MZTV

One of the features of the "Acts 28" theory is that it requires us to relegate Paul's marriage advice in 1 Corinthians chapter 7 to a bygone era. According to the Clyde Pilkington/Stephen Hill branch of the Acts 28 deception, Paul's advice to married people to hold loosely to one another in comparison to their holding of Christ, is obsolete. It is replaced, they say, with a husband actually LOVING his wife (Ephesians 5), as though Paul's recommendation to hold loosely would require one to withhold true love from his wife. It is more clear to me than ever that one of the chief attractions of the Acts 28 deception to those forwarding it is that it allows them to ignore Paul's "the era is limited" teaching in 1 Corinthians 7 and to throw themselves wholly into marriage and parenting, which they clearly love more than the return of Christ. ZWTF SPECIAL EDITION: A Defense of the Expectation of the Body of Christ, Part 1: THE PRESENT ERA: http://martinzender.com/ZWTF/ZWTF4.19.pdf MP3: http://martinzender.com/MZTV/MZTV1205_The_Great_Acts_28_Marriage_Deception.mp3 Martin's homepage: https://www.martinzender.com

The scholarship seeking to relegate the snatching away to Israel is so poor that it deserves its own show. But the show itself, in detailing said scholarship, is so poor that you, being already rich in the truth, don't need to watch it. I mean—how much more can you take? ZWTF: Exposing the “Two Bodies of Christ” Deception: http://martinzender.com/ZWTF/ZWTF5.42.pdf MP3: http://martinzender.com/MZTV/MZTV1204_Don't_Watch_This_Awful_Show_About_the_Snatching_Away.mp3 Martin's homepage: https://www.martinzender.com

Even though our physical extrication out of this planet remains future (NEAR future), there is a sense in which we are NOW rescued out of the gross darkness of this eon and world. MP3: http://martinzender.com/MZTV/MZTV1203_A_Present_Rescue_Out_Of_This_Jurisdiction_of_Darkness.mp3 Martin's homepage: https://www.martinzender.com

This video will take you on a ride hither, thither, but not yon. (I decided to spare you the yon.) Having said this, I couldn't decide what this video would be, so I shoved it into a closet and gave it a couple minutes to see what it would come out wearing. One thing I do know is that I talk about how God WANTS us to know what He's going to do and when, but He can't say it obviously in His Word because then everyone would know it (He doesn't want everyone to know it) and so He sneaks vital bits of info under the radar (down a couple layers, beneath the text) so that only those who really love Him and want to know His mind will pluck the chords out of the subterranean note-pool to hear a song God composed before the eons began. The tune never changes, so let's jam. Giving Glory (Part 1): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HJoNxjUAAi8&t=0s MZ/IB Archive - Celestial Series - The Nature of the Armor of God (Part 2 of 2): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KmJqUvSdPU4&t=0s MP3: http://martinzender.com/MZTV/MZTV1202_End-Time_Update.mp3 Martin's homepage: https://www.martinzender.com

Exposing and rebuking the Acts 28 nonsense heralded by Clyde Pilkington and others has led me to an under-appreciated passage of Romans. A defense of the expectation of the body of Christ, Part 1: THE PRESENT ERA: http://martinzender.com/ZWTF/ZWTF4.19.pdf A defense of the expectation of the body of Christ, Part 2: NEW TRUTH: http://martinzender.com/ZWTF/ZWTF4.21.pdf A defense of the expectation of the body of Christ, Part 3: THE SNATCHING AWAY: http://martinzender.com/ZWTF/ZWTF4.23.pdf A defense of the expectation of the body of Christ, Part 4: “MUTILATION OF THE MYSTERY” : http://martinzender.com/ZWTF/ZWTF4.24.pdf A defense of the expectation of the body of Christ, Part 5: THE STATUS OF THE BODY OF CHRIST PRIOR TO ACTS 28:28: MP3: http://martinzender.com/MZTV/MZTV1201_A_Truth_From_Romans_I've_Never_Taught.mp3 Martin's homepage: https://www.martinzender.com

