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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 it's 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," 00:22 providing accurate and practical answers 00:25 to all your Bible questions. 00:28 This broadcast is a previously recorded episode. 00:31 To receive any of the Bible resources 00:33 mentioned in this broadcast, 00:35 call 1-800-835-6747. 00:39 Once again, that's 1-800-835-6747. 00:45 Now here's your host from "Amazing Facts International," 00:48 Pastor Doug Batchelor. 00:50 - Hello, listening friends, 00:51 would you like to hear an amazing fact. 00:54 As a child, 00:56 Andreas Russo used to listen to his Peruvian grandfather 01:00 tell amazing stories of a boiling river 01:03 hidden in the jungles of Peru. 01:05 Then years later, during his graduate studies 01:08 at Southern Methodist University in Texas, 01:11 Russo was creating a thermal map of Peru 01:13 using infrared satellite. 01:16 That's when he discovered an unusually large hotspot, 01:19 one of the largest geothermal features 01:22 found on any continent. 01:24 In November, 2011, 01:26 Andreas Russo went to central Peru on an expedition 01:29 and discovered the boiling river for himself. 01:33 In a remote jungle, 01:34 several hours from the nearest city of Pucallpa, 01:37 guided by a local shaman, 01:39 he saw for himself the legendary boiling river. 01:43 The steaming turquoise river 01:45 is guarded by 60-foot walls 01:47 of lush green forest and vegetation, 01:49 and it stretches for almost four miles. 01:52 The water temperature ranges from 120 degrees 01:55 to a scalding 200 degrees Fahrenheit, 01:58 hot enough to poach an egg. 02:00 In some places, the water reaches 16 feet deep, 02:03 and in places, 02:05 the mud of the riverbank is too hot to even walk on. 02:07 If you fall in for even two seconds, 02:09 your skin would be covered in third-degree burns. 02:13 Frogs and small animals that fell in 02:15 have discovered this lesson the hard way. 02:18 You know, friends, 02:19 I don't know anywhere in the Bible 02:21 where it talks about a boiling river, 02:24 but the Bible does talk about a lake of fire, 02:28 and you can read about that in the Book of Revelation. 02:31 Some people talk about this as hell, 02:34 but it's typically called a lake of fire. 02:37 You read in Revelation 20:14-15, 02:40 "Then Death and Hades," 02:42 that means death in the grave, 02:44 "Were cast into the lake of fire. 02:47 "This is the second death. 02:48 "And anyone not found written in the book of life 02:52 "was cast into the lake of fire." 02:54 Now, there are a lot of misunderstandings 02:57 on the subject of the lake of fire or hell fire, 03:00 and people go to one of two extremes, 03:02 one group says there is no hell, 03:04 and the other group says that the fires of hell 03:07 are gonna torture and burn people through ceaseless ages, 03:10 never-ending, boiling, burning, brimstone. 03:15 Actually, the Bible tells us that every person 03:18 is punished according to what they deserve, 03:21 that they are burnt up. 03:22 The Bible says in Malachi, "They are turned to ashes. 03:25 "They are burnt up root in branch." 03:27 I just read in Revelation, it calls it a second death. 03:30 Jesus said, 03:31 "You either have the choice of life or you perish." 03:33 But the idea of people being tortured endlessly 03:37 in the lake of fire is not a biblical teaching. 03:40 The Bible says God is gonna make a new heaven, new earth, 03:42 where there is no more pain, 03:44 no more sorrow, no more suffering. 03:46 All things are new. 03:47 Sinners are not immortalized. 03:49 Eternal life is given to the saved, not to the lost. 03:53 The penalty for the lost is death, 03:55 punishment and death. 03:57 So many people have turned away from God 03:59 because of their misunderstandings 04:00 and the punishment of the wicked. 04:02 You really need to know what the Bible actually says. 04:05 I mean, I could go through the list of people 04:07 like Ingersoll and Karl Marx and even Darwin. 04:12 One reason they turned away from God 04:14 is because they couldn't conceive a loving God 04:17 that would torture the objects of His creation 04:20 for all eternity because of the sins of a brief lifetime. 04:24 Would you like to better understand this? 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06:54 - Yeah, Jesus there says something 06:57 that can be a little shocking. 06:58 He said, "Do not give that which is holy to the dogs 07:01 "unless they turn and render you 07:03 "and do not cast your pearls before swine." 07:10 I think Jesus is telling us there 07:13 that there are people that will monopolize your time 07:16 and they'll try to take you off the work 07:18 that God has called you to. 07:20 And they're never gonna change, 07:21 they have no interest in the truth, 07:23 they're not interested in repenting and reformation 07:26 and a new life. 07:28 Even John the Baptist, 07:29 when some of the hypocrites came to his baptism, 07:32 they weren't coming 'cause they wanted to be baptized, 07:34 they were spying on him. 07:35 And he said, "You brood of vipers, 07:37 "who has told you to flee from the wrath to come?" 07:40 So Jesus said, 07:42 there are people that you can spend a lot of time, 07:44 they want attention, 07:45 but they have no intention of changing, 07:47 and you can spend a lot of time studying with them 07:50 and working with them, 07:51 and there's people all around you 07:53 that are really hungry for the truth. 07:55 So when you recognize that some ground is gonna be barren, 07:58 go to where the ground is fertile, 08:00 do not cast your pearls before swine. 08:04 Your life is made of time. 08:06 And if you squander your time 08:07 and let the devil manipulate how you spend your time, 08:11 there's no shortage of people 08:12 that will just try and gobble up your time, 08:14 and there'll be nothing productive to come from it. 08:16 So it's a tough statement. 08:18 Now you asked if there's multiple meanings, possibly, 08:21 but that's, typically, the way I understand it 08:25 is that you don't give what's holy to the dogs. 08:28 And alright, now we've got Glen in Ohio. 08:31 Glen, you're on the air with "Bible Answers Live." 08:34 - [Glen] Thank you Pastor, thank you for taking my call. 08:37 A little quick about your amazing fact 08:40 that I just wanted to do that, 08:47 that the eternality, I guess, of the incorrigibly wicked, 08:51 that it is the eternal punishment, not eternal punishing. 