Genesis 50:1-26 – The End Of The Beginning

The two funerals of Jacob and Joseph in Genesis 50 remind us of the scourge of sin but the hope of redemption.

Gene Pensiero Jr.

Find audio, video, and text of this whole series in the Old Testament book of Genesis at https://calvaryhanford.com/atruebeginning

Can Christians Eat A Bloody Steak?

The question: “If at the Jerusalem council the Church leaders decided that Gentiles and Jews alike must abstain from blood, is it wrong for us to eat a steak rare?”

Pastor Gene Pensiero offers some thoughts on this issue during a live Q&A session at Calvary Hanford.

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Isaiah 8:1-22 – It’s All Signs And Names Until Somebody Invades

Isaiah is promised a second son whose name will be a second sign of the future Assyrian invasion.

Pastor Gene Pensiero

Find audio, video, and text of this whole series in the Old Testament book of Isaiah at https://calvaryhanford.com/themillenniumforecast

Isaiah 8:1-22 – It’s All Signs And Names Until Somebody Invades

Isaiah is promised a second son whose name will be a second sign of the future Assyrian invasion.

Pastor Gene Pensiero

Find audio, video, and text of this whole series in the Old Testament book of Isaiah at https://calvaryhanford.com/themillenniumforecast

Prophecy Update #735 – They’ve Taken The Man Out Of Repo Man

A cashless system of global commerce and identity is possible today, for the first time in human history. Two thousand years ago, the Bible predicted global government with the power to control all cashless commerce. It could happen overnight.

Pastor Gene Pensiero

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Prophecy Update #735 – They’ve Taken The Man Out Of Repo Man

A cashless system of global commerce and identity is possible today, for the first time in human history. Two thousand years ago, the Bible predicted global government with the power to control all cashless commerce. It could happen overnight.

Pastor Gene Pensiero

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Genesis 49:1-33 – I’ve Got Twelve More Things To Say

In Genesis 49, Jacob delivers a prophetic parting messing to each of his sons.

Gene Pensiero Jr.

Find audio, video, and text of this whole series in the Old Testament book of Genesis at calvaryhanford.com/atruebeginning

Who Should I Vote For?

The question: “When choosing a candidate, should I pick a Christian candidate or the best candidate for the job?”

The answer to how a Christian should vote elicits a lot of passion. What are some guiding principles from the Word of God?

Pastor Gene Pensiero and Pastor Jacob Kelso offer some thoughts on this issue during a live Q&A session at Calvary Hanford.

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Numbers 27:1-11, 36:1-12 – The Bold And The Dutiful

In this fascinating development of case law, we see the daughters of Zelophehad demonstrate incredible boldness and a living faith in God’s promises.

Gene Pensiero Jr.

Find audio, video, and text of this study in the Old Testament book of Numbers at calvaryhanford.com/theboldandthedutiful

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Numbers 27:1-11, 36:1-12 – The Bold And The Dutiful

In this fascinating development of case law, we see the daughters of Zelophehad demonstrate incredible boldness and a living faith in God’s promises.

Gene Pensiero Jr.

Find audio, video, and text of this study in the Old Testament book of Numbers at calvaryhanford.com/theboldandthedutiful

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Genesis 47:28-48:22 – I’m Dying To Tell You

Jacob meets with Joseph before he dies to transfer the birthright and give his sons a blessing.

Gene Pensiero Jr.

Find audio, video, and text of this whole series in the Old Testament book of Genesis at calvaryhanford.com/atruebeginning

Isaiah 7:1-25 – The King Ahaz Virgin Of The Bible

Bad King Ahaz refuses God’s help, leading to one of the greatest prophecies in all the Old Testament.

Pastor Gene Pensiero

Find audio, video, and text of this whole series in the Old Testament book of Isaiah at calvaryhanford.com/themillenniumforecast

Isaiah 7:1-25 – The King Ahaz Virgin Of The Bible

Bad King Ahaz refuses God’s help, leading to one of the greatest prophecies in all the Old Testament.

Pastor Gene Pensiero

Find audio, video, and text of this whole series in the Old Testament book of Isaiah at calvaryhanford.com/themillenniumforecast

Prophecy Update #734 – Things To Do In Canada When You’re Dead

For climate change warriors, there is one issue that has been in the background, unspoken, but is now a part of the discussion. It is the world’s population. Too many people, not enough resources, is the mantra.

Pastor Gene Pensiero

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Prophecy Update #734 – Things To Do In Canada When You’re Dead

For climate change warriors, there is one issue that has been in the background, unspoken, but is now a part of the discussion. It is the world’s population. Too many people, not enough resources, is the mantra.

Pastor Gene Pensiero

Find audio, video, and text of hundreds of other prophecy updates, visit calvaryhanford.com/prophecy

Should A Church Have Formal Membership?

The question: “Should a local church have formal membership? Why doesn’t Calvary Hanford?”

There are a variety of views on formal church membership. Some require you sign an agreement, some are much more casual. Some churches have no official membership at all.

Pastor Gene Pensiero and Pastor Jacob Kelso offer some thoughts on this issue during a live Q&A session at Calvary Hanford.

Find dozens of podcasts and thousands of studies through the Bible at https://calvaryhanford.com/podcast

Isaiah 6:1-13 – Hot Lips

Isaiah has his famous encounter with God in which the Seraphim takes a burning coal from the altar and touches his lips.

Pastor Gene Pensiero

Find audio, video, and text of this whole series in the Old Testament book of Isaiah at calvaryhanford.com/themillenniumforecast

Isaiah 6:1-13 – Hot Lips

Isaiah has his famous encounter with God in which the Seraphim takes a burning coal from the altar and touches his lips.

Pastor Gene Pensiero

Find audio, video, and text of this whole series in the Old Testament book of Isaiah at calvaryhanford.com/themillenniumforecast

Prophecy Update #733 – It’s AIlive!

How might the Mark of the Beast be enforced? The truth is, Artificial Intelligence could enforce it now.

Pastor Gene Pensiero

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Prophecy Update #733 – It’s AIlive!

