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Series Code: TDYQA
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01:06 Idalia: Greetings and welcome to your Program: 3ABN Today. 01:09 Bible Questions and Answers... 01:12 that's right... welcome, 01:15 I hope you are ready for the Program this hour, 01:18 you're going to need something to write with 01:20 and something to write on 01:22 so, you can remember and go through your notes. 01:24 You know, it's a privilege for me to spend this hour with you 01:29 and my fellow co-workers... your 3ABN Family. 01:33 My name is Idalia Dinzey 01:35 and it is a privilege for me to join in with your guys 01:39 in reading your questions. 01:41 Thank you so much for being part of the Program. 01:44 You make the Program such a delight. 01:46 It is important to hear your heart 01:49 as we read your questions and your comments, 01:52 I just feel so connected to you all 01:54 and these are very sincere questions 01:57 and we praise the Lord for you 02:00 and for the encouragement you are 02:03 to each and every one of us. 02:04 We're going to present to you our Panel... 02:07 so, we have to my right, Shelley Quinn, how are you? 02:11 Shelley: I am blessed Sister, how are you? 02:13 Idalia: I am blessed as well 02:14 and I'm looking forward to listening to you. 02:17 Shelley: We've got some challenging questions 02:19 to try to answer in two minutes. 02:21 Panel: Laughter. 02:22 Idalia: I don't know what's more challenging, you know, 02:24 is it the question or the time... 02:26 two minutes per question, right? 02:28 Shelley: Yeah. Panel: Hmmm... laughter. 02:30 Idalia: We have Pastor Ryan, good to see you. 02:32 Ryan: I am excited to be a part of this Program 02:35 and I can tell you with absolute certainty 02:38 that the challenge is getting that... 02:40 the answer in... in two minutes... so yeah. 02:42 Idalia: Well, I am happy to be able to be in this Panel 02:47 with you Pastor Ryan 02:48 and my favorite Pastor of them all and Speaker... 02:52 John Dinzey. 02:54 Dinzey: It's a blessing for me to be here with you 02:57 and I'm glad you have the opportunity to be hosting 03:00 so that we can be together even here. 03:02 Idalia: Yes... yes... well, 03:04 you know, let's go to the Lord in prayer. 03:07 We want to pray with you 03:10 and we want you to just be part of this Program 03:14 as much as you can 03:16 so, for our Radio Listeners... you are welcome 03:19 and we're praying for you as well 03:21 and this Program is for you all 03:24 so, let's go to the Lord in prayer. 03:26 "Father God, 03:27 thank You so much for Your goodness and Your mercy. 03:31 Thank You for Your Word, it comforts us... 03:34 that wisdom... 03:35 we have peace, Lord, as we read Your Word 03:39 and thank You, Father that it is light unto our feet 03:46 and it directs our path. 03:48 We want to come to You... 03:49 we want to know You... 03:51 we want to understand Your great and amazing love 03:54 and Your plan of salvation 03:56 so, we can share with others. 03:58 So, please Lord, be with us... in us... 04:01 and may Your Word speak for itself during this hour, 04:05 in Jesus' name, amen. " 04:07 Panel: Amen... amen. 04:08 Idalia: Well Folks, as I mentioned before, 04:10 we love to hear from you 04:12 so, allow me to share the e-mail address 04:15 where you may send your questions and comments 04:19 and that is: bibleQA@3abn. tv 04:26 once again, that's bibleQA@3abn. tv 04:33 You may also send your text to: 618-228-3975 04:40 618-228-3975. 04:45 Well, ready for the Class for today? 04:49 Ryan: Let's do it... do it. 04:51 Idalia: Ready? Very good. Panel: Laughter. 04:53 Idalia: Ryan. Ryan: Yes. 04:55 Idalia: This is your question. Ryan: All right. 04:57 Idalia: Who is the abomination of desolation? 05:00 Nikki from Chicago wants to know. 05:02 Ryan: Thank you Nikki for sending in this question. 05:04 Pray for that clock... 05:05 it's not so much who the abomination of desolation is 05:09 but what is the abomination of desolation 05:11 and Biblically speaking, 05:12 it comes technically in three different phases 05:15 and three different time frames. 05:17 Now, the one that people are more prominently 05:20 recognizing in the text of Scripture 05:22 that they often reference is what Jesus says in Matthew 24 05:26 verse 15 when He references and says, 05:28 "Therefore when you see the 'abomination of desolation,' 05:30 spoken by Daniel the prophet, 05:32 standing in the holy place... " 05:33 Now, when you go back and study what Jesus was talking about 05:36 within that context... that tribulation context... 05:38 in this case it was within the context of the destruction 05:42 of Jerusalem, 05:43 you know that we're going to Daniel 9:27 05:46 because it says there, 05:47 in the latter part of Daniel 9:27 05:49 within the context of the 70-week time prophecy, 05:52 it says, "Even until the consummation, 05:54 which is determined, is poured out on the desolate. " 05:57 so, let's go back one more line there, 05:58 I'm sorry, I should have read the line before that, 06:00 it says, "On the wing of abominations 06:02 shall be one who makes desolate, 06:04 even until the consummation, which is determined, 06:06 is poured out on the desolate. " 06:08 This particular abomination which I call kind of Phase One, 06:11 or the first abomination of desolation, 06:13 is the one Jesus was referencing here in Matthew 24, 06:16 because it comes within the context 06:18 of the 70 A.D. destruction of Jerusalem. 06:20 If you read Matthew 24 there Jesus is telling the Jews, 06:23 "Look, you know, Jerusalem is going to be destroyed 06:26 and know that during this time, when you see... " 06:28 in fact, Luke chapter 21 verse 20, 06:31 notice what He says here... 06:32 this is the same equivalent passage to Matthew 24... 06:35 He says, "But when you see Jerusalem surrounded by armies, 06:38 then know that this desolation is near. " 06:40 So in this one right here... this is the first one 06:43 which is referring to the abomination of desolation 06:45 in which the Roman armies... Titus and his Roman armies 06:48 would come and put their Roman pagan standards in the ground 06:51 outside of Jerusalem... they would encamp around Jerusalem 06:54 and siege them for seven years 06:56 and ultimately that came to an end in 70 A.D. 06:59 That's the first abomination of desolation 07:01 that Jesus was speaking of here. 07:02 The second phase comes within the context of Daniel 12 07:06 in which it talks about basically right here in verse 11 07:10 and it says, "And from that time 07:12 the daily sacrifice is taken away, 07:14 and the abomination of desolation is set up... " 07:16 in this particular "abomination of desolation" 07:18 in Daniel 12, 07:20 this is speaking of a time in which in 508 A.D., 07:23 there would be abomination set up in the church 07:26 that would bring about 07:27 this particular Antichrist Papal Power's desolation in 1798. 