Bible Questions & Discussion PAGE 804

Dear Jaeny

Your story is very encouraging. You remind me of that widow that gave that little she had to God, but it was everything she had. Jesus talked to His desciples about her. God in His Gospels mentions only her, and her story went through millennia till nowdays read and admired by bilions of people, although for sure there would have been many other people that offered huge sums but they were never mentioned in the Gospel. So don't be sad that you can't offer more.

God bless you and for sure a big wage waits for you in Heaven.

was the prince of persia a fallen angel or a demon

S.Spencer,

I feel the same as you. Don't seek after a particular "gift", but seek the Lord and desire to be used of Him in whatever way the Spirit leads me to do, say, or refrain from doing or saying. We walk by the Spirit of God who lives in us, to do all for the glory of God and benefit to our fellow men and women. We take care of ourselves in order that we can be ready and fit for service.

Here is a verse that gives light

3Johnv11

EX 32:14 shouldn't it be relented and not repented?

I love what you wrote , my issue is wirh good deeds , acting out my faith , I'm disabled , my neighbours are fitter than I, I am alone in this life, physically with a family who have no time literally and figuratively for me, i have no kids , I can't serve the Lord I love so much , it makes me weep daily , I try and leave encouraging messages and Scripture online , YouTube, FB , Twitter , its the only way of connecting with folk been years since I could go to church I wasted my good years in backsliden sin, now I may physically be useless but I love God , its not easy , no matter who tells you what , no one has been in your shoes or can understand what you are going through but Jesus himself , cast off your cares to Him and pray your heart out , for its our hearts He looks at and deeds that where done not for Him but to gain anything will be burnt up , so even typing this fact has cheered me up, knowing only what was done from a pure heart for Jesus because He changed us and gave us a new heart , will remain and our reards will be based on those deeds , so rather than focus on yourself, you are forgiven you are worthy, focus on Him and even the fact you can breathe, you woke up this morning , thank Him for , and gratitude will help you , take your focus off yourself and into God , its taken this typing to bring me round today for I was upset and struggling, but I now realise it was satan the accusor , the deceiver the liar , don't let him steal the Love you have for Jesus or yourself

Dear "Somefair", see that you have received many nice answers, i hope u have not been confused. Many also think differently.

Jesus was without sin but in a human body, BORN of a woman with flesh, muscles and bones. At least it's safe! He ate and then everything will come out naturally, right. Our Savior was and walked the earth like us! But after His death, Mary recognized His tone/soul;

John 20:17 Jesus saith unto her, Touch me not; for I am not yet ascended to my Father: but go to my brethren, and say unto them, I ascend unto my Father, and your Father; and to my God, and your God.



What was His intention with that? And say do not touch Me. Clearly He understood that she would then have been completely confused. For others there they did not recognize Him, but she did. There was nothing to feel. He was a Spirit!

He really had a lot to do in those 40 days he was in this spirit world. He freed the prisoners who had gone before.

For afterwards, when the disciples had not yet received the Holy Spirit, they did not know Him either. They did not even dare to ask Him if He was the Lord! So in the last chapter of John we read about this. So here on Earth, Jesus was before the Son of Man, then He became Spirit. Then at Pentecost He give away the Holy Spirit. So we must not think that we will no longer have a body that needs food and the necessity of emptying afterwards. All the food we then get is from Jesus.

So then we may see the Face of God. But in Earth life we can not. Then we must die. God knows how to hide. Now we are hidden in Jesus Christ.

Hope to see you all a in a different form, and that we can recognize each other in the special way a soul has. God bless us in Jesus Name, love u in Christ.

I'm certain that the Holy God of my understanding, since the very day I was given my first breath of air, doesn't by any means celebrate death. Actually, if given the seal of life you do not die but remain with the 12 holy chosen tribes with 120 thousand saints in each tribe granted to be in or on the Holy Mt Zion with The Holy One of Israel. If your education on the holy scriptures was on point than you would know death is the last demon to defeat.

