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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, 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 00:34 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 Bachelor. 00:50 - Hello friends, would you like to hear an amazing fact? 00:54 Only one in 10,000 diamonds found are colored 00:57 and only one in every 100 diamonds is greater 01:00 than 10 carets in size. 01:03 Furthermore, only one out of 200 diamonds is flawless. 01:08 So you can imagine the worldwide astonishment when miners 01:10 in Angola, Africa discovered a 170-caret 01:14 flawless pink diamond in July, 2022. 01:18 Named the Lulo Rose after the mine 01:21 where it was discovered, the 34-gram rock is believed 01:24 to be the largest pink diamond discovered 01:26 in the last 300 years. 01:29 The former record holder is 182-carat Daria-i-Noor found 01:34 in India the 17th century, and it now resides 01:37 in the National Bank of Tehran. 01:39 It's hard to say what this diamond will sell for 01:41 after it's cut, but just for comparison, 01:44 the Pink Star diamond shattered every price record 01:48 when Sotheby's sold it in April, 2017 01:51 for a staggering 71.2 million at a Hong Kong auction. 01:55 It was the single most expensive diamond 01:58 or jewel sold at an auction. 02:00 And catch this, it took professionals more than a year 02:03 and a half just to cut and polish this Pink Star. 02:06 Now the Pink Star was 59.60 carets. 02:10 It's anyone's guess what the 170-caret Lulo Rose 02:14 will sell for. 02:15 You know, Pastor Ross, it's amazing 02:17 how much a rock will sell for. 02:20 - I know, but to get something that rare, that strong, 02:23 so beautiful, and apparently flawless, 02:25 I mean, that's an incredible find. 02:27 One wonders how many diamonds of that quality is still 02:30 out there, buried under the ground that nobody knows about. 02:33 But you know, talking about valuable rocks, 02:35 probably the most valuable rock is not diamond 02:39 or some type of emerald. 02:42 It's written on stone and it's put in a golden box, 02:46 and it's hidden away for many, many, many years. 02:50 Of course, what we're talking about is the 10 Commandments, 02:52 the most precious rocks, not because of the rock per se, 02:55 but because of what's written on the rock. 02:56 - That's right. 02:57 You know, I kind of like rocks. 03:00 I lived in a cave and we were surrounded by rocks, 03:02 and you actually get to know some of them 03:03 and their shapes and their design and colors. 03:06 And Christ is often compared to a rock in the Bible. 03:09 He said His word, He said, 03:11 "He that hears these words of mine and does them is like 03:13 "a wise man building on the rock." 03:15 And you can read in Ephesians 2:19-22, 03:18 "Now therefore you are no more strangers and foreigners, 03:21 but fellow citizens with the saints 03:23 and of the household of God and are built 03:26 on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, 03:28 Jesus Christ Himself being the chief cornerstone; 03:33 in Whom all the building fitly framed together grows 03:36 into a holy temple in the Lord in whom you are builded 03:39 together for a habitation of God through the spirit." 03:42 And Peter says, "We are lively stones built 03:44 "on that cornerstone of Jesus Who is the rock of ages." 03:49 And that's, you know, rocks in the Bible 03:51 represent something enduring and perfect. 03:54 If you're gonna want something to last 03:57 like the pyramids or even a tombstone, 04:00 you make it out of stone it so it'll last. 04:03 And that's why God wrote His law on rock 04:06 because of its enduring nature. 04:08 - He wrote it with His own hand 04:09 because His law doesn't change. 04:11 I mean, people's opinions come and go, 04:13 but the word of God endures forever. 04:15 You might want to know more 04:16 about this very special law written on stone 04:19 there in that golden box. 04:21 You don't have to go find the golden box 04:23 to read what's written on the stone. 04:24 It's in the Bible; it's the 10 Commandments. 04:26 We have a book, it's actually one 04:27 of our study guides called "Written in Stone" 04:30 and it's all about the 10 Commandments 04:31 and the principles that we find in scripture, in that law. 04:35 If you'd like to receive this free gift, all you need 04:37 to do is call the number 800-835-6747 and you want 04:42 to ask for offer number 111 04:44 or ask by name "Written in Stone" and we'll be happy 04:48 to send that to anyone here in North America. 04:50 If you're outside of North America, 04:52 just go to the Amazing Facts website, 04:54 just AmazingFacts.org or .com and you'll be able 04:58 to read that study guide right there online. 05:01 We're also gonna give you a few other numbers 05:03 as we work our way through the program. 05:04 But if you have a Bible-related question, the number to call 05:07 here to the studio is 800-463-7297, 800-463-7297. 05:15 And also if you would like to email us a Bible question, 05:19 you can do so at BALQuestions@AmazingFacts.org, 05:25 BALQuestions@AmazingFacts.org. 05:28 Now Pastor Doug, before we go to the phone lines 05:29 as we always do, we like to start with prayer. 05:32 Dear Father, we thank You for this time 05:33 that we have to be able to open Your word and study. 05:36 We always ask for the Spirit to come and guide us here 05:38 in the studio, and be with those who are listening 05:40 wherever they might be. 05:42 And Lord, lead us into a clearer understanding 05:44 of what the Bible teaches, 05:46 for we ask this in Jesus' name, amen. 05:48 - Amen. 05:49 - Well, I think we are ready 05:51 for our first caller this evening. 05:52 We've got Adrian listening from Texas. 05:54 Adrian, welcome to the program. 05:56 - [Adrian] Hi, how's it going? 05:57 - Good, appreciate your calling. 05:59 - [Adrian] Okay, so basically the question is 06:02 how do we reconcile 1 Corinthians 1 06:08 when Paul is talking about that anything, meats and stuff 06:14 that are sacrificed to idols basically means nothing? 06:17 And then Jesus in Revelation 2, verse 14, 06:22 He's saying that He's actually admonishing the church 06:26 for eating meat sacrificed idols. 06:29 So I was just wondering how we can 06:31 reconcile those two things. 06:33 - Yeah, well I think they're talking 06:34 about two different things. 06:37 First of all, Revelation is full of symbolism. 06:39 And in Revelation 2, when he's talking about Balaam, 06:43 well, he's clearly not talking about literal Balaam 06:46 who had been dead for oh, 1400 years at that point, 06:50 and later, he talks about Jezebel. 06:51 He talks about these Old Testament characters 06:53 'cause of what they represent. 06:55 And the idea of eating something sacrificed to idols? 06:58 It was probably also talking about eating those things 07:01 that are unclean, which Daniel would not do, 07:05 that were sacrificed to idols. 07:07 Daniel would not be defiled 07:09 'cause he wanted to be faithful. 07:11 Paul was dealing with a different issue. 07:13 There were Jewish believers that did not think 07:18 that Gentiles should eat any meat, 07:20 clean or unclean, sold in the Greco Roman marketplaces 07:26 'cause whenever they butchered anything, 07:27 it was butchered in front of an idol. 07:30 And so Paul is saying, look, the idol is nothing. 