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00:03 we're living in unprecedented times. 00:05 Join us now for Today special program. 00:12 I want to spend my life 00:18 Mending broken people 00:23 I want to spend my life 00:29 Removing pain 00:34 Lord, let my words 00:39 Heal a heart that hurts 00:44 I want to spend my life 00:50 Mending broken people 00:55 I want to spend my life 01:00 Mending broken people 01:15 Hello, friends, and welcome back again 01:17 to another edition of 3ABN Bible Q and A. 01:20 This is a program 01:21 where we answer your Bible questions. 01:24 And again, I can't emphasize that enough 01:26 Bible questions and answers, 01:28 because we're giving your questions 01:31 and answer from the Bible. 01:32 And that's what we want. We wanna be Bible Christians. 01:35 And so we wanna again, 01:36 welcome you and thank you, you know, 01:37 you could be doing other things, 01:39 but you're tuning in and watching us here. 01:40 And we have a power packed hour 01:42 in which we're gonna be diving in. 01:44 I've looked at the questions ahead of time. 01:45 I have them here 01:47 and they are powerful questions. 01:48 And I know we have a wonderful panel, 01:50 who's going to be giving some wonderful Bible answers. 01:52 In fact, that gives me an opportunity 01:54 to introduce the panel. 01:55 To my right here we have Miss Jill Morikone. 01:57 It's a blessing to always have you. 01:59 Thank you so much, Pastor Ryan. 02:00 It's a privilege to open up the Word of God and study. 02:03 I am looking forward to today's program. 02:05 Amen. Praise the Lord. 02:07 And, of course, to your right is Pastor John Dinzey. 02:09 Brother, it's always good to have you as well. 02:11 It's a pleasure to be here. 02:13 And I rejoice in the fact that 02:14 I don't have to depend on myself to answer questions. 02:16 I'm depending on the Holy Spirit. 02:18 Amen. Praise the Lord. 02:19 And way down there 02:20 on the far end of this long table, 02:23 Pastor John Lomacang, always a blessing. 02:25 I know we just definitely show social distancing, 02:29 but it's good to be able to be here 02:30 and God's Word is just like this library of answers. 02:33 And we wanna handle those answers humbly. 02:36 That's right. Amen. 02:37 Thy word is a lamp unto my feet and a light unto my path. 02:41 And we're certainly gonna allow the Word of God 02:43 to shed some light on some of these questions today. 02:45 But we wanna tell you how 02:46 you can send in those questions. 02:48 If you have a Bible question 02:49 and you want the panel to answer them 02:51 in a future program, just simply send us 02:54 your question or your questions 02:56 to BibleQA@3abn.org. 03:00 You can email those and again, BibleQA@3abn.org, 03:06 or you can send us a text message. 03:08 And that number is on the screen there, 03:10 (618) 228-3975. 03:14 Again, (618) 228-3975. 03:18 Text it to us, send us an email. 03:20 We want those questions. 03:21 And we wanna give you a Bible answer to those questions. 03:25 Well, without further ado, before we dive into this, 03:27 why don't we have a prayer? 03:29 Pastor Lomacang, why don't you say a prayer for us? 03:30 Sure. 03:31 Loving Lord, we open our hearts 03:33 to the working of Your Holy Spirit. 03:34 We pray that You'll open the ears 03:36 of those watching and listening to this program, 03:39 to the work of Your Holy Spirit. 03:40 We are not the authority, 03:42 but we want Your Word to be the foundation 03:44 by which questions and thoughts 03:47 and controversies are resolved. 03:49 Give the listeners a heart of understanding 03:52 that they may yield to whatever Your Word reveals 03:56 and may all the glory go just to you 03:58 in Jesus' name we pray. 04:00 Amen. Amen. 04:02 Amen. Praise the Lord. 04:04 Our first question comes to Jill. 04:07 Jill, this is coming from Julie in South Dakota, I believe. 04:10 And her question is, 04:12 "Would you say that salvation is conditional? 04:16 If so, what are some of the conditions?" 04:19 I love that question. 04:21 Thank you, Julie, for writing in 04:22 and giving that question. 04:23 I would say yes, salvation is conditional, 04:26 and let's look at those conditions. 04:27 Condition number one is, 04:29 we need to ask for forgiveness of our sins. 04:33 You see at the cross provision for forgiveness, 04:36 provision for salvation was made for everyone, 04:39 but that doesn't mean everyone was forgiven at the cross. 04:43 1 John 1:9, "If we confess our sins, 04:46 He's faithful and just to forgive us our sins 04:49 and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness." 04:52 So we have to ask, 04:53 we have to ask for forgiveness for sin. 04:56 It's freely offered, but you and I have to ask. 04:59 Condition number two, 05:00 we need to accept the gift of salvation by faith. 05:05 Ephesians 2:8, "For by grace, 05:08 you have been saved through faith 05:10 and that not of yourselves, it is the gift of God." 05:13 Did you catch that? 05:14 We're all not automatically saved. 05:18 We need to accept the gift of God, 05:20 that gift of salvation by faith. 05:24 Condition number three, 05:26 we need to be filled with the spirit. 05:28 We need to allow the Holy Spirit 05:31 to dwell in us and take up residence in us. 05:36 Romans 8: 1, "There is therefore now 05:39 no condemnation 05:40 to those who are in Christ Jesus, 05:42 who do not walk according to the flesh, 05:44 but according to the spirit." 05:45 Jump down to verse 13. 05:48 "If you live according to the flesh, you will die. 05:51 But if by the spirit 05:52 you put to death the deeds of the body, you will live." 05:56 You see, we're called to walk in the spirit. 05:58 So we don't fulfill those lusts of the flesh. 06:02 The lust of the flesh is that life of sin. 06:04 That is that old man of sin 06:06 that you and I easily walk in and dwell in. 06:09 Unless we ask for the indwelling Holy Spirit 06:14 to keep us by the power of Him. 06:17 So we ask for forgiveness, 06:19 we accept the gift of salvation by faith, 06:22 and then we walk in the spirit. 06:24 Amen. Wonderful answer. 06:26 Thank you. 06:28 This next question comes to Pastor John Dinzey. 06:31 And Pastor Dinzey, 06:32 this question is coming from Trinidad and Tobago. 06:35 And this person says, 06:37 "Is it true that Christ will come 06:39 at midnight, the darkest period. 06:43 And then they say, I actually don't get it 06:44 because I thought we, the humans don't really know 06:47 when He will come. 06:49 And then this person says, and He will come like a thief. 06:52 So is it true that He comes back at midnight?" 06:56 That is a very good question. 06:57 And that does not necessarily mean 06:59 that exactly at the midnight hour, 07:01 Jesus Christ will come and you can say at 12:01, 07:04 well, He's not coming today. 07:06 Let's go to sleep and everything will be fine. 07:08 This is just making reference to a time in history 07:11 when people are going about their everyday thing 07:15 and they're not necessarily awake or watching, 07:17 they are going about their everyday business. 