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00:03 we're living in unprecedented times. 00:05 Join us now for Today special program. 00:12 I want to spend my life 00:18 Mending broken people 00:23 I want to spend my life 00:29 Removing pain 00:34 Lord, let my words 00:39 Heal a heart that hurts 00:44 I want to spend my life 00:50 Mending broken people 00:55 I want to spend my life 01:01 Mending broken people 01:15 Welcome to 3ABN today Bible Q and A. 01:18 I welcome you to this program for this hour of blessing 01:22 because we have our panel here that is going to lead us 01:26 through answers to your Bible questions. 01:28 My name is John Dinzey, 01:30 and I would like to introduce the panel that is with me. 01:32 I start with Sister Shelley Quinn. 01:33 Welcome. 01:35 It's so much fun, 01:36 but it is a challenge to try to answer some questions 01:40 that could be an hour long in two minutes, 01:42 but it's a lot of fun. 01:44 Yes, yes, indeed. 01:45 We have Jason Bradley, 01:47 general manager for the Dare to Dream Network. 01:49 Welcome. 01:50 Thank you. It's great to be here. 01:52 You know, our viewers have been sending 01:53 in some incredible questions. 01:55 And so we've been studying things out 01:57 and excited about this program. 01:59 Amen. 02:00 And a man that loves to answer Bible questions 02:02 is Pastor John Lomacang. 02:03 Welcome. Yeah. 02:04 The more I answer questions, 02:06 the more I discover how much I don't know. 02:07 Amen. 02:09 The Bible is a deep ocean 02:10 and you know, you might ride one way, 02:12 but below your 20,000 feet of unexplored Word. 02:16 So thank you for your challenging questions. 02:18 Thank you so much. 02:19 And we want to let you know 02:22 how you can participate in this program 02:24 because it is your questions that we are asking. 02:28 And I like to give you a little bit about 02:29 what the format is like. 02:32 To answer as many questions as possible, 02:34 each person will have two minutes 02:36 to answer the question, 02:38 but there's one question 02:39 that perhaps needs a little more time 02:42 and then they have one question will be three minutes 02:45 because we're trying to get to as many questions 02:47 as possible in this time. 02:49 So we want to invite you to send your questions 02:52 and there you can do it by text, by the way. 02:55 And the number to do that with is (618) 228-3975. 03:01 (618) 228-3975. 03:04 There's also an email that you can try. 03:07 And that's BibleQA@3abn.tv 03:10 BibleQA@3abn.tv 03:13 One more time, BibleQA@3abn.tv 03:17 Before we launch into your questions, 03:20 we're going to have prayer 03:22 and I'm going to ask Shelley Quinn, 03:23 if you'll lead us, please. 03:25 Absolutely. 03:26 Our wonderful and loving heavenly Father, 03:28 we come before You right now, 03:30 thanking You for this time, O Lord, 03:33 to concentrate on Your Word 03:35 and we ask in the name of Jesus, 03:39 You would send Your Holy Spirit, 03:41 anoint our lips, anoint our ears, 03:44 help each one of us to hear and, Lord, 03:48 to put into practice what we learned. 03:51 But, Father, our point in doing this, 03:55 we do this, of course, for our viewers, 03:58 our listening audience, but we do it to glorify You. 04:04 And, Father, we want answers directly from the Bible 04:09 that will bring You glory. 04:10 Amen. 04:11 Please help us in Jesus' name. 04:13 Amen. Amen. 04:14 Amen. Thank you. 04:15 And Psalm 119:105, the Bible says, 04:21 "Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path." 04:25 And it is our prayer 04:27 that as we go through this program 04:29 and you hear Bible answers to your questions, 04:31 you will see that God has a light to your feet 04:34 and a light to your path. 04:35 So we began with Pastor John Lomacang. 04:38 And in this question, we go to Revelation 5:10, 04:43 or Revelation 20. 04:45 Does Revelation 5:10 or Revelation 20 04:47 give a reason to believe in a secret rapture? 04:51 A question from Eileen. 04:54 Well, thank you, Eileen, for the question, 04:55 but the answer is no. 04:57 Revelation Chapter 5, 04:59 in all of the Book of Revelation, 05:00 none of its verses give reason to believe 05:03 in a secret rapture. 05:05 Now the word rapture means to be caught away 05:09 not with your own power. 05:10 Another power is drawing you. 05:12 And so, but when we say the word rapture, 05:14 we tend to think of secret rapture. 05:16 People just disappearing, planes flying off course, 05:19 cars are disappearing, 05:21 people disappear at the dinner table. 05:23 But if that were the case, 05:24 then you have to also follow through that natural thought 05:27 because Revelation 5:10 reads as follows 05:30 and have made us kings and priests to our God 05:34 and we shall reign on the earth. 05:37 What that supposing is the moment people disappear, 05:40 they start reigning on the earth. 05:42 And that would even be contrary to the re rapture theory, 05:45 which is in fact, 05:47 a concoction that doesn't have any Bible support. 05:49 The rapture theory, the secret rapture theory, 05:52 which is not supported by Scripture, 05:53 teaches that when people disappear, 05:56 there's a seven year tribulation. 05:57 And then during that seven year tribulation, 06:00 the Jews are converted. 06:02 They convert the world 06:03 and then there's a reign on earth, a millennial reign. 06:05 So this whole discombobulated theory, 06:08 what it does, it often tries to find places 06:10 in Scripture for support, 06:12 when in fact this is simply fulfilling 06:14 what the Lord had already promised. 06:16 In Matthew 5:5, "Blessed are the meek, 06:19 for they shall inherit the earth." 06:21 The inhabitation, the habitation of the earth 06:23 is the ultimate reward of the righteous 06:26 after sin is completely eliminated, 06:29 completely eradicated, and the earth is made new. 06:33 As Revelation 21 says, 06:35 "I saw a new heaven and a new earth, 06:37 for the first heaven and the first earth 06:39 had passed away." 06:40 So that's Revelation 21:1-2, and also Psalm 37:11, 06:45 "But the meek shall inherit the earth 06:47 and shall delight themselves in the abundance of peace." 