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Contending for the Faith No one can ignore the

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No one can ignore the amazing access most people have to the information made available through the Internet. From home computers to mobile devices we can post, read, and participate in the online world of digital media. For some, this tool of free exchange of ideas has become a new type of arena for private excitement and public execution...

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In last month’s issue, we began an investigation of Deuteronomy, the final book in the Law of Moses. In this article, we continue in the first chapter of that incredible book...

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by Chris Corlett

This past summer I sat down to lunch with two retired teacher colleagues. After reminiscing about what one friend described as the “Golden Years of Public Education” our conversation turned to our kids and their grandchildren. When I was asked by one of my friends, “Who will be your daughter’s next teacher?”

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“To create, develop, and distribute materials to stimulate, encourage, and facilitate serious study of the Bible as the inerrant Word of God.”

I remember one of my boys coming home worried, saying “kids at school are saying the Mayan calendar says ‘the World’s going to end in 2012’.”

I said, “Son, we believe what the Bible says and therefore we know when the world’s going to end… It’s at the end of the Millennium (Thousand year reign of Christ), which is after the 7 years (“Beginning of Sorrows” and “Great Tribulation”). Now, we don’t know when that 7 years starts, but we have at least 1,007 years to go before ‘The End of the World’”.

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CONTENDING FOR THE FAITH

he Letter of Jude begins with this instruction,

Beloved, while I was very diligent to write to you concerning our common salvation, I found it necessary to write to you exhorting you to contend earnestly for the faith which was once for all delivered to the saints.

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The New Gladiator Games No one can ignore the amazing access most people have to the information made available through the Internet. From home computers to mobile devices we can post, read, and participate in the online world of digital media. For some, this tool of free exchange of ideas has become a new type of arena for private excitement and public execution. This is where ideology champions carry out their combat, cheered on by their virtual friends in the Social Media Colosseum.

Sadly, Church history is littered with the graves of those who died for having an “unacceptable faith.” The fruit of this intolerance was the bloody persecution of those with Church history is different understanding, doctrines or littered with the practices. Instead of copying the practices graves of those who of our enemies who were trying to destroy died for having an the work of Christ by throwing the Christians into the Roman Colosseum, “unacceptable faith.” we should learn what it really means to “contend earnestly for the faith which was once for all delivered to the saints.” [1] The Question of Contention The basic question is, what does it mean and how do we successfully “contend earnestly” as Jude suggests?

Jude uses a Greek word that is only used once in the New Testament. This word comes for Greek root word ἐπαγωνίζομαι, epagōnízomai (ep-ag-o-nid’zom-ahee) which means to “struggle, literally (to compete for a prize), figuratively (to contend with an adversary), or genitive case (to endeavor to accomplish something):—fight, labor fervently, strive.”[2] There is fine balancing act during any competition.

You can either compete against your opponent or you co-labor with your teammates. As there are many articles already written regarding the call for 1 ibid 2 https://www.blueletterbible.org/lang/lexicon/lexicon.cfm?t=KJV&strongs=G75

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Ron Matsen, C E O / C O O , Koinonia House

With over 40 years in the pastoral ministry, Ron has taught verseby-verse through the Bi b l e , h o s t e d a l i ve 2-hour TV programme broadcast across Europe for more than 2 years, and taught extensively on the subjects of evangelism, leadership, and end-times topics. Although Ron and his wife are native Californians, they moved to England in 1992 and in 2011 immigrated to New Zealand where t h e y p a r t n e re d w i t h Chuck Missler at the new ministry base, The River Lodge.

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all Christians to provide a defense for their faith before the opposition of the world, I have chosen to write this article about the strength that can be achieved in the Body of Christ if we learn how to contend as co-labors instead of combatants.

Having lived in New Zealand I have come to appreciate the fine heritage this country has in the sport of rugby. When their national team link arms and contend together they are a formidable powerhouse. I see this as the strength of the scrum.[3]

A Rugby Scrum, courtesy AllBlacks.com

King Solomon gives us another word picture of this co-strengthening process, “As iron sharpens iron, so a man sharpens the countenance of his friend.” [4] The thrill and benefit of this process should be the sharpening, not the sparks.

Contention that Leads to Confrontation The apostle Paul gives an account of a confrontation between Peter and himself.

Now when Peter had come to Antioch, I withstood him to his face, because he was to be blamed; for before certain men came 3 Short for scrummage. Defined at https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/scrum 4 Proverbs 27:17

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from James, he would eat with the Gentiles; but when they came, he withdrew and separated himself, fearing those who were of the circumcision. And the rest of the Jews also played the hypocrite with him, so that even Barnabas was carried away with their hypocrisy.

Galatians 2:11-13

Here we see that Peter was called out by Paul for his hypocrisy toward Gentile believers.

What is interesting about this contention is to see how Peter later comes to the defense of Paul which indicates to me that Peter had a great admiration for Paul even after his public correction.

Wherefore, beloved, seeing that ye look for such things, be diligent that ye may be found of him in peace, without spot, and blameless.

And account that the longsuffering of our Lord is salvation; even as our beloved brother Paul also according to the wisdom given unto him hath written unto you; As also in all his epistles, speaking in them of these things; in which are some things hard to be understood, which they that are unlearned and unstable wrest, as they do also the other scriptures, unto their own destruction.

2 Peter 3:14-16

Solomon said, “It is better to hear the rebuke of the wise, than for a man to hear the song of fools.”[5] In other words, the lasting fruit of loving contention among our brothers and sisters in Christ should be admiration not animosity.

Contention that Leads to Separation Luke records another confrontation involving Paul. This time it would be with his ministry partner Barnabas.

Then after some days Paul said to Barnabas, “Let us now go back and visit our brethren in every city where we have preached the word of the Lord, and see how they are doing.” Now Barnabas was determined to take with them John called Mark. But Paul insisted that they should not take with them the one who had departed from 5 Ecclesiastes 7:5 VOLUME 27 | ISSUE 9 |

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them in Pamphylia, and had not gone with them to the work. Then the contention became so sharp that they parted from one another.

And so Barnabas took Mark and sailed to Cyprus; but Paul chose Silas and departed, being commended by the brethren to the grace of God.

Acts 15:36-40

One might naturally conclude that this contention led to the closer of the relationship between Paul and Mark. The fact is the opposite is true. Mark was with Paul in his Roman prison. “Aristarchus my fellow prisoner greets you, with Mark the cousin of Barnabas (about whom you received instructions: if he comes to you, welcome him),” [6] In his last letter to Timothy he speaks of Mark with great affections. “Only Luke is with me. Get Mark and bring him with you, for he is useful to me for ministry.” [7] I believe this shows great strength of character in these two men of God. There is no dwelling on past contentions but rather on the loving spirit of co-labors going forward in the service of their Master, Jesus Christ.

Contention that Leads to Correction As Paul and Barnabas spread the Gospel among the Gentiles, it caused a controversy to surface within the early church leadership.

