The perennial effort to "make peace" in the Middle East is really an effort by the nations of the world to wrestle Judea and Samaria from the hands of the people of Israel and so delay the advent of the God of Israel's redemption in the earth.

In the Torah portion "Lekh L'kha", the God of Abraham establishes His plan for global redemption through a holy people and a holy land.

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A look at the spiritual forces behind President Obama's recent Nobel peace prize...

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In 2 Thessalonians, Paul writes of the "man of sin" taking his place in the "naos" of God. This term, naos, is universally translated as "temple" by interpreters. However, in every other place that Paul uses the term, he is referring to the local church body of Messiah. This week's program investigates the implications of this more likely interpretation of the passage: namely, that the apostasy to which Paul refers is the gradual replacement in Christianity, as well as the world, of the fear of God with Greek humanism.

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The Book of Ruth paints a beautiful and prophetic picture of the Messiah in the midst of Israel. This week's program looks at the prophetic significance of the Book of Ruth during these days when Israel has been regathered to Judea and Samaria.

Following the previous excerpt from the Tzemach Institute Online Bible Course, (Mis) Understanding Romans, this video looks at Paul's vision of the Kingdom of God and of the mission of the local church. Pastor Garrison demonstrates that the vision set forth by Paul remained true to Jesus' proclamation of the Kingdom of God and provides a practical vision for local chuches to factor into the God of Israel's plan of redemption. Click the graphic below to start the video...