Does a Christian rest until the rapture or is he in heaven at the time of his death?
Comment:
Yes, it is fully viewable for no charge online at https://custance.org/Library/Journey/index.html
Comment
by Tim Maas
, Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army
Comment
by Mark Vestal
, Proud of nothing of myself. Freed by Christ who did it all!
How do we know that the "Rapture" happens all at once and not over an extended time?
Comment:
https://ebible.com/questions/4527-is-the-rapture-the-same-as-the-second-coming-of-christ
Answer
by
WESLEY BARNARD
How many years has man been on earth?
I would like to add to the answer already given on this question. All of the techniques used to calculate the age of ancient fossil remains, the dating of...
Question
by
Tammy Moody
How do we know that the "Rapture" happens all at once and not over an extended time?
The Bible describes the rapture as an event where some people are taken and others are left behind, such as when two men are in a field or two women are grin...
Matthew 24:40 - 42
Comment
by Jack Gutknecht
, ABC/DTS graduate, guitar music ministry Baptist church
Who was Nathanael in the Bible?
Comment:
I like the last paragraph here: Jesus responds to Nathanael’s statement of faith with a prophecy: “You believe because I told you I saw you under the fig...
Comment
by Shirley H
, Wife, mother, veteran in the spiritual war we all face!
What effects do conditions like autism, attachment disorder, ADHD, etc., have on the Christian life?
Comment:
Titus 2:11: "You see, God's grace has been revealed to save the whole human race." Moses was directed by God to tell the people in Deuteronomy chapter 30,...
Answer
by
Tim Maas
, Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army
Was the sin of Sodom selfishness rather than homosexuality (Ezekiel 16:49)?
In my opinion, although the Bible does recount the sexually-related sin of the inhabitants of Sodom in Genesis 19, the focus of Ezekiel in the cited passage...
Question
by
Anonymous
Was the sin of Sodom selfishness rather than homosexuality (Ezekiel 16:49)?
In Ezekiel 16:49 Ezekiel described the sin of Sodom as selfishness: “Now this was the sin of your sister Sodom: She and her daughters were arrogant, overfed ...
Award
for
Jack Gutknecht
, ABC/DTS graduate, guitar music ministry Baptist church
Gold Evangelist award!
Criterion: 25 person read an answer or article shared from eBible.
See Question:
Why would family and friends abandon one who suffers (Job 19:13-20)?
Award
for
Jack Gutknecht
, ABC/DTS graduate, guitar music ministry Baptist church
Silver Evangelist award!
Criterion: 5 person read an answer or article shared from eBible.
See Answer:
Who was Nathanael in the Bible?
Comment
by Silas Cheung
How does the Bible describe the glorified bodies we will possess in Heaven?
Comment:
In Revelation, we are told the leaves of the Tree of Life are for healing of the nations. I am not sure whether there is no sickness with the new body
Comment
by Silas Cheung
What/where was the land of Nod in the Bible?
Comment:
It seems that Cain was not a drifter. He built a city. God's plan was for him to be a drifter (probably to avoid being killed). Instead he built a city...
Comment
by Ezekiel Kimosop
Is the Catholic concept of a nun biblical?
Comment:
Thanks for the explanation of who a nun is under Eastern and Western Orthodox traditions. You have however not answered the question on whether the Catholic...
Comment
by Francis MUGISHA
What does it mean that the Lord most high is "terrible" in the KJV?
Comment:
The word terrible in the Hebrew bible is ירא which simply means fear. Like all over the bible the fear of the lord is a good thing, but in time the word...
Answer
by
venkatesan Iyer
What did Jesus mean when he said, "I tell you the truth: Among those born of women there has not risen anyone greater than John the Baptist; yet he who is least in the kingdom of heaven is greater than he."
It is to highlight the meaning and power of grace based salvation. The status God gives to the saved is based on Jesus' death and suffering. John pointed to...
Award
for
Vincent Mercado
, Skeptic turned believer, Catholic, father of 3
Silver Teacher award!
Criterion: Write an answer that receives 5 votes.
See Answer:
Should we still keep the Ten Commandments?
