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Revealing Jesus (A Revelation During the 1st Century) | S2 E6
Rapture Drill: Reframing Revelation, the End Times, and our Weird Obsession with the Apocalypse - January 17, 2019 16:41 - 19 minutes - Video ★★★★ - 72 ratingsSubscribe via iTunes or Google Season 2 | Episode 6 In this final episode of season two, we look at how the last book of the Bible must be situated during the first century. This is the longest of the videos because it is crammed full of contextual information about the book of Revelation. ...
Revealing Jesus (A Revelation against the Empire) | S2 E5
Rapture Drill: Reframing Revelation, the End Times, and our Weird Obsession with the Apocalypse - December 27, 2018 11:30 - 15 minutes - Video ★★★★ - 72 ratingsSubscribe via iTunes or Google Season 2 | Episode 5 The last book of the bible is against the empire, in its spiritual and physical manifestations. John's apocalyptic letter confronts the arrogance of Rome and summons Christ-followers into allegiance to the Lamb alone. These episodes are t...
Revealing Jesus (A Revelation for the Church) | S2 E4
Rapture Drill: Reframing Revelation, the End Times, and our Weird Obsession with the Apocalypse - December 18, 2018 11:00 - 12 minutes - Video ★★★★ - 72 ratingsSubscribe via iTunes or Google Season 2 | Episode 4 The last book of the Bible is a letter written to seven churches in the first century. These churches are not symbolic of the various scenarios and players in an end times drama, but were real communities facing real challenges in a real ti...
Revealing Jesus (A Revelation to John) | S2 E3
Rapture Drill: Reframing Revelation, the End Times, and our Weird Obsession with the Apocalypse - December 17, 2018 11:00 - 12 minutes - Video ★★★★ - 72 ratingsSubscribe via iTunes or Google Season 2 | Episode 3 Who was John? What world did he step into and why should that shape our understanding of Revelation? Many believe that he was John the disciple of Jesus. However, evidence seems to point in a different direction. What we do know, however, i...
Revealing Jesus (A Revelation of Jesus) | S2 E2
Rapture Drill: Reframing Revelation, the End Times, and our Weird Obsession with the Apocalypse - December 11, 2018 11:15 - 12 minutes - Video ★★★★ - 72 ratingsSubscribe via iTunes or Google Season 2 | Episode 2 How does Revelation "Reveal Jesus?" The opening line of the book makes a compelling claim: "A Revelation of Jesus Christ." This is the purpose of the last book of the Bible, but we often struggle to understand how the Jesus of the Gospels i...
Revealing Jesus in Revelation (Introduction) | S2 E1
Rapture Drill: Reframing Revelation, the End Times, and our Weird Obsession with the Apocalypse - December 10, 2018 10:30 - 10 minutes - Video ★★★★ - 72 ratingsSubscribe via iTunes or Google Season 2 | Episode 1 In this first episode of season two, Kurt Willems frames the unique video formatting of the next several episodes. These episodes are the first several videos in a course he created, called Revealing Jesus. They can be listened to without v...
666 | S1 E8 (EP-8)
Rapture Drill: Reframing Revelation, the End Times, and our Weird Obsession with the Apocalypse - June 27, 2018 17:02 - 38 minutes ★★★★ - 72 ratingsSubscribe via iTunes or Google Season 1, Episode 8 (Spring Season, 2018) In this episode, Kurt explores the mysterious and infamous number in the bible: 666. It is the topic of horror films and turn-or-burn preachers alike. But what did it mean in the first century? What significance does it...
1 Dragon and 2 Beasts | S1 E7 (EP-7)
Rapture Drill: Reframing Revelation, the End Times, and our Weird Obsession with the Apocalypse - June 18, 2018 14:06 - 44 minutes ★★★★ - 72 ratingsSubscribe via iTunes or Google Season 1, Episode 7 (Spring Season, 2018) In this episode, Kurt continues to look at Revelation in broad sweeps. Specifically, he looks at the 'dragon' (devil) and the two 'beasts' who show up in popular conversation about Revelation. Who are they for John and ...
