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00:03 - [Announcer] It is the best selling book in history. 00:05 No volume ever written has been more loved 00:08 and quoted, and its words, sometimes simple 00:12 and sometimes mysterious, should always 00:14 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 mentioned 00:34 in this broadcast, call 800-835-6747. 00:39 Once again that's 800-835-6747. 00:45 Now here's your host from Amazing Facts International, 00:48 Pastor Doug Batchelor. 00:50 - Hello listening friends, would you like to hear 00:52 an amazing fact? 00:54 On August 23rd, 2022, a teenage pilot became the youngest 00:59 person to fly solo across the world in a small aircraft. 01:04 Mack Rutherford, 17, landed at Sofia Bulgaria 01:07 after a five month journey across 52 countries 01:11 covering 33,600 miles. 01:15 Along the way, Mack who was born to British parents 01:17 but's grown up in Belgium, encountered sandstorms in Sudan, 01:21 monsoon rains in India, and spent a night on an 01:24 uninhabited Pacific island. 01:26 Mack, who began his epic odyssey on March 23rd, 01:30 described some of the beautiful scenes 01:32 that he was able to encounter from wildlife 01:34 in national parks in Kenya, to the New York City skyline. 01:38 He landed Wednesday, August 23rd, 2022, 01:42 after completing the feet. 01:44 Mack encouraged others to follow their dreams 01:46 no matter how old you are. 01:47 He said work and move forward to achieve your goals. 01:51 He added, by the way, his sister Zara is the youngest woman 01:55 to fly solo around the world. 01:57 Boy that's something, I tell you. 01:59 That's a pretty epic journey. 02:01 I've had my pilot's license for 30 something years, 02:06 and I think you flew with me once or twice. 02:07 - I did, yeah. 02:09 - And you do your first cross country, and you're scared 02:12 half to death when you're flying by yourself 02:15 between three points on the map, 02:16 I can't imagine all that would be involved 02:19 in going in and out of all of those international airports 02:22 where the air traffic is all a little different, 02:25 and for a 17 year old, he must have had 02:27 a lot of hours and experience. 02:29 - That's right, 02:30 when you look at the map that, you put the up on the screen, 02:32 he didn't fly in a straight line around the globe, 02:34 he kind of traced the continent of Africa, 02:37 that's a lot of flying, a lot of miles. 02:38 - Some of that was by choice, and some of it was because 02:41 he couldn't get the permits to land in some countries, 02:44 so they had to skirt around. 02:46 Other times he wanted to see certain parts of the world. 02:50 But, I love flying, 02:53 if I'm on a motorcycle I'm trying to find 02:55 something to jump, or if I'm on my skis I'm jumping, 02:58 and I was driving a truck today in the hills, 03:00 and I revved it when I went over a bump, 03:02 so I could, 03:04 the sensation of flying I just love it. 03:06 And, a lot of people ask, will you be able to fly in heaven? 03:11 And I think so. 03:12 You've got that verse there in Isaiah 40, verse 31, 03:16 and it says, but those who wait upon the Lord 03:18 will renew their strength, they will mount up with wings 03:22 like eagles, they'll run and not be weary, 03:24 they will walk and not faint. 03:28 And I guess the other scripture would be when Jesus 03:30 ascended to heaven. 03:31 - That's right. 03:32 - He just ascended. 03:33 - Of course we know Pastor Doug that the angels fly, 03:34 we have a number of accounts in scripture I think 03:37 of the one where Daniel was praying, and an angel 03:39 came from heaven to Earth. 03:41 - Being caused to fly 03:42 swiftly. - Fly swiftly, 03:43 so angels fly, and, 03:45 and the hymn that we often sing in church, 03:47 we will soar to 03:48 worlds unknown. - Rock of ages. 03:49 - Rock of ages. 03:50 So we know we're gonna be going to heaven, 03:52 but what about the other worlds God has created? 03:55 - It says we're caught up. 03:56 - That's right. 03:57 - And it's probably not in a rocket. 03:59 - That's right. 04:00 (chuckling) 04:01 Well we do have a book that talks about heaven, 04:02 this wonderful home of the redeemed, the Bible tells us 04:05 eye has not seen nor ear heard, neither has it entered 04:08 into the heart of man the things that God 04:10 is preparing for those that love Him, 04:12 but there are some things revealed in scripture 04:14 about heaven, about the home of the redeemed, 04:16 and our free gift is all about that. 04:18 It's called Heaven, Is It for Real? 04:20 And that is our free offer. 04:22 If you'd like to receive it all you have to do 04:23 is call the number, 800-835-6747, 04:27 and you can ask for the book by name, 04:29 Heaven, Is It for Real? 04:30 Or ask for offer number 189, we'll be happy to send it 04:33 to anyone here in North America. 04:36 Now we do have those who are listening outside 04:38 of North America, and if you'd like to read the book 04:40 we encourage you to go to the Amazing Facts website, 04:42 just Amazing Facts dot O-R-G, or dot com, 04:45 and you'll be able to read it there on our free library. 04:48 Again, it's called Heaven, Is It for Real? 04:50 And Pastor Doug we wanna greet those who are now joining us 04:52 we have folks watching live on AFTV, 04:55 they're also watching on YouTube, and then on Facebook, 04:59 on your Facebook page, Doug Batchelor Facebook page, 05:01 also on the Amazing Facts Facebook page, 05:04 and this is rebroadcast on some other networks, 05:06 so we wanna greet all of those who are watching, 05:08 wherever you might be, however you're getting 05:09 this program, and of course the many who are actually 05:12 listening on radio, this program started as a radio program 05:17 and we wanna greet those listening on land based stations 05:19 and also those listening through the satellite 05:23 radio system, so, 05:25 what with that, 05:26 let's start with a word of prayer, and we will get 05:28 to Bible questions. 05:30 Dear Father in heaven again we thank You 05:31 for this opportunity that we have to be able 05:33 to open Your Word and study it. 05:34 Lord it's always exciting to be able to come 05:36 to the scriptures, we know that You have promised 05:39 to be with us, and we desire that we might 05:41 be led into a clearer understanding of Bible truth. 05:44 So be with those who are listening, wherever they might be, 05:46 and guide us here as we search the scripture 05:48 in the studio, we ask this in Jesus name, amen. 05:52 - Amen. 05:53 - Now friends this is a live program, 05:55 so if you have a Bible related question 05:57 the number here to the studio is 800-463-7297, 06:02 again that's 800-463-7297, 06:06 or 800-God-Says, and that'll bring you here 06:09 into the studio, and we'll be able to take your question 06:12 on the air. 06:13 So I think we're ready for our first caller, 06:14 we've got Anthony listening in New York, 06:16 Anthony welcome to the program. 06:19 - [Anthony] Hello, good evening Pastors. 06:21 - Evening. 06:23 - [Anthony] My question is with regards to Acts 06:26 chapter two, verses 16 through 18, 06:31 and I'll try to make this brief. 