Answer
by
Tim Maas
, Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army
How would the returning exiles do away with idolatry which had been practiced for centuries (Ezekiel 11:18-20)?
Interpretations of Ezekiel 11:18 from multiple Biblical commentators, as noted at biblehub.com: Ellicott: "Chastened and purified by their chastisement, they...
Question
by
Anonymous
How would the returning exiles do away with idolatry which had been practiced for centuries (Ezekiel 11:18-20)?
18 And when they come there, they will remove from it all its detestable things and all its abominations. 19 w And I will give them one heart, and a new spir...
Comment
by Albert DeBenedictis
, Retired computer programmer
How can you believe in salvation by faith alone when the only occurrence of 'faith alone' in the Bible (James 2:24) says that salvation is not by faith alone?
Comment:
One who has been saved from their sins are not going to be judged by what they did during their life. One who has been Born-Again and has become saved will...
Answer
by
Jack Gutknecht
, ABC/DTS graduate, guitar music ministry Baptist church
What does the bible say about frequent sleeplessness?
Good question! Number of Americans with stress-related insomnia: 1 in 5 Number on any given day who need more sleep; 45 million Percentage decrease in...
Award
for
Singapore Moses
, Messenger of God, CEO in IT industry, Astronaut, Scientist
Silver Apostle award!
Criterion: Write an answer that receives 5 favorites.
See Answer:
Is prophesying against your enemies a prayer?
Comment
by Jack Gutknecht
, ABC/DTS graduate, guitar music ministry Baptist church
If God grants his beloved sleep, why do many Christians have insomnia? Psalm 127:2
Comment:
Great answer, Sarah! Shareable!
Comment
by Jack Gutknecht
, ABC/DTS graduate, guitar music ministry Baptist church
If God grants his beloved sleep, why do many Christians have insomnia? Psalm 127:2
Comment:
Shirley, good research and insight here!!
Comment
by Jack Gutknecht
, ABC/DTS graduate, guitar music ministry Baptist church
If God grants his beloved sleep, why do many Christians have insomnia? Psalm 127:2
Comment:
Love it! (your answer)
Comment
by Jack Gutknecht
, ABC/DTS graduate, guitar music ministry Baptist church
What does the Bible say about worry?
Comment:
What? Me worry? Why worry when I can pray!
Answer
by
Paula Fether
, Lifelong student of the scriptures
Would I have to submit to my husband if he didn't love me as Christ loved the church?
All Christians are commanded to love, so we must ask why Paul is emphasizing it for husbands in this context. The social context was one where husbands had...
Award
for
Jack Gutknecht
, ABC/DTS graduate, guitar music ministry Baptist church
Gold Evangelist award!
Criterion: 25 person read an answer or article shared from eBible.
See Answer:
Is it wrong to be a Christian secretly in order to preserve your own life?
Answer
by
John Appelt
Why was it necessary to record the mother's name of most newly appointed kings in the OT?
In the Bible, several kings of Israel and Judah are introduced with the names of their mothers. This fact would be easy to overlook, but the Bible writers...
Answer
by
Jack Gutknecht
, ABC/DTS graduate, guitar music ministry Baptist church
What are the commandments of God mentioned in Rev. 12:17?
Good question, John! I think the commandments of God mentioned in Revelation 12:17 are the ordinances of the church, baptism and Communion (Matthew 28:19-20;...
Question
by
Anonymous
Award
for
Jack Gutknecht
, ABC/DTS graduate, guitar music ministry Baptist church
Silver Evangelist award!
Criterion: 5 person read an answer or article shared from eBible.
See Answer:
What does the Bible say about complaining?
Answer
by
John Appelt
What is the meaning of the parables of fasting at the wedding feast, the old cloth, and the wineskins?
In Mark 2:18, the question was raised as to why the disciples of John and the Pharisees fasted, but the disciples of Jesus did not. In Mark 2:19-22, Jesus...
Award
for
Frederick Thomas
, Rom 3:4 ...let God be true...
Silver Teacher award!
Criterion: Write an answer that receives 5 votes.
