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Hank Unplugged: Essential Christian Conversations

Hank Unplugged: Essential Christian Conversations

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Have You Joined the Conversation on Hank Unplugged? – Hank Unplugged is a podcast brought to you by the Christian Research Institute where Hank Hanegraaff takes you out of the studio and into his study to engage in free-flowing, essential Christian conversations on critical issues with some of the most interesting, informative and inspirational people on the planet. For more information visit www.equip.org and to support CRI and our global outreaches visit https://www.equip.org/donate/The Christian Research Institute Social Sciences Spirituality
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  • Fr. Stephen Freeman | Christian Atheism: God as an idea is no God at all (Preview of Commitment to Reality)

    Fr. Stephen Freeman | Christian Atheism: God as an idea is no God at all (Preview of Commitment to Reality)
    Jun 23 2026
    Fr. Stephen Freeman is one of the best there is when it comes to calling out our contemporary world and the false and flattened view of reality which he calls a two-storey universe. The truth is this—we live in a one-storey universe. And it is enchanted.

    This is a preview of an episode of Commitment to Reality, where Fr. Stephen Freeman joins Dave Hanegraaff to explore how we can recover a a right vision of the universe in an age that has taught us to see reality as cold, secular, and disenchanted

    For more information on Fr. Freeman’s book Everywhere Present: Christianity in a One-Storey Universe please click here. https://www.equip.org/product/cri-resource-everywhere-present-christianity-in-a-one-storey-universe/

    To hear the full conversation, search for Commitment to Reality wherever you listen to podcasts and subscribe to the show so you never miss an episode.

    You can also watch full episodes and clips on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@ACommitmenttoReality
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    36 mins
  • Martin Shaw | What Part of You Has Come to Die? (Preview of Commitment to Reality)

    Martin Shaw | What Part of You Has Come to Die? (Preview of Commitment to Reality)
    Jun 9 2026
    Martin Shaw is one of those people who challenges you by asking provocative questions like “what part of you has come here to die?”

    Shaw offers these kinds of provocations to a world where Christianity has been domesticated and desperately needs to recover its wildness.

    This is a preview of an episode of Commitment to Reality, where Martin Shaw joins Dave Hanegraaff to explore how to recover a wild Christianity in a world where faith for many has become cold, abstract, and domesticated.

    To hear the full conversation, search for Commitment to Reality wherever you listen to podcasts and subscribe to the show so you never miss an episode.

    You can also watch full episodes and clips on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@ACommitmenttoReality
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    40 mins
  • The Pre-Tribulation Rapture Has No Biblical Basis

    The Pre-Tribulation Rapture Has No Biblical Basis
    Apr 30 2026
    Popularized in the 19th century, the pre-tribulational rapture is the idea that millions of Christians will suddenly vanish before a future seven-year tribulation. This is one of the most widely held beliefs in modern Christianity—but is this teaching actually grounded in Scripture? Hank Hanegraaff examines the case on this episode of Hank Unplugged. Drawing from key biblical passages—including John 5, Matthew 24, 1 Thessalonians 4, 1 Corinthians 15, and Revelation 21—Hank argues that the Bible presents a very different picture: One unified resurrection of both the righteous and the unrighteousOne visible, final return of ChristOne redeemed creation, liberated together with the people of God Hank also explores: The historical roots of rapture theologyThe meaning of the “abomination of desolation” and first-century tribulationWhether Scripture supports a future seven-year tribulation or rebuilt templeMisconceptions surrounding “replacement theology”The true nature of the Church as one covenant people in Christ Rather than a secret rapture or a divided plan for Israel and the Church, Hanegraaff presents the biblical hope of resurrection, restoration, and the renewal of all things. Timestamp below:0:00 Introduction: The Imminent Rapture Belief0:35 What the Pre-Tribulation Rapture Teaches3:25 Is the Rapture Biblical?4:25 One Resurrection of All (John 5:28–29)5:35 The Real “Great Tribulation(s)” in History9:00 No Future Seven-Year Tribulation or Rebuilt Temple10:50 No Second-Chance Salvation after Christ’s Second Appearing11:20 One Redemption: Creation and Our Bodies (Romans 8)12:40 What 1 Thessalonians 4:13–18 Actually Teaches16:00 Misreading John 14 and the “Mansions” Passage19:15 What about “Replacement Theology”?24:15 Reaffirming 1 Thessalonians 4:13–1827:00 Christians Must Test All Things, Holding to What’s Good and True. For further study, see The Apocalypse Code: Find Out What the Bible Really Says About the End Times and Why It Matters Today https://www.equip.org/product/cri-resource-the-apocalypse-code-for-gift/ See also the many related articles at www.equip.org, including: “Apocalypse When? Why Most End-time Teaching Is Dead Wrong” https://www.equip.org/articles/apocalypse-when/ Which generation is “this generation”? https://www.equip.org/bible_answers/which-generation-is-this-generation/ Modern Israel in Bible Prophecy: Promised Return or Impending Exile? https://www.equip.org/articles/modern-israel-in-bible-prophecy-promised-return-or-impending-exile/Does the Bible Make a Distinction between Israel and the Church? https://www.equip.org/articles/does-the-bible-make-a-distinction-between-israel-and-the-church/ Listen to Hank’s podcast and follow Hank off the grid where he is joined by some of the brightest minds discussing topics you care about. Get equipped to be a cultural change agent.Archived episodes are on our Website (www.equip.org) and available wherever you listen to podcasts.You can help spread the word about Hank Unplugged by giving us a rating and review.
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    29 mins
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