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00:03 male announcer: It is the best-selling book in history. 00:05 No volume ever written has been more loved and quoted; 00:09 and its words, sometimes simple and sometimes mysterious, 00:13 should always be studied carefully. 00:16 It is the Bible, the Word of God. 00:19 Welcome to "Bible Answers Live," providing accurate 00:23 and practical answer to all your Bible questions. 00:28 This broadcast is a previously-recorded episode. 00:31 To receive any of the Bible resources mentioned in this 00:33 broadcast, call 800-835-6747. 00:38 Once again, that's 800-835-6747. 00:43 Now here's your host from 00:45 Amazing Facts International, Pastor Doug Bachelor. 00:50 Doug Bachelor: Hello, friends. 00:51 Would you like to hear an Amazing Fact? 00:54 Every time a jet plane lands, you see a little puff of white 00:57 smoke as the wheels make contact with the ground. 01:00 This is because each tire leaves about one and a half pounds of 01:04 burnt rubber on the runway aircraft. 01:06 Aircraft tires are stationary until touchdown, when the sudden 01:10 contact with the ground causes tremendous friction, quickly 01:14 whipping them up to speeds of more than 150 miles an hour, and 01:18 producing temperatures of around 500 degrees Fahrenheit. 01:21 Jumbo planes like the Airbus 380 with 22 tires leave as much as 01:26 30 pounds of rubber on the runway with each landing. 01:31 In case you're wondering, a jet tire's only good for about 01:34 200 landings before it needs to be retreaded or replaced. 01:38 As you might guess, this rapid buildup of rubber can make 01:41 runways very slick when wet. 01:43 At larger airports, specialized crews must go out at night three 01:47 or four times weekly to remove hundreds of pounds of excess 01:51 tire rubber from the runways and clean it from the runway lights. 01:55 It's estimated that 10,000 pounds of aircraft tire rubber 01:59 is removed from US airports runways annually. 02:04 You've probably seen that Pastor Ross, when the planes come in, 02:07 you see a big poof when they first make contact. 02:09 Jean Ross: That's right. 02:11 You know, you always wonder, why don't they figure out a way 02:13 to turn the tires? 02:15 But I guess they're going to have to spin them real fast to 02:17 get 150 miles or whatever it is to touch down without 02:19 the puff of smoke. 02:21 But yeah, it's sort of a standard thing. 02:23 Doug: I was wondering the same thing, maybe they could 02:25 find some air pressure to get them spinning. 02:28 So that there's not so much friction when they make 02:29 contact, but yeah, I'm glad that they clean off the rubber 02:33 every now and then. 02:35 And you know, they have to wait until the last planes come in at 02:39 night, you know, sometimes it might be two in the morning, 02:41 then the crew gets out there real quick and the lights on and 02:44 they clean off the runway and get it ready for the next day 02:46 or next few days. 02:49 And it just reminded me that, you know, as we go through 02:51 this life, even though we come to the Lord and we've accepted 02:54 Jesus and we're baptized and our sins are washed away, 02:58 sometimes we need a refreshing, we need to be re-cleansed. 03:03 And you know, Jesus actually established something at the 03:07 Last Supper where He washed the disciple's feet. 03:11 And He said you know, not only are we to remember the Lord's 03:16 death and sacrifice through the communion of the bread and the 03:19 grape juice, but Jesus said that "If I your Lord and master have 03:24 washed your feet, you ought to wash one another's feet." 03:26 And so it's like a mini baptism. 03:29 But it makes me think of that verse that "If we confess our 03:33 sins," and this is 1 John 1:9, "If we confess our sins, He is 03:37 faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us 03:42 from all unrighteousness." 03:44 So we're cleansed by coming to the Lord, we repent and we 03:48 confess our sins, but then why do we need baptism? 03:52 Jean: Well, you know, you mentioned Pastor, that the 03:54 communion or the foot washing is a miniature baptism but the 03:56 Bible's clear that when one receives Christ as is personal 04:00 Savior, he needs to make a public profession of that 04:03 and that is through baptism. 04:04 Jesus said, "Except a man, be born of water and of 04:07 the Spirit cannot enter into the kingdom of God. 04:10 So that public confession of our faith to be baptized by 04:13 immersion following the example of Jesus, it's an important step 04:16 and it's a wonderful step for the one being baptized. 04:19 It's a new beginning, it's cleansing from the past, 04:22 you can claim the promise of the verse you just read 04:24 that "If we confess our sins, 04:25 Christ will forgive us and cleanse us," and 04:27 you come up out of the water and you have a new walk with Christ. 04:31 It's an exciting experience. 04:32 Doug: And then when we have the Lord's Supper, communion, 04:36 and even foot washing, that's sort of like cleaning 04:38 the runway every now and then. 04:40 Jean: That's right. 04:41 Doug: Well, I think we have a free offer 04:43 that talks about that. 04:44 Jean: We do, it's one of the amazing fact study guides, 04:46 and it's called "Purity and Power." 04:48 And this is our free gift to anyone who is listening, 04:50 all you need to do is call the number 800-835-6747 04:53 and ask for offer number 121. 04:56 And we'll be happy to send that to you. 04:58 That's 800-835-6747, ask for the book that's called 05:01 "Purity and Power." 05:03 It's actually part of our Amazing Facts Study Guide 05:05 series, or another way to get it is simply by dialing #250 05:10 on your smartphone, say, "Bible Answers Live" and 05:13 then ask for the gift and we'll be happy to send it to you. 05:15 Doug: Well, let's begin this broadcast with prayer, 05:17 then we have other exciting announcements 05:19 to share along the way. 05:21 Jean: All right, let's start with prayer. 05:22 Dear Father once again, we are grateful for the opportunity to 05:24 be able to open up your Word and study. 05:27 As we always do Lord, we ask for your presence to be with us here 05:29 in the studio and also be with those who are listening 05:31 if they're in their car at home, wherever they might be. 05:33 And Lord, lead us into a clear understanding of truth 05:36 for the Bible says, you shall know the truth 05:38 and the truth will set you free. 05:39 Thank you for your promise to be with us. 05:41 In Jesus's name, amen. 05:43 Doug: Amen. 05:45 Jean: Well, we're ready to go to the phone lines, 05:46 our first caller this evening is calling from Texas. 05:47 We got Jerry in Texas. 05:49 Jerry, welcome to the program. 05:51 Jerry: Hey, thanks. 05:53 You know, science always tries to outdo God. 05:56 Is science able to look back in time the days of Hezekiah 06:01 when the sun was turned back 10 degrees? 06:06 Doug: You know, I was thinking about that and I don't 06:11 know that science would be able to do it because you know, what 06:14 markers would they have in the sky that would demonstrate that? 06:18 I was wondering, was there any historical account? 06:22 'Cause Hezekiah, he lived, what? 06:24 700 BC you'd think maybe there was some other nation. 