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00:04 >> I want to. 00:10 >> And 00:17 [MUSIC] 00:26 >> too. 00:31 [MUSIC] 00:36 >> I'm 00:42 >> and 00:47 >> I want to stand 00:52 too. 00:55 [MUSIC] 01:00 [MUSIC] 01:07 >> I love read them. Jill Morricone and we just welcome 01:10 you to another 3ABN today. Bible Q and A that's right. 01:14 This is your time to get your questions answered from the 01:18 word of God he was for 12 tells us is the word of God is quick 01:22 and powerful. Its living. It's alive and powerful. 01:26 It is sharper than any 2 edged sword and it pierces. It brings 01:31 conviction by the anointing power of the Holy Spirit. 01:34 I love this program because we get to answer your questions. 01:37 We have our family around the table here. We're going to 01:42 introduce to you and it's my privilege to introduce my dad. 01:45 Well, I call him dad, but this is actually great father. 01:49 So he's my father-in-law, Pastor Daniel Morricone. 01:52 But you're like that. 01:53 >> Well, thank you. And you're like a daughter to me. Yeah. 01:56 What a blessing. Thank you for having me on the program today. 02:00 >> Delighted to have you here. And you help out in our 02:02 pastoral department. Yes, I'm having a. 02:04 >> A blast doing that. That's wonderful. Answering the phone. 02:07 People have problems or whatever we get to pray with 02:10 people. Yeah, let's that's wonderful. So sitting next to 02:13 Pastor Daniel Moore County is Daniel Perron. Thank you so 02:16 much for being here, Dana. 02:18 >> Yes, the second annual. It's a good name. And, you 02:22 know, just studying the Bible. This morning, I had a bunch of 02:24 questions and they invite me back to say to the one who has 02:28 the answers. There's lots of questions. And I love studying 02:31 these. 02:32 >> A man I love this program because we get to dive deep 02:35 into the word of God. That's it. And there's so much to 02:37 learn. The more I study it seems like the more I don't 02:40 know. The more there is to learn Pastor John Lowe, McCain 02:43 at the end of the table. So glad you're here, Pastor 02:45 John. 02:47 >> You know, the Bible reminds us that we are not able to 02:50 comprehend the breath and depth and height and length of cosmic 02:54 knowledge. It always dwarfs us when we walk into this room and 02:59 recognize there are no walls there, no floors, there's no 03:02 ceiling. That's what the study, because where does it reminds 03:05 us that he soften? We're not like I'm always learning, 03:09 as Daniel said, when we step into that room of unlimited 03:13 divine knowledge, a man. 03:15 >> So invite you to learn along with us today. We're going to 03:19 go to the Lord in prayer before we started first question. 03:22 But before what we do that we want to give you the way that 03:24 you can send in your questions. We will answer them on an 03:28 upcoming Bible qna program. So first you can e-mail us. 03:33 That's Bible Q A at 3 ABN DOT TV. That e-mail address again 03:38 is Bible Q A at 3 A B and DOT TV or you can pick up your cell 03:44 phone and text us your questions at 618-228-3975. 03:52 That's 618-228-3975. Or you can go to Instagram. We get 03:56 questions in via Instagram and the Instagram handle is 3ABN 04:01 underscore official. So that's 3 vans. Instagram handle in 04:06 3ABN underscore official. And we want to answer your 04:10 questions on an upcoming Bible Q and a program. Before we go 04:14 any further, we're go to the Lord in prayer. And Daniel, 04:16 would you pray for us? 04:18 >> Dear Heavenly Father, Lord, I thank you that you lead us 04:21 through the word of God step-by-step page by page verse 04:26 by verse and word by word. You are there all the way 04:31 Lourdes we study and listen and pray and think today guide us 04:35 as we want to understand your word because we want a clearer 04:38 picture of Jesus, his name. We pray, amen. 04:42 >> Now we're going to get into the word of God. And for going 04:46 to the pastor John McCain first and this one, I'm not sure who 04:49 it comes from its as will. We all have to stand before God 04:53 and given the count for our sins, whether it be good or 04:57 bad. 04:58 >> OK, so you might be startled to hear me say no. 05:03 And here's the reason why the Swede's second Corinthians 5 05:06 and verse 10 and you might do what the Bible says. He'll 05:09 listen to this carefully for. We must all appear before the 05:13 judgment seat of Christ. But each one may receive the 05:16 things done in the body. According to what he has done, 05:19 whether good or bad thing unfold, it want to give our 05:22 lives to Christ. He does not just become Arwa Damon. He 05:25 becomes advocate and first onto first won my little children. 05:29 These things are right to you so that you may not send. 05:33 And if anyone since we have an advocate with the father, 05:36 Jesus Christ, the right is. So the question is what is an 05:39 advocate do? 05:40 He was 9 for 24 for Christ, has not entered the Holy Place he's 05:45 made with hands, which are copies of the true, but into 05:48 heaven itself. Listen carefully. Now, 2 up here in 05:53 the presence of God for us. And so he appears for us. 05:58 He's alright. He's if you send on your advocate and what is 06:02 the Advocate do he appears for us per people say what I have 06:05 to go to court. My lawyer is going to represent me. That's 06:09 what Jesus does in the judgment. He represents us. 06:11 But here's the other question. 06:13 All his yo point, only those whose sins are not a tone for 06:18 we'll have to give an account for those. The righteous will 06:22 not have to appear for the following reason there since 06:26 have been a tone for the Apostle Paul, the Apostle Peter 06:30 preaching on the day of Penny Cause a records. These words in 06:33 the book of acts back to 19 06:37 repent, therefore and be converted that your sins may be 06:41 a lot. A lot it out, right? So that time's of refreshing 06:45 may come from the president of the Lord. 06:47 How can you why would you be called to give an account of 06:50 something that just blot it out? A new record has been 06:53 expunged 06:54 because our advocate appearing before the father for us. 06:57 It's good, Tony, for us. The lamb of God that taketh 07:00 away the sins of the world. He took away his advocate. 