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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 01:00 Mending broken people 01:15 Hello, friends, and welcome to 3ABN Today, 01:18 Questions and Answers. 01:19 I am your host James Rafferty, 01:21 and I have a great panel with me today. 01:23 And we're going to be answering a number of questions 01:26 that you have sent in. 01:27 And we want to remind you that 01:29 if you'd like to send in questions 01:31 and you haven't yet 01:32 or you'd like to send in more questions, 01:34 we have a way that you can do that. 01:35 Actually, there's several ways you can do that. 01:36 One is email. 01:38 You can email us at 01:41 BibleQA@3abn.tv 01:45 That's BibleQA@3abn.tv 01:50 Or you can text us 01:53 at (618) 228-3975. 01:58 That's (618) 228-3975. 02:04 And, or you can also Instagram us 02:07 at 3abn_official. 02:16 So we'd love to hear from you. 02:17 We love Bible questions 02:19 and we want to give Bible answers. 02:21 That's why we're here today 02:22 because we want to open the Word of God, 02:24 we want to answer these questions 02:26 from the authority of God's Word. 02:28 Amen. 02:30 So joining me on the panel today, 02:31 we have John Dinzey to my right. 02:34 Welcome, John. 02:35 Thank you. It's a privilege to be here. 02:36 You know, the Bible is so full of information 02:39 and things to learn 02:41 that we're going to be continue 02:43 to study the scriptures throughout eternity 02:45 because God has put so much in there. 02:46 Amen. 02:48 And also joining us is Ryan Day. 02:49 Amen. 02:51 Always a blessing to be a part of this incredible program. 02:53 And for those of you at home who don't have a clue, 02:56 two minutes is not enough to answer these questions. 02:59 It's not enough time, 03:00 but we're going to continue to press forward anyways. 03:02 Amen. 03:03 Glad you're here Ryan, and also John Lomacang. 03:06 Good to be here. 03:07 I tell you, to be in a seat 03:09 where we could condense a question down 03:11 to two minutes is an art, 03:13 and it's a very humbling task to know what to lead out. 03:16 So we are giving you what we consider 03:18 the condensed answer into the point. 03:20 Thank you for joining us. Amen. 03:22 So before we get started to get into the Word of God, 03:24 we're just going to take a moment or two, 03:27 to ask the Holy Spirit to lead us and guide us. 03:28 I'm going to ask Ryan to do that for us please. 03:30 Absolutely. 03:31 Let us pray. 03:33 Our Father in heaven Lord, God, hallowed be Your name. 03:37 Thank You, Lord, for this wonderful day 03:39 You've given us, this time, this opportunity. 03:41 We have to reflect in Your Word about You, 03:44 to learn of You, to learn of Your will. 03:46 And, Lord, we know that 03:48 You're going to bless us abundantly today, 03:49 we ask for the Holy Spirit to lead and guide us 03:52 here on this table today. 03:54 And lead and guide each and every one 03:56 of our viewers at home 03:57 who are listening all around the world, 03:58 wherever they are, 04:00 and may each and every one of us be drawn to Jesus 04:02 and the truth of His Word through this program. 04:05 We ask in Jesus' name, amen. 04:07 Amen. 04:08 Thank you, Ryan. 04:09 Well, we have some great questions here 04:11 that we're going to be answering today. 04:12 And we're going to start out with a hot one. 04:14 And this one, Ryan, is going to you. 04:17 I'm going to give you three minutes. 04:19 All right. All right. Sounds good. 04:20 It's pretty intense. 04:21 It says about the second death mentioned 04:23 in Revelation 20:20 and 13 through 15. 04:27 "Is hell going to be a place of torment, 04:29 eternal torment for Satan 04:31 and all people who don't accept Christ? 04:33 Please explain the verses in more depth 04:36 as I don't fully understand them." 04:38 And that's from Unia in Brisbane, Australia. 04:40 Sure. 04:41 Let me go ahead and read the text really quickly, 04:43 and then we'll get right into the answer. 04:44 So this is Revelation 20:10. 04:46 It says, "The devil who deceived them 04:48 was cast into the lake of fire and brimstone, 04:50 where the beast and the false prophet are, 04:53 and they will be tormented day and night forever and ever." 04:56 Then go down to verse 13 through 15. 04:57 It says, "And the sea gave up the dead who were in it, 05:00 and Death and Hades delivered up the dead 05:02 who were in them. 05:03 And they were judged, 05:05 each one according to his works. 05:06 Then Death and Hades were cast into the lake of fire. 05:09 This is the second death. 05:10 And anyone not found written in the Book of Life 05:12 was cast into the lake of fire." 05:14 So the question pertaining here 05:16 is the duration of the burning 05:18 or the torment in this hellfire. 05:20 And I just want to say right off the bat, 05:21 one of the reasons why we keep getting this question 05:23 is because there was a little bit of confusion 05:25 that I started in one of the previous program. 05:28 I want to say, just based on 05:29 if you've seen that previous program, I had said, 05:32 based on a couple of texts that I had read, 05:35 many texts that talk about this burning 05:36 being in a day or on a day. 05:38 It talks about on that day, or in that day. 05:42 I had made the mistake of interpreting 05:44 that to be one literal, 24-hour period. 05:47 Let me just say, for the record, I was wrong. 05:50 I was wrong. 05:52 And this happens sometimes where you know, 05:54 as you're growing, as you're learning, 05:56 you learn a little bit more, and God brings the light. 05:58 And so after talking to some of my brothers here in ministry, 06:01 Pastor Lomacang and Pastor Rafferty, 06:03 we had a little bit more time to discuss through this. 06:06 And so let me just clarify what I believe very clearly 06:09 is supported by Scripture. 06:10 First of all, we know that 06:12 God does not burn people forever, 06:14 in the literal modern sense of to infinity and beyond. 06:17 We know that's not the case at all. 06:19 First of all, Romans 6:23, "The wages of sin is death, 06:22 but the gift of God is eternal life." 06:23 Right? 06:25 There's a contrasting understanding there. 06:26 Even in John 3:16, 06:28 that it says there that for God so loved the world 06:30 that He gave His only begotten Son 06:31 that whosoever believes in Him, 06:33 notice, should not what? 06:34 Burn forever and ever and ever, should not perish, 06:37 but what's the contrasting for the righteous? 06:40 But have everlasting life. 06:42 And we know that those who burn in hellfire, 06:44 they don't burn forever, 06:46 you know, in the literal understanding of, 06:49 you know, foreverness as time, 06:50 you know, in the ceaseless ages to come, 06:52 that these people burn in hell. 06:54 We know that if we go to Malachi 4:1-3, 06:58 it confirms to us very clearly, that this hellfire, 07:02 whatever duration of time that may be for the person 07:05 who's enduring that, it's not a forever. 07:08 They are brought to ashes, 07:09 they cease to exist at some point. 07:12 But we have to also recognize 07:14 as in and I've read Great Controversy, 07:16 I've missed a little quote where it talks about 07:17 some people will burn several days maybe, 07:20 but the idea is, is that God is a just God. 07:24 And we have to understand 07:25 that the Bible makes it very clear. 