06:34 Basically I know that you see a lot of, on TV, 06:39 or different churches, where they start to call 06:42 people prophet, and, I guess as a honor type thing, 06:48 or things of that nature, 06:50 I've heard some people claim to have, 06:52 the gift of prophecy, or they claim to be prophets. 06:55 Basically what, based on Acts chapter two 06:57 verses 16 through 18, I wanna know, 06:59 what constitutes a prophet? 07:02 Especially if knowing that in the last days 07:04 people will have the gift of prophecy, 07:06 does that automatically make them a prophet? 07:08 Or, I guess I just want some clarity. 07:12 - Yeah, good question. 07:13 And for our friends that are driving or something, 07:15 if you don't have the Bible handy, let me read that 07:17 for you real quick. 07:18 This is during the day of Pentecost, Peter gets up 07:21 and he starts to preach in Acts chapter two, 07:23 and I'll start with verse 16, 07:26 but this is what was spoken of by the Prophet Joel, 07:28 the people are wondering about this manifestation 07:30 of the Spirit. 07:32 And it'll come to pass in the last days, says God, 07:35 that I will pour out My Spirit on all flesh, 07:37 your sons and your daughters will prophesy, 07:40 your young men will see visions, your old men 07:42 will dream dreams, and on my menservants and my maidservants 07:46 I'll pour out of My Spirit in those days 07:48 and they will prophesy, and I'll show wonders 07:51 in the heaven above, and signs in the Earth beneath. 07:54 And by the way, Peter there is quoting 07:56 from Joel chapter two. 07:58 And this is not only something that happened here 08:01 in Acts, when the Holy Spirit was poured out 08:04 at Pentecost, it may repeat itself in the last days. 08:07 Now Jesus has warned us to be careful 08:09 about false prophets, but the fact that He says 08:13 watch out for false prophets indicates there will probably 08:15 somewhere be true prophets, or Jesus would have said 08:18 don't listen to any prophets in the last days. 08:22 So how do you know if a person is a true prophet? 08:26 First of all, not every time you find the word prophesy 08:29 does it use the term in the context of, 08:32 like an Old Testament prophet that was making a prediction. 08:36 To prophesy like in Acts, 08:37 I'm sorry in 1 Corinthians 14, it's talking about preaching. 08:41 It means, to proclaim prophecy it means to proclaim 08:43 on behalf of another. 08:45 And so, a lot of times when it talks about 08:48 the gift of prophecy in 1 Corinthians, it's talking about 08:51 being able to preach and teach. 08:53 But it also true there will be prophets in the last days. 08:59 Even last prophets in the Old Testament, 09:00 behold I send you Elijah to prophet before the great 09:03 and terrible day of the Lord, that's prophet prophet. 09:05 So, how do you know a true from a false prophet? 09:08 First we have a lesson that talks about astrologers 09:12 and psychics, so look, we'll send you a free copy of that 09:15 'cause it's got a lot of verses in it, 09:17 but there's some criteria. 09:18 Deuteronomy tells us that if a prophet makes a prediction 09:21 that doesn't come true, probably a false prophet. 09:25 If they're asking for a fee to give you a prophecy, 09:29 it's probably a false prophet. 09:31 If they're giving you a bill. 09:33 And if their lives are not in harmony with the Word, 09:36 so if a person is living a scandalous life 09:40 and yet they said, I'm a prophet, they're lives are gonna 09:42 be following the model in the Bible, their teachings 09:45 will not contradict the Bible, 09:47 if they're a true prophet. 09:48 So in that lesson we're offering it gives 09:50 the criteria of how do you identify a true 09:54 from a false prophet. 09:56 - The study that we have, it's called 09:57 Does God Inspire Astrologers and Psychics? 10:01 And we'll be happy to send that to anyone who calls 10:03 and asks, the number again is 800-835-6747, 10:07 that is our free resource line. 10:09 As to the study guide, does God inspire psychics, 10:11 and prophets, or astrologers? 10:13 And it actually gives the biblical principles 10:16 to determine a true prophet from a false prophet, 10:18 it's all there in the study guide. 10:20 Well thank you for your call, Anthony, 10:22 next we have Patrick listening from Canada. 10:25 Patrick you're on the air. 10:27 - [Patrick] Good evening Pastors. 10:29 - Evening. 10:30 - [Patrick] I have a question about Mosaic law. 10:33 So it's taken from Luke, chapter 19, verse 28. 10:40 And this is also another verse, I couldn't find it, 10:43 but it's about wearing mixed materials, 10:47 cutting a beard, 10:49 tattoos, and something else, 10:52 I forgot, sorry, cutting of beards and tattoos. 10:54 I'd just like to find out if those apply to us today, 10:59 even though we're gentiles welcomed into the family of God, 11:03 by accepting Him? 11:05 - Yeah well it says there in Leviticus chapter 19 11:08 verse 28, you shall not make any cuttings in your flesh 11:11 for the dead, nor tattoo marks on you, 11:13 I am the Lord. 11:14 There are clearly some things that you might find 11:17 in the Book of Leviticus that are connected with ceremonial 11:20 laws, and those things would be obsolete, 11:22 nailed to the cross, we don't sacrifice lambs anymore, 11:25 circumcision is not required, but there are also 11:29 some very practical laws that are sort of self evident. 11:33 God says, don't follow the practices of the Pagans, 11:36 and if the Pagans were mourning the loss of somebody 11:39 they'd do everything from cut off finger, 11:41 to cut their flesh like the prophets of Baal 11:43 when they wanted to appease their God they'd pierce 11:46 themselves till the blood gushed out, 11:48 and they'd tattoo themselves. 11:50 And your body is the temple of the Holy Spirit, 11:53 and God doesn't want us putting marks, 11:55 I know what I'm saying now is probably extremely unpopular 11:57 'cause I bet you 10% of everyone listening has a tattoo 12:00 these days, but the Bible I think means what it says. 12:04 I'm the Lord, don't put any tattoo marks on you, 12:09 God intended us to live forever 12:12 and to advertise for Him. 12:14 So, our bodies shouldn't really have graffiti on them, 12:18 and the practical truth is that a lot of folks 12:22 who get tattoos they regret it, to get a tattoo requires you 12:28 to pierce ink under your skin, it's not necessarily 12:30 the healthiest thing. 12:31 Some people end up with some kinds of skin cancer 12:34 or something from that, 12:35 and yeah, I just, I think it's kind of a self evident truth. 12:42 This is what the Pagans used to do, 12:43 they would mark slaves with tattoos. 12:45 I just came back from Auschwitz in Poland 12:47 where they had the Nazi concentration camps, 12:50 and I remember meeting friends of my grandparents 12:53 that were Jewish, had the tattoo marks still on them. 12:57 So, yeah, I don't know why Christians are doing that, 13:00 it says pretty plainly, don't do it. 13:03 - Okay, very good, well thank you. 13:05 Thank you Patrick for your call. 13:06 We've got Caleb listening in New York. 13:08 Caleb, welcome to the program. 