Dedicated  To  The  Memory  Of  Reverdy  Lewin  Orrell,  Jr.  (1920 - 2006)

January 26, 2007

Open Forum - Family Radio - Harold Camping

OpenForum.jpgI began listening to Family Radio in the 1980's. In the mid to late 80's, I started listening to Harold Camping's 'Open Forum' show in the evenings.

Harold Camping is the founder of Family Radio and never graduated from any bible college. He doesn't proclaim himself a minister; rather, he is a teacher.

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I find his knowledge of the bible to be amazing.

He has come under attack for predicting dates for the end of the world. Lately these attacks have increased as he says the 'church age' has ended and that God is not in the churches. I disagree with that statement, as most do.

Whenever he goes off on that tangent, I just 'tune him out' in my head. However, I don't turn off the radio.

Some claim his teachings to be a cult.

I generally find his teachings to be solid.

You can download many of his past shows in mp3 format. In December I spent many evenings and weekends downloading his entire library of archives shows. At that time every show since the beginning of 2004 was available. I just noticed that the 2004 shows have now been removed from the website, so I'm glad I was able to get them when I did.

There is also a huge collection of Family Radio's Bible Study Archives available for downloading from their website.

As you can see they have the following:

  • Biblical Timeline of History (400 programs)
  • The Endtime Study (255 programs)
  • Basic Bible Study (148 programs)
  • Jermiah (400 programs)
  • Acts (708 programs)
  • Mark (280 programs)
  • 1 Corinthians (134 programs)
  • Galatians (115 programs)
  • Hebrews (440 programs)

    That's a total of 2,880 bible study shows. I can't even image how many hours that winds up being, how much hard drive space it would take, or how many CDs those programs would fill.

    Posted by rebnora at January 26, 2007 6:59 AM | TrackBack
  • Comments

    if just on teaching is wrong you have to get up and go if the teacher does not repent and teach all that is right

    Posted by: rick at March 4, 2009 8:27 PM

    I WAS BORN INTO A CHRISTIAN REFORM FAMILY FAMILY IN 1927 WENT TO NO 4th ST CHJRISTIAn school SO I THROUGHT I KNERW MUCH TII I MET HAROLD CAMPING ON OPEN FORUM IN 1977. I SOON FOUND OUT HOW LITTLE TO NOTHING I KLNEW. I DARE SAY THIS THIRTY TWO LATER[[IF]] IT WAS NOT FOR MR. C. @ OPEN FORUM I WOULD NOT BE BOUND FOR HEAVEN [TODAY 5=1=09] HENRY VAN DYK

    Posted by: HENRY VAN DYK at May 1, 2009 12:17 PM

    MY ANSWER TO MR.C IS SIMPLE. LISTINIG TO YOU FOR THIRTY TWO YEARS I SAY YOU FORGOT MORE ABOUT THE BIBLE THAN THOSE WHO ARE CONDEMING YOU KNOW. I ADD TO THIS TO YOU "" THOSE WHO CONDEM YOU WERETO FOLLOW YOU AROUND FOR SEVEN DAYS DO WHAT YOU DO EACH DAY 'WOULD SPEND THE NEXT 23 DAYS IN A NURSEING HOME MR.CAMPING .THERSE WRITERS WOULD HAVE CONDEMED'' NOE'' TOO
    I FOR ONE VERY HAPPY THAT GOD OPENED DANIEL 12 4 8 9 HENRY

    Posted by: HENRY VAN DYK at May 1, 2009 1:26 PM

    hi, thanks,The article was very well written, very helpful to me

    Posted by: Jessicacrept at May 10, 2009 12:15 PM

    IF IT WAS NOT FOR FAMILY R I BE LOST TONIGH HEADED FOR HELL SINCE 1977 I DID MY BEST TO HELP AND SHARE IN F.R. AND WILL HELP AS LONG AS GOD GIVES ME LIFE. F.R. IS GROWING WE ARE NOT COWARDS MR.C.IS GODS MAN THAT FINDS THE ANSWERS AND THEN PASSES THEESE ON HE TO @ AND FOR ME IS ONLY MY TEACHER OF GOD,S WORD. SO IF YOU DON,T LIKE WHAT HE SAY,S FIND A BETTER ASNSWER OR DROWN IN UNBELEIF THANK YOU