07:27 I'm going to read this text to you, Revelation 22:12, 07:29 "And behold, I am coming quickly, Jesus says, 07:32 and My reward is with Me to give every one 07:34 according to his works." 07:37 Okay, we are not judged, excuse me, 07:39 we are not saved by our works, 07:41 but we are judged according to our works. 07:44 And we see that in Romans 2:5-8, 07:46 2 Corinthians 5:10, Revelation 20:12, 07:49 there's many, many other texts that talk about 07:51 how we're judged according to our works. 07:52 Now that's different for different people. 07:54 So when we go, when we read these texts, 07:56 for instance, in Revelation 14:10-11, 07:58 it says, "He shall be tormented with fire and brimstone 08:01 in the presence of the holy angels, 08:02 in the presence of the Lamb, 08:04 and the smoke of their torment ascended up forever and ever, 08:06 and they have no rest day nor night." 08:09 That forever and ever is not again, 08:11 forever in, you know, ceaseless ages to come. 08:13 Because forever in the Bible 08:15 does have a definite period of time. 08:16 It means until burned up, or according to Malachi 4, 08:19 until brought to ashes. 08:21 But how long will that be? 08:22 Well, it's according to your individual works. 08:25 If a person an unrighteous person, 08:27 you know, I'm just, I'm not trying to place myself 08:30 as a judge here, 08:32 but Hitler's punishment probably won't be the same 08:34 as Cain's punishment. 08:35 The idea is this, 08:37 for some it may be within a 24 hour period, 08:39 others it may be for a day, or two, or three, 08:42 or however long God as judge, 08:44 as righteous judge deems that to be the case. 08:47 But here's the thing we know for sure, 08:49 they do not burn forever eternally in the same sense 08:54 that we live in heaven for eternity. 08:55 They are, their punishment, past tense, 08:59 comes to an end, 09:00 and the results of that is forever, 09:02 but their punishment does not go on forever. 09:04 Pastor James, I just want you to add to that, 09:06 'cause you were saying something about Isaiah, 09:08 or you had talked to me about 09:09 how you come to this understanding. 09:11 So could you share that with us at this moment? 09:12 Yeah, I was just, that's, I really appreciate that, 09:14 Ryan, I think it's a great example, 09:16 not only for us, but all of our viewers 09:19 that we are willing to say, 09:21 "Hey, you know, I made a mistake here. 09:22 I didn't understand this." 09:23 I've said that so many times, but never on air. 09:26 But thank you for leading out in helping us to be humble. 09:31 Yeah, Isaiah 28, 09:33 there's a whole section in there starting in about 09:35 I'd say verse so 16, 17 in there 09:40 that talks about this whole strange act of God. 09:43 God, it's God's strange act. 09:44 And it does take some time, 09:46 the implications there by day and by night, 09:48 you know, and then, of course, the books being opened 09:50 in Revelation Chapter 20. 09:52 That's the record of the history of the world. 09:54 It's going to take some time to go through that, 09:55 but definitely not eternity as we have, 09:58 as Adventist have understood. 10:00 There is a perishing, there is a death, 10:02 you know, Romans, and John Chapter 3. 10:05 And so I really love this truth. 10:07 I mean, it's such a beautiful thing 10:09 to understand that God does not punish people 10:11 for all eternity, 10:12 but yet there is going to be a consequence. 10:13 All right. 10:15 Thank you so much, Pastor John Lomacang. 10:16 Sure. 10:18 "Could you please explain what happened in Mark 7:24-30? 10:22 I don't understand what Jesus said 10:24 and what the woman replied." 10:26 Okay, let me go right directly to Mark 7:24-30. 10:32 "From there He arose and went to the region 10:34 of Tyre and Sidon. 10:35 And He entered a house and wanted no one to know it, 10:38 but He could not be hidden. 10:40 For a woman whose young daughter 10:42 had an unclean spirit heard about Him, 10:44 and she came and fell at His feet. 10:46 The woman was a Greek, a Syro-Phoenician by birth, 10:49 and she kept asking Him 10:51 to cast the demon out of her daughter. 10:53 But Jesus said to her, 10:54 'Let the children be filled first, 10:56 for it is not good to take the children's bread 10:58 and throw it to the dogs.' 11:01 And she answered and said to Him, 'Yes, Lord, 11:03 yet even the little dog under the table 11:05 eat from the children's crumbs.' 11:07 Then He said to her, 'For this saying go your way, 11:11 the demon has gone out of your daughter.' 11:13 And when she had come to her house, 11:15 she found the demon gone out, 11:17 and her daughter lying on the floor.'" 11:19 One of the things that 11:20 the Lord uses language already in existence, 11:22 the Jews considered any other nation 11:24 other than the Jews as illegitimate, 11:26 not accepted by God. 11:27 And they used terms like dog and swine. 11:31 But the Bible made it very clear 11:32 that this woman was not of the National Jewish birth, 11:35 she was Syro-Phoenician. 11:37 You find the phrases in the Bible 11:39 that refers to this, 11:41 the first lesson is, 11:42 it's not good to take the children's bread 11:43 and throw it to the dogs. 11:45 The Jews consider themselves exclusive to the gospel. 11:49 That's why we find at the parable 11:50 of the rich man and Lazarus, 11:52 they wouldn't even allow the crumbs to fall 11:53 from their table to give to the Gentiles. 11:56 But the dog that they rejected came 11:58 and lick the sore of the Gentile. 12:02 They were more concerned about the well-being. 12:04 So you find two verses, the nutshell of it is 12:06 the dog's referred to those who reject God. 12:08 You find 2 Peter 2:22, 12:11 when people return back to their old ways. 12:14 "But it happened to them according to the true proverb: 12:16 'A dog return to his own vomit, and a sow or pig, 12:20 having washed to her wallowing in the mire." 12:23 Matthew 7:6, 12:24 "Do not give what is holy to the dogs, 12:26 nor cast your pearl before the swine." 12:28 But here's the point of the entire story. 12:30 When you are accepted by Jesus, 12:32 you are not a dog, you're not a swine. 12:34 That's why in the commission 12:36 of Peter to Cornelius' house in Acts 10:28, 12:41 when Peter went to Cornelius' house, 12:43 the Gentile, he said in verse 28 of Acts Chapter 10, 12:46 "You know how unlawful it is for a Jewish man 12:49 to keep company with or go to another nation. 12:52 But God has shown me that 12:54 I should not call any man common or unclean." 12:58 Jesus simply used that language to remind the Jews 13:02 that all who come to Christ 13:04 with a contrite heart are accepted. 13:06 Amen. I love that. 13:07 I love that thought. 13:08 So even the people that they designated as dogs 13:11 Jesus was here to minister to, to reach and to save. 13:14 Praise God. Luke 19:10. 13:16 Pastor John Dinzey, you ready for this? 13:18 By God's grace. Here's your question. 13:22 "What's the meaning of Luke 16:8-9? 13:25 I'm kind of confused by these verses. 13:28 Please clarify." 13:30 Well, we'll do what we can in two minutes here. 13:32 Luke 16:8-9, 13:34 "So the master commended the unjust steward 13:37 because he had dealt shrewdly. 13:41 For the sons of this world are more shrewd 13:43 in their generation than the sons of light. 