08:58 - Very good, Glen! 09:00 - [Glen] Thank you for taking this, for listening, 09:02 but my question is about prayer. 09:04 My wife is the prayer warrior in the family, but I do pray, 09:07 I pray for thanksgiving in the safety, 09:09 and I find myself asking for a lot of things. 09:13 But my question concerning people who pray for a half hour, 09:19 some people they talk about praying for two hours. 09:22 What do people pray for for two hours? 09:25 - Okay, good. 09:27 Well, it's interesting you would ask that question, 09:29 because the length of prayer 09:32 is gonna be the topic for my worship 09:34 in our office this week. 09:36 And so, I was studying that. 09:38 It seems like when you read the prayers in the Bible 09:41 that public prayers are typically pretty short, 09:46 even the Lord's prayer. 09:47 And I don't mean where Jesus said, you know, 09:50 "Our Father, which art in heaven," 09:51 I'm talking about when Jesus prayed in John 17, 09:55 what we call the Lord's prayers, 09:56 technically the disciples prayer, 09:58 but well, Lord's prayer is very short. 10:01 John 17, even that you can read it in four or five minutes. 10:07 But then the Bible does say that pray without ceasing. 10:11 Now that doesn't mean go around on your knees 10:13 praying all the time, 10:14 it means being an attitude of communion with God. 10:17 Jesus did literally spend entire nights in prayer, 10:21 for example, before He chose the apostles 10:23 and laid His hands on them, 10:25 He spent the entire night in prayer. 10:27 So there are times where, in personal prayer, 10:30 you can spend a long time, 10:31 that doesn't mean you're constantly talking to the Lord 10:34 during those times. 10:36 Sometimes, part of prayer is you just wait on Lord, 10:38 you're bowing before Him, you're listening, 10:41 you'll think of things to say, 10:42 He might speak to your heart, 10:44 and it's almost like you're having a conversation 10:47 and the Holy Spirit is speaking to you 10:49 and you're talking to God, 10:50 you're thinking of people you wanna pray for. 10:53 I've got a friend that has a prayer list, 10:55 and he knows that he'll forget to pray for certain people 10:57 that have requested prayer. 10:59 So he makes a list 11:00 and he will go through his list with the Lord. 11:05 And I think some people actually have a ministry 11:07 and a gift for prayer that is special. 11:13 They're intercessors, they're prayer warriors, 11:15 and not everybody has that gift. 11:17 So hope that makes sense. 11:20 Public prayer should typically be short. 11:22 Jesus said the hypocrites love to pray long prayers, 11:25 but private prayers, you may want to pray longer. 11:28 In my personal prayers in the morning, 11:29 I spend more time praying than I would in a public prayer. 11:34 Hope that helps a little bit, Glen. 11:36 - [Glen] It does. 11:37 - Thank you, we sure appreciate your question, 11:40 and I appreciate also- 11:41 (indistinct) 11:43 - The effectiveness of the prayer 11:45 is really more important than how long it is. 11:47 Anyway, thank you for your answer. 11:50 - Thanks so much, God bless you, 11:52 and talking next with Pamela in Louisiana. 11:55 Pamela, you're on the air. 11:59 - [Pamela] Hello, Pastor Doug, how are you? 12:01 - Oh, I'm much better than I deserve every day. 12:05 - [Pamela] Good, (chuckling) 12:07 well, my question is, what is the special resurrection? 12:11 Is it before the first resurrection 12:15 or is it the same as the first resurrection? 12:18 - Well, I think it happens about the same time. 12:20 And for our friends listening, 12:21 when we talk about a special resurrection, 12:24 there are some people that were participating 12:28 in the crucifixion of Jesus. 12:30 And at the trial of Christ, 12:32 Jesus said, I think He said it to Caiaphas, 12:34 the high priest in Matthew, 12:36 that, "Hereafter you will see the son of man 12:39 "coming on the right hand of power." 12:41 And so Jesus was telling the high priest that he 12:44 and others who participated in crucifying Him, 12:49 you read in Revelation 1, 12:51 He's coming in the clouds, every eye will see Him, 12:53 they also which pierced Him, 12:56 so those that were involved in condemning 12:59 and crucifying Him, 13:00 they're gonna come forth in a special resurrection, 13:03 and they're gonna see that Jesus is coming 13:05 as the Conquering King. 13:07 So that's one group. 13:09 And then there'll be people, I think, 13:11 they died in the faith of the three angels message 13:17 in sharing the good news, 13:18 and God's gonna bring them forth 13:20 to see the promise fulfilled. 13:23 So you know, in the same way that there are exceptions, 13:26 most people die and they go to heaven at the resurrection 13:29 at the end of time. 13:31 But we know Enoch, Elijah, and even Moses are exceptions. 13:35 So God occasionally has exceptions. 13:37 When Jesus rose from the dead, 13:39 some of the graves around Jerusalem were opened 13:42 and many of the saints that slept were raised. 13:44 So there are exceptions, 13:46 and the Bible seems to have a couple of exceptions 13:49 regarding when He comes again. 13:52 Typically, it's gonna be the dead in Christ that rise first. 13:55 But those connected with crucifying Him 13:58 are gonna be raised to see that. 14:02 Thank you very much, Pamela, appreciate your question. 14:05 Talking next with Bradley in Minnesota. 14:08 Bradley, you are on the air with "Bible Answers Live." 14:14 - [Bradley] Hey, pastor, so I was wondering, 14:16 Jesus washed the disciples feet. 14:19 Is that something that we are supposed to literally do 14:22 to our fellow believers as a believer? 14:27 - Well, I'll tell you what, 14:28 let's look at what Jesus said, 14:29 and can I ask you a question first? 14:33 - [Bradley] Yes. 14:34 - So you understand what the Lord's supper is, communion? 14:37 - [Bradley] Yes. 14:39 - Do you think that's mandatory? 14:44 - [Bradley] I think sometimes yes. 14:46 - Okay, so yeah, 14:48 Jesus commanded that we should do that as often as we do it. 14:51 It's reaffirming our covenant with Him. 14:54 If you look in John 13, after Jesus washed their feet, 14:58 I'll look at verse 12, John 13:12. 15:00 "So when He had washed their feet and taken up His garments, 15:03 "He sat down again and He said to them," 15:05 now these are the words of Jesus, 15:07 "Do you know what I have done to you? 15:09 "You call me Lord and teacher, 15:11 "and you say well, for so I am. 15:14 "If I then your Lord and teacher have washed your feet, 15:17 "you also ought to wash one another's feet. 15:20 "For I have given you an example, 15:22 "that you should do as I have done to you." 15:25 Jesus uses the exact same wording 15:28 that He uses when He talks about the Lord's supper. 