07:19 Now it's true. 07:21 We do not know the day nor the hour. 07:23 This is made... 07:25 A statement is made several times in the Bible, 07:27 Matthew 24:32-33 says, 07:29 "Now learn this parable from the fig tree 07:32 when its branch has already become tender 07:35 and puts forth leaves. 07:37 You know, that summer is near. 07:39 So you also, when you see all these things 07:43 know that it is near at the doors." 07:44 Okay. 07:46 The reason I read, I read this text is 07:47 because we can know that 07:50 the second coming of Christ is near, 07:52 but we won't know the day nor the hour. 07:55 I now turn to Mark Chapter 13 07:59 because it's very interesting declaration 08:03 is made by Christ beginning in verse 32. 08:05 Mark 13 beginning in verse 32, "Now of the day an hour, 08:10 no one knows not even the angels in heaven 08:12 nor the Son, but only the Father. 08:14 Take heed, watch and pray, 08:17 for you do not know when the time is." 08:19 So you see here, 08:21 no one knows the day nor the hour. 08:22 No one knows when the time is, 08:23 but our part is to be watching 08:25 and praying, being ready at all times. 08:27 Amen. 08:29 Notice then, verse 34 and 35, 08:31 "It is like a man going to a far country, 08:32 who left his house 08:34 and gave authority to his servants, 08:35 and to each his work, 08:37 and commanded the doorkeeper to watch. 08:39 Watch therefore, for you do not know 08:41 when the master of the house is coming, notice, 08:44 in the evening, at midnight, 08:46 at the crowing of the rooster, or in the morning." 08:49 The four different separations as, 08:51 as it was the custom in those days, 08:53 the four different timeframes of a day are mentioned. 08:57 So it could be any time of the day... 08:58 That's right. 08:59 But we don't know the day nor the hour. 09:01 Our part is to be ready, watch and pray. 09:03 Amen. Amen. 09:04 Wonderful. 09:06 All right, Pastor Lomacang, this is coming to you. 09:08 And it's a rather lengthy question, 09:10 but it's a good question. 09:11 Okay. Here it is. 09:12 This person says, actually, 09:14 this is from Anthony from Trinidad and Tobago. 09:16 It says, "In the Gospel of Matthew 28:20, 09:20 Jesus said to the disciples, 09:22 go ye therefore and teach all nations, 09:24 baptizing them in the name of the Father 09:26 and of the Son and of the Holy Ghost. 09:28 And in the Book of Acts 2:38, 09:30 Peter speaking by the Holy Ghost said 09:33 in answer to a question, then Peter said unto them, 09:36 repent and be baptized every one of you 09:38 in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins. 09:41 And you shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost." 09:43 So here's the question. 09:45 The question is, "What is the correct recitation 09:48 or recitation that should be used 09:51 when Christians are being baptized? 09:54 Okay, well, I'm so glad 09:55 you asked this question, Anthony. 09:57 There is no correct nor incorrect 10:00 recitation of what we should say 10:02 before a person is getting baptized. 10:05 Let me tell you why 10:06 there is no one is not opposed to the other. 10:09 There are many people that would prefer 10:11 Peter's words above Christ. 10:14 It's a very dangerous thing. 10:15 When you say, well, Peter's words 10:16 are a lot more reliable than Christ. 10:19 You think about that for a moment, 10:20 it's not more reliable 10:22 because the word name is what the issue is. 10:25 The word name there in the Greek, 10:26 in the name of the, name of the, 10:28 name of is the authority of. 10:29 That's good. 10:31 Let me ask you a question, is the authority of the Father 10:33 compared to the authority of the Son 10:35 and the authority of the Holy Spirit? 10:37 There is an equal connection across the board, 10:39 but why did Peter say in the name of Jesus? 10:42 And here is something that context is vitally important. 10:44 I'll just begin with John 14:1-3. 10:47 You believe in God, believe also in me. 10:50 Why did Jesus say that? 10:52 Because Jesus was the one being rejected. 10:55 It was difficult, you know, the Pharisees, the Jews, 10:58 the Scribes, Assyrians. 10:59 They rejected Him as the Messiah. 11:02 Can you be saved if you reject the only one 11:05 through whom salvation is made? 11:07 That's why we find in the Book of Acts 11:08 these very clear statements. 11:10 Acts 4:12, "Nor is there salvation 11:13 in any other, 11:14 for there is no other name under heaven given among men 11:18 by which we must be saved." 11:21 So when you think about that all through the New Testament, 11:24 the Book of Acts specifically is showing time after time, 11:27 how the Jewish leaders, Peter was an example. 11:30 He said, didn't we command you not to preach in His name? 11:34 It was, His name was the issue. 11:36 It was the man Christ Jesus, 11:38 who was the one they had a hard time with. 11:40 Not baptism, John was baptizing, 11:43 but when Jesus's name, 11:45 the rejection of the Messiah was the focus of the enemy. 11:48 His name is above all other names. 11:51 And one more, we find Acts 5:28. 11:53 That's where they strictly commanded them. 11:55 But here's the point I wanna make. 11:57 When we confess that Jesus is the Son of God, 12:01 God abides in Him and He in God, 12:04 they don't separate. 12:06 So here's the point. 12:07 When you baptize in the name of the Father, 12:08 the Son and the Holy Spirit, 12:10 the authority for our salvation is the same, 12:14 but no one will be baptized 12:17 if they leave out the person of Christ. 12:20 No one can be saved 12:21 if they leave out the person of Christ. 12:25 Wonderful. I like it. 12:26 Amen. 12:28 All right, Jill, this is coming back to you. 12:30 This person says, 12:31 this is from Bridget, by the way. 12:33 And she says, "Besides the Book of Leviticus 12:36 in the Old Testament 12:37 where the law of the birds and animals is outlined, 12:41 where else in the New Testament is referenced made 12:44 as to what we should or should not eat. 12:47 Is it a sin to partake of such foods? 12:51 And is it a desecration of God's temple, our body?" 12:56 Thank you so much, Bridget, for that question. 12:57 I think the underpinning 12:59 for the whole understanding of the clean 13:01 and the unclean animals is to understand that 13:04 it is not a Jewish principle. 13:05 It's a biblical principle. 13:07 If you understand that you want to, 13:10 you can see it all throughout the Word of God. 13:12 Now, of course, 13:13 it was clearly delineated to the Israelites. 13:15 We see this in Leviticus 11 and Deuteronomy 14, 13:19 the law of the clean and unclean animals. 13:21 But it happened way before then. 13:23 This is when Noah went into the ark 13:25 all the way back to Genesis 7:1-2. 13:29 "The Lord said to Noah, 'Come into the Ark.'" 13:31 And if you jump down to verse 2. 