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Interlocked is a Bible study integrating the Genesis-to-Revelation narrative, doctrine and apologetics for believers to live as thriving disciples of Christ. The podcast is an audio recording from a class. To access the notes, please visit interlocked.online/audio.

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[88] 55 - Faith in Action VI - Standing Strong in Our Faith

2 hr 51 min

To conclude the series, we go through one final Faith in Action Drill: critically evaluating worldviews. We examine what a worldview is. It is a map of our beliefs that lead to our behaviours. A worldview is made up of four interconnected levels and we will examine what they are and how we can use this understanding to analyse the worldview of someone we’re engaging with so we will know where they are coming from. We can also use the drill to check if we are thinking biblically. Then we go into how to review all that we have learnt by going through the 55 challenge statements. And we conclude with six final thoughts on the importance of continuing our study of Scripture so that we know Yahweh better and better, and therefore know how to live, how to respond to the world around us and what to expect of God in the future. The whole point is become a thriving disciple who is able to disciple others into spiritual maturity. Access the notes at: https://interlocked.online/s/55-Faith-in-Action-VI.pdf

[87] 54b - Faith in Action V - Evaluating the Pagan Worldview

2 hr 43 min

The class works through the statements in the Faith in Action exercise. The first step is to identify the assumptions, its sources of truth and the type of logic used. Then we draw on the biblical events and use God’s truth as revealed in the biblical events to respond to the statement. We learn how to take apart the idea for ourselves, then if needed, we form a polite, respectful response if we need to reply to someone. This is how we use the biblical framework to “think God’s thoughts after Him”. Access the notes at: https://interlocked.online/s/54-Faith-in-Action-V.pdf

[86] 54a - Faith in Action V - Evaluating the Pagan Worldview

2 hr 9 min

Another Faith in Action drill is learning how to evaluate thoughts, ideas and philosophies that come from a non-biblical worldview. We first examine the book of Acts to see how the apostle Paul shared the gospel with Jews and God-fearing Gentiles, people with an understanding of the Hebrew Scriptures. Then we compare that with how he shared the gospel with the philosophers in Athens. At the Areopagus, he used a different approach. He used the biblical framework to surround or flank their worldviews. He began by addressing the gap in their knowledge about the Creator-God and he explained who Yahweh is, what He has done in history and how He holds all people accountable to Him and how He would come to judge the world in the future. This comprehensive speech resulted in a number of the people putting their faith in Christ. Then we will follow Paul’s model and work through an example of talking to a friend who holds a non-biblical worldview. Access the notes at: https://interlocked.online/s/54-Faith-in-Action-V.pdf

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[88] 55 - Faith in Action VI - Standing Strong in Our Faith

2 hr 51 min

To conclude the series, we go through one final Faith in Action Drill: critically evaluating worldviews. We examine what a worldview is. It is a map of our beliefs that lead to our behaviours. A worldview is made up of four interconnected levels and we will examine what they are and how we can use this understanding to analyse the worldview of someone we’re engaging with so we will know where they are coming from. We can also use the drill to check if we are thinking biblically. Then we go into how to review all that we have learnt by going through the 55 challenge statements. And we conclude with six final thoughts on the importance of continuing our study of Scripture so that we know Yahweh better and better, and therefore know how to live, how to respond to the world around us and what to expect of God in the future. The whole point is become a thriving disciple who is able to disciple others into spiritual maturity. Access the notes at: https://interlocked.online/s/55-Faith-in-Action-VI.pdf

[87] 54b - Faith in Action V - Evaluating the Pagan Worldview

2 hr 43 min

The class works through the statements in the Faith in Action exercise. The first step is to identify the assumptions, its sources of truth and the type of logic used. Then we draw on the biblical events and use God’s truth as revealed in the biblical events to respond to the statement. We learn how to take apart the idea for ourselves, then if needed, we form a polite, respectful response if we need to reply to someone. This is how we use the biblical framework to “think God’s thoughts after Him”. Access the notes at: https://interlocked.online/s/54-Faith-in-Action-V.pdf

[86] 54a - Faith in Action V - Evaluating the Pagan Worldview

2 hr 9 min

Another Faith in Action drill is learning how to evaluate thoughts, ideas and philosophies that come from a non-biblical worldview. We first examine the book of Acts to see how the apostle Paul shared the gospel with Jews and God-fearing Gentiles, people with an understanding of the Hebrew Scriptures. Then we compare that with how he shared the gospel with the philosophers in Athens. At the Areopagus, he used a different approach. He used the biblical framework to surround or flank their worldviews. He began by addressing the gap in their knowledge about the Creator-God and he explained who Yahweh is, what He has done in history and how He holds all people accountable to Him and how He would come to judge the world in the future. This comprehensive speech resulted in a number of the people putting their faith in Christ. Then we will follow Paul’s model and work through an example of talking to a friend who holds a non-biblical worldview. Access the notes at: https://interlocked.online/s/54-Faith-in-Action-V.pdf