How might the Mark of the Beast be enforced? The truth is, Artificial Intelligence could enforce it now.

Pastor Gene Pensiero

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Genesis 47:13-27 – State Of The Famine

Joseph saves all of Egypt from the famine while also consolidating power for Pharaoh.

Gene Pensiero Jr.

Find audio, video, and text of this whole series in the Old Testament book of Genesis at calvaryhanford.com/atruebeginning

How Old Was Isaac When Abraham Put Him On The Altar?

The question: “How old was Isaac when Abraham took him up on the mountain to sacrifice him?”

Children’s Bibles usually show Isaac as a little boy. Josephus said he was 25. Others say he was 33. How old was Isaac on that fateful day?

Pastor Gene Pensiero and Pastor Jacob Kelso offer some thoughts on this issue during a live Q&A session at Calvary Hanford.

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Isaiah 4:2-5:30 – I Woe, I Woe, It’s Off To Woe I Go

Isaiah pronounces six of twenty-three “Woes,” more than any other Old Testament prophet.

Pastor Gene Pensiero

Find audio, video, and text of this whole series in the Old Testament book of Isaiah at calvaryhanford.com/themillenniumforecast

Isaiah 4:2-5:30 – I Woe, I Woe, It’s Off To Woe I Go

Isaiah pronounces six of twenty-three “Woes,” more than any other Old Testament prophet.

Pastor Gene Pensiero

Find audio, video, and text of this whole series in the Old Testament book of Isaiah at calvaryhanford.com/themillenniumforecast

Prophecy Update #732 – Churches? We Don’t Need No Stinking Churches!

The Bible indicates that there will be a great apostasy during the end times. Recent survey results show that church attendance in the United States continues to decline in troubling ways.

Pastor Gene Pensiero

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Prophecy Update #732 – Churches? We Don’t Need No Stinking Churches!

The Bible indicates that there will be a great apostasy during the end times. Recent survey results show that church attendance in the United States continues to decline in troubling ways.

Pastor Gene Pensiero

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How Can A God Of Love Allow Suffering?

The question: “How do I go about the common question of how God can be both all-knowing and all loving? He can’t be both, can He?”

The problem of pain has been discussed for many centuries. How are we to deal with the fact that God is love but suffering continues?

Pastor Gene Pensiero and Pastor Jacob Kelso offer some thoughts on this issue during a live Q&A session at Calvary Hanford.

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Does The New Testament Cancel Out The Old Testament?

The question: “My friend believes only in the New Testament and not the Old Testament. She is convinced that there is no science in the Old Testament to validate its history.”

As New Testament Christians, should we care about what the Old Testament says? What did Jesus and the Apostles think about the Hebrew Bible?

Pastor Gene Pensiero and Pastor Jacob Kelso offer some thoughts on this issue during a live Q&A session at Calvary Hanford.

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Genesis 46:28-47:12 – Pilgrims Progress

Jacob and his sons once again start their pilgrimage and are finally able to be the blessing God has wanted the family to be all along.

Gene Pensiero Jr.

Find audio, video, and text of this whole series in the Old Testament book of Genesis at calvaryhanford.com/atruebeginning

Isaiah 3:1-4:1 – Boss Babies

The leadership in Judah was so incapable that it was like having babies for rulers.

Pastor Gene Pensiero

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Isaiah 3:1-4:1 – Boss Babies

The leadership in Judah was so incapable that it was like having babies for rulers.

Pastor Gene Pensiero

Find audio, video, and text of this whole series in the Old Testament book of Isaiah at calvaryhanford.com/themillenniumforecast

Prophecy Update #731 – Microsoft 1984

There are powerful people and organizations that are making moves to control food. It is part of the larger movement to eliminate the sovereignty of nations in order to establish a one-world, new world order. (Pastor Gene Pensiero)

Pastor Gene Pensiero

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Prophecy Update #731 – Microsoft 1984

There are powerful people and organizations that are making moves to control food. It is part of the larger movement to eliminate the sovereignty of nations in order to establish a one-world, new world order. (Pastor Gene Pensiero)

Pastor Gene Pensiero

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Genesis 46:1-27 – Have Sons, Will Travel

Jacob and the family of faith are making a major life change but first stop to hear from God and receive comfort from Him.

Gene Pensiero Jr.

Find audio, video, and text of this whole series in the Old Testament book of Genesis at calvaryhanford.com/atruebeginning

Psalm 32 – The Guilty Party

In Psalm 32:1-11, David tells us how he laid hold of God’s forgiveness and had the weight of his guilt taken away.

Gene Pensiero Jr.

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Psalm 32 – The Guilty Party

In Psalm 32:1-11, David tells us how he laid hold of God’s forgiveness and had the weight of his guilt taken away.

Gene Pensiero Jr.

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Isaiah 2:1-22 – Make Plows, Not War

While warning Judah of God’s impending judgment, Isaiah jumps to the future Millennial Kingdom when the nations will beat their swords into plows.

Pastor Gene Pensiero

Find audio, video, and text of this whole series in the Old Testament book of Isaiah at calvaryhanford.com/themillenniumforecast

Isaiah 2:1-22 – Make Plows, Not War

While warning Judah of God’s impending judgment, Isaiah jumps to the future Millennial Kingdom when the nations will beat their swords into plows.

Pastor Gene Pensiero

Find audio, video, and text of this whole series in the Old Testament book of Isaiah at calvaryhanford.com/themillenniumforecast

Prophecy Update #730 – Knowledge On Steroids

Daniel predicted that, in the last days, there would be an exponential explosion of knowledge. Artificial Intelligence is sort of the poster robot for the increase in knowledge.

Pastor Gene Pensiero

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Prophecy Update #730 – Knowledge On Steroids

Daniel predicted that, in the last days, there would be an exponential explosion of knowledge. Artificial Intelligence is sort of the poster robot for the increase in knowledge.

Pastor Gene Pensiero

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Saint Your Wagon (Genesis 45:16-28)

Joseph and Pharaoh extend an invitation to Joseph’s brothers, giving us a scale model of our walk with God.

Gene Pensiero Jr.