15:31 He said, "Do this in remembrance of Me." 15:32 And here He says, "Do what I've done." 15:35 So in our church, we practice foot-washing. 15:39 I know they do in a number of other churches, 15:41 the primitive Baptists and others, 15:43 they say, "Hey, this is a pretty clear command." 15:45 Now they may not do it 15:46 every time they have the Lord's Supper, 15:48 we do in our church. 15:50 And some churches have communion every week, 15:54 in our church where something like the Methodist 15:56 where they do it quarterly, 15:58 just the ideas that you wanna reaffirm that covenant. 16:01 It's important to remind ourselves of that. 16:04 But yeah, I think that the foot-washing 16:07 is a very clear command just as with the others. 16:11 Thanks so much, Bradley, for your question. 16:13 And with that we're gonna talk to Will in Canada. 16:17 Will, you're on the air with "Bible Answers Live." 16:21 - [Will] Good evening, pastor. 16:22 - Good evening. 16:23 - [Will] Thank you for answering my call. 16:26 So my question is in Genesis 3:16 16:31 and the final part of the curse on the woman, 16:36 what does it mean and is it still binding today? 16:39 - Okay, let me read this for our friends. 16:41 Genesis 3:16, this is after Adam and Eve 16:45 ate the forbidden fruit. 16:46 God then curses both the man, the woman, and the snake. 16:50 And God says to the woman, in verse 16, 16:53 "I will greatly multiply your sorrow and your conception, 16:56 "in pain you shall bring forth children." 16:59 And let me pause there first. 17:02 Is that still true? Yes. 17:04 First of all, He says your sorrow and your conception, 17:07 conception isn't birth. 17:09 Some people have equated this with morning sickness. 17:12 Sometimes when a woman conceives, 17:13 there's some sorrow and sickness in connecting with that. 17:17 "In pain you'll bring forth children." 17:19 Now of course, that's been mitigated a lot 17:21 by modern medicine, but normally, 17:24 it could be a joyful experience after the baby's born, 17:26 but it could be a very painful experience 17:30 in the delivery process. 17:32 And it says, "Your desire shall be for your husband, 17:35 "and he shall rule over you." 17:38 And that's been understood to mean 17:39 that you might naturally want to rule your husband 17:42 but he shall rule over you, 17:44 meaning that men were designed 17:45 to be the servant leaders in the family. 17:48 That's where where you get the word, house band, husband, 17:52 and men were to do providing traditionally, 17:55 they're providing and protecting. 17:57 And so, am I answering what you're asking? 18:00 - [Will] Yes please. 18:01 But it looks like the society nowadays, 18:06 women want to take the leadership. 18:09 - Yeah, well, no question about that. 18:13 The feminist movement, I think, has had a definite impact 18:17 on the church Christianity and certainly the culture. 18:21 Typically, commercials, 18:23 it's expected that if there's a couple in a commercial 18:26 and if one of 'em is to be made to look foolish, 18:30 you're only allowed to make the man look foolish. 18:33 If you make the woman look foolish 18:36 in some program or some commercial, 18:38 that's called sexism. 18:39 So it's a little different from when I grew up 18:41 and they had programs like fathers that knows best 18:44 than the traditional man being a strong leader. 18:47 A lot of the media has wussified the men in our society. 18:54 Alright, Paul in Washington state, 18:56 Paul you are on the air with "Bible Answers Live." 19:00 - [Paul] Hi, Doug. 19:01 - Hi, thanks for calling. 19:03 - [Paul] My question is, 19:05 what does the bible say anything 19:07 about why some people have a greater propensity to sin 19:13 and other people have a lesser propensity to sin? 19:18 - Well, that's a fascinating question. 19:22 First of all, answer, yes. 19:25 I think that some do, 19:27 and it's not that I think everybody's born 19:29 with a propensity to sin, 19:32 just because of our fallen natures. 19:34 But I think that in the rearing process, 19:37 based on how some parents rear their children, 19:40 if they are not taught self-discipline and self-control, 19:44 then children can grow up 19:47 and they constantly think the world revolves around them, 19:51 and selfishness, which is what sin comes from, 19:54 is very strong in their natures. 19:57 In his book, James Dobson, Dr. James Dobson, 20:02 he wrote a book about "The Strong -Willed Child." 20:05 And in his research he said, 20:06 "It seems like we are all given different characters, 20:10 "and some children simply grow up 20:13 "and they seem more willing to comply 20:16 "and to please authority, 20:18 "while others question and rebel against every rule." 20:22 And why that is, I don't know, 20:24 but I think we'd agree that even parents in the same family, 20:28 the same mother and father, 20:30 one will have a Cain, another will have an Abel. 20:36 The only biblical example I can give you is that, yes, 20:38 clearly, I think some seem to make the wrong choices. 20:43 A lot of it affects how they're raised 20:45 when they're very young. 20:46 I think it springs from that. 20:48 But good question, I appreciate that, Paul, thanks so much. 20:52 Alright, Jerry in Texas. 20:54 Jerry, welcome to "Bible Answers Live." 20:58 - [Jerry] Hey, thanks, Pastor Doug. 21:00 Quick note, I wish you guys would air your morning prayer, 21:04 meaning that you're gonna talk about the subject of prayer. 21:08 But anyway, my question is, 21:10 is that I've asked you about this, I think, two times, 21:14 and what's gonna happen in the future, 21:17 we really don't know, 21:18 God is all in compassing, 21:21 but Matthew 22:30, 21:23 when they asked about 21:25 whether there'll be marriage in heaven? 21:30 I think there are gonna be gender neutral in heaven myself, 21:32 but a six-month pregnant girl pregnant, 21:36 and Christ comes in the skies, some glory. 21:40 She's gonna be a woman for a little bit. 21:42 And just a few comments of that. 21:44 I mean, Holy Spirit gives you so much knowledge 21:48 and God bless that. 21:50 - Well, thank you so much. 21:51 But you've just touched on an area 21:52 that is somewhat mysterious. 21:54 I remember someone asked me during a live program once, 21:57 what will happen to women that are pregnant 21:59 when Jesus comes? 