And certain men came down from Judea and taught the brethren, “Unless you are circumcised according to the custom of Moses, you cannot be saved.” Therefore, when Paul and Barnabas had no small dissension and dispute with them, they determined that Paul and Barnabas and certain others of them should go up to Jerusalem, to the apostles and elders, about this question.

Acts 15:1-2

As you read the dialogue captured by Luke in Acts 15 you will notice that a clarification of doctrine and practice was being perfected. In the end, the first Church council in Jerusalem documented their findings and sent Paul and Barnabas back to their ministry among the Gentiles.

“Iron sharpened iron.” Mission accomplished.

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The Language of Christian Contention Learning to disagree in an agreeable manner with our co-labors in Christ is an artform that we can all benefit from to one degree or another.

Let no corrupt communication proceed out of your mouth, but that which is good to the use of edifying, that it may minister grace unto the hearers. And grieve not the holy Spirit of God, whereby ye are sealed unto the day of redemption. Let all bitterness, and wrath, and anger, and clamour, and evil speaking, be put away from you, with all malice: And be ye kind one to another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God for Christ’s sake hath forgiven you.

Ephesian 4:29-32

We all need to be mindful that the world is watching us. This is especially true when we mud wrestle each other in the open arena of the internet. Jesus made this very clear. “A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another; as I have loved you, that you also love one We all need to be another. By this all will know that mindful that the world you are My disciples, if you have love is watching us. for one another.”[8] Paul’s prayer for his friend Philemon sums it all up for me.

I thank my God, making mention of thee always in my prayers, Hearing of thy love and faith, which thou hast toward the Lord Jesus, and toward all saints; That the communication of thy faith may become effectual by the acknowledging of every good thing which is in you in Christ Jesus.

Philemon 1:4-6

I believe that Paul is stating that in order for the communication of our faith to be effective we need to have love and faith toward ALL SAINTS. May God keep us in the center of His mercy as we share the message of Jesus Christ to the whole world.

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COMMENTARY HIGHLIGHT - PART 2

Dr. Chuck Missler Founder, Koinonia House and Koinonia Institute

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n last month’s issue, we began an investigation of Deuteronomy, the final book in the Law of Moses. In this article, we will continue in the first chapter of that incredible book.

Deuteronomy is a record of the words that Moses spoke to the people of Israel just prior to their entering the Promised Land. In fact, the first line of the books states, “These are the words,” giving Deuteronomy is Hebrew title Devarim - “Words.” The original adults who fled Egypt have all passed away, and a new generation has risen up. God is going to give them great victory against their enemies in Canaan, but many temptations are also going to face them. Moses gives the Israelites one last sermon to reiterate God’s instructions for them.

Here we will pick up with verse five, in which Moses begins to speak to the people.

On this side Jordan, in the land of Moab, began Moses to declare this law, saying, The LORD our God spake unto us in Horeb, saying, Ye have dwelt long enough in this mount: Turn you, and take your journey, and go to the mount of the Amorites, and unto all the places nigh thereunto, in the plain, in the hills, and in the vale, and in the south, and by the sea side, to the land of the Canaanites, and unto Lebanon, unto the great river, the river Euphrates.

Deuteronomy 1:5-7

As we squabble about the borders of Israel today, it’s worth remembering that in Joshua 1:4, the LORD promised Israel their land would extend to the Euphrates. David did succeed in conquest to the Euphrates (2 Sam 8:3), but the Israelites did not actually inhabit all those VOLUME 27 | ISSUE 9 |

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lands. David controlled the Israelite When people want to territories, which paid tribute. In a talk about the West sense, their boundaries reached to Bank ask them, “Which the Euphrates and in a sense they river did you have in didn’t. The prophecies that deal with mind?” Jordan is not Israel’s full ownership of all land to the Euphrates will be fulfilled in the the boundary that God originally marked out Millennium. When people want to for Israel. talk about the West Bank ask them, “Which river did you have in mind?” Jordan is not the boundary that God originally marked out for Israel.

Behold, I have set the land before you: go in and possess the land which the LORD sware unto your fathers, Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, to give unto them and to their seed after them.

Deuteronomy 1:8

Fulfilling Promises This command should not have shocked the hearers. God had been promising the same land for centuries. God had covenanted to give it to Abraham in Genesis 15 and 17. We really need to understand that.

God promised the land to Abraham and repeated that commitment to Isaac and Jacob in Genesis 26:3 and 28:13-15. These three patriarchs, Abraham, Isaac and Jacob, are mentioned seven times in the book of Deuteronomy. Moses is leaving the Israelites no doubt about the nature of God’s promise. It was gracious, and most of all, it was permanent.

God is the God outside of time. He doesn’t experience the passing of years like we do, and a few centuries or millennia can’t dim His perspective.

He does not forget His purposes, and He will see them accomplished.

We find this covenant with the patriarchs underscored throughout the historical and prophetic books, throughout the psalms, and throughout the New Testament.

I’ve been shocked to learn that most churches have no grasp of Israel’s continued importance. Many denominational churches espouse a brand of theological presumptions called “replacement theology” with the view 14

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that the Church has replaced Israel. This contradicts a multitude of Old Testament prophecies, and it rejects Paul’s explanation of the situation in Romans 9-11. If God has dumped Israel in favor of the Church, then He can’t be trusted. There are promises He made to Israel throughout the entire Bible, and replacement theology denies those promises.

The denominational churches may not intend to do so, but they are attacking the character of God when they suggest God has kicked aside the physical descendants of Abraham or the land of promise.

Even when the Israelites have committed every evil under the sun, and God declares He will punish them, the prophets repeatedly finish their prophecies with promises of restoration and healing. Even when the people of Israel are nothing more than dead bones, God shows them in Ezekiel 37 that He will bring them back to life and breathe His Spirit into them.

And ye shall know that I am the LORD, when I have opened your graves, O my people, and brought you up out of your graves, And shall put my spirit in you, and ye shall live, and I shall place you in your own land: then shall ye know that I the LORD have spoken it, and performed it, saith the LORD.

Ezekiel 37:13-14

From the time of the patriarchs, and especially from the time of Moses, every Israelite was supposed to realize that he and his descendants stood in a position of blessing. God’s inviolable promise to take possession will occur 18 times in the book of Deuteronomy. Moses gives the Israelites serious warnings as well, but their fundamental position is one of inheritance. That blessing is continually promised in the psalms and prophets. God’s promises to Abraham were unilateral, and He will not renege.

Moses speaks blessing to the Israelites from the very beginning of his sermon: And I spake unto you at that time, saying, I am not able to bear you myself alone: The LORD your God hath multiplied you, and, behold, ye are this day as the stars of heaven for multitude.

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(The LORD God of your fathers make you a thousand times so many more as ye are, and bless you, as he hath promised you!)