Why did the desiples doubt that christ had arisen?

What it means to be in Christ Jesus is to be baptized in the (name) of Jesus, this how we take part in the death, burial and resurrection of Jesus. after that we receive the gift of the Holy Ghost. this is the beginning of the true church as written in the book of Acts 2:38. there is no other way to be in Christ Jesus. you can't get there any other way. You can't say a sinners prayer, or accept Jesus into your heart, or just confess his name, There is NO Scripture for that anywhere in the Bible. John 10:1Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that entereth not by the door into the sheepfold, but climbeth up some other way, the same is a thief and a robber. Jesus said in John 10:9 I am the door: by me if any man enter in, he shall be saved, and shall go in and out, and find pasture. Jesus gave Peter the (key) to the door, in Acts 2:38. IT Is the Only way. and to this I say, 2 Timothy 2:15 Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth.

Who is familiar with the Book of Enoch and what is your understanding of this book?

Agreed with brother Marke here.

God had really only designated souls (Earthbound) to mankind. Now, does that mean animals should be treated without care or less? By no means.

Proverbs 12:10 - A righteous man regardeth the life of his beast: but the tender mercies of the wicked are cruel.

Proverbs 27:23 - Be thou diligent to know the state of thy flocks, and look well to thy herds.

Knowing there is also no mention of a heaven for animals the same. The best you can do (especially if they're your pets) is to treat them with love and care as this is the only side of the grave they were created for. There's something particularly sweet about those who have mercy for God's creation.

Thank you for this very relevant message Kay and GiGi.

These are the verses I would recommend to someone who is curious about what the Bible says about any substance abuse (over-eating, alcohol, drug addition, lusts of the flesh, etc). It's a bondage and as much as it leads to a spiritual death...it most certainly can/will lead to a much more abrupt physical death.

Romans 6:16

"Know ye not, that to whom ye yield yourselves servants to obey, his servants ye are to whom ye obey; whether of sin unto death, or of obedience unto righteousness?"

If our members be yielded to substance...which route will it lead to: death or of obedience unto righteousness? There is nonsuch righteous in smoking but only an eventual death as we destroy the temple which God has given to us.

Not to sound hypocritical either...some years back I was given into smoking (not cigarettes but something far worse). That which I did affected not only my spiritual body but the Spiritual. I sincerely believe that God's going to judge me swiftly for these things too. I fear God and I know that will be a day of shame for me. But, I had a choice not to do it and I disobeyed. You too have a choice and there's always time to quit. Place 100% of yourself in Christ Jesus and His Word. There is no cure great than Jesus Christ and His Golden Gospel.

Thank you for the reply. What about Numbers 14:34 and Ezekiel chapter 4. ??

Okay so what was the "mark" put on Cain? And who did he go off and marry in "the land of Nod"? And why are his offspring named so similar to Adam's?

Ms. Jackson, pray for God to increase your faith. Faith is what sets our heart at one with God so we can believe his promises and live for him. Faith give access into grace ( Romans 5:2). We receive the Holy Spirit by the hearing of faith ( Galatians 3:2). Faith is the victory that overcomes the world ( 1 John 5:4). When reading the Bible ask yourself if you really belief what it says. Hebrews 11:6 "But with out faith it is impossible to please God: for he that cometh to God must believe that he is and that he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him". Faith precedes grace, the Holy Spirit, imputes righteousness and gives victory. Faith the size of a mustard seed will remove mountains ( Matthew 17:20). Hebrews 11 has good examples of faith and the effects of it.

Marke i agree but the book of Ecclesiates is a different book and truly inspired of God....I love Ecc. 11 : 5 As thou knowest not what is the way of the Spirit, Nor how the bones do grow in the womb of she that is with CHILD, Even so thou knowest not the works of God who makest ALL

..... Gal. 4 : 19 KJV...My lil children of whom i travail in Birth till CHRIST IS FORMED IN YOU...And the mystery of the Kingdom of God is Christ in you...Unless you receive the Kingdom of God as a lil Child you will in NO wise enter there in....In my mind Ecclesiates 11 : 5 is a picture of the new Birth....Christ is gonna be formed in us which is the H.G. that Child of Promise...Thats y he has to know us thats when that good seed is sown in our hearts initiating a birth of Christ in us...the H.G.

