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Conference Schedule

Thursday, June 9, 2005
6:30 p.m. Check-in / Registration (Seminary Chapel)
   
7:00 p.m. Opening Worship and Plenary (open to the public)
A New Name (Rev. 2:12-17)
- Cornelius Plantinga, Jr., preaching
Preaching Apocalyptic? You've Got to be Kidding!
- Gordon Fee, plenary address
   
8:45 p.m. Refreshments
   
Friday, June 10, 2005
9:00 a.m.   Morning Prayer - When Nightmares Cease: A Message of Hope from Daniel 7
- Daniel Block
   
9:30 a.m.        Second Plenary
Preaching Old Testament Apocalyptic to a New Testament Church
- Daniel Block
   
10:45 a.m. Break
   
11:15 a.m.        Concurrent Seminars
1. A Critique of Left Behind Thinking (Popular Dispensationalism)
- Lyle Bierma
2. Charting the Future or a Perspective on the Present? The Paraenetic Purpose of Mark 13 and Other Apocalyptic Literature
- Dean Deppe
3. Reading Revelation for Preaching
- Carl Bosma
   
12:30 p.m.        Lunch
   
1:30 p.m.          Concurrent Seminars
1. Preaching through the Revelation: A Workshop
- Gordon Fee
2. Solving the Riddle of Gog, the Monster from the North (Ezekiel 38-39)
- Daniel Block
3. From Biblical Text to Sermon Manuscript in the Book of Revelation
- Gregory Beale
   
2:45 p.m. Break
   
3:15 p.m.          Concurrent Seminars
1:30 Seminars repeated, allowing attendance at two of the three
   
4:30 p.m.          Free time
   
5:30 p.m.          Buffet dinner
   
7:00 p.m.          Evening Worship and Plenary
Suffering Witnesses: To What End? (Rev. 11:1-14)
- David Holwerda, preaching
The Symbols of the Book of Revelation & Their Function for the Church
- Gregory Beale, plenary address
   
8:45 p.m. Refreshments
   
Saturday, June 11, 2005
   
9:00 a.m.          Morning Prayer
Strange Comfort (Mark 13)
- Mary Hulst, preaching
   
9:30 a.m.          Fourth Plenary
The Slaying of Satan's Superman and the Sure Salvation of the Saints
(2 Thess. 2:1-17): Paul's Apocalyptic Word of Comfort
- Jeffrey Weima
   
10:30 a.m. Break
   
11:00 a.m.        Panel Discussion
How Not to "Leave Behind" What We've Learned
- Gordon Fee, Daniel Block, Gregory Beale, David Holwerda, Mary Hulst (moderated by Jeffrey Weima)
   
12:00 p.m.        Conference Conclusion