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DAVID'S PSALMS are a window into his heart and mind, and those written while he was on the run from Saul are instructive, teaching us that even in our darkest hours, God has not forsaken us. We discuss these psalms, composed while hiding in the dry, dusty wilderness of Judah—possibly the site of the later fortress of Masada, or even further southeast, in the desert of Edom near modern-day Petra. Even then, driven from his home and family by an unjust king, David trusted in God for his ultimate salvation. We note the verse where David asks God: Say to my soul, “I am your yeshua!” (Psalm 35:3) And we speculate that Psalm 17 may have a hidden reference to the practice of child sacrifice and the spirits that demand it. Here's the link to the online text of The Star of Bethlehem: The Star That Astonished the World by Dr. E. L. Martin, who used historical and astronomical data to pin down the date of Jesus' birth to September 11, 3 B.C. The relevant information is summarized in chapter 5. The Wikipedia entry on the mausoleum of Pozo Moro has pictures of the Phoenician inscription we described that depicts reptilian entities eating what looks like human infants. Get our new app! It's free and connects you to these studies plus our weekly video programs, SciFriday , Unraveling Revelation , and A View from the Bunker . The app is available for iOS, Android, Roku, and Apple TV. Links to the app stores are at www.gilberthouse.org/app/. Please subscribe and share our YouTube channel, www.YouTube.com/GilbertHouse! Check out our new online store! www.GilbertHouse.org/store is a virtual book table with books and DVDs related to our weekly Bible study. Video on demand of our best teachings! Stream presentations and teachings based on our research at our new video on demand site! JOIN US IN ISRAEL! The Gilberts will be in the Holy Land March 19-30, 2023. This is a tour like no other! See Joshua's altar, Gilgal Refaim, and more. For information and to reserve your place, log on to www.SkyWatchInIsrael.com. NOTE: NEW DATES FOR OUR TOUR OF TURKEY! We're planning a tour of the churches of Revelation, Göbekli Tepe, Abraham's home town Harran, the “Gates of Hell,” Mount Nemrut, and more. Due to the political situation in Eastern Europe, we've moved the tour to October, 2023. Dates will be finalized by January. More information is available at www.SkyWatchinTurkey.com. Follow our weekly studies of Bible prophecy at www.UnravelingRevelation.tv, or at www.youtube.com/unravelingrevelation! SciFriday is back! Every episode is at www.SciFriday.tv and www.youtube.com/scifridaytv! Click here for the complete archive of our New Testament Bible studies to date, and click here for the Old Testament studies to date. Or go to www.spreaker.com/show/gilbert-house-fellowship for all of the audio.
ABIGAIL IS a wonderful example of wisdom and diplomacy, who acted contrary to her husband's wishes—but in his best interests. Nabal—certainly not his name, since it means “fool”—insulted the messengers sent by David to ask for some supplies after protecting Nabal's flocks and shepherds in the wilderness. Abigail wisely put together a caravan of gifts for David and his men, which stopped David from slaughtering everyone in Nabal's household. When Abigail told her husband what had happened, Nabal suffered a heart attack (or a stroke) and died ten days later. David sent to Abigail and made her his third wife (after Saul's daughter Michal and Ahinoam of Jezreel). Meanwhile, Saul continued to hunt for David, who spares the king's life a second time. Not being stupid, David decided to take his followers and his new wives to the Philistines. This time, Achish, the king of Gath, took David in. This put David in an awkward position: On the one hand, Saul wouldn't chase him into Philistine territory. On the other, David had to show loyalty to Achish without raiding and killing his fellow Israelites. Get our new app! It's free and connects you to these studies plus our weekly video programs, SciFriday , Unraveling Revelation , and A View from the Bunker . The app is available for iOS, Android, Roku, and Apple TV. Links to the app stores are at www.gilberthouse.org/app/. Please subscribe and share our YouTube channel, www.YouTube.com/GilbertHouse! Check out our new online store! www.GilbertHouse.org/store is a virtual book table with books and DVDs related to our weekly Bible study. Video on demand of our best teachings! Stream presentations and teachings based on our research at our new video on demand site! JOIN US IN ISRAEL! The Gilberts will be in the Holy Land March 19-30, 2023. This is a tour like no other! See Joshua's altar, Gilgal Refaim, and more. For information and to reserve your place, log on to www.SkyWatchInIsrael.com. NOTE: NEW DATES FOR OUR TOUR OF TURKEY! We're planning a tour of the churches of Revelation, Göbekli Tepe, Abraham's home town Harran, the “Gates of Hell,” Mount Nemrut, and more. Due to the political situation in Eastern Europe, we've moved the tour to October, 2023. Dates will be finalized by January. More information is available at www.SkyWatchinTurkey.com. Follow our weekly studies of Bible prophecy at www.UnravelingRevelation.tv, or at www.youtube.com/unravelingrevelation! SciFriday is back! Every episode is at www.SciFriday.tv and www.youtube.com/scifridaytv! Click here for the complete archive of our New Testament Bible studies to date, and click here for the Old Testament studies to date. Or go to www.spreaker.com/show/gilbert-house-fellowship for all of the audio.
WE GET insight into the mind of David this week as we read a collection of psalms probably written while he was hiding from Saul. We discuss similarities in the words of David and Job. Although their circumstances were different—David being persecuted by a man while Job was being tested by “the satan”—their hope in God in the midst of their trials is very much alike. Get our new app! It's free and connects you to these studies plus our weekly video programs, SciFriday , Unraveling Revelation , and A View from the Bunker . The app is available for iOS, Android, Roku, and Apple TV. Links to the app stores are at www.gilberthouse.org/app/. Please subscribe and share our YouTube channel, www.YouTube.com/GilbertHouse! Check out our new online store! www.GilbertHouse.org/store is a virtual book table with books and DVDs related to our weekly Bible study. Video on demand of our best teachings! Stream presentations and teachings based on our research at our new video on demand site! JOIN US IN ISRAEL! The Gilberts will be in the Holy Land March 19-30, 2023. This is a tour like no other! See Joshua's altar, Gilgal Refaim, and more. For information and to reserve your place, log on to www.SkyWatchInIsrael.com. NOTE: NEW DATES FOR OUR TOUR OF TURKEY! We're planning a tour of the churches of Revelation, Göbekli Tepe, Abraham's home town Harran, the “Gates of Hell,” Mount Nemrut, and more. Due to the political situation in Eastern Europe, we've moved the tour to October, 2023. Dates will be finalized by January. More information is available at www.SkyWatchinTurkey.com. Follow our weekly studies of Bible prophecy at www.UnravelingRevelation.tv, or at www.youtube.com/unravelingrevelation! SciFriday is back! Every episode is at www.SciFriday.tv and www.youtube.com/scifridaytv! Click here for the complete archive of our New Testament Bible studies to date, and click here for the Old Testament studies to date. Or go to www.spreaker.com/show/gilbert-house-fellowship for all of the audio.
DAVID'S FLIGHT from Saul led both men to take desperate action: David sought refuge among Israel's mortal enemies, first the Philistines and then the Moabites, while Saul ordered the slaughter of the priests of the tabernacle because they unknowingly helped David escape. The difference between the two men is highlighted by the incident in a cave at Ein Gedi, a site on the west side of the Dead Sea. David had the opportunity to kill Saul while the king relieved himself, unaware that David and his men were hiding at the back of the cave. Instead of taking the king by surprise, David cut off a corner of the king's robe as proof that Saul had been in David's power, but he had forbidden his men from lifting a hand against the Lord's anointed. As we'll see in the weeks ahead, Saul's gratitude to David for sparing his life didn't last very long. Get our new app! It's free and connects you to these studies plus our weekly video programs, SciFriday , Unraveling Revelation , and A View from the Bunker . The app is available for iOS, Android, Roku, and Apple TV. Links to the app stores are at www.gilberthouse.org/app/. Please subscribe and share our YouTube channel, www.YouTube.com/GilbertHouse! Check out our new online store! www.GilbertHouse.org/store is a virtual book table with books and DVDs related to our weekly Bible study. Video on demand of our best teachings! Stream presentations and teachings based on our research at our new video on demand site! JOIN US IN ISRAEL! The Gilberts will be in the Holy Land March 19-30, 2023. This is a tour like no other! See Joshua's altar, Gilgal Refaim, and more. For information and to reserve your place, log on to www.SkyWatchInIsrael.com. NOTE: NEW DATES FOR OUR TOUR OF TURKEY! We're planning a tour of the churches of Revelation, Göbekli Tepe, Abraham's home town Harran, the “Gates of Hell,” Mount Nemrut, and more. Due to the political situation in Eastern Europe, we've moved the tour to October, 2023. Dates will be finalized by January. More information is available at www.SkyWatchinTurkey.com. Follow our weekly studies of Bible prophecy at www.UnravelingRevelation.tv, or at www.youtube.com/unravelingrevelation! SciFriday is back! Every episode is at www.SciFriday.tv and www.youtube.com/scifridaytv! Click here for the complete archive of our New Testament Bible studies to date, and click here for the Old Testament studies to date. Or go to www.spreaker.com/show/gilbert-house-fellowship for all of the audio.
SAUL'S INSECURITIES were his downfall, the hole in his spiritual armor that led him to try to murder David rather than accept God's will. We discuss the plot to assassinate David and his first wife Michal's scheme to buy time for David to escape, and how the account of 1 Samuel 19 shows the influence of the pagan Amorite culture, with its veneration of the ancestral dead, on ancient Israel. Our schedule this week also takes us into the Psalms, as our chronological reading order begins interspersing the psalms of David into the account of his life. This approach will help us gain a deeper insight into the heart and mind of the man God called the apple of His eye. Get our new app! It's free and connects you to these studies plus our weekly video programs, SciFriday , Unraveling Revelation , and A View from the Bunker . The app is available for iOS, Android, Roku, and Apple TV. Links to the app stores are at www.gilberthouse.org/app/. Please subscribe and share our YouTube channel, www.YouTube.com/GilbertHouse! Check out our new online store! www.GilbertHouse.org/store is a virtual book table with books and DVDs related to our weekly Bible study. JOIN US IN ISRAEL! The Gilberts will be in the Holy Land March 19-30, 2023. This is a tour like no other! See Joshua's altar, Gilgal Refaim, and more. For information and to reserve your place, log on to www.SkyWatchInIsrael.com. NOTE: NEW DATES FOR OUR TOUR OF TURKEY! We're planning a tour of the churches of Revelation, Göbekli Tepe, Abraham's home town Harran, the “Gates of Hell,” Mount Nemrut, and more. Due to the political situation in Eastern Europe, we've moved the tour to October, 2023. Dates will be finalized by January. More information is available at www.SkyWatchinTurkey.com. Follow our weekly studies of Bible prophecy at www.UnravelingRevelation.tv, or at www.youtube.com/unravelingrevelation! SciFriday is back! Every episode is at www.SciFriday.tv and www.youtube.com/scifridaytv! Click here for the complete archive of our New Testament Bible studies to date, and click here for the Old Testament studies to date. Or go to www.spreaker.com/show/gilbert-house-fellowship for all of the audio.
