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00:03 - [Announcer] It is the bestselling book in history. 00:05 No volume ever written has been more loved and quoted, 00:09 and its Words, sometimes simple, 00:11 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, call 800-835-6747. 00:39 Once again, that's 800-835-6747. 00:45 Now, here's your host from Amazing Facts International, 00:48 Pastor Doug Batchelor. 00:50 - Hi, friends, would you like to hear an amazing fact? 00:53 In 2015, David Hole was prospecting for gold 00:57 in Maryborough Regional Park near Melbourne, Australia. 01:00 As he swept over the ground with his metal detector, 01:03 it suddenly began to scream. 01:05 There, within some yellow clay, 01:07 he discovered a very heavy, reddish-brown rock. 01:11 Convinced the rock must contain a large vein of gold, 01:14 he took it home and tried everything 01:15 he could to open the rock. 01:17 After all, Maryborough is the region of Australia 01:20 where someone once found the largest gold nugget. 01:23 It was called the Welcome Stranger. 01:25 That was a 173-pound gold nugget back in 1869. 01:30 So David was very optimistic. 01:32 To break the red rock, he tried a rock saw. 01:35 That didn't work. 01:36 He tried an angle grinder. 01:38 That did nothing. 01:39 He tried a sharp drill, nothing. 01:41 Even dousing the thing in acid. 01:44 However, not even a sledgehammer 01:46 could make the slightest crack. 01:48 Finally, the rock sat around, 01:50 but in 2021, David brought his mystery rock 01:54 to the Melbourne Museum, where geologist, Henry Dermot, 01:58 told him the 37-pound rock contained no gold. 02:01 That's because it was actually a very rare 02:04 and very hard iron-nickel alloy meteorite, 02:08 only the second one that he had seen 02:10 come to the museum in 37 years, 02:13 in many way, making this more valuable than gold. 02:16 They were finally able to cut a sample 02:19 of the stone with a diamond saw 02:21 and confirmed that it was a rock that came from space. 02:24 You know Pastor Ross, it tells us in the Bible 02:28 that sometimes there are rocks that come from space. 02:32 - That's right, Pastor Doug, 02:33 and of course, we're talking about meteor, 02:34 and there's some wonderful stories, 02:36 fascinating stories about meteors 02:38 that have struck the Earth, 02:39 and I remember reading one. 02:40 I think it was an Amazing Facts you did, Pastor Doug, 02:42 about a meteor a lot smaller than this one 02:44 that came through a guy's roof 02:47 and landed on his couch right next to him. 02:50 I forget the details, 02:51 but that was quite an incredible story. 02:53 But here, you have a rock that came from space, 02:55 and they didn't quite understand its value 02:57 or didn't know where it came from. 02:59 And for a while, it was sort of set aside 03:01 until it was taken to the museum, 03:02 and they were able to do further explorations. 03:05 Well, of course, that reminds us 03:06 of what the Bible says about a rock that was set aside, 03:13 and it was a stumbling rock, the Bible refers to, 03:14 but it was a rock of immense value. 03:17 - That's right, you can read in Psalm 118:22. 03:20 It tells us the stone that the builders rejected 03:23 has become the chief cornerstone. 03:26 And matter of fact, it's referred to about seven 03:28 or eight times in the Bible, 03:29 that one verse in Psalm 118. 03:33 Jesus says in Matthew 21: 03:35 "He said to them, 'Have you not read in the Scriptures, 03:37 the stone that the builders rejected 03:39 has become the chief cornerstone?' 03:42 This was the Lord's doing, 03:43 and it's marvelous in our eyes." 03:45 Now, Jesus, when He quotes this, 03:47 it's referring to a story in the Bible 03:49 when Solomon was building the temple, 03:52 and that all the stones were cut at a quarry separately, 03:56 and they were precisely measured, 03:58 and then they were brought to the building site. 04:00 That was a different location. 04:02 And the cornerstone, because part of it sat on the bedrock, 04:06 and it was exposed to a downhill slope, 04:09 it was an odd shape. 04:11 It was square on some edges, 04:13 but it was matching up the rock bed on the other edge. 04:16 And they set it right in the middle of the building site, 04:18 hoping that they'd recognize the whole building 04:21 was gonna be set by this. 04:22 If you do masonwork, you know that your first stone 04:25 in your first row of bricks, 04:27 it has to be straight or everything else is crooked. 04:30 Well, they kept stumbling over it and tripping over it. 04:32 They finally rolled it down the hill 04:33 into the Kidron Valley. 04:35 And then when they kept trying to find the right stone 04:37 to fit the corner, they realized they had taken the stone 04:41 that had been sent from the quarry 04:43 and rolled it down the hill. 04:44 And they brought it back up, 04:45 and it fit perfectly. 04:47 And this became an allegory of what the Jewish nation 04:51 did when their Messiah came. 04:52 They didn't realize the stone 04:54 that had been prepared to save the world 04:57 that they had tripped over it, 04:59 they stumbled over it. 05:01 And that stone is Christ. 05:03 The Bible tells us that 05:04 we are to build on the cornerstone of Jesus 05:07 and His teachings. 05:08 Christ said, "These Words of Mine, 05:10 they are the rock upon which we build. 05:11 Wise men builds on that rock." 05:14 And even in the Book of Daniel, 05:16 Christ is compared to a stone, 05:17 because it's that stone that comes from the Heaven, 05:19 like a meteorite that pulverizes all 05:23 the pagan religions of the world, 05:25 and it grows into a great mountain. 05:27 Several prophecies that talked about these, 05:30 Bible meteors or stones. 05:32 - That's right, matter of fact, 05:33 there's a prophecy in Revelation, Pastor Doug, 05:35 that talks about the falling of the stars. 05:37 It's one of the signs also of the Coming of Christ. 05:40 But the Rock that you read about in the Bible, 05:42 I was just thinking as you were talking 05:43 about the rock representing Jesus, 05:45 we also find Paul referring to the rock 05:47 from which water came during the wilderness 05:50 wondering of Israel as being a type of Christ. 05:52 - [Doug] That's right, another example. 05:53 - So Christ is the rock that brings forth living water. 05:56 Well, friends, we have a free offer 05:58 we wanna make available to anyone who is watching. 06:00 It's an offer that we don't often give 06:02 because it's actually one of our bestselling magazines, 06:06 and it's about Daniel and Revelation. 06:09 Both of these prophetic books 06:10 are looked at in this free offer. 06:12 We'll be happy to send this to anyone who calls 06:14 and asks in North America. 06:16 The number for that is simply 800-835-6747. 06:22 And you can ask for offer number 604. 06:24 Again, it's the Daniel and Revelation magazine. 06:27 That's 800-835-6747. 06:31 And ask for free offer 604. 06:33 We'll be happy to send it to anyone here in North America. 06:36 Pastor Doug, talking about North America, 06:38 we have people who are listening to us, 06:40 not only in North America, 06:41 but through the internet around the world. 06:43 Sometimes we get people who call as far away 06:45 as Australia and Africa. 06:48 And so friends, if you didn't know, 06:49 not only can you hear us on the radio, 06:52 but you can also watch what's happening here 06:54 in the studio on Facebook, 06:56 Doug Batchelor Facebook page, 06:58 Amazing Facts Facebook page, 07:00 and we're also on YouTube as well as Amazing Facts TV. 07:03 So this is a good time if you'd like to participate 07:06 and see what's happening here in the studio. 07:08 You can go to one of those links. 07:10 And if you have a Bible question, 07:12 our phone line here to the studio is 800-463-7297. 07:17 That's 800-463-7297. 07:21 And before we go to the phone lines, 07:22 let's start with prayer. 