The Parable of The Talents, Ep 1

EPISODE: Money and The Mark of The Beast

This week (December 1) on Shabbat Night Live, taken literally, the parable of the talents is an important lesson for believers. How are we to manage the provision YeHoVaH gives to us? What does he expect us to do with it?

Josh Tolley reminds us that we are to be “the head and not the tail” in this empowering message of end times and surviving economic collapse.
Watch the episode — included on this blog post.

While you watch, consider the questions below. The timeline for each discussion topic in the video is noted on each question. Post your answers in the comments section, and let’s get some discussion going!

  1. (VIDEO TIMELINE: 17:45) What is the name of the digital currency system the US Federal Reserve is developing?
  2. (VIDEO TIMELINE: 17:58) What is the main cause of panic regarding money matters?
  3. (VIDEO TIMELINE: 18:31) How does profit differ from money?
  4. (VIDEO TIMELINE: 18:44) What are some examples of money being represented by something else in different cultures or times?
  5. (VIDEO TIMELINE: 18:53) What is the historical origin of the expression “let’s tally that up for you”?
  6. (VIDEO TIMELINE: 20:32) What is the difference between blockchain-based and non-blockchain-based digital currencies?
  7. (VIDEO TIMELINE: 21:20) How did Bitcoin make the central banks scared?
  8. (VIDEO TIMELINE: 21:49) What is the name of the person who thinks he has great ideas for the world economy?
  9. (VIDEO TIMELINE: 27:33) What is the term for the agreed-upon item of monetary value exchanged for goods or services?
  10. (VIDEO TIMELINE: 35:40) What is the acronym for the environmental, social, and governance criteria that impact retirement investments?

Ron Wyatt Revisited, Episode 3

EPISODE 3 of 3: Gold Under Golgotha

This week (November 24) on Shabbat Night Live, Ron Wyatt claimed that Yeshua’s blood ran down through the rocks below the cross into an underground cavern containing the Ark of The Covenant, which was overlaid with gold.

Kevin Fisher reveals a stunning video of a gold detection device that seems to confirm Ron Wyatt’s claim!

Watch the episode — included in this blog post.

While you watch, consider the questions below. The timeline for each discussion topic in the video is noted on each question. Post your answers in the comments section, and let’s get some discussion going!

  1. (VIDEO TIMELINE: 14:21) What is the name of the area where the crucifixion site is located underneath the garden tomb?
  2. (VIDEO TIMELINE: 15:12) What are the three languages that the signs above the crosshole were written in?
  3. (VIDEO TIMELINE: 15:23) Who was the person who helped Ron in his excavations and later showed a video clip of the crosshole?
  4. (VIDEO TIMELINE: 16:00) What year did the dig that focused on the incorrect area B happen?
  5. (VIDEO TIMELINE: 18:02) What did Randy break off from the corner of the crosshole?
  6. (VIDEO TIMELINE: 21:38) What is the difference between area A and area B?
  7. (VIDEO TIMELINE: 22:13) How did the blood of Yeshua reach the mercy seat of the Ark of the Covenant?
  8. (VIDEO TIMELINE: 22:34) What is the name of the mountain where Yeshua was crucified?
  9. (VIDEO TIMELINE: 24:33) What is the name of the device that was used to detect the Ark of the Covenant?
  10. (VIDEO TIMELINE: 27:44) What is the estimated weight of the gold in the Ark of the Covenant?

Ron Wyatt Revisited, Episode 2

EPISODE 2 of 3: Yeshua’s Blood Found

This week (November 17) on Shabbat Night Live, could it be that a sample of red material found on the ceiling of a cave under Golgotha could really be Yeshua’s blood?

Kevin Fisher presents a compelling video from Ron Wyatt himself that details the amazing story of what happened when the blood was analyzed in an Israeli lab.

Watch the episode — included in this blog post.

