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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 Amazing Facts International, 00:47 Pastor Doug Batchelor. 00:49 Doug Batchelor: Hello, listening friends, would you like to hear 00:52 an Amazing Fact? 00:54 In 1899, a New York City taxicab driver, Jacob German, left his 00:59 mark in history by becoming the first person in 01:02 the United States to be cited for speeding in an automobile. 01:06 German was a driver for the Electric Vehicle Company, which 01:09 leased its cars to be used as taxis in the bustling city. 01:13 The car that German was driving was known as an Electrobat, 01:17 which was a fully electric vehicle invented in 1894. 01:21 There were about 60 Electrobats in 1899 operating as taxis in 01:25 the New York City area, where speed limits for horses and cars 01:29 was eight miles an hour when traveling straight and four 01:32 miles an hour on a turn. 01:35 German was traveling at the lightning speed of 12 miles 01:38 an hour. 01:40 The officer who pulled him over, the speed demon, was so outraged 01:44 he actually chased him down and pulled him over with his 01:46 bicycle, and arrested him, and threw him in jail overnight. 01:51 That's funny, because you've got someone getting a speeding 01:54 ticket for going 12 miles an hour and he gets pulled over by 01:56 a bicycle policeman. 01:58 Jëan Ross: In an electric car, yeah. 01:59 Doug: I wonder if he had red and blue lights flashing 02:01 on his bike. 02:03 But it makes me think about, just you look at the cities 02:06 today, and if that was speeding, and they were worried about the 02:11 traffic back then, it makes me think of a prophecy. 02:14 Now, Nahum is not specifically talking about speeding cars but 02:17 just listen to this, friends. 02:19 In the Book of Nahum, you don't hear that quoted very often, one 02:21 of the minor prophets, chapter 2, verse 4, "The chariots rage 02:26 in the streets, They jostle one another in the broad roads; They 02:30 seem like torches, They run like lightning." 02:33 It sounds like LA just around sundown. 02:38 I tell you, I think he's actually talking about the fall 02:39 of Nineveh and the army that came in. 02:41 But there is another passage in Daniel chapter 12, verse 4, 02:45 talking about the last days. 02:47 And it said, "But you, Daniel, shut up the words," of this 02:50 prophecy, "And seal the book until the time of the end; many 02:54 will run to and fro, and knowledge will increase." 02:59 Think how far we've gone, Pastor Ross, and in just about 100 03:02 years, from that first speeding ticket to artificial 03:06 intelligence and self-driving cars and tourism going to space. 03:13 And Daniel said in the last days knowledge will increase, and 03:18 knowledge has increased exponentially more in the last 03:23 100 years than all of the history of man put together, 03:27 which makes me think we're living in the last days. 03:30 And it's exciting, because one of the prophecies of Jesus, in 03:33 Matthew chapter 24:14, said, "The gospel of this kingdom will 03:37 be preached in all the world for a witness unto the nations, and 03:41 then the end will come." 03:43 And now, with the internet and international communications and 03:50 satellites, there's scarcely a place we can go in the world, 03:54 now, where you can't connect and hear the gospel in almost 03:58 any language. 03:59 Jëan: You know, Pastor Doug that reminds me of, well, an 04:01 experience you had in Papua, New Guinea, way out in the bush. 04:05 You and the team, which actually makes me smile to think of it, 04:07 you and the team were out there and you're looking for a native 04:10 house, just kind of a grass roof kind of hut thing. 04:14 And you found the perfect spot and you were gonna do an 04:16 "Amazing Fact." 04:18 And you walked up to the house and you asked the person if you 04:20 could film in front of the house, and the lady knew who you 04:23 were because she was watching it on her cellphone, she was 04:26 watching "Amazing Facts." 04:28 Doug: Out in the jungle in the middle of New Guinea, and they 04:31 were watching there. 04:32 Jëan: It's just amazing. 04:33 Doug: It's so incredible. 04:35 So the Bible tells us that Jesus, in Revelation 14, chapter 04:40 14, of Revelation verse 14, says, "Christ comes in the 04:43 clouds," he's pictured. 04:45 Before Jesus comes in the clouds, it depicts these three 04:49 angelic messages that go to the world, and that's happening now. 04:53 And maybe people would like to know, what are those messages, 04:56 the last messages that go to the world before Jesus comes? 04:58 Jëan: And you find it in Revelation chapter 14, we call 05:01 it The Three Angels Messages, and it's to the everlasting 05:03 gospel that has to go to every nation, kindred, tongue, 05:06 and people. 05:07 Our study guide is called "Angel Messages from Space," and that 05:10 is a free offer for anyone who's watching or listening, just call 05:13 the number 800-835-6747, and you can ask for offer number 137 or 05:19 ask for it by name, it's called "Angel Messages from Space." 05:23 You can also dial #250 on your smartphone, say, "Bible Answers 05:27 Live," and ask for it that way, called, "Angel Messages 05:30 from Space." 05:31 Probably one of the most important messages, it's sort of 05:34 God's last warning message to the world, you find it there in 05:38 Revelation chapter 14. 05:40 Well, before we go to the phone lines, let's have a word 05:42 of prayer. 05:43 Dear Father in heaven, we thank you, once again, for this 05:45 opportunity to open up your Word and study. 05:47 And Lord, we always ask for your Spirit to come and guide us here 05:50 in the studio and be with those who are listening, wherever they 05:52 might be, in their car or at home. 05:54 And lead us, Lord, into a clearer understanding of 05:56 Bible truth. 05:58 For we ask this in Jesus's name, Amen. 06:00 Doug: Amen. 06:01 Jëan: Our first call of this evening is Gary, listening 06:03 in Illinois. 06:04 Gary, you are on "Bible Answers Live." 06:07 Gary: Thank you. 06:08 I found two places in the Bible where Armageddon could be 06:12 referenced, Revelation 16, the kings of the whole world are 06:16 enticed by four demonic angels, when the Euphrates River dries 06:21 up, and they're taken to the place in the Hebrew 06:24 called Armageddon. 06:25 And then again in Revelation 20, this is the second resurrection, 06:31 one of the unrighteous dead. 06:33 Once they resurrect from the grave, they attack New 06:36 Jerusalem, and during the battle, God sends down fire and 06:39 destroys them, I guess second death. 06:41 So, which of these two is the real Armageddon? 06:44 Are they both the same Armageddon? 06:47 It doesn't seem like they are. 06:49 Doug: All right, first of all, the key to understanding 06:52 Revelation chapter 16, where it talks about the Euphrates River 06:56 drying up to make way for the kings of the East, and these 07:01 three unclean spirits gather the kings to battle. 