The story of David and Goliath is one of the best-known in the Bible. The contrast between the faith of David (in God), Saul (in his armor), and Goliath (in himself) is just one of the lessons to draw from the account. One of the interesting aspects of David's battle with Goliath is the way the Masoretic Hebrew text, on which our English Old Testament translations are based, includes a big chunk of 1 Samuel 17 that is not in the older Hebrew texts translated into the Greek Septuagint 200-300 years before the birth of Jesus. 1 Samuel 17:12–31 and 55–58 are not in the Septuagint. It doesn't change the meaning of the text, but the verses were apparently added by the Masoretes to enhance the stature of David as the founder of the bloodline that would produce the promised Messiah. We also discuss Saul's fall from favor as he disobeys God's command to devote the Amalekites to destruction and then blames his failure on his fear of the people. Get our new app! It's free and connects you to these studies plus our weekly video programs, SciFriday , Unraveling Revelation , and A View from the Bunker . The app is available for iOS, Android, Roku, and Apple TV. Links to the app stores are at www.gilberthouse.org/app/. Please subscribe and share our YouTube channel, www.YouTube.com/GilbertHouse! Check out our new online store! www.GilbertHouse.org/store is a virtual book table with books and DVDs related to our weekly Bible study. JOIN US IN ISRAEL! The Gilberts will be in the Holy Land March 19-30, 2023. This is a tour like no other! See Joshua's altar, Gilgal Refaim, and more. For information and to reserve your place, log on to www.SkyWatchInIsrael.com. NOTE: NEW DATES FOR OUR TOUR OF TURKEY! We're planning a tour of the churches of Revelation, Göbekli Tepe, Abraham's home town Harran, the “Gates of Hell,” Mount Nemrut, and more. Due to the political situation in Eastern Europe, we've moved the tour to October, 2023. Dates will be finalized by January. More information is available at www.SkyWatchinTurkey.com. Follow our weekly studies of Bible prophecy at www.UnravelingRevelation.tv, or at www.youtube.com/unravelingrevelation! SciFriday is back! Every episode is at www.SciFriday.tv and www.youtube.com/scifridaytv! Click here for the complete archive of our New Testament Bible studies to date, and click here for the Old Testament studies to date. Or go to www.spreaker.com/show/gilbert-house-fellowship for all of the audio.
A senior software engineer at Google believes the company has created a sentient artificial intelligence. Have they really, and if so, what are the consequences? Then Dr. Phillip Silvia, Director of Scientific Analysis at Tall el-Hammam, returns to share evidence from the dig at ancient Sodom of significant changes in the earth's rotational axis—which may explain the story of the reversing shadow on the sundial of Ahaz in 2 Kings 20:8–11! Join us in Israel! For details on the 2023 SkyWatchTV Israel Tour March 19-30, 2023, visit www.SkyWatchInIsrael.com.
SAUL WAS a flawed man—indecisive, rash, and lacking in faith. Although Saul led Israel to victory over its enemies, mainly the Philistines and the trans-Jordanian kingdoms of Edom, Moab, and Ammon, his insecurity and poor judgment led to God's decree that the kingship would be stripped from his family and given to another. We discuss Saul's foolish decision to offer sacrifices rather than waiting for the prophet Samuel, placing himself above God's priest and showing that he was unfit to lead God's people. Then we discuss a key battle in which Saul's son Jonathan led a covert raid that God used to instill panic in the Philistines. Saul foolishly laid an oath on his soldiers: “Cursed be the man who eats food until it is evening and I am avenged on my enemies.” Fighting is hard work, and because of his vow the Israelite forces were too weak to press their victory over the Philistines. This is another example that the characteristics we humans too often use to choose our leaders—he was tall and handsome!—are not the ones God values. Get our new app! It's free and connects you to these studies plus our weekly video programs, SciFriday , Unraveling Revelation , and A View from the Bunker . The app is available for iOS, Android, Roku, and Apple TV. Links to the app stores are at www.gilberthouse.org/app/. Please subscribe and share our YouTube channel, www.YouTube.com/GilbertHouse! Check out our new online store! www.GilbertHouse.org/store is a virtual book table with books and DVDs related to our weekly Bible study. JOIN US IN ISRAEL! The Gilberts will be in the Holy Land March 19-30, 2023. This is a tour like no other! See Joshua's altar, Gilgal Refaim, and more. For information and to reserve your place, log on to www.SkyWatchInIsrael.com. NOTE: NEW DATES FOR OUR TOUR OF TURKEY! We're planning a tour of the churches of Revelation, Göbekli Tepe, Abraham's home town Harran, the “Gates of Hell,” Mount Nemrut, and more. Due to the political situation in Eastern Europe, we've moved the tour to October, 2023. Dates will be finalized by January. More information is available at www.SkyWatchinTurkey.com. Follow our weekly studies of Bible prophecy at www.UnravelingRevelation.tv, or at www.youtube.com/unravelingrevelation! SciFriday is back! Every episode is at www.SciFriday.tv and www.youtube.com/scifridaytv! Derek's new book! The Second Coming of Saturn is available in paperback and Kindle. You can buy it at the SkyWatchTV store, Amazon, or any major bookstore. Click here for the complete archive of our New Testament Bible studies to date, and click here for the Old Testament studies to date. Or go to www.spreaker.com/show/gilbert-house-fellowship for all of the audio.
The story of Saul is a record of the transformation of Israel from a theocracy to a kingdom. The sons of the prophet Samuel followed in the footsteps of the sons of the former high priest, Eli, pursuing wealth and taking bribes. (Interestingly, they set up shop in Beersheba, located in the Negev in southern Israel. We need to do more study into the significance of Beersheba to figure out why they went there instead of staying in the region of Benjamin and Ephraim like their father.) Oppression by the Ammonite king Nahash, and the bad behavior of Samuel's sons, prompted the Israelites to demand a king. In a classic example of being careful of what you wish for, God consented. And then He called a man based on the characteristics we humans often use to choose our leaders: Saul was tall and handsome. As we'll see in the weeks ahead, that's not good criteria for picking a national leader! We also point out more hidden references to the Holy Spirit and the Messiah in the Old Testament. While the doctrine of the Trinity is not spelled out by the name in the Bible, we see all three members—Father, Son, and Holy Spirit—throughout the scriptures if we pay attention. For more on the Jewish belief in two powers in heaven, a teaching that was not heretical until the second century AD, visit www.TwoPowersInHeaven.com. Get our new app! It's free and connects you to these studies plus our weekly video programs, SciFriday , Unraveling Revelation , and A View from the Bunker . The app is available for iOS, Android, Roku, and Apple TV. Links to the app stores are at www.gilberthouse.org/app/ .Please subscribe and share our YouTube channel, www.YouTube.com/GilbertHouse! Check out our new online store! www.GilbertHouse.org/store is a virtual book table with books and DVDs related to our weekly Bible study. During the month of May, save 20% with promo code MAY20! JOIN US IN ISRAEL! The Gilberts will be in the Holy Land March 19-30, 2023 . This is a tour like no other! See Joshua's altar, Gilgal Refaim, and more. For information and to reserve your place, log on to www.SkyWatchInIsrael.com. NOTE: NEW DATES FOR OUR TOUR OF TURKEY! We're planning a tour of the churches of Revelation, Göbekli Tepe, Abraham's home town Harran, the “Gates of Hell,” Mount Nemrut, and more. Due to the political situation in Eastern Europe, we've moved the tour to October, 2023. Dates will be finalized by January. More information is available at www.SkyWatchinTurkey.com. Follow our weekly studies of Bible prophecy at www.UnravelingRevelation.tv, or at www.youtube.com/unravelingrevelation! Derek's new book! The Second Coming of Saturn is available in paperback and Kindle. You can buy it at the SkyWatchTV store, Amazon, or any major bookstore. Click here for the complete archive of our New Testament Bible studies to date, and click here for the Old Testament studies to date. Or go to www.spreaker.com/show/gilbert-house-fellowship for all of the audio.
The ark of the covenant was not to be misused. God made that very clear to both Israel and its mortal enemies in the days of Samuel, Saul, and David, the Philistines. The ark had been moved from Shechem to Shiloh at some point during the time of the Judges. As we discussed last week, the Samaritans believe to this day that Eli, the high priest who raised Samuel, was the one who moved the center of Israelite worship sometime around 1200 BC. Whether that's true or not, the tabernacle was in Shiloh by the time of Eli, and his death coincided with the capture of the ark by the Philistines. It had been brought to the battlefield by the Israelites in hope that it would guarantee a military victory. The Bible does not record that the Israelites prayed or sacrificed to God before the battle, and we learned last week that Eli's sons, Hophni and Phinehas, “did not know the Lord.” So, the ark was used by the Israelites as a sort of cosmic good luck charm and not as any sign of their faith in God. And it didn't work, as Israel was routed and Eli's sons were killed. However, the Philistines didn't enjoy their victory. A plague of “tumors” broke out, which was, based on a better understanding of Philistine culture and religion thanks to recent archaeological finds, probably even more painful than scripture suggests. We briefly discuss the history of the Philistines and evidence connecting them to the early Greeks and the Amorites, links that explain the various names attached to their creator-god Dagon, also known as Saturn, Kronos, Baal-Hammon, El, Molech, Enlil, and Kumarbi—in our view, all of them identities worn by the leader of the rebellious “sons of God” from Genesis 6, the Watcher chief Shemihazah. Get our new app! It's free and connects you to these studies plus our weekly video programs, SciFriday , Unraveling Revelation , and A View from the Bunker . The app is available for iOS, Android, Roku, and Apple TV. Links to the app stores are at www.gilberthouse.org/app/ .Please subscribe and share our YouTube channel, www.YouTube.com/GilbertHouse! Check out our new online store! www.GilbertHouse.org/store is a virtual book table with books and DVDs related to our weekly Bible study. During the month of May, save 20% with promo code MAY20! JOIN US IN TURKEY! We're planning a tour of the churches of Revelation, Göbekli Tepe, Abraham's home town Harran, the “Gates of Hell,” Mount Nemrut, and more. The dates are October 19-November 3, 2022. Complete details on cost, the itinerary, and registration are available now at www.SkyWatchinTurkey.com. NEW DATES FOR THE SKYWATCH TV TOUR OF ISRAEL: The Gilberts will be in the Holy Land March 19-30, 2023 . This is a tour like no other! See Joshua's altar, Gilgal Refaim, and more. For information and to reserve your place, log on to www.SkyWatchInIsrael.com. Follow our weekly studies of Bible prophecy at www.UnravelingRevelation.tv, or at www.youtube.com/unravelingrevelation! Derek's new book! The Second Coming of Saturn is available in paperback and Kindle. You can buy it at the SkyWatchTV store, Amazon, or any major bookstore. Click here for the complete archive of our New Testament Bible studies to date, and click here for the Old Testament studies to date. Or go to www.spreaker.com/show/gilbert-house-fellowship for all of the audio.