06:27 Now it does say in the Bible that the Maggi 06:32 in Babylon noticed it. 06:36 Of course, everyone noticed it, and they actually sent 06:38 emissaries to find out about the wonder that had been done. 06:42 So in the Bible it says other nations took note of it but I 06:45 don't know of extra biblical history where it's mentioned. 06:50 Jean: I mean, God can do anything but if you stop 06:52 the earth spinning on its on its axis for that period of time 06:56 and then started it up again, there would be nothing in nature 06:59 to indicate that other than just the long day that the people 07:03 had when they were there. 07:05 Doug: Yeah, and people would say, well, 07:07 that was a really long day. 07:08 Jean: Yeah, I know. 07:10 Doug: I've had those days so it'd be hard to find Jerry. 07:12 I haven't heard of anything, but I might poke around 07:15 on the Internet and see if there's anything in history. 07:17 Jean: Next caller that we have is Louis from Florida. 07:20 Louis, welcome to the program. 07:21 Louis: Hello, pastors, how are you doing? 07:23 Doug: Oh, it's Louis, hi. 07:24 Jean: Hi, Louis 07:26 Doug: Yes and your question. 07:28 Louis: My question is from Revelation 21 verse 4, 07:32 the ending where it says "The former things have passed away." 07:35 How much are we to actually remember, like our families 07:39 or anything like that? 07:41 Do we remember anything? 07:43 Doug: Well, I think when it says, "The former things 07:45 have passed away," it's telling us that 07:48 all the painful memories will be gone. 07:51 God is going to wipe away our tears. 07:54 I think that not only are we hurt by painful events, we often 07:58 are hurt when we remember them. 08:00 And, you know, you can see tears coming to a person's eyes 08:03 when they talk about someone they love that passed away. 08:06 They're just visiting that in their mind and it brings pain. 08:09 But I think that God is going to cleanse us 08:12 from the painful memories. 08:14 And it's not that He's going to brainwash us, I think our minds 08:18 are going to be so filled with the glory of the future 08:21 that we won't be looking back. 08:23 It's like Paul says, "Forgetting those things that are behind, 08:26 I press on." 08:28 And so God wants His people to be forward thinking, 08:31 once you repent of your sins, you leave them there, 08:34 God buries them in the depths of the sea, we move forward. 08:36 Jean: And you know, that's true even in life today. 08:39 People have gone through some difficult experiences 08:41 but the pain does wear off to some degree. 08:44 And here the promise in the new Earth are those painful 08:47 experiences or memories will eventually fade away 08:50 and there'll be nothing to take away from the joy and just 08:53 the worship, the experience of being eternally in heaven. 08:56 Doug: Amen. 08:58 Jean: All right, thank you for your call. 09:00 Next caller that we have is Gary listening in Illinois. 09:01 Gary, welcome to the program. 09:03 Gary: Thank you. 09:05 My question is about our covenant with God. 09:08 I know the first one was circumcision and then 09:11 the Ten Commandments and now Jesus in Matthew 26 verse 28 09:15 says, "This is the blood of the New Covenant, which is shed 09:18 for the many, for the forgiveness of sins." 09:22 So to understand that I go to 1 John 1:9, "If we confess our 09:26 sins, He's faithful and just to forgive us our sins and cleanse 09:30 us from all unrighteousness." 09:32 So the New Covenant is Jesus forgiving sin 09:35 in view of sanctification. 09:37 Am I right? 09:38 Doug: No one is saved by the law. 09:41 In the Old Testament, they were saved by faith. 09:43 In the Old Covenant though, it talks about God made an 09:46 agreement with His people where it says, "Here's my law." 09:50 And the people said, "All the Lord has said, we will do." 09:53 But they broke the law almost immediately, 09:55 they made a golden calf. 09:57 And then God said in Jeremiah, he said, 10:00 "I'll make a New Covenant with the house of Israel. 10:02 I'll write my law on their hearts." 10:04 Now, the covenants were all sealed with blood. 10:07 In the Old Testament, the Old Covenant was sealed with 10:09 a symbol for Christ's blood, it was the blood of a lamb. 10:12 That's why when Jesus got baptized, John the Baptist said, 10:15 "This is the Lamb of God that takes away 10:18 the sin of the world." 10:19 And so Jesus is basically saying, "The New Covenant, 10:22 it's not based on a lamb's blood, it's based 10:25 on the precious blood of the Son of God." 10:27 Yes, and it's through that we're both justified and sanctified, 10:31 as you mentioned, through faith in that our sins are forgiven 10:34 and we walk in a newness of life. 10:37 So hopefully that helps. 10:39 You know, we have a really good book that I think you'd enjoy 10:41 and it talks about that covenant. 10:45 It's a sermon book and I think it's got a little lamb on 10:48 the cover and talks about the plan of salvation 10:52 and what that New Covenant is. 10:54 And if you'd like, we'll be happy to send you 10:56 a copy of that, Gary. 10:58 And you call and ask for the book on the New covenant. 11:00 Jean: A matter of fact, here it is, it's called 11:03 "Blood Behind The Veil." 11:04 It's got a lamb on the cover. Doug: That's the one. 11:07 Jean: That's probably the one you're thinking of. 11:09 Okay, that's the free offer we'll be happy to send it to 11:10 anyone wanting to learn more about the New covenant. 11:12 It's called "Blood Behind The Veil." 11:14 And to get it, just call the number 800-835-6747. 11:18 You can answer the book. 11:19 It's called "Blood Behind The Veil" or dial #250 on your 11:23 Smartphone say "Bible Answers Live," ask for that by name, 11:26 "Blood Behind The Veil," 11:28 and we'll be happy to send it to you. 11:30 All right, next caller that we have is Philip 11:31 listening in Arkansas. 11:33 Philip, you're on "Bible Answers Live." 11:34 Phillip: All right, thank you. 11:36 My question is in Revelation 14, after the three angels messages, 11:41 you get to verse 13 and it says, "Blessed are the dead who die 11:47 in the Lord from now on." 11:48 So my question is, what's different about those who die 11:53 in the Lord after the three angels messages versus those 11:55 who have always died in the Lord? 11:57 Jean: Yeah, good question. 11:59 You know, I think it's referring to a time of trouble that 12:00 He's coming upon the earth. 12:02 According to Daniel chapter 12, it says, "When Michael stands 12:04 up, there'll be a time of trouble worse than 12:06 the world has ever seen." 12:07 We know that God's people will be protected during that time 12:11 but it's still going to be a difficult time 12:13 for a lot of people. 12:15 I mean, you've got the seven last plagues that are pouring 12:17 out, there's a lack of food, the water's turning to blood, 12:20 you can just read the description that that has there. 12:22 And here is sort of a blessing pronounced upon those who 12:26 have faith in God that are laid to rest before the final time 12:29 of trouble, their reward is in heaven. 12:32 And it's true everyone who's died in faith, they are blessed. 12:35 But in the context of the last days and the events that are 12:38 taking place, there's actually a blessing for those who are laid 12:41 to rest before the final events occur. 12:43 Doug: That's right. 