13:46 And I say to you, make friends 13:47 for yourselves by unrighteous mammon, 13:50 that when you fail, 13:51 they may receive you into an everlasting home," 13:55 or everlasting habitations as it says 13:57 in the King James Version, 13:58 this is the New King James, that I read. 14:01 So the, one of the things that people get confused on is, 14:04 who is this master 14:06 that commended the unjust steward? 14:07 This is not Jesus, 14:09 this is not Luke making a comment about Jesus, 14:12 it is part of the story. 14:15 Because you're talking about a master and an unjust steward. 14:18 The owner of the home is the master. 14:20 So now, we have a part here 14:23 that says that the sons of this world 14:25 are more shrewd in their generation 14:26 than the sons of light. 14:28 By the way they live, 14:29 they make decisions that benefit themselves, 14:32 in such a way that 14:34 there are some things concerning that, 14:36 that Christians should not imitate, 14:39 because of the selfishness involved, 14:41 but in practice or in theory, 14:45 there are principles that they can gather from there 14:47 to understand that to do good to others, 14:50 not for a selfish motive, 14:51 but to do good to others may also be a blessing to you. 14:55 Remember, it says, give, and it shall be given unto you. 14:58 So what is this unrighteous mammon? 15:01 Unrighteous mammon is this world's richest, 15:04 and it even comes from a Syrian word, 15:08 or Chaldean word, 15:10 the origin of the word is 15:13 if they borrow from one another, 15:14 but it really means money or riches. 15:16 So Jesus called it unrighteous mammon, 15:19 the way it was gained. 15:21 But it says here to use the unrighteous mammon, 15:24 or in other words, 15:26 use your riches to make friends. 15:27 Now what happens? 15:29 It says that when you fail, and therein comes the question, 15:32 when you fail, is they're talking about 15:34 when you run out of your possessions, 15:35 when you run out of your money, 15:37 it says, they may receive you into an everlasting home. 15:39 Remember, do unto others 15:41 as you would like for others to do unto you. 15:43 If you have been kind to others, 15:44 and you find yourself in a terrible situation 15:46 that you have nothing, 15:48 these people will say, "Well, they helped me, 15:50 I'm going to help them." 15:51 Well, my time has run out. 15:53 There was more I had to share, but I will stop right there. 15:54 No, that's good. That's good. 15:56 That's a challenging question, 15:57 especially to do in two minutes. 15:59 But we get the point. 16:00 The principle is Jesus saying, 16:01 "Hey, here's a principle here just follow it. 16:03 You know, just follow this principle. 16:05 Doing the others as they, 16:07 you would have them do it unto you." 16:08 Okay, Ryan, ready for another question? 16:09 Let's do it. 16:11 "Why do I keep having nightmares 16:12 and feeling like I am being held down in my sleep? 16:15 Most times I scream out and wake up, 16:19 or most times am told that I make some weird noise. 16:23 But I always wake up calling out for Jesus." 16:26 And that's from Samantha, in Jamaica. 16:28 Absolutely. 16:30 You know, it sounds like Samantha 16:32 that you may be experiencing... 16:37 Some serious spiritual warfare for lack of better terms. 16:40 I mean, it seems that the enemy is pressing you 16:44 and trying to torment you. 16:46 And you know what? 16:47 In this case, it shouldn't surprise us because, 16:49 you know, Ephesians 6:12 reminds us 16:52 that, it says, "For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, 16:55 but against principalities, against powers, 16:57 against the rulers of the darkness of this age, 16:59 against spiritual host of wickedness 17:02 in heavenly places." 17:03 The enemy is out to torment you 17:05 and to make life hard for you in any way he possibly can. 17:09 And in this case, again, 17:11 I can sense that you are a follower of Jesus, 17:13 because you say you wake up calling out to Jesus, right? 17:15 And you know what? 17:17 We have to also be reminded that, 17:18 you know, the enemy he is, 17:20 he's out to steal, kill and to destroy, 17:21 he's like a roaring lion seeking whom he may devour. 17:25 But if we resist him, 17:26 the devil will flee, we're told. 17:27 That's why I believe 17:29 when you call out to Jesus to stop, 17:30 but yet it seems to be a reoccurring thing. 17:32 You know, the devil is making war with his people, 17:34 with God's people who keep the commandments of God 17:37 and have the testimony of Jesus Christ. 17:38 We see that in Revelation 12:17. 17:41 So you're experiencing some serious spiritual warfare, 17:43 I would recommend, 17:45 in this case, again, not to assume 17:47 or not to imply that I think you're demon possessed, 17:50 'cause I don't think that's the case. 17:51 But nonetheless, 17:53 you have some serious spiritual warfare. 17:54 You might need to do 17:56 some serious spiritual prayer and fasting. 17:58 And sometimes that that helps. 17:59 In fact, we see that in Matthew 17:21, 18:03 when in response to this kid 18:04 who was being plagued by an evil spirit, 18:06 Jesus, you know, rebuked the evil spirit, 18:08 it came out of him. 18:10 And he said, however, this kind does not go out 18:11 except by prayer and fasting. 18:13 Maybe that's an option for you. 18:15 There may be something in your home, 18:16 you may need to do some home inventory 18:19 because it could be something in your home, in your room, 18:21 in your vicinity that's bringing on 18:23 some type of evil spirit. 18:24 There's a story I can tell you about that. 18:26 This is some serious stuff. 18:28 Pray, pray, pray, call out to the Lord, 18:30 and do some fasting if need be. 18:32 But know that at the end of the day, 18:34 the devil has no power over you, 18:36 except that what you give to him. 18:38 Turn your life over to Jesus, give it all to Christ, 18:40 and Jesus will deal 18:41 with whatever evil spiritual oppression 18:43 it might be pressed upon you. 18:45 Amen. Thank you, Ryan. 18:46 Good answer. 18:47 John, Pastor John, so, you, 18:49 I'm going to give you three minutes for this question 18:51 'cause it's little longer. 18:52 Okay. Is that all right? 18:53 Sure. 18:55 "Pastor Lomacang, 18:56 can a believer and an SDA believer, 18:57 excuse me, can a non-believer and an SDA believer, 18:59 Seventh-day believer get married in the SDA Church? 19:02 Can a SDA pastor marry them? 19:04 Can a pastor marry to non-Adventist 19:07 in a Seventh-day Adventist Church 19:09 or outside of a church?" 19:11 And that's from Christie in Queensland, Australia. 19:14 Okay, they gave two scenarios, 19:15 an Adventist with the non-Adventist 19:17 and two, non-believers. 19:19 The answer on both of those cases are yes, 19:21 with the caveat. 19:23 The Bible does not encourage 19:25 a believer to marry a non-believer, 19:28 even a person of a different faith. 19:30 And we find that injunction clearly in scripture, 19:34 2 Corinthians 6:14, 19:36 "Do not be unequally yoked together with unbelievers. 19:38 For what fellowship 19:40 has righteousness with lawlessness? 19:42 And what communion has light with darkness." 19:44 But you heard me answer the question, yes. 19:46 Anybody can marry anybody anywhere 19:48 if they wanted to. 19:49 But should they is the question. 19:51 That's the real question, should they? 19:53 And the answer is, I'll just kind of go ahead 19:56 and make a very clear point. 19:57 I've been in ministry now going on 35 years. 