Where Will the Battle of Armageddon Take Place? – Session 2 of 4 (Ryan Habbena)
Dr. Alan Kurschner posted the audio from the Minnesota Bible Prophecy Conference on "Understanding the Battle of Armageddon," April 26, 2025, in St. Paul, MN. The speakers were Alan Kurschner and Ryan Habbena.
This is part 2 of 4 sessions. Ryan Habbenna gave the second session on "Where Will the Battle of Armageddon Take Place?"
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The History of the Battles of Armageddon – Session 1 of 4 (Ryan Habbena)
Dr. Alan Kurschner posted the audio from the Minnesota Bible Prophecy Conference on "Understanding the Battle of Armageddon," April 26, 2025, in St. Paul, MN. The speakers were Alan Kurschner and Ryan Habbena.
This is part 1 of 4 sessions. Ryan Habbenna gave the first session on "The History of the Battles of Armageddon."
Here is the PowerPoint
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1 Peter 2:9–10 Refers to JEWISH Believers and Not the General Church as the “New Israel”
Dr. Alan Kurschner responded to a common proof text of supersessionism (aka replacement theology).
They teach that because 1 Peter 2:9-10 contains Old Testament references that were originally applied to Israel, they should now be re-interpreted to be replaced by the Church being the "New Israel." And consequently, they infer that God no longer has a future program for ethnic, national Israel.
But is this what the context of 1 Peter teaches? A fundamental question is who is the "you" in our target passage?
Dr. Kurschner explains how it refers to Jewish believers, not the Church as a whole, including Gentiles. Listen to find out the reasons why this is the case.
“But you are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for his own possession, that you may proclaim the excellencies of him who called you out of darkness into his marvelous light. Once you were not a people, but now you are God’s people; once you had not received mercy, but now you have received mercy.” (1 Pet 2:9–10)
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Minnesota Bible Prophecy Conference:
https://www.alankurschner.com/2025/03/11/minnesota-bible-prophecy-conference-april-26/
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The Didache Teaches that the Church Will Face the Antichrist
Dr. Alan Kurschner started by reminding us of the upcoming Minnesota Bible Prophecy Conference.
He then explained that the early Church affirmed Jesus's teaching that the Church would face the persecution of the Antichrist before the return of Jesus and the resurrection.
The earliest Church document outside the New Testament—the Didache—establishes this point.
The core teaching of prewrath goes back to apostolic times, teaching that the Antichrist's persecution against the Church must happen before the return of Jesus.
Get the DIDACHE pamphlet here.
For more on this document, see Appendix 5 in my book Antichrist Before the Day of the Lord: What Every Christian Needs to Know about the Return of Christ.
Bible Prophecy Conference information:
https://www.alankurschner.com/2025/03/11/minnesota-bible-prophecy-conference-april-26/
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Bible Prophecy Conference in TWO Weeks (and LAST Day for Hotel Room Discount)
Dr. Alan Kurschner alerted listeners that today is the last day for a hotel block room discount for the upcoming Minnesota Bible Prophecy Conference on the Battle of Armageddon.
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