.....Thats y Peter is saying being Bornagain of an incorruptible seed even by the WORDS OF GOD that liveth and abideth for ever...Meaning the living words....Its that living word that forms Christ in us....Which is spirit and life the H.G. as that which is born of the spirit is spirit which is our new innerman the H.G. that Child of Promise.

....Whosoever receiveth one such CHILD in my NAME receiveth ME....In that this heavenly Child comes in HIS NAME implies he is the Father of these Children....The babes and sucklings he mentions are his Children which are Spirits the H.G. that are gonna be formed in us via his good seed the word....And in that they are the Children of PROMISE they are gonna be as the Stars of HEAVEN IN MULTITUDE....God Almighty swore by Himself when he made that Promise.

....But this Ecclesiaticus Book is a different book which is in the Catholic bible that i know nothin about.

The Bible does not say much specifically about smoking cigarettes, although it does deal with good pursuits and bad habits. However, smoke is an irritant and God does not encourage people to fill their lungs with irritants.

Proverbs 10:26

As vinegar to the teeth, and as smoke to the eyes, so is the sluggard to them that send him.

There is nothing in the Bible to indicate that God will judge animals for their sins. There are indications in the Bible that God has declared some animals unclean for specific reasons, but none of that seems to indicate a future continuation of their spirits after death.

I don't think animals sin and I don't think animals can be cleansed by the blood of Jesus and made clean. Nothing unclean will enter into God's presence, but God can come to earth and mingle with animals on earth.

I believe several books have been written that Christian scribes rejected over the years as not being worthy of inclusion in the word of God. I believe God has used men to transcribe, copy, and translate the word of God over the years and that we can find a certain body of manuscripts all along the way that has been generally accepted by true believers as the inspired word of God.

The book of Eccleasticus is not one of those books that Bible scholars have enthusiastically recognized down through history as part of the inspired word of God.

The book of Ecclesiates and the book of Ecclesiaticus are 2 different books

I've heard Christians say things like "I can not understand why God would love someone like me." I think that statement is rooted in too high an opinion of self, sort of like Peter's statement to Jesus, "Though all men forsake you I will never forsake you." Peter saw himself as at least as good as or better than the other disciples, which was a misunderstanding of himself and God's word.

The reason I believe saying "I can not understand why God would love a sinner like me" is wrong is because it must either assume I am worse than other sinners, or I cannot understand why God would love any sinners. Either way, that is simply reflecting a lack of understanding that Christians should grow out of.

You are a sinner, true, but so is every other Christian and no Christian is more special or loved than any other believer. There are Christians who walk in disobedience which displeases God but those Christians are still loved by God. I have 8 living children. Some may have more problems than others but I love them all equally as much.

God loves the Christians who walk close to Him as much as He loves the prodigal in the pig pen, but the prodigal in the pig pen is not pleasing God as much as the Christian walking close by His side.

The most questioned subject is probably on the (Rapture) " Caught Up", and the Tribulation; book of Revelation.

What day of the week is Sabbath observed.

You can poll subjects by reading, bottom of the comment pages; the Past History pages from the comment rooms.

I very much like a series on YouTube of Oral Roberts teaching the Book of Revelation. He reads along, makes comment and it flows.

I lived in Tulsa and heard the vicious gossip. He had a vision to build a college where students were always exposed to the Word of God.

The unbelieving community was without excuse. Not only is Tulsa full of Christians, but many witch covens are there too. They're still spinning their venom online and radio.

If we don't listen to what Oral taught, we have no point of reference from which to judge a brother.

I listen to it when I'm in the kitchen cooking a feast for a couple of hours. IF it was gobellygook I wouldn't listen.

