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Tag: Kingdom of God

What would the world be like if there was no sin in it?

Answered by . February 18, 2010 - 8:30 pm

If there was no sin in the world it would be a very different place – it would be ‘very good‘. This is how God describes the world before there was sin in it (Genesis 1:31). When Adam and Eve sinned there were two big consequences that God brought about. People from then on would […]

What is Nebuchadnezzar’s dream in Dan. 2 about?

Answered by . January 23, 2010 - 10:02 pm

Nebuchadnezzar’s dream involves a statue of a man made from different materials (Dan. 2:31-33). A stone then hits the statue, destroys it, turns into a mountain, and fills the earth (Dan. 2:34-35). Like lots of other prophecies, these aren’t literal things; rather the items represent other things. In this prophecy Daniel tells us (Dan. 2:36-45) […]

In the kingdom, will we still be called by our names?

Answered by . December 16, 2009 - 9:44 pm 9

We don’t know many of the details of the kingdom, but during the kingdom (the ‘1,000 years’ reign of Christ on the earth — Rev. 20:4; 5:10), and even after the kingdom (when God is ‘all and in all’ — 1Cor. 15:28), the saints will probably still be known by their names. We can see […]

Are there any accounts of the beliefs of the ancient Christians about the millennial reign of Christ over the earth?

Answered by . November 15, 2009 - 1:31 am

A significant number of early Christians believed in a literal millennial reign of Christ on the earth (numbers below are dates AD): 115: Papias 110-165: Justin Martyr 185: Irenaeus c. 163: Aviricius Marcellus 190: Tertullian c.194: Clement 200: Hippolytus 280: Methodius 280: Nepos 300: Victorinus 305: Commodianus 306: Lactantius c. 347: Cyril c. 350: Aphrahat […]

Do we have to be baptised to enter the kingdom of God?

Answered by . November 15, 2009 - 1:18 am

Belief in the gospel, repentance from sin, and baptism (by full immersion) into Christ, are all part of the process of salvation: Matthew 28:19, Mark 16:16, John 3:23, Acts 2:38; 10:47; 16:31-33; 22:16; Romans 6:1-6, Galatians 3:27-29, Colossians 2:12, Ephesians 4:5, 1 Peter 3:21. We are called on to be baptized as a public demonstration of […]

What will happen at the second coming?

Answered by . November 14, 2009 - 4:58 am 2

We don’t know the exact details, but here’s a rough account, based on the Bible, of what might happen: – Jesus will return to the earth from heaven (Acts 1:11). The people – those who are alive, and also those who are dead (they will be raised to life) – who knew about him and […]