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00:03 - [Narrator] It is the best-selling book in history. 00:05 No volume ever written has been more loved and quoted. 00:09 And its words, sometimes simple and sometimes mysterious, 00:13 should always be studied carefully. 00:16 It is the Bible. 00:17 The Word of God. 00:19 Welcome to Bible Answers Live, providing accurate 00:23 and practical answers to all your Bible questions. 00:28 This broadcast is a previously recorded episode. 00:31 To receive any of the Bible resources mentioned 00:33 in this broadcast, call 800-835-6747. 00:39 Once again, that's 800-835-6747. 00:45 Now here's your host from Amazing Facts International, 00:48 Pastor Doug Batchelor. 00:50 - Hello friends, would you like to hear an amazing fact? 00:54 If you want to have a dazzling dinner, 00:57 the most expensive restaurant in the world 00:59 is Sublimotion in Ibiza, Spain. 01:02 At over $2,000 per person, 01:05 a maximum of 12 guests sit around one table 01:08 and receive 15 courses of delicious food plus dessert, 01:12 prepared by some of the world's best chefs. 01:15 Of course, the portions are small 01:16 or you'd be uncomfortably stuffed. 01:19 The meal is much more than food. 01:21 The entire room and table is a high-definition screen, 01:25 making it an immersive experience. 01:27 Some courses drop from the ceiling 01:30 and desserts hover above the table. 01:32 The atmosphere and music of the room will change 01:35 over the course of the night. 01:36 The result is a spectacular three hour banquet 01:40 that takes guests on a sensational journey 01:42 from a vivid coral reef beneath the ocean, 01:45 to fantasy forests, to a futuristic dinner 01:48 where friends and guests put on these special 3D goggles. 01:51 And I'm wondering if they can do vegan (chuckles) 01:54 Do you know the Bible says there's one dinner 01:57 that's even more expensive and you've been invited for free? 02:02 Isn't that incredible? 02:04 - Yeah, I'm thinking I'm not taking my wife therefore. 02:06 - (laughs) Well, yeah, you'd probably have 02:09 to take out a loan to take her to dinner. (both laughing) 02:11 - Yeah, I went on the website 02:12 and I noticed they said they don't do take home. 02:16 - You can't bring a doggie bag, yeah? 02:17 (Carlos laughs) 02:18 - So that's amazing. 02:20 - Yeah. 02:21 - What is that free dinner? 02:23 That free celebration? - Yeah, I kind of set that up. 02:26 The Bible tells us that the best supper in the world 02:29 and the most expensive supper in the world. 02:31 Of course, it's expensive 'cause it costs the life 02:34 of God's son, but it's free for us 02:36 in that He's giving it as a gift. 02:39 So it's very expensive. 02:40 And it's called "The Marriage of the Lamb". 02:43 And you can read about that in Revelation 19:6. 02:46 This is the last book of the Bible. 02:47 Some of the last chapters. 02:49 "And I heard as it was a voice of a great multitude, 02:53 and the sound of many waters, 02:55 and the sound of mighty thunderings, saying, 02:58 Alleluia, for the Lord God omnipotent reigns. 03:01 Let us be glad and rejoice and give Him glory, 03:04 for the marriage supper of the Lamb has come, 03:07 and His wife has made herself ready. 03:09 And to her was granted to be a arrayed in fine linen, 03:12 clean and bright, for the fine linen 03:15 is the righteous acts of the saints. 03:17 And then He said to me, "write, 'blessed are those 03:21 who are called to the marriage supper of the Lamb." 03:24 And He said, 'these are the true sayings of God." 03:27 This is a message directly from the angels 03:30 to the Apostle John, telling about this 03:32 dinner of all dinners 03:34 that we'll eat. 03:36 And Jesus even says, "And I will come and serve you." 03:38 - Amen. 03:39 - So it's almost incomprehensible. 03:41 - Yes, to think that at that moment, 03:43 we should be serving Him for all He's done for us. 03:46 And again, it shows the level of humility 03:48 - Yeah - of God. 03:49 - Even when He was on earth, 03:51 you could kind of understand the condescension of God 03:53 that He would say, 03:55 "I wanna be an example of how you serve each other." 03:57 But even now that He's in heaven, the idea that He said, 04:00 "I'm your brother and I wanna serve you." 04:03 And I'm guessing that somewhere on the table, 04:07 they're gonna have some of the tree of life, 04:09 maybe a fruit cocktail with 144,000 different 04:12 varieties. - Sampler. 04:13 (both chuckles) 04:15 - Yeah, so I wanna be at that dinner. 04:16 And by the way, friends, we have a free offer tonight 04:19 that you can ask for, that'll tell you 04:22 how you can get your ticket to that special restaurant. 04:25 - Yeah, so the free offer, if you go 1-800,-835-6747. 04:30 It's free offer number 156. 04:33 The High Cost of the Cross, right? 04:36 So if you're available here 04:38 in North America and US territories, 04:40 just call that number, 1-800-835-6747, offer number 156 04:44 and we will send that to you for free. 04:46 So call us. 04:48 - You know, I probably should have said something, 04:50 Pastor Jëan Ross is not here tonight. 04:52 We gave him the night off 04:53 'cause he's at his mother-in-law's birthday party. 04:56 And if you miss that, you're in trouble. 04:58 - Yeah. - And so I'm really glad that 05:00 Pastor Carlos Muñoz is here with us, 05:02 both Evangelist and the Director 05:03 of our Amazing Facts Evangelism Training program. 05:07 And he's a well-versed expert in scripture. 05:10 So we're very comfortable working together. 05:12 We've did meetings together in Puerto Rico 05:14 where you're from. - Yes 05:15 Yeah, this is our first time doing BAL together. 05:18 - That's right. You've been here before, 05:20 but we're glad that you're leading out. 05:23 And maybe, before we go to the phones, 05:24 you could lead us in prayer. 05:25 - Sure, let's have a word of prayer. 05:27 Father, we thank you again for a beautiful day of life 05:29 and thank you for this opportunity to come together 05:31 and spend time in Your Word answering Bible questions, 05:33 and so we just asked for Your divine discernment and wisdom. 05:36 And, with us and with everybody that's calling and listening 05:40 also may Your Spirit guide us to truth and to live by truth. 05:44 And so we thank You Father 05:45 and we ask this in Jesus' name, Amen. 05:46 - Amen. 05:47 - Alright. So we have the first question here 05:50 is from Anthony in New York. 05:52 Anthony, good evening. 05:53 You're on the air. 05:54 - [Anthony] Good evening fathers, 05:55 How are you doing? 05:56 - Doing great. - Great. 05:57 - Now you're talking to two New Yorkers right now. 05:58 So we could probably understand each other 06:00 without a translator. 06:02 (all laughs) 06:04 - [Anthony] Awesome. 06:05 Yeah, my question tonight is, 06:10 why did Nineveh get a warning to repent or be destroyed, 06:16 but it appears that Sodom and Gomorrah didn't? 06:20 - Okay, good question. 06:22 And a lot of people don't realize Sodom and Gomorrah 06:24 did get a warning. 06:26 Pastor Carlos might look it up for me. 06:28 But when Lot and his family were carried off 06:31 by the King Chedorlaomer from the North, 06:35 there was a judgment that came on Sodom and Gomorrah. 06:37 Abraham went out and he saved them. 06:40 And so he saved them. 06:41 And this was to urge them to repent of their sins 06:44 'cause they had nearly been destroyed 06:46 but through Abraham's intercession in God's mercy, 06:48 they were given another chance. 