There are a lot of differing viewpoints about prophecies relating to AD70, so your question is a difficult one. A few points about interpreting prophecy: When interpreting prophecy, one should carefully compare scripture with scripture to get a clearer overall view. Read the prophecy very carefully, and keep in mind the context of the prophecy. […]
Are there any triplets in the Bible?
No. None that are identified as being triplets.
Is it true that Satan created dinosaurs in an attempt to imitate God’s creation?
God made all things, including all animals. Gen 1:21 So God created the great sea creatures and every living creature that moves, with which the waters swarm, according to their kinds, and every winged bird according to its kind. And God saw that it was good. Gen 1:25 And God made the beasts of the […]
Why is there so little evidence for both the Exodus and the events described in the Book of Joshua?
Absence of direct evidence for the Exodus is not surprising. Egyptian records are not well preserved, and there are serious gaps in the records due to physical loss or destruction, including an almost complete lack of records during the Exodus era. Egyptians did not differentiate between Semitic groups living in Egypt (and there were many), […]
How can grounding in biblical truths help us to distinguish godly wisdom from worldly wisdom?
James 3 defines worldly wisdom as being proud and self-centred, in contrast to godly wisdom which yields the fruit of the spirit. James 3:13-18 Who is wise and understanding among you? By his good conduct let him show his works in the meekness of wisdom. (14) But if you have bitter jealousy and selfish ambition […]
Where does God dwell?
We cannot be sure about the physical characteristics of God, so when we talk about God dwelling somewhere, it is probably not in the same sense as people dwell. Jesus tells us in John 4:24 God is spirit, and those who worship him must worship in spirit and truth. Jesus is in heaven at the […]
Revelation 21:23 says that there will be no sun or moon shining on the earth. Will the earth be transported to heaven so God can be its light?
When Revelation 21:23 says that the glory of God will illuminate the New Jerusalem it is probably speaking figuratively, in the same way that God is said to be “its temple” in the previous verse. These verses are talking about a change in the order of things. Whereas previously worship was organised around temples, and […]
What happens to the Earth when the Sun becomes a red giant and it causes the Earth to heat up too much?
According to standard scientific predictions, the Sun will become a red giant in about 5 billion years. When that happens life on Earth would be impossible — in fact, as a red giant the Sun would expand to large than the Earth’s current orbit, so there would be no Earth. The Bible, of course, says […]
What does Revelation 21:1 mean when it says “the first Earth had passed away”?
Here Revelation alludes to the prophecies of Isaiah, where God says “I create new heavens and a new earth” (Is 65.17) and “the new heavens and the new earth which I will make shall remain before me” (Is 66:22). It is possible that in these chapters Isaiah is speaking figuratively of a spiritual renewal. In […]
In 1 Kings 8, how was Soloman’s prayer heard by so large a crowd?
In 1 Kings 8:22 Solomon prays before “all the congregation of Israel”. If we were to take this phrase literally, we might imagine Solomon straining to be heard by hundreds of thousands of people. In fact, the composition of this congregation is carefully explained in v1: it was made up of the elders of Israel and […]