12:45 Yeah and I think I was looking for the verse it's in Isaiah 12:49 where it says that "None considers that some of the 12:53 people that die are safe from the wrath to come" and back in 12:56 Isaiah's day he knew the Babylonian captivity was coming. 12:59 He says, "Those that die before that it's going 13:01 to be a blessing." 13:03 And before the great time of trouble, which you find in 13:05 Revelation 14, as you say, it's going to be a blessing for 13:08 those to go to sleep and not have to experience that. 13:10 Jean: Does that help Philip? 13:12 Phillip: Yeah, that makes sense. 13:14 I appreciate it. 13:16 Jean: Next caller that we have is Anna listening in Oregon. 13:19 Anna, welcome to the program. 13:21 Anna: Evening Pastors. 13:23 My question tonight is, who are the twenty four elders in 13:28 Revelation? 13:30 Are they elders that were resurrected when--after Jesus 13:37 or are they beings from other planets? 13:41 Doug: Well, there are two theories. 13:42 I'll tell you what one theory is that, you know, when Christ died 13:46 and rose again, actually it says when He died there was an 13:49 earthquake and many graves were opened. 13:51 And some of the saints, or many of the saints that slept around 13:54 Jerusalem were raised and ascended to heaven with him. 13:56 Some have thought, well, maybe those 24 elders are composed of 13:59 some of the saints that were buried around Jerusalem that 14:04 came forth with Christ. 14:06 That would be a pretty narrow sample of the people that God 14:10 would put around the throne. 14:12 The other theory, and this is probably the one I ascribe to, 14:16 is that the Bible tells us in Job "There was a day when the 14:20 sons of God came to present themselves before the Lord, 14:22 sons of God. 14:24 And they are like the leaders of unfallen worlds. 14:28 Adam was called the Son of God and he was to have dominion of 14:30 this world but he gave it to the devil. 14:32 So instead of Adam showing up, Satan comes to this heavenly 14:36 meeting again, I'm talking about Job chapter 1. 14:38 And so it's been believed that, you know, these 24 elders are 14:44 really representatives of God's unfallen cosmos out there 14:47 that have come. 14:49 It's also a play on what you see. 14:52 When I say play on, it's like there's a symbol 14:54 in the Old Testament. 14:55 You read where both David and Solomon, they had 14:58 leadership that surrounded them in the number of 24, 15:02 which is of course 12 times 12. 15:03 It's symbolizing, you know, God's leadership in heaven. 15:07 Jean: Yeah, maybe just one more thing on that pastor, 15:09 like Isaiah chapter 24 verse 23, this is the Old Testament. 15:12 It says, "The Lord shall reign before His elders gloriously 15:16 and that's the Old Testament. 15:18 And you read in Revelation chapter 4, you have the 24 15:21 elders that are already in heaven and Christ doesn't 15:24 appear until chapter 5. 15:26 And so they're already in heaven waiting for Jesus 15:28 and He appears as the lamb as it had been slain. 15:30 So it appears as though these elders, as you said, 15:32 are representatives of the Unfallen worlds, and there they 15:35 are, that great council that are witnessing the cosmic conflict 15:39 between Christ and Satan. 15:41 Doug: All right, next caller that we have is Glenn 15:43 listening in Ohio. 15:45 Glenn, welcome to the program. 15:46 Glen: Thank you for taking my call, gentlemen. 15:49 I have a word in my mind a religious word, but in a Bible 15:54 study one night a couple years ago, I asked the question and 15:58 everybody giggled until nobody could give an answer 16:01 to the question. 16:03 The word, you see it with a definite article only, 16:05 you never see it with an indefinite article. 16:08 You see it as an adverb, as a noun, as a direct object 16:12 but I don't know what the word means or what it is. 16:17 Can you help me? 16:19 The word is glory. 16:21 Doug: Glory, I think I can. 16:24 You find the word glory in the Bible many times 16:28 and it's talking about matter of fact, I'm looking right now, 16:31 and it says 379 times it appears. 16:34 When you think of glory, think of something that is bright 16:38 but in the Bible context, it's not just bright, 16:40 it's a symbol of holy splendor. 16:43 And so you've got this brilliant holy splendor around the Lord. 16:49 And it says, "When Moses came down from the mountain 16:53 after talking to God, his face was shining." 16:55 And then Paul talks about, you know, the glory that Moses had 17:00 was so bright, he veiled his face but how much more 17:02 glorious is Christ? 17:04 And you have a lot of examples of this but I think the word may 17:08 be used a few different ways but that's 17:10 probably the most prominent. 17:11 Jean: You've got the glory, as you mentioned, 17:13 the glory of God. 17:14 This power, this presence, the Bible speaks to that, 17:17 but then the Bible also tells us to give God glory. 17:20 So not only does God have glory in and of Himself, 17:24 but we can give Him glory and the way we do that is to live 17:27 a life that brings honor to His name, to be obedient to what 17:30 He asks us to do. 17:32 We are giving glory to God. 17:34 "Whether you eat or drink or whatever you do it to 17:35 the glory of God." 17:37 And the first angel's message in Revelation 14 says, 17:39 "Fear God and give Him glory. 17:41 So it's more than just the glorious presence of God, but 17:45 it's actually willing obedience that is part of giving glory. 17:48 Doug: And even with our mouths you know, when we praise 17:51 Him, we can be glorifying God in our words as well. 17:54 So that's, I know that's broad, but it's one of those words 17:58 that, it's a glorious word 18:00 Jean: That's right. 18:02 Doug: Well, that helps a little bit Glen. 18:03 By the way, I've got a little book, it's called 18:05 "The Two Witnesses," and it talks about the glorious mount. 18:08 And this is where God's glory is revealed on the mountain 18:12 to Peter, James, John, and Jesus is transfigured. 18:16 And it discusses that a little bit. 18:18 Jean: To receive the book, just call and ask for it. 18:20 The number is 800-835-6747. 18:23 You can ask for the book, it's called "The Glorious Mount," 18:25 or dial #250 on your smartphone, say "Bible Answers Live" 18:29 and say, "I'd like the book, 'The Glorious Mount.'" 18:32 You know, pastor Doug, we're getting a lot of folks 18:33 who are actually doing that. 18:35 They're just dialing #250 and they're able to get the free 18:37 offer right there. 18:38 It's easy, easy number to remember. 18:40 Next caller that we have is, Duane listening from Georgia. 18:43 Duane, welcome to the program. 18:45 Duane: Hey, good evening, gentlemen. 18:47 Doug: Evening, 18:50 Duane: Just a little bit nervous here, I apologize. 18:52 Thank you for taking my call 18:54 and I certainly appreciate your ministry. 18:56 Doug: Yeah, thank you dude, just relax, don't worry. 18:58 Duane: Well, you're great guys and I'm just really 19:01 excited to talk to you. 19:03 I got a question about the Sabbath. 19:07 A friend of mine is telling me that he believes that we have 19:11 lost sight of the true Sabbath through Babylon. 