06:50 When the judgment finally came, 06:54 is it Genesis? - 19. 06:56 - 19. Yeah. 06:58 Then well, that was because they'd run out of their... 07:01 You know, God said they'd pushed the envelope too far. 07:04 - Yep. 07:06 - So they were actually warned 07:08 and they were given kind of a chastisement warning them 07:11 to turn from their wicked ways and they didn't. 07:14 - And Nineveh was warned, they repented 07:16 but later on, they went back into their wicked ways. 07:18 - And judgment came. 07:19 I think it was a flood and fire and wars. 07:22 It just destroyed the city. 07:23 - Yep. 07:25 - Very good. 07:25 Does that help a little, Anthony? 07:27 - [Anthony] Yes, it does. 07:28 Thank you very much. 07:29 I appreciate that. 07:30 - Thank you. 07:31 - Alright. 07:31 Thank you, Anthony. 07:33 Next we have Jesus from Palm Bay, Florida. 07:37 Jesus, you're on the air. 07:38 - My guess is, it's Jesus, but you would know that. 07:40 (both laughs) 07:41 And are you there, Jesus? 07:43 - [Jesus] Yeah, yeah. 07:45 Hey pastors, It is Jesus, 07:49 but I usually get both. 07:52 So, my question today is, 07:56 when witnessing to other denominations, 08:00 how should we witness when it comes to doctrines 08:05 and differences between doctrines? 08:08 - Alright. That's a good question. 08:10 You know, first thing is if you're talking to people, 08:15 you know, from a differing denomination, 08:17 clearly everybody is part of the denomination 08:19 because they believe certain things 08:21 they're sensitive to their beliefs. 08:24 First thing you want to do is be winsome, 08:26 find common ground, 08:28 show them that you love and respect them, 08:30 even though you may disagree. 08:31 It's okay to disagree without being disagreeable. 08:35 And then you might put them in a position 08:39 where you're saying, look, help me understand. 08:42 Instead of saying, "What you believe about the Trinity 08:44 or what you believe about the ressur.. 08:46 It's all wrong. 08:47 Or what you believe about tongues, it's all wrong." 08:49 Instead of coming off as an attack, 08:51 you can come off and say, "Help me understand better 08:55 what it is you believe." 08:56 And then you kinda question them when they raise something, 09:00 then say, "Now where's the verse for that?" 09:02 And so you do it in more of a winsome, teaching way 09:06 as opposed to clubbing a person with your opinions. 09:10 - Yeah. And everything that you share 09:13 with people always have your Bible verse, your foundation 09:17 so that they see that it's not your opinion 09:18 that you're basing it off of scripture. 09:21 - Right. 09:22 Yeah, I did a debate with another pastor. 09:26 It was a friendly debate. 09:27 And then afterwards someone brought to my attention, 09:31 they said, "Doug, you said, "well, I believe", 09:34 and you should have said, "the Bible says." 09:37 And I looked at that and I thought, you know that's right. 09:39 I had all the scriptures, and instead I was saying, 09:41 well, you believe this and I believe this. 09:42 And I should have said, "well, the Bible says this," 09:44 'cause that's the final word in all of that. 09:47 And yeah, we appreciate your calling, Jesus. 09:50 By the way, I don't know if we ever gave out the number, 09:53 you know, some callers popped up and we just dove right in. 09:55 But if you would like to be part of tonight's program, 09:58 there are lines open and it's a free phone call. 10:01 Just call 800, God says. 10:03 That's 800-463-7297. 10:07 Not only are we on radio stations, 10:09 both satellite and land-based stations around the country, 10:12 but we are streaming this live. 10:14 If you wanna watch what's happening here in the studio, 10:16 we're on Amazing Facts Television, 10:18 we're on Facebook, 10:19 that's the Amazing Facts Facebook page. 10:21 We're on the Doug Bachelor Facebook page. 10:24 And maybe even YouTube, but a... 10:27 So you can watch, you can listen, and call in 10:28 with your questions. 10:30 - Yeah, Alright. 10:31 So lets select that. 10:32 We have a question here. 10:33 This is Jerry from Texas. 10:35 Jerry, you are live. 10:37 - [Jerry] Hey guys. 10:38 Good evening. 10:39 Thanks for taking my question. 10:41 I have two texts in Genesis, 10:44 and the first text is, Genesis 27 to 30. 10:48 And this is kind of a terrible time when Dinah went 10:52 into the land of the kingdom that they were staying. 10:57 And Shechem fell in love with Dinah 11:00 and he took advantage of her 11:04 and of course the brothers didn't like it. 11:06 And then, I don't know which one made a proposal that 11:10 we would be one people you'll give us your daugh- 11:13 - Sounds like it was either Simeon or Levi. 11:16 We're not sure. 11:18 - [Jerry] Yeah, Simeon and Levi were the ones 11:19 that killed them and so that was the very thing known. 11:26 Jacob said, "you make a stink of me and the people," 11:27 you know, and then Jacob moved on 11:30 and they took their women, their children and their- 11:36 - Cattle and all the possessions, yeah. 11:39 - [Jerry] Yeah, and where are those individuals 11:42 in Genesis 46:6, when Jacob goes down to Israel. 11:47 I see no mention of them, 11:49 of the 70 that went down to Egypt land. 11:53 - You know the 70 that are mentioned, 11:55 I know this may sound terrible, 11:57 but the 70 that are mentioned were all family members 12:00 that are descendants of Jacob. 12:01 That would be Jacob's sons, his wives, his grandchildren 12:06 He had some great grandchildren, probably 12:09 'cause the spread of years between 12:11 Ruben and Benjamin is significant. 12:14 So I think it doesn't count the slaves, that's unfortunate. 12:18 And when the children of Israel came out of Egypt, 12:20 it tells about them and then later it mentions 12:22 "and there came out a mixed multitude," 12:25 some of the other servants of the Egyptians escaped prison. 12:27 - [Jerry] Correct. 12:28 - So I'm pretty sure that there were more than 70 people 12:31 that came out of Egypt, I'm sorry, 12:33 came from Israel to Egypt. 12:35 But that's a great question. 12:36 It does just mention, I think the family members, 12:40 - [Jerry] Well, Pastor I'd like 12:42 to give you difficult questions. 12:43 Thanks Doug - Well, you did a good job. 12:45 (indistinct) 12:46 That makes sense. 12:47 (Jerry laughing) 12:48 What do you think, Carlos? - [Jerry] Okay, guys be safe. 12:49 - Alright. 12:50 Hey, thank you so much. 12:51 We appreciate your call, Jerry. 12:52 - Thank you, Jerry. 12:53 - Hey, thanks guys. 12:54 - Alright. 12:55 - Bye. 12:56 - Bye bye. 12:57 - Next we have Robert from College Place, Washington. 12:59 Robert, you are on the air. 13:01 - [Robert] Hi there. 13:02 I found someone who believes that when Jesus comes 13:12 that we will reign with Him on earth for 1000 years. 13:16 And was just wanting to know how.. I've used some verses, 13:22 but I just was wanting to know your take on that. 13:27 - Yes, very good. 13:30 So during the millennium, that's the thousand years, 13:33 the word millennium is a composite of thousand milli ennium. 13:39 That's a thousand years, same teaching. 13:41 During that time, there are good Christians that believe 13:44 that the living and reigning with Christ 13:46 and Pastor Carlos will... 13:48 Where were you in chapter... 13:49 Revelation 20 - Revelation 20 13:50 - Which verse though, does it talk about 13:51 we will live and reign with Christ 13:52 - Four. - for thousand years. 