Issues In Perspective with Dr. Jim Eckman
Jesus has his two trials with Pilate and is scourged, mocked and reviled as "King of the Jews.”
Jesus prays at Gethsemane and is arrested, and has 2 of His 6 trials.
Jesus teaches about who enters the kingdom and the events leading up to His crucifixion unfold.
The Olivet Discourse of Jesus deals with end times events and the admonition to be ready and be faithful.
Jesus goes on the offensive and condemns the Pharisees.
The Pharisees, Herodians and Sadducess all challenge Jesus and HIs Messianic authority.
Jesus teaches on servant leadership and then presents Himself to Israel as their Messiah via the Triumphal Entry.
Jesus teaches on the sanctity of marriage, celibacy and faithfulness.
Jesus gives instructions on the methodology of church discipline and on the importance of forgiveness.
Jesus teaches on kingdom values, including humility and our obligations to fellow kingdom citizens.
Jesus continues performing His miracles proving He is the Messiah, but also teaching His disciples profound truth about Himself.
Jesus finishes teaching His parables about the "mysteries of the kingdom," and finds He is rejected by his hometown of Nazareth and by Herod Antipas.
In light of rejection, Jesus unfolds the “mysteries of the Kingdom.”
Jesus rebukes the Pharisees for their rejection of Him as the Messiah.
Jesus has presented Himself as the Messiah, now Matthew records the response of Galilee to His Messiahship.
Jesus sends out His 12 Apostles and counsels them on expectations, preparation and the message.
Jesus' Messianic miracles are followed by an expression of His compassion and the commissioning of His 12 apostles to represent Him.
Jesus' words and works prove His messiahship, but opposition is growing among the scribes and Pharisees.
Jesus performs a series of Messianic miracles fulfilling Old Testament prophecies that prove who He is.
Jesus completes His Sermon on the Mount by focusing on four choices we need to make in life.
Jesus teaches on the spiritual disciplines of prayer and fasting.
Jesus completes His interpretation of the Law and now gives focus to the practice of righteousness.
Jesus' interpretation of the Law focuses on the call to internal righteousness, not the facade of external righteousness alone.
Jesus completes His review of kingdom virtues and issues the challenge to be salt and light for Him.
As Jesus begins His Sermon on the Mount, He gives focus to the virtues of the Kingdom, sometimes called the Beatitudes.
Jesus begins His Galilean ministry, teaching, preaching and doing Messianic miracles proving He is the Messiah.
The temptation of Jesus proves He is a righteous King who can claim David's throne.
John baptizes Jesus, the Spirit comes and the Father proclaims His Beloved Son as the Messiah.
Joseph protects the Child and His mother, and John the Baptist is introduced.
The birth of Jesus fulfills many prophecies and the visit of the Magi.
The Release of Satan, the Great White Throne and the New Heaven and New Earth round out this magnificent book.
The triumphant return of Jesus, the defeat of His enemies and the establishment of His 1,000 year reign.
The religious, commercial, and financial dimensions of the Beast's empire are unraveling.
The 7 bowl judgments detail the unraveling of the Beast's empire and his hold on rebellious humanity.
A triumphant vision of Jesus followed by the prophetic proclamations of six angels--a prelude to the bowl judgments.
Satan constructs a false trinity, when he presents his "Christ" to the world energized by the false prophet to deceive the world into the worship of Satan and his "Christ.”
Revelation 12: John identifies the main players in the drama of the Great Tribulation.
God raises up the two witnesses to challenge the Beast (the antichrist), by faithfully proclaiming the truth for 3 1/2 years.
The 5th and 6th Trumpet judgments are followed by the recommissioning of John as God's prophet in chapter 10.
The 144,000 are God's witnesses during the Tribulation, with the result that countless come to faith and their prayers are answered by the Trumpet judgments of God.
Only the Lamb of God can open the 7 seals, which He does in chapter 6.
John is in the throne room of heaven witnessing the concentric circles of worship and adoration of the father and the Son.
Jesus, the Lord of the church, evaluates the church at Philadelphia and at Laodicea.
The Lord of the Church evaluates the church at Thyatira and at Sardis.
The Lord of the church evaluates the churches at Ephesus, Smyrna and Pergamum.
The exalted Jesus appears to John in all His glory and majesty.
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