19:15 I don't know if you've ever heard of this before 19:17 either one of you. 19:19 He claims that the Sabbath days fall on the same days of the 19:22 month, like the 15th, the 22nd and the 29th. 19:26 And that they always follow in like the three months in a row 19:30 that follow a new moon cycle. 19:33 Have you've ever heard of anything like this? 19:34 I just find it hard to believe that God would ever let us lose 19:37 sight of His true day of worship. 19:40 Doug: Yeah, that's a teaching that I think is very unbiblical. 19:47 It's called the Lunar Sabbath and they think that we are to 19:51 pick the weekly Sabbath based upon the lunar cycles, 19:54 but there's really nothing in the Bible 19:56 that I find that teaches that. 19:59 The Sabbath always was based on a numerical weekly cycle of 20:04 one through seven, one through seven, one through seven, 20:06 that has continued in continuity from Adam to the present day. 20:10 And there are people that have written the US Naval Observatory 20:14 and the observatory in Greenwich, England and said, 20:17 you know, there have been any change to the calendar 20:20 that has affected the continuity of the weekly cycle. 20:22 And they say, "The weekly cycle has gone back in continuity 20:27 since long before the Christian era. 20:30 And you know, the Jews have been tracking it ever since 20:34 the Exodus when, you know, it goes all the way to Adam 20:38 'cause God creates the first Sabbath on the seventh day 20:40 in Genesis chapter 2. 20:42 And then it says, "Abraham kept My laws and My commandments." 20:45 So you know, the Jews were keeping it, they lost it in 20:47 Egypt or they started ignoring it. 20:50 God got them back on track again when He started reigning manna 20:53 from heaven. 20:54 He says, "You're going to get six days a week, you'll get 20:56 enough for one day, on Friday, gather enough for two days, 20:59 'cause the next day is a Sabbath and there won't be any 21:01 on that day." 21:03 And so, God very clearly for 40 years reestablished 21:07 what that cycle was. 21:10 And it was one through seven had nothing to do with the moon. 21:12 So I've heard that before and it, I think you really have to 21:15 torture your logic to say that the Sabbaths are governed 21:19 by the moon. 21:20 Jean: And then we know that Jesus, according to the gospels, 21:22 he kept the Sabbath as His custom was. 21:24 And that was 2,000 years ago and since then, we have a whole 21:27 nation that has been at least aware of which day of the week 21:31 is the Sabbath. 21:32 Maybe have the Jews haven't all kept the Sabbath but they know 21:34 which day is the Sabbath and it's been kept ever since. 21:37 So there should be no doubt. 21:39 All right, thank you. 21:41 Next caller that we have is Lee in Texas. 21:43 Lee, welcome to the program. 21:44 Lee: Yes, sir. 21:46 Thank you for taking my call tonight. 21:48 Doug: Yes, sir, and how can we help you? 21:50 Lee: Well, I'm not sure if I'm supposed to ask this 21:52 question, but I guess I can ask anyone and see if I am wrong. 21:56 There are six chapters, to the Pope's Encyclical Laudato Si' 22:02 what happens when all six are done? 22:05 Doug: You mean when they're implemented? 22:07 Lee: Yes, sir. 22:09 Doug: Yeah, well, you know, the Popes have had encyclicals 22:13 for, you know, 1500 years and it'll lay out the ideals 22:17 that they want. 22:20 I don't know that any Pope has ever seen all of it fulfilled. 22:23 And the Laudato say, Encyclical that Pope Francis wrote, 22:29 and I understand he's coming up with a 2.0 version of it. 22:32 It's been updated or expanded. 22:35 That it was unique in that it especially focused 22:37 on the environment. 22:39 And folks are interested to see, you know, 22:42 how's he going to implement this? 22:44 Well, so far, you know, he's campaigned for changes and 22:49 things that would affect global warming and but you know, 22:54 he certainly hasn't been able to implement all the changes 22:57 that he has ideals in his letter but it does tell us that the 23:00 important thing about when the Pope issue is an encyclical, 23:03 it reveals kind of what their desired agenda is. 23:07 And so this one was very interesting 'cause it was unique 23:10 in that I think Francis became the first pope that really said 23:13 that, you know, the Christians need to focus on saving 23:16 the planet instead of moral change. 23:19 It was making, you know, environmental issues 23:22 a moral issue. 23:24 So that was interesting. 23:25 We'll be back in just a few moments, so don't go anywhere, 23:27 more questions are coming. 23:33 male announcer: Stay tuned, "Bible Answers Live" 23:35 will return shortly. 23:46 Andrew: When I was eight years old, I brought home 23:48 a five foot rattlesnake, and it's gone downhill ever since. 23:52 Rattlesnakes, sharks, cliff diving, free diving, I wouldn't 23:56 call myself an adrenaline junkie, I just realized that 23:59 the closest that I've ever been to being alive is 24:02 when I'm so close to death. 24:04 I was raised in the northern mountains of Mexico. 24:07 I learned English because there was missionary groups that were 24:10 coming from Colorado and then going to the northern mountains 24:13 of Mexico. 24:14 And they were all changed on these short term mission trips 24:18 and they had these unbelievable experiences in their close 24:21 encounters with God and I would share their testimony 24:24 and I would translate for them. 24:26 And I was jealous. 24:29 I was jealous because I didn't have a testimony. 24:33 I didn't have something like that. 24:35 I didn't have that life changing experience that close encounter 24:38 with God. 24:39 I knew He was there I just, I couldn't understand him and I 24:44 didn't really want anything to do with him and a part of me 24:48 wanted him not to want anything to do with me. 24:51 I felt like I was unworthy of God's love. 24:55 I left Mexico to come to college. 25:00 Once I got to college I realized how expensive college was. 25:03 And so in order to pay for college, I became a commercial 25:07 salmon fisherman in Alaska. 25:09 And the first time that I stepped on a boat, I knew I was 25:12 going to be a fisherman for the rest of my life. 25:15 I met this man in Tennessee, in one of the rivers and I found 25:19 out that he had an orphanage in Honduras. 25:22 And he said, you know, you can come down to Honduras, you can 25:24 help us put a support video together. 25:26 And you know, he was like, "Maybe you can get some college 25:30 credits out of it." 25:31 I said, "You know, that'd be great, I would do that, I would 25:33 love to do that." 25:35 And so I flew down to Honduras and one of the conversations 25:37 that we had during dinner, we were talking about this and that 25:41 and somehow I brought up rapture and they said, well, find us a 25:45 place in scripture where it talks about rapture. 25:47 And I said, it's all over the Bible. 25:49 They said, is it really though? 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Michael: Good evening pastors. 28:58 How are you guys doing? Doug: Evening. 29:00 Michael: Well, I guess I just want to be candid. 29:03 I've been stuck in my faith for the past few years now but 29:07 the thing is, one of the things for some--for whatever reason 29:11 has been kind of besetting me, 29:15 is the doctrine of hell, I guess. 29:18 And I just wanted to ask what does the Bible teach about 29:22 the ultimate fate of the wicked? 