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00:02 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, friends, to your program 3ABN Today 01:18 Bible Questions and Answers. 01:21 Yes, it is Monday. 01:23 It's the special program that we do for you 01:27 to be able to have the opportunity 01:29 to express your questions and our panelists, 01:32 your family 3ABN Family 01:35 will reply to each of your questions. 01:38 Well, it's my privilege to share this hour with you. 01:41 The Lord has been good to me. 01:43 The Lord has been good to you. 01:45 The Lord has been good to us all. 01:47 Amen? Amen. 01:48 Amen. 01:50 Well, I will present to you the panelists for this program. 01:53 We're going to start with my friend, Mrs. Morikone. 01:56 Thank you, Mrs. Dinzey. 01:58 I love this program. 01:59 We get the opportunity to open up the Word of God 02:02 and to study together. 02:03 So thank you very much. 02:05 I'm glad you're here too. 02:06 Amen. 02:07 And we have our friend, Shelley Quinn. 02:10 And I just want to say a big welcome to you. 02:13 This is your first time to hosting. 02:16 Yes, it is. 02:18 And this, I feel honored, really, 02:20 and you guys just have a dynamic presentation 02:25 every program 02:27 and, of course, I am blessed to also present to you 02:30 my husband, John Dinzey. 02:33 Welcome, John Dinzey. 02:34 Thank you so much. 02:35 It's a privilege to be here with the ladies that are here. 02:40 And also I look forward to hearing 02:43 how God uses each and every one, 02:44 you know, because I think 02:47 not only the listeners and viewers learn, 02:49 but we also learn from each other. 02:50 Oh, yes, 02:52 that is right. 02:53 That is right. 02:55 Well, there are some folks at home that are wondering, 02:56 "Oh, I forgot to send in my question." 02:58 And perhaps this is a good time for you 03:00 to just jot down 03:02 how you can send in your questions 03:04 to your family here at 3ABN. 03:08 The email you are going to send it 03:10 to is BibleQA@3abn.tv 03:16 Remember, 03:17 it's BibleQA@3abn.tv 03:22 Now, it doesn't matter 03:24 if it's children having questions, 03:26 adults, young adults, the elderly, 03:29 all of you are invited to send in your questions 03:33 and be part of the program. 03:35 So I am representing you with your questions. 03:39 So are you guys ready 03:41 for the question starting today? 03:44 Absolutely. Okay. 03:45 Well, before we get started, I wanna open the Word. 03:48 We will have a word of prayer. 03:50 Let's pray together. 03:51 Father in heaven, we thank You so much 03:54 for Your Word that brings light to our feet. 03:58 Thank You, it brings us peace. 04:00 Thank You for the encouragement. 04:02 Thank You, Father, for the direction Your Word 04:06 gives us for our lives. 04:08 Thank You for Your peace. 04:10 Thank You, Lord, for all our viewers 04:13 and those who have sent in your questions 04:15 who are longing to know You 04:17 and know that You love them completely 04:22 without unconditional love, Lord, thank you. 04:26 And now thank You for this opportunity, 04:28 as we search Your Word, answering these questions. 04:32 May Your Name be glorified. 04:34 And may Your Holy Spirit work in us. 04:36 In Jesus' name, amen. 04:38 Amen. 04:40 Well, we'd like to start the program with a question. 04:43 Ladies first. 04:45 So we're gonna go to Shelley for the question. 04:48 Shelley, this question comes from Chandler and he says, 04:53 "Is it possible to hear God's voice 04:56 like how the Old Testament people did 04:59 or even see His face today?" 05:02 Hi, Chandler, great question. 05:04 John 10:27, Jesus said, "My sheep hear My voice. 05:08 I know them, they follow Me." 05:10 We see that many ways God spoke to His people, 05:14 but He speaks to us through Scripture, 05:16 Spirit inspired impressions and His audible voice. 05:20 In Ezekiel 43:2 05:24 and Revelation 1:15. 05:28 That's Ezekiel 43:2 and Revelation 1:15. 05:32 The audible voice of God is spoken of 05:36 as the sound of many waters. 05:38 It'd be like being at a waterfall 05:40 and hearing these crashing. 05:41 We know that 05:43 when He spoke audibly to the Hebrew children 05:46 that were gathered at Mount Sinai, 05:49 they were at the foot of the mountain, 05:51 the mountain quaked, the people quaked. 05:53 But in 1 Kings 19:11-12. 05:57 1 Kings 19:11-12. 06:00 Elijah hears a great wind, God wasn't in the wind. 06:04 There's an earthquake, God's not in the earthquake. 06:07 There is a fire, God was not in the fire. 06:10 But then the Bible says 06:12 that God spoke to him 06:15 in a still small voice. 06:18 I believe that is the impression 06:21 of the Holy Spirit 06:23 when He whispers a thought in our mind. 06:26 In Acts 13:2, certain prophets and teachers 06:32 were ministering to the Lord and fasting 06:35 and the Holy Spirit spoke to them. 06:39 And He said, "Now separate to me Barnabas 06:42 and Saul for the work to which I have called them." 06:47 So was that audible? 06:49 Did they hear it or was it just the impression? 06:52 We don't know, but I do believe 06:54 God still speaks to His children. 06:57 Regarding His face. 06:59 Exodus 33:20, God said to Moses, 07:02 "You can't see My face." 07:04 So He hid him in the cleft of the rock, 07:06 He passed by and declared His glory. 07:10 When we think about seeking God's face, David said, 07:14 "When You said seek My face, Lord, 07:16 I said, Your face I will seek." 07:18 That's seeking the presence of God, 07:21 but we did see the face of Jesus 07:25 who was God veiled in the flesh 07:28 and the only time people really saw God face to face. 07:32 That's an expression 07:34 but was when it was at the Ophany or Christophany 07:38 when God was veiled in the Old Testament. 07:40 Amen. 07:42 Beautiful answer, thank you. 07:44 And praise God because His whole scripture 07:47 and we all have Bibles. 