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Series Code: TDYQA
Program Code: TDYQA220006A
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01:07 Ricky: Hello and welcome my 3ABN Family 01:10 to another Bible Question and Answers. 01:13 Well, my name is Ricky Carter, 01:16 and I'm so happy to be here... 01:18 blessed to be here with my Panel... 01:20 my friends... brothers and sister in Christ. 01:22 Today, we've got another hour pack of Bible questions 01:28 that you've sent in 01:30 and we have the answers as well from God's Word. 01:33 Shelley: Amen. Ricky: God's Word... 01:35 we've need to get all of our answers from God's Word, right? 01:37 Panel: That's right. Ricky: Amen... amen. 01:38 Well, let me introduce you to our Bible students... 01:41 our Bible Panel... starting here to my right 01:44 Sister Shelley, great to have you here Sister Shelley. 01:46 Shelley: Well, it's great to have you here, 01:48 we want to welcome you here as the first time hosting this. 01:51 We promise to go easy on you today. 01:52 Ricky: Thank you. 01:54 Shelley: Thank you for joining us. 01:55 Ricky: And to her right, my brother, Pastor Ryan Day. 01:59 Ryan: Amen, it's a blessing to be here always, 02:01 love Bible Q and A... 02:03 I'm excited about the answers we get to give today. 02:05 Ricky: Amen... amen. 02:07 Ricky: And to his right... I have my brother, Pastor John. 02:09 Dinzey: Thank you, it's a blessing to be here as well. 02:12 Ricky: Amen... amen... well, great. 02:14 Before we get into God's Word, 02:17 we should start off with prayer... 02:20 so, Pastor John, could you lead us in prayer? 02:22 Dinzey: Yes, let's go to the Lord in prayer. 02:24 "Our wonderful and loving heavenly Father, 02:27 we want to thank you, Lord for the holy Scriptures 02:30 that are able to make us wise unto salvation. 02:33 Lord, we... none of us... study the Scriptures enough. 02:36 We pray that You will help us to dedicate more time 02:40 to the study of the Scriptures. 02:41 We thank You for this Program that You have led 3ABN to create 02:47 so that we can be interested... 02:49 we can be inspired to search more the holy Scriptures. 02:53 We ask You Lord to bless us with Your Holy Spirit 02:56 that we may provide Bible answers... answers from heaven. 03:00 We pray for Your blessing upon all those that tune in 03:03 wherever they may be. 03:04 We pray that all things will bring honor and glory 03:07 to Your name. We ask You for these things 03:09 in the holy and blessed name of Jesus, amen. " 03:12 Panel: Amen... amen. 03:13 Ricky: Thank you brother, 03:18 you know, when we started off doing this Program 03:21 and it's great that we have the Viewers 03:24 that can participate. Panel: Right... amen. 03:27 Ricky: And one of the three ways that our Viewers can participate 03:31 is to send us your question by e-mail. 03:33 You can e-mail your questions to BibleQA@3abn. tv 03:41 that's BibleQA@3abn. tv 03:44 So, that's the first way. 03:46 The second way that you can send in your questions is via text. 03:48 You can send in those... your questions by text at: 03:53 618-228-3975 03:58 that's 618-228-3975. 04:02 And for those of you who are on Instagram, 04:05 you can also send us your questions that way, 04:07 @3abn_official 04:10 that's @3abn_official 04:14 All right, why don't we get right into our questions? 04:17 Shelley: All right. 04:18 Ricky: Sister Shelley, you got our first question 04:20 I want to share with you. 04:21 This question is from Elle from... in the Philippines 04:24 and her question is this: 04:26 This question has been troubling me for a while now 04:29 and I believe the Bible tells us to help others, 04:32 to be gracious and generous. 04:34 But what if a family member keeps asking for money from you 04:39 because of bad spending habits? 04:41 Will you keep giving them money? 04:44 Or is it supporting them to keep spending 04:48 knowing that someone's got their back? 04:50 Shelley: Now that's a great question Elle 04:52 and we hear it quite often actually. 04:54 There is a fine line between 04:56 helping someone and enabling someone. 04:59 I'm going to take you somewhere you may not expect. 05:01 Galatians chapter 6... 05:05 let's look at verse 2 and verse 5, 05:08 they seem contradictory. 05:09 Galatians 6:2 says, "Bear one another's burdens, 05:13 and so fulfill the law of Christ. " 05:15 We get to verse 5 and it says, 05:16 "Each one shall bear his own load. " 05:19 Well, what is it? 05:21 In the Greek in verse 2 when it says, 05:24 "Bear one another's burdens... " 05:26 it is speaking of an overwhelming heavy load... 05:32 a crushing load and what God is calling us to do 05:36 is, we need to help people who can't carry that load? 05:39 We need to help them through their major difficulties 05:43 whether it is physical... financial or even a spiritual 05:47 and this is how we fulfill the love... the law of God. 05:51 Love fulfills the Law of God. 05:54 But verse 5, when it says, 05:56 "Each one shall bear his own load. " 05:57 That's for normal routine obligations of life. 06:02 So, I believe that this is the counsel I would give you. 06:06 It is very important that people learn how to budget... 06:09 how to save for emergencies... 06:11 how to save for retirement 06:13 and the Bible says, 06:15 Paul said in 2nd Thessalonians 3:10, 06:17 somebody doesn't work... they don't eat 06:19 and sometimes we when quote the fourth commandment... 06:23 we put the emphasis on the day of rest 06:26 but that commandment says, "Six days you shall labor... " 06:29 so, God is instructing us to be ready... 06:32 willing to help those who are in desperate need 06:35 but He expects us to be very wise with our resources. 06:43 Proverbs 21:5... "The plans of the diligent 06:48 lead surely to plenty, 06:50 but those of everyone who is hasty, 06:54 surely to poverty. " 06:55 Sounds like your relatives are being hasty. 06:59 There is a difference between helping them 07:02 and enabling them 07:03 and you need to draw a healthy boundary... 07:06 learn how to say, "No. " 07:08 Ricky: Amen, amen, thank you, Sister Shelley. 07:11 All right, Brother Ryan, you got the next question here: 07:15 Please explain these two sets of Scripture 07:20 Matthew 23 verse 27 07:23 and Acts 23 verses 2 and 3. 07:26 Ryan: All right, well, let's go ahead and read the text, 07:28 and then I'll explain them 07:30 because actually the Bible explains itself, right? 07:32 I love that because we can follow the rule and say, 07:35 "Lord, I don't have to come up with some answer 07:38 off the top of my head 07:39 because the Bible gives us the answer 07:40 so, let's go to Matthew 23 and read verse 27, 07:43 Jesus is speaking to the true scribes and Pharisees 07:45 and He says to them, 07:47 "Woe to you scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! 