Messiah 2030 Review - Fatally Flawed?
Messiah 2030 is a very popular series of videos that feature extensive and exhaustive research to prove that the Second Coming of Jesus will occur in the year 2030.
This idea fits with my personal eschatology (much more than the ridiculous "Little Season" idea that I talked about recently), and quite frankly, I'd love for it to be true!
But while these videos are very well done and feature an extraordinary and admirable amount of content and effort, the 2030 theory is not without flaws. Many of them are relatively minor, however, there are a couple of flaws in this theory that are serious...possibly fatal.
We explore these ideas in this special episode of Faith By Reason
Earth and Mars Resonate Orbits
https://www.khouse.org/personal_update/articles/2003/mars-getting-closer-earth
My Review of the "Little Season of Satan" (DEAR GOD what a bad theory!!)
https://youtu.be/SracY8rLtM8
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Revelation Unveiled Ep 17 The End of the Church
Eventually the Church Age will end. The Book of Revelation makes it clear that there will be a definitive end to this Dispensation. After Chapter 4, the term “church” is no longer mentioned.
But the pertinent questions are WHEN and HOW does the church age end. Since we are currently in the Church Age, we don’t have the luxury of hindsight, so we have to speculate. (but that’s what we do best on Faith By Reason).
In this episode, we look at how this Age might end by examining the pattern that God has demonstrated in the past when dealing with previous ages and see how this age fits into that pattern. Including the provocative idea that the Church Age has ALREADY ended!
Related Links
The End of the Church (blog post)
https://faithbyreason.net/the-end-of-the-church/
The Knowledge of the Holy
https://www.amazon.com/Knowledge-Holy-W-Tozer/dp/1626309906
The Godless Christianity movement
https://www.newsweek.com/meacham-end-christian-america-77125
Next Episode: The Headquarters of Heaven
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Synagogue of Satan - The Khazar Conspiracy: Revelation Unveild Ep. 15
Khazarian Jews or Ashkenazi Jews are among the most controversial topics in culture and geopolitics. The idea is that the paganistic medieval Khazarian empire converted to Judaism under duress. And these Slavic/Turkic people immigrated to eastern Europe after the fall of their empire and became the people called “European Jews” to this day. The primary controversy is that a subsection of these Ashkenazi’s gained tremendous wealth and influence through international banking while remaining pagan. Some believe that they literally run the world from behind the scenes, composing the Satanic elite that controls finances and corporations in hostility to Christianity.
If these conspiracy theories are true, these people would fit the criteria of the “Synagogue of Satan” that Jesus refers to in His letters to Smyrna and Philadelphia. But that’s a BIG “if”. The evidence for the Khazar/Ashkenazi theory is highly controversial and greatly disputed. In my research, I have found compelling evidence that gives reason to believe it, and equally compelling evidence that it is a hoax that should be dismissed.
As such, I can only offer the information and allow you the viewer to make their own decision as to its validity. In this week’s episode, we look at the Khazar Conspiracy
Related Links
Letter to Smyrna
https://faithbyreason.net/revelation-unveiled-ep-7-letter-to-smyrna/
Letter to Philadelphia
https://faithbyreason.net/revelation-unveiled-ep-13-letter-to-philadelphia/
The Thirteenth Tribe (book)
https://www.amazon.com/Thirteenth-Tribe-Khazar-Empire-Heritage/dp/1939438993/ref=sr_1_2?dchild=1&keywords=thirteenth+tribe&link_code=qs&qid=1606624215&sourceid=Mozilla-search&sr=8-2&tag=mozilla-20
Next Episode – The Letter to Laodicea
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The Little Season of Satan - Hidden History or Heresy?
The Little Season theory essentially states that we are in a Post-millennial period between the 1000-year Kingdon of Jesus and the Great White Throne of Judgement.
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Revelation Unveiled Ep 14 Those Who Say They Are Jews
The Synagogue of Satan is a title Jesus gives to a group of people who say they are Jews, but are not and are harassing His Church. Jesus mentions this Synagogue of Satan twice in His Seven Letters to Seven Churches, so it's obviously something that He wants us to take note of. We postulated in the study on the Letter to Smryna, that from a contemporary perspective, these folks were likely Edomites. But who might these people be historically and prophetically? These “non-Jews” have four aspects.