Clyde Pilkington and the rest of the Acts 28 theorists claim that all of Paul's early letters (Romans; 1 &2 Corinthians; 1 & 2 Thessalonians, and Galatians) are founded upon Israel and the Old Testament. Only Paul's last seven letters are for us today, the early letters belonging to an "old body of Christ," the latter letters to a "new body." This division is random, careless, confusing, and divisive. Really, it's a sin. One really must strain to come up with a motive that requires so much complicated parsing. The torpedo that sinks the ship of Paul's gospel—described in Romans and Galatians, for example—being "founded upon Israel and the Old Testament" is Paul's testimony in Galatians chapter one, verses 11 and 12: "For I am making known to you, brethren, as to the evangel which is being brought by me, that it is not in accord with man. For neither did I accept it from a man, NOR WAS I TAUGHT IT, but it came through a revelation of Jesus Christ." That Paul was not taught his gospel certainly precludes it from being founded upon Israel and the Old Testament. Hm. Try telling the Acts 28 people that. A defense of the expectation of the body of Christ, Part 1: THE PRESENT ERA: http://martinzender.com/ZWTF/ZWTF4.19.pdf A defense of the expectation of the body of Christ, Part 2: NEW TRUTH: http://martinzender.com/ZWTF/ZWTF4.21.pdf A defense of the expectation of the body of Christ, Part 3: THE SNATCHING AWAY: http://martinzender.com/ZWTF/ZWTF4.23.pdf A defense of the expectation of the body of Christ, Part 4: “MUTILATION OF THE MYSTERY” : http://martinzender.com/ZWTF/ZWTF4.24.pdf A defense of the expectation of the body of Christ, Part 5: THE STATUS OF THE BODY OF CHRIST PRIOR TO ACTS 28:28: MP3: http://martinzender.com/MZTV/MZTV1200_Paul's_Gospel_Came_Supernaturally_NOT_Via_Study_of_the_Hebrew_Scriptures.mp3 Martin's homepage: https://www.martinzender.com

Clyde Pilkington, the modern spokesman for the man-made "Acts 28" theory claims that 'The early ministry and epistles of Paul were founded on the Old Testament and Israel" (Bible Student's Notebook #490). Say what? Paul's first six letters contain nothing except what can be found in the Old Testament? If I can show you one example from these early writings where a truth uttered by Paul was in NO WAY founded on the Old Testament and Israel, then the ridiculous Acts 28 theory falls apart. What if I can show you 25 examples? A defense of the expectation of the body of Christ, Part 1: THE PRESENT ERA: http://martinzender.com/ZWTF/ZWTF4.19.pdf A defense of the expectation of the body of Christ, Part 2: NEW TRUTH: http://martinzender.com/ZWTF/ZWTF4.21.pdf A defense of the expectation of the body of Christ, Part 3: THE SNATCHING AWAY: http://martinzender.com/ZWTF/ZWTF4.23.pdf A defense of the expectation of the body of Christ, Part 4: “MUTILATION OF THE MYSTERY” : http://martinzender.com/ZWTF/ZWTF4.24.pdf A defense of the expectation of the body of Christ, Part 5: THE STATUS OF THE BODY OF CHRIST PRIOR TO ACTS 28:28: http://martinzender.com/ZWTF/ZWTF4.25.pdf MP3: http://martinzender.com/MZTV/MZTV1199_Awesome_New_Truths_Unknown_to_Israel.mp3 Martin's homepage: https://www.martinzender.com

The best evidence against the Acts 28 position is the evidence offered for it. A defense of the expectation of the body of Christ, Part 1: THE PRESENT ERA: http://martinzender.com/ZWTF/ZWTF4.19.pdf A defense of the expectation of the body of Christ, Part 2: NEW TRUTH: http://martinzender.com/ZWTF/ZWTF4.21.pdf A defense of the expectation of the body of Christ, Part 3: THE SNATCHING AWAY: http://martinzender.com/ZWTF/ZWTF4.23.pdf A defense of the expectation of the body of Christ, Part 4: “MUTILATION OF THE MYSTERY” : http://martinzender.com/ZWTF/ZWTF4.24.pdf A defense of the expectation of the body of Christ, Part 5: THE STATUS OF THE BODY OF CHRIST PRIOR TO ACTS 28:28: http://martinzender.com/ZWTF/ZWTF4.25.pdf MP3L http://martinzender.com/MZTV/MZTV1198_13_Truths_Thought_by_Clyde_Pilkington_to_be_Irrelevant_For_Our_Day.mp3 Martin's homepage: https://www.martinzender.com

