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00:02 male announcer: It is the best selling book in history. 00:05 No volume ever written has been more loved and quoted, and its 00:10 words, sometimes simple and sometimes mysterious, should 00:14 always be studied carefully. 00:16 It is the Bible, the Word of God. 00:19 Welcome to "Bible Answers Live." 00:22 Providing accurate and practical answers to all your 00:26 Bible questions. 00:28 This broadcast is a previously recorded episode. 00:31 To receive any of the Bible resources mentioned in this 00:34 broadcast call 800-835-6747. 00:38 Once again, that's 800-835-6747. 00:43 Now here's your host from "Amazing Facts International," 00:47 Pastor Doug Batchelor. 00:50 Doug Batchelor: Hello, friends. 00:51 Would you like to hear an amazing fact? 00:54 Since the inception of NASA, the United States has spent nearly 00:58 $650 billion on our space program. 01:01 Tragically, millions of those dollars were wasted because of 01:05 little mistakes. 01:07 On July 22nd, for example, 1962, Mariner 1 launched from 01:12 Cape Canaveral. 01:13 Its mission was to reach Venus and maintain contact with 01:17 mission control for about 25,000 hours, which was 100 times 01:21 longer than the previous Ranger probes to the moon. 01:24 However, about five minutes into the mission, the command was 01:29 given for the vehicle to self destruct. 01:31 The $18 million Atlas rocket had malfunctioned because of the 01:36 single missing hyphen in a computer program. 01:40 Yes, a missing dash ended up costing, what would today be 01:43 $183 million? 01:45 Far more tragic, on January 28th, 1986, the space shuttle 01:51 challenger exploded 73 seconds after liftoff, killing seven 01:55 crew members and traumatizing the nation. 01:58 The $3.2 billion shuttle and seven lives were lost because of 02:03 a $2.00 ring seal that had not been tested. 02:07 Neglecting little things can have catastrophic consequences. 02:13 You know, Jesus made this clear that little things can make a 02:17 big difference. 02:18 He told us that the very hairs of our head are numbered. 02:22 He said that a sparrow does not fall without the notice of your 02:26 Heavenly Father. 02:27 And He said that not even a jot or a tittle would pass from His 02:32 Word till all is fulfilled. 02:35 Let me read that to you friends. 02:36 It's in Matthew chapter 5, verse 17 through 19, "Do not think to 02:40 say that I've come to destroy the law or the prophets. 02:43 I did not come to destroy but to fulfill. 02:46 For assuredly, I say to you, till heaven and earth pass away, 02:51 one jot or one tittle will by no means pass from the law till all 02:56 is fulfilled. 02:58 Whoever therefore breaks one of the least of these commandments, 03:01 and teaches men so, he will be called least in the kingdom of 03:04 heaven; but whoever does and teaches them, he shall be called 03:08 great in the kingdom of heaven." 03:10 And you can see here, Jesus was making a case for not only the 03:13 enduring nature of His law, but he said, not even a jot 03:17 or tittle. 03:18 That would be the equivalent in English of saying that the dot 03:20 on an "I" or the crossing of a "T," something like a little 03:25 hyphen or a dash in a programming code, it's 03:27 very small. 03:28 You wouldn't think it would make a big difference, but Jesus says 03:31 not a word is to fail. 03:33 Heaven and earth will pass away first. 03:35 Some people say that, you know, after Jesus came, that He did 03:38 away with the Law. 03:40 Jesus said, whoever teaches others that even the least of 03:43 these commandments has been done away, he will be called least in 03:46 the kingdom of heaven. 03:48 Of course, Christ is talking about the Ten Commandments, the 03:50 moral law, not the ceremonial or the sacrificial law. 03:53 Many people are being taught error regarding to the 03:57 importance and the permanence of God's Law. 04:00 And so we have a special offer we'd like to make 04:03 available tonight. 04:04 It's called the "Written 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communicates what 05:07 is truth. 05:08 And I pray you'll bless every aspect of this program that, 05:11 that truth that sets us free might be faithfully proclaimed. 05:15 Please bless Lord. 05:16 We ask in Jesus's name. 05:18 Amen. 05:19 Once again, if you want to call in with your question, 05:22 it's 800-GOD-SAYS. 05:23 That's 800-463-7297. 05:27 And keep a pencil handy because during the program, we often 05:31 have free resources we make available depending on the 05:34 various nature of the questions that come in, and we'll be 05:38 sharing those with you as well. 05:40 Alright. 05:41 I also want to welcome those who are not only watching 05:44 on television. 05:46 You know, if you don't know friends, we're streaming live. 05:47 You can go to the "Amazing Facts" YouTube Channel, if you 05:50 wanna see what's happening in the studio, as well as listen. 05:53 Or the "Amazing Facts," Facebook page, the Doug Batchelor 05:56 Facebook page, on AFTV, and others. 06:00 And we're gonna go to the phones now and talk to Jerry. 06:05 Jerry who is calling from Texas. 06:07 You're on the air Jerry, with "Bible answers Live." 06:10 Jerry: Hey, pastor. 06:12 Good evening to you. 06:13 Doug: Good evening. 06:14 Jerry: My question refers to Matthew 27, verses 51 to 52. 06:20 And this relates to the last day of Christ on earth. 06:25 A great earthquake happened and the curtain in the most Holy 06:28 Place was torn asunder from top to bottom and many graves of the 06:33 saints were open and upon His resurrection, these saints arose 06:39 showing Jesus had power over the grave. 06:44 Now there is Bible commenter that said that some of these 06:48 people, I wanna get your take on it that were from after 06:54 creation, pre-flood and then of course, post-flood. 06:59 That they may have been some of the characters that God chose to 07:04 raise up as the first fruits of His. 07:11 Like a wave sheaf, you know? 07:12 And I just wanted to get your take on that 07:13 because it was powerful. 07:15 Doug: Alright, well let's just make it clear. 07:16 We talked, of course about Matthew chapter 27. 07:19 And this is saying, when Jesus died on the cross, there's a 07:21 great earthquake. 07:23 Following the earthquake, some of the tombs, and it's not a 07:26 universal resurrection. 07:27 it says around Jerusalem were opened. 07:30 It says, because they end up going into the Holy City. 07:33 They don't rise from the dead right during the earthquake 07:37 says, after His resurrection, they went into the Holy City. 07:41 In other words, they waited until He rose, then they rose. 07:44 They went into the Holy City and appeared to many. 07:46 Now, it's vague. 07:49 How many is many? 07:52 You know, if five people are resurrected, we'd say that's 07:55 many because it doesn't happen very often. 07:57 It may have been 20, it may have been 40. 07:59 We don't know, it wasn't a universal resurrection. 08:01 Who were they? 08:02 The Bible doesn't say. 08:04 But and you notice this is not mentioned by Mark, Luke, 08:09 or John. 08:11 So, but it is mentioned by Matthew who did a very 08:13 careful accounting, that there was a small group of saints. 