07:49 For you are like whitewashed tombs 07:51 which indeed appear beautiful outwardly, 07:53 but inside are full of dead men's bones 07:56 and all uncleanness. " 07:58 Now, that's Matthew 23 verse 27, 08:00 let's go to Acts 23 and read verses 1 through 3, 08:03 it says, there, Acts chapter 23 verses 1 through 3, 08:06 and I know they had referenced only verses 2 and 3 08:09 but I just put one in here as well. 08:11 It says, "Then Paul, looking earnestly at the council 08:13 and said, 'Men and brethren, 08:14 I have lived in all good conscience before God 08:17 and to this day. '" 08:18 Verse 2, "And the high priest Ananias 08:20 commanded those who stood by him 08:23 to strike him on the mouth. " 08:24 All right, so he's popping him in the mouth, 08:26 and now verse 3, "Then Paul said to him, 08:28 'God will strike you, you whitewashed wall! 08:31 For you sit to judge me according to the law, 08:35 and do you command me to be struck contrary to the law?'" 08:39 Okay, so what do these texts say? 08:41 Now, let's go back to Matthew 27 08:43 because we just read verse 27 08:45 but the answer to really both of these questions 08:47 is given in verse 28... the very next verse. 08:50 So, Matthew 23 verse 28, notice what it says now, 08:57 it says, "Even so you also outwardly 09:01 appear righteous to men, 09:03 but inside you are full of hypocrisy and lawlessness. " 09:07 So, what are these verses addressing? 09:09 What is Jesus saying and what is Paul saying here? 09:11 The Pharisees... they were hypocrites 09:13 and so they appear... 09:14 they put on their nice little Christian mask... 09:16 their nice little Christian garments... 09:17 they would walk out and they would appear outwardly, 09:19 you know, as Christians to their little... 09:22 you know... to their surrounders 09:23 and to their... to the people that were... 09:24 you know, in the community 09:26 but inside they were hypocrites 09:28 and that's what Jesus was addressing 09:29 so, what Paul was addressing, "You guys are hypocrites... 09:31 you look good on the outside 09:32 but inside you need a heart transformation 09:35 because you are outwardly appearing holy 09:37 but inside, you're a hypocrite 09:39 because you're not yourself obeying the law of God. " 09:41 Panel: Amen... amen. 09:43 Ricky: Thank you, Brother, thank you. 09:45 Pastor John... Dinzey: Yes Sir. 09:47 Ricky: I've got another... got question here for you, 09:48 your first question is from Gina in Barbados. 09:52 She says: Please explain Revelation chapter 15 verse 2. 09:59 Dinzey: Okay, in order to explain Revelation chapter 15 10:03 verse 2, let's begin with verse 1. 10:06 In Revelation chapter 15 verse 1 the Bible says, 10:09 "Then I saw another sign in heaven, great and marvelous: 10:13 seven angels having the seven last plagues; 10:17 for in them the wrath of God is complete. " 10:21 So, here we have a... the beginning of the context 10:24 for Revelation chapter 15 verse 2 10:26 and it's a marvelous thing 10:28 that you see in the book of Revelation, 10:31 you also see this in other places in the Bible 10:33 where God is talking about judgment 10:35 that's going to be poured out 10:36 and now, we're talking about the seven last plagues 10:39 and before the Bible continues to talk to you about 10:43 what happens during the seven last plagues, 10:45 it's like the Lord presents an interlude... 10:48 a parentheses to let you know 10:50 that, "Hey, there is hope 10:52 and God's people will be delivered. " 10:54 So, this is what's happening in Revelation chapter 15 verse 2 10:57 as we go to Revelation 15 verse 2 it says, 10:59 "And I saw something like a sea of glass mingled with fire, 11:05 and those who have the victory over the beast... " 11:07 In Revelation chapter 14 11:09 you see that it's talking about the beast 11:11 and Revelation 13 as well... 11:13 "and over his image and over his mark 11:15 and over the number of his name, 11:17 standing on the sea of glass, having the harps of God. " 11:20 So, when you get to Revelation 15, 11:23 the beginning... the time when 11:26 the seven last plagues are going to be poured upon those 11:30 that take the mark and that do all the things 11:33 described there, 11:35 so, if you want to know about the... 11:37 the... the sea of glass... 11:38 notice that it says, "something like a sea of glass" 11:42 it's not necessary that it was a sea of glass 11:45 but it's something like a sea of glass 11:47 and it says, "mingled with fire" 11:48 and it's interesting when you look at these things 11:50 they are symbols that you can look at 11:53 like, for example, fire... what is the symbol for fire? 11:56 Well, you see that tongues of fire came upon the... 12:00 the disciples when they were in the Upper Room. 12:03 So, this is a symbol of the Holy Spirit 12:05 and... well, our time is up... 12:07 so, there is a lot of great things. 12:09 Continue reading the book of Revelation, 12:10 God will continue to lead you and guide you. 12:12 Ricky: Amen, thank you, Pastor John. 12:15 All right, Sister Shelley, 12:17 got the second question here. 12:19 Shelley: Okay. 12:20 Ricky: This is from Dawn in New York. 12:22 She says: How does one know 12:25 that he or she is baptized with the Spirit? 12:28 Shelley: Okay, I'm going to make a distinction here. 12:32 You mentioned "baptized with the Spirit. " 12:35 All Christians are baptized by the Spirit. 12:39 In 1st Corinthians 12:13, 12:42 it says, "For by one Spirit 12:44 we're all baptized into one body... 12:46 whether Jews or Greeks, slaves or free... 12:48 all have been made to drink into one Spirit. " 12:52 So, all believers are baptized by the Holy Spirit 12:57 into the body of Christ. 12:58 This is how we become connected to the Vine Christ Jesus. 13:02 Now, the gift of the Spirit when... 13:06 if you want to say, "baptized with the Spirit" 13:09 the gift of the Spirit 13:10 is the indwelling of the Holy Spirit. 13:13 You know, Ephesians 3:16 and 17 says that... 13:17 Paul's praying that you would be strengthened 13:20 by might with the Holy Spirit in your inner man... 13:23 so that Christ may dwell in your hearts by faith. 13:26 So, when you have the Holy Spirit, 13:28 Christ is dwelling in your heart by faith 13:30 and you're connected to the Vine... 13:33 you are going to evidence the fruit of the Spirit. 13:38 Galatians 5:22 to 25, 13:41 If you've been baptized with the Holy Spirit... 