20:00 Only once that I've performed a wedding 20:02 with an Adventist and a non-Adventist. 20:03 And I prayed about it seriously. 20:05 Because I looked at this couple specifically 20:08 and I said, Lord, the wife was pleading with me 20:10 telling me the background and she says, 20:12 "My husband is good man, I'm working with him now. 20:14 I think it's a matter of time 20:15 before he gives his life to the Lord. 20:17 Please let me work with him." 20:18 And I had a chance to speak with him. 20:19 And I thought, "This man's heart is genuine. 20:21 He's seeking out the truth." 20:23 And I did, and then I baptized him shortly 20:25 after that. 20:26 But that was the only time, never did it before, 20:28 never did it afterwards, and I don't recommend it. 20:30 And here's the reason why. 20:32 You have to really pray and ask God to impress you 20:34 and guide you give you spiritual discernment. 20:36 But God's Word is clear, 20:37 don't marry a believer with a non-believer. 20:40 Because, a couple of instances, one of them in Matthew 6:24, 20:44 this is kind of a light hearted one. 20:46 "No man can serve two masters, 20:49 for either he will hate the one and love the other 20:52 or else will be loyal to the one 20:53 and despise the other. 20:54 We cannot serve God and mammon." 20:56 That's about money. 20:57 But I've seen couples, 20:59 people married for 40, 50, 60 years. 21:00 And women still say, 21:01 "My husband has never come to church. 21:03 He never gave his life to the Lord. 21:05 I don't know if he ever will." 21:06 And they've lived a life of individual hostility 21:10 sometimes on Sabbath, 21:11 the television is on, he's drinking. 21:13 Don't marry somebody and make them a project. 21:16 If they have not given their lives 21:18 or the woman or man to the Lord yet, wait. 21:20 Don't rush because you'll find that 21:22 you'll save a lot of heartache. 21:24 It's better to have a short term heartache 21:26 than heartache for many, many decades to come. 21:28 The other thing the Bible gives the example 21:30 of why we shouldn't in 1 Kings 11:1-3. 21:34 "But King Solomon loved many foreign women, 21:37 as well as the daughters of Pharaoh, 21:38 women of the Moabites, Ammonites, Edomites, 21:41 Sidonians and Hittites, 21:43 from the nations of whom the Lord had said 21:46 to the children of Israel, 21:47 you shall not intermarry with them, 21:49 nor they with you." 21:51 Surely, here's the reason, 21:53 they will turn away your heart after their gods. 21:56 And it says Solomon clung to these in love, 21:59 and he had 700 wives, princesses and 300 concubines, 22:04 and the Lord was right, 22:07 and his wives turned away his heart. 22:11 The chances are great that 22:12 that person that you love more than God 22:14 will turn your allegiance from God to a different God. 22:18 Be wise about the decisions of marriage. 22:20 Great counsel, great biblical insight. 22:23 Thank you so much. Amen. 22:25 Pastor John Dinzey, 22:26 you ready for question number two? 22:28 By God's grace. Here it comes. 22:29 "I understand, according to Ephesians 4:8-11 22:32 that the word pastor is a spiritual gift. 22:35 Since God is the one who bestows such a gift, 22:38 why does the church appoint men as pastors 22:41 but does not appoint prophets?" 22:42 And that's from Brother Les in Dominica. 22:45 Thank you, Brother Les, for the question. 22:47 It's very interesting the way the question is worded. 22:51 Apparently, you recognize that God is the one 22:53 that bestows the gift of the person being a pastor. 22:58 And the question is, why does the church 22:59 appoint pastors and not prophets? 23:02 Looking at this, we look at Ephesians 4:7-11. 23:07 "But to each one of us grace was given 23:09 according to the measure of Christ's gift. 23:12 Therefore He says: 'When He ascended on high, 23:14 He led captivity captive, and gave gifts to men.' 23:17 Now this, 'He ascended, ' what does it mean 23:20 but that He also first descended 23:22 into the lower parts of the earth? 23:24 He who descended is also the One who ascended 23:26 far above all the heavens, 23:27 that He might fill all things. 23:29 And He Himself gave some to be apostles, 23:31 some prophets, some evangelists, 23:33 and some pastors and teachers." 23:34 And notice that this is a gift from God. 23:38 So the question is, 23:40 what is the role of the leadership 23:41 of the church in this? 23:43 Are they to you, you, you're going to be a pastor, 23:47 you also, no, not you, you over there, 23:50 that's not the way this thing works. 23:52 The church, the leadership should recognize the gifts 23:55 that God has already placed in the individual. 23:58 And then, of course, this person 24:00 when the proper things are done, 24:03 is either given a church or a district 24:06 comprising of more than one church. 24:08 So this is the way the church leadership works. 24:12 But the church leadership are not the ones that select 24:15 who is supposed to be a prophet. 24:17 And now I have to say that there are some people 24:19 that proclaim themselves prophets. 24:21 We used to get phone calls here all the time. 24:24 I even remember the name of the individual. 24:27 This is prophet so and so calling and he said, 24:30 he had this prophecy that he was giving to us 24:32 that it was like November, 24:34 he says, in the month of April, 24:35 this is, this and this is going to happen. 24:37 And the month of April came, 24:39 you know, waited five or six months, 24:40 he was calling almost every day. 24:42 The month of April came and when he didn't call, 24:46 he called like in May or June, 24:47 I said, "Aren't you the same prophet that said 24:49 this and this is going to happen?" 24:50 He said, "No, that was somebody else." 24:52 So you see, there are false prophets. 24:54 So we should give, 24:55 allow God to do the work that he does 24:57 and that he is the one that chooses 24:59 who is to be a prophet. 25:00 The church is not really set up to have a, 25:04 an office of a pastor, or a salary position for, 25:08 I'm sorry, a salary position for a prophet. 25:10 So, but the church should recognize, 25:13 of course, that God has given the gift of prophecy 25:16 to an individual 25:17 and there are tests 25:19 that we don't have time to get into. 25:20 Again, we're trying to get 25:22 as many questions in as possible. 25:23 That's why there's this two minute. 25:26 It is challenging, I know what it is, 25:27 I know you only have. 25:29 So we just want to remind you, 25:30 if you would, if you have a question, 25:31 and you would like to get it into us 25:34 and get a response to that question, 25:35 you can first of all, email us 25:38 at BibleQA@3abn.tv 25:43 That's BibleQA@3abn.tv 25:47 Or you can text us 25:48 at (618) 228-3975. 25:53 That's (618) 228-3975. 25:57 You can even send us an Instagram at 3abn_official 26:02 That's 3abn_official 26:04 So, we're going to continue on now 26:06 to answer some more questions because time is ticking away, 26:08 and we want to get to more questions. 26:10 Ryan, you got the next question? 26:11 You ready for this? Let's do it. 26:13 All right. This is a long one. 26:14 "Ryan, would you be able to tell me why did God..." 26:17 Oh wait a minute, I'm going back 26:19 to your first card here. 26:20 Okay. 26:22 Number three, "Is it appropriate 26:23 for a pastor to marry two LGBT people?" 