13:33 It says, "You should take with you seven 13:35 each of every clean animal." 13:36 Did you catch that? 13:38 Every clean animal, male and female, 13:40 two each of animals that are unclean, 13:42 a male and a female. 13:44 This tells us that 13:45 this principle of clean and unclean 13:47 existed long before the children of Israel. 13:50 That's right. 13:51 This is prior to the nation of Israel, 13:53 prior to any Levitical law. 13:55 We also know Jesus tells us the Sermon on the Mount, 13:57 Matthew Chapter 5, "Do not think 13:59 I came to destroy the law and the prophets. 14:01 I did not come to destroy, but to fulfill." 14:04 Now, let's look at 14:05 just a couple of New Testament references. 14:07 Sometimes people get this confused and think, 14:10 "Oh, oh, this means that 14:11 now we can eat anything, 14:13 when really if you look at the scripture in context, 14:15 it doesn't mean that. 14:16 First reference is Acts Chapter 10. 14:19 And this is Peter and the vision, 14:20 the sheet of all the animals that came down 14:22 and the voice spoke from heaven saying 14:24 "Rise, Peter, kill and eat." 14:27 And he said, "Not so Lord, 14:28 I have not eaten anything common or unclean." 14:32 What is very interesting in that 14:33 is this is long after the crucifixion. 14:35 This is the early Christian Church. 14:37 You would think that those old customs 14:39 would be done away with, 14:40 and yet he's not eating anything unclean. 14:43 And that scripture, 14:44 Acts Chapter 10 has nothing to do with animals 14:47 and everything to do with people. 14:50 And that the gospel was to go to the Gentiles. 14:53 In Romans Chapter 14, 14:55 we see Paul addressing issues in the church 14:57 and it was not clean and unclean animals. 14:59 It was ceremonial impurity, and meat offered to idols. 15:03 The same thing in 1 Corinthians Chapter 8, 15:06 the issue again is not clean and unclean animals. 15:09 It is food offered to idols. 15:11 In the New Testament scriptures, 15:13 we are clearly taught that 15:15 whether we eat or drink whatever we do, 15:17 we are to do all to the glory of God. 15:19 Our body is God's temple. Amen. 15:22 Nice. Thank you for that. Appreciate it. 15:24 Pastor Lomacang, we're coming right back to you 15:26 with this next question. 15:27 It says... 15:29 This is coming from someone who lives in Canada. 15:30 Okay. 15:31 They said, "Is the 144,000 a literal number? 15:35 Some pastors say it is, some say it's not. 15:38 Please help." Okay. 15:39 Wonderful question. 15:40 And this has been a controversy 15:42 as long as I remember being a pastor. 15:43 Even in our own denomination, 15:45 there are some say, well, I think it's literal, 15:46 some of them say, I think it's symbolic. 15:48 Well, here, let me throw this third component, 15:51 the 144,000 is a distinct symbolic number. 15:56 Yeah. 15:57 Distinct, but symbolic, 15:59 because you have in Revelation Chapter 7, 16:02 you have the twelve tribes, 12,000 from each tribe. 16:06 And then you have later on 16:07 John's view is turned to a number 16:10 which no man could number. 16:12 So let's break it down. 16:14 You also find that nowhere in scripture 16:16 does the Bible link say that the twelve tribes of Israel 16:20 are exactly like all the other nations. 16:23 Now here's how they are alike. 16:25 When it comes to physiology, when it comes to, 16:28 the makeup of a human being, we're all identical. 16:31 But Deuteronomy 7:6-8, 16:34 let's talk about this very quickly. 16:35 I'll just go ahead and read it for you. 16:37 Deuteronomy 7:6, 16:39 "For you are a holy people to the Lord your God, 16:42 the Lord your God has chosen you 16:44 to be a people for Himself, 16:45 a special treasure above all the peoples 16:48 on the face of the earth." 16:50 And so the Lord, when they, when He chose Israel, 16:53 He chose them for a specific focal point. 16:55 Yes. 16:56 He chose them for a specific function. 16:58 Now you may have had a package delivered 17:00 to your house by FedEx or UPS. 17:02 Does the FedEx guy die differently than you? 17:04 No. 17:05 Is he different than you in makeup? 17:06 No. Is the FedEx guy? No. 17:08 The UPS guy? No. 17:09 The post office person? No. 17:11 They have a special function. 17:12 And that function is pointed out 17:14 in Acts Chapter 13, 17:15 Paul and Barnabas, verse 46, 17:18 "It was necessary that the Word of God 17:19 should be spoken to you first. 17:21 But since you rejected and judge yourselves unworthy 17:23 of everlasting life, behold, we turn to the Gentiles." 17:27 So what's this 144,000 all about? 17:29 Let me narrow it down to my understanding. 17:31 The 144,000 as Revelation 7 describes and Revelation 14 17:35 brings them back into the picture, 17:37 represent those that have a message 17:39 to proclaim to the multitude, 17:42 the number that no man can number. 17:44 That's why, when John has asked, 17:46 who are they? 17:48 And where did they come from? 17:50 He didn't just say from all nations, 17:52 he said, they came out of the great tribulation. 17:55 How do they come out? Revelation 18. 17:57 When the proclamation of the message 17:59 by the 144,000 God's chosen people. 18:02 That's where it's distinct, those who have a final message. 18:05 What is the message? Come out of her, My people. 18:08 And who are they? 18:09 They are the ones that came out. 18:11 So there are many more that are gonna accept this message. 18:14 And the work of the 144,000 is to proclaim 18:17 that final message to the world. 18:19 Is that a literal number? 18:20 No, but it's distinct and separate 18:23 from the multitude that no one can number. 18:25 Amen. Amen. 18:26 Thank you, Pastor, for that. I appreciate that. 18:28 Pastor John Dinzey, coming back to you. 18:30 This comes from Ingrid in New York 18:33 and she says, "Hello, 3ABN team. 18:35 I'm about to start reading the Book of Isaiah. 18:38 And I would like further understanding of it. 18:40 Do you know which one of Ellen G. White's books 18:43 will help me during my daily readings 18:45 in the Book of Isaiah?" 18:47 Thank you in behalf of the 3ABN team. 18:51 Greetings to you, Ingrid. 18:52 Thank you for sending in the question. 18:53 And the Book of Isaiah is a marvelous book. 18:56 Wonderful blessings are in store. 18:59 I encourage you to pray a lot. 19:01 Ask God to help you understand this book. 19:03 And you're gonna wanna go back to it 19:05 over and over again. 19:06 There's some marvelous scriptures there. 19:08 Concerning writings of Ellen G. White, 19:10 that can help you with that. 19:11 I pointed to Prophets and Kings 19:13 and you can begin reading in Chapter 25. 19:16 You may go all the way probably to Chapter 32, 19:18 and you'll see some incredible blessings 19:22 as you read. 19:23 And comp, this will compliment your reading 19:24 in a marvelous way. 19:26 Draw you close to the Lord. 19:27 And the Book of Isaiah, 19:29 once again has incredible scriptures. 