Israel and the Antichrist: A Conversation with Dr. Kim Riddlebarger - Session 1

Recorded live at Christ Reformed Church in Anaheim, this AGR event brings together Pastor Chris Gordon, Dr. Rev. Dan Borvan and Dr. Kim Riddlebarger (founding pastor of Christ Reformed Church and author of "A Case for Amillennialism" and "The Man of Sin") for a wide-ranging conversation on Israel, the Antichrist, and the state of end-times theology in American evangelicalism. The two dig into why interest in Israel has spiked since October 7th, the political entanglements with figures like Trump, Netanyahu, Tucker Carlson, and Ted Cruz, and the odd cultural moment where talk of a rebuilt Third Temple has become mainstream.

Chapters:
0:00 - Introduction & Anaheim Studio
2:30 - Introducing Dr. Kim Riddlebarger
4:02 - Kim's Current Projects
5:02 - Why Renewed Interest in Israel Today?
7:19 - Trump, Netanyahu & Talk of a Third Temple
9:10 - Tucker, Ted Cruz & "Bless Israel"
11:18 - Who Is the Nation of Israel?
12:35 - Romans 9-11: The Elect Remnant
16:16 - Reading Romans 11:25-27
19:34 - The "Replacement Theology" Charge
20:38 - Expansion, Not Replacement Theology
25:00 - Eschatology & Political Climate
27:13 - Dispensationalism's History with Zionism
28:53 - Scholarly vs. Pop Dispensationalism
32:06 - Postmillennialism & Christian Nationalism

Dr. Kim Riddlebarger is pastor emeritus of Christ Reformed Church (URCNA) in Anaheim, having served as senior pastor from 1995 until his retirement in December 2020. Kim was a long-time co-host of the popular White Horse Inn, a radio-internet talk show (White Horse Inn Archives) and served several terms as visiting professor of systematic theology at Westminster Seminary California.

Although retired, Kim stays busy with the Riddleblog, The Blessed Hope Podcast, and several book projects. He also teaches the weekly adult Sunday school class at Christ Reformed Church.

A fourth generation Californian, Kim is a graduate of California State University Fullerton (B.A.), Simon Greenleaf School of Law (M.A.), Westminster Seminary California (M.A.R.), and Fuller Theological Seminary (Ph.D.), where he worked under Richard A. Muller.  His doctoral dissertation is entitled The Lion of Princeton -- Benjamin Breckinridge Warfield:  Apologist, Polemicist, and Theologian.

Kim is the author of four books: A Case for Amillennialism (Baker 2003/2013), The Man of Sin: Uncovering the Truth About Antichrist (Baker 2006), 2nd Edition of First Corinthians -- Lectio Continua, (RHB, 2024); and The Lion of Princeton: B. B. Warfield as Apologist and Theologian (Lexham Press, 2015).

He has been a regular contributor to publications such as Modern Reformation and Tabletalk Magazine.

He has also made contributions to numerous books, including Power Religion (Moody, 1992), Christ the Lord (Baker, 1992), Roman Catholicism: Evangelicals Analyze What Unites and What Divides Us (Moody, 1994), Theologia et Apologia (Wipf and Stock, 2006), Called to Serve (Reformed Fellowship, 2007), Risking the Truth (Christian Focus, 2009), Always Reforming:  Essays in Honor of W. Robert Godfrey (2010), and Planting, Watering, Growing: Planting Confessionally Reformed Churches in the 21st Century (Reformation Heritage, 2011); “The Eschatology of the Reformers” in Reformation Theology (Crossway, 2017), "The Lion of Princeton:  B. B. Warfield as Apologist" in A Legacy of Apologetics: Historical and Theological Introductions (Zondervan, 2020).

Kim is married to Micki, and has two married sons, David (Nancy) and Mark (Brianna), and five grandchildren.  He is interested in family history and is presently writing a history of the Riddlebarger family. He is also a life-long New York Yankees fan.

Rev. Dr. Daniel Borvan is pastor of preaching ministry at Christ Reformed Church. Daniel earned his Master of Divinity degree from Westminster Seminary California in 2011. As a student at Westminster Seminary he learned that all study of Scripture, theology, and church history is put into practice in the worship and work of the church. The goal is to glorify Christ by serving His church. At Westminster Seminary he also earned a Master of Arts degree in Historical Theology. His thesis paper was on Faustus Socinus.

Daniel is chairman of the Heidelberg Reformation Association. Some of his published articles are on the Heidelblog website. Daniel was installed as pastor of preaching ministry at Christ Reformed Church, September 29, 2023. Daniel is married to Marcy and they have two daughters and a son.

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