06:50 So Revelation 20 simply is the last picture 06:53 of God dealing with the sin problem 06:56 and eradicating it, not an earthly reign. 06:59 Thank you. 07:01 Well, we now move to Jason Bradley. 07:03 And number one question for you is sometimes this, 07:06 you can feel the pain here. 07:07 Sometimes I feel as if there's no way 07:10 to make it to heaven. 07:11 I don't think I can ever be perfect. 07:14 And it seems like one little mistake 07:17 and I am going to hell, please help. 07:21 This is from Devona from Texas. 07:24 Devona, the Word of God has some great news for you. 07:27 So let's get some comfort from His Word. 07:30 John 3:16-17 says, "For God, 07:33 so loved the world 07:35 that He gave His only begotten Son 07:36 that whoever believes in Him should not perish, 07:39 but have everlasting life. 07:40 For God did not send His Son into the world 07:43 to condemn the world, 07:45 but that the world through Him might be saved." 07:47 Jesus died for you, Devona. 07:50 2 Peter 3:9 says, 07:52 "The Lord is not slack concerning His promise 07:55 as some count slackness, 07:57 but is long-suffering toward us, 07:59 not willing that any should perish, 08:01 but that all should come to repentance." 08:05 We all fall down at times, but we have to get back up. 08:08 Proverbs 24:16 says, 08:11 "For a righteous man may fall seven times and rise again, 08:15 but the wicked shall fall by calamity." 08:18 Claim this promise, 1 John 1:9, "If we confess our sins, 08:24 He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins 08:27 and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness." 08:30 Walk in the spirit, Devona. 08:32 Romans 8:1 says, 08:34 "There is therefore now no condemnation 08:38 to those who are in Christ Jesus, 08:40 who do not walk according to the flesh, 08:42 but according to the spirit." 08:44 And as Pastor Lomacang always says, 08:47 we are saints under construction. 08:50 Philippians 1:6 says, 08:52 "Being confident of this very thing 08:54 that He who has begun a good work in you 08:57 will complete it until the day of Jesus Christ." 09:01 Don't rely on your own strength. 09:03 Philippians 4:13 says, 09:05 "I can do all things through Christ Jesus, 09:08 through Christ who strengthens me." 09:11 I'll leave you with this, Ephesians 2:8-9, 09:15 "For by grace, you have been saved 09:17 through faith and that not of yourselves, 09:19 it is the gift of God, 09:21 not of works, lest anyone should boast." 09:24 We can't work our way into heaven. 09:25 Find comfort in the words that are found in Scripture. 09:29 Amen. 09:30 Thank you. Thank you. 09:31 Shelley Quinn, I have one for you. 09:34 I just have a question that comes to mind 09:36 after reading Genesis 3:22. 09:39 What does it mean to know good and evil in this context? 09:43 This is from Ray. 09:45 Ray, Genesis 3:22 says, "And the Lord said, 09:50 'Behold, the man has become like 09:53 one of us to know good and evil.'" 09:57 The Holy God, who is the Father, Son, 10:00 and Spirit know and understand 10:05 good and evil by omniscience because God knows everything. 10:11 Adam and Eve abused the power of free will 10:15 and they learned good and evil through a personal experience. 10:20 You know, there's a huge difference 10:22 in how they received the knowledge, 10:25 and there's a huge difference in their understanding. 10:28 You know, there's a difference in the way 10:30 a doctor looks at a disease 10:32 and the patient looks at the disease. 10:34 A doctor understands the cause and effect, 10:37 the patient only the pain. 10:39 The tree of knowledge of good and evil. 10:42 God did not want man to try to decide 10:46 what was good for him 10:48 or what was evil to experience 10:50 that because God created us in His image. 10:54 He wants us to accept His Word as final authority, 10:59 but Satan promised them they would become like God. 11:04 And in this only, only in this sense, 11:08 I guess you could say they did increase 11:12 because they came to understand 11:15 the results of sin. 11:19 God knew that man would make all of his future decisions 11:24 based on the depravity of his mind and evil. 11:28 So what He did was He put forth His hand graciously 11:32 to bar the entrance to the tree of life, 11:38 so that man wouldn't continue to live in sin. 11:41 And you know what we see, 11:43 this is a true picture of paradise lost, 11:46 but paradise will be restored in the new earth. 11:48 Revelation. 11:50 22:1-2 says, 11:51 "We will eat 11:53 from the tree of life in heaven." 11:55 Thank you. Thank you very much. 11:56 I like to say that in each one of these questions, 11:58 they can spend a lot more time, but we have, 12:01 we're trying to be concise and precise. 12:04 So, Pastor Lomacang, if you're ready, 12:06 we go to question number two for you. 12:08 If the soul doesn't go to heaven at death, 12:12 is there anything that does? 12:16 The Desire of Ages, 12:18 page 172 and 173, the person says, 12:20 speaks of the Book of God's Providence. 12:23 It contains every particular of our history. 12:26 Do you have more info on that? 12:27 Apparently there are two questions here. 12:29 Well, the Book of Providence doesn't add to the ideology 12:34 of anything going and not going to heaven at death. 12:37 The question I think the crux of the question is, 12:40 if the soul doesn't go to heaven at death, 12:42 is there anything that does? 12:43 While the answer is found in the Bible. 12:46 Let's go to Psalm 146:4 12:49 to start out with this question. 12:51 And then we're going to go to Ecclesiastes 12:7, 12:54 but let's start with Psalm 146 to answer the question 12:57 that you insinuated 12:59 or even suggested about the soul. 13:02 First of all, let's talk about what the soul is. 13:03 The soul is not some separate entity from the body. 13:06 It's not something that exists within the body like water 13:10 in a container or water or air in a balloon 13:13 that it departs and goes some place. 