13:54 - Verse four, the end of 13:55 - Verse four - Verse four 13:55 - Thank you. 13:56 Yeah, so they believe that means 13:58 we living in reigning with Jesus on earth. 14:01 But the way they share that is, 14:03 that at the end of the rapture 14:05 and the end of the seven years of tribulation, 14:07 Jesus literally comes and the righteous are 14:11 reigning over the wicked for a thousand years. 14:13 Now, I have absolutely no desire to reign over the wicked. 14:18 Some believe that we are living and reigning with Christ 14:20 here on earth over the wicked. 14:22 Some believe that we're living 14:23 and reigning with Christ in heaven. 14:26 My belief, this Bible says (laughs) 14:29 that we are caught up when Jesus comes. 14:33 - mm-hmm. 14:34 - He says, I go to prepare a place for you. 14:36 And if I go to prepare a place, 14:37 I will take you to where I am that you may be also. 14:40 In my Father's house for many mansions, we go up. 14:43 And it's not until revelation 21, the next chapter, 14:46 the new Jerusalem comes down. 14:48 - comes down. 14:49 - So we are living and reigning, you know, Christ said, 14:52 we're reigning in the new Jerusalem with Him 14:55 during that time testifying of what He did to redeem us. 14:58 We're gonna be part of the reigning working 15:01 at the records and the books 15:03 of what's happened here on earth. 15:06 So the idea that we're here on earth 15:08 reigning over the wicked, 15:10 where we have immortal bodies, they've got temporal bodies 15:12 where they die every 70 years or 80 years. 15:15 It's just a really strange arrangement. 15:18 - Yeah, and also says in Revelation chapter 15:21 at the end of six. 15:22 Revelation six, it says that the wrath of the Lord has come. 15:25 We know that the wrath of the Lord is a 15:26 seven plagues of Revelation that are going to undo 15:28 the six days of creation. 15:30 And so it would be impossible to live on this earth. 15:32 After that time period. 15:34 There would be nothing to sustain human life. 15:36 - Yeah, if you read in Jeremiah chapter 4:23 15:39 listen to this, "I beheld the earth 15:41 and indeed it was without form and void, 15:44 and the heavens and they had no light." 15:45 Well, that sounds like before creation. 15:47 - Mm-hmm. 15:48 - But keep reading, "I beheld the mountains 15:49 and indeed they trembled and all the hills 15:52 moved back and forth. 15:53 I beheld and indeed there was no man. 15:56 And all the birds of the heaven were fled. 15:58 And I beheld in the fruitful place was a wilderness, 16:01 and listen, 'and all its cities were broken down." 16:04 Well, what caused this? 16:05 Fruitful place of wilderness, everything's broken down 16:08 by the presence of the Lord and by His fierce anger. 16:11 Now, why don't you read your verse 16:13 and then I'll comment on that. 16:14 - Isaiah 24 says, "Behold, the Lord makes the earth empty 16:17 and makes it waste." 16:18 So if He empties it it's because it was 16:20 - Yeah. filled. 16:21 And then it jumps to verse number four and says, 16:23 verse three, "The land shall be entirely emptied 16:26 and utterly plundered. 16:27 The Lord has spoken. 16:28 The earth mourns and fades." 16:29 When you read further down verse five, 16:31 "The earth is defiled under its inhabitants 16:33 because they have transgressed the laws, 16:35 broken the everlasting covenant, 16:36 and the curse has devoured the earth 16:38 and the inhabitants of the earth are burned." 16:41 And then the last part of verse six says, 16:42 "And a few men are left." 16:44 That word in Hebrew (indistinct) 16:45 is like in Genesis. 16:47 The remnant, right? 16:48 Those that are protected are sealed. 16:50 - Yep - In the same time. 16:51 - And then there's another verse where it says, 16:53 "The land is covered with the dead 16:55 and there's no one to mourn, lament or bury them. 16:57 - Malachi. 16:58 - Yeah. Is that it? 16:59 - Malachi chapter- 17:00 - So you have this several prophecies that talk about 17:02 a time when the earth is vacated 17:05 and it's covered with the slain and it's burnt. 17:08 Well, that's after the Lord comes, 17:10 we're caught up, we're living and reigning with Christ. 17:13 Paul says the wicked are destroyed 17:14 by the brightness of His coming. 17:16 And the earth is an abussos. 17:20 That word means a bottomless pit for 1000 years. 17:23 It's a dark void and we're living 17:26 and reigning with Christ in glory. 17:27 At the end of that time, we come down 17:29 and He makes a new heaven, new earth. 17:30 You know, we have a study guide that talks about 17:33 a thousand years of peace. 17:34 And maybe you could give the number again. 17:35 We'll be happy to send you, Jerry or Robert, 17:39 a free copy of that, 17:41 if you just call this number or anyone who asks. 17:44 - Yeah, 1-808-835-6747. 17:47 1-808-835-6747, It's there on the screen. 17:51 And you can ask for thousand years of peace. 17:53 I think it's called. 17:54 - Yep, talks about the millennium. 17:56 - Alright. 17:56 Thank you very much, Robert. 17:59 Next we have Jim from Indiana. 18:02 Jim, hello. 18:03 You're on the air. 18:04 - [Jim] My question is in Revelation 18:08 when the angel with the seven vials. 18:11 Now, is that also the seven plagues? 18:16 - Yes. 18:17 It tells - [Jim] that are coming out 18:19 And... 18:21 - Yes. 18:22 - [Jim] Go ahead. 18:23 - Well, I was just gonna say those seven vials 18:27 are poured out, each one has a plague, so to speak. 18:30 So it's like the wrath of God is being poured out. 18:34 - [Jim] Okay. 18:35 Now, when did those start? 18:37 Whenever they enact the Sunday law? 18:40 - Well, the seven last plagues 18:43 come when probation closes. 18:46 And that's gonna be during a time when... 18:50 it tells us that, those that are saved are saved 18:54 in Revelation 22, those that are lost or lost. 18:56 The clean are clean, the unclean are unclean. 18:58 And when everyone's made their decision one way or the other 19:01 regarding the beast in his image, then God is gonna say, 19:04 okay, no sense for mercy to linger any longer, 19:06 everyone has decided what they're gonna do. 19:10 And at that point, the seven last plagues are poured out. 19:13 So when they reject the law of God, 19:18 and they put the laws of the beast in its place, 19:20 then the plagues come. 19:21 - Yeah, that's exactly what we read in Isaiah 24. 19:23 It says, humans have made their decision 19:27 to completely reject the covenant and the law of God. 19:28 - mm-hmm. 19:30 - And so God says, I have nothing else to do. 19:32 They won't listen to Me. 19:33 I've given them ample opportunity. 19:35 And so now comes judgment on this world 19:37 of sin. - Yeah. 19:38 But yeah, the righteous are protected during that time. 19:40 So when people hear about the seven last plagues, 19:43 believers are often terrified, 19:44 'cause they're very graphic. 19:46 They're very much like the seven plagues that came on Egypt, 19:49 and yet God preserved His people all through those plagues. 19:53 - Amen. 19:54 - So I don't ever worry about the plagues. 19:56 - Yeah. 19:57 - I'm more concerned with Doug being faithful day by day. 19:59 And if I'm faithful day by day, 20:01 I know God will get me through that time. 20:03 - Amen, Amen. 20:04 - What it it say? 20:05 Psalm 91, 20:06 "Neither will any plague come near thy dwelling. 20:08 - A thousand shall fall out your left 20:10 to 10,000 at your right hand, 20:11 but none shall touch you 20:12 for the angels of the Lord shall be with you. 20:14 - That's right. 