Deuteronomy 1:9-11

If any nation ever had doubt about God’s intentions or His ability to fulfill His ancient covenant with Abraham, Israel had only to look at her present condition. The people of the nation had become so numerous that they were like the stars. They had grown from a family in Egypt to a virtually innumerable host, according to God’s word in Genesis 15:5.

The nation’s growth alone proves that God’s intentions and ability to fulfill those promises are operative here.

There are certain phrases we find that Moses repeats in this sermon.

“The God of your fathers” in verse 11 is a common title of the Lord in Deuteronomy, and “the LORD your God” occurs more than 250 times in the book. Moses’ purpose here is to separate the Living God from some abstract pagan concept. The oldest of these Israelites were teenagers when they came out of out of Egypt, but their parents had fled a pagan, idol worshiping culture. They were not ignorant savages, mind you. The Egyptians were civilized with brilliant architectural skills and highly developed social and political structures. They had art and music and laws, historians and priests. However, they served pagan gods. The Living God is distinguishing Himself from these abstract Egyptian gods, and He is a God who likes to make and keep His promises.

This also makes the Hebrew God distinct from Allah, by the way. Allah is presented in the Koran as the unknowable one. He’s capricious, and he can do anything. That means he’s not trustworthy. The God of the Old Testament delights in making and keeping His promises, which is a different concept altogether. The “LORD God of your fathers” is a very key thought all the way through the book of Deuteronomy.

Time to Delegate In fact, God’s fulfillment of His promise to Abraham has produced so great a number of Israelites that they have been a burden to Moses - one too great for him to handle.

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How can I myself alone bear your cumbrance, and your burden, and your strife?

Deuteronomy 1:12

Leading the people of Israel during the past 40 years has been a big operation. This isn’t just a family. There are roughly two million people here in the desert. They were always too large for Moses to govern effectively, which Exodus 18 dealt with. Moses had to appoint officials under him - military leaders, scribes, administrators, judges and so forth - in order to properly lead the enormous group of people that had descended from Jacob’s 12 sons. Moses continues to promote the principle of delegation here: Take you wise men, and understanding, and known among your tribes, and I will make them rulers over you. And ye answered me, and said, The thing which thou hast spoken is good for us to do.

Deuteronomy 1:13-14

Understand what he’s doing, Moses is recapping the concepts that had been laid out in the Torah. Many of the things that Moses iterates in Deuteronomy are a review of things that happened in Exodus and Numbers.

So I took the chief of your tribes, wise men, and known, and made them heads over you, captains over thousands, and captains over hundreds, and captains over fifties, and captains over tens, and officers among your tribes. And I charged your judges at that time, saying, Hear the causes between your brethren, and judge righteously between every man and his brother, and the stranger that is with him.

Deuteronomy 1:15-16

This is not incidental. It’s critical, and Moses is concerned about choosing these wise men in the future, to make sure they’re solid and will be impartial in their judgments: Ye shall not respect persons in judgment; but ye shall hear the small as well as the great; ye shall not be afraid of the face of man; for the judgment is God’s: and the cause that is too hard for you, bring it VOLUME 27 | ISSUE 9 |

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unto me, and I will hear it. And I commanded you at that time all the things which ye should do.

Deuteronomy 1:17-18

It’s interesting what God is trying to do through Moses. The whole point of their conquest of the land in the first place was for Israel to establish the land in righteousness. That was one of their objectives. They were to eradicate the entirely corrupt people groups in the land and replace those wicked tribes with a nation that followed after righteousness and holiness. Why? Ultimately the Israelites are purposed to be a light for the whole world. God repeatedly stated that all the nations of the world would be blessed through Abraham (Genesis 18:18, 22:18, 26:4), and ultimately, the Messiah would come through Israel: And he said, It is a light thing that thou shouldest be my servant to raise up the tribes of Jacob, and to restore the preserved of Israel: I will also give thee for a light to the Gentiles, that thou mayest be my salvation unto the end of the earth.

Isaiah 49:6

Many people overlook this. The eschatological implications will show up in Deuteronomy chapter 28.

Of course, it took faith for Israel to conquer the land, but it will take even more faith for the leaders to administer justice in the land.

They will encounter continual opposition. The heroics of one day are easy, but constant day-by-day diligence and enduring year-by-year faithfulness are the heroics of a totally different and vastly more critical nature. That’s what Moses wants to deal with here.

Embracing Fear Means Failure Moses continues to review their history. He is going to remind them of their failure at Kadesh Barnea, which resulted in the 40 years of wandering. He does this as a warning against future failures: And when we departed from Horeb, we went through all that great and terrible wilderness, which ye saw by the way of the mountain 18

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of the Amorites, as the LORD our God commanded us; and we came to Kadeshbarnea.

Deuteronomy 1:19

Before they got to Kadesh Barnea, they had to travel through more than 100 miles of brutal desert wilderness. This waterless wilderness would create hunger in their hearts and would give them a motivation to get to the Promised Land. Taking them through that route gave God an opportunity to demonstrate His fatherly provision, to show them His ability to care and provide for them - which He did in many ways. This was vital, remember, because they had come out of Egyptian paganism.

They needed to learn to put all their dependence on the God of their fathers. They would be absolutely useless in the Promised Land if they didn’t learn that lesson. The combination of these - the hunger for the land and the confidence in God’ power - were necessary if the Israelites were going to accomplish the goal God had for them.

Moses continually admonished the people not to be afraid. This gives us some feeling for the enormity of the task before them. The task was big, therefore the preparation had to also be big. Yet, after all that, the Israelites were fearful, and that generation did not get to enter the Land. They were forced to wander in the desert 40 more years, until a generation of Israelites arose willing to trust the LORD. Only Joshua and Caleb trusted God, and out of all that older generation, they were the only ones preserved to inherit the Promised Land.

And I said unto you, Ye are come unto the mountain of the Amorites, which the LORD our God doth give unto us. Behold, the LORD thy God hath set the land before thee: go up and possess it, as the LORD God of thy fathers hath said unto thee; fear not, neither be discouraged. And ye came near unto me every one of you, and said, We will send men before us, and they shall search us out the land, and bring us word again by what way we must go up, and into what cities we shall come.

Deuteronomy 1:20-22

Notice that it was the people’s idea to send in spies. It wasn’t an act of unbelief, necessarily; it can be seen as a move of good stewardship.

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God didn’t require the spies, but He also doesn’t reject their plan. Israel therefore sent out 12 men, one from each tribe. When the spies returned, two of them, Joshua and Caleb, gave a good report. They brought back a bunch of grapes that was so large they had to carry it on a staff between their shoulders. These are called the grapes of Eshcol, and we even see a symbol of Joshua and Caleb bearing this huge bunch of grapes as the logo of the Israeli Ministry of Tourism. That picture of Joshua and Caleb has become an idiom for bounty in the Promised Land.