07:32 Of course, it starts in 508 07:35 which is... when you read in that text there in Daniel 12, 07:37 it talks about a 1290-day prophecy, 07:40 but we know the year-day principle applied there 07:42 brings that 1,290 years 07:45 and so, in 508 A.D. what happened? 07:47 There was an abomination set up 07:49 that brought about the desolation temporarily 07:51 for this Power... this Papal System. 07:53 In 508 A.D. the priesthood was set up 07:55 and it basically was set up to eclipse or to usurp 07:58 that of the mediatorial work of Jesus Christ 08:01 in other words... man was placed in the place of Jesus 08:04 and so, that was an abomination... 08:06 that's the abomination of desolation spoken of by Daniel 08:08 in Daniel chapter 12. 08:10 The third and final abomination of desolation 08:12 comes within the context of the harlot 08:14 in Revelation 17 when it says there, 08:16 basically... she has a golden cup in her hand 08:19 full of abominations 08:20 and the filthiness of her fornication... 08:22 this latter-day abomination that takes place in the last days 08:26 prior to the second coming of Jesus 08:27 is the third phase of abomination of desolation 08:30 in which this Papal System in the last days... 08:32 this harlot system... 08:34 she is... with all of her abominations and her filthiness 08:36 she is deceiving millions and millions of people 08:39 and it brings about even her final desolation 08:42 at the second coming of Jesus. 08:43 Shelley: Ooooooh... 08:45 Ryan: I went a little bit over on time here, I wish I... 08:47 I'm going to hopefully preach a sermon on this one day 08:49 and cover all three of them. 08:50 Panel: Amen... amen. Idalia: Thank you... 08:53 well praise the Lord for our 3ABN+ App, 08:55 you guys can also download it and also watch these Programs 09:00 as they are also available there. 09:03 Thank you so much, Pastor Ryan. 09:05 That was thrilling... that was wonderful. 09:07 Now, we have the next question 09:10 and this is for Mrs. Shelley Quinn. 09:12 Shelley, how do we give space to those whose pre-suppositions 09:18 are different from us, 09:20 especially those of different faiths? 09:23 Dan from Colorado wants to know. 09:25 Shelley: I think this is an excellent question Dan 09:27 and what I could say is 09:29 start off by bathing all of your interactions 09:32 with the other person in prayer 09:34 and don't quarrel. 09:36 We've got to pray that God will bring a change of mind 09:41 in repentance to people, 2nd Timothy 2:24 and 25, 09:45 says, "Servants of the Lord must not quarrel 09:47 but be gentle... able to teach, patient, 09:49 in humility correcting those who are in opposition, 09:55 if perhaps God will grant them repentance, 09:59 so that they may know the truth. " 10:01 So, don't be disrespectful... 10:03 don't be arrogant because you'll turn people off 10:07 instead of drawing them to the truth. 10:08 Pray that God will pour His love into your heart for the people. 10:15 In 1st Corinthians 13:1 and 2, I love this, 10:18 Paul says, "Even if I speak with the tongues of angels, 10:22 and if I don't have love, 10:24 I'm nothing more than clanging cymbals. 10:26 And even if I have all the faith and prophecy 10:29 and I don't have love... " 10:32 he says... "I'm nothing. " 10:34 So, love is how we should interact with others. 10:38 Salt your conversations with questions. 10:41 Colossians 4:6 says, 10:43 "Let your speech always be with grace, seasoned with salt, 10:48 so that you may know how you ought to answer each one. " 10:51 You can says something like, "That's an interesting opinion, 10:55 could you tell me more?" 10:56 Or, "What do you mean when you say... such and such... 10:59 May I ask you why?" 11:02 I asked somebody this the other day, 11:04 "Why do you believe what you are saying... 11:06 have you considered what the Bible says?" 11:08 Listen for understanding, in James 1:9 it says, 11:13 "Let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath. " 11:17 So, we need to ask God to help us understand their experience 11:20 and emotion 11:21 and then know the Scriptures and speak the truth in love. 11:27 Finally, you can ask, "Are you interested in a Bible Study?" 11:32 Idalia: Amen... thank you Shelley, 11:34 that was beautiful. 11:35 Well, John Dinzey, this is your first question, 11:40 As character is revealed in crisis, 11:43 how can we show forth God's character 11:47 through the Coronavirus crisis?" 11:49 Viewer from Georgia wants to know, 11:52 I'm sure many other people too. 11:54 Dinzey: Thank you so much, you know, 11:56 when we look at Jesus, 11:58 we can see that He loved people 12:01 and one of the first things we can do 12:03 is show our love to people during the time of crisis. 12:07 Not only pray for them because yes, I'll pray for you 12:10 but pray for them... 12:11 and what practical thing can you do during this time 12:14 because you know there are people that are afraid, 12:17 there are people that have lost loved ones, 12:19 there are people that need help getting things 12:22 to help them along the time when perhaps they're infected. 12:26 They may need a thermometer... 12:27 they may need your help to get some food into their home 12:30 because they are supposed to be isolating themselves 12:34 and maybe they need help getting groceries, vitamins 12:37 and things of this nature 12:39 because it is a time they're afraid... 12:42 share Scriptures with them 12:43 and maybe you can share some sermons. 12:46 Let them know how they can watch 3ABN 12:48 because we have very encouraging programs 12:51 and as a matter of fact, 12:52 even programs that help you take care of your health. 12:56 So, one of the things with this crisis is... 12:59 helping people build up their immune system. 13:02 My wife, Idalia, came up with this tea 13:07 that she shared with people, 13:08 we have helped people 13:09 in the different things I have mentioned 13:12 when we've gone to get groceries... 13:14 we've gone to... we brought them vitamins 13:15 and thermometer... even a... 13:17 an oximeter... so they can measure their oxygen level. 13:22 So, there are some Scriptures that come to mind 13:25 as we look at this in Matthew 22 verse 39, 13:27 the last part says, 13:29 "You shall love your neighbor as yourself. " 13:32 Matthew 7:12, 13:33 "Therefore, whatever you want men to do to you, 13:35 do also to them 13:37 for this is the law and the prophets. " 13:39 One more... Matthew chapter 5 verse 14, 13:42 actually, verse 16, 13:43 "Let your light so shine before men, 13:46 that they may see your good works 13:48 and glorify your Father in heaven. " 13:51 Panel: Hmmm... hmmm. 13:52 Dinzey: So, during the time of crisis, 13:54 show the love of God to people. 