13:44 "the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, 13:47 longsuffering, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, 13:50 gentleness and self-control. " 13:52 You know, he goes on to say, 13:54 "Hey, if we are going to live in the Spirit, 13:57 being baptized with the Spirit, 13:59 let us also walk in the Spirit. " 14:02 and final Scripture... Ephesians 5:8 through 10, 14:06 He says, "You were once darkness, 14:09 but now you are light in the Lord. 14:11 Walk as children of light 14:15 for the fruit of the Spirit is in all goodness, 14:18 righteousness, and truth, 14:21 and find out what is acceptable to the Lord. " 14:24 When we are baptized with... 14:27 when the Holy Spirit is living in us, 14:29 we are going to begin to resemble Jesus. 14:33 Ricky: Amen, Sister Shelley. 14:36 All right, Brother Ryan, 14:38 you've got Number Two question here for you. 14:41 Ryan: All right. 14:42 Ricky: What is the truth on the cross 14:45 or was Jesus crucified on a stake 14:49 as certain religions believe? 14:50 That's from a Viewer from Pennsylvania. 14:52 Ryan: Yeah, now that's a great question. 14:54 You know, to be honest with you upfront, 14:56 the Bible does not specifically say what type of cross 14:59 or instrument Jesus was, 15:02 you know, attached to or hung upon. 15:04 In this case, there are four possibilities, 15:07 if you do the historical research, 15:09 there are three or four... in this case... 15:12 four types of... of... of crosses or stakes 15:14 that they would hang or crucify someone 15:17 back in these particular days. 15:19 There's one known as the Crux Simplex... 15:22 all right, that's a single upright stick 15:24 and then there's another one called the Crux Commissa 15:28 which is a capital-T-shaped structure 15:30 okay, and then you have the Crux Decussata 15:34 which is an X-shaped cross 15:35 and then you have the one that we often see in the pictures 15:38 depicting of Christ hanging on the cross 15:40 which is known as the Crux Immissa 15:41 which is a familiar lower case T- shaped structure 15:44 that we believe... during the days of Christ 15:46 a little bit more historically accurate. 15:49 Now, we have to be clear, this is Bible Q and A, right? 15:51 So, we have to provide Bible answers... 15:53 and the truth is: there's not an explicit text in the Bible 15:56 that says, "And Jesus was hung on this type of cross... 15:59 it looked like this and it looked like that. " 16:01 It doesn't give us an explicit description. 16:04 But, you know, it's interesting, I found this text 16:06 and I thought it to be interesting 16:08 just thinking logically here... 16:10 in Luke chapter 23 verse 26... 16:12 so, Luke chapter 23 verse 26... 16:14 it says here, "Now they led Him away... " 16:17 Christ... 16:18 "they laid hold of a certain man, Simon of Cyrene, 16:21 who was coming from the country, 16:23 and on him they laid the cross 16:26 that he might bear it after Jesus. " 16:28 I, in my mind, thought, 16:29 it couldn't be an upright single beam or stake 16:32 because that's what you would carry... 16:33 not necessarily be laid upon you. 16:35 Again, it doesn't explicitly say 16:37 but I'm thinking... if something is laid upon a person, 16:39 then it's something that's laid upon them that they can carry 16:42 in a way... you know... far distances in this case 16:44 as Christ would be carried outside of the city 16:46 from the inward city 16:47 and so, in this case... the Bible just simply doesn't say 16:50 what type of cross 16:51 but we do know that our Savior died and He was crucified 16:54 and so, I'm going to leave that up to you to do 16:56 more historical research for yourself. 16:58 Ricky: Amen, thank you, Pastor Ryan. 17:01 All right... well to our Viewers I want to share with you... 17:04 each one of our Panelists they get two minutes 17:07 for each question 17:08 but they also have one question where they get three minutes 17:11 so, Pastor John... here's your first three-minute time 17:16 for your... for that question. 17:18 All right, the question is: 17:20 Are the six thousand years actual or is it symbolic? 17:25 If actual then it will end in 2027? 17:31 Dinzey: Well, a good question indeed. 17:34 There are many that have talked about 6,000 years 17:40 and many across different denominations. 17:44 There's this general belief of 6,000 years 17:48 and then 1,000-year of rest to make 7,000 years. 17:51 This is based somewhat on the Scripture that says, 17:55 "A day to the Lord is like a thousand years, 17:58 and a thousand years like a day. " 18:00 However, this does not say that Jesus Christ is coming 18:05 after 6,000 years. 18:07 You're asking if it's symbolic or actual... 18:10 it would just be literal... 18:12 literal years that it's talking about here, 18:16 but we do not have any doctrine or anything 18:19 that states this specifically 18:21 that the Lord will come after 6,000 years. 18:23 Also, there is a serious problem with coming up with a date 18:28 for... like for example you mentioned 2027... 18:30 I've seen others come up with 2024. 18:33 There are many things that I have seen 18:35 looking at this 6,000 years 18:38 but any attempt to come up with a date or a year 18:43 when Christ will come, 18:45 should not even be tried. 18:47 Don't put any faith in the idea that Christ is coming in 2024... 18:50 or 2027... 20... or whatever time people come up with, 18:55 because as you know the Bible says... Matthew 24:36, 18:59 "But of that day and hour no one knows, 19:02 not even the angels of heaven, but My Father only. " 19:05 Now, I know that you may have heard, 19:07 "It doesn't say 'year' 19:08 so we can come up with the year. " 19:10 Please don't... don't get yourself caught up 19:13 in that type of thinking 19:15 because you are going down a path that is dangerous. 19:18 What is best is that you would consider 19:22 what it says in Matthew 42... Matthew 24:42 to 44, 19:26 which I'm going to read in a moment 19:28 because first I want to say that even the Jews 19:30 have come up with the idea that the world would exist 19:35 for 6,000 years 19:36 so that the Lord would allow 6,000 years of sin 19:39 and then there will be 1,000 year of rest for the earth. 19:43 Even the Jews had this idea. 19:46 Is it possible? 19:47 Yes it's possible that the Lord would allow 6,000 years of sin 19:50 and then 1,000 years of rest... it's possible... 19:52 but we do not know the beginning date... 19:54 nobody knows when that date is supposed to start. 19:57 So, to come up with a date is a futile attempt. 20:00 The best thing we can do as I said is Matthew 24:42-44. 20:04 Jesus said, "Watch, therefore, 20:05 for you do not know what hour your Lord is coming. 