Find audio, video, and text of this whole series in the Old Testament book of Genesis at calvaryhanford.com/atruebeginning

Isaiah 1:1-31 – God Makes You An Offer You CAN Refuse

The Lord announces His judgment upon the southern kingdom of Judah while simultaneously making them a gracious offer of forgiveness.

Pastor Gene Pensiero

Find audio, video, and text of this whole series in the Old Testament book of Isaiah at calvaryhanford.com/themillenniumforecast

Isaiah 1:1-31 – God Makes You An Offer You CAN Refuse

The Lord announces His judgment upon the southern kingdom of Judah while simultaneously making them a gracious offer of forgiveness.

Pastor Gene Pensiero

Find audio, video, and text of this whole series in the Old Testament book of Isaiah at calvaryhanford.com/themillenniumforecast

Prophecy Update #729 – What’s The Deal With Davos?

A simple way of understanding the goal of the World Economic Forum is to realize they want to eliminate national sovereignty in favor of a group of elite leaders who would govern globally. (Pastor Gene Pensiero)

Prophecy Update #729 – What’s The Deal With Davos?

A simple way of understanding the goal of the World Economic Forum is to realize they want to eliminate national sovereignty in favor of a group of elite leaders who would govern globally. (Pastor Gene Pensiero)

Genesis 44:1-45:15 – Let Buy-Sons Be Bygones

Joseph’s schemes come to a climax and give way to a historic example of forgiveness and reconciliation. (Gene Pensiero Jr)

2 Corinthians 12:1-10 – The Thorn Ultimatum

Do you want to grow spiritually – to be a stronger Christian? God will design a custom lesson plan to teach you that it is when you are weak that you are strong. (Pastor Gene Pensiero)

2 Corinthians 12:1-10 – The Thorn Ultimatum

Do you want to grow spiritually – to be a stronger Christian? God will design a custom lesson plan to teach you that it is when you are weak that you are strong. (Pastor Gene Pensiero)

Prophey Update #728 – Killing You Swiftly

It makes sense that since Satan will murder so freely in the future, we should see an increase in murders before the Great Tribulation, and a change in how the world thinks about murder. (Pastor Gene Pensiero)

Prophey Update #728 – Killing You Swiftly

It makes sense that since Satan will murder so freely in the future, we should see an increase in murders before the Great Tribulation, and a change in how the world thinks about murder. (Pastor Gene Pensiero)

Genesis 43:1-34 – Lunch Meet

Joseph and his brothers have a power lunch as God continues to draw the family of faith into reconciliation by His mercy and generosity. (Gene Pensiero Jr)

Luke 2:36-38 – There Was An Old Woman Who Lived To Serve Jews

Some of us are in our dream job. You might go as far as saying you hate your job. You might have upward mobility. Perhaps you are stuck – can’t start over. The possibilities are many. Anna didn’t choose the course of her life, but no matter the twists and turns, she walked her course to please God. (Pastor Gene Pensiero)

Luke 2:36-38 – There Was An Old Woman Who Lived To Serve Jews

Some of us are in our dream job. You might go as far as saying you hate your job. You might have upward mobility. Perhaps you are stuck – can’t start over. The possibilities are many. Anna didn’t choose the course of her life, but no matter the twists and turns, she walked her course to please God. (Pastor Gene Pensiero)

Genesis 42:1-38 – The Coup De Grâce

God strikes a coup de grâce against the hard-hearted sons of Jacob, leading ultimately to their rescue and redemption. (Gene Pensiero Jr)

Prophecy Update #727 – You’re No Pal Of Mine

Do you use PayPal? Over 426 million individual uses were recorded in 2021. But now PayPal is becoming a key player in the emerging authoritarian social credit system. (Pastor Gene Pensiero)

Prophecy Update #727 – You’re No Pal Of Mine

Do you use PayPal? Over 426 million individual uses were recorded in 2021. But now PayPal is becoming a key player in the emerging authoritarian social credit system. (Pastor Gene Pensiero)

Genesis 41:46-57 – Your Huddled Masses, Yearning To Eat Wheat

Joseph begins his rescue plan to save as many lives as he can from the coming famine. (Gene Pensiero Jr)

Prophecy Update #726 – The 15 Minute City

The government of the Antichrist will be totalitarian, meaning centralized and dictatorial and requiring complete subservience to the state. We should therefore see a trend towards global, totalitarian rule. (Pastor Gene Pensiero)

Prophecy Update #726 – The 15 Minute City

The government of the Antichrist will be totalitarian, meaning centralized and dictatorial and requiring complete subservience to the state. We should therefore see a trend towards global, totalitarian rule. (Pastor Gene Pensiero)

Prophecy Update #725 – I Fought The L.A.W.S.

The Beast in the Revelation will ultimately have the power and ability to kill anyone who does not swear allegiance to him. We expect government to be moving in the direction of more control over its citizens, and to be developing remote means to use lethal force. (Pastor Gene Pensiero)

Prophecy Update #725 – I Fought The L.A.W.S.

The Beast in the Revelation will ultimately have the power and ability to kill anyone who does not swear allegiance to him. We expect government to be moving in the direction of more control over its citizens, and to be developing remote means to use lethal force. (Pastor Gene Pensiero)

1 Chronicles 9:22-33 – The Volunteer State

212 Levite gatekeepers volunteer to return to the temple to do a lot of small jobs that keep the spiritual heart of the nation pumping. (Gene Pensiero Jr)

1 Chronicles 9:22-33 – The Volunteer State

212 Levite gatekeepers volunteer to return to the temple to do a lot of small jobs that keep the spiritual heart of the nation pumping. (Gene Pensiero Jr)

John 20:1-18 – Mary, Mary, Quite Despairing, Where Did His Body Go?