20:14 - Amen. 20:16 Alright. 20:17 In our next question here we have David, from New York. 20:21 David, good evening. 20:22 You're on the air. 20:23 - [David] Yeah, my question is what does the Bible say about 20:25 two first cousins getting married? 20:29 - Alright. 20:30 Well I think according to the Bible, 20:33 it was legal in the days of Abraham 20:37 because you have, what is it? 20:40 Jacob married his first cousin when he married Rebecca 20:46 and Isaac married his cousin. 20:49 I said, Isaac, where I should say Rebecca. 20:51 Jacob first cousin with Rachel and Leah. 20:54 - mm-hmm. 20:55 And in the beginning, when you think about it, 20:57 God made Adam and Eve, they were technically 20:59 brother and sister, same parents. 21:00 And then when Cain took his wife, 21:03 obviously he took one of his sisters 21:05 so there was nothing wrong with that. 21:06 Abraham married his half sister. 21:11 Back when humans blood and genes were so vital 21:15 there were no risks then of, you know, 21:18 having mutations that would cause weaknesses and problems. 21:20 But as time went by, Moses said, you're not to look upon 21:24 the nakedness of your sister. 21:26 And he's insinuating that, you know, you're supposed to 21:29 marry out of, away from the family tree as far as possible. 21:32 But within the tribe or within the people 21:35 they weren't to marry foreigners. 21:37 - Yeah, and still today some people marry 21:38 their first cousins. 21:39 - Yeah, and it depends, a matter of fact, 21:42 those laws vary from state to state. 21:45 - But there are risks because I've done 21:48 evangelistic programs on some small islands 21:50 in the south Pacific, 21:52 where there's not a big gene pool, 21:55 and they have a lot of birth defects 21:57 because they're all kind of marrying 21:58 - mm-hmm 21:59 - Relatives. 22:00 And I've seen several times where their kids 22:02 or people had six fingers, on our six toes, 22:06 and that's one of the signs of, you know, 22:10 - Close proximity. 22:11 - Yeah, exactly. 22:12 So it's probably healthier to look outside of the family. 22:16 Alright. 22:17 Thanks so much. 22:18 Appreciate that David. 22:19 I hope it helps a little bit. 22:20 - Alright, let's go to the next one. 22:22 We have Chantel from the beautiful islands of The Bahamas. 22:26 Hello, Chantel. 22:27 Welcome, you're on the air. 22:29 - [Chantel] I have a simple question. 22:31 I have a three year old niece, 22:33 who is reading, and she asked me a question yesterday. 22:36 She wanted to know how God made rain. 22:40 And I was stumped to give an answer 22:42 that was suited for someone her age. 22:46 So I said, I will ask pastor Doug 22:48 and Bible Answers Live, 22:50 how they would've answered that question 22:52 for a three year old. 22:54 - Well, that's a good question. 22:55 I'm not sure exactly what happened with the geology 22:58 of the earth or the meteorology of the weather, 23:03 but the Bible does say that before the flood, 23:06 that it never rained on the earth. 23:08 But God did make a mist, 23:11 and there's several places in the tropics 23:12 you still see that. 23:13 - mm-hmm. - You know, it's very humid. 23:15 You'll see a mist come up from the ground 23:17 and it watered the earth. 23:19 But this envelope of water that God had, 23:23 cause it says he made the, an atmosphere of heavens 23:25 between the waters above and the waters below. 23:28 There's some envelope of water 23:29 and that's actually very scientific 23:31 because if you've got water that is polarizing 23:34 the light and the heat, 23:35 the whole planet would've been a similar temperature. 23:38 And they find in Siberia and Antarctica, they find, 23:42 you know, fossils of ferns and these tropical animals 23:46 and they think that the whole earth must have shifted 23:48 on a taxes or something. 23:50 But I think the whole world was a beautiful habitable place. 23:53 And what God did during the time of Noah 23:57 to actually trigger the flood, I'm not sure, 24:00 but he poked a hole in that envelope and it 24:02 just all- - And it popped. 24:03 - Yeah, it all came down, but water also came up from below. 24:07 It says the fountains of the deep were open. 24:08 So water shooting up and then from then on, 24:12 there's so much moisture in the atmosphere, 24:13 it began to rain. 24:14 - Yeah. 24:15 And so that would be Genesis chapter 2:6 24:17 Chantel, And next time you go to the supermarket, 24:20 I don't know if over there in The Bahamas, 24:22 but when I go to the supermarket, you know how sometimes 24:23 they have the little waters 24:25 (indistinct) 24:27 - So you can show him that and say, 24:29 this is how God used to water the nature before the flood. 24:33 - [Chantel] Great, Alright. 24:35 - Does that help? 24:36 - [Chantel] That helps. 24:37 - Alright, thanks 24:38 - Take care, Chantel. 24:39 You have a good evening. 24:40 - Thank you, thank you. 24:41 - [Chantel] You too. 24:42 - Alright, next we have Travis from 24:44 Lexington, South Carolina. 24:46 Travis, you're on the air. 24:49 - [Travis] Thank you gentlemen, good evening. 24:50 - Evening. - Hello 24:51 - [Travis] My question is, 24:53 it's a two part question. 24:55 Is it possible to achieve a sinless state here on earth? 24:59 And if it is not possible, 25:02 what are the implications of believing that it is possible? 25:05 - Alright, great question. 25:06 Now I need to let you know in advance, 25:08 we've cut about a minute so I'll do my best. 25:10 Let me ask you a question. 25:12 Do you believe the devil can tempt us to sin? 25:16 - [Travis] 100% 25:17 - Okay. 25:18 Do you believe Jesus can keep us from sin? 25:22 - [Travis] I believe He can, yes. 25:24 - But your answer is slower (laughs) 25:28 So as much as we believe the devil can tempt us to sin, 25:32 we need to have faith that with God, 25:34 all things are possible. 25:36 And that through Jesus, He can keep us from sin. 25:39 So the fact is, if you ask the average church to be honest 25:42 and raise their hands, how many feel sinless? 25:44 Nobody one's gonna raise their hand 25:45 'cause we all fall. 25:47 We sin and fall short of the glory of God, 25:49 but we have a perfect example 25:50 and there's no excuse for any sin. 25:52 And the Lord can give us victory over any temptation. 25:55 You can't name a sin now unless it's the unpardonable sin, 25:59 but I know people who've overcome it. 26:01 Whether it's drugs or drinking or cursing 26:03 or whatever it might be. 26:04 God can give victory in every area. 26:07 And we need to believe that. 26:08 Now we're gonna run out of time, Travis, 26:10 and I'd hate to do that to you. 26:12 But we have a book called "Is it possible 26:14 to live without sinning." 26:16 And give him the number and we'll go to our break. 26:18 - 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30:18 What does it mean to call Him the Word. 30:20 - In the gospel of John, it says, 30:21 the Word became flesh and dwelt among us. 30:26 Abstract thought is communicated by intelligent creatures 30:30 through these sounds that we're making, 30:32 that give us understanding of truth. 30:35 And it's amazing. 30:37 Now you can close your eyes and you hear words 30:39 and you can have pictures in your mind. 30:40 God conveys truth through words. 30:44 And the message of God to man 30:48 was communicated through the life of Jesus. 