The rise of the monarchy in Israel begins with the story of Samuel. We dive deeply into the prayer of Samuel's mother, Hannah, and unpack its spiritual and prophetic implications. 2 Samuel 2:1 sets the tone for her prayer: My heart exults in the LORD;my horn is exalted in the LORD.My mouth derides my enemies,because I rejoice in your salvation. Key to understanding that verse is knowing that “salvation” is the Hebrew word yeshua—Jesus! We also discuss the references to spiritual warfare embedded in her prayer, Hannah's humility and faithfulness, which contrasts with the sins of the sons of Eli. We also discuss the historic significance of Eli. Samaritans, who consider themselves descendants of the tribes of Ephraim and Manasseh and the preservers of the true Law given to Moses, believe Eli illegally took a group of Israelites from Shechem to Shiloh. There, he built a second tabernacle and set himself up as high priest Now, if that was true it would be in the Bible, which never hides bad behavior of the patriarchs or apostles. It's what the Samaritans believe, however, and it's at the root of the schism between Jews and Samaritans that continues to this day. Get our new app! It's free and connects you to these studies plus our weekly video programs, SciFriday , Unraveling Revelation , and A View from the Bunker . The app is available for iOS, Android, Roku, and Apple TV. Links to the app stores are at www.gilberthouse.org/app/. Please subscribe and share our YouTube channel, www.YouTube.com/GilbertHouse! Check out our new online store! www.GilbertHouse.org/store is a virtual book table with books and DVDs related to our weekly Bible study. During the month of May, save 20% with promo code MAY20! JOIN US IN TURKEY! We're planning a tour of the churches of Revelation, Göbekli Tepe, Abraham's home town Harran, the “Gates of Hell,” Mount Nemrut, and more. The dates are October 19-November 3, 2022. Complete details on cost, the itinerary, and registration are available now at www.SkyWatchinTurkey.com. NEW DATES FOR THE SKYWATCH TV TOUR OF ISRAEL: The Gilberts will be in the Holy Land March 19-30, 2023 . This is a tour like no other! See Joshua's altar, Gilgal Refaim, and more. For information and to reserve your place, log on to www.SkyWatchInIsrael.com. Follow our weekly studies of Bible prophecy at www.UnravelingRevelation.tv, or at www.youtube.com/unravelingrevelation! Derek's new book! The Second Coming of Saturn is available in paperback and Kindle. You can buy it at the SkyWatchTV store, Amazon, or any major bookstore. Click here for the complete archive of our New Testament Bible studies to date, and click here for the Old Testament studies to date. Or go to www.spreaker.com/show/gilbert-house-fellowship for all of the audio.
GOD IS our redeemer, a theme woven throughout the Old Testament. This is illustrated most clearly in the Book of Ruth. This week, we finish the Book of Judges with the story of how the other tribes of Israel prevented the extinction of Benjamin after the sordid affair of the Levite's concubine (Judges 19–20). Then we move on to Ruth, which relates the story of the great-grandparents of David. Ruth was a Moabite woman who married a man from Bethlehem, one of the sons of Naomi and Elimelech, when they'd traveled to Moab during a famine in Israel. Elimelech died, leaving Naomi with her sons and daughters-in-law, but after ten years in Moab, Naomi's sons died as well. Ruth's redemption by Naomi's kinsman, Boaz, is a picture of our redemption by God through His sacrifice. We discuss the significance of the actions of Boaz in the context of Christ's victory over death at the cross and the significance of the Bible recording a Moabite—a Gentile—in the line of David and Jesus. (And the mother of Boaz was Rahab, the Canaanite woman who hid the Israelite spies from the king of Jericho!) Get our new app! It's free and connects you to these studies plus our weekly video programs, SciFriday , Unraveling Revelation , and A View from the Bunker . The app is available for iOS, Android, Roku, and Apple TV. Links to the app stores are at www.gilberthouse.org/app/. Please subscribe and share our YouTube channel, www.YouTube.com/GilbertHouse! Check out our new online store! www.GilbertHouse.org/store is a virtual book table with books and DVDs related to our weekly Bible study. During the month of May, save 20% with promo code MAY20! JOIN US IN TURKEY! We're planning a tour of the churches of Revelation, Göbekli Tepe, Abraham's home town Harran, the “Gates of Hell,” Mount Nemrut, and more. The dates are October 19-November 3, 2022. Complete details on cost, the itinerary, and registration are available now at www.SkyWatchinTurkey.com. NEW DATES FOR THE SKYWATCH TV TOUR OF ISRAEL: The Gilberts will be in the Holy Land March 19-30, 2023 . This is a tour like no other! See Joshua's altar, Gilgal Refaim, and more. For information and to reserve your place, log on to www.SkyWatchInIsrael.com. Follow our weekly studies of Bible prophecy at www.UnravelingRevelation.tv, or at www.youtube.com/unravelingrevelation! Derek's new book! The Second Coming of Saturn is available in paperback and Kindle. You can buy it at the SkyWatchTV store, Amazon, or any major bookstore. Click here for the complete archive of our New Testament Bible studies to date, and click here for the Old Testament studies to date. Or go to www.spreaker.com/show/gilbert-house-fellowship for all of the audio.
SODOM AND GOMORRAH come to mind when reading the last three chapters of the Book of Judges. The disturbing events recorded in the final chapters of Judges describe a time “when there was no king in Israel.” A Levite from the hill country of Ephraim had traveled to Bethlehem to bring home his wayward concubine, probably a secondary wife. On their return journey north, they stop for the night at Gibeah, a town in the territory of Benjamin about four miles north of Jerusalem. That's where things take a horrifying turn. The men of the city, like the men of Sodom in the days of Abraham and Lot, demand that the owner of the home where the Levite and his concubine are staying, demand that the Levite come out so that they may “know” him—a euphemism for “have sex with.” The homeowner offers his virgin daughter instead, as Lot did with his daughters to the men of Sodom. The men of Gibeah refuse—so the Levite essentially pushes his concubine outside where she is raped so violently that she dies. The Levite brings her body home, cuts her into twelve pieces and sends them to the tribes of Israel, a shocking bit of propaganda that moves the people to gather at Mizpah, about three miles from Gibeah, and prepare for war. We discuss the fact that the Levite, who should have known better (he's a Levite, after all!), never appealed to God for help. Nor did the people of Israel consult God before deciding to go to war with the tribe of Benjamin—who, for their part, refused to give up the guilty men of Gibeah, preferring to fight even though they were outnumbered nearly 20-to-1! We also look at Hosea chapter 9, which references the incident at Gibeah as part of a longer polemic against Ephraim, meaning the northern tribes. Hosea wrote in the 8th century BC, just before the Assyrian conquest of Samaria, a time when the northern tribes had followed the apostasy of Jeroboam, the rebel who led the northern tribes to declare independence from Solomon's son Rehoboam. Jeroboam set up the golden calves at Bethel and Dan, worship of the Canaanite creator-god El that was specifically condemned by Hosea (Hos. 8:5–6). We believe the actions of the men of Gibeah and Sodom are linked to the worship of El and Baal-Peor, which Derek argues in his new book The Second Coming of Saturn are one and the same. It's connected to the cult of the dead, a practice that was a snare to the Israelites from the time they entered Canaan (see Hosea 9:15; Gilgal was the Israelite camp near Jericho). Get our new app! It's free and connects you to these studies plus our weekly video programs, SciFriday , Unraveling Revelation , and A View from the Bunker . The app is available for iOS, Android, Roku, and Apple TV. Links to the app stores are at www.gilberthouse.org/app/. Please subscribe and share our YouTube channel, www.YouTube.com/GilbertHouse! Check out our new online store! www.GilbertHouse.org/store is a virtual book table with books and DVDs related to our weekly Bible study. During the month of May, save 20% with promo code MAY20! JOIN US IN TURKEY! We're planning a tour of the churches of Revelation, Göbekli Tepe, Abraham's home town Harran, the “Gates of Hell,” Mount Nemrut, and more. The dates are October 19-November 3, 2022. Complete details on cost, the itinerary, and registration are available now at www.SkyWatchinTurkey.com. NEW DATES FOR THE SKYWATCH TV TOUR OF ISRAEL: The Gilberts will be in the Holy Land March 19-30, 2023 . This is a tour like no other! See Joshua's altar, Gilgal Refaim, and more. For information and to reserve your place, log on to www.SkyWatchInIsrael.com. Follow our weekly studies of Bible prophecy at www.UnravelingRevelation.tv, or at www.youtube.com/unravelingrevelation! Derek's new book! The Second Coming of Saturn is available in paperback and Kindle. You can buy it at the SkyWatchTV store, Amazon, or any major bookstore. Click here for the complete archive of our New Testament Bible studies to date, and click here for the Old Testament studies to date. Or go to www.spreaker.com/show/gilbert-house-fellowship for all of the audio.
One of the most mysterious artifacts in history is back in the news. An Italian scientist and his team used a new X-ray technique to date the shroud, purported to be the burial cloth of Jesus, to about the time of his crucifixion. This contradicts a 1988 study that used radiocarbon dating to place the shroud's creation in the year 1325, +/- 65 years. This week, we pull excerpts from a pair of interviews Derek conducted in July, 2013 at a Prophecy Watchers conference in Colorado Springs. Russ Breault, president and founder of the Shroud of Turin Education Project (www.shroudencounter.com), and Barrie Schwortz, president of the Shroud of Turin Education and Research Association (www.shroud.com), explain why they believe the shroud is what believers claim it to be—a piece of linen that preserves the image of the pre-resurrected Jesus. Turkey is a land that's full of historic and prophetic significance—the churches of Revelation, Abraham's home city, and the oldest religious community on Earth, Göbekli Tepe. Join us on this adventure! Our tour runs October 18-November 3, 2022. Find out more at www.SkyWatchinTurkey.com. Join us in Israel! For details on the 2023 SkyWatchTV Israel Tour March 19-30, 2023, visit www.SkyWatchInIsrael.com.
The number of the name of the Beast—the Antichrist—is 666. This week, we begin our discussion of the mark and its meaning. The second-century theologian Irenaeus had some interesting thoughts about the number, concluding that its most likely meaning was “Teitan” (Titan), but adding that if we were meant to know the Antichrist's name, it would have been revealed to John. Watch every episode of Unraveling Revelation at www.UnravelingRevelation.tv or at our new mobile app, which is free and available for iOS, Android, and Amazon Kindle Fire phones and tablets. You can now watch Unraveling Revelation on the new Gilbert House Roku channel, and please subscribe to our YouTube channel: www.YouTube.com/unravelingrevelation. We'll visit the cities of the churches of Revelation this fall. Join us for the SkyWatchTV Tour of Turkey October 18-November 3, 2022! For more information, log on to www.SkyWatchinTurkey.com. Join us in Israel! For details on the SkyWatchTV Israel Tour (new dates: March 19-30, 2023), visit www.SkyWatchInIsrael.com.