07:33 It's nothing wrong with eating clean meat. 07:36 And so, I wouldn't worry about that. 07:39 If your conscience bothers you, he says in Romans 14, 07:41 if you're not gonna eat it, don't eat it. 07:43 So they're dealing with a different issue there 07:46 than what you see in Revelation. 07:47 And eating things sacrificed to idols in Revelation is 07:51 really talking about ingesting false teachings 07:55 that are contaminated by paganism. 07:58 So there's a whole spiritual overtone in Revelation 08:00 that you don't have there in 1 Corinthians. 08:03 - All right, thank you. 08:04 Good question, Adrian. 08:06 We've got James listening in Illinois. 08:08 James, welcome to the program. 08:10 - [James] Thank you, hi pastors. 08:12 May God continue to bless you both for all that you do. 08:16 - Thank you. 08:17 - [James] My question is, do we know the original language? 08:20 Was it Hebrew or Aramaic before the Tower of Babel? 08:25 - No, you know, I think everyone can speculate, 08:27 but I don't think so. 08:29 My guess is that when we get to heaven, 08:33 if we're, you know, we are still speaking the language 08:36 of Canaan or Eden, that we will find out 08:39 that there are certain words in many languages 08:41 that can be traced back to the original language. 08:45 People that study languages today already see, 08:48 around the world, as people have migrated, 08:50 they've taken certain words with them. 08:53 I remember living among the Navajo Indians 08:55 for about a year and a half in New Mexico, 08:58 and there was a tribe of Eskimos in Alaska 09:04 that spoke an almost identical language, 09:06 they could understand each other. 09:07 But all the tribes in between 09:09 could not understand each other. 09:11 So, you know, it's obviously there is some migration 09:14 and languages change. 09:15 I mean, you look at American English compared 09:17 to England English, compared to South African English, 09:20 which Pastor Ross speaks, compared 09:22 to Australian English, and you can see 09:24 that how quickly languages adopt new words and accents. 09:29 - Although if you had to guess, Pastor Doug, 09:30 I don't know, what do you think? 09:32 Do you think maybe the descendants of Seth 09:34 that stayed probably close to Noah after they left the arc, 09:39 spoke a language closer to the language that was spoken 09:42 before the flood versus those who joined 09:44 in the Tower of Babel, had their languages confused, 09:47 and then dispersed around the globe? 09:49 - Say something in Africans. 09:51 - In Africans? (Pastor Ross chuckling) 09:53 (Pastor Ross speaking a foreign language) 09:58 Okay, anyway. 09:59 - That was worth it. 10:00 No, I think people wanna know. 10:02 - For what it's worth, I think some people understood that. 10:05 - So yeah, just, it's amazing 10:07 how languages change over time. 10:10 But yeah, so we don't know. 10:12 I think Pastor Ross is right, we might find that some 10:14 of the Semitic languages that you're gonna find the language 10:18 of Eden had a lot of similarity. 10:21 Thanks for that, appreciate it. 10:22 - Thank you, James. 10:23 We've got next caller is Darrell listening in Florida. 10:25 Darrell, welcome to the program. 10:28 - [Darrell] Hi pastors. 10:29 My question is regarding Revelation 13, verse 17. 10:36 I was just wanting to know, why does it say 10:38 that no one can buy or sell unless they have 10:41 either the mark of the beast, which I know that is like, 10:45 if you're following the Sunday law that's passed, 10:52 obeying the Sunday law, or the name of the beast, 10:55 which is Vicarius Filii Dei or Vicar of the Son of God, 10:59 or the number of his name, which we all know is 666. 11:04 So why is it this or this, or this? 11:06 It's like cash or check, or credit card. 11:11 Like, why is it like that? 11:14 - Well, my guess is that here in Revelation 13, 11:19 he's really saying anyone who worships the beast, 11:22 and there's several ways that that might be tested, 11:25 but it's all gonna boil down to the same thing. 11:27 When you get to chapter 14, 11:30 and I think it's mentioned again in chapter 18, 11:33 it just summarizes it by saying 11:35 those who worship the beast and his image. 11:37 And so there will be different criteria 11:39 where you'll prove it. 11:42 I know that like, during World War 2, 11:44 there were laws made to basically eradicate 11:47 the Jewish people and there were one 11:49 of several ways they would identify them. 11:51 It didn't have to be any one way, 11:53 but they had a few different tests. 11:54 And so I think it's saying here in Revelation, 11:56 there's a few different ways that your worship 11:58 of the beast will be measured. 12:00 The buying and selling will be for everybody 12:03 if they don't cooperate. 12:04 There'll be economic sanctions on everybody 12:06 who does not cooperate and worship the beast. 12:09 - And at the end of time there's just two groups, 12:11 those that have the mark of the beast 12:12 and those who have the seal of God. 12:14 And I think the reason it's mentioned here, 12:15 the mark, the name, the number, 12:17 it's just reaffirming what this power is. 12:20 There'll be many that'll go along with these laws 12:23 that have to do with worship or restricting worship 12:26 because they wanna be able to buy and sell. 12:27 They don't necessarily believe 12:29 that this is what the world needs. 12:31 They'll be those who really believe that this is 12:33 what the world needs and be very supportive of it. 12:35 But I think the vast majority will just go along 12:38 so that they can buy and sell. 12:39 And so there's different motivations 12:41 why people will do this, but it's emphasizing 12:44 this power that's described. 12:45 You know, we do have a study guide called 12:47 "The Mark of the Beast" and it talks about the subject. 12:50 And we'll be happy to send that 12:51 to anyone who calls and asks. 12:53 The number to call for that is 800-835-6747. 12:57 And you can ask for the study guide, 12:58 it's called "The Mark of the Beast" 13:00 and we'll be happy to get that in the mail 13:01 to anyone here in North America. 13:03 - All right, thank you. 13:04 - Next caller that we have is 13:05 Joel listening in North Carolina. 13:06 Joel, welcome to the program. 13:08 - [Joel] Good evening everybody. 13:10 Pastor Doug, I think I heard this in your sermons 13:13 and if I didn't, if you didn't say this, 13:15 please tell me so I can be corrected. 13:18 But I'm trying to figure out why we as, 13:22 Christianity, as a whole, 13:25 separate tries to separate Christianity 13:28 from the Jewish heritage. 13:32 Because I think it was you that said, you know, 13:34 we read a Jewish book, we worship a Jewish Savior, 13:38 and when we become a Christian, we become spiritual Jews. 13:43 - Yeah, I said that word for word. 13:45 So that's, yeah. 13:46 - [Joel] I don't understand why Christians try 13:49 to separate, you know, like they don't wanna... 13:54 - Yeah, well let me give you a few thoughts on that. 13:57 First of all, if a person accepts Christ, 14:00 there is a difference between a Christian, 14:03 of course a Christian accepts Jesus as the Messiah. 14:07 There are a lot of Jews, 14:08 so a Christian can't just say, "Well, I'm now a Jew." 14:11 I tell my Jewish family, I said, 14:12 "Now I'm a completed Jew," because, you know, 14:15 the Jews were supposed to both embrace 14:16 and proclaim the Messiah. 14:20 And so I think that we should embrace the Jewish heritage 14:23 of the Christian Church. 