07:04 You'll go to the Old Testament, and King Saul goes to an evil 07:09 spirit and he then is killed in the battle the next day. 07:14 Now, Saul had been trying to kill David, who is a type 07:16 of Christ. 07:18 The battle of Armageddon is principally a battle between 07:20 those who follow Christ and those who follow the devil. 07:25 And even though King Saul was a Jew, he was killing the priests 07:31 and sometimes the devil gets into the church. 07:33 That's gonna happen in the end, where, through the guise of 07:36 Christianity and false worship, the devil is gonna bring 07:39 about persecution. 07:41 And Jesus said, "The day is coming," and this is, I think, 07:43 John 16, "Those who kill you will think they're serving God." 07:47 So, the first stage of this battle between Christ and Satan 07:51 is taking place prior to the second coming, it's a war. 07:55 The final battle of the war is when Satan then tries to launch 07:59 this final desperate attack at the end. 08:02 So, it's really one Armageddon reaches across the millennium 08:05 between two wars. 08:06 Jëan: Yeah, there are two phases, the first phase takes 08:08 place at the second coming of Christ, and the wicked then die, 08:10 will be called the first death. 08:12 The second part of the battle, which takes place at the end of 08:15 the thousand years, it says death and hell and the devil and 08:18 the wicked are thrown to the lake of fire and they are no 08:21 more, they are consumed by those fires. 08:23 So that is the second part of the battle of Armageddon, which 08:26 is the final destruction of sin and sinners. 08:29 And the earth is recreated after that, the earth is purified by 08:31 fire, and then Revelation 21 talks about a new heavens and 08:35 a new earth wherein dwells righteousness. 08:37 Doug: You know, we do have a study guide called "1,000 Years 08:39 of Peace" that talks about what happens at the end of the 08:41 thousand years. 08:43 We'll be happy to send it to anyone who calls and asks. 08:45 The number is 800-835-6747, and you can ask for the study guide, 08:49 it's called "1,000 Years of Peace," it's about Revelation 08:52 chapter 20, otherwise known as the millennium. 08:55 Or you can dial $250 on your smartphone, and just say "Bible 08:59 Answers Live," and ask for that study guide by name. 09:01 Thank you, Gary. 09:03 We got Peggy, listening in Pennsylvania. 09:05 Peggy, welcome to the program. 09:07 Peggy: Okay, indulge me for a couple of minutes if you may. 09:11 I've read my entire Bible, I've been a Christian for a very long 09:16 time, and unfortunately, where we locate myself, there's not 09:22 reception of the station of Christian that I used to listen 09:26 to, so I found this other station that is very liking to 09:30 my ear, until I figured the type of denomination that they are, 09:34 and also they speak a lot about the Sabbath. 09:38 I do have quite a few friends who practice or keep the Sabbath 09:42 because they are from that religion. 09:44 So my question is, according to the Bible, when I read it, when 09:50 God was making creation, there was no man around. 09:56 I don't recall reading anywhere in the Bible where the days were 10:05 named like we know them to be now. 10:08 Human names the days, the same way humans decide whenever they 10:15 are in a particular practice, they don't like it, they go out 10:19 and form their own other doctrine. 10:22 So, how do we know? 10:25 So I really am seeking for the truth, the more I'm into my 10:28 Bible, the more I want to see the truth. 10:30 And now there is so much opinion, so many books which 10:34 really I don't bother to read cause otherwise you become 10:36 confused, cause everybody have their own opinions. 10:40 How does human or people who are confessing that the religion 10:49 that they are that keep the Sabbath as God committed to do 10:53 was definitely on a Saturday? 10:57 Doug: I appreciate that, Peggy. 11:00 First of all, how do we know that the seventh day 11:04 is Saturday? 11:05 Well, first of all, let's just establish that I believe there 11:08 are good Christian people in many different churches. 11:12 I'm not trying to condemn anyone. 11:13 But if you wanna know what the Bible says is the truth, very 11:17 clearly, in creation, you look and the days of the week are 11:21 numbered, they're not named. 11:22 We didn't get the names for the days of the week until the 11:25 Romans, we started adopting some of the Roman names. 11:29 First day of the week, they call Sunday, and Sunday is the first 11:33 day of the week, that's when Jesus rose. 11:35 We know what day it is, it says, "And on the first day of 11:37 the week." 11:38 We know that He was crucified, it was a preparation day, which 11:41 is what we call Friday, which is the sixth day of the week. 11:44 He rested in the tomb on the seventh day, they wanted to go 11:48 home and prepare spices, the Bible tells us in Luke chapter 11:52 23, and keep the Sabbath according to the commandment. 11:56 So, the day between the sixth day and the first day is the 12:01 seventh day, and He died on Friday, that's where we got 12:05 Good Friday. 12:06 He's rested in the tomb on the Sabbath, He even kept the 12:08 Sabbath in His death, He rose Sunday morning and the first day 12:12 of the week. 12:14 So, not only that, but you've got a nation of 16 million Jews 12:17 around the world, many of them still keep the seventh day of 12:20 the week, which is Saturday. 12:22 So there's been no confusion. 12:24 If you look in any encyclopedia or dictionary and you just type 12:28 in first day of the week or Sunday, it'll tell you first day 12:32 of the week. 12:33 So there's no real confusion about that. 12:35 Jëan: And of course, the fourth commandment, which talks about 12:37 the Sabbath, it says, "The seventh day is the Sabbath of 12:39 the Lord thy God." 12:41 So we know which day of the week is the Sabbath, it's the 12:43 seventh day. 12:44 And like you mentioned, when Jesus was on the earth, the Jews 12:48 were keeping the seventh day, they called it the Sabbath, 12:50 Jesus kept the Sabbath along with the rest of the Jewish 12:53 people, and since then, there's been an accurate record of which 12:56 day of the week is the Sabbath, which is the seventh day, that's 12:59 come all the way down to our time. 13:01 It starts back in Genesis 2, after God created man on the 13:05 sixth day and He said it was good, says, "And on the seventh 13:09 day He ended His work which He had done, He rested the Sabbath 13:13 day," seventh day, "He blessed the seventh day." 13:16 And Jesus said the Sabbath was made for man, so man is made the 13:20 sixth day, the seventh day he makes the Sabbath for man, the 13:24 word Jesus uses there is anthropos, so it doesn't mean 13:26 Jews, it means mankind. 13:28 And man still needs that day of rest, and it's not any day, God 13:31 said, "I've blessed the day, a special day, and I want you to 13:34 keep the day I've blessed." 