13:11 - [Caleb] Hello, thank you Pastors, 13:12 how are you doing tonight? 13:14 - Doing good; and your question? 13:18 - [Caleb] My question is a little bit more embarrassing. 13:21 I'm a Christian, I grew up in a church, 13:23 but lately I let all the worries of life, 13:28 discourage me from studying, not praying as much, 13:34 and just all the worries, I'm just afraid if I go back 13:37 to God like that, deliberately, I'm afraid if I go back 13:40 to God, God won't accept me anymore, 13:42 I'm just, is there an encouragement, verse I can read, 13:46 and something that'll encourage me? 13:49 'Cause I'm a little nervous about this, 13:50 and a little afraid. 13:52 - Yeah, let me tell you. 13:54 Just this sabbath I preached on Luke chapter 18, 14:00 starts I believe with verse nine, 14:03 and Jesus tells the parable, two men went up 14:05 to the temple to pray, one was a Pharisee, 14:07 and one was a publican, publicans were the outcasts 14:11 of society, they were called great sinners, 14:14 Jesus often talks about the harlots and the publicans, 14:17 so you got these two men, one very religious, 14:19 and one is sort of like the gang member of the culture. 14:25 And they both go to church. 14:27 And the Pharisee he prays, and says Lord I thank thee 14:29 I'm not like other men, extortioners, adulterers, 14:33 or unjust, or like this tax collector back there. 14:37 I pay tithe of all that I've got, 14:39 I fast twice a week, 14:41 and the publican, the tax collector, he would not 14:44 so much as lift up his eyes unto heaven, 14:46 but he smote upon his breast and said, 14:48 Lord be merciful to me a sinner. 14:51 Jesus said that man went down to his house forgiven. 14:54 His prayer, seven words in English, 14:56 Lord be merciful to me a sinner. 14:58 And God had mercy on him 'cause he repented. 15:01 His heart was humble. 15:02 If you go back to God and you say Lord, I am sorry, 15:05 please have mercy on me, 15:07 the Bible promises that He will. 15:10 A contrite heart God will not despise, 15:13 is what Psalm 51 says. 15:16 So if we humble ourselves, and if our hearts 15:18 are contrite, meaning if we're meek, poor in spirit, 15:24 that God is a merciful God. 15:25 If we're sincerely repenting He will sincerely forgive. 15:29 - We got a book, and it talks about this, 15:30 and it's, well actually several that we could offer, 15:34 but I'm thinking of the one Three Steps to Heaven. 15:36 Kind of lays out what we have to do to reconnect with Christ 15:40 as our personal Savior. 15:41 We'll be happy to send this book to you or anyone 15:44 that calls and asks, the number to call 15:45 is 800-835-6747, and you can ask for the book 15:49 it's called Three Steps to Heaven, we'll be happy 15:51 to send it to anyone here in North America. 15:54 A good question, thank you for calling. 15:56 We've got Aiden listening in Tennessee, Aiden, 15:59 welcome to Bible Answers Live. 16:02 - [Aiden] Hey, 16:05 so my question is regarding repentance. 16:09 I'm a relatively new believer, but I'm wondering 16:12 is repentance necessary for salvation? 16:16 And I've heard different definitions of repentance, 16:18 and I've also heard other teachers say you must repent 16:20 and trust in Jesus to be saved. 16:22 But I'm just wondering, 16:24 what is the importance of repentance? 16:28 - Good, good question, very important question. 16:29 It's often neglected today. 16:32 Well let's just think about it this way for a second, 16:34 Aiden, the first words that Jesus speaks when He 16:38 begins to preach, is repent, 16:41 for the kingdom of heaven is at hand. 16:43 Indeed the first thing John the Baptist said 16:46 when he started preaching, 16:47 he went out in the wilderness and he told people, repent, 16:51 for the kingdom of heaven is at hand. 16:53 When Peter is preaching in Acts chapter two, 16:56 and the people are convicted by the words of Peter 16:59 and they say what shall we do? 17:00 Peter said, repent, and be baptized. 17:03 And so repentance was like part and parcel, 17:07 step number one. 17:08 Repentance represents a sorrow for sin and a willingness 17:12 to turn away from it. 17:13 And so when we come to Jesus, we should have 17:16 some sorrow for our sins and what we've done for the Lord, 17:20 and be willing to repent. 17:23 What is it? 17:24 Ezekiel 18, he says turn ye, turn ye, why will you die? 17:27 So God is calling us to turn from our wicked ways and live. 17:31 That's what repentance means. 17:33 - Now the Bible also tells us that it's the goodness 17:35 of God that leads us to repentance, so you don't have to 17:38 wait to feel, oh, I feel terribly sorry for this sin, 17:41 we can go to God and say, Lord, please help me. 17:44 I recognize that I am a sinner, and give me 17:47 that genuine repentance. 17:49 It's more than just a casual prayer, 17:53 you want your repentance to be deep and meaningful. 17:55 You think of an example in the Bible after David sinned 17:58 with Beersheba, you have an account of his prayer, 18:02 and that is a heartfelt earnest prayer, 18:04 that is the type of repentance that doesn't just come 18:07 from ourselves, it is the moving of the Holy Spirit 18:09 upon the heart, so we can ask for that. 18:11 We can ask for the Holy Spirit to convict us, 18:14 and come to God and have true repentance. 18:16 - Yeah, David was on his face for seven days. 18:19 I don't know if that's required of everybody, 18:21 but that, pretty evident he was sincerely sorry 18:24 for what he had done. 18:26 - We got a study guide that talks about this, 18:28 it's called Saved from Certain Death, 18:30 and it's steps to salvation, how do we experience 18:32 that true repentance? 18:34 We'll be happy to anyone who calls and asks, 18:36 the number to call again is 800-835-6747. 18:40 You can ask for the study guide, it's called 18:42 Saved from Certain Death, and we'll get it in the mail 18:44 and send it to anyone here in North America. 18:47 We've got Aaron listening from New York. 18:50 Aaron, welcome to the program. 18:54 - [Aaron] Good evening Pastor. 18:56 - Evening. 18:57 - [Aaron] My nephew has been living a careless life 18:59 and ended up in prison back in April, 19:01 and he's still there awaiting trial. 19:04 And for about a month now he has been getting dreams 19:07 almost everyday. 19:09 He's been getting dreams about things like a helicopter, 19:12 an umbrella, a shower curtain, 19:14 a pepper spray, and then he's been getting dreams 19:17 of animals, like a pelican, a snake, 19:21 and a dragon. 19:23 And after that he's been getting dreams about 19:25 random numbers, like the number 808, 19:31 he told me that what his friend said that he has been 19:33 dreaming angel numbers, but I don't think that's biblical. 19:38 Can you tell me why he's been getting all these dreams 19:40 and do they have any significance? 19:43 - All right well I, 19:45 of course I won't venture to say specifically 19:48 why he is getting certain dreams. 