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How Shall We Then Live?

Spring 2026 Bible Conference - May 1-3

Itinerary:

Thursday, April 30:

5:00 - Pre-conference meet and greet meal for those arriving early:

Pirate's Cove, 109 J/K Gainsborough Square, Chesapeake, Virginia 23320 - 757-549-7272

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Friday, May 1:

10:30AM - Berean Bible Church Women's Group Meeting (Ground Floor Lobby Conference Room)

2:00PM - Pre-conference meet and greet luncheon:

Pirate's Cove, 109 J/K Gainsborough Square, Chesapeake, Virginia 23320 - 757-549-7272

5:00 - Official Conference Check In

5:30 - Opening Announcements, Introductions, and Worship Through Song

6:00 - Bob Cruickshank - A Walk Through Revelation 8 (Part 1)

A look at the historical backdrop for the imagery behind the half hour of silence in heaven (Rev. 8:1), the identity and role of the seven angels (Rev. 8:2), the mixing of literal and symbolic genres as the prayers of the Saints were answered (Rev. 8:3-5), and the judgments that unfolded during the Roman-Jewish War (Rev. 8:6-7). The message will draw heavily on Josephus and other historical sources and focus on some practical takeaways for believers today.

7:30 - Michael Sullivan - Gleanings in Daniel - Part 1

What kind of Messianic Kingdom was prophesied in Daniel 2? Is the coming of the Son of Man in Daniel 7 his ascension, a future to us coming event, or fulfilled in AD 70? When do the 490 years of Dan. 9:24-27 begin and end and what exactly is substitutionary atonement?

8:30 - Pizza and Refreshments

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Saturday, May 2:

9:00 - Bob Cruickshank - A Walk Through Revelation 8 (Part 2)

A look at the imagery of the burning mountain (Rev. 8:8-9), the falling star called "Wormwood" (Rev. 8:10-11), the darkening of the celestial bodies by "a third" (Rev. 8:12), and the eagle flying in midheaven (Rev. 8:13). This message will also focus on how the prophecy pundits have misidentified these images over the years and miscalculated prophetic events. Learning the lessons of the past can help us from repeating the mistakes of the past and, hopefully, prompt us to learn what these verses are actually saying and apply the principles to our lives today.

10:15 - Gary DeMar - Answer the Anti-Preterist Heretics Beginning With Joel Richardson

Preterists have been labeled preterists 'heretics.' What if we investigated the prophetic beliefs of non-preterists? How much heresy would we find? A lot!

11:30 - Jeff McCormack - No More Tears: Grief in the New Covenant

12:30 - Lunch (Provided by BBC)

1:30 - David Curtis - TBA

2:45 - Rick Welch - The Day AI Created a Religion

There's a story going around that AI created its own religion, and while that's not entirely accurate, it points to something we need to understand. What we're going to see is how patterns form, how influence works, and how easily something can sound right without being true.

4:00 - Michael Sullivan - Gleanings in Daniel - Part 2

What is the "war" Daniel prophesied of? Is the "appointed time of the end" and resurrection of Daniel 12:1-7 LXX connected to the time of the Great Tribulation and shattering of the holy people for 3 1/2 years? Are Jewish and futurist views of eschatology being honest with the book of Daniel?

5:00 - 8:00 - Meal Time (On Your Own)

8:00 - 10:00 - Fellowship Time

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Sunday, May 3:

9:30 - Gary DeMar - So, You're a Preterist. Now What?

What a person believes about the future matters, including preterism. If nearly all prophecy has been fulfilled, what are the worldview implications? Are there economic, educational, governmental, legal, apologetic, moral, political, and scientific implications?

11:00 - Morning Worship

11:30 - Rick Welch - The Widow's Mites

What appears as a simple act of sacrificial giving actually exposes something far more sinister. A religious system that had forgotten mercy, justice, and the very heart of God.

1:00 - Dismissed

1:30 - Lunch at Black Pelican, 1625 Ring Rd., Chesapeake, VA 23322