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Dave Thomas

David Thomas is Professor of Practical Theology & Apologetics. He has been a member of the faculty at WWU since the summer of 2001. He served as Dean of the School of Theology for seventeen years (2001-2018). He is now focused on full-time teaching and writing. Prior to joining the faculty, Thomas spent some 24 years in pastoral work in New England, and in Washington. His pastoral experience ranges from multiple church districts to large, multi-staff churches. While pastoring in the east, he taught as an adjunct professor at Atlantic Union College for six years. He has served on many administrative committees at conference, union, and institutional levels. He has been a member of the Walla Walla College Board of Trustees.

Instruments of the Dragon Against the Remnant I: The Beast from the Sea – Revelation 13:1-10

  • Lesson 9 for the week of May 25 to June 1
Relevant Biblical Passages: Revelation 13:1-10 Beasts on the Prowl. Following in the Reformation tradition, Adventists have identified the Beast of Revelation 13-14 as Roman Catholism, the counterpart of the little horn power in Daniel 7....

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The Child, the Church, and the Dragon: Revelation 12

  • Lesson 8 for the week of May 18 to May 25
Relevant Biblical Passages: Revelation 12 Key Actors in the Struggle Between Good and Evil. Quite aside from the Adventist perspective, Revelation 12 is important for Christian theology, for it is the first chapter in the...

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Matthew 24: Jesus’ Sermon on Apocalyptic Prophecy

  • Lesson 7 for the week of May 11 to May 18
Relevant Biblical Passages: Matthew 24 Signs and Surprises. Typically Adventists have interpreted Matthew 24 as the chapter which gives us the clearest picture of the “signs” of the end. When it is read in conjunction...

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Daniel 9: The Coming of the Messiah

  • Lesson 5 for the week of April 27 to May 4
Relevant Biblical Passages: Daniel 9 The Promise (and the Pain) of Prophetic Interpretation. For those without interest or expertise in the detailed interpretation of Daniel 9, the following two points are well worth exploring: Daniel’s...

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Daniel 8: The Prince of the Heavenly Host

  • Lesson 4 for the week of April 20 to April 27
Relevant Biblical Passages: Daniel 8 Prince, Polluter, and the Sanctuary. Currently in Adventism, no verse in the Bible is likely to be so hotly debated – and so cheerfully ignored – as Daniel 8:14. In...

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The Son of Man and the Final Judgment

  • Lesson 3 for the week of April 13 to April 20
Relevant Biblical Passages: Daniel 7 Focusing on Judgment in Daniel 7. A majestic judgment scene is planted right in the heart of Daniel 7. The setting in 7:9-10, with the Ancient One presiding and the...

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Daniel 2 & 7: The ABC’s of Apocalyptic Prophecies

  • Lesson 2 for the week of April 6 to April 13
Relevant Biblical Passages: Daniel 2 and 7 Daniel’s Visions on the Succession of the Kingdoms. The basic pattern for the historicist perspective on apocalyptic is set by the visions of Daniel, especially those of the...

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Daniel 2 & 7: The ABC’s of Apocalyptic Prophecies

  • Lesson 2 for the week of April 6 to April 13
Relevant Biblical Passages: Daniel 2 and 7 Daniel’s Visions on the Succession of the Kingdoms. The basic pattern for the historicist perspective on apocalyptic is set by the visions of Daniel, especially those of the...

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Interpreting Apocalyptic Prophecies

  • Lesson 1 for the week of March 30 to April 6
Relevant Biblical Passages: Isa. 65-66; Ezek. 40-48; Dan. 2, 7-12; Zech 14; Matt 24-25; Rev 1-22 Table of Contents for Lesson #1: A (lengthy!) note from the Author of the Study Guide. Questions to address...

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The End of the Great Controversy

  • Lesson 13 for the week of March 23 to March 30
Relevant Biblical Passages: Rev. 12-14; 19; 21-22 The Evidence Is In. The last chapter in Ellen White’s book, The Great Controversy, is entitled “The Controversy Ended.” Note the elements she chooses to emphasize in her...

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The Great Controversy and the Church

  • Lesson 12 for the week of March 16 to March 23
Relevant Biblical Passages: Matthew 16:13-20; 18:15-20; 28:19-20; Acts 4, 5, 7, 8, 20 Importance of the Church in the Cosmic Conflict. Ironically, those who emphasize Pauline theology in our modern era, often taken a very...

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The War Within

  • Lesson 11 for the week of March 9 to March 16
Relevant Biblical Passages: Rom. 8:31-39; Eph. 6:10-17 Crucial Role of Human Obedience. One can scarcely avoid the significance of human obedience in the lives of those who follow Jesus,. Even those devoted followers of Paul...

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Jesus Wins

  • Lesson 10 for the week of March 2 to March 9
Relevant Biblical Passages: Mark 14-16; John 13, 20; 1 Cor. 11:23-26; 15:3-14 Jesus: Mediator Both Ways. In the story of Jesus, the paradoxical elements in the great cosmic battle become especially prominent. The more traditional...

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The Great Controversy and the Miracles of Jesus

  • Lesson 9 for the week of February 23 to March 2
Relevant Biblical Passages: Matt. 8:5-13; 12:22-32; Mark 5:25-34; John 5:1-18; 11:1-45 Miracles: Gift or Reward? Some of Jesus’ miracles seem to have been performed without any particular merit or even faith on the part of...

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