John shows us the resurrection of Jesus through the wet eyes of Mary Magdalene. (Pastor Gene Pensiero)

Prophecy Update #724 – Digital Dictators

We live at the time in the only time in human history in which it is possible for a universal ‘mark’ to identify every person on Earth. That by itself should stun you. The Mark of the Beast, whatever it will be, will render a person a global citizen under totalitarian control. We would therefore expect world leaders to be moving in the direction of global government that strips citizens of their rights. That is precisely the path world leaders are on. (Pastor Gene Pensiero)

Prophecy Update #724 – Digital Dictators

We live at the time in the only time in human history in which it is possible for a universal ‘mark’ to identify every person on Earth. That by itself should stun you. The Mark of the Beast, whatever it will be, will render a person a global citizen under totalitarian control. We would therefore expect world leaders to be moving in the direction of global government that strips citizens of their rights. That is precisely the path world leaders are on. (Pastor Gene Pensiero)

Genesis 40:1-23 – The Headless Breadman

Joseph interprets two dreams, showing us a portrait of the Gospel and an example of ministering to others even when we’re suffering. (Gene Pensiero Jr)

Prophecy Update #723 – Gamblers A.I.

We live at the time in the only time in human history in which it is possible for a universal mark to control a person’s every behavior. Consider Australia’s new technology being used to control problem gamblers. (Pastor Gene Pensiero)

Prophecy Update #723 – Gamblers A.I.

We live at the time in the only time in human history in which it is possible for a universal mark to control a person’s every behavior. Consider Australia’s new technology being used to control problem gamblers. (Pastor Gene Pensiero)

Genesis 39:1-23 – Undressed For Success

Joseph is enslaved to Potiphar, falsely accused, and unjustly imprisoned, causing God to say he was successful. (Gene Pensiero Jr)

Prophecy Update #722 – AI, AI, O My!

Listening to the news about artificial intelligence, AI could empower the Image of the Beast, and it would have the means to find and kill anyone who will not worship him. (Pastor Gene Pensiero)

Prophecy Update #722 – AI, AI, O My!

Listening to the news about artificial intelligence, AI could empower the Image of the Beast, and it would have the means to find and kill anyone who will not worship him. (Pastor Gene Pensiero)

Genesis 38:1-30 – No One Cared Who I Was ‘Til I Put On The Mask

Judah cheats his daughter-in-law, Tamar, driving her to a desperate situation, culminating in a dramatic unmasking. (Gene Pensiero Jr)

Prophecy Update #721 – Putin The Exorcist

When was the last time a conflict was described as a holy war, with Satanic influences, involving the antichrist and the end of the world? I’m not suggesting that Putin is the antichrist, or that the head of the Russian Orthodox Church is the false prophet. I am saying that the rhetoric coming out of Russia is not at all unusual in the prophetic light of the Book of the Revelation. We expect religion and politics to be in tandem during that awful time. (Pastor Gene Pensiero)

Prophecy Update #721 – Putin The Exorcist

When was the last time a conflict was described as a holy war, with Satanic influences, involving the antichrist and the end of the world? I’m not suggesting that Putin is the antichrist, or that the head of the Russian Orthodox Church is the false prophet. I am saying that the rhetoric coming out of Russia is not at all unusual in the prophetic light of the Book of the Revelation. We expect religion and politics to be in tandem during that awful time. (Pastor Gene Pensiero)

John 18:28-19:15 – Ladies And Gentlemen, This Is Your Pilate Conceding

Pressured by the chief priests and elders of Israel, Pontius Pilate concedes to sentence Jesus to death. (Pastor Gene Pensiero)

John 18:28-19:15 – Ladies And Gentlemen, This Is Your Pilate Conceding

Pressured by the chief priests and elders of Israel, Pontius Pilate concedes to sentence Jesus to death. (Pastor Gene Pensiero)

Prophecy Update #720 – Keeping Score

The totalitarian, global government of the antichrist will enforce its mandates by restricting what a person can buy or sell. This will affect every aspect of life. We have been trending that way for some time. The COVID19 pandemic revealed how easy it is for government to mandate the behaviors they deem necessary, without regard to human rights. (Pastor Gene Pensiero)

Prophecy Update #720 – Keeping Score

The totalitarian, global government of the antichrist will enforce its mandates by restricting what a person can buy or sell. This will affect every aspect of life. We have been trending that way for some time. The COVID19 pandemic revealed how easy it is for government to mandate the behaviors they deem necessary, without regard to human rights. (Pastor Gene Pensiero)

Genesis 37:1-36 – Lord Of The Dreams

Joseph’s dreams turn into a nightmare because of his brothers’ hatred and rebellion against God and their father. (Gene Pensiero Jr)

Prophecy Update #719 – Governor Dominator

In California, Colorado, and elsewhere the stage is being set for an all-invasive, dominating government to control every aspect of human life, just as is depicted in the Revelation. (Pastor Gene Pensiero)

Prophecy Update #719 – Governor Dominator

In California, Colorado, and elsewhere the stage is being set for an all-invasive, dominating government to control every aspect of human life, just as is depicted in the Revelation. (Pastor Gene Pensiero)

Genesis 36:1-43 – Mountain Men

Esau’s family rises in power and status, but in doing so get farther and farther away from God, leading ultimately to their ruin. (Gene Pensiero Jr)

Prophecy Update #718 – Survival Of The AI-ist

There is an intriguing passage in the Revelation about a statue, a guy we call the false prophet, and the Beast, which is another name of the antichrist. Apparently, an image of the Beast is going to come to life. (Pastor Gene Pensiero)

Prophecy Update #718 – Survival Of The AI-ist

There is an intriguing passage in the Revelation about a statue, a guy we call the false prophet, and the Beast, which is another name of the antichrist. Apparently, an image of the Beast is going to come to life. (Pastor Gene Pensiero)

Psalm 145 – This Song’s Gonna Get Stuck Inside Your Heart

David’s final Psalm is one he says he wants to sing every day from now till eternity and he invites us to sing along. (Gene Pensiero Jr)

Prophecy Update #717 – Cloudy With A Chance Of Globalism

Global government means that all the nations of the world surrender their sovereignty to a collective group of leaders. What would it take for that to happen? The leading candidate today is Climate Change. (Pastor Gene Pensiero)

John 17:1-19 – The Never Ending Glory

There is a lot of glory going on as Jesus speaks about His giving glory to the Father then says to Him, “And the glory which You gave Me I have given them, that they may be one just as We are one.” (Pastor Gene Pensiero)