[85] 53 - Faith in Action IV - Evaluating “Biblical” Statements

2 hr 14 min

We’ve concluded our journey through the Bible’s meta-narrative from Genesis to Revelation. We have examined the major events of history and have looked ahead to the major events of the future. We can now construct an interlocked network of truth, or a biblical framework, which we can use as the foundation of our worldview. Using the biblical framework, we can then critically examine the Christian material that we read, watch and hear. In this faith in action exercise, we will first go through the key doctrines that the New Testament events are teaching us. Then we will go through what it means to think biblically and how to use the framework to analyse so-called Christian material to see if what we’re reading, watching or listening is truly biblically or poor teaching or even false teaching. Access the notes at: https://interlocked.online/s/53-Faith-in-Action-IV.pdf

[84] 52b - The Kingdom of God

2 hr 16 min

We conclude the narrative of God’s Word by first examining how it is possible that there are so many unbelievers in the Kingdom. The problem with fallen mortal mankind is that the sin nature still leads people to rebel against the God whom they can see and personally interact with. Then we continue with the final battle, also named Gog and Magog where an untold number of rebellious mankind follow the released Satan for one more battle against Jesus; we see Satan’s defeat and permanent banishment to the Lake of Fire; and we see the Great White Throne judgment where all unbelievers from across human history are brought before Jesus to be judged. We see Jesus sentence the unbelievers to the Lake of Fire and also get rid of death and the grave, for He no longer has need of them after this. Then Yahweh brings in the new heaven and new earth and the new Jerusalem descends from heaven to the earth. God is moving to live with immortal mankind on earth. His home is with His people. The new creation is a place of perfection, untouched by sin and evil. Immortal mankind will reflect God’s glory and enjoy God forever. Access the notes at: https://interlocked.online/s/52-The-Kingdom-of-God.pdf

[83] 52a - The Kingdom of God

2 hr 22 min

At last, we get to see the Kingdom of God return to earth! Immediately after the Tribulation, the prophet Daniel describes a 75-day gap before the Kingdom begins. King Jesus will personally and physically reign on the earth from His capital in Jerusalem for a thousand years. During this time, Satan is bound up in the bottomless pit. He will not have any influence on the earth during this time. King Jesus and His resurrected people will govern the planet and the physical environment of the earth will be renewed and will be flourishing. Mankind will flourish and will be finally be able to exercise responsible dominion well. All the prophecies and covenant promises of God will finally be fulfilled. The believing nation of Israel will perform as God intended and be the nation of priests for the whole world. Besides the resurrected people who will be in the Kingdom, it will also begin with the mortals who have survived the Tribulation and who have put their faith in Christ. These believing mortals will be the ones who can continue to marry and have children. And these mortal children will each have to make a personal decision to place their trust in Christ. At the end of the thousand years, God will release Satan one last time and he will gather the mortals who never actually put their trust in Christ for salvation. The devil will lead them into one last battle against Yahweh. But Yahweh will destroy them all swiftly. Access the notes at: https://interlocked.online/s/52-The-Kingdom-of-God.pdf

[82] 51b - The Kingdom of Man Destroyed

2 hr 50 min

We conclude Lesson 51 by examining John’s description of how Babylon at the end times will be destroyed by God. While the evil earth dwellers mourn the loss of Babylon, they are aware that Yahweh is the One judging Babylon. In heaven, there is a different reaction—one of celebration for Yahweh has judged evil. We also see that Revelation’s description of Babylon’s destruction is not the first time God has described it. The prophets Isaiah and Jeremiah have also recorded prophecies of Babylon’s destruction at the end times. Then we see in heaven, the prelude to the second coming of Christ. We see that the church, the bride of Christ, has prepared herself to return with Jesus to the earth. Jesus then comes back with His church, as well as His angels. On earth, there is the great battle at the place called Armageddon. The Antichrist, the false prophet and their evil forces who are attempting to fight Jesus will be destroyed by Him rapidly. And then Jesus judges the survivors of the Tribulation. He judges the mortal Jewish survivors, dividing them into two groups: those who reject Him and those who have come to faith in Messiah. Those who reject Him are removed from the earth, leaving only the believing mortal Jews who will then form believing national Israel. They will get to enjoy the Kingdom of God with their King. Likewise, Jesus will also judge the surviving mortal Gentiles. The Gentiles who reject Him, He will remove from the earth and the Gentiles who have come to faith in Christ will be allowed into the Kingdom. Thus the Kingdom of God will begin on earth with believing mortals and the returning resurrected believers. Access the notes at: https://interlocked.online/s/51-The-Kingdom-of-Man-Destroyed.pdf