30:51 It's interesting, we have no idea what Jesus looks like 30:54 in spite of the typical artist's conceptions 30:56 of what He looks like. 30:58 What changed the world was what Jesus said. 31:01 And Christ even said, you know, the things I'm teaching, 31:04 this is gonna go into all the world. 31:07 And He said, you'll even be hated of all nations 31:09 for My name sake. 31:10 And He knew that that message would be a message 31:12 that would go global. 31:13 And it did. 31:14 So the message of God was in flesh. 31:18 Lived out in the life of Christ. 31:20 Christ said, if you want to know what God's like, 31:22 look at Me. 31:24 In the things He taught, in the life He lived, 31:26 He was the message of God. 31:28 - Yeah, you know, in Spanish it's interesting, 31:30 it doesn't use the word, "word." 31:32 It uses the word, "verb." 31:33 - Oh really? 31:34 - Jesus is the verb. 31:35 So a verb is like, 31:36 - It's more active. 31:37 - Yeah. 31:38 It's the center of a sentence. 31:38 There's no action without it, 31:40 so it's the manifestation. 31:42 - That's good, yeah. 31:43 So yeah, and then even in... 31:46 Where is it in Revelation 19? 31:47 Where Jesus comes riding on a white horse 31:48 and on His thigh it says, the Word of God. 31:52 And so that's a consistent title for Christ 31:55 through the Bible. 31:56 Does that help at all, Brian? 31:58 - [Brian] Yeah, it does. 31:59 So when we call the Bible, the Word of God. 32:03 - mm-hmm. 32:05 - Is it the same thing or is that different? 32:07 - Well, the message of God is contained in the Bible. 32:09 And keep in mind when Jesus lived. 32:11 And He told us about the Word and reading the Word. 32:13 There was no New Testament, 32:15 'cause that's later written about His life. 32:18 So the Old Testament and the New Testament 32:21 are certainly the Word of God. 32:23 And every time Jesus was tempted by the devil, 32:26 He quoted from the Bible, 32:27 "It is written." 32:28 And that's where our strength is. 32:30 It's in the Word. 32:31 - [Brian] Okay, Alright. 32:31 Well thank you. 32:32 - Alright. 32:33 - Hey, thank you. 32:34 Thanks so much. 32:35 We have a free book, 32:36 we'll be happy to share with you, Brian. 32:37 And it's a book that I wrote about the Bible 32:38 and it's called, "the ultimate resource." 32:41 And if you'd like a free copy of that, then Carlos 32:44 give the number - 1-800 32:45 - 835-6747. 32:47 1-800-835-6747. 32:50 You can call and ask for that book. 32:52 - Alright. 32:53 - Alright, next we have a question Eduardo 32:55 from New Jersey. 32:57 Good evening, Eduardo. 32:59 - [Eduardo] Good evening, pastor Carlos. 33:00 Good evening pastor Doug. 33:02 - Yeah. 33:03 - [Eduardo] So I had a question on Romans 9, 33:05 the whole chapter, but just this one verse 33:08 where it talks about Jacob God Loved, Esau have I hated 33:11 - Mm-hmm. 33:12 - [Eduardo] Who are these vessels of wrath, 33:14 fitted to destruction. 33:15 When it says Romans 9:22, what if God, 33:17 to shew His wrath, make His power known, 33:19 endured with the much long suffering 33:21 the vessels of wrath fitted to destruction. 33:23 - First what is a vessel? 33:24 He tells us earlier that, you know, 33:25 God is the Potter, we are the clay. 33:27 God can make different kinds of vessels. 33:30 And so vessels are talking about people. 33:32 He wants to fill our vessel with His Spirit. 33:36 And He wants us to be vessels, containers 33:39 that are for His use to communicate His truth 33:44 and to pour ourselves out for good in the world. 33:46 So we're the vessels. 33:47 When He says vessels of wrath, 33:49 He's talking about vessels that can't be used. 33:52 Now there's in the law of Moses in Leviticus. 33:55 They had a law that said that, you know, 33:58 you could clean a vessel, but if certain vessels 34:00 were exposed to anything that was unclean, 34:02 if you opened up a basket and it had mice in it, 34:05 they said burn it. 34:06 Don't use it. 34:06 Don't try and wash it. 34:08 Some vessels were to be destroyed 34:09 because they were unclean. 34:11 And if we refuse to allow the Lord to clean us, 34:17 we become vessels that are fit for destruction. 34:19 But I actually wanna take you back a little bit 34:21 because there's a very common mistake that people make 34:25 when they read here in Romans, 34:27 where Paul says, you know, Jacob I've loved 34:29 and Esau I've hated. 34:31 He's actually quoting from Malachi, 34:33 where it says Jacob, Jacob was a term meaning Israel, 34:38 the people. 34:39 Esau meant Edom or the Edomites. 34:42 And the reason God said, I have loved Jacob, 34:44 and I've hated Esau is because Jacob, 34:47 he wanted the blessing and his people 34:49 they were doing more to pursue God. 34:51 The Edomites turned from God and turned to paganism. 34:55 It wasn't that before they were born God like Jacob 34:57 and hated Esau. 34:59 God liked that Jacob was pursuing the Spirit 35:03 and Esau was pursuing the flesh, and God hated that. 35:06 That is still true today. 35:07 God wants us to, says in Romans 8, 35:09 if you live under the flesh, you will die. 35:12 But if you live for the Spirit, you will live. 35:14 So Romans 9, is expanding on that. 35:16 - Yes. 35:17 - And that verse Malachi chapter 1:2 and 3 35:19 - Yep. 35:20 - For Eduardo. 35:21 Did that help Eduardo? 35:23 - [Eduardo] Yeah, so much. 35:24 And also had just one more verse. 35:26 What is like proverb 16, for where it says, 35:29 the Lord had made all things for Himself. 35:31 Yea, even the wicked for the day of evil. 35:34 - Yeah, well God did not just say, you know, 35:36 I think I'm gonna create some wicked people 35:38 so that I can burn 'em for entertainment. 35:41 it's basically saying that I've even created people 35:44 who would choose wickedness because I create everybody free. 35:48 And so God made people with a free will, 35:50 even Lucifer, God made a beautiful angel. 35:52 He chose to become a devil. 35:54 And so God is saying, look, I make everything. 35:56 He's the ultimate Creator. 35:58 And even makes creatures that will choose not to love Him. 36:01 But the Bible's clear, God is good. 36:04 And every gift of God is good. 36:06 And God doesn't tempt anyone with evil. 36:08 So God did not make somebody who would deliberately sin 36:11 or then God becomes an accomplice. 36:12 - Mm-hmm. 36:14 - And just think about the implications of that, 36:15 that God would make a creature that had no choice, 36:17 but to sin and then He's gonna punish him for sinning. 36:19 - It would ultimately His fault then. 36:21 - Yeah. 36:23 So we gotta be careful a lot. 36:24 Some churches teach that, that's a dangerous doctrine. 36:27 - Alright, thank you, Eduardo. 36:28 - [Eduardo] Yeah. 36:29 - Our next caller is Orlando from Brooklyn, New York. 36:33 That's my birth city. 36:34 Orlando, you're on the air. 36:37 - [Orlando] Hi, thank you for taking my call. 36:39 Like I said to the lady earlier, 36:42 first I wanna say that I believe that 36:44 God knows everything that's happening, 36:46 it's going to happen. 36:47 - Mm-hmm. 36:48 - [Orlando] But that's said, now Judas been vilified 36:51 for betraying Christ, but with God knowing everything 36:54 was that not his purpose in life, 36:57 wasn't he destined to do that? 36:59 - No, that's a great question 37:00 and it's connected with the former question. 37:02 Now think of it like this. 37:05 God is a weatherman, 37:07 just use this as a rough illustration, 37:10 and he flies in a helicopter. 