13:56 They need the love of God 13:58 and, you know, even the family members may need encouragement 14:02 during this time 14:03 so, there are many ways in which you can show 14:05 the character of Christ during the time of crisis. 14:08 Panel: Amen. Idalia: Thank you very much. 14:11 Now, we continue with the next question, 14:13 and this is from Linda from Redding, California 14:16 and the question is: 14:18 At the cross, Jesus asked for them to be forgiven, 14:23 is there a specific resurrection 14:25 for those who hung Jesus on the cross? Pastor Ryan. 14:28 Ryan: Okay, all right now that's a great question 14:31 and the answer to that question is, 14:33 yes, I believe that the Bible clearly communicates 14:36 that there will be a special resurrection 14:38 for those individuals who were involved 14:40 or had anything to do with the crucifixion of the Son of God 14:44 and so, where we get this from is... 14:45 we're going to start in Matthew chapter 26. 14:47 Remember, Jesus is on trial 14:49 and he's standing before Caiaphas the High Priest 14:52 and all of the Sanhedrin there, 14:54 and basically, in Matthew 26 verse 64, 14:57 Jesus says to him... because they just... 14:59 they basically are asking Him questions, 15:01 "Are you... are you Him... 15:02 are you going to admit that you are the Son of God? 15:05 Are you this coming Messiah that everyone's talking about?" 15:07 Notice, Jesus' response in Matthew 26 verse 64, 15:11 it says, "Jesus said unto him, 'It is as you said. 15:14 nevertheless, I say to you, 15:16 hereafter you... '" notice that direct word there, 15:19 "you will see the Son of Man 15:21 sitting at the right-hand of Power, 15:22 and coming on the clouds of heaven. " 15:25 I don't believe that this is figurative in the slightest. 15:27 I believe this is very literal, 15:29 Jesus is saying to them, 15:30 "You will see me coming in the clouds of heaven. " 15:33 Now, tie that to what Jesus again says 15:35 in Revelation chapter 1 verse 7, 15:37 because again He brings about... He confirms this promise 15:40 that He made to Caiaphas and the priesthood that day, 15:43 Revelation chapter 1 verse 7 says, 15:46 "Behold, He is coming with clouds, 15:48 and every eye will see Him... " 15:50 again... speaking of the second coming, 15:51 "even they who pierced Him. 15:54 And all the tribes of the earth will mourn because of Him. " 15:57 So, all of those individuals... 15:59 the Priesthood... Caiaphas... 16:00 those individuals... those Roman guards... 16:03 even though Jesus did say, 16:04 "Father, forgive them for they know not what they do. " 16:07 Jesus did want forgiveness for them 16:08 and if they were willing and humble 16:10 to submit themselves afterward, I'm sure to say, "Lord, I... 16:13 I have nailed the Son of God to a tree... " 16:16 you know in reality... 16:17 each and every one of us have nailed Jesus to the tree 16:20 because we're responsible... 16:22 our sins have nailed Jesus to that cross. 16:23 But I believe within the literal context here, we can say 16:26 that there will be a Special Resurrection 16:28 for those individuals who had a direct part to play 16:32 in the murdering of the Son of God atop the cross 16:35 and in this case, I think the Bible backs it up very clearly. 16:38 Idalia: Thank you Pastor Ryan Day. 16:41 Now, Shelley, your question is: 16:44 this is so precious because even children are participating, 16:48 so, encourage your children to watch the Program as well. 16:52 Now, this is Nancy who sends in this comment and question: 16:56 My son, who is early in his journey with Jesus, 17:00 asked me to send you this question. 17:02 "Why is heaven described as being so beautiful, 17:06 brilliant gems and streets of gold? 17:09 We will have mansions. 17:11 Aren't we supposed to be humble as the New Testament teaches? 17:15 All we should need is to be with Jesus. " 17:19 Shelley: Amen... amen... it's a beautiful question 17:22 and Nancy, I'm glad that your son... 17:24 you are obviously teaching him properly. 17:26 Idalia: Amen. 17:27 Shelley: First, I would like to say that 17:29 to be humble means that we are dependent upon God. 17:33 That's what true humility is... 17:36 and riches... people can be rich 17:39 and still, be like Abraham who was a wealthy man. 17:42 Job was a wealthy man 17:44 but the riches didn't interrupt their humility 17:48 because they were totally dependent upon God. 17:51 Here is what I want to say to you though, 17:54 God creates with spectacular beauty... 17:58 I mean, He has all that is... all that He has created 18:03 is at His dispense, right, 18:06 and when we're talking about heaven, 18:09 the New Jerusalem, 18:11 this represents God's sanctuary. 18:14 If you think about this in the Old Testament, 18:17 think about how beautiful God's sanctuary was 18:20 and it was overlaid with golden things 18:24 so, when... when we're talking about 18:27 the glories of the celestial city, 18:31 it's expressed in human language... 18:34 in things that... the pure gold and the precious stones 18:39 so that we've got some kind of concept 18:43 of how grandeur this... grandiose this will be. 18:47 But it doesn't represent everything 18:50 because 1st Corinthians 2:9 says, 18:52 "Eye has not heard nor ear... " 18:55 I mean, "Eye has not seen, ear has not heard 18:57 what God has prepared for those who love Him. " 19:01 But I want to specifically mention Revelation 21:21 19:05 it says... street was pure gold... 19:07 like transparent glass... 19:10 think about this... 19:11 for gold to be transparent, it has to be smelted 19:16 so that all of the impurities can be removed 19:20 so, these golden streets are transparent 19:24 and they reflect the glory of the Lord 19:28 and I'll tell you what... 19:30 for all the precious jewels... everything that God has done, 19:33 nothing's going to be more spectacular 19:36 than the presence of our Lord and Savior. 19:39 Idalia: Beautiful... thank you... thank you, Shelley. 19:42 Thank you, Nancy... 19:43 well, John Dinzey, I have a question for you, 19:46 you're ready for yours? 19:47 Dinzey: By God's grace. 19:49 Idalia: Okay, Pastor Johnny, here we go, 19:52 "What is the Bible talking about 19:53 when it says, 'the earth will give up its dead?' 19:57 Is that referring to now or when Jesus returns?" 20:01 Tammy from Topeka, Kansas, wants to know. 20:04 Dinzey: Very good, this takes us to Revelation chapter 20 20:08 and I'm going to read verse 13, 14 and 15, 20:12 "And the sea gave up the dead which were in it, 20:15 and Death and Hell delivered up the dead which were in them. 20:18 And they were judged, every man according to their works. 20:22 And Death and Hell were cast into the lake of fire. 20:24 This is the second death. 20:26 And whosoever was not found written in the Book of Life 20:29 was cast into the lake of fire. " 20:32 So, the question is, 20:33 what is the Bible talking about when it says... 20:35 the earth will give up its dead? 20:36 Is it referring to now or when Jesus returns? 