Episodes

https://youtu.be/kQr7nbDuY6Y "The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave to Him to show His servants things which will quickly come to pass". Those words are how we began this incredible journey through the Book of Revelation. And now, 60 episodes later, we are ending our exploration of this amazing and provocative book, with this conclusory episode. Over the next hour, I summarize everything we've learned during this study, and I end it with the final salutation from Chapter 22

Are we living in Satan's "Little Season" from Revelation 20? Ed weighs the Little Season and Tartaria theory against the Bible, history, and logic. There is a lot of eschatological "noise" on social media and alternative news about the so-called "Little Season" of Satan, and whether or not we are currently in it. The Little Season theory essentially states that we are in a Post-millennial period between the 1000-year Kingdon of Jesus and the Great White Throne of Judgement. Revelation chapter 2...

Why is the Book of Genesis the key to understanding the whole Bible? Ed opens a verse-by-verse Genesis Bible study on who God is and what He wants. Welcome to Genesis: Back to the Beginning! Genesis is the key to understanding who God is, and what He wants (God's Will). The ENTIRE Bible is in Genesis. The rest of the Bible is essentially a commentary on Genesis! In this first episode. - I'll explain why I decided to do a verse-by-verse study of this amazing book. - We'll look at the primary r...

How should Christians read the Book of Genesis? Ed looks at why many dismiss it as myth or textbook, and why the Bible is far more personal than that. How does man view the Book of Genesis - and the Bible overall? Many see the Bible as either a textbook of Judeo-Christian terminology and ideas, a source of guidance and comfort, or a book of comprehensive history. The problem is that in totality, the Bible doesn't really fit any of those categories. The Bible is much more personal than that. W...

Will Jesus return in 2030? Ed gives a critical, Bible-based review of the popular Messiah 2030 videos and their Second Coming date prediction. Messiah 2030 is a very popular series of videos that feature extensive and exhaustive research to prove that the Second Coming of Jesus will occur in the year 2030. This idea fits with my personal eschatology (much more so than the ridiculous "Little Season" idea that I talked about recently), and quite frankly, I'd love for it to be true! But while th...

Can Christianity stand up to logic and reason? Welcome to the first Faith By Reason podcast: Christian philosophy examined with systematic analysis. If God is real and Christianity is true, then they should conform to objective logic and reason! Welcome to the first Faith By Reason podcast. The FBR blog has been around since 2010 and it’s up to nearly 100 posts examining Christian Philosophy with logic, reason, and systematic analysis (and a snarky sense of humor). This podcast is another way t...

What is the point of existence? Whatever your worldview, we all ask why we are here. Ed starts with purpose, meaning, and why we are never satisfied. Whether you are Christian, Jew, Muslim, Hindu, atheist, or agnostic, we all face the same fundamental question – we all want to know “What’s the point?” We want to know why we’re all here. We want to know why EVERYTHING is here, and what it all means. The first priority of this podcast is to address these questions. - Do we have a higher purpose?...

Where did God come from, and what caused the universe? Ed explores the First Cause: whether time, space, matter, and energy always existed. Was the cause of existence natural, or supernatural? IF the universe had a First Cause, then understanding everything we can about it will get us closer to an answer to https://faithbyreason.net/whats-the-point-of-existence/ - "What's the point of existence?" In this week's podcast, we begin to explore what we can know about the First Cause. - Have time, s...

How does God experience time? If God is outside time, can He predict the future, and do we still have free will? Ed looks to Bible prophecy. If God is Transcendent (outside of time), then how does He relate to our physical time domain? Bible prophecy makes it clear that God can predict the future. But is the future “set”? If so, then is everything already predetermined? Do we really have free will? We’ll examine how God might experience time in this podcast, including: - Can causality alone ex...

Can you prove God exists in 10 seconds? Ed builds on the First Cause argument to show the nature of God, and that we are eternal spirits too. You can prove that God exists in just 10 seconds!! Taking the information that we’ve covered in the previous episodes, we can discern the definitive nature of God! Not only that, but in discerning the truth of God’s nature, we can discover our own nature and that we, like God, are eternal spirits! We’ll also cover: - How to understand who you REALLY are ...

Is the Bible really the Word of God? Ed asks whether we can objectively show that Scripture came from the First Cause of the universe. Is the Bible the Word of God? Can we prove that it came from the First Cause of the universe? We learned in the last podcast that the First Cause has to consist of the causeless principles of righteousness and justice that it must be ALWAYS and COMPLETELY right and just. And that’s ALL we can definitively know about the First Cause based SOLELY on human understa...

Is the Bible full of contradictions and errors? Ed answers tough objections on whether the Bible can be trusted, including that it was written by men. Is the Bible full of contradictions and errors of logic and science? Can we trust the Bible as a reliable information source from the First Cause of creation, or is it just a primitive book full of fallacious myths and religious superstitions? We will address those questions and more on this week’s podcast, including: - Is the Bible untrustworth...

