

Reformed Fringe
Doug Van Dorn
Where doctrine meets discovery. Weekly conversations at the intersection of reformed theology and contemporary exploration.
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Mar 24, 2025 • 56min
How Does Satan Blind People? [50]
The New Testament writers say that Satan “blinds” the hearts and minds of those who don’t believe. What does this mean? The nature of a supernatural gospel requires a supernatural response. Our hearts are either changed by God’s grace, or hardened to reject the gospel. Those who reject are said to have been blinded by the god of this world, Satan, to keep them from seeing the light of the gospel and the glory of Christ. Jon Moffitt and Doug Van Dorn discuss this and more in today’s episode.
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Mar 17, 2025 • 59min
Is Flat Earth in the Bible? [49]
Does the Bible speak about the Earth being flat?! Going all the way back to the creation account and examining mentions of the earthly realm, Jon Moffitt and Doug Van Dorn look throughout Scripture to analyze this claim. How do science and faith interact? How should Christians navigate our modern, secular rationalist world? In today’s episode we discuss this and more!
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Mar 10, 2025 • 54min
Do Idols Have Power? [48]
What are the idols we see in the Bible, particularly in the Old Testament? Are they simply creations of man with myths to accompany them? Or are they houses used to worship real spiritual powers other than Yahweh, the Most High? In today’s episode, Jon Moffitt and Doug Van Dorn present, from Scripture, the true nature of the other gods, the Lord’s warning against idolatry, and the hierarchy of the spiritual realm.
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Mar 3, 2025 • 54min
Is the Divine Council Heretical? [47]
Does God need angels to carry out His will? In this episode, Jon Moffitt and Doug Van Dorn explore the Divine Council and show how it aligns with confessional theology. We break down God’s primary and secondary causation, explaining how He works through created beings while remaining fully sovereign. Understanding this framework helps us see spiritual warfare more clearly, revealing the battle between loyal and rebellious powers. Far from being speculative, this discussion deepens our grasp of biblical theology and the unseen realm. Join us as we connect these truths to Scripture and the Christian life.
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Feb 24, 2025 • 59min
Common Oppositions to the Gods [46]
“This is polytheism! Idols aren’t real beings! God doesn’t need a council! This sounds heretical! This isn’t even important!” These are things we hear all the time when sharing and discussing a supernatural, divine council view of the Bible. In today’s episode, Jon Moffitt and Doug Van Dorn refute common oppositions to the existence of the gods and showcase from Scripture how we need to understand the spiritual realm in our fight against sin and the evil realm.
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Feb 17, 2025 • 1h 1min
What Kind of Power Do the Gods Have? [45]
Do the “other gods” of the Bible have real powers? What influence did they have, and how do their powers compare to Yahweh, the Most High? In this episode, Jon Moffitt and Doug Van Dorn discuss how Scripture reveals the role and significance of these other spiritual entities. Were these gods simply idols, or did they hold real power in the spiritual and cultural landscape of the biblical authors? Do they hold any power now?
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Feb 10, 2025 • 1h 3min
God VS the gods [44]
What are “the gods” we read about in the Bible? How do they relate to the one true God, Yahweh? Are these gods real spiritual beings? What does Elohim mean? In this episode, Jon Moffitt and Doug Van Dorn delve into a direct comparison between the Creator of all things and the beings that dwell in the spiritual realm. They discuss the proper use of the term Elohim and how the First and Second Commandments are often confused.
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Feb 3, 2025 • 55min
Can We Predict the Return of Christ? [43]
All throughout time, people have been trying to predict when Christ will return. After innumerable failures, most feel that trying to predict the second coming is a pointless endeavor. In this episode, Jon Moffitt and Doug Van Dorn dive deep into the etymology of the word “age” and how it is used in Scripture. Can it give us an idea on when Christ may return?
DOUG'S NEW BOOK: RINGS OF REVELATION
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Jan 27, 2025 • 57min
The Right View of the Millennium? [42]
We’ve reached a very much anticipated conversation in our series on the Book of Revelation. How do the different views of eschatology align with our understanding of Scripture and Revelation? In today’s episode, Jon Moffitt and Doug Van Dorn will explore why “Amillennialism” (or “Realized Millennialism”) aligns best with Revelation’s symbolic and apocalyptic nature. By unpacking its literary structure, prophetic imagery, and intertextual connections with the rest of Scripture, we’ll see how Revelation presents the millennium not as a literal future age but as the present reign of Christ.
Doug’s Book: Rings of Revelation
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Jan 20, 2025 • 53min
What is the Point of the Book of Revelation? [41]
Many Christians see the book of Revelation as an overwhelming, convoluted mess of catastrophic event after catastrophic event. Continuing the series on Revelation, Jon Moffitt and Doug Van Dorn showcase the true structure of Revelation and how John uses chiasms to tell the story of Christ's victory over darkness and the evil realm! This episode clears an immense amount of confusion and allows believers to understand what the book of Revelation is conveying in its fullness!
Doug’s Book: Rings of Revelation
Free PDF of the Revelation Chiasm
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