While you watch, consider the questions below. The timeline for each discussion topic in the video is noted on each question. Post your answers in the comments section, and let’s get some discussion going!

  1. (VIDEO TIMELINE: 17:03) What did the angel tell Ron Wyatt to do with the tables of stone that were inside the Ark of the Covenant?
  2. (VIDEO TIMELINE: 20:02) How many chromosomes did the blood sample have, and what does that imply about its origin?
  3. (VIDEO TIMELINE: 21:01) How did the lab technicians react when they learned the blood sample belonged to their Messiah?
  4. (VIDEO TIMELINE: 23:50) What is the name of the person who claimed to have seen a lab report on Yeshua’s blood?
  5. (VIDEO TIMELINE: 24:29) How did the blood of Yeshua reach the Ark of the Covenant?
  6. (VIDEO TIMELINE: 25:01) What did the document specialist from Los Angeles examine at the Southwest Regional Convention of the Full Gospel Businessmen in 1989?
  7. (VIDEO TIMELINE: 26:49) What did Bill Wyatt do to witness to a lady at a convenience store?
  8. (VIDEO TIMELINE: 30:37) What is the reason why the photographs of the objects in the cave turned out blurred?
  9. (VIDEO TIMELINE: 32:04) What is the name of the object that is referred to as the most holy in Daniel 9:24?
  10. (VIDEO TIMELINE: 38:53) Where was the Ark of the Covenant positioned in the most holy place, according to Isaiah 14?

Ron Wyatt Revisited, Episode 1

EPISODE 1 of 3: Ron Wyatt Was Here

This week (November 10) on Shabbat Night Live, Ron Wyatt was an amateur archaeologist in the 1970s and 1980s who claimed to have found several of the world’s most sought-after biblical artifacts — but some say it’s all a hoax.

Kevin Fisher presents compelling evidence that Ron Wyatt did, indeed, conduct digs and presents a thought-provoking video that verifies Ron’s claims.

Watch the episode — included in this blog post.

While you watch, consider the questions below. The timeline for each discussion topic in the video is noted on each question. Post your answers in the comments section, and let’s get some discussion going!

  1. (VIDEO TIMELINE: 14:22) Where did Kevin Fisher meet Ron Wyatt in 1984?
  2. (VIDEO TIMELINE: 15:23) What was featured in Life Magazine in 1960 as natural formation?
  3. (VIDEO TIMELINE: 15:47) What did Ron Wyatt pray to YeHoVaH before he went out to look for anything?
  4. (VIDEO TIMELINE: 16:22) What are the four discoveries that Ron Wyatt found?
  5. (VIDEO TIMELINE: 16:44) How many times did Ron Wyatt go overseas to search for Biblical sites?
  6. (VIDEO TIMELINE: 19:23) What did Solomon erect on the opposite shores of the Red Sea Crossing?
  7. (VIDEO TIMELINE: 20:04) Where did Ron Wyatt find the Ark of the Covenant?
  8. (VIDEO TIMELINE: 20:21) What is the name of the website where you can see the discoveries that Ron Wyatt made?
  9. (VIDEO TIMELINE: 22:02) What did Ron Wyatt do when he witnessed a baby being born without a heartbeat?
  10. (VIDEO TIMELINE: 27:00) What book of the Apocrypha mentions that Jeremiah hid the Ark and the other furnishings in a cave?

What The Bible REALLY Says, Episode 4

FINAL EPISODE: The (False) Doctrine of Imminence

This week (November 3) on Shabbat Night Live, churches all over the world teach that the Messiah could return at any moment — but can he? Is there any proof of this at all in the Bible? Furthermore, do we really understand our part at the resurrection?

Joel Richardson presents a “come to Jesus” moment about the realities of Yeshua’s return and the resurrection of the saints.

Watch the episode — included on this blog post.

While you watch, consider the questions below. The timeline for each discussion topic in the video is noted on each question. Post your answers in the comments section, and let’s get some discussion going!