20:09 But know this, that if the master of the house had known 20:12 what hour the thief would come, 20:13 he would have watched 20:15 and not allowed his house to be broken into. 20:16 Therefore be... therefore you also be ready, 20:20 for the Son of Man is coming at an hour 20:23 you do not expect. " 20:24 So, we should be ready for the Lord to come at any time 20:28 and not get caught up in these dates... 20:32 be faithful to the Lord every day of your life 20:34 and when the Lord comes, you will rejoice. 20:36 Panel: Amen... amen. 20:38 Ricky: Thank you, Brother John for that answer. 20:41 Well, before we go to Sister Shelley 20:43 for her third question, 20:45 I want to remind the Viewers at home 20:47 how you can participate in Bible Q and A. 20:49 You can e-mail your questions at BibleQA@3abn. tv 20:55 that's BibleQA@3abn. tv 20:58 You can also text in your questions to: 618-228-3975 21:05 that number again is: 618-228-3975 21:10 and for those of you who are on Instagram, 21:12 you can send in your questions @3abn_official 21:16 that's @3abn_official 21:20 All right, Sister Shelley, ready for your third question? 21:23 Shelley: I am. 21:24 Ricky: All right, and this is your time where you can do... 21:26 take three minutes to give us your answer. 21:27 Shelley: Yeah, that's a good thing 21:29 because I have 16-page study on this that I've distilled... 21:32 that I've distilled to a page and a half. 21:35 Ricky: All right, okay, this is from a Viewer in Virginia. 21:38 I have a question, 21:40 is there any Bible proof that the woman caught in adultery... 21:44 that the woman caught in adultery in John 8 21:47 is Mary Magdalene? 21:49 Shelley: Well, let me give you what the Bible says 21:51 and you make that decision. 21:52 In John chapter 8... the woman's caught in adultery, 21:55 verse 11... Jesus looks at her and He says, 21:59 "Hey, does anyone accuse you?" 22:01 and: "Where are your accusers woman?" 22:03 She said, "No one accused me. " 22:05 He said, "Neither do I... just go and sin no more. " 22:08 Now, all four gospels record a dinner party 22:12 right during the final week of Jesus' life. 22:16 He was invited... all of the disciples were invited 22:20 and there were plenty of curiosity seekers 22:22 that were there as well 22:24 but we know that His disciples included 22:27 Lazarus... Martha... and Mary. 22:30 Luke 7:37... this is interesting, 22:34 Luke is telling the account, 22:35 "Behold, a woman in the city who was a sinner... " 22:39 well, we're all sinners. 22:41 Ryan: Hmmm... hmmm... 22:42 Shelley: But what... this is a significant designation 22:47 because what he is saying... she was a notorious sinner. 22:51 Her sin was well known. 22:53 Most likely she was a prostitute. 22:55 "This woman in the city who was a sinner, 22:58 when she knew that Jesus sat at the table 23:00 in the Pharisee's house, 23:01 brought an alabaster flask of fragrant oil. " 23:06 It became obvious how awful her sin was 23:11 when Simon who was hosting recoiled at the idea 23:16 that she was doing this to Jesus. 23:18 Now, it's interesting... Matthew, Mark, and Luke 23:21 don't mention the name of this woman. 23:26 They all tell the same story without mentioning her name 23:29 and I believe this because she was a devoted Christian disciple 23:33 and she was still alive 23:35 at the time that they wrote their gospels 23:38 but the gospel of John which was written sometime later 23:42 presumably after the death of Mary, 23:45 he identifies her as the sister of Lazarus and Martha. 23:53 John 11:1 through 2, 23:55 he says, "Now a certain man was sick, 23:58 Lazarus of Bethany, the town of Mary and her sister Martha. 24:03 It was that Mary who anointed the Lord with fragrant oil 24:09 and wiped His feet with her hair, 24:11 whose brother Lazarus was sick. " 24:14 So, it's a reasonable assumption. 24:17 When Mary was living a lifestyle of sin, 24:20 she lived in Magda known as Mary of Magdala 24:24 but Jesus cast out the seven demons... 24:27 she returns home to Bethany 24:29 and now she becomes known as Mary of Bethany. 24:33 But I just want to point out 24:34 she became a part of the company of women 24:38 who followed Jesus around on all of His journeys. 24:41 We find her as one... 24:43 there's only three disciples who did not desert Him 24:47 when He was on the cross. 24:49 She's standing at the cross 24:50 and guess who was the first person to see Him 24:54 when He was resurrected? 24:55 Mary. 24:56 Panel: Amen... I like that. 24:58 Ricky: Praise the Lord, 24:59 thank you for sharing that, Sister. 25:00 All right, Pastor Ryan, 25:03 ready for your Number-three question? 25:05 Ryan: Yes... let's do it. 25:06 Ricky: In May... this is actually from Natalie in Georgia 25:09 she writes: In May 1780, in New England, 25:13 the day time became as dark as midnight. 25:16 In November 12 and 13, 1833 25:21 there was a great meteor shower that was seen. 25:23 There have been days in recent times 25:26 when there were red moons. 25:28 Is there Biblical support that these events may occur again. 25:32 Ryan: I would say that there is reasonable evidence 25:38 to suggest that yes, we... 25:39 we could possibly see this happen again 25:41 and now, I like that you brought about the history there... 25:44 is that Natalie? I think it was Natalie. 25:45 I like that you brought about the history there, 25:47 because it's interesting when you go to Revelation chapter 6, 25:50 verses 12 and 13, 25:52 just as what you read there and we see happening 25:55 in... you know, from that late 1700s 25:57 or mid-1700s into the early 1800s... 26:00 it happens in the exact same order 26:02 as we see there in Revelation 6 verses 12 and 13 26:05 so, this is within the context of the 6th Seal 26:07 and notice what it says, 26:08 "I looked when he opened the sixth seal... " 26:10 this is Revelation chapter 6 verse 12. 26:12 "I looked and He opened the sixth seal, 26:14 and behold, there was a great earthquake; 26:16 and the sun became black as sackcloth of hair, 26:18 and the moon became like blood. 26:20 And the stars of heaven fell to the earth, 26:24 as a fig tree drops its figs 26:25 when it is shaken by a mighty wind. " 26:28 Now, it's interesting because what you just referenced 26:31 is exactly what I believe this passage is referencing also 26:33 because what happened... 26:35 and you mentioned the sun and the moon there, 26:37 but even before that... 26:39 November 1st, 1755, we have the great Lisbon earthquake 26:41 which was one of the greatest 26:43 most powerful earthquakes in history... 