07:04 So why do we have to appear when our sends a blot out, 07:07 somebody may say your honor, can you show me? The record of 07:10 Daniel parents sent? It's a L a 07:14 what? Sorry. You're on a A 07:16 we may be a falsely accused him because his record is clear. 07:20 Pass what Lourdes Blots out our sins. And he confirms that Mike 07:24 and 7 0st 19, 07:26 he will again have compassion on us 07:29 and will subdue our iniquities. 07:32 You'll cast all our sins into the depths of the sea and put 07:36 out and no fishing signs have to say that. Not only that he 07:40 was 8 and verse 12 for I will have mercy to their high will 07:45 be merciful to the unrighteous and their sins and their 07:48 lawless deeds. I will remember no more. So 07:54 I don't remember y Daniels in court. I forgot was hit by his 07:57 here that I don't see anything on the record. What? Because of 08:01 toe. In a sense of that you dismissed, sir. We can accuse 08:04 you of anything. That's why the beautiful story of Joshua being 08:07 accused by Satan. The lawyer said you just upset because 08:10 he's a brand plucked from the fire and that's the beauty of 08:13 all of us. Proverbs. 28 and verse 13 says 08:18 he who covers his sends will not prosper, but whoever 08:21 confesses in for 6 then will have mercy. So that's what 08:24 happened. When you go to the court and you are innocent, 08:27 you asked for justice when you're guilty. You asked for 08:30 mercy. We have mercy because our father first, John, 4 for 08:34 7. So what happens when we stand in that day of judgment? 08:37 Love has been perfected among us in this that we may have 08:40 boldness in the day of judgment because as he is, so are we in 08:45 this world? We have boldness because Jesus Christ, our 08:49 advocate, 08:51 our lamb. Our judge has blotted out our sins. The record is 08:55 clear that thrown into the depths of the sea. We have no 08:59 mercy and we could stand before the father without any fear of 09:03 being condemned. 09:04 >> Men, thank you so much faster. Dawn. I wasn't sure 09:07 where you're going with the first know, but I love that 09:10 only the we could have to stand in judgment. But the righteous 09:13 are clear. That's the great White throne. Judgment 09:15 revelation 20. I love the books are open to have to give an 09:18 account this powerful. Let's go to Daniel pairing next. This is 09:21 a text that came in when Malakai for speak said Elijah, 09:26 the prophet must first come before that great and dreadful 09:29 day. The Lord. Can you explain exactly what that means? 09:33 >> Okay. The end of the malakai is also the end of the profits 09:38 than every team and the end of the profits is looking forward 09:42 than to a new profit to another profit. So here's what we read 09:45 at the end of allocate first 5, 6, a chapter for behold. 09:49 I will send shoe Elijah the prophet before the coming of 09:52 the great and tread full day of the Lord. He will turn the 09:56 hearts of the fathers to the children and the hearts of the 09:58 children to their fathers. Lest I calm and strike the 10:01 earth with a curse. So what's the day of the Lord and a real 10:05 Elijah really return in person? 10:08 The day of salvation is the time we have right now. This is 10:11 when the time is open for decision-making, for for God. 10:15 But the day of the Lord is when God steps in and intervenes 10:19 nationally for Israel. This is what is Israel's apostasy was 10:22 over and it was to be dealt with by God, but Prophetically. 10:26 This looks forward to a final worldwide ultimate day of the 10:30 Lord when divinely got stepson intervenes with Sen. 10:35 But who is Elijah C******? Well, you like it could not be 10:37 right recognized by photos or physical descriptions. They 10:40 didn't have those things. If they're going to recognize 10:42 Elijah C******, it would be through his prophetic message 10:44 of restoration and renewal that was intended to prepare the way 10:49 for God's divine intervention. And in Jesus Day, we learn 10:52 this. And Luke, 9.18, to 20 people anticipated delight. 10:55 You really would come back in the flash. In-person people 10:58 thought maybe Jesus was Elijah preparing the way. But Jesus 11:02 tells us plainly that this refers to John. The Baptist 11:06 Ministry listened to Matthew 17, 10 to 13 Jesus disciples 11:10 asking about Elijah and Jesus. As I say to you, Elijah has 11:15 come already. They did not know him, but they did whatever they 11:18 wished. Likewise, the son of man is about to suffer at their 11:21 hands. Then the disciples understood that he spoke to 11:24 them of John the Baptist. And so the Angel Gabriel, 11:28 he also predicted this when he up when he came in, told 11:32 Zacharias about the birth of John the Baptist Zacharias was 11:36 John's father, Luke. One 17 says that he will also go 11:40 before him in the spirit and power of Elijah to turn the 11:44 hearts of the fathers to the children and the disobedient to 11:47 the wisdom of the just to make ready, people prepared for the 11:52 Lord. 11:53 So John, the Baptist, his ministry there was to prepare 11:56 people for the day of the Lord when God intervenes sending an 12:00 intervention to deal with Sen. But there still is coming a 12:04 final great day of the Lord when there will be an 12:07 intervention from God that his final and complete. And so we 12:12 should be looking for anticipating the message of 12:14 Elijah. And what is that? First Kings, 18 to 21 18 verse. 12:19 21 says how long will you falter between 2 opinions if 12:23 the Lord has got follow him? Today is decision-making time. 12:28 But the repairs, the altar focusing our attention on the 12:30 sacrifice in the sanctuary and he turns the hearts of parents 12:34 to children and children to parents. God wants families 12:37 united love to be healed, families to be ministry tools 12:41 pointing people to Jesus. 12:43 >> 2 men, thank you so much. Tanja. We talked about end-time 12:46 judgment and time they the Lord, we're going to stay kind 12:49 of end time. New world. We're going go to dad here. This 12:52 question came from David who sent in via text from Florida. 12:57 Well, the Heavenly Sanctuary remains standing after the new 13:01 world he's created. 