19:31 You know, Isaiah Chapter 1, 19:34 it tells you that though your sins be as scarlet. 19:36 You know, though, they be like crimson, 19:39 you know, you can be as white as wool. 19:40 Marvelous scriptures, and I encourage you 19:42 to study this book with a prayer 19:45 and it will be a great blessing to you 19:47 and to others as you share. 19:49 Amen. Amen. 19:50 Thank you, Pastor. Appreciate that. 19:52 You may be tuning in right now and wondering 19:54 what in the world am I watching? 19:56 You're watching 3ABN's news program, 19:58 3ABN Bible Q and A, in which we take your questions 20:02 and we answer them from the Bible. 20:03 And so you may have a Bible question 20:06 and we wanna tell you exactly 20:07 how you can send them that question two ways. 20:09 First by email, you can send that 20:11 into BibleQA@3abn.org, 20:15 or you can send us a text message, 20:17 and that number is on the screen there, 20:18 (618) 228-3975. 20:22 Send us your questions. 20:23 We'd love to give a Bible answer 20:25 to those questions. 20:26 All right. 20:28 Let's get back to the questions. 20:29 And we're coming back to you, Miss Jill, 20:30 and this person has a follow-up question to, 20:32 I think, a question that you might have been 20:34 asked in a previous episode. 20:35 In fact, they state that here. 20:37 They say, and this is coming from Jayce, by the way. 20:39 And Jayce says, 20:40 "I just have a follow-up question 20:41 about the question 20:43 how can we know God's will for us? 20:45 Of course, from a previous episode. 20:47 And Jayce says, Miss Morikone said that 20:49 we should listen to God's voice, 20:52 but how can we know for sure that it's God's voice 20:56 and not our own thoughts?" 20:58 It's a great question, Jayce. 20:59 Thank you for the follow-up question. 21:01 And I know that I've wondered this too 21:03 sometimes myself, is this my own thinking? 21:06 Is this something I wanted to do? 21:08 So my thoughts are here 21:09 or am I really hearing God's voice? 21:12 I think the first thing to do is to test the impression, 21:15 test those thoughts against the Word of God. 21:19 Isaiah 8:20, "To the law and to the testimony, 21:22 if they do not speak according to this word, 21:25 there is no light in them." 21:27 In other words, if you have a thought 21:29 that comes to you 21:30 and it does not line up with Scripture, 21:33 it does not line up with the Word of God, 21:35 then you know clearly that is not coming from God. 21:38 And that is simply your own thoughts. 21:41 Another principle is to ask others for guidance. 21:45 Proverbs 11:14, 21:46 "Where there is no counsel, the people fail, 21:48 but in the multitude of counselors, 21:51 there is safety." 21:53 You go to the Word of God, 21:54 you test that impression against the Word of God. 21:57 You ask godly people around you who know the Word of God, 22:01 would this be in line with the Word of God? 22:04 The third thing I think is so important, 22:06 vitally important to know and ascertain the Word of God, 22:09 the will of God, the voice of God 22:12 is to actually develop a relationship with Him, 22:14 know who He is. 22:16 You know, we can be in a crowded group, 22:17 a crowded store or anywhere, 22:19 and I can hear Greg laugh 22:22 or I can hear Greg clear his throat, 22:24 or I can hear Greg say something 22:27 and instantly I know it's my husband's voice. 22:29 That's right. Why is that? 22:31 There's a whole bunch of people 22:32 and there's a whole bunch of other distractions. 22:33 And there's a lot of other voices, 22:35 but I know his voice because I know him. 22:38 When you spend time in the Word of God, 22:41 when you get to know the God of the Bible, 22:45 Jesus Christ, you will discover 22:48 and understand who He is 22:50 and you will clearly know and hear His voice. 22:54 That was a beautiful answer. Thank you for that. 22:56 Pastor Dinzey, I'm gonna come back to you 22:57 for this next question. 22:59 This is coming from Nancy in Tennessee, 23:02 and she says, "Can you please 23:04 explain Genesis 15:13, 16? 23:09 And she makes a note here. 23:10 So sounds like a generation as 100 years." 23:13 So Genesis 15:13, 16. 23:16 Very good. 23:17 Turning to Genesis 15:13, 16. 23:20 It says he, "Then He said to Abram: 23:24 'Know certainly that your descendants 23:28 will be strangers in a land 23:29 that is not theirs, and will serve them, 23:32 and they will afflict them four hundred years." 23:35 Moving to verse 16, 23:37 "But in the fourth generation they shall return here, 23:40 for the iniquity of the Amorites 23:42 is not yet complete." 23:45 I see that the idea is four generations 23:49 must be equaled 100 years each. 23:52 It is not really safe to say 23:54 that a generation is a 100 years. 23:57 You'll see different answers coming 23:58 from different people saying it's 30 years, 40 years 24:03 you'll see different answers. 24:05 The Bible does not tell us how long a generation is. 24:10 It is a, you sometimes in the reference 24:13 as those living in that age, Jesus says in Matthew 24, 24:17 it says this generation shall not pass 24:20 until all these things are fulfilled. 24:22 Those living at that time, seeing those signs, 24:25 that generation will not pass 24:26 until all these things are fulfilled. 24:28 So I also want to point out that sometimes 24:31 and they in reference to the life span of a person. 24:36 When you look at this verse, these verses Genesis 15, 24:40 it is interesting to note that Moses 24:43 was the fourth beginning, 24:46 was the fourth person or the fourth, 24:49 if you call a generation from Levi, 24:52 Caleb was the fourth from Judah. 24:55 So in essence, this could also be 24:58 how you may understand these scriptures that tell us 25:01 in the fourth generation 25:02 unto force four different generation, 25:05 here's the father, his son, and his son. 25:07 And then in the next generation, 25:09 that's when they leave. 25:10 So it's not safe to say a generation is 100 years. 25:14 Gotcha. All right. 25:16 Thank you for that. 25:17 Pastor Lomacang, we're coming back to you. 25:19 And this is, this question says, 25:22 "Can you explain Matthew 27:52-53? 25:27 And they say here, 25:28 did they go to heaven with Jesus? 25:30 Or did they go back to the graves?" 25:33 Okay, wonderful. 25:34 One of the things you'll find when you study the Bible 25:36 about the life of Christ, 25:38 everyone that Jesus raised to life during His ministry 25:41 was subject to death 25:43 because Jesus Himself had not yet conquered death. 25:46 And this is a critical connection. 25:49 He had not yet conquered death until He rose from the grave. 25:53 So what did He pass off to those who rose with Him? 25:58 The very same thing that He rose with. 26:01 He rose to life eternal. 26:03 What did He pass on to those who rose with Him? 26:06 Life eternal. 26:07 And you find here, let me show you in Matthew 26:09 and let's read those passages. 