22:00 And I said without thinking, "They'll be delivered," 22:02 because of course, that's a play on words. 22:09 I think that probably, 22:10 they will have their baby handed to them, 22:12 a fully born, a full-term baby handed to them. 22:19 I can't imagine them going through a painful birth in heaven 22:21 with their glorified bodies, 22:22 because yeah, we get glorified bodies, 22:25 and there are some things that are mysterious 22:27 that it's hard to explain. 22:30 And you know what, if I'm there, 22:32 I'll just be happy to be there, amen. 22:34 If we're in the kingdom, no complaints from me. 22:40 I just praise the Lord to be there. 22:42 Hey, thanks so much, Jerry, appreciate your question. 22:45 - [Jerry] Oh, thank you Doug, bye. 22:46 - Good night. 22:48 All right, with that, Archie in California, 22:51 you are on the air with "Bible Answers Live." 22:55 - [Archie] Hello, pastor. 22:56 - Evening. 22:57 - [Archie] My question has to do 22:59 with people from eight years old to 80, 23:05 all during our life, we have different preferences. 23:09 Jesus said, "Love your enemies." 23:12 Well, we have people we just don't like, 23:15 others, we say we hate, maybe we do, maybe we don't. 23:21 But my question is how do you obey Jesus 23:25 and love your enemies or love the ones you don't like? 23:31 - It's very hard to do that without the Holy Spirit, 23:34 because just like you, 23:35 I've had people that have hurt me 23:37 and done things that are mean and unkind, 23:39 and then you read where Jesus says, 23:41 "I want you to love them." 23:43 For one thing, sometimes I'll pray for a person 23:46 even though I may not feel like it 23:48 because Jesus commands it. 23:49 And I find that even as I'm praying, 23:51 my heart softens towards them. 23:53 The other thing that helps me 23:55 is I realize that sometimes people do mean or unkind things 23:59 because they're lost, 24:00 and that is normal behavior for a lost person. 24:03 And if they would be saved, they'd be a lot more likable. 24:07 And so you wanna pray that these people, 24:09 the Holy Spirit will work on their lives and change them. 24:12 And I have seen folks that I didn't care much for, 24:16 I had some conflict with, 24:17 and then the Lord got ahold of their hearts, 24:19 probably also got ahold of mine. 24:21 And you end up becoming friends. 24:25 God can change people. 24:27 So I think that we're loving people to be redemptive, 24:32 'cause Jesus loved us even while we were unlovable. 24:35 Even while we were sinners, 24:37 Christ Jesus died for us. 24:39 So we're trying to be like our Master, 24:42 and that it's not always easy. 24:44 He says sometimes you're taking up a cross. 24:50 - [Jerry] Would it be possible for you 24:52 to write a booklet about this? 24:55 Well, I think everybody needs to know. 24:57 - I do have a book I just finished last year. 25:01 You may not have seen it 25:02 'cause we haven't said much about it, 25:03 but if you go to the Amazing Facts website, 25:06 I've got a book on forgiveness, 25:08 and the whole book is talking about how do you forgive, 25:12 and it talks about also how do you love some people 25:14 that are unlovable. 25:15 And if you call the Amazing Facts resource line, 25:18 that's 1800-835-6747 25:22 or simply go to #250, 25:24 you can dial pound #250 on your phone 25:27 and say you're listening to "Bible Answers Live." 25:29 And I'll will prompt you 25:31 on how you can get the offer for tonight. 25:33 And you might also be able to record 25:35 that you're looking for Pastor Doug's new book 25:37 on forgiveness. 25:39 And hopefully, that would be a blessing. 25:41 Let's see, can we get one more call in? 25:44 Nathan calling from Washington. 25:46 I think we got a young person here. 25:48 Nathan, you're on the air. 25:50 - [Nathan] Hello. 25:51 - Hi, your question. 25:55 - [Nathan] So my question is, 25:57 when did they become more than one language? 25:59 Because in Genesis 11, it talks about Babel 26:03 and how God confounded their language. 26:07 But in Genesis 10:5, it says, 26:09 "By these were the aisles of the Gentiles 26:11 "divided in their lands. 26:12 "Everyone after his tongue, 26:14 "after their families and in the nations." 26:17 When did they become more than one language? 26:20 - Okay, very good. 26:21 Well, you're right, Nathan. 26:23 They're at the Tower of Babel in Genesis 11, 26:25 they were making this tower 26:26 sort of a monument of rebellion against God, 26:29 and God confounded them. 26:32 Now, what happened is, 26:33 all of a sudden, they couldn't understand each other, 26:35 and the whole building project 26:38 just unraveled and fell apart in chaos. 26:41 People began to group together 26:44 with others they could understand. 26:47 And I think right then and there, 26:49 God just made it where some people were able to understand 26:52 and communicate in groups with others 26:53 and the main languages of the world were sort of born then. 26:57 Now language constantly changes, 26:59 and as you go around the world, 27:00 you can see examples of that. 27:01 A lot of languages are similar, but they're not the same. 27:05 I worked with the Navajo Indians, 27:06 and their tongue was very much like some Eskimos 27:09 up in Alaska, 27:12 but not like the other tribes around them. 27:14 Study of language is a fascinating business. 27:17 Well, I hope that helps a little bit Nathan, 27:19 I appreciate your question. 27:21 Friends, we're gonna take our mid-time break. 27:23 Don't go anywhere 27:24 'cause we're gonna have more Bible questions. 27:26 Just give us a call. 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32:50 - Well, I don't think you find the word soulmate 32:52 in the Bible, but the principle is there, 32:55 a particular person that God has designed for you 32:58 to be your spouse, where your souls are knit together. 33:04 And I think you can say yes. 33:06 Now when you say soulmates, 33:08 we often think about a husband and wife, 33:10 but when you read about, 33:12 there are friends in the Bible that are soulmates, 33:15 and you can read Jonathan and David, 33:17 it says their souls were knit together. 33:20 And so, you could probably easily argue, 33:22 Jonathan and David were soulmates, 33:24 and some people try and build it 33:26 into being some kind of a homosexual relationship, 33:30 which is absurd. 33:31 They were both married and very clear on that point. 