Tag: Dave Thomas

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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The Great Controversy in the Parables of Jesus

• Lesson 8 for the week of February 16 to February 23

Relevant Biblical Passages: Matt. 13; 20:1-16; 21:33-41; 22:1-14; Luke 15 Human Responsibility and Divine Initiative in Tension: The Parables. If one adopts the so-called “free-will” defense of God in the cosmic struggle between good and...

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Jesus Models Victory

• Lesson 7 for the week of February 9 to February 16

Relevant Biblical Passages: Isa. 53; Matt. 4:1-11; Luke 4:1-13; 16-28; John 6:1-15 A Surprising Messiah. Many passages in the Old Testament could be taken to suggest that the Messiah would sweep away the enemies of...

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Faith Amid Turmoil

• Lesson 6 for the week of February 2 to February 9

Relevant Biblical Passages: Job 19:25-27; Gen. 17:1-11; 22:1-18; Ruth, Dan. 6; Esther 4 Tormented Witnesses. Apparently belonging to the Lord’s side doesn’t mean an easy street in the great cosmic struggle. Can you think of...

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Winning and Losing

• Lesson 5 for the week of January 26 to February 2

Relevant Biblical Passages: Gen. 39; Judg. 13-16; 2 Sam. 11-12; 1 Kings 18; Heb. 11 God’s Witnesses: Imperfect Saints. If the Book of Job provides the framework within which we are to understand the great...

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The War Comes to Earth

• Lesson 4 for the week of January 19 to January 26

Relevant Biblical Passages: Genesis 3, 4, 6-9, 11 Dangerous Freedom. In some ways the early chapters of Genesis mirror the “action” of biblical narratives where God “allows” his creatures to be free. In the New...

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The Contenders

• Lesson 3 for the week of January 12 to January 19

Relevant Biblical Passages: Gen. 3; Job 1-2; Zech. 3; Matt. 4:5-6 Two Lions: The lion is a tantalizing symbol in Scripture. On the one hand, it can symbolize the Devil who stalks the earth “seeking...

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Issues in the Great Controversy

• Lesson 2 for the week of January 5 to January 12

Relevant Biblical Passages: Zech. 3:1-5; Matt. 4:8-11; John 8:42-46; 14:9-11; Rev. 12:17 Theodicy. Technically defined, the term “theodicy” means “justification or vindication of God.” It addresses the dilemma of how a God who claims to...

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War in Heaven

• Lesson 1 for the week of December 29 to January 5

Relevant Biblical Passages: Isa. 14:12-15; Ezek. 28:12-17; Rev. 12 Power Play or Moral Conflict? It is possible to view the great struggle between Christ and Satan as simply a battle between two great generals, one...

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