42 – The Apocalyptic Gospel And The Intifada | John Harrigan

The Bible has a lot to say about the end times, and Israel is always at the center of God’s plan. However, Islam has its own apocalyptic narrative. Our guest today, John Harrigan, draws upon his personal experience and theological expertise to help us understand what is fueling the anti-Zionist and anti-Semitic jihad amongst the Arab nations in the Middle East. We’re also joined by First Fruits of Zion’s director of education, D. Thomas Lancaster. You’re listening to Messiah Podcast, where Jesus is Jewish, and that changes everything. Messiah Podcast is a production of First Fruits of Zion. – Episode Highlights – The future of the Apocalyptic Gospel Podcast. A Jew, a progressive liberal, and a Hamas terrorist walk into a bar. What happens next? Hamas and Iran are enemies but unite around their common arch enemy of Israel. A derivative of Marxism is leading the global narrative and identifies all social conflicts as a struggle of the socioeconomically oppressed against an oppressor. Is the church drifting toward or away from support of Israel? A shift that is taking place due to a departure from dispensational theology. Modern progressive politics is causing dramatic shifts in the western church. What is “realized eschatology” and why is it wrong? Comparisons of the Greek, Roman, and Jewish eschatological perspectives. Theological wrestling with the dichotomy between physical and spiritual redemption. Theological differences result in beliefs about how the promises of the Bible find their fulfillment. What happens when Christian theology meets with ideas of Jewish people obtaining a homeland in Palestine, Aliyah, Zionism, and the formation of the modern State of Israel? Dispensationalism is the belief in two separate redemptive programs: one for the Jews and one for the Gentiles. Apocalyptic expectations within Islam and the establishment of a world caliphate. The younger Arab generation is seeing a greater secularization due to its interface with the modern western world. How to bring the gospel to the modern middle-eastern Arab world. What does God want us to be doing with all the chaos going on in the world? – Related Resource Links – Extending Mercy to the Gentiles: The Jewish Apocalyptic Trajectory of Pauline Discipleship By: John P. Harrigan https://a.co/d/gu3A3Zi The Gospel of Christ Crucified: A Theology of Suffering before Glory By: John P. Harrigan https://a.co/d/bFOYCUs Apocalyptic Gospel Podcast https://ApocalypticGospelPodcast.com Messiah Podcast is a production of First Fruits of Zion (https://ffoz.org) in conjunction with Messiah Magazine. This publication is designed to provide rich substance, meaningful Jewish contexts, cultural understanding of the teaching of Jesus, and the background of modern faith from a Messianic Jewish perspective. Messiah Podcast theme music provided with permission by Joshua Aaron Music (http://JoshuaAaron.tv). “Cover the Sea” Copyright WorshipinIsrael.com songs 2020. All rights reserved.