20:40 This is referring to the time after Jesus comes 20:44 and takes up the righteous that were dead 20:47 and the righteous that were living... to heaven 20:51 1,000 years pass and then this takes place 20:53 that we just read in Revelation chapter 20 20:56 and this idea of giving up the dead means 20:59 that they are resurrected to face the judgment 21:04 because it says... they were judged 21:06 every man according to their works 21:08 and so, this is what it's talking about in 21:11 Revelation chapter 20 verses 13 and 14, 21:13 and I think this is one of those questions 21:15 that we're going to say... we ended in shorter time. 21:18 Panel: Oh, very good... aaah... laughter. 21:20 Idalia: Thank you so much. Shelley: I have never done that. 21:23 Panel: Laughter. 21:25 Idalia: Well, let's take a moment and invite our friends 21:29 to connect with us. 21:30 I'm sure you have questions 21:33 that are just at the tip of your tongue... 21:35 and you want to ask and you want to know... 21:38 how do I send that in? 21:39 Well, we have an e-mail where you can send it in to 21:42 and that is: bibleQA@3abn. tv 21:48 okay: bibleQA@3abn. tv 21:54 You can also send your text to: 618-228-3975 22:02 that's: 618-228-3975 22:08 and if you did not get that, 22:10 feel free to call us here at 3ABN... 22:13 our number is always on the screen 22:15 so, we're happy to hear from you. 22:17 Would you like to hear from Pastor Ryan now? 22:19 I sure would... 22:20 Pastor Ryan, please who are these other sheep 22:25 Jesus is referring to in John 10:16? 22:28 Genny wants to know. 22:29 Ryan: All right Genny... Idalia: And so do I. 22:31 Ryan: All right, so this is a... this is a great question, 22:33 thank you so much for submitting this. 22:34 First of all, before we can know who these sheep are, 22:37 we first need to just emphasize the fact that Jesus prior to 22:41 verse 10 here, excuse me, verse 16, 22:43 He identifies Himself as the Shepherd of these sheep, okay, 22:48 and so, this is definitely within the context 22:50 of Christian language in the sense that 22:52 Jesus is addressing the sheep to be Christian believers, 22:56 those people who follow Him 22:57 and so, we know very clearly that we have to make this clear, 23:00 John chapter 14 verse 6, 23:02 Jesus says, "I am the way, the truth, and the life: 23:04 no one comes to the Father except through me. " 23:06 So, Jesus... when He's speaking of these sheep... 23:08 these are believers... 23:10 these are people who put their trust in Him. 23:11 Now, that being said then, 23:13 John 10:16... when He says, 23:15 "Other sheep I have, which are not of this fold: 23:17 them I must also bring... " 23:18 we have to understand that... first of all... 23:21 the context in which He's speaking 23:23 in this particular passage... He's speaking to the Jews 23:25 and these Jews... their idea in this particular time 23:28 back in the day, their idea was... 23:29 "You know what? All of the other peoples... 23:31 all of the other nations... 23:32 the Gentiles... they're all kind of dogs 23:34 and they're just lower life forms... " 23:36 they did not have a very high opinion 23:38 of... of the people around them 23:40 and in this case, Jesus is referring to these Gentiles... 23:42 to the Jews saying, "Of this fold... 23:44 I have other sheep from this fold... " 23:46 because this fold referring to the Jews, 23:48 they thought, "We were the only fold... 23:49 we are the only ones that are deserving of salvation. " 23:52 Jesus clarifies and says, "No, no, no, no... 23:54 other sheep I have that are not of this fold... " 23:56 so, in this way, we know that Jesus was talking about 23:59 opening the gospel to the Gentiles. 24:01 Now, there's a modern application of this as well, 24:03 because I know many Christians within the Christian church... 24:06 of different denominations... 24:07 who hold the opinion that only us... 24:09 only we are the true Christians, 24:12 the only Christians that will make it into heaven 24:14 and even Jesus says to those people, "No, no, no, 24:16 wait a second... 24:17 you're not the only ones that have not bowed the knee to Baal, 24:19 I have 7,000 more just like you" right? 24:21 Just like He said to... to Elijah, 24:23 we have to... even... I have to just say this, 24:25 not being critical or disrespectful 24:26 but even within my own church, Seventh-day Adventism, 24:28 sometimes, some of the Adventists 24:30 can have that mentality of... 24:31 "Ooooh, we are God's remnant people... " 24:33 and I believe that God has a remnant... 24:34 but lo, His remnant is everywhere 24:36 and His sheep are all over the world 24:38 "other sheep I have that are not of this fold... " He says... 24:40 So, God's people... this text is saying 24:42 that God has His people everywhere 24:44 and these are those who are following the Lamb 24:46 wherever He goes. 24:48 Idalia: Amen, thank you so much. 24:50 You know, you are such a blessing, Pastor Ryan, 24:53 I really, really enjoy your... your talks and your preaching 24:57 and how the Lord works in you. 24:58 Ryan: Praise the Lord, thank you. 25:00 Idalia: Actually you three people are so special to me. 25:02 But anyhow, we are going to Shelley Quinn, 25:05 are you ready? Because Brenda has a question for you. 25:09 Brenda from Virginia wants to know, 25:11 What can we do to help others not to be afraid? 25:15 Shelley: Ooooh, you know what? 25:17 Brenda, I'm so glad you asked this question. 25:20 So many people are fearful and let's face it, 25:22 we live in a scary world, don't we? 25:25 You know, you watch the news 25:26 and it's kind of like you're finishing... 25:28 you're like, huuuh huuuh... 25:30 but... first thing is to be an example. 25:33 that's... if you want to help others not be fearful, 25:37 when... Psalm 56 verse 3, 25:39 says, "When I'm afraid... fear is natural. 25:44 but when I'm afraid, O Lord, I trust in You. 25:47 So, if you show other people that hey, fear is natural 25:52 but I just put my trust in the Lord, 25:54 2nd Timothy 1:7 says, 25:56 God didn't give us a spirit of fear 25:59 but a spirit of power and love 26:01 and self-control. 