33:34 But when you look at how God found a wife for Isaac, 33:39 she was specifically chosen (indistinct), 33:43 and he must have chosen with the leading of God, 33:47 because when Isaac saw her, they fell in love, 33:50 he never married another wife, and it says he loved her. 33:54 And then later you can see there's even a place 33:57 where it says that they're flirting with each other 33:59 even after they're married. 34:01 So they seem to have a great love relationship 34:04 even though they had favorites, 34:06 one favored Esau and the other one favored Jacob. 34:10 You could probably find other examples. 34:11 I think God was very particular 34:13 that Joseph was to be the husband of Mary. 34:19 And they seem to have a soulmate bond. 34:23 God shows them to be the perfect parents, 34:26 to earthly parents, I should say, to raise Jesus. 34:29 So in principle, 34:31 I think you could argue that there are some people, 34:32 their souls are knit together. 34:34 When Jesus sent out the apostles preaching, 34:37 it seems that Jesus paired up the Apostles two by two, 34:41 where he was matching their characters. 34:44 And John always seems to go out with Peter, 34:47 John, the brother of James, 34:48 I used to think, Lord, 34:49 why didn't James go out with his brother, John, 34:53 why didn't Andrew go out with Peter? 34:55 But no, Peter went with John. 34:57 And I think Jesus matched up the 12, 34:59 and he put 'em two by two based on their personality 35:02 so that they would be stronger together. 35:05 Yeah, so, great question and thank you so much. 35:09 God bless, Sheniqueka. 35:10 All right, with that, we're gonna go to Illinois 35:12 and talk with John. 35:14 John, you're on the air with "Bible Answers Live." 35:17 - [John] Good evening. - Evening. 35:21 - [John] My question is regarding Revelation 17:3-4 35:28 and the scarlet woman. 35:32 So it says that when John was taken away 35:36 in the spirit to see her, 35:38 she was taken into the wilderness, 35:39 and in Revelation 12, 35:45 God's church or God, 35:46 the woman that's dressed in the sun 35:49 was given wings to go into the wilderness. 35:54 Regarding that, I was doing a study on that, 35:57 and I was wondering, 35:59 is that the same church but corrupt 36:02 as well as the woman's color, 36:05 which she was arrayed in. 36:07 So it was purple and scarlet. 36:11 And in Exodus 39, the priest is also in that same color, 36:17 but he has the color blue. 36:19 And that's the color that represents the law, correct? 36:22 - Yeah, the Bible does say that the color blue 36:25 was to be on the hymn of the garments, 36:27 a reminder of the commandments. 36:29 Let me read this for our friends that are listening, 36:31 'cause I always like to re remember 36:33 that a lot of our listeners are driving 36:35 or they're preoccupied 36:36 and they can't always drop what they're doing 36:38 and read the Bible. 36:40 We're reading Revelation 17, 36:42 and I'll read verses three and you said four. 36:45 "So he carried me away in the spirit into the wilderness, 36:48 "and I saw a woman sitting on a scarlet beast, 36:51 "which had names full of blasphemy, 36:53 "having seven heads and 10 horns. 36:55 "And the woman was arrayed in purple and scarlet 36:57 "and adorned with gold and precious stones and pearls, 37:01 "having in her hand a golden cup full of abominations 37:04 "and the filthiness of her fornication." 37:06 Of course, it goes on to say, her name is 37:07 Mystery Babylon The Great, The Mother of Harlots. 37:10 So a woman in Bible analogy is a symbol for the church. 37:15 And so this woman, she is the antithesis 37:17 of the woman that you see in Revelation 12 37:20 that is clothed with the sun, moon, and stars, 37:22 all natural light. 37:24 This woman is clothed with artificial colors and adornment, 37:29 calls her a harlot. 37:31 That's pretty telltale that if she was once faithful, 37:34 she's not now. 37:35 It is true, God sometimes told his church, 37:38 he told Israel, you read the Book of Hosea, he says, 37:41 "You've played the harlot." 37:43 Whenever God's people went after other religions 37:46 or other gods or idols, 37:48 he's called it harlotry. 37:50 God said, "I'm your God, I'm your husband, 37:52 "and here you're committing adultery with these other gods." 37:55 So the woman in Revelation 12 was Christian 37:58 or has at least some illusion of being Christian, 38:02 but has compromised. 38:05 Most Protestant commentators believe 38:07 that this is speaking of the Papacy, 38:10 and the Catholic church, what happened during the dark ages 38:13 when they turned to idolatry, 38:14 of course, they had the colors, 38:16 and the cardinals are red, 38:18 and the bishops are purple, 38:20 and there's a golden cup in the hand 38:21 of the pope and the priests when they do the mass, 38:24 and virtually, all Protestant reformers 38:27 identified this woman with a Christian Church 38:29 that had compromised with the Roman religion, 38:32 hence Roman Catholicism. 38:35 And they drifted from the Bible. 38:37 Now of course, there are millions 38:39 of very faithful people in that church 38:41 living up to the light they have. 38:43 But nonetheless, 38:44 the organization has drifted from the scriptures. 38:46 So when you look in Revelation 12, 38:50 you've got this dragon, this scarlet dragon, 38:53 that is trying to devour the other woman. 38:55 Here, the woman is sitting on the dragon. 38:57 So the government of Rome tried to destroy Jesus as a baby. 39:02 That's the dragon there. 39:03 But now this woman is sitting on the dragon, 39:06 and you can also read, 39:07 it says in the last verse in chapter 17 of Revelation, 39:11 the woman that you saw is that great city 39:13 that reigns over the kings of the earth. 39:15 Well, that was Rome. 39:16 Rome had imprisoned John of Patmos. 39:19 So for friends who were hearing this for the first time, 39:21 this is nothing new with me, 39:23 this is what all Protestants used to believe. 39:26 We have a lesson we'll send you for free, 39:29 and it's called "The Other Woman." 39:31 And all you have to do is call 1800-835-6747, 39:37 1800-835-6747, 39:39 or you can do #250. 39:41 And when they answer, 39:42 say you're listening to "Bible Answers Live," 39:45 dial pound #250 on your phone. 39:47 And that's for those that are in the US 39:49 and US territories in Canada. 39:51 And we'll be happy to make these studies available to you. 39:55 I think you can even go to the Amazing Facts website 39:58 and read that study guide on Babylon, the mystery woman, 40:04 and you'll get that information. 