13:04 >> While that's a great question there. David, thank 13:07 you so much. It helped me to dig in the Bible. Also to 13:11 figure this out 13:12 that sounds like you are right there. That's quote this from 13:15 the Bible here so that our viewers wouldn't 13:18 know what you're talking about. The revelation. 21. 22, 13:22 the Bible says and I saw no temple therein 13:26 for the Lord God almighty 13:29 and the lamb are the temple of it. 13:33 The word temple actually comes from a primary word, meaning to 13:36 do well. 13:38 Remember, God telling Moses, let them make me a sanctuary 13:42 that I may do well among them. You know, God loves to do well 13:46 with his people that when Adam first and that was the main 13:51 thing, you know, he was asking, Adam, where are you? Because 13:54 the every evening they would come and talk and commune with 13:56 each other, they would dwell together there hang out. 13:59 They could say Moses said, let them make me a sanctuary that I 14:02 may dwell among them. You know, possibly we've been thinking of 14:05 the sanctuary in 14:07 and a small too small of an idea where guards presence is 14:12 where he's dwelling. And that's the sanctuary God's presence in 14:15 some 102 verse 19. It says for he has looked down from the 14:20 height of his sanctuary 14:22 from heaven. Did the Lord behold the Earth that was on 14:26 the 102 verse 19 14:28 and then he burst chapter 9 and verse 11, it says, but Christ 14:33 being coming high priest of good things to come by a 14:37 greater and more perfect tabernacle not made with hands. 14:42 That is to say not of this building and then jumping down 14:46 diverse. 23. 14:49 He was 9. It was necessary that the patterns of things in the 14:53 heavens. So this earthly sanctuary down here was a 14:56 pattern of the heavenly 14:58 should be purified with these. But the heavenly things 15:01 themselves with better sacrifices than these 15:05 for Christ is not entered into the Holy places made with 15:07 hands, 15:09 which are the figures of the true but into heaven itself 15:12 now to appear in the presence of God for us. And you recall 15:16 Jesus, his death on the cross took care of all the sanctuary 15:21 type things that you are to killing the lamb and all of 15:24 that. So that was no more necessary for that to be. 15:28 So in that context, the sanctuary as we knew it on this 15:32 Earth and in heaven 15:34 not needed anymore. So thank you again for that question. 15:38 And thank you for. 15:40 >> Thank you so much. That a man. Let's go to something more 15:45 practical all now. I love the questions that you all said and 15:48 done. Some are deeply theological and some are just 15:51 practical. This is a practical question. We're going to Daniel 15:54 parent. This came in via Instagram. 15:57 What is the biblical view of drinking coffee now? This is a 16:03 loaded question. 16:04 >> All right. Well, in Genesis, Chapter 2 verse one, God 16:08 provided hydration source, which was a river of pure 16:13 water. Water is absolutely essential for every organ 16:17 system and function of the body. And there's no substitute 16:21 for water when it comes to hydration and cleansing and 16:24 detoxifying lubricating temperature, regulation, 16:27 tissue strengthening and much more. So the biblical view of 16:31 drinking coffee is 16:32 drink water 16:34 copies. Popular though 2.2 5 billion cups of coffee consumed 16:38 in the United States. A worldwide daily. 74 1% of 16:42 Americans drink coffee every day. It is the second most 16:45 traded commodity only after crude oil. He averaged American 16:49 drinks. 88.8 gallons of coffee a year which is more than the 16:53 average water drinking in the United States. It's just me 16:57 being with water, right? So what does coffee or any 17:01 caffeine caffeinated drink or food do when we consume it job 17:06 Chapter 10 verse 8 says your hands have made in fashion to 17:10 me and intricate unity. In other words, whatever I can sue 17:16 affects all of may physically and spiritually. So from the 17:20 intestines, capping enters the bloodstream, crosses the blood 17:23 brain barrier where it blocks the adenosine a one receptor 17:28 Ys, which Ali give us that tired feeling when we need to 17:32 rest. So that caffeine blocks, those receptors hijacks God's 17:36 warning system that prompt prompts us to manage our labor 17:40 and rest cycles. And by doing this, we alter God's order in 17:44 the brain and that surplus of adenosine then prompts the 17:48 release of adrenaline. Another stimulant and the blocking of 17:51 the 2 a receptor releases doping mean another stimulant 17:55 and mood enhancer. But this receptor it to it gets 17:59 desensitize over time so that caffeine fails to produce the 18:02 same feeling. Meanwhile, the caffeine restricts the blood 18:05 flow in the brain by up to 30%, particularly to the frontal 18:09 lobe of our brain. This is our reasoning center where we 18:12 choose between right and wrong, where we hear and respond to 18:16 the voice of the holy spirit where we accept and obey God's 18:19 law where we resist temptation and so we can to buy the 18:25 effects of Sen we need spiritual and moral strength 18:29 and caffeine instead of providing spiritual moral 18:32 strength. It weakens that very part of the brain where we do 18:36 that spiritual work with God that is so essential. 18:39 Add to that a list of reported symptoms related to caffeine 18:42 consumption, irritability, depressed mood, nervousness, 18:45 upset stomach, muscle twitches, insomnia, hormone imbalance, 18:49 poor sleep regulation. All of these don't appear to be what 18:53 God desires for us. I've heard claims that caffeine or coffee 18:58 has healthy antioxidants, God is so good. He's given us blue 19:02 berries and pomegranate and green leafy vegetables, fruits, 19:07 packed and loaded with these wonderful things without side 19:10 effects. The God has given us all sorts of things to eat and 19:14 ways to eat them. That increase our strength and boost our 19:17 energy. But not everything that grows out of the earth is for 19:21 our consumption. We know this because there are things that 19:25 do that and have side effects and do stuff to our body. 19:28 We certainly avoid poisons that damage us immediately. But 19:31 caffeine is one of those in our spiritual life. Doesn't damage 19:34 just there. Listen to this, Texas here in first Corinthians 19:37 10. 