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How are we sure God exists?

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The first thing to say is that the existence of God is different from the existence of, say, trees or chairs. The existence of a tree is usually so obvious that you don’t need to present arguments — almost nobody would dispute the existence of tree that was right in front of them. God is […]

Does the Old Testament predict two comings of the Messiah?

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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 […]

Do the seventy weeks of Daniel 9:24-27 prove that Jesus was the Messiah? How is the calculation done? Can you explain the prophecy, please?

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Daniel 9 (ESV) 24 “Seventy weeks are decreed about your people and your holy city, to finish the transgression, to put an end to sin, and to atone for iniquity, to bring in everlasting righteousness, to seal both vision and prophet, and to anoint a most holy place. 25 Know therefore and understand that from […]

Why did Jesus call himself the “son of man”?

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Jesus often called himself the “son of man”.1 Two such occasions are recorded in Mat. 8:18-20 and Mark 14:61-62: {18} Now when Jesus saw a crowd around him, he gave orders to go over to the other side. {19} And a scribe came up and said to him, “Teacher, I will follow you wherever you […]

When did the last days begin?

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The Bible uses the term “last days” in several different ways. For example: But understand this, that in the last days there will come times of difficulty. For people will be lovers of self, lovers of money, proud, arrogant, abusive, disobedient to their parents, ungrateful, unholy, heartless, unappeasable, slanderous, without self-control, brutal, not loving good, […]

Are we living in the Last Days?

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We cannot say for sure when Jesus will return: But concerning that day and hour no one knows, not even the angels of heaven, nor the Son, but the Father only. Matthew 24:36 But when you read passages like 2 Timothy 3:1-5 it does feel like we are living in the “Last Days” before Jesus […]

Will Jesus return on 21 May 2011?

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When Jesus left us and went to heaven, the disciples were given a prophecy: This Jesus, who was taken up from you into heaven, will come in the same way as you saw him go into heaven. (Acts  1:11) Since then, Christians have waited, sometimes impatiently, for Jesus’ return. And because the Bible is full […]

What are the signs of the return of Jesus Christ?

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Jesus referred to many signs of his return in the Olivet prophecy, recorded in Matthew 24, Mark 13 and Luke 21. The unmistakable signs are given in Matthew 24:29-30, “The sun will be darkened, and the moon will not give its light, and the stars will fall from heaven, and the powers of the heavens […]