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Who will be living on the new earth?

Answered by . September 18, 2010 - 3:17 pm

After Jesus returns to earth and establishes his kingdom, there will be two groups of people on earth — those who have been made immortal and those who are still mortal. The immortal saints are those who have been faithful believers and are welcomed by Jesus into his kingdom (Matthew 25:34-40,46). They will assist Jesus […]

Does the Old Testament predict two comings of the Messiah?

Answered by . September 18, 2010 - 2:57 pm 5

It was a surprise to almost every Jew that the Messiah was to come twice. Even Jesus’ disciples were confused about this, right up until the time he went to heaven (Acts 1:6). So any indications in the Old Testament are not going to be obvious. Probably the main indication in the Old Testament was […]

What does Proverbs 25:13 mean?

Answered by . September 18, 2010 - 1:43 pm

Like the cold of snow in the time of harvest is a faithful messenger to those who send him; he refreshes the soul of his masters. (Proverbs 25:13) Harvest time is during summer and can be hot in Israel. In Bible times, there were no refrigerators so it would have been difficult to get a […]

What is the devil’s Bible?

Answered by . September 18, 2010 - 1:04 pm

The devil’s Bible is a name given to a 13th century manuscript also known as Codex Gigas (or Giant Book). The name “Devil’s Bible” came about because of a large illustration of the devil it contains (shown below). (Of course, there is nothing in the Bible that supports this image of the devil, or even […]

Does the Bible contain scientific information unknown at the time?

Answered by . September 14, 2010 - 2:11 am 3

Some attempts to find scientific knowledge in the Bible are misplaced. For example, in Isaiah 40:22 the ‘circle of the earth’ does not describe the earth as a sphere; the Hebrew word for ‘circle’ is used, not the Hebrew for ‘sphere’ or ‘ball’. However, the Bible does contain information which has historically been of considerable […]

If angels have no free will, they are robots; if they have free will, why wouldn’t they be able to sin?

Answered by . September 14, 2010 - 1:20 am 3

All our temptations come from the natural instinct of independent biological organisms to self-optimize; that is, to improve their standard of living, to reproduce, and to take steps to survive (Genesis 3:6, Romans 7:23, James 1:14). Angels are not biological organisms (in the sense that they are not made of fallible biological material like we […]

Did Jesus participate in sacrifices at the Temple?

Answered by . September 11, 2010 - 5:40 pm

When Jesus was a baby, sacrifices were offered as part of his consecration (see Luke 2:22-24). We also know that Jesus went to Jerusalem at Passover time (see How many times did Jesus attend the Passover celebration?). Part of the Passover festival involved sacrifice at the temple (Deuteronomy 16:5-7). Then he went to the Feast […]

Was there a physical dove at Jesus’ baptism?

Answered by . September 11, 2010 - 5:18 pm

All the gospels say that the Spirit of God descended “like a dove”. For example, As soon as Jesus was baptized, he went up out of the water. At that moment heaven was opened, and he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove and lighting on him. (Matthew 3:16) and the Holy Spirit […]