07:24 Dear Father, once again, 07:25 we are grateful that we have this time here 07:27 at the beginning of a new week to open up Your Word 07:30 and study together. 07:31 And Father, we ask for Your Spirit's guidance 07:33 to lead us into a clear understanding of the Bible, 07:36 and also be with those who are listening 07:37 wherever they might be. 07:38 In Jesus's name, amen. 07:40 - Amen. 07:41 - Well, we're ready to go to the phone lines, 07:42 and we have our first call of this evening. 07:44 It's Glenn listening from Ohio. 07:46 Glenn, you're on "Bible Answers Live". 07:49 - [Glenn] As we approach the end of this age, 07:51 in the Book of Revelation, the prophecies there 07:53 begin assuring themselves and fulfilling. 07:56 There's one set of sevens 08:00 that I know nothing about. 08:01 And I don't know if anybody knows anything about it. 08:04 And I had a curiosity of where the people 08:07 stand on the seven thunders of Revelation 10. 08:11 - Well, it says right there, 08:12 and you read about this in Revelation 10:3-4: 08:16 "And he cried with a loud voice 08:18 when as when a lion roars, 08:20 and when he cried out the seven thunders 08:22 uttered their voices. 08:24 Now, when the seven thunders uttered their voices, 08:26 I was about to write, 08:28 but I heard a voice from Heaven saying to me, 08:30 'Seal up the things which the seven thunders uttered 08:34 and do not write them.'" 08:36 So this was something that, at least for John, 08:39 he was told that it was to be sealed or not revealed. 08:43 Now, I think there's even in the Book of Daniel 08:46 talks about seal up the book until the time at the end, 08:50 but at the time of the end, it would be unsealed. 08:53 So there's been a lot of speculation 08:55 about what these seven thunders were. 08:57 - Yeah, the Bible doesn't tell us for sure what they are. 09:00 But what is interesting is that Daniel 09:02 would receive this in vision 09:04 only to have a message from Heaven, 09:06 the voice from Heaven say, "Seal this up." 09:08 And we assume that's the voice of God saying, 09:10 "Don't write this down." 09:12 So why would God reveal something to the prophet, 09:13 and then say, "Oh, now, don't write that down." 09:15 Unless there's something revealed 09:18 that's not perceived at first. 09:21 And if you look at all of Revelation 7, 09:23 it really describes an experience 09:25 of the early advent believers in the early 1800s 09:28 that based on their study of the Book of Daniel 09:30 came to a conclusion that Jesus 09:32 was coming at the end of the 2,300-day prophecy around 1844. 09:36 They did the math correctly, 09:37 but they misunderstood the event. 09:39 They thought the sanctuary being cleansed was the earth. 09:41 And so there was a mystery there. 09:43 There was something that was not fully understood, 09:45 and some have seen in the seven thunders 09:47 sort of a parallel of that experience 09:49 where something's revealed, 09:50 but it's not completely understood until the event passes. 09:54 - [Doug] Yep. 09:55 - So maybe there'll be a clear understanding of this 09:56 as certain events begin to take place as we near the end. 10:00 - Yeah, and Jesus said to the disciples, 10:01 He said, "There's many things I have to say to you now, 10:03 but you're not able to bear them." 10:04 So there was truth. 10:06 And He said, "It's too soon for me to tell you this." 10:08 - Right. 10:09 - And things were revealed 10:10 as they were able to handle it. 10:11 - You might enjoy our free offer tonight, Glenn. 10:14 It's on the Books of Daniel and Revelation. 10:16 And it's one of our magazines. 10:18 If you'd like to receive that, just call 800-835-6747, 10:23 and you can ask for the "Daniel and Revelation" magazine. 10:26 We'll be happy to send it to you. 10:27 We've got Anthony listening in New York. 10:29 Anthony, you're on "Bible Answers Live". 10:31 - [Anthony] Yes, good evening, pastors. 10:34 My question, I have two Bible verses for my question. 10:40 The first one is Revelation 4:8. 10:42 It says, "And the four beasts had each of them, 10:45 six wings about him, 10:47 and they were full of eyes within." 10:49 And this is the part I hone in on: 10:51 "And they rest not day and night saying, 10:54 'Holy, holy, holy Lord, God Almighty, which was, 10:57 and is, and is to come.'" 10:59 And then I look in Revelation 8:1. 11:03 And at the opening of the seventh seal, it says, 11:05 "And when he had opened the seventh seal, 11:08 there was silence in Heaven 11:10 about the space of half an hour." 11:13 So I was just wondering how that works together? 11:16 Is there something that causes those angels 11:19 to pause from saying, "Holy, holy, holy," day and night 11:22 for that space of half an hour? 11:24 And then even what is that half an hour in heavenly time? 11:28 - Yeah, well, there's an exception here obviously. 11:31 When there's silence in Heaven, 11:34 that would lead us to believe that Heaven is vacated. 11:38 Now, when will Heaven be vacated? 11:40 What it says, when Christ comes, 11:41 all the holy angels come with Him. 11:44 So if all of the angels have come with Christ, 11:46 and Christ is coming in the glory of the Father, 11:49 then this reveals that time period. 11:51 Now, in Bible prophecy, a day is a year. 11:55 And so some have wondered, 11:56 well, if it's talking about silence in Heaven 11:58 for the space about half an hour, 12:01 one hour is 1/24 of a day, which would be 15 days. 12:06 about half of 15 is 7. 12:08 So it's telling us that there's a seven-day period 12:11 when the heavenly staff, they come to redeem. 12:17 Jesus sends His angels to gather together as elect, 12:20 and we're called up to meet Him there. 12:22 And there's this procession, 12:23 He may take us on a tour through the galaxies 12:26 on our way to Heaven, we're not sure, 12:28 but that's why I think there's silence in Heaven. 12:31 - All the focus of the universe really at the time 12:33 is what's happening with Christ 12:35 coming at the Second Coming with all the angels. 12:38 And so that's the emphasis. 12:39 But I think for the most part, Pastor Doug, 12:41 the reference in Revelation 4 12:42 that talks about these four living creatures saying, 12:45 "Holy, holy, holy," that is the case as God does something, 12:49 or reveals His glory, or acts in history, 12:53 the response of the angels is, "Holy, holy, holy," 12:56 in the presence of God. 12:57 So yes, that's forever and ever. 12:59 That's general terms. 13:01 - Yeah. - But there's a little 13:02 exception here, and that's that silence in Heaven 13:04 about a half an hour. 13:05 - Yep, you also find in Isaiah 6, 13:08 those seraphim around the throne of God 13:10 are saying, "Holy, holy, holy." 13:12 So I think Revelation is borrowing from 13:14 or referring back to Isaiah's experience. 13:17 Hey, thank you, Anthony, good question. 13:19 - Alright, we have Harold listening in Illinois. 13:21 Harold, welcome to the program. 13:22 - [Harold] Alright, thanks for taking my call. 13:24 - Yeah. 13:25 - [Harold] So what kinda led me to Christ 13:28 to some extent was understanding John, 13:31 where He says, "Before Abraham was, I am." 13:34 I'm trying to understand the interaction between Jesus 13:38 and the Jews when He says, "Your father-" 13:41 when Jesus says to the Jews, 13:43 "Your father, Abraham, rejoiced that he would see my day. 13:46 He saw it and was glad." 13:48 This is in John 8:56. 13:51 What is he referring to, "He would see My day"? 13:54 - Well, God revealed many things to Abraham. 13:57 Abraham was called a prophet. 13:59 And I think that Abraham saw the day of Christ, 14:03 in other words, the Coming of Christ is our sacrifice, 14:06 most clearly when he had the experience 14:08 of offering his son on the Mountains of Moriah. 14:12 And God said, "Don't bring the knife down. 14:16 Don't sacrifice your son, this was a test, 14:18 and it was also a living demonstration 14:20 in that you are willing to offer your son. 14:22 I'm gonna be offering My Son." 14:24 See what Abraham said to Isaac 14:26 when Isaac said, "Where's the lamb?" 14:28 He said, "We got the wood, we got the fire, 14:30 where's the lamb?" 14:31 And Abraham said, "My son, 14:33 God will provide Himself a sacrifice." 