26:44 four million square miles killed 60,000 people 26:47 in just a few seconds... powerful earthquake 26:50 and then, of course, May 19 as you referenced 26:53 and, you know, we see the sun becoming black... 26:56 it wasn't an eclipse... 26:57 many people say, "Oh, just an eclipse... " 26:59 it was not an eclipse... it was supernatural. 27:01 the moon... the same day appeared as blood red 27:04 and then, later on, November 13 as you mentioned in 1833, 27:07 there was a massive meteor shower like had never been seen. 27:10 So, we see clearly 27:12 what Revelation's talking about there, 27:14 now, what modern scholars have found... 27:15 what they referenced is that Matthew 24 where we find, 27:18 and where it says, 27:19 "Immediately after the tribulation of those days 27:21 the sun will be darkened, 27:22 the moon will not give its light; 27:24 and the starts will fall from heaven, 27:25 and the powers of the heavens will be shaken. " 27:26 That powers of the heaven be shaken and the earthquake... 27:28 it's not mentioned at the beginning but rather at the end 27:31 and so, some scholars have brought about and mentioned 27:34 that... that it may be possibly here in Matthew 24 27:37 referencing another stream of these same events 27:40 going to happen right before the second coming of Christ. 27:43 It's a possibility for sure 27:44 but I was going to read from this book here... 27:46 I don't have time to read it but I would... 27:48 I would encourage you to find this book... 27:49 this is called: The Great Controversy 27:51 and I had a portion here, 27:52 I'm going to read it in my closing thoughts 27:54 here in a little bit at the end of the Program 27:55 but the Great Controversy... great book of history... 27:58 and it recalls a lot of these events from Bible prophecy. 28:01 Great book to have in your library: The Great Controversy. 28:03 Ricky: Amen, thank you, Pastor Ryan. 28:05 Okay, Pastor John, I've got a Number 3 question for you. 28:09 Dinzey: Okay. 28:10 This is from Jim: 28:12 Why was it acceptable to God 28:15 that His chosen leaders and patriarchs, 28:17 in the Old Testament, 28:19 had multiple wives and concubines? 28:21 It seems that this was not considered to be immoral. 28:25 Also, since God doesn't change, 28:28 would this arrangement still be acceptable to God today? 28:32 Lastly, what about marrying relatives such as cousins, 28:37 which also seems to have been common practice? 28:40 Thank you so much for your help 28:42 in understanding these difficult issues! 28:45 Shelley: In two minutes. Panel: Laughter. 28:47 Dinzey: I rest on which one we have three minutes for 28:49 but you know, this is... 28:51 you made a statement here that God doesn't change... 28:53 would this arrangement still be acceptable to God today? 28:55 God never made a statement or any declaration 28:58 that says, "You can have multiple wives" 29:02 and so... we cannot say that God would... 29:05 would look at this and say, "It's okay, go ahead... " 29:07 so, here, I'm going to point you first to Genesis chapter 2 29:12 verse 24 where we have the words, 29:15 "Therefore shall a man leave his father and his mother, 29:17 and shall cleave unto his wife: 29:19 and they shall be one flesh. " 29:20 The idea of a marriage is that the... 29:23 the man and the woman become one flesh. 29:26 You cannot be one flesh with multiple wives. 29:29 And so, this is God's original plan... 29:32 this is why He made Adam and Eve. 29:35 He didn't grab four or five ribs 29:37 and made four or five wives for him, 29:39 it was just one. 29:41 This is God's ideal plan. 29:43 This is God's plan for us. 29:45 Did some other patriarchs do this? 29:49 Yes... but there was always a bad result. 29:52 Consider Abraham... 29:53 there were issues with Hagar and Sarai 29:56 when they had Ishmael 29:59 so, there's jealousy involved... problems occur... 30:02 look at Jacob... he had multiple wives... 30:05 serious problems in the homes 30:07 and every one of those... serious problems in the home, 30:10 it's not something that should be done. 30:12 In Deuteronomy chapter 17 verse 17, 30:14 it specifically says, 30:16 "Neither shall he multiply wives to himself, 30:19 that his heart turn not away... " 30:21 and this is talking about kings but really applies to everyone. 30:25 Bad results for Solomon, 30:28 notice in 1st Kings 11 verse 4, 30:30 "For it came to pass, when Solomon was old, 30:32 that his wives turned away his heart after other gods: 30:36 and his heart was not perfect with the Lord his God, 30:38 as was the heart of David his father. " 30:40 Now, concerning cousins and sisters... 30:43 for a period of time in the beginning 30:46 and I was talking... the beginning of creation time, 30:49 that the Lord allowed men to marry their sisters 30:53 or their cousins because the... 30:55 He said, "Be fruitful and multiply. " 30:56 So the earth had to be replenished with people. 31:01 But eventually, the weakness of humanity 31:03 became more apparent 31:05 and anyone doing this came with bad results... 31:10 there you have birth defects and serious health problems 31:13 and I don't have time to read the Scriptures that show this, 31:16 you can read Leviticus chapter 18 and 20 for more information. 31:19 Ricky: Amen... thank you, Brother John, 31:22 all right, well, Sister Shelley, you ready for question number 4? 31:26 Shelley: I hope so. 31:27 Ricky: Okay. 31:29 Why did the Egyptians mistreat the Israelites? 31:32 Why did God tell Jacob that his descendants would be slaves 31:36 for 400 years? 31:38 That's from Alba in Nicaragua. 31:40 Shelley: Okay, Alba, first of all, God told Abraham 31:44 rather than Jacob... we find it in Genesis 15:13, 31:49 God is cutting a covenant with Abram... Abraham... 31:53 and in the middle of this covenant process... this ritual, 31:59 God says to Abraham in verse 15, Genesis 15:13, 32:03 Your descendants will be strangers in a land 32:06 that is not theirs. " 32:07 Wait a minute... 32:09 here He is saying, "You're saved by grace through faith... 32:10 your righteousness... " 32:12 you know, "Your faith is credited to you 32:14 as righteousness. 32:16 Oh, your descendants that are going to be multiple 32:19 are going to be slaves in a foreign country 32:23 for 400 years. " 32:24 He's talking about Egypt... 32:26 God knows the end from the beginning... 32:29 so, He is revealing the future here. 32:31 God sends Jacob which is... excuse me... Isaac... 32:35 God sends Joseph, Jacob's son, 32:40 to Egypt and guess what? 32:44 Joseph's plan saves all of Egypt 32:46 but it also saves the whole clan of Jacob. 32:50 They go down to Egypt... 