26:02 Now, the second thing I would do 26:04 is teach people that God is with us and seek Him. 26:08 Seek His face... keep their eyes focused on Him. 26:13 Psalm 34:4 says, 26:16 "I sought the LORD, He answered me, 26:19 and delivered me from all my fears. " 26:21 And Isaiah 41:10, God says, "Fear not; 26:24 for I am with you: 26:26 I will strengthen you, 26:28 I will help you, I will uphold you. " 26:31 and my favorite, Isaiah 43:1 through 1, 26:35 where our Creator says, "Fear not for I've redeemed you, 26:38 I have called you by your name; you are Mine. 26:41 When you pass through the waters, 26:42 I'm going to be with you; they will not overwhelm you: 26:45 when you walk through the fire, you will not be burned... " 26:48 it's... you're going to be like Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego. 26:51 You can come out the other end because the Lord's with you. 26:54 The third thing I would do is teach people to pray. 26:58 In Philippians 4 verses 6 and 7, 27:02 Paul says, "Do not be anxious about anything; 27:05 but in everything in prayer and supplication 27:08 with thanksgiving 27:09 let your requests be made known unto God. 27:11 And the peace of God; which surpasses all understanding, 27:14 will be yours. " 27:15 You know, Peter invites us to cast all of our cares upon God 27:21 because He cares for us. 27:22 That's 1st Peter 5:7, 27:24 "And Jesus... " I'm going over a second here 27:27 but Jesus said, "Don't be anxious about tomorrow, 27:31 for each day... " he says, 27:34 "has enough trouble of its own. " Matthew 6:34. 27:38 So, we can confidently say "God's our helper... 27:42 what can man do to me?" 27:43 Panel: Hmmm... hmmm... that's right... amen. 27:45 Idalia: What a blessing, praise the Lord. 27:48 Pastor John Dinzey, your question is: 27:51 Could you explain the text found in Matthew 16:28, 27:56 where it says, "they shall not taste death 28:00 until the Son of God appears?" 28:03 Lee from Georgia would like to know. 28:05 Ryan: Great question. 28:07 Dinzey: Thank you, it's a wonderful question. 28:08 I remember many years ago when I was, I think, a teenager, 28:10 I was reading the Bible and I read for the night... 28:14 I was tired... and that was the very last verse of the chapter, 28:16 and I was awake for a while, 28:19 I was like, "I wonder if these people are still alive... " 28:21 Panel: Laughter. 28:22 Dinzey: And you know the next day, 28:24 I saw the Pastor of the church and I said, 28:25 "Pastor, I have this question... are these people still alive? 28:28 Maybe they're still walking around somewhere. " 28:30 And he said, "Let's go to the next chapter. " 28:33 But I'm going to read to you first a little bit of context, 28:35 in Matthew chapter 16 verses 27 and 28, 28:38 "For the Son of Man will come in the glory of His Father 28:41 with His angels, 28:42 and then He will reward each according to his works. " 28:44 Then He said, "Assuredly, I say to you, 28:46 there are some standing here who shall not taste death 28:48 till they see the Son of Man coming in His Kingdom. " 28:51 So, the answer is in the next verses, let's read, 28:54 Matthew 17 verses 1 through 7 quickly, 28:57 "Now after six days Jesus took Peter, 28:59 James and John his brother, 29:01 led them up on a high mountain by themselves; 29:03 and He was transfigured before them. 29:06 His face shown like the sun, 29:07 and His clothes became as white as the light. 29:10 And behold, Moses and Elijah appeared to them, 29:13 talking with Him. 29:14 Then Peter answered and said to Jesus, 29:16 'Lord, it is good for us to be here; 29:18 if You wish, let us make three tabernacles: one for You, 29:21 one for Moses, and one for Elijah. ' 29:23 While he was yet speaking, 29:24 behold, a bright cloud overshadowed them; 29:27 and suddenly a voice came out of heaven saying, 29:29 'This is My beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased. 29:32 Hear Him!' 29:33 And when the disciples heard it, 29:35 they fell on their faces and were greatly afraid. 29:37 But Jesus came and touched them and said, 29:40 'Arise, and do not be afraid. '" 29:41 So, what is happening here? 29:42 This is a representation of the second coming of Jesus Christ 29:46 that Jesus said... some will not taste death till they see 29:50 the Son of Man coming in the clouds of heaven. 29:52 So, you see there's a cloud here, 29:54 you see Moses and Elijah... 29:57 Moses died and was resurrected. 29:59 Moses represents those that love the Lord... 30:02 died and are resurrected to meet with the Lord 30:07 and Elijah was translated to heaven while alive. 30:11 He represents those that will be alive when Jesus comes 30:14 and this is what it means. 30:15 Idalia: Thank you very much. 30:17 Well, let's go to Pastor Ryan Day. 30:21 Please explain 1st Timothy 4:3 and 4 30:24 "forbidding to marry and commanding to abstain from food 30:29 which God created to be received with thanksgiving 30:32 by those who believe and know the truth. 30:34 For every creature of God is good, 30:37 and nothing is to be refused 30:40 if it is received with thanksgiving, 30:42 for it is sanctified by the word of God and prayer. " 30:46 Thank you for explaining. 30:48 Violet from Port St. Lucie, Florida. 30:51 Ryan: Amen... thank you, Violet for this question. 30:53 It's one that we get often 30:55 especially as an Evangelist traveling, 30:56 I get this question often 30:58 and really, we can't fully understand 31:00 verses 3, 4 and 5, if we haven't first read 31:02 verses 1 and 2 because it really sets the foundation. 31:05 So, verses 1 and 2 of 1st Timothy chapter 4 says, 31:07 "Now the Spirit expressly says that in latter times, 31:10 some will depart from the faith" 31:12 here it is... "departing from the faith, 31:14 giving heed to deceiving spirits and doctrines of demons... " 31:17 and in verse 2, "speaking lies in hypocrisy, 31:20 having their own conscience seared with a hot iron. " 31:23 So, in this case, everything that comes after, 31:25 now it's going to describe this, "forbidding to marry, 31:28 and commanding to abstain from foods which God created 31:31 to be received with thanksgiving... " 31:32 this is within the context of these people 31:34 who have departed from the faith 31:35 and have given heed to deceiving spirits 31:37 and doctrines of demons. 31:38 Now, the "forbidding to marry" part... 31:40 this is talking about a group of people in the last days 31:43 because remember it says there, "in latter times... " 31:45 so, in the last days 31:47 saying that there's going to be a group of people 31:48 who will rise up in the last days 31:49 that will basically teach against the design 31:52 and the plan of God for men to marry and multiply... 31:55 there's a group of people that's going to teach 31:56 that you should be celibate... 31:58 that you should not marry... 31:59 that you should, you know, remain single 32:01 and so, of course, we know this is not according to God's plan, 32:04 in the sense of His design in the beginning 32:07 as He created for mankind, 32:08 but then following up from that 32:10 when it talks about these foods 32:11 that God created to be received with thanksgiving 32:13 and those believe who know the truth 32:15 and it goes on to say "For every creature of God is good 32:17 and nothing to be refused 32:18 if received with thanksgiving... " pause... 32:21 and no one reads verse 5... 