13:35 So that's why you're hearing that. 13:37 And we have a whole website that can answer questions, as well as 13:42 a study guide. 13:43 Jëan: That's right, we have a website called SabbathTruth.com, 13:45 and anyone can go to it, take a look at it, there's videos, 13:48 a lot of Bible study material. 13:50 We also have one of our "Amazing Fact" study guides, it's called 13:53 "The Lost Day of History," and it's about the Sabbath and we'll 13:56 be happy to send it to anyone who calls and asks. 13:58 The number is 800-835-6747, just ask for that study guide, it's 14:03 called "The Lost Day of History." 14:04 Or you can dial #250, and say, "Bible Answers Live," and then 14:08 ask for it by name, "The Lost Day of History." 14:11 Thank you, Peggy. 14:13 We got Glenn listening in Ohio. 14:14 Glen, welcome to the program. 14:17 Glen: Thank you, good evening, and thank you for taking 14:19 my call. 14:21 Jëan: Yes, sir. 14:22 Glen: You know, my question could probably better be stated, 14:23 "Is Enoch really still alive?" 14:27 When my mother passed, I was there, and her passing was very 14:30 quiet and restful. 14:33 I believe she was an example of what the Bible says, "Did not 14:36 see death." 14:39 That wording, could that apply to the fact that Enoch died as 14:45 according to Hebrews 11:13, that he really died, but he didn't 14:50 see death? 14:51 That's my question. 14:53 Doug: All right, the Bible, I think, is pretty clear, in 14:57 Hebrews 11, it's telling us that Enoch was not, for God took him, 15:03 and he had this testimony, he walked with God. 15:07 And so, the Bible, I think, is indicating that Enoch did not 15:11 die, and that we're very happy and thankful for those that have 15:15 a peaceful death and they are resting in Jesus. 15:17 And that's why you've got cemeteries that say RIP, rest 15:21 in peace. 15:22 That's what the Lord wants for His children, sleeping that 15:26 dreamless, peaceful sleep, there's no consciousness 15:28 of time. 15:29 Their next conscious thought, if they die saved is be in the 15:32 first resurrection. 15:34 The dead in Christ will rise, the next thing they see after 15:37 death is the face of their Savior, which is a 15:40 beautiful thought. 15:41 But Enoch never did die, God translated him, he did not die 15:45 and get resurrected, God just gave him a glorified body. 15:49 So what happened to Enoch is what's happening to the people 15:52 who are alive when Jesus comes, and Pastor Ross, I think it's 15:56 1 Corinthians 15, where He said that, "In a moment, the 15:59 twinkling of an eye, at the last trump," "We are transformed," 16:03 "This mortal puts on immortality." 16:06 So, we don't die, those who are alive and remain when the Lord 16:09 comes, says, "We're caught up to meet the resurrected saints in 16:13 the air." 16:14 And that's what happened to Enoch and Elijah, and I'm hoping 16:18 that's my experience. 16:20 I mean, if I have to die first, so be it, but I'd like to avoid 16:23 it if I can. 16:24 Jëan: The verse you're referring to there, Pastor, 1 Corinthians 16:26 chapter 15:53-54. 16:29 Doug: Yeah, the whole chapter is on the resurrection. 16:31 Thank you so much, we appreciate that, Glen. 16:34 Jëan: Next caller that we have is James, in Tennessee. 16:36 James, welcome to the program. 16:39 James: Hey, good afternoon. 16:40 Yeah, I was just gonna ask, my question is based on Acts 4:12. 16:46 All throughout the Bible, it says, "Those who have not denied 16:49 my name." 16:51 Well, it says that in Revelation, the Book of Malachi 16:53 talks about His name a lot. 16:54 Acts 4:12 says, "There's only one name given amongst men where 16:59 you must be saved." 17:00 Now we know back in the scrolls, there wasn't, like you said, 17:03 vowels or consonants, they either call him Yehusha 17:07 or Yeshua. 17:09 So, the letter J, I found out, has only been around for about 17:13 600 or 700 years. 17:15 So, if the Bible, God's Word was written so long ago, how did 17:20 they throw the name J, and how can we call him Jesus if the 17:24 letter J has only been around 600 or 700 years. 17:28 Wouldn't that be breaking the commandment, "Thou shalt have no 17:30 other gods before me," because the name Jesus was not in 17:34 the scrolls? 17:36 I wanna make sure I'm doing it in truth, you know? 17:39 I just wanna worship spirit and truth, and Acts 4:12 says, 17:41 "There's only one name given amongst men where we must 17:45 be saved." 17:46 And it kind of scares me because there was no J in Hebrew, so, 17:49 kind of like the Sabbath, man tried to change the Sabbath from 17:52 Saturday to Sunday, and I just want that to be God's authority. 17:57 Go ahead. 17:58 Doug: Okay, yeah, I understand where you're coming from. 17:59 So, the question you're really asking is, if people are using 18:04 the pronunciation of Jesus instead of Yeshua or Yahweh to 18:10 talk to God, are they somehow disobeying? 18:13 Am I saying that correctly? 18:16 James: Mhm. 18:18 Doug: Yeah. 18:19 Well, does God require us to pronounce His name in the 18:23 original Hebrew or does He expect us to pronounce His name 18:27 in our native tongues? 18:29 So, if I'm in Mexico and they don't say Jesus, they say Jesús, 18:33 and in some countries, it's Jiu, and if I was in Israel, it would 18:38 be Yeshua. 18:40 So, I don't know that God is requiring us to speak in the 18:45 original language when we say his name, we can say the 18:48 translated version of His name. 18:51 And in the American culture and a lot of English languages, 18:56 that's come across as Jesus. 18:59 If a person feels convicted that they're somehow losing power by 19:02 not pronouncing it correctly, then they should pronounce it as 19:06 close to the original Hebrew as they think. 19:08 But I don't think I'd put that on other people, because we 19:14 speak to God, God is the one who confused the languages, we speak 19:17 to him in our native tongues. 19:18 Jëan: And yeah, let me add, the verse that you're looking at, 19:20 "There is no other name given among men whereby we must 19:23 be saved." 19:24 The word they name means, "The Savior," means, "Jesus." 19:28 We are not saved by a name, we are saved by a person, and we 19:32 refer to that person by a name. 19:34 Now, that name might be pronounced differently in 19:37 different languages, but it's referring to the same person. 19:40 And I think that's the point of the verse, there is one that 19:42 saves us and that's Jesus, he's the Savior. 19:45 Now, if you're speaking Spanish, Jesús, right? 19:48 But it's the same person that we're referring to, we're 19:50 talking about Jesus. 19:51 So I don't think the Bible is saying we all need to speak 19:54 Hebrew, but we all say by the same person, meaning the Savior, 19:59 Christ, which is Jesus. 20:00 Doug: The emphasis is the character, the relationship, not 20:03 how you move your tongue and pronounce it. 20:06 So, yeah, I hope that helps a little bit, James, and 20:09 absolutely, "There is no other name given among men whereby we 20:12 must be saved," than Christ, Messiah. 