32:52 there's only 70 to 75 people that went down to Egypt, 32:57 so, why was there this 400-year period of waiting? 33:02 Because He had to multiply them into a great nation 33:06 so that they could come out and take possession 33:08 of the... of the of the Promised Land. 33:10 They couldn't have possibly otherwise. 33:13 So, the reason that the Egyptians hated them 33:17 is because they were fearful. 33:18 God was multiplying them so rapidly... 33:22 the Egyptians set task masters on them 33:25 so that they wouldn't... 33:27 so that the Nation of Israel wouldn't join other nations 33:30 and rise up against Egypt 33:32 and to me it's amazing that God predicted in verse 14 33:37 after the waiting period, that He would judge... 33:41 this is Genesis 15:14... 33:43 He would judge the Egyptians... 33:46 that Israel would come out with great possessions 33:51 and He fulfilled that in Exodus 12 verses 35 and 36. 33:56 I think it's exciting. 33:57 Panel: Amen. 33:59 Ricky: Amen... thank you Sister. 34:00 All right, Pastor Ryan, Question Number 4 for you, 34:04 I like this one... 34:06 Is it a sin to eat morning doves? 34:10 That's from Tim. 34:11 Ryan: All right, that's a great question, Tim, 34:14 I suppose it's not any more a sin to eat morning doves 34:19 as it is evening doves, I don't know, 34:20 I've never heard of a morning dove. 34:22 But, to give a Biblical answer, 34:25 truthfully... Biblically speaking... 34:27 is not a sin to eat this type of animal... a dove... 34:31 that is considered to be clean and how do we know that? 34:33 Because it was considered to be a... 34:35 a great sacrificial animal as well. 34:37 We find that in Leviticus chapter 5 verse 7. 34:41 So, it says here, "If he is not able to bring a lamb, 34:44 then he shall bring to the Lord, 34:45 for his trespass which he has committed, 34:48 two turtledoves or two young pigeons: 34:51 one as a sin offering 34:52 and the other as a burnt offering. " 34:53 So, the sacrificial animals had to be clean 34:56 and so, therefore, we know that doves fall into the category 34:59 biblically speaking 35:01 as a clean animal that can be eaten. 35:03 Now, we know this... even further clarification... 35:06 if you read Leviticus 6 verses 26 to 29, 35:09 we see there very clearly, 35:11 I'm not going to read those texts, 35:12 but again, Leviticus chapter 6 verses 26 to 29... 35:15 if you go read there 35:17 we have the specific instruction given by God 35:19 to Moses and Aaron... to the Priesthood 35:21 that they were to eat these particular animals 35:24 in particular situations like... 35:25 if they were offering as a burnt offering, 35:27 they could eat the flesh 35:29 but, of course, not the fat and not the blood. 35:31 So there had to be a kosher process 35:32 that they had to go through 35:34 to make sure that they got rid of as much of the blood 35:35 and the fat as possible. 35:37 But... but in this case, you know, 35:38 I just want to leave you with this. 35:40 While Biblically speaking 35:41 we can't say that it's a sin 35:43 to eat this particular clean animals, 35:44 please leave them precious little doves alone. 35:47 Panel: Laughter. 35:49 Ryan: Leave them little doves alone, my goodness, 35:51 in the modern time that we live in, 35:53 it would have to be just in terms of appetite. 35:55 I mean, I don't wake up in the morning and say, 35:57 "Oh, man! look at those doves out there... 35:59 I would love to eat me some dove in the morning. " 36:00 I'm again not trying to... to be critical or judgmental 36:03 but please leave those precious little doves alone. 36:06 Go to the grocery store and get your food elsewhere... 36:08 leave them precious little doves alone. 36:11 But it is technically Biblical... clean... 36:14 to eat those particular animals. 36:15 Panel: Laughter. 36:17 Ricky: Thank you, Sir, 36:19 Pastor John, I've got Question Number 4 here for you. 36:22 Pause... 36:24 This is from Susan in Groves, Oklahoma. 36:27 She writes: In Zechariah 14 36:31 it says the Lord will fight the nations 36:34 and then his feet will stand on the Mount of Olives 36:37 and will be king over the whole earth. 36:41 Is that when He returns with the saved 36:44 after the thousand years? 36:46 Others say it is when He comes before the thousand years 36:50 that he does this. Thank you. 36:52 Dinzey: Thank you very much, 36:54 In Zechariah chapter 14 you have a picture of 36:57 something that may have happened 36:59 if the Jews had been faithful to the Lord 37:02 and the Lord would have prepared 37:04 some type of a heaven-and-earth type of thing 37:06 previous to the coming of Christ the first time 37:11 before He died for us, 37:12 however, because they were not faithful, 37:14 this was not fulfilled. 37:15 There is a... a... an end time setting for this 37:19 and Zechariah 14:4 says, 37:21 "And in that day His feet will stand on the Mount of Olives, 37:24 which faces Jerusalem on the east. 37:26 And the Mount of Olives shall be split in two, 37:28 from east to west, making a very large valley; 37:31 half of the mountain shall move toward the north 37:33 and half of it toward the south. " 37:36 This takes place after the 1,000 years 37:38 when the Lord Jesus will set His foot upon the mountain 37:43 and will set up His kingdom on the earth. 37:46 And so, it is not before... at the second coming 37:50 because when He returns 37:52 the earth becomes like a desolate wilderness. 37:55 Think of it... the... 37:57 the living wicked when Jesus comes will die. 38:00 Bodies all over the world and the wicked dead are dead. 38:05 There's really dead bodies everywhere... 38:08 this is not the time for the Lord Jesus 38:10 to set up His kingdom. 38:11 It's after the 1,000 years when the New Jerusalem descends 38:15 and Jesus sets His foot upon... upon the Mount of Olives. 38:19 Zechariah chapter 14 verse 9 as you said, 38:22 "And the Lord shall be King over all the earth. 38:26 In that day it shall be... 38:28 'The LORD is one,' and His name one. " 38:31 So, this is after the thousand years. 38:34 Notice in 1st Thessalonians chapter 4 38:36 it talks about Jesus coming 38:38 and it says that the righteous dead are raised 38:42 and the living dead are... 38:44 I mean... the living are raised 38:46 and they meet the Lord in the air 38:47 and they go with the Lord for a 1,000 years. 38:50 So, Jesus does not set foot on the earth 38:53 when He comes the second time. 38:54 Panel: Amen... amen... 38:56 Ricky: Thank you Pastor John. 38:58 All right, Sister Shelley, 39:00 I have Question Number 5 here for you. 39:02 Shelley: All right. 39:03 Ricky: What does the Bible say about self-assertion 39:07 versus being passive? 