13:16 But I would use the water, 13:17 and I mean the air in the balloon as an example, 13:20 because when the air is out of the balloon, 13:21 where does it go? 13:23 It goes back to the air. 13:25 In the very same way 13:26 when God breathed into Adam's nostrils, 13:29 Genesis 2:7, 13:30 He breathed into his nostrils the breath of life. 13:34 And Job 27:3, in the King James Version says, 13:36 "All the while my breath is in me 13:39 and the Spirit of God is in my nostrils." 13:43 Now I want you to get that. 13:44 The Spirit of God is in my nostrils. 13:46 How did it get there? 13:48 God breathed into Adam's nostrils. 13:50 And Adam became a living soul. 13:53 What happens at death? 13:55 Now where did that spirit come from that God breathed 13:58 into Adam's nostrils? 13:59 That's the breath of life, the psuche, 14:01 the breath of God in the body of Adam. 14:04 What happens to that? 14:06 To whom does it belong? 14:07 Psalm 146:4, "His spirit departs, 14:11 he returns to his earth, in that very day, 14:16 his plans or his thoughts perish." 14:18 And then Ecclesiastes 12:1 very quickly. 14:22 Let me go and turn there. 14:23 This is the wise man giving us another example 14:27 of what happens when a person's die, 14:29 when a person dies. 14:31 Here it is. 14:33 Ecclesiastes 12:7, 14:36 "Then the dust will return to the earth as it was. 14:40 And the spirit will return to God who gave it." 14:43 In both cases, the spirit here 14:44 is talking about simply the breath of life 14:47 that belongs to God, returns back to God, 14:49 not a separate entity, 14:51 not somebody in heaven praising the Lord 14:53 because Psalms 115:17 says, 14:56 "The dead do not praise the Lord, 14:58 neither any that go down into silence." 15:01 Amen. 15:03 Thank you. Thank you. 15:04 Jason Bradley, I was baptized at 13, 15:07 Donna says in a Baptist Church. 15:11 I'm in my 50s now 15:12 and I'm a Seventh-day Adventist. 15:14 Should I be baptized again? 15:17 Excellent question. 15:19 As Seventh-day Adventists, 15:20 we believe in baptism by immersion. 15:23 So as long as you are baptized by immersion, 15:26 then you don't necessarily need to be rebaptized. 15:29 However, that decision is up to you. 15:33 Now, there are some people 15:34 who come out of different denominations and they, 15:36 you know, they receive a new doctrine 15:39 and a new truth and all of that stuff. 15:41 And so they make the choice to get rebaptized. 15:46 But if you've been baptized by immersion, 15:49 you can become a member of the Adventist Church 15:52 by profession of faith. 15:54 Let's look at scripture to gain an understanding 15:57 of what baptism represents. 15:59 Romans 6:3-4, 16:02 "Or do you not know that as many of us 16:05 as were baptized into Christ Jesus 16:08 were baptized into His death? 16:10 Therefore, we were buried with Him 16:12 through baptism and to death 16:14 that just as Christ was raised from the dead, 16:17 by the glory of the Father, 16:19 even so we also should walk in newness of life." 16:24 2 Corinthians 5:17 says, 16:28 "Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, 16:31 he is a new creation. 16:33 Old things have passed away, 16:35 behold, all things have become new." 16:38 So when we get baptized, 16:40 we are making a public declaration 16:44 of our faith that we want to die to self 16:47 and live for Christ. 16:48 I was baptized at the age of 11, 16:51 but when I was 14, I ended up walking away. 16:54 I left Jesus. 16:56 I didn't want anything to do with spiritual things, 16:59 with any type of religion or anything like that. 17:02 I just wanted to do whatever it was that I felt like doing. 17:06 And we enter into a very dangerous place 17:09 when we go in that direction. 17:12 But after 14 years of self-inflicted trials 17:15 and embarrassing moments and pain, 17:17 I gave my heart back to the Lord. 17:20 And now I view baptism as a wedding ceremony. 17:24 So when you think about it, when two people get married, 17:26 they are no longer single 17:29 and living the single life, right? 17:30 So things have to change. 17:32 The two become one and they need 17:34 to be considerate of each other. 17:36 I chose to submit and commit my life back to Christ 17:40 and make that public declaration 17:42 by getting rebaptized. 17:43 So long story short, the choice is yours. 17:47 So if you want to get rebaptized, 17:49 I think that you should definitely go ahead 17:52 and take that step. 17:53 Amen. 17:55 All right. Praise God. 17:56 Beautiful. Shelley Quinn. 17:58 Can you please explain 18:00 the Rechabites' obedience in Jeremiah 35? 18:05 There's no name given here, 18:07 but we want to encourage you to give us your name 18:10 and where you are sending your question from. 18:13 It gives us an idea of places we're reaching. 18:15 So we thank you and Sister Shelley Quinn. 18:17 Yes. Okay. 18:19 Jeremiah 35:2. 18:21 This is such a fascinating story. 18:24 God told His prophet Jeremiah, 18:26 "Go to the house of the Rechabites, 18:28 speak to them, and bring them into the house of the Lord, 18:32 into one of the chambers," 18:34 this was the apartment for the priest or the prophet, 18:38 "and give them wine to drink." 18:42 What? 18:43 God's telling Jeremiah, 18:45 "Go tell the Rechabites to come into the temple apartment 18:49 and drink wine?" 18:52 You know what? 18:53 God knew they wouldn't. 18:55 God knew the heart of the Rechabites. 19:00 He was setting them up to use them 19:04 as examples of faithfulness. 19:07 Let me prove that from scripture. 19:09 Jeremiah 35:6, 19:12 he gets the Rechabites, bring them in. 19:15 And he tells him, 19:17 "God told me to tell you to drink wine." 19:19 And you know what they said? 19:20 Listen, Jeremiah 35:6, "But they said, 19:25 'We will drink no wine, 19:27 for our father commanded us, saying, 19:29 'You shall drink no wine, you nor your sons forever.'" 19:35 So what God knew was their heart, 19:38 that they had faithful hearts 19:40 that they were going to obey their father's rule. 19:44 And they were examples to the men of Judah 19:47 and Jerusalem who persistently refused 19:52 to obey God. 19:53 In Jeremiah 35:13. 19:56 Listen to what the Lord says, "Thus says the Lord of hosts, 20:00 the God of Israel: 20:02 'Go and tell the men of Judah 20:03 and the inhabitants of Jerusalem, 20:06 will you not receive instruction 20:09 to obey My words?' 