31, therefore, whether you eat or drink or whatever you 19:42 do, do it all to the glory of God. So God is inviting each 19:47 one of us to say take my gifts that I've given to you tough 19:50 freely use that are healthy for you and use of those things. 19:54 And it's by the Holy Spirit's power. Each one of us have 19:57 habits were things that we've inherited from the past that 20:00 God is leading us to lay aside. But a drink, pure water. 20:04 It's good and it's good for you. 20:06 >> One man, thank you so much. Can you know good practical 20:09 scientific, too? I like the sign of backing. Before we go 20:12 to the next question, just want to remind you you can send in 20:15 your questions for an upcoming Bible Q and a program or will 20:19 feature an answer. Your questions from the word of God. 20:22 You can e-mail us your questions. That Bible Q A AT 3, 20:26 A B and that TV that's Bible Q A AT 3, A B and OTT TV or you 20:31 can text in your questions at 6, 1, 8, 2, 2, 8, 3, 9, 7, 20:37 5, 6, 1, 8, 2, 2, 8, 3, 9, 7, 5, Or you can send in your 20:42 questions via Instagram. The Instagram handle is 3ABN 20:46 underscore official. That's 3ABN underscore official. 20:52 We're going go to Pastor John next. And this is still kind of 20:54 a practical question. 20:56 This came from Daniel in, but not the Daniels on the set 21:00 here, Daniel in New Zealand and he sent in via e-mail 21:05 Ken 7, 7, 7, be used in things like email addresses, bank card 21:09 pin numbers. My grandma says 7, 7, 7, is only for the cross and 21:14 should never be used on worldly things. Can you shed some light 21:17 on this matter, please? 21:19 >> OK, I could answer that question. And one 0nd, you can 21:22 use 7, 7, 7, Yes. Let me just tell you why some people have 21:27 the views that they do in reference to the number 7 at 21:30 all. You'll find in the Bible if you go to Genesis Chapter 5 21:33 and purse. 31, the only place that 7, 7, 7, is used in the 21:37 Bible 21:39 is in describing the age of La Mac. The Bible says altogether 21:43 Love Mac lived a total of 777 years and then he died. So 21:50 outside of that, you find a number of sevens and I I'm a 21:53 prophecy student. I like the scriptures and night in 21:57 numerology is if I could use that phrase loosely, not in the 21:59 professional sense, but I like to look at the connections in 22:02 scripture. But these numbers that come, he was an 22:04 association that might even sparked your interest to look 22:08 deeply into it. 22:09 But suffice it to say 22:11 the number 7 is not prohibited. The Bible doesn't prohibit the 22:15 use of his matter of fact. What can you just pointed out? 22:18 Prohibition is to prohibit the things that affect your 22:21 worship, affect your body, affect your relationship with 22:23 God. 22:24 The number 7 is not one of those. Here's some of the 22:27 sevens in the Bible. 22:29 You also find according to some Orthodox police, the number 7 22:33 is associated with the representation of the 3 full 22:36 Trinity, 7, 7, 7, father, son and Holy Spirit. So there you 22:41 have that association. 22:42 But consider this. 22:44 Here's how the number 7 finds itself inscription coming days 22:47 and week 7, 22:49 what David Cobb less the 7th one, the 7th day of creation is 22:53 called The Sabbath. Jesus and the Apostles observe the 7th 22:57 day of the week. 7 today as a sign of allegiance to our God 23:02 is he killed 20st 12 20 7, please. Priest Boeing 7 23:06 trumpets. And you find that just before the fall of the 23:09 Wall of Jericho and Revelation has a host of Seven's and here 23:13 they are 23:16 7 churches, 7 spirit of God, 7 blessings. Most people don't 23:21 see that. Have to look for that. 7 Golden Lamp stands. 23:25 7 stars which of the 7 Angels to the 7 churches, 7 seals the 23:29 lamb with 7 eyes and 7 horns. 7 angels that stand before God 23:34 and they are going to blow the 7 trumpets. 23:37 7 thunders 7,000 killed in the earthquake just before the 7th 23:41 trumpet is sounded the bees with 7 heads. 7 Angel was 7 23:45 Viles of the 7 last plagues 23:47 the beast with 7 has associated with the 7 Mountains and 7 23:52 kings that give their power and support to the 8th King from 23:55 the bottomless pit. But he is a positive way to remember 7 23:59 Matthew 18 for 21 ton. Peter came to him. That is to crisis 24:02 said 24:04 Lord, how often shell my brother sent against me and I 24:07 forgive him up to 7 times and Jesus in first, 22 said, 24:12 I do not say to you up to 7 times but up to 70 times 7. 24:17 That's a positive way of representing and knowing the 24:20 beauty of the number 7. 24:21 >> Hey, man, I love that. Let's go to dad here next. 24:26 This one is could be a sensitive question, but it's a 24:30 very important question that came in via text. Is it a sin 24:34 to indulge in sex before marriage? 24:38 >> Well, it's a 24:40 that question. Thank you for sending that in. And I'm sure 24:43 there's a lot of viewers that would ask that question 24:49 and well, my simple as would be, yes, it is a sad 24:54 do sex before marriage. But then you would ask why hope 24:57 because God set so that again, that's not a row could recently 25:00 there. I'm sure, 25:02 first for most people. So 25:03 here's first John, 3, 4, just to show what's in is 25:07 it says for whosoever scum in the sand, transgress as also 25:11 the law for Santa's the transgression of the law. 25:15 So then is adultery part of the law, one of the 10 Commandments 25:20 of the 4 of the law of God. It says thou shalt not commit 25:23 adultery. And then you say well is having sex before marriage 25:28 adultery. If you look it up in the dictionary today, it's 25:31 more. It has to be a person that's married and having sex 25:35 or 25:36 with relations with someone that's not their spouse. 25:41 But if we go to Matthew Chapter 5 verse 27, his Jesus is 25:45 definition 25:46 the goal tree. 25:47 He says you have heard that. It was said by them of all 25:51 time, 25:53 thou shalt not commit adultery, 25:55 but I say unto you that whosoever look at on a woman to 25:59 lost after her hath committed adultery already in his heart. 