The other ten spies, however are shaken up because they also find giants in the land. That’s the way it’s translated in our Bibles. The Hebrew word used in Numbers 13:33 is Nephilim - “fallen ones” - the same word used of the angel-human hybrids in Genesis 6. They did happen to be large in size, but that isn’t the frightening part. These “giants” were only partly human. To understand what Noah’s Flood was all about, we have to recognize that these strange hybrids had become prevalent on the earth in the years after Adam. They grew to be so numerous that God had to wipe out all mankind to eliminate the corruption. Noah and his family were saved on the ark because Noah was righteous, but also because he was “perfect in his generations” according to Genesis 6:9. Of course, it didn’t end there. Genesis 6:4 tells us that “and also after that” these things happened. The Nephilim are “fallen ones” because their fathers were fallen angels. It was Satan’s attempt to contaminate the bloodlines of the human race to prevent the emergence of the Messiah.

The Nephilim were very large, and despite Joshua and Caleb’s encouragements, the other ten spies are terrified. They refuse to trust in God’s power, and they discourage the Israelites.

And the saying pleased me well: and I took twelve men of you, one of a tribe: And they turned and went up into the mountain, and came unto the valley of Eshcol, and searched it out. And they took of the fruit of the land in their hands, and brought it down unto us, and brought us word again, and said, It is a good land which the LORD our God doth give us. Notwithstanding ye would not go up, but rebelled against the commandment of the LORD your God:

Deuteronomy 1:23-26

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In other words, ten of the twelve gave such a negative outlook of their prospects, the Israelites didn’t have the guts to take God at His Word.

When you and I read the story, we say, “My goodness. What’s wrong with these people?” They had watched God send plagues on the Egyptians and then split the Red Sea to allow their escape. They had eaten manna provided to them supernaturally. They had drunk water produced from a rock. Why would they lose faith?

It’s easy for us to judge the Israelites while we’re on the sidelines.

God will find a new way, every day, to also ask us “do you trust me?”

We are no different than the Israelites. We are constantly faced with the decision to fear the wind and waves of our lives, to fear the giants in our way, or to trust in God’s power and deliverance. The problem that the Israelites had was that they didn’t trust God, and we often have the same problem. As we start to look at these people, let’s be careful that the shoe doesn’t fit us.

And ye murmured in your tents, and said, Because the LORD hated us, he hath brought us forth out of the land of Egypt, to deliver us into the hand of the Amorites, to destroy us. Whither shall we go up? our brethren have discouraged our heart, saying, The people is greater and taller than we; the cities are great and walled up to heaven; and moreover we have seen the sons of the Anakims there.

Deuteronomy 1:27-28

We’re told in Deuteronomy 3:11 that the bed of Og king of Bashan was 13 feet long. The Anakim, the sons of Anak, were Nephilim, although after the Flood they were typically called Rephaim. There were several tribal names of groups that all appeared to be Nephilim in different areas.

We see them mentioned in a variety of places, like Genesis 14:5 and Deuteronomy 2:11 & 20. They include the Rephaim (which means “the dead ones”), the Emim, Horim and Zamzummim. Anak and his seven sons were called Anakim. They’re encountered repeatedly in Numbers, Deuteronomy and Joshua.

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Satan throws a punch, God blocks it: • Satan attempted to corrupt Adam’s line in Genesis 6, but God sent the flood and saved Noah’s family.

• As God revealed His plans through Abraham, Abraham was singled out by Satan in Genesis 12 and 20 to lose Sarah.

However, God intervened, and Isaac was born through Sarah.

• A famine hit the earth in Genesis, threatening to starve Abraham’s descendants, but God sent Joseph to Egypt to provide for them.

• Pharaoh attempted to destroy all Hebrew males in Exodus 1, but the midwives refused to murder the babies. Even after he let them go, Pharaoh pursued the Israelites, but his armies were destroyed in the Red Sea in Exodus 14.

• When God told Abraham that his descendants would come back to the land of Canaan after four centuries, Satan had four centuries to lay down a mine field. The Rephaim are that minefield. That’s why God instructed Joshua to wipe out every man woman and child in Canaan.

• When God revealed His plan through the line of David, then David is singled out by Satan: • In 2 Kings 11:1-2, queen Athaliah tried to kill all the king’s sons, but Joash was rescued by his father’s sister.

• In 2 Chronicles 21:16-17, the Philistines and Arabians carried off all the king’s sons but the youngest, Ahaziah (Jehoahaz).

• During the Persian Empire, Haman tried to wipe out all the Jews. God gave Esther favor as the king’s wife, and she succeeded in intervening for her people.

• In the Matthew 2:13-18, Herod killed the babes in Bethlehem, but God warned Joseph to flee to Egypt.

• In Luke 4:28-30, the people of Nazareth tried to throw Jesus off a cliff, but He walked safely back through them.

• A supernatural storm threatened while Christ was on the sea in Mark 4 and Luke 8, but Jesus took authority over the storms.

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• Finally, Jesus was killed on the cross, but in doing so He fulfilled all righteousness, saving the world and conquering sin and death once for all.

Satan is not through. He tries to devour the Messiah in Revelation 12, but he fails. He will certainly attempt to destroy the woman - to destroy the children of Abraham and so prevent the return of the Messiah.

Of course, he will fail then too.

As we look at Deuteronomy, let me give you something to think about. What do the Golan Heights, Hebron and the Gaza Strip have in common? These were the areas in which Joshua and the Israelites failed to exterminate the Rephaim. While the people of Israel did take the Holy Land under Joshua, there were places in Joshua and Judges in which they did not completely eradicate the Canaanites. Strongholds of the enemy remained in the land, and if we look at a map of Israel, we see that those are the areas still in dispute today.

Strongholds that Israel failed to defeat completely (Book of Judges)

Golan Jenin Nabulus Ramallah

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Jenin, Nabulus, Ramallah, Jericho, Jerusalem and Gaza are all places where Canaanite holdouts remained. This is not merely a physical issue, whether or not the descendants of The real war is not those ancient Canaanites still exist.

There is something supernatural between Hamas and the going on here. These are areas Knesset. The real war in that were not cleansed physically Israel is a spiritual war. and spiritually. The real war is not between Hamas and the Knesset. The real war in Israel is a spiritual war.

Then I said unto you, Dread not, neither be afraid of them.

The LORD your God which goeth before you, he shall fight for you, according to all that he did for you in Egypt before your eyes; And in the wilderness, where thou hast seen how that the LORD thy God bare thee, as a man doth bear his son, in all the way that ye went, until ye came into this place.

Deuteronomy 1:29-31

Embracing Trust Means Victory God is a tender, loving Father. He has provided for His people. As Moses speaks to the children of Abraham, the people simply need to remember their own recent past to be confident in their future. By simply looking back at their own lives, they can see how God has protected them and sustained them. They didn’t need to be afraid, because the Lord intended to fight for them! Their parents were perpetually convinced that God brought them into the desert to destroy them. They sat in their tents, murmuring and wringing their hands about it, as though God couldn’t hear them. God hears us! Yet, God had always intended to fulfill His promises to Abraham, Isaac and Jacob through them. The whole issue here in Deuteronomy is “Do you trust the Lord or not?” That’s the thrust of Moses, reminding his people of what God has done for them so far.

