very near future some 2 billion people, and by the way, this is a number
2:37.6	that was recently forwarded by Dr. David Jeremiah, some two billion people will suddenly
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