1. They claim to be Jews
2. They are not Jews
3. They practice satanism in the guise of Judaism
4. They persecute the church
In this two-part study, we look at groups who meet the criteria that Jesus set to some degree. In this first part, we examine:
• Replacement Theologists – Those who believe the Church has replaced Israel as God’s Chosen People,
• The 10 Lost Tribes – The idea that the northern tribes of Israel became “lost” after the Assyrian captivity, migrated to northern Europe, and sailed across the ocean to establish America (seriously)
• Black Hebrews – Those who believe that the true Jews had African physical features, migrated to Africa during the Jewish diaspora, and were abducted as slaves to the Americas (seriously).
While these groups meet some of the criteria, they don’t meet them all. In the next episode, we will look at a group that MAY fit all the criteria to be the Synagogue of Satan.
Related Links
Israel or the Church
https://faithbyreason.net/is-the-church-under-the-law-fbr-podcast-56/
Next Episode: The Ashkenazi Khazar Controversy
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Revelation Unveiled Episode 13: Letter to Philadelphia
Philadelphia is the faithful Church. Jesus’ letter to Philadelphia is full of effusive praise and incredible promises. He tells them that they have an open door to Him. And because they have remained faithful to Him, Jesus will PHYSICALLY REMOVE them from the cataclysmic time of The tribulation that will come upon the earth!
Jesus also tells the Philadelphian Church that He will give them His name and will make them a part of His royal family. Essentially, Jesus proposes marriage to this Church! Philadelphia is the Bride of Christ! Obviously, we should all strive to live up to the works and faith of this church.
Prophetically, Philadelphia lines up with the time of the Great Awakenings and the Missionary period of the 18th and 19th centuries. The time when fiery and passionate church leaders brought life into the dead Reformation church and inspired social and political liberty that persists (to varying degrees) to this very day!
In this weeks’ episode, we will examine the exemplary Church of Philadelphia
Related links
The True Bride (blog post)
https://faithbyreason.net/church-history-part-5-the-model-bride/
The Real Jesus
https://faithbyreason.net/the-real-jesus-fbr-podcast-69/
Mission and message of Jesus
https://faithbyreason.net/the-mission-and-message-off-jesus-fbr-podcast-70/
Next Post: The “Jews” who are not Jews
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Revelation Unveiled Ep12: Sardis part 2
The Protestant Reformation was one of the most pivotal movements in western history. Great work was done to return Christians to the true definition of salvation, which had been corrupted for 1000 years by the Catholic hierarchy. Prophetically, the period of the Reformation maps to the letter to the Church at Sardis. However, Sardis is one of two churches about which Jesus has nothing positive to say.
If the Reformation did so many great things for the Church, why was Jesus’ message to this Church so negative?
Jesus said their works were not complete. While the reformers got Salvation doctrine right, they did not go far enough. Many of the traditions of Catholicism remain in the reformed church. Futhermore, doctrines were introduced into the Church which greatly hampered repentance and growth.
In this week’s episode, we look at the Church at Sardis from the prophetic perspective by examining the victories and failures of the Protestant Reformation.
Related Links:
The Walking Dead (blog post)
https://faithbyreason.net/church-history-part-4-the-walking-dead/
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Revelation Unveiled Ep 11: Sardis, The Dead Church part 1
Sardis is the Dead Church. How could a Church of the Living God be dead? In His letter to the Church at Sardis, Jesus told them that they had a “name” (or reputation) that indicated life, but that was a facade covering up the fact that they were actually dead!
In order to understand what this means, we need to understand the Biblical definitions of “life” and “death”. Life is the ability to repair and grow. Death is the inability (or unwillingness) to repair and grow. This is true physically AND spiritually.
Sardis had a tenuous hold on Salvation theology, which gave it the appearance of a living church, but it did not do the things needed to repair and grow. They did not repent, they were not watchful, and they were stagnant.
This week’s episode is part 1 of our study of Sardis, where we examine that church from a historical, congregational, and personal perspective.
Related links
Sardis - The Walking Dead
https://faithbyreason.net/church-history-part-4-the-walking-dead/
Biblical Life
https://faithbyreason.net/a-tale-of-two-trees-part-1-life/
Biblical Death
https://faithbyreason.net/a-tale-of-two-trees-part-2-death/
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Revelation Unveiled Episode 10: The Spirit of Jezebel - Radical Feminism
The Spirit of Jezebel is greatly impacting our culture. In general, a “Jezebel Spirit” is a perversion of feminine wiles and energy used to seduce people into destructive behavior. One prominent aspect of Jezebel in our culture is the severe corruption of “Feminism”.
