Bible Questions & Discussion PAGE 996

Hi Lori.

Possibly the post incarnate Christ.

Striking resemblance in

Revelation 1:13-15.

"And in the midst of the seven candlesticks one like unto the Son of man, clothed with a garment down to the foot, and girt about the paps with a golden girdle.

His head and his hairs were white like wool, as white as snow; and his eyes were as a flame of fire;

And his feet like unto fine brass, as if they burned in a furnace; and his voice as the sound of many waters."

I hope this helps.

God bless.

Amen!

Well spoken Brother Chris.

Hi John.

Here's the verse you mentioned in context. Picking it up from the previous verse. John 11:25-26. Jesus said unto her, I AM THE RESURRECTION, and the life: he that believeth in me, though he were dead, yet shall he live:

And whosoever liveth and believeth in me shall never die. Believest thou this?

I believe the Lord is talking about the second death as seen here in Revelation.

He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches; He that overcometh shall not be hurt of the second death. Revelation 2:11.

Also Revelation 20:6.

When we are born again we are Identified with Christ death. "Baptism. Romans 6:2-6.

Christ is the first fruit.

"But now is Christ risen from the dead, and become the firstfruits of them that slept.

For since by man came death, by man came also the resurrection of the dead.

For as in Adam all die, even so in Christ shall all be made alive.

But every man in his own order: Christ the firstfruits; afterward they that are Christ's at his coming."

1 Corinthians 15:20-23.

It means we won't face judgment.

God bless.

Your assessment of Genesis is not correct.

"the LORD God said, Behold, the man is become as one of us, to know good and evil: and now, lest he put forth his hand, and take also of the tree of life, and eat, and live for ever:" Genesis 3:22

God forbid them to eat from the tree of life.

Adam and Eve died a "spiritual death" in the day they ate the forbidden fruit;

and Adam did not experience "physical death" until he was around a thousand years old.

Hi Laurie.

Spiritual warfare.

In Ephesians 6:11. we see mentioned the Armour of God and also the wiles of the Devil.

Vs 11. "Put on the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil."

In Ephesians 6:12. Is where I believe you will find your answer.

Vs 12. "For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places."

It's what's behind the scene wickedness is what are at war with, whether the prince of this world, (Satan) his governing and influence on those in the flesh. On nations, People, other religions and Some Churches. False teachers is spiritual warfare against the truth. Ministers of Satan!! One way ou recognize them is they have no purpose but lure you away from the truth. The Armour of God protects us.

Here's an example.

Matthew 16:23. But he turned, and said unto Peter, GET THEE BEHIND ME, SATAN: thou art an offence unto me: for thou savourest not the things that be of God, but those that be of men. Jesus goes right to the source behind Peter.

Also here.

Acts 16:16-18. And it came to pass, as we went to prayer, a certain damsel possessed with a spirit of divination met us, which brought her masters much gain by soothsaying:

The same followed Paul and us, and cried, saying, These men are the servants of the most high God, which shew unto us the way of salvation.

And this did she many days. But Paul, being grieved, turned and said to the spirit, I command thee in the name of Jesus Christ to come out of her. And he came out the same hour.

2 Corinthians 10:4-5.

I hope this helps.

God bless.

Stephen's story in the Bible is a big inspiration to me

Amen Brother Jesse.

We are to be looking for that blessing hope. Not wrath.

Teaching us that, denying ungodliness and worldly lusts, we should live soberly, righteously, and godly, in this present world;

Looking for that blessed hope, and the glorious appearing of the great God and our Saviour Jesus Christ;

Titus 2:12-13.

We are not looking for wrath.

Zephaniah 1:14-15. The great day of the LORD is near, it is near, and hasteth greatly, even the voice of the day of the LORD: the mighty man shall cry there bitterly.

That day is a day of wrath, a day of trouble and distress, a day of wasteness and desolation, a day of darkness and gloominess, a day of clouds and thick darkness,

1 Thessalonians 5:9. For God hath not appointed us to wrath, but to obtain salvation by our Lord Jesus Christ,

Some argue that Christ comes after the tribulation but before Christ pours out his wrath but

2 Thessalonians 2:7-8. seems to suggest not.

"For the mystery of iniquity doth already work: only he who now letteth will let, UNTIL HE BE TAKEN OUT OF THE WAY.