As a fundamental misunderstanding of science convinces many that the Bible is a book of myths, the world is not turning to atheism, but returning to the old pagan ways. We discuss the celebration of Walpurgisnacht in Germany, which, ironically, is named for Saint Walburga, an 8th-century West Saxon missionary to the Franks. Also: Mystery hepatitis outbreak in children under 10 has scientists baffled. Turkey is a land that's full of historic and prophetic significance—the churches of Revelation, Abraham's home city, and the oldest religious community on Earth, Göbekli Tepe. See Turkey with us and join us on this adventure! Our tour runs October 18-November 3, 2022. Find out more at www.SkyWatchinTurkey.com. Join us in Israel! For details on the 2023 SkyWatchTV Israel Tour March 19-30, 2023, visit www.SkyWatchInIsrael.com.
SAMSON WAS the stereotypical alpha male. Ruled by his passions, Samson fell into the hands of Israel's enemies, the Philistines—but God used even Samson's failings to save His people from their enemies. We discuss Samson's flaws, such as his pride and rather flexible approach toward keeping his vow as a Nazirite. It's clear that Samson either wasn't the smartest guy in Israel, or he put so much trust in his own strength that he did foolish things. Then we move on to the story of the tribe of Dan's relocation from its original land allotment west of Judah to the north, at the base of Mount Hermon. The Danites, unable to push the Philistines out of their territory, seized the area around the ancient city of Laish and settled there. This story is connected to that of an ambitious Levite priest who left the territory of Judah and settled with a wealthy Ephraimite named Micah, who had fallen into the pagan practices of Israel's Amorite neighbors. We revisit the practice of ancestor veneration and the monthly kispum ritual, which involved the household idols called teraphim, through which pagans in the ancient Near East believed they provided food and drink for their dead ancestors. Judges 17 and 18 show the fulfillment of Moses' prophecy over Dan in Deuteronomy 33:22: “Dan is a lion's cub that leaps from Bashan.” Mount Hermon and the area around the city of Dan were part of Og's kingdom, Bashan, but at the time of the prophecy, the Israelites were still camping on the plains of Moab east of the Jordan River. The account also shows that Dan was the first of the tribes of Israel to fall back into pagan worship. By taking the Levite, Jonathan (a descendant of Moses!), as their tribal priest, they violated the Law, since the approved priesthood served at the Tabernacle in Shiloh. This may be the reason early Christian theologians such as Irenaeus believed the Antichrist would come from the tribe of Dan. Here's the link for information about Jamie Walden and the Calico Buffalo Base Camp. The first gathering will be August 4–7, 2022 at the camp, located just outside Durango, Colorado. Jamie's website is OmegaDynamics.org. You can help support the Waldens and their work to rebuild the camp by clicking here. Get our new app! It's free and connects you to these studies plus our weekly video programs, SciFriday , Unraveling Revelation , and A View from the Bunker . The app is available for iOS, Android, Roku, and Apple TV. Links to the app stores are at www.gilberthouse.org/app/. Please subscribe and share our YouTube channel, www.YouTube.com/GilbertHouse! Check out our new online store! www.GilbertHouse.org/store is a virtual book table with books and DVDs related to our weekly Bible study. During the month of May, save 20% with promo code MAY20! JOIN US IN TURKEY! We're planning a tour of the churches of Revelation, Göbekli Tepe, Abraham's home town Harran, the “Gates of Hell,” Mount Nemrut, and more. The dates are October 19-November 3, 2022. Complete details on cost, the itinerary, and registration are available now at www.SkyWatchinTurkey.com. NEW DATES FOR THE SKYWATCH TV TOUR OF ISRAEL: The Gilberts will be in the Holy Land March 19-30, 2023 . This is a tour like no other! See Joshua's altar, Gilgal Refaim, and more. For information and to reserve your place, log on to www.SkyWatchInIsrael.com. Follow our weekly studies of Bible prophecy at www.UnravelingRevelation.tv, or at www.youtube.com/unravelingrevelation! Derek's new book! The Second Coming of Saturn is available in paperback and Kindle. You can buy it at the SkyWatchTV store, Amazon, or any major bookstore. Click here for the complete archive of our New Testament Bible studies to date, and click here for the Old Testament studies to date. Or go to www.spreaker.com/show/gilbert-house-fellowship for all of the audio.
SCIENTISTS HAVE veered out of their lane into the realm of metaphysics by questioning whether time and reality actually exist. We discuss the dangerous implications of such philosophical musings, because they often lead to the conclusion that since cause-and-effect are mere social constructs, we humans are not really responsible for our actions. Watch every episode of SciFriday at www.SciFriday.tv! We'll announce a new YouTube channel soon. Join us as we visit the cities of the churches of Revelation this fall. Our tour of Turkey is set for October 18-November 3, 2022! For more information, log on to www.SkyWatchinTurkey.com. Join us in Israel! For details on the SkyWatchTV Israel Tour (new dates: March 19-30, 2023), visit www.SkyWatchInIsrael.com.
High-tech science played a key role in deciphering the text on a small lead amulet found on Mount Ebal in Israel, the site of Joshua's altar. Archaeologist Dr. Scott Stripling, provost of The Bible Seminary in Katy, Texas, and Aaron Lipkin, CEO of Lipkin Tours, an Israeli tour company based in Samaria (the West Bank), discuss the process by which the “curse amulet” was found and decoded, and the monumental significance of this discovery. Turkey is a land that's full of historic and prophetic significance—the churches of Revelation, Abraham's home city, and the oldest religious community on Earth, Göbekli Tepe. Join us on this adventure! Our tour runs October 18-November 3, 2022. Find out more at www.SkyWatchinTurkey.com. Join us in Israel! For details on the 2023 SkyWatchTV Israel Tour March 19-30, 2023, visit www.SkyWatchInIsrael.com.
JUDGES 11 describes an event in Israel's history that is difficult to reconcile with a loving God. Jephthah, the son of man of the tribe of Manasseh by a prostitute, is called upon by the people of Gilead to lead them into battle against the kingdom of Ammon, which had invaded their territory. Jephthah, described as “a mighty warrior,” vowed to God that he would sacrifice as a burnt offering “whatever [or “whoever”] comes out from the doors of my house to meet me when I return.” (Judges 11:30–31). This illustrates the foolishness of swearing a rash vow to God. It is also evidence that the Bible has not been edited over the centuries, for surely an event like this would have been deleted to remove any hint that Jephthah's vow and subsequent sacrifice was acceptable to God. However, not all scholars believe that Jephthah's daughter became a burnt offering. The Septuagint translation suggests that she was instead dedicated to God through a vow of chastity. In that time, being childless was normally considered a mark of shame. For more on this, see “Did Jephthah Kill His Daughter?” by Solomon Landers at Biblical Archaeology Society Online (link: https://www.baslibrary.org/bible-review/7/4/15) and “Daughter of Jephthah: Bible” by Karla Bombach at the Jewish Women's Archive (link: https://jwa.org/encyclopedia/article/daughter-of-jephthah-bible). It appears the real sacrifice was the end of Jephthah's patrimony, since his daughter was his only child. By dedicating her to God, the bloodline of Jephthah came to an end. Get our new app! It's free and connects you to these studies plus our weekly video programs, SciFriday , Unraveling Revelation , and A View from the Bunker . The app is available for iOS, Android, Roku, and Apple TV. Links to the app stores are at www.gilberthouse.org/app/ .Please subscribe and share our YouTube channel, www.YouTube.com/GilbertHouse! Check out our new online store! www.GilbertHouse.org/store is a virtual book table with books and DVDs related to our weekly Bible study. During the month of May, save 20% with promo code MAY20! JOIN US IN TURKEY! We're planning a tour of the churches of Revelation, Göbekli Tepe, Abraham's home town Harran, the “Gates of Hell,” Mount Nemrut, and more. The dates are October 19-November 3, 2022. Complete details on cost, the itinerary, and registration are available now at www.SkyWatchinTurkey.com. NEW DATES FOR THE SKYWATCH TV TOUR OF ISRAEL: The Gilberts will be in the Holy Land March 19-30, 2023 . This is a tour like no other! See Joshua's altar, Gilgal Refaim, and more. For information and to reserve your place, log on to www.SkyWatchInIsrael.com. Follow our weekly studies of Bible prophecy at www.UnravelingRevelation.tv, or at www.youtube.com/unravelingrevelation! Derek's new book! The Second Coming of Saturn is available in paperback and Kindle. You can buy it at the SkyWatchTV store, Amazon, or any major bookstore. Click here for the complete archive of our New Testament Bible studies to date, and click here for the Old Testament studies to date. Or go to www.spreaker.com/show/gilbert-house-fellowship for all of the audio.
ANY STUDY of end times prophecy that doesn't account for the world's 1.7 billion Muslims is missing a huge piece of the puzzle. This week, we present a scenario for an end times deception that uses Islam as a lure to draw the world, especially Jews, into welcoming the Antichrist with open arms. Watch every episode of Unraveling Revelation at www.UnravelingRevelation.tv, and please subscribe to our YouTube channel: www.YouTube.com/unravelingrevelation. We'll visit the cities of the churches of Revelation this fall. Join us for the SkyWatchTV Tour of Turkey October 18-November 3, 2022! For more information, log on to www.SkyWatchinTurkey.com. Join us in Israel! For details on the SkyWatchTV Israel Tour (new dates: March 19-30, 2023), visit www.SkyWatchInIsrael.com.
SPECULATION ON the location of the seven mountains of Revelation 17:9 has led prophecy scholars to conclude that “the great city that has dominion over the kings of the earth” must be a city with seven hills, like Rome. There is a better explanation. We look at the Book of 1 Enoch to show that Jews of Jesus' day sometimes described angels as mountains. Given that the mountains are the seven heads of the Beast, and “also seven kings,” we are looking at supernatural entities—just as we discussed last week. Toward the end of this week's study, we speculate on the identity of the three horns uprooted by the little horn of Daniel 7, who scholars generally agree is the Antichrist. More on that next week! Watch every episode of Unraveling Revelation at www.UnravelingRevelation.tv. And please subscribe to our new YouTube channel: www.YouTube.com/UnravelingRevelation. Join us in Turkey! We'll visit the churches of Revelation, Abraham's home city Harran, Göbekli Tepe, and more! Our tour is October 18-November 3, 2022. Find out more and reserve your place at www.SkyWatchinTurkey.com. Israel is open for tourists again! For details on the SkyWatchTV Israel Tour (new dates: March 19-30, 2023), visit www.SkyWatchInIsrael.com.