The event that paved the way for Paul to freely teach an evangel different from Israel's is so obvious that if it were an elephant it would break your door down. (Hint: It's NOT Acts 28.) A defense of the expectation of the body of Christ, Part 1: THE PRESENT ERA: http://martinzender.com/ZWTF/ZWTF4.19.pdf A defense of the expectation of the body of Christ, Part 2: NEW TRUTH: http://martinzender.com/ZWTF/ZWTF4.21.pdf A defense of the expectation of the body of Christ, Part 3: THE SNATCHING AWAY: http://martinzender.com/ZWTF/ZWTF4.23.pdf A defense of the expectation of the body of Christ, Part 4: “MUTILATION OF THE MYSTERY” : http://martinzender.com/ZWTF/ZWTF4.24.pdf A defense of the expectation of the body of Christ, Part 5: THE STATUS OF THE BODY OF CHRIST PRIOR TO ACTS 28:28: http://martinzender.com/ZWTF/ZWTF4.25.pdf MP3: http://martinzender.com/MZTV/MZTV1197_Here_is_the_REAL_Dividing_Line_That_Cleared_the_Way_for_Paul's_Gospel.mp3 Martin's homepage: https://www.martinzender.com

I have been honored with a visit by Greg Davis and Mark Haukaas—affectionately known at The Pirate—and today I answer their deepest and most pressing questions concerning the glories of God and Christ. From Hollywood, Florida. MP3: http://martinzender.com/MZTV/MZTV1192_Q&A_Session_With_Greg_Davis_and_The_Pirate.mp3 Martin's homepage: https://www.martinzender.com

The body of Christ is one body—but not according to those who invent a false distinction between the letters Paul wrote BEFORE he went to jail and the letters he wrote AFTER he went to jail. What does Paul being in jail have to do with anything? NOT A DAMN THING. This is a false line of distinction invented by people who 1) can't explain why the early body of Christ dabbled in some Israel things, 2) are embarrassed by the snatching away, and 3) love the current eon. Please excuse me while I bury this false teaching. A defense of the expectation of the body of Christ, Part 1: THE PRESENT ERA: http://martinzender.com/ZWTF/ZWTF4.19.pdf A defense of the expectation of the body of Christ, Part 2: NEW TRUTH: http://martinzender.com/ZWTF/ZWTF4.21.pdf A defense of the expectation of the body of Christ, Part 3: THE SNATCHING AWAY: http://martinzender.com/ZWTF/ZWTF4.23.pdf A defense of the expectation of the body of Christ, Part 4: “MUTILATION OF THE MYSTERY” : http://martinzender.com/ZWTF/ZWTF4.24.pdf A defense of the expectation of the body of Christ, Part 5: THE STATUS OF THE BODY OF CHRIST PRIOR TO ACTS 28:28: http://martinzender.com/ZWTF/ZWTF4.25.pdf MP3: http://martinzender.com/MZTV/MZTV1196_The_Crime_of_Dividing_the_Body_of_Christ.mp3 Martin's homepage: https://www.martinzender.com

The Acts 28 theory insists that only three or four of Paul's later letters are for us. The rest belong to Israel. This erroneous teaching dares to split Paul from himself. An early casualty of this theory? The snatching away of the body of Christ. Acts 28 people still think that we will appear before Christ, but instead of believing in the Scriptural teaching of the snatching away (1 Thessalonians is "not for us," they say), the Acts 28 theorists now have a new theological term to describe how we will go from earth to heaven. "Snatching away?" No, of course not. This new teaching (unveiled for you here today) is now officially called "Poof." MP3: http://martinzender.com/MZTV/MZTV1195_Do_You_Believe_in_Poof_or_the_Snatching_Away.mp3 Martin's homepage: https://www.martinzender.com