08:20 When I say small group, there was many around Jerusalem, 08:22 but small compared to the universal group 08:25 that will be raised someday, and they were 08:27 taken like a wave sheaf. 08:28 Now these are faithful that live probably in the proximity of 08:32 Jerusalem, we can only speculate, you know? 08:34 It may have been people like Isaiah that was killed in 08:38 Jerusalem for his faith. 08:39 We know it wasn't David because Peter tells us in Acts chapter 08:43 2, 40 days after the resurrection, he said, "Let me 08:48 speak to you freely of the patriarch David, that he is dead 08:51 and buried, and his grave is with us and he is not ascended 08:55 to heaven." 08:56 So Peter is extremely clear that David was not in that number, 08:59 but there was a special group that Jesus rose to take to 09:02 heaven as sort of a first fruits trophy. 09:06 And don't know what their names were, but it's gonna be exciting 09:11 to find out. 09:12 Thank you, Jerry. 09:13 I hope that helps a little bit. 09:15 Talking next to Anthony, calling from New York. 09:17 Anthony, you're on the air with "Bible Answers Live." 09:21 Anthony: Yes. 09:22 So, I find that sometimes I ask questions and then I listen to 09:25 your sermon and you answer the question in one of your sermons. 09:29 So I'll keep asking anyway. 09:32 My question has to do with Revelation chapter 21, verse 22. 09:38 And it says, "And I saw no temple therein: For the Lord God 09:43 Almighty and the Lamb are the temple of it." 09:47 And so with the understanding of what it says in Hebrews chapter 09:50 1, I'm sorry, chapter 8, verses 1 through 5 where it talks about 09:54 the pattern, the heavenly pattern that Moses was shown in 09:58 the mountain. 09:59 I guess, you know, we understand that there's a heavenly 10:03 sanctuary that there was earthly pattern of. 10:07 So I guess I wanna know is, how is Jesus or, you know, God the 10:12 Father and God the Son, the Temple in the New Jerusalem? 10:17 Doug: Yeah, good question. 10:18 Let's talk about it. 10:20 First of all, there is a Temple in heaven, it's there right now. 10:24 The Bible is very clear. 10:25 The earthly temple was built and patterned after the 10:28 heavenly temple. 10:29 And Jesus ministers, the New Testament tells us, as our high 10:33 priest in that temple, and the temple of God, of course, is a 10:38 dwelling place of God. 10:39 Now, there's something different about the sanctuary now, than 10:42 there would be in the future. 10:44 The earthly sanctuary was all about dealing with sin. 10:47 It had, you know, the first thing you saw was an altar when 10:49 you came in, where the sacrifice was killed, bled, then burned, 10:55 and then there was washing and blood was brought into the 10:57 Holy Place. 10:59 That was all part of the process of salvation and forgiveness. 11:02 When we get to heaven, there's no longer a need for continuing 11:06 forgiveness from sin. 11:08 We're all purified from sin at that point. 11:10 So why is it saying then that Jesus is the temple? 11:13 Well, Jesus compares Himself to the temple several times in His 11:17 ministry and the apostles do. 11:19 Jesus said, "Destroy this temple that is made with hands and in 11:23 three days, I will make one without hands." 11:25 They accused Him of that at His trial, and also He did say it in 11:28 the gospel of John. 11:30 He said, "I will raise it up in three days." 11:32 And they said, "This Temple has taken 46 years to restore, 11:35 you're gonna raise it up in three days?" 11:36 He spoke of His Body. 11:39 And so we are called living stones. 11:41 Christ is a cornerstone. 11:43 We are called the Body of Christ. 11:45 And so I think it's telling us there in Revelation chapter 21, 11:49 that God is our dwelling place. 11:53 And in that sense, Jesus is the Temple. 11:55 Jesus is not going to turn into an edifice in heaven, but it's 11:59 one of the names for Christ. 12:00 He is a Temple. 12:02 Thank you. 12:03 I hope that makes sense, Anthony. 12:05 By the way, we do have a lesson on the sanctuary. 12:07 We'll send you or anyone who wants to know more about it, a 12:09 free copy. 12:10 And it's called, "God Drew the Plans." 12:13 "God Drew the Plans." 12:14 And just call the number 800-835-6747, and we'll share 12:19 that with you. 12:20 Alright, we're talking to Brittany in California. 12:23 Britney, you are on the air with "Bible Answers Live." 12:27 Britney: Hey. 12:29 Doug: Thanks for calling. 12:31 And your question? 12:33 Britney: Yeah, my question is, Does 1 Kings have to deal with 12:38 our current government and how this world nowadays has become, 12:44 definitely a little more warped in their thinking and judgment? 12:50 Doug: When you say 1 Kings, you mean the book of 1 Kings? 12:54 Britney: Yeah. 12:56 Doug: What, cause 1 Kings is kind of all over the map with 12:58 different kings and different situations. 13:00 Was there a particular story? 13:02 Because, you know, we don't have a monarchy in America anyway. 13:06 Britney: Things like Ahab and Jezebel and their idolatry or 13:11 one of the other evil Kings. 13:12 Doug: Yes. 13:14 Yeah. 13:15 Thank you. 13:16 That makes more sense, Britney. 13:18 Now, I think I know where you're coming from. 13:19 Yeah, there was a time during the time of Elijah where God's 13:22 people had kind of drifted into great apostasy. 13:26 And you'll notice that the history of Israel is very 13:33 similar to the history of the Church. 13:35 The history of Israel in the Old Testament, it's similar to 13:38 what's happened to the history of the church in the 13:40 New Testament. 13:42 In the Old Testament, the Northern Kingdom kind of went 13:45 into apostasy and they got involved in idolatry, and the 13:49 Southern Kingdom tried to remain true and stick to the Word and 13:53 maintain the ordinances of the Lord with the priests of 13:55 the Lord. 13:56 So you had the one group that was compromised and that's 14:02 what's happened to the church. 14:03 You know, you've got a large Catholic Orthodox Church that's 14:06 gotten into idolatry and you might say 10 tribes are there. 14:11 But then you have the Protestants that are trying to 14:13 stick a little more to the fundamentals of the Bible, and 14:16 so you'll actually see among spiritual Israel, some of the 14:19 same history has been acted out. 14:21 Unfortunately, in the Old Testament, there is a unity 14:24 during the time of Ahab and Jehoshaphat. 14:27 They started to join forces in a few battles and it turned into 14:31 a disaster. 14:33 Revelation tells us that these powers of Protestantism and 14:37 Catholicism are going to unite with the beast power in 14:40 persecuting God's people. 14:43 And so, are we seeing these days lived out again? 14:49 Yes, in many ways. 14:50 For anyone that wants to know more about this, you can look at 14:53 our free lesson. 14:54 We'll send it to you. 14:55 It's called "America in Prophecy." 14:57 Once again, call that number 800-835-6747 and ask for the 15:02 free study guide on "America in Prophecy." 15:05 Thank you Britney. 15:06 Going to go and talk to Debbie in Canada. 15:09 Debbie, you're on the air with "Bible Answers Live." 15:12 Debbie: Hi, Pastor Doug. 15:13 How are you? 15:15 Doug: Doing great. 15:16 Thank you for calling. 15:17 Debbie: Okay, I have a question. 15:19 In Genesis 1, it says, "In the beginning God made heaven 15:21 and earth. 