19:50 I'll tell you what causes dreams; 19:52 a dream can come from the Lord, there's examples 19:55 in the Bible where God spoke to Joseph in a dream, 19:58 matter of fact He spoke to both Josephs 20:01 in the New Testament and the Old Testament in a dream, 20:04 and a dream can come from the devil. 20:07 Job describes that horrifying experience where you have 20:12 a nightmare; dreams typically, and this is 20:16 in Ecclesiastes, it says a dream comes from 20:18 the multitude of business. 20:20 So if you've got a lot of thoughts going on during the day 20:23 then you may dream about some of that during the night. 20:27 And dreams are something like your brain defragmenting 20:32 at night, now if a person's under a lot of stress, 20:35 as your cousin you said, who is awaiting trial, 20:38 and going through a big change in his life, 20:40 yeah that could mess with your mind. 20:42 And you could have a lot of strange dreams, 20:45 that doesn't means they're prophetic, 20:47 so I wouldn't try to read a lot into that. 20:51 If God gives you a dream that is really a message, 20:53 I think you'll usually know it. 20:56 You won't have to wonder if, oh I wonder if that 20:58 shower curtain and that number in my dream meant something? 21:01 If God is trying to message you in a dream 21:03 He's also gonna give you an interpretation, 21:05 and you'll know it. 21:06 - Okay, very good. 21:07 Next caller that we have is Anthony, 21:09 listening in Pennsylvania, Anthony welcome the program. 21:12 - [Anthony] Well good evening Pastors, how are you? 21:14 - Doing good, and your question tonight? 21:19 - [Anthony] My question is Revelation 21 verse one. 21:26 It says, now I saw a new heaven and a new Earth, 21:29 for the first heaven, and the first Earth had passed away. 21:34 Also there was no more sea. 21:38 My question is, what is the sea? 21:41 And why is it specifically talking 21:42 about no more sea in heaven? 21:46 - Well, obviously there is water in the new Earth, 21:50 because you get to the last verses in the Bible 21:52 and it says, there's a river that proceeds 21:57 from the throne of God, and rivers run somewhere, 22:00 they typically run into a body of water, 22:03 but there's a difference between a lake, freshwater lake, 22:06 and a sea, and the typical briney sea that we can't drink, 22:12 that stings your eyes, 22:14 I think there's gonna be no vast ocean separating loved ones 22:18 but there probably will be beautiful lakes and rivers 22:21 and streams in the new Earth, it's gonna be like a park, 22:24 but there may not be, right now two thirds of the world 22:27 is sea, it wasn't like that when God first made it 22:30 before the flood, I think the reason that you get 22:33 all the water that covers the Earth now 22:34 is all the water that used to be below the Earth, 22:39 in caverns it says that their mist used to come up 22:41 out of the Earth, 22:43 and after the flood the tectonic plates 22:47 weighed down, and it came up, I don't know what happened 22:49 geologically, but I don't think you're gonna have that 22:52 in the new Earth, so when he says there's no more sea 22:55 think about no more salty water, vast oceans 22:58 that will separate loved ones. 23:00 - The Bible says, speaking about the flood, 23:02 the fountains of the great deep broke open, 23:04 so there was a lot of water from under the Earth 23:07 that came up, and covered the land. 23:10 All right, very good, next question that we have is Robert, 23:12 Robert listening in Washington, 23:14 Robert welcome to the program. 23:16 - [Robert] Thank you Pastor Ross. 23:17 One, I guess kind of different question was 23:20 I was reading a few days ago in Luke 21, 23:25 and it talks about one of the signs being the seas 23:27 and the waves roaring, I think David talks about 23:30 the Lord is mightier than the waves of the sea, 23:34 or is more powerful than the waves of the sea, 23:36 so what makes the seas and the waves growing so special 23:42 for the second coming? 23:44 - I think that could be an example of maybe a dual prophecy. 23:48 For one thing when it talks about the sea and the waves 23:51 roaring, in Revelation it talks about the beasts 23:54 came up out of a stormy sea, 23:56 or is that in Daniel it says that? 23:58 Yeah, or maybe both, and a woman comes up out of the sea. 24:01 So, when it talks about the seas in prophetic terms 24:06 it can mean turmoil and storms in the world, 24:09 like those angels holding back the winds of strife, 24:11 but I also think, 'cause Jesus is talking about earthquakes, 24:14 He's talking about very real geological natural disasters, 24:18 and men's hearts failing for fear, 24:20 they're looking at things like the tsunami that took place 24:24 in 2004, where you've got 240,000 people die, 24:28 most of the world's population lives on the coasts. 24:31 And so it may be one of the natural disasters, 24:35 Christ says they'll be plagues, they'll be earthquakes 24:37 and diverse places, and in Luke He says 24:39 the sea and the waves roaring, and I think in Luke 24:41 He says they'll be signs in the heavens, also. 24:44 So, just, you got things unraveling in the last days. 24:49 - And also an increase of storms, I mean, 24:50 storms are created over the seas. 24:53 Hurricanes, winds, destruction. 24:55 And I think we've seen an increase of some of these 24:57 devastating storms, and of course tsunamis, 25:00 and earthquakes, these are all signs that Jesus gave 25:03 pointing to the soon coming of Christ. 25:05 - Yeah, I think it's interesting, 25:07 in one part of the world they call it a hurricane, 25:10 in another part of the world they call it a cyclone, 25:13 and another part of the world they call it a typhoon, 25:16 but they're all the same thing. 25:17 (both chuckling) 25:18 - Big storms, dangerous storms. 25:20 Well I'm just looking at the clock pass today, 25:22 we might not have to time to take one more caller, 25:23 but we wanna remind you of our free offer tonight. 25:26 The program's by no means over, we're just gonna take 25:28 a short break, but if you missed the beginning 25:30 of the program, our free offer tonight is a book 25:33 entitled Heaven, Is It for Real? 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30:27 Or do we go straight to heaven? 30:28 - Good question, I'm really glad you asked, 30:30 it's a confusing subject for a lot of Christians 30:33 because you can walk through a Christian cemetery, 30:37 in the back of the church and just look at the tombstones 30:40 and you can see there's confusion. 30:42 One tombstone will say something to the effect, 30:45 our mother resting in the arms of Jesus. 30:48 Waiting for the resurrection trump. 30:50 And the other tombstone will say our mother dancing 30:53 on golden streets, or something like that. 30:54 So some of them put the dead immediately in the presence 30:58 of the Lord, others say R-I-P, rest in peace, 31:00 and folks go, well which is it? 31:02 The confusion comes in because I think people forget 31:05 God lives outside of time, and when you're dead 31:08 you have no consciousness of time. 31:10 It's not like a restless sleep. 