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Why are there 144,000 mentioned in Revelation 7:4?

Answered by . September 3, 2011 - 3:25 pm 2

And I heard the number of the sealed, 144,000, sealed from every tribe of the sons of Israel: 12,000 from the tribe of Judah were sealed, 12,000 from the tribe of Reuben, 12,000 from the tribe of Gad, 12,000 from the tribe of Asher, 12,000 from the tribe of Naphtali, 12,000 from the tribe of […]

Why was God so harsh with Uzzah?

Answered by . September 3, 2011 - 3:13 pm

The story of Uzzah has often puzzled Bible readers. Here it is: David and all the men who were with him traveled to Baalah in Judah to bring up from there the ark of God which is called by the name of the LORD of hosts, who sits enthroned between the cherubim that are on […]

Why was Jesus baptised?

Answered by . September 3, 2011 - 2:36 pm

Baptism symbolically washes away our sins and we are born again to start a new life in Christ. For example, And Peter said to them, “Repent and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins, and you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit. […]

Why are numerous major Biblical events so similar to contemporary and historical mythology?

Answered by . August 29, 2011 - 11:52 am 1

By the end of the 19th century archaeology had discovered many Mesopotamian texts containing creation and flood narratives remarkably similar to those in the Bible. Critical scholars came to believe that the Biblical narratives had simply been copied from earlier Mesopotamian myths.[1][2] The Biblical flood narrative in particular is still considered by some scholars to […]

Must every Christian spread the word?

Answered by . August 27, 2011 - 11:49 pm

Christians should spread the word.  Check out the following passages from Scripture: Matt 5:14-16  “You are the light of the world. A city set on a hill cannot be hidden.  (15)  Nor do people light a lamp and put it under a basket, but on a stand, and it gives light to all in the […]

Does it say anywhere in the Bible that we have guardian angels?

Answered by . August 23, 2011 - 8:16 pm 2

The Bible has some wonderful things to say about our relationship with the angels. For example, Hebrews 1:14 describes angels as ‘ministering spirits sent out to serve for the sake of those who are to inherit salvation’ — the angels minister to us for our good to bring us to eternal salvation! That’s simply amazing. […]

Who is Satan in Job 1?

Answered by . August 23, 2011 - 1:29 am

Despite popular belief, there is a scholarly consensus that ‘satan’ in the book of Job is not a personal name, and does not refer to the supernatural evil being known as ‘Satan’ or ‘the devil’. ‘The appearance of “Satan” in virtually all English translations of the book of Job befuddles me since it is very […]