    Posted by: HENRY VAN DYK at May 26, 2009 8:29 PM

    Mr. Camping,
    Hi!
    I listened to your broadcast yesterday, June 10, 2009 regarding the End of Time.
    I am really confused!
    Would you be so kind as to provide a timeline with passages, as references, on your interpretation of how you arrived at May 21, 2011?
    Also, why you feel the Bible is incorrect when it states in multiple passages that no one knows the hour, i.e. Mark 13:32, Matthew 24:36,
    1 Thessalonians 5:2-4, Isaiah 29:5-6, Malachi 3:1, Luke 12:39-40, 2 Peter 3:10, Revelation 3:3, Revelation 16:15, etc.
    I personally feel that you have gone out on a limb and I ask why would you do this?
    If you are incorrect in your analysis, your entire ministry will be jeopardized!
    I respect you greatly, but I need these answers from you!
    I greatly appreciate your response!
    May God Bless You and Keep You,
    Steven Abraham
    lagunacastles@cox.net
    949.378.4005 Cell

    Posted by: Steven Abraham at June 10, 2009 4:56 PM

    Camping is into pagan numerology. He says the holy spirit is no longer in the church which is a blaspheme of the holy spirit - the worst sin - Who fills the food pantries - has many millions dedicating their lives - heals at healing masses - visits the sick and helps the poor - not Harold Camping! The bible is not a series of numbers, it is the living word of Jesus in the new testament - 3x17x5 - Campings magic formula - does that sound like the transcendent truth? - He says the prophets spoke in parables, so they were stoned and put to death because people did not understand their message? Canping does not embody the holy spirit or know anything about it

    Posted by: scott at July 11, 2009 10:27 PM

    Harold Camping understanding is total out of context comparing scripture with scripture original meant compare spiritual meaning to words taught by the Spirit. This out of context reading causes him to view everything as synonym: law, covenant, et c. He does not recognize that Bible is a book of scrolls insisting that the wrong translation for Greek word scroll is word book which not invent until in around 1439. Harold Camping always flirts with the unpardonable sin with a Blasphemy against The Holy Spirit by claiming that The Holy Spirit spoke through a donkey to Balaam. But this idea that every sentence must be from The Holy Spirit would cause someone to claim that the words of Satan in the Bible are also by the Holy Spirit; this clearly the unpardonable sin. But most of all Harold Camping lies in saying that only goes by the Bible; he also goes by council of Chalcedon. But all who believe in Hypostatic Union are antichrists the Bible teaches this (John 4: 1-3). The Hypostastic Union crowd do not believe that Jesus came in the flesh they are using the word incarnation incorrectly to mean inpsychation since they believe that the Messiah came into a man (i.e. a human soul) and NOT in the flesh; compare how Pual understood the phase “in the flesh” (Philipians 1: 19-30 You will not find any mysterious union in his understanding of the phase “in the flesh”.). From the beginning Satan has misleadingly implied to Eve that she would be like God. And Moses warded Is real repeatedly NOT to Warship other gods even placing into the Ten Commandments that He is Jealous God as a warning. Logically you should not come to an opinion which would make the charges that had lead to Jesus’ crucifixion out to be true, you should not come to opinion which would resemble the deification of the Roman Emperors nor should you come to agree with the Greek Philosophers who disputed Paul over the idea that flesh was inferior. And one last point just ground logic, it would make no sense for salvation to be by the crucifixion and resurrection if a human could be saved by his own works (Galatian 3: 21) since they claim that Jesus is human but what is the biblical view “not from a man nor through a man, but through Jesus Christ” (Galatian 1: 1). As for the word tempted this Greek word is tested and it’s used also of The Father as well. Many have taught that the title The Son of man is a claim to being human but if you look in context “What if you should see The Son of man ascend to where he was at first” (John 6: 62) within context of the same scroll “the first” is a reference to the prolog of this scroll (John 1: 2). It should not seem odd to you that God would give himself a title like this since He had mad man after his own image and likeness sort of like making man according to His own blue-print. Let me ask you something, do you want to study the bible only to end up in hell? Because if you believe in Hypostatic Union that is where you’re going, the letter of John is so clear that Antichrists are to be hated that you could not even greet them.

    Posted by: Robert T. Bobar at July 12, 2009 11:55 AM
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