( And then shall that Wicked be revealed,) whom the Lord shall consume with the spirit of his mouth, and shall destroy with the brightness of his coming:"

The Holyspirit would never be removed and leave the Church behind. John 14:17-18. Even the Spirit of truth; whom the world cannot receive, because it seeth him not, neither knoweth him: but ye know him; for he dwelleth with you, and shall be in you.

I WILL NOT LEAVE YOU COMFORTLESS: I will come to you.

The Holyspirit is the Comforter.

John 14:26.

God bless.

Kay,

I am sorry for your brother-in-law's serious fall and broken femur. I pray that God will bring successful and complete healing to his leg and hip.

I am doing well. My foot and hand have healed really well. Still some pain, but I am able to do most of what I could do before my surgery.

Thank you for your kind thoughts and prayers.

Yes, He will, Chris. I trust Him. My conscience is clear and I pray that God will send salvation to my siblings as we work through this loss.

Thank you

Thanks GiGi. I feel the heaviness on your heart concerning your sisters & the decision they took. The Lord is merciful - He understands - He will judge righteously.

Agreed.... See u in heaven:)

I just read a convicting quote from Leonard Ravenhill:

"The early church was married to poverty, prisons, and persecution; today's church is married to prosperity, personality, and popularity."

I guess like the saying goes, if we can't say "Amen", we'll have to say, "Oh me!"

Blessings....

Hello Gigi!

Praise the Lord for His goodness to us!

I've not been on here for a few days, until today; it's been a crazy weekend for my family. My sister's husband (who has Alzheimer's) fell and broke his femur just below the hip and had to have surgery yesterday for a partial hip replacement. Poor lad! As you can imagine, this has been a very tense time for my sister. She and her husband are in their mid-70's, so of course, all this is rather traumatic. But, we can testify that through it all, God's grace has been so powerful and so sustaining!

How are you and your family doing? How are your hands and feet, Gigi? Even though I've not been on here much, you and your family have been remembered in prayer. I've also particularly remembered your daughter-in-law!

Blessings to you, dear sister...

My apologies Phil. I concur with you that the Bible does not give us a definitive clear answer on this. have a good evening.

Yes, Chris, especially that we do need to stand before God and give an account to Him. My two sisters who were my Mom's power of attorneys are not believers. They made many decisions that, although my Mom was to die of sepsis in God's will, hastened her death. They have to stand be fore God and give an account and, not being under the blood of Christ, will be found to be guilty. I pray for them to repent and turn to the Lord. They are 70 and 69

Hi John,

I agree that sin brings spiritual death, but back in Genesis, God said that they would surely die. This was both a spiritual and physical death that was not present before they sinned.

It is appointed for men to die once, but after this the judgment. ( Hebrews 9:27) This is referring to physical judgment, I believe.

Hello Kay, I think you stated this well. I, too, believe that Jesus Christ will come a second time at the end of this age, as He said.

Where is it in the bible that the antichrist is standing on the temple wing

It's a great thing to give your grand-daughter a Bible, but dear sister, it seemed good to me to make sure that you understand that infant baptism is not taught in the Bible; it is a tradition of man. Babies are not regenerated by having water sprinkled on their heads. When they come to age, they must here the true Gospel, believe on Jesus, be born again, and then baptized. Infant baptism cannot save a child! The New Testament teaches over and over we must repent and (then) be baptized.

Grace to you, Linda!

I have to say with Adam who also replied that I am not aware of the incident with Cotton Mather.

I hope I can offer some encouragement, though, Linda.

First of all, be at peace knowing that all judgment has been given by God the Father to His Holy, Righteous Son, Jesus Christ, the Messiah. Each one of us will appear before Him; and Cotton Mather will give an account of his deeds, and will be judged accordingly. God is good and wise, and He will do the right thing by all parties concerned.

Secondly, Jesus was very clear on several things. He tells us that hatred in the heart is murder. If you are angry and hateful over what seems to be injustices done in the past, then you, dear Linda, are no better than Cotton Mather was. We see so clearly the mote in others' eyes, and fail to see the beam in our own eye. Hatred is 'heart murder', i.e., we'd murder someone if we could get away with it.

Jesus also told us to love our enemies, to pray for those who despitefully use us, because God Himself gives blessings to those who serve Him and to those who do not. By doing so, we conform ourselves to God, instead of conforming ourselves to the devil, 'the god of this world."

