Cherubs are only mentioned a few times in the Bible. In every passage except one they are either sculpted, part of a vision or used metaphorically. Sculpted cherubs were part of the ark of the covenant. They were made of hammered gold, along with the lid of the ark, called the “mercy seat”. Exodus 25:17-20 […]
Did Jesus ever say he was the Messiah?
Yes, Jesus did say he was the Messiah. He said he was Messiah to the Samaritan woman at the well at Sychar. John 4:25-26: The woman said to him, “I know that Messiah is coming (he who is called Christ). When he comes, he will tell us all things.” (26) Jesus said to her, “I […]
Why did Jacob tell Joseph that Joseph’s first two sons, who were born while he was in Egypt, would be “called by his name”, but not the other sons?
The relevant passage is Genesis 48:5-6: And now your two sons, who were born to you in the land of Egypt before I came to you in Egypt, are mine; Ephraim and Manasseh shall be mine, as Reuben and Simeon are. (6) And the children that you fathered after them shall be yours. They shall […]
How many miracles did Jesus perform in the New Testament?
There are approximately 37 miracles performed by Jesus, recorded in the New Testament. I say approximately, because occasionally it can be a little tricky to determine if the different gospel accounts are referring to the same or a different miracle. Of course, Jesus would have performed other miracles not recorded, as we read in John […]
Was King David also a priest that he sent for the ephod to inquire of the Lord?
No, King David was not a priest. The priests were from the tribe of Levi. David was from Judah. When David sent for the ephod to inquire of the LORD, he asked Abiathar the high priest to bring it. Presumably the inquiry was through Abiathar, if the precedent of the instruction given to Joshua, the […]
Do vampires exist? or anything supernatural?
God exists. Jesus Christ exists. Angels, which are God’s ministering spirits, exist. But that is all 1Co 8:4-6 Therefore, as to the eating of food offered to idols, we know that “an idol has no real existence,” and that “there is no God but one.” (5) For although there may be so-called gods in heaven […]
How should we treat homosexuals?
God has made it clear instruction that he forbids sexually immoral behaviour, including homosexual activity: 1 Corinthians 5:9-12 I wrote to you in my letter not to associate with sexually immoral people– (10) not at all meaning the sexually immoral of this world, or the greedy and swindlers, or idolaters, since then you would need to […]
Who are the twenty four elders that John foresaw? Jew or gentile?
There are 5 references to the twenty four elders – Rev 4:4; 4:10; 5:8-10; 11:16; 19:4. Looking at Rev 5:8-10 NKJV: (8) Now when He had taken the scroll, the four living creatures and the twenty-four elders fell down before the Lamb, each having a harp, and golden bowls full of incense, which are the […]
Why did God allow the Gibeonites to put to death Saul’s sons?
You also say: Why did God allow the Gibeonites to put to death seven of Saul’s sons? Were they participants in killing the Gibeonites? Also David seems to have only spared Mephibosheth only because he made an oath, and not for the fact that he was only five years old and did not participate in […]
How do other hominoids (e.g homo erectus, homo neanderthalensis, etc.) fit into Creation?
There have been three ways of approaching this question. 1. The human-like remains predated Adam and Eve’s creation. Hominoids died out and are unrelated to modern humans. Strength: This idea allows a more or less literal reading of the creation record of Gen 1, 2 while at the same time attempting to reconcile it with […]