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Deuteronomy 1:32-35

That’s very interesting. Notice this. The people had murmured and said that, “God brought us out here to kill us.” In the end, God agrees with them, saying, “Well, that wasn’t what I had in mind, but that’s the way it’s going to be.” He didn’t forsake Israel, but He let that particular evil generation die in the desert. He waited until they had perished, and then He brought their faith-filled children into the Promised Land.

They said, “He brought us out here to kill our children,” but they got it backwards. Their children are now listening to Moses, anticipating the fulfillment of God’s promises in them. The unbelievers didn’t just die naturally. There were plagues and earthquakes and snake bites and slaughter as a direct result of their repeated wickedness.

The word fathers or forefathers occurs 21 times in Deuteronomy, and this terminology is used to stress Israel’s relationship to the covenant promises. That’s why the link is so important; this is their connection to the commitments of God. While God swore to exclude every warrior of the rebellious generation from the Promised Land, Caleb and Joshua and the younger generation were able to inherit the blessings of God’s promises to their fathers.

Save Caleb the son of Jephunneh; he shall see it, and to him will I give the land that he hath trodden upon, and to his children, because he hath wholly followed the LORD.

Deuteronomy 1:36

Are we wholly following the Lord? Do we trust God with all our hearts?

Do we view the giants in our lives as mere dust piles because we are focused on God’s love and faithfulness? Are we confident that He is able to conquer every enemy that rises up? Caleb and Joshua were, and God blessed them for it. We all feel fear at times. That’s not the issue.

The issue is, what do we choose to do with that fear? Do we hide in our tents, murmuring doubt and unbelief, or do we shove our fear behind us and purposely fix our eyes on the God and His faithfulness?

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Also the LORD was angry with me for your sakes, saying, Thou also shalt not go in thither. But Joshua the son of Nun, which standeth before thee, he shall go in thither: encourage him: for he shall cause Israel to inherit it.

Deuteronomy 1:37-38

Finishing Strong

Moses was taken out of the ballgame right at the main event because he blew it.

It shocks us to realize that God’s judgment was extended even to Moses! Moses reminds them that God was upset at him for his own bad behavior. That’s why he says “the Lord was angry with me for your sakes.” Moses is not blaming the people, but the people did create a situation which moved Moses to blow it.

God told Moses to speak to the rock to provide them water at Meribah in Numbers 20:7-13, and instead Moses struck the rock. God took that act of disobedience so seriously, He prohibited Moses from entering the Promised Land. After leading that griping, complaining people for 40 years in the desert, Moses himself didn’t get to enter into the land. He was allowed to see it from a hilltop, but he was denied entrance. He was taken out of the ballgame right at the main event because he blew it.

Ben Franklin said “well begun is half done.” That’s a good little proverb, but half done is still half done. Not only do we need to start well, but we need to finish well. One of the most discouraging things we see as Christians is when a big Christian leader stumbles and falls. It’s incredibly important that we push through to One of the most the finish line. We are saved through discouraging things the blood of Jesus, not by our works. we see as Christians is However, in His seven letters to the seven churches in Revelation 2-3, when a big Christian Jesus repeatedly offers rewards to leader stumbles the “overcomer.” Overcoming is and falls. incredibly important. The fruit of our lives is at stake. The lives of other people are at stake. Our rewards in Heaven are at stake. Moses was saved, but he didn’t get to enter the Promised Land he’d worked so hard to reach. Let’s get to the end of our lives and be able to say, “I fought the good fight. I finished the race.”

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Of course, even with the knowledge that he will die in the desert, Moses doesn’t just lie down. His primary job is now to encourage and strengthen Joshua and the Israelites for the task ahead.

Moreover your little ones, which ye said should be a prey, and your children, which in that day had no knowledge between good and evil, they shall go in thither, and unto them will I give it, and they shall possess it. But as for you, turn you, and take your journey into the wilderness by the way of the Red sea.

Deuteronomy 1:39-40

The Heart of Faith Moses is still reminding the Israelites of their past, and this verse is full of interesting insights. The children were not held responsible for the cowardice of their parents. They were assured possession of the land while the parents were sent back to the desert. The author of Hebrews later points to the wilderness strewn with the corpses of that faithless generation as a grim reminder. There are consequences for lacking confidence in God’s power. God provided for the Israelites. He did huge miracles on their behalf. He wanted to bring them into the Land, but He had to let the faithless parents When we fail to die in the desert. He could not pollute appreciate the power the land with unbelievers right from and love of God, we’re the beginning.

poking a finger in

When we fail to appreciate the power His eye. That’s and love of God, we’re poking a finger in disturbing stuff.

His eye. That’s disturbing stuff. We get enamored with grace, but we fail to realize some of these implications.

God loves us completely, and He has tremendous patience with us. That’s why it is such an incredible insult to suggest He doesn’t love us. He gave us everything. He gave us His Son. All eternity is ours because of God’s self-sacrifice. How can we be so cruel and foolish to think for a moment He doesn’t love us or that He can’t be trusted? Trusting God is loving God. If we trust Him, though, that also means we trust Him enough to obey Him. Real trust says, “I know Your way is best.” Deuteronomy will really make us conscious of our responsibility for obedience.

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It’s also interesting to note that the It’s also interesting to age of responsibility in the case of note that the age of the Promised Land was 20-years-old. responsibility in the case Those 19-years-old and younger were of the Promised Land able to enter the land, according to was 20-years-old.

Numbers 14:29. Those older died in the desert. When we think of the Jewish practice of bar mitzvahs, we think of age thirteen as the age of accountability. However, God gave the Israelites a free pass if they were younger than 20. I’m not implying that we apply that today, because the age of accountability is a big theological question. However, in this case, those that were 19 and younger were able to enter the land. (Although, they still had to suffer through 40 years in the desert because of their parents’ bad choices. That’s another real-world reality we all face.)

Of course, the disobedience of the parents continually got them in trouble until the end.

Then ye answered and said unto me, We have sinned against the LORD, we will go up and fight, according to all that the LORD our God commanded us. And when ye had girded on every man his weapons of war, ye were ready to go up into the hill. And the LORD said unto me, Say unto them, Go not up, neither fight; for I am not among you; lest ye be smitten before your enemies.

Deuteronomy 1:41-42

God told them to take the land, and they were afraid, so He said, “Forget it.” Then, they decided they’d go up and fight after all. God said, “Don’t!” but they tried anyway. They weren’t good at following directions, and they got decimated. Even when they got ready and went out to fight, they were still in rebellion. Rebellion just never ends well.

So I spake unto you; and ye would not hear, but rebelled against the commandment of the LORD, and went presumptuously up into the hill. And the Amorites, which dwelt in that mountain, came out against you, and chased you, as bees do, and destroyed you in Seir, even unto Hormah.