26:04 So sex in any form 26:06 before marriage is sent. 26:08 What? I don't want to look at this from that deprivation 26:11 angle, you know, depriving of something that's really great 26:14 or good. 26:16 Let's look at it from a positive perspective. Good who 26:19 created mankind, 26:21 who gave them sexual desires 26:24 and who would know best how to fulfill them? 26:28 There are a lot of powerful hormones released in the sexual 26:31 experience and God put them there for man's pleasure 26:35 and bonding. 26:37 The Bible says that they become one flesh. 26:40 And science tells us that the first person that you have 26:43 intercourse with actually physiologically alters the 26:46 brain causing an imprint forever. 26:50 I heard that this example many years ago. Imagine it's 30 26:54 degrees below 0. 26:56 And, you know, you've seen those Fossett's that work even 27:01 though it's cold outside. 27:02 It's metal. 27:04 So you go outside and you put your town haha on this metal 27:08 water pipe 27:10 and you leave it there for about a minute, by the way, 27:12 don't do this at home, then remove it. 27:16 You can on the part of yours, Tom, on the pipe. And and 27:20 that's what happens when you have sexual relations, you 27:23 become one flesh. And when you break apart, you leave part of 27:27 yourself emotionally 27:31 and you might be saying, well, that on their blue never break 27:34 up. Well, that's wonderful. And I pray that you never do. 27:38 Let's look at the positives for waiting till after marriage. 27:43 What is more valued? Something that comes easy are something 27:46 that you have to work for or wait for 27:49 God's formula was for man and woman to on first 27:53 and then have intercourse. Intimacy is something that has 27:57 long-term satisfaction and brings contentment 28:01 in justice for one and Adam New Eve, his wife and she conceived 28:06 and bare Cain. So this knowing or intimacy 28:11 preceded, of course. So waiting till after marriage will bring 28:15 you both the greatest satisfaction. You'll have 28:18 greater trust for each other. 28:21 You won't be bringing guilt into the relationship. We 28:23 already have our own baggage that we bring in dealing with. 28:27 Why at anymore. 28:29 I wish God's blessing upon whoever you are. 28:32 And God's plan is always the best format of follow. If 28:35 you've already started, you can actually put it on pause, 28:38 build that trust, get married and then push resume. 28:43 And lastly, remember, God gave it to us for intimacy. And I'd 28:48 like to say that into me, see 28:51 opening up oneself, no walls, perfect trust and openness at 28:56 bring satisfaction that you're really desiring. Otherwise. 28:59 You're just using it as a drug which is just distracting you 29:03 from this fulfillment that God has for you asking a question. 29:07 >> Men, thank you so much that I'm not I don't think I'm gonna 29:10 forget that illustration, but it's a powerful one that's 29:13 really good. 29:15 Praise the Lord that there is forgiveness. If you have 29:17 stepped into that and that God can redeem hang on, can enable 29:21 us to walk in that victory. Let's go to Pastor John. 29:24 This came from Nancy who lives in New York. She sent in a text 29:29 was say 10 raining down fire on Joe. 29:33 >> Another very quick answer. Yes, you know, God job is 29:39 beautiful example of one who had endurance and endurance is 29:44 something that so many of us don't have, you know, job 29:48 doesn't treat it right. We quit. The car broke down. 29:52 We're not going to go back to work again a week. Something 29:54 happened to the church. We stopped going to church job is 29:57 the perfect example in scripture of a person with 29:59 endurance. 30:00 The Lord gave the enemy Satan 30:03 access to job. You find job one verse 8 to 12 because 30:08 Sayed was convinced that he's only serving you because you're 30:11 protecting him. Listen to that. The Bible says 30:14 and the Lord said, no, that's not the case. His heart is 30:16 right with me. So job one verse 8 to 12. Then the Lord said to 30:21 state and have you considered my servant job that there is 30:23 not unlike him on the to blame us. An upright man, 30:26 one of fair Sky and Sean's evil. So Satan and to the Lord 30:30 said 30:32 the job fair Cotton, nothing. Have you made a hedge about him 30:36 around his house holding around all that he has on every side. 30:39 You're blessed to work in his hands and his possessions have 30:42 increased in the land 30:43 but now stretch out your hand and touch him on and all that 30:48 he has and he will show the Kershaw to your face. 30:51 And the Lord said to Satan, behold, all that he has is in 30:55 your power only do not lay a hand on his person. So Satan 31:00 went out from the presence of the Lord. 31:03 So God gave Satan access, not praise God for that because the 31:07 devil can do to us what God does not allow him to do. 31:10 You know, he said to Peter, the devil designs to have you that 31:13 he may safety was weak. But I pray that your faith will not 31:15 fail. If the devil could do his own bidding without God 31:18 prohibiting him, he would wipe us out. Even now God put ahead 31:23 between the devil and said you can go this far but no farther. 31:26 And the Bible says and job one for 16 31:29 up reported came back one of the servants of job while I was 31:33 speaking. 31:34 Another also came in, said the fire of God fell from heaven 31:37 and burned up the sheep and the servants and consume them. 31:41 And I alone have escaped to tell you now you read that and 31:44 you see the Bible says the 5 God, no, just like tornadoes. 31:48 Today, God was accused of the fire. We call it even the act 31:53 of God. Insurance companies say, well, that's an act of 31:55 God. We're not going to cover that. 31:57 No, the devil not only sent the fire 32:00 but tried to blame God for the complex operation and was not 32:04 God. And so in the very and you'll find when you read the 32:06 Bible in revelation 13, the devil once again is going to 32:10 bring down fire from heaven on earth in the side of meant to 32:14 deceive those who dwell on the Earth by the means of those 32:17 miracles, 32:18 which he had power to do in the side of the beast. 