14:25 Way back in, oh, about 70, 80 AD, 14:30 after the Jews had rebelled against the Romans 14:33 and Judaism, you know, was basically frowned on 14:39 and they were very upset with the Jewish nation 14:42 for its rebellion against Rome. 14:44 There's a lot of anti-Jewish sentiment in the Roman Empire. 14:49 And so the Christians began to distance themselves 14:51 a little bit from the Jews because the persecution 14:53 of the Jews began to overlap, 14:55 and they were persecuting Christians. 14:57 They said, well, these are Jews. 14:58 They worship the sabbath 15:00 and they keep the same laws as the Jews. 15:03 And they began to distance themselves. 15:05 And so, you know, that trend has continued through history. 15:08 It's just mind-boggling that during World War 2 15:12 that you had some Nazis still considered themselves 15:16 Christians while they were exterminating Jews. 15:20 And if you've ever read the book "The Hiding Place", 15:23 this one man who is Mr. Tin Boom who is hiding Jews 15:27 in his house, he had a Jewish baby and they said, 15:29 "If you have that Jewish baby 15:30 "and you're caught, they'll kill you." 15:33 He said, "It was a Jewish baby that died for me." 15:36 And so he said, "I'm willing to," and did end up dying. 15:39 But you know, they had the right attitude. 15:42 Anyway, we have a book on that 15:43 that's called "Spiritual Israel". 15:46 And if you'd like to read that, Joel or anybody, 15:48 I think that's gonna help you better understand 15:50 that Christianity really is rooted in Judaism 15:53 and there shouldn't be antisemitism in Christian's minds. 15:57 - To receive the book, just call the number 800-835-6747. 16:01 It's called "Spiritual Israel" and we'll be happy 16:03 to send that to anyone who calls and asks. 16:06 If you're outside of North America, just go 16:08 to the Amazing Facts website, AmazingFacts.com or .org. 16:13 We've got June listening in California. 16:16 June, welcome to the program. 16:17 - [June] Hello, hello, pastors. 16:19 How are you? 16:20 - Good, thank you for calling. 16:22 - [June] Yeah, just a quick question on Exodus 4:24. 16:28 I'm just wondering why God would want to kill Moses. 16:30 - Yeah, this is, this verse usually gets 16:33 some interesting questions. 16:35 People are reading through the Bible 16:36 and they go through Exodus, they get to chapter four 16:39 and it makes this interesting statement 16:42 where Moses is on his way to Egypt and in route, 16:45 it says the Lord tried to slay him. 16:47 Now, just the very idea that God would try to slay somebody, 16:51 it's can leave you wondering, did God swing and miss? 16:55 You know, if God wants to slay you, He's gonna slay you. 16:59 And basically it's saying that, 17:00 that the wrath of God was rising up against Moses 17:03 'cause Moses had been called to lead the people, 17:06 he'd accepted the call. 17:08 He had been convicted by the Holy Spirit, 17:10 that as the leader he needed 17:11 to embrace the covenant to Abraham. 17:14 He had not had his own son or at least one 17:17 of his sons circumcised. 17:19 And I think maybe he had argued about this 17:21 with his wife 'cause finally his wife says okay. 17:24 She circumcised the boy and she said, 17:26 "You're a bloody man." 17:27 Maybe she thought it was barbaric 17:29 or who knows what the discussion was. 17:30 But Moses had not followed through in doing what God said. 17:34 And God was saying if you continue going down the road, 17:37 you're in high-handed disobedience. 17:39 You're gonna be leading my covenant people 17:41 and you're not following the covenant in your own family. 17:45 So reading between the lines, most commentators think 17:48 this is what was happening here. 17:50 - And I think that the verse there, 17:52 at least the idea, as you mentioned, Pastor Doug, 17:55 if God wanted to destroy Moses, yeah, He would've done it. 17:58 But the Lord appeared in a threatening manner to Moses. 18:02 - Kinda like the angel with Balaam and his donkey. 18:04 - That's right, with the raised sword or maybe... 18:05 - He could have killed him if He wanted to. 18:06 - Right. 18:07 Just to illustrate the importance of what it is 18:10 that Moses had to do in being faithful to the covenant. 18:13 Good question. 18:14 Next caller that we have is Claudette 18:15 listening from New Jersey. 18:16 Claudette, welcome to the program. 18:18 - [Claudette] Good evening, Pastor Doug. 18:19 Thanks for taking me. 18:21 And Pastor Ross. 18:24 Yes, my question is based on 1 Corinthians 11, 18:28 verse five and six, and also verse 15. 18:32 It says, "Whatever woman that prays or prophesies 18:35 with her head uncovered dishonoreth her head 18:37 for that is even all one as she was shaven, 18:41 for if the woman be not covered, let her also be shorn." 18:46 And then in verse 15 it says, 18:48 "But if a woman have long hair, it is a glory to her, 18:53 for her hair is given to her for a covering." 18:56 So if a woman has long hair and she's prophesying 18:59 or praying church, should she still wear head covering 19:02 over her, over her hair? 19:04 - All right, here's the big question 19:06 and it's a valid question. 19:07 And this, whenever we get this question we need 19:10 to answer with some humility because it's a difficult verse. 19:15 The big question is, was Paul addressing a custom 19:19 or was he addressing a command? 19:21 There's no command earlier in the Bible 19:24 that women should not pray 19:26 with or without their heads covered. 19:28 I don't know if there's anything says anything about. 19:30 The only time it talks about covering the head is 19:32 sometimes if they were mourning 19:33 they would cover their heads. 19:36 So later in the same chapter, 19:38 and Pastor Ross, you probably can find the verse 19:40 that says, "For we have no such custom," 19:42 I think the word custom is actually used in this passage. 19:46 Let me give you an example, Claudette. 19:48 When I am in, oh, Japan or some places in India, 19:52 Pastor Ross and I were in a church in India 19:54 where they get 18,000 people all take off their shoes 19:58 and put them in cubby holes. 19:59 Well, it's considered bad manners and disrespectful 20:04 for you to walk in with your shoes. 20:08 And Paul is saying that it was a custom 20:11 that women as a sign of humility 20:13 that they cover their heads, 20:15 well, was that cultural? 20:16 And then Paul is saying, your hair is a covering. 20:19 God gives women a natural covering of hair, 20:21 typically more than men. 20:23 And then he later says in another place, it's a shame 20:25 for men to have long hair. 20:27 So he's just saying there, there ought to be 20:28 this distinction, but it appears it's a custom. 20:33 I have no qualms if some, if a woman says, 20:37 "I'm convicted, I should cover my head 20:38 "when I'm in church," 20:40 I say, "praise the Lord, you follow the Holy Spirit." 20:42 It certainly won't hurt anybody. 20:43 - I think the point also, Pastor Doug, is 20:45 it's emphasizing reverence in the the sanctuary. 20:47 And again, different customs, 20:49 different ways of doing things. 20:50 Back in Bible times, and again also in Middle East, 20:53 even today, that is a sign of reverence. 20:56 In our culture, Pastor Doug, it would be a sign 20:58 of disrespect or a lack of reverence if a man walks 21:04 into a church and he leaves on his big cowboy hat. 21:06 I mean, you remove your hat when you're come into a church. 21:08 That's a sign of respect. 