  1. (VIDEO TIMELINE: 16:13) What is the name of the doctrine that teaches that Yeshua can return at any moment without any preceding prophetic signs and is used to support the pre-trib rapture?
  2. (VIDEO TIMELINE: 16:58) What analogy does Joel Richardson use to explain why birth pains must precede the return of Yeshua?
  3. (VIDEO TIMELINE: 17:22) What is the name of the contractions that mark the beginning of sorrows in modern terms?
  4. (VIDEO TIMELINE: 25:01) What did Yeshua say to Peter about the type of death that he would glorify God with?
  5. (VIDEO TIMELINE: 26:04) What is the name of the prophecy in Ezekiel that describes the invasion of Israel by an end-time Middle Eastern dictator?
  6. (VIDEO TIMELINE: 26:39) What is the name of the valley where YeHoVaH will judge the surrounding nations on behalf of Israel?
  7. (VIDEO TIMELINE: 27:48) What are the two events that Paul said must happen before the day of our gathering together and the return of Yeshua?
  8. (VIDEO TIMELINE: 40:34) What is the name of the hermeneutic or method of interpretation that claims all of Israel’s blessings but none of their curses?6of3
  9. (VIDEO TIMELINE: 41:58) What did Yeshua pray for his disciples and those who would come to faith through them in John 14?
  10. (VIDEO TIMELINE: 49:07) What is the name of the event that happens at the blast of the seventh trumpet, according to Paul?

What The Bible REALLY Says, Episode 3

EPISODE 3 of 4: Israel, The Bride

This week (October 27) on Shabbat Night Live, the biblical wedding model is misunderstood. The Torah is the ketubah, the wedding vows — so why do Christians shun it? And yet, extrabiblical Jewish wedding rituals are used as proof of a pre-tribulation rapture.

Joel Richardson straightens out this biblical marriage mess!

Watch the episode — included on this blog post.

While you watch, consider the questions below. The timeline for each discussion topic in the video is noted on each question. Post your answers in the comments section and let’s get some discussion going!

  1. (VIDEO TIMELINE: 15:11) What is the name of the covenant that was made between YeHoVaH and Israel at Mount Sinai, and how does it relate to a biblical wedding?
  2. (VIDEO TIMELINE: 15:11) What are some of the features and elements of a betrothal ceremony present in the story of YeHoVaH’s covenant with Israel at Mount Sinai?
  3. (VIDEO TIMELINE: 15:34) How is the ritual mikvah, or the cleansing bath, before a wedding related to the consecration of Israel before YeHoVaH came down on the mountain?
  4. (VIDEO TIMELINE: 15:59) How does the Torah function as a ketubah, or a wedding contract, between YeHoVaH and Israel?
  5. (VIDEO TIMELINE: 18:34) Why does Joel Richardson disagree with the pre-tribulation rapture view that separates Israel and the church during the great tribulation?
  6. (VIDEO TIMELINE: 19:42) What is the name of the feast that Isaiah 25 prophesies will take place after the return of Yeshua?
  7. (VIDEO TIMELINE: 22:21) How does the parable of the foolish and wise virgins point to a post-tribulation rapture?
  8. (VIDEO TIMELINE: 23:05) What is the name of the film that claims to have found new anthropological discoveries that prove a pre-tribulation rapture?
  9. (VIDEO TIMELINE: 30:42) What are some of the sources that Joel Richardson mentions that can help us learn more about a biblical wedding?
  10. (VIDEO TIMELINE: 49:24) What is the term that Joel Richardson uses to describe the psychological phenomenon of rejecting evidence that contradicts one’s beliefs?

What The Bible REALLY Says, Episode 2

EPISODE 2 of 4: The Desert Highway

This week (October 20), on Shabbat Night Live, the Israelites followed a road to get to Mt. Sinai, and today, that road is paved with asphalt!