14:37 Abraham saw the Messiah's Coming. 14:39 I think it was revealed to him that God would send His Son. 14:43 So I think Jesus is referring to that. 14:46 Abraham was looking forward to that promised Son 14:48 of which Isaac was a type 14:50 that would save the world from sin. 14:52 - And we do have a book 14:54 that talks about this great cost of the cross. 14:56 And that's what it's called, "The Cost of the Cross", 14:57 that talks about Christ, and His sacrifice, 15:00 and how, even in the Old Testament, 15:01 it was revealed in shadows 15:03 and types through the sacrifice, 15:05 and through the sanctuary service. 15:07 We'll be happy to make that available 15:08 to anyone who calls and asks. 15:09 The number is 800-835-6747. 15:13 That is our free offer line. You can ask for the book. 15:15 It's called "The High Cost of the Cross". 15:17 We'll be happy to send it to anyone who calls and asks. 15:20 Well, thank you, Harold. 15:22 We've got Lindsey listening from also Idaho. 15:25 Lindsey, welcome to the program. 15:27 - [Lindsey] Hi, thank you for taking my call. 15:29 My question is I am wondering 15:32 what does the Bible say about praying for others 15:35 more so that are unbelievers? 15:39 - Well, there's no question the Bible 15:41 tells us to pray and intercede for others, 15:45 and the ones who would need it most 15:47 would be the ones who, they're weak in faith, 15:49 or they don't have faith. 15:51 Moses went up the mountain to intercede for God's people, 15:55 even after they had gone into paganism 15:58 and worshiped a golden calf. 16:00 So they would qualify as people in a lost condition there. 16:03 It says that they had a party, 16:06 and they were unclothed. 16:08 So it turned into kind of a debauched orgy 16:11 or something after the golden calf experience. 16:15 So Moses went up and he interceded for them, 16:17 and God heard his prayer, 16:19 and He gave the people another chance, 16:20 and showed them mercy. 16:21 You see, many times when Moses interceded for the people. 16:25 Abraham interceded for Lot. 16:28 He actually interceded for the people of Sodom 16:32 and Gomorrah as well in praying for Lot. 16:34 And one time, God heard Abraham, and Lot was, 16:37 and Sodom and Gomorrah were spared 16:39 when he rescued them from the Syrians 16:42 that had invaded from the North. 16:44 And then you go through the New Testament, 16:47 and Bible talks about many 16:50 examples of prayer and intercession. 16:53 - You know it's almost like in one sense, 16:55 the Bible reveals to us a great controversy 16:57 between the forces of good and the forces of evil. 16:59 And it seems that intercessory prayer 17:02 allows God to do more to try 17:04 and influence a person than He would do if we didn't pray. 17:10 And I kind of imagine that if God, of course, 17:12 God wants to save as many people as He possibly can, 17:16 but there's certain rules, you might say, 17:18 in this great controversy, 17:19 there are things that God won't allow the devil to do. 17:21 And God being a God of justice 17:23 restricts His influence to some degree. 17:25 But when somebody intercedes on behalf of somebody else, 17:28 it almost gives God the right to say, 17:30 "Let me do more because this person 17:32 is praying specifically for that individual." 17:36 That doesn't mean that they don't have free will. 17:37 Of course, people can still choose. 17:39 But that's why we find intercessory prayers 17:41 so prominent in the Bible. 17:43 Jesus prayed for His disciples. 17:45 Disciples prayed for others. 17:47 Christians throughout Christian history have prayed 17:50 and interceded for others. 17:51 So there's great value in intercessory prayer. 17:54 How many parents have prayed for their children? 17:56 And I know, Pastor Doug, we've seen examples 17:58 of a godly mother who has prayed for a wayward son, 18:01 and she might even pass away. 18:04 And after her death, her son comes to accept Christ. 18:08 She doesn't see the fruit of her prayers, 18:09 at least in this life, 18:11 but there's power in intercessory prayer. 18:13 - Absolutely. 18:14 - We have a book. 18:15 It's called "Teach Us to Pray". 18:16 And we'll be happy to send this to anyone who asks. 18:19 The number is 800-835-6747. 18:22 And again, you can ask for the book. 18:24 It's called "Teach Us to Pray". 18:26 Danny's listening in Arizona. 18:27 Danny, welcome to the program. 18:29 - [Danny] So my question comes from Matthew 14:29 18:32 when Jesus walks on water. 18:34 So Peter comes off, and he also walks on water. 18:38 Jesus tells him to come. 18:39 And so he's actually walking. 18:41 So I imagine that his faith is actually 18:43 allowing him to do that. 18:44 But when he starts to sink, 18:47 was it his lack of faith? 18:50 Or was it also his focus that drove him down 18:55 to the water? 18:57 - I think that you're on target with both. 19:00 I think that he changed his focus. 19:02 It says that he was looking at Christ 19:04 and walking on the water, 19:05 but then he saw the wind and the waves were boisterous. 19:08 In other words, he took his eyes off of Christ. 19:10 When his focus changed, his faith changed, 19:14 which is just a very, very important point 19:16 for every believer that if we take our eyes off the solution 19:20 and focus on the problem, we can become discouraged. 19:23 The reason that David was able to defeat Goliath 19:26 is he said, "You come, you got a sword, 19:29 and a spear, and a shield." 19:30 He had his helmet and his armor. 19:32 David said, "But I'm coming against you 19:33 in the name of the Lord." 19:35 David's focus was on the answer, which is the Lord, 19:37 not on the problem, which was the giant. 19:39 And so I think that's key to the Christian life. 19:41 Don't take your eyes off the answer 19:44 and just focus on the problem, 19:45 or you'll start thinking, 19:47 it's like those 10 spies 19:48 that went to look at the promised land, 19:50 and all they saw was the problems. 19:52 But Joshua and Caleb, they saw the solution, 19:55 and they made it to the promised land 19:56 'cause they had faith, and they had the right focus. 19:59 - [Danny] And the focus, okay, alright. 20:01 Yeah, that was my question. 20:02 I was like is faith really that fragile? 20:08 Can it be that fragile in a person? 20:09 - Yeah, I think it's your faith 20:13 is directly impacted by where you direct your attention. 20:19 To the strength of the Lord and trusting the Lord? 20:20 Or you start looking at your weakness and your problems? 20:22 And it can happen that quickly, I believe it. 20:26 - Alright, well, thank you, Danny, for your call. 20:27 We got Joey listening in Michigan. 20:29 Joey, welcome to the program. 20:31 - [Joey] Oh, hello. 20:33 - Hi. 20:34 - [Joey] Yeah, this is Joey calling from Michigan. 20:36 We listen to you on Strong Tower Radio. 20:38 We were just there from the Christmas party, 20:40 so thank you very much. - Oh, good, good. 20:42 - [Joey] Yeah, anyway, I have a question. 20:43 We were reading Kings, 20:46 and this is my time through the Bible. 20:48 And in 2 Kings, they talk about Jeroboam a lot, 20:50 about being like kind of the cookie-cutter for the evil guy 20:56 or whenever- - Yeah. 20:57 - [Joey] They look for, say, somebody. 20:59 Is that in a way of Jeroboam is evil? 21:03 I just wonder why they always go back to him. 21:06 And is there more than one Jeroboam? 21:10 - Yes, yes, now, there is more than one Jeroboam, 21:13 and I think there's another king 21:15 that named his son Jeroboam. 21:18 But the Jeroboam that is the most infamous, 21:23 when the Kingdom of Israel broke away 21:25 from the Kingdom of Judah, 21:28 the 10 tribes in the North broke away, 21:30 they picked a new king. 21:30 Instead of the sons of David, 21:32 they said, "We're gonna pick our own king." 21:33 And Jeroboam is the one who instigated that rebellion. 