Justifying the LGBTQ+ agenda by an Appeal to the Bible, Creeds, and Confessions

Justifying the LGBTQ+ agenda by an Appeal to the Bible, Creeds, and Confessions

Rachel Held Evans (1981-2019) was a Christian columnist, blogger, and author who supported same-sex marriage because “Jesus never talked about it.” This is a frequent argument for supporters of same-sex marriage and the LGBTQ+ agenda. She also stated that the creeds don’t mention anything about homosexuality. So here we are today where “The town of Worcester, Massachusetts, voted to become a ‘sanc [...]

Holding Government Accountable (It's In the Constitution)

Holding Government Accountable (It's In the Constitution)

Gary discusses DOGE and USAID and government overspending in general. The written Constitution “checks” the powers of the federal government by carefully delineating and specifying the powers of each branch. If the Constitution does not grant the federal government power to perform a particular activity, the government cannot legally perform it: “The powers not delegated to the United States by th [...]

The Question DOGE Should Be Asking

The Question DOGE Should Be Asking

The question that the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) should be asking is under what constitutional provision does the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) derive its authority? Some might point to the Preamble and the General Welfare clause in the body of the Constitution: WE, THE PEOPLE of the United States, in order to form a more perfect union, establish justice, insure [...]

To Have Children or Not to Have Children?

To Have Children or Not to Have Children?

Gary discusses recent articles about immigration, birth rates, and anti-natalists. Moral questions can only be answered in terms of ultimate presuppositions. What are the preconditions for morality? Where does the atheist go to account for his moral worldview? Why should I be concerned about the poor if Darwin’s “survival of the fittest” is fundamental to the undebatable theory? Raising moral ques [...]

Episode 26: Modern-Day Gaza is Not a Prophetic Fulfillment

Episode 26: Modern-Day Gaza is Not a Prophetic Fulfillment

Bible Prophecy Under the Microscope-Episode 26 No matter what happens in the Middle East—good, bad, or indifferent—it is claimed to be a fulfillment of Bible prophecy. The Bible shows that the events described in Matthew 24 were fulfilled in the first century and fell upon the generation of Jews who “did not recognize the time of [their] visitation” (Luke 19:44) and crucified “the Lord of glory” ( [...]

Jesuits, Jehovah's Witnesses, and Preterism

Jesuits, Jehovah's Witnesses, and Preterism

One of the arguments used against a preterist interpretation of Revelation is that it was developed by Spanish Jesuit Luis De Alcazar (1554-1613) who wrote a commentary titled Vestigio Arcani Sensus in Apocaplysi or Investigation of the Hidden Sense of the Apocalypse and was published a year after his death. “In this work dedicated to the Catholic Church, he made a new attempt to interpret the Apo [...]

A Lightning Round of News

A Lightning Round of News

Gary runs through a few recent news stories and how the media is struggling to keep up with everything happening. The Bible directs us to submit to every human institution but with certain limitations. “Whether to a king as the one in authority, or to governors as sent by him for the punishment of evildoers and the praise of those who do right” (1 Peter 2:13). While Peter has civil authority in mi [...]

Does “Postmillennialism” Require Preterism?

Does “Postmillennialism” Require Preterism?

Someone on Facebook asking the following question: “Can one be … Postmillennial while rejecting partial preterism?” For a robust postmillennialism (a moniker I do not like), a person needs to be a preterist, even if it’s an inconsistent preterism. Revelation 20 should not be used in defense of what is labeled “postmillennialism” since there’s little in the chapter that describes what postmillennia [...]

How Theological Differences Should be Handled

How Theological Differences Should be Handled

Gary responds to a recent article by Ken Gentry that called Gary out for his views on eschatology. The Nicene Creed and its anonymous cousin, the Apostles’ Creed, have been standards of orthodoxy for around 1700 years. A charge made by some Christians who ask questions about the creeds is that the creeds use “man’s language,” thus invalidating their authority. This is a harsh and mistaken claim si [...]

Episode 25: What About Progressive Dispensationalism?

Episode 25: What About Progressive Dispensationalism?

Bible Prophecy Under the Microscope-Episode 25 Gary answers a listener question about progressive dispensationalism. For centuries, theologians declared that the Papacy was the biblical antichrist, the man of lawlessness, and the beast all rolled into one. I have several books in my library that take this view. For example, Richard Hurd’s chapter “Prophecies Concerning Antichrist” in his book An I [...]