SPECULATION ON the location of the seven mountains of Revelation 17:9 has led prophecy scholars to conclude that “the great city that has dominion over the kings of the earth” must be a city with seven hills, like Rome. There is a better explanation. We look at the Book of 1 Enoch to show that Jews of Jesus' day sometimes described angels as mountains. Given that the mountains are the seven heads of the Beast, and “also seven kings,” we are looking at supernatural entities—just as we discussed last week. Toward the end of this week's study, we speculate on the identity of the three horns uprooted by the little horn of Daniel 7, who scholars generally agree is the Antichrist. More on that next week! Watch every episode of Unraveling Revelation at www.UnravelingRevelation.tv. And please subscribe to our new YouTube channel: www.YouTube.com/UnravelingRevelation. Join us in Turkey! We'll visit the churches of Revelation, Abraham's home city Harran, Göbekli Tepe, and more! Our tour is October 18-November 3, 2022. Find out more and reserve your place at www.SkyWatchinTurkey.com. Israel is open for tourists again! For details on the SkyWatchTV Israel Tour (new dates: March 19-30, 2023), visit www.SkyWatchInIsrael.com.
Prophecy scholars have debated the identity of the ten kings of Daniel 7 and Revelation 17 for nearly 2,000 years. Identifying human rulers or kingdoms is an impossible task because the prophets were pointing to inhuman entities—spirits, or angels if you prefer, who are in league with Satan and the Beast in their rebellion against God. And while we believe we can identify three of the characters who take center stage in the last days—Satan is Baal (Zeus, Jupiter), Mystery Babylon is Inanna (Ishtar, Astarte, Aphrodite, Queen of Heaven), and the Beast is Leviathan (Chaos)—the identities of the other supernatural “kings” are still hidden from us. For now. Watch every episode of Unraveling Revelation at www.UnravelingRevelation.tv, and please subscribe to our YouTube channel: www.YouTube.com/unravelingrevelation. We'll visit the cities of the churches of Revelation this fall. Join us for the SkyWatchTV Tour of Turkey October 18-November 3, 2022! For more information, log on to www.SkyWatchinTurkey.com. Join us in Israel! For details on the SkyWatchTV Israel Tour (new dates: March 19-30, 2023), visit www.SkyWatchInIsrael.com.
Prophecy scholars have debated the identity of the ten kings of Daniel 7 and Revelation 17 for nearly 2,000 years. Identifying human rulers or kingdoms is an impossible task because the prophets were pointing to inhuman entities—spirits, or angels if you prefer, who are in league with Satan and the Beast in their rebellion against God. And while we believe we can identify three of the characters who take center stage in the last days—Satan is Baal (Zeus, Jupiter), Mystery Babylon is Inanna (Ishtar, Astarte, Aphrodite, Queen of Heaven), and the Beast is Leviathan (Chaos)—the identities of the other supernatural “kings” are still hidden from us. For now. Watch every episode of Unraveling Revelation at www.UnravelingRevelation.tv, and please subscribe to our YouTube channel: www.YouTube.com/unravelingrevelation. We'll visit the cities of the churches of Revelation this fall. Join us for the SkyWatchTV Tour of Turkey October 18-November 3, 2022! For more information, log on to www.SkyWatchinTurkey.com. Join us in Israel! For details on the SkyWatchTV Israel Tour (new dates: March 19-30, 2023), visit www.SkyWatchInIsrael.com.
THE SHORT reign of Gideon's son Abimelech lasted just three years, with a sad end to what was the first attempt to create a ruling dynasty over Israel. And the heart of the conspiracy was a city sacred to one of the most powerful and popular of the fallen angels. Abimelech's fratricide, killing his half-brothers to become king over Israel, reveals that Gideon, despite saying, “The Lord will rule over you,” did in fact rule as a king. (And Abimelech's name, which means “my father, the king,” is another clue!) We discuss the work of the spirit realm in sowing discord between Abimelech and his co-conspirators from the city of Shechem. We also discuss the spiritual significance of Shechem, the identity of Baal-Berith (Derek identifies it in his book The Second Coming of Saturn as the Hurrian god Mitra, another identity worn by El, Kronos, Saturn, etc.), and some of the biblical events that took place there. In short, it's not a coincidence that God directed Moses and Joshua to set up an altar overlooking the city! If you're curious about our tour of Turkey this fall, you might want to watch our interview with Doug Hershey, author of Israel Rising and the founder of Ezra Adventures: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lf1RcLfKpnU Please subscribe and share our YouTube channel, www.YouTube.com/GilbertHouse! Check out our new online store! www.GilbertHouse.org/store is a virtual book table with books and DVDs related to our weekly Bible study. During the month of April, save 10% with promo code APRIL10! JOIN US IN TURKEY! We're planning a tour of the churches of Revelation, Göbekli Tepe, Abraham's home town Harran, the “Gates of Hell,” Mount Nemrut, and more. The dates are October 19-November 3, 2022. Complete details on cost, the itinerary, and registration are available now at www.SkyWatchinTurkey.com. NEW DATES FOR THE SKYWATCH TV TOUR OF ISRAEL: The Gilberts will be in the Holy Land March 19-30, 2023 . This is a tour like no other! See Joshua's altar, Gilgal Refaim, and more. For information and to reserve your place, log on to www.SkyWatchInIsrael.com. Follow our weekly studies of Bible prophecy at www.UnravelingRevelation.tv, or at www.youtube.com/unravelingrevelation! Derek's new book! The Second Coming of Saturn is available in paperback and Kindle. You can buy it at the SkyWatchTV store, Amazon, or any major bookstore. Click here for the complete archive of our New Testament Bible studies to date, and click here for the Old Testament studies to date. Or go to www.spreaker.com/show/gilbert-house-fellowship for all of the audio.
THE SHORT reign of Gideon's son Abimelech lasted just three years, with a sad end to what was the first attempt to create a ruling dynasty over Israel. And at the heart of the conspiracy was a city sacred to one of the most powerful and popular of the fallen angels. Abimelech's fratricide, killing his half-brothers to become king over Israel, reveals that Gideon, despite saying, “The Lord will rule over you,” did in fact rule as a king. (And Abimelech's name, which means “my father, the king,” is another clue!) We discuss the work of the spirit realm in sowing discord between Abimelech and his co-conspirators from the city of Shechem. We also discuss the spiritual significance of Shechem, the identity of Baal-Berith (Derek identifies it in his book The Second Coming of Saturn as the Hurrian god Mitra, another identity worn by El, Kronos, Saturn, etc.), and some of the biblical events that took place there. In short, it's not a coincidence that God directed Moses and Joshua to set up an altar overlooking the city! —————— Check out our new online store! www.GilbertHouse.org/store is a virtual book table with books and DVDs related to our weekly Bible study. During the month of April, save 10% with promo code APRIL10! —————— JOIN US IN TURKEY! We're planning a tour of the churches of Revelation, Göbekli Tepe, Abraham's home town Harran, the “Gates of Hell,” Mount Nemrut, and more. The dates are October 19-November 2, 2022. Complete details on cost, itinerary, and registration are available now at www.SkyWatchinTurkey.com. —————— NEW DATES FOR THE SKYWATCH TV TOUR OF ISRAEL: The Gilberts will be in the Holy Land March 19-30, 2023. This is a tour like no other! We'll visit Shiloh, Joshua's altar, Gilgal Refaim, and more. For information and to reserve your place, log on to www.SkyWatchInIsrael.com.
The war between Russia and Ukraine is not the prophesied war led by Gog of Magog—but Satan and his minions could use it as a deception to introduce the Antichrist to a world looking for a savior. Watch every episode of Unraveling Revelation at www.UnravelingRevelation.tv, and please subscribe to our YouTube channel: www.YouTube.com/unravelingrevelation. We'll visit the cities of the churches of Revelation this fall. Join us for the SkyWatchTV Tour of Turkey October 18-November 3, 2022! For more information, log on to www.SkyWatchinTurkey.com. Join us in Israel! For details on the SkyWatchTV Israel Tour (new dates: March 19-30, 2023), visit www.SkyWatchInIsrael.com.
The war between Russia and Ukraine is not the prophesied war led by Gog of Magog—but Satan and his minions could use it as a deception to introduce the Antichrist to a world looking for a savior. Watch every episode of Unraveling Revelation at www.UnravelingRevelation.tv, and please subscribe to our YouTube channel: www.YouTube.com/unravelingrevelation. We'll visit the cities of the churches of Revelation this fall. Join us for the SkyWatchTV Tour of Turkey October 18-November 3, 2022! For more information, log on to www.SkyWatchinTurkey.com. Join us in Israel! For details on the SkyWatchTV Israel Tour (new dates: March 19-30, 2023), visit www.SkyWatchInIsrael.com.
THE STORY of Gideon is not just an example of faith in the face of overwhelming odds; it's also another example of the Trinity in the Old Testament. Gideon was from the weakest clan in the tribe of Manasseh, and described himself as “the least in [his] father's house.” Yet, the angel of the Lord, the pre-incarnate Christ, assured Gideon that he would “save Israel from the hand of Midian.” Gideon's reluctance is understandable; the hordes of Midianites and Amalekites were so numerous that “both they and their camels could not be counted.” He tested God twice, and God confirmed that it was indeed He who had called Gideon to this mission. In Judges 6:34, we read that “the Spirit of the Lord clothed [or “took control of”] Gideon,” giving us the third member of the Trinity in the story of Gideon. Sadly, Gideon, like all of us, wasn't perfect. Although he declined the offer of the Israelites to rule over them, which is understandable given that he and his 300 beat an army of 120,000, he made a gold ephod for himself, a garment reserved for the high priest, and named one of his many sons Abimelech—which means “my father is king.” By the way, the value of Gideon's ephod in today's market is over $1.3 million. No wonder “it became a snare to Gideon and his family”! Please subscribe and share our YouTube channel, www.YouTube.com/GilbertHouse! Check out our new online store! www.GilbertHouse.org/store is a virtual book table with books and DVDs related to our weekly Bible study. During the month of April, save 10% with promo code APRIL10! JOIN US IN TURKEY! We're planning a tour of the churches of Revelation, Göbekli Tepe, Abraham's home town Harran, the “Gates of Hell,” Mount Nemrut, and more. The dates are October 19-November 3, 2022. Complete details on cost, the itinerary, and registration are available now at www.SkyWatchinTurkey.com. NEW DATES FOR THE SKYWATCH TV TOUR OF ISRAEL: The Gilberts will be in the Holy Land March 19-30, 2023 . This is a tour like no other! See Joshua's altar, Gilgal Refaim, and more. For information and to reserve your place, log on to www.SkyWatchInIsrael.com. Follow our weekly studies of Bible prophecy at www.UnravelingRevelation.tv, or at www.youtube.com/unravelingrevelation! Derek's new book! The Second Coming of Saturn is available in paperback and Kindle. You can buy it at the SkyWatchTV store, Amazon, or any major bookstore.