32:21 But still once again, why we use fire, he remembered that 32:25 got answers. Elijah by 5, he remember that fire was a symbol 32:28 on the day of Pentecost of the power of God. He knows that 32:31 fire is the symbol of gotten 19, our lives and consuming 32:34 cent and uses it for the purpose of deception. So, 32:37 yes, he was the one that brought the fire down. 32:40 >> Thank you so much, Pastor John. We're going to go to 32:42 Daniel pairing next. This came in from Ruthie who lives in 32:46 Tennessee. And it's a text 32:48 since the mark of the beast and the mark of God are not 32:51 physically visible. How will store owners know who to sell 32:55 to and who not to sell to? 32:58 >> All right. This is a practical question to where 33:00 we're looking to the future and seeing how he's got prophecies 33:03 get fulfilled. I want to read revelation 13 versus 16 17 says 33:09 that he causes all both small and great rich and poor free 33:12 and slave to receive a mark on their right hand on their 33:15 foreheads and that no one may buy or sell except one who has 33:20 the mark. And so many people ask, how could this prophetic 33:23 picture of the United States with one modern worldwide 33:27 influence possibly come true? 33:29 It doesn't seem possible that the United States seen as a 33:32 defender of freedom with so blatantly abolish freedoms and 33:37 that people would participate with us. I want you to notice 3 33:40 things. Number one, this isn't just a physical or political 33:45 conflict. It is a spiritual conflict and a final conflict. 33:51 There will be spiritual forces working through people to wage 33:54 all-out war, seen and unseen and Satan will go to any links 33:59 to carry out his wicked purposes of destruction. 34:02 So we should not say that couldn't happen to a number 2. 34:07 I want you to notice that it is the beast power. This is the 34:09 political nation that prevents those from happening. The mark 34:12 from buying or selling. Now, the government which represents 34:16 the will of the people will seek to convert or eradicate 34:20 one group of people because they will not worship a 34:24 harmless looking alternative to the beast called the image of 34:28 the beast. In other words, conditions in the world will be 34:32 a so what will be such that it will convince the majority that 34:35 is for the common good to eliminate a minority who are 34:40 clearly on the wrong side of the most urgent issue. So 34:44 urgent that it is enough to forfeit our constitutional 34:48 freedoms. It will not be life as usual. Desperate times call 34:51 for desperate measures. And today's news reveals a steady 34:55 trend of events for those who are looking. Governments are 34:58 already using financial restriction and economic 35:01 isolation to put pressure on people. And a recent article I 35:04 read reported that 30 93% of world banks are at some level 35:09 working on a central bank digital currency for all 35:13 financial transactions can be managed are supervised by a 35:16 government agency now without conjecturing too much at about 35:20 the future. I want to recognize that a tool of this 35:23 significance and magnitudes can certainly put into effect to 35:26 restrict the financial autonomy of somebody who is deemed an 35:30 enemy of the people. 35:32 Number 3, I want you to notice that this text tells us that 35:34 the world will be divided into only 2 groups. And the contrast 35:38 between that will be stark and obvious will be no confusion as 35:42 to which group somebody is a part of. On the one hand, 35:45 one group is filled with the holy spirit radiating from 35:48 their life. Still seen as their willingness to die for loyal 35:52 allegiance to God express to worship. And the other group, 35:56 by contrast is devoid of the holy spirit. Completely motive. 36:00 I've made by self willing to kill for the same issue of 36:03 worship, which they believe is obedience to God as well. 36:07 Now we don't need to know exactly how prophecy will be 36:10 fulfilled, but we can trust that God Quest fulfilled every 36:13 prophecy up to now will carry out. Exactly. And we will see 36:17 exactly what God has protected. 36:18 >> The men, thank you so much to new so important that we 36:21 make a choice today for Jesus and to be on the right side and 36:25 then too evangelize and share the gospel with others. So they 36:29 have that opportunity to make a choice as well. Let's go to 36:32 dad. This is another text. We've got a lot of text on this 36:36 program here. This came from Linda in California. 36:39 Why does the Bible use Holy Spirit in some places and holy 36:44 Ghost? 36:45 >> In other places 36:48 and that was Linda. Linda, thank you, Linda, for sending 36:51 that question. 36:54 >> That is a good question. Why does it do one, you know, 36:57 sometimes holy ghost and sometimes Holy Spirit, 37:02 English terms, Holy Ghost voice, but they're completely 37:05 synonymous with each other. Actually 37:08 one derives from the old English word gassed. 37:12 And when you look that up in the Merriam-Webster dictionary, 37:15 it says it was obsolete word. It means to scare and it gives 37:19 a little example from Shakespeare's writings, 37:22 hair hair goes, quote, Casted by the noise that I made 37:28 full. Suddenly he fled. 37:31 That's old English 37:33 and the other 4 from the Latin long word at. So that's the 37:36 word that was adopted from a foreign language with little or 37:39 no modification that spiritus. 37:43 So like New Monday, both prefer to breath 37:46 this up to its animating power and the soul. 37:50 And then I looked up 37:51 in on the Internet here with a 37:54 Don Stewart from Blue Letter Bible Dot Orji to give him 37:59 credit. 38:01 It says why the difference in translation is the reason for 38:03 the difference is found in the story behind the translation of 38:06 the King James Bible. 38:08 When the New Testament was translated from Greek into 38:11 English, it was done by different committees 38:15 and one of the committee's consistently translated the 38:17 Greek word. 38:19 How a guy on numa as Holy Spirit 38:23 while the other committee translated as Holy Ghost. 38:27 So when the translation was completed and these differences 38:30 just remained in the taxpayer 38:32 so that you have the spirit of God referred to as both the 38:35 Holy Spirit and the Holy Ghost Get. There's no distinction 38:39 between the 2. 