Bible Questions & Discussion PAGE 438

Jesus preached to those who had died in hell

19 By which also he went and preached unto the spirits in prison;

20 Which sometime were disobedient, when once the longsuffering of God waited in the days of Noah, while the ark was a preparing, wherein few, that is, eight souls were saved by water.

Psalm 45.

This Psalm discusses in the first five verses a description of a mighty warrior of valor; with characteristics of "truth; meekness and righteousness" in verse 3. The description in verse 2; however about being fairer than the children of men would certainly seem to portray the future Messiah; or at least an angelic being.

Verse 6 clearly describes God. Verse 7 discusses God Himself anointing someone; which likely represents only the Messiah Himself. There were special formulas for priests to administer to kings in the O.T. as specified in Leviticus 8:30; as well as Exodus 29 and 30.

Verse 8 discusses Myrrh which was one of the spices brought to Christ ( Matthew 2:11).

The remainder of the Psalm except for the last verse could describe the nuptuals and marriage bonds such as found in the Song of Solomon. We are also reminded of the story of Ruth who left her own people and was blessed for joining Naomi and the Jews; and eventually was part of he royal lineage from the sentiments in verse 10.

Verse 16 could describe spiritual offspring; and relate to us as in Revelation 5:10 being "kings and priests on the earth". The last verse also seems to indicate Christ being "remembered in all generations." The whole Psalm is likely a depiction of David as seen by those writing it for the sons of Korah for worship.

Psalm 45

This Psalm contains virtues of a human king; but also some of God's attributes alone. Most verses can have either meaning. In the first five verses we see characteristics of a valiant warrior with "truth, meekness and righteousness" adding to the exalted status. Verse 2 however stating that the appearance was "fairer than the children of men" would seem to indicate a description of God; or at least that of an angelic being.

Verse 6 directly describes God; and verse 7 seems to indicate a Messianic anointing. Priests in Exodus 29:7 and Exodus 8:30 were anointed and the further application was to be for the Messiah. Myrrh in verse 8 is mentioned in Matthew 2:11.

The rest of the Psalm (verses 9 to the end) talk about attributes much as is in the Song of Solomon for the king and could also be related to a love story. Such abandon of our lives and forgetting our own people and past could also relate to someone like Ruth who decided to follow Naomi and therefore became part of the royal lineage. The children in verse 16 could also in some sense be the spiritual descendants of Christ. The Psalm ends with "thy name being remembered in all generations" which is certainly a description of Christ but also could relate to King David co ruling with Christ. We also shall be "kings and priests" on the earth some day ruling and reigning with Christ ( Rev. 5:10).

I liked it beacuse I liked the poems

Hi Stephen.

Here in Ch 6, after King Uzziah died you have the call and commission of Isaiah to the office of the prophets.

In verse 8 he answers the call. "Also I heard the voice of the Lord, saying, Whom shall I send, and who will go for us? Then said I,

(Here am I; send me.)

GBU.

Yes Sir , The two witnesses is an interesting conversation for sure . these are the two mentioned in Matthew 17:2 - 4 Moses and Elijah . they appeared unto them Peter, James, and John his brother when Jesus morphed into his spiritual body right before them high up on the mountain .

Sammi Gbu that very thing happen to me...But with a fifty dollar bill at Krogers... This poor cashier gave me change for a hundred when i only gave her a 50 dollar bill...And at 1st i was happy (the flesh) then when i got outta of the store i though about this poor lady...And i went back in and told her what she had done....She buried her face in her hands and said O thank you sir this is the 3 rd time today i have done this...I need to get home....When i got back to my car i prayed Lord be merciful to me a sinner....I felt so much better giving back the money....And i prayed for this poor woman that she wd get herself straight in Jesus name....Our carnal minds is in rank with satan...And is the very enemy of God...Thats y we must be bornagain of an incorruptible seed. etc...We are so easily corruptied by matierialistic things and money.

I don't know this for sure but I think a lady is pregnant for forty weeks ? If that's true then ten months wouldn't be inaccurate according to the Jewish calendar in those days . A month was a lunar month , which is twenty eight days which is four weeks . Four weeks into forty weeks is ten , ten lunar months . Ten lunar months equals forty weeks .