True feminism is the idea that men and women are equally valuable physically, emotionally, intellectually, and spiritually. This type of feminism is righteous, just, and Biblical. However radical feminism, also known as “3rd Wave Feminism” goes beyond the call for equality by purporting that women are superior to men! It universally ascribes aberrant or “toxic” behavior (selfishness, irresponsibility, promiscuity, violence, rudeness, narcissism, etc.) to everyone of the male gender, while simultaneously telling women that in order to be “strong”, they should embody many of the same traits that they are told to despise in men!
While this radical feminism has been harmful to men, it has been absolutely DEVASTATING to women because it demeans and destroys the true femininity that women aspire to. However, this isn’t solely the fault of the 3rd Wave Feminists or even the educational and corporate institutions that sponsor them. Behind this movement are our spiritual enemies. While Satan clearly hates all humanity, he has a special hatred for women that goes all the way back to Eden. And he delights in finding ways to rob women of their true feminine beauty. We’ll explore all these ideas in this week’s episode
Related links
The Fall of Satan
https://faithbyreason.net/what-was-satan-like-before-fbr-podcast-47/
Biblical Jezebel
https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1%20Kings%2016%3A30%2D32&version=NKJV
Next Episode: The Dead Church of Sardis
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Revelation Unveiled Ep 9 Thyatira - Idolatry, heresy, and the Vatican
Thyatira is the pagan church. In His letter to Thyatira, Jesus commends their good works, but chastises them for letting a “Jezebel” lead them into idolatry.
Prophetically, Thyatira coincides with the Roman Church of the middle ages. The Mystic paganism that began to seep into the Church during the era of Pergamos became official dogma. The Mystics became the leaders of the church and completely reshaped Christian doctrine into a warped and corrupt theocratic monstrosity that ruled the world for almost a thousand years. This theocracy was and is Roman Catholicism.
Keep in mind, that when I speak of Catholicism, I am SPECIFICALLY referring to the hierarchy that creates and enforces the heretical teachings, rites, symbols, ceremonies, and blatant Idolatry that encompasses the Catholic religion. The individual Catholic people are most often the victims of this religious abuse. The admonition from Jesus is for true believers to leave this institution before they suffer her long-overdue judgment.
In this week’s episode, we will look at how Jesus’ letter to Thyatira affects the Church historically, personally, and prophetically
Links
Blog post on Catholicism
https://faithbyreason.net/church-history-part-3-the-reign-of-religion/
The series on Religion
https://faithbyreason.net/religion-acts-of-justification/
Some Catholic Heresies
https://carm.org/catholic/list-of-roman-catholic-false-teachings
More false teachings
https://www.bible.ca/cath-overview-false-teaching.htm
Next Episode – The Modern Spirit of Jezebel in our Culture
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Revelation Unveiled Ep 8 The Compromising Church
When the Church compromises with the world, the world will always win. The Bible NEVER tells us to make terms with evil, or compromise with it in any way. We are called to be separate from the world – not a part of it.
Yet this was the problem with the Church at Pergamos. In His epistle to that Church, Jesus tells them that they are following the path of Balaam, the Old Testament prophet who put his desire for wealth and comfort ahead of the mission of God. Pergamos joined themselves to the world in order to gain and maintain wealth, influence, and comfort. When we follow the lead of Pergamos in our personal lives, we become indistinguishable from the world.
Worst of all, when the Medieval Church became like Pergamos, the pagan world took over the Church and completely altered theology so significantly, that we still experience the repercussions to this day!
In this week’s episode, we examine the Epistle of Jesus to the Compromising Church at Pergamos from a historical, personal, and prophetic perspective.