21:37 And all would've been well except he said, 21:41 "I'm afraid now that the people in my kingdom 21:43 are going to go to the temple in Judah," 21:47 which was a Rehoboam's kingdom, the son of Solomon. 21:50 And he said, "I'm afraid 21:52 they're gonna start going down there, 21:53 and their hearts are gonna be drawn back to Judah, 21:55 and they'll lose their loyalty." 21:57 So to prevent them from needing to go to Jerusalem 22:00 for the feasts, he said, 22:01 "We're gonna set up altars in Bethel and Dan, 22:04 and he made golden calves, 22:06 which God had clearly told him not to do. 22:08 They'd already got in trouble doing that once before. 22:10 And he began to make people priests 22:12 that were not of the Levites or the sons of Aaron. 22:15 And the Bible was very clear that only the Levites 22:18 and the sons of Aaron were to serve in the temple 22:20 and His priests. 22:22 And he basically led the kingdom, 22:24 those 10 tribes, into idolatry, 22:26 which is breaking one of the commandments. 22:29 So from then on, the Bible talks about Jeroboam, 22:32 the son of Nebat, who did make Israel to sin. 22:36 He led the whole nation away, 22:37 and it lasted, I guess, 22:39 all the way through the time of Ahab until they fell. 22:42 So there was, I believe, another king 22:45 who named his son Jeroboam. 22:47 And there may even be just someone in the chronologies 22:50 named Jeroboam that isn't related, 22:51 it wasn't that uncommon of a name. 22:54 But yeah, that one infamous king, 22:57 he was a servant to Solomon, 22:59 broke away. - [Joey] So he kinda started 22:59 a cascade of idolatry. 23:01 - Exactly, yeah, he set the stage, 23:03 and it just lasted for generations. 23:05 - [Joey] Okay. 23:06 - So if you look up the phrase, 23:07 Jeroboam who caused Israel to sin, 23:09 I think that's about 15 times in the Old Testament. 23:13 - [Joey] Okay, very good. 23:14 Well, thank you so much. 23:15 - Thank you. 23:16 - [Joey] Alright, bye-bye. - Appreciate your 23:17 question, Joey. 23:18 - Alright, we got Smyrna listening from California. 23:21 Smyrna, welcome to the program. 23:24 - [Smyrna] Hi, good evening, Pastor Ross, 23:26 Pastor Doug Batchelor. 23:27 It's beautiful to talk to you this evening. 23:30 And I have a very special question 23:33 who came out actually from my 13-year-old. 23:37 He had asked me what happened to Lazarus 23:40 after he was resurrected 23:41 since we know that he was the best friend of Jesus? 23:45 So the question is what happened to him 23:47 after he was resurrected? 23:49 Did he go to Heaven after Jesus die? 23:54 And he got resurrected, 23:56 and then he was couple days on earth with his disciples, 24:02 but then he went to Heaven, we know that. 24:08 So his question is if Lazarus went with him to Heaven? 24:11 - Alright, good question. 24:13 Now, there are several people that Jesus, and the apostles, 24:17 and a couple of Old Testament prophets resurrected, 24:21 Elijah and Elisha, both resurrected boys that were dead 24:25 in the Old Testament. 24:27 They grew up, and they lived normal lives, 24:28 and then they died again. 24:30 But they were saved from a premature death. 24:33 In the New Testament, Jesus resurrected, 24:35 oh, was it three people? 24:37 He resurrected the widow's son of Nain. 24:39 He resurrected the daughter of Jairus, 24:41 and He resurrected Lazarus, 24:43 and then He resurrected Himself. 24:44 He said, "I lay my life down, I take it up again." 24:48 But the three people that He resurrected, 24:50 they lived normal lives, 24:52 and then they died again, 24:53 either from sickness, or accident, or sabotage. 24:59 The Bible tells us that the religious leaders 25:02 were so uncomfortable that Lazarus 25:04 was a living testimony of Jesus's power, 25:07 they even wanted to kill him, 25:09 but there's no record that they did kill him. 25:10 They were just threatened by him. 25:12 But as far as we know, Lazarus did not go to Heaven. 25:16 And you might be thinking of the parable 25:18 of the rich man and Lazarus, 25:19 and Lazarus was a very common name, 25:21 like the name John, present company included, 25:27 or Tom or Bob, they're just very common name. 25:30 And so it's not unusual that Jesus 25:32 used the word Lazarus in his parable. 25:35 - Now, there is a group that was resurrected 25:37 at the time of Christ's resurrection if you- 25:38 - But Lazarus wasn't dead then. 25:40 - No, he wasn't. 25:41 So you don't think he's part of the group, right? 25:42 Right, no, not at all. - No. 25:43 - But it does talk about this group that were resurrected 25:45 at the time of Christ's Resurrection. 25:47 And it seems as though they were taken to Heaven 25:49 at the Ascension of Christ. - [Doug] Yes. 25:50 - But as Pastor Doug points out, 25:52 Lazarus was alive and well at that time, 25:55 and probably was still involved 25:57 in helping to provide for his sisters 25:58 at home. - [Doug] Yeah. 25:59 - So we have no record of him going to Heaven. 26:01 Although, most likely he's waiting for the Resurrection, 26:04 just like the other saints, 26:05 the other believers are waiting 26:06 for the Second Coming of Christ and the Resurrection. 26:08 - Yep, and we have a study 26:10 that talks about the Resurrection, 26:11 death and the Resurrection, 26:13 and we could be happy to send a free copy of that to you 26:16 or your sister. - Yeah, absolutely. 26:17 It is talking about the Second Coming of Christ 26:19 and what happens when Jesus comes. 26:21 It's called "Rescue from Above", 26:23 and tells you all about the Second Coming. 26:25 We'll be happy to send that to anyone who asks for it. 26:28 It's just 800-835-6747. 26:31 And you can ask for the study guide, "Rescue from Above", 26:33 and we'll be happy to send it right out. 26:36 - Alright, we got 47 seconds until our break. 26:38 I don't think that'd be fair 26:39 to take a question right now, Pastor Ross. 26:41 And let's just remind people 26:43 that if you are not acquainted with Amazing Facts, 26:46 if you simply go to that website, 26:48 amazingfacts.com or .org, 26:51 you're gonna find out that there is a Tree of Life, 26:54 and it's got all these different branches. 26:56 We've got media, we have radio programs. 26:58 You can listen to archives of "Bible Answers Live". 27:01 You can go to the Amazing Facts YouTube channel, 27:04 and there are probably hundreds of videos 27:06 on different Bible studies at the YouTube channel. 27:09 So we invite you to start exploring all 27:11 of the Amazing Fact resources, 27:13 both video, audio, and written, many are free, 27:16 and there's also some premium things that you can buy. 27:19 We'll be back in just a moment to take more Bible questions. 27:22 (grand music) 27:25 - [Announcer] Stay tuned, 27:26 "Bible Answers Live" will return shortly. 27:33 (thunder rumbles) (dramatic music) 27:35 - [Announcer] Written by the hand of God 27:37 and spoken with His voice, 27:41 some Words will never fade. 27:52 - [Announcer] Get Pastor Doug Batchelor's 12-part sermon 27:54 series on "The 10 Commandments" 27:56 by calling 800-538-7275 or visit afbookstore.com. 28:02 - [Announcer] In six days, 28:04 God created the Heavens and the earth. 28:07 For thousands of years, 28:08 man has worshiped God on the seventh day of the week. 28:11 Now each week, millions of people worship 28:14 on the first day... 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That's 800-463-7297. 30:42 That'll bring you into the studio. 30:44 We're also streaming this program on Facebook, 30:47 and then you can watch it 30:48 on the Amazing Facts Facebook page, 30:50 or the Doug Batchelor Facebook page, 30:52 and the Amazing Facts TV channel, 30:54 which is on satellite around the country, 30:56 as well as you can go to Roku 30:58 and watch Amazing Facts Television 31:00 or on the internet, aftv.org. 31:03 My name is Doug Batchelor. 