Why have Christian Zionism and Replacement Theology become the most controversial topics in modern theology? Pastor David Blease joins Shabbos Kestenbaum to examine what the Old and New Testaments actually say about Israel, the Church, and God’s covenant.

Did Jesus visit the Americas after the Resurrection? In this episode of Theological, host Shabbos Kestenbaum sits down with Santa Clarita stake president Michael Stanley of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints to discuss the Book of Mormon’s most surprising claims—and answers the biggest misconceptions about Mormonism.

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Heaven, hell, purgatory—what does the Bible actually say about the afterlife? Michael Knowles and Shabbos Kestenbaum go deep on judgment, salvation, and why the Hebrew Bible speaks differently about “the next world.”

In this thought-provoking clip, they explore:

The “harrowing of hell” and what Christians mean by Christ descending “into hell”

Why the Torah and Prophets don’t spell out the afterlife as explicitly

Olam Haba vs Olam Hazeh (the next world vs this world)

Catholic teaching on final judgment, grace, works, and purgatory

“Keys of the Kingdom,” St. Peter, and what it means for spiritual authority

If you’ve ever wondered whether faith is about this life, the next life, or both—this conversation is for you.

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In this episode of Theological, Rabbi Jason Weiner—Senior Rabbi at Cedars-Sinai—explains how Judaism approaches life, death, and medical ethics. From euthanasia to the deathbed, is it “our body, our choice?” What do people say on their deathbeds? And can we ever understand why God allows the innocent to suffer?

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What makes a messiah and does Jesus meet the criteria? Join Shabbos Kestenbaum and Christian theologian and apologist Sean McDowell as they examine together one of the most consequential theological questions in history.

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What does the Bible say about war between nations? Is armed conflict ever justified—or must it always be avoided? Shabbos sits down with Christian combat veteran Josiah O’Neil to examine what Scripture teaches about the moral and spiritual realities of human conflict.

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