[81] 50b; 51a - The Kingdom of Man Destroyed

2 hr 31 min

We conclude Lesson 50 by examining the seven bowl judgments, the last of the Tribulation judgments. These seven are very similar to the plague judgments of the Exodus. There we saw Yahweh judging Egypt. Now we see God judging the rebellious world. When the bowl judgments are complete, a voice announces, “It is done!” This is in much the same way that Jesus at the cross announced, “It is finished!” God is the One doing the work of judging the rebellious earth, clearing it in preparation for the returning Kingdom of God. The book of Revelation describes how the rebellious people on earth know it is Yahweh who is sending judgments (just like it was in Egypt) and yet many unbelievers refuse to repent. It shows that no one is ignorant of God. Lesson 51 begins at 1:20:50 and we now go back to the start of Tribulation to observe the politics of the Tribulation years—how an end-times Babylon (the great prostitute) has great economic, cultural and religious influence on the world but then the Antichrist (the scarlet beast) and the coalition of ten kings overthrow Babylon. Then the ten kings agree to hand over complete power to the Antichrist, opening the way for him to rule the world. Access the notes at: https://interlocked.online/s/51-The-Kingdom-of-Man-Destroyed.pdf

[80] 50a - The Beasts and the Bowl Judgments

2 hr 56 min

As we continue our journey through Revelation, we go to Revelation 12 and study the two beasts. The first is the ultimate false christ, often known as the Antichrist. We will learn he is a Gentile whom Satan empowers with his power and authority. We see that both Daniel and John in Revelation describe the beast as a man as well as the kingdom he takes over, the final version of the pagan, rebellious kingdom of man. The Antichrist is aided by a second Satan-empowered beast (a second man) who is also known as the false prophet. This false prophet is able to perform signs and wonders (like God’s prophets) to convince the Yahweh-rejecting peoples of the world to think that the Antichrist is the true god. The false prophet directs the unbelieving world to worship the Antichrist and he also takes economic control of the world by forcing the unbelievers of the world to take the mark of the first beast so that they can trade and buy food. Though the world increases in evil, Revelation makes it very clear Yahweh is still in charge and allowing these things to happen. Access the notes at: https://interlocked.online/s/50-The-Beasts-and-The-Bowl-Judgments.pdf

[79] 49b - The Trumpet Judgments

2 hr 46 min

We conclude Lesson 49 by examining who the two witnesses are and what they do. And we see that the “third woe” or seventh trumpet is the announcement of Christ’s second coming to judge the rebellious peoples of the world and then to establish His Kingdom. Then moving into Revelation 12, we see a very brief and symbolic summary of the history of Israel and her battle with Satan and also what happens to Israel during the time of the Tribulation. And finally, we see that Satan is at last cut off from heaven and can no longer go up there. This angers him greatly and he goes all out one last time to destroy Israel but Yahweh steps in to protect believing Jews. We conclude with the question: “Is the Tribulation really that bad? With the world being so evil, aren’t we already living in a time of tribulation?” Access the notes at: https://interlocked.online/s/49-The-Trumpet-Judgments.pdf

[78] 48b, 49a - The Trumpet Judgments

2 hr 42 min

We finish Lesson 48, looking at who the 144,000 sealed people are and also the countless multitudes who are worshipping Jesus. We also discuss the prophecy given to Ezekiel about Gog and Magog and the battle they lead against Israel, and we look at possible timings for this event. Thereafter, we continue with Lesson 49 and see how the seventh seal unleashes the seven trumpet judgments. These next set of judgments are far worse that the seal judgments. By the sixth trumpet judgment, another third of the world’s population has died, bringing the death toll to half of the world’s population. Truly, Jesus is judging the rebellious inhabitants of the earth. Access the notes at: https://interlocked.online/s/49-The-Trumpet-Judgments.pdf

[77] 48a - The Tribulation of Israel Begins

2 hr 58 min

Now we begin to see what John was shown—the future events of the Tribulation. John is brought up to God’s throne room in heaven and he witnesses Yahweh being worshipped. We go through a quick overview of how to understand what John has recorded for us. Then we head straight into the events of the first six seal judgments. John first sees from heaven’s perspective how Jesus initiates the Tribulation by breaking the first seal on the scroll. Then after seeing Jesus break open the first six seals, John is shown from the earth’s perspective what happens to the peoples of the earth. False christs, war, famine, death, martyrdom of Tribulation age believers, astrophysical signs in the heavens as well as geophysical disasters on the earth. Access the notes at: https://interlocked.online/s/48-The-Tribulation-of-Israel-Begins.pdf

[76] 47b - Overview of the End

2 hr 16 min

We conclude this lesson by examining the question of when the events of Revelation 4–22 will occur. There are four main views of Revelation 4–22: (i) these events have already happened in the past (Preterist); (ii) these events are unfolding now in the present (Historic); (iii) these events are not real but are metaphors and timeless (Idealist); (iv) these events will happen in the future (Futurist). Which view best fits with the character of God and His revelation from Genesis to Revelation? We see the throughout Scripture, God is recording and describing real history. In addition, following the understanding of the apostles and the early church, we see they read God’s Word in a plain, straightforward way. They understood Scripture to be God describing actual history involving real people, real places, real events that happened in real historical time. In reading the Bible this way, the early church came to the understanding that Revelation was describing future events. Next, we go through an overview of the events of the Tribulation, Christ’s second coming, the Kingdom of God, the final battle, the Great White Throne Judgment and the ushering in of the new heaven and earth and the Eternal State. Access the notes at: https://interlocked.online/s/47-Overview-of-the-End.pdf

