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Why did the devil want to claim Moses’ soul?

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I assume you are referring to Jude verse 9: Yet Michael the archangel, in contending with the devil, when he disputed about the body of Moses, dared not bring against him a reviling accusation, but said, “The Lord rebuke you!” This verse in Jude, refers to the incident described in Zechariah 3.  The same phrase […]

Did God give pastors the ability to bless others?

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God’s children, both the leaders and the flock, should bless others.  The word for bless in the New Testament, has the idea of speaking well of.  So when we bless, we are not doing some miraculous deed, but obeying Christ’s instructions in our manner of living and speaking.  Consider the usage of the word in […]

What is the second longest verse in the book of psalms?

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Psa 40:5 KJV Many, O LORD my God, are thy wonderful works which thou hast done, and thy thoughts which are to us-ward: they cannot be reckoned up in order unto thee: if I would declare and speak of them, they are more than can be numbered. If someone finds a verse in Psalms that […]

How tall was an angel of the Lord in the Old Testament?

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Angels being immortal (Luke 20:35-36), would be the same in the New Testament times and the Old Testament times. There are several recorded instances in the Old Testament of angels being mistaken for men, therefore I conclude that angels would be similar in height to people. Some examples of angels being mistaken for people: Three […]

Is John’s baptism invalid?

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Further details from the questioner: In Act 19:1-7 we read that Paul baptizes some Brethren who had already been baptized by John, does this make John’s baptism invalid, and if so, what about Christ’s own Baptism? The validity of a baptism depends not on who is the baptizer, but on the person being baptized. Although […]

At what point does the hand of God leave us?

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The questioner has quoted: “For You formed my inward parts; You wove me in my mother’s womb. I will give thanks to You, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made; Wonderful are Your works, And my soul knows it very well. My frame was not hidden from You. When I was made in secret. And […]

In what way were sacrifices “shadows”?

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A shadow is a picture cast by a tangible object. The sacrifices were a representation of the atonement/reconciliation/forgiveness of sins the coming messiah would achieve. Jesus the Messiah was the tangible reality. The sacrifices were the picture illustrating aspects of this amazing salvation to come through Jesus. The Law of Moses, extensively used physical things […]