21:09 So I think the context there is we need 21:11 to be reverent when we're entering to worship 21:14 and in the presence of God, 21:15 whatever that culture might be. 21:17 - Yeah and Paul was saying the women were behaving 21:20 in a scandalous, disrespectful way 21:22 in the Corinthian church and he was addressing that. 21:25 - You know, the verse you refer to is 21:26 also 1 Corinthians 11, verse 16, where Paul says, 21:30 "But if anyone seems to be contentious, 21:32 "we do not have such a custom nor do the churches of God." 21:35 So it's re referring to a specific situation 21:38 that was taking place there. 21:39 - Yep, amen. 21:40 - All right, thank you for your call. 21:41 We got Tayvision listening in Illinois. 21:43 Tayvision, welcome to the program. 21:46 - [Tayvision] My question is, 21:47 how do you know that the Holy Spirit's still working in you 21:52 if you've been a Christian for years and you've noticed 21:56 that you're not as sensitive or as passionate 22:00 about Christ as you used to be? 22:03 - Well first of all, don't get discouraged. 22:06 You've just described what it says in Revelation 2, 22:09 where he says the Ephesian church had lost its first love. 22:13 They were still His people, they were still His church. 22:15 You'll often see even in a marriage that during the time 22:18 of dating and honeymoon, there's just, 22:20 there's a lot of romance and excitement. 22:24 And then, you know, after 10 years of marriage, 22:26 things become a little more routine. 22:29 Well the Lord, you know, in our marriages, 22:30 we want to keep that love alive and also 22:32 in your relationship with the Lord. 22:35 It doesn't mean you're not a Christian anymore. 22:38 You know, even Mary and Joseph, they took their eyes 22:40 off Jesus when he was a young man. 22:42 They lost him in Jerusalem. 22:44 And Mary said, "We spent three days sorrowing 22:46 "and searching for you." 22:48 And if we take our eyes off Jesus, 22:50 sometimes we spend some time sorrowing 22:52 and searching to find Him again. 22:54 But I would say seek after the Lord and He'll be found. 22:59 That's the promise. 23:00 Draw near to God and he'll draw near to you. 23:01 You wanna renew that relationship, that love, 23:05 and the way that happens, He said, Jesus said, 23:07 "Do the first works." 23:09 I'm sure when you first fell in love with the Lord, 23:11 you were poring over His word, 23:12 you're spending time in prayer, 23:13 you were thinking about His presence, 23:15 you were sharing Him with your friends. 23:17 Do those things again and you'll find a renewal 23:20 in the Holy Spirit and the, you know, 23:22 your sense of God's presence. 23:24 - You know, I'm just wondering, Pastor Doug, 23:25 what book we have that might be-- 23:27 - "Twelve Steps to Revival". 23:28 - There we go, that's the one. 23:29 That'll be a great blessing to anyone wanting 23:31 to have a deeper, fuller experience with Jesus. 23:34 Read the book, we'll send it to you for free. 23:37 The number is 800-835-6747. 23:40 You can ask for the book "Twelve Steps for Revival" 23:43 and we'll be happy to send it to you. 23:44 Also, Pastor Doug, you did a series not too long ago 23:47 called "The New Heart", I think it's a 10 part series, 23:50 and that is available I believe on YouTube. 23:52 So if you wanna look that up, Doug Bachelor-- 23:54 - Amazing Facts website. 23:55 It's under our ministry right there. 23:57 - It's also on the Amazing Facts website. 23:58 So that'll be a blessing. 24:01 Next caller that we have is Daniel 24:02 and he's listening from V-I. 24:04 Where is that, Virginia? 24:06 Daniel, welcome to the program. 24:09 - [Daniel] Thank you pastors, good evening. 24:10 Yeah, calling from Virginia here. 24:12 Just a question on Revelation 14:7, 24:14 the first angel's message. 24:16 You know, I know that the last part 24:19 of the verse there is a direct reference 24:20 to the fourth commandment, the sabbath commandment. 24:23 I was just wondering whether commentators have said, 24:26 or in general it's understood 24:27 that the first three commandments can be found 24:29 in that verse, as well. 24:30 Fear God, would be the first commandment, 24:32 give glory to Him by reflecting His image, 24:34 the second commandment, 24:35 for the hours judgment has come. 24:38 In other words, judging between who's taking the name, 24:40 the Lord's name in vain and who's not. 24:43 I'm wondering if you can see, in general, 24:45 the first table of the fourth, or the 10 commandments, 24:48 there in that verse. 24:50 And in the counterpart verse as well, in Revelation 15:2, 24:56 where it talks about the victory over the beast, 24:57 the first commandment over his image, 24:58 the second commandment over his mark, 25:00 the fourth commandment, and over the number of his name, 25:03 which would be the third commandment. 25:04 I don't know if you see that 25:05 or if commentators have seen that, 25:06 or if that's kinda a stretch. 25:09 - Well, I don't know that I view it all the same way, 25:12 but it's interesting that you're saying this 25:14 because just moments before the program, 25:16 I was thinking about Revelation 14 25:18 and how Revelation 14 is sort of a condensed Bible. 25:22 The the last message is found in there. 25:25 And you're making me think as you're speaking 25:27 about just seeing the other commandments in this passage. 25:33 And for our friends that are listening 25:35 the Bible is written in chiastic form, 25:38 meaning that you've kind of got like the white bread, 25:45 let's say it's whole wheat bread just for health sake, 25:47 and then in the middle, you've got the substance. 25:49 And it's often in the Hebrew writings 25:51 that in the middle you'll find the climax. 25:54 Revelation 14 is like the climax of Revelation. 25:57 It's all concentrated in there. 25:59 And it sort of summarizes who is saved 26:02 and who is lost and why. 26:04 So you can also find, I think the law of God talks 26:07 about those who keep the commandments of God in verse 12. 26:11 That's fascinating. 26:12 I appreciate that. 26:14 You're giving me some ideas. 26:15 - 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My name is John Ross and we've got Braunman listening 30:22 and ready with his question. 30:24 Braunman from Tennessee, welcome to the program. 30:26 - [Braunman] Hello, good evening. 30:28 - Evening. 30:31 And your question. 30:32 - [Braunman] If God knows the beginning to the end, 30:35 why did He create Satan? 30:37 - That's a good question. 30:40 Sometimes the Lord allows things even though He knows 30:44 that it's gonna cause problems. 30:46 He made all of His creatures free 30:49 and He even made a beautiful angel named Lucifer, 30:52 very powerful angel, made him free. 30:54 That means he's free to love God, 30:56 to worship God, to make choices. 30:58 Lucifer chose to not love God and to love himself more. 31:03 And all of the sin in the universe has come 31:05 from people making that choice. 31:09 So before... 31:11 Now, how old are you? 31:12 Do you mind my asking? 31:15 - [Braunman] I will be 21 in October, so I'm 20. 31:17 - You're 20, okay. 31:18 You sounded younger, forgive me. 31:21 When your parents decided to have you, 31:23 assuming it was a free choice, 31:26 did they get any kinda written guarantee 31:29 that you would always be cooperative 31:30 and a good child and obedient? 31:33 - [Braunman] No. 31:34 - But they took a risk 'cause they wanted 31:36 to love you and wanted love, 31:39 and that you might make other choices, right? 