20:11 says the Lord. 20:12 The words of Jonadab the son of Rechab, 20:16 which he commanded his sons, 20:19 not to drink wine, are performed, 20:22 for to this day they drink none, 20:24 and obey their father's commandment. 20:27 But although I have spoken to you, 20:29 rising early and speaking, you did not obey Me." 20:33 Hmm. 20:34 Thank you. 20:36 Yes. Very good. 20:37 Pastor Lomacang, we come back to you with another hard one. 20:41 How would one clearly explain to a friend that the feasts, 20:46 which the Apostle John called feast of the Jews, 20:50 John 5:1 and 6:4 and 7:2. 20:55 And the Apostle Paul declared, 20:57 "As a shadow of things to come but the substance," 21:01 and puts in parenthesis, 21:03 "the faith of body is of Christ." 21:05 Colossians 2:17. 21:07 Have been fulfilled in Jesus, the Messiah, our living head. 21:11 In other words, how do you explain 21:13 that the feasts were fulfilled in Jesus? 21:16 Now, thank you for the homework, 21:18 you did more of the homework, okay. 21:19 You actually answered. 21:21 It was almost a rhetorical question 21:23 because he would give him the scripture reference for it. 21:25 Yes. 21:26 In fact, now the point you're making is, 21:28 let's look at past, present and future. 21:32 The Lord established ceremonies, 21:34 even feasts that were synonymous 21:37 to the characteristics and the ministry of Christ 21:42 in many particulars, even the sanctuary articles, 21:45 all of them in one particular or another pointed to Christ, 21:49 the laver, which is the water, Jesus water of life. 21:52 The showbread, the bread of life, Christ. 21:53 The candelabrum, Jesus, the light of the world. 21:56 And the altar of incense, 21:59 which is where the prayers of the saints arising 22:01 before the Father. 22:02 The Most Holy Place, 22:03 which is now talking about the place of Jesus, 22:05 His ministry right now. 22:07 And the altar of burnt offerings, 22:10 which is a symbol of the cross, where He was crucified. 22:13 But also there were ceremonies. 22:15 You had the Feast of Tabernacles, 22:18 which was a ceremony that was celebrated 22:19 after the Day of Atonement. 22:21 It was celebrated for seven days 22:23 after sin had been blotted out in the yearly Day 22:25 of Atonement services. 22:27 Well, Jesus, after He performed the sacrifice today, 22:32 we know that the, the forgiveness of sin 22:34 does not require the taking of the life of a lamb. 22:37 But in specifics, on the question you ask, 22:40 John 6:4, 22:41 just to pull out one of those three references. 22:45 Jesus writes now the Passover, a feast of the Jews was near. 22:50 Now this feast was celebrated up until Jesus, 22:54 who is the Passover Lamb was crucified. 22:59 And then Paul talked about not the perpetuity of it, 23:01 but the temporary nature of these, 23:04 these ceremonies and what they were pointing to. 23:07 1 Corinthians 5:7 brings the answer to the forefront. 23:10 "Therefore purge out the old leaven, 23:14 that you may be a new lump 23:17 since you truly are unleavened." 23:20 All sanctuary language, Shelley. 23:21 "For indeed Christ, 23:24 our Passover was sacrificed for us." 23:28 So when Christ was sacrificed and became that Passover Lamb, 23:32 that broken bread, that poured out wine, 23:35 the Passover was no longer necessary. 23:37 It was replaced with the communion service 23:40 to point to the coming of Jesus, 23:42 not deliverance from Egypt. 23:45 Thank you so much, Before we continue, 23:47 we want to give you again the opportunity 23:49 to write down the information in case 23:51 you missed it the first time around. 23:53 Hopefully you have a pen or something to write with, 23:56 if not, take a picture of the screen, 23:58 because there you will find the information 24:00 that we're about to share. 24:02 And those of you listening by radio, 24:03 listen very carefully. 24:05 We're going to give you a phone number 24:06 whereby you can send your text with your question. 24:09 And that number is (618) 228-3975. 24:13 (618) 228-3975, 24:17 one more time, (618) 228-3975. 24:21 You can also email, 24:23 email is BibleQA@3abn.tv 24:27 BibleQA@3abn.tv 24:31 And just before you finish, we'll say it again, 24:33 BibleQA@3abn.tv 24:37 Excellent, we're almost halfway. 24:39 So let's go to Jason Bradley. 24:41 We have a question for you. 24:43 And this question is, 24:44 what does the phrase of this world really mean? 24:48 What activities, what places, what thoughts, et cetera, 24:52 what does it really mean to be of this world? 24:55 This is from Cheryl in Southern Illinois. 24:57 Oh, loving, 24:59 that's in our backyard right here. 25:01 Cheryl, let's begin by looking at 1 John 2:15-17, 25:07 "Do not love the world or the things in the world. 25:10 If anyone loves the world, 25:11 the love of the Father is not in him. 25:14 For all that is in the world, the lust of the flesh, 25:17 the lust of the eyes, 25:19 and the pride of life is not of the Father 25:22 but is of the world. 25:24 And the world is passing away and the lust of it, 25:27 but he who does the will of God abides forever." 25:30 So the world is full of snares 25:32 that have been set up by the enemy 25:34 to make us take our eyes off of Jesus 25:36 and to trip us up and to get us to, 25:38 to fall and stumble, but we can't give in. 25:41 When we stand firm on the principles 25:42 that are found in the Word of God, 25:45 we can expect to face some hatred. 25:46 So if you look at John 15:18-19, 25:51 the Word of God says this. 25:52 "If the world hates you, 25:55 you know that it hated Me before it hated you. 25:58 If you were of the world, the world would love its own. 26:02 Yet because you are not of the world, 26:04 but I chose you out of the world, 26:07 therefore the world hates you." 26:08 And when people have grown comfortable in a life of sin, 26:12 they don't typically want to hear 26:14 about gaining the victory. 26:16 1 Corinthians 6:9-11 says, 26:20 "Do you not know that the unrighteous 26:22 will not inherit the kingdom of God? 26:25 Do not be deceived. 