Awaken Bible Prophecy

Over the last number of years, I’ve spent a fair number of computer bytes discussing how Israel gets from her current situation to the Gog-Magog War of Ezekiel 38-39. I’ve also mentioned various circumstances around Iran’s journey to that seminal place where it collaborates with Russia and Turkey to attack Israel en masse. Turkey I’ve pretty much ignored, although it’s got its own trajectory to this war as well. Today let’s summarize what we have already discussed, where things stand, and then look primarily at Russia. The transcript for this audio commentary is available at my website blog under the post with the same title: https://garyritter.com/biblical-audio-commentary-russias-path-to-gog-magog/ Gary Ritter website: books & blog http://garyritter.com/

There is a large swath of the church that believes in Cessationism. As GotQuestions.org tells us: Cessationism is the view that the “miracle gifts” of tongues and healing have ceased—that the end of the apostolic age brought about a cessation of the miracles associated with that age. Most cessationists believe that, while God can and still does perform miracles today, the Holy Spirit no longer uses individuals to perform miraculous signs. The questions I have regarding this belief are: Does this view hold water? Why would so many in the church think this is true? What are the implications in the world if Cessationism has indeed caused miracle gifts to no longer operate? The transcript for this audio commentary is available at my website blog under the post with the same title: https://garyritter.com/awaken-bible-prophecy-update-4-17-24-satanic-influence-christian-cessationist-ignorance/ Gary Ritter website: books & blog http://garyritter.com/

Yes, I’m commenting about Israel a lot these days, and with good reason. Israel is at the absolute center - the literal heart - of end-times Bible prophecy. Anyone purporting to teach Bible prophecy should maintain a clear focus on Israel. Failing to do so misses the point as to what God intends to accomplish in this world. It creates an erroneous eschatology which leads to bad theology. The transcript for this audio commentary is available at my website blog under the post with the same title: https://garyritter.com/biblical-audio-commentary-american-treachery-against-israel-consequences/ Gary Ritter website: books & blog http://garyritter.com/

Another piece of the end-times puzzle may be falling into place. As the world engages in antisemitic hatred of Israel in its continuing efforts to incur God’s wrath, the Lord’s prophetic Word moves toward its ultimate fulfillment. One of the key upcoming wars that will astound both the people of Israel as well as the rest of the world is that of Gog-Magog, a.k.a. Ezekiel’s War based on Ezekiel 38-39. We’re not yet at the point for the beginning of this huge and decisive conflict. Israel must complete its current course of action by definitively defeating Hamas. In that process, it is my belief that the Psalm 83 War will be triggered. This means that all the hostile nations surrounding Israel will conspire – by one means or another – to come together in the effort to drive Israel into the sea, i.e. to completely destroy the apple of God’s eye and steal the land which was never intended for them to occupy. They will not succeed. The transcript for this audio commentary is available at my website blog under the post with the same title: https://garyritter.com/awaken-biblical-prophecy-commentary-israel-to-annex-ezekiel-3911-valley-of-the-travelers/ Gary Ritter website: books & blog http://garyritter.com/

It may very well be that nothing significant happens tomorrow April 8, 2024 in the wake of the Great American Eclipse. If that’s the case, won’t the mockers and scoffers have their day? The transcript for this audio commentary is available at my website blog under the post with the same title: https://garyritter.com/bonus-biblical-commentary-the-nineveh-40-day-countdown-to-judgment-for-america/ Gary Ritter website: books & blog http://garyritter.com/

The narrative and lessons from the book of Esther are not just for Sunday school. They are true for today and a warning that those who conspire against Israel should heed. The transcript for this audio commentary is available at my website blog under the post with the same title: https://garyritter.com/awaken-biblical-commentary-esthers-message-for-israel-haters-today/ Gary Ritter website: books & blog http://garyritter.com/

The people of Israel have shown over the years how unfaithful they can be to the God who called them His own and gave them the Promised Land. However, does a single one of us Gentiles who call ourselves Christians really think we would have acted any differently? If you do, you are greatly deceived and have learned nothing in your relationship with God. The transcript for this audio commentary is available at my website blog under the post with the same title: https://garyritter.com/awaken-biblical-prophecy-commentary-israel-in-the-flesh-vs-gods-promises/ Gary Ritter website: books & blog http://garyritter.com/

Many people have heard the term Hegelian Dialectics and have possibly also listened to various people discussing them. However, if you’re like me, despite having numerous encounters with this phrase, perhaps it still hasn’t hit home with you exactly what it means and what its implications are. I came across a useful article written over ten years ago on this subject that helped clarify it for me. If you’re not totally understanding what Hegelian Dialectics is, maybe the Commentary today will help. The transcript for this audio commentary is available at my website blog under the post with the same title: https://garyritter.com/biblical-audio-commentary-compromise-the-devils-hegelian-synthesis/ Gary Ritter website: books & blog http://garyritter.com/

That’s not just a silly title for the Commentary, it’s a stupid and impossible thought. But if that’s the case, why isn’t making Christianity great again in America a foolish idea? Christians in this country have a very parochial view of Christianity. We tend to consider America as the apex place for all things Christian. This is probably one reason for the rise of the New Apostolic Reformation, a.k.a. NAR, a.k.a. Dominionism, a.k.a. Kingdom Now Theology. At its core what do these various-named movements have in common? It is that the church must clean up the world so as to pave the way for the return of Christ. The transcript for this audio commentary is available at my website blog under the post with the same title: Gary Ritter website: books & blog http://garyritter.com/

The Hamas massacre perpetrated against Israel on October 7, 2023 was the most horrendous genocidal event against the Jews since the Holocaust. Over 1,200 innocent civilian men, women, and children were ruthlessly murdered that day. Before they were slaughtered, many were mercilessly raped and tortured. You may have seen this comparison, but based on population percentages, if the United States had suffered an equivalent loss of life on 9/11, 54,000 Americans would have been killed instead of 3,000. That’s the proportional difference, why it was so tragic, and why the psychological damage to the Jewish people in Israel has been so great. Think of how many more people you might have possibly known or come into contact with in our nation with so many more people senselessly killed in that 9/11 attack. The transcript for this audio commentary is available at my website blog under the post with the same title: https://garyritter.com/biblical-audio-commentary-barbarians-at-israels-gates/ Gary Ritter website: books & blog http://garyritter.com/

It’s funny how these Commentaries sometimes come together. I watched a video that discussed aliens and decided one thing that was mentioned was rather interesting. The very next day along came a much shorter video that tied into what I wanted to explore. As a result, the Commentary outline expanded just like that. So here we are back with this rather popular topic of aliens from a little bit different perspective than what you may have heard before. The transcript for this audio commentary is available at my website blog under the post with the same title: https://garyritter.com/awaken-biblical-prophecy-commentary-lets-talk-about-et-aliens/ Gary Ritter website: books & blog http://garyritter.com/