John 17:1-19 – The Never Ending Glory

There is a lot of glory going on as Jesus speaks about His giving glory to the Father then says to Him, “And the glory which You gave Me I have given them, that they may be one just as We are one.” (Pastor Gene Pensiero)

Prophecy Update #716 – Green Trifecta

Centuries ago, the Bible predicted the Last Day’s global government. Using climate change, pandemics, and other disasters, real or imagined, the push towards globalism is on. It is exactly what we expected. (Pastor Gene Pensiero)

Prophecy Update #716 – Green Trifecta

Centuries ago, the Bible predicted the Last Day’s global government. Using climate change, pandemics, and other disasters, real or imagined, the push towards globalism is on. It is exactly what we expected. (Pastor Gene Pensiero)

Genesis 34:1-31 – Blood Brothers

In response to Shechem assaulting Dinah, Jacob’s son go on a murderous spree, showing the downfall of being outside the will of God.

John 16:16-33 – Now You See Me, Now You Don’t, Soon You Will, Then You Won’t

The eleven disciples were confused when Jesus said they wouldn’t see Him, then they would, but then they wouldn’t. (Pastor Gene Pensiero)

John 16:16-33 – Now You See Me, Now You Don’t, Soon You Will, Then You Won’t

The eleven disciples were confused when Jesus said they wouldn’t see Him, then they would, but then they wouldn’t. (Pastor Gene Pensiero)

Prophecy Update #715 – The Big Chill

Climate change may be the issue that will lead the nations of the world to surrender their sovereignty to a global government with the goal of saving the planet. Plus a bonus update concerning red heifers in Israel. (Pastor Gene Pensiero)

Prophecy Update #715 – The Big Chill

Climate change may be the issue that will lead the nations of the world to surrender their sovereignty to a global government with the goal of saving the planet. Plus a bonus update concerning red heifers in Israel. (Pastor Gene Pensiero)

Genesis 33:1-20 – You Take The South Road And I’ll Take The North Road And You’ll Be In Seir-Land Afore Me

In Jacob’s meeting with Esau we have a beautiful picture of God’s gracious, faithful, enduring love for us. (Gene Pensiero Jr.)

John 16:4-15 – Help! We Need Somebody’s Help, But Not Just Anybody’s Help.

Jesus had to depart in order for God the Holy Spirit to be sent to live in us as our Helper. (Pastor Gene Pensiero)

John 16:4-15 – Help! We Need Somebody’s Help, But Not Just Anybody’s Help.

Jesus had to depart in order for God the Holy Spirit to be sent to live in us as our Helper. (Pastor Gene Pensiero)

Prophecy Update #714 – The 66° Of 666

Many in world leadership are openly advocating a surveillance society where human rights and freedoms will be a thing of the past. They are using the need to address Climate Change as an overriding, global problem that overshadows any loss of personal freedoms. (Pastor Gene Pensiero)

Prophecy Update #714 – The 66° Of 666

Many in world leadership are openly advocating a surveillance society where human rights and freedoms will be a thing of the past. They are using the need to address Climate Change as an overriding, global problem that overshadows any loss of personal freedoms. (Pastor Gene Pensiero)

Genesis 32:1-32 – The Long And Fighting Road

Jacob takes the road to Israel, anticipating a fight with Esau but facing another battle with the Angel of the Lord along the way. (Gene Pensiero Jr.)

Prophecy Update #713 – Seeing Is Controlling

The government of the Great Tribulation will be totalitarian. The world leader we commonly call the antichrist will establish a surveillance society in which no one will be able to transact any business without being connected to a global system of commerce. (Pastor Gene Pensiero)

Prophecy Update #713 – Seeing Is Controlling

The government of the Great Tribulation will be totalitarian. The world leader we commonly call the antichrist will establish a surveillance society in which no one will be able to transact any business without being connected to a global system of commerce. (Pastor Gene Pensiero)

John 15:1-17 – Because You’re Mine, I Am The Vine

Jesus tells a parable of the vineyard in which He is our life-giving vine and we His fruitful branches. (Pastor Gene Pensiero)

John 15:1-17 – Because You’re Mine, I Am The Vine

Jesus tells a parable of the vineyard in which He is our life-giving vine and we His fruitful branches. (Pastor Gene Pensiero)

Prophecy Update #712 – We Are The World, We Were Your Children

A one-world, global government, is predicted in the Revelation. You’d expect a hard push in that direction. The World Economic Forum is out in the open, pushing hard, with some of the wealthiest, most powerful people lending their muscle. (Pastor Gene Pensiero)

Prophecy Update #712 – We Are The World, We Were Your Children

A one-world, global government, is predicted in the Revelation. You’d expect a hard push in that direction. The World Economic Forum is out in the open, pushing hard, with some of the wealthiest, most powerful people lending their muscle. (Pastor Gene Pensiero)

John 14:15-31 – You’ll Get By With The Spirit’s Help For My Friends

Jesus makes the incredible promise that in His absence, God the Father will send us a Helper, God the Holy Spirit. (Pastor Gene Pensiero)

John 14:15-31 – You’ll Get By With The Spirit’s Help For My Friends

Jesus makes the incredible promise that in His absence, God the Father will send us a Helper, God the Holy Spirit. (Pastor Gene Pensiero)

Prophecy Update #711 – Pour Me Another Round

Until very recently, futurists had almost no idea what the image of the Beast might be, or how it could be given breath, or how it kill anyone who won’t worship it. (Pastor Gene Pensiero)

Prophecy Update #711 – Pour Me Another Round

Until very recently, futurists had almost no idea what the image of the Beast might be, or how it could be given breath, or how it kill anyone who won’t worship it. (Pastor Gene Pensiero)

Genesis 31:1-55 – This Land Is My Land, That Land Is Your Land

Jacob can’t get away from Laban before they have a tense showdown, marking out who gets what, dived by a rock monument. (Gene Pensiero Jr)