29:24 Because you know, I was raised to believe in the doctrine of 29:29 annihilation that God ultimately destroys the wicked. 29:32 But some time ago, probably like a couple weeks ago, I had like 29:36 some bad dream about sort of like the eternal torment form 29:40 of hell and to be quite honest it's you know-- 29:46 Doug: Rattled you a little bit, huh? 29:48 Michael: Yeah, it rattled me, it's robbed me some sleep, 29:51 it's really like you know-- 29:54 Doug: Well, first of all-- 29:56 Michael: It's just blown off my peace so to speak. 29:58 Doug: Yeah, I understand Michael. 30:00 First of all, don't worry about hell if you're planning on 30:05 going to heaven. 30:07 So in other words, I don't want to give you comfort that hell 30:10 won't be so bad so you can go there, the idea is you 30:13 want to be in the other place no matter what. 30:16 And then you don't have to worry, either way but let me 30:19 tell you what the Bible says and hopefully it'll not only bring 30:22 some comfort but I think it brings some reason. 30:25 There's two extremes that people make when it comes to 30:28 misunderstanding the subject of hell. 30:30 One is that nothing happens to the wicked, and the other is 30:33 this kind of medieval idea that God broils and burns people for 30:39 billions of years and they never stop burning for the sins of one 30:42 lifetime, that's also not true. 30:45 The Bible says the penalty for sin is death. 30:48 Revelation says the wicked will be consumed. 30:51 You read in Malachi chapter 4 it says, "They will be burnt up." 30:56 It says "You'll diligently consider his place 30:59 and it will not be." 31:00 It says "You'll tread down the wicked their ashes under 31:02 the soles of your feet." 31:04 That's also in Malachi. 31:06 It says "The penalty for sin, of course, is death, the gift of 31:10 God is eternal life." 31:11 God does not give eternal life to the lost. 31:14 They are--everyone is cast in the lake of fire that is lost, 31:18 the lost are cast into the lake of fire. 31:20 Everyone is punished according to his works. 31:23 If everyone burns forever they all get the same punishment. 31:25 Everyone is punished according to his works, 31:27 and they are consumed. 31:29 The Bible uses the words consumed, devour, burnt. 31:33 Now they are burnt with eternal fire. 31:36 What that means is the result of the fire is eternal. 31:39 The Bible says the fate of the wicked is the same 31:41 as Sodom and Gomorrah. 31:43 Sodom and Gomorrah, God rained fire upon them. 31:45 They were burnt, they've never been rebuilt, 31:47 they were burnt with eternal fire. 31:49 And so those cities aren't there anymore 31:52 and they're not still burning. 31:53 And we have a whole study on this. 31:55 I could go on and on, but I think it'll bring you comfort. 31:57 The Bible is really clear that God is fair and just in 32:02 dealing with the wicked, there is a hell, there is fire, 32:06 but it does not burn forever and ever. 32:09 Jean: You know, we've got a website called helltruth.com 32:12 and it's got all the scriptures there, it's actually got the 32:14 lesson you're referring to as well, Pastor Doug, 32:16 and for anyone wondering what's going to happen 32:18 and why is this important? 32:19 Well I think first of all, as you said, you know, for 32:21 the redeem, they're going to be in heaven, that's where we want 32:23 to be but the idea of an eternal burning hell for you know, 32:28 forever, for somebody suffering, just because of their life of 32:31 sin, that's a reflection on the character of God. 32:34 Would our loving God do that? 32:35 I think that doctrine a misunderstanding of this 32:38 doctrine has led countless millions to turn away from God 32:42 saying, "Well, I don't want to serve a God like that, 32:45 that's going to torture people throughout eternity." 32:47 That's not what the Bible says. 32:48 Doug: Yeah, absolutely. 32:50 So hopefully that helps a little bit, Michael. 32:52 And be careful not to let the devil frighten you with dreams 32:54 because that's really not the source of truth. 32:57 We can have all kinds of dreams. 32:59 Jean: We have a study guide called 33:01 "Is The Devil In Charge Of Hell?" 33:03 That actually answers all of these questions in addition 33:04 to the website, just helltruth.com. 33:06 You can call and ask for that study guide. 33:08 The number is 800-835-6747 and ask for it 33:13 "Is The Devil In Charge Of Hell?" 33:15 You can also dial #250 on your smartphone and just say, 33:18 "Bible Answers Live," and then ask for that study guide and 33:21 we'll be happy to send it to anyone who calls and asks. 33:23 We've got Cami in California. 33:25 Cami, welcome to the program. 33:27 Cami: Good evening, pastors. 33:29 Thank you very, very much for taking my phone 33:31 call this evening. 33:34 My question, it's regarding Matthew 5:48, which says, 33:37 "Be ye therefore perfect, even as your Father, 33:41 which is in heaven is perfect." 33:43 So what is meant by perfect, especially in light of all of 33:47 our righteousness being as filthy rags in Isaiah 64:6? 33:52 Doug: Yeah, that is a good question because you know, 33:55 people are thinking, "Wow! 33:57 If I've got to be that kind of perfect, how can I do that?" 34:01 I think part of the answer would be always compare scripture 34:05 with scripture. 34:07 When Jesus uses that same phrase in Luke, and if you look in Luke 34:11 chapter 6 verse 36, He says, "Therefore be merciful, as your 34:18 father in heaven is merciful." 34:21 And so the word perfect that he uses in Matthew 34:24 is the word be mature. 34:26 And here Jesus, He says, "Be merciful." 34:30 God wants us to have a perfect love and mercy for other people. 34:35 If the idea of being perfect means that we all needed to be 34:39 some sort of super sterilized stainless steel Christians that 34:42 you know, are flawless, nobody's going to make it. 34:45 God wants us to have perfect love and if we love Him, we'll 34:50 keep His commandments, right? 34:52 So whenever I find out, when I want to know what is Christian 34:55 perfection, I just look at the stories 34:57 in the Bible of the faithful. 34:59 And I know Elijah's in heaven, I want to be like him. 35:03 Well, the Bible says, "Elijah was a man subject like passions 35:07 as we are, but he prayed and God answered his prayers." 35:11 I want to have the kind of faith Daniel had where he said, 35:15 "I love the Lord so much that I'd rather go to the lion's den 35:17 than disobey him." 35:19 Or the faith of Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego or Peter, 35:22 James and John, who will be in heaven but they were arguing 35:26 with each other about which of them was the greatest, 35:28 they were human. 35:29 And so you know, God wants us to keep our eyes fixed on Jesus, to 35:33 be like him, be born again, to have that Christian perfection. 35:38 Hopefully that helps a little bit. 35:40 Sometimes I remember I first read that and it said, 35:42 "Be perfect even as the Father is perfect." 35:45 And I thought, wow! 35:47 Not only that you read in I think its 1 Peter he says, 35:49 "Be holy as I'm holy." 35:51 I think how am I ever going to be as perfect and holy as God? 35:54 Well, the only way that happens is if God washes us from our sin 35:58 and gives us His Spirit and His character. 