26:11 Matthew 27:52-53. 26:14 Speaking about the resurrection of Christ, 26:15 "And the graves were opened, and many bodies of his saints 26:18 who had fallen asleep were raised, 26:21 and coming out of the graves after his resurrection, 26:25 they went into the holy city and appeared to many." 26:28 You find the fulfillment of a passage in John Chapter 5 26:31 that relates to this. 26:32 And I'll show you the word here 26:34 in the Hebrew transliteration. 26:36 John 5:25. 26:39 We know what John 5:28-29 says, the hour is coming. 26:42 But look at verse 25. 26:44 "Most assuredly, I say to you, the hour is coming, and now is, 26:50 when the dead will hear the voice of the Son of God, 26:53 and those who hear will live." 26:55 The word there in the Greek means come to life immortal. 27:00 This is not life temporary. 27:02 This is not life that's going to pass off 27:04 like Lazarus was raised from the dead, 27:07 as the Lord uses the example of the brother 27:09 of Mary and Martha. 27:10 And that's when you look at the connection, 27:12 the Hebrew writers and the Greek scholars 27:15 connect this to this very same verse 27:16 in Matthew 27:63, 27:18 they said, the life that's talked about here 27:21 is a very life that's referred to in Matthew 27:63. 27:25 When the accusers of Christ said, 27:28 sir, talking about Christ. 27:30 We remember that that deceiver said 27:34 while he was yet alive, 27:36 after three days, I will rise again. 27:39 That connected to the phrase rise again. 27:42 And did Jesus die again? He didn't. 27:44 So the rising again is being connected 27:47 by the Greek and Hebrew scholars 27:48 to the very same passage in John 5:25, 27:51 those who hear will live. 27:53 So the answer is obvious. 27:54 Those who rose did not die again, 27:57 they became tokens of all 28:00 who had come forth in the first resurrection. 28:03 And some suggest that when Revelation 28:05 talks about the 24 elders around the throne of God, 28:08 you'll never find in the Bible 28:10 anywhere where elders are referred to as angels. 28:14 I know some people try to make the connection, 28:15 but elders are never talked to 28:17 in the Bible spoken of as angels. 28:20 Elders are always referred to 28:22 as a property of a human being. 28:25 So how could they be around the throne, the 24 elders? 28:28 All only those of our peer groups 28:30 are in the proper position to be judging our works. 28:34 So I believe that they did raise to life 28:37 and they went to heaven with the Lord 28:39 as a token of those who were raised 28:41 in the first resurrection. 28:42 Amen. All right. 28:43 Thank you, Pastor, for that. Jill, we're coming back to you. 28:47 And this comes from this particular question 28:50 comes from Niki, from Michigan. 28:52 And she says, "Why did God called 28:55 David his perfect servant. 28:58 He had flaws and mistakes and sins he committed. 29:00 What made him perfect to God?" 29:03 It's a great question, Niki. 29:04 Thank you so much for sending that in. 29:06 You know, David is called a man after God's own heart 29:09 and we find this twice in Scripture. 29:11 First is before, 29:12 when he's anointed before he becomes king, 29:15 that's in 1 Samuel 13:14, 29:18 "Now your Saul's kingdom," 29:20 that means Saul's kingdom shall not continue. 29:23 "The Lord has sought for Himself, 29:24 a man after his own heart, 29:27 and the Lord has commanded him 29:29 to be a commander over His people, 29:31 because you have not kept what the Lord commanded you." 29:34 So the Prophet Samuel is saying, 29:36 okay, Saul, you're not gonna be king 29:38 because you have not walked in the ways of God. 29:40 And God is picking a man after His own heart to be king. 29:45 And that would be David. 29:47 The reference is made as well. 29:48 Paul references it in Acts 13:22, 29:52 really referring to the same passage. 29:54 But why was David called a man after God's own heart? 29:56 'Cause clearly David had sins. 29:59 David killed someone, had Uriah the Hittite killed 30:03 after his sin with Bathsheba. 30:05 And that's just the beginning. 30:06 There are other sins 30:08 that are mentioned in the Word of God. 30:10 I believe he was called a man after God's own heart 30:12 because he repented of his sin. 30:16 We see this in 1 Kings 14. 30:19 Now this is Jeroboam 30:20 and the prophet comes to Jeroboam. 30:22 Now this is after the time of David. 30:24 And he says in 1 Kings 14:8, 30:28 "I tore the kingdom away from the house of David 30:30 and gave it to you, and yet you have not been 30:33 as my servant, David, 30:34 who kept My commandments and who followed me 30:37 with all his heart, 30:39 to do only what was right in My eyes." 30:42 Did you catch that? This is after David's sin. 30:44 God looks at him 30:46 and He said he only did what was right in My eyes. 30:50 Why is that? Because David was forgiven. 30:52 He repented of his sin. 30:56 We see that in Psalm 51. 30:57 We don't have time to read that, 30:59 but that entire Psalm, David is repenting. 31:02 God have mercy on me, blot out my transgressions. 31:07 David loved God's Word and sought to follow it. 31:10 We see that in Psalm 1:19, "Oh, how I love Your law. 31:15 I meditate on it all the day." 31:17 We saw that he sought to follow God. 31:20 He repented and in the eyes of God, 31:22 he was as if he had never sinned. 31:25 Amen. Amen, I like that. 31:27 Thank you, Jill. Great hope. 31:28 Pastor Lomacang coming back to you here. 31:30 Okay. 31:31 This question says, 31:32 "What important message in Revelation 1 31:35 can you share with others given our COVID problem? 31:39 Why is it important?" 31:41 I like that because COVID has taken the center stage 31:44 in so many ways, anywhere from the ridiculous 31:46 to the mundane, anywhere 31:48 from conspiracy theories to just, 31:50 we are being forced to receive the mark of the beast. 31:51 Right. 31:52 It's been, it's just metamorphosized 31:54 into an America foolishness to be very frank about it. 31:58 But Revelation 1 gives hope. 31:59 And let me give you a couple of passage 32:01 in Revelation 1, 32:02 one of the first things I would say 32:03 COVID didn't catch God by surprise. 32:05 Nothing catches God by surprise. 32:08 In spite of COVID, the Lord is coming again. 32:10 Amen. 32:11 Revelation 1:7, "Behold, 32:13 He is coming with clouds and every eye will see Him." 32:16 The promise that the Lord 32:18 made COVID cannot delay or cancel, 32:21 but the encouraging message from Revelation 1 32:24 in light of the COVID environment 32:26 is Revelation 1:17-18. 32:29 "When the Lord says, 32:30 'Do not be afraid, I am the first and the last.'" 32:33 And there's a lot of fear connected 32:35 with the COVID environment. 32:37 People for medical reasons, people for political reasons, 32:40 and every other reason that doesn't really, 32:43 I don't have the time to mention those reasons. 32:45 Fear has come upon so many people 32:47 and some people think it's just the older people. 