15:22 And the earth was without form, and void; and darkness was upon 15:28 the face of the deep. 15:30 And the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters." 15:35 Does that mean there was water here? 15:37 And how could that be if everything was void? 15:39 Doug: Well, when it says void, the word void doesn't mean 15:42 there's nothing. 15:43 Void means that things are in a chaotic state and, there was 15:49 probably vapor all over the planet, clouds. 15:53 And it was in this chaotic state because then what God does is He 15:57 begins to separate the waters below from the waters above. 16:01 Kind of like when you got a foggy day and the fog lists, and 16:04 you see clouds above and things clear up. 16:07 So I believe there was water here. 16:09 There was rock here. 16:10 You know, God came to this mass and that was here in chaos. 16:16 Everything was in confusion and he brought order to it. 16:21 So it's interesting, you know, just while you're thinking about 16:24 it where it says the Spirit of God moved upon the face of 16:26 the waters. 16:28 You've got the Holy Spirit there talking about waters. 16:29 You go to the last verses in the Bible and it says, and the 16:32 Spirit and the Bride says, come and whoever is a thirst, let him 16:36 come and take the waters of life freely. 16:38 So, again, at the end of the Bible, you got the Spirit and 16:41 the waters again, which I always thought was intriguing. 16:44 Hey, thank you, Debbie. 16:45 We appreciate your call and your question tonight. 16:48 Alright, we're gonna talk next to Carlos calling from Florida. 16:52 Carlos you're on the air with "Bible answers Live." 16:55 Carlos: Good evening, Pastor Doug. 16:57 Doug: Evening. 16:59 How can we help tonight? 17:00 Debbie: So, the question is, in the 2300 day prophecy of Daniel. 17:07 Is there any way without going to an outside source to confirm 17:12 the starting date, the 457 BC date, you know, the command to 17:19 rebuild Jerusalem? 17:20 Doug: Yes. 17:21 Well, the-- and for our friends that are listening, Carlos is 17:25 asking about one of the most important prophetic dates in the 17:27 Bible and it needs to be established because you get two 17:30 major prophecies that hinge on this. 17:33 The prophecy in Daniel chapter 8, where it says 2300 days, then 17:38 the sanctuary will be cleansed. 17:39 But Daniel faints before the angel can tell him when that 17:43 prophecy begins. 17:44 In Daniel 9, the angel Gabriel returns and he says, I've come 17:48 to give you understanding, meaning for the first prophecy, 17:51 but he even expands it because Daniel was praying, when's the 17:54 Messiah gonna come? 17:55 So then the angel gives Daniel what we call the 490 year 18:00 prophecy telling when the Messiah would be anointed, about 18:03 this one week of ministry, how He would die in the midst of 18:07 that seven year period. 18:09 So both visions has one starting date and the starting date given 18:13 by the angel is, from the going forth of the commandment to 18:17 restore and build Jerusalem. 18:20 Now, there were three commandments that kind of came 18:22 in stages. 18:24 The last final permission was given by Artaxerxes and it was 18:27 in the year 457. 18:29 You find this in Ezra chapter 7, actually has the decree. 18:34 So, if you're wondering which decree it was, it would 18:36 certainly be the one that the prophet highlights, Ezra and he 18:41 must have known what that all meant. 18:42 And also history supports that. 18:45 Now, there are some historians that contend that, you know, 18:48 they're kind of quibbling over six months. 18:50 But, you know, 457 is the right date. 18:55 I hope that helps. 18:56 And, you know, you have to just research that, go to Ezra 7, or 18:59 look in Encyclopedia Britannica or some other historical 19:03 resources, and you'll find that. 19:05 Thank you. 19:06 Alright, and we're going to talk with Juneth, who's calling 19:08 from Nevada. 19:10 Juneth, you're on the air with "Bible Answers Live." 19:13 Juneth: Blessed evening. 19:15 Can you hear me? 19:16 Doug: I do! 19:18 Juneth: Okay my dear. 19:19 I have a question on the context of the archangel in 19:25 1 Thessalonians 4, verse 16. 19:29 It says you're going to hear the shout of the Lord of citizens 19:34 from the eastern skies. 19:37 And then you're going to hear also the, is it the sound of 19:44 the archangel? 19:45 My question is, who's this archangel? 19:48 Is this archangel, Michael who is trying to personify Jesus? 19:53 Or are they both? 19:55 You can see them at the same time? 19:59 Doug: Yeah, that's a good question because, it kind of 20:02 gives you the answer right there. 20:04 The word archangel is only found twice in the Bible, once in the 20:06 book of Jude verse 9, and here in 1 Thessalonians chapter 4. It 20:12 says, "The Lord Himself shall descend from heaven with a 20:16 shout, with the voice of the archangel," the Lord with 20:20 the voice. 20:21 And the word "archangel" means highest or chief. 20:24 Angel means messenger. 20:25 The Lord is coming with the voice of the greatest messenger. 20:29 You know, there's a sermon that I preached, oh, maybe three 20:32 weeks ago. 20:33 If you go to the Doug Batchelor YouTubes or Facebook and you go 20:37 back about three weeks, you'll see, I just did a message on who 20:40 is Michael the Archangel. 20:42 And if you take a look at that Juneth, I think you'll be 20:44 blessed by it, and there's a free book we'll be happy to 20:47 send you. 20:48 All you have to do is call and ask for it. 20:50 "Who is Michael The Archangel" goes along with the message, the 20:53 message I go into a lot of depth too. 20:56 So hopefully that'll help a little bit. 20:58 Alright, talking to Brian. 21:00 Brian is calling from Washington. 21:02 You're on the air, Brian. 21:04 Brian: Hello, Pastor Doug. 21:05 Doug: Hi. 21:07 Brian: My question is, what was the first marriage in the Bible? 21:11 The reason I asked that is, how did we develop into the marriage 21:15 ceremony and all the legalities and everything based if the two 21:19 become one flesh? 21:21 Doug: Good question. 21:22 Let me see if I can do my best to answer that for you. 21:25 The first marriage was performed by God and as far as I know, the 21:29 only marriage performed by God was Adam and Eve. 21:32 God performed one funeral too and that was the funeral 21:35 of Moses. 21:36 It says God buried him and God married Adam and Eve. 21:40 And you know, when the earth was sparsely populated, marriage is, 21:44 you know, pretty small affairs. 21:46 But it was always something that was done as a sacred commitment, 21:51 and a covenant because, you know, even at the beginning, God 21:53 said a man will leave his father and mother and cleave to 21:57 his wife. 21:58 This is a permanent covenant to establish this family unit with 22:01 a mother and a father, which is God's ideal. 22:04 As time went on because, you know, sometimes people were 22:09 making contracts with wives or someone might get married and 22:13 not know that this person was married. 22:15 And they wanted everybody in the community to know these two have 22:18 made a covenant. 22:20 It was something to be celebrated. 22:21 It was also something to be advertised so that other men and 22:25 women would know these individuals are off the market, 22:28 so to speak. 