Epicenter of Prophecy – The Centrality of Jesus Christ

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The central theme of the Bible is God’s plan to send His Son, Jesus Christ, to Earth to redeem sinful mankind and to restore relationships with His creation. The Old Testament records God’s preparations for the arrival of Jesus as the Savior and Messiah to accomplish that reconciliation.
God inspired the Prophets to write about Jesus’ characteristics and the time of His arrival so that mankind would recognize and accept Him.

The New Testament recounts Jesus’ birth, life, death, and resurrection. Following His ascension back to heaven, God sent the Holy Spirit to inspire new biblical writers to describe the coming phases of God’s plan to build relationships with those who would choose to follow the commands and believe the prophetic words Jesus Christ spoke.

Epicenter of Prophecy illuminates principal prophetic themes in the Bible and addresses where we may be living on the timeline of God’s plans for the Church, for Israel, and also for those who choose not to accept the salvation that His Son Jesus Christ alone can provide.

An additional feature of Epicenter of Prophecy is the set of seven personal stories about the author’s work as a rocket scientist in the United States space and defense programs. These relevant experiences amplify the primary prophetic topics being considered. Several full-page pictures from NASA archives are also included that emphasize the developmental timeline leading up to mankind’s first landing on the moon in the July 1969 U.S. Apollo I1 mission.

This book also includes two NASA pictures of Artemis II, which is the current U.S. space vehicle that is planned to carry astronauts to the Moon in two or three years. Web links to these two pictures and the mission goals for the Artemis program itself are provided.

Bio Sketch of Dr. Gary H. Lunsford

Professional and Educational Credentials

Dr. Gary H. Lunsford
  • Worked as a rocket scientist, instructor, and technical contractor to NASA and the Ballistic Missile Defense Agency with principal assignments in Huntsville, AL, Houston, TX, North Charleston, SC, Whippany-Madison, NJ, and Atlanta, GA.
  • As an employee of various technical organizations, designed and taught nationally certified classes and conducted appraisals in CMMI-based process improvement on contracts with the federal government and military bases. A sizable portion of this work was with Carnegie Mellon University and the Software Engineering Institute in Pittsburg, PA.
  • Founded and operated Gary Lunsford Consulting LLC for seven years.
  • Served as senior project manager in systems development and integration at the Georgia Tech Research Institute (GTRI). Authored and presented more than 40 papers and reports at conferences. Appointed Secretary of the 1,800-member Georgia Tech Faculty.
  • Formal Education: PhD from Georgia Institute of Technology, M.S. from the University of Illinois, B.S. from Duke University—all degrees in physics with a math minor.
  • National collegiate honors: Phi Beta Kappa (Liberal Arts and Sciences), Sigma Pi Sigma (Physics), Omicron Delta Kappa (Leadership), and Phi Eta Sigma (First Year Students).
  • One of six seniors nominated by Duke University for the Rhodes Scholarship. I reached the national semi-finals.

Church-Related Activities

  • I accepted Christ at age nine at Grace Bible Church in Springfield, Missouri. The church strongly emphasized prayer and in-depth Bible study, especially teachings involving prophetic scriptures. Later, I joined First Baptist Church in Springfield, MO, and was baptized there.
  • Active in the Baptist Student Union in college and attended local Baptist and/or independent churches ever since. Served as a training director and chaired various committees (including Missions and Education) in several churches. Involved in starting and growing mission churches. Taught Sunday school and Wednesday evening Bible classes at several churches.
  • Ordained a deacon at First Baptist Church, Georgetown, TX. Served on the Deacon Board at Second Ponce de Leon Baptist Church in Atlanta, GA. Chaired the Elder Board at Grace Community Church in Marietta, GA. Served as an Elder at Double Oak Community Church in Birmingham, AL.
  • Completed a nine-session online class titled Prophecy and a three-session online class titled The Return of Christ from the Dallas Theological Seminary.
  • During Covid, taught a 20-session online prophecy class to attendees from five states. Currently teaching a weekly online Bible study.

Professional Goals

  • To further awareness and understanding of biblical prophecy, Dr. Lunsford is interested in teaching online classes and participating in conferences.

Email: gary.lunsford.watchman@gmail.com
Cell Phone: (843) 475-9074