40:06 Thank you very much, 40:07 and we're gonna go next to Chris in Florida. 40:12 Welcome, Chris, you're on the air with "Bible Answers Live." 40:15 - [Chris] Hey, pastor, thank you. 40:16 My questions on the remnant church. 40:19 And I was wondering, 40:22 is our church the remnant now before the close of probation 40:26 and the end of the three angels messages 40:29 or will we make up the remnant church 40:31 after that time has passed 40:32 and coming Sunday law is enacted? 40:35 - All right, well, let's talk about that. 40:37 When you say the word remnant church, 40:39 now this is a biblical term. 40:40 If you go to Revelation 12 and you go to the last verse, 40:44 it says there in verse 17, 40:45 "The dragon was enraged with a woman, 40:48 "and he went to make war with the remnant of her sea." 40:52 Now woman's a church, it says the remnant, 40:54 the remainder, what's left of her descendants, 40:57 that keep the commandments of God 40:59 and have the faith of Jesus. 41:01 So it's understood there by many Christians 41:03 that near the end of time, 41:04 God is going to have a faithful, remaining church. 41:08 They are gonna believe the teachings 41:09 that were once delivered to the saints. 41:11 They will return to the purity of Bible truth. 41:15 And Christ is not coming for a church 41:17 that has totally been dissolved by 41:20 and diluted by compromise, 41:21 he's coming for a church that is revived, 41:24 filled with the Holy Spirit. 41:26 They've been empowered by the latter reign. 41:28 And I believe that's a group 41:30 that is still coming together now. 41:32 But I'd say, you need to find a church 41:36 that follows the Bible the most accurately 41:38 and be part of that church 41:39 to make sure you're in the remnant church, 41:41 says she keeps the commandments of God, 41:43 they believe in all the commandments, 41:45 that means all 10, 41:46 and they have the faith of Jesus, 41:48 you read in Revelation 14:12. 41:50 Revelation 12:17, it says, 41:52 "They have the testimony of Jesus," 41:55 that means the law and the prophets, 41:57 they believe the Word of God. 41:59 Hope that helps a little bit, Chris. 42:01 Talking next to Bob in Washington. 42:04 Bob, your name is the same forward or backwards, 42:08 you're on the air with "Bible Answers Live." 42:11 - [Bob] Hello, Pastor Doug. 42:12 - Evening, how are you? 42:15 - [Bob] Not too bad, a lot better after a nap for sure. 42:18 - Okay, well, good. (laughing) 42:19 We're glad you're all rested up, 42:21 and your question tonight? 42:23 - Well, it has to do with John 9:2. 42:28 I've talked with some people who believe that that verse, 42:35 somehow they make it into, 42:38 there's this one church that talks about us 42:41 being in a premortal state kind of thing, 42:45 and so they believe that, 42:50 well, the verse says, 42:52 disciples asked him saying, "Rabbi, who's sinned, 42:56 "this man, or his parents, that he was born blind?" 42:58 So did the blind man sin before he was born? 43:03 - Right, yeah, let me explain that 43:05 for our friends that are listening, 43:07 You have to almost read the first verse. 43:08 Jesus is passing by, 43:10 he sees a man who is born blind from birth. 43:13 The disciples begin to ponder, "Why is he suffering? 43:15 "If he was born blind, 43:17 "somebody must as sinned for him to suffer like this. 43:21 "What did he do?" 43:22 And so, the disciples were speculating, 43:24 keep in mind, 43:26 the disciples, their theology was not all right, 43:27 they totally misunderstood Jesus' mission. 43:29 So you don't want to get your theology 43:32 totally from their questions, 'cause they're still learning. 43:36 And they said, "Who sinned?" 43:37 Maybe his parents sinned or maybe was it his sin? 43:40 And what they're saying is 43:42 God knew in advance this man would be sinful, 43:45 so he punished him in advance. 43:47 And then you're right, there are people 43:49 that say that you had some kind of pre-incarnation existence 43:53 and in your spirit body, you were sinning, 43:56 or in your pre incarnation, 44:01 they had some form of reincarnation. 44:02 And yeah, there is a church 44:04 that believes that you exist without a body 44:05 before this earth, that's totally unbiblical. 44:09 So the disciples are just, 44:10 they're pondering, "Who's sinned." 44:12 "Did God know he was gonna be bad 44:13 "and he punished him in advance? 44:15 "Was it his parents?" 44:16 And then Jesus answers, as it says here, 44:19 "Neither this man or his parents sinned, 44:21 "but that the works of God should be revealed," 44:24 and of course, he heals the man. 44:26 All sickness, but people that are born sick, 44:29 my brother was born with, ultimately, a terminal disease 44:33 called cystic fibrosis, 44:35 and he didn't do anything wrong, 44:38 and he struggled with it, 44:39 and my parents couldn't control their genes. 44:42 So wouldn't it be directly from their sin? 44:46 It could all be traced back to the sin of Adam 44:49 in the beginning has caused sin and sickness 44:53 and degeneration through the whole human family. 44:56 Good question, Bob, appreciate it. 44:57 Thanks so much. 44:59 And talking next to Nicholas, is that in Delaware? 45:04 Nicholas, you're on the air. 45:06 - [Nicholas] Yes. - Hi. 45:07 - [Nicholas] I have a question. 45:09 - Yes. 45:11 - [Nicholas] But when the Bible, 45:12 it says that Abraham's descendants will outnumber of stars, 45:16 does that mean the end can't come 45:17 until Abraham's descendants outnumber the stars? 45:21 - No, that, I think, is a figure of speech. 45:23 God uses allegories. 45:26 God says, "I own the cattle on a thousand hills. 45:28 "If I was hungry I would not tell you." 45:30 Well, God is not eating barbecue. 45:33 He's just saying that, "I own everything in the world." 45:37 So when God tells Abraham, 45:39 "Your descendants will be like the stars of heaven," 45:42 and other places, he says the sand on the seashore, 45:45 God is not specifically counting every grain of sand 45:48 and saying, when Abraham gets as many descendants, 45:50 well, you know how many grains of sand there are? 45:53 It's innumerable. - [Nicholas] There's a lot. 45:54 - Yeah, and how many stars are there? 45:56 They figure there's almost as many stars 45:58 as there are grains of sands, it's innumerable. 46:01 And so God is just saying 46:02 that Abraham would have so many descendants 46:06 that you wouldn't even be able to count them. 46:08 And that actually came true during the time of King David. 