31:05 - My name is Jean Ross, 31:06 and we've got a whole group of people 31:07 who are waiting to give us their Bible questions. 31:10 So we're gonna go to Gabriela and from South Carolina. 31:14 Gabriela, welcome to the program. 31:17 - [Gabriela] So my question is, 31:19 I know the Bible in 1 Timothy 2:9 says 31:22 that women shouldn't adorn themselves with gold or pearls. 31:28 So what about, like, gemstones? 31:32 Do those count as jewelry too? 31:35 - Well, the principle is, and I wanna make clear, 31:38 there's gonna be plenty of people 31:39 in Heaven that wear jewelry. 31:41 But when you study in the Bible, 31:43 the Bible seems to encourage that 31:45 we avoid ornamentation on our bodies. 31:48 When the children of Israel made the golden calf, 31:51 they made it from their earrings and their jewels. 31:54 And then afterward, God said, 31:56 "Break off your ornaments." 31:57 So an ornament, it's not just gonna be gold or pearls. 32:00 It could be silver, it could be crystals. 32:02 It could be anything. 32:04 So the thing is as soon as you begin to open the door, 32:11 and what I'm sharing here, 32:12 some people are shocked in our culture, 32:13 'cause there's whole stores 32:14 that are called Christian Jewelry. 32:16 But I think as soon as you open the door for Christians 32:19 to start wearing all kinds of different bobbles and beads, 32:23 that people, some people 32:24 are insecure about their appearance, 32:25 and they try to compensate 32:26 by hanging more valuables on themselves 32:29 and maybe increase their perceived self-worth. 32:33 And some people maybe take it too far. 32:35 And so I just think it's better for Christians 32:38 not to wear jewelry. 32:40 And I know that when the judgment comes, 32:43 and God is not gonna stop me at the pearly gates 32:45 and say, "Doug, I can't let you in." 32:47 "Why not, Lord?" 32:48 "You didn't wear enough jewelry." 32:51 So I just try not to create a stumbling block. 32:53 The Bible speaks against... says, Jacob and his family, 32:58 they buried their jewelry 32:59 when they went to meet with the Lord. 33:01 And Isaiah 3 talks about the proud daughters of Zion. 33:05 And then it begins to enumerate their articles 33:07 of jewelry that they wear, so. 33:10 And what I'm saying, like I said, this is not just me. 33:12 This is what you used to hear 33:14 from Pentecostals, Baptists, Methodists, 33:16 they all used to talk about, 33:18 John Wesley wrote widely about it, said, 33:20 "Well, Christians need to be careful about their attire, 33:23 not just golden jewelries, it's modesty." 33:26 And in our culture today, men and women, 33:29 often dress in a very provocative way, 33:31 and Bible's clear that we should be modest in our apparel. 33:36 - We do have a book that deals with jewelry. 33:38 It's called "Jewelry: How Much Is Too Much?" 33:40 This is a common question that we get, Pastor Doug, 33:42 so we have some Bible resources on that. 33:44 If you'd like to learn more about the subject, 33:46 call 800-835-6747, you can ask for the book, 33:50 it's called "Jewelry: How Much Is Too Much?" 33:52 Pastor Doug, talking about jewelry, 33:54 we know of some fairly well-known televangelists, 33:58 who were on TV, 33:59 and one of the criticisms 34:01 that came against these televangelists 34:04 was just the amount of jewelry 34:05 that they wear, both them and their wives, 34:07 but very expensive necklaces, and bracelets, 34:10 and rings just about on every finger. 34:13 It just doesn't set the right. 34:14 - Especially when they're begging for audience. 34:16 - Yeah, I know. (laughs) 34:18 It doesn't set the right tone. 34:19 You can't imagine Jesus with that. 34:20 - And then you said, "What would Jesus do?" 34:21 - Yeah. - Exactly, that's the thing 34:21 is what would Jesus do? 34:23 - Yeah, so alright, well, thanks for your call. 34:25 We've got Nuke listening from Minnesota. 34:28 Nuke, welcome to the program. 34:31 - [Nuke] Alright, so I just had one question. 34:33 So my question was really based off of a principle 34:36 in the Bible, in Isaiah 28:9-10, 34:40 where the Bible says that, 34:41 "The Lord declared the end from the beginning." 34:44 And or rather where he said, 34:46 "Precept upon precept, line upon line, here a little, 34:48 and there a little." 34:49 And then where he says in Isaiah 46:9-10 that, 34:53 "He declared the end from the beginning." 34:55 And so when I look at the beginning, 34:59 when I look at Genesis, 35:01 I see that there's the beast, 35:05 which is the serpent, there's the woman, 35:08 and then there's Adam, who was at the time, 35:10 he was the king of the Earth before he sinned. 35:13 And then we look in Revelation, 35:15 and we see the same thing. 35:16 We see the beast, we see the harlot woman, 35:19 and then we see the kings of the Earth 35:21 that committed fornication with the harlot woman. 35:25 And so the reason that I emphasize this 35:27 is because I wanted to see why is it 35:30 that we believe that in Revelation, 35:34 the harlot woman and the beast, 35:36 they're the same entity 35:38 when in Genesis, which is the beginning, 35:41 we don't see them to be the same entity? 35:43 So we see that the beast and the woman 35:45 are two totally separate, 35:47 two totally separate entities. 35:50 - Okay, now, I hope I understood your question 35:53 'cause you went from Isaiah 35:55 about God declaring the end from the beginning 35:58 to Revelation and the beast. 36:01 But let me focus on the last thing you said. 36:03 How do we know that the beast and the woman are the same? 36:06 In Revelation, you see an evolution of the beast. 36:10 So the dragon that you see with seven heads 36:13 and 10 horns in Revelation 12 is that same Roman power, 36:17 but it goes through a change. 36:19 By the time you get to Revelation 17, 36:21 where you now see a woman riding on that beast. 36:24 So there's a confederacy between this woman and the beast. 36:28 And most Protestant theologians 36:34 believed that the woman in Revelation 17 36:36 was talking about how the Church 36:38 had co-mingled Christian teachings 36:40 with the Roman pagan teachings, 36:42 and that's why it's pictured as a woman there. 36:44 So you see there's sort of a consolidation of Rome, 36:47 pagan Rome with Christianity, 36:49 which was supposed to be Christ's bride, 36:51 but she's become unfaithful, 36:52 and she'd become a political power. 36:55 She's now committing fornication 36:56 with the kings of the earth. 36:58 And so, you see, 37:00 and then you've got the different beasts 37:02 in Daniel and Revelation. 37:03 So you've got a lot of beasts 37:04 that are evolving through the Bible, 37:06 culminating with the final persecuting power. 37:10 - Well, I think to be consistent with Bible symbolism, 37:12 a beast represents a political power, 37:14 and a woman represents the Church. 37:16 What's unique about Revelation 17, 37:18 you have a woman and a beast. 37:21 So the power that's described in Revelation 7 37:23 or Revelation 17 is not only a religious power 37:26 symbolized by the woman, 37:28 but it is also a political power. 37:30 And if you look at what this power represents, 37:33 we understand that to be the papal power, 37:36 the church of Rome. 37:37 Not only is it clearly a religious power, 37:40 it's the largest church in the world, 37:42 the largest Christian church, 37:43 but it is also an independent nation, 37:45 the smallest country in the world is the Vatican. 37:48 - 109-acre country. 37:49 - That's right. 37:51 So it's a political power and a religious power. 37:52 - And they do have a wall around it. 37:54 - They do have a wall around it. They do (chuckles). 37:56 And they have ambassadors all over the place. 37:58 They have an ambassador in United States and the UN. 38:00 So I don't think, 38:02 we're not talking about the same necessarily. 38:04 We're still faithful to the symbols. 38:06 We're not talking about the same. 38:07 It is the same power, 38:08 but it's different aspects of the same power. 