22:29 They've made a covenant and they're married. 22:33 And marriage doesn't have to be in a church to be legal. 22:36 To be legal, it's a covenant performed before witnesses. 22:40 And for a Christian, I don't know why you wouldn't want it to 22:42 be done where it would also include a covenant, then the 22:46 presence of God. 22:47 And so that's why many Christians, they have their 22:50 marriages in a church. 22:51 It's a sacred ceremony. 22:54 But hopefully that helps. 22:55 We do have a book that talks about marriage, divorce 22:59 and remarriage. 23:00 But it does address the function of marriage. 23:02 I always thought it was interesting when a wife was 23:06 chosen for Isaac. 23:08 Says, "When Isaac saw Rebecca," it says, "He took her to his 23:11 mother's tent and she became his wife." 23:13 It's pretty, they were nomads and I guess it was a pretty 23:17 private occasion. 23:19 But you also notice Jacob when he got married, it was a seven 23:22 day celebration. 23:24 And so it, and when Samson got married, again, a seven day 23:27 celebration, it was a much bigger event. 23:28 Of course, Jesus's first miracle was at a wedding. 23:31 Alright, we're going to see here. 23:33 Talking to Anthony in Michigan. 23:36 Let's see if we can address your question. 23:38 Anthony, you're on the air with "Bible Answers Live." 23:40 Anthony: Hi Pastor Doug. 23:42 Doug: Hi. 23:44 Anthony: I was going through something in my mind lately 23:49 while I was wondering. 23:53 In different parts of the Bible, it gives different examples of, 23:57 like, self defense, and then, like, examples of self control, 24:02 of giving in to somebody striking and then one 24:04 responding, and the decision to or not give to that. 24:10 Like Jesus when he was arrested, he didn't try to resist any 24:17 of that. 24:18 But like, it's not like God didn't send David out to do some 24:25 stuff too. 24:27 And there's, like, times where it seems ok. 24:29 And there's times where it seems not. 24:31 And I'm wondering if there's like any resources, or guides, 24:35 or verses, or stories you might know that might give me a more 24:38 clear understanding. 24:39 Doug: Well, you know, when Jesus talked about, if someone strikes 24:43 you on, you know, the right side, offer him the other also, 24:48 He is talking about as a Christian in settling disputes. 24:53 He wasn't talking about someone pulling a knife on you, or 24:56 attacking your family. 24:58 You know, Christ also said in Mark 3:27, "No one can enter a 25:02 strong man's house and plunder his goods, unless he binds the 25:06 strong man." 25:07 In other words, if that strong man is not stopped, he will stop 25:11 the intruder. 25:13 And Jesus said, and then you got again, Christ says in Luke 25:16 11:21, "When a strong man, fully armed, guards his own place, his 25:21 goods are in peace." 25:23 So it's a law of life that your persons and property can 25:27 be protected. 25:29 And you know, if someone threatens your family with 25:32 physical force, and you're able to defend them, I think it's 25:35 what you call a self evident truth, you should. 25:38 You know, no one, no Christian, anybody wants to ever resort 25:41 to violence. 25:43 But you got Chris-- you know, God did use people in the Bible 25:46 like David and Samson and others that you know, he inspired with 25:49 supernatural strength and skill to defend, and even to deliver 25:55 his people from their enemies. 25:56 So, there's no moral dilemma in doing that. 26:00 I think that, you know, Christians, if you're involved 26:03 in a war, should do their best to find positions where they can 26:09 be supportive in a humanitarian way, as opposed to taking 26:14 human life. 26:16 And some of you have all heard the story of like, Desmond Doss 26:21 that wanted to be a non-combatant in World War II. 26:26 He said I'm gonna be a conscientious supporter, and he 26:31 said I will support, but I'm not gonna take up a gun. 26:33 I'll try and heal and support my troops, and which he ended up 26:37 getting a medal of honor for doing that. 26:39 But he said, I'm not gonna take up a gun and try and take 26:41 another life. 26:43 So, you know, he said, I'll let other people do that. 26:46 I'm not gonna do it. 26:47 Good question. 26:49 I hope that helps a little bit. 26:50 Anthony don't have a resource particularly on that. 26:51 I think I got a, I do have a sermon online called "Does God 26:55 Believe In War?" 26:56 And that sort of answers some of those questions. 26:58 You hear the music friends. 27:00 This just means we're getting ready to take a break and we'll 27:02 be coming back and taking more Bible questions just a moment. 27:05 So don't go away. 27:07 We have some important announcements to share with you. 27:08 ♪♪♪ 27:12 male announcer: Stay tuned. 27:14 "Bible Answers Live" will return shortly. 27:16 ♪♪♪ 27:22 ♪♪♪ 27:25 Sandy: I always have felt like a lost soul, kind of like a square 27:29 peg trying to fit in a round hole. 27:31 Brokenness, estrangement, that's been the running theme I think 27:35 of my life. 27:38 My real father left me when I was just a year old. 27:41 And my stepfather married my mother when I was not much older 27:46 than maybe two and he was an alcoholic. 27:48 He'd come home and the minute he got home, he'd start drinking 27:52 until he passed out on the couch. 27:54 That was my reality every night. 27:56 My mom was hardly ever there. 27:58 I was being raised by a step dad, and sometimes and when he 28:01 would drink, he would tell me that I was sort of the unwanted 28:04 baggage that he didn't bargain for. 28:06 And so I was always feeling like never good enough. 28:10 My mom, she was fearful that I was going to become an addict 28:13 like my step dad and get into trouble, so she put me in a 28:18 church school and I thrived. 28:22 But when I was 12 years of age, I found out she's been married 28:25 five times, and I was the sixth child and I never knew 28:29 my siblings. 28:31 It kind of rocked my world and I was angry and I didn't 28:33 understand why I had this family that was withheld from me. 28:38 So when I graduated school, you know, I just kind of went out 28:42 into the world. 28:43 You know, I was wild and I sought relationships. 28:47 I didn't seek God, I sought relationships, I sought the 28:51 feeling of love through relationships with men. 28:55 I went through three marriages and I had two children by two 28:59 different marriages in those three marriages. 29:02 And I found myself repeating the same history my mom did. 29:08 A couple of years later, here comes the pandemic. 29:11 I suffer with autoimmune disease and all the things that they 29:14 were saying in the media was frightening, and I was scared to 29:18 death, and I felt so out of touch with people. 29:20 You know, I was listening to Doug Batchelor on "Amazing 29:23 Facts" on YouTube. 29:24 I had found that I didn't listen to the news, I listened to 29:27 "Amazing Facts." 29:29 I had that always on in my house and that was my sustaining 29:32 strength through all of the fear that happened through the 29:36 pandemic and the lockdowns. 29:39 God taught me who I am. 29:42 He became my family, that empty place that I always had, 29:46 He filled. 