In today’s program, Tom concludes a two-part series with guest Greg Durel. Here’s TBC executive director Tom McMahon.

Tom: Thanks, Gary. Our topic – this is part two – our topic has been Roman Catholicism, and in particular, the pope at this airing is visiting the United States, so we want to address that. In order to do that, I have Greg Durel, a good friend of mine, who’s the pastor of Heritage Bible Church in Gretna, Louisiana, and he has a weekday radio ministry that is devoted to educating Catholics in biblical doctrine. As I mentioned last week, like myself, Greg grew up in the Roman Catholic Church, so he knows Catholicism experientially as well as his study of the Catholic Church tradition and its dogmas. So Greg, welcome back to Search the Scriptures 24/7.

Greg: Well, thanks for having me, Tom!

In today's program, Tom launches a two-part series with guest, Greg Durel. Here's TBC executive director, Tom McMahon.

Tom: Thanks, Gary. Today our topic is Roman Catholicism, and in particular the present head of the Roman Catholic Church, Pope Francis. Now our guest to discuss the subject with me is Greg Durel. He's pastor of Heritage Bible Church in Gretna, Louisiana, and he has a weekday radio ministry that is devoted to educating Catholics in biblical doctrine. And, like myself, Greg grew up in the Catholic Church, so he knows Catholicism experientially as well as from his study of Catholic Church tradition and its dogmas.

Greg, welcome to Search the Scriptures 24/7.

Greg: Well, Tom, thanks for having me.

In today’s program, Tom wraps up a two-part series with guest, Randall Price. Here’s TBC Executive Director, Tom McMahon.

Tom: Thanks, Gary. Our guest is Randall Price, and we have been talking about Israel, and what’s going on today. Randall is the founder and president of World of the Bible Ministries. He’s a research professor and executive director of the Center for Judaic Studies at Liberty University; he’s written numerous books – I want you to go back, folks, if you’re just joining us and missed part one, Randall was telling us about a project that he’s working on: a virtual tour of the temple, which sounds really exciting, so we won’t go back over that, but you need to check out part one.

So, Randy, welcome back to Search the Scriptures 24/7.

Randy: Thank you. I appreciate it, Tom!

Tom: Our guest for today and next week is Randall Price. He’s the founder and president of World of the Bible Ministries. He’s also a research professor and the executive director of the Center for Judaic Studies at Liberty University. He has a master’s degree from Dallas Theological Seminary and a PhD from the University of Texas at Austin, with a concentration in Jewish studies and biblical archaeology. His books include Secrets of the Dead Sea Scrolls; The Stones Cry Out: What Archaeology Reveals about the Truth of the Bible; The Temple in Bible Prophecy; In Search of the Ark of the Covenant, and is co-author of the forthcoming Zondervan Handbook on Biblical Archaeology.

And I’m going to have Randy mention something that they’re working on now.

Randy, welcome to Search the Scriptures 24/7.

Randy: Thank you, Tom! Always a pleasure to be with you!

In today’s program, Tom wraps a two-part series with guest, Mark Hitchcock. Here’s TBC executive director, Tom McMahon.

Tom: Thanks, Gary. This is part 2 of our conversation, a discussion about prophecy, and, in particular, blood moons. That’s a teaching that’s come into the church, and people are excited about it, but it has raised a bit of controversy. And it should, because we have to question whether it’s biblical or not. The perspective – I don’t care who it is – whatever the person is teaching, if they claim to be speaking for the Bible, then we have a resource to check out what they’re saying, just as the Bereans did in Acts 17:11.

So my guest, as we get on with this, is Mark Hitchcock. He’s the pastor-teacher of Faith Bible Church in Edmond, OK, and the author of a number of books dealing with biblical prophecy, and in particular, that addresses this subject, is Blood Moons Rising, which we offer here at The Berean Call.

Mark, welcome back to Search the Scriptures 24/7.

Mark: Yeah, thanks for having me back again.

The subject for today and next week is what some are teaching about what the Scripture refers to as a blood moon. Now, it’s generated quite a bit of excitement as well as controversy, and, as most of our listeners know, the mission of this program and The Berean Call is to compare whatever is being taught in Christendom today with what is presented in God’s Word. And on board to discuss prophecy and in particularly the current teachings regarding blood moons is Mark Hitchcock. He is the pastor/teacher of Faith Bible Church in Edmond, OK, and the author of a number of books dealing with biblical prophecy. His perspective from his book Blood Moons Rising, which we, by the way, offer here at The Berean Call, will be central to our discussion.

Mark, welcome to Search the Scriptures 24/7.

Mark: Yeah, thanks for having me. It’s great to be with you.

In today’s program, Tom concludes a two-part series with guest Jiovanne Del Cristo. Here’s TBC executive director Tom McMahon.

Tom: Thanks, Gary. Well, this is our part two of our interview with Jiovanne Del Cristo, and he ministers at Living Word [Church] which I mentioned is a Bible-centered bilingual church in Miami, Florida. Jio, for short, thanks for joining me again on Search the Scriptures 24/7.

Jio: Certainly. It is a privilege to be here once again, Tom. Thank you so much.

Tom: Jio, as we mentioned last week, and I encourage people - we archive all of our radio programs, so you can…if you haven’t heard part one, you can go back and listen to that. Jio ministers at Living Word [Church], and primarily to youth. He ministers with his dad there, and we’ve been talking about the issues of the youth, and certainly because it’s a bilingual church, Hispanic - you know, I was able to speak there, but Jio translated for me, which, okay… It was a wonderful experience, it really was. And I love your fellowship, your dad, your mom, and so on.

But, Jio… Oh! and I also mentioned last week, and I’ll mention it again, I think this is going to air the week before our conference, and you, by the Lord willing and by the grace of God, are going to be here in Bend, Oregon for our TBC conference, which is the last week in August. And as this airs, it’ll be this weekend! So praise the Lord for that. We’re going to introduce you to some snow, if we still have any when you get here, which I think that’s…

Gary: Welcome to Search the Scriptures 24/7, a radio ministry of The Berean Call featuring T.A. McMahon. I’m Gary Carmichael. Thanks for tuning in. In today’s program, Tom begins a two-part series with guest, Jiovanne Del Cristo. Here’s TBC Executive Director, Tom McMahon.

Tom: Thanks, Gary. Today on our program and next week, as well, I welcome back to the program Jiovanne Del Cristo. He ministers at the Living Word [Church], which is a Bible-centered bilingual church in Miami, Florida.

Jio, thanks for joining me on Search the Scriptures 24/7.

Jio: Thank you so much for the invitation, and it’s a pleasure and privilege to be back on with you.