38:10 It's the religious power represented by the woman, 38:13 the political power represented by the beast. 38:17 - So hopefully, that made some sense. 38:18 Nuke, did we answer your question? 38:21 - [Nuke] Yeah, I can see, I can see what you guys are saying 38:23 with the political power and the religious power. 38:26 Looking at it from Genesis is kinda what the point 38:29 that I was making was that you had the beast who- 38:34 - You got the serpent and the woman there in Genesis. 38:37 - [Nuke] Yeah, exactly. 38:38 - Yeah. 38:39 - [Nuke] And so the serpent enticed the woman 38:40 into taking of that fruit, 38:42 that would've been a representation of his power. 38:44 And then she enticed the king of the earth to partake of it. 38:48 - Oh, yeah. - [Nuke] And with her 38:49 enticing the king of the earth, 38:51 with her enticing the king of the earth, 38:52 what that did was that allowed the whole world 38:54 to fall into corruption. 38:56 This very same way we see in Revelation, 38:58 the beast enticed the woman, 39:00 and the woman, she corrupts the earth 39:01 with her false teachings and ideologies. 39:03 - Yep. 39:04 - [Nuke] So that was the parallel 39:06 that I was trying to make to see if you guys could see that. 39:08 - Well, there's actually, you've got a good point there. 39:10 And we have a book that talks about the beast, the dragon, 39:13 and the woman that makes some of the same parallels 39:15 that you just made. - Yeah, absolutely. 39:16 - We'll send him a free copy. - I think you'll 39:18 really enjoy it. If you'd like to receive that book, 39:19 just call 800-835-6747. 39:22 You can ask for the book, 39:23 "The Dragon, the Beast, and the Woman". 39:24 We'll be happy to send it to anyone who calls and asks. 39:27 It's a fascinating study, Revelation 17. 39:30 Thanks for your call, Nuke. 39:31 We've got Janet listening in North Carolina. 39:33 Janet, welcome to the program. 39:36 - [Janet] Good evening, pastors. 39:37 And thank you, and bless you both for your ministry, 39:40 and taking the time to do this. 39:42 And I just have to say, Pastor Doug, 39:45 I, seven years ago, I watched a little online thing 39:48 you did about the Sabbath, 39:49 and you changed and saved my life, so... 39:52 - Oh, praise the Lord. 39:53 - [Janet] I can't thank you enough. 39:54 - Praise the Lord. 39:55 Thank you so much for that, Janet. 39:56 - [Janet] Can't thank you enough for that. 39:58 - Well, that's why we do it. 40:00 - [Janet] I've been doing your Bible reading plan, 40:02 and we just finished up reading Daniel, 40:05 and at the very end of Daniel 12:11-13, 40:09 it talks about two other time prophecies that, 40:13 I mean, I learned about all the other ones 40:15 from all your present truth, 40:17 the 1,260 days, the 2,300 days, the 70 weeks, 40:20 but I'd never heard anyone talk about these two 40:23 other time prophecies, 40:24 and I was just wondering what they were about. 40:27 - You've got more time prophecies in Daniel 12 40:32 than any other chapter in the Bible. 40:34 It mentions a 1,260-day period, a 1,290-day period, 40:40 and a 13-hundred and 35-day period. 40:45 You almost have to draw a chart for someone on the screen 40:48 and explain what this is talking about. 40:52 But most of the prophecies in Daniel 40:54 are talking about the persecution 40:55 that God's people would go through during this time, 40:58 this great persecution of the Dark Ages. 41:00 Jesus refers to this great time of trouble. 41:03 And the heart of it is this 1,260-year period, 41:09 which is what you'd call 3 1/2 prophetic years, 1,260 days. 41:15 That's 3 1/2 Jewish years. 41:18 They had 30 days in a month. 41:20 Revelation calls it 42 months. 41:22 And it also talks about the time periods that led into that 41:27 with the 1,335 and the 1,290. 41:30 Best thing is if she got that magazine 41:33 on Daniel and Revelation- 41:34 - Yeah. - I think there's a chart 41:34 in there that explains that. 41:36 - It is, it'll make it clear. - It's hard to cover that 41:38 in three minutes or so. 41:40 - Yeah, if you're looking for just a starting point, 41:42 just real quick for those dates. 41:43 The 1,290 begins in 508. 41:46 And the point, the reason that's specifically mentioned 41:49 is the conversion of Clovis, king of the Franks, 41:51 and France became the greatest supporter of the papal power. 41:54 - Holy Roman Empire. 41:55 - Right. - Yep. 41:57 - So that's why that date is specifically mentioned, 41:58 1,290 will bring you up to 1798 42:00 when the papal power was broken, 42:02 and the pope was taken a prisoner, 42:04 and they confiscated the political states 42:06 of the Vatican at the time. 42:07 The 1,335 brings you right up to 1843, 42:10 which is a significant date as it relates to the 2,300 days 42:14 and 1844. - Great Advent Awakening. 42:16 Yeah. - That's right. 42:17 Again, that's all in the magazine. 42:18 "Daniel and Revelation", we'll be happy to send that 42:20 to anyone who calls and asks. 42:22 The number for that is 800-835-6747, 42:25 and ask for the "Daniel and Revelation" magazine. 42:28 And as we said a little earlier, 42:29 this is not something that we can offer every week, 42:31 but we're doing it this week, 42:32 so take advantage of it, you'll be blessed. 42:35 Next caller that we have is Elijah. 42:36 Elijah listening from Washington. 42:38 Elijah, welcome to the program. 42:39 - [Elijah] I got a couple quick questions here. 42:42 The first is about the Ark of the Covenant. 42:44 We just did a "Bible Amazing Prophecies" here, 42:49 seminar with Mark Fox and Yakima Harris. 42:51 But my question is that we know 42:56 that Ark to the Covenant is in Heaven, 42:57 and the sanctuary's being cleansed. 43:00 But I was wondering, I've heard somewhere 43:01 where maybe the ark might be found, 43:04 the actual Ark of the Covenant here on Earth 43:05 might be discovered. 43:09 - Alright now, in Revelation, 43:10 and Pastor Ross, I think it's in Revelation 16, 43:13 where it says, "I saw Heaven open 43:14 and the Ark of the Covenant." 43:16 - Revelation 11. 43:18 - 11, sorry, okay, in Revelation 11, 43:20 it does mention the Ark being seen in Heaven. 43:22 I don't think that means that God caught the Ark 43:26 that had been captured or that had been hidden 43:30 by Jeremiah, the prophet. 43:31 I don't think that means that that was caught up to Heaven. 43:34 I think it's also talks about 43:35 the altar of incense in Heaven. 43:37 - The candlesticks. 43:38 - Yeah, that's all there. 43:39 So those are symbols of the Sanctuary 43:41 it's taking us through. 43:42 I believe the real Ark of the Covenant is still on Earth, 43:45 and it's probably hidden 43:46 somewhere in the vicinity of Jerusalem, 43:49 because before Nebuchadnezzar destroyed the temple, 43:52 and Jeremiah, the prophet, clearly forewarned King Zedekiah. 43:56 He said, "The temple's gonna be burned with fire." 44:00 And they wanted to preserve their national treasure. 44:02 And Jeremiah with some of the priests, 44:04 very likely hid it in one of the many caves 44:07 that honeycombed the City of Jerusalem. 44:11 So the Babylonians would not capture it. 44:13 It's never mentioned from that time onward. 44:16 It's probably still hidden. 44:17 Most of the people that probably 44:18 knew the secret died except Jeremiah. 44:21 And of course, he's dead now too. 44:23 So will it be revealed again before the end of time? 44:26 That'd be a wonderful archeological, 44:28 it'd be the greatest archeological 44:29 find. - That's right. 44:31 We thought the discovery of King Tutankhamun's tomb 44:34 was of significance. 44:35 Could you just imagine the discovery 44:37 of the Ark of the Covenant? - [Doug] Oh, yeah. 44:38 - That'd be spectacular. 44:40 - It'd be a lot easier to preach the 10 Commandments, 44:42 if that- - That's right. (chuckles) 44:44 Alright, well, thanks for your call, Elijah. 44:46 Next one that we have is Ajota listening from Pittsburgh. 44:50 Ajota, welcome to the program. 