29:47 And then when He started to fill that empty place, He started to 29:50 show me His truth, and it's brought such a peace to my life. 29:55 It's brought such a stability to my life 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31:19 Doug: Welcome back listening friends, to "Bible 31:22 Answers Live." 31:23 This is a live international interactive Bible study and 31:27 you're invited to call in with your Bible questions. 31:29 We're also streaming on Facebook, on the "Amazing Facts" 31:32 Facebook page, the "Amazing Facts" YouTube page, the Doug 31:35 Batchelor Facebook and YouTube pages as well as "Amazing Facts" 31:39 television and other outlets. 31:42 And our next question is coming from Glenn in Ohio. 31:47 Glenn, you're on the air with "Bible Answers Live." 31:50 Hi! 31:51 Glenn: Good evening, Pastor Batchelor. 31:53 Thank you for taking my call. 31:54 Doug: Thank you for your patience. 31:55 Glenn: You know, sir, during the turn from the BC to AD, the 32:00 Romans persecuted the Jewish people terribly. 32:03 Principally, I understand because they wouldn't come into 32:06 their religion. 32:08 They really persecuted them terrible but today we find Jews 32:12 go join, coming out of Judaism and going to Christianity by the 32:17 fistful as it were. 32:18 Can that be considered as a victory for Rome? 32:21 Doug: No, because Christians, Jews have become Christians. 32:25 I'm one of them. 32:27 Jews who have become Christians are not, first of all, they're 32:29 not becoming Roman Catholics and they're not becoming worshippers 32:33 of the emperor. 32:34 The Roman emperor, you know, in the time of Christ, it was 32:38 Augustus Caesar. 32:40 They claimed to be deity. 32:42 I think Julius Caesar was the first who did that. 32:44 They start claiming to be gods. 32:45 And the Christians and the Jews were offended by that. 32:49 The Romans had the heads of their Caesars on the coins. 32:54 Remember Jesus asked when he said-- they were testing, Jesus 32:58 and said, "Should we pay taxes to the Romans?" 33:01 And Christ said, "Show me a coin. 33:03 Whose inscription, whose image is there?" 33:05 They said, "Caesars." 33:07 He said, "Render to Caesar the things that are Caesar's, and to 33:09 God, the things that are God's." 33:11 Jew and Christians do not worship the Roman gods. 33:16 And so when a Jew becomes a Christian, a Jew becoming a 33:19 Christian is really becoming a fulfilled Jew, because the 33:23 ultimate fulfillment of the Jew was to proclaim the Messiah to 33:27 the world. 33:28 And they did that at Pentecost, and many of the Jews that were 33:31 there believed, and the first early church was all 33:34 Jewish actually. 33:36 The apostles were all Jewish. 33:38 So, it's not a denial of Christianity or Judaism to 33:42 become a Christian. 33:43 I think it's a fulfillment. 33:44 Great question, Glenn. 33:46 Thank you. 33:47 Hope that helps a little bit. 33:48 Alright, talking next to Linda. 33:50 Linda is calling here in California, and you're on the 33:53 air, Linda. 33:54 Linda: Hi there. 33:56 Doug: Hi. 33:57 Linda: Thank you. 33:58 This is about, it's Exodus 4:25, is where my question is. 34:05 And before that, Moses is talking to the Lord and then, I 34:15 don't understand what Zipporah meant. 34:19 His wife, when she-- I'll read it from the authorized version, 34:25 "Then Zipporah took a sharp stone, and cut off the foreskin 34:30 of her son, and cast it at Moses's feet, and said, surely a 34:34 bloody husband art thou to me." 34:38 I don't know what she, what was going on there? 34:41 Doug: Yeah, that is a good question. 34:42 And we get that from time to time. 34:44 Anyone reading through the Bible, they get that and they 34:46 go, what in the world is the back story here? 34:49 Linda: Yeah, and I can understand. 34:50 Doug: You know, once, let me give you the picture of what's 34:52 going on. 34:54 So Moses, he leaves Egypt. 34:55 Moses is Jewish. 34:57 Moses was circumcised as a baby because his mother, they're 34:59 supposed to circumcise at eight days. 35:01 His mother kept him what till he was three months. 35:04 So when Moses was pulled from the river, even the Egyptian 35:07 princess, you know, a little baby boy, they're naked and she 35:10 said, oh, it's a Hebrew child. 35:11 You could see that and they adopted him and he always 35:15 knew that. 35:16 But when he ran away from Pharaoh and he went 35:18 out into the wilderness, he married one of the daughters of 35:19 Jethro, Zipporah. 35:21 And Jethro, and they may not have been practicing 35:24 circumcision, even though they were related to Abraham. 35:29 So when Moses has two sons, there must have been some family 35:34 dispute where Zipporah thought that's a barbaric thing. 35:37 I don't want you doing that to our boys and Moses gave in 35:39 to her. 35:40 Now, Moses is going to lead God's people out of Egypt. 35:44 And circumcision is a covenant for Israel. 35:46 And he hasn't practiced circumcision in his own family. 35:50 And, because his wife was resisting it, and God stopped 35:54 him on the way and was gonna kill him. 35:56 Now God of course, doesn't swing and miss. 35:58 It means that an angel withstood him, like Balaam, with a 36:01 sword drawn. 36:03 And God said, look, I've called you to lead my people and you're 36:05 disobeying me in something that you know, you're the lead of 36:08 the family. 36:09 You should be taking care of this. 36:11 Zipporah heard all that and with some regret, she circumcised the 36:16 son and cast the foreskin at his feet. 36:18 She said, "You're a bloody husband," meaning I think this 36:20 is barbaric, but she did it. 36:23 So that's probably what was happening is Moses was in 36:26 disobedience regarding circumcising one or both of 36:30 his sons. 36:32 We don't know, only one is mentioned here. 36:34 Eventually during the plagues, Moses sends Zipporah and the 36:37 boys back to Midian, to where the father in law was and he 36:42 rejoins them in the wilderness later. 36:44 But, there was a family dispute, It seems, over circumcision. 36:48 Linda: Okay, terrific, thank you very much. 36:51 Doug: That makes sense? 36:52 Linda: Yes. 36:54 Doug: Okay, thank you, appreciate that. 36:55 Good question. Alright, let's see here. 37:02 Alright, let's see, we're talking next to Robert 37:03 in Connecticut. 37:04 Robert, you're on the air with "Bible Answers Live." 37:06 Robert: Hey, good afternoon, good evening Doug Batchelor. 37:10 Yeah. 37:11 Hey, the Hebrews 10:26. 37:13 Could you help me understand that better because I'm looking 37:17 at that and it's pretty scary. 37:20 If somebody has a sin that they are trying to-- Doug: Get the 37:27 victory over, yeah. 37:29 Robert: You get the victory over versus, you know, willfully. 37:32 I mean, somebody might know it's wrong but they can't quite get 37:37 it right yet. 37:39 Are they doomed or? 37:41 Doug: Well, let me read this for our friends that are listening. 37:43 So they, I know what you're talking about and you do. 37:46 But it says in Hebrews 10:26, "For if we sin willfully after 37:52 we've received the knowledge of the truth, there remains no 37:55 longer a sacrifice for sins, but a certain fearful expectation of 37:58 judgment, and fiery indignation that will devour 38:01 the adversaries. 