07:49 And if you don't have a Bible, please download the app. 07:52 There are Bibles you can download 07:55 into your smartphones, you know. 07:58 Well, Mrs. Morikone, I have a question for you. 08:01 Yes, ma'am. 08:03 "There are two different types of faith in the Bible, 08:06 the faith of Jesus and our faith in Jesus?" 08:10 Cheryl asks. 08:11 This is a great question, Cheryl, 08:13 and hopefully we're actually going to dive 08:15 into the Greek in this answer here 08:17 if we can accomplish this in our time. 08:19 If you look at Revelation 14:12, 08:22 what does it say? 08:23 "Here's the patience of the saints, 08:24 here are they that keep the commandments of God 08:27 and the faith of Jesus." 08:29 Now, some Bible translations say faith in Jesus. 08:32 Some Bible translations say faith of Jesus. 08:35 And if you look at the original Greek, 08:38 the word is pistis iesous. 08:40 So I would submit to you, 08:42 it is not the faith of Jesus or faith in Jesus, 08:46 but rather Jesus' faith manifested in the life 08:52 of the believer. 08:53 If you look at the Greek word, pistis, 08:55 it means faith or faithfulness 08:58 and it can be translated either way. 09:00 Faith is always a gift from God. 09:02 It's never produced by people. 09:05 It's always received from God and never generated by us. 09:10 Some Greek New Testament scholars say 09:13 that this pistis christou or the pistis iesous 09:17 should be translated Christ's faithfulness 09:20 instead of faith in Christ. 09:23 It's very interesting. 09:25 If you look at Galatians 2:20, what does that say, 09:27 "I've been crucified with Christ. 09:29 Nevertheless, it is not I who live 09:31 but Christ who lives in me 09:33 and the life which I now live in the flesh 09:36 I live by faith in the Son of God, 09:39 who loved me and gave Himself for me." 09:41 But if you look at the original Greek, 09:43 you could actually translate this, 09:46 "I've been crucified with Christ. 09:48 It's no longer I who live but Christ who lives in me, 09:51 and the life I now live, I live," how? 09:54 "Because of the faithfulness of the Son of God, 09:58 who loved me and gave Himself for me." 10:01 It's beautiful to think that it is Christ 10:05 who gives us the faith, His faith resides in us. 10:09 So is it faith in Jesus or faith of Jesus? 10:12 It's Jesus' faith in the life of the believer. 10:16 Amen. 10:17 Very good. Amen. 10:19 Amen. 10:20 Wow. 10:21 Well, we have a question 10:23 for blessed are you among women. 10:28 We're all here and you are the only guy here. 10:32 It just dawned on me. 10:34 Well, John Dinzey, this is a question from Ed. 10:38 It says, "Why is there no record 10:41 whatsoever of Jesus' life 10:44 from age 12 to age 30?" 10:49 John Dinzey? 10:50 Okay, that is a good question. 10:52 And I've asked myself that as well. 10:55 And I think most people have. 10:57 Now let's go to the scriptures to see 10:59 what it does say about Jesus. 11:02 Look at Luke 2:40 it says, 11:05 "And the child grew and became strong in spirit, 11:09 filled with wisdom 11:11 and the grace of God was upon Him." 11:15 And in Luke 2:52, it says, 11:17 "And Jesus increased in wisdom and stature 11:20 and in favor with God and men." 11:24 Now, this second part, I believe, 11:27 gives us a hint that He went about doing good, 11:30 doing good to others. 11:32 However, as far as doing miracles is concerned, 11:36 I think He limited Himself 11:38 until He started His public ministry. 11:42 Why doesn't it show more? 11:44 Because the Bible really focuses 11:46 much more on His ministry as our Savior 11:50 and His ministry, His public ministry, 11:53 the miracles that took place as He went about preaching, 11:57 the resistance He received to the preaching of the gospel, 12:01 and also the miracles He did 12:03 to show that He was the true Messiah. 12:06 You see, the prophecies concerning Jesus, 12:09 in the Old Testament, all were prophecies 12:12 that really were about His adulthood, 12:16 His time as He was in public ministry. 12:19 Now, in the Book of John 21:25, 12:23 there's something very interesting 12:25 that I would like to bring to the table and that is, 12:28 and there are also many other things 12:31 that Jesus did, 12:32 which if they were written one by one, 12:35 I suppose that even the world itself 12:39 could not contain the books that would be written. 12:42 Amen. 12:44 And that's how it concludes. 12:45 So I would say to you, 12:47 if the whole life of Jesus as a child was put there, 12:51 there wouldn't be enough room 12:52 to contain all the books of all the good deeds He did 12:54 because He just longed to be a blessing to people. 12:58 It's good. Amen. 13:00 Amen. Thank you very much. 13:02 Now we're going to go back to Mrs. Morikone. 13:04 And we have this question here. 13:06 Before I go to the question, I'd like to ask you, 13:09 are you enjoying the program so far? 13:11 Are these questions that have crossed your mind 13:14 or wondered about? 13:15 Well, I'm sure you have questions 13:17 and you'd like to text in your questions as well. 13:21 So I'd like to share the number 13:23 that you can text your questions 13:25 to as it is on the screen 13:27 and those who are listening through radio, 13:29 it's (618) 228-3975. 13:35 (618) 228-3975. 13:39 Of course, those of you who prefer to send an email, 13:43 you can send your email 13:44 to BibleQA@3abn.tv 13:50 BibleQA@3abn.tv 13:55 So, Mrs. Morikone, we have this question 13:59 that is very common and I hear a lot. 14:02 "What do we do 14:03 when the Sunday law comes into effect?" 14:07 Thank you so much for that. 14:08 I would say we do four things. 14:10 You know, I like lists, so here's the four things. 14:12 First, trust your relationship with God. 14:17 In other words, do what you have always done. 14:21 If you followed Jesus before, then you're going to follow Him 14:24 when the Sunday law comes into effect. 