Oh Cyntia, I am so sorry that this accident occurred. I will pray for Gianna and Ryan.

Dear Heavenly Father, we ask in the name of Jesus that You will bring swift healing to Ryan and Gianna from the injuries from this accident. Relieve their pain and heal their bones, ligaments, and nerves. Heal Ryan of the pneumonia and keep her lungs healthy despite this bout. Father, have mercy upon them and restore them both to health. Also, have mercy on the driver that caused this accident. Bring him to repentance, and, if injured, heal him also. Amen.

Rejoice !

Dear J.C

In regards to the 10 month gestation of Solomon, gestation is calculated from the last menstrual period to birth, usually 9 months, give or take a week. But in the case of some, being that the menstrual period indicates the ending of the previous fertility cycle which did not end in a pregnancy and the days following a menstrual period begins a new fertility cycle and when at ovulation conception occurs, their will not be another menstrual period until after the birth of this child. In some cases, ovulation is delayed. With calculations of gestation still being 9 months from last period, such a case would extend this gestation into the weeks after 9 months have passed, sometimes by as long as a month. So, this was most likely what occurred with Bathsheba. Solomon was still a full term baby and not necessarily overdue (but perhaps somewhat). It is just that his conception was weeks later in her cycle than normal due to delayed ovulation.

Thank you Sammi

What does it mean when Isaiah says here am I, send me?

ill pray for you and your family.now

As I see it , what are our burdens ? They are all the cares of this life , worries , stresses and fears to do with this world and our lives in it . When we talk to God in prayer about our worries etc , we in effect give them to Him . Once we give our worries to God then we should no longer worry about whatever it was that we talked to Him about . We have given it to Him , through Christ our mediator , and we have to trust that our problem will be sorted . It's not our problem any more . We gave it to God . Our burden , though I don't like to use that word , is to do the will of God , as Jesus did , at all times and in all situations even to the point of loosing our life in this world if we are called upon to do so for His sake . That was Jesus's cross and it should be ours also . We will all fail God in some way or rather more likely in many ways , but we have forgiveness is Christ who has willingly laid down his own sinless life in order to cover our sins with his blood . If we are in Christ then the only burden we have is our own sinful inclinations and he has covered us with his own sinless life and willing sacrifice , the least we can do is to try , very hard , not to make his sacrifice for us , you and me , meaningless by not trying our best to do his will in all circumstances

nice to meet you to gigi.the lord is my rock.in these times rely on him for my peace.i pray you and your family are well.this is a wonderful way to conect with other christans thanks again

Anonymous Alex N....Hiya Bplumley...Gbu...But that Crown is just symbolic of the Kingdom....An incorruptible kingdom....That New Covenant is gonna make us kings and Priests....Thus there has to be a heavenly birth via Jesus seed ...As Isaiah is saying Kings shall be your nursing fathers and their Queens are gonna be your nursing mothers Isaiah 49:23...Thus there is a child an infant in our future....Unless you receive the Kingdom of God as a lil Child you will in no wise enter there in...But these things are hid from the wise and prudent and revealed unto Babes and sucklings ...Which is the H.G. that Children of Promise....The Kingdom

.....Thats y the spirit of truth cannot speak of him self for a season....He has to be born in us via the seed of Jesus thus he is just an spiritual infant...And infants cannot speak for a while...But this Child is the real heir and he is lord of all but is under governors and tutors for a season...Till the time appointed of the father...Gal.4:1 kjv....Remember Jeremiah said he cd not speak for i am just a child etc...ok lemme go

Matthew chapter 28 verse 20 , do you believe what Jesus says when he says " I am with you always ".

I have recently been reading the 2nd book of the King's and loving the tales of Elijah and Elisha . Some very powerful words , some of my favourite six words in the entire Bible , " went not my heart with thee " spoken by Elisha and laden with importance .