31:12 So when a believer dies, their next conscious thought 31:17 is the resurrection, but we don't get raised 31:19 one by one, it says in 1 Thessalonians four, 31:23 then the dead in Christ rise, and so we rise 31:27 together at the coming of the Lord. 31:29 So, if you have a loved one, and they died believing, 31:32 you could find comfort knowing their next thought 31:35 is gonna be the presence of the Lord. 31:37 But we live in time, time hasn't happened yet, 31:40 God lives outside of time, He's I am, he's 100% present 31:45 in any part of time. 31:46 Acts chapter two, Peter is talking about King David, 31:50 he says David, this is a good King, 31:52 who had died a thousand years earlier, 31:54 David says he is dead, buried, not yet ascended to heaven, 31:59 that's pretty clear, they're sleeping until the resurrection 32:01 when the Lord descends from heaven, 32:03 then the dead in Christ rise. 32:05 - Now Pastor Doug, I think some people are confused 32:07 by the verse, and you alluded to it, 32:09 it says Paul says to be absent from the body 32:12 is to be present with the Lord, but Paul is not saying 32:15 the minute you die the next thing is you're in heaven 32:17 as some sort of a spirit or a soul, 32:19 or what does he mean by that? 32:20 - Yeah, and Paul was the one also who said that, 32:23 don't sorrow concerning those who are asleep, 32:26 so Paul refers to death as a sleep. 32:28 He's simply saying that when you die, 32:31 your next conscious thought is the resurrection, 32:34 'cause you have no consciousness in death. 32:36 And then you look in Ecclesiastes chapter nine, 32:39 I think verse five, it says, the living know they'll die, 32:42 the dead know not anything. 32:44 As Zacaiah says, those that go down to the grave 32:46 do not praise the Lord. 32:48 So the dead are asleep. 32:50 Jesus said our friend Lazarus is asleep. 32:52 And we have a free offer on 32:54 that subject. - We do. 32:55 Does that help Laurie, does that make sense? 32:57 - It does, it was a whole different concept 32:59 from what I was raised to believe, 33:01 but yeah, no, I thank you. 33:03 - Thank you, as long as it's from the Bible 33:05 that's what matters. 33:06 - We have a study guide, it's called, 33:07 Are the Dead Really Dead? 33:08 And we'll be happy to send it to you Laurie, 33:10 or anyone who is listening, 33:11 all you have to do is just call and ask. 33:13 The number is 800-835-6747, 33:16 and you can ask for the study guide, 33:17 it's called, Are the Dead Really Dead? 33:20 That's 800-835-6747, 33:23 one more time, ask for the study guide, 33:25 Are the Dead Really Dead? 33:26 And if you have a computer, just remembered we've got 33:29 a website, it's called DeathTruth.com, 33:31 you can go to that website, and there's a number 33:33 of great resources and sermons, 33:35 and all the scriptures there DeathTruth.com. 33:39 Next caller that we have is Philip listening in Arkansas, 33:42 Philip welcome to the program. 33:46 - [Philip] Hey good evening, thanks for having me on. 33:48 My question is, in the last part of Ezekiel, 33:52 I think chapters 40 on through the rest of the book 33:54 God gives Ezekiel some detailed instructions 33:57 for building a temple, and my question is why when they 34:02 went back to rebuild after the captivity 34:04 did they not rebuild using those plans? 34:07 - Yeah, Ezekiel, he outlines in Ezekiel chapter 40, 34:13 actually I think a couple chapters near the end 34:14 of the book, this massive temple, 34:17 and it goes into great detail giving the measurements, 34:20 he also talks about a river that is so wide 34:24 that you can, you barely cross it, 34:26 you go a mile out and you're only up to your knees. 34:28 So that clearly was not in Jerusalem. 34:31 And so when Ezekiel talks about this temple, 34:34 and it is something of a conundrum for Bible scholars, 34:38 but part of the answer I would say, 34:41 look in Revelation 11, and in Revelation 11, 34:45 John says I was given a rede like a measuring rod, 34:48 and an angel stood and said rise, and measure the temple 34:51 of God, the altar, and those who worship there, 34:54 measure the people. 34:56 It's like a judgment. 34:58 So clearly in Revelation he's got this measuring rod 35:02 exactly like what Ezekiel had in chapter 40, 35:05 he's going around measuring everything. 35:07 And it's probably because Ezekiel 40's talking about 35:11 a spiritual temple that's supposed to be vast. 35:15 - And of course you find different types of temples 35:16 in the Bible, Jesus spoke of Himself and He said 35:19 destroy this temple, and in three days I'll raise it up, 35:21 and He's talking of himself. 35:23 The New Testament says the church is the temple 35:25 of the living God. 35:26 Individuals are temples, and we know there's a temple 35:28 in heaven, and it's involved in the judgment, 35:30 so I see, I think a lot of scholars seen 35:33 there's some symbolic application to more than just 35:37 the temple that was rebuilt at Jerusalem, 35:38 obviously there's more spiritual applications, 35:41 especially when you tie it in with some 35:42 of the symbolism that you see in Revelation. 35:44 - Yeah, all the other plans that God gave His people 35:47 in the Bible, if it was something literal, 35:48 it was always built, like an ark, 35:51 or the golden ark, in the temple, 35:53 so those things were built. 35:54 I don't think God would have given Ezekiel all these things 35:57 if it was supposed to be literally built, 35:59 unless it really just had a spiritual application. 36:03 - All right, great question. 36:04 We've got Candice listening from Rhode Island, 36:06 Candice welcome to the program. 36:09 - [Candice] Hi. 36:11 - Hi. 36:12 - [Candice] So I have a question. 36:14 I am a 36 year old newly found widow, 36:20 and I was curious to know, at my age, 36:24 yes I'm young, I'm nowhere near ready to date now, 36:30 in the future, is it lawful for me to get married 36:36 even though I can't have children? 36:39 - Yeah, absolutely. 36:41 The purpose for marriage is not only that you can procreate, 36:47 I mean that, God tell Adam and Eve be fruitful and multiply, 36:50 but there, obviously some people can't have children, 36:54 their marriages are still marriages, even if they don't 36:57 have children, either by choice or by biology. 37:01 And so, if companionship and love 37:07 is a very big part of it, the Bible says it's not good 37:09 for man to be alone. 37:10 Doesn't say it's not good for man not to procreate, 37:14 so companionship, and with the word man 37:16 they're talking about like, (speaking foreign language), 37:18 well actually that would be the Greek, I forget 37:20 what the Hebrew would be, but it means mankind, or humanity. 37:24 So yeah, I don't think there'd be anything wrong 37:27 with a person getting married simply for the companionship. 37:31 Men and women sort of complete each other, 37:33 we get different gifts and, 37:37 unlike some of the contemporary theories today 37:39 about men and women, gender not really existing, 37:42 I think the Bible's clear, gender is very real, 37:45 and men and women are wired differently, 37:47 and we sort of complement each other, 37:50 and I think that partnership is a wonderful thing. 