39:09 This is from a Viewer in Kaunakakai... 39:12 I think as I pronounce it, Kaunakakai, Hawaii. 39:16 Shelley: Well, that's very interesting. 39:18 First of all, I just want to tell you that 39:20 the word "passivity" 39:22 to be passive means to be uninterested... 39:26 to be powerless a pushover... 39:28 We don't find the word "Passive... " 39:32 and this is not being meek or humble. 39:35 2nd Timothy 1:7 says... 39:38 God didn't give us a spirit of fear, 39:40 He gave us a spirit of power... great spiritual energy 39:44 and of love... seeking good for others... 39:47 and of sound mind... this is self-discipline 39:50 and proper priorities. 39:52 Christians need to be humble and meek 39:57 and humility simply means 40:00 to be totally dependent upon the Father. 40:03 Numbers 12 verse 3 said... 40:06 Moses was the most humble man on earth. 40:09 In Matthew 11:29, Jesus says, "Come to Me, 40:12 I am gentle and lowly at heart... " 40:15 He had this soothing disposition. 40:17 He was a gentle, mild, meek... but He certainly wasn't passive. 40:24 Now, let's... let's set "passive" aside... 40:27 self-assertive... 40:29 Self-assertive can be a competitive spirit. 40:33 This can be a spirit of, "Hey, I want to satisfy self... 40:36 I want to have... insist on having my own way 40:40 or winning the argument... " 40:42 but the Bible tells us is that Jesus said in Luke 9:23, 40:47 we must pick up our cross and die daily 40:51 and that's what Paul said in 1st Corinthians 15:31. 40:54 "I die daily brothers... " I mean it. 40:56 So, if we have... 40:59 as Galatians 5:20 talks about the flesh... 41:04 if we're being self-assertive... an outburst of wrath 41:08 or selfish ambition... that's works of the flesh. 41:13 If we are Christ assertive, we will not be quarrelsome... 41:19 we're going to be gentle and humble 41:23 but we'll be confident and positive and bold 41:26 and we will have the fruit of the Spirit 41:29 from Galatians 5:22. 41:31 Ending with this quick thought, 41:34 there is absolutely nothing wrong 41:37 with drawing healthy, Biblical boundaries around your life 41:43 because our God is a boundary-setting God. 41:47 Ricky: Amen... amen. 41:49 Thank you Sister. 41:51 Pastor Ryan, I've got your fifth question here 41:54 and you have three minutes to answer this one. 41:57 Ryan: Sure. 41:59 Ricky: It's a long question. Ryan: All right. 42:00 Ricky: In Romans 11 Paul tells us 42:03 that God has not rejected Israel. 42:06 Although some of the branches of the olive tree... 42:09 literal/ethnic Israel... 42:11 have been broken off due to disbelief, 42:13 gentiles who have been grafted in 42:16 should not boast against the broken branches 42:21 because Israel is the root 42:22 and the root supports the branches, 42:24 the branches do not support the root. 42:26 Those broken branches can and will be grafted back in again. 42:31 So, why do some Christians, including 7th Day Adventists, 42:35 believe that the church... specifically the SDA Church... 42:39 has been grafted in Israel's place 42:42 and doesn't acknowledge the spiritual significance 42:45 of literal... ethnic Israel in end-time prophecy? 42:48 Please explain without using Galatians chapter 3 42:53 verses 26 through 29. 42:55 Ryan: All right, well while Galatians 3:26 through 29 43:00 is a fantastic passage, 43:02 I can answer this without that passage. 43:04 First of all, I just would to make a quick correction. 43:07 You stated... 43:08 the person who submitted this question states that 43:10 the root is Israel... 43:12 that's simply... I disagree with that respectfully. 43:14 If you read the Scripture, 43:15 the Bible makes it overwhelmingly clear 43:17 that the root is Jesus Christ. 43:18 Panel: Amen. 43:20 Ryan: We see that in Revelation chapter 22 and verse 16 43:21 where Jesus says, "I am the Root and the Offspring of David, 43:24 the Bright and Morning Star. " 43:25 And it's even repeated in Romans 15 verse 12 where it says 43:29 "There shall be a root of Jesse... " 43:30 referring to Jesus Christ 43:32 "and He who shall rise and rule over the Gentiles, 43:33 in Him the Gentiles shall hope. " 43:35 And so, Christ is that root. 43:37 Never shall we apply that to Israel or any man 43:40 because Christ is the root. 43:41 Now, that being said, 43:43 yes, you're right, Romans 11 is making it clear 43:45 that God has not completely abandoned Israel 43:48 and we never need to teach that, 43:49 I know we call it... 43:50 some people call it "replacement theology... " 43:52 you're trying to replace Israel with others, 43:53 but nonetheless, God has not abandoned the people of Israel, 43:57 in Romans 11 it makes it clear that there was a remnant 44:00 and that remnant... Israel... 44:01 those people who have accepted Christ 44:03 and if they've accepted Christ, 44:04 then according to Galatians chapter 3, 44:06 verses 26 to 29, "Whether Jew, Greek or anyone, 44:09 if you are in Christ, then you are... 44:11 you are heirs according... 44:13 you are seed... from the seed of Abraham, 44:15 and heirs according to the promise. " 44:16 So that being said, yes, God has not abandoned Israel, 44:18 we want to make that clear. 44:20 However, here goes the 70 weeks in a minute and a half, 44:23 to answer this appropriately, 44:24 we have to go back to... to Daniel chapter 9 44:27 and verses 24 through 27, 44:29 and if you read there where we get this idea 44:32 where God has not abandoned but yet He has moved away 44:36 from the Nation of Israel 44:38 as being His beacon of light to the world, 44:40 His champions of the world, 44:41 they had their chance and they failed 44:43 and we see that in the context of the 70-weeks prophecy 44:46 because right here it says in Daniel 9:24, 44:48 God says to them... to Daniel... 44:50 "Seventy weeks are determined for your people... " 44:53 He lists six things that they had to complete 44:55 in 490 years... we know that this is prophetic timing, 44:58 year-day principle has to be applied here 45:00 so, again 490 years they have... this... this... 45:03 this probationary period to clean their act up 45:07 and the most important thing 45:08 to prepare for the arrival of their Messiah 45:10 which God gave them till the very year that He would arrive 45:14 and so, you do the Math, 45:15 they would have known as a nation 45:17 when their Messiah was going to show up 45:18 and the part of the agreement was that 45:20 their probationary time period of them being received back 45:23 as God's beacon of light... His champions of the world, 45:26 to... to... you know, to be His special people... 45:28 that coveted special people... 