36:01 So we reflect His image. 36:03 So it's the born again experience he's talking about. 36:06 Jean: You know, also think just want to--this is when Jesus 36:09 says, "Be perfect even if your father in heaven is perfect," 36:10 it's more of a promise than a command because 36:14 how can someone who is imperfect be perfect? 36:17 But there is a promise that God is able to do that 36:20 which we cannot do for ourselves. 36:22 So to be perfect is a gift of God, it is the Spirit of 36:26 God working within us we are to cooperate, but in reality, 36:29 it is the working of God. 36:31 All right, thank you for your call. 36:33 We've got Noah listening in Kentucky. 36:35 Noah, welcome to the program. 36:37 Noah: Hey, Pastor Doug. 36:39 Doug: Hi. 36:41 Noah: My question is, if you sell your soul to Satan and get 36:45 something in return, can you repent and return to God and 36:48 still go to heaven or is it over, is it final? 36:51 You know, like-- 36:53 Doug: Yeah, that's a good question. 36:55 So if you make a deal with the devil and you promise you make 36:58 a vow, can you break a vow made to the devil? 37:01 I would say yes, because otherwise that would 37:03 be the unpardonable sin. 37:05 So I mean, there's a lot of examples in the Bible of people 37:11 that were serving the devil and God transformed them. 37:16 He got you know, king Manasseh that he was sold out worshiping 37:19 pagan gods but he was converted, he repented. 37:23 And so to make a vow to the devil is a sin. 37:27 So can God forgive sin? 37:30 Yes, He'll forgive that sin. 37:32 First of all, the sin of breaking a promise to the devil. 37:35 Secondly, even dealing with the devil. 37:37 But yeah, don't fall into that trap of thinking, 37:40 "Well, I made a promise to the devil and he gave me 37:42 what I wanted now I'm lost." 37:44 Repent of what you did and let me give you an example. 37:49 Maybe it's not a good one but sometimes when we're desperate, 37:52 we do things and I think God knows you're just 37:54 not in your right mind. 37:56 I was hitchhiking one time and praying for a ride 37:59 and hours went by and I couldn't get a ride. 38:01 And I thought I was going to die out in the desert 38:03 on this freeway. 38:04 And I rashly promised, I said, "Lord, if you'll give me a ride, 38:08 I promise if I ever get a car, I will pick up every hitchhiker 38:13 that I see." 38:15 I was tired and hungry and 38:17 so I made this kind of a rash promise. 38:19 Well, I tried when I first got my car to pick up every 38:21 hitchhiker and then as time went by, I realized, this is absurd, 38:24 I couldn't do it. 38:25 And I just said, "Lord you know, that was foolish 38:28 and I hope you'll forgive me." 38:30 But that doesn't mean a Christian shouldn't keep their 38:32 promises but I think sometimes we do things like that and God 38:36 winks at our ignorance. 38:38 Do you know, the Bible says that, I don't know if I should 38:41 say this, the Bible says that "If a wife makes a vow, 38:45 the husband can overrule it." 38:48 Jean: Have you ever tried to overrule 38:50 when your wife makes a vow? 38:53 Doug: Yeah, but I was three weeks in the hospital. 38:58 No, I don't call it overruling, don't use that word. 39:03 I'd say, "Hey, Karen, let's talk about that." 39:06 All right, new subject. 39:08 Thanks hope that helps a little bit. 39:09 Jean: Next caller that we have is Aaron listening in New York. 39:11 Aaron, welcome to the program. 39:13 You're on the air. 39:15 Aaron: Good evening pastors. 39:16 Thank you for taking my call. 39:18 Doug: Yeah. 39:20 Aaron: In 1 Corinthians chapter 5 verse 8, Paul says, 39:23 "Let us keep the feast." 39:26 I don't see the word feast mentioned anywhere else 39:28 in the chapter. 39:30 My question is, what is the meaning of this Bible verse? 39:34 Doug: Yeah, well, he's, he talks in verse 6 he talks about, 39:39 "Do you not know a little leaven leavens the whole lump?" 39:41 He's making a reference that all the Jews 39:43 understood, and I suppose the Corinthian Christians 39:45 did about the Passover. 39:47 They were not to have any leaven in their bread and leaven here 39:50 is a symbol of sin. 39:52 That's where Jesus told the disciples, "Beware of the leaven 39:54 of the Pharisees." 39:56 The sin or false doctrine. 39:58 And so then He says, "Let us therefore keep the feast, not 40:01 with the old leaven of malice and wickedness, but with the 40:03 unleavened bread." 40:05 So later, and I think it's, is it 1 or 2 Corinthians? 40:08 He talks about the Passover. 40:10 That may be a rather the Lord's supper. 40:11 That may be 2 Corinthians but anyway, I think the listeners 40:14 understood that He's talking about, the Passover as a symbol 40:18 of salvation. 40:19 The angel of judgment passes over because 40:22 of the blood of the lamb. 40:24 So they understood that. 40:26 Jean: And I think also part of the controversy in 40:28 the Old Testament or actually in the New Testament I should say 40:30 in current was, you had the Jewish believers and then 40:32 you had the Gentile believers. 40:34 And the Jewish believers were telling the Gentile believers 40:36 that they had to keep all of the laws of the Old Testament 40:38 related to the ceremonial laws. 40:40 Yeah, and the Passover and so on. 40:42 Paul is almost saying here that if you're going to keep the 40:44 feast, it says, "Therefore let us keep the feast not with old 40:47 leaven, nor with the leaven of malice or wickedness, but with 40:50 the unleavened bread of sincerity and truth." 40:53 So he's even going a little bit deeper and saying it's not about 40:56 the keeping of the feast, meaning removing the leaven 40:59 from the house, but rather there's a spiritual application 41:02 that he's trying to bring to view. 41:04 Doug: Have leaven out of your heart. 41:05 Jean: Just like he says, Jesus is our Passover. 41:07 We don't keep the Passover. 41:08 Doug: It's a spiritual, 41:10 Jean: Spiritual application of it, yeah. 41:12 Doug: Thank you, good question, Aaron. 41:14 Jean: All right, next caller that we have is Henry 41:15 in New York. 41:17 Henry, welcome to the program. 41:18 Henry: Yes, hello pastors. 41:20 God bless you. 41:22 My question is, when Jesus comes back, and for the women who were 41:28 pregnant and they stayed, will the babies be born in heaven? 41:32 Doug: Oh, right. 41:33 That's a great question. 41:35 I remember I was doing a Bible answer one time on TV and the 41:39 pastor read the question that what's going to happen to women 41:42 who are pregnant when Jesus comes? 41:45 And I said, "Well, they'll be delivered." 41:47 So you know, I assume that either they would get their 41:54 glorified bodies and have a painless birth in heaven because 41:57 in the Garden of Eden, there was no pain in childbirth. 42:00 But I'm more inclined to believe that when they get their 42:04 glorified bodies, the little baby is going to be placed in 42:07 their arms as a new baby. 42:10 Again, there's a lot of things that we speculate about and you 42:15 know, people say, "What's going to happen to folks that are on 42:17 the International Space Station when Jesus comes?" 42:20 So you'll get all kinds of odd scenarios that are kind of hard 42:26 to comprehend but I don't worry about that. 42:29 But yeah, if a woman is saved and she's pregnant, when Jesus 42:33 comes, she can be sure that she'll either have a painless 42:36 birth in heaven or those angels will hand her that life with her 42:39 glorified body. 42:42 Jean: Absolutely. 