26:26 That's from Bill in North Dakota. 26:29 Well, Bill, the overwhelming, very direct clear answer is no. 26:33 It's definitely not appropriate, 26:35 in no situation is it appropriate 26:38 because marriage is a holy thing 26:41 that God set in place. 26:43 It was His design that marriage 26:44 between one man and one woman be the case. 26:48 That is the biblical design and biblical plan for God 26:51 when it comes to marriage. 26:52 And so referring to this LGBTQ plus, 26:56 however you want to, 26:58 whatever letters go after that, 27:00 I'm not trying to be disrespectful, 27:01 just trying to call it what it is. 27:03 We're talking about lesbians and gays and sexual immorality 27:06 that the Bible absolutely condemns. 27:09 For instance, I'm going to read just a couple of texts 27:11 from Romans 1:26-29 and verse 32. 27:15 You can see God's attitude towards this type of practice. 27:18 It says, "For this reason, 27:19 God gave them up to vile passions, 27:21 for even their women exchanged the natural use 27:24 for which is against nature. 27:25 Likewise, also the men leaving the natural use of the woman 27:29 burned in their lust for one another, 27:31 men with men committing what is shameful, 27:33 and receiving in themselves the penalty 27:35 of their error which was due." 27:36 And then it goes on to verse 28. 27:38 "And even as they did not like 27:39 to retain God in their knowledge, 27:41 God gave them over to a debased mind, 27:43 to do those things which are not fitting, 27:46 being filled with all unrighteousness," 27:48 and notice, "sexual immorality." 27:50 And in verse 32 of Romans 1, 27:52 it says, That those who practice such things 27:54 are deserving of death, 27:56 not only do the same, 27:58 but also approved to those who practice them." 28:01 So, my friends, again, right there, 28:03 approve of those who practice them 28:04 but for a pastor, 28:06 or any minister to approve of those things, 28:08 again, that God's attitude toward is deserving of death. 28:11 I mean, this is a serious issue. 28:13 So no minister should do this. 28:15 God will not be mocked, Galatians Chapter 6 says. 28:18 And mocking God, in this sense, is horrible. 28:21 So we don't, we certainly don't want to do that at all. 28:24 You know, the Bible in many different cases, 28:26 I can also quote Leviticus multiple times. 28:29 Go read the Book of Leviticus. This is a shameful act. 28:32 It's an abomination unto God when we see these things, 28:34 Romans Chapter, excuse me, 1 Corinthians Chapter 6, 28:37 go read that, and all the list of the different acts. 28:40 It's not just sexual morality, but many others. 28:43 They will not inherit the Kingdom of God. 28:44 So in this case, the answer is clear, 28:46 biblically, no minister should be uniting in marriage, 28:50 anyone of this LGBTQ community. 28:53 Very tough question, Ryan. 28:55 Thank you for handling that 28:56 and taking us to the Word of God. 28:57 John, John Lomacang. 28:59 "Pastor John, what is the significance 29:02 for the apparent name change from the Holy Spirit 29:05 to Holy Ghost in John 7:38-39?" 29:09 And that's from Kenneth in Antigua. 29:11 Okay, I'll read those verses for you. 29:14 And in a nutshell, very quickly off the bat, 29:17 the word there Holy Spirit, 29:19 or Holy Ghost is the Greek word pneuma, 29:22 means the same thing. 29:24 The difference is translation. 29:25 King James Version says, Holy Ghost, 29:27 New King James Version says, 29:28 Holy Spirit, there is no difference. 29:30 Because you look at the word there in the Greek, 29:32 it means breath, spirit, force, wind, 29:36 and in the context it means, 29:37 Holy Spirit, Holy Ghost, 29:39 same person of the God had being referred to. 29:42 So you see John 7:38-39. 29:44 In New King James Version, it says, 29:46 "He who believes in me, 29:48 as the scripture has says, 29:49 out of his heart will flow rivers of living waters." 29:52 Verse 39, 29:54 "But this He spoke concerning the spirit, pneuma, 29:58 whom those believing in Him would receive, 30:01 for the Holy Spirit was not yet given 30:04 because Jesus was not yet glorified." 30:07 And this is talking about that 30:09 there was a blessing to come on the Day of Pentecost 30:11 that would not come before the Day of Pentecost, 30:14 which we read in Acts 1:8, 30:16 but you shall receive power 30:18 after that the Holy Ghost has come upon you 30:20 or the Holy Spirit has come upon you. 30:22 The same power is being referred to, 30:24 once again the simple answer is, 30:26 it depends on the translation of the Bible, 30:28 King James, Holy Ghost, New King James, Holy Spirit. 30:33 I'll leave it right there. Yeah, thank you, John. 30:35 That was great answer pretty basic. 30:37 All right, Pastor John Dinzey. 30:38 "I was listening to sermons by Pastor Ty Gibson, 30:41 on the topic of whether predestined, 30:44 where the God predestines, 30:45 who will be saved or who will be lost. 30:47 While I believe that God 30:49 does not predestined these things, 30:50 as demonstrated in 2 Peter 3:9, 30:53 I was having trouble in my study of Romans 8:29, 30:57 where Paul says that God predestined those 31:01 whom He knew beforehand 31:02 to be conformed into the image of His Son. 31:04 What does this mean?" 31:05 And that's from Daniel in New York City. 31:07 Amen. 31:09 Thank you for that question. 31:10 Very good question actually. 31:13 We have had some good questions. 31:15 Yes. 31:16 So, yes, it says, "For whom He foreknew, 31:18 He also predestined to be conformed 31:19 to the image of His Son, 31:21 that He might be the firstborn among many brethren." 31:24 This is not the act, 31:25 the fact that God can foresee the future does not mean that 31:29 He takes away your freedom of choice. 31:31 God has not predestined people to be lost 31:33 and some people to be saved. 31:36 God sees the future, He sees who makes the choices. 31:39 And it really it is God's plan for all of His children 31:43 that choose salvation, 31:45 that choose to be His children to be conformed 31:47 to the image of His Son, 31:49 to be transformed. 31:50 This is a process. 31:52 It is not that He's chosen this one, 31:54 and that one and that one. 31:56 It is that the people that make the choices, 31:59 the plan that God has for them is to be like Jesus. 32:03 So I then point you to Philippians 1:6, it says, 32:06 "Being confident of this very thing, 32:08 that He which hath begun a good work in you 32:11 will perform it until the day of Jesus Christ." 32:15 This is a process that God begins 32:17 and the person that chooses salvation, 32:19 and we cooperate with Him to be transformed. 32:22 Romans 12:2, 32:24 "And do not be conformed to this world, 32:26 but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, 32:29 that you may prove what is that good 32:31 and acceptable and perfect will of God." 32:34 So what is happening is here is that God, 32:38 the plan of God for His children 32:40 is to be transformed. 32:41 Why? 32:42 Because, you know, you inherit tendency toward evil, 32:46 you form bad habits on your own, 32:49 and so God has to transform you with you cooperating with Him, 32:53 you're going to be changed, 32:55 transformed into the image of His Son. 32:57 That's why it says in Philippians 2:5, 33:00 "Let this mind be in you." 33:02 Don't resist. 33:03 "Let this mind be in you, 33:05 which was also in Christ Jesus." 