Deuteronomy 1:43-44

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They were in Negev, the southern portion of Canaan. Negev means south, and it speaks of the desert area to the south. “Seir” is an early name for Edom.

And ye returned and wept before the LORD; but the LORD would not hearken to your voice, nor give ear unto you. So ye abode in Kadesh many days, according unto the days that ye abode there.

Deuteronomy 1:45-46

So they blew it! They wouldn’t go when God was with them, and then when He wasn’t with them, they were foolish enough to go, and they got clobbered.

The Bible is an incredibly consistent book. Trust and obedience are always the keys to blessing. We might have times when we suffer because of the decisions of others. We might have to be patient and wait on God’s timing. We might have hard times in the desert while God takes us where we need to go. However, in the end, patient trust and obedience in God’s love for us will bring us to a place of great blessing.

Wherever you are in your walk, don’t be discouraged. God really does love you, and He will be faithful to fulfill His promises to you too.

We are no different than the Israelites. We can fall in all the same ways that they fell, but we can also have victories in the incredible ways that God gave them victories. Jesus quoted Deuteronomy often for a reason.

As we read through Deuteronomy, we are not merely reading the final sermon of Moses, we are reading the heart of God. Let us keep our own hearts soft toward our Heavenly Father, that we might be like those who entered the Promised Land. ... To be continued.

Part 3 will appear in the October 2017 issue of the Personal Update.

This excerpt was adapted from Dr. Chuck Missler’s Expositional Commentary on the book of Deuteronomy. Available from https://resources.khouse.org.

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Chris Corlett Deputy Provost and member of the Koinonia Institute Advisory Board.

PUBLIC SCHOOLS AND TRANSGENDER POLICY

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his past summer I sat down to lunch with two retired teacher colleagues.

After reminiscing about what one friend described as the “Golden Years of Public Education” our conversation turned to our kids and their grandchildren. When I was asked by one of my friends, “Who will be your daughter’s next teacher?” I responded, “Her mother.

We are homeschooling her.” After a brief pause they asked the question every homeschooling parent has heard, “Why?” My answer was short and said everything I needed it to say without really saying anything at all. “Public education is not what it used to be.” This article serves as an opportunity to provide to you, my gracious reader, a more thorough insight into my response while addressing one facet of today’s evolving public education system.

Today’s public schools Today’s public schools are not are not yesterday’s yesterday’s public schools.

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children and the community for the lowest cost.

What follows is a review of some of the pressures influencing public policy in our public schools today.

Title IX Title IX refers to a Federal law enacted by the 92nd United State Congress amending inter alia The Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 and it states in part: “No person in the United States shall, on the basis of sex, be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under any education program or activity receiving Federal financial assistance.”

This opened doors in the 1970’s to new opportunities for woman including participation in interscholastic sports. What followed is decades of interpretation and regulation regarding the implementation of this law by several government agencies. In a “Dear Colleague Letter” dated May 13, 2016 issued jointly be the United States Department of Justice and the United States Department of Education the following guidance appears:

BIO Chris Corlett, Deputy Provost, Koinonia Institute

Chris Corlett is a longtime KI member who serves in several volunteer capacities. Among his activities, Chris is the Academic Advisor to the Koinonia Institute A d v i s o r y B o a rd . He relies on his journey and perspective as both a KI member and as an experienced educator to advise the KIAB on reliable teaching strategies and techniques as well as emerging technologies and research. Throughout his professional career, he has balanced the advice found in Jeremiah 6 : 1 6 ( “c o n s i d e r t h e old paths”) with that found in Matthew 9:17 (“don’t put new wine in old wineskins.”) Chris tempers his advise and actions by balancing his respect for tradition with the opportunities to proclaim the Truth using new technologies and opportunities. He is eager to hear from you at dp.chrisc@khouse.org

“As a condition of receiving Federal funds,[2] a school agrees that it will not exclude, separate, deny benefits to, or otherwise treat differently on the basis of sex any person in its educational programs or activities unless expressly authorized to do so under Title IX or its implementing regulations.

The Departments treat a student’s gender identity as the student’s sex for purposes of Title IX and its implementing regulations. (bold-faced added) This means that a school must not treat 2 My Gracious Readers will see a parallel between this and the Trump administration’s withholding of Federal monies from so-called sanctuary cities. For news breaking on the day that I write this article: http://www. independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/chicago-sues-trump-administration-sanctuary-citiesrahm-emanuel-jeff-sessions-a7880061.html

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a transgender student differently from the way it treats other students of the same gender identity. The Departments’ interpretation is consistent with courts’ and other agencies’ interpretations of Federal laws prohibiting sex discrimination.”[3] The Trump administration on February 22, 2017 rescinded the Obama administration’s guidance.[4] Put yourself in the shoes of the Board of Education member required to vote on a resolution or policy regarding transgender issues. Consider the law firms retained by school districts which advise on how best to comply with statutes and regulations. The language in this government letter is neither ambiguous nor ambivalent. Many school districts characterized the letter as requiring schools to be as open minded as possible on the issue of transgender student rights. A conservative approach fiscally has a progressive consequence socially. And a more fundamental issue is raised by the boldface sentence. Any resistance A conservative approach to the accommodation of gender fiscally has a progressive consequence socially identity priorities is tantamount to

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gender discrimination from which our current heated rhetoric hurls accusations of phobia and hate.

Dignity of All Students Act The New York State legistature passed the Dignity of All Students Act (“DASA”) which took effect on July 1, 2013. Applicants for any New York State education certification are required to complete six hours of training.[5] This law “seeks to provide the State’s public elementary and secondary school students with a safe and supportive environment free from discrimination, intimidation, taunting, harassment, and bullying on school property, a school bus and/or at a school function.” The guidance found in the aforementioned “Dear Colleague Letter” confirmed and complemented this legislation. When the Trump administration rescinded this letter and its guidance, the New York State Education Department on March 27, 2017 issued its own guidance. Chancellor Betty A. Rosa said, “We must reaffirm our commitment to providing educational sanctuaries, where students are free to learn regardless of their race, ethnicity, language spoken at home, immigration status, sexual orientation or any other basis. We must embrace all children as our own, with warmth and compassion.” New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman said. “Our message is clear: school districts have a duty to protect the rights of their students – no matter the draconian policies coming out of Washington. I’m proud to continue to partner with Commissioner Elia and SED to ensure this message is heard loud and clear around the state.”[6] Gender Expression Non-Discrimination Act New York State Senator Daniel Squadron sponsored bill S61A (known as the Gender Expression Non-Discrimination Act[7] or “GENDA”) which “prohibits discrimination based on gender identity or expression and includes offenses regarding gender identity or expression under the hate crimes statute.” This bill merges any resistance to the LGBT agenda with the dreaded label of hate crime. This bill has lost some momentum 5 http://www.highered.nysed.gov/tcert/certificate/dasa-applicant.html 6 http://www.nysed.gov/news/2017/guidance-rights-immigrant-students-and-dignity-all-students-act-nowavailable-20-languages 7 https://www.nysenate.gov/issues/genda