42:44 All right, next caller that we have calling from Nevada and 42:47 Dwinelle. 42:48 Is that correct? 42:49 Dwinelle: Dwinelle. Jean: Dwinelle. 42:52 Dwinelle: Thank you, thank you for taking my call. 42:54 My question is in Matthew 12:43-45, talking about "When 43:00 an unclean spirit goes out of a man, he goes through dry places, 43:03 seeking rest, and finds none. 43:05 Then he says, 'I will return to my house from which I came.' 43:07 And when he comes, he finds it empty, 43:08 and swept, and put in order. 43:10 Then he goes and takes with him seven other spirits 43:13 more wicked than himself." 43:16 And my question is, are the spirits or the evil angels 43:22 different levels of wickedness? 43:26 Doug: Well, I think they probably could be. 43:28 Well, I think that we've learned that even among the good angels 43:34 it seems like there's different ranking. 43:37 And so there might be some evil angels that are more powerful 43:40 which would make them more effectively wicked. 43:43 Angels, every one of them, they're created and they're 43:47 individuals and you know, they have different personalities 43:50 just as people do. 43:52 The good angels are all holy, the bad angels are all bad 43:54 but they're unique. 43:56 They're not like cookie cutter robots. 43:58 And so I suppose when Jesus said, "He'll take with them some 44:01 that are even more wicked, that there are varying degrees 44:05 among the evil angels. 44:06 Jean: Well, you know, we noticed that even in the 44:08 experience that Jesus had, remember one occasion a man 44:11 brought his son to Christ and he was demon possessed and 44:14 the disciples couldn't cast the devils out. 44:16 And then Jesus said, "Well, this kind comes out 44:19 with prayer and fasting." 44:21 So there does seem to some kind of rank or power-- 44:24 Doug: More intense, yeah. 44:25 Jean: Yeah, than others, which yeah, interesting. 44:27 Doug: So yes, and I think that the most important part of 44:31 that parable, and it is a parable, is Jesus is saying, "If 44:37 you come to him and the devils are cast out and you're forgiven 44:40 of your sins, replace that in your life with something good. 44:45 If you don't introduce the light of the truth in your life, 44:49 eventually the darkness comes back 44:51 and it can seem even darker. 44:53 It's like where Peter said, if someone or it's Hebrews rather 44:56 in chapter, is it chapter 4 verse 6 or 6 verse 4, where he 45:00 said, "If someone turns away from the truth, the latter state 45:03 of that man is worse than the beginning." 45:05 Peter says, "It's like the dog returning to his vomit 45:07 or the pig that was washed to the wallowing of the mire," 45:10 and in Hebrews it says, 45:12 "It's impossible to renew them to repentance." 45:14 And so it's like the grip of the devil doubles if you turn back. 45:19 It's not that you can't be saved but it can be more difficult. 45:21 Jean: Okay, next one that we have is Michael 45:24 listening in California. 45:26 Michael, welcome to the program. 45:27 Michael: Thank you. 45:29 Doug: Yes sir. 45:31 Michael: Had a question for you about the feast days. 45:33 Leviticus 23, they're listed right there. 45:35 And the first three verses are talking about the Sabbath, 45:39 the weekly Sabbath. 45:41 Now I've been keeping these days since 1975 and I don't know 45:45 who to ask about this but I'll throw it at you. 45:49 Those weekly Sabbath on the first three verses 45:55 should be included in the New Year, correct? 45:59 As you have the Day of Atonement, you have Feast of 46:02 Trumpets and all that, God lifts them from that point on. 46:06 And it's based on the spring equinox, the 10th day you select 46:13 the lamb and on the 14th day you kill him and you sacrifice him. 46:18 Doug: Yeah, let me pause you for a second just to make sure 46:21 I'm understanding. 46:22 Are you asking if we should be keeping the annual feast? 46:28 'Cause the Sabbath in verse 3 is a weekly feast and the other 46:32 one's mentioned in chapter 23 are the annual feasts? 46:35 Michael: That's correct. 46:37 Doug: So you're wondering if we should keep them the same? 46:39 Michael: These should be in the same year. 46:41 That would mean that there would be a new calendar every year 46:44 because those days change and instead of using 46:47 the Gregory Pope calendar. 46:51 Doug: Yeah, well the Gregorian the Gregorian calendar 46:53 had nothing to do with the Jewish feast days that didn't 46:55 come around until-- 46:57 Michael: That's correct, you're right. 46:58 Doug: Well, Julius Caesar is the Julian Calendar and then 47:01 later you had Pope Gregory updated the Julian Calendar and 47:04 that's why we're now living under the Gregorian. 47:06 But neither of those had anything to do with Leviticus. 47:09 They lived long before Leviticus as long before the Caesar's. 47:12 So but just, yeah, well let me jump-- 47:15 Michael: You count the days though. 47:17 Okay, go ahead. 47:18 Doug: Yeah, let me just jump in here now and what's happening 47:23 in Leviticus 23 is Moses is going through the annual feasts. 47:27 He begins by separating the weekly Sabbath and saying, 47:32 "Of course, six days your work will be done. 47:34 The seventh day is the Sabbath." 47:36 A holy convocation you gather together and all your dwellings, 47:38 that's a weekly cycle. 47:40 That was part of creation, part of God's perfect plan. 47:42 It says, in heaven, from one Sabbath to another, 47:46 all flesh will come and worship before the Lord. 47:48 And so that's a memorial of salvation, 47:50 it's a memorial of creation. 47:52 The Levitical annual feast did not happen until after 2,000 47:57 years after sin or even more than that 'cause it was after 48:00 Moses, after the Exodus. 48:02 And they were nailed to the cross and if someone 48:06 wants to keep them, well more power to you. 48:08 Paul said, "You know, if you're going to keep a day, keep it 48:10 to the Lord, if you're not going to keep it, don't keep it." 48:12 He's talking about the annual feasts. 48:14 'Cause the Jewish believers we're telling the Christian 48:16 believers, you have to keep Passover, Day of Atonement and 48:20 Feast of Tabernacles and they didn't, they didn't have to. 48:23 The one that we're still obligated to keep is the one 48:27 that's in the Ten Commandments. 48:29 The annual feasts are not part of the Ten Commandments. 48:32 So we do have a book that talks about the, 48:35 should Christians keep the feast days? 48:37 And we'll be happy to send you a copy of that Michael. 48:39 Jean: You know, just to add to that quickly, pastor, 48:41 that you know, I think it might be confusing sometimes 48:43 the ceremonial Sabbaths were referred to as Sabbaths. 48:46 So you have the sixth day you know, every seventh day Sabbath, 48:49 but then you have the annual Sabbath. 48:51 The feast days were to be commemorated like a Sabbath. 48:55 In other words, they weren't to work on that day and it was 48:57 a gathering, a holy convocation which occurred also on 49:00 the seventh day Sabbath. 49:02 So when you see the word Sabbath, it could refer to 49:04 the Seventh day Sabbath, or it could be referring 49:06 to one of those ceremonial Sabbaths. 