14:26 Revelation 22:11, 14:28 we see this at the very end of time. 14:29 Jesus says, "He who is unjust let him be unjust still. 14:32 He who is righteous, let him be righteous still." 14:35 And we see that contrast. 14:37 So when the Sunday law comes into effect, 14:39 it's not the time then to say, "I need to find Jesus." 14:42 You need to find Jesus today. 14:45 Trust your relationship with God, 14:47 do what you've always done. 14:48 Number two, trust that God will give you His words. 14:52 Luke 12:11-12, Jesus says, 14:55 "When they bring you to the synagogues 14:56 and the magistrates and the authorities, 14:59 don't worry about how you're going to answer 15:01 or what you should say, 15:02 for the Holy Spirit will teach you that very hour 15:07 what you should say." 15:08 So don't worry about what you're going to say 15:10 when the Sunday law goes into effect. 15:13 Trust God to grant you His words. 15:16 Number three, trust God to give you His peace. 15:21 We don't have to be afraid. 15:23 We don't have to walk in fear of the Sunday law. 15:26 John 16:33, 15:28 "These things I've spoken to you 15:30 that in Me you would have peace." 15:33 In the world we're going to have tribulation 15:35 but Jesus says, "Be of good cheer, 15:38 I have overcome the world." 15:40 Amen. 15:41 Finally, number four, trust God to give you His wisdom. 15:47 Isaiah 30:21, 15:49 "Your ears, you're going to hear a voice 15:51 behind you saying, 15:53 this is the way walk in it, 15:55 when you turn to the right hand or when you turn to the left." 15:58 So did you notice all four of those steps 16:01 started with a word trust? 16:02 In other words, we don't have to be afraid of what's coming. 16:06 We don't have to be afraid of the future 16:08 because we can trust our Lord, Jesus Christ. 16:12 Amen. Amen. 16:13 Hallelujah. I love it. 16:14 Now, Mrs. Quinn. 16:16 Yes. 16:17 Mrs. Quinn, "God said to make the seventh day holy, 16:21 but there's only one seventh day 16:24 in each month. 16:26 So by worshipping every Saturday, 16:28 isn't that man's law and not God's?" 16:32 Ronald's from Maryland asked you a question. 16:34 Okay, Ronald, let's look at how we measure time. 16:38 A year is the time 16:40 that it takes the earth to rotate around the sun. 16:43 A month is measured by the time 16:45 it takes the moon to rotate around the earth. 16:48 But where did we get the weekly cycle? 16:52 A weekly cycle is measured by an interval of seven days. 16:57 Where did we get that because God created the week 17:02 in the Bible in the beginning. 17:05 What God did was created the earth in six days 17:08 and on the seventh day, He rested. 17:11 You will see in the Bible 17:13 that it talks about the first day, second day, 17:16 third day, fourth day, fifth day, 17:18 the sixth day is called Preparation Day, 17:20 the seventh day is the Sabbath. 17:24 So when God is speaking, 17:26 there is no eighth day in the Bible. 17:31 It's going in a weekly cycle. 17:33 So when we talk about 17:36 when you said that there's only one seventh day 17:39 in each month, it's true, 17:41 if you are numbering sequentially 17:44 on a calendar. 17:48 Thank you, starting to say a map. 17:50 That you'd only see one day seven 17:52 but there is a seventh day in every weekly cycle. 17:56 And we see Matthew 28:1 17:59 that Mary Magdalene on the first day of the week 18:03 after that would be Sunday after she came to the grave. 18:07 And so this is something that 18:10 you just have to get in your mind is that 18:12 it is the seventh day that God sanctified, 18:16 that He blessed. 18:18 He set it aside. 18:19 Sanctified means to be set aside 18:22 for a special purpose. 18:23 The seventh day is the Lord's Day, 18:26 it is His Holy Sabbath. 18:28 Amen. 18:30 Beautifully said. 18:31 Now, John Dinzey, 18:33 have a question for you from Botswana. 18:37 And his name is Petso. 18:41 The question is, "Should Adventists 18:43 be involved in politics? 18:46 Should they become presidents and ministers 18:49 or anything of that sort? 18:52 What does the Bible say about the issue?" 18:57 Well, the Bible doesn't clearly specify 18:59 if you should be president and things like that. 19:02 I want to bring out to you 1 Corinthians 1:23. 19:06 Paul says, "All things are lawful for me, 19:08 but not all things are helpful. 19:10 All things are lawful for me, but not all things edify." 19:13 So in bringing an answer to you concerning this, 19:18 if you have a desire to serve in public office, 19:22 you have to understand that 19:25 you're going to be in public view 19:27 and you should behave yourself as a Christian 19:30 100% of the time. 19:32 Amen. 19:34 You know, to me, a Christian should be the best person 19:39 to become a political person, 19:41 somebody to serve in public office 19:43 because they're going to uphold God's law 19:45 and they're going to love their fellow man, 19:47 as they love themselves. 19:49 A true Christian will. 19:51 They would make the best presidents, 19:52 the best mayors and governors. 19:55 But when you talk about political systems 19:57 and public political parties, 20:00 you get into some serious problems there 20:03 because they have agendas. 20:06 They are influenced by big money people. 20:09 And it's an arena that could be dangerous for a Christian 20:12 if he does not keep his eyes focused on the Lord. 20:15 This is why I quoted to you 1 Corinthians 1:23, 20:20 "All things are lawful for me, but not all things are helpful. 20:22 All things are lawful for me, but not all things edify." 20:25 So Proverbs 3:5-6, 20:29 "Trust in the Lord with all your heart 20:31 and lean not on your own understanding, 20:33 in all your ways acknowledge Him 20:35 and He shall direct your path." 20:37 I now bring to you, Daniel, served in public office, 20:41 was faithful and you notice how he was attacked 20:44 but still remained faithful. 