Welcome back to the podcast on this memorial day here in the States a day when we remember

in honor soldiers who have died while serving in the armed forces.

War has been on the forefront of many minds here in the past 15 months, no matter how close

or far we are from the front lines.

War has impacted all of us.

Of course, Jesus said that we can expect to hear of wars and rumors of wars and that

nation will rise against nation, which are but the beginning of the birth pangs.

Jesus said in Matthew 24 verses 6 to 8, Jesus said this in the context of his return to

earth and what we can expect before he comes again.

Pastor John, you just published a new book, Cumbler Jesus meditations on the second coming

of Christ and in it, Matthew 24 verses 6 to 8 and mentions of war, make many appearances,

especially in the second half of the book.

This new book is very relevant for our age of wars and rumors of wars.

And today I have another open question for you.

With the books released, you have done a handful of interviews with various ministries online.

I think our listeners will be interested in all of those conversations.

If anyone asked you a question that you didn't quite expect or ones that maybe have opened

new insights into the biblical teaching on Christ's return for you, any question surprised

you.

In fact, that did happen.

In fact, it happened more than once.

The one that was most provocative and caused me to see some texts in a different light

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