31:43 - [Braunman] Yes, sir. 31:44 - So God made His creatures and gave them freedom 31:47 to choose knowing there was a risk, 31:49 and He knew what Lucifer would do. 31:51 And it's demonstrating to the whole universe 31:54 what the problem of sin is and it'll never happen again. 31:59 But you know, we have a DVD. 32:02 - Well we do have the "Cosmic Conflict" DVD, 32:04 and Braunman or anyone listening or watching, 32:08 you can just simply go to the Amazing Facts website 32:10 and you'll be able to view that DVD there. 32:13 Or I think it's also available on YouTube. 32:15 We also have a study guide that's called 32:16 "Did God Create a Devil?" and we'll be happy 32:19 to send that to anyone who calls and asks. 32:21 The number is 800-835-6747 and ask for the book. 32:26 It's called "Did God Create a Devil?". 32:28 And we'll send that to anyone who calls and asks. 32:30 Jose is listening in Puerto Rico. 32:32 Jose, welcome to the program. 32:35 - [Jose] Hello, welcome, can you hear me? 32:37 - We can, thanks for calling. 32:40 - [Jose] Ah, sure. 32:41 My question is, was Christ's suffering was a byproduct 32:44 of our sin or a requirement for our salvation? 32:49 I'm looking for tabernacle, and tabernacle of course, is 32:53 the representation of Jesus. 32:54 I mean the tabernacle, the sacrificial lamb. 32:58 does not have pass for a tribulation 33:01 like a suffering of Christ. 33:04 - Right. 33:05 Well of course, keep in mind that the sacrificial system 33:07 with lambs was symbolic. 33:10 Clearly, a lamb cannot think and experience the anguish 33:13 of a human of betrayal and those different things. 33:16 In fact, the priest kind of went out of the way 33:18 to make the sacrifice of the lamb as painless 33:20 and quick as possible because it all symbolized 33:24 Christ and His sacrifice. 33:25 But the sacrifice of Christ, 33:28 the hardest part was not actually the death, 33:30 it was the suffering, the separation from God 33:33 in the death that He experienced. 33:35 That's like when Jonah went into the belly of the whale 33:37 for three days and three nights. 33:38 Jesus, when God withdrew his protection there 33:41 in the Garden of Gethsemane, 33:43 He went through incredible suffering and turmoil 33:45 where He was weeping in the garden, perspiring blood. 33:48 So the lamb, I wouldn't try and make a too strong 33:52 of a comparison 'cause the lamb was simply a symbol. 33:55 - A symbol of Jesus, and of course, the wages 33:57 of sin is death, and that's what was emphasized. 33:59 But along with the wages of sin, there is suffering. 34:03 We know that everyone at the end 34:04 will be rewarded according to their works, 34:06 so that's both for the righteous and the unrighteous. 34:08 There are degrees of judgment, 34:11 degrees of punishment for the wicked. 34:13 Christ suffered for the sins of the whole world, 34:14 the Bible tells us. 34:17 All right. - Thank you, Jose. 34:18 - Fred in Oregon, Fred, welcome to the program. 34:22 - [Fred] Thank you much, thanks for taking my call. 34:25 My question, Matthew 25, verse 9, 34:29 where the five foolish asked the five wise 34:32 for some of their oil, and they said no, 34:34 that they had to go to those that sell to buy their own. 34:38 Now I know in Revelation 13, if you have, 34:42 you can't buy or sell unless you have the mark, 34:44 so is this an indication 34:45 that these five foolish have the mark? 34:49 - You know, I think that the parable of the 10 virgins is 34:53 not just talking about the mark of the beast 34:56 and the seal of God, I think it's talking 34:58 about professed Christians. 35:01 And it not only applies to the last days 35:04 'cause Jesus does make Matthew 25 is 35:06 on the heels of the signs of His second coming. 35:09 But I think in every age God has had His people 35:12 that some that had a knowing relationship, 35:15 they had the Holy Spirit, they had a reserve, 35:18 and those who are careless and they were not watching 35:21 and praying, they were not ready. 35:22 They had not fortified their faith for times of trial 35:25 and darkness, or they lost their patience. 35:29 You know, the Bible talks about he that endures 35:30 to the end will be saved. 35:32 Certainly in the last days, those that are lost, 35:34 the five foolish virgins, they would be getting the mark 35:38 of the beast and the five who have it, have the oil, 35:44 they're gonna have the seal of God, they'll be saved. 35:46 But, I don't know if I'm answering what you're asking. 35:51 (Fred chuckling) 35:53 - It's just been something that I've wondered about 35:56 because we obviously we, in the last days, are not able to-- 35:59 - Can't buy or sell. 36:00 - [Fred] Can't buy or sell. 36:02 And I just didn't know with these-- 36:04 - Well, with the 10 virgins-- 36:05 - [Fred] With these five foolish. 36:07 - Yeah, when the wise virgins, pardon me for jumping in, 36:09 but when the wise virgins tell the foolish, 36:11 you must buy for yourself, 36:12 we cannot take someone else's experience from them. 36:17 We must have our own experience. 36:18 They said you've gotta have it for yourself. 36:23 And they waited too long to have that personal experience 36:24 or to have that filling with the Holy Spirit. 36:27 And you know, that that applies, it's a truth in every time. 36:32 I don't think it's talking so much about buying and selling. 36:35 Where is it, in Revelation chapter three 36:37 where Jesus says to the Church of Laodicea, you know, 36:40 "Buy of me gold tried in the fire." 36:43 And then Isaiah says, oh everyone that there's, 36:46 "Buy without money without price." 36:47 And so what it says, buy doesn't always mean going 36:51 to the market and pulling out your credit card. 36:54 Buy means go obtain. 36:57 - And these are all profess followers of Christ. 36:59 Describes them as waiting for the bridegroom. 37:01 - And they're virgins. 37:02 - That's right, they have a pure faith. 37:04 They have the lamp, which represents the word of God. 37:07 So even with amongst those who profess to be waiting 37:09 for the coming of Jesus, you've got the wise 37:12 and you've got the foolish. 37:13 Now the foolish will eventually get the mark of the beast, 37:16 but at that time where they're all together, 37:18 they're all professing to follow Christ. 37:20 So it's sort of a warning, a wake up call 37:22 for the church, I think. 37:23 - Yeah, and they're all waiting for the bridegroom to come. 37:25 That's right. 37:26 All right, thank you for your call. 37:27 We've got John listening in Nebraska. 37:29 John in Nebraska, welcome. 37:32 - [John] That's right, thank you for taking my call. 37:34 Appreciate it, watch you guys all the time. 37:37 - Thank you, John. 37:38 And your question. 37:39 - [John] Well it's kind of a mixed up question, 37:42 but I'll try to get it out the way I want to, 37:44 talking to your man beforehand. 37:47 Jesus said, "If you lust after a woman 37:49 "you have committed adultery in your heart." 37:52 If a man is watching porn all the time 37:54 and he's lusting after the women, 37:56 he's committing adultery in his heart. 37:57 If a wife gets a divorce, can she remarry? 38:00 That'd be my question. 38:02 - Okay, what you said makes sense. 38:05 First of all, I would not compare a man 38:09 or a woman who's having a struggle with pornography 38:13 as being the same thing as committing an actual affair. 38:19 You know, in most laws, most countries, thinking 38:23 about murdering someone is definitely not the same thing 38:26 as murdering somebody. 