[75] 46c, 47a - Overview of the End

2 hr 11 min

We conclude Lesson 46 by examining the consequences of believing in the premillennial, amillennial and postmillennial views of the Christ’s return to the earth. We see that what we believe about the future does impact how we live today. So it’s important to understand God’s Word correctly. Then we continue with Lesson 47: Overview of the End. In this first section, we look at what Revelation is about and we examine the letters that Jesus wanted John to deliver to the seven churches. These letters are Jesus’ evaluation, praise, complaints and encouragement for each church. There are many lessons for us to learn from Christ’s messages to the early churches. Access the notes at https://interlocked.online/s/46-Gods-Plan-for-Israel-and-the-Church-Part-2.pdf and https://interlocked.online/s/47-Overview-of-the-End.pdf

[74] 46b - God’s Plan for Israel and the Church (II)

2 hr 0 min

We continue to examine God’s plan for the church. We see how Israel has earthly enemies (other nations), but the church’s main enemy is Satan. That is why Paul exhorts church-age believers to put on God’s armour for spiritual warfare. The main aspect of this warfare is a battle of the mind—a battle of worldviews, philosophies and ideas. Then we go on to examine how the church will be removed and protected from the time of Israel’s Tribulation. Safe in heaven and now with resurrection bodies, Jesus will evaluate His church at the Judgment Seat of Christ and reward believers. And the New Testament reminds us again and again that the removal of the church is imminent, meaning it can occur at any time. Then finally, at the end of the Tribulation, the resurrected church will return with Christ at His second coming to start the Kingdom of God on earth. We then examine the three main views about the future (Premillennialism, Amillennialism, Postmillennialism) and how they developed. Access the notes at https://interlocked.online/s/46-Gods-Plan-for-Israel-and-the-Church-Part-2.pdf

[73] 46a - God’s Plan for Israel and the Church (II)

2 hr 16 min

We examine God’s plan for the church and contrast that with God’s plan for national Israel. We will see that the church and Israel are two separate peoples of God with two separate destinies. Some points we examine are: the church started on the day of Pentecost. The church on earth is united with the ascended, seated Lord Jesus in heaven. The church is called the body of Christ and is indwelt by the Holy Spirit. The church’s mission is to make disciples of Christ. Access the notes at https://interlocked.online/s/46-Gods-Plan-for-Israel-and-the-Church-Part-2.pdf Also access the Hebrews paper at https://interlocked.online/s/Hebrews-are-the-warnings-about-losing-justification.pdf

[72] 45b - God’s Plan for Israel and the Church (I)

3 hr 2 min

We continue examining God’s plan for national Israel, particularly looking at what the apostle Paul says in Romans 11. We examine closely what he says about God sovereignly directing Israel, then setting aside national Israel for a time because of its rebellion. He then focuses on using church-age believers to tell the world about the Messiah. When the church age is done, we see how God resumes His plan for Israel. Through the future Tribulation, He will cause Israel to come to national faith in the Jewish Messiah. And the Messiah will bring back the Kingdom of God. Access the notes at https://interlocked.online/s/45-Gods-Plan-for-Israel-and-the-Church-Part-1.pdf We also have an extra presentation on “Whose land is it?”, focusing on the land that God had given to Abraham and his descendants as a permanent possession. Access the extra notes at https://interlocked.online/s/Whose-land-is-it.pdf

[71] 45a - God’s Plan for Israel and the Church (I)

2 hr 16 min

After the Fall, Yahweh promised a Saviour who would rescue mankind. God sovereignly chose Abraham and his descendants, the nation of Israel, to work out His plan to send the Saviour. Through Israel, God intended to fulfil His plan to bless the world. But Israel rebelled to the point where God sent them into exile. Since that time, the Jewish people have been waiting eagerly for Yahweh to send His Messiah and restart the Kingdom of God on earth. When the Messiah came, the majority of the Jews rejected Him, so Jesus the Messiah delayed the return of the Kingdom. Instead, He started a new group called the church. Nevertheless, God had not abandoned the people of Israel. God gave prophetic literature to help believers understand His future plan for Israel, the church and the rest of the world. In this lesson and the next, we will study God’s plan for Israel and the church. Both Israel and the church belong to God, but He has different plans for them. We need to be very clear on what God has told us He will be doing so we can have clarity, assurance and security even as we live our lives here and now. Access the notes at https://interlocked.online/s/45-Gods-Plan-for-Israel-and-the-Church-Part-1.pdf

[70] 44A - b - Where did all the Christian denominations come from?