While Saudi Arabia builds the Neom megacity dangerously close to Mt. Sinai, Joel Richardson explains that the Bible also speaks of another road that will open up for the King of Kings to lead his people to Zion!

Watch the episode — included in this blog post.

While you watch, consider the questions below. The timeline for each discussion topic in the video is noted on each question. Post your answers in the comments section, and let’s get some discussion going!

  1. (VIDEO TIMELINE: 15:54) What is the biblical significance of the painting of archers that Joel Richardson found at the base of Mount Sinai?
  2. (VIDEO TIMELINE: 18:07) What scripture did Amy Richardson immediately recognize upon learning of the painting of archers that Joel Richardson found at the base of Mount Sinai?
  3. (VIDEO TIMELINE: 18:36) What did YeHoVaH tell Moses to do before he came down on Mount Sinai on the third day?
  4. (VIDEO TIMELINE: 18:49) What was the penalty for anyone who touched the mountain?
  5. (VIDEO TIMELINE: 21:13) Who attacked the Israelites at Rephidim and what was their relation to the Nephilim?
  6. (VIDEO TIMELINE: 25:45) What is the name of the renowned Israeli biblical archaeologist who went with Joel Richardson to Mount Sinai in Saudi Arabia?
  7. (VIDEO TIMELINE: 29:06) What is the name of the city that will be a single building that is 200 plus kilometers long near Mount Sinai in Saudi Arabia
  8. (VIDEO TIMELINE: 31:55) How did Joel Richardson get to the Golden Calf altar when there was a fence around it?
  9. (VIDEO TIMELINE: 33:32) What are some similarities between the theophany at Mount Sinai and the return of Yeshua?
  10. (VIDEO TIMELINE: 38:14) What is the name of Joel’s book about the return of Yeshua being patterned after the Exodus?

What The Bible REALLY Says, Episode 1

EPISODE 1 of 4: Twisted Doctrine

This week (October 13) on Shabbat Night Live, believers are about to face the most challenging test in history — and many are going to fail. Twisted doctrines have been woven into the fabric of our faith for centuries, rendering us unprepared for what’s coming!

Joel Richardson takes the blinders off to help us understand where we’ve gone wrong and what we need to prepare for what’s next.

Watch the episode — included in this blog post.

While you watch, consider the questions below. The timeline for each discussion topic in the video is noted on each question. Post your answers in the comments section, and let’s get some discussion going!

  1. (VIDEO TIMELINE: 16:02) What is the main reason that Joel Richardson gives for challenging the doctrine of the pre-tribulation rapture?
  2. (VIDEO TIMELINE: 18:18) What historical evidence does Joel Richardson cite to support his claim that the early church fathers did not believe in the pre-tribulation rapture?
  3. (VIDEO TIMELINE: 18:57) What is the term that Joel Richardson uses to describe the information revolution that allowed people to study the scriptures more freely?
  4. (VIDEO TIMELINE: 19:15) What is the name of the group that John Nelson Darby and his disciples belonged to in the 1800s?
  5. (VIDEO TIMELINE: 19:25) What is the name of the reference Bible that Schofield wrote to promote the pre-tribulation rapture doctrine?
  6. (VIDEO TIMELINE: 22:09) What is the analogy that Joel Richardson uses to compare the great tribulation to a university course?
  7. (VIDEO TIMELINE: 23:20) What is the name of the doctrine that teaches that the church has replaced Israel in God’s plan?
  8. (VIDEO TIMELINE: 25:12) What is the name of the discourse where Yeshua warns about deception and falling away in the end times?
  9. (VIDEO TIMELINE: 25:34) What are the two doctrines that Joel Richardson calls demonic lies that have deceived the modern church?
  10. (VIDEO TIMELINE: 25:57) What is the name of the apostle who tells believers to test themselves to see whether they are in the faith?