32:49 No, there are younger people that are just terrified, 32:51 people in general. 32:53 But on the other side of that, 32:54 there are people that are recalcitrant. 32:56 And just so, they exercise no caution at all. 32:59 That's not gonna happen. 33:00 It's a farce, it's a hoax. 33:03 I wouldn't fall into any one of those categories. 33:05 I would believe if, if this is something 33:08 that can take a person's life, 33:09 let's approach it with very cautious attitudes. 33:13 What do we say to a person that's filled with fear? 33:15 Do not be afraid, I am the first and the last. 33:18 Even if COVID takes someone's life, 33:21 which hundreds of thousands of people, 33:23 and more than a million around the world 33:25 are listed as having lost their lives to COVID. 33:28 If you lose your life in Christ, 33:30 He can bring you forth in the first resurrection. 33:33 He says, I have the keys of death and of the grave. 33:36 So even COVID itself cannot prevent a saint 33:40 from coming forth from the grave 33:41 when Jesus comes back. 33:42 That's right. Amen. 33:44 Amen. Wonderful. 33:45 Pastor John Dinzey, this one comes to you 33:48 and this person says, "John baptized Jesus in water. 33:53 Was John baptized?" 33:56 That is a good question I have to say. 33:57 I've never heard that one. 33:59 But it is reasonable to, 34:02 to come to the conclusion that yes. 34:04 Why? 34:06 Well, because in John Chapter 3, 34:09 I'm beginning in verse 3, Jesus says these things, 34:14 "Jesus answered and said to him, 34:18 'Most assuredly, I say to you, 34:21 unless one is born again, 34:23 he cannot see the kingdom of God.' 34:27 Nicodemus said to Him, 34:28 'How can a man be born when he is old? 34:30 Can he enter a second time 34:32 into his mother's womb and be born?' 34:34 Jesus answered, 'Most assuredly, 34:36 I say to you, unless one is born of water 34:39 and the Spirit, he cannot enter the kingdom of God. 34:42 That which is born of the flesh is flesh, 34:44 and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit." 34:46 So considering this, I would say it is reasonable, 34:51 logical to believe that John the Baptist was baptized, 34:54 but the Bible does not reveal who baptized him. 34:58 But I'm fine believing that yes, 35:01 he would ask someone, would you please baptize me? 35:04 Because if you're not baptized, as he says, 35:06 if you're able to, you should be baptized. 35:09 There are some people in certain conditions 35:11 that cannot get out of the bed. 35:12 They cannot be submerged under water. 35:15 And so this is understandable. 35:17 Well, you had a thief on the cross. 35:18 He couldn't come down from the cross to be baptized. 35:21 But Jesus said to him, 35:22 "You will be with me in the kingdom." 35:24 Amen. Amen. 35:26 Wonderful. 35:27 That's an interesting question and a great answer. 35:29 Thank you, Pastor. Praise the Lord. 35:30 Pastor Lomacang, I'm gonna come back to you 35:31 for this one. 35:33 It says John 3:16, by the way, 35:34 this comes from Cheri in Washington, DC. 35:37 And Cheri says, "John 3:16 says 35:41 whosoever believes shall not perish, 35:45 but have everlasting life. 35:47 And her question is need we only believe?" 35:50 Oh, okay. 35:51 Well, Cheri, the answer is no. 35:55 Belief is something that requires an action. 35:59 Oftentimes the gospel is connected 36:01 to just an intellectual ascent 36:02 and say, well, I believe that, I believe this. 36:05 You know, you can believe that birds can fly, 36:07 but you can't fly just because you believe it. 36:10 A lot of things are not activated 36:12 by just believing. 36:13 The belief that we are expressing in 36:16 behalf of Christ should be followed 36:19 and warranting a response to it. 36:20 Yes. 36:22 The Bible makes it very clear in Matthew 16:16, 36:25 he who believes will be saved? 36:27 No. 36:29 "He who believes and is baptized will be saved, 36:33 but he who does not believe will be condemned." 36:36 So belief is connected to the first step 36:39 in escaping the condemnation 36:41 that has come about as a result of sin. 36:44 But belief is not all you need to do. 36:46 And I appreciate it. 36:47 I'm just gonna tag on to Pastor Dinzey here. 36:50 I believe that John's disciples baptized John, 36:53 'cause his disciples are doing a lot of baptism. 36:55 Because John understood, baptism is the key 36:58 to entering into that new life, 37:00 that example of walking with God 37:02 and walking with Christ. 37:03 Paul also says, I mean, in the Book of Acts, 37:07 Dr. Luke says, and Peter is preaching 37:10 on the day of Pentecost, 37:11 "Repent, therefore, and be converted that 37:14 your sins may be blotted out. 37:16 So the times of refreshing may come 37:19 from the presence of the Lord." 37:20 All right. 37:22 So it's not just believing and saying, this is great, 37:24 but here's the reason why believing alone 37:26 is not important. 37:28 The devils believe and they trembled. 37:31 That's right. 37:32 Devils are not saved because they believe... 37:34 Thank you. 37:36 When you believe there's something else 37:37 must be added to that belief. 37:39 You believe that there is one God, you do well. 37:41 Even the demons believe, but you know, foolish man, 37:45 your belief should be connected to your works 37:47 because faith without works is dead. 37:50 Saved by works? 37:52 No, but you can't be in a believing, 37:54 growing relationship with Christ 37:55 and have no works as evidence of that connection. 37:59 Absolutely, wonderful. Thank you, Pastor. 38:01 Pastor Dinzey, I'm gonna come right back to you 38:03 for this next question. 38:05 Says, "Could you please explain Genesis 6 38:08 that speaks about the daughters of men 38:10 and the sons of God. 38:11 Are they angels or are they all humans?" 38:16 That is a very good question. 38:18 And many people believe that, but what does, 38:21 what can we find in the Bible that will help us 38:23 to understand that who these individuals were? 38:26 Let's go to Genesis Chapter 6 and here you will go 38:29 to verse 1 where it talks about this very thing. 38:33 "And now it came to pass 38:34 when men began to multiply on the face of the earth 38:37 and daughters were born to them, 38:39 that the sons of God saw the daughters of men, 38:42 that they were beautiful. 38:43 And they took wives 38:44 for themselves of all whom they chose. 38:47 And the Lord said, 'My Spirit shall not strive 38:50 with man forever for he is indeed flesh, 38:52 yet his days shall be 120 years." 38:55 Here you have God reacting 38:57 to the situation that was already happening. 38:59 And I'm gonna say it right now and I will say it again. 39:02 These sons of God, they saw the daughters of men. 39:05 These are the ones that chose to be faithful. 39:09 Adam's descendants, Seth, that chose to be faithful. 