20:46 Any Seventh-day Adventist, any Christian 20:49 that chooses to serve in public office 20:51 should follow the example of Daniel. 20:53 Serve the Lord with integrity, 20:55 follow the Lord and obey His laws 20:58 so that you can be a light 21:00 that will show your good works 21:02 and glorify your Father which is in heaven. 21:04 Amen. Amen. 21:05 I enjoy listening to you at home and here. 21:09 Thank you for the encouragement. 21:10 I admire you, babe. 21:12 Now, I have a question for Mrs. Quinn again. 21:14 Okay. 21:16 "Can you explain the Abrahamic covenant? 21:20 What exactly is it." 21:22 Wendi wants to know. 21:23 Two minutes. 21:25 Two minutes. 21:26 The Abrahamic covenant is the introduction 21:29 of the everlasting eternal covenant 21:32 of redemption of salvation by grace. 21:36 2 Timothy, Paul said in 2 Timothy 1:9 21:40 that grace was given to us 21:42 before time began 21:44 because God had this everlasting covenant 21:48 He was going to set up with us. 21:50 Just real quickly, Genesis 15:6, 21:54 Abraham believed God 21:56 and God credited to him for righteousness. 22:01 That's what it's all about, it's righteousness by faith. 22:05 In Genesis 15, God ratified this covenant, 22:09 and you know, they used to sacrifice the animals, 22:12 they'd split them in two and during... 22:15 When a covenant was ratified, 22:17 both parties would walk through the covenant pieces, 22:20 but not in this. 22:22 God put Abraham into a deep sleep. 22:25 God alone walked through the pieces 22:28 because He alone was making the promises. 22:31 And here's one of the promises, Genesis 22:15. 22:36 He asked or He told Abraham, 22:40 "In your seed, all the nations will be blessed." 22:43 And he asks him, he finally has this seed, 22:46 this covenant son, 22:48 who's called his only begotten son, 22:50 that's Isaac, God asks him to sacrifice him 22:54 and instead God shows up 22:57 and He provides the sacrifice for the burnt offering. 23:02 Galatians 3:16-17 says, 23:05 "To Abraham and his seed were the promises made." 23:08 Not to many seeds 23:09 but to a singular capitalist Seed, 23:12 who is Christ. 23:14 And this I say that the law 23:16 he's talking about the Mosaic law, 23:18 that temporary covenant of civil and ceremonial laws, 23:22 which was 430 years later 23:25 cannot annul the covenant that was confirmed 23:30 before God in Christ. 23:34 He's talking about the Abrahamic covenant. 23:37 So, Christ is the promised Seed. 23:40 He lived the perfect life. 23:42 Revelation 13:8, 23:45 "He was the Lamb who was slain 23:47 from the foundation of the world." 23:49 And the new covenant 23:51 is just the progressive revelation 23:53 of the everlasting covenant 23:55 that God made with Abraham. 23:57 Amen. 23:58 Thank you so much, Sister Shelley Quinn. 24:02 Well, Mrs. Morikone, 24:03 I have something here for you. 24:05 It's a very special question. Okay. 24:08 It's beautiful. 24:09 "Hi, my name is Susie. 24:12 My boys and I love to watch Q and A videos. 24:16 The other day, my son, nine year old David asked 24:21 if I could send you an email with his two questions. 24:25 I loved how he asked them and with such assurance, 24:31 when I go to heaven, 24:32 will I remember everything that happened on earth? 24:36 If I die when I am still a child 24:39 when I go to heaven, 24:41 will I be the age I died in 24:44 and grow to be an adult in heaven 24:47 or become an adult before coming to heaven?" 24:50 Bellingham in Washington. 24:52 Thank you so much, David. 24:54 I'm delighted that we're so happy 24:56 that you watch Bible Q and A 24:59 and glad that you're studying the Word of God. 25:02 Thank you for being part of our 3ABN family. 25:05 So your first question, when I go to heaven, 25:08 will I remember everything that happened on earth? 25:12 We will remember in heaven and on the new earth, 25:16 both places, we're going to remember things 25:18 that happen on earth. 25:20 We're getting to know each other 25:21 and recognize each other. 25:23 We will sing the song of the redeemed, 25:26 and what does it mean to be redeemed? 25:28 We were brought from sin into salvation, 25:33 from darkness into light. 25:35 That means if we remember the song of the redeemed, 25:39 we're going to remember where we came from, 25:41 we're going to remember what we were redeemed from. 25:46 There will even be, I think, some tears in heaven 25:49 as we remember some of those trials 25:51 and circumstances we had. 25:53 But when we get to the new earth, 25:55 there's going to be no more tears. 25:57 You can read that in Revelation. 25:59 Amen. 26:00 Revelation Chapter 21, just the first few verses, 26:03 look at that, this is the new earth, 26:05 because John sees the New Jerusalem 26:07 coming down from heaven 26:09 and God's going to recreate this earth 26:12 where we see sin and sickness, 26:13 and suffering and death. 26:15 He's going to recreate it and make it brand new. 26:19 And it says, "God will wipe all tears from their eyes 26:23 and there'll be no more death nor sorrow, 26:25 nor crying, no more pain, 26:27 for the former things have passed away." 26:30 I believe we'll still remember those former things 26:32 but there won't be that pain with them. 26:35 Now to your second question, 26:36 if I die when I'm still a child, 26:38 when I go to heaven, will I be the age I died in? 26:41 Will I be a child or will I be an adult 26:43 before coming to heaven? 26:45 I want to tell you that Jesus loves children. 26:50 And He says children are going to be in heaven. 26:52 You can see that many times in the gospel. 26:54 One of the verses is Matthew 19:14, and He says, 26:59 "Let the little children come to Me 27:02 and do not forbid them, 27:04 for such is the kingdom of heaven." 27:06 Now, if you look in the Book of Isaiah 27:09 Chapter 11, 27:10 we see a very interesting verse, verse 6, 27:13 it's talking about the new earth. 