32:22 and they pause there and they say, 32:24 "Oh, every creature of God is good... I can eat just... 32:26 eat whatever I want and God's going to bless it. " 32:28 Right? Not necessarily, because verse 5 says, 32:31 "for it is sanctified by the word of God in prayer. " 32:37 So, notice this, it says in verse 4, 32:38 "nothing to be refused if... " 32:41 that's conditional... 32:42 "if it is received with thanksgiving; 32:44 for it is sanctified by the word of God and prayer. " 32:46 All the foods that God has made clean for us to eat 32:49 those creatures... 32:50 only the clean creatures... 32:51 and how do we know that? 32:53 Because if we go back to Leviticus chapter 11, 32:55 those creatures that are sanctified by the word of God 32:58 are those mentioned in Leviticus 11 33:00 and also, I believe in Deuteronomy chapter 14, 33:02 so, if it does not fall within the word of God 33:05 and God's specifications on clean the clean and unclean, 33:07 and you're eating just any old creature in the world, 33:10 that does not... that's not sanctified by the word of God 33:13 and, of course, we are to pray over it as well, 33:14 but here's another thing, every creature of God... 33:16 if we take that literal, you know what that means? 33:18 Every creature? You know, we're creatures... 33:21 is it okay to eat people? 33:22 I don't think anybody's going to have a human-flesh salad. 33:26 You know, and there's just certain things, 33:27 and nobody's going to have a... a... a... a tobacco salad 33:31 or a... or a... a poison-ivy, you know salad of some kind, 33:35 there are certain foods and creatures that God 33:37 did not create to be consumed 33:39 and obviously, we cannot take this too literal 33:41 but allow the Word of God to say... where it says, 33:43 "Sanctified by the word of God in prayer. " 33:45 Follow the counsel and you'll be safe. 33:47 Panel: Smiling. 33:48 Idalia: Thank you very much Pastor Ryan Day, 33:50 well-spoken... very good... 33:53 Shelley Quinn... could you please answer this 33:56 from Nancy in Virginia: 33:58 I understand Moses wrote the book of Deuteronomy, 34:01 and I am confident all Scripture is inspired by God. 34:05 Would Moses have been given inspiration 34:08 also to write about his own death? 34:10 Shelley: Hmmm... that's a great question Nancy 34:13 and I think we've all had that thought before. 34:16 In Deuteronomy 34 is... verses 5, 34:21 the very closing verses of Deuteronomy 34:25 the last chapter verses 5 through 12, 34:27 it's describing Moses' death... 34:30 it describes the Israelites warning for him for... 34:34 for 30 days and then it gives the transition of leadership 34:39 to Joshua, 34:40 but it gives us little eulogy, let's look at it. 34:43 Deuteronomy 34:10, 34:45 "since then... " this is what is written... 34:49 "there has not arisen in Israel a prophet like Moses, 34:53 whom the Lord knew face to face, 34:55 in all the signs and wonders 34:57 which the Lord sent him to do in the land of Egypt, 35:00 before Pharaoh, before all of his servants, 35:02 in all of the land, 35:04 and by all that mighty power 35:06 and all the great terror which Moses performed 35:09 in the sight of all Israel. " 35:13 You know, Numbers 12:3 said that 35:15 Moses was the most humble man on the earth. 35:20 Somehow I think that Moses didn't write about himself 35:24 saying, "there has never arisen another prophet like me... " 35:28 so, Inspiration doesn't actually, reveal 35:32 who the authorship of these last few verses are. 35:36 Personally, I think it's most likely Joshua 35:39 who was transitioning to his leadership... 35:43 he wrote the next book of Joshua 35:45 and I think that the Holy Spirit inspired him 35:49 to put this little postscript on the Pentateuch 35:53 to say, "Here are the five books that Moses wrote... 35:56 here's what happened at the very end 36:00 and it doesn't affect the authority 36:04 of Moses' authorship because you know, 36:08 there's no question Paul wrote the book of Romans 36:11 yet describe who actually recorded it for him 36:15 in Romans 16:22 to 24, added a greeting of his own 36:20 but it was an inspired greeting 36:22 and it didn't change the meaning. 36:24 Idalia: Amen, thank you, Shelley, 36:27 Pastor Dinzey: I feel like such a failure in life. 36:31 I keep failing at relationships 36:34 but I don't know what I'm doing wrong. 36:37 I've asked God to show me, to tell me, 36:40 to send someone to speak to me so that I can... 36:43 so that I fix it but no response. 36:46 Why does God tell us in His Word, 36:48 to call to Him for help, 36:50 and yet when I do He's just silent? 36:54 He knows me better than anyone else, 36:57 so He can get my attention if He wants. 37:00 Charity wants to know. 37:02 Dinzey: Well, praise the Lord 37:03 that you're open to God calling your attention 37:06 and speaking to you and in due time He will. 37:08 I would like to share some things with you 37:11 that it may be that you are not a failure, 37:14 maybe God is saving you from a terrible, terrible life... 37:18 married to someone that is not beneficial to you. 37:22 So, I want to encourage you to continue trusting in the Lord, 37:25 continue to pray 37:26 and God will bring you the answer when it is best for you 37:30 and I'll tell you a... 37:31 very quickly here in Psalm 37 verses 3 and 4, 37:34 "Trust in the Lord and do good; 37:35 dwell in the land, and feed on His faithfulness. 37:38 Delight yourself also in the LORD, 37:40 and He shall give you the desires of your heart. " 37:43 So, when that time is best it will happen. 37:47 We recently had a letter come in from someone that says, 37:50 during a marriage seminar, he sent this message in, 37:52 "I was praying to the Lord... waited nine years 37:55 and then I met the one that God had for me 37:59 and I can tell you, it was worth the wait, 38:01 so I praise... " 38:03 so he says, "I praise the Lord... " 38:04 and there's a young lady sitting across from me, 38:07 Idalia Dinzey... 38:08 I also was praying for... for a while and I kept wondering 38:11 why isn't the Lord bringing someone to me? 38:13 I said, "Lord... " and then, so, and then I prayed this prayer, 38:17 on Friday night, I said, "Lord, do you have somebody for me? 38:20 If you do, let me know who it is. 38:23 If you don't have someone for me, 38:25 let me know because I am willing to be like Paul 38:29 if that is Your will for me 38:30 but You give me the grace and the strength to do so. " 38:34 And I said, "Lord, but let me know if you have someone, 38:37 and if it's... if it's someone that I know, let me know, 38:40 maybe I haven't noticed this person... 38:41 if it's someone that I'm going to meet in the future, 38:42 let me know... " 38:44 and you know, the very interesting thing is 38:46 that I forgot that prayer. 38:47 The very next day I met this young lady right here... 38:50 this beautiful treasure of a woman. 