26:26 Neither fornicators, nor idolaters, 26:29 nor adulterers, nor homosexuals, 26:32 nor sodomites, nor thieves, nor covetous, 26:35 nor drunkards, nor revilers, 26:37 nor extortioners will inherit the kingdom of God. 26:41 And such were some of you. 26:43 But you were washed, but you were sanctified, 26:46 but you were justified in the name of the Lord Jesus 26:49 and by the Spirit of our God." 26:52 The thoughts, actions, 26:54 and activities that are of the world 26:56 are the things that go against the principles 26:59 that are found in God's Word. 27:01 And they lead us 27:02 in the opposite direction of God. 27:05 Hmm. Thank you. 27:06 Very good. 27:07 Well, Shelley Quinn, are you ready? 27:09 Not for this one. 27:14 Well, you're going to have about three minutes 27:15 for this one, so let's see what, 27:18 how the Lord leads you on this one. 27:19 Is Jesus the Son of God or is He God the Father? 27:23 Can you explain, please Hebrews 1:1-6 27:28 for me and or Luke 1:1-4. 27:33 So who is Jesus really? 27:35 This is from Alex from Barrouallie, 27:39 St. Vincent and the Grenadines. 27:41 Oh, boy. 27:42 Wow. 27:44 I have an hour long sermon that I just did at camp meeting 27:46 called Covenant Son and Surety. 27:49 S-U-R-E-T-Y, put that in with my name 27:52 and it's on 3ABN Plus. 27:54 I couldn't explain it in an hour. 27:56 Okay. 27:58 God, the Father Son and Holy Spirit 28:02 are co equal. 28:04 There's three persons in the Godhead, 28:07 but Isaiah 9:6, prophesying about Jesus said, 28:10 "Unto us a Child is given, unto us a Son is born. 28:16 And His name shall be called Wonderful, Counselor, 28:19 Mighty God, Everlasting Father, 28:24 and Prince of Peace." 28:26 John 1:1-3 says, "In the beginning was the Word, 28:29 the Word was with God, the Word was God. 28:32 And all three, all things were created through Him." 28:36 So Jesus is God. 28:39 He is mighty God, the everlasting Father. 28:42 And in John 1:14 says, "He became flesh." 28:46 In Philippians 2:5-8, 28:48 it talks about the eternal God coming down, 28:51 taking on our flesh 28:54 and becoming the covenant Son of God. 28:57 Listen to Hebrews 1:5. 28:59 God says, "You are my son today. 29:06 I have begotten you." 29:07 And again, it continues on saying, 29:11 this is God's words. 29:12 I will be. 29:14 This is future tense in the Greek. 29:16 I will be to Him a Father, and He shall be, 29:20 future tense, to me a Son. 29:22 So just as God compared His relationship with Israel 29:28 and others as a Father and Son, 29:31 He's describing His relationship to the person 29:36 of Jesus Christ as a Father and Son. 29:40 Son is a covenant term. 29:43 When it says son of God, 29:45 this means He is heir of the promises. 29:49 And begotten is a covenant term, 29:52 which means chosen. 29:54 So let's look at Hebrews 1:8. 29:58 Here God is saying, today, I'd begotten you. 30:02 Today I will become your father, 30:05 you shall become my son. 30:08 But to the son, Hebrews 1:8, this is the father speaking now 30:12 to the person of Jesus Christ, 30:14 who is the covenant son God's... 30:18 The father says, speaking to Jesus, 30:21 "Your throne, O God, is forever." 30:24 And in Hebrews 1:10, 30:26 it quotes the Father as saying to the Son, 30:28 "You Lord, in the beginning laid the foundations 30:31 of the earth and the heavens are the works of Your hands." 30:34 So the Father Himself declares that the Son is God. 30:38 Let me tell you this. 30:40 While Jesus was eternally the Son of God in anticipation 30:45 of His incarnation, He did not get installed 30:49 into the office as covenant Son of God, 30:53 until He was incarnated and took on a submissive role 30:57 to the Father, just as He was the lamb 31:00 who was slain 31:02 from the foundation of the world. 31:03 But He didn't become the lamb until He died. 31:07 You got really deep in three minutes. 31:09 Wow. Praise the Lord. 31:10 Thank you. 31:11 But that's a deep topic. 31:13 Yes, it is. It is. 31:14 I'm glad you mentioned its reference. 31:15 What was the sermon title again? 31:17 The sermon title is Covenant, Son, and Surety. 31:20 S-U-R-E-T-Y. 31:23 And you have to put my name in Shelley Quinn 31:25 and it'll take you to 3ABN Plus 31:28 where all of our camp meetings sermons are on 3ABN Plus. 31:32 We just did 12 beautiful sermons 31:36 to answer who is Jesus. 31:38 Very good. 31:39 Excellent. Thank you very much. 31:40 Pastor Lomacang. 31:42 Why does the Bible say to pray 31:45 His coming not be on Sabbath or in winter? 31:49 Well, this prophecy in Matthew 24. 31:52 Matthew 24 is not a book of duel prophecies, 31:55 but dual applications. 31:57 The prophecy that was made 32:01 was specifically talking about the destruction of Jerusalem. 32:03 There was such pride 32:05 in the building of their temple, 32:06 but those who built the temple 32:07 did not accept the temple of Christ Jesus. 32:09 They did not accept the Lamb of God. 32:12 They rejected the Son of God. 32:13 And He made a statement earlier in Matthew 24, He said, 32:17 "See these stones, the day is coming 32:20 that not one stone will be left upon another 32:23 that will not be thrown down." 32:26 And they said, 32:27 "You know how long it took us to build this thing?" 32:29 Forty years, and he said, "Destroy the temple, 32:32 and in three days I will raise it up again." 32:34 They had no clue how's He going to do that? 32:37 Destroy this and in three days rebuild it. 32:39 Well, that was a forecast or a prognostication 32:42 of His death, burial and resurrection, 32:45 the holy temple, the Christ temple. 32:49 But then, because they rejected Jesus. 32:52 He said, now there's a destruction coming. 32:55 And Matthew 24:20, 32:56 I want to bring out a part of it that you may miss. 32:59 This is confirmation that Jesus never intended 33:02 to destroy the Sabbath. 33:04 Amen. 33:05 Because if He did, He wouldn't say 33:06 this prophecy was given in 31AD, 33:09 the temple was destroyed 39 years later in 70AD. 33:14 He was simply saying, pray when it comes 33:17 that the Roman army know 33:18 you're going to be in the synagogues 33:20 on the Sabbath. 