20:15 Do you wanna say Yeshua or Jesus, it's the same individual, 20:21 depends on what tongue you speak. 20:23 Jëan: And even the Bible writers themselves, they didn't always 20:25 use the exact same name when referring to Christ, sometimes 20:28 the Messiah, sometimes Christ. 20:30 Doug: Oh, go to Revelations, Ge's got 20 names. 20:31 Jëan: That's right, the Alpha and the Omega, right? 20:33 So, different names. 20:35 All right, we got John listening in New York. 20:37 John, welcome to the program. 20:39 John: Yes, Pastor Doug, I really have two questions. 20:43 Can I ask my two questions? 20:45 Doug: Let's start one at a time. 20:47 John: Okay, thank you. 20:50 My first question is, I go to church on Sunday, which is 20:56 called Resurrection Day, correct? 20:58 Doug: Well, yeah, He did rise on Sunday, correct. 21:01 John: Okay, so why am I going to church on Sunday then? 21:06 Doug: Well, do you have a command anywhere in Scripture to 21:09 go to church on the first day of the week. 21:13 John: Not that I know of, but the seventh day was the old 21:20 what's that word I'm looking for? 21:21 I can't think of it. 21:23 Doug: The old covenant? 21:24 John: The old covenant, thank you, right. 21:26 And that was crucified at the cross, and then the new covenant 21:32 doesn't say, "Go to church on Sunday," but why do they worship 21:37 go in on Sunday, Resurrection Day, then? 21:40 Doug: Well, let's talk about that, John, for a second. 21:43 You know what the Ten Commandments are, right? 21:45 John: I know, but that's the old covenant, isn't it? 21:48 Doug: All right, well, let's just bear with me for a second. 21:51 So, the commandment that says, "Don't murder," is that the old 21:54 covenant or are we still supposed to keep that? 21:57 John: No, that one you keep, yes. 21:59 Doug: What about the command that says, "Don't 22:01 commit adultery"? 22:02 John: Yeah, I mean, you're saying that. 22:04 Doug: So, you would agree with all of the Ten Commandments 22:07 except the fourth? 22:08 John: The fourth commandment says to worship on the Sabbath? 22:12 Doug: Yeah, the fourth commandment says, "Remember 22:14 the Sabbath day, to keep it holy." 22:15 So it's the one commandment that God says to remember, and Jesus, 22:20 as His custom was, and we are, a Christian is a follower of 22:23 Christ, as His custom was, it says He went into the synagogue 22:27 on the Sabbath day, and Paul, as his custom was. 22:31 And so, there's no question that, all the way from the time 22:34 of Adam, through the children of Israel, through the New 22:37 Testament, they believed in keeping the 10 Commandments. 22:40 Now, the Sabbath, we believe in all of them, we don't believe in 22:42 one more than the other, we just think you need to be consistent 22:45 and keep them all. 22:46 So, I think that was your first question. 22:48 What was your second question, John? 22:49 Because we're running up against our break here. 22:52 John: Okay, my second question is, I'm blind and God says that 22:58 when He comes with Jesus, that every eye will see Him. 23:02 And if I'm blind, how do I do that? 23:04 Doug: Well, you know what? 23:06 I think that a blind people are going to be healed to see 23:10 the coming of the Lord. 23:11 And how God does that, I don't know, but I have no doubt in my 23:15 mind that He's gonna help them be able to recognize that, 23:20 especially believers. 23:22 Because it says, "At His coming," says, "This mortal must 23:25 put on immortality," so we get immortal, glorified bodies at 23:29 that time. 23:30 Well, I hope that helps a little bit, John. 23:32 Now, we do have a study guide on your first question, it's 23:36 actually a book we'll share with you, tells you the difference 23:39 between the new and the old covenants. 23:41 Jëan: That's a great book, Pastor, but we don't always give 23:43 it away, so we want to encourage you to take advantage of it. 23:45 It's called "Does God's Grace Blot Out the Law?" 23:47 And it really deals with the subject, gives a lot of 23:50 excellent Bible text, talks about the new covenant and 23:53 the old covenant. 23:54 To get that, just call 800-835-6747, and you can ask 23:58 for the book, it's called "Does God's Grace Blot Out the Law?" 24:01 You can also dial #250 on your smartphone and ask for "Bible 24:06 Answers Live." 24:08 And then, of course, you can ask for that book by name, "Does 24:09 God's Grace Blot Out the Law?" 24:11 Hey, we got more questions coming, friends, so just stay 24:14 with us, we'll be back in two minutes and take more 24:16 Bible questions. 24:21 male announcer: Stay tuned, "Bible Answers Live" will 24:24 return shortly. 24:29 Doug: The US government is drowning in debt to the tune of 24:33 $22 trillion, but before you wag your finger at the government 24:37 spending, the Federal Reserve says the average American 24:41 household carries over $137,000 in debt. 24:45 Well, it was never God's plan that we live with the burden 24:48 of debt. 24:49 Proverbs 22:7 warns us, "The rich rules over the poor, and 24:53 the borrower is servant to the lender." 24:55 Living with debt is a stressful burden that actually hurts your 24:58 relationship with God. 25:00 In my new pocketbook, "Deliverance From Debt," I 25:03 outline the Bible principles on how to properly manage your 25:06 money with some practical suggestions on how you can get 25:09 out and 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Doug: Welcome back, listening friends, to "Bible 27:22 Answers Live." 27:23 It is a live, international, interactive Bible study, we 27:25 invite you to join in. 27:27 You can call in with your questions, 800-GOD-SAYS, we have 27:30 operators standing by and lines open. 27:32 If you want to call in your Bible question, we'll do our 27:35 best to answer it, in about three minutes per call, we try 27:38 to roughly budget that to get as many as we can. 27:41 We're also streaming on television, you can watch it on 27:44 AFTV, on Good News Network, or you may be seeing a replaying on 27:49 Three Angels Broadcasting, and Facebook "Amazing Facts." 27:54 What did I forget? 27:56 YouTube. 27:57 Anyway, we're trying to get the word out. 27:58 I'm Doug Batchelor. 28:00 Jëan: My name is Jëan Ross, and we have Julian, who's listening 28:02 in Illinois. 28:03 Julian, welcome to "Bible Answers Live." 28:05 Julian: Hi, how are you guys? 28:07 Doug: Doing well, thank you. 28:09 Julian: So, in Genesis 28:18, it describes Jacob building a 28:13 pillar to honor God, but in Deuteronomy 16:22 it says not 28:17 to build any sacred pillars which God hates. 28:20 And it's probably due to the Canaanite culture, and I just 28:23 wanna know what the difference between Jacob's intentions were 28:27 and what would stop someone from building one today. 28:30 Doug: Yeah-yeah-yeah, you're very sharp that you caught that, 28:33 but actually they're talking about two different things, and 28:35 the word is the same. 28:37 Jacob basically takes the stone that he used as a pillow, and it 28:41 may have been a little bit of a longer stone, and he set it up 28:45 so, if the stone is flat, it's naturally knocked down 28:49 by erosion. 