27:15 The wolf will dwell with the lamb. 27:18 Now we don't see this in earth today, do we? 27:20 The wolf with the lamb? 27:22 The leopard will lie down with a young goat, 27:26 the calf with a young lion and the fatling together 27:30 and a little child shall lead them 27:33 not saying an adult, 27:34 but a little child shall lead them. 27:36 You know what that tells me? 27:38 If you die before Jesus comes, 27:41 the next thing you know when Jesus wakes you up, 27:43 you will be the age whatever age you were, 27:46 when you were here on this earth. 27:47 Yes, I will believe 27:49 that there will be children in heaven. 27:51 And the most beautiful thing is, 27:53 all we have to do is ask Jesus, 27:56 will You come into my heart? 27:58 I want to be your son or I want to be your daughter. 28:03 I want to spend eternity with You. 28:05 And Jesus will accept you and forgive you. 28:08 And you can spend eternity with Him. 28:10 Amen. 28:12 So encouraging. 28:13 Beautiful. 28:14 John Dinzey, I have a question for you, Dear. 28:19 This is the question. 28:21 And Chandler sends this in, "Are there really creatures 28:26 or people in other galaxies or planets? 28:30 I read this idea once from an Ellen G. White book, 28:35 Early Writings, page 39 and 40." 28:38 Yes, actually, there in page 39, 28:41 it does say something about that 28:43 she was given a view about the worlds. 28:45 So the question is, are there really other worlds? 28:47 Take this into consideration, notice. 28:49 Scientists estimated 28:50 there are over 8.7 million species 28:54 of animals and plants. 28:56 The vast majority have not been identified 28:58 and cataloging and identifying them 29:01 could take more than 1000 years. 29:03 Wow. 29:05 And according to space.com it says 29:06 while estimates among different experts vary. 29:09 An acceptable range is between 100 billion 29:14 and 200 billion galaxies, 29:17 said Mario Livio, 29:18 an astrophysicist 29:20 at the Space Telescope Science Institute 29:22 in Baltimore, Maryland. 29:23 So considering these things we have to ask ourselves, 29:26 in this vast creation, 29:28 and this is what they are able to see with a telescope. 29:31 There's a beyond 29:33 of what they are able to see with telescopes. 29:37 And so we have to ask ourselves, 29:38 are we the only creatures in the whole huge vast universe 29:44 considering the amount of plants and animals 29:46 that there are? 29:47 I would say there's a very good possibility 29:49 that there are creatures other in other worlds. 29:53 And you may get a glimpse of this 29:54 by going to some places like Hebrews 1:1-2 says, 30:00 "God who at various times and in various ways 30:03 spoken times passed to the fathers by the prophets, 30:06 has in these last days spoken to us by his Son, 30:09 whom He has appointed heir of all things 30:11 through whom also He made the worlds." 30:13 And it's interesting 30:15 that there it can either translate 30:17 to the universe or worlds. 30:19 And so this is a verse that gives us a hint 30:22 that there may be other creatures out there. 30:26 And Revelation 5:13 says, 30:28 "And every creature which is in heaven 30:30 and on the earth and under the earth 30:33 and such as are in the sea and all that are in them, 30:36 I heard saying, blessing and honor and glory and power 30:39 be to Him who sits on the throne 30:41 and to the Lamb forever and ever." 30:43 And I would say to you, 30:44 this is a picture of every creature 30:47 in the whole vast universe praising God. 30:49 Yes, I believe there are people, 30:52 creatures in other places, other worlds. 30:53 Amen. Amen. 30:55 Amen. Thank you very much. 30:57 Mrs. Quinn, you ready for this one? 30:59 I'm ready, Sister. 31:01 Well, we have Erling from Sweden. 31:04 He says, "How many cups were used in The Last Supper? 31:10 One big or one for each person?" 31:14 Oh, Erling. What will it be? 31:16 I had so much fun, as I research this to make sure 31:19 I was going to give you a good answer. 31:21 The gospel writers didn't provide all the details. 31:25 There's two options, 31:26 either Jesus had one big cup 31:29 from which all 12 of His disciples 31:31 also drank during The Last Supper 31:33 or He had one big cup 31:36 and they poured out and divided it. 31:39 Now, there are some hints here. 31:41 First of all, the Jewish Passover tradition 31:45 was to have a large cup 31:48 from and individual cups in front of each person 31:51 and they would pour from that large cup 31:54 during the Paschal Feast. 31:56 They had four drinking periods. 31:58 So each time they filled up everybody's cup, 32:03 it was called a cup. 32:04 And it's interesting, they had four cups, 32:07 basically, and this is based on the promise of God 32:11 from Exodus 6:6-7. 32:15 Real quickly, God says, 32:17 "Therefore say to the children of Israel, 32:19 I am the Lord, I will bring you out 32:21 from under the burdens of the Egyptians." 32:25 So they would quote that, have their first cup, 32:27 which was a cup of thanksgiving for their deliverance. 32:30 "I will rescue you from their bondage." 32:33 That's when they drank the second cup. 32:35 "I will redeem you with an outstretched arm 32:38 and with judgments." 32:40 That was the third cup, 32:43 the cup of the blessing of redemption. 32:46 And then He says, "I'll take you as My people 32:48 and I will be your God." 32:51 So that's when they drank the fourth cup. 32:53 Tradition says everything that I studied, 32:57 that when Jesus said this cup 33:00 which is My blood of the new covenant, 33:03 this is the third cup. 33:05 Now what's interesting, 33:07 Matthew 26:27-28, 33:12 as well as Mark 14:23-24. 33:18 Both Matthew and Mark are writing to Jewish people. 