2 hr 34 min

We continue our journey through our family history, looking at key people of the Reformation and continuing to see the impact of reform in the universal church. We see also how the church was influenced by the Enlightenment, the Romantic period, then Liberalism and the response from the Fundamentalists, and then the impact of the events of the early 20th century. Through the often messy and chaotic developments, we see God’s hand at work, guiding His body to learn and cling on to His truth and helping believers walk in obedience to fulfil the mission of the church: to bring God’s salvation message to the ends of the earth. Access the notes at https://interlocked.online/s/44A-Supplement-Where-did-all-the-Christian-denominations-come-from.pdf

[69] 44A - a - Where did all the Christian denominations come from?

2 hr 26 min

In this supplementary lesson, we take a closer look at 2,000 years of church history to examine where did all the Christian denominations come from. We stand in the stream of history and whether we realise it or not, the way we understand God, worship Him and “do church” has been influenced by the Christians who have come before us (the ones upstream from us). So we want to examine the lives of the brothers and sisters of the faith before us. We will examine their struggles, their failures and their faithfulness. We will see how despite mankind’s sin and the attacks of the evil one, Christ still guides His church towards the goal He has in mind. Access the notes at https://interlocked.online/s/44A-Supplement-Where-did-all-the-Christian-denominations-come-from.pdf

[68] 44b - The Maturing of the Church

2 hr 3 min

We conclude Lesson 44, examining how the church recognised the Scripture God had given and how over the centuries, Christ followers worked hard to refute heresies and develop a clear understanding of God’s Word. The church worked out issues like: who is the final authority in matters of life and faith? Who is Christ? Who is the Holy Spirit? How does God’s salvation work? What did the cross achieve? How do we receive Christ’s work on the cross into our lives? Along with that, we also examine the missteps in church history that lead to wrong thinking and wrong theology. Access the notes at https://interlocked.online/s/44-The-Maturing-of-the-Church.pdf

[67] 44a - The Maturing of the Church

2 hr 3 min

How did the church grow since AD 33? This lesson examines four distinct periods of growth. Starting with the beginning of the church at Pentecost, we then examine what the young church was like during the time of the Apostles. How did the early church learn? How did they teach each other? How did they receive the New Testament Scriptures? Access the notes at https://interlocked.online/s/44-The-Maturing-of-the-Church.pdf

[66] 43b - The Church Grows Out From Israel

2 hr 1 min

We conclude this lesson by observing how the apostles and Jewish believers recognise that the Gentile believers of Christ are also part of the church. Then we survey the remainder of the book of Acts to see how the church gradually takes on more Gentile characteristics as it spreads throughout the Roman Empire. We see that the book of Acts is describing how the early church grew, it is not prescribing a formula for how the church should function. Access the notes at https://interlocked.online/s/43-The-Church-Grows-Out-From-Israel.pdf

[65] 43a - The Church Grows Out From Israel

2 hr 14 min

On the day of Pentecost, God the Holy Spirit started the church by indwelling Jesus’ Jewish disciples. The apostles then remained in Jerusalem and continue to share the gospel, leading more Jews to come to faith in Christ. But it seems they forgot Jesus’ command to take the gospel to all of Judea, Samaria and to the ends of the earth. So the Holy Spirit took action to get the believers to realise the worldwide mission God had given them. How did the Holy Spirit do it? He taught the disciples through a series of mini-Pentecosts. Access the notes at https://interlocked.online/s/43-The-Church-Grows-Out-From-Israel.pdf

[64] 42c - The Holy Spirit Directs the Church

2 hr 39 min

We finish up Lesson 42 by examining what the baptism of fire is, what it means to be sealed by the Holy Spirit, how the Holy Spirit intercedes for us and how He gives each believer at least one spiritual gift so that we can help the body of Christ grow. Access the lesson notes at https://interlocked.online/s/42-The-Holy-Spirit-Directs-the-Church.pdf Also access the additional paper about “One Another” here: https://interlocked.online/s/One-Another-Commands.pdf

[63] 42b - The Holy Spirit Directs the Church

3 hr 9 min

We continue examining the work of the Holy Spirit during the church age. We take a look at what it means to “walk by the Spirit” and then examine closely what the baptism by means of the Holy Spirit means. Access the lesson notes at https://interlocked.online/s/42-The-Holy-Spirit-Directs-the-Church.pdf Access the supplementary notes at https://interlocked.online/s/Walk-by-the-Spirit.pdf And access the additional paper on the Matthew 24-25 parables at: https://interlocked.online/s/The-Matthew-24-25-Parables.pdf

[62] 42a - The Holy Spirit Directs the Church

2 hr 3 min

God the Father and God the Son sent God the Holy Spirit to the earth to indwell and direct believers. This was the beginning of the body of Christ, the church age. But how does the Holy Spirit direct the church? Before we begin to look what the Holy Spirit does in the church age, it’s very helpful to observe the Holy Spirit’s work throughout history. And so we begin by observing how the Holy Spirit operates in the Old Testament. He comes to help prophets, leaders, craftsmen, judges and kings. But though He does empower, the Holy Spirit does not permanently indwell believers in the Old Testament. This as we will see, is different from how He operates in the church age. Now, when a person comes to faith in Christ for salvation, the Holy Spirit immediately births new spiritual life and He permanently indwells the believer. Access the lesson notes at https://interlocked.online/s/42-The-Holy-Spirit-Directs-the-Church.pdf Access the supplementary notes at https://interlocked.online/s/Walk-by-the-Spirit.pdf