38:03 Anyone who rejected Moses' Law dies without mercy on the 38:06 testimony of two or three witness. 38:07 Of how much more severe punishment, do you suppose, he 38:10 will be thought worthy? 38:12 Who's trampled underfoot the Son of God, and counted the blood of 38:15 the covenant by which he was sanctified a common thing, and 38:18 insulted the Spirit of Grace." 38:20 So Paul is saying that if a person continues, and the word 38:25 here, if we continue to sin willfully after we've received 38:28 the knowledge of the truth. 38:30 You know, the whole message of salvation is to turn from our 38:33 sins, to be saved, not in our sins but from our sins. 38:36 Now that doesn't mean you're not gonna fall and have battles, 38:39 because everyone listening to my voice right now knows you do. 38:43 But we cannot be content to continue to sin willfully. 38:49 Willful sin is different than someone slipping up. 38:54 When someone says, well, I'm just going to continue to sin, 38:57 and they're not fighting the temptation and doing all they 39:00 can humanly do, and trust in God's grace to ultimately give 39:03 them the victory, well, they basically surrendered to 39:06 the devil. 39:07 A Christian should never be satisfied with a known sin in 39:11 their life. 39:12 They should always be doing all they can to call on God's power 39:17 to resist. 39:19 The Bible says, "Resist the devil and he'll flee from you." 39:21 There's a struggle. 39:22 Now, you know the very fact, the Bible says, we strive, we 39:26 wrestle, we fight, we war, we struggle against sin. 39:30 These are terms the Bible uses. 39:33 Every believer has this battle between the Spirit and the flesh 39:37 going on. 39:38 Don't be discouraged, but don't ever come to the place and many 39:42 pastors are telling their people this lie. 39:45 Don't ever come to the place where you're comfortable in 39:48 willfully sinning. 39:50 You see what I'm saying? 39:52 Because if we say, well, I guess we're all sinners, and you make 39:54 no effort to resist, then you're basically surrendering to sin. 39:59 And Jesus says, I am more powerful than the devil. 40:02 I can save you from your sins. 40:05 So I know people who struggled with alcohol and were saved and 40:10 they never drank again. 40:12 I know people who struggle with smoking. 40:14 I'm one of them, and God saved me from it and I've never had 40:17 another cigarette in 40 years. 40:19 Whatever the addiction or the temptation is, God can save you 40:23 from it. 40:25 Now it doesn't mean that there'll never be times in your 40:28 life where you're, you know, tempted and you fall in some 40:31 area, but that should be the exception and not the rule for 40:34 the Christian. 40:35 Does that make sense? 40:36 Robert: Absolutely. 40:38 I appreciate that. 40:39 That helps out. 40:41 Doug: Alright, yeah. 40:42 Don't give up. 40:43 Paul says, you know, "We fight a good fight, right to the end." 40:46 Thanks so much. 40:48 Appreciate your call. 40:49 Robert: Thank you. 40:50 Doug: Bye bye. 40:52 Alright, talking to Marin in Brazil. 40:53 And you're on the air and I hope I'm saying that right, Marin. 40:58 Marin: Yes, good evening Pastor. 41:00 Doug: Evening. 41:01 Marin: Can you hear me? 41:02 Doug: Yes. 41:04 Marin: My question, it's more like a kind of, I would like to 41:09 understand more about Ezekiel 38. 41:12 You know, I know that there's a lot of different visions on that 41:16 chapter, but basically it says that, I don't know if it could 41:21 be what's happening now in Israel, it could be some kind of 41:25 trigger to what's describing there. 41:28 It says that some league of nations in a distant future, we 41:32 invade Israel and when that happens, God will judge, He'll 41:42 perform some judgment there if I understand it right. 41:45 I just would like to hear your thoughts on that. 41:50 Doug: Yeah, they, if you look in Ezekiel chapter 38 and 39, it 41:54 describes this massive battle when all of God's enemies, and 41:58 it identifies them as Gog and Magog, talks about Rosh, 42:01 Meshech, Tubal. 42:03 There are some pastors out there that are saying Rosh is Russia, 42:07 and Meshech is Moscow, and they're really stretching to 42:12 say that. 42:13 These are Old Testament. 42:14 You find Gog and Magog mentioned in like Genesis 10. 42:18 It's going way back to the early divisions. 42:21 This is even before the Tower of Babel. 42:23 And you know, you can't associate that with Russia, but 42:27 these were some of the tribes that ended up being enemies of 42:31 God's people. 42:32 And you've got Gog and Magog means from the matrix, or out of 42:37 Gog, Gog and the children of Gog. 42:39 Now what you're seeing happening when this, these powers, the 42:44 enemies of God's people come upon them like a cloud 42:48 is repeated. 42:49 And if you take a look, Marin in Revelation chapter 20. 42:54 You will see there where again, it says, at the end of the 1000 42:58 years, there's this Great Resurrection, all the dead come 43:02 out of their graves. 43:03 And I'm reading in verse 7, "When the thousand years have 43:06 expired, Satan will be released from his prison and go out to 43:09 deceive the nations that are in the four corners of the earth, 43:12 Gog and Magog, to gather," he's talking about Ezekiel 38 and 39, 43:16 "to gather them to battle, the number is as whom like the sand 43:20 of the sea." 43:21 I think Ezekiel says, "They cover the earth like a cloud. 43:23 They went up on the breadth of the earth and surrounded the 43:26 camp of the saints." 43:27 This is the New Jerusalem. 43:28 Don't forget, this is not the old Jerusalem. 43:30 This is the New Jerusalem, "And fire comes down from God out of 43:34 heaven and devours them." 43:35 So who are Gog and Magog? 43:37 Is this talking about Russia and China, and these earthly nations 43:42 coming against the Jews? 43:43 No, these are symbols for the enemies of God in the last days 43:48 after the resurrection of the wicked, all the wicked who have 43:51 ever lived come out of their graves. 43:52 They are the enemies of God's people. 43:54 They try to take, led by the devil, they try to take 43:57 Jerusalem by force. 43:59 They are all judged in a White Throne Judgment and fire comes 44:03 down from God out of heaven and devours them. 44:05 This is not describing the events that are happening in the 44:08 Middle East. 44:09 Now, will there be a great conflict in the Middle East? 44:11 Now, there may be. 44:13 Can this be the beginning of the end? 44:15 Yes, it could. 44:16 You know, Jesus said, except the days be shortened, no flesh 44:19 would be saved. 44:21 I don't know. 44:22 Many times things like this have unfolded into 44:27 international conflicts. 44:29 This has that potential. 44:31 I mean, if you know, if you've got an axis of Russia, and 44:36 Korea, and Iran, and China maybe and they're pairing off against 44:42 the western nations of the United States, and you know, 44:44 allies in Europe, you could have just a massive global meltdown. 44:50 And so we should be praying that the angels will continue to hold 44:53 back the winds of strife so God can seal his servants and we can 44:57 reach as many as possible. 44:59 Hopefully, Marin* this answers that a little bit. 45:02 We do have a lesson called "1000 Years of Peace." 