33:21 That's going to be an obvious place to find you. 33:23 Pray that when the destruction comes, 33:25 it doesn't come on the Sabbath nor in the cold, 33:29 harsh months of the winter. 33:31 That's all He's simply saying. 33:33 But outside of that, 33:34 He's not saying anything other than make sure 33:36 that when destruction comes and today, 33:38 if you live in a cold climate 33:39 and you're worshiping on the Sabbath, 33:41 if destruction and the future comes, 33:43 pray that it doesn't happen at a time of the year 33:46 where fleeing for your life is going to be something 33:48 that's damaging to your health. 33:50 That's all that Christ was saying in Matthew 24:20, 33:53 the destruction of Jerusalem. 33:54 Amen. 33:56 Thank you. 33:57 Well Jason Bradley, we have another one for you. 34:00 Should you be baptized as a baby, a teenager or older? 34:06 Does it matter? 34:07 Also, can Jesus save you 34:09 if you're not baptized by a man? 34:11 Hmm. 34:13 I'm not sure if they mean just by a man or in any, 34:16 in any category that would be. 34:18 Well, we'll give it a go in two minutes. 34:20 We'll give it a go. 34:21 No, you should not be baptized as a baby 34:24 because you can't make sound decisions. 34:27 You can't make a choice as a baby to follow Christ. 34:30 You can't decide what, what to wear, where to go, 34:34 what to eat, when to go, what to do, 34:36 any of that stuff as a baby. 34:38 So a person should get baptized 34:40 when they have a firm understanding of the decision 34:43 that they are making at whatever age that is. 34:46 But when we get baptized, what we're doing 34:49 is we're making a public declaration 34:51 of our faith that we want to die to self 34:54 and live for Christ. 34:55 Now, in regards to the third part 34:57 of your question, 34:58 consider Luke 23:39-43. 35:04 "Then one of the criminals who were hanged blasphemed Him, 35:09 saying, 'If You are the Christ, save Yourself and us.' 35:14 But the other, answering, rebuked him, saying, 35:17 'Do you not even fear God, 35:19 seeing you are under the same condemnation? 35:22 And we indeed justly, 35:24 for we receive the due reward of our deeds, 35:27 but this Man has done nothing wrong.' 35:30 Then he said to Jesus, 'Lord, remember me 35:32 when You come into Your kingdom.' 35:34 And Jesus said to him, 'Assuredly, I say to you, 35:37 today you will be with Me in Paradise.'" 35:40 The thief on the cross wasn't baptized, 35:43 but he will be saved. 35:45 But with that being said, if you have the opportunity 35:49 to get baptized, you need to do it. 35:53 Take advantage of, go get baptized, 35:56 repent, and be baptized. 35:58 If you have that opportunity, make that happen. 36:00 The thief on the cross made a public declaration 36:03 for Christ, but he wasn't baptized. 36:06 Hmm. 36:07 Thank you very much. 36:08 Very good. 36:10 Well, now we have a question about eternal fire. 36:11 Shelley, are you ready? 36:13 If eternal fire or everlasting fire 36:17 is not really forever, 36:19 how do we know eternal or everlasting life is forever? 36:24 That's simple. 36:26 I studied this out 20 years ago and it was life-changing. 36:29 In the Greek the word 36:30 for eternal or everlasting is aionios. 36:33 And it is a relative term. 36:36 It is determined by what it is defining, 36:40 the object it modifies. 36:42 When discussing if eternal or everlasting 36:46 is attached to God, because God is infinite, 36:50 eternal, and everlasting means infinite existence. 36:55 So, you know, the Bible says that right now 36:58 in 1 Timothy 6:16, that God alone has immortality. 37:02 In 1 Corinthians 15:51-54 says, 37:06 "We put on immortality at the last trumpet." 37:10 In John 3:16, 37:13 when Christ promised eternal life, 37:15 He said, "For God so loved the world, 37:18 He gave His only begotten Son 37:20 that whosoever would believe in Him 37:22 would not perish, but have everlasting life." 37:26 There are two totally opposite things. 37:30 Anyone that comes to Christ receives the promise. 37:35 You're going to put on immortality. 37:37 God will give you the gift of eternal, 37:41 everlasting, existing life. 37:43 When you're raised up, the others will perish, 37:46 they're going to be kaput. 37:47 Now eternal everlasting, when that word aionios 37:52 is used in relationship to mortal, 37:56 humanity or to perishable things, 37:59 it just means as long as the person or thing exists, 38:04 it has eternal, everlasting results. 38:08 For example, eternal redemption, 38:10 Hebrews 9:12. 38:11 That's not an endless process, but the results are eternal. 38:14 Eternal judgment, Hebrews 6:2, not an endless process, 38:19 but the results are eternal. 38:21 Jude 1:7 says that Sodom and Gomorrah are set forth 38:26 as an example of the vengeance of eternal fire. 38:30 They're not still on fire today, 38:32 but they, the fire completed its work 38:35 and the results are everlasting. 38:39 Excellent. Wow. 38:40 Wow. 38:42 I know you could say more about that, 38:43 but time escapes us 38:45 so we can move on to the next question. 38:47 We'll come back to Pastor Lomacang. 38:49 Did God create the dinosaurs, Pastor Lomacang? 38:54 That is a question that has come up 38:56 from time to time. 38:57 I'm going to give you two answers directly. 38:59 One is God didn't create dinosaurs. 39:04 Everything that God created was on the ark. 39:08 All the animals 39:10 that God created was on the ark. 39:12 Now, when you look at what happened, 39:15 these massive creatures that were found, 39:17 notice where they were found, 39:18 and in America, a lot of the discoveries 39:21 where you find dinosaur bones, or when you find places like 39:25 they find them closer to mountains, 39:27 closer to places like the Grand Canyon. 39:30 And what it suggested is that when the waters 39:33 of the flood began to rise, these massive creatures 39:37 sought for higher ground to survive. 