38:28 And so when a person is committing adultery in their heart, 38:31 there's definitely sin in the heart, and Jesus says that. 38:33 And there's a sin of adultery in the heart, 38:36 but it's not the same as committing the act of adultery. 38:38 And I think that's so important to understand 38:40 because I've met men and women before that said, 38:43 "Well, I'm thinking about it, I may as well do it." 38:45 There's a big difference between the two. 38:48 And I've talked to women before and they said, 38:51 "My husband, I caught him viewing pornography 38:55 "and so that's adultery and so I'm gonna divorce him." 38:58 I also think that's a mistake. 39:00 I don't think this is what Jesus is talking about. 39:03 Now, it is certainly a sin if a woman divorces a man 39:07 and she does not have biblical grounds 39:09 or if a man divorces his wife. 39:10 Christ said they don't really have a right to remarry. 39:14 And I know I'll probably get letters on this that, you know, 39:18 people are gonna say, "Well, it's the same thing." 39:21 I actually went into depth in my book 39:24 on marriage, divorce, and remarriage. 39:26 I talk about this 'cause a lot of people 39:28 have asked about it. 39:30 Pornography's an epidemic today. 39:32 And there's a lot of people that are wondering, 39:35 "Well, since my spouse has had a problem 39:37 "with this is that grounds for divorce?" 39:41 It becomes a really slippery slope when you say yes 39:44 because some people describe pornography 39:47 as the daytime soap operas, 39:50 two people obviously committing adultery. 39:52 And it goes from there all the way 39:53 to what they call hard porn. 39:56 And so where do you draw the line? 39:58 If you start saying, "Thinking it is the same as doing it," 40:01 then, you know, you can drive by a billboard 40:04 with a girl in a bathing suit and say, 40:05 "Now I can file for divorce." 40:07 And so you've gotta be very careful. 40:09 I hope that makes sense to everybody. 40:10 - And of course, I think you're emphasizing the fact, 40:12 Pastor Doug, that it's still sin. 40:13 Jesus makes it very clear. 40:14 It's something that needs to be repented of. 40:16 And if somebody continues down those paths, 40:20 they are gonna eventually harden their heart 40:22 against the prompting the Holy Spirit. 40:23 - And the attitude often leads to the action. 40:26 - Exactly, exactly. 40:27 But it's not necessarily the same thing. 40:29 So we need to be aware of that. 40:31 Good question, thank you for calling. 40:32 Next caller that we have is Guy listening from California. 40:35 Guy, welcome to the program. 40:36 - [Guy] Hello, thank you for taking my call. 40:38 So my question is regarding Genesis 31, verse 19. 40:45 And it says in that verse that Laban had gone 40:48 to see to the cutting of the wool of his sheep. 40:51 So Rachel secretly took the images of the gods 40:54 of her father's house. 40:56 So why did Rachel steal images or of gods of Laban? 41:03 Or is there some kind of a secret power 41:06 to these gods or these idols? 41:08 I mean, were they gonna tell him or tell? 41:13 Were they gonna tell him where Rachel and--? 41:18 - Yeah, the word gods there, they used to have idols 41:23 that were like, it was a God 41:25 and it was something of like a property deed. 41:28 You'll read later where, well, first of all, 41:32 I highly recommend that nobody has a god that can be stolen, 41:35 because if your god can be packed 41:36 in someone's saddle bag and ridden off with, 41:38 you got a pretty small god. 41:40 So that always strikes me as funny that Laban comes, says, 41:43 "You stole my gods." 41:45 (Pastor Doug chuckling) 41:46 And she put 'em in the saddle bag 41:48 and sat on them, sitting on his gods. 41:51 So most commentators that I've seen, Pastor Ross, 41:54 you may have seen something different in this, 41:56 they say that because the daughters said to Jacob, 42:02 "Our father has taken our dowry, he hasn't given everything 42:05 "that we should have gotten as a dowry. 42:07 "He's taken from us, he spent it." 42:09 And the girls wanting to have something 42:11 of value took, or at least Rachel took these gods, 42:14 these idols, which were like property deeds. 42:18 And they had some value attached to 'em. 42:21 There were some monetary value attached to it. 42:23 - And I think it's also clear that, you know, the family, 42:26 Rachel's family, Laban and alike, 42:28 even though they claimed to worship the true God, 42:32 the customs of those living around them, 42:34 it probably crept into their understanding 42:37 for that reason was important that God was 42:38 to take Abraham and his descendants 42:41 out from the land of Ur. 42:42 So there was kind of a little bit of a mix of idolatry. 42:45 And maybe that was also part of the reason, 42:46 here she's leaving home, she wants to take something maybe 42:49 to remind her of home. 42:50 - No, they were a little idols. 42:52 But I don't know that they worshiped them. 42:54 But they did have little idols, I think, 42:56 that were sort of like gods. 42:57 - Carved out of stone or whatever it is. 42:59 And they had value and they could be sold for something. 43:01 - Yeah. - All right, interesting. 43:02 Good question. 43:04 All right, we've got Jared listening from Missouri. 43:06 Jared, welcome to the program. 43:09 - [Jared] Hello, thank you. 43:10 - Yes, thank you Jared. 43:11 Your question. 43:14 - [Jared] My question is, if we're supposed 43:15 to judge the evil angels, doesn't that mean 43:18 we were predestined to fall into temptation 43:21 at the Garden of Eden since we had to know good 43:25 and evil at the tree of good and evil? 43:29 - I'm not sure I understand the rational of your question. 43:32 You mean that the Bible, does this. 43:33 "Do you not know that you will judge angels?" 43:35 I agree with that. 43:37 So you're saying that that somehow is 43:39 connected with predestination? 43:42 - [Jared] Yeah 'cause we had to, 43:47 to know evil, we had to eat the fruit 43:49 of good and evil to judge, right? 43:53 - Yeah, well I think, let's just back up 43:55 and talk about what the verse is saying. 43:57 I think Paul is telling us that, when he says, 43:59 "Know you not that you will judge Angels," 44:00 he's talking, I think that's 1 Corinthians 7. 44:02 He's saying you need to be able 44:04 to judge in the smallest matters. 44:05 Don't you know you're gonna even judge angels? 44:07 Well obviously Christians are not gonna decide 44:09 if angels are saved or lost. 44:12 When we get to heaven, the veil's pulled aside, 44:14 we're gonna not only see our guardian angels, 44:16 we probably are going to see the angels 44:18 that were our menaces during our lives or our adversaries 44:25 that Satan had appointed to tempt us. 44:26 And we're gonna say, "Yes, this angel was the one 44:29 "that was leading me into sin 44:32 "and he deserves his punishment." 44:35 So we'll be affirming the judgements 44:37 of God, I think, in that. 44:39 But I don't know why predestination would need 44:42 to fit into that scenario. 44:44 - In other words, can you judge without knowing evil, 44:46 between good and evil? 44:48 Well I think you can. 44:49 I mean, to judge is to discern 44:51 and even Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden, 44:53 it was never God's purpose or desire that they eat 44:56 from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil. 44:58 But they could choose and they could discern 45:01 and say, "Nope, we don't want to eat of that, 45:02 "we do want to eat of this." 45:04 So it doesn't necessarily mean that you have 45:05 to partake of evil to know that it's bad. 45:10 - Right. 