[61] 41b - The Arrival of the Church

2 hr 19 min

We conclude this lesson by examining very carefully what happened on Pentecost morning and Peter’s speech. He used Old Testament passages to describe how there was an outpouring of the Holy Spirit and how that was proof that the resurrected Christ had ascended to heaven and was now seated at the right hand of the Father. And together, they had now sent the Holy Spirit to indwell believers. This was what Jesus had promised to do. Peter told the Jewish people that Pentecost day that if they wanted to be part of the returning Kingdom of God, they would have to put personal faith in their Messiah and He would give them the Holy Spirit. Access the lesson notes at https://interlocked.online/s/41-The-Arrival-of-the-Church.pdf

[60] 41a - The Arrival of the Church

2 hr 16 min

Jesus postponed restarting the Kingdom of God because the Jews as a nation rejected Him. Instead, He announced that He would introduce an interim period that would include the church age. Before going to the cross, He told His disciples that when He went back to the Father in heaven, He and the Father would send the Holy Spirit whose job would be to remind and teach the disciples of all that they needed to know. Looking carefully at Scripture, we see that Jesus did not complete all that He had to do at His first coming. Therefore, we would expect that when He returns at His second coming, He will finish the rest of His work and usher in the Kingdom of God. In the meantime, Jesus would start His church and use the church to spread the good news of the gospel. Access the lesson notes at https://interlocked.online/s/41-The-Arrival-of-the-Church.pdf

[59] 40b - The Delay of the Kingdom

2 hr 22 min

We conclude this lesson by examining closely what Jesus said about the interim period, this era of time where He delays the return of the Kingdom of God due to Israel’s rejection of Him. Jesus describes what to expect and He introduces something unexpected: the church age. We will see briefly how the church age begins, how it ends and how the interim period closes with the Tribulation of Israel and second coming of Christ. Access the lesson notes at https://interlocked.online/s/40-The-Delay-of-the-Kingdom.pdf

[58] 40a - The Delay of the Kingdom

2 hr 40 min

We’ve studied the birth, life, death and resurrection of Christ. We learnt why it was necessary for Jesus to be born as a man, live a perfectly sinless life, die as the perfect substitute for mankind’s sin and then be raised to life with a resurrection body. Jesus accomplished most of what He came to do. However, there was one task that He didn’t complete at His first coming: He didn’t restart the non-functioning Kingdom of God. In fact, as we will learn, He delayed it because the majority of the Jewish people and their leaders rejected Him as Messiah. So Jesus began to describe how He would delay the return of the Kingdom and start an interim period instead. What will this interim period be like? Access the lesson notes at https://interlocked.online/s/40-The-Delay-of-the-Kingdom.pdf

[57] 39b - Justification, Sanctification, Glorification Part 2

2 hr 15 min

We conclude our exploration of the word “saved” and “salvation” by examining the role that “work” has in the believer’s life. If God justifies us once for all time, what is the purpose of works? Scripture describes how God had planned for the body of Christ to work as part of our sanctification journey and to forward the work of building and strengthening the body of Christ as well as making new disciples. Christ looks forward to rewarding us for our labour for Him. He will review our efforts at an event known as the Judgment Seat of Christ. So what is the criteria for good work versus useless work? Access the lesson notes at https://interlocked.online/s/39-Justification-Sanctification-Glorification-Part-2.pdf

[56] 39a - Justification, Sanctification, Glorification Part 2

2 hr 1 min

We continue our exploration of the word “saved” and “salvation” by examining a third aspect: glorification, which is to be “saved from the presence of sin”. We will observe what the Bible describes about this third aspect of salvation, how it will happen in the future when Christ returns for church-age believers. God will glorify believers with resurrection bodies; He will glorify nature so that it is renewed and reflects His glory; and how all of this brings Him great glory. Access the lesson notes at https://interlocked.online/s/39-Justification-Sanctification-Glorification-Part-2.pdf

[55] 38b - Justification, Sanctification, Glorification Part 1

3 hr 20 min

We conclude the first part of this two-part lesson by looking closely at how the Bible also uses the word “saved” and “salvation” to refer to sanctification, the process of driving out the influence of sin in our lives and growing our loyalty and obedience to God. We need to be aware of the context of passages that talk about sanctification and not confuse it with justification. Access the lesson notes at https://interlocked.online/s/38-Justification-Sanctification-Glorification-Part-1.pdf