33:22 Matthew just says, Jesus took the cup and said, 33:24 "Drink from it all of you." 33:26 Mark says, "They all drank from it." 33:29 But what I researched said that 33:32 since they were writing to Jews, 33:34 most likely the Jews would assume 33:37 the implication to Jewish readers 33:40 is that there would be multiple cups 33:43 according to the tradition. 33:45 But now here's the cool thing. 33:48 Luke is writing to whom? 33:51 To Gentiles and just like, 33:54 you know, Luke is the only one of the Synoptic Gospels 33:59 that mentions in Luke 1:32 34:02 that it was the Abrahamic covenant 34:06 that is being fulfilled in the New Testament, 34:09 but he's the only one, listen to how he records this. 34:13 He mentions two cups and he says, 34:18 Luke 22:17, 34:20 "He took the cup and gave thank 34:24 and He said 'Take this 34:26 and divide it among yourselves.'" 34:30 That was the first cup. 34:31 Then in verse 20, Luke 22, he says, "Likewise, 34:36 He also likewise took the cup after supper." 34:40 So He's saying divided among yourselves 34:43 if it's likewise, 34:44 and this is the cup 34:46 of the new covenant in My blood, 34:48 which is shed for you, 34:49 which would be the third cup. 34:51 Amen. 34:52 That's beautiful. 34:53 I know it is. 34:55 Praise the Lord. That is exciting. 34:56 It's great to hear all these scriptures 34:59 and hear the answers, Bible answers. 35:02 Praise the Lord. 35:03 Well, Mrs. Morikone, ready? 35:05 Mrs. Dinzey, ready. 35:08 Zachariah 13:6, "And one will say to Him, 35:13 what are these wounds between your arms? 35:16 Then He will answer those with which I was one 35:20 that in the house of my friends." 35:22 My question is, 35:24 "Why will there be people in heaven 35:26 who do not know Jesus, 35:27 if the gospel is to be preached in all the world 35:30 before Jesus returns? 35:33 I always thought this meant 35:35 that everyone would have had the opportunity 35:38 to learn of Jesus and make a decision 35:41 for or against accepting Jesus." 35:45 Cindy from Vancouver, Canada. 35:48 Thank you so much, Cindy, for that question. 35:51 We'll get to your question 35:52 right at the end of my answer here. 35:54 We know that salvation is how? 35:56 Through faith in the blood of Jesus. 35:59 Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ 36:01 and you shall be saved. 36:03 But yet this reference that Mrs. Dinzey just read 36:05 in Zechariah 13:6 seems to indicate 36:09 that there will be people in heaven 36:10 who come to Jesus and say, 36:12 what are these wounds in your hands or in your side 36:15 or between your arms, depending on the translation. 36:18 If you look at the passage in context, 36:21 it's talking about the foreshadowing 36:23 of the Messiah, 36:24 condemned as a false prophet 36:26 and pierced with those wounds between His hands. 36:30 How can people be in heaven 36:31 who have never heard the name of Jesus? 36:35 Romans 1:20, says, 36:38 "Since the creation of the world, 36:40 His invisible attributes are clearly revealed 36:44 and understood. 36:45 Being understood by the things that are made, 36:47 even His eternal power and Godhead, 36:50 so they are without excuse." 36:51 What does that tell us? 36:52 It tells us that people who dwell you could say, 36:55 in an island nation, maybe in a place 36:58 where the gospel has not penetrated, 37:00 maybe they're cannibals, 37:02 maybe they have never experienced 37:04 the Word of God, 37:05 that nature can reveal the character of God. 37:10 We see this in Psalm 19, 37:12 "The heavens declare the glory of God. 37:14 And the firmament shows His handiwork. 37:17 There is no speech nor language 37:19 where their voice is not heard." 37:20 That tells me no matter what language, 37:22 tribe, tongue, or people, 37:24 that God can speak through nature 37:26 and He also speaks through divine Revelation. 37:30 So yes, I believe there will be people in heaven, 37:33 who have never heard the name of Jesus. 37:36 Now, to your question, how is that even possible, 37:38 if the gospel is to be preached to the whole world? 37:42 It will at the end of time, 37:43 but I think this is referring specifically to people 37:46 before the end of time, 37:48 people through the ages 37:49 from creation the last 6000 years 37:52 who did not, they died 37:53 before they had access to hear the gospel. 37:55 That's what this verse is talking about, 37:57 not the people at the end of time, 37:59 but people back through history. 38:01 Amen. Good answer. 38:02 Amen. Amen. 38:04 Very good. 38:05 Sharp and to the point. 38:06 Well, John Dinzey, I have a question for you. 38:09 Okay. 38:11 "Where did the names Lord and Christ 38:15 came to be and why?" 38:17 Virginia wants to know and so do I. 38:22 Well, that is also a good question. 38:25 I'll start with the word Lord. 38:28 And this takes us to the Old Testament first 38:32 because in the Old Testament most translations 38:37 when they use the word, LORD, 38:38 and you'll find that in capital letters, 38:41 this is identifying the name of the person 38:45 or the name of God, 38:47 which is the Tetragrammaton, which means the four letters, 38:51 and this is sometimes pronounced Yahweh. 38:54 Some people use in some translations, 38:56 you may see the word Jehovah with a J 39:00 and the Hebrews did not have the J sound. 39:04 So some people say Yehovah instead. 39:08 So when you see the word LORD, 39:10 capital L, capital O, capital R, capital D, 39:14 it is talking about God's personal names. 39:19 The writers of the Bible were trying to be careful 39:22 not to pronounce God's name. 39:24 Therefore, there are over 6,000 times 39:29 that the actual personal name of God 39:31 is presented in the Old Testament 39:33 but they chose to use 39:34 capital L, capital O, capital R, capital D, 39:37 when that name is found in the majority of the places 39:41 to avoid pronouncing God's name in vain. 39:45 And this is why the Masoretes 39:47 when they were doing their version 39:50 would put the vowels of Adonai 39:55 above so that when somebody is reading the old, 39:58 the Hebrew Scriptures they would say, 40:00 in their mind because even in their mind, 40:02 they were saying I don't want to pronounce the name. 40:04 They would say Adonai instead of saying 40:07 the personal name of God. 40:09 So there are also a small l, 40:14 in small letters, lord as well. 40:16 This means just ruler. 