37:12 And from the perspective of the helicopter, 37:15 he can see two cars heading on the same road 37:18 that the traffic signs are out 37:20 and they're going into a tunnel and there's only one lane. 37:23 He can say, well, there's gonna be an accident in a tunnel 37:26 before the accident happens, 37:27 he can see there's gonna be an accident. 37:28 He's not making the accident happen. 37:30 He's just saying, I know what's gonna happen. 37:32 Jesus said, I know Judas is gonna betray Me. 37:36 He didn't make Judas betray Him, 37:38 but God knows everything so He knows what's going to happen. 37:41 He lets His creatures be free. 37:43 And, you know, some parents have had kids and they say, 37:47 this is a kid that just is really rebellious 37:49 and I kind of know what direction he's gonna go. 37:51 I don't want him to, but that child has free choice 37:55 and God did not want Adam to sin or Eve. 37:59 So because God knows something doesn't mean 38:01 He's making it happen. 38:03 Jesus, He wept over Judas. 38:05 He washed his feet. 38:06 He longed to have him repent, 38:08 but he just knew that he would ultimately harden his heart. 38:10 - Yeah. 38:11 It's proactive. 38:12 - Yeah. 38:13 - In hard decisions. 38:14 - Yeah, exactly. 38:15 - Amen. 38:15 Did that help Orlando? 38:17 - Yeah. - I guess he's go off. 38:19 - Okay. 38:20 - Alright. 38:21 Next we have Saith from Texas. 38:23 Good evening, Saith, you're on the air. 38:26 - [Saith] Hi, My question is how do we know 38:28 when the seven last plague started? 38:32 - Alright. 38:33 You know, that's a good question. 38:35 One of the seven last plagues, 38:37 it says the Euphrates river would dry up. 38:39 - Mm-hmm. 38:40 - I think that's the sixth plague. 38:40 - Mm-hmm. 38:41 - Well is very interesting. 38:42 I turned on the news a couple of years ago 38:43 and CNN and Fox major news networks. 38:46 - Yeah. 38:47 - They said the Euphrates river is drying up 38:51 because Issis had captured the floodgates up higher 38:54 and they were turning them off in the 38:55 - Yeah. 38:57 - And the river was going dry and basically trying 38:58 to starve their enemies. 38:59 And folks were going, oh, that's the sixth plague. 39:02 Next plague is Jesus comes (laughs) 39:05 But now river's got a little more water in it. 39:08 I do think it's interesting. 39:09 That is one that one plague that may have a literal 39:12 and a spiritual fulfillment as well. 39:14 But you know, we certainly have not seen 39:15 waters turning to blood. 39:17 You know, we've not seen the whole world covered with 39:20 a noisome sore. 39:21 - Yeah, COVID but not a noisome sore. 39:24 And then it says men will be scorched with great heat. 39:27 And I think that's the fourth plague. 39:30 And so, you know, we haven't seen those things happen. 39:35 I also think that the spiritual events that happened 39:38 just before Jesus comes, talks about a law, 39:41 that everybody must worship the beasts and his image, 39:43 or they can't buy or sell and they'll be killed. 39:46 That has not happened. 39:47 - No. 39:48 - Plagues come after that. 39:49 - Yep. 39:49 And also there's no repentance 39:51 after the plagues start to fall. 39:53 So some people ask is COVID one of the seven plagues. 39:55 They're like, well, more people are repenting now 39:57 and coming to the Lord than ever. 39:58 So that shows that we're still, 40:00 we haven't gone to that point yet. 40:01 - It is a plague. 40:03 And Jesus said, there'll be pestilence in the last day. 40:04 So it certainly fulfills that, 40:06 but I don't believe it's one of the seven last plagues. 40:09 - Yes, exactly. 40:10 - Alright. 40:10 Thank you, Saith. 40:11 Next we have Edna from Michigan. 40:13 Edna, good evening. 40:14 You're on the air. 40:16 - [Edna] Good evening guys. 40:17 - Hi. 40:18 - [Edna] my question is Matthew 5:21 and 22. 40:22 - Mm-hmm. 40:24 - [Edna] So do you want me to read that or do you want to, 40:26 - You can go right ahead. 40:28 - [Edna] Okay. 40:31 5:21, "You've heard that it was said to those of old, 40:36 you shall not murder and whoever murders 40:38 will be in danger of judgment. 40:40 But I say to you verse 22, 40:43 that whoever's angry with his brother without a cause 40:46 shall be in danger of the judgment. 40:49 And whoever says to his brother Raca, 40:52 shall be in danger of council, 40:55 but whoever says you fool should be in danger of hell fire. 41:01 So my question is the very last. 41:03 If a person is a fool 41:08 and what's wrong with saying that they are a fool? 41:12 Hell fire is pretty drastic. 41:15 - Yeah. 41:16 - [Edna] So what's wrong with calling them a fool? 41:18 - Yeah, I know what you're saying 41:19 and there are actually places where James says, 41:24 oh, I forget which verse it is, 41:26 but he says "Oh foolish man. 41:30 And then Jesus said fools and slow of heart to believe. 41:33 And if you read in Proverbs, 41:35 Proverbs talks a lot about the foolish man. 41:38 The fool is said in his heart, there is no God, David said. 41:40 So are they all going to hell because they said that? 41:44 You know, the word there that Jesus uses for fool, 41:46 it means they call a person worthless. 41:48 And I think He's basically saying that, 41:50 if you tell a person that they're not worthy of being saved, 41:54 that they have no value to God. 41:55 You know, that's really an insult on the Creator 41:59 and treating people, I don't think it means 42:01 saying at one time 'cause that's not the unpardonable sin, 42:03 but treating people like they have no value before God. 42:08 That's yeah, that's very dangerous. 42:11 - [Edna] So what I hear you saying is 42:16 because God made that person that they are worthy 42:21 of His sacrifice. 42:23 And so therefore I should not think him to be a fool. 42:27 - Yeah. 42:29 Or don't don't think him to be worthless. 42:31 And you know, even in English, we've got some words 42:34 that depending on the context, 42:35 they have two different meanings. 42:37 And so this is one of those words in Greek 42:40 that can mean a silly person and let's face it 42:43 there's a lot of silly people, their behavior. 42:45 But then using that same word, it can also mean 42:48 a person that has no value. 42:50 And so you don't want to tell a person, 42:52 - [Edna] Okay, I understand 42:52 - They have no value. 42:54 - [Edna] Okay. 42:55 - That's I think the context of what Jesus is saying. 42:57 Thank you. 42:58 - [Edna] Well, I appreciate you telling me 43:00 because I've read this over and over 43:02 and I just did not understand it, but now I do. 43:05 Thank you. 43:06 - Amen. 43:07 - Thank you. Alright. 43:08 Next we have Taydion from Illinois. 43:12 Taydion, you're on the air. 43:13 Did I say that correctly? 43:15 - [Taydion] It's Taydion. 43:16 - Taydion, Alright. 43:18 And your question. 43:21 - [Taydion] So my question is that 43:23 I'm in kind of a predicament, 43:25 but the general question is the unpardonable sin, 43:28 because I heard about this, I believe, like a year 43:31 or two ago and it just kept clouding my mind 43:36 and I essentially know what it means and essentially 43:42 I know what it means and I know how you commit it. 43:44 But the thing is though, is that I've been going through 43:47 a lot of struggles lately because I don't know 43:49 any other seventh day Adventist, like Christians around me. 43:52 And even if I do, I can't go to church or whatever, 43:55 because I don't drive, but that's mostly due to my fault. 