The saying of Christ's accomplishment on the cross, clearly communicated, has the power to save—if only it can remain void of human fingerprints. MP3: http://martinzender.com/MZTV/MZTV1194_The_Good_News_Unadorned_is_God's_Power_For_Salvation.mp3 Martin's homepage: https://www.martinzender.com

The conversation continues, on location in Hollywood, Florida. MP3: http://martinzender.com/MZTV/MZTV1193_More_From_Martin_Zender_Greg_Davis_and_The_Pirate.mp3 Martin's homepage: https://www.martinzender.com

A woman's hair (specifically, her TRESSES) is the world's first contact with the glory of the invisible God. If this truth seems fantastic, herein lay the evidence. MP3: http://martinzender.com/MZTV/MZTV1191_A_Great_Spiritual_Truth_Concerning_a_Woman's_Hair.mp3 Martin's homepage: https://www.martinzender.com

Many of us are concerned about our loved ones at the Great White Throne. We are upset that these unbelievers will miss Eon 4, and possibly Eon 5, at which time God gets His glory. But is our concern overblown? What will the Great White Throne experience be like for those whose names are written in the book of life? What of those whose names are NOT written in the book of life? Here are three ways to look at the eons: 1) the eons in general, 2) the final two eons, and 3) the eons in relation to the "vast stream" of eternity. MP3: http://martinzender.com/MZTV/MZTV1190_Three_Ways_to_Look_at_the_Eons.mp3 Martin's homepage: https://www.martinzender.com

We were taught in our religious upbringings that humanity was evil, and that human nature was sinful. We were taught that we were born sinners—as if God makes junk. But we don't sin because we're sinners. When you find out why we DO sin, you will see how easy the remedy will be to God. MP3: http://martinzender.com/MZTV/MZTV1189_MAJOR_REVELATION_ALERT_We_Don't_Sin_Because_We're_Sinners.mp3 Martin's homepage: https://www.martinzender.com

The secret of justification through Christ is that sin is no longer sin when it is seen as contributing to our proper humbling and reliance on Christ. MP3: http://martinzender.com/MZTV/MZTV1188_It_is_God's_Good_Intention_and_Pleasure_to_Justify_All_Our_Mistakes.mp3 Martin's homepage: https://www.martinzender.com

Because human philosophers and Christians (sorry, same thing) hate the idea of God being COMPLETELY in control of them (they'll concede a little bit of control for cosmetic purposes), they have invented a theory that they think allows God to be in control and them to be in control—all at the same time. They call it the fly in the jar theory. It's their theory about how God interacts with humanity. But what about GOD'S illustration of How He interacts with humanity, otherwise known as Potter and clay. Well, they don't like God's illustration. They decided to invent a better one for Him. MZ/IB Archive - Truth Series - Loving God: • MZ/IB Archive - T... MP3: http://martinzender.com/MZTV/MZTV1187_The_Ridiculous_and_Unworkable_Fly_in_the_Jar_Theory.mp3 Martin's homepage: https://www.martinzender.com

There are two ways to propose a God Who is sovereign while His creatures are simultaneously free from His control: 1) One must either abolish thinking and call the mess "a mystery," or 2) roll merrily along contradicting yourself while demanding at the same time that others cease pointing out your contradictions. Pastor Clay Kent chose option 2. MP3: http://martinzender.com/MZTV/MZTV1186_Limited_Free_Will_People_Must_Either_Abolish_Thinking_or_Contradict_Themselves.mp3 Martin's homepage: https://www.martinzender.com

Here is a piece of critical conversation during the Kent Debate that exposes the cause of Kent's maddening double-talk on the topic of human free will: KENT: You can't explain any of this without resorting to absolute versus relative. ZENDER: If you understood absolute versus relative, we wouldn't be here. In one portion of Scripture, God said that He would harden Pharaoh's heart. In a nearby portion, Scripture says that "Pharaoh hardened his heart." How are both of these things possible at the same time? Easy. MP3: http://martinzender.com/MZTV/MZTV1185_PHARAOH'S_HEART_Pastor_Kent_Fails_to_Grasp_Absolute_Vs._Relative_Viewpoint.mp3 Martin's homepage: https://www.martinzender.com

