Conspiracy Theories and Fear

Dennis Tuuri

Outline: Isaiah 8:11-15 Conspiracy Theories and Fear Sermon Notes for November 4, 2007 by Pastor Dennis R. Tuuri I ntroduction The Cross of Life - Past, Future, In, Out Economics, Money and Banking by E. L. Hebden-Taylor; Privileging the Past When Washington Shut Down Wall Street by William L. Silber Conspiracy A Biblical View by Gary North I. The Historical Context of Isaiah 8 A. Judgment 1. Death of Judah 587 BC 2. Sennacherib and Zion 701 BC (Isaiah 36,37; 2 Kings 18,19) 3. Death of Israel 721 BC (2 Kings 17) 4. Syro-Ephraimite Federation 735-733 BC (Isa. 7,8; 2 Kings `16) B. Real Conspiracies 1 Kings 16:8-10; 2 Chr. 23:12-15; Jer. 11:9,10 C. Imagined Conspiracies What Went Wrong? by Bernard Lewis Romans 1 and 911 Paranoia is the cutting edge of the realization that all things are connected." Brian Downing Quig Zeitgeist (Internet Movie) II. The Text A. A warning against focusing on real and imagined conspiracies. Amos 7:10 B. A warning against the wrong sort of fear Dt. 20:8; Jer. 10:2 C. An Admonition to Attend to the Real Conspirator, Yahweh, and His Hosts D. An Admonition to the Proper Fear Isa. 51:12,13; Dt. 4:7-10; Lk. 12:4-12 E. A Promise of Safety and Victory Isa. 8:6,7 III. Application Psalm 131; Prov. 30:1-3; 29-33 Conclusion Ps. 2; Acts 2:22-28; 4:23-30