33:08 I'll stop right there. 33:09 Yeah, so God has predestined everyone to be saved, 33:11 but only those who respond are actually transformed. 33:14 Yes, second, he quoted 2 Peter 3:9. 33:17 Yes. Yeah. 33:18 Ryan, ready for another question? 33:19 Let's do it. Okay. 33:21 "Ryan, would you be able to tell me why God, 33:23 did God create a cunning creature?" 33:26 "Now the serpent was more cunning 33:27 than any beast of the field 33:29 which the Lord had made. 33:30 And he said to the woman, 'Has God indeed said, 33:32 you shall not eat of every tree of the garden.'" 33:34 Genesis 3:1, New King James. 33:36 "I had a theory 33:38 that he was the perfect vessel for Lucifer 33:40 being that the serpent 33:42 was supposed to be beautiful and cunning, 33:44 just like Lucifer." 33:46 And that comes from Jenny. 33:47 Okay, well, I guess it depends on 33:49 how you're applying the term cunning here 33:51 and who you're applying it to. 33:53 Because if you go back to Genesis 3:1 here, 33:55 it does say, "Now the serpent was more cunning 33:57 than any beast of the field 33:58 which Lord God had made." 33:59 But notice the very next sentence, he says, 34:01 and he said to the woman, who's he? 34:03 Obviously this talking about that individual 34:06 who used the serpent 34:07 which we know is none other than Lucifer himself. 34:10 While I do believe that while it says 34:12 here that the serpent was more cunning, 34:13 this is the detail a characteristic 34:16 that's applied to the character of the person using the serpent 34:20 which in this case would be Lucifer. 34:21 I looked up on the online Oxford Dictionary, 34:24 just so I could define properly defined cunning. 34:26 It had two possible definitions, 34:28 the first one having or showing skill 34:30 and achieving one's ends by deceit or evasion. 34:34 Okay, that applies to Genesis 3. 34:36 And obviously, the second one was attractive or quaint. 34:38 Now, there could have been 34:40 some kind of attractiveness to this serpent. 34:41 I believe it possibly could. 34:43 No I know today, because of what we know 34:45 about these certain deadly animals like a snake. 34:47 I don't look at any snake and say, "Oh, how beautiful, 34:50 it's just so gorgeous to my eyes." 34:52 Just like we don't look at a shark and say, 34:54 "Look how beautiful that shark is." 34:56 Or, "Oh, that scorpion is just a fine looking animal." 34:59 Or, "Man, look at that black little spider. 35:01 I just want to hold it. It's so precious." 35:02 You know, we don't look at these type of 35:04 because based on its characteristics, 35:06 you know, we kind of you know, shun away from it. 35:08 In this sense, maybe there was a certain beauty 35:11 in the sense of the second definition 35:13 of cunning, attractive and quaint to this serpent. 35:16 But I believe that the appropriate definition 35:19 that applies in the concept of cunning, 35:21 which is crafty, intelligent, deceitful, 35:24 it fits with the context here. 35:26 And so in this case, I don't think 35:27 we should be applying much emphasis on the creature 35:30 that the devil used to be a vessel 35:33 or a medium to communicate with Eve 35:36 because obviously, God doesn't make mistakes. 35:38 And I don't think God created in that serpent 35:41 a cunningness in the sense of a deceitfulness 35:44 or a sinful characteristic. 35:46 Obviously, the devil brought that about himself 35:48 as he used and manipulated 35:50 that serpent to communicate with Eve 35:52 that brought about the fall. 35:53 In the whole context of this past verse 1 35:56 is obviously the devil doing just that. 35:58 He's bringing about the fall of man, 36:00 the deceit of eating of this fruit 36:02 that God had said not to. 36:04 So in this case, I would say, 36:05 don't read too much into it thinking that, 36:07 "Oh, why did God, you know, 36:08 He must have created the serpent to be cunning, 36:09 just like Lucifer." 36:11 No, no, no, no, Lucifer is the cunning one, 36:12 Lucifer is the deceitful one. 36:14 He just used the medium through a serpent to get the job done. 36:19 Thank you. Thank you, Ryan. 36:21 Good answer. 36:22 "Pastor John, why do you think 36:24 the Bible doesn't just give prophetic time 36:27 as three and a half years for instance, 36:29 or 1260 years instead of days?" 36:31 And that's from Indiana. 36:33 Well, the messages in the Bible are in codes 36:35 and symbols and signs and you know that very well, 36:37 you know, Revelation signs and symbols. 36:40 And I would recommend you watch James Rafferty 36:42 and Ivor Myers series that we feature here on 3ABN. 36:46 The messages of prophecy were intended to be hidden. 36:49 John was living at a time where he was a prison 36:52 on an island of Patmos. 36:53 You find Daniel was in both regions, 36:57 taken into Babylon as a slave, 36:59 and then he was allowed to reign 37:01 also in the Medo-Persian Empire. 37:03 But whenever God gave these messages, 37:05 they were to be decoded later on in time, 37:07 and they would be hidden 37:09 for the course of human history. 37:10 If the Lord said, simply just give you a direct example. 37:13 You know, one day the Roman Church 37:16 is going to take over the Christian Church 37:17 and the government of America is going to... 37:20 We'd say, wait a minute, wait a minute, 37:21 these entities will be able to start putting in place 37:24 to prevent these prophecies from coming to pass, 37:26 but God hid them in symbols and signs. 37:29 I'll give you a classic example. 37:30 Ryan just talked about the serpent, Genesis 3:4, 37:33 then the serpent said to the woman, 37:35 well, that's what Genesis says, 37:37 you find the woman and the serpent in Genesis 37:39 and the woman and the serpent in Revelation, 37:41 Revelation 12, verse nine, so who is it? 37:43 Now, so the great dragon was cast out that serpent 37:47 of old called the Devil and Satan. 37:49 That's the first part. Who is he? 37:50 The serpent is the devil, the serpent of old, 37:53 the Devil and Satan. 37:54 That's who he is. 37:55 Matter of fact, didn't even say is Lucifer, 37:57 he lost that beautiful name, now the Devil and Satan, 38:00 and then now you have the dragon. 38:02 Well, who's the dragon? 38:03 Revelation 12:13. 38:05 Now, when the dragon saw 38:07 that he had been cast to the earth, 38:08 who's the dragon, Revelation 12:9, 38:10 that great dragon was cast out, 38:12 that serpent of old called the Devil and Satan. 38:14 God hides these symbols. 38:16 And the Bible says very clear in Luke 8:10, 38:19 "To you it is, has been given to know 38:21 the mysteries of the kingdom of God, 38:23 but to the rest, it is given in parables 38:26 that 'Seeing they may not see, 38:27 and hearing they may not understand.'" 38:30 And Amos 3:7 has the reason, 38:32 God says, "Surely the Lord God does nothing 38:34 unless He reveals His secrets to His servants the prophets." 38:37 If you are not a servant, or a prophet of God, 38:39 you don't know the message. 38:41 God conceals it only for His people. 38:43 Amen. 38:45 Spiritual things are spiritually discerned. 38:46 That's right. Thank you, Pastor John. 38:48 All right, Pastor John Dinzey, 38:50 here we go with question number four. 38:51 You ready for this? Yes, sir. 38:52 "What does Jesus mean when He says, 38:54 unless one is born of water and the Spirit, 38:58 he cannot enter the kingdom of God? 39:00 Water and the Spirit, is this baptism?" 