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perhaps due to the many other developments in both our national and state capitols. California Governor Jerry Brown in 2013 signed the first state legislation of this kind which “gives students the right to participate in sex-segregated programs, activities and facilities based on their selfperception and regardless of their birth gender.”[8] Other Developments A Board of Education of a New York State school district faces protest and petition to remove from its “Wall of Fame” a Tennessee senator who received in 2008 this recognition from his school. “He has trivialized LGBT youth suicide, labeled homosexuals as a ‘dangerous and deadly’ community because he ignorantly claims only they can transmit HIV/ AIDS, and has attempted to pass the ‘Don’t Say Gay’ Bill which would prevent any type of non-heterosexual discussions in schools. His beliefs are unacceptable for modern day society and certainly don’t set a good example for future generations.”[9] According to Planned Parenthood, the narrative about “the birds and the bees”[10] is inadequate in today’s complex conversation about sexuality.

“When it comes to gender, ideas about what it means to be a girl or a boy are everywhere, and these ideas have a big influence on your preschooler. Learn how to teach your kid that their gender doesn’t limit them, how to talk about different kinds of families, how to know if your kid is transgender, and more.”[11] The link contains information on a new narrative which relies on themes including properly naming body parts and avoiding gender stereotypical patterns. And the advice recommends starting this conversation at the earliest of ages.

The Minnesota Department of Education released on July 24, 2017 its Toolkit for Ensuring 8 https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2013/08/12/califtransgender-bill/2645435/ 9 https://www.change.org/p/vestal-board-of-education-remove-staceycampfield-from-the-vestal-hall-of-fame 10 For the record, I have never received this talk, gave this talk or even claim to understand the analogy.

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Safe and Supportive Schools for Transgender and Gender Nonconforming Students. The Department website describes it as a “(t)oolkit to help school districts and charter schools create school environments where transgender and gender nonconforming students are safe, supported and fully included, and have equal access to the educational opportunities provided to all students.”[12] About the toolkit NBC news reports[13]: “The 11-page ‘toolkit’ includes guidelines for the use of proper pronouns and preferred names — suggesting that teachers stop using the term ‘boys and girls,’ and instead use ‘students’ and ‘scholars’ — and tackles the hot-button issue of access to restrooms and locker rooms that correspond with a student’s gender identity.

Authors propose single-user restrooms be available for any students who do not want to share a restroom with transgender and gendernonconforming students.”[14] Information on the Gender Unicorn – along with other trans-student resources – is available at http:// www.transstudent.org/gender.

I prefer to leave an investigation into this to you gracious reader.

This purple puppet created quite a stir within the Charlotte Mecklenburg School system[15] and this author lacks sufficient direct knowledge or reliable reporting to confidentially summarize what is taking place there. Suffice it to say that the Gender Unicorn appears to be influencing professional development programs and public policy decisions albeit on a small scale for now.

12 http://education.state.mn.us/MDE/about/adv/active/sstacc/ 13 http://www.nbcnews.com/feature/nbc-out/minnesota-department-education-approves-transgendertoolkit-n785246 14 The author endorses as a public policy the availability of single-user restrooms for any student who prefers this.

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Conclusion This author has long supported parental choice regarding the education of children. Choices include public schools, private schools, parochial schools and parental (home) schools and often combinations thereof.

As fall brings about a new school year, I urge all parents to make deliberate, prayerful and informed decisions regarding their children’s education. I hope this article contributes to the information on which that decision is based.

The Parental Rights Amendment to the United States Constitution has been reintroduced in the United States Senate. This amendment proposes to add parental rights specifically and explicitly to the text of the United States Constitution, thereby protecting parental liberty “to direct the upbringing, education and care of their children.”[16] Educate yourself about this Parental Rights Amendment and engage your representatives in your priorities.

Get involved in your local politics by running for a school board position.

The Teaching and Learning Institute states its mission is “(t)o increase the number of candidates who are willing to run for their local school board. These candidates should be committed to family values based on a traditional Judeo-Christian belief system.”[17] And be in prayer for your family, your community, and your government.

For though we walk in the flesh, we do not war after the flesh: (For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal, but mighty through God to the pulling down of strong holds;) 5 Casting down imaginations, and every high thing that exalteth itself against the knowledge of God, and bringing into captivity every thought to the obedience of Christ; 3 4

2 Corinthians 10:3-5

I look forward to hearing from you and I can be reached at chrisc@khouse.org.

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October 26-28, 2017 Featured Speakers Dr. Chuck Missler Founder of Koinonia House & Koinonia Institute

Chuck Missler is the Founder and Chairman Emeritus of Koinonia Institute and Koinonia House. It is Chuck’s vision for this ministry that brings us together. His aim has always been to stimulate us to dig into the Bible ourselves because he knows that as we study there is a real opportunity for us to encounter the God of the Universe. That remains his vision and goal for this conference.

Bob Cornuke Biblical Archaeology Investigator

Bob Cornuke is a Biblical investigator, international explorer and author of nine books. He has participated in over 60 expeditions around the world searching for lost locations described in the Bible. Bob has appeared on National Geographic Channel, CBS, NBC’s Dateline, Good Morning America, CNN, MSNBC, Fox, ABC, History Channel and Ripley’s Believe It or Not. Bob was the President of the Bible Archaeology Search and Exploration (BASE) Institute and is now Lead Research Specialist at Koinonia House. He also serves as special advisor for the National Council on Bible Curriculum in Public Schools and was invited by the President’s staff to conduct a Bible study for White House personnel.

Bob has earned a Masters of Arts Biblical Studies and a Ph.D. in Bible and Theology from Louisiana Baptist University.

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William Federer President of Amerisearch, Host of American Minute

William J. Federer is a nationally known speaker, bestselling author, and president of Amerisearch, Inc., a publishing company dedicated to researching America’s noble heritage. Bill’s AMERICAN MINUTE radio feature is broadcast daily across America and by the Internet. His Faith in History television airs on the TCT Network on stations across America and via DirectTV. A former U.S. Congressional Candidate, Bill has appeared on: CSPAN, FOX, Hannity & Colmes, O’Reilly Factor, NPR, MSNBC, and ABCTime Warner affiliates to name a few. www.americanminute.com Skip Heitzig Senior Pastor, Calvary Albuquerque

Skip studied under Chuck Smith at Calvary Chapel of Costa Mesa, California, until 1981. In 1982, Skip began a home Bible study, which eventually grew into Calvary Albuquerque. In 1988 and 1989, Calvary Albuquerque was considered the fastest growing church in America. Today, Calvary Albuquerque ministers to over 15,000 people every weekend. Calvary Albuquerque has been instrumental in planting other churches, including several in Arizona, Colorado, and other parts of New Mexico. Skip holds a BA, MA, Doctor of Divinity, and a PhD in Philosophy, Biblical and Theological Studies from Trinity Southwest University. He has been awarded a doctor honoris causa from GFA Biblical Seminary. He currently serves on several boards of directors, including Samaritan’s Purse. Skip reaches out to thousands across the nation and throughout the world through his multimedia ministry, which includes a TV broadcast and nationwide half-hour radio program, The Connection.