37:53 Now some people spend out the rest of their days, 37:55 men and women, as widows, 37:57 and they still have fulfilled Christian lives, 38:00 but there's nothing wrong with getting married 38:02 and not having children. 38:03 Especially today, it says woe to those 38:06 that are with child in the last days, 38:08 'cause it could be extra hard. 38:11 - Okay, very good, well thank you for your call Candice. 38:13 We've got Rick listening in North Carolina. 38:15 Rick you're on the air. 38:18 - [Rick] Yes guys, how you doing? 38:20 - Doing well, how can we help? 38:23 - [Rick] My question is on 1 Thessalonians chapter four, 38:26 verse 14, when it said that God would bring back 38:32 with Him those who are asleep. 38:34 And just to shed some light on that, 38:35 and a few Bible texts, I'd go over that 38:37 just to clarify that verse. 38:41 - Yeah, so, when he says God'll bring with Him, 38:45 Paul is talking about a sequence here. 38:47 He's saying don't be, don't sorrow regarding your loved ones 38:51 that have died, that would be verse 13, 38:53 don't be ignorant, I don't want you to sorrow as others 38:55 that have no hope. 38:56 If we believe Jesus died, and He rose again, 38:59 even so God'll bring with Him, 39:01 so when Jesus comes, He's got the resurrected with Him. 39:05 Then He tells why that is. 39:08 For this we say to you, now verse 15, 39:10 by the Word of the Lord that we who are alive 39:12 and remain until the coming of the Lord 39:14 will by no means proceed, proceed means go before, 39:17 those who are asleep. 39:19 For the Lord Himself will descend from heaven 39:21 with a shout, the voice of the Archangel, 39:22 the trumpet of God, the dead in Christ rise first. 39:25 That means before us, then when we get there, 39:28 they're with Him. 39:29 See what he's saying? 39:31 Then we who are alive and remain will be called up 39:33 together with them. 39:34 So when it says He will bring them with Him 39:36 it's because when we're called up to meet Him 39:37 they're with Him now, they've been raised. 39:40 But it's all happening in the same event. 39:43 - And also from the context if you're thinking of it 39:45 from God's perspective, God is in heaven, 39:47 Jesus comes to the Earth, the dead in Christ are resurrected 39:51 the righteous are changed, 39:52 and Jesus brings the resurrected ones and the saved 39:56 with Him back to the Father. 39:57 So from the Father's perspective, those who are resurrected 40:01 come with Jesus back to heaven. 40:03 It's not necessarily, don't think of it as Jesus 40:05 bringing the resurrected ones out of heaven 40:08 down to the Earth, rather Christ is bringing 40:10 the resurrected ones from the Earth up to heaven, 40:13 to where the Father is. 40:15 Does that make sense Rick? 40:17 - [Rick] Yeah, are there any other verses 40:19 that can just clarify that a little bit better? 40:23 - Yeah, you mean the sequence of the resurrection? 40:27 - [Rick] Yeah, like chapters in the Bible. 40:29 - Yeah, let me take you to, go to 1 Corinthians chapter 15. 40:34 And this to me I think is a very strong passage, 40:38 let me just see if I can find the right verse for you. 40:43 All right, here you look in verse 35, someone will say, 40:46 how are the dead raised up? 40:48 And you got celestial bodies, spiritual bodies, 40:52 second man, flesh and blood cannot, 40:55 here we go, I'm in verse 50. 40:57 And let's see, I'll go to 52. 41:00 Well I'll go to 51. 41:01 Behold we tell you a mystery, 41:02 we shall not all sleep. 41:04 This is 1 Corinthians chapter 15 verse 51, 41:07 we shall not all sleep but we'll all be changed. 41:10 In a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, 41:11 at the last trumpet, the trumpet will be sound 41:14 and the dead will be raised incorruptible, 41:18 is that clear? 41:19 And we will be changed, for this corruptible, 41:21 these bodies that get old, will put on incorruption, 41:25 as mortal will put on immortality, 41:28 and so, and he makes it pretty clear, 41:30 I'm looking for another verse where it tells us that, 41:34 it's in 1 Corinthians chapter 15 verse 22, 41:37 for in Adam all die, even so in Christ shall all 41:41 be made alive, but each one in his own order. 41:44 Christ the firstfruits, afterward those who are Christ's 41:49 at His coming. 41:50 When do they rise? 41:51 At His coming. 41:53 So that to me is one of those slam dunk verses. 41:55 - Now all the verses you mentioned, 41:57 and I think a whole lot more, are found in our study guide 41:59 called Are the Dead Really Dead? 42:01 Not only talks about what happens when a person dies, 42:03 but it also talks about the resurrection of the dead, 42:05 and we'll be happy again to send this to anyone 42:07 who calls and asks, the number is 800-835-6747, 42:12 and we'll get that in the mail, if you're listening 42:14 in North America. 42:15 Next caller that we have is Henry listening in New York. 42:19 Henry, welcome to the program. 42:21 - [Henry] Yes, good evening. 42:23 My question is, back in the biblical days of 42:28 Mary and Joseph, is there any people living today who, 42:33 are they related to? 42:37 - Well, I'm sure there are people that are related, 42:40 it tells us both Mary and Joseph descended 42:42 from the tribe of David, a tribe of Judah, 42:45 which is where David was from, and David specifically, 42:48 and very likely because you look at the kings, 42:53 Solomon, who is a descendant of David, 42:55 had hundreds of wives and concubines, so I think 43:01 that the DNA of David, which ended up in Joseph and Mary, 43:07 is in the world today. 43:08 Now of course Jesus had no children, 43:10 so if you're gonna say is there any physical DNA 43:12 that Mary passed on, no, Joseph did have other children 43:16 prior to marrying Mary. 43:19 It talks about Jesus' brothers and sisters, 43:21 or technically half brothers and sisters, 43:25 but I guess you'd say step brothers and sisters, 43:28 but no, there was nobody came from Mary and Jesus. 43:34 - Right from that line it stopped. 43:36 All right, next question that we have is Brandon, 43:37 listening from Kentucky. 43:39 Brandon, welcome to the program. 43:41 - [Brandon] Hi Pastors. 43:42 - Hi. 43:44 - [Brandon] Jeremiah 4:23, it says I beheld the Earth 43:47 and indeed it was without form and void. 43:50 My question is what is the condition of the Earth 43:53 at the end of the thousand years 43:54 at the resurrection of the wicked? 43:57 - Yeah well you found it there. 43:58 If you look in, that's one example in Jeremiah chapter four, 44:02 it tells us, and if you go to verse 23 by itself, 44:08 it makes it sound like, well this is talking 44:11 about the second coming, but you keep reading, 44:13 and it says I beheld the mountains, this is 24, 44:16 and they trembled, the hills moved lightly. 44:19 Indeed there was no man, the birds of heaven were fled, 44:22 I beheld a fruitful place was a wilderness, 44:24 and all its cities were broken down, 44:26 and you say, at what? 44:28 At the presence of the Lord and by His fierce anger. 