Is the God of the Bible a God of love? Ed explains why God is first a God of righteousness and justice, and why love is the effect of that. Atheists argue that the God of the Bible isn’t a God of love. And technically, they’re right! God is a God of absolute righteousness and justice. The ultimate EFFECT of being right and just is love! So then, what is love? Is it a feeling, or a choice? In this podcast we’ll look at an argument I had with an annoying atheist (is there any other kind?) that le...

Is God a Trinity, three persons in one? Ed explains the Biblical and logical case for the Trinity, and why it has more to do with love than theology. Is God three gods or one? What is the concept of the Trinity and why is it so controversial? Is there Biblical evidence that God is three “persons”? If so, what does that mean, and HOW can God be singular AND multiple? Whether or not God is a Trinity has less to do with theology and more to do with LOVE! I’ll explain more in this week’s podcast. P...

Did God really speak the universe into existence? Ed looks at the physics of creation and the quantum-level science behind Genesis. How did God create the universe? The Bible said that He simply spoke it into existence. Is that even scientifically plausible? In this podcast we will look at the physics of creation, and show that it’s not only possible for God to have spoken creation into existence, it’s the ONLY explanation that fits what we know about science on a quantum level! This episode ge...

How old is the Earth: young earth or old earth? Ed looks at what Genesis 1 actually tells us, and what it does not, about the age of the Earth. Is Earth billions of years old as evolutionists and “Old Earth Creationists” say, or is it only a few thousand years old as “Young Earth Creationists” purport? Does the creation narrative in Genesis 1 help answer these questions? The answer is a blunt NO! If we’re being completely honest, we have to admit that Genesis 1 frankly does a TERRIBLE job of gi...

Is evolution scientifically possible? Ed argues that evolution is impossible, not just unlikely, and that you can show it without using the Bible. Evolution is NOT science! It’s an utterly asinine and ludicrous fairy tale promoted by brain-damaged people who voluntarily and intentionally choose to believe what they know is impossible rather than accept the obvious truth of a supernatural creator. Evolution is SCIENTIFICALLY impossible. Not unlikely. Not improbable…IMPOSSIBLE! That is not my opi...

What did Darwinism do to the world? Ed traces how Darwinian philosophy fed genocide, racism, eugenics, Nazism, and Communism. Darwin (and https://faithbyreason.net/evolution-for-dummies-fbr-podcast-12/ ) are not only an affront to empirical science, but he spawned the most cruel, brutal, inhuman, murderous, oppressive, and morally bankrupt philosophy in history! Darwinian Philosophy condones and promotes genocide, racism, class warfare, eugenics, Nazism, Communism, and the suppression of the po...

If God is good, why is there evil in the world? Ed gives a logical answer to the problem of evil, the question many unbelievers ask first. If God is good and all-powerful, then why is there evil in the world? Wouldn’t a good, loving, and benevolent Supreme Being stop evil before it happens, and/or immediately punish evil-doers? Whenever I’ve spoken with unbelievers about their hesitance in accepting the existence of God, it usually comes down to these questions. And they are actually very logi...

What is the meaning of life? Ed explains why we are never truly satisfied on earth: we were created for Heaven. Heaven is the Meaning of Life! The reason we are so perpetually unsatisfied, the reason we can never be truly happy on earth in spite of our best efforts is because we were created for something, for SOMEPLACE exponentially greater! To paraphrase C.S. Lewis, “If you have a longing for which nothing in this world can satisfy, then the only logical conclusion is that you were made for ...

How can you think like God? Ed explains a righteous thought process we already use on others every day, and why it takes humility. To think like God, you must have a thought process that is always and completely righteous. Believe it or not, we actually have this ability! We use it every day. In fact, we LOVE using it on other people – but rarely use it on ourselves, because doing so would require something most of us struggle with: HUMILITY. However, when properly mastered, this thought proces...

Is God humble? Ed explains why a righteous God must be humble, and how that one attribute explains human history. Humble is not an attribute we generally associate with God. Holy? Yes. Almighty? Sure. Loving, righteous, and all-knowing? Of course. But when was the last time you heard God called “humble”? Have you ever? But if God is righteous, and being righteous means being contrastive, and being contrastive requires humility, then doesn’t God HAVE to be humble? The answer is yes! Not only is ...

What was the Garden of Eden really like? Ed explores Eden as both a garden and a mountain of God's court, and why Adam and Eve's story matters today. Eden was the paradise we lost due to Original Sin. Would you be surprised to know that Eden was not only a garden but also a great mountain where God held court with his mightiest Angels? Is it possible that the location of Eden affects modern global politics? The story of Adam and Eve is so familiar that we take it for granted, and in doing so, m...

Was the serpent in Eden really a talking snake? Ed walks through the Biblical, Hebrew, and logical evidence about the Nachash who deceived Eve. The Serpent is the most infamous character in the Eden narrative. But was Eve really deceived by a “talking snake”? Biblical, etymological, and logical evidence shows that the Serpent (“Nachash” in Hebrew) was NOT a snake. So what was he? How did he deceive Eve? Why did he desire the fall of man? In this week’s podcast: - A review of Eden and Man’s pre...