Some of his recent books include The Daily God Book, Church? Who Needs It, and How to Study the Bible and Enjoy It (revised). He has also published over two dozen booklets in the Lifestyle series, covering aspects of Christian living.

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Joel Richardson Author, Mideast Beast: The Scriptural Case for an Islamic Antichrist and Why We Left Islam

Joel Richardson is a New York Times bestselling author, filmmaker, and internationally recognized teacher.

Joel lives in the United States with his wife and five children. With a special love for all the peoples of the Middle East, Joel travels and teaches on the gospel, living with Biblical Hope, and the return of Jesus. He has been featured on, or written for numerous radio, television and news outlets across the world, and is the author, editor, director, or producer of eight books and documentaries.

More info.: www.joelstrumpet.com Joseph Farah WorldNetDaily

Joseph Farah is founder, editor and CEO of WND and a nationally syndicated columnist with Creators News Service. He is the author or co-author of 13 books, including his latest, The Tea Party Manifesto, and his classic, Taking America Back, now in its third edition and 14th printing. Farah is the former editor of the legendary Sacramento Union and other majormarket dailies. More info.: www.wnd.com Spike Psarris Creation Astronomy

Spike Psarris has a Bachelor’s of Science in Electrical Engineering from the University of Massachusetts, and has done graduate work in Physics. For a number of years, he was an engineer in the U.S. military space program. He went into that program as an atheist and committed evolutionist, and came out of it as a young-earth creationist and Christian. He now speaks and writes on science, creation, and the Bible, and is the producer of the video series ‘What You Aren’t Being Told About Astronomy’.

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Jay Seegert Creation Education Center

Jay Seegert is an author and international speaker.

He holds degrees in both Physics and Engineering Technology and is the Founder and Managing Director of The Starting Point Project. This ministry helps Christians better understand and better defend the Christian worldview, increasing their confidence in the authority and inspiration of Scripture. They also offer a gracious challenge to the sincere skeptic and address the phenomenon in which a very high percentage of Christian youth walk away from their faith during their college years. He has been speaking over 31 years and has given approximately 2,000 lectures to a wide-range of audiences. Jay also serves on the Board of Directors for Logos Research Associates and is a Representative Speaker for Ratio Christi.More info.: www.cecwisc.org Dr. William Welty Executive Director, The ISV Foundation

William Welty is Executive Director of the ISV Foundation, producers of the Holy Bible: International Standard Version. He is a graduate of Trinity Evangelical Divinity School of Deerfield, Illinois and holds a Ph.D. from Louisiana Baptist University. Dr. Welty also serves as Research Analyst in Advanced Communication Technologies and Adjunct Professor of Middle Eastern Studies on the faculty of Koinonia Institute. He and Chuck co-authored the book, I, Jesus: an Autobiography. William has been on the Board of Directors of Koinonia House since 2009.

More info.: www.williamwelty.com

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Tim Remington Senior Pastor, The Altar

In 1984, Tim became a Pastor in Loma Linda, California. Tim and his wife Cindy also ran a coffee house called “Supreme Bean Coffee House� for years and served the streets of San Bernardino. It was there they became interested in street ministry and the people that are typically ignored; those who have problems with drugs, alcohol, and perversion. In 1985 they began taking people into their home to help them. That has since grown into their Mentor Home Ministry and Good Samaritan Rehabilitation. The street ministry days, from San Bernardino to L.A., taught Tim more about drugs and alcohol than all the education he ever had. Since that time he received his degree in counseling. To Tim however, the degree is much less meaningful than actually leading an addict to Jesus. Now his life consists of Victim Offender Mediation, Family Mediation, and Drug and Alcohol Counseling. He is an executive member of the Community Christian Coalition, and Director of Good Samaritan Rehabilitation drug and alcohol residential facilities.

David McAlvany Author, Intentional Families: Reverse Engineering Your Family Legacy from Finish to Start

David McAlvany is CEO of McAlvany Financial Companies, with an extensive background not only in finance, but also in third world development and business start-ups. He is a featured speaker on national television programs including CNBC, Fox News, Fox Business News, and Bloomberg, as well as radio programs and financial seminars. David is an avid reader and a new author, with his first book being released this summer. He has a keen passion for cycling and mountaineering, but also thoroughly enjoys skiing, hiking, and enjoying the mountains of Colorado with his wife and children. David can be heard weekly on his market commentary with world leaders, bankers, economists, and renowned investors at mcalvany.com.

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Chris Corlett Deputy Provost and member of the Koinonia Institute Advisory Board.

Chris Corlett is a long-time KI member who serves in several volunteer capacities. Among his activities, Chris is the Academic Advisor to the Koinonia Institute Advisory Board. He relies on his journey and perspective as both a KI member and as an experienced educator to advise the KIAB on reliable teaching strategies and techniques as well as emerging technologies and research. Throughout his professional career, he has balanced the advice found in Jeremiah 6:16 (“consider the old paths”) with that found in Matthew 9:17 (“don’t put new wine in old wineskins.”)

Ron Matsen President of Koinonia House and Koinonia Institute

With over 40 years in the pastoral ministry, Ron has taught verse-by verse through the Bible many times, hosted a live two-hour TV programme broadcast across Europe for more than two years, and taught extensively on the subjects of evangelism, leadership, and end-times topics. Although Ron and his wife are native Californians, they moved to England in 1992 and in 2011 immigrated to New Zealand where they now partner with Dr. Chuck Missler at the ministry base, The River Lodge. Ron is currently the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Operations Officer of Koinonia House and Koinonia Institute.

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How to Study the Bible

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How We Got Our Bible

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Behold a Black Horse

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Behold a Livid Horse

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Behold a Red Horse

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Armor For the Age of Deceit

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Behold a White Horse

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Being Faithful in Faithless World

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Church in the End Times

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Halloween: Invitation to Occult?

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Eternal Security

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Heaven and Hell

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The Architecture of Man

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Hidden Treasures

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The Da Vinci Deception

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Inheritance & Rewards

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The Once & Future Church

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Israel and The Church

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The Vortex Strategy

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Jesus: Who & Why?

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Twilight’s Last Gleaming?

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Jonah - The Reluctant Prophet

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What Is Truth?

Letters To Seven Churches

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Beyond Coincidence

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Return of the Nephilim

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Beyond Newton

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Digging Up the Truth

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Genesis and the Big Bang

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In the Beginning…was Information

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The Origin of Evil

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The Whole Counsel of God

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This Generation

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Human Nature - Matsen

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The Kings of the East

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