Today I went shopping and spent eight dollars . I handed over what I believe was a ten dollar bill . The young man at the checkout gave me change for a twenty . I wasn't totally sure that I had given him a ten at first so I walked away assuming that I must have given him a twenty without realising . By the time I got to the door of the shop I knew I had only given him a ten for sure . I remembered Elisha's words that I had just read last night , " went not my heart with thee " and I turned around , went back to the young man , explained everything and gave him another ten , I didn't want him to get into trouble at the end of the day when his till would have been ten bucks short . Went not my heart with thee . Very powerful words . If we believe in Jesus and in God we have to know , know for sure , that they are with us 24/7 . We know what is expected of us . Luke chapter 16 verses 10-12 .

Alex,

The woman represents the 144,000 sealed saints in yet another allegory, to include the two witnesses (from another allegory), waiting to give birth to a man child; the child is Christ. This occurs between the sixth and seventh trumpets, when anti-christ kills saints, Revelation 11:7. The SAINTS PLIGHT are important, not the tricky esoterics that lead astray from the actual event being described. Tie down the allegories to the real life enactment.

At the seventh trumpet, Christ returns with His army of resurrected 144,000 saints, and no one else. There's no mention of the two witnesses because it's them standing on Mount Olive, Revelation 14:1.

"Impregnating" is another comparison, or analogy that mirrors the actual meaning. Two witnesses is another way of saying 144,000 from two houses (two men) of Israel.

1 Kings 9:5, not 9:52

Hello Ngula. In my understanding, applying "teacher of righteousness" to the verse in Joel 2:23 is incorrect. This application is found in the Targum & Vulgate (from an old Jewish interpretation) where the normal reading & understanding of the verse has been altered. Why they have done this, I cannot be sure.

In the KJV, "...for he hath given you the former rain MODERATELY...", is from the Hebrew, 'tsedaqah', which generally means 'righteously'. This implies that God has given & will give them the former rain righteously (in correct measure, in right proportion), or as in the KJV, 'in moderation'. To make this verse, and the following verses that complement it (vv24-26) to mean something else, is in my opinion mistreating God's Word. Unfortunately, this other rendering was adopted into the AV margin.

Anonymous as Alex N....Bp we must be bornagain of an incorruptible seed even by the word of God (the living word the new covenant)...That New Covenant that he wrote with his own blood...The book in the Fathers right hand...Under this New Covenant God wants every day Holy not 1 day a week...Remember the disciples followed Jesus every day,24/7 Not 1 day a week, it was alike a marriage....And to whom the word came it made them Gods....And the scripture cannot be broken...Remember the branches have to abide in the vine 24/7 or there willbe no fruit....ok lemme go...We are gonna put on incorruption and be changed in a moment in the twinking of an eye.....

Regarding the 7 yr tribulation , Jesus said "For then shall be great tribulation, such as was not since the beginning of the world to this time, no, nor ever shall be. And except those days should be shortened, there should no flesh be saved: but for the elect's sake those days shall be shortened." ( Matthew 24:21,22) Then if any man shall say unto you, Lo, here is Christ, or there; believe it not. For there shall arise false Christs, and false prophets, and shall shew great signs and wonders; insomuch that, if it were possible, they shall deceive the very elect. The one who gets taken out of the way is this anti-christ here in 2 Thessalonians 2:7

Who did Jesus preach to in hell?

The 10 month gestation given in Wisdom of Solomon. How do I understand that?

I would like to know more about the marginal rendering of Joel 2:23 as "teacher of righteousness" and why it does not appear as the preferred translation.

Your Comment... The power of unity still remain the same,being unity with honest is good.

P.S. Anonymous is Chris, to whom you responded.

Interestingly, I have on the odd occasion seen calendars which show Monday as the first day of the week. This was mainly to highlight the start of the 'working week' with a two-day weekend following & probably printed in countries that emphasized it. But you're right, Sunday is the first day of the week, according to God's calendar.

Yes, we are living in what is written in the book of Matthew 24 and the book of Romans 1:23.

As Jesus said No one knows the day nor the hour. So keep watch by reading and walking with God day and night.

Please read both Books and let the peace of God and our lord Jesus Christ be with you Amen.

Matthew 24:36

"But about that day or hour no one knows, not even the angels in heaven, nor the Son, but only the Father.