Most Recent Episode
-
In this episode, Mark and Fred teach that from Genesis to Revelation, God is working with three groups: the world, Israel, and the true church. They emphasize God’s ongoing covenant with Israel, warning believers not to align with growing worldly hostility toward her. Using Genesis 3, Revelation 12, and Zechariah 12, they frame current events as part of a long spiritual conflict and urge Christians to stay aligned with God’s prophetic purposes.
Most Recent Episode
-
In this episode, Mark and Fred teach that from Genesis to Revelation, God is working with three groups: the world, Israel, and the true church. They emphasize God’s ongoing covenant with Israel, warning believers not to align with growing worldly hostility toward her. Using Genesis 3, Revelation 12, and Zechariah 12, they frame current events as part of a long spiritual conflict and urge Christians to stay aligned with God’s prophetic purposes.
#14 Why Pursue Becoming a Glorious Church?
This episode emphasizes the believer’s responsibility to pursue holiness and righteousness as part of becoming the “glorious church.” Through passages like 1 John 2–3 and Colossians 3, the discussion challenges passive views of salvation, teaching that true faith produces obedience and transformation. Mark and Fred stress yielding to the Holy Spirit, putting off sin, and actively pursuing Christlikeness so believers are not ashamed at His coming and can reflect God’s glory.
#13 A Bird’s-Eye View of the Glorious Church
This episode introduces Mark’s book The Glorious Church and explains his view that Christ is preparing an end-times bride who will mature into holiness, unity, and practical sanctification before His return. The discussion contrasts this with common church teaching, emphasizes Ephesians 5:27, and argues that the church’s calling is not merely survival or growth, but becoming a beautiful, Spirit-filled bride ready for Christ.
#12 Grace to Israel and the Church
This episode focuses on how God is preparing both the church and Israel in parallel ways as prophetic events unfold. Mark teaches that the church is being given grace to repent, mature, and endure testing before Christ’s return, while Israel will also receive grace and eventual redemption according to God’s covenant promises. Using Revelation, Zechariah, Malachi, and 1 Peter, the message urges believers to pursue holiness, trust God’s Word, and stand with Israel.
#5 The Six Seal Tribulation, Rapture, and Wrath
In this episode of The Last Church Podcast, Mark and Fred argue that evangelical teaching has often mis-timed the rapture, and that Scripture points to a pre-wrath rapture—after intense tribulation/persecution that purifies the “bride” into a glorious church (Ephesians 5:27), but before God’s wrath is poured out. Walking through Revelation 1–9, they frame the first seals as escalating tribulation (deception, war, famine, death, martyrdom), then identify the sixth/seventh seal transition as the start of wrath, with believers gathered before God’s throne.
#4 Thessalonians and the Rapture
In this episode, the rapture is explored in light of the “glorious church,” emphasizing that believers can recognize the season of Christ’s return without claiming a specific date. Drawing from 1–2 Thessalonians, Mark and Fred explain that the gathering to Christ follows a great falling away and the revealing of the man of lawlessness. The conversation also highlights ongoing sanctification, teaching that Christ is preparing a mature, unified bride refined through trials and obedience.
#3 Job’s Trials, Sanctification, and the Body of Christ
Mark and Fred discuss the “glorious church” as God’s end-times work to defeat Satan through a purified, unified remnant. They connect Ephesians 3 to spiritual warfare and use Job as a picture of endurance under loss and suffering without cursing God. They emphasize that salvation includes power over sin, not just forgiveness, challenging “it is finished” misunderstandings. They highlight John 17’s prayer for oneness and expect refining, persecution, and surrender to prepare the bride before the rapture.
#11 The World, Israel, the Church
In this episode, Mark and Fred teach that from Genesis to Revelation, God is working with three groups: the world, Israel, and the true church. They emphasize God’s ongoing covenant with Israel, warning believers not to align with growing worldly hostility toward her. Using Genesis 3, Revelation 12, and Zechariah 12, they frame current events as part of a long spiritual conflict and urge Christians to stay aligned with God’s prophetic purposes.
#5 The Six Seal Tribulation, Rapture, and Wrath
In this episode of The Last Church Podcast, Mark and Fred argue that evangelical teaching has often mis-timed the rapture, and that Scripture points to a pre-wrath rapture—after intense tribulation/persecution that purifies the “bride” into a glorious church (Ephesians 5:27), but before God’s wrath is poured out. Walking through Revelation 1–9, they frame the first seals as escalating tribulation (deception, war, famine, death, martyrdom), then identify the sixth/seventh seal transition as the start of wrath, with believers gathered before God’s throne.
#4 Thessalonians and the Rapture
In this episode, the rapture is explored in light of the “glorious church,” emphasizing that believers can recognize the season of Christ’s return without claiming a specific date. Drawing from 1–2 Thessalonians, Mark and Fred explain that the gathering to Christ follows a great falling away and the revealing of the man of lawlessness. The conversation also highlights ongoing sanctification, teaching that Christ is preparing a mature, unified bride refined through trials and obedience.
#3 Job’s Trials, Sanctification, and the Body of Christ
Mark and Fred discuss the “glorious church” as God’s end-times work to defeat Satan through a purified, unified remnant. They connect Ephesians 3 to spiritual warfare and use Job as a picture of endurance under loss and suffering without cursing God. They emphasize that salvation includes power over sin, not just forgiveness, challenging “it is finished” misunderstandings. They highlight John 17’s prayer for oneness and expect refining, persecution, and surrender to prepare the bride before the rapture.