28:50 But he wanted to remember the spot and so he kind of raised it 28:53 up so he'd didn't remember this location, put some oil on it and 28:57 named it Bethel. 28:58 That was very different from when the Canaanites would, their 29:02 pillars were actually carved and they often had sexual 29:07 connotations, and all these rituals and things were obscene. 29:14 And that was very common in a lot of the cultures, not only 29:18 among the Canaanites, you go to Central, South America, you can 29:21 see a lot of the same thing. 29:23 This is what he's talking about in Deuteronomy. 29:25 It wasn't Jacob just setting up an uncarved stone and said, "I 29:28 don't want to forget this spot." 29:29 Because, you see, when the children of Israel crossed the 29:32 Jordan River, they took 12 stones out of the river and they 29:35 made an altar, they used 12 instead of one. 29:38 So they used to make stone memorials to remember events, 29:42 but the key is, Moses said, "You shall not lift up your tool 29:47 upon it." 29:48 As soon as they started carving it, he says, "You do that, 29:50 you polluted it." 29:51 And that's why Elijah rebuilt the altar of the Lord, he took 29:53 the stones. 29:55 That's why it says in Daniel 2, "A stone cut without man's 29:59 hands," meaning it's not an idol like the statue. 30:03 So, good catch, Julian, I hope that makes sense, there are two 30:06 different things that are happening there. 30:08 Jëan: Okay, thank you, we've got Irene, listening in California. 30:10 Irene, welcome to the program. 30:12 Irene: Hi, good evening. 30:14 Doug: Evening. 30:16 Irene: So I would like to ask you to help settle an argument 30:20 we have about the week of creation. 30:24 We know Adam was made on the sixth day, it's a two-part 30:29 question actually, was Eve made later on the sixth day? 30:36 And when did they get married, was it before Sabbath, 30:39 after Sabbath? 30:40 How does that go? 30:42 Yeah, well, as near as we can tell, a lot happened on the 30:44 sixth day. 30:45 When God creates all the land animals, He speaks them into 30:49 existence, God doesn't have to form them one by one and He 30:51 doesn't have to form a million of each, He just has to do two. 30:54 So God forms the animals, and then He forms man, He breathes 31:00 into him the breath of life and makes him from the dust of 31:05 the earth. 31:06 And then Adam is made, he comes out of the factory. 31:09 You can buy a computer, all you gotta do is plug it in and all 31:12 the programs are running. 31:13 Software was installed, he knew how to walk and talk when God 31:16 made him. 31:18 And God said, "Name the animals," and he notices that 31:21 all the animals have partners, and he realizes something's 31:24 missing, God wanted him to sense that need. 31:27 So then, still on the sixth day, when Adam's aiming all the 31:30 animals, we think that he had to name 10,000 zoological species, 31:34 he's naming the main categories of animals. 31:36 And that day, then, God puts him to sleep, takes his rib, makes a 31:41 woman, presents her to Adam, God is basically performing 31:44 the wedding. 31:45 They didn't invite all the guests and have cake, the the 31:48 wedding is when He presents Eve to Adam. 31:51 And the Bible says that God did one funeral, it was for Moses, 31:54 and He does one wedding, it was for Adam. 31:56 So they were both made the sixth day. 31:59 Is that your understanding, Pastor Ross? 32:01 Jëan: Yes, absolutely. 32:02 So, like you say, not only was Adam created on the sixth day, 32:05 he names the animals, then he goes to sleep and a surgery 32:08 takes place. 32:09 God takes out a rib and then forms Eve, and then brings the 32:13 two together, and then, together as a couple, they welcoming the 32:18 Sabbath, the day of rest. 32:19 Doug: Yeah, you know what? 32:21 I just heard recently that they're finding out from within 32:22 the bones, you get the stem cells that are just the most 32:27 powerful cells and they got the DNA and everything. 32:30 And so it actually makes more sense, when you study it, why 32:32 you take a rib. 32:34 Anyway, you had a second part to that question if I'm 32:37 not mistaken. 32:39 Irene: Well, that was the second part, was did they, and Pastor 32:44 Ross just answered it, it was the wedding was done when he 32:47 brought them together, and it was done before Sabbath. 32:50 So, man and female, and the wedding or the marriage part, 32:55 was all done before, in the week of creation, all done before 32:59 Sabbath was created on the seventh day. 33:01 That's what we were arguing, because my son was like. 33:04 Doug: Oh, don't argue. 33:06 Irene: He was like, so good. 33:07 Doug: I don't want to take sides. 33:11 Yeah, so that was, the Sabbath was their honeymoon, if you 33:14 think about it, they spent time with God in the garden. 33:17 Irene: I thought that was a blessing. 33:18 Doug: Yeah, well, God bless, thank you for your question. 33:21 Jëan: Next caller that we have is Steve in Idaho. 33:23 Steve, welcome to "Bible Answers Live." 33:26 Steve: Thank you. 33:28 Good evening, pastors, I just wanted to thank you for taking 33:30 my call, and this resource. 33:32 My question is regarding Deuteronomy 14, and verse 26. 33:38 I've looked into some different Bible commentaries, I understand 33:43 most of it, but I guess I'm just not understanding why. 33:46 It's in regards to timing really, and I guess I just don't 33:49 understand, verse 26 is really throwing me with, 33:54 "Strong drink." 33:55 Doug: All right, well, let me read it for our friends that 33:57 are listening. 33:59 Now, this is talking about when they would go up to these annual 34:03 feasts-not all of the feast days did they actually gather 34:07 together for a convocation. 34:08 But there were, I think, three annual feasts where they would 34:11 go up. 34:12 And during these feasts they had a second tithe. 34:17 Part of that second tithe was, it says, and let me read it, 34:20 Deuteronomy chapter 14:26, "And you'll spend that money for 34:25 whatever your heart desires," he's talking about the second 34:27 tithe, "For oxen or sheep, for wine or similar drink, for 34:30 whatever your heart desires; you shall eat it before the Lord 34:33 your God, and rejoice, you and the household." 34:35 So, there was a feast, it was like a vacation feast, a tithe 34:39 that they would set aside, and that was to be used towards 34:44 worshiping God. 34:45 Now, when it says, "Strong drink," the word "strong drink" 34:48 there, if you look in the New King James, it just says, 34:50 "Similar drink." 34:53 And basically, they could concentrate wine, and because it 34:57 was concentrated, it would transport better, wasn't 35:00 alcoholic, because the Bible says other places, "Wine is a 35:04 mocker, strong drink is raging," and, "Who has wounds? 