Prophecy Update #710 – ChatBot3

Until very recently, futurists had almost no idea what the image of the Beast might be, or how it could be given breath, or how it kill anyone who won’t worship it. (Pastor Gene Pensiero)

Prophecy Update #710 – ChatBot3

Until very recently, futurists had almost no idea what the image of the Beast might be, or how it could be given breath, or how it kill anyone who won’t worship it. (Pastor Gene Pensiero)

Prophecy Update #709 – Biometric News Round-Up

As futurists, we expect a global push towards greater-and-greater biometric commerce. Reading the news, we see it everywhere. (Pastor Gene Pensiero)

Prophecy Update #709 – Biometric News Round-Up

As futurists, we expect a global push towards greater-and-greater biometric commerce. Reading the news, we see it everywhere. (Pastor Gene Pensiero)

Genesis 29:1-13 – The Old Man And The Sheep

Jacob arrives in Haran and meets Rachel, but not before telling some strangers how they should tend their sheep. (Gene Pensiero Jr)

Prophecy Update #706 – Red And Ready

Futurists expect a Temple in Israel to be a key structure in the Great Tribulation, along with a red heifer being used as part of the rituals there. (Pastor Gene Pensiero)

Prophecy Update #706 – Red And Ready

Futurists expect a Temple in Israel to be a key structure in the Great Tribulation, along with a red heifer being used as part of the rituals there. (Pastor Gene Pensiero)

Prophecy Update #705 – Back To The Futurist

When it comes to authoritarianism, censorship, and digital currency, the world is trending towards the conditions prophesied over 2000 years ago in the Bible. (Pastor Gene Pensiero)

Prophecy Update #705 – Back To The Futurist

When it comes to authoritarianism, censorship, and digital currency, the world is trending towards the conditions prophesied over 2000 years ago in the Bible. (Pastor Gene Pensiero)

John 10:1-21 – May His Voice Be With You

Jesus emphasizes that every believer can hear His voice above all others just like a sheep knows the voice of its shepherd. (Pastor Gene Pensiero)

John 10:1-21 – May His Voice Be With You

Jesus emphasizes that every believer can hear His voice above all others just like a sheep knows the voice of its shepherd. (Pastor Gene Pensiero)

Prophecy Update #703 – Coming Soon To A Government Over You

What the Bible predicted over two thousand years ago sounds ominously similar to something the Chinese government recently did to quash citizen protests. (Pastor Gene Pensiero)

Prophecy Update #703 – Coming Soon To A Government Over You

What the Bible predicted over two thousand years ago sounds ominously similar to something the Chinese government recently did to quash citizen protests. (Pastor Gene Pensiero)

Prophecy Update #701 – Footprints In The Carbon

People seem to be happily on the road to a dystopian society controlled by a few elitists, as demonstrated by a recent Davos panel on responsible consumption. (Pastor Gene Pensiero)

Prophecy Update #701 – Footprints In The Carbon

People seem to be happily on the road to a dystopian society controlled by a few elitists, as demonstrated by a recent Davos panel on responsible consumption. (Pastor Gene Pensiero)

Prophecy Update #699 – One Card To Rule Them All

Two-thousand plus years ago, the apostle John wrote about the future. He saw all, both small and great, rich and poor, free and slave… receive a mark on their right hand or on their foreheads, and that no one may buy or sell except one who has the mark or the name of the beast, or the number of his name. (Pastor Gene Pensiero)

Prophecy Update #699 – One Card To Rule Them All

Two-thousand plus years ago, the apostle John wrote about the future. He saw all, both small and great, rich and poor, free and slave…receive a mark on their right hand or on their foreheads, and that no one may buy or sell except one who has the mark or the name of the beast, or the number of his name. (Pastor Gene Pensiero)

John 8:1-11 – You Don’t Stone Me, I’m Not One Of Your Little Ploys

Jesus foils the plan of the Scribes and Pharisees to discredit Him by exploiting the woman caught in adultery. (Pastor Gene Pensiero)

John 8:1-11 – You Don’t Stone Me, I’m Not One Of Your Little Ploys

Jesus foils the plan of the Scribes and Pharisees to discredit Him by exploiting the woman caught in adultery. (Pastor Gene Pensiero)

Prophecy Update #698 – Take Your Stinking Hands Off Me, You Dumb Human!

Biometrics, Artificial Intelligence, cashless commerce, the manipulation of human DNA, global government, the exponential growth of human knowledge, and the rebirth of national Israel are End Times phenomena the Bible predicts. All of these are increasingly trending in the news. (Pastor Gene Pensiero)

Prophecy Update #698 – Take Your Stinking Hands Off Me, You Dumb Human!

Biometrics, Artificial Intelligence, cashless commerce, the manipulation of human DNA, global government, the exponential growth of human knowledge, and the rebirth of national Israel are End Times phenomena the Bible predicts. All of these are increasingly trending in the news. (Pastor Gene Pensiero)

Prophecy Update #696 – Hysteria Or Hysterical

Some believe Biblical futurists indulge in religious hysterics, but do the trends in the world today line up with what we read in the Bible? (Pastor Gene Pensiero)

Prophecy Update #696 – Hysteria Or Hysterical

Some believe Biblical futurists indulge in religious hysterics, but do the trends in the world today line up with what we read in the Bible? (Pastor Gene Pensiero)

Prophecy Update #695 – Crispr Critters

In the Days Of Noah, the angels mating with human females were able to affect and alter human DNA to produce this weird race called the Nephilim. It was an attempt to destroy humanity at a genetic level. (Pastor Gene Pensiero)

Prophecy Update #695 – Crispr Critters

In the Days Of Noah, the angels mating with human females were able to affect and alter human DNA to produce this weird race called the Nephilim. It was an attempt to destroy humanity at a genetic level. (Pastor Gene Pensiero)

Genesis 25:1-18 – No One’s Ever Really Gone

Abraham and Ishmael die and are gathered to their people in the afterlife while the work of God continues in the family of faith. (Gene Pensiero Jr)

Genesis 2:15-25 – This Lamb Is Your Lamb, This Lamb Is My Lamb, This Lamb Was Slain For You And Me