THE RUSSO-UKRAINIAN war has prompted many to ask whether the prophesied war of Gog and Magog is upon us. This week, we dive into Ezekiel 38 and 39 to explain why Russia is not part of the prophecy. Magog, and all of the nations mentioned in the northern coalition, were located in what is modern-day Turkey. More important, however, is the phrase “the uttermost parts of the north.” We explain why this is not a geographical reference—at least, it doesn't refer to a place in the natural realm. Watch every episode of Unraveling Revelation at www.UnravelingRevelation.tv. And please subscribe to our new YouTube channel: www.YouTube.com/UnravelingRevelation. Join us in Turkey! We'll visit the churches of Revelation, Abraham's home city Harran, Göbekli Tepe, and more! Our tour is October 18-November 3, 2022. Find out more and reserve your place at www.SkyWatchinTurkey.com. Israel is open for tourists again! For details on the SkyWatchTV Israel Tour (new dates: March 19-30, 2023), visit www.SkyWatchInIsrael.com.
THE RUSSO-UKRAINIAN war has prompted many to ask whether the prophesied war of Gog and Magog is upon us. This week, we dive into Ezekiel 38 and 39 to explain why Russia is not part of the prophecy. Magog, and all of the nations mentioned in the northern coalition, were located in what is modern-day Turkey. More important, however, is the phrase “the uttermost parts of the north.” We explain why this is not a geographical reference—at least, it doesn't refer to a place in the natural realm. Watch every episode of Unraveling Revelation at www.UnravelingRevelation.tv. And please subscribe to our new YouTube channel: www.YouTube.com/UnravelingRevelation. Join us in Turkey! We'll visit the churches of Revelation, Abraham's home city Harran, Göbekli Tepe, and more! Our tour is October 18-November 3, 2022. Find out more and reserve your place at www.SkyWatchinTurkey.com. Israel is open for tourists again! For details on the SkyWatchTV Israel Tour (new dates: March 19-30, 2023), visit www.SkyWatchInIsrael.com.
ON THE surface, the song of Deborah and Barak in Judges 5 is a celebration of a miraculous military victory over a superior enemy. It is that, but it's much more. When we dig into the Hebrew and consider the cult of the dead from the surrounding Amorite culture, Judges 5 tells of a supernatural battle between Yahweh and His forces against the small-g gods of the Canaanites. The mentions in Judges 5:13 to “the noble” (Hebrew addirim) and “the mighty” (gibborim; also v. 23) are references to the demonic spirits of the Rephaim (i.e., the Nephilim) worshiped by the pagan neighbors of ancient Israel. We find more evidence in verse 20: From heaven the stars fought,from their courses they fought against Sisera. Stars (kokabim) in the Old Testament often refer to the sons of God, as in Job 38:7–8, the supernatural beings we usually (but inaccurately) call angels. We also discuss the strange curse on the inhabitants of Meroz, which some have interpreted, because of verse 20, as a biblical reference to extraterrestrials. Simply put, it's not. Here's the link to Dr. Mike Heiser's article “The Torah's Teaching on Aliens,” which he jokingly wrote might as well have been a blank page. Check out our new online store! www.GilbertHouse.org/store is a virtual book table with books and DVDs related to our weekly Bible study. During the month of April, save 10% with promo code APRIL10! JOIN US IN TURKEY! We're planning a tour of the churches of Revelation, Göbekli Tepe, Abraham's home town Harran, the “Gates of Hell,” Mount Nemrut, and more. The dates are October 19-November 3, 2022. Complete details on cost, the itinerary, and registration are available now at www.SkyWatchinTurkey.com. NEW DATES FOR THE SKYWATCH TV TOUR OF ISRAEL: The Gilberts will be in the Holy Land March 19-30, 2023 . This is a tour like no other! See Joshua's altar, Gilgal Refaim, and more. For information and to reserve your place, log on to www.SkyWatchInIsrael.com. The Bible's Greatest Mysteries is on the air! For more information, log on to www.BiblesGreatestMysteries.tv. Catch all of our studies on Bible prophecy at www.UnravelingRevelation.tv. And subscribe to our new YouTube channels for The Bible's Greatest Mysteries and Unraveling Revelation! Derek's new book! The Second Coming of Saturn is available in paperback and Kindle. You can buy it at the SkyWatchTV store, Amazon, or any major bookstore. Click here for the complete archive of our New Testament Bible studies to date, and click here for the Old Testament studies to date. Or go to www.spreaker.com/show/gilbert-house-fellowship for all of the audio.
THE EARTH is under imminent threat from a group of hostile extra-dimensionals. Dr. Douglas Hamp, pastor of The Way Congregation in Denver, explains what he means as he joins us to discuss his new book Corrupting the Image III: Singularity, Superhumans, and the Second Coming of Jesus. Doug shares his analysis of end times prophecy and tells us why alien “disclosure” and the transhumanist movement, far from being science fiction, are key factors to fulfilling prophecy along the road to Armageddon. The Hear the Watchmen conference is over, but you can still access Derek's new presentation “Lucifer Isn't Satan—He Might be Worse.” Other speakers include L. A. Marzulli, Pastor Paul Begley, Jamie Walden, Dr. Michael Lake, Michael Boldea, Pastor Caspar McCloud, Sheila Zilinsky, and Dave Hodges of The Common Sense Show in full HD—and you get lifetime access! Save 20% with promo code GILBERT20 at www.hearthewatchmen.com. Join the Gilberts in Turkey! We'll visit the churches of Revelation, Abraham's home city Harran, Göbekli Tepe, and more! Our tour is October 18-November 3, 2022. Find out more and reserve your place at www.SkyWatchinTurkey.com. Israel is open for tourists again! For details on the SkyWatchTV Israel Tour (new dates: March 19-30, 2023), visit www.SkyWatchInIsrael.com. My new book, The Second Coming of Saturn, is now available in paperback and Kindle! Check out free chapters of the book by clicking here. Read my novels for free! Iron Dragons and The God Conspiracy are part of Amazon's Kindle Unlimited program, and they're linked at my author page: Amazon.com/author/derekpgilbert. Please join Derek and Sharon Gilbert each Sunday for the Gilbert House Fellowship, our weekly Bible study podcast. Log on to www.GilbertHouse.org for more details. Get all of our podcasts — VFTB, P.I.D. Radio, and the Gilbert House Fellowship — at Spreaker: www.spreaker.com/user/gilberthouse. That's more than 1,400 hours of free archived audio! And check out our weekly video programs: The Bible's Greatest Mysteries (www.biblesgreatestmysteries.tv) and Unraveling Revelation (www.unravelingrevelation.tv)! Discuss these topics at the VFTB Facebook page (www.facebook.com/viewfromthebunker), and we are proud to be part of the Fringe Radio Network!
THE FOUR beasts of Daniel's vision (Daniel 7:1–8) match the four aspects of the Beast that emerges from the sea in Revelation 13—the Antichrist. Who or what do the ten horns represent? How do they correspond to the horns on the Beast of Revelation 13 and 17? We don't believe we can identify them for certain, but the principle behind our interpretation is that the seven heads and ten horns of the Beast, which are kings (Rev. 17:10–12), represent spirits rather than humans. One clue we find intriguing: Scholars believe the little horn of Daniel 7 is too similar to the Greek chaos-dragon, Typhon, for coincidence. Since Typhon is essentially the Greek concept of Leviathan, we believe that Chaos, subdued by God in Genesis 1:2, is the spirit that empowers the Antichrist. Watch every episode of Unraveling Revelation at www.UnravelingRevelation.tv. And please subscribe to our new YouTube channel: www.YouTube.com/UnravelingRevelation. Join us in Turkey! We'll visit the churches of Revelation, Abraham's home city Harran, Göbekli Tepe, and more! Our tour is October 18-November 3, 2022. Find out more and reserve your place at www.SkyWatchinTurkey.com. Israel is open for tourists again! For details on the SkyWatchTV Israel Tour (new dates: March 19-30, 2023), visit www.SkyWatchInIsrael.com.
THE FOUR beasts of Daniel's vision (Daniel 7:1–8) match the four aspects of the Beast that emerges from the sea in Revelation 13—the Antichrist. Who or what do the ten horns represent? How do they correspond to the horns on the Beast of Revelation 13 and 17? We don't believe we can identify them for certain, but the principle behind our interpretation is that the seven heads and ten horns of the Beast, which are kings (Rev. 17:10–12), represent spirits rather than humans. One clue we find intriguing: Scholars believe the little horn of Daniel 7 is too similar to the Greek chaos-dragon, Typhon, for coincidence. Since Typhon is essentially the Greek concept of Leviathan, we believe that Chaos, subdued by God in Genesis 1:2, is the spirit that empowers the Antichrist. Watch every episode of Unraveling Revelation at www.UnravelingRevelation.tv. And please subscribe to our new YouTube channel: www.YouTube.com/UnravelingRevelation. Join us in Turkey! We'll visit the churches of Revelation, Abraham's home city Harran, Göbekli Tepe, and more! Our tour is October 18-November 3, 2022. Find out more and reserve your place at www.SkyWatchinTurkey.com. Israel is open for tourists again! For details on the SkyWatchTV Israel Tour (new dates: March 19-30, 2023), visit www.SkyWatchInIsrael.com.
WHAT DO you get when you cross Star Trek, Battlestar Galactica, and the Book of Enoch? Author John Graves joins us to discuss his new space opera trilogy Starship Gilead. Book One, Relics of Utopia, is available now; Book Two, Prodigal, drops April 5, and Book Three, The Last Battlefield, will be published May 3. John (real name Kevin G. Summers) talks about weaving Christian themes into science-fiction, how Star Trek led him to the Bible, and how we can use stories to draw people to the gospel who might not be open to hearing a sermon. Save $20 on the upcoming Hear the Watchmen conference March 17–20, 2022 in Dallas featuring the Gilberts, L. A. Marzulli, Pastor Paul Begley, Jamie Walden, Dr. Michael Lake, Michael Boldea, and Dave Hodges of The Common Sense Show. Use promo code GILBERT20 when you register at www.hearthewatchmen.com. Join the Gilberts in Turkey! We'll visit the churches of Revelation, Abraham's home city Harran, Göbekli Tepe, and more! Our tour is October 18-November 3, 2022. Find out more and reserve your place at www.SkyWatchinTurkey.com. Israel is open for tourists again! For details on the SkyWatchTV Israel Tour (new dates: March 19-30, 2023), visit www.SkyWatchInIsrael.com. My new book, The Second Coming of Saturn, is now available in paperback and Kindle! Check out free chapters of the book by clicking here. Read my novels for free! Iron Dragons and The God Conspiracy are part of Amazon's Kindle Unlimited program, and they're linked at my author page: Amazon.com/author/derekpgilbert. Please join Derek and Sharon Gilbert each Sunday for the Gilbert House Fellowship, our weekly Bible study podcast. Log on to www.GilbertHouse.org for more details. Get all of our podcasts — VFTB, P.I.D. Radio, and the Gilbert House Fellowship — at Spreaker: www.spreaker.com/user/gilberthouse. That's more than 1,400 hours of free archived audio! And check out our weekly video programs: The Bible's Greatest Mysteries (www.biblesgreatestmysteries.tv) and Unraveling Revelation (www.unravelingrevelation.tv)! Discuss these topics at the VFTB Facebook page (www.facebook.com/viewfromthebunker), and we are proud to be part of the Fringe Radio Network!