38:41 >> That's right. Yeah, I love that. 38:45 It's so fascinating to study the wording it in to get in and 38:48 to learn that and to see that we're going back to Daniel 38:51 parent here. This is what I don't know who is from it says 38:56 what does Isaiah 8 versus 11 through 20 to me. 39:02 >> All right. I can't read all of those versus here and still 39:06 answer the questions so you should go and read a whole 39:09 chapter. The current events of Isaiah 8 are these King has of 39:15 Judah is facing a powerful United Enemy King resident of 39:20 Syria and King Packet of Israel allied against him. There's 2 39:25 ways to view current events. One of them is to trust in 39:28 God's promises and act accordingly. The other way is 39:32 to trust in human wisdom and strength making alliances with 39:36 the world's methods instead. So God's promise in Isaiah 8 is 39:41 made plain through Isaiah in Chapter 7, chapter 7 versus 14 39:46 and onward and the particular the first 4 versus of Chapter 39:49 8. The promise is this. While Isaiah's child mom, her shallow 39:55 hash Baz is still a child. The 2 kings that has is facing 40:00 will be defeated by a Syria. There is no need for you to go 40:04 and seek help from any other human nation. Isaiah writes 40:08 this down a prophecy in verse 3. It is testified by 2 40:12 witnesses to testify. This is God's prophetic word. And this 40:16 is why Isaiah says in verse 6 0st 18 here, am I and the 40:20 children whom the Lord has given me we're for signs and 40:23 wonders in Israel. Even his family and our family should be 40:26 to a living testament of trusting in God's prophetic 40:30 word. 40:32 Now on the other hand versus 11 12 chapter 8, tell us that the 40:35 people they want it Confederacy or conspiracy or an alliance. 40:40 We want help from some other nation and they're seeking help 40:44 from others. Instead of God they don't trust got first, 40:47 19 tells us that this Confederacy really is seeking 40:51 an alliance with demons. Listen to this. When they say 40:53 to you seek those who are mediums and wizardry Wizards 40:56 who whisper and mother should not people seek their God. 41:01 So first, 21 22 says, though, that if you read those tax, 41:04 when we look for success outside of God, we're not going 41:07 to find it. It will be a zipper walking in darkness. We will 41:10 reap the bitter curses of our decision and then we will blame 41:14 other people for it. And so the solution versus 16 is this bind 41:18 up the testimony and seal the law among my disciples and we 41:22 see it again in first 20 to the law into the testimony. If they 41:26 do not speak according to this word, there is because there's 41:29 no light in them. The testimony remember is God's prophetic 41:32 word when we're facing current events where we see trouble on 41:36 the horizon hold tight to God's prophetic word. God's 41:40 prophecies will not fail and we will face united enemies 41:44 against God's people. God's prophetic word will not fail to 41:48 the testimony. But then to the law, the word there's Torah and 41:52 this is God's teaching throughout the Bible. It's his 41:54 moral law as well as all of God's teaching. And this lets 41:57 us know this is not just about the day events that took place 42:01 in his. This is for all people of all places. God's law is 42:06 what we should turning our attention to Isaiah now is 42:09 strengthened. Listen, diverse. 11 says for the Lord spoke to 42:12 me with a strong hand got strengthened me instructed me. 42:16 I should not walk in the ways of the people trust in God's 42:20 prophetic word, trust in the Bible. 42:22 >> And wonderful encouragement. We're going to come back to dad 42:26 here and this is another kind of Bible. Translation question. 42:29 This came in via text. Why is Matthew 17? 21 left out of some 42:36 Bible translations. Another good question there. 42:40 >> And that doesn't have the author of that. 42:45 The more modern translations. They don't include it because 42:48 there had with found better manuscripts to get the 42:52 translation problem. 42:55 I'm back in history. How these translations came about 43:01 King James version in this translator completed. That's 43:04 translation 16. 11 43:06 came from the Texas receptive switch was a Greek 43:11 rendition of the New Testament. 43:13 But it was revised, you know, your a** mess with the guy that 43:16 wrote that he revised several times. 43:19 But the New Testament in the King, James, was about 84% 43:25 from translate from intend. They'll he was the original 43:28 translating it into English and 43:31 King anyway. He needed to quick translation to make himself 43:37 look good. So the heat, 43:40 but it doesn't change the meaning. When you look at this 43:43 text here 43:44 and you know, a scribe Hobley added it by mistake because 43:48 when they looked at the older 43:51 manuscripts, it wasn't in the older manuscript. And so, 43:56 but they did. Most of them think that it was from Mark 43:59 Chapter 9 verse. 29 44:02 Mark 9.29, it says MS 44:05 turn here. I'm 29 44:08 says. And he said unto them. This kind come forth by nothing 44:13 but by prayer and fasting. So when the translators didn't 44:18 have it in when they were translating Matthew, they just 44:21 added that in there. 44:23 But if you look and Bible were supposed to compared script 44:26 with scripture, so there's 3 all these gospel writers, 44:30 the 3 topic once wrote this story and Luke Chapter 9 44:35 and that's going to burst. 37 44:39 has the same story 44:41 without this fasting and prayer. 44:44 And it came to pass that on the next day when they were come 44:46 down from the Hill. Much people met him and behold, the man of 44:50 the company cried outing master. I beseech t look upon 44:53 my son for his mind. My only child and Lois spirit taking 44:56 him and he suddenly crieth out and it tariff them any form 45:00 with again and bruising. Him hardly be parted from him 45:03 and I'd be sought 9 disciples to cast him out and they could 45:07 not. And Jesus answering said faithless and perverse 45:10 generation. How long shall I be with you and stuff for you? 45:14 Bring Dyson hither. And as he was yet coming, the devil threw 45:17 him down and tear him and Jesus rebuked the unclean spirit and 45:20 heal the child labor to him again to his father. So he 45:23 doesn't even mention the but mark and then they added to 45:27 Matthew there. But it doesn't really change the thought of 45:30 the tax and its second. Peter Chapter one. 21 it we're told 45:35 how inspiration is given second Peter 45:39 Chapter 45:41 one verse. 