44:32 The coming of the Lord devastates the planet, 44:35 and it says the hills and the mountains melt 44:37 before Him as He comes. 44:40 So, the world stays in that condition, 44:43 but it's almost, it goes into darkness during the 1,000 44:47 years, and Satan and his demons are chained down here. 44:50 - So at the second coming you have the righteous 44:51 taken to heaven, you have the wicked, 44:53 those who are alive, destroyed with the brightness 44:55 of Christ coming, the dead wicked, well they just 44:58 remain in their graves, and you have the devil 45:00 and his angels bound to the Earth, 45:03 kind of in prison, here on the planet, 45:06 for a thousand years. 45:08 And at the end of the thousand years, you read about 45:10 the third coming, where the new Jerusalem descends 45:13 in Revelation chapter 21, 45:15 and it's at that time that Jesus sets His feet 45:17 on the Mount of Olives, opens up and forms a great valley, 45:20 you read about that in Zachariah, 45:22 and the new Jerusalem comes to rest, 45:24 the wicked are all resurrected for the final 45:26 great white throne judgment, Revelation 20, 45:29 and then final destruction comes upon the wicked, 45:31 so those are sort of the sequence of events 45:34 that we see laid out in Bible prophecy. 45:36 We do have a study guide that talks about the thousand years 45:38 it's called A Thousand Years of Peace, 45:40 and we'll be happy to send this to anyone who calls and asks 45:42 the number again is 800-835-6747, 45:47 you can call and ask about A Thousand Years of Peace, 45:49 it's talking about that chapter that we read 45:51 in Revelation chapter 20. 45:53 You'll find that interesting. 45:54 Thanks for your call Brandon. 45:56 We've got Andrew listening in Wisconsin, 45:58 Andrew, welcome to the program. 46:01 - [Andrew] Hi, how are you all doing? 46:03 - Really well. - Doing well. 46:06 - [Andrew] Pastor Doug, I have a question. 46:09 Out of the Book of Acts, chapter 21, 46:13 verses 19 to 24, 46:17 is the, when the Apostle Paul's coming into Jerusalem, 46:21 he's confronted by James, 46:23 is Paul keeping the law of Moses in this particular verse? 46:27 When he's asked to take a vow? 46:32 - Well, yeah, there were laws that you find 46:36 in the Old Testament where a person could take a vow. 46:39 It tells us earlier that Paul shaved his head 46:41 because he had taken a vow, he did that on his own, 46:43 he wasn't required the first time, 46:45 just as he had chosen, I read it today actually, 46:48 that he had chosen to take a vow, 46:49 and then now he comes to Jerusalem, 46:52 and the accusation is going around among the Jews 46:56 that Paul is teaching people to abandon the law. 47:00 And it said, so that they won't think that, 47:02 why don't you go ahead and shave your head 47:04 so they see that you're taking a vow. 47:07 Paul was not against doing that, 47:08 but it was sort of, he was sort of capitulating 47:11 to the pressure from the Pharisee Christians, 47:14 believe it or not, there were Pharisees 47:15 that had converted to Christ, and they wanted 47:18 all the gentile Christians to keep the law. 47:21 You find that in Acts chapter 15. 47:24 So, Paul was trying to accommodate the apostles 47:28 that were not wanting to anger the Pharisee 47:32 and the more law bound Jewish Christians. 47:36 - We also find an interesting verse in 1 Corinthians 47:38 chapter nine, this is the Apostle Paul, 47:40 and he says, for though I am a free man, 47:43 and have made myself a servant to all, 47:46 that I might win even more. 47:47 And then he says, and to the Jew, I became as a Jew, 47:51 that I might when the Jews. 47:53 Then he says, those who are under the law, 47:54 meaning the law of Moses, that I might win those 47:57 who are under the law, and to those who are without the law, 47:59 meaning law of Moses, he was as one without the law, 48:03 in order that he might win those who are the gentiles. 48:06 So as far as conscious would allow, 48:08 and it was right for him to do, he tried to connect 48:11 with the people that he was trying to reach. 48:13 Now, by seeing Paul do that example, he followed 48:16 certain customs that the Jews followed, 48:19 but he didn't require the gentiles to follow 48:21 those same customs, for example circumcision was very 48:24 important to the Jews, 48:25 Paul was very clear, for gentile believers 48:27 there's no need for circumcision. 48:29 - Right, so, hopefully that helps a little bit, Andrew, 48:35 and thank you for your question. 48:38 - All right we've got Tom listening in Chicago, 48:40 Tom welcome to the program. 48:43 - [Tom] Good evening Pastors. 48:44 - Evening. 48:46 - [Tom] My question's on Mathew chapter 10, 48:49 verse 23, if somebody asks how can I 48:52 explain that to them, how then? 48:55 - All right, Mathew 10 verse 23, I'll go there 48:57 real quick, and, let's see here. 49:01 He says, when they persecute you in this city, 49:03 flee to another, for assuredly I say to you 49:06 you will have not have gone through the cities of Israel 49:08 before the Son of Man comes. 49:12 I think that he's saying basically that, 49:16 there's gonna be plenty of work to do until Jesus comes, 49:20 indeed, Jesus says in Mathew 24, the gospel will be preached 49:25 in all the world for a witness, 49:26 and that would include the tribes of Israel, 49:29 and then the Son of Man will come. 49:31 It's interesting that today there are very few Christian 49:34 churches in Israel, even though you've got Christian 49:38 pilgrims from around the world going there, 49:40 most of the Israelis do not believe in Christ. 49:46 - It's also interesting here that when Jesus 49:47 is referring to the phrase of, Israel, 49:52 it's true that there are still many, many Jews 49:54 that have not yet received the message, or received Christ 49:57 as their personal Savior, but in the New Testament 49:59 Israel is also used for those who profess faith 50:02 in Christ, you got the spiritual Israel, 50:04 and even amongst those who claim to be Christians 50:07 there are those who have not really come 50:09 to a full understanding of what the truth is, 50:11 what the gospel is. 50:13 So there's a mission field, not only to those 50:15 who have never heard the gospel, 50:17 but there also, there's also a mission field 50:18 to those who have the Word of God, 50:20 who have heard the gospel, that have not 50:22 heard it correctly, they haven't received 50:23 the full gospel, just like the Jews. 50:26 They had the Bible, but they didn't understand 50:28 the truth of the Messiah of Christ. 50:30 So it's a broad application not only to literal Jews 50:32 but I think to even spiritual Jews, or Christians, 50:35 there is still a work of evangelism 50:37 that needs to take place even amongst those. 