WE REVISIT the Book of Daniel as we discuss the ten horns of the Beast from the sea, John's description of the Antichrist in Revelation 13 and 17. The four beasts of Daniel's vision (Dan. 7:1–8) match exactly the bizarre creature described by John. It's generally agreed that the beasts have a historic fulfillment in Babylon (the lion), the Medo-Persian empire (the bear), Greece (the winged leopard), and Rome (the terrifying fourth beast). Given the current tensions in Eastern Europe between the US and NATO on one side and Russia on the other, we discuss whether we can read any prophetic significance into the prophecies of Daniel, Ezekiel and John. Does the bear of Daniel's vision refer to Russia? Did Ezekiel's prophecy of an enemy from the land of Magog foretell an invasion of Israel led by Russia? We explain why we don't believe Russia is in view in either prophecy, except insofar as Russia, along with the rest of the world, will come against Israel in the war that leads up to Armageddon. Watch every episode of Unraveling Revelation at www.UnravelingRevelation.tv. We're touring the churches of Revelation! Join us and Doug Hershey, author of Israel Rising, for a tour of Turkey October 18-November 3, 2022. Other sites include Göbekli Tepe, Abraham's home town of Harran, and the underground city of Derinkuyu. For information and registration, log on to www.SkyWatchInTurkey.com. Join us in Israel! For details on the SkyWatchTV Israel Tour (new dates: March 19–30, 2023), visit www.SkyWatchInIsrael.com.
STRONG WOMEN rose to the occasion when Israel fell under the oppressive hand of Jabin, the Canaanite king of Hazor. This week, we discuss the victory of Deborah and Barak, which was sealed by the decisive act of Jael, wife of Heber the Kenite. We discuss Barak's reluctance to lead Israel's troops against the iron chariots of Sisera, Jabin's general, explain why Sisera was probably the leader of a mercenary band from Sardinia, and how archaeologists have confirmed the Bible's account of Hazor's destruction under Joshua, shortly after 1406 BC, and again in the time of the Judges around 1234 BC. Here's the link to the paper by Dr. Douglas Petrovich, “The Dating of Hazor's Destruction in Joshua 11,” which corroborates the biblical account (link opens PDF document). We also discuss the brief accounts of the judges Othniel (nephew of Joshua's colleague Caleb), Shamgar (who may have been a Hurrian mercenary), and Ehud, the left-handed warrior who freed Israel from the oppression of Eglon, king of Moab. Save $20 on the Eyes to See Conference! The Gilberts will be in Dallas March 17–20, 2022, with L. A. Marzulli, Pastor Paul Begley, and other great speakers. Use promo code GILBERT20 for $20 off registration at www.HearTheWatchmen.com. JOIN US IN TURKEY! We're planning a tour of the churches of Revelation, Göbekli Tepe, Abraham's home town Harran, the “Gates of Hell,” Mount Nemrut, and more. The dates are October 19-November 3, 2022. Complete details on cost, the itinerary, and registration are available now at www.SkyWatchinTurkey.com. NEW DATES FOR THE SKYWATCH TV TOUR OF ISRAEL: The Gilberts will be in the Holy Land March 19-30, 2023 . This is a tour like no other! See Joshua's altar, Gilgal Refaim, and more. For information and to reserve your place, log on to www.SkyWatchInIsrael.com. The Bible's Greatest Mysteries is on the air! For more information, log on to www.BiblesGreatestMysteries.tv. Catch all of our studies on Bible prophecy at www.UnravelingRevelation.tv. And subscribe to our new YouTube channels for The Bible's Greatest Mysteries and Unraveling Revelation! Derek's new book! The Second Coming of Saturn is available in paperback and Kindle. You can buy it at the SkyWatchTV store, Amazon, or any major bookstore. Click here for the complete archive of our New Testament Bible studies to date, and click here for the Old Testament studies to date. Or go to www.spreaker.com/show/gilbert-house-fellowship for all of the audio.
STRONG WOMEN rose to the occasion when Israel fell under the oppressive hand of Jabin, the Canaanite king of Hazor. This week, we discuss the victory of Deborah and Barak, which was sealed by the decisive act of Jael, wife of Heber the Kenite. We discuss Barak's reluctance to lead Israel's troops against the iron chariots of Sisera, Jabin's general, explain why Sisera was probably the leader of a mercenary band from Sardinia, and how archaeologists have confirmed the Bible's account of Hazor's destruction under Joshua, shortly after 1406 BC, and again in the time of the Judges around 1234 BC. We also discuss the brief accounts of the judges Othniel (nephew of Joshua's colleague Caleb), Shamgar (who may have been a Hurrian mercenary), and Ehud, the left-handed warrior who freed Israel from the oppression of Eglon, king of Moab. JOIN US IN TURKEY! We're planning a tour of the churches of Revelation, Göbekli Tepe, Abraham's home town Harran, the “Gates of Hell,” Mount Nemrut, and more. The dates are October 18-November 3, 2022. Details on cost, itinerary, and registration are available now at www.SkyWatchinTurkey.com. NEW DATES FOR THE SKYWATCH TV TOUR OF ISRAEL! We will lead our next tour through the Holy Land March 19 – 30, 2023, with an optional three-day extension to Jordan, with visits to Mount Nebo, Wadi Rum, and Petra. For more information, log on to www.SkyWatchinIsrael.com.
THE NEPHILIM are going mainstream! This month, we discuss Doug Van Dorn's involvement in a new documentary series forthcoming on The Inspiration Network that features biblical giants, Gilgal Refaim, and the serpent-shaped mound a quarter of a mile north of there absolutely covered in megalithic tombs. Doug tells us about his experience with the producers of the documentary (and gets props for being the first one to recognize what we're calling the Serpent Mound of Bashan), and then shares some mind-blowing research that suggests Gilgal Refaim may be much, much older than we thought. Dr. Judd Burton discusses the ancient Roman festival of Lupercalia, celebrated around this time every year, and explains why Jesus may have timed his visit to Caesarea Philippi (the Grotto of Pan at the foot of Mount Hermon) to coincide with the festival. And Derek explains why the ancient Hurrians of northern Mesopotamia, rather than the Sumerians, may be the first in recorded history to worship a deity whose home was the abyss. Save $20 on the upcoming Hear the Watchmen conference March 17–20, 2022 in Dallas featuring the Gilberts, L. A. Marzulli, Pastor Paul Begley, Jamie Walden, Dr. Michael Lake, Michael Boldea, and Dave Hodges of The Common Sense Show. Use promo code GILBERT20 when you register at www.hearthewatchmen.com. Join the Gilberts in Turkey! We'll visit the churches of Revelation, Abraham's home city Harran, Göbekli Tepe, and more! Our tour is October 18-November 3, 2022. Find out more and reserve your place at www.SkyWatchinTurkey.com. Israel is open for tourists again! For details on the SkyWatchTV Israel Tour (new dates: March 19-30, 2023), visit www.SkyWatchInIsrael.com. My new book, The Second Coming of Saturn, is now available in paperback and Kindle! Check out free chapters of the book by clicking here. Read my novels for free! Iron Dragons and The God Conspiracy are part of Amazon's Kindle Unlimited program, and they're linked at my author page: Amazon.com/author/derekpgilbert. Please join Derek and Sharon Gilbert each Sunday for the Gilbert House Fellowship, our weekly Bible study podcast. Log on to www.GilbertHouse.org for more details. Get all of our podcasts — VFTB, P.I.D. Radio, and the Gilbert House Fellowship — at Spreaker: www.spreaker.com/user/gilberthouse. That's more than 1,400 hours of free archived audio! And check out our weekly video programs: The Bible's Greatest Mysteries (www.biblesgreatestmysteries.tv) and Unraveling Revelation (www.unravelingrevelation.tv)! Discuss these topics at the VFTB Facebook page (www.facebook.com/viewfromthebunker), and we are proud to be part of the Fringe Radio Network!
From Genesis to Revelation, some of the most important history (and prophecies) in the Bible are connected to modern-day Turkey. Doug Hershey, founder of Ezra Adventures and author of the best-selling books Israel Rising and Jerusalem Rising, joins us to discuss some of the fascinating places to see in Turkey, from the cities to which Jesus dictated letters in the Book of Revelation to Antakya (ancient Antioch), where Christians were first called by that name. Doug joins us for our first tour of Turkey this fall, October 18-November 3, 2022. See the itinerary, get a breakdown of costs, and reserve your place on this exclusive tour at www.SkyWatchinTurkey.com! Watch every episode of Unraveling Revelation at www.UnravelingRevelation.tv. And please subscribe to our new YouTube channel: www.YouTube.com/UnravelingRevelation. Join us in Turkey! We'll visit the churches of Revelation, Abraham's home city Harran, Göbekli Tepe, and more! Our tour is October 18-November 3, 2022. Find out more and reserve your place at www.SkyWatchinTurkey.com. Israel is open for tourists again! For details on the SkyWatchTV Israel Tour (new dates: March 19-30, 2023), visit www.SkyWatchInIsrael.com.
From Genesis to Revelation, some of the most important history (and prophecies) in the Bible are connected to modern-day Turkey. Doug Hershey, founder of Ezra Adventures and author of the best-selling books Israel Rising and Jerusalem Rising, joins us to discuss some of the fascinating places to see in Turkey, from the cities to which Jesus dictated letters in the Book of Revelation to Antakya (ancient Antioch), where Christians were first called by that name. Doug joins us for our first tour of Turkey this fall, October 18-November 3, 2022. See the itinerary, get a breakdown of costs, and reserve your place on this exclusive tour at www.SkyWatchinTurkey.com! Watch every episode of Unraveling Revelation at www.UnravelingRevelation.tv. And please subscribe to our new YouTube channel: www.YouTube.com/UnravelingRevelation. Join us in Turkey! We'll visit the churches of Revelation, Abraham's home city Harran, Göbekli Tepe, and more! Our tour is October 18-November 3, 2022. Find out more and reserve your place at www.SkyWatchinTurkey.com. Israel is open for tourists again! For details on the SkyWatchTV Israel Tour (new dates: March 19-30, 2023), visit www.SkyWatchInIsrael.com.
Satan's end times commander-in-chief may be a hybrid semi-divine human possessed by the spirit of Abaddon. Ryan Pitterson, best-selling author of The Final Nephilim, discusses the complex relationships between the Antichrist (“the Assyrian”), Satan, Mystery Babylon, the ten kings represented by the horns on the Beast, and their demonic minions as they compete with one another for the right to rule the earth while they try to knock their Creator off His everlasting throne. Watch every episode of Unraveling Revelation at www.UnravelingRevelation.tv, and please subscribe to our YouTube channel: www.YouTube.com/unravelingrevelation. Join us in Israel! For details on the SkyWatchTV Israel Tour (new dates: March 19-30, 2023), visit www.SkyWatchInIsrael.com.