Links
Jesus’ letter to Pergamos
https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=rev+2%3A+12-17&version=NKJV
Nimrod and Semiramis
http://www.faithbyreason.net/organized-religion-part-2-the-queen-of-clubs/
http://www.faithbyreason.net/the-mother-of-harlots-fbr-podcast-40/
The Mystic Behind the Curtain
http://www.faithbyreason.net/leaders-of-organized-religion-tfbr-podcast-41/
http://www.faithbyreason.net/organized-religion-part-3-the-mystic-behind-the-curtain/
Mystics: Leaders of Organized "Religion"
http://www.faithbyreason.net/leaders-of-organized-religion-tfbr-podcast-41/
Church History part 2: How Mystics Stole Christmas (blog post)
http://www.faithbyreason.net/church-history-part-2-how-the-mystics-stole-christmas/
The Supernatural World View
http://www.faithbyreason.net/the-supernatural-worldview-fbr-podcast-37/
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Revelation Unveiled ep 7 Smyrna and Church Persecution
Smyrna represents the persecuted church. Although they suffered greatly for the sake of Christ and lived in extreme poverty, Jesus told the Christians in Smyrna that they were spiritually rich! Why? Because when you suffer injustice for the sake of Jesus, His righteous and just nature demand that you receive rewards in proportion to your suffering. And if you don’t receive that justice on earth, then you have to get it in Heaven.
The Church has suffered physical, social, and cultural persecution throughout its entire history, and even in modern times. Christians in totalitarian and theocratic regimes risk brutality and death just for worshipping Jesus. Here in the west, Christianity has gone from being a pillar of society to a reviled, mocked, and culturally disparaged institution. We are going down a path where Christians in America will one day be treated the same as the Church in China and Muslim countries.
But why does Jesus never offer or promise relief to the persecuted church? Because if He stopped their suffering, He would be limiting their reward! Jesus knows that any suffering we endure during our relatively short time on earth, is insignificant compared to our eternal glory. Therefore it would be unjust to take away our earthy suffering at the cost of limiting our eternal reward!
In this week’s episode, we examine the Epistle of Jesus to the persecuted Church at Smyrna from a historical, personal, and prophetic perspective
Related links
Don't Persecute the Messengers (blog post)
https://www.faithbyreason.net/church-history-part-1-dont-persecute-the-messengers-2/
Evolution, the Impossible Fairy Tale
https://www.faithbyreason.net/evolution-for-dummies-fbr-podcast-12/
Darwinism - The World's Deadliest Religion
https://www.faithbyreason.net/darwinian-philosophy/
Next Episode - The Compromising Church
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Revelation Unveiled Ep 6 The Church with no Love
Ephesus is known as the "Loveless Church". While that title is not inaccurate, it doesn't tell the whole story. Jesus actually begins this "epistle" by commending Ephesus on their strong adherence to sound doctrine. He also expressed how pleased He was that they didn't allow false teachers and false doctrine into the Church.
Unfortunately, in their zeal to keep their doctrine pure, the Church as Ephesus neglected to show each other the love of Christ, and to spend devotional time with Him. Particularly the charity and self-sacrifice Christianity requires.
There are many congregations today, and throughout history that have been so focused on "being right" about the Bible, that they have failed to show love and compassion towards others. These churches tend to destroy themselves through in-fighting.
Prophetically speaking, Ephesus aligns with the "Apostolic Age"; the first two centuries of the Church. The time from the ascension of Jesus, up until around the time of the great Roman persecutions. It's easy to understand why this Church had their doctrine right - they were around during the lifetime of all the Apostles! But again, they pursued God's word at the expense of God's love. Or put another way, they were so busy doing the work of the King, they had no TIME for the King!
In This week's episode, we will examine the Letter to Ephesus
Related Links
Letter to Ephesus (blog post)
https://www.faithbyreason.net/church-...
Revelation Chapter 2:1-7
https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/...
Next Episode: The Letter to the Persecuted Church
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Revelation Unveiled Ep 5: Seven Letters to Seven Churches Introduction
The Epistles of Jesus! We all know that the Apostles Paul, Peter, John, and others wrote epistles to churches and people in the New Testament, but most Christians fail to take note of the fact that there are seven New Testament epistles authored by Jesus Himself! These short but profound messages are known as The Seven Letters to Seven Churches in Revelation chapters 2 and 3.
These letters are actually the most relevant part of the Book of Revelation to Christians! Each one of these densely layered passages not only address the first-century churches to whom they were sent, but ALL churches and individual Christians throughout the ages – even to this very day!
Every congregation and person who professes Christ deals with one or more of the same challenges, problems, opportunities, successes, and failures outlines in the epistles of Jesus. Most provocatively, I believe that these seven letters, in the order in which they were written, prophetically outline ALL of Church history in advance!
In this week’s episode, I give an introduction to these fascinating and profound letters.
https://www.faithbyreason.net
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Revelation Unveiled Ep. 4 - Chapter 1
Revelation Chapter 1 sets the stage for the entire book. It lets you know who is the subject (Jesus), who the intended audience is (the Churches), and what the message will be (the end times).