43:59 But my question is that if you committed 44:03 the unpardonable sin, would the character that God 44:06 has been making you into, still remain 44:10 or would it completely disappear? 44:14 - Alright. 44:15 Let me see if I understand what you're saying. 44:17 So if you've committed the under unpardonable sin, 44:20 are you asking, does that mean that you get any credit 44:22 for your past development? 44:24 - [Taydion] No, no, no. 44:27 Essentially, no. 44:29 So like, I'll do a little bit of short story so that, 44:32 - Well, we gotta see summarize it as quickly as you can 44:36 'cause we've got a few people lined up. 44:37 - [Taydion] Yeah, so essentially, I've been struggling with 44:42 sin a lot, but I've had victories over, you know, 44:45 like most sin. 44:46 I don't play violent video games much anymore, 44:49 let alone anything else. 44:51 And I've gained a victory over pornography, 44:53 essentially that really doesn't bother me anymore, 44:55 but it's essentially got to the point to where 44:59 I asked God to put me through a trial and ,you know, 45:02 to baptize me with fire, 45:03 basically meaning put me through trials. 45:05 And then it literally got to the point where 45:07 I think He did. 45:08 And then I've been attacked mentally that, you know, like, 45:12 it's just, you know, like doubting God essentially. 45:15 And then that's led to me thinking 45:17 I committed the unpardonable sin 45:18 and that's just been plaguing me. 45:19 But for the past couple of days I felt encouraged 45:22 and I even felt the Holy Spirit tug on my heart on Friday 45:26 saying go to Jesus. 45:28 And then now like the Word of God is hitting me. 45:30 Kind of like what you brought up earlier, 45:31 like with the destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah. 45:33 I believe was Sodom and Gomorrah. 45:35 it was something about Abraham. 45:36 - If we were to summarize this, are you asking then 45:38 how do I know that I've not committed the unpardonable sin? 45:44 - [Taydion] Basically. Yes. 45:44 - Okay. 45:45 - Alright. 45:46 That's a good question, you know you're not alone out there 45:48 because people come to Jesus and they find themselves 45:50 struggling with sin for years sometimes. 45:53 And well, their whole life they're gonna 45:55 struggle with temptation. 45:56 But does that mean then that, 45:58 well, if I'm still being tempted after being a Christian 46:01 30 years, sometimes they fall in the same area 46:04 over and over again. 46:05 Does that mean I've committed the unpardonable sin? 46:08 I'll say no because as long as there's a devil in the world, 46:12 you're gonna be battling temptation. 46:16 You want to continue to nurture the Holy Spirit in your life 46:20 when you are convicted, you repent of your sins. 46:24 And then by God's grace, you strive to turn. 46:27 Repentance means a sorrow for sin 46:30 and a willingness to turn away. 46:32 Do you see growth? 46:34 Bible says grow in the grace and the knowledge 46:36 of our Lord, Jesus Christ. 46:38 So, you know, are you seeing any progress? 46:40 I'm encouraged because I see spiritually that I'm growing. 46:44 I think I'm praying more now than I ever used to. 46:46 And I see progress in my life. 46:50 But boy, every day I was talking on the way 46:53 to the radio program with a friend that picked me up. 46:55 I said, I got a battle every day with not eating too much. 46:59 And it's been that way for years because, you know, 47:03 if I just go with my taste buds, 47:05 - Yeah. 47:06 - I'll eat twice as much (chuckles) 47:07 So you're never gonna get away from having some battles 47:11 and don't get discouraged. 47:13 Now we have a free book. 47:14 We'll send you. 47:15 And it's called the unpardonable sin. 47:17 I think you'll find that encouraging. 47:19 - Yes. 47:20 - Taydion. 47:21 - Taydion. 47:22 - Taydion, Alright. 47:23 And thank you for your call. 47:24 We see if we can get a couple more in 47:26 before we run out of time here. 47:27 - Yeah, sure. 47:29 Let's go to Ruth from Denton, Texas. 47:33 - [Ruth] My question is, are those seven last plagues 47:38 going to be all over the world? 47:39 Or like separately in different areas? 47:43 Areas of the world. 47:45 - Yeah, good question. 47:47 You know, even when the seven plagues fell on Egypt, 47:51 it seemed like different areas 47:53 in Egypt had different intensity. 47:55 The Lord spared the land of Goshen, 47:58 during the last seven plagues. 48:00 When it tells us that the earth is gonna be scorched 48:02 with great heat under the fourth plague, 48:05 I suspect it's gonna be worse at the equator 48:08 than it's gonna be at Antarctica. 48:11 And, you know, it talks about, of course, 48:14 fresh water turning to blood, the seas turning to blood. 48:18 So, you know, I don't know that 48:20 they're gonna be universal in nature. 48:22 Jesus said that except those days be shortened, no flesh. 48:26 That means good, bad, anybody, 48:28 no animals, nothing would survive. 48:30 So it's gonna be pretty serious. 48:31 - Yeah. 48:33 I think they're progressive because if they fell 48:34 on the earth that all, or covered the whole earth, 48:37 then that will be completely wiped out humanity. 48:41 - Yeah, exterminate humanity. 48:42 So they're probably gonna be coming in different levels 48:45 at different time. 48:46 Well, we know they're at different times. 48:48 It's gonna be a sequence and, you know, 48:50 maybe they'll just start to recover from one 48:51 and then another one hits. 48:52 - Yep. 48:53 Just like an Egypt. 48:54 - Yep. 48:55 - Alright. 48:56 - Thank you, Ruth. 48:56 Appreciate your call. 48:57 - Alright. 48:58 We have Caleb from New York. 49:00 Caleb, welcome, you're on the air. 49:02 - [Caleb] Hello. 49:04 Yes, my question is about, someone asked me today 49:06 and I was talking Bible with someone today 49:08 and I couldn't answer this question. 49:11 My question is, what about people that live in tribes? 49:16 People who don't know about Jesus Christ, 49:20 'Cause I remember a few years ago 49:21 this guy went to try and preach to this tribe 49:24 and then they killed him. 49:26 - Mm-hmm. 49:27 - [Caleb] These people don't know, 49:28 they never heard of Jesus Christ. 49:31 What happened to these people? 49:33 - Are you wondering, is everybody lost 49:37 who never heard about Jesus? 49:38 - [Caleb] Yes. 49:40 - And you know you've got these people that are in, 49:41 you know, they might be Aborigenes in Australia 49:44 or some of the natives in the jungles of Brazil 49:48 or in Africa that never heard about Jesus 49:51 for all those millennia, are all of them automatically lost? 49:56 And I would say no, 49:57 because, you know, Jesus, when He began His ministry, 50:00 He said, preaching to His people in His own home church. 50:05 He said there were many lepers in the land 50:07 in the days of Naaman, but none of them was cleansed 50:09 except the Syrian, not a Jew. 50:12 And he said, there were many widows in the land 50:14 in the days of Elijah. 50:15 But Elijah wasn't sent to any Jewish widows, 50:17 he was sent to a Phoenician widow. 50:20 And Jesus is emphasizing that 50:23 there are many that will come from the east and the west 50:24 and sit down in the kingdom. 50:26 There are people I think in foreign lands, 50:27 now, most people are not gonna be saved. 50:29 Jesus said the road to destruction is wide 50:33 because they did not surrender to the will of the Lord. 50:36 But Christ is pretty clear in John, 50:39 and I think it's chapter 5, where He said, 50:42 the hour is coming in which those that are in the grave 50:44 will hear His voice and come forth. 