45:06 It's on the Millennium and it talks about Gog and Magog. 45:09 We'll send you or anyone that wants a free copy of that. 45:13 All you have to do is call 800-835-6747. 45:19 That's for our free offers, 800-835-6747. 45:23 And with that, we're gonna try and take a couple 45:25 more questions. 45:26 Alright, Joyce in Virginia. 45:29 Joyce, you're on the air with "Bible Answers Live." 45:31 Joyce: Yes, I am so glad. 45:33 Thank you so much. 45:35 I'm never able to get through, but this particular one is the 45:40 book of James, and the number 1 chapter, and number 2 verse. 45:48 "Count it all joy," I've lost my page. 45:51 But we go over it quite a bit. 45:52 Let me see, "Count it all joy when you're going through," and 45:56 I don't fully get it because we have it all the time. 45:59 And He's saying He wants us to get this. 46:01 Doug: Well, let me read this for our friends. 46:03 Joyce: Do it, does it mean that, count it all joy while you're 46:07 waiting and going through, because when it ends or you're 46:10 delivered, you're able to give God glory on and praise or tell 46:14 the people about it? 46:15 What does it mean when you say, "Count it all joy," during 46:18 that time? 46:20 Doug: That's a good question. 46:21 You know, if you read on in the verse here, it says, "My 46:24 brethren," this is James 1, verse 2. 46:26 And I'll read verse 3, 46:28 "Count it all joy when you fall into various trials, knowing 46:31 that the testing of your faith produces patience. 46:35 But let patience have its perfect work." 46:37 You know, when we go through various trials, we know that if 46:41 God loves us, it says that, "Every father chastens the 46:45 children that he loves." 46:46 Every trial that you go through as a Christian, don't forgive 46:49 those friends, every trial you go through as a Christian, God 46:52 is trying to use that trial to reach you. 46:55 God is trying to use that trial to reach others through your 46:58 witness, because Christians are the best witness in trial 47:01 or both. 47:02 Usually, both. 47:04 God is wanting us to learn something through the trial. 47:06 He's wanting us to be a witness during that time of trial, and 47:10 so embrace it. 47:11 Paul said, you know, I've got a thorn in my side and I prayed 47:13 God would take it away, but He said, my strength is made 47:16 perfect in weakness. 47:17 So Paul said, I am gonna glory in my tribulations in spite 47:22 of that. 47:23 And I know it's hard to do that. 47:24 But you know, Jesus said, if you're being persecuted for 47:27 righteousness, rejoice and be exceedingly glad. 47:29 That's one trial we can rejoice in, and one time when the 47:33 apostles were whipped for their faith by the Sanhedrin, and said 47:37 they left the place rejoicing that they could suffer for 47:40 Christ's sake. 47:41 So I think James is also talking about that when he says, "When 47:44 you fall into various trials," he may be especially talking 47:48 about if you're persecuted for your faith. 47:50 Thank you Joyce. 47:52 I hope that helps a little bit and we're gonna talk next to 47:54 Chuck calling in California. 47:56 Chuck, you're on the air with "Bible Answers Live." 47:58 Chuck: Yes, Pastor Doug. 48:00 I'm wondering if you can clear up 1 Thessalonians 4:14 where it 48:07 says that, "Those who are asleep and in Jesus, God will bring 48:15 with Him." 48:16 Doug: So, yeah. 48:18 And this is, let me read the verse before too. 48:19 It says, "Brethren, I don't want you to be ignorant concerning 48:22 those who've fallen asleep." 48:24 Of course, he's talking about those who have died. 48:26 And then he says, "Lest you sorrow as others that have 48:29 no hope. 48:30 We have hope that the dead are going to live again. 48:32 For if we believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so 48:35 will," now he's talking about future tense. 48:37 "Even so will God bring with Him those who sleep in Jesus." 48:41 They're asleep in Jesus now. 48:43 How will they be with Jesus when he comes? 48:46 Next verse he explains it, "For this we say to you by the Word 48:49 of the Lord, that we who are alive and remain unto the coming 48:52 of the Lord will not precede those who are asleep." 48:55 In other words, the one who are dead, they get raised first, 48:59 "For the Lord himself will descend from heaven with 49:01 a shout." 49:03 When do the dead rise? 49:04 "When the Lord descends from heaven with a shout, voice of 49:06 the archangel, the trumpet of God, and the dead in Christ will 49:10 rise," is His future. 49:11 So when Christ comes and we're caught up to meet him, says, 49:16 "Then we who are alive," verse 17, "and remain will be caught 49:19 up together with them in the clouds." 49:20 They are with the Lord first. 49:23 When we get there, they are with him, because they've just 49:25 been raised. 49:26 But the dead in Christ rise first, then we join them. 49:29 They are with Jesus when we join him. 49:33 So hopefully, does that make sense Chuck? 49:36 Chuck: Yes, sir. 49:37 Thank you very much. 49:38 Doug: Okay, thank you. 49:40 And for any of our friends that are listening. 49:41 You know, a lot of folks are confused about the Resurrection. 49:43 Some folks believe that when you die, you go right to heaven 49:46 before the Resurrection or before the Judgment. 49:49 And they read the verses that say absent from the body present 49:52 with the Lord, which is absolutely true. 49:54 If you're a believer and you die, your next conscious thought 49:57 is the presence of the Lord. 49:59 But you don't have that conscious thought until 50:01 the Resurrection. 50:02 For you it seems like a moment, the twinkling of an eye, it's 50:05 almost instant. 50:06 So technically, we live in time. 50:09 The Resurrection hasn't happened yet. 50:11 No one's with the Lord yet until we are caught up to meet him at 50:14 the Second Coming. 50:16 We have a study on that, if anyone's interested. 50:18 It's called, "Are the Dead Really Dead?" 50:20 We'll send you a-- and it gives you all the scriptures. 50:22 Free lesson, ask for it. 50:24 You'll be glad you did. 50:26 800-835-6747, 800-835-6747. 50:32 Alright, let's see. 50:34 We're going to talk to MaryAnn. 50:35 First time caller from Florida. 50:37 MaryAnn you're on the air with "Bible Answers Live." 50:39 MaryAnn: Hello Pastor Doug! 50:40 Doug: Greetings. 50:42 MaryAnn: You know what, I last saw you in Canada when there was 50:45 a general conference? 50:47 Doug: Oh, Toronto, that's been a few years. 50:49 MaryAnn: Yes. 50:51 Okay, my question is, Revelation chapter 20 and 21. 50:57 In 20 it says, "And when the thousand years are expired, 51:02 Satan shall be loosed out of his prison, and shall go out to 51:07 deceive the nations." 51:09 And then 21 says, "I saw the Holy City, New Jerusalem, 51:14 coming down." 51:16 So here's my question, There's going to be the same, going to 51:19 be back on earth with Jesus. 51:22 And there's gonna be billions of people, the saved ones. 51:27 So when the fire comes down and kill all these people, the 51:32 unsaved, where are-- the earth is still not quite ready yet. 51:37 The earth is still filthy. 51:39 Why would we come from heaven or a clean heaven and come down to 51:44 a filthy earth and then the people gonna be burned? 