Revelation chapter 1 also gives the outline of the Book. John is to write the things he has seen (the visions of Revelation chapter 1), the things which ARE (the 7 letters to 7 Churches), and the this which shall be “metatauta” or “after these things” (the future)
So the outline is:
The things you have seen (Chapter 1)
The things which ARE (Chapters 2 -3)
The things which will happen in the future (Chapters 4 – 22)
In this week's episode, we will do a deep dive into Revelation Chapter 1, including an interpretation of this first set of visions about Jesus and the Lampstands (Hint: the description of Jesus in this vision has NOTHING to do with his physical appearance (or His “race” when He was on earth!)
Related links
Revelation Chapter 1
https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=rev+1&version=NKJV
Word of God is like a two-edged sword
https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Hebrews%204%3A12&version=NKJV
Tribulation (blog post)
http://www.faithbyreason.net/the-tribulation-unfriendly-persuasion/
Next Episode - Seven Letters to Seven Churches Introduction
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Revelation Unveiled Ep 3 Millennial Perspectives
What do you think about the Millennium? When does it happen? Where is Jesus during this time? Your FULL answer to those questions will greatly affect your view of the Book of Revelation! Biblically speaking, the Millennium is a period of time (often seen as being 1000 years long), where the promised Kingdom of God is on earth.
Some people believe that Jesus will return to earth BEFORE the Millennium and establish the Kingdom Himself.
Others believe that the Church is the earthly Kingdom, and Jesus will return AFTER the Church has full dominion on earth.
Still others believe that there will be no ACTUALLY Millennium, but that the concept is a Biblical allegory for Jesus ruling in our hearts.
In this week’s episode, we’ll conclude our introduction to the Book of Revelation by looking at these three Millennial views. And I’ll end the episode by letting you know how I plan to teach this book, so you can decide if you want to go on this journey with me!
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Revelation Unveiled Ep 2: Man's Perspective
Man's attempts to interpret the Book of Revelation generally fall into 3 broad categories:
Allegorical: The events of Revelation are not to be taken literally. They are Allegories.
Historist/Preterist: Most of the events depicted in Revelation, (Chapters 1 - 20) have already happened.
Futurist: Most of the events of Revelation (Chapters 4 – 22) have not yet occurred. They will happen at some point in the future.
We will explore these viewpoints in this episode and give you Faith By Reason's perspective
The Primary verse used by Historists/Preterists Matt 16:28
https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=matt+16%3A28&version=HCSB
The fulfillment of Matt 16:28
https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Matthew+17%3A1-3&version=HCSB
The Jewish focus of the Tribulation
http://www.faithbyreason.net/the-tribulation-unfriendly-persuasion/
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Faith By Reason Introduction
Welcome to the Faith By Reason Rumble Channel!
At Faith By Reason, we examine Christain philosophy with logic, reason, and systematic analysis. The Premise of Faith by Reason is that Christianity makes sense, and God can be (and WANTS to be) known and understood. In this video, I provide a brief description of Faith By Reason, and talk about why we are now broadcasting on Rumble.
www.faithbyreason.net
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Revelation Unveiled Ep 1 The Divine Perspective
The Book of Revelation is one of the most amazing books in the Bible. It is NOT the book of “revelations”. It is NOT the “Revelation of St John”. It is the Revelation (singular) of Jesus Christ, which God GAVE to Him! It is God revealing Jesus…to Jesus! It is our opportunity to “eavesdrop” on a conversation between the eternal Father and Son!
But how (and why) does God the Father reveal Jesus to Himself? What does that mean? Understanding the Divine Perspective of Revelation is THE key to understanding this incredibly complex and profound book. We begin our verse by verse study of the Book of Revelation by exploring this Supernatural perspective on this first episode of Revelation Unveiled on Faith By Reason.
NOTE: If you are new to Faith By Reason, stay tuned after the introduction to learn more about Faith By Reason; who we are, what we stand for, and if Faith By Reason is right for you!
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Related Links:
About Me
https://faithbyreason.net/about/
About Faith By Reason
https://faithbyreason.net/about-this-blog/
What’s the Point?
https://faithbyreason.net/whats-the-point/
https://faithbyreason.net/whats-the-point-of-existence/
Next Episode: Man’s Perspective on Revelation
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