50:39 - We've actually got a little book 50:41 we can offer called Spiritual Israel that explains 50:43 that Israel includes more than just literal Jews. 50:46 - The number to call for that is 800-835-6747, 50:50 you can ask for the book, it's called Spiritual Israel, 50:53 and we'll be happy to send that to anyone 50:54 who calls and asks. 50:56 All right next caller that we have, 50:57 we've got Darla listening from Idaho, 51:00 Darla welcome to the program. 51:03 - [Darla] Hello Pastors, thank you so much 51:04 for taking my call. 51:07 My question is, if I can explain it right, 51:14 I'm just wondering about Jesus' clothes. 51:17 So, I am wondering if, 51:22 His clothing was changed to seamless when He 51:27 was on the mount of transfiguration, 51:31 or has He always had seamless clothes? 51:35 - Yeah, 'cause it's saying that at the cross 51:37 when they gambled for His clothing, 51:38 they didn't wanna tear His cloak because it was without seam 51:42 is that what you're talking about? 51:44 - [Darla] Yes, yes. 51:45 - Yeah, there's no statement in, well it does say 51:49 that when He was on the mount of transfiguration 51:51 His clothing was glowing brighter than the sun 51:53 at noonday, and whiter than any soap could get it. 51:57 But I don't think there's any comment in there 51:59 that something happened where, that suddenly His clothes 52:02 at that point became seamless, it's an interesting thought, 52:05 I'd never thought of before, 52:06 but I don't think anything in the scripture says that. 52:09 - I think it has more to do with the style of the clothing, 52:13 or the robe, that Christ had. 52:16 It was more expensive to weave a robe 52:20 without a lot of seams, now maybe there was probably 52:22 one seam, but compared to what was more common amongst 52:26 the people, it was a more expensive type of weaving, 52:30 more expensive type of robe, more valuable, 52:32 that's why the Roman soldiers didn't wanna tear it apart. 52:36 So I think that's more of what it's referring to, 52:38 it was somebody had given a beautiful robe that Christ wore. 52:45 All right. 52:46 - Well thank you, appreciate your question. 52:47 - Do we have time for one more? 52:49 - Let's try. 52:50 - Okay, we got Austin listening in Texas, 52:52 Austin, welcome to the program. 52:54 - [Austin] Thank you Pastors, 52:56 first off I just wanna say thank you for everything 52:58 you all are doing, just leading us to Christ. 53:01 I got a, I kind of got a far out there question though, 53:04 so hope this doesn't put you in a tailspin there, 53:06 Pastor Doug. 53:10 The theory that the world is flat, 53:12 with the dome or the firmament above it 53:14 supported by pillars, they also say that the stars 53:17 reside in the dome, they use verses like in Genesis, 53:21 Job, and Psalm, and Chronicles, and Samuel, 53:24 throughout the Bible supporting this flat earth theory, 53:26 I just kind of wanted to get your two cents on it. 53:30 - All right, well thank you. 53:31 Yeah, my answer's probably worth about two cents, 53:34 but, it's really simple for me. 53:37 The world is round. 53:40 We started with an amazing fact about a teenager 53:42 who just became the youngest person to fly a plane solo 53:46 around the world. 53:49 My friends that believe that the Earth is flat 53:53 they must also think that all the pilots in the world 53:55 are conspiring together with this great secret, 53:58 and I'm a pilot, and I can tell you that the world is round. 54:02 Pastor Ross has been on airplanes around the world, 54:04 probably several times, huh? 54:06 Yeah, you can, so, they're taking meta, 54:09 they're taking allegorical verses in the Bible 54:11 where Job and others are talking about the Earth 54:13 being on the pillars, of the Earth, or something. 54:15 - Well Job actually says the circle of the world, 54:18 God sits over the circle. 54:19 So there are verses in the Bible that describe 54:22 the Earth as being round. 54:23 - Yeah, and spherical too. 54:25 So, hey friends, don't go very far, 54:27 this popular program is actually on so many stations 54:31 we gotta sign off in stages, so goodbye to our satellite 54:34 friends, we'll be back with questions for the others 54:36 in just a moment. 54:37 (light chiming music) 54:39 (intense upbeat music) 54:41 - [Announcer] Thank you for listening 54:43 to today's broadcast. 54:44 We hope you understand your Bible 54:46 even better than before. 54:48 Bible Answers Live is produced 54:50 by Amazing Facts International, a faith based ministry 54:53 located in Granite Bay, California. 54:58 (light piano music) 54:59 - [Announcer] Did you know that Noah was present 55:00 at the birth of Abraham? 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56:08 - Yeah, not just this case where you've got a demon 56:10 possessed girl that was highlighting that Paul 56:14 and Silas were servants of the Most High God, 56:17 but when Jesus first started His ministry 56:20 He was in a synagogue, and some demon possessed man 56:23 stood up and said, Jesus Son of God, 56:26 we know who You are. 56:27 And I think several occasions the demons 56:31 would speak out, and it says they would name Him. 56:34 Yeah, the devil what makes him so deceptive 56:37 is that he will sometimes support the truth 56:41 in what he's declaring, 56:42 but then he ends up getting people's attention 56:45 because of his supernatural power, 56:46 and then he twists and distorts things, 56:48 so the devil will blatantly lie, 56:51 the devil will sometimes act like he's supporting 56:53 the truth, don't forget even Belem the prophet gave 56:56 some true prophecies, and ended up betraying 56:59 the people of God. 57:00 So sometimes he'll win confidence that way, 57:03 sure what she said was true, but Paul did not want 57:05 the advertisement of the devil. 57:07 - Okay, another question that we have. 57:09 This one is, when people go to church, 57:11 and they start going into, and he calls it a fit, 57:15 and they collapse in church, and they say 57:17 this is from God, his question is, is this from God? 57:21 Or is this the manifestation of another spirit? 57:25 - Well, I've gotta be careful not to make a sweeping 57:27 statement that says, in every case when a person 57:30 is slain in the spirit as they say, 57:33 I used to go to Pentecostal churches, 57:36 sometimes you wonder what spirit, 57:39 because in a lot of demonic services people can be slain 57:43 in the spirit where they lose all control. 57:45 But there is also an example in the Bible 57:48 where the Spirit of the Lord came on Saul 57:50 and he fell down, prophesied, took off all his clothes, 57:53 and he seemed totally out of it. 57:55 So there may be cases, in the Methodist revival 57:58 there were some people that just seemed to be swooned 58:02 under the power of the spirit. 58:03 But that's different than people writhing 58:05 and convulsing like snakes on the ground. 58:08 Anyway, (light organ music) 58:10 hey friends hopefully that was helpful, 58:11 thank you so much, 58:12 God willing we'll be coming back again 58:14 in a week to study the Word of God with you. 58:17 (intense upbeat music) 58:18 - [Announcer] Bible Answers Live, 58:20 honest and accurate answers to your Bible questions. |
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