39:12 The daughters of men were the daughters of Cain. 39:16 Those of Cain's descendants 39:18 that chose to separate themselves from the Lord. 39:20 This is who it's talking about here. 39:22 Now, verse 4, "There were giants on the earth 39:25 in those days, and also afterward 39:27 when the sons of God came into the daughters of men 39:30 and they bore children to them. 39:32 Those were the mighty men who were of old, men of renown. 39:37 Then the Lord saw the wickedness of man 39:40 was great in the earth. 39:41 And that every intent of the thoughts of his heart 39:44 was only evil continually." 39:46 So what we have here is for a period of time, 39:50 the sons of God, 39:51 those who chose to be faithful live separate. 39:53 Cain and his descendants that were evil live separately. 39:56 But the sons of God that chose, 39:58 the ones that chose to be faithful 40:00 started looking on the other side, 40:01 "Hey, they have good looking women over there too. 40:03 Why don't we go over there and take some wives 40:05 from over there?" 40:06 And so the distinction between the two disappeared, 40:10 and that's why you have the thoughts of men's hearts 40:14 being evil continually. 40:16 The race became corrupted the whole race. 40:19 Now it's interesting to note that in Genesis Chapter 4, 40:22 you have the genealogy of the family of Cain. 40:25 Genesis Chapter 4, beginning in verse 16. 40:29 But when you get to Chapter 5, 40:30 it starts to discuss the genealogy of Adam, 40:33 those that chose to be faithful. 40:35 So by the time you get to Genesis Chapter 6, 40:37 you're seeing the story revealing that 40:40 the daughters of God, the sons of God, 40:42 those who were faithful 40:44 and the sons of men that were evil, 40:46 they started intermarrying one another 40:48 and the distinction was lost. 40:49 These were not angels that had, I'm gonna say sex with women 40:55 and had giants. 40:57 These were the sons of God that decided to say, 41:00 "Hey, let's go over there and intermarriage." 41:03 That's right. Amen. 41:04 Appreciate that answer. 41:06 As you were, as you were answering that, 41:07 I was thinking of Romans 8:14, 41:08 which says, "For as many as are led 41:10 by the Spirit of God, these are the sons of God." 41:13 That's right. And so, amen. 41:14 Great answer. Great answer. All right. 41:17 This next question says, "What is the meaning of 3ABN? 41:22 And what better person to answer this question 41:24 than our vice president and COO, Jill. 41:28 Thank you so much for sending in your question, 41:29 'cause this tells me you might be brand new 41:31 to the 3ABN family, 41:33 and we are delighted that you tuned in 41:35 and that you're watching 41:36 or that you're listening to us on radio. 41:38 3ABN began in 1984, 41:41 when God called a carpenter Danny Shelton 41:45 to build a television station that would reach the world 41:49 with the undiluted three angels' messages, 41:52 one that would counteract the counterfeit. 41:54 And for over 36 years, 3ABN has sought 41:58 to remain faithful to that vision, 42:00 to proclaim the gospel, 42:02 to proclaim the three angels' messages, 42:04 to proclaim what the Word of God says 42:07 to a lost and dying world. 42:09 We do that through television. 42:10 We have nine television networks 42:13 and five radio networks. 42:15 We do that through programming 42:17 that helps with addiction recovery. 42:20 That's biblical teaching like this program. 42:23 We have programs for children, 42:25 programming that would be focused on music, 42:27 programs for cooking 42:28 and healthy eating and exercise. 42:31 We have different languages. 42:33 We have Spanish, Pastor Dinzey. 42:35 We have French, we have Russian. 42:38 And what a gift and blessing to be 42:40 able to proclaim the gospel in multiple languages. 42:43 Amen. 42:45 And in multiple ways, as Pastor Johnny 42:47 would always say, 42:49 3ABN is a channel of divine origin. 42:53 And we believe that God 42:55 is at the helm of this ministry, 42:57 that God leads and directs 42:59 and the entire purpose of each person 43:01 here in the ministry, 43:02 no matter whether they work in accounting 43:05 or answer your calls in the call center, 43:07 no matter whether they run camera 43:09 or appear on television, the purpose is all the same, 43:12 to proclaim that gospel message 43:15 to the world so that we can go home. 43:18 Amen. Amen. Praise the Lord. 43:20 And it's such a blessing to be a part of this worldwide, 43:22 amazing ministry, 3ABN. 43:24 That reminds me on that note, that particular question came 43:27 from one of our YouTube viewers. 43:29 Just another way that you could submit a question. 43:31 If you're a YouTube viewer, you have a YouTube account. 43:33 You can just type your question there in the comment section 43:36 and we'll do our best to get to that question. 43:38 I'm gonna go to our bonus questions 43:41 at this time 43:42 where we just kinda throw it out there. 43:43 We have about eight minutes, before we go to our break here, 43:47 but I'm gonna throw just a couple of questions 43:49 out there and just let the panel take it, 43:51 let you guys speak freely as you choose. 43:53 But this first question is, 43:54 "Will there be marriages and births in the new earth?" 44:00 In the new earth? Okay. 44:02 Let's first start with a very obvious answer. 44:05 Speculation is a big part of this. 44:08 When the Bible talks about the new earth, 44:09 it talks about we will have houses. 44:11 we will inhabit them, we will plant vineyards. 44:13 And then it talks about in the Book of Malachi, 44:16 children will grow up to a 100 years old. 44:19 You know, the baby will put his hand 44:21 by the hole of the serpent and not be bitten. 44:24 A lion shall be led by a lamb. 44:27 It talks about all these things, 44:28 but it does not address marriage in the new earth. 44:32 Personally, I am married one woman. 44:35 I'm gonna keep holding onto her 'cause I want to have, 44:38 if in fact this question is, 44:40 yes, I won't be looking to get married 44:43 in the new earth. 44:44 I've often counseled people as a marriage coach. 44:47 Sometimes I've said, 44:48 "Don't wait till heaven to get married experience 44:51 what we men experienced down here, 44:54 marry somebody that's not perfect. 44:56 So you could appreciate the way that God looks at His church. 45:00 My wife is learning about God through my life. 45:03 I'm learning about Christ through her life. 45:05 The Lord wanted marriage to be an example on earth 45:07 of the relationship between Christ and His church. 45:11 So now having said that, in the new earth, 45:14 we're gonna all be perfect. 45:16 Christ's church is gonna be perfect. 45:17 My wife is gonna be perfect. I'm gonna be perfect. 45:20 But the Bible doesn't talk about 45:22 marriage in the new earth, 45:23 but it says in Matthew 22:34, 45:25 "In the resurrection, 45:27 they neither marry nor are given in marriage, 45:30 but are like angels of God in heaven." 45:33 Amen. 45:34 It leaves it to heaven, 45:36 but it doesn't talk about the new earth. 