38:52 I have been blessed for over 28 years... praise the Lord 38:56 I can tell you, continue to wait on the Lord. 38:59 Psalm 27, it says in verse 14, 39:02 "Wait on the Lord; be of good courage, 39:04 and He shall strengthen your heart; 39:05 wait, I say, on the LORD!" 39:07 Wait on the Lord and the time will come 39:09 when you will meet that person that God has for you. 39:11 Panel: Amen... amen... wow! 39:13 Idalia: Are you done? Panel: Laughter. 39:18 Ryan: Oh wonderful... that was wonderful. 39:20 Idalia: That was beautiful, Honey, thank you. 39:22 So, we need to go to the next question, so... 39:25 we'd love to hear you though. Panel: Laughter. 39:27 Idalia: Pastor Ryan Day, 39:29 what happens if I'm the Prime Minister of my country 39:32 and the New World Order comes into effect 39:35 so that everyone or everybody 39:38 may be forced to follow the Sunday worship? 39:41 What shall I do in that situation? 39:44 Thomas from Papua New Guinea. 39:45 Ryan: All right, well, Thomas, 39:47 I don't know if you are the Prime Minister or in this case 39:51 yes... the Prime Minister of Papua New Guinea, 39:54 but I just want to encourage you and let you know, Brother, 39:57 that you're in a blessed position 39:59 and in this case, many people are going to follow your example 40:01 so when this time comes... 40:03 if this time comes indeed and you are in that position, 40:06 I would encourage you to stand 40:08 as Joseph stood on the Lord's side 40:10 when he was in mighty position, 40:12 stand as the three Hebrew children stood there in Daniel 40:15 chapter 3 verses 16 to 18 when... when Nebuchadnezzar 40:19 told all of the wise men of Babylon, 40:22 "Bow down and worship this graven image 40:24 when you hear the... the... the music start playing... 40:26 and the pipes start playing... " and what was their response? 40:29 I love this... this is Daniel chapter 3 verses 16 and 18, 40:32 it says, "Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego 40:33 answered and said to the king, 'O Nebuchadnezzar, 40:36 we have no need to answer you in this matter. 40:38 If this is the case, our God whom we serve 40:40 is able to deliver us from the burning fiery furnace, 40:43 and He will deliver us from your hand, O king. 40:45 But if not... ' I love this... 40:47 'But if not, let it be known to you, O king, 40:50 that we do not serve your gods, 40:52 nor will we worship the image which you have set up. '" 40:55 God is looking for faithful men and women in these last days, 40:58 even if given... especially those in high positions... 41:01 blessed positions as might be yourself 41:03 or whoever the Prime Minister is of any country... 41:06 President... Prime Minister whatever the case may be, 41:08 politician... God still expects us to put Him first 41:12 and put His laws first 41:14 because again, the Bible says, you know, 41:16 "Do not fear them which are able to kill the body 41:18 but only Him who is able to destroy both soul and body 41:21 in hell fire... " that's Matthew 10:28, 41:23 we put our trust in the God who seals up 41:26 and has full control of our entire fate. 41:28 That's why Jesus said in Luke chapter 6 41:30 and this is my final text, 41:31 beautiful encouraging text, 41:33 Jesus is saying in Luke 6 verses 46 to 48, 41:36 He says, "But why do you call me, 'Lord, Lord, 41:39 and not do the things which I say?'" 41:40 speaking to the Pharisees, 41:42 but then he says this in verse 47 onward, 41:44 "Whoever comes to Me, and hears my sayings and does them, 41:47 I will show you whom he is like: 41:49 He is like a man building a house, 41:51 who dug deep and laid the foundation on the rock. 41:55 And when the flood arose, 41:57 and the steam beat vehemently against the house, 41:59 and could not shake it, 42:00 for it was founded on the rock. " 42:02 Jesus is your rock... 42:03 put your foundation on Jesus Christ and His Word 42:07 and you will never fail. 42:08 Idalia: Hallelujah, preach it Brother, amen Pastor. 42:12 Shelley: You can say more in two minutes than I can say in four. 42:16 Panel: Laughter. 42:17 Idalia: Okay... Shelley. Shelley: Yes. 42:19 Idalia: During my first days attending Adventist Church, 42:22 I was taught that we people are sons of men 42:25 and Christ is the son of man. 42:28 What does it mean to be called the son of man 42:32 and why is it only for Christ? 42:35 Benedicto from Uganda. 42:37 Shelley: Okay, Benedicto, 42:39 the Son of Man is a covenant title for the Messiah 42:46 and, you know, God came down in the person of Jesus Christ, 42:51 He became the Son of Man... the... the Seed of the Woman 42:54 who was going to crush the devil 42:56 and He lived a righteous life 42:59 so that that righteousness could be credited to us 43:02 and He died for... as a... paid the penalty for our sin. 43:07 In Daniel 7 verses 13 and 14, 43:10 we find this term as the Messianic title. 43:13 Daniel 7:13 says, "I was watching in the night visions, 43:17 and behold, One like the Son of Man, 43:19 coming with the clouds of heaven! 43:21 He came to the Ancient of Days, 43:24 And they brought Him near before Him. 43:26 Then to Him was given dominion and glory 43:29 and a kingdom that all peoples, nations, and languages 43:32 should serve Him. 43:34 His dominion is an everlasting dominion, 43:37 which will not pass away, 43:39 and His kingdom is the one which shall not be destroyed. " 43:44 So, here's what's interesting, 43:45 the Son of Man is a title that Jesus used about Himself 43:51 more than any other title. 43:52 In the New Testament, it's used 88 times... 43:56 that expression... "Son of Man" 43:58 and it's interesting because 44:00 83 times it came from the mouth of Jesus. 44:04 But here is what I want to say too, 44:08 it is not accurate to say that a man... a human being... 44:13 regular human being 44:14 can't be called the son of man because it is used poetically. 44:18 God refers to Ezekiel His prophet as son of man often 44:24 and it's a poetic use 44:27 Psalm 8:4, David said, 44:29 "What is man that You are mindful of him, 44:31 and the son of man that You visit him?" 44:34 But it's something that the term... 44:37 when we think of the title, 44:39 it is Messianic... it is speaking of Christ. 44:42 Panel: Wow! 44:43 Idalia: Thank you very much, amen, amen. 44:46 Well, I would like to go to the next question 44:49 and this is for John Dinzey, Pastor Dinzey, 44:53 oh boy! someone's bothered right here, 44:56 it says: I have to be honest... 44:58 passages like Deuteronomy... I hope I said that right, 45:03 23:1 and 2 bother me. 45:06 Those described seem like totally innocent people to me. 45:13 Why do you think God excludes them from the congregation? 45:17 A Viewer from Tennessee wants to know. 45:20 Dinzey: Thank you for the question... 45:21 thank you for being honest. 