46:11 David wanted to number Israel, 46:13 and they never even got the whole number. 46:15 But you know, Joab said to David, 46:22 "May the Lord multiply your people a hundred times more," 46:25 but we don't even need to count them anymore, 46:27 there's so many. 46:28 So yeah, I don't think God's waiting 46:32 until he's got as many Jews in the world 46:35 as there are stars in the sky, 46:37 I think it's a figure of speech. 46:40 - [Nicholas] Okay, that's what I stopped, but thank you. 46:42 - All right, thank you, Nicholas, appreciate your call. 46:45 And with that, we're gonna talk to Isaac. 46:49 Isaac, you're on the air with "Bible Answers Live." 46:53 - [Issac] Hey, how you doing, pastor? 46:54 - Doing well. 46:56 - [Issac] Good, I had a question. 46:58 So why did God require lamb sacrifices by his people 47:02 after sin into the world? 47:04 Because obviously, before sin, there was no death. 47:10 So I was just wondering 47:11 why would he require lamb sacrifices after sin? 47:16 - Well, you're saying why would he require them after sin? 47:19 - [Issac] Yeah, after sin into the world, 47:21 wasn't he, I guess, requiring lamb sacrifices by his people? 47:27 - You can read in Revelation, it talks about the lamb 47:30 slain from the foundation of the world. 47:32 And if you look in the Garden of Eden, 47:34 when Adam and Eve first sinned, 47:37 they discovered their nakedness, 47:38 they went and got fig leaves to cover their nakedness 47:41 and to hide their shame. 47:43 God said, "That will not do." 47:45 And it says they made aprons of leaf, 47:50 the word that's in Hebrew is they made aprons, miniskirts, 47:53 and then it says God made them tunics, 47:56 those are robes, of skin. 47:58 Now, where did God get the skin? 48:00 Did God just blink his eyes, 48:03 and all of a sudden they had leather coats? 48:05 Or did God establish the sacrificial system back there 48:08 to explain that to cover their shame, 48:10 something had to die. 48:12 And those lambs or goats 48:15 that were dying in the sacrificial system, 48:17 they had to be clean animals. 48:18 They couldn't offer a skunk or a pig or anything. 48:21 The clean animals that died in the sacrificial system 48:24 were a symbol for the day when God's son would come. 48:27 What did John the Baptist say 48:29 when Jesus walked by the Jordan? 48:30 He pointed to him and said, "Behold the lamb of God 48:33 "that takes away the sin of the world." 48:35 All of those animal sacrifices 48:38 pointed to when Jesus would come, 48:41 and it was reminding them that the blood of Christ 48:44 would cover their sin. 48:45 So it was a symbol, and the God used it to educate people 48:51 about the awfulness of sin. 48:54 Does that make sense? - [Issac] Awesome, okay. 48:56 Yeah, that makes perfect sense. 48:58 I never heard anyone break it down like that, thank you. 49:00 - All right, thanks so much, appreciate your question. 49:02 And with that, we're gonna talk to Tammy in California. 49:06 Tammy, you're on the air with "Bible Answers Live." 49:09 - [Tammy] Hi, pastor. - Hi! 49:11 - [Tammy] This is Tammy from Loma Linda. 49:13 And my question is, 49:15 I know in the Bible I forgot exactly where, 49:18 but the Lord says that he had, 49:20 Jesus mentioned that he had given us power and authority 49:23 to cast out demons and to heal the sick. 49:27 - Yes, he says that in Mark 16. 49:29 He says it in several places, but one is Mark 16. 49:32 - [Tammy] Okay, and so my question is, 49:37 is that what we should be doing today? 49:42 - Well, does God still have the power, yes! 49:44 Should we still pray for people 49:46 that are harassed by the devil or sick, absolutely! 49:51 Do we have the same power the apostles had, no! 49:54 Will God pour out the Holy Spirit 49:56 before Jesus comes back and give that power again, yes! 50:01 So there are times in history 50:02 where we see God's spirit and power 50:04 moving in different waves, in different intensities. 50:07 And before Jesus comes back, 50:09 I think he's gonna pour out his spirit 50:11 in the power of Pentecost. 50:12 And you will see Christians, believers going out 50:16 doing some of the same signs and wonders that Jesus did. 50:19 Even Jesus said, "These miracles that I've done, 50:21 "greater things than these will you do 50:23 "because I go to the Father." 50:25 So I believe all that's literal. 50:27 I think even today we should be praying 50:29 that people are delivered from the devil, 50:32 when they're being harassed or possessed, 50:34 I believe that we should be praying for people who are sick. 50:37 And I've seen miracles. 50:39 Just this last week someone asked me to pray for somebody 50:43 that was in very dire condition in ICU. 50:47 Last report I got is they had improved 50:49 and they're out of ICU. 50:51 Now, it doesn't mean it happened instantly, 50:53 but I believe God heard the prayer. 50:55 So yes, we should be praying more. 50:57 Thanks so much, Tammy. 50:59 We're gonna talk to Jasmine in Texas. 51:02 Jasmine, you're on the air with "Bible Answers Live." 51:05 - [Jasmine] Hi, this is Jasmine. 51:06 Thank you so much for taking my call. 51:08 - Yeah. 51:10 - [Jasmine] I was wondering, 51:12 my family and I have the conviction 51:14 and know that we are called to live in the country, 51:21 and we've been praying about it, but we don't know, 51:26 how do you know when God is telling you where? 51:30 Because I know that if we're being led by God, 51:33 then we won't fail, 51:34 but I don't know where he's leading us. 51:36 How do you know that? 51:37 - Well, that's a great question, 51:38 and it's a very important question. 51:39 You don't wanna make the wrong decision. 51:42 And I would say don't do anything unless you do know, 51:45 with confidence, that God has opened the door. 51:49 First, let me tell you, there is a free booklet 51:52 that you can download or request from Amazing Facts, 51:55 and it's called "Determining the Will of God." 51:58 And I give 12 points in that book, 52:00 biblical principles about how do we know God's will 52:04 in a question, 52:05 not whether we should kill or not kill, 52:07 I mean, there's sometimes many good choices. 52:09 We wonder how do I know what God wants me to do? 52:12 So that book is called "Determining the Will of God." 52:15 You can just go to amazingfacts.org, 52:17 look in our free library, 52:19 you can download that and read it, 52:21 or you can call 1800-835-6747 and request it. 52:27 But I would look for providential openings. 