What Does the Bible Really Say About End Times?

April 8, 2026·27 min·2 clips

Gary DeMar reveals why 'Rosh' in Ezekiel doesn't mean Russia, challenging a widespread end-times belief.

The setup is plain. The series is already moving, and the listener is warned that this second part may bother people who inherited a certain end-times framework. Stay with the text. That is the rule for the conversation, repeated through appeals to Scripture, the authority of God's Word, and the habit of reading Scripture with Scripture. Gary DeMar is brought in as the expositor. The host does not treat the subject like neutral ground, since rapture questions, Revelation, and eschatology are named as topics that can ruffle feathers. The method carries the weight. A line from Leon helps: everything recorded in the Bible is true, but not every recorded statement works the same way. That distinction matters. It separates inspired historical record from doctrinal claim, which is exactly the kind of careful reading Revelation calls for. Revelation is not left on its own island. The speaker points to its deep dependence on the Old Testament, naming Ezekiel, Daniel, and Exodus as part of the book's world. The numbers do some work too. With roughly 400 verses, about 500 Old Testament references, and around 300 direct references, Revelation is presented as a book that sends readers backward before they start guessing forward. That shifts the burden of proof. If the text is thick with earlier biblical language, readers have to ask what those references meant before pinning them to later geopolitical events. The examples are familiar enough: Iraq, the World Trade Centers in 2001, Middle East conflict in 2026, and Cold War Russia. The episode pushes back on that habit. It argues that hard times, trials, and pressure should send people to Christ as hope, Redeemer, and strength, not into another round of prophetic recalculation. The closing note keeps the pressure on. The listener is told to question what is said, test it by the Word of God, and use that same standard for Paul, the apostles, DeMar, and people they love. Blunt, but fair. Do not shield a belief system from the Bible. Open the page, follow the references, and see whether the claims are actually there.

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A steady, text bound challenge to end times speculation.

This episode keeps the focus on a Scripture first way of reading end times. DeMar pushes the listener to test claims by the word of God, read Revelation through its Old Testament echoes, and treat fulfilled prophecy as still relevant instead of retired.

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