44:52 - [Ajota] Listen, my question is based- 44:55 we're gonna go back into Genesis, the sixth chapter. 44:59 Now, back when I was in Oakland College 45:00 with Elder Cleveland and Dr. Wright, 45:04 these people that I knew so well, 45:07 there was one section of Genesis 6 45:11 I've always had a question about. 45:14 And it deals with the idea of what 45:17 went into the Ark of Noah. 45:21 Now, we're told that the two unclean 45:26 and seven pairs with seven were the clean 45:29 were supposed to go inside of the ark. 45:32 And the Bible says there, to me, it's specific. 45:35 It says, "Of what I made." 45:40 And my point would almost be phrased like this: 45:43 Why isn't there a Jurassic Park in the ark? 45:47 I believe that dinosaurs 45:50 and all these types of creatures that were outside 45:54 of the ark were not creatures that God made. 45:58 And I'm curious if that line of reasoning 46:02 would sound like something that should be considered? 46:06 I think that carbon dating it might be inaccurate. 46:09 I don't believe that there are creatures 46:13 that were here 30 million years before God said, 46:17 "Let there be light." 46:18 So how do we make the appearance of these things 46:25 fit the narrative of what actually went in the ark? 46:29 - Okay, well, first of all, 46:33 the Bible tells us that God told Noah 46:35 to create the ark so that it could preserve all life. 46:41 And some people, they see the giant dinosaur bones. 46:43 I lived across the street from, 46:45 literally across the street 46:47 from the American Museum of Natural History 46:48 as a kid in New York City, 46:50 and I would go look at the great, the bone assemblies 46:53 of the triceratops and the tyrannosaurus rex, 46:56 and the brontosaurus, and these huge reptiles, 46:58 thunder lizards, that's a dinosaur. 47:00 And people say, "How in the world 47:02 are you gonna fit two of those on the ark?" 47:04 Well, I know that there are reptiles 47:08 that were preserved by God on the ark, 47:10 and they believe that these were just big reptiles. 47:13 So which ones may have been amalgamated by man 47:17 that were not preserved, 47:18 and which ones were reptiles that God created 47:21 that just were large, I mean, alligators? 47:24 They find fossils of alligators that were 50 feet long. 47:28 Well, maybe that's an exaggeration, a lot bigger. 47:30 Right now, they got 'em over 20 feet. 47:31 They had some, yeah, they maybe 50 feet long, 47:34 huge alligator-like creatures. 47:37 But Noah didn't have to necessarily 47:39 take the full grown ones. 47:40 He could have taken eggs for that matter. 47:43 I mean, I don't know that he did that, 47:45 but he could take in very small ones. 47:47 And I think the Moody Bible Research did a study, 47:51 and they said that the average animal in the world 47:54 today is the size of a sheep or smaller, 47:56 and God didn't need to take 20 different kinds of dog. 47:59 He took two, probably wolf-like dogs, 48:02 and all the other dog breeds have come from them, 48:05 just like all the different races of people 48:07 in the world came from Adam and Eve. 48:09 So I believe that there were reptiles on the ark. 48:14 There were a lot of very big ones, 48:16 a lot of big mammals too, 48:17 that lived before the flood. 48:19 And it seems the whole environment 48:21 and everything became dwarfed 48:22 and stunted after the flood. 48:25 Which ones may have been the amalgamation of man 48:27 that didn't get on the ark? 48:29 I don't know, it doesn't say in the Bible or anywhere else. 48:32 - Well, we also do have in, 48:34 I'm thinking of the Book of Job, 48:35 that talks about a Behemoth. - [Doug] A Leviathan. 48:36 - Yeah, Leviathan that lives in the sea 48:39 and then a Behemoth. 48:40 And it says, "God made them." 48:41 - [Doug] Yeah. - So God made Leviathan, 48:43 and God made Behemoth. 48:44 And if you look at the description 48:45 that we find there in the Book of Job, 48:47 it's not a description of any animal that we have now. 48:50 It talks about its tail being as thick as the Cedar 48:53 and its legs being big and round. 48:56 - [Doug] It's pretty big. - So it can't be an elephant 48:57 'cause an elephant has a tiny little tail, 48:59 but it's a description of some kind of, 49:01 could very well be some kind of a dinosaur that lived. 49:04 - [Doug] Yeah. - It talks about how 49:05 that had lived by the reeds, and by the water, 49:07 and it's very interesting description. 49:08 But as you mentioned, Pastor Doug, the environment changed. 49:11 You have woolly mammoths that must have made it on the ark, 49:14 because they survived after the flood. 49:16 They died out eventually. 49:18 So we don't know which of those, 49:19 those giant animals actually made it through the flood. 49:22 - And then Nimrod in the Bible, 49:23 he's called the Mighty Hunter. 49:25 And he probably, they were hunting 49:27 some of these big things down. - [Jean] Yeah. 49:28 - You're not a Mighty Hunter for killing a mouse. 49:30 - [Jean] Right. 49:31 - You're Mighty Hunter 'cause you're killing something big. 49:32 - [Jean] Right. 49:33 - And they may have rendered some 49:34 of these survivors extinct. 49:36 So it'll be interesting to go back 49:38 and see how that played out. 49:40 - We do have a book that talks about you know, 49:41 it was mentioned in the call, carbon dating. 49:44 We have a book called "How Science Flunked", no, 49:47 "How Evolution Flunked the Science Test". 49:49 - Right. 49:50 - And it talks about some of these commonly believed 49:52 or accepted theories that if you look at it 49:55 a little bit deeper, you realize, 49:56 oh, it's not built on a very solid foundation. 49:59 The book is called "How Evolution Flunked the Science Test". 50:01 And we'll be happy to send that out to anyone 50:03 who calls and asks. 50:04 The number is 800-835-6747. 50:07 And we'll get that in the mail and send it out to you. 50:10 We've got Chase listening in Illinois. 50:12 Chase, welcome to the program. 50:15 - [Chase] Yeah, I have a question. 50:16 It's about Isaiah 65:20 where it says, 50:18 "No more shall an infant from there live but a few days 50:21 nor an old man who has not fulfilled his days 50:23 for the child shall die 100 years old. 50:26 But the sinner being 100 years old shall be accursed." 50:30 I was wondering because I remember you talked about this 50:32 before in one of your sermons, 50:34 how it's like the child, 50:35 it doesn't mean that the child dies in Heaven 50:37 'cause there's no one dying in Heaven, 50:39 but it's saying that they'll mature after 100 years of age. 50:42 And I was just wondering is that concept 50:44 also kinda illustrated in Genesis 5 50:47 when it talks about the genealogy of Adam? 50:50 - Yeah, you'll notice that in the early genealogies 50:53 that some of these people were not even getting married 50:55 and having children until they were over 100. 50:58 Now, that was amazing by the time of Abraham 51:00 because then they had a more normal lifespan, 51:03 but people matured more slowly, they lived longer. 51:09 And in Heaven, kids will not grow into maturity in 15 years. 51:14 I think that they're gonna, 51:15 parents are gonna get to enjoy them 51:17 being children a little longer 51:18 if they're reunited in the Resurrection, 51:20 and they're still children, 51:23 they'll get to grow up. 51:24 Bible talks about children in Heaven 51:25 that a child will lead the wolf, and the lion, and the lamb, 51:28 and child plays on the hole of a venomous serpent, 51:30 and it doesn't hurt. 51:33 So yeah, but they'll grow more slowly. 51:34 So when it says the child will die 100 years' old, 51:36 die is an unfortunate translation. 51:38 There's no children dying in Heaven. 51:39 It's talking about child won't even cease to be a child. 51:43 And the word die and cease 51:44 can sometimes be interchanged there. 51:47 Pastor Ross, we have three minutes, 51:48 can we do another question? 51:49 - Yes, we've got Wanda listening in British Columbia. 