45:11 We do have a book that talks about predestination 45:13 and it's called "Can A Saved Man Choose to Be Lost?" 45:16 - If you'd like receive that, 45:17 the number to call is 800-835-6747. 45:20 You can ask for the book, 45:21 "Can A Saved Man Choose to be Lost?". 45:23 We'll be happy to send that to anyone in North America. 45:26 Next caller that we have, Connor, 45:27 listening from Colorado. 45:29 Connor, welcome to the program. 45:30 Thanks for your patience. 45:32 - [Conner] Yep, thank you. 45:33 How are you guys? 45:34 - Doing great. 45:37 - [Connor] Alrighty, so I've been keeping 45:40 the original sabbath for a while now, 45:43 and I had some friends and family 45:45 that just kind of argued with the importance, 45:48 of course, in a friendly way. 45:49 And I just wanted to know what the importance was 45:51 of keeping the original sabbath. 45:53 - Well, when you say the original sabbath, you know, 45:56 the Bible tells us that God created the world in six days, 46:00 that He blessed the seventh day. 46:03 That was reiterated for the children of Israel. 46:05 When He saved them, He said, "Remember." 46:07 Now God wanted to say remember 46:08 if something didn't prior exist. 46:11 They had forgotten it, living among the Egyptians. 46:13 He said, "Remember the," I've set aside a day 46:16 for spiritual and physical rest to worship God. 46:19 And God blessed that day. 46:20 God rested that day. 46:22 He says I've blessed a particular day, the seventh day, 46:25 and I want you to remember the seventh day. 46:26 And it says at three times there. 46:28 He bless the seventh day, 46:29 He sanctified the seventh day. 46:31 And He asks us to remember that. 46:33 Well, over time during the time of the Roman era, 46:38 there was got a lot of compromise 46:39 and they gradually switched from the seventh day 46:42 to the first day, and you can read 46:45 about that during the time of Constantine. 46:47 He's the one who published the Edict of Milan. 46:51 I would say that if it's one of the 10 Commandments, 46:53 how important is one of the 10 commandments? 46:55 And you know, some will argue it doesn't matter 46:57 what day it is, as long as it's a seventh day. 47:00 But God doesn't say keep a seventh day, 47:02 He says keep the seventh day. 47:04 It's a particular day. 47:05 God didn't say for everybody to pick their own day. 47:07 Think about the chaos that would be 47:10 in the Christian Church if everyone picks their own day 47:12 of worship and there's no corporate worship. 47:14 So you know, the sabbath can be traced 47:18 all the way back to Adam and Eve. 47:20 They kept it in the Old Testament. 47:22 The apostles kept it, Jesus kept it. 47:24 And it says in Isaiah we're gonna keep it in heaven. 47:27 So that's a quick summary; it's still important. 47:30 We have a lesson on that that has all these. 47:32 - We do, it's called "The Lost Day of History" 47:34 and we'll be happy to send this 47:35 to anyone who calls and asks. 47:36 The number is 800-835-6747. 47:39 Ask for the Amazing Facts study guide. 47:41 It's called "The Lost Day in History". 47:43 We also have a website called SabbathTruth.com 47:46 that's filled with great Bible studies. 47:49 There's video all on the subject of the Bible sabbath. 47:52 And you'll enjoy taking a look at that. 47:53 We've got Bruce listening from North Carolina. 47:56 Bruce, welcome to the program. 47:58 - [Bruce] Hello pastors. 48:00 - Hi, thank you for calling. 48:03 - [Bruce] I would like for you to explain 48:05 time prophecy in Daniel 12. 48:09 - All right, now for our friends that are listening, 48:11 the last chapter of Daniel, Daniel chapter 12 48:14 brings about a summary of the prophecies 48:18 mentioned earlier in the book. 48:21 Daniel outlines the history of God's people 48:24 and the battle they're going to have with good and evil. 48:26 And even highlights the beast's power 48:29 in Daniel in chapters 7, 8, 9, 11. 48:36 And so when you get to chapter 12, 48:38 he backs up and he reviews those time periods. 48:41 One time is 1,260 years. 48:44 Then there's another time that is 1,290 years. 48:46 And there's 1,335 years. 48:49 And you know, I said a minute ago, 48:50 we try to summarize our questions 48:52 in two or three minutes. 48:53 It's hard to do that with this question. 48:56 But those three time prophecies, you can see that, 48:59 well let's start with the 1260. 49:01 1260 is mentioned several times in the Bible. 49:05 1260 in the Jewish year, that's 1,260 days, 49:10 that is three and a half years. 49:11 Jesus taught for three and a half years, 49:13 the famine of Elijah three and a half years, 49:17 Esther's process to choose Esther began 49:19 three and a half years after this feast, 49:22 or after the book begins, up to the feast. 49:28 And in Daniel, it talks about a time, 49:30 a times and the dividing of a time. 49:32 A time was a year, a times was a pair or a couple of years, 49:35 so it's two and one is three, and a dividing, a half. 49:39 42 months is in Revelation, 42 months, 49:42 30 days is the Jewish month, 1,260 days. 49:45 You've got that time period talks about a time 49:47 of apostasy, resistance, persecution. 49:51 Happens several times in the Bible. 49:52 And so that is one of the principle times 49:56 it's repeated in Revelation. 49:58 Daniel adds the time 1290 and 1335 because he gives 50:02 a starting point in Christian history when, 50:07 - Clovis. 50:08 - Yeah, Clovis, the king of the Franks, 50:10 the Holy Roman Empire basically was inaugurated. 50:12 - Yeah, the date for that, 508. 50:14 And what's significant about that date is 50:17 Clovis, who was leader of the Franks, was in opposition 50:21 at first to the Roman power, to the papacy. 50:24 But when he converted to Christianity, he was a pagan, 50:26 when he converted to Christianity, 50:28 that really opened up the whole area known today 50:32 as France to become supportive of the papal power. 50:36 So 508 is considered the starting date for that 1290. 50:40 And the 1335, starting at that same date in 508 brings you 50:44 up to 1843, when there was a great revival 50:47 that was taking place in North America 50:49 and other places around the world. 50:51 And they were discovering the prophecies of Daniel, 50:53 in particular, the 2300 days of Daniel 8:14. 50:56 So just a really interesting study when you look 50:59 at these different time periods. 51:00 You know, Pastor Doug, we probably, 51:01 I don't think we have a book specifically on Daniel 12, 51:04 but maybe that's something we work on. 51:05 - We need to write one. 51:06 - Yeah. - As you're talking. 51:08 We get this question, we need to write something. 51:09 - Yeah, absolutely. 51:10 All right, well thanks for your call. 51:11 We've got, let's see, Jim listening in Canada. 51:14 Jim, welcome to the program. 51:15 - [Jim] Thank you very much for having me on. 51:18 - Yeah. 51:19 - [Jim] 'Cause I do like to say you guys are 51:20 my favorite pastors on TV. 51:23 - Well, thank you. 51:24 - [Jim] I've joined the Seventh Day a few years ago 51:28 and it's a blessing. 51:29 - Well, bless your heart. 51:30 Thank you. 51:32 - [Jim] Well, my question is, is the commandment 51:35 of thou shall not kill. 51:38 And I noticed that a lot of pastors are saying, 51:42 "Thou shall not murder." 