40:18 Now let's go to Christ, 40:20 because time is running quickly. 40:22 The word Christ comes from the Greek Christos 40:27 which is a... 40:29 You're having a transliteration using the word Christ 40:32 is from the Greek Christos. 40:34 And that's where it comes from. 40:36 That's what we borrow it from to use in the Bible. 40:40 So this is where it comes from. 40:43 Another reference the actual word Adonai 40:46 which means Lord, 40:47 you'll hear sometimes, like, the servants of Abraham, 40:50 calling him lord 40:52 and other people calling kings lord, 40:54 but they are not Lord 40:56 over all like God is Lord over all sea. 41:00 So God is ruler over all the universe. 41:04 So He is properly called LORD 41:07 and the distinction is made by like I said, 41:10 all capital letters. 41:12 So Elohim you didn't ask about that. 41:16 But that's found over 2000 times 41:19 when it says the word God and that's another story, 41:22 so we'll stop right there. 41:24 Beautifully put. 41:25 Thank you so much. 41:27 Very good. 41:28 Now, Mrs. Morikone? Yes, ma'am. 41:30 "Why didn't Jonah just jump into the sea 41:33 instead of asking the men to throw him in?" 41:37 Ruthie wants to know. 41:38 She's in Georgia waiting for the answer. 41:40 Thank you, Ruthie. 41:42 You know, Jonah is one of the greatest 41:43 missionary books in the Old Testament. 41:45 You say why is that? 41:46 Because it reveals a God who cares deeply 41:49 about the salvation of nations 41:51 beyond His own people, Israel. 41:54 And we see the irony of Jonah, God's prophet, 41:57 who by contrast, is narrow, hypocritical, and stubborn. 42:02 Jonah did not want to evangelize the Ninevites. 42:05 He ran away from God's calling on his life. 42:08 He knew the storm was sent 42:10 in consequence of his disobedience. 42:13 He didn't care about the souls of the Ninevites. 42:15 And he didn't care about the lives of the sailors, 42:17 the pagan sailors on the ship that he was on. 42:20 It's interesting to me 42:22 as I look at the irony in the Book of Jonah. 42:25 We have a gracious God 42:26 with an ungracious prophet and missionary. 42:29 We have the ungodly sailors 42:31 who cast lots and sought to follow the direction 42:34 they were given. 42:36 While at the same time, Jonah, 42:37 when he received God's revelation, 42:40 turned his back on it and walked in disobedience. 42:43 We have Jonah saying, "I'm a Hebrew, 42:46 I fear the God of land and sea." 42:49 All the while doing his best 42:51 to ignore the storm that God sent. 42:53 And we have the pagan sailors who did not even know this 42:56 God show great fear of Him and concern. 43:01 We have the prophet of God, 43:02 who knew the love and mercy of God, 43:04 standing resolved to commit suicide 43:07 rather than walk in obedience 43:09 to what God had called him to do. 43:12 We have the pagan crew 43:14 who are so afraid and respectful of this God, 43:17 they don't even know 43:18 that they're trying to obey His voice 43:20 and they try to row toward land to return Jonah toward land, 43:24 but instead, what does he say? 43:26 "Cast me in the sea. 43:28 Throw me overboard." 43:29 Now to your question. 43:30 Why didn't Jonah just jump in the sea instead of letting, 43:34 asking the men to throw him overboard? 43:37 I don't know the exact answer to that. 43:39 However, I would say 43:41 if Jonah preferred death to obedience 43:45 because he was clearly walking in disobedience. 43:48 Why didn't he just commit suicide? 43:49 I don't know. 43:51 But I would say if it were me, 43:52 it probably takes more courage to jump overboard yourself 43:57 than for someone else to throw you overboard 44:01 to what you think will be your destruction. 44:04 Yeah, the fall. 44:05 Thank you. What a blessing. 44:07 Thank you. Thank you. 44:09 Mrs. Quinn? Yeah. 44:10 This is your question here. 44:13 "Please expound 44:14 on 1 Corinthians 7:10-11." 44:20 Sharon in Jamaica is waiting for the answer. 44:23 All right, Sharon. Okay. 44:24 Well, first of all, 1 Corinthians 7:1 44:26 through 1 Corinthians 11:34, 44:30 Paul is answering questions 44:33 that the church at Corinth had sent him. 44:36 You've got to remember Corinth was extremely 44:39 immoral city 44:41 and some of the problems of the culture 44:43 had come into the church. 44:45 So in 1 Corinthians 7:10-11. 44:48 Here's what Paul says, "Now to the married I command." 44:53 And then he says, "Yet not I but the Lord." 44:55 In other words, 44:56 this was an apostolic Spirit inspired instruction. 45:00 He's getting ready to quote the Lord. 45:03 He says, he's quoting Jesus said in Matthew 19:9 45:07 and Mark 10:12, 45:09 that if someone committed adultery 45:11 for any reason other than sex, 45:15 I mean if someone they forced someone 45:18 for any reason other than adultery, 45:20 sexual immorality, 45:22 that then if they remarried, they were committing adultery. 45:26 So, you know, God intended marriage 45:29 to be a lifelong commitment, 45:32 a permanent bond 45:34 that would be broken only by death. 45:36 But now, I kind of think 45:39 that maybe your question's coming in here. 45:43 In 1 Corinthians 7, it continues on in verse 10, 45:47 it said, "A wife is not to depart 45:52 from her husband." 45:53 That word is actually divorce. 45:56 Depart is divorce. 45:58 "But even if she does depart, 46:00 let her remain unmarried 46:01 or be reconciled to her husband. 