45:23 I'm going to go ahead and read 45:24 Deuteronomy chapter 23 verses 1 and 2, 45:27 it says in the New King James Version, 45:30 "He who is emasculated... " 45:31 the King James Version uses the word... 45:34 the phrase: "wounded in the stones" 45:36 it says, "by crushing or mutilation 45:39 shall not enter the assembly of the LORD. 45:41 One of illegitimate birth 45:43 shall not enter the assembly of the LORD: 45:45 even to the tenth generation 45:47 none of his descendants shall enter 45:48 the assembly of the LORD." 45:50 This is a very difficult passage in essence from our perspective 45:58 but you have to keep in mind that back in those times 46:02 there were practices that perhaps are not done today 46:05 and that is that people were mutilated 46:10 to prepare them to serve in pagan temples 46:14 and this mutilation was an abomination to the Lord. 46:18 So, God is trying to help the people of Israel understand 46:22 that this is wrong 46:24 and to deter them from doing these mutilations... 46:29 this is mentioned in the Bible. 46:32 Now, you have also the same practice... people were... 46:37 there was practice of incest... 46:40 there was practice of... let's call it rape even 46:45 so, to deter people from these practices, 46:48 the Lord brought this prohibition upon them. 46:51 Now, notice it says, 46:53 "They shall not enter into the assembly... " 46:55 so, this does not mean that they are excluded from salvation 47:00 or from the spiritual house of the Lord. 47:02 They have an opportunity... 47:04 because the Bible says, "God so loved the world 47:07 that He gave His only begotten Son, 47:08 that whosoever believes in Him shall not perish 47:11 but have everlasting life. " 47:12 If these people that were mutilated, 47:15 repent and give themselves to the Lord, 47:19 they... and believe in the Lord, 47:21 they shall be saved. 47:23 Now, I want to also mention here, Exodus chapter 12 47:26 verse 48 it says, 47:27 "And when a stranger dwells with you 47:29 and wants to keep the Passover to the LORD, 47:31 let all his males be circumcised, 47:34 and then let him come near and keep it; 47:37 and he be as a native of the land. 47:41 For no uncircumcised person shall eat of it. " 47:43 So, we have here different situations 47:45 that even strangers... 47:47 those that choose to keep God's covenant 47:49 were able to come into the temple. 47:52 Notice Isaiah 56 verses 3 to 5, 47:55 actually, I may be able to read up to verse 7, 47:57 it says, "Do not let the son of the foreigner 48:00 who has joined himself to the Lord speak, saying, 48:02 'The Lord has utterly separated me from His people'; 48:05 nor let the eunuch say, 'Here I am, a dry tree. ' 48:08 For thus says the Lord: 48:09 'To the eunuchs who keep My Sabbaths, 48:12 and choose what pleases Me, 48:14 and hold fast My covenant, 48:16 even to them, I will give in My house 48:18 and within My walls a place and a name 48:21 better than that of sons and of daughters; 48:24 I will give them an everlasting name that shall not be cut off. 48:26 Also the sons of the foreigner 48:29 who joins themselves to the Lord, to serve Him, 48:32 and to love the name of the Lord, 48:33 to be His servants... 48:35 everyone who keeps from defiling the Sabbath, 48:37 and holds fast My covenant... 48:38 even them I will bring to My holy mountain, 48:41 and will make them joyful in My house of prayer. 48:44 Their burnt offerings and their sacrifices 48:45 will be accepted on My altar... '" 48:47 you can continue reading there 48:49 but God has an open door 48:50 and everyone that chooses to... salvation can be free 48:54 and I want to add this... 48:55 you mentioned some of these were innocent... 48:57 some of them were not innocent... 48:59 they practiced these things on purpose to please pagan gods. 49:02 So God... salvation is available to everyone. 49:05 Shelley: Beautiful response. 49:06 Idalia: Amen... wonderful... 49:08 but let's look at this question: 49:10 What is the meaning of the word "Divine"? 49:13 Please explain. 49:15 This is from a Viewer in Texas. 49:17 Dinzey: Who wants to go first? 49:20 Shelley: Humanity is referencing God 49:24 and so, something to be divine is talking about 49:29 something that belongs to God. 49:31 Dinzey: So, the idea of: "this chocolate cake is divine" 49:35 does not fit into that category according to the Scriptures. 49:39 Panel: Laughter. Idalia: Hmmm... very good. 49:41 Now, also, there is another question here: 49:44 When we get to Heaven, will we have guilt or regrets 49:48 because we didn't supply enough material 49:50 for the size of our mansion? 49:52 Artelle wants to know. 49:54 Ryan: I don't think so, 49:55 I don't think there's going to be 49:57 because the Bible says that behold God... 49:58 this is in Revelation chapter... 50:00 actually Revelation chapter 21 and verse 4, 50:04 I believe it is, 50:05 I'm sorry it's verse 5 and it says, 50:09 "Behold, I will make all things new... " 50:12 and so, Philippians 3 talks about Him 50:15 changing our vile bodies made like into His glorious body. 50:19 I don't think that we're going to have any regrets 50:21 or anything that we're going to be sad or sorrowful 50:24 or it's not like we're going to show up to heaven and be like, 50:26 "Hey, look... I didn't... look at my mansion... 50:27 it's not as big as I thought it's going to be" 50:29 or "it's not... it's not what I thought it was going to be" 50:31 right, and "this experience is not what I thought... " 50:33 no, no, no, no, we're going to be so happy and thrilled 50:34 and... and we're going to be completely wrapped up 50:37 in... in... in... in... I wouldn't say "control" 50:39 "control" is not the right word 50:41 but we're going to be led by the spirit of God 50:43 and we will reflect fully the character of God... 50:45 we're just going to be thrilled and happy that we're there. 50:47 Shelley: Can I add to this because 50:49 actually, the question implies "salvation by works. " 50:55 There is nothing that we do to build... 50:59 we're not sending ahead materials to heaven. 51:02 In John 14, Jesus said, 51:06 "I go to prepare a place for you... " 51:09 God is the one who is preparing our mansion 51:13 so, there's nothing that we can do to increase the size of it. 51:17 Idalia: Amen. 51:18 Dinzey: Just... I don't know if I have enough time to say this, 51:20 I don't know if this person got the idea 51:21 about supplying material from... 51:24 I heard somebody say that... 51:26 Shelley: Costly stones. 51:27 Dinzey: Yes... the idea of, 51:29 "You're not giving enough offering 51:30 so, when you get to heaven, 51:32 you're going to have a little shack instead of a mansion. " 51:33 No... that's... that's not part of God's plan, 51:36 God has plenty of materials and you don't... 51:38 you're not supplying anything... God supplies it all. 51:40 Idalia: Amen. 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