45:30 in order for them to be that as a nation, 45:32 they had to be prepared for the coming arrival of the Messiah 45:35 to that very year. 45:36 Were they? No... 45:38 Because we see there in Daniel 9:26, it says, 45:40 "And after sixty-two weeks the Messiah shall be cut off, 45:43 but not for Himself... " 45:44 And we know that in the middle of that 70th week 45:46 according to verse 27, 45:47 He was crucified... right... 45:49 He brought an end to all sacrifices and oblations, 45:50 why? Because the Nation of Israel rejected Him as a nation. 45:55 Were there some remnant there that accepted Him? Of course, 45:57 but as a Nation, they murdered the Son of God 46:00 and so, when they murdered the Son of God, 46:02 Jesus even puts this in proper context 46:04 in the parable of the wicked vine dresser... 46:06 the parable of the fig tree in Matthew 21... 46:08 parable of the wicked vine dresser, 46:10 He tells the parable... 46:11 He says, "Look, a guy leaves some land 46:12 and then, you know, he sends the servants 46:14 and they kill the servants. 46:15 Then he sends another wave of servants... 46:17 they kill those servants 46:18 and so, finally, he sends his son... 46:20 surely they'll treat him good, 46:21 they take his son out and murder him as well 46:23 and so it says there in Matthew 21 46:25 that the Pharisees perceived that He was talking about them 46:29 and He was... 46:30 He was using that as an analogy for Israel 46:32 but it's interesting how Jesus ends this, 46:35 He says, "The stone... " this is Matthew 21 46:36 and verse 42, 46:38 "The stone which the builders rejected 46:40 has become the chief cornerstone. 46:41 This is the Lord's doing, 46:42 and it is marvelous in our eyes. 46:44 Therefore I say to you... " 46:45 and He's speaking to the leadership of Israel... 46:47 He says, "Therefore I say to you, 46:48 the kingdom of God shall be taken from you 46:50 and given to a nation bearing the fruits thereof. " 46:52 Who are those nations? It was the Gentiles. 46:54 So, did God abandon the people of Israel? 46:56 No... 46:58 But did He take away that special covenant... 47:00 not the covenant because He kept His covenant... 47:02 He completed His covenant 47:03 but did He take away that special honor that the... 47:06 that the... that the Children of Israel could have had 47:08 as champions of the world? Sure. 47:09 He took that away... He gave it to the world... 47:11 it went on to the Gentiles 47:13 and anyone now who will receive Jesus Christ as Savior. 47:16 Panel: Amen... great answer... powerful. 47:18 Ricky: Amen, thank you for that Brother. 47:19 All right, Pastor John... 47:22 Question Number 5 for you. 47:24 This is from Heather in Lindsay, Ontario, Canada. 47:30 She writes: It says in the Bible 47:33 that it is going to be a very tempestuous... 47:36 and Jesus will descend from heaven 47:39 with the voice of the archangel 47:40 and the trumpet of God, 47:42 so is it going to be very... 47:45 so, it's going to be very noisy. 47:47 The righteous dead will hear His voice 47:50 and rise from their graves. 47:52 Will the wicked dead not also hear His voice? 47:56 Do they somehow not hear His voice 47:59 and keep sleeping until the thousand years are up 48:02 and how does this work? 48:04 Dinzey: Hmmm... very good... very good question, 48:07 good questions are coming in, it says here... 48:10 well, you are correct indeed 48:13 it is going to be very tempestuous... 48:15 and Jesus will descend from heaven 48:16 with the voice of the archangel and with the trumpet of God 48:19 but what happens? 48:20 Let's go first to John chapter 5 verses 28 and 29, 48:24 It says, "Do not marvel at this; 48:27 for the hour is coming in which all who are in the graves 48:30 will hear His voice and come forth... 48:32 those who have done good, to the resurrection of life, 48:35 and those who have done evil, 48:37 to the resurrection of condemnation. 48:39 Two different resurrections are presented here. 48:42 They are separated by 1,000 years. 48:46 You see the... the wicked dead remain in the grave... 48:50 only the righteous dead hear His voice 48:54 when He comes the second time. 48:55 They have a specific time for their resurrection 48:58 and the wicked dead have a specific time 49:01 for their resurrection 49:02 and this is why when you go to Revelation chapter 20 49:06 and verse 5... after it talks about that the righteous 49:09 will be with the Lord and reign with Him a 1,000 years, 49:12 it says in Revelation 20:5 and 6, 49:14 "But the rest of the dead 49:16 did not live again until the thousand years were finished. 49:20 This is the first resurrection. 49:23 Blessed and holy is he who has part 49:25 in the first resurrection. " 49:27 Those who have part in the first resurrection 49:29 are with the Lord for a thousand years 49:32 and those that are wicked dead remain in the graves 49:35 until the 1,000 years are finished 49:37 and then the Lord Jesus 49:38 will call them forth from their graves, 49:40 they will hear His voice 49:41 and come forth to face judgment. 49:44 Well, what happens? Satan sees all this 49:46 millions and millions of people... 49:49 he tries to marshal them to join him 49:51 to try to take over the Holy City 49:54 that descended from heaven... the New Jerusalem 49:57 and they basically are still wicked. 50:02 The 1,000 years has not changed anything. 50:04 They continue with the same thoughts... the same ideas 50:08 and they want to do evil and Satan gathers them up 50:12 and, of course, God's people win... 50:14 and will... tune in next time. 50:16 Panel: Laughter. 50:19 Shelley: Can I make one comment? 50:21 Interestingly, when she said, 50:23 "Why won't the wicked dead hear His voice?" 50:26 But just think about this... 50:28 when Jesus called Lazarus out of the grave, 50:31 after he'd been in the tomb for four days, 50:34 there were other Lazarus's that were buried in the area, 50:38 but Jesus said, "My sheep know my voice. " 50:41 There's different calls for different... 50:44 shepherds have different calls. 50:47 So, I believe that the wicked dead 50:50 don't come up in the first resurrection 50:52 they don't hear His voice first time around... 50:55 Dinzey: It is... it is that the voice of Jesus 50:58 gives life, you see, and so, when that voice of Jesus 51:01 gives life to the righteous dead... they come forth. 51:04 It's not that they have ears and are waiting to hear something. 51:08 Ricky: Amen. Shelly: That's right. 51:09 Ricky: Amen, this has been great, 51:11 we got some really great answers 51:13 we found from God's Word. 51:15 Have you been blessed? 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