Lowercase gods, 7 Churches, & Worship | S1 E6 (EP-6)
Rapture Drill: Reframing Revelation, the End Times, and our Weird Obsession with the Apocalypse - May 15, 2018 18:03 - 56 minutes ★★★★ - 72 ratingsSubscribe via iTunes or Google Season 1, Episode 6 (Spring Season, 2018) In this episode, Kurt Willems explores the imperial cult, the gods of the Roman Empire, and how they influence the 7 cities in Revelation. The followers of Jesus have to navigate how to give the slaughtered Lamb their f...
Resistance and Hope in Revelation | S1 E5 (EP-5)
Rapture Drill: Reframing Revelation, the End Times, and our Weird Obsession with the Apocalypse - April 26, 2018 10:00 - 48 minutes ★★★★ - 72 ratingsSubscribe via iTunes or Google Season 1, Episode 5 (Spring Season, 2018) In this episode, Kurt Willems looks at Revelation through its broad themes and genre. It is apocalyptic literature and must be read as such. It is a book of resistance and hope in the midst of oppression. Civil religion...
Cosmic Signs Don't Signal a Rapture (Unless People Disappear Next Week) | S1 E4 (EP-4)
Rapture Drill: Reframing Revelation, the End Times, and our Weird Obsession with the Apocalypse - April 19, 2018 17:16 - 40 minutes ★★★★ - 72 ratingsSubscribe via iTunes or Google Season 1, Episode 4 (Spring Season, 2018) In this episode, Kurt Willems talks about a self-proclaimed "Christian Numerologist" and multi-failed rapture predictor, David Meade. The conspiracy theories continue to abound, especially when it comes to using numbers...
John was a Refugee (backstory of Revelation's author) | S1 E3 (EP-3)
Rapture Drill: Reframing Revelation, the End Times, and our Weird Obsession with the Apocalypse - April 12, 2018 20:21 - 30 minutes ★★★★ - 72 ratingsSubscribe via iTunes or Google Season 1, Episode 3 (Spring Season, 2018) In this episode, Kurt Willems considers the real life of John, the author of the book of Revelation. It is quite plausible that John was a refugee in a literal sense. He was part of a Jewish group of Jesus followers in ...
The N.T. Wright Episode | S1 E2 (EP-2)
Rapture Drill: Reframing Revelation, the End Times, and our Weird Obsession with the Apocalypse - April 12, 2018 20:02 - 29 minutes ★★★★ - 72 ratingsSubscribe via iTunes or Google Season 1, Episode 2 (Spring Season, 2018) In this episode, Kurt Willems chats briefly with N.T. Wright about Revelation. Kurt spends significant time discussing Wright's work on 'new creation' and attempts to frame any conversation of the so-called 'end times' ...
Preparing for the End | S1 E1 (EP-1)
Rapture Drill: Reframing Revelation, the End Times, and our Weird Obsession with the Apocalypse - April 12, 2018 19:38 - 30 minutes ★★★★ - 72 ratingsSubscribe via iTunes or Google Season 1, Episode 1 (Spring Season, 2018) In this first episode of Rapture Drill, Kurt Willems introduces the motivations for a show like this. Why do we need a podcast that is devoted to such a controversial and confusing topic? What is a "rapture drill" anywa...
Intro Teaser with N.T. Wright (Rapture Drill)
Rapture Drill: Reframing Revelation, the End Times, and our Weird Obsession with the Apocalypse - March 26, 2018 20:43 - 7 minutes ★★★★ - 72 ratingsThis is a brief introduction to Rapture Drill, prior to the first episode dropping. I share a quick clip of N.T. Wright, from a conversation we had recently and frame out some of the things to expect from the podcast as a whole. Support Rapture Drill here: https://patreon.com/kurtwillems
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