21, 45:43 it says that Holy Man of God Spake or we could add to the 45:48 wrote as they were moved by the Holy Spirit. So we believe in 45:53 thought inspiration rather than wordings. Fresh word is true. 45:56 You can depend on. 45:58 >> Amen. Thank you so much, dad. Last question here is for 46:02 Pastor John. This is from Norma who lives in Florida and she 46:08 sent in via text and referenced a revelation to verse 17. 46:13 Well, everyone who goes to heaven get a white stuff. 46:17 >> I love this one. You know this. This one is so 46:21 synonymous, too. The mercy of God, Larry, that extrapolation. 46:24 21 the nation 2 for 17. Here it is. 46:28 He who has an ear. Let him hear what the spirit says to the 46:31 churches to him who overcomes. I will give us some of the 46:35 hidden manna to eat 46:37 and I will give him a white stone and on the stone a new 46:39 name written 46:40 which no one knows except him who receives it. 46:44 When I study this easily got 25 years ago has been a revelation 46:48 7 on California. I thought White Stone and I want to road 46:53 lead to a number of books to find out to history behind 46:56 this. And I discovered in the Roman court system, he was set 46:59 up pretty much like ours today. Very traditionally set a lot of 47:02 what happens in America. You can find the roots in the 47:05 Bible 47:06 and I'm Wendy accused 47:09 when the jury could not come to a verdict, it was left up to 47:13 the accused to determine its own fate, calm, wind. And so 47:17 what was a nervous moment because they had a leather bag 47:21 and kind of like kind of like one of those game shows. 47:24 You have to put your hand the bag and she was a white stone 47:27 or Blackstone. If you pick the Blackstone 47:31 was a fiction. 47:33 If you chose the Whitestone, you're exonerated. Now going 47:36 back to what we talked about early by Jesus being her 47:38 advocate. 47:39 Notice he says I will give you 47:44 a stone with a new name on it. So he says, wait a minute 47:48 annual. I'm taking a new day life before you go 47:51 going to give you the stone. 47:53 So you put in the back. 47:55 You already have the Whitestone and now they don't know that. 47:59 But I have exonerated you already. I've represented at 48:03 the tone for your transgression. So when he took 48:07 the stone out, 48:08 this is I will give them a stone, a white stone, 48:12 the beauty of that Jesus in his mercy 48:15 stands with us at the bar of accusation. 48:19 And because we told our advocate of if we confess our 48:22 sins, he is faithful. And just to forgive us, our sins cleanse 48:26 us from all unrighteousness for Sean 1, 9, So while they're 48:29 waiting for us to condemn ourselves, 48:31 he says, hey, because you've been open with me, have a tone 48:35 for your son. So if you are, if your sins are forgiven and York 48:40 lands from all unrighteousness, what stolen should you have a 48:45 white stone and then you are exonerated. Your name is 48:48 changed for anonymity. You know the name Daniel is no longer 48:52 associate with a crime. He gets a new name, but he looks like 48:55 then, you know, that's not to you. And that's why the Bible 48:58 says Daniel 7 0st. 22, I love these words. 49:00 Speaking about the court, seen the Whitestone is a symbol that 49:04 the court will always exonerate those covered by the blood of 49:07 the Lamb Daniel 7.22. Until the ancient of days came and 49:12 judgment was made in favor of the Saints at the time came for 49:17 the Saints to possess the kingdom. So the white stone is 49:21 the symbol of God's exonerating 49:24 justice and mercy for those covered by the blood of the 49:27 lamb and he gives it to us and we don't have to earn it. 49:31 >> I'm and what a tremendous blessing. 49:34 It's been a insightful study. You all are great students of 49:37 the word I have learned here today and we hope you've 49:39 learned as well. We just have a couple moments left and I'm 49:42 going to throw out a question. 49:43 How do you all study the Bible? I know sometimes when we travel 49:47 or people ask us, how do you study so is their devices? 49:50 You use scissors, certain method you use. We don't have 49:53 much time would just go around the circle. 49:55 >> Okay. That Daniel Tone and Chris, I could talk forever 49:59 regularity. His he number one. And I I just I move my way 50:03 through every book of the Bible, not always in an order, 50:06 but and then I started back through. I do a lot of 50:08 underlining and highlighting trying to connect words and 50:12 phrases to places I find them in other parts of the Bible 50:15 said with the whole Bible kind of nexus, a a unit and over 50:19 years, the it gets easier and easier. 50:21 >> A lot of that and that like he said, that's my Bible there. 50:24 This is the second time we've gone through my wife and I 50:26 together and boy, we have some rich Bible studies we associate 50:30 hey, I read that in the New Testament. We highlight. 50:33 So that's exactly what we do. When the word of God is in your 50:36 heart, it begins to flow out of you. That becomes a living 50:39 fountain of water and you don't have to guess. Can you claim 50:43 its promises? So regularity, consistency, Thai word of I hit 50:47 my heart. 50:48 >> And what a difference it makes him and then a few 50:51 seconds. Yeah. Well, I do in the morning and I love to do 50:54 different translations each year. I just go through the 50:56 Bible in a different translation and bless us. 51:00 >> Yeah, I like that. So these are all wonderful tips. 51:03 Regularity. Consistency tried different translations Mark 51:07 your Bible, the study with others. I love that. And 51:10 there's tremendous Bible apps. I like Bible Hub cause you can 51:14 look up the Greek and then Hebrew in the polls in the 51:16 strong so that we're going to look at up the concordance and 51:19 that's tremendous. Anna has the other translations. 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