39:02 And this is from Bridgette, in Trinidad and Tobago. 39:05 Well, the short answer is yes. 39:08 And yes, in John 3:5, it says, "Most assuredly, I say to you, 39:13 unless one is born of water and the Spirit, 39:15 he cannot enter the kingdom of God." 39:18 This is a time when an individual recognizes 39:21 that he needs to be born again. 39:24 Die to the old way of living 39:27 and rise again in newness of life. 39:30 I'm reading now from Romans 6:3-4, 39:34 it says, "Or do you not know that as many of us 39:36 as were baptized into Christ Jesus 39:39 were baptized into His death?" 39:41 This is done in a watery grave. 39:43 That's the way we call it. 39:44 "Therefore we were buried with Him 39:47 through baptism into death, 39:49 so that just as Christ was raised from the dead 39:52 by the glory of the Father, 39:53 even so we also should walk in newness of life." 39:57 So yes, this is a description of baptism. 40:01 You're born of water, and the Lord blesses you 40:05 in a more direct and full way with the Holy Spirit 40:08 because the Holy Spirit is already working 40:10 in your heart 40:11 before you even choose to be baptized. 40:13 Because it's God that leads you to repentance, 40:17 and as you respond to this and you say, "Yes, 40:20 I want a new life, 40:21 "and the marvelous thing is that 40:22 it says in 2 Corinthians 5:17, 40:24 "If any man be in Christ, he is a new creature, 40:28 behold, all things are passed away, 40:29 behold, all things have become new." 40:31 So this is a beautiful description 40:34 of a new life in Jesus Christ. 40:36 Yes. Amen. Amen. 40:38 Thank you, Pastor John. 40:39 All right, Ryan, last question for you. 40:42 "Please clarify 1 John 5:16, which says, 40:45 "If anyone should see his brother sinning a, 40:49 not leading to death, 40:50 he should ask and He will grant him life 40:52 to those that sin not leading to death. 40:54 There is a sin leading to death. 40:56 I do not say that he should ask about that." 40:58 My confusion is coming from the idea 41:01 or the fact that for the wages of sin is death. 41:04 So what is John speaking about 41:06 when he says sinning not to death? 41:09 I'm greatly confused. 41:10 Help!!!" Brother Dwayne in Guyana. 41:15 No, this is a fantastic question. 41:17 And it's one that I had for many years as also, 41:19 I'd read this text and think, "Wait a second, 41:21 the wages of sin is death, you know, there's no... 41:23 You mean, I can sin a sin that doesn't lead to death." 41:25 Right? 41:27 What John is actually bringing about 41:28 here is he's talking about sin, 41:30 that is confessed, 41:31 and he's differentiating that from the sin 41:34 that is not confessed. 41:35 Okay? 41:36 So really, what he's bringing about in a sense, 41:38 is he's talking about the difference 41:39 between those people who still have hope, 41:42 because they can come to Christ 41:43 and they can still confess their sins, 41:45 according to 1 John 1:9. 41:48 Remember, if we bring any of our sins, 41:50 if we confess our sins, 41:52 He's just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us 41:54 from all unrighteousness. 41:55 We have that promise there. 41:57 However, the sin that leads to death. 42:00 And again, he says, you probably 42:01 shouldn't even pray for him 42:03 because I'm not going to say anything about that. 42:04 This is talking about a sin 42:05 that obviously does not bring about confession 42:08 that a person cannot be forgiven for. 42:10 Why can't they be forgiven? 42:11 Because they don't confess it. 42:13 And ultimately, what I believe he's talking about here 42:15 is what Jesus speaks about in Matthew 12, 42:17 which is blasphemy of the Holy Spirit. 42:19 This is a person who is living constantly, 42:23 perpetually, in a lifestyle 42:25 in which they are constantly rejecting 42:27 the work of the Holy Spirit. 42:28 What's the purpose of the Holy Spirit? 42:29 The purpose of the Holy Spirit is to convict us, 42:31 to lead us into all truth, 42:33 to bring to our attention all of those things 42:35 which Christ taught us, 42:36 the righteousness of God. 42:38 And when we reject that 42:39 constantly in a state of rebellion, 42:41 that is sin that's not being confessed, 42:43 and that is sin that leads to ultimate death, 42:46 eternal death, versus, 42:48 you know, what you may have be dealing 42:49 with the person who is, 42:52 you know, again, has lived a life of sin. 42:54 But if they confess that sin genuinely to Jesus Christ, 42:57 then He can forgive them. 42:58 Even though yes, the wages of sin is death. 43:00 And we all in some way, form or fashion 43:02 will experience some type of death 43:04 or transformation in Christ at the second coming 43:06 because we have to die to self, right? 43:08 At some point, we will all experience that. 43:10 But at the end of the day, 43:11 there is sin that's not leading to death, 43:13 meaning we can confess it, 43:14 and it's not eternal because Christ has forgiven it. 43:17 And so in this case, I love reading James 5:19-20. 43:21 It says this, "Brethren, 43:22 if any one among you wanders from the truth, 43:24 and someone turns him back, 43:26 let him know that he who turns a sinner 43:28 from the error of his way, 43:29 will save a soul from death and cover a multitude of sins. 43:33 This is what John's talking about, 43:34 pray for the brothers who are struggling in sin 43:36 because even though there's a struggle there, 43:38 that does not mean that there's no hope. 43:40 Pray for them, brothers and sisters, 43:41 because the Holy Spirit can bring them to confession, 43:44 to repentance, 43:45 and to a saving relationship with Jesus. 43:47 Amen, Ryan. 43:48 You know, that verse has really helped me. 43:49 I remember someone asked me one time, 43:51 you know, should we be praying for the devil? 43:53 And I turned it in that verse and said no. 43:54 He's sin, the sin that leads unto death. 43:56 You don't pray for him. That's right. 43:57 So, Pastor John? Yes. 43:59 "Will you explain if all eyes will see Him at one time, 44:04 as it states in Revelation 1:7? 44:07 Sure. 44:08 That's easy. 44:10 One of the first reasons I believe it is 44:11 because the Bible says so. 44:13 And that's the credibility of God's Word. 44:15 We try to establish in human terms, 44:19 things that are done in divine ways. 44:22 God's ways are not our always. 44:24 His methods are not our methods. 44:26 Let's just go and look at the math of it right now. 44:28 If you circumference this planet is 24,000 miles 44:31 around from the center all the way 44:33 around to the other side, 44:34 coming all the way around, 24,000 miles around the planet. 44:37 Light travels at 186,200 miles per second. 44:40 If lightning flashes from the east to the west, 44:43 as the Bible says, 44:44 and it's traveling at 186,200 miles a second, 44:48 God can cover the planet in 1/8th of a second. 44:52 Every eye will see Him when He returns, 44:54 1/8th of a second. 