Adam and Eve’s sin demanded the sacrifice of lambs, the first of an uncountable number of lambs that would culminate with the final Lamb of God, Who takes away the sin of the world. (Pastor Gene Pensiero)

Genesis 2:15-25 – This Lamb Is Your Lamb, This Lamb Is My Lamb, This Lamb Was Slain For You And Me

Adam and Eve’s sin demanded the sacrifice of lambs, the first of an uncountable number of lambs that would culminate with the final Lamb of God, Who takes away the sin of the world. (Pastor Gene Pensiero)

Genesis 24:29-67 – I Just Walked 500 Miles, Now Let Me Walk 500 More

Abraham’s servant avoids distraction and delay in order to finish his quest to find a wife for Isaac. (Gene Pensiero Jr)

Genesis 24:1-28 – The Runaway Bride

Abraham sends his servant to find a wife for Isaac in a faraway country, acting as a type of our service to the Lord and His providence in our lives. (Gene Pensiero Jr)

Prophecy Update #694 – The New World Oppression

The last book of the Bible, the Revelation of Jesus Christ, very definitely predicts global government during the Great Tribulation. It is sometimes described as a One World government or the New World Order. (Pastor Gene Pensiero)

Prophecy Update #694 – The New World Oppression

The last book of the Bible, the Revelation of Jesus Christ, very definitely predicts global government during the Great Tribulation. It is sometimes described as a One World government or the New World Order. (Pastor Gene Pensiero)

Genesis 22:20-23:20 – Promises Made, Pilgrimage Kept

Sarah dies, but Abraham has nowhere to bury her. How would the father of faith respond in light of the many promises of God? (Gene Pensiero Jr)

John 6:41-59 – You Are Who You Eat

The Jews are offended when Jesus insists that the one who eats His flesh and drinks His blood remains in His, and He in them. (Pastor Gene Pensiero)

Prophecy Update #693 – Push Reset

The End Times we read about in the Revelation is a global, one-world, totalitarian government. The currency of its citizens will be controlled by a global economic system involving some sort of personal identifier. It sounds exactly like the world the Great Reset is openly promoting. (Pastor Gene Pensiero)

Prophecy Update #693 – Push Reset

The End Times we read about in the Revelation is a global, one-world, totalitarian government. The currency of its citizens will be controlled by a global economic system involving some sort of personal identifier. It sounds exactly like the world the Great Reset is openly promoting. (Pastor Gene Pensiero)

Genesis 22:1-19 – Kill Your Darling

God asks Abraham to offer Isaac on Mount Moriah, a dress rehearsal for how Jesus would be offered in the same place to save us all. (Gene Pensiero Jr)

Prophecy Update #692 – We Are Lions

In His prophetic sermon we call the Olivet Discourse, Jesus said the End Times would be like it was in the Days of Noah, when fallen angels were attempting to corrupt and destroy the human race by altering our essential DNA makeup. (Pastor Gene Pensiero)

Prophecy Update #692 – We Are Lions

In His prophetic sermon we call the Olivet Discourse, Jesus said the End Times would be like it was in the Days of Noah, when fallen angels were attempting to corrupt and destroy the human race by altering our essential DNA makeup. (Pastor Gene Pensiero)

Genesis 21:22-34 – Fair Water Friends

Abimelech notices that God is present in Abraham’s life and wants to make a covenant with him, but first they have to resolve water rights. (Gene Pensiero Jr)

Prophecy Update #691 – The Other Pandemic

The future seven-year Great Tribulation is described in detail in chapters six through eighteen in the Revelation. One of its key features is the global authoritarian government of the antichrist. (Pastor Gene Pensiero)

Prophecy Update #691 – The Other Pandemic

The future seven-year Great Tribulation is described in detail in chapters six through eighteen in the Revelation. One of its key features is the global authoritarian government of the antichrist. (Pastor Gene Pensiero)

John 5:30-47 – Searchin’ Searchin’, We Gotta Keep Jesus Searchin’

The Jewish religious authorities diligently searched the Scriptures but they were not looking for Jesus. (Pastor Gene Pensiero)

John 5:30-47 – Searchin’ Searchin’, We Gotta Keep Jesus Searchin’

The Jewish religious authorities diligently searched the Scriptures but they were not looking for Jesus. (Pastor Gene Pensiero)

Prophecy Update #689 – Panopticon

It is disturbing to think that governments are creating huge databases about each of us from a multitude of sources in order to better surveil us. (Pastor Gene Pensiero)

Prophecy Update #689 – Panopticon

It is disturbing to think that governments are creating huge databases about each of us from a multitude of sources in order to better surveil us. (Pastor Gene Pensiero)

Genesis 20:1-18 – Tell Me Your Wife Story

Abraham relapses into an old lie, telling Abimelech that Sarah is his sister, causing terrible problems for both Abraham’s family and the Philistine nation. (Gene Pensiero Jr)

John 5:15-29 – Sabbath Day’s Alright For Working

Jesus stuns the Jewish religious authorities when He says that He and His Father have been working together on the Sabbath. (Pastor Gene Pensiero)

John 5:15-29 – Sabbath Day’s Alright For Working

Jesus stuns the Jewish religious authorities when He says that He and His Father have been working together on the Sabbath. (Pastor Gene Pensiero)

John 5:1-16 – 38 Special

Out of multitudes of sick people at the Pool of Bethesda seeking healing, Jesus singles out one man who has been infirm for 38 years. (Pastor Gene Pensiero)

John 5:1-16 – 38 Special

Out of multitudes of sick people at the Pool of Bethesda seeking healing, Jesus singles out one man who has been infirm for 38 years. (Pastor Gene Pensiero)

Prophecy Update #688 – Cashin’ Out

The prophecies we most discuss are those that predict a cashless, global economy, that is accessed by a personal identifier. During the future 7-year Great Tribulation, the world leader we call the antichrist will control commerce and travel, indeed every aspect of the lives of his citizens. (Pastor Gene Pensiero)