Patterns In The Bible, Episode 2

EPISODE 2 of 4: The Pattern of Shabbat

This week (August 11) on Shabbat Night Live, if YeHoVaH is all-powerful, why did he need to rest? What do we do with this concept of Shabbat, and how does it permeate through the Scriptures?

Pastor Matthew Vander Els takes us on a journey to explain the pattern of freedom and liberty in the Shabbat and why it is so important to the Almighty. 

Watch the episode — included in this blog post.

While you watch, consider the questions below. The timeline for each discussion topic in the video is noted on each question. Post your answers in the comments section, and let’s get some discussion going!

  1. (VIDEO TIMELINE: 17:59) Why is the Shabbat not capped with evening and morning like the other days of creation?
  2. (VIDEO TIMELINE: 21:28) What is the meaning of the words Shabbat and nuach in Hebrew?
  3. (VIDEO TIMELINE: 25:04) What is the meaning of Noah’s name, and how does it connect to the Sabbath and the flood story?
  4. (VIDEO TIMELINE: 27:04) How does the Year of Jubilee reflect God’s intention to restore the garden-like state of creation?
  5. (VIDEO TIMELINE: 29:42) How does the Sabbath in Deuteronomy differ from the Sabbath in Exodus in terms of the reason and the scope?
  6. (VIDEO TIMELINE: 39:32) What is the significance of Yeshua’s prayer in John 10 for the unity of his followers with God?
  7. (VIDEO TIMELINE: 40:20) How does Psalm 95 connect the idea of God’s rest with the land and the garden?
  8. (VIDEO TIMELINE: 43:14) How does Leviticus 26 describe the consequences of breaking the Sabbath and rejecting God’s rest?
  9. (VIDEO TIMELINE: 46:51) How does Isaiah 56 contrast the hypocrisy of the Judeans with the true delight of the Sabbath?
  10. (VIDEO TIMELINE: 53:05) How does Isaiah 61 describe the role and mission of the Messiah in relation to the Sabbath and the Jubilee?
Pattern In The Bible - WEB1920x1080

Patterns In The Bible, Episode 1

EPISODE 1 of 4: The Story of The Bible

This week (August 4) on Shabbat Night Live, we’ve all heard sermons that focus on one verse — but it’s completely unnecessary. The Bible is a story in itself that doesn’t need conjecture and rationale!

Pastor Matthew Vander Els invites us to take another look at the Bible as a single story with repeating themes built on a promise that never fails.

Watch the episode — included in this blog post.

While you watch, consider the questions below. The timeline for each discussion topic in the video is noted on each question. Post your answers in the comments section and let’s get some discussion going!

  1. (VIDEO TIMELINE – 16:12) How can I cultivate wisdom from reading the Bible?
  2. (VIDEO TIMELINE – 18:22) What is the context of Jeremiah 29:11 and how does it relate to the character of Yehovah and the story of the exiles of Israel?
  3. (VIDEO TIMELINE – 20:54) What is the grand narrative that the whole Bible is collectively leading us to?
  4. (VIDEO TIMELINE – 21:30) What are some of the risks of looking at the Bible microscopically as a collection of verses or chapters instead of macroscopically as a story?
  5. (VIDEO TIMELINE – 22:13) How does the context of Ezekiel’s bread affect our understanding of its meaning and significance?
  6. (VIDEO TIMELINE – 26:42) What term does Matthew bring up and Michael uses that defines the biblical authors’ use to connect their stories and experiences of Yehovah?
  7. (VIDEO TIMELINE – 29:14) How does the biblical theme of eastward movement relate to the
  8. (VIDEO TIMELINE – 30:15) How does the book of Judges show the downward spiral of Israel as they lose touch with Yehovah?
  9. (VIDEO TIMELINE – 31:53) How does the story of Noah and the flood represent a new creation and a fresh start for humanity?
  10. (VIDEO TIMELINE – 39:10) What are some of the implications of God’s decision to not flood the earth anymore and to leave it as it is?