51:47 I would think that the people, the earth is gonna be clean 51:50 first and then we come down after the thousand years. 51:54 Doug: Well, that's a great question. 51:55 Let me talk to you about that. 51:57 So we read that, and you can read also in Zechariah chapter 52:00 14, that Christ will come down. 52:02 Well, the New Jerusalem comes down, Christ first comes ahead 52:06 of it. 52:07 It probably hovers up in the heavens for a bit. 52:09 His feet touch the Mount of Olives, the Mount of 52:12 Olives splits. 52:13 It causes a great earthquake and leaves a great plain. 52:16 The great plain becomes the foundation spot from the 52:18 New Jerusalem. 52:20 Jesus feet touching this planet that has, you know, all the 52:23 wicked have been destroyed here. 52:24 It's just the ashes. 52:26 There's no dead bodies laying anywhere. 52:28 The Bible tells us that all the wicked are dead and gone. 52:31 The New Jerusalem settles down on the world in this valley that 52:34 has been prepared and purified by the feet of Christ. 52:38 Then he calls all of the dead back to life for judgment. 52:42 And instead of coming out of the graves and repenting of their 52:45 sins, they come out of the graves and attack the saints. 52:48 Jesus is showing that they have not changed. 52:50 They are still ready to follow the devil in this battle against 52:55 Gog and Magog. 52:56 When Satan's chains are loose and he can tempt the wicked, he 52:59 just leads them out again to fight against God. 53:02 God has no chance but to judge them, no choice but to judge 53:05 them and consume them. 53:07 And then God creates a new heavens and a new earth. 53:09 We are inside the city, the walls are 214 cubits. 53:13 We're protected, nothing's gonna harm the saved. 53:17 But outside, the Bible says, are the dogs and the liars, and the 53:23 whoremongers, and all the wicked are outside the city. 53:25 I hope that helps a little bit, MaryAnn. 53:28 Alright, Scott in Kentucky. 53:30 Scott you're on the air. 53:32 Scott: Okay. 53:33 My question is when Jesus died and rose again, he appeared to 53:36 his disciples and other people. 53:38 And my question was, did his disciples ever believe that they 53:41 would be able to reappear to their friends or family once 53:45 they died? 53:46 Doug: You know, there's a good question. 53:48 There's no evidence that the apostles thought that they 53:51 would reappear. 53:52 And there's no example in the New Testament of anybody dead 53:56 coming back. 53:58 The Bible says that the living know they'll die, but the dead 54:02 know not anything. 54:03 So we shouldn't be trying to communicate with the dead. 54:07 In the Old Testament, Moses said that anyone tries to communicate 54:11 with the dead or they consult a medium, that was a sin. 54:15 And it got into spiritualism and witchcraft. 54:18 King Saul went to a witch and she supposedly conjured up 54:22 Samuel the prophet, but we read later in the Bible that was 54:26 actually an evil spirit. 54:28 So that's one of the things that's gonna happen in the 54:30 last days. 54:32 It says that these unclean frogs, they're gonna go out of 54:35 the mouth of the Beast, the Dragon and the False Prophet to 54:38 the kings of the earth and deceive them with miracles. 54:42 And so there'll be spiritualism and deception just like there 54:46 was in the days of Saul. 54:47 Hey, thank you for your questions friends. 54:49 Now, we sort of sign off on "Bible Answers Live" in 54:53 two phases. 54:54 That's because the clocks that are used by satellite radio are 54:57 a little different than the clocks used by the land 54:59 base stations. 55:00 So for our friends listening on satellite, God bless tune in 55:03 next week. 55:04 For the rest of you, don't go anywhere because we're gonna 55:07 take in some questions real quick that you've emailed to us 55:11 and we'll tell you how any listener can email 55:13 some questions. 55:15 So we'll be back in just a moment. 55:16 ♪♪♪ 55:18 male announcer: Thank you for listening to today's broadcast. 55:21 We hope you understand your Bible even better than before. 55:24 "Bible Answers Live" is produced by "Amazing Facts 55:28 International," a faith based ministry located in Granite 55:31 Bay, California. 55:34 Doug: Alright, friends. 55:36 We'll begin with our first question. 55:37 Comes from Kell in Papua, New Guinea. 55:40 Greetings. 55:42 I've been to New Guinea a couple of times. 55:44 "How do I love God more? 55:46 I want to love God more, but I don't know how or what to do. 55:49 Can you help? 55:51 Because I'm a bit confused on what I have to do to show that I 55:53 love Him more." 55:54 Well, loving Him more and showing Him you love Him more 55:56 are related, but they are also different. 55:59 First of all, how do you love God more? 56:01 Well, the Bible says, "We love Him because He first loved us." 56:05 So it's His love for us that touches our heart and makes us 56:09 want to love Him more. 56:10 As we behold His love for us, it will increase our love for Him. 56:17 Not only will our love increase, but our faith increases by 56:20 reading the Word. 56:22 Paul says in Romans chapter 10, verse 17, "Faith comes by 56:25 hearing, and hearing by the Word of God." 56:28 So read the Bible, look at Jesus, look at the cross and 56:32 there you see His love for you, "God so loved the world." 56:36 And that's what leads us to repentance. 56:38 It's the goodness of God and the love of God that leads us 56:42 to repentance. 56:43 So spend time in communion with God through prayer. 56:46 If you know Him better, you'll love Him more and you will serve 56:49 Him better because you love Him more. 56:51 Love is a reason to keep the commandments. 56:53 Jesus said, "If you love me, keep my commandments." 56:56 Moses said, "I command you to love the Lord your God. 56:59 Keep His commandments." 57:01 Okay. 57:02 Martha from Zambia asks, "Was Moses part of the captives that 57:05 ascended with Jesus at his resurrection?" 57:07 This is speaking of in Matthew chapter 27. 57:11 And I would say there is no record that Moses was at 57:15 that time. 57:16 Evidently, Moses was raised by Michael, the Archangel. 57:19 You can read this in the book of Jude, verse 9. The devil didn't 57:23 want to let Moses go and there was an argument, and Michael 57:26 says, "The Lord rebuke thee." 57:28 And Michael resurrects Moses. 57:31 Moses then appears in the New Testament to Jesus on the Mount 57:35 of Transfiguration. 57:36 Moses is there with Elijah, so before Christ died on the cross, 57:41 Moses was already in heaven. 57:43 He was probably not or evidently not in that group that was 57:46 resurrected there around the scenes of the crucifixion. 57:51 And let me see here. 57:54 "Is it necessary that a person is baptized and filled with the 57:58 Spirit to enter God's Kingdom?" 58:00 Yeah, the Bible says, "Unless you're born of the water and the 58:03 Spirit, you cannot enter the kingdom of heaven." 58:05 But there'll be people in heaven that were not baptized because 58:08 they could not be, or it was before the age of John, the 58:11 Baptist baptism. 58:12 Alright friends. 58:14 We're out of time for everybody. 58:15 God bless. 58:17 male announcer: "Bible Answers Live," honest and accurate 58:20 answers to your Bible questions. 58:23 ♪♪♪ |
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