Gary's State of the Union

Gary's State of the Union

Gary discusses the current state of the country now that President Trump has taken office. Between the time of the Declaration of Independence (1776) and the United States Constitution (written 1787), the separate states operated under the Articles of Confederation (1781). These articles attempted to unite the independent states so that they could consolidate their powers in order to function more [...]

Enough With Trivializing the Gospel

Enough With Trivializing the Gospel

I’m not at all OK with “Happy Birthday Jesus” signs during Advent season. Biblical Christology includes the incarnation, but the birth of the God-Man is not like our birth. The reaction of the Magi, Herod, and Simeon and Anna are signposts of what transpired when “the Word became flesh and dwelt among us” (John 1:14). There were theological, political, and kingdom consequences. The Christian faith [...]

Deconstruction and the Christian Faith

Deconstruction and the Christian Faith

Gary discusses several recent (and not so recent) instances of individuals leaving the Christian faith after being in it for some time. Materialists don’t like TV shows that showcase paranormal events, even if the shows are fictional. X-Files is criticized by the late Carl Sagan because it “is skewed heavily towards the reality of alien abductions, strange powers and government complicity in cover [...]

Episode 24: Do Your Prophetic Homework

Episode 24: Do Your Prophetic Homework

Bible Prophecy Under the Microscope-Episode 24 Gary responds to several critics on Facebook that disagree with his interpretation of Bible prophecy. The temple, sacrifices, city, nation, land, and feasts found their fulfillment in the New Covenant “in reference to the Spirit”: Now on the last day, the great day of the feast, Jesus stood and cried out, saying, “If anyone is thirsty, let him come to [...]

The Story of How a Book American Vision Produced Was Suppressed

The Story of How a Book American Vision Produced Was Suppressed

The following article was written by David Chilton (1951-1997) in 1984. American Vision was a very new Christian ministry. I don’t remember how we got the contract to write Power for Living for the 1983 “Year of the Bible” campaign, but we completed the project on time and on budget. What you are about to read is indicative of what the church has been facing for more than 40 years. — Gary DeMar [...]

Atheism Has No Mind

Atheism Has No Mind

Gary explains the interaction he had on Facebook with a former pastor who has since deconverted. There is no such thing as “human dignity” or “rights” given the operating assumptions of today’s secular religion of evolution. As Richard Dawkins put it, “The universe we observe has precisely the properties we should expect if there is at the bottom, no design, no purpose, no evil and no good. Nothin [...]

Does ‘Gary DeMarr’ Know “Squat” about Bible Prophecy?

Does ‘Gary DeMarr’ Know “Squat” about Bible Prophecy?

Mike Johnson’s comment is in response to my book Ten Popular Myths Exposed and Answered, a book he has not read. Typical. In response to me putting up my “squat,” here is his proof that “DeMarr doesn’t know squat.” Ok … the temple DOES need to be built. It will be rebuilt (Rev 11: 1 & 2) Otherwise the AC would not be able to commit the AOD. Both Paul & Christ reference the AOD as a sign of [...]

Jimmy Carter Funeral Imagines No Heaven

Jimmy Carter Funeral Imagines No Heaven

Gary gives some little known background information about John Lennon and how he actually grew to become “embarrassed” by the words to his famous song. When Jimmy Carter was hand-picked by David Rockefeller and the Trilateral Commission (which was formed in 1973) to become a candidate for President, few people outside of Georgia had ever heard of him. The humanists within the Trilatera [...]

Episode 23: The Nephilim, the Antichrist, and the End Times

Episode 23: The Nephilim, the Antichrist, and the End Times

Bible Prophecy Under the Microscope: Episode 23 Gary discusses Genesis 6 and the whole “sons of God” controversy and how it gets tied in with Bible prophecy. Jesus said His coming “will be just like the days of Noah” (Matthew 24:37). The people were doing normal things—“eating and drinking” and “marrying and giving in marriage.” Jesus told His audience that life would be going on as us [...]

Jimmy Carter Picked “Imagine” to be Sung at His State Funeral

Jimmy Carter Picked “Imagine” to be Sung at His State Funeral

Did you know that John Lennon’s song “Imagine” was sung at Jimmy Carter’s State Funeral at Carter’s request? “Imagine” is an atheist anthem. Carter identified as a “born again Christian.” Here’s what Carter said about the song: Carter spoke more than once about his enthusiasm for the song. He delighted in the fact that “Imagine” had become a truly international anthem. “[I]n many countries around [...]