50:46 They that have done good, the resurrection of life. 50:49 They that have done evil, the resurrection of damnation. 50:52 There are some people maybe in foreign lands 50:54 that they're saved by Jesus. 50:57 No one is saved without Jesus. 50:59 But they listen to the voice of Christ speaking through 51:02 Providence or angels. 51:04 And they walked in the light they had. 51:08 There's nothing that would prevent God 51:09 from saving those people. 51:11 So I think the Holy Spirit, does what Paul say in Romans 1, 51:14 that even the barbarians, 51:16 who maybe did not hear the gospel from 51:18 an apostle or preacher, they've heard God speaking 51:21 through His creation, 51:22 and so they're without excuse. 51:24 So God has spoken to people. 51:27 it's just never been as direct missionaries as so important 51:30 because it's such a direct way of communicating 51:33 the full gospel. 51:34 But you know, I think there'll be some people 51:36 that will be saved from these dark corners of the earth. 51:38 - Yeah. 51:40 And for God, to judge everybody, as it says in the Bible, 51:42 then everybody He had to reveal Himself 51:44 in some way, shape or form. 51:46 Either through creation, Romans 1. 51:47 - Mm-mmh. 51:48 - Through His Son, primarily through His Word. 51:51 So everybody in some way, shape or form 51:52 has had a revelation of God. 51:54 - Yeah, Christ. 51:55 - And they've rejected it or acknowledged it 51:57 - And Jesus said that, if you had not seen, 52:00 you would have no sin, 52:01 but now that you see your sin remains. 52:03 So to whom much is given much is required. 52:05 People that know the full gospel 52:07 are gonna be held more accountable 52:09 than those who've had very little knowledge of these things. 52:13 Alright, you know what? 52:14 I'm looking at the clock 52:16 and I don't think we can do a question in 54, 53, 52. 52:20 Let me tell you what's coming up friends. 52:21 Don't go away. 52:23 We are doing more Bible questions, 52:25 but just so you understand the mechanics of this, 52:28 we're on not only a number of land based stations 52:30 and the internet around the world, 52:31 but we're on satellite across North America. 52:34 And the time clocks between these two stations are 52:36 a little bit different. 52:38 We're gonna be going off the air 52:40 with our satellite friends in just a moment, 52:42 but everyone else stay tuned. 52:44 Pastor Carlos and I are gonna be going through 52:46 a number of rapid fire questions in just a moment. 52:49 And if you want to email us, we're gonna be dealing 52:51 with questions that came in during the email time. 52:55 If you want to email questions to us, 52:57 you can email Amazing Facts at our Bible Answers Live 53:00 address and say, I'd like you to answer this question 53:02 during your fast fire program at the end. 53:07 So coming back in just a few moments 53:09 with more Bible questions. 53:14 - [Narrator] Thank you for listening to today's broadcast. 53:16 We hope you understand your Bible even better than before. 53:20 Bible Answers Live is produced by 53:21 Amazing Facts International, a faith based ministry 53:26 located in Granite Bay, California. 53:30 - Alright, we're back. 53:31 - Yes. 53:32 - So this is what they normally do during the bloopers 53:33 and the credits. 53:34 We're gonna do questions real quick. 53:36 We got like two minutes and see how many we can get 53:37 through pastor Carlos. 53:38 - Alright, let's do quickly. 53:40 This is from Joanne in England. 53:43 She says, can you please throw some light on Jude 1:13? 53:46 well there's only one chapter Jude 1:13. 53:50 We know that there is no eternal damnation for the wicked 53:53 yet the verse seems to imply that God 53:55 will punish the wicked forever in a place of darkness. 53:57 Could you help me understand this? 54:00 - Yeah, well, it's talking about, 54:02 it says for whom is reserved the blackness 54:04 of darkness forever. 54:06 Well, if you got blackness of darkness, that's oblivion, 54:08 you don't see anything, you don't know anything. 54:10 And it's basically saying that 54:12 the wicked will experience eternal judgment. 54:16 They're, you know, brought into non-existence, 54:20 the blackness of darkness. 54:21 And they don't see God. 54:22 They don't see each other. 54:23 They don't know anything. 54:25 And so truth and realization is compared to light, 54:29 this is the opposite of that. 54:31 - Internal death. 54:32 Next on line has, Why was Moses punished so harshly 54:34 for striking Instead of speaking 54:36 while David was punished so lightly for adultery and murder? 54:40 - Well, Moses was treated severely because 54:43 he as the leader of the people, 54:45 the mediator between God and man, 54:46 God told him clearly to speak to the rock 54:49 and God later said that Moses, He says, 54:51 you're being punished because you did not 54:53 glorify Me before the people. 54:55 And God ultimately did raised Moses from the dead. 54:58 And He did let him see the promise land from Mount Nebo. 55:01 David was punished harshly. 55:03 He not only lost the illegitimate child, 55:06 he lost three other sons, the respect of the people 55:09 and, yeah, he spent seven days on his face crying. 55:12 - Yep. 55:13 Next we have Mel, asking, my Christian husband 55:16 left the church and had an affair 55:18 during the end of our marriage. 55:19 I too started a short affair and committed adultery. 55:21 Will the Lord judge us the same 55:23 for breaking the marriage vow? 55:26 - Well, all sin is sin, but I'm not gonna be 55:29 judging anyone's heart right now 55:31 because in a situation like this, 55:33 there's gonna be a lot of circumstantial evidence that 55:36 or differences that, I'd recommend you read 55:39 the book that I wrote and you can send for it. 55:41 It's called "Marriage, divorce and remarriage." 55:43 Lot of verses deal with that subject there. 55:45 - Alright, then we have here from New Zealand, Russell, 55:48 says, when Jesus said He will be with us 55:51 until the end of the age. 55:52 Does that mean He will leave us at some stage? 55:54 I thought He was with us forever. 55:57 - Well, yeah, He will be with us forever. 55:58 I think the time we're worried about 56:00 is not when we get to heaven. 56:01 I think the context is the people were worried 56:03 that He was gonna go to heaven and forget about them. 56:06 He said, no, I'm never gonna leave you. 56:07 I'll be with you all through the trials of this world 56:09 and friends, wherever you are, he's with you right now. 56:12 And this really is coming to the conclusion of our program. 56:16 Go to amazingfacts.org. 56:20 - [Narrator] Bible Answers Live. 56:22 Honest and accurate answers to your Bible questions. 56:29 - [Reporter] Jerusalem, the city of peace 56:31 has been a place of unending conflict for centuries. 56:34 Many now believe that Jerusalem 56:36 will soon take center stage again, 56:38 but what does the Bible say? 56:40 The Fall and Rise of Jerusalem 56:42 presents the vital history you need to know about Jerusalem 56:45 and its role in end time Bible prophecy. 56:48 This Amazing Facts edition of the classic volume, 56:51 "The Great Controversy," is the perfect sharing book. 56:54 Get your copy @ afbookstore.com. 56:59 - [Narrater] Are you looking for a life changing gift 57:01 that keeps on giving? 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