51:51 Wanda, welcome to the program. 51:53 - [Wanda] So I have a question, and it's in Psalms 23:4. 51:58 And it says, "Yea, though I walked through the valley 52:01 of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil 52:03 for Thou art with me. 52:04 Thy rod and Thy staff, they comfort me." 52:07 So I was wondering the difference 52:08 between the rod and the staff, 52:11 the significance of them, 52:13 and why they would comfort me? 52:16 - Alright, well, that's a good question. 52:18 A shepherd would have a staff. 52:20 Now, they could do one of two things. 52:22 A shepherd might have two different sticks. 52:23 One was like a club that was more of a weapon 52:26 against jackals and things that might harm the sheep. 52:29 Another one was a staff. 52:30 Some of 'em used one for both. 52:33 And the staff often had a crook on the end of it. 52:36 And if you needed to grab a sheep, 52:37 it's hard to run up and catch 'em. 52:38 But if they had a crook where they 52:39 would scoot it around their back leg, 52:42 and it would capture their back leg, 52:43 and they'd pull it up towards them. 52:45 And that would sometimes be a means of discipline, 52:49 but it would also be used to ward off anything 52:53 that might harm them. 52:54 And so we are comforted by God's protection 53:00 and by His discipline. 53:02 And so David, as a shepherd, 53:04 he employed these symbols 53:05 he was very well-acquainted with. 53:07 That the shepherd's rod and his staff 53:11 are both for the benefit of the sheep. 53:14 - [Wanda] Yeah, okay, well, that makes sense. 53:17 So the rod is more of the disciplining one 53:19 or keeping in line. 53:21 - Well, I think the staff is the one 53:22 that they used for hooking the sheep 53:23 and bringing it in. 53:24 And the rod was the one that they- 53:27 - Used against the wolf. 53:28 - Yeah. - Or the bear 53:28 that comes to take the sheep. 53:30 - And you often hear about the rod of Aaron 53:30 and Moses that was lifted up, 53:33 and there's leading the sheep. 53:34 Moses was a shepherd. 53:36 - And in Revelation, it talks about Jesus 53:37 coming with the rod of iron to execute judgment 53:40 upon the wicked. - [Doug] That's right. 53:41 - Well, He's coming as the good shepherd 53:42 to protect His sheep 'cause in Revelation, 53:45 there is a death decree that's passed 53:46 just before Jesus comes. 53:48 So Christ comes to the rescue of His people. 53:51 And yeah, it is a judgment that falls upon the wicked. 53:54 So the rod protects us, the staff guides us. 53:57 - Yeah. 53:59 - And we can see both of those parallels 54:00 or symbols being used in the Bible. 54:02 - Very good, good question. 54:04 Thank you. - Alright, well, 54:05 I'm looking at the clock, Pastor Doug. 54:06 We've got a minute before we're gonna say goodbye 54:07 to our friends who are listening on satellite radio. 54:10 For the rest of you who are listening, 54:11 we do have our bonus questions, 54:13 and we like this part of the program. 54:14 We try to answer as many Bible questions 54:16 in about two minutes, 54:17 and we get those questions sent to us. 54:19 So if you have a question that you'd like to try 54:21 and have us answer, you can just send your question 54:24 to balquestions@amazingfacts.org. 54:29 That's the website, balquestions@amazingfacts.org. 54:33 And as I said, we take about two minutes, Pastor Doug, 54:35 and try to answer as many questions as possible. 54:37 We've got a whole bunch of questions. 54:39 So we're looking forward to that segment of the program. 54:41 So for those of you who are listening on satellite radio, 54:45 we're gonna have to say goodbye to you 54:46 in just a few seconds. 54:48 But please go ahead 54:49 and take a look at the Amazing Facts website. 54:51 We mentioned the address earlier, 54:52 just amazingfacts.com or .org. 54:55 You can find archived programs of "Bible Answers Live" 54:59 as well as a lot of additional and fantastic resources. 55:02 So hopefully, God willing, 55:03 we'll be able to visit again next week 55:05 on another edition of "Bible Answers Live". 55:08 - Amen. 55:10 (grand music) 55:12 - [Announcer] Thank you for listening to today's broadcast. 55:15 We hope you understand your Bible even better than before. 55:19 "Bible Answers Live" is produced 55:21 by Amazing Facts International, 55:23 a faith-based ministry located in Granite Bay, California. 55:29 - Well, Pastor Doug, we've got a number 55:30 of questions that's come in, 55:31 and we wanna greet those 55:32 who stayed by for this part of the program. 55:34 So here we go, question number one. 55:36 Pastor Doug, do you have any idea 55:37 how long Adam and Eve lived in the garden 55:40 before they sinned? 55:42 - Well, we don't know the exact time, 55:43 but chances are it was not very long 55:45 because God told them, "Be fruitful and multiply." 55:49 Presumably, the plumbing was working perfectly, 55:52 they had not had any children yet. 55:54 So I'm guessing that they'd probably 55:56 only been there a matter of months 55:58 before they fell into sin. - Okay. 56:00 Alright, next question that we have. 56:02 Is there a difference, biblically speaking, 56:05 between a messenger and a prophet? 56:10 - Well, someone could be, as you mentioned before, 56:12 a career prophet, where it's a calling upon their life, 56:15 and then other times, God might be giving a person 56:19 a particular message for a specific time and person. 56:22 And so in that sense, yes, there could be a difference. 56:24 - Okay, question number three. 56:26 What will happen to those who are living 56:28 but they are not saved when Jesus comes the second time? 56:33 - It says the wicked, if they're unsaved, 56:35 they're in the category of the lost, 56:36 they are destroyed by the brightness of His coming. 56:39 Revelation says they're calling for the rocks 56:41 and the mountains to fall on them 56:43 and hide them from the face of the One 56:44 who sits on the throne. 56:46 So for them, it's not a good day. 56:49 - Okay, next question that we have. 56:51 Luke 22:47 says, "But they who did not know, 56:55 but committed things worthy of stripes 56:57 shall be beaten with few stripes." 56:59 And the question is asked, "Is this justice?" 57:03 - Yeah, every judge will mete out sentence 57:07 based on knowledge. 57:09 If a person committed a crime in ignorance, 57:14 then it's very different than a person who read the law, 57:17 they knew the law, they saw the sign... 57:19 It's- if you tell the officer, 57:21 "Look, the speed limit changed, 57:22 and you didn't have it posted, I did not know," 57:24 he's gonna show you more mercy 57:26 than if you drove by six signs 57:27 that said speed limit 55, 57:29 and you're going 90. 57:30 So he said, "Look, you knew, you saw it." 57:32 So the Lord judges us based upon knowledge. 57:35 - Okay, last quick question. 57:36 Pastor Doug, you got the Father, the Son, 57:38 and the Holy Spirit, and that is the God or the Trinity, 57:41 but are they all one being or one person? 57:44 - Three separate persons. 57:46 And part of the reason we know this 57:47 is you look at the baptism of Jesus, 57:49 and you see God, the Father is in Heaven. 57:51 He is speaking. 57:53 Jesus is not being of ventriloquist. 57:55 He said, "This is my beloved Son." 57:57 And God, the Spirit is coming down in the form of a dove. 58:00 And of course, when Jesus prayed to the Father, 58:02 and the Father answers and says, 58:04 "I will glorify You, and I have glorified You," 58:06 you've got individual persons. 58:09 Hey, thank you, listening friends. 58:10 It's been so much fun answering your Bible questions. 58:13 God willing, we'll have another chance next week. 58:15 Make sure, and tune in, 58:16 and check out the Amazing Facts website. 58:19 (grand music) 58:20 - [Announcer] "Bible Answers Live", 58:21 honest and accurate answers to your Bible questions. 58:26 (grand music continues) |
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