Questioner’s comment: The Bible states that Israel and Judah will not be gathered to Israel again until Yashua (Jesus) returns. They are currently under the curses of Deuteronomy ch 28. The curses are to last forever. If you pay close attention to the curses there is only one peoples on the face of the earth […]
Does our soul sleep after death until the return of Jesus?
Thank you for this list of verses that you have provided showing that after death we are in a state of unconsciousness. At Christ’s return there will be a resurrection to judgement of the righteous and unrighteous. “You shall not surely die” is said by the serpent, not by God. Death is real. Psalm 13:3; […]
Was David supposed to be at war when he was at home and saw Bathsheba?
In the spring of the year, the time when kings go out to battle, David sent Joab, and his servants with him, and all Israel. And they ravaged the Ammonites and besieged Rabbah. But David remained at Jerusalem (2 Sam 11:1) The verse dates the incident to “the spring of the year, the time when […]
How many wise men were following the star?
Matt 2 describes the visit of the wise men (or magi) to baby Jesus. There is no reference in this account to the number of wise men. The most that we can say is that there were more than one (hence “wise men” plural). It is recorded that the wise men brought three gifts (Matt […]
What evidence is there for the earth being billions of years old?
Bible evidence? None, because the Bible is not a geology textbook. The scientific evidence is strong, however. It was known by geologists that the earth is “ancient” even before the 19th century. In the early 19th century, names were given to the strata, e.g. Devonian, named after the British county of Devon where the Devonian […]
Where did Christ’s physical resurrected body go in the Ascension?
Jesus Christ’s resurrected body was/is part of him – you can’t separate Jesus from his body. Jesus is at the right hand of God in heaven. Jesus’ disciples were frightened when they saw him after his resurrection? Jesus said to them (Luke 24:37-43): But they were startled and frightened and thought they saw a spirit. […]
With Biblical predestination (Rom. 8: 29-30) is outreach really necessary?
Romans 8: 29-30 For those whom he foreknew he also predestined to be conformed to the image of his Son, in order that he might be the firstborn among many brothers. And those whom he predestined he also called, and those whom he called he also justified, and those whom he justified he also glorified. […]
Is it necessary to take the bread and wine to be saved?
Jesus instituted the taking of bread and wine as a ritual for Christians at the Passover supper he ate with his disciples prior to his betrayal and capture (Matt 26:26-29, Mark 14:22-25, Luke 22:14-20, 1 Cor 11:23-26). He compares the bread to his body and the wine to his blood. These are to be symbols […]
Did the serpent of Eden have legs before the Fall?
We are given no description of the serpent prior to the Fall except that he was “crafty” (Gen 3:1). The curse upon the serpent to go on his belly and to eat dust (Gen 3:14) could be reasonably interpreted as saying that the serpent did not go on his belly before the Fall. If we […]
Is the term “Oh my God” blasphemous?
There could be some contexts where it is a sincere call to God for help. However in common usage it is insincere and therefore blasphemous. Given this common blasphemous usage most sincere believers would avoid the term and find an alternative that is not tainted by such usage.