49:09 And that's why you need to, you need to figure out, is this an 49:11 annual day that it's talking about or is this the weekly day? 49:13 And that's the distinction. 49:15 Doug: Some were ceremonial part of the Levitical law, the 49:18 weekly Sabbath was part of the Ten Commandments and it had 49:23 a very practical application for all people at all time and even 49:28 the animals were to be given a day of rest. 49:30 So, just want to make sure that we're separating the two out 49:33 and I think Michael was saying that he thought we 49:35 should still be under an obligation to keep both. 49:38 So we do have that book. 49:40 Jean: It's called, Feast Days And Sabbaths," 49:42 we'll be happy to send it to anyone who calls and asks. 49:44 The number is 800-835-6747, or you can dial #250 49:48 on your smartphone. 49:50 Let's see, Pastor Doug, we might have time for one 49:53 or two more callers. 49:54 Let's try for, we got Thomas in New York. 49:56 Thomas, welcome to the program. 49:58 Thomas: Oh, how're you doing? 50:00 Thanks for taking my call. 50:02 There's a lot of stuff on the Internet here about you know, 50:05 Ellen G. White trying to predict the end of the world. 50:08 Will Miller and they say, Ellen G. White 50:10 is a false prophet you know, the Seventh-Day Adventists laws. 50:13 How do I address this where they say the Seventh-day Adventist 50:16 tried to predict the Second Coming of Christ? 50:18 Like how, what should I tell them? 50:19 Doug: Ellen White never predicted 50:21 the Second Coming of Christ. 50:22 Ellen White was one of many Christians in the 18th-- 50:27 19th century that were in the Millwright movement. 50:33 And the Millwright movement was believing that Christ 50:35 was coming in 1844. 50:37 But she did not predict that and actually later said that 50:41 was a mistake. 50:43 So, people that try to connect the two, it's just not accurate. 50:48 It was William Miller that established that date. 50:51 Jean: I don't think the Bible's quite clear Pastor Doug, 50:53 "No man knows the day or the hour." 50:55 So if anyone's trying to predict when Jesus is coming, 50:57 well be aware. 50:59 Doug: Yeah and Ellen White said "Don't predict it, no one 51:00 knows the day or the hour." 51:02 So hopefully that answers that. 51:03 Do we have about--have a question that we can ask? 51:06 Jean: Yeah, we got Robert in Washington. 51:07 Robert real quick, we got just a few minutes. 51:09 Robert: Yeah, real fast. 51:11 Thank you for taking the call. 51:13 On 1 Samuel 16 and verse 16 and 23, it says, 51:18 "An evil spirit from God." 51:20 I didn't think that evil spirits came from God. 51:22 If you could explain that to me, I appreciate it. 51:24 Thank you very much. 51:26 Doug: Yeah, good question. 51:28 Probably the best way to understand that is when you read 51:30 the Book of Job, the devil was asking permission to prove that 51:36 Job wasn't really loyal to God and God had to basically 51:40 lengthen the devil's leash or allow him to do it. 51:44 So you might say, "Well, God sent the devil to Job." 51:47 You know, God, every good and perfect gift comes from God. 51:51 God allowed Job to be tested to a certain point to demonstrate 51:55 his faith and even to strengthen his faith. 51:58 But it was the devil that did it, 52:01 it was the devil that initiated it. 52:03 And it's the same thing that you're reading about 52:05 with King Saul. 52:07 Saul grieved away the Holy Spirit because of his pride. 52:09 And when you grieve away the light, the only thing that's 52:11 left is darkness. 52:13 The devil came in as an evil spirit and filled that vacuum 52:16 and tormented the king. 52:18 So the Hebrew uses kind of the old phrase, came from the Lord. 52:23 Hey friends, you've asked some great questions tonight 52:26 and I just as time goes so quickly, 52:27 I wish we had more time Pastor Ross. 52:29 Thanks so much for studying the Word of God with us and Lord 52:32 willing, we'll do it again together next week. 52:37 announcer: Thank you for listening to today's broadcast. 52:40 We hope you understand your Bible even better than before. 52:44 "Bible Answers Live" is produced by Amazing Facts International, 52:47 a faith-based ministry located in Granite Bay, California. 52:56 ♪♪♪ 53:06 announcer: What if you could know the future, 53:09 what would you do? 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55:53 Doug: Well, I think that he would be in the category of 55:57 angels and you can read, is it, 2 Corinthians chapter 11, 56:02 it says, "And no marvel; for Satan himself is transformed 56:05 into an angel of light." 56:07 Well, he's an angel of darkness 56:09 but he can look like an angel of light. 56:11 So we would categorize him as an angel. 56:13 Jean: Does a person need to be baptized to get to heaven? 56:16 Doug: Well, we are not saved by virtue of baptism. 56:19 I don't want to give the wrong impression. 56:21 There will be people in heaven who are not baptized but Christ 56:25 is pretty clear in the New Testament. 56:28 It says, John the Baptist was doing baptism and the last words 56:31 of Jesus are go teach baptize. 56:33 And He said, "Whoever believes and is baptized will be saved." 56:37 And Peter said, "Repent and be baptized and you'll receive 56:40 the gift of the Holy Spirit." 56:42 So baptism is as important to a Christian as a wedding 56:46 is to a marriage. 56:48 So if a believer can be, they must be. 56:52 Jean: All right, then there's a follow on question, it says, 56:55 who then can do the baptism? 56:58 Can any other Christian do the baptism or do they have 57:00 to be a licensed pastor? 57:02 How does that work? 57:04 Doug: You know, it seems that in the Bible that Jesus 57:07 authorized certain leadership to perform baptisms. 57:10 They were the very least deacons but typically the apostles. 57:12 And in Samaria when they accepted the Lord, 57:14 they then sent John and Peter to lay hands on them. 57:18 And so there was some authority designated making sure those 57:21 that were baptized were clearly instructed in the gospel. 57:25 Jean: Okay, "Do we know anything more about 57:28 the mark that was placed on Cain after he killed Abel?" 57:32 Doug: You know, that is something of an enigma 57:35 and pardon the play on words. 57:37 It just says a mark and the word is almost like, you know, 57:41 something that would be impressed or engraved but 57:43 it may have been a mark as though he was a marked man. 57:46 There was some significant difference, or he had been 57:49 marked by his behavior and his record. 57:52 We really don't know, it doesn't say anything more than 57:54 what you read there in the text. 57:56 Jean: And of course you also find a mark in Revelation. 57:59 Doug: Yeah, so there's an analogy there. 58:01 Jean: Last quick question, Pastor Doug, "Why are there 58:03 gates on the New Jerusalem if there's nothing Evil outside?" 58:08 Doug: Gates aren't all bad to keep bad things out, gates are 58:10 also borders to keep good in and just gives us a delineation. 58:15 Thank you so much again for your questions. 58:17 God bless we'll study again together next week. 58:21 announcer: "Bible Answers Live," 58:23 honest and accurate answers to your Bible questions. |
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