Jesus told us to pray to the Father, 'forgive us our trespasses AS WE FORGIVE those who trespass against us", further explaining that if we do not forgive, neither will the Father forgive us! THAT is scary, Linda! Is it worth your eternal soul, to harbor grudges against others, and risk leaving this earth unforgiven yourself? What FREEDOM you would experience if you forgive and FORGET, because FORGETTING what 'they' did to me/us is a huge part of forgiving! How wonderful you will feel! If you can't do this on your own (and none of us can!), ask Jesus to help you!

You are heaven-laden with all of the resentments for the past, yet Jesus invites you to cast your burdens on Him; release these cares to Jesus, and pick up your cross and follow Him.

Grace to you, Linda...

Excellent and wise words, brother. Praise the Lord!

Which really shows us how relevant the Word of God is in every age, brother!

Blessings!

It is amazing to me that people believe, then, in 'three comings' of Christ (albeit one of them is a 'secret' one), when the Bible clearly says, in Hebrews 9:28,

So Christ was once offered to bear the sins of many; and unto them that look for him shall he appear the second time without sin unto salvation.

There is never a mention of 'three comings'. Very puzzling.

We are never, if in Christ, appointed to the wrath of God because of all that Jesus did for us; but the church has always been exposed to the wrath of man.

Blessings...

Robert,

I believe in a pre-trib rapture. I do agree with you that the second coming of Christ happens after the 7-year tribulation period. However, the rapture of the church is an event that takes place before the tribulation and is not to be confused with the second coming of Jesus Christ. The second coming of Christ is when Jesus will physically come all the way to the earth after the 7-year tribulation period. At the rapture (pre-trib), believers will be removed from the wrath to come and will meet Christ in the air. This is not His second coming as He does not come all the way to the earth. While wrath is being poured out on this earth during the tribulation, believers will be with the Lord and will participate in the marriage feast. At the end of the seven year period, at the second coming, believers will come back with Christ when He comes to rule and reign for 1,000 years.

Never dying means never sinning (which is only possible with the Holy Ghost to guide us).

The wages of sin is "spiritual death".

What are the divorces in The Bible is similar to relationship to 16 verse 9

Although not declared directly at the start of Christ's speech in the quoted chapter -- Christ indicates a fallen away church. The pre-tribulation rapture will not occur until the falling away occurs first. Then the rapture, then the tribulation and then the events you quoted leading to the 2nd coming. There is one rapture of the church and one 2nd coming of Christ to the Church.

The Bible states that "the" falling away will come first. The phrase falling away may also be translated 'apostasy' or the 'falling away from God's truth'. In 2 Thessalonians 2:3 it specifically refers to the final apostasy (revolt), indicating that many will fall away from God's truth. If you look at the condition of the world we live in today, I'd say we're there now. When you look at Christianity today, you may just wonder, "Where is the Bible?" The decay of Biblical truths within the church is overwhelming.

2 Thessalonians 2:3-4 3Let no man deceive you by any means: for that day shall not come, except there come a falling away first, and that man of sin be revealed, the son of perdition;

4Who opposeth and exalteth himself above all that is called God, or that is worshipped; so that he as God sitteth in the temple of God, shewing himself that he is God

I'm not sure why the modern church seeks so strongly to disprove pre-tribulation rapture but it'll happen whether you're ready or not. Same with the tribulation and same with the 2nd coming. Anyone wise in Christ will be waiting and ready as the early church was.

Kilts were worn since medieval times not just modern times in Scotland & Ireland . .Each clan had its own tartan colors to tell the difference between clans . Back in the day women wore long skirts or dresses ,in modern times they wear shorter skirts & dresses long skirts & dresses are for more formal occasions . Just speaking from my cultural history . Girls are permitted nowadays to wearing pants to school ,etc It wasn't permitted back when I was in school to wear pants to school except in cold weather @ first & then finally whenever. The past 15-20 years wearing shorts. I am glad to see the fad of baggy ,saggy pants showing undies seems to have past. I think this verse is speaking to modest dress & appearance . For women particularly wearing immodest attire can attract attention one doesn't want .

What is the Object Lesson in Chapter 22?

What would be the Object Lesson of Numbers Chapter 23.

Kind Regards

Mukula