See Answer:
Is it wrong to be a Christian secretly in order to preserve your own life?
Award
for
Jack Gutknecht
, ABC/DTS graduate, guitar music ministry Baptist church
Silver Evangelist award!
Criterion: 5 person read an answer or article shared from eBible.
See Answer:
Is it wrong to be a Christian secretly in order to preserve your own life?
Comment
by Jack Gutknecht
, ABC/DTS graduate, guitar music ministry Baptist church
Should we forgive those who sin against us even if they do not ask for forgiveness nor regret nor repent?
Comment:
Hi, Marilyn! Nice short answer. I like it. You're right. Malice backfires; spite boomerangs.
Comment
by Truth Finder
What effects do conditions like autism, attachment disorder, ADHD, etc., have on the Christian life?
Comment:
The very fact that you said elect already determines that GOD chooses whom He calls to be saved out of this dark world by His gracious mercy. He already had...
Answer
by
Philip Davies
Is it acceptable to God for a husband and wife to have sex while the wife is menstruating / having her period?
Reading through all these answers it is clear that responses fall into two major groups. On the one hand there are those who say that God's laws never change...
Answer
by
Jack Gutknecht
, ABC/DTS graduate, guitar music ministry Baptist church
What does the Bible say about complaining?
Someone has said, "You will find that, as a rule, those who complain about the way the ball bounces are usually the ones who dropped it." Unfortunately, if I...
Answer
by
Leslie Coutinho
What did Jesus say about the 2 foundations?
Matthew 7:24: Therefore whosoever heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them, I will liken him unto a wise man, which built his house upon a rock. Every...
Answer
by
John Appelt
What does it mean that the wages of sin is death?
The phrase, “wages of sin is death,” is thought to be a general principle that death is due as wages to sinners. However, when its context is understood, it...
Answer
by
Mark Vestal
, Proud of nothing of myself. Freed by Christ who did it all!
What are the commandments of God mentioned in Rev. 12:17?
The "commandments of God" encompass all that will be "written in the hearts" of Israel for the establishment of Christ's return to earth and millennial...
Answer
by
Mark Vestal
, Proud of nothing of myself. Freed by Christ who did it all!
How will the body resurrect after cremation?
When Christ returns in the clouds to gather the church (His body) all believers in Him will be given new glorified bodies of "incorruption". The condition of...
Question
by
John Smith
What are the commandments of God mentioned in Rev. 12:17?
"And the dragon was wroth with the woman, and went to make war with the remnant of her seed, which keep the commandments of God, and have the testimony of Je...
Revelation 12:17
Award
for
Jack Gutknecht
, ABC/DTS graduate, guitar music ministry Baptist church
Silver Evangelist award!
Criterion: 5 person read an answer or article shared from eBible.
See Answer:
Does God forgive big sins? Will God forgive a murderer?
Comment
by Sadhana Roy
Do mentally ill people go to heaven? Does God show mercy to those who are mentally challenged, disabled, or handicapped?
Comment:
I do follow GotQuestions website, the answers are very true and I find them biblically accurate.
Comment
by Sadhana Roy
Do mentally ill people go to heaven? Does God show mercy to those who are mentally challenged, disabled, or handicapped?
Comment:
Thank you... Very well put
Comment
by Jack Gutknecht
, ABC/DTS graduate, guitar music ministry Baptist church
How were the crowds "harassed and helpless"? (Matthew 9:35–38)
Comment:
Amen, Tim! Praise God for what He has done for our soul: "Let this blest assurance control: that Christ has regarded my HELPLESS estate, and has shed his own...
Comment
by Shirley H
, Wife, mother, veteran in the spiritual war we all face!
What is Ecclesiology?
Comment:
Today churches have bingo, dinners, tricky trays, thrift shops, etc. Does anyone think that the church should be more concerned with properly teaching THE...
Comment
by Shirley H
, Wife, mother, veteran in the spiritual war we all face!
What is a carnal Christian?
Comment:
Hebrews 4:11-15. We all will appear naked, for God looks at the heart. Jesus knows our every thought and motivation.