Adam lived to 930 (Genesis 5:5), Methuselah to 969 (Genesis 5:27), Noah to 950 (Genesis 9:29). Such long ages seem impossible to us today.
Why did God command the Israelites to engage in holy war?
The book of Joshua is about the invasion and occupation of the land of Canaan by the Israelites. This was commanded by God. For example And the Lord said to Joshua, “Do not be afraid of them, for tomorrow at this time I will give over all of them, slain, to Israel. You shall hamstring […]
Who will be raised from the dead?
The Bible is not explicit on who will or will not be raised when Jesus returns. But we can draw some conclusions by carefully reading some passages. And many of those who sleep in the dust of the earth shall awake, some to everlasting life, and some to shame and everlasting contempt. (Daniel 12:2) This […]
Who is God speaking to in Genesis 1:26?
When God created human beings he said “Let us make man in our image, after our likeness. And let them have dominion over the fish of the sea and over the birds of the heavens and over the livestock and over all the earth and over every creeping thing that creeps on the earth.” (Genesis […]
Who dwells in heaven with God?
In the Old Testament, only angels are described as literally living in heaven with God. For example, an angel calls to Abraham from heaven (Genesis 22:11,15). Jacob has a vision of angels descending and ascending on a staircase between heaven and earth (Genesis 28:12), showing that angels are actively involved in events on earth and […]
Where did the name “Jehovah” come from?
“Jehovah” is a mispronunciation of the Hebrew name of God, resulting from a confusion over what vowels were to be included when saying the name. The Hebrew name of God is יהוה (YHWH). This was revealed to Moses by God in Exodus 6:2-3. In Hebrew, there are usually no vowels inserted and it is up […]
When was Jesus born?
Despite our modern calendar having dates specified by AD (in the year of our Lord) and BC (before Christ), Jesus was not born in the year 0. In fact, there was no year zero. According to our calendar, the year 1 BC was followed by the year AD 1. Apparently a Scythian monk, Dionysius Exiguus, […]
When did Jesus cleanse the temple?
John records Jesus driving the traders out of the temple in Jerusalem: The Passover of the Jews was at hand, and Jesus went up to Jerusalem. In the temple he found those who were selling oxen and sheep and pigeons, and the money-changers sitting there. And making a whip of cords, he drove them all […]
When did Jairus’ daughter die?
This is another one of those apparent contradictions that arise when comparing different gospel records of the same event. Matthew says While [Jesus] was saying these things to them, behold, a ruler came in and knelt before him, saying, “My daughter has just died, but come and lay your hand on her, and she will […]
What kind of bodies will we have in the kingdom?
Those who are made immortal at the return of Jesus will be given a body like that of Jesus: The Lord Jesus Christ, who, by the power that enables him to bring everything under his control, will transform our lowly bodies so that they will be like his glorious body. (Philippians 3:20-21 NIV) We know […]