39:39 Another question I would ask myself 39:41 is why were they not on the ark? 39:43 Well, the apparent understanding to me 39:45 is as I looked up something called amalgamation, 39:48 which was the combination, 39:50 animals, the intelligence of the beings, 39:53 or the men that existed in combined species together 39:57 and out of these came amalgamations of large animals, 40:00 massive animals, 40:01 that if they were to enter the ark 40:04 and make it to the other side of the flood, 40:06 God knowing that the lifespan 40:09 and the size of humanity would decrease, 40:12 would be too massive for men to even possibly controlled. 40:16 That's why these animals were destroyed in the flood, 40:19 found under many sedimentary layers 40:23 far down unearth in the ground. 40:27 But here's a passage 40:28 that I find is encouraging to me 40:31 about the fact that God didn't create 40:33 these massive creatures with arms 40:35 too short to reach and, you know, 40:37 mouths that were just purpose 40:39 for the purpose of devouring humanity. 40:43 Romans 1:23-25, 40:45 and look this up because in the time we have, 40:47 it's not possible to cover this all, 40:48 but look up the terminology, amalgamation, amalgamation, 40:52 but notice what Romans 1:23-25 suggests. 40:56 It says, speaking of the Antediluvian world 40:59 and change the glory of God, 41:02 the glory of the incorruptible God 41:04 into an image made like corruptible man 41:07 and birds and four footed animals 41:09 and creeping things. 41:10 Therefore God gave them up to the uncleanness and the lust 41:13 of their own hearts to dishonor their bodies among themselves. 41:16 Now, when you read about that, when you study amalgamation, 41:19 it is also suggested that the men of that day 41:22 intermingle the seeds of men with the seeds of animals, 41:26 but the animals that God created, 41:29 all of them made it on to the ark 41:32 to continue to exist on the other side of the flood, 41:35 and I don't believe that dinosaurs 41:36 were a part of that. 41:38 Thank you. 41:39 Quite a bit to cover in two minutes. 41:41 That was a question from Yvette, from Texas. 41:44 Jason Bradley, question is, is it possible for someone 41:50 with dementia to be saved? 41:52 Hmm, that reminds me of a question that I received 41:54 before dealing with people that are handicapped. 41:58 So some have what others don't have. 42:01 And the question is, does God know that? 42:04 The answer is yes. 42:05 So will some be judged for what they don't have 42:08 or will they be judged for what they can, cannot do? 42:12 2 Corinthians 8:12 says, 42:14 "For if there is first a willing mind, 42:17 it is accepted according 42:20 to what one has and not according 42:22 to what he does not have." 42:24 The key is, they are willing. 42:27 So the spirit indeed is willing, 42:29 but what's lacking? 42:30 The flesh is weak. 42:32 So Mark 14:38 says, "Watch and pray, 42:36 lest you enter into temptation. 42:38 The spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak." 42:42 2 Corinthians 12:9 says, "And He said to me, 42:46 'My grace is sufficient for you, 42:48 for My strength is made perfect in weakness.' 42:51 Therefore most gladly 42:52 I will rather boast in my infirmities, 42:56 that the power of Christ may rest upon me.'" 42:59 Why is His strength made perfect 43:01 in our weakness? 43:03 Hebrews 4:15 says, 43:05 "For, we do not have a high priest 43:07 who cannot sympathize with our weaknesses, 43:11 but was in all points tempted as we are yet without sin." 43:15 Isaiah 1:19 says, 43:17 "If you are willing and obedient, 43:20 you shall eat the good of the land." 43:23 It all comes back to the point of willingness. 43:26 Those with dementia, 43:28 as long as they have a willing heart, 43:30 the Lord will make up the difference. 43:33 In their willingness, if they are obedient, 43:36 they will benefit from the promise 43:37 that the Lord has made. 43:40 The Lord is not looking to those 43:41 who are just, 43:43 who are just able, but He treasures those 43:45 who without full abilities are willing. 43:50 God wants to spend eternity with us. 43:52 So He's going to do everything in His power 43:54 to make that happen. 43:55 Amen. Thank you. 43:56 Thank you. 43:58 We have another question for Shelley. 43:59 And this one is, 44:01 why are we called Christians if Jesus was a Jew? 44:05 Hmm. Interesting. 44:06 In His humanity as an incarnated Savior, 44:11 the genealogy of Jesus is definitely Jewish. 44:14 He came from a Jewish descent and the term Jew refers 44:19 to Judah or the tribe of Judea. 44:23 Jesus told the Samaritan woman at the well, John 4:22, 44:27 you worship what you do not know. 44:29 We worship what, we know what we worship 44:32 for salvation is of the Jews. 44:36 The nation of Israel's here referred to as Jews 44:39 because, but they had the full revelation 44:42 of God's plan of salvation. 44:44 Salvation was to come through them 44:46 to all the world, 44:48 all the old covenant rituals and ceremonies 44:51 pointed to Jesus, 44:53 who was the promised seed of the everlasting covenant. 44:57 Galatians 3:16 says 45:00 that "The promises of the everlasting covenant 45:04 were made to our father Abraham and to his seed, Jesus Christ." 45:09 Galatians 3:29 says, 45:11 "If you're Christ, you are Abraham's seed 45:13 and heirs according to the promise." 45:16 Romans 9:6-8, Paul says, 45:20 "They are not all Israel who are of Israel." 45:23 So he saying, 45:24 they're not all spiritual Israel. 45:26 And that's an, a spiritual name 45:28 who are of Jewish biological descent, 45:32 but physical lineage isn't the issue. 45:35 He said, not the children of the flesh, 45:37 but the children of the promise are counted as the seed. 45:41 So while the Christian movement 45:45 of the new covenant is distinct 45:49 from the old covenant of Judaism, 45:53 it did not break the everlasting covenant. 45:57 In Luke 1:54-55, Mary is singing her song 46:01 and she said, oh, He's helped His servant Israel. 46:04 In remembrance of His mercy, 46:06 He spoke to our fathers to Abraham and to his seed. 46:10 So the blessings came upon the Gentiles 46:12 through Jesus Christ and they were first called 46:15 Christians in Antioch in Acts 11:26. 46:19 And you know, the word Christian 46:21 is only used three times in the Bible. 46:23 Acts 11:26, 26:28, 46:27 1 Peter 4:16, but Christ means the Messiah. 46:31 We were waiting for our Messiah or Christians. 