35:07 Who has woe? 35:08 Who has redness of eyes? 35:10 Those that tarry at the wine." 35:11 So two kinds of wine described in the Bible, you've got your 35:14 fermented and your unfermented. 35:16 Jëan: And it is interesting, Pastor, that you mentioned that 35:18 they had a way of actually preserving grape juice where 35:21 they would be able to boil it or somehow get it to a thick, 35:25 syrupy type of paste, and then you'd add water to it, and mix 35:29 it and dilute it, and it was still fresh and it would keep a 35:32 lot longer. 35:33 And so they had different ways of doing that, easier to 35:36 transport and then they have it throughout the year. 35:38 Doug: Exactly, and they've actually found a lot of the 35:42 vessels and urns that they used to keep these, these amphoras of 35:46 wine in them. 35:48 So, I hope that helps a little bit, Lee, or, sorry, that 35:51 was Steve. 35:52 Steve, thank you. 35:53 By the way, I've got a book I wrote and it's called "Alcohol 35:56 and the Christian," and it talks about this passage, "Alcohol and 35:58 the Christian," we'll send you a free copy. 36:00 Jëan: And the number to call for that is 800-835-6747, and again, 36:04 the book is called "Alcohol and the Christian." 36:06 Also, if you'd like to receive a digital version of that, just 36:09 dial #250, say "Bible Answers Live" and ask for the book, it's 36:13 called "Alcohol and the Christian," and we'll send it 36:15 to you. 36:17 Next call is Lee, in Texas. 36:18 Lee, welcome to the program. 36:20 Lee: Yes, thank you for having me again. 36:22 My first question is, are the seven trumpets past, current or 36:27 future events? 36:28 Because I know they're not the plagues. 36:30 Doug: Well, the seven trumpets cover a military history of the 36:33 church between the first coming and the second coming. 36:36 So, they're not all past, but we're living in them, we believe 36:40 in what they call the historicist view of prophecy, 36:45 that prophecy, a lot of people think Revelation's written for 36:48 the last 10 minutes of time, Revelation was written from the 36:51 time of John to cover the history of the church between 36:54 the first coming and the second coming. 36:57 You got the seven seals are talking about the political 37:00 history, if you will, you've got the seven trumpets are more of 37:03 like a military history, the seven churches give a spiritual 37:07 history of the church from the first to the second coming. 37:09 We're living in the age of Laodicea. 37:12 And what was your second question, you said? 37:14 Lee: Yes, my second question is, I've been doing some research on 37:20 the Euphrates River, that's been drying up recently. 37:24 And even though it's drying up right now, and I know it's part 37:27 of the also the seven last plagues, but if the river dries 37:31 up before the seven last plagues begin, does that have 37:34 specific meaning? 37:37 Doug: It is true that the sixth plague in Revelation 16 talks 37:42 about the Euphrates drying up, I think that's one of the plagues, 37:45 I believe all the plagues have a literal application, I think 37:48 there's really gonna be blood and boils, and it's gonna be 37:50 terrible, that's why it says it's, "A time of trouble such as 37:53 there never has been." 37:54 But I think the emphasis of the sixth plague is on more than 37:56 just the river, I think it's talking about a point in history 38:00 when the Euphrates dried up, when the children of Israel were 38:03 captives in Babylon, it signaled that they were gonna go to the 38:07 promised land because Babylon fell. 38:10 And you read in Revelation, it talks about Babylon falling in 38:13 chapter 18 and 19. 38:16 And so I think the six plague is overlapping that, when the 38:22 source, the power of the Euphrates River to supply life 38:25 to Babylon was dried up. 38:27 Jëan: All right, thank you, Lee. 38:29 We've got Michael in Texas. 38:30 Michael, welcome to the program. 38:32 Michael: Good evening, pastors, and shalom to you all. 38:35 I wonder if you could give me a quick explanation of the, "Sin 38:38 unto death," in 1 John 5:16. 38:41 Doug: All right, Pastor Ross, I've been hogging the time, you 38:43 want to go after that? 38:44 Jëan: Let me read it for you. 38:45 1 John chapter 5, verse 16, it says, "If anyone sees his 38:48 brother sinning a sin which does not lead to death, he will ask, 38:51 and he will give him life for those who commit sin not leading 38:56 to death." 38:57 So here it talks about something called a sin that does not lead 39:00 to death, what is that sin? 39:02 Well, I think, first of all, it might be a sin of ignorance, if 39:04 somebody does not realize that they are sinning and you bring 39:10 that to their attention, then they're aware of it. 39:12 There is another sin that also is the unpardonable sin, or that 39:17 is the sin against the Holy Spirit, and that is, somebody 39:19 who has grieved away the Holy Spirit, and they have no desire 39:22 for repentance and they have no desire to turn from the sin. 39:25 Well, then, any sin could, in essence, lead to death if we 39:29 rebel against the promptings of the Holy Spirit. 39:31 But the Bible says there are those who sin not knowingly, and 39:35 if you see somebody sinning and you bring it to their attention, 39:37 hopefully, they'll realize and you can share with them 39:40 the Scriptures. 39:41 And if they repent, they can be forgiven, it's a sin that does 39:44 not lead to death. 39:46 But if it is not repented of or if somebody rebels to it, oh, 39:50 that's a different story. 39:52 Doug: That's right. 39:53 Jëan: You know, we do have a book, it's called "The 39:55 Unpardonable Sin," right? It talks about the... 39:57 Doug: It's called "Beyond Mercy, What is the Unpardonable Sin?" 39:58 Jëan: That's right, and we'll be happy to send it to anyone 40:00 who calls and asks. 40:01 The number for that is 800-835-6747, you can ask for 40:05 the book, it's called "Beyond Mercy." 40:06 Or dial #250 on your smartphone, just say "Bible Answers Live," 40:11 and then ask for it by name. 40:12 Thank you, Michael. 40:14 We've got Peter, in New Jersey. 40:15 Peter, welcome to the program. 40:17 Peter: Thank you. 40:18 Good evening, gentlemen. 40:19 And we listen on WMCA, out of New York City, by the way. 40:21 Doug: Oh, wonderful. 40:24 Peter: Yes, some time ago, I became a vegetarian, based on 40:28 Genesis, and also the health evidence of today. 40:31 In today's world, they do seem to indicate that, if they're in 40:35 line with the biblical view of the health benefits of being a 40:40 vegetarian, and I just wanted to ask you guys, I know you guys 40:43 are vegans or vegetarians, would dairy and eggs be in line with 40:50 the Bible as being in that vegetarian group? 