[54] 38a - Justification, Sanctification, Glorification Part 1

2 hr 24 min

In reading the Bible, some think that whenever they see the words “save” and “salvation”, it always means “saved from eternal death”. This isn’t true. In this lesson, we will look closely at how the Bible uses the word “saved”. And we will see that there are three separated but related aspects of salvation: justification (saved from the penalty of sin), sanctification (saved from the power of sin) and glorification (saved from the presence of sin). In this recording, we focus on justification. Access the lesson notes at https://interlocked.online/s/38-Justification-Sanctification-Glorification-Part-1.pdf

[53] 37b - The First Resurrection

2 hr 31 min

We complete Lesson 37: The First Resurrection. We discuss what happened after Jesus’ resurrection, the implications on the world and what it means for believers. We also examine what Jesus accomplished with His resurrection, how His resurrection body proved that God’s promised Eternal State is real, and how with His resurrection body, Jesus will fulfil mankind’s job of responsible dominion. We also look at how Jesus will use the resurrection as a tool for final judgment. Then we conclude by looking at common objections to the resurrection and how we can respond to them. Access the notes at: https://interlocked.online/s/37-The-First-Resurrection.pdf

[52] 36c, 37a - The First Resurrection

2 hr 36 min

We finish Lesson 36 at 55:00 where we discuss how Jesus calls to all people. We also examine the feasts that God put into Israel’s calendar and how they are prophetic signs of the Messiah’s work for Israel. Then we continue with Lesson 37: The First Resurrection. We first examine what the Old Testament says about the resurrection. Then we examine Jesus’ interacting with His disciples in His resurrection body to learn what the resurrection body is capable of. Finally, we look closely at Paul’s explanation in 1 Corinthians 15 of how the resurrection works. Access the notes at: https://interlocked.online/s/37-The-First-Resurrection.pdf

[51] 36b - Who Did Christ Die For?

2 hr 47 min

We continue with Lesson 36, discussing two other important questions: (i) How can God be so cruel to “send people to hell”? and (ii) The Bible talks about “election”. Does this mean God alone decides who gets saved and who does not? We will examine the Scripture passages that talk about these issues and we will also examine again, the character of Yahweh and ask, “Are these ideas consistent with the character of God as revealed in the Bible?” Access the notes at: https://interlocked.online/s/36-Who-Did-Christ-Die-For.pdf

[50] 35c, 36a - Who Did Christ Die For?

1 hr 58 min

We conclude Lesson 35 at 22:07. Then we continue with Lesson 36: Who Did Christ Die For? In this lesson, we explore five common questions regarding who benefits from Christ’s death and the impact of Christ’s death and resurrection on the universe. Often, believers consider the cross of Christ as only a personal matter between them and God but the Bible describes that the universe was impacted, including the angelic realm. Access the notes at: https://interlocked.online/s/36-Who-Did-Christ-Die-For.pdf

[49] 35b - Death of Christ

2 hr 3 min

We continue with Lesson 35, looking at why blood or death was necessary for restitution. We examine Scripture to see how mankind’s rebellion needs to be accounted for by eternal death. Because God is all-righteous, He requires rebellion to be dealt with, and at the same time, being all-loving, God does not want to see man separated from Him for eternity. And so the solution was the cross. Beginning in the garden of Eden, God began teaching mankind how He would resolve this problem with His salvation plan through His promised Saviour, the Messiah. We also will observe what He taught about justice through His covenants, the Passover and the Old Testament prophecies. God has been working out His salvation plan since the beginning. Then we look at why the Jews rejected their Messiah and reflect on why people today also reject the Saviour God provides. Access the notes at: https://interlocked.online/s/35-Death-of-Christ.pdf

[48] 34b, 35a - Death of Christ

2 hr 33 min

We continue with Lesson 34, looking at the life of Christ. We examine Scripture to see how Christ lived as a human, fully obedient to God. He cultivated a close relationship with the Father through prayer, applying Scripture and living under the guidance of the Holy Spirit. He modelled for us how to live as an obedient believer, using the resources all believers have access to. Then we finish the lesson by examining if it were possible for Jesus the man to sin. As God, there is no sin in Him. As a man, He had the free will to choose sinful choices but He did not. And so, this qualifies Him to be our peer Judge. Since He is fully human and lived life on earth, He understands us very well. The Father appointed Jesus as the Judge. And He is a Judge who knows what the human condition is like. Then we move on to Lesson 35: Death of Christ. It starts at 1hr 24 mins. We start by examining what justice means to God. At the heart of God’s definition of justice is restitution, putting right what has gone wrong. Access the notes at: https://interlocked.online/s/35-Death-of-Christ.pdf

[47] 34a - Life of Christ

2 hr 46 min

We begin this lesson by examining Old Testament Scriptures describing the plurality within Yahweh. Though Scripture says there is only one Creator-God, He is not a solitary God. Scripture reveals that there are three divine Persons within the single God. Then we focus on the second Person of God—God the Son. We examine Old Testament passages describing how He was active beginning at Creation and how He was the One interacting with people and with Israel. We note how He was addressed with Old Testament titles. We also examine why a triune God is so important. Then we begin to examine what God the Son did when He took on a human body and lived on earth. Access the notes at: https://interlocked.online/s/34-Life-of-Christ.pdf