IT DIDN'T take long for Israel to forget God. Within thirty years of arriving in Canaan, God was compelled to tell the Israelites that because of their disobedience, He would not drive out the people before them. This is a pattern that repeats throughout the Book of Judges. We discuss the failure of Israel to obey God's command to push the Canaanites, Amorites, and Perizzites (Philistines) out of the land, the apparent contradiction over the destruction of Jerusalem by the tribe of Judah and the fact that the Jebusites still controlled it nearly 400 years later in the time of David, and why Jerusalem was important despite being smaller than other cities of the region at the time. Join us for a weekend retreat! March 4-6, 2022, we'll be at at the beautiful Finley River Ranch in Sparta, Missouri, teaching Friday night, Saturday, and Sunday morning on prophecy, politics, and the end times. Lunch Saturday and Sunday is included. Sparta is about halfway between Springfield and Branson in the Missouri Ozarks. For information and registration, log on to www.HisCallMinistries.com. Save $20 on the Eyes to See Conference! The Gilberts will be in Dallas March 17–20, 2022, with L. A. Marzulli, Pastor Paul Begley, and other great speakers. Use promo code GILBERT20 for $20 off registration at www.HearTheWatchmen.com. JOIN US IN TURKEY! We're planning a tour of the churches of Revelation, Göbekli Tepe, Abraham's home town Harran, the “Gates of Hell,” Mount Nemrut, and more. The dates are October 18-November 3, 2022. Details on cost, itinerary, and registration are available now at www.SkyWatchinTurkey.com. NEW DATES FOR THE SKYWATCH TV TOUR OF ISRAEL! We will lead our next tour through the Holy Land March 19 – 30, 2023, with an optional three-day extension to Jordan, with visits to Mount Nebo, Wadi Rum, and Petra. For more information, log on to www.SkyWatchinIsrael.com.
IT DIDN'T take long for Israel to forget God. Within thirty years of arriving in Canaan, God was compelled to tell the Israelites that because of their disobedience, He would not drive out the people before them. This is a pattern that repeats throughout the Book of Judges. We discuss the failure of Israel to obey God's command to push the Canaanites, Amorites, and Perizzites (Philistines) out of the land, the apparent contradiction over the destruction of Jerusalem by the tribe of Judah and the fact that the Jebusites still controlled it nearly 400 years later in the time of David, and why Jerusalem was important despite being smaller than other cities of the region at the time. Join us for a weekend retreat! March 4-6, 2022, we'll be at at the beautiful Finley River Ranch in Sparta, Missouri, teaching Friday night, Saturday, and Sunday morning on prophecy, politics, and the end times. Lunch Saturday and Sunday is included. Sparta is about halfway between Springfield and Branson in the Missouri Ozarks. For information and registration, log on to www.HisCallMinistries.com. Save $20 on the Eyes to See Conference! The Gilberts will be in Dallas March 17–20, 2022, with L. A. Marzulli, Pastor Paul Begley, and other great speakers. Use promo code GILBERT20 for $20 off registration at www.HearTheWatchmen.com. NEW DATES FOR THE SKYWATCH TV TOUR OF ISRAEL: The Gilberts will be in the Holy Land March 19-30, 2023 . This is a tour like no other! See Joshua's altar, Gilgal Refaim, and more. For information and to reserve your place, log on to www.SkyWatchInIsrael.com. JOIN US IN TURKEY! We're planning a tour of the churches of Revelation, Göbekli Tepe, Abraham's home town Harran, the “Gates of Hell,” Mount Nemrut, and more. The dates are October 19-November 3, 2022. More details are forthcoming soon. The Bible's Greatest Mysteries is on the air! For more information, log on to www.BiblesGreatestMysteries.tv. Catch all of our studies on Bible prophecy at www.UnravelingRevelation.tv. And subscribe to our new channels at YouTube for The Bible's Greatest Mysteries and Unraveling Revelation! Derek's new book! The Second Coming of Saturn is available in paperback and Kindle. You can buy it at the SkyWatchTV store, Amazon, or any major bookstore. Giants, Gods and Dragons is available in Kindle and paperback! Get it as part of a great package with more than 27 hours of our video teachings at the SkyWatchTV Store, or by itself at Amazon.com. Click here for the complete archive of our New Testament Bible studies to date, and click here for the Old Testament studies to date. Or go to www.spreaker.com/show/gilbert-house-fellowship for all of the audio.
THE PEOPLE of Israel are finally dispatched to their homes after the allocation of the land and establishing the cities of refuge, sanctuaries for those who inadvertently commit what we today would call manslaughter. Before they go, however, Joshua binds them with another oath, demanding that they choose who they will serve, “whether the gods your fathers served in the region beyond the [Euphrates] River, or the gods of the Amorites in whose land you dwell. But as for me and my house, we will serve the Lord.” Of course, as we'll see next week when we start the Book of Judges, it didn't take long for the people to forget their promise. Join us for a weekend retreat! March 4-6, 2022, we'll be at at the beautiful Finley River Ranch in Sparta, Missouri, teaching Friday night, Saturday, and Sunday morning on prophecy, politics, and the end times. Lunch Saturday and Sunday is included. Sparta is about halfway between Springfield and Branson in the Missouri Ozarks. For information and registration, log on to www.HisCallMinistries.com. Save $20 on the Eyes to See Conference! The Gilberts will be in Dallas March 17–20, 2022, with L. A. Marzulli, Pastor Paul Begley, and other great speakers. Use promo code GILBERT20 for $20 off registration at www.HearTheWatchmen.com. NEW DATES FOR THE SKYWATCH TV TOUR OF ISRAEL: The Gilberts will be in the Holy Land March 19-30, 2023 . This is a tour like no other! See Joshua's altar, Gilgal Refaim, and more. For information and to reserve your place, log on to www.SkyWatchInIsrael.com. JOIN US IN TURKEY! We're planning a tour of the churches of Revelation, Göbekli Tepe, Abraham's home town Harran, the “Gates of Hell,” Mount Nemrut, and more. The dates are October 19-November 2, 2022. More details are forthcoming soon. The Bible's Greatest Mysteries is on the air! For more information, log on to www.BiblesGreatestMysteries.tv. Catch all of our studies on Bible prophecy at www.UnravelingRevelation.tv. And subscribe to our new channels at YouTube for The Bible's Greatest Mysteries and Unraveling Revelation! Derek's new book! The Second Coming of Saturn is available in paperback and Kindle. You can buy it at the SkyWatchTV store, Amazon, or any major bookstore. Giants, Gods and Dragons is available in Kindle and paperback! Get it as part of a great package with more than 27 hours of our video teachings at the SkyWatchTV Store, or by itself at Amazon.com. Click here for the complete archive of our New Testament Bible studies to date, and click here for the Old Testament studies to date. Or go to www.spreaker.com/show/gilbert-house-fellowship for all of the audio.
THE DIVISION of the land continues in this week's study as we read through the boundaries of the lands allotted to the seven tribes who had not yet claimed their inheritance. We note the influence of the pagan Amorites on the people of Canaan, with cities devoted to pagan gods like Dagon, Shemesh (sun-god), Horon (an underworld deity), and Anat (war-goddess). This is significant. The pagan Canaanites were not completely driven out of the land, which created spiritual problems for Israel for centuries to come. NEW DATES FOR THE SKYWATCH TV TOUR OF ISRAEL: The Gilberts will be in the Holy Land March 19-30, 2023 . This is a tour like no other! See Joshua's altar, Gilgal Refaim, and more. For information and to reserve your place, log on to www.SkyWatchInIsrael.com. JOIN US IN TURKEY! We're planning a tour of the churches of Revelation, Göbekli Tepe, Abraham's home town Harran, the “Gates of Hell,” Mount Nemrut, and more. The dates are October 19-November 2, 2022. More details are forthcoming soon. The Bible's Greatest Mysteries is on the air! For more information, log on to www.BiblesGreatestMysteries.tv. Catch all of our studies on Bible prophecy at www.UnravelingRevelation.tv. And subscribe to our new channels at YouTube for The Bible's Greatest Mysteries and Unraveling Revelation! Derek's new book The Second Coming of Saturn is available now! You can buy it at the SkyWatchTV store, Amazon, or any major bookstore. Our book Giants, Gods and Dragons is available in Kindle and paperback! Get it as part of a great package with more than 27 hours of our video teachings at the SkyWatchTV Store, or by itself at Amazon.com. Click here for the complete archive of our New Testament Bible studies to date, and click here for the Old Testament studies to date. Or go to www.spreaker.com/show/gilbert-house-fellowship for all of the audio.
A 2,000 year old poem has become the basis for the globalist agenda called the Great Reset. We discuss the Roman poet Virgil's Fourth Eclogue, compare the Greek poet Hesiod's Works and Days to Nebuchadnezzar's dream of a statue made of gold, silver, bronze, and iron, and explain how this is all a long game by the fallen realm to convince their followers that it's possible to bring about heaven on earth—without God, of course. Watch every episode of Unraveling Revelation at www.UnravelingRevelation.tv. Join us in Israel! For details on the SkyWatchTV Israel Tour (new dates: March 19-30, 2023), visit www.SkyWatchInIsrael.com.
THE SECOND HALF of the Book of Joshua begins with a list of kings defeated by Moses and Joshua. Interestingly, our Bibles list 31 kings while the Septuagint, translated into Greek by Jewish religious scholars about 200 years before the birth of Jesus, only names 29. Then we begin describing the allotment of the land to the tribes of Israel, a process that will take us through the month of February. This week, we list the the territories given to the tribes of Reuben, Gad, and the half-tribe of Manasseh east of the Jordan, and the land in Canaan allotted to the tribe of Judah, which included the region of Hebron, a stronghold of the Anakim, requested by Caleb. Here are links to our previous studies where we talked about the seer Balaam son of Beor: Numbers 22–23, which includes our discussion of the famous Deir Alla inscription, and Numbers 24, which features the famous messianic prophecy of the star that comes from Jacob. NEW DATES FOR THE SKYWATCH TV TOUR OF ISRAEL : The Gilberts will be in the Holy Land March 19-30, 2023 . This is a tour like no other! See Joshua's altar, Gilgal Refaim, and more. For information and to reserve your place, log on to www.SkyWatchInIsrael.com .The Bible's Greatest Mysteries is on the air! For more information, log on to www.BiblesGreatestMysteries.tv. Catch all of our studies on Bible prophecy at www.UnravelingRevelation.tv. And subscribe to our new channels at YouTube for The Bible's Greatest Mysteries and Unraveling Revelation! Derek's new book The Second Coming of Saturn is available now! You can buy it at the SkyWatchTV store, Amazon, or any major bookstore. Our book Giants, Gods and Dragons is available in Kindle and paperback! Get it as part of a great package with more than 27 hours of our video teachings at the SkyWatchTV Store, or by itself at Amazon.com. Click here for the complete archive of our New Testament Bible studies to date, and click here for the Old Testament studies to date. Or go to www.spreaker.com/show/gilbert-house-fellowship for all of the audio.