44:55 How fast is that? 44:56 So when we come with a retinue of angels 44:59 10,000 times 10,000 and thousands of thousands, 45:03 He's not going to appear in New York first, 45:05 every eye will see Him. 45:06 That's why He says if they see He's in the desert, 45:08 don't believe it. 45:10 If He's in the secret chamber, do not go out. 45:11 If he says He's desert, don't go out, 45:13 in the secret chamber don't believe it. 45:15 For as lightning shines from the east to the west, 45:18 so also shall the coming of the Son of man be. 45:20 And so how we all going to see Him? 45:23 What about the dead? 45:24 The dead in Christ will be raised, 45:27 and joined with the living to be caught up 45:30 to meet Him in the air. 45:31 Not only are all living 45:32 and the resurrected righteous going to see Him, 45:35 but also those who pierced Him 45:37 have a special appointment to see Him 45:39 as King of kings and Lord of lords, 45:42 when Jesus being crucified, 45:43 and they adjured Him 45:45 to declare whether or not He is the Son of God, He says, 45:46 "I am, and we will see each other again. 45:49 You'll see Me come in the clouds of heaven 45:50 with power and great glory." 45:52 So yes, every eye will see Him. 45:54 How do I know that? 45:56 God's Word says it. 45:57 You know, those stats are amazing, 45:59 because that makes it sound like 46:02 He's circling the earth so fast that for every one, 46:04 He's right there all time He's right there. 46:05 Yeah. 46:07 And can you imagine 10,000 times 46:08 10,000 and thousands of thousands of angels? 46:11 This little tiny thing called earth is nothing but a sand, 46:14 dot of sand in God's universe. 46:17 I think He's got more angels than that. 46:20 All right. John, one last question. 46:23 This is, I'm going to give you three minutes for this one, 46:24 'cause it's a long question. 46:25 Yes. 46:27 "This was a Facebook comment to a photo that I posted. 46:29 This was what Jacqueline from Indiana is saying. 46:32 This is a Facebook comment to a poster I posted 46:34 showing a sow pig, 46:36 and my post kidding about chitlins. 46:38 Okay? 46:40 And here's the response to her Facebook post, 46:43 showing a sow pig, and kidding about chitlins. 46:48 Quote, "As you know, 46:49 the Mosaic law prohibited eating pigs 46:52 since they have a split hoof, Deuteronomy 14:8. 46:54 The law became our guardian leading to Christ. 46:57 So since His death, 46:59 we are no longer under a guardian, 47:01 the law, only its principles, Galatians 3:24-25. 47:05 Christ is the end of the law, Romans 10:4." 47:07 Then they posted, "I eat pork, etc. 47:11 But I don't consume blood or any of its byproducts." 47:14 My question, then going back to Jacqueline, 47:18 what does all this stuff above even mean? 47:20 Especially the law becoming our guardian, 47:22 and we're no longer under a guardian, 47:24 the law only its principles?" 47:26 Wow, thank you so much. 47:28 There's a lot here to talk about. 47:31 And so let's go ahead and begin 47:34 with the fact 47:39 that you're saying that this, what does this mean? 47:41 Galatians 2:24-25, 47:43 "Therefore the law was our tutor, 47:45 to bring us to Christ 47:47 that we might be justified by faith. 47:49 But after that, but after faith has come, 47:51 we are no longer under a tutor, that is the law." 47:54 So what does that mean? 47:56 What does it mean by school master 47:57 in the King James Version, 47:59 in the New King James tutor, and in the version you quoted, 48:02 which it says guardian? 48:04 The term law here is to refer 48:06 both to the ceremonial law and moral law, 48:09 the Ten Commandments. 48:11 Why? Because they both lead us to Christ. 48:13 Well, how do the Ten Commandments 48:14 lead you to Christ? 48:16 The Ten Commandments point out what sin is. 48:19 And when you are, the Holy Spirit prompts you 48:21 and you understand that you have committed a sin, 48:24 you are then led to Christ, 48:25 the moral law leads you to Christ. 48:28 Now what about the ceremonial law? 48:29 The ceremonial law, 48:30 in when you understand that you committed a sin 48:34 and you bring your sacrifice in the sacrificial system, 48:36 that is, before Christ died on the cross, the lamb, 48:40 the animal that you brought was a symbol of Jesus Christ. 48:44 And you were to understand that 48:45 by this animal dying was taking your place, 48:49 shedding its blood for you, symbolizing 48:51 what God would do on the cross for you. 48:54 So in that sense, the ceremonial law 48:56 leads you to Christ as well. 48:58 So then you also mentioned here, 49:03 the other part, we're no longer under a guardian, 49:06 the law only its principles. 49:08 I say to you, the fact that the law of God, 49:11 the Ten Commandments, leads you to Christ 49:12 does not mean the law is done away with. 49:14 Why? 49:16 Because sin continues to exist. 49:18 Are you tempted after you give your life to Christ? 49:20 Yes. 49:22 What does the devil tempt you to do? 49:23 To sin. What is sin? 49:24 Sin is the transgression of the law. 49:27 The Ten Commandments continue to exist. 49:30 That's why you have in the Book of Romans 3:31, 49:33 "Do we then make void the law through faith? 49:37 Certainly not! 49:39 On the contrary, we established the law." 49:42 Now this person that wrote here, 49:45 he said something interesting, 49:46 which was that has been done away with. 49:51 Notice something interesting, when God created the animals, 49:55 they were perfect animals, they did not eat one another. 49:58 After sin entered, 50:00 God changed the nature of most of the animals. 50:03 Some animals began to hunt other animals. 50:06 And if you stick around, they may even eat you. 50:08 So the nature is what changed. 50:10 But now some of the other, some animals became scavengers. 50:14 God made them or God changed them 50:16 to eat decaying and dying things. 50:19 And these carry diseases, including the pig. 50:24 And pig is one of the primary examples 50:26 of animals that carry diseases, 50:28 and one of the most well-known is trichinosis, 50:31 and this person unfortunately is mistaken 50:34 and has a misunderstanding 50:35 and they're eating an animal 50:37 that Jesus Christ did not change 50:39 when He died on the cross. 50:40 The pig continues to be a pig eating dead 50:43 and decaying things. 50:45 And as a matter of fact, if you saw what they ate, 50:47 you will be scared to eat a pig. 50:51 There's more but... Leave them chitlins alone. 50:54 Excellent answer. Yes, that's right. 50:56 Good biblical principles. 50:58 Okay, we've got a couple questions. 50:59 We don't have time for both of them. 51:01 I'm going to ask one of them and see 51:02 if we can just cover it right? 51:03 Are there, these the extra bonus questions, 51:06 "Are there babies in heaven? 51:07 Is there anybody in heaven with Jesus and God?" 51:09 And that's from Christina in San Diego, California. 51:12 Well, there are no babies in heaven, 51:13 but there's Moses and Elijah and Enoch. 51:15 Okay. 51:16 And then there's illusion that those who rose at the time 51:19 of Christ's crucifixion 51:20 and ascended with Him as firstfruits, 51:22 but the Bible doesn't speak of babies being in heaven. 51:24 Okay. I've never heard that. 51:26 All right. 51:27 Anyone else want to comment on that? 51:28 What he said. What he said, okay. 51:30 We have another question. I'm going to ask... 51:32 I'm going to add little something 51:34 because the person also asks, 51:35 is there anybody in heaven with Jesus and God? 51:37 Well, yes, the Bible gives evidence 51:39 of Enoch being taken to heaven... 51:40 I've just said that. 51:42 Moses taken to, oh you said... He did say that, yeah. 51:43 And a few other, but names them by, yes. 51:44 And the multitude. 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