46:04 And a husband is not to divorce," 46:08 the original language is put away, "his wife." 46:11 Let me tell you something, 46:13 divorce is not adultery. 46:15 If you remarry for any reason other than sexual immorality, 46:21 the Bible says you're living in adultery. 46:24 But there is nothing in the Bible 46:29 that would prohibit you 46:31 from separating from your husband. 46:34 If you're in an abusive situation, 46:37 God would say get separate from them 46:43 and don't reconcile until they've had counseling, 46:46 until they are showing fruits of repentance. 46:50 The scripture to support that, 2 Timothy 3:1-5, 46:55 it's talking about lovers itself 46:57 without self control, 46:59 brutal and he says from such people turn away. 47:03 Amen. 47:05 Thank you very much. 47:06 I pray that the Lord will bless your lives 47:09 as we are seeking Him through the study of the Bible. 47:13 Well, I'd like to present one more question 47:15 to John Dinzey, right here next to me, my husband. 47:19 "Who was Jesus referring to in John 10:8?" 47:24 Anna wants to know. 47:26 In John 10:8, 47:29 we have the following words, 47:30 "All who ever came before me 47:33 are thieves and robbers, 47:36 but the sheep did not hear them." 47:39 This is not referring to the prophets 47:43 and judges that the Lord sent. 47:45 Jesus is referring to those false prophets 47:48 and those false messiahs 47:51 that had come before Him. 47:53 The Jews knew of the prophecy of the Messiah 47:56 and some would rise up claiming to be somebody. 48:00 And would, obviously, people would follow them. 48:05 There's a hint to this in the Book of Acts Chapter 5, 48:08 when the disciples are being judged. 48:10 And Gamaliel as some people say 48:13 or Gamaliel says in Acts Chapter 5, 48:18 you can see the beginning of verse 34. 48:20 But I'm going to start reading in verse 35. 48:22 "And he said to them: 'Men of Israel, 48:24 take heed to yourselves 48:26 what you intend to do regarding these men. 48:29 For some time ago Theudas rose up, 48:32 claiming to be somebody. 48:34 A number of men, about four hundred, joined him. 48:36 He was slain, 48:38 and all who obeyed him were scattered 48:39 and came to nothing. 48:40 After this man, 48:42 Judas of Galilee rose up in the days of the census, 48:44 and drew away many people after him. 48:46 He also perished, 48:48 and all who obeyed him were dispersed." 48:50 And so, now, and then it says, "And now I say to you, 48:53 keep away from these men and let them alone, 48:56 for if this plan or this work is of men, 48:59 it will come to nothing, but if it is of God, 49:02 you cannot overthrow it, 49:03 lest you even be found to fight against God." 49:07 A great message. 49:09 And so obviously, there were people 49:12 that would rise up false prophets claiming this, 49:14 claiming that and that's why Jesus says, 49:17 "All who came before Me were thieves and robbers, 49:20 but the sheep did not hear their voice." 49:24 Amen. 49:26 Thank you very much. 49:27 Well, we only have a quick two minutes. 49:30 "How can I explain to a non-Christian 49:33 or a non-Adventist 49:34 how inviting Jesus into their family 49:37 could make their life better? 49:39 Please give me EG White sources as well." 49:42 Rupa. 49:43 Quickly. 49:45 I would just say Galatians 5 contrasts home without Jesus 49:50 and a home with Jesus. 49:52 You see the works of the flesh, which is uncleanness, 49:55 and idolatry, and hatred, and jealousy, 49:58 and selfish ambition. 50:00 Have you dwelt in a home like that? 50:02 That is a home without Jesus. 50:05 By contrast, the fruit of the Spirit love, 50:08 joy, peace, long suffering. 50:10 What a beautiful experience to walk 50:13 and dwell in a home where Jesus lives. 50:15 To me, you see the contrast. 50:17 Amen. 50:18 Amen. 50:20 Well, I would like to also say that a home that has Jesus 50:24 has the hope of a eternal life, a home without Jesus, 50:29 like you said, it's a home without peace. 50:31 It's a home without the happiness 50:33 and joy of knowing that there is a life 50:35 beyond this world 50:37 that God has for His children. 50:39 And it is a joy and a blessing 50:41 to everyday walk with the Lord. 50:42 Yeah, and I would just say that God is love 50:45 and it's a self-sacrificing love. 50:48 So when God comes into your heart 50:50 and into your family, you see this love. 50:55 It's a unifying love. 50:56 There's no more competition, just like among the Godhead, 51:00 there's no competition. 51:01 So when Jesus comes into the family, 51:04 there's this beautiful unity 51:07 and there's self-sacrificing love 51:09 of people doing things for each other 51:12 and putting others above themselves. 51:14 I just think it's the most special thing 51:17 that can happen on earth. 51:19 Amen. 51:20 I want to thank you all. 51:22 We're gonna take a quick pause, 51:23 but we will be back with our friends at home. 51:27 So please jot down the information 51:29 as to how you can contact our program 51:32 BibleQA@3abn.tv 51:36 You can send your questions, your comments, 51:39 and we encourage you to keep studying 51:41 and keep following the program every Monday. 51:45 But right now, we're gonna take a pause 51:47 and we'll go to news and we will be right back. 51:52 If you're enjoying our 3ABN Bible Q and A, 51:55 then tell your friends, 51:57 each Monday we'll bring you a fresh program, 51:59 answering the Bible questions you send us, 52:02 using God's Holy Word to shed light on those texts 52:05 that seem difficult to understand. 52:07 To have your questions answered on a future program, 52:10 just email them to us at BibleQA@3abn.tv 52:15 That's BibleQA@3abn.tv 52:19 You may also text your questions 52:21 to (618) 228-3975. 52:25 That's (618) 228-3975. 52:28 Be sure to include your name and where you live, 52:31 and then watch 3ABN Bible Q and A |
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