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What is the “abomination that causes desolation” spoken of by Daniel and Jesus?

Answered by . March 13, 2010 - 8:19 pm 25

Reference to the ‘abomination of desolation’ occurs in Daniel 8:13; 9:27, Matthew 24:15, and Mark 13:14. In the two New Testament texts, the reader is advised to refer to Daniel’s reference to the ‘abomination’, in order to understand its meaning. Due to this advice, many people believe that the ‘abomination of desolation’ has the same […]

How many times is the name Jesus in the Bible?

Answered by . March 5, 2010 - 11:00 am

In the ESV, “Jesus” occurs 925 times, all in the New Testament.  The only book of the New Testament that does not contain the name Jesus is 3 John. The number is slightly different in each version because of variations in the ancient manuscripts and because the translators will sometimes choose to insert a name […]

Who is the Lord in Genesis 18:1?

Answered by . February 27, 2010 - 8:44 pm 3

The word ‘LORD’ in Genesis 18:1 is referring to God. Here is a quote from a previous answer on BibleQ: In the Old Testament, it is common to see LORD in upper case letters (actually in small caps). In these cases, the Hebrew word is יהוה (Yahweh). This is the personal name of God (see […]

From a Jewish perspective, is Matthew’s use of the word “virgin” correct, since Isaiah doesn’t use the specific word for “virgin” but only the word for “maiden”? (Isa. 7:14; Mat. 1:23)

Answered by . February 26, 2010 - 4:04 am

Isaiah 7:14 Therefore the Lord himself will give you a sign. Behold, the virgin shall conceive and bear a son, and shall call his name Immanuel [1]. ESV footnote [1] Immanuel means God is with us Matthew 1:23 “Behold, the virgin shall conceive and bear a son, and they shall call his name Immanuel” which […]

Why is the resurrection of Christ so crucial to our salvation? Couldn’t he have simply died and paid for our sins with his blood?

Answered by . February 5, 2010 - 6:45 am 1

The resurrection of Christ is critical to the Christian hope because: it proves that God is all powerful it proves that death is not the end Jesus is the first, and we can be like him These points come out of 1 Corinthians 15 where Paul is addressing believers about claims that Jesus hadn’t been raised. […]

On what day did Jesus die?

Answered by . February 1, 2010 - 10:58 am 3

The timing and sequence of events in the last week of Jesus’ mortal life is very uncertain with nearly as many attempted chronologies as commentators. The one fixed time is the resurrection which occurred “on the first day of the week” before dawn (Lk 24:1; Mk 16:2-3); that is, early Sunday morning. But the day […]