[46] 33b - Birth of Christ

2 hr 55 min

We finish up Lesson 33 by discussing the significance of Christ’s virgin birth. Why did Christ need to be born in this manner? We’ll see that the answer lies in how Christ as a human had to be born without sin. We also explore why there are differences in the two genealogies of Christ as recorded in the gospels of Matthew and Luke, and we look back into the Old Testament to understand the significance of the two titles of Christ: Son of God and Son of Man. Access the notes at: https://interlocked.online/s/33-Birth-of-Christ.pdf

[45] 32b, 33a - Birth of Christ

2 hr 11 min

We finish up Lesson 32 with the discussion: Is it true that people do not have any natural knowledge of God and are therefore ignorant about Him? Then at 1:02:02, Lesson 33 begins. We start by observing in Scripture how the Jews were expecting Yahweh Himself to reign as king over the earth and how they also expected God to send a perfect human leader to reign. The question was: how would this two events happen together? Yahweh surprised the Jews by combining God the King and the ideal human leader into one person: Jesus, the God-man. Access the notes at: https://interlocked.online/s/33-Birth-of-Christ.pdf

[44] 32a - Who do you say that I Am?

2 hr 0 min

What was the state of the world when Jesus arrived on the earth? What was happening with the Jews at that time? In this lesson, we look at what the Roman Empire was like before examine why the Scriptures say Jesus first went to the Jewish people. How did the leaders and religious leaders react to Him? How did the people react to Him? And how did His first disciples react to Him? We will examine what the Scriptures say. Access the notes at: https://interlocked.online/s/32-Who-Do-You-Say-That-I-Am.pdf

[43] 31 - Faith in Action III: Making Sense of the Situations in Our Lives

3 hr 44 min

Now that we’ve done the survey of key Old Testament events and drawn out the significant truths from them, we arrange them in a biblical framework. This forms the foundation of our worldview. We can now practise using the biblical framework to analyse and think through life situations that confront us. The class will work through several situations, helping each other gain God’s perspective on each situation. Access the notes at: https://interlocked.online/s/31-Faith-in-Action-III.pdf

[42] 30b - The Jewish Expectation (II)

1 hr 53 min

We finish up our examination of the Hebrew Scriptures regarding what the Jews were expecting about the coming Kingdom. Though Yahweh wasn’t actively speaking to them through more prophets at this point in history, He had left them with Scripture that contained information about the future so they could have long-range hope and endure their tough situation. The Jews during this period provide a model for how we are to live. We conclude the session by examining how we should be reading Scripture. How does God communicate? How does He treat His words? How are we to read His Word? Then there are instructions on how to do the first exercise of Lesson 31: Faith in Action III. Access the notes for Lesson 30 at: https://interlocked.online/s/30-The-Jewish-Expectation-Part-2.pdf and Lesson 31 at: https://interlocked.online/s/31-Faith-in-Action-III.pdf

[41] 30a - The Jewish Expectation (II)

2 hr 35 min

We had examined the Hebrew Scriptures regarding the covenants with Israel and the Messiah, to see what the Jews were expecting from God at the close of the Old Testament. Now we take a look at what the Scriptures say about how God will use the future tribulation period of the Jewish people to bring them to national faith in Him. And we will also examine what the prophets said about the conditions of the coming Kingdom. What is the planet like—the environment, the plants and the animals? And what are the people of the Kingdom like? Access the notes at: https://interlocked.online/s/30-The-Jewish-Expectation-Part-2.pdf

[40] 29b - The Jewish Expectation (I)

2 hr 10 min

We continue examining the Hebrew Scriptures to see what the Jews were expecting from God at the close of the Old Testament. We examine Yahweh’s promises to the Jewish people about the New Covenant, which He announced and promised but did not yet sign at the close of the Old Testament. We look closely at the package of promises: the Jews regathered into the land God had given them, changed hearts nationally, their sins forgiven nationally and they would become God’s loving and loyal people. And through them would come the worldwide blessing. We also look at God’s promises regarding the Messiah, who will be the key figure of the New Covenant. Access the notes at: https://interlocked.online/s/29-The-Jewish-Expectation-Part-1.pdf

[39] 28c, 29a - The Jewish Expectation (I)

2 hr 55 min

We conclude Lesson 28 at 1:05:00, which includes a discussion on how we got the Bible. Then we move on to Lesson 29: The Jewish Expectation Part 1. At the end of the Old Testament, the Jews had experienced about 1,500 years of history with Yahweh. They had gone through times of great prosperity and peace as well as times of tremendous suffering and war. But what was on their minds? In the next two lessons, we examine the Old Testament Scriptures to find out what the Jews understood about God and what they were expecting Him to do based on the covenants He had made with Israel and the prophecies He had left with them. This will help us understand their mindset and worldview before we begin examining the New Testament. Access the notes at: https://interlocked.online/s/29-The-Jewish-Expectation-Part-1.pdf

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