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Iron and Myth 11: Reclaiming Christmas

December 21, 2022 • Dr. Judd Burton, Brian Godawa, Doug Van Dorn

IT’S TIME Christians reclaim Christmas.


We live at a time when some Christians are intimidated about wishing other Christians a Merry Christmas, afraid they might accidentally be participating in what was originally a pagan rite. Our monthly Iron and Myth round table says, “So what if it was?”


Author and pastor Doug Van Dorn, bestselling author and award-winning screenwriter Brian Godawa, and Director of the Institute of Biblical Anthropology Dr. Judd Burton discuss the signs in the heavens that pointed to the birth of Jesus, the ways in which the powers and principalities—the gods of the pagan world—have tried to appropriate what was, in actual, historical fact, a Christian celebration from the beginning, and why—biblically—it doesn’t matter.


Links:

The Star that Astonished the World by Dr. E. L. Martin (full text available online

• )Dr. Michael Heiser’s Naked Bible Podcast: Is Christmas a Pagan Holiday?

• Dr. Michael Heiser - September 11: Happy Birthday to Jesus

• Brian Godawa's book God Against the Gods: Storytelling, Imagination, and Apologetics in the Bible

• Derek Gilbert - The Truth About Christmas

• Derek Gilbert - Merry Non-Pagan Christmas

• Pastor Doug Van Dorn’s “Wandering Stars” sermons on the churches of Revelation:

• Rev 2:1-7; 3:14-22 ~ Wanderings Stars Part I: Ephesus/Laodicea PDFSermon Audio

• Rev 2:8-11; 3:7-13 ~ Wandering Stars (II): Smyrna/Philadelphia PDF, Sermon Audio

• Rev 2:12-17; ; 3:1-6 ~ Wandering Stars (III): Pergamum/Sardis PDF, Sermon Audio

• Rev 2:18-29 ~ Wandering Stars (IV): Thyatira PDFSermon Audio

Revelation 911

March 24, 2024 • Troy Anderson, Paul Begley

THE NUMBERS 9-1-1 have a specific meaning for Americans—the numbers one dials to call for help in an emergency. They’re also significant as the chapter and verse in the Book of Revelation that identifies the fallen angel called the Destroyer.  Joining us this week are pastor, author, and acclaimed biblical prophecy expert Paul Begley, host of a popular YouTube https://www.youtube.com/@paulbegley34 with over 250 million views, and Pulitzer Prize-nominated investigative journalist and five-time #1 bestselling author Troy Anderson, authors of the new book Revelation 911: How the Book of Revelation Intersects with Today’s Headlines. We discuss the relevance of a 2,000-year old prophecy in a world struggling with war, famine, disease, and mass migration—and even how recent renewed interest in the UFO/UAP phenomenon points to the soon return of the Messiah.

Iron and Myth 27: The Gods of War

March 17, 2024 • Brian Godawa, Doug Van Dorn, Dr. Judd Burton

SOME OF THE MOST epic stories from the ancient world deal with the wars of the gods. It’s not a coincidence that one of the most commonly used titles for God in the Bible is “Lord of hosts,” which literally means “Yahweh of armies.” Doug Van Dorn (http://www.douglasvandorn.com/), author of Giants: Sons of the Gods, Dr. Judd Burton (http://www.burtonbeyond.net/), author of Interview With the Giant, and Brian Godawa (http://www.godawa.com/), best-selling author of the new novel Cruel Logic, join us to discuss warrior gods of the ancient world like Ares/Mars, Inanna/Ishtar, Baal/Zeus/Jupiter, and the violent old gods the Titans, and how their motives differ from those of the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. We also talk about how we Christians, believing in a loving God who’s willing to forgive those who repent and accept Him as Lord, can reconcile the image of Jesus as the suffering servant with the depiction of Yahweh the warrior.

Mingled with the Seed of Men

March 10, 2024 • Ali Siadatan

KING NEBUCHADNEZZAR saw a vision that disturbed him so much that he ordered his sorcerers, enchanters, and magicians to tell him what he’d dreamed and its interpretation—on pain of death.  Obviously, the Chaldeans of Nebuchadnezzar’s court couldn’t comply with the king’s demand. They were on the verge of being killed when one remembered the Judean named Daniel. Through a revelation of God, Daniel was able to reveal the dream and its interpretation, but that’s led to 2,500 years of debate over just what the interpretation actually means.  Ali Siadatan (http://thinkagainproductions.com/) joins us to discuss the ages of humanity—gold, silver, bronze, and iron—and the mixing of iron and clay as described in the dream. We also touch on the succession of empires and the concept of the fourth exile and the Messianic age.   We also explore the idea of birth pangs and the signs of the end times, including the days of Noah and the phenomenon of hybrids and the existence of demigod kings in history. We explore evidence of Gilgamesh's tomb and the possibility of hybridization between fallen angels and humans. Ali also shares his interpretation of the parable of wheat and tares, the birth of civilizations, and the supernatural nature of the Bible—including Ezekiel’s startling prophecy of an evil dead army in the final battle at Armageddon.