October 25, 1997. Fairview, SC. The Great Free Will Debate between an experienced Scripture teacher and a young kid certain of the deity of God. The premise was written on the white board at the front of the church: "Man's Will Can Operate Independently of God." Pastor Ken had agreed to argue the affirmative of that premise. The kid, of course, would argue against it. (The kid was well aware of Scripture's insistence upon God's deity.) 7:00 pm. The kid was already seated at the table. All congregants waited for Kent. Here he came, slowly, up the north aisle. But when he saw the premise written on the board he stopped in his tracks, pointed his cane at the white board, and brought The Great Debate to a sudden and startling halt. MP3: http://martinzender.com/MZTV/MZTV1184_Pastor_Kent_Does_the_Unthinkable_at_the_Great_Free_Will_Debate.mp3 Martin's homepage: https://www.martinzender.com

In 1997, when Rick Farwell asked me if I would debate Pastor R. Clay Kent on the topic of human free will, I readily accepted. It boggled my mind that anyone could defend human free will, especially someone as scripturally grounded as Clay Kent, a believer in the salvation of all. The first thing Rick and I did was set a premise for the debate. It was a beautiful thing, the most naked assessment and definition of human free will possible. The problem was: would Kent agree to argue the affirmative of the premise? Mr. Farwell called Mr. Kent, repeated the premise to him word-for-word, and Mr. Kent said, yes, he would argue the affirmative. Upon this agreement, then, I prepared my case. Fast-forward three weeks, and the night of the conference. What happened at 7 p.m, when Pastor Kent entered the church to begin the debate, is something that no one who witnessed that debate will ever forget. But first, here is the premise that puts human free will in the most naked light possible. MP3: http://martinzender.com/MZTV/MZTV1183_Drama_Leading_Up_to_the_Kent_Debate.mp3 Martin's homepage: https://www.martinzender.com

In the fall of 1997, an elderly but very intimidating Bible teacher named Roscoe Clay Kent contacted Rick Farwell of the Pauline Church of Christ in Fairview, SC, seeking an opponent for a debate on the topic of human free will. Rick Farwell called me because, in his own words, "You're the only one I know crazy enough to debate Kent." Clanging Gong News Archives: http://www.martinzender.com/clanging_gong/archives/archives.htm Free Will and the Infamous Kent Debate: http://www.martinzender.com/clanging_gong/archives/Volume1-Issue32.pdf Martin's homepage: https://www.martinzender.com

As believers in the sovereignty of God, we constantly emphasize that even those who resist God's revealed will fulfill His intention. And this is true. But what we oftentimes fail to emphasize is that a body of people given greater doses of the spirit than the majority of humanity also fulfill His intention by living in accord with His revealed will. Says our apostle in 1 Thessalonians 5:18, " In everything be giving thanks, for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you." While it is important to emphasize that God's oftentimes hidden intention is always fulfilled even by those who hate God, we cannot use this monumental truth to obscure the fact that God's REVEALED will is the ideal for humanity. I have seen too many occasions where members of the body of Christ come very close to touting the darker aspects of God's intention—for instance, causing the priesthood to murder His Son—as the BEST thing, thus elevating crime as "the desire of God's heart." God Himself avoids this misrepresentation by everywhere announcing the good that He designs for His people, not only in the above quoted verse, but in places such as 1 Thessalonians 4:11, where God implores us (through Paul) to "lead a mild and quiet life." That some of us will NOT lead a mild a quiet life speaks to a fulfillment of God's hidden intention, yes, but the darker aspects of God's hidden intention ought NEVER to be confused with His nature as a God of good. For mature audiences only. The Really Bad Thing About Free Will: http://martinzender.com/books/free_enlarged.htm MP3: http://martinzender.com/MZTV/MZTV1181_The_Two_Different_Ways_God_Fulfills_His_Intention.mp3 Martin's homepage: https://www.martinzender.com