52:32 You wanna make sure 52:33 before you're gonna move to another country, 52:34 you've got income. 52:36 The Bible tells us to look ahead, 52:38 be wise in decisions that you make. 52:41 And God doesn't always ask us 52:44 to just recklessly step out in faith, 52:46 I've known some dear people that said, 52:48 "I feel like I need to move the country." 52:49 And they quit their good jobs, 52:51 they moved off with no training or experience. 52:54 They realized that they had bought the wrong piece of land, 52:57 and they came back to the city bankrupt. 52:59 It was very sad, I've seen it happen a few times. 53:02 So, plan carefully, 53:05 and make sure God's leading you, 53:07 and that not only does God show you what he wants you to do, 53:09 sometimes he has you wait until the right time. 53:14 I mean, look how long he had Moses wait for his big mission 53:16 in Abraham to have son with Sarah. 53:19 So, be patient, 53:21 and say, "Lord, we're willing to do your will." 53:23 Now here's the promise, once we tell the Lord 53:27 we are willing to do whatever he wants, 53:29 he then becomes responsible to show us. 53:32 If we are seeking, 53:34 we're knocking, we're praying, we're asking, 53:35 he will show us. 53:37 And so, get Christian counsel, 53:40 look for providential openings, 53:42 the leadings of the Holy Spirit, 53:44 most importantly, look in the word, 53:46 and you'll find guidance in the principles 53:48 that are in the Word of God, 53:50 and download that book, "Determining the Will of God." 53:52 And I think you'll be blessed by that. 53:54 Thank you, Jasmine, we appreciate your question. 53:58 Now for our friends that are listening, 54:00 you know we're starting to come to the tail end 54:02 of the radio program right now. 54:05 And I like to just explain to people that when we sign off, 54:08 we are both on satellite across the country, 54:10 satellite radio, 54:11 and we're on land-based stations, 54:13 they operate on a different clock, 54:15 but we don't wanna lose any of our time. 54:17 So what we do is we sign off in two stages. 54:21 After we sign off with our satellite stations, 54:24 don't go away, 54:25 you're gonna hear me come back, 54:27 and I'm gonna answer some internet questions that came in. 54:30 And if you ever have any internet questions, 54:32 some people say, 54:34 "I've got a question, but I'm afraid to get on the air." 54:37 Some people get nervous calling in a live program, don't be. 54:40 But if you are, you can email us a question. 54:43 Just go to Amazing Facts, 54:45 and I think there you'll see Amazing Facts, 54:47 it'll be \bibleanswerslive.org. 54:52 And you can submit Bible questions there, 54:55 just even if you go to the amazingfacts.org channel, 54:59 you'll see there where you can submit a Bible question. 55:02 And for those of you that are bidding us farewell, 55:05 driving down the road, God bless you, 55:07 we look forward to studying with you again next week. 55:09 For the others, standby. 55:12 (energetic music) 55:15 - [Narrator] Thank you for listening to today's broadcast. 55:17 We hope you understand your Bible even better than before. 55:21 "Bible Answers Live" 55:22 is produced by Amazing Facts International, 55:25 a faith-based ministry located in Granite Bay, California. 55:31 - We are back, friends, 55:32 with some of the internet questions that have come in, 55:34 and thanks for standing by. 55:36 And let's start with Talora, 55:39 would like to know if we will still have our old thoughts 55:42 when Christ returns and we are changed. 55:45 The Bible tells us in the book of Isaiah, 55:47 says, "The former will not be remembered or come into mind," 55:50 and he doesn't mean you're brainwashed 55:52 so you don't remember that Jesus has saved you, 55:55 but the former painful memories that we have, 55:58 those things are gonna be eclipsed 56:00 by the everlasting glory and bliss of heaven. 56:03 You won't need to worry about that there. 56:05 And so, no, 56:06 you don't have to worry about the painful memories. 56:08 And keep in mind, as time goes by, time is healing, 56:12 our minds are gonna be so full 56:14 of the incredible experiences of heaven 56:17 that all of the painful things of this world 56:19 are gonna just be crowded out, 56:21 and we're gonna be looking forward. 56:23 Paul said, 56:24 "Forgetting those things that are behind, I press on." 56:27 Through eternity, the only reminder of sin 56:30 will be the scars in Jesus' hand 56:32 for what he paid for us. 56:34 Kyle would like to know, 56:35 how will we know when it's Sabbath in the new earth 56:38 if there'll be neither day or night? 56:40 Well, it doesn't say there'll be no day or night, 56:43 it's talking about the new Jerusalem. 56:44 It says there is no need of the sun in the new Jerusalem 56:48 'cause the presence of God is there. 56:50 And the Bible says God is light. 56:54 The people sometimes say, 56:55 when God began creating the world, 56:58 he said, "Let there be light," 56:59 but he doesn't make the sun till the fourth day, 57:02 but he has day and night before he makes the sun. 57:06 How do you have day and night? 57:08 Well, God, he set the planet spinning, 57:11 whatever side of the planet was aiming the glory of God, 57:15 Bible tells us in Mark 9, 57:17 in the Mount of Transfiguration, 57:18 "The glory of Jesus was brighter than the sun." 57:23 And you can read in Malachi, it says, 57:24 "Then the son of righteousness 57:26 "will arise with healing in his wings." 57:28 So the light of God will illuminate the city, 57:32 but the world will still have a day and a night, 57:34 and there'll still be weeks, 57:35 and it says from one Sabbath to another, 57:37 all flesh will come in worship before him. 57:40 Nelly from Kenya asks 57:42 if it's acceptable to use family planning methods. 57:46 Without going into detail, I would say yes, 57:49 The Bible tells us, 57:51 "Do not build a tower if you are not able to complete it." 57:55 And if you cannot afford to rear a family, 57:57 educate, and be a good father or mother, 58:00 then you ought to plan accordingly. 58:02 But I don't believe in abortion. 58:04 I think that what you should do then is prevention. 58:07 And I won't go into detail there. 58:08 Hey, friends, there's so much more 58:10 Amazing Facts has to offer. 58:11 Please go to amazingfacts.org. 58:14 Watch us on YouTube and Facebook. 58:16 God Bless, we'll study next week. 58:19 (energetic music) 58:20 - 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