Prophecy Update #688 – Cashin’ Out

The prophecies we most discuss are those that predict a cashless, global economy, that is accessed by a personal identifier. During the future 7-year Great Tribulation, the world leader we call the antichrist will control commerce and travel, indeed every aspect of the lives of his citizens. (Pastor Gene Pensiero)

Prophecy Update #687 – Enhanced Meta Transhumans

Satan’s Nephilim were the first attempt at what today is called Transhumanism. It is “the improvement of human capacities through advanced technology.” Examples are cryogenics, virtual reality, gene therapy/RNA interference, space colonization, cybernetics, autonomous self-replicating robots, molecular manufacturing, mind uploading, and artificial intelligence. (Pastor Gene Pensiero)

Prophecy Update #686 – Sophia’s Choice

We’re not saying the image of the Beast will involve AI. We’re saying that developments like AI are what you’d expect from reading your Bible. (Pastor Gene Pensiero)

Prophecy Update #686 – Sophia’s Choice

We’re not saying the image of the Beast will involve AI. We’re saying that developments like AI are what you’d expect from reading your Bible. (Pastor Gene Pensiero)

Genesis 17:1-27 – The Futures Contract

God appears to Abraham and reveals more about His promises and a new responsibility Abraham and his sons will have. (Gene Pensiero Jr)

Prophecy Update #685 – Totally

The believers in the current Church Age will be resurrected and raptured. A strong world leader will rise to power sometime afterward and exercise totalitarian control of his citizens. He will require they swear allegiance to him. Anyone who refuses will be executed. (Pastor Gene Pensiero)

Prophecy Update #685 – Totally

The believers in the current Church Age will be resurrected and raptured. A strong world leader will rise to power sometime afterward and exercise totalitarian control of his citizens. He will require they swear allegiance to him. Anyone who refuses will be executed. (Pastor Gene Pensiero)

Genesis 16:1-16 – The Sequel Was Terrible!

Abraham and Sarah try a disastrous plan to get themselves a baby, leading to strife, disappointment and scandal. (Gene Pensiero Jr)

Revelation 20 – Hell? Yes.

In this chapter, the Holy Spirit goes to great lengths to let us know that there will be a real kingdom of Heaven on the earth, and that it will last one thousand years. It isn’t a metaphor for eternity; or for a long time. It’s real; it’s literal. (Pastor Gene Pensiero)

Isaiah 14:12-17 – iBad 6.66

In our last study, in Ezekiel twenty-eight, we saw that Satan was a cherub – maybe the chief among the cherubim. This is further confirmed by the other Old Testament passage evangelicals cite as describing him. (Pastor Gene Pensiero)

Ezekiel 28 – Encyclopedia Satanica, Volume 1

Satan has an origin, and we want to take a brief look at it. After all, no series on spiritual warfare could be considered complete without it. (Pastor Gene Pensiero)

Daniel 10 – The Prince Who’s Not Our Pal

As a Christian, I find there are principals who are not so palsy-walsy. They are the “principalities and powers” mentioned by the apostle Paul in a list of demonic forces that aid the devil in his assault on believers. (Pastor Gene Pensiero)

Ephesians 4:29 – Beach Bum

True, we have our flesh, and we will until we go to be with Jesus. But the Holy Spirit coming to dwell within us is a whole lot different than a demon coming to dwell with Him. (Pastor Gene Pensiero)

2 Corinthians 12:7-10 – Hindered Fellas

Blowing-up bridges is a timeless military strategy to hinder the progress of your enemy. It’s so effective, it is even used by supernatural forces, against believers who are pressing forward, gaining ground, with the Gospel. (Pastor Gene Pensiero)

Matthew 28:18-20, Matthew 12:26-29 & Luke 10:18-20 – The Commission Is Our Mission

Is the best offense a good defense? Or is the best defense a good offense? So far we’ve talked about our part in spiritual warfare as mostly mounting a good defense. Taking a stand, resisting, things like that. Truth is, we are always to be on the offensive – but maybe not the way you think. (Pastor Gene Pensiero)

James 4:7 & 1 Peter 5:8-9 – Keep Calm And Resist The Devil

We have an enemy who we are told – not once, but twice – to resist and defeat. James and Peter say we ought to resist in two very different contexts. (Pastor Gene Pensiero)

2 Corinthians 10:3-5 – Pulling Down Strongholds

Sometimes we can go off half-cocked, thinking we are proficient with our weapons. Spiritual warfare can be like that. We can go off half-cocked if we don’t understand the weapons of our warfare. (Pastor Gene Pensiero)

Ephesians 6:10-17 – Your Crash Course In Spiritual Warfare

The moment you become a Christian, you are thrust into a war zone. You most definitely need a crash course on spiritual warfare. Any crash course in spiritual warfare would begin with the classic New Testament passage, Ephesians 6:10-17. (Pastor Gene Pensiero)

Ephesians 2:1-3 – The Saint And Spiritual Warfare

We live in this present evil age, ruled by the devil, looking forward to the age to come, and to eternity beyond that. It’s a war zone. We are soldiers in a spiritual war. (Pastor Gene Pensiero)

Genesis 15:1-21 – A Star On God’s Walk Of Faith

Abraham’s conversation with God about the course of his life leads to one of the great covenants of the Bible. (Gene Pensiero Jr)

Prophecy Update #684 – Long COVID

After the church has been resurrected and raptured, a strong world leader will gain totalitarian control of his citizens. He will require they swear allegiance to him. Anyone who refuses will be executed. The pandemic COVID19 is not an End Times plague. It has accelerated an acceptance of totalitarian control by governments around the globe. (Pastor Gene Pensiero)

Prophecy Update #684 – Long COVID

After the church has been resurrected and raptured, a strong world leader will gain totalitarian control of his citizens. He will require they swear allegiance to him. Anyone who refuses will be executed. The pandemic COVID19 is not an End Times plague. It has accelerated an acceptance of totalitarian control by governments around the globe. (Pastor Gene Pensiero)

Genesis 14:17-24 – The Mysterious Melchizedek Society

Abraham returns from his rescue of Lot and encounters two kings: Bera of Sodom and Melchizedek of Salem, to whom Abraham gives a tithe of all. (Gene Pensiero Jr)