46:35 Thank you. Thank you. 46:36 Well, good news. 46:37 We have time for probably another question 46:40 before we take our break. 46:42 And this one is, may take a little time. 46:47 How can we approach or deal with demon possession 46:51 of loved ones or friends or demonic activities 46:54 in possessed houses or workplaces? 46:57 What do you do if it is in your life? 47:00 Just prayer. 47:02 Just want to be clear on the Bible stands. 47:04 This question is from Sherry. 47:06 Can I start on that one? 47:08 Because I probably won't be able 47:09 to answer everything, 47:11 but something that's interesting 47:13 in 2 Corinthians Chapter 6, 47:17 the Bible says in verse 14, 47:21 "What communion has light with darkness?" 47:24 "What accord, verse 15, has Christ with Belial? 47:28 Or what part has a believer with an unbeliever?" 47:34 There is Christian, excuse me. 47:38 There are two categories. 47:41 There's demonic possession 47:44 and demonic oppression. 47:47 I believe Christians can be oppressed. 47:50 I have seen people oppressed, 47:52 but if the Holy Spirit is in you, 47:54 you cannot be possessed. 47:58 It is clear that all through the gospels, 48:01 you see, especially Matthew, Mark, and Luke, 48:03 Jesus going out and healing all including those 48:09 who were demon possessed. 48:11 But it's interesting because, 48:14 and I'm going to share this with you. 48:16 I was given a wrong teaching on this. 48:18 My mother was bipolar. 48:20 I was taught that her behavior 48:22 was because she was demon possessed. 48:24 And I remember the painfulness 48:27 of praying for her to be relieved from this. 48:31 Let me tell you something. 48:33 There is such a thing as having... 48:38 If there's a physical or emotional, 48:40 psychological cause it's chemical imbalance. 48:43 Thank you. 48:45 It is not demonic possession. 48:48 What we've got to do is if you think 48:52 you are being oppressed by the devil, 48:56 or I have prayed over people who were processed, 49:00 I've seen them contort in crazy images. 49:03 I prayed over people who were oppressed. 49:06 If you have to don't dabble with the occult. 49:09 That's the first thing I ask anybody 49:11 that's going through 49:12 what they feel like is oppression. 49:15 Have you been dabbling with the occult 49:17 because you're opening the door. 49:20 So we pray. 49:21 Yes, we anoint, 49:24 we asked to be filled with the Holy Spirit 49:27 and that's mine, I'll kick it over to you. 49:30 I forgot the question actually. 49:32 Can I, can I jump in there real quick? 49:34 Okay. 49:35 So ever so quickly, I want to piggyback off 49:36 of what you just said with opening the door, 49:39 because, you know, oftentimes we need to take into account 49:42 what we have in our home. 49:43 So what did we bring? 49:45 Did we bring some kind of crystal in there? 49:47 What kind of movies do we have? 49:48 What kind of music do we have? 49:50 What is... Artwork? 49:51 Yeah, artwork and all of that, 49:52 we need to take into account what is in our house, 49:55 because that opens the door for them to come in. 49:59 Once again, the question is, 50:01 how do we deal with demon possession 50:03 of loved ones or friends or demonic activities 50:05 in possessed houses or workplaces? 50:08 That's basically the question. Yeah. 50:09 I think they answered that very well. 50:11 You know, if you're not filled by the Spirit of God, 50:12 you will be filled by only one other spirit. 50:15 That's the spirit of demons. 50:16 And, but Matthew 12:43 talks 50:19 about the life that is swept and that is clean, 50:23 and that is empty. 50:24 A lot of people say, I no longer smoke, 50:26 no longer drink, 50:27 no longer participate in any sinful activity. 50:30 They're happy that their lives are swept and clean 50:33 and put in order. 50:35 But the life is empty. 50:36 If your life is not filled by the Spirit of God, 50:39 that spirit, the Bible says he comes back in Matthew 12:43, 50:44 he says, I'll return to my house from which I came. 50:46 And when he comes, he finds it empty, 50:48 swept, and put in order. 50:50 And then he goes and takes 50:51 seven other spirits more wicked. 50:53 So when you overcome anything, 50:55 don't just glory in overcoming sin, 50:57 but the glory should be that the Lord by His Holy Spirit 51:00 has filled your life 51:02 so that no other spirit can abide there. 51:05 Thank you so much. 51:06 So basically what can we say? 51:08 You know, somebody or somebody suspected 51:10 of having demon possession, 51:12 what's your recommendation in about 30 seconds? 51:15 Pray, have them anointed. 51:17 First of all, look for anything they brought into their home. 51:21 Pray over them, anoint them, 51:23 have them pray to be filled with Holy Spirit. 51:25 They've got to be willing 51:27 to surrender to the Lord's leading. 51:28 Okay. So there's hope for anyone. 51:30 Oh, there's hope for everyone. 51:31 And we see that in the Bible very clearly. 51:33 Thank you so much. 51:34 Well, we have a moment in which we would like 51:36 to give you again the opportunity 51:38 to know how you can send in your question. 51:41 You have seen many people have, 51:43 and we thank you for your questions. 51:44 They are very interesting and it really causes us 51:47 to study and pray more. 51:49 So we'll be back after this information 51:51 that you will receive that you will need. 51:55 If you're enjoying our 3ABN Bible Q and A, 51:58 then tell your friends. 51:59 Each Monday we'll bring you a fresh program, 52:02 answering the Bible questions you send us 52:04 and we'll use God's Holy Word to shed light on those texts 52:07 that seem difficult to understand. 52:10 If you would like your questions answered 52:11 on an upcoming program, just email them to us. 52:14 Our email address is BibleQA@3abn.org 52:19 That's BibleQA@3abn.org 52:24 You can also text us your questions 52:26 by sending them to (618) 228-3975. 52:30 That number again is (618) 228-3975. 52:35 Be sure to include your name and where you live, 52:38 and then watch 3ABN Bible Q and A 52:41 for the answers from God's Word. |
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