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  1. What's the meaning of this "flying scroll"? (5:1)
  2. What does judgment mean in this passage?
  3. Why does Zimri execute the friends, as well as the family of Baasha (1 Kings 16:11)?
  4. When did the diaspora which Peter mentions in 1 Peter 1 start and end?
  5. What is the role of Elihu in the book of Job?
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Answer by Derek Blake , 45 Years a Christian, ex-aerospace engineer, now in Cornwall

What does the Bible say about the holy grail (sangreal)?

Most all legends have a basis in truth, and I don't think this Grail legend is any different. My wife and I are fortunate to live in Cornwall, England and...

June 28 2018 1 Comments 1 More Answer Follow Vote Up

Comment by Derek Blake , 45 Years a Christian, ex-aerospace engineer, now in Cornwall

Is it important to know Greek and Hebrew when studying the Bible?

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I don't think it is essential to 'know' either Greek, Hebrew or Aramaic, I certainly don't know the languages as such. As long as you have a few reference...

June 28 2018

Answer by Tim Maas , Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army

When Noah exited the ark God said, "I give you all things to eat," correct?

God said to Adam in Genesis 2 that he could freely eat of every tree in the Garden of Eden except for the tree of the knowledge of good and evil. As far as I...

June 28 2018 2 More Answers Follow Vote Up

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What is God's purpose in allowing Satan to continue to wreak havoc on this world?

June 28 2018

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What is the Anglican Church, and what do Anglicans believe?

June 28 2018

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What was the time frame of the Egyptian plagues, first to last?

June 27 2018

Question by Hollye Portier

Why does God allow some innocent children to suffer horrific deaths if Jesus already suffered for our sins in a horrific way?

Why doesn’t God intervene before the actual physical aspect of these sins if all that is needed to sin is the actual thought/planning of hurting children in ...

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Comment by Lawrence wong , Disciple of iEsou ("Yeh-sou") christou

What is the biblical Creation story?

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own image). 5. In other words Genesis 1: 2 on is a description of the earth being made a suitable habitation for Man after its utter destruction by Satan who...

June 27 2018

Comment by Lawrence wong , Disciple of iEsou ("Yeh-sou") christou

What is the biblical Creation story?

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In addition there are 16 Numerical features of 4; 14 Features of 37 and 7 features of 73’s. He concludes that an elaborate design of 7’s , 4’s , 37, and 73’s...

June 27 2018

Comment by Lawrence wong , Disciple of iEsou ("Yeh-sou") christou

What is the biblical Creation story?

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The Biblical creation story is not as simple as we have all been led to believe and has been distorted by many scholars. Here are my reasons for saying this:...

June 27 2018

Answer by Lawrence wong , Disciple of iEsou ("Yeh-sou") christou

What is the day of Pentecost?

The Hebrew name for The Wheat Harvest Festival is SHAVUOT, celebrated 50 days after PESACH, Passover, 14th Nissan (Mar-April). Pentecost (Hebrew “SHAVUOT”)...

June 27 2018 3 More Answers Follow Vote Up

Comment by James Kraft , 74 year old retired pipeline worker

Is God sovereign and/or do we have a free will?

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A lot of people get confused over two words in the bible. One is repentance. Repentance for salvation is the word metanoeo, whch means to change your mind...

June 27 2018

Comment by James Kraft , 74 year old retired pipeline worker

Is God sovereign and/or do we have a free will?

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Why would Jesus die for the sins of he whole world, First John 2:2, if He only chose certain people to be saved and condemned the rest to hell? Why does...

June 27 2018

Question by mercedes hester

How does a person live in humility?

Philippians 2:3

3 Votes June 27 2018 5 Answers Follow Vote Up

Comment by AMELE AFANOUKOE

I want a baby, but my spouse does not. What do we do?

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I appreciate your answer. This what you believe God wants for your life should really be what God really wants for your life. God's Word tells us what God...

June 27 2018

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Comment by Ed Pfohl

Are children punished for the sins of their parents?

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Have you considered Exodus 34:7, Numbers 14:18, Deuteronomy 23:2,3,8; Psalm 79:8, 85:56, 109:13 and Luke 11:50-51?

June 27 2018

Answer by Tim Maas , Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army

Why would God call himself "jealous"? (Exodus 34:14)

Although the word "jealous" often evokes associations with feelings of envy, insecurity, or suspicion toward another person, it also has another meaning of...

June 26 2018 1 More Answer Follow Vote Up

Question by Jack Gutknecht , Arizona Bible College graduate and Dallas Seminary graduate

Why would God call himself "jealous"? (Exodus 34:14)

Why would God call himself "jealous"? (Exodus 34:14) -- Do not worship any other god, for the Lord, whose name is Jealous, is a jealous God.

Exodus 34:14

June 26 2018 2 Answers Follow Vote Up

Comment by greg am

What is the firmament theory?

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Would the idea of the firmament be any different than what we know now? I know that some people see this as a liquid water or ice barrier that existed at one...

June 26 2018

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What does it mean that the church is the bride of Christ?

June 26