51:44 Now to me, that's changing it 51:47 and God said not to change it. 51:50 So, and I've noticed, like when I watched 51:53 that movie, "Hacksaw Ridge", Doss could not be swayed 51:58 and he did not kill. 52:00 And he performed a, to me, a super miracle, 52:03 he saved all those people on that ridge. 52:06 - Yeah, it was remarkable. 52:08 Well, let me talk about that. 52:10 Yeah, he refused to pick up a gun 52:12 and he was not gonna kill. 52:13 He was a fellow human. 52:16 And of course, Jesus tells us to overcome evil with good. 52:19 By the way, I knew Desmond Doss and just a wonderful man. 52:25 His wife was, her family was at a church I pastored, 52:29 so I'd see him on a regular basis. 52:31 He'd come up to visit her family. 52:33 Anyway, Jesus actually uses the word, 52:37 and you might look this up, Pastor Ross, 52:38 I think it's in Mark chapter 10, 52:40 when Jesus is quoting the 10 Commandments 52:42 to the rich young ruler and He quotes that commandment. 52:44 He specifically says, "Thou shall not murder." 52:47 Now, there is a difference between murder and killing. 52:51 And I think you'll agree, Jim, that you know, 52:53 if you step on a weed and you kill it, 52:55 you're not gonna be called a murderer, 52:56 and that's not breaking that commandment, 52:58 "Thou shalt not kill." 53:00 Or if a mosquito's biting you and you swat it 53:02 to put it out of its misery, 53:05 you've technically killed the mosquito, 53:07 but you've not broken the commandment, 53:09 "Thou shalt not kill." 53:10 That commandment, and then why would God tell Moses, 53:14 "Thou shalt not kill," and then tell Moses 53:17 to execute and stone certain people 53:19 that had broken other commandments? 53:22 - The verse referring to Matthew 19:18, 53:24 which Jesus says, "Thou shalt not murder." 53:26 And He uses the word murder. 53:28 - Murder is defined as a taking of innocent life 53:33 and human life, in particular. 53:35 So I do think that, we've gotta be careful 53:39 not to think of thou shalt not kill 53:41 in the broad sense of killing anything. 53:44 It's really talking about taking of innocent human life. 53:47 If a person is defending their family 53:51 and some crazed murderer comes into their home, 53:54 and in the process of defending their family, they have 53:56 to kill the perpetrator, they are not ever tried 54:00 by any people as a killer. 54:03 'Cause they've not committed murder, 54:05 it's just self-defense. 54:06 - Or if somebody, you know, an accident occurs. 54:09 And accidentally, somebody gets killed, 54:11 and it's just an accident. 54:14 You don't hold that person accountable for murder. 54:16 Matter of fact, there's even the story in the Bible 54:18 and it gives the example, if you're swinging an ax 54:20 and the ax head comes off and kills somebody, you know, 54:24 you're not held liable for murder. 54:26 You go to a city of refuge and then they find 54:28 that it was an accident and you're free. 54:30 - Yeah, and even the laws today, laws about manslaughter, 54:33 it's talking about unintentional. 54:34 You've got premeditated murder, so forth. 54:37 So yeah, I think it's closer to say thou shalt not murder, 54:41 even though I know the King James 54:42 and some version say, "Thou shalt not kill." 54:45 I would respect that. 54:47 We do have our lesson we started out with saying 54:49 written in stone; talk some more about that law. 54:51 Now, Pastor Ross, for our friends that are listening 54:54 or watching right now, we sort of sign off in stages. 54:58 We wanna say goodbye to our friends 54:59 that are listening on satellite radio. 55:01 But the rest of you don't go anywhere 55:03 because just a moment, we're gonna come back. 55:04 We're gonna take some rapid fire Bible questions 55:07 that you have sent in via email. 55:09 God bless to the rest. 55:11 (inspirational music) 55:14 - [Narrator] Thank you for listening to today's broadcast. 55:16 We hope you understand your Bible even better than before. 55:20 "Bible Answers Live" is produced 55:22 by Amazing Facts International, a faith-based ministry 55:26 located in Granite Bay, California. 55:30 - Hello friends, welcome back. 55:31 We have about two and a half minutes, Pastor Doug, 55:33 to answer some of the email questions 55:36 that have come in to the program. 55:37 If you'd like to send us an email question, 55:39 the email address is BALQuestions@AmazingFacts.org. 55:45 All right, question number one. 55:46 Brittany's asking what did Jesus mean 55:48 when He called the Pharisees a brood of vipers? 55:51 - Yeah, and I think that 55:53 even John the Baptist uses that term. 55:56 Well in the Bible, vipers are considered snakes. 56:00 They're considered synonymous in many places with the devil. 56:04 Where is it, Revelation chapter 12's at least one place 56:06 where it calls that old serpent, the dragon Satan. 56:10 And so it's calls him the devil, Satan, dragon, serpent. 56:15 And so when you say a brood of vipers, 56:18 He's basically saying you're a bunch 56:20 of demon-led individuals, which is, you know, 56:25 you think about a snake pit and they would get together 56:28 and they would connive and talk about how to, you know, 56:30 persecute God's prophets. 56:33 And so Jesus and they led a lot of people astray. 56:35 He said you rob widow's houses, so it was not a compliment. 56:39 - Okay, we have another question. 56:40 Jackie is asking, do we really have to pray 56:43 for those who are wicked? 56:44 - Well, you know, Jesus says love your enemies 56:46 and we should be thankful that while we were 56:49 yet sinners, Christ died for us. 56:51 So even in our lostness, in our wickedness, 56:55 wickedness would be sort of like intentional disobedience, 56:59 God is merciful to us. 57:01 And I think we know there are stories in the Bible 57:03 of people who are wicked. 57:05 I think of Manasseh was probably the best example, 57:08 you know, sacrifices children in the fire, 57:10 killed Isaiah, the prophet, wicked man. 57:13 He went through a dramatic conversion. 57:15 So yes, even wicked people can be reached 57:18 by the power of God. 57:19 - We also have the conversion 57:20 of Nebuchadnezzar, king of Babylon. 57:22 - [Pastor Doug] Yeah. 57:23 - All right, another question that we have. 57:24 Isabelle wants to know, how can she be bold for Jesus, 57:27 but in a subtle way because she's timid? 57:30 - Well, you can of course, be bold in your prayers. 57:33 And the Lord can make even 57:35 a timid person bold at the right time. 57:39 It talks about the righteous are as bold as a lion. 57:42 So I think, you know, as you just pray for opportunity 57:45 to speak up, you can be bold with the words 57:48 that you speak, and they don't have to be loud. 57:50 You can say something profound 57:52 and it'll get everyone's attention. 57:54 - Okay, well, Pastor Doug, we wanna remind our friends 57:57 who are listening, if you have a Bible question 58:00 and you'd like to submit it to the program, 58:01 just email BALQuestions@AmazingFacts.org 58:06 and we will try to answer as many questions as we can 58:08 before we run outta time. 58:10 And you hear music in the background, 58:11 so we want to thank you for joining us. 58:13 And next week, we look forward to meeting you 58:15 again for another program of "Bible Answers Live". 58:19 - [Narrator] "Bible Answers Live", 58:21 honest and accurate answers to your Bible questions. 58:25 (inspirational music) |
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