The death of men When people die their bodies begin the process of turning to dust (decomposition) and they cease to be concious — i.e. their existence, including their mind, ends. …the living know that they will die, but the dead know nothing, and they have no more reward, for the memory of them is […]
How old was King Solomon when his daughters Taphath and Basemath were born?
There is no way of knowing. Taphath and Basemath (or Basmath KJV) are only mentioned once each in the Bible (1 Kings 4:11,15) and then it is only to tell us who they married. We know that Solomon’s son Rehoboam was 41 years old when Solomon died (1 Kings 14:21), and that Solomon died when in his […]
In which languages was the Bible originally written?
The Bible was first written in three languages: Hebrew, Aramaic and Greek. Almost all of the Old Testament was in Hebrew, with a few sections (Ezra 4:8-6:18; 7:12-26; Daniel 2:4-7:28; and Jeremiah 10:11) written in Aramaic. The New Testament was first written in Greek.
What is faith?
In essence, faith is trusting someone or something. In Gen. 15 God tells Abram that he will give him a child and that Abram’s descendants will grow in number to become a nation: …the word of the Lord came to him: “…your very own son shall be your heir.” And he brought him outside and […]
What is the Law of Moses?
The Law of Moses is the list of rituals, moral laws, and guidance that are recorded in the the Books of Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, and Deuteronomy. The are called the Law of Moses because God gave them to the nation of Israel through a man called Moses: Remember the law of Moses My servant, even […]
Was ‘laying on of hands’ to perform miracles restricted to the Apostles?
One example of someone who wasn’t an Apostle but who laid his hands on someone and performed a miracle is Ananias: {17}…Ananias departed and entered the house. And laying his hands on him he said, “Brother Saul, the Lord Jesus who appeared to you on the road by which you came has sent me so […]
How can we be sure that the Bible is true?
This is a quite complicated question, not least because of the very nature of the book. The Bible is often described as a library of books and this is very true. It was written over a period of about 1500 years with around 40 different authors making contributions. So to answer the question properly we […]
In the kingdom, will we still be called by our names?
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 […]
Who is the first deaf person in the Bible and what year was it?
The first time deafness is mentioned in the Bible is Exodus 4:11 Then the Lord said to him, “Who has made man’s mouth? Who makes him mute, or deaf, or seeing, or blind? Is it not I, the Lord? But he was speaking to Moses who was not deaf. Under the Law of Moses, to […]
Is a Catholic Church a good church for a Christian to attend?
You should attend whichever church you feel is teaching truly according to the Bible and where you will be helped to follow the way of Jesus Christ. It is important to check that what is taught is biblical and not just traditional church teaching. There are three Bible teachings that many churches get wrong, and […]