Alex,

What you said reminds me of Slow Train Comin' by Bob Dylan The Slow Train is Jesus.

Sometimes I feel so low-down and disgusted

Can't help but wonder what's happenin' to my companions

Are they lost or are they found?

Have they counted the cost it'll take to bring down

All their earthly principles they're gonna have to abandon?

There's a slow, slow train comin' up around the bend...

Luke 1:39-45

Elizabeth is Mary's cousin. She is now elderly and she and her husband, Zechariah, have never been able to have children. Now Elizabeth is pregnant as God has worked a miracle so they can conceive. Their child will grow up to be John the Baptist , the person whose role in life is to prepare people for Jesus.

Jeremiah 49:11

Leave thy fatherless children, I will preserve them alive; and let thy widows trust in me.

Lamentations 5:3

We are orphans and fatherless, our mothers are as widows.

Mark Chapter 12

41 And Jesus sat over against the treasury, and beheld how the people cast money into the treasury: and many that were rich cast in much.

42 And there came a certain poor widow, and she threw in two mites, which make a farthing.

43 And he called unto him his disciples, and saith unto them, Verily I say unto you, That this poor widow hath cast more in, than all they which have cast into the treasury:

44 For all they did cast in of their ABUNDANCE, but she of her WANT did cast in all that she had, even all her living.

Comment: Jesus sees what we put in the offering, and what's in our hearts.

Genesis 2:7

And the LORD God formed man of the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a LIVING SOUL.

Ecclesiastes 3:18-21

I said in my heart with regard to the children of man that God is testing them that they may see that they themselves are but beasts. For what happens to the children of man and what happens to the beasts is the same; as one dies, so dies the other. They all have the same breath, and man has no advantage over the beasts, for all is vanity. All go to one place. All are from the dust, and to dust all return. Who knows whether the spirit of man goes upward and the spirit of the beast goes down into the earth?

Job 35:11 Who teaches us more than the beasts of the earth and makes us wiser than the birds of the heavens?

Job 12:7-10 But ask the beasts, and they will teach you; the birds of the heavens, and they will tell you; or the bushes of the earth, and they will teach you; and the fish of the sea will declare to you. Who among all these does not know that the hand of the Lord has done this? In his hand is the life of every living thing and the breath of all mankind.

** Ecclesiastes 12:7

And the dust returns to the earth as it was, and THE SPIRIT returns to God who gave it.

comment: Everything returns to dust upon death. The spirits return to God. [ there will be animals and birds in heaven]

I was just pointing out what it actually says in the Bible . If you read the verses I quoted , Vashti broke the law and was not forgiven and banished from her husband's presence , Esther broke the law , was forgiven and saved her people , sounds familiar ?

Marke,

The secret to knowing who the saints are is as easy as identifying who the two olive trees, and the two lampstands are. The two prophets/witnesses are described as "the two olive trees, and the two candlesticks that stand before the God of the earth". Olive trees and candlesticks have always been used to describe the house of Israel and the house of Judah. These are the 144,000 from the house of Israel, and the house of Judah, sealed from death for 42 months, at the 6th trumpet. Together, they are the whole house of Israel, witnesses to antichrists' exploits between the 6th & 7th trumpets.



Zechariah 4:14

Jeremiah 11:16

Psalm 52:8

Hi dear Gigi, what are you saying here?

Godhead is self-existent having Life within Itself. They never acquired life, rather the God head is Life Itself.

Jesus certainly came in flesh and blood. Please explain correctly so no one thinks wrong in this!

1 John 4:1-3 Beloved, believe not every spirit, but try the spirits whether they are of God: because many false prophets are gone out into the world.

2 Hereby know ye the Spirit of God: Every spirit that confesseth that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh is of God:

3 And every spirit that confesseth not that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh is not of God: and this is that spirit of antichrist, whereof ye have heard that it should come; and even now already is it in the world.

John 6 and 7 chapter Stay blessed in His Holy Name Jesus, love u all in Christ.