45:37 Gotcha. 45:39 Okay. Yes. 45:40 I was gonna read similar, 45:41 it's a similar scripture in Luke 20, 45:43 Luke, 20:34, 35 and 36, 45:44 "And Jesus answering said unto them, 45:46 'The children of this world marry 45:48 and are given in marriage, 45:50 but they which shall be accounted worthy 45:53 to obtain that world, 45:55 and the resurrection from the dead, 45:57 neither marry nor are given in marriage, 45:59 neither can they die anymore, 46:01 for they are equal unto angels, 46:03 unto the angels and are the children of God 46:05 being the children of the resurrection." 46:07 So it's pretty clear that 46:10 there will not be marriages in heaven. 46:11 And so, there are no marriages in heaven. 46:14 There will be no children. 46:16 You know, I heard somebody say, 46:17 my father used to say that actually he said, 46:19 you know, the only commandment 46:22 that people have really kept is that one that says, 46:24 "Be fruitful and multiply." 46:29 That's good. That's good. 46:31 I think of 1 Corinthians 2. 46:34 I like this scripture, 1 Corinthians 2:9, 46:36 "As it is written, eye has not seen nor ear heard, 46:40 nor have entered into the heart of man, 46:42 the things which God has prepared 46:45 for those who love Him." 46:46 So when I read that scripture, it reminds me that no matter 46:50 what we're going to experience in heaven 46:52 and in the new earth, 46:53 it will be better than anything we imagined. 46:55 That's right. And it will be amazing. 46:57 Now this is not from the Word of God. 46:59 This is just Jill's talking right now. 47:02 So I might get a letter or two about this. 47:04 But when I read in the beginning, 47:06 in the Garden of Eden, 47:08 what did God create at the very beginning? 47:10 He created the Sabbath and He created marriage. 47:12 That's right. 47:14 Those are the two institutions 47:16 which we saw from the beginning. 47:18 So in my simple mind, 47:20 the Sabbath continues throughout eternity. 47:22 That's very clear from the Word of God. 47:24 That's right. 47:25 Now, whether marriage or some facet, 47:28 what that looks like will continue in the new earth. 47:31 I don't know, but I'm looking forward to find out 47:33 because that'll be better than anything we ever imagined. 47:35 Right, right. 47:36 You know, I've always thought, you know, 47:37 we're not gonna be showing up in heaven. 47:39 And, you know, 47:40 I think whatever the case may be, 47:42 we're gonna be content and happy. 47:43 That's right. 47:44 'Cause we're the presence of God. 47:46 I don't know that anybody who's gonna show up to heaven 47:47 and be like, wait a second. 47:49 I'm not married. 47:50 This is different what I thought, 47:51 I don't wanna here anymore. 47:53 They're gonna be happy and content 47:54 with this beautiful paradise that God has given us. 47:55 You know, it's sad. 47:57 I remember many years ago, we turned on the television 48:00 and they were announcing some music 48:04 that they were selling. 48:05 And there was a song that said, "If there is no beer in heaven, 48:08 I don't want to go." 48:10 I said, "What in the world is in the mind of this person." 48:13 This shows how corrupt 48:14 some people have become to think, 48:16 well, if there's no beer, I don't wanna go. 48:18 Believe me, God has so many wonderful things, 48:21 much better than beer. 48:23 Believe it or not for some of you that 48:25 like beer that much. 48:27 Like I said, eyes have not seen, 48:29 neither have ears heard, 48:31 nor has entered into the thoughts 48:32 of your mind the wonderful things 48:34 that God has for us. 48:35 So I encourage you to desire to be 48:37 among God's people, and go to heaven. 48:39 Amen. 48:41 And I don't think that God 48:42 is going to get rid of marriages either. 48:44 Right. Keep in mind the heavenly part. 48:46 We talk about going to heaven. 48:47 The great controversy is not yet settled. 48:50 We're gonna be in heaven for a thousand years. 48:52 And the great controversy 48:54 is going to be settled at the end of that 48:55 when sin and sinners are destroyed. 48:57 So we're not gonna be up there looking for a husband or wife, 48:59 but I believe in the new earth, God is not gonna say, 49:02 well, John, I'm sorry. 49:03 You got to get rid of Angie. Angie got to get rid of John. 49:06 No, I don't believe that 49:07 because it's such a blessed institution. 49:08 Thank you, Jill, for reminding us, 49:10 God wouldn't bless something 49:11 and say later on it's defective. 49:13 Gotcha. Wonderful. 49:14 All right. 49:16 We have about two and a half minutes 49:17 to give one more answer to another question. 49:19 This one comes from Arizona and this person says, 49:22 "In the Bible, it talks about divorce only 49:24 when one spouse is unfaithful. 49:27 If a couple divorces because they grow apart 49:29 and one spouse is unfaithful, 49:32 perhaps after they divorced or remarries, 49:34 is the other spouse then free to remarry?" 49:39 Okay, good. 49:41 I'll let you start, Jill, and then I'll go. 49:43 Well, I'll just jump in and say absolutely. 49:45 I mean the principle, 49:47 we know that for purposes of adultery, 49:49 if one of the partners in marriage commits adultery, 49:52 that the other spouse is free to remarry. 49:54 So I would say if there was divorce 49:56 and someone else remarries, 49:57 then I would say they would be free to remarry. 50:00 I have to say, you know, 50:02 that the marriage institution is, 50:04 it was supposed to be for life. 50:05 I know there are situations now, 50:08 people make mistakes. 50:09 God is understanding about those mistakes. 50:12 But when you're talking about remarriage for, 50:16 as Jill has mentioned, 50:18 we have the guidance in 1 Corinthians Chapter 7, 50:21 is it or is it 2 Corinthians... 50:22 1 Corinthians Chapter 7 says, 50:24 that if you're going to remarry, 50:26 you should marry with a believer. 50:28 That's right. So please understand that. 50:31 Okay, if adultery has taken place, 50:33 I'm gonna remarry. 50:35 You have, you... 50:36 The Bible gives us a guidance to marry 50:38 within God's believing family. 50:40 Okay. 50:42 And quickly Matthew 19:8-9, 50:43 it says, Moses talked about this. 50:45 God never wanted divorce any way, 50:46 but he says, "Because of the hardness 50:48 of your heart permitted you to divorce your wives, 50:50 but from the beginning, it was not so." 50:52 And he says in verse 9, "And I say to you, 50:54 whoever divorces his wife, except for sexual immorality, 50:57 and marries another, commits adultery, 50:59 and whoever marries her 51:03 who is divorced commits adultery." 51:06 If there has been no infraction in the relationship 51:08 and neither one on legitimate grounds 51:10 have been set free, then don't enter 51:12 into that relationship from the very beginning. 51:14 It's not blessed. Amen. 51:15 Wonderful answer on that. 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