40:54 Doug: There's no Scripture that commands vegetarianism, I want 40:56 to be real clear about that, the Scriptures do teach this was 41:00 God's original ideal, meaning Adam and Eve, that was the 41:04 original diet. 41:05 And again, when we get to the new earth, we'll all be 41:07 vegetarian, we're not gonna chase down and kill animals 41:09 there, there's no death, no more pain. 41:12 So, it's obviously the better design, and as you mentioned, 41:16 the jury is in that there's no question that vegetarianism is 41:21 going to improve whatever health you have. 41:24 Even people fighting cancer have found that they respond much 41:27 better to treatment if they're being careful about their diet. 41:31 The fewer animal products you eat, the less disease 41:35 you'll have. 41:36 Now, it doesn't mean that milk, I'm a vegan-vegetarian, and it's 41:40 not a religious thing for me, it's just I'm allergic to milk, 41:43 I don't think Pastor Ross is a vegetarian-vegetarian, and 41:46 probably vegan most of the time. 41:48 Jëan: Yeah, mostly vegan, but, you know, eggs is one of those 41:50 categories that sometimes people need to eat it if they're not 41:54 getting enough protein. 41:55 But typically, the vegetarian diet, today, if you eat a 41:57 well-balanced diet, you've got everything you need. 42:00 Doug: A peanut butter and jelly sandwich, if you got good jelly 42:04 and good peanut butter, has got your fruits, grains and nuts and 42:06 protein, everything is in there, B-12. 42:09 And that's how we survived our youth, is peanut butter. 42:13 I wasn't even a vegetarian back then. 42:15 So, yeah, it's not hard, I've been a vegetarian for, well, you 42:18 all your life, huh? 42:19 I've been a vegetarian for over 40 years, and yeah, we had a 42:23 good game of racquetball today. 42:25 Jëan: We did, with our boys, it was fun. 42:26 Doug: We kept up with our boys. 42:28 So, yeah, we highly recommend it, but I just want to be clear, 42:31 the Bible doesn't command vegetarianism, it is preferable, 42:35 and it's be blessed if you do, if you're gonna eat meat, the 42:40 Bible does say you shouldn't eat the unclean meats, and we have a 42:43 lesson on that, Pastor Ross. 42:44 Jëan: We do, it's called "God's Free Health Plan," and that's 42:47 exactly what it is. 42:48 What does the Bible say about your health? 42:49 What can you eat? 42:51 What you should not eat. 42:52 We'll be happy to send it to anyone who calls and asks, the 42:54 number is 800-835-6747. 42:57 You can ask for that study guide, it's called "God's Free 42:59 Health Plan." 43:01 Or dial #250 on your smartphone and just say, "Bible Answers 43:04 Live," and we'll be happy to get that to you. 43:06 That's a digital version, if you do the #250. 43:09 Next caller that we have is Efrank, listening in New York. 43:13 Efrank, welcome to the program. 43:15 Efrank: Thank you very much, Pastor Ross and Pastor Doug. 43:20 I have a question that I need to ask because it's a question that 43:25 involves an encounter that I had several years ago. 43:31 This has to do with a a being that approached me, I don't know 43:36 if it was the Grim Reaper, it was some spirit with a brown 43:40 cape and a bald head, and would denounce me and say to me that 43:47 my father will die of a heart attack eventually, because I got 43:51 in the way of defending a major Italian crime boss of a major 43:58 New York City crime family. 44:01 And spirit would appear to at my door and threaten my father all 44:06 the time, and he actually died two years ago of a heart attack. 44:09 At the same time, I also was approached by a spirit of a 44:13 deceased relative of a former mayor of the City of New York. 44:19 And one day, that spirit attacked me in my apartment and 44:24 it launched me into my wall. 44:26 So, Pastor Doug and Pastor Batchelor, I want to ask 44:31 you this. 44:33 This second spirit said that because I went involuntarily to 44:39 the Stanley Hotel in Estes Park, Colorado, in 1974, and I did 44:46 speak to Stephen King, on October 30th, 1974, and in 1991 44:51 and 1995, the spirit of the of Jimmy Walker's dead relative 44:57 followed me up to my home. 44:59 And in the Bible, it says that unclean spirits and evil spirits 45:03 can be rebuked through prayer and meditation and fasting, but 45:09 mostly through prayer. 45:11 Can you answer this question, can you actually rebuke spirits 45:16 through reading Scripture and telling them to stay away from 45:20 you, and rebuke them that way? 45:22 Because I have no recourse in calling a minister of the cloth 45:27 or any other type of clergy to assist me with what happened 45:30 to me. 45:32 Doug: Okay, 45:33 well, yeah, let me get to the heart of your question. 45:35 First of all, you don't have to be a pastor to pray that a 45:38 person might be delivered. 45:41 Jesus said in Mark 16, "These signs will follow them that 45:45 believe,"He didn't say these signs will follow the pastors. 45:49 And so believers and you don't want to be getting involved into 45:54 a lot of spiritualism, Bible tells in Acts, I think it's 45:59 chapter 13, the sons of Sceva tried to cast out a devil, they 46:02 didn't really know the Lord, they had no relationship with 46:04 the Lord, and this demon-possessed man beat them 46:06 up, said, "I know Jesus and I know Paul, but I don't 46:09 know you." 46:11 So if you're gonna be praying that a person is delivered, 46:14 Jesus said, "Some cases are difficult and they only come out 46:17 through prayer and fasting," but he did make it clear, through 46:21 prayer, through faith, through fasting and claiming the name of 46:24 the Lord that we could see people delivered from the devil. 46:28 Because, in reality, every time you preach the gospel and a 46:32 person accepts Jesus, they are being delivered from the devil 46:35 to some extent. 46:37 There's just varying degrees of captivity, you might say, but 46:40 everybody that hears the gospel and accepts it, the power of the 46:43 Word takes them from darkness to light. 46:46 And so, closer you are to the Lord, and the more faith, I 46:52 think that it's easier for you to deal with more 46:55 difficult cases. 46:56 There are varying degrees, Jesus had that man that had a whole 46:59 legion of demons, sometimes it's just one. 47:02 So, I hope that helps you, Efrank. 47:04 It sounds like you've had an interesting experience, but 47:06 don't be reading Stephen King's books anymore. 47:09 Jëan: All right, next caller that we have is Francisco, 47:12 in Oregon. 47:13 Francisco, welcome to the program. 47:16 Francisco: Hi, it's a pleasure, first of all, to be online with 47:20 you guys, especially Pastor Batchelor, I'm a big fan. 47:24 So I have a question. 47:26 So I've been Seventh Day Adventist for 14 years of my 47:28 life, I'm 26 years old, and I'm concerned of how, the Seventh 47:34 Day Adventists, we do not believe talking in tongues, nor 47:40 dancing, the whole nine yards of that nature, and I'm just 47:45 wondering why. 47:46 Doug: Well, there are two different things you're talking 47:48 about there. 47:49 One, what does the Bible say? 47:51 And the interesting thing for me is not what a church teaches, 47:55 but what does the Bible say? 47:57 The Bible teaches that speaking in tongues, I believe in 48:02 speaking in tongues, and I believe in the gift of tongues. 48:05 On the day of Pentecost, God poured out His Spirit and gave 48:08 the disciples the supernatural ability to speak in the 48:12 languages of the Jews that were visiting that day from around 48:15 the Roman Empire. 48:16 That is the gift of tongues, we believe in the gift of tongues. 48:19 For every truth of God there's a counterfeit, and a lot of 48:21 churches are practicing a counterfeit version of this. 48:26 So, to just tie off that first part of the question, Francisco, 48:32 we have a book called "Understanding Tongues," we will 48:35 send you a free copy of that book. 48:38 But you asked about dancing, the Bible does not forbid biblical 48:43 dancing if you're dancing like Miriam and David, those where a 48:48 person can be filled with the Spirit and just leap for joy. 48:52 The syncopated, sexually suggestive dancing is 48:56 inappropriate for a Christian, and that's what happens in most 48:59 dance clubs. 49:00 You just have to ask yourself, "Would Jesus do this?" 49:03 If it's a Christian. 49:05 So, that's a different subject. 49:06 But how do they get that book on tongues? 49:09 Jëan: Number to call is 800-835-6747, you can ask for 49:12 the book, it's called "Understanding Tongues." 49:14 We'll be happy to send it to anyone who calls and asks, you 49:17 can also dial #250, say, "Bible Answers Live," and then ask for 49:21 that book. 49:22 It's a digital version, we'll send it to you, 49:24 "Understanding Tongues." 49:26 All right, we've got time maybe for one or two more. 49:27 We've got, let's see, Tom is listening in Washington. 49:31 Tom, welcome to the program. 49:34 Tom: Hi, Pastor Jëan and Pastor Doug. 49:36 Doug: Hey, thanks for calling, Tom. 49:38 Tom: And my question is about the second death, and I'm just 49:42 curious if that's a literal fire, because I'm just wondering 49:49 if angels are susceptible to the fire as we know it. 49:54 Doug: Yeah, that is a good question. 49:55 Well, it's probably not the kind of hickory fire you would use in 49:59 a barbecue, this is a fire of God, so I think you're right 50:03 that it may even be different than the fire that came down on 50:06 Sodom and Gomorrah. 50:07 But because it's a fire that does not burn them immediately, 50:11 some will suffer different intensities and different 50:14 lengths, depending on what their sins are. 50:17 Ultimately, it says the fire comes down from heaven and 50:19 devours or consumes them. 50:22 So, we're not going to be looking out of our windows from 50:24 the New Jerusalem and watching people blister in the flames. 50:28 But yeah, it may be the fire that comes from God, the Bible 50:32 talks about that, "Our God is a consuming fire." 50:35 His presence, His glory, His brightness, there may be some 50:39 heat, think more like lightning as opposed to bonfire. 50:44 Jëan: And something else about this fire is it says, "It 50:46 consumes the devil and these angels." 50:48 Now these are spirit beings, so they probably don't get affected 50:51 by heat the way we do. 50:53 So, it is something different. 50:54 Doug: It's a judgment fire. 50:55 Jëan: It's a judgment fire, a different kind of fire. 50:58 You know, we have a study guide, it's called "Is the Devil in 51:00 Charge of Hell?" 51:01 It talks about the destruction of the wicked, the second death 51:04 at the end of the 1,000 years. 51:05 We'll be happy to send it to anyone who calls and asks. 51:07 Again, that number is 800-835-6747. 51:11 You can ask, the study guide "Is the Devil in Charge of Hell?" 51:14 Or just dial #250 on your smartphone, say, "Bible Answers 51:18 Live," and then you can ask for it by name, "Is the Devil in 51:21 Charge of Hell?" 51:22 And we've got a website, it's called HellTruth.com, you can go 51:25 there right away and you can read the lesson there, you can 51:28 also watch some videos and just look at some great Bible studies 51:31 on the subject. 51:32 Doug: For those listening, in case you don't know, we're gonna 51:34 say goodbye to our friends that are listening on satellite, 51:37 these land-based stations operate on a different clock, 51:41 so we kind of sign off in two stages. 51:43 For the rest of you, if you stay by, we always do our best to do 51:47 some rapid-fire Bible answers for those who have emailed 51:50 in questions. 51:52 For all the rest, God bless, we'll study His Word with you 51:54 again next week. 51:55 And yeah, keep your eyes fixed on Jesus, and visit the 51:59 AmazingFacts.org website. 52:01 Jëan: We'll be right back. 52:05 male announcer: Thank you for listening to today's broadcast, 52:07 we hope you understand your Bible even better than before. 52:11 "Bible Answers Live" is produced by Amazing Facts International, 52:15 a faith-based ministry located in Granite Bay, California. 52:20 Diana Dixon: My name is Diana Dixon, I'm a professional 52:23 truck driver. 52:25 In August the 4th, 2011, I stopped to help in an accident. 52:28 male announcer: Diana Dixon also tried to help, she parked her 52:31 semi, jumped out and headed toward the pickup. 52:34 That's when she saw vehicles barreling toward her, so she 52:37 reacted by jumping off 475 to a road below. 52:41 Diana Dixon: Well, pick a pickup clipped a semi, and I stopped to 52:44 help, and I saw it in the mirror, so I walked back, 52:46 gentleman told me, he says, "Hey, everything is okay, they 52:49 called 911." 52:50 And I looked over at the pickup, and there was a black pickup 52:53 over there and he was okay. 52:54 At about that time, I don't know how far I walked, but I walked 52:57 far enough, and a semi hit him and it imploded. 53:02 I knew it was gonna hit me, I had 30 seconds to decide and I 53:06 decided to jump. 53:08 Diana Dixon: Yeah, I jumped off the bridge, my back is broken. 53:12 male announcer: Where are you at? 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57:23 Does that mean that God chooses who saved and who's lost?" 57:27 Doug: God gives everybody a free choice, but God knows everything 57:32 and He knows ahead of time how people are going to choose, but 57:36 he's given them freedom to choose. 57:38 When they choose, they're called appointed, it means those who he 57:42 knew would choose, they are appointed unto everlasting life. 57:47 And so, no, we don't believe in what they would call 57:49 predestination, meaning that God looks down and says, "I think 57:52 I'll make some people and destroy them, and then I'll make 57:54 some and save them." 57:55 God makes everybody free, and then He says, "Whosoever will, 57:59 let him take the water of life freely." 58:01 Jesus tells us, John 3:16, "Whosoever believes in Him." 58:05 Friends, you are a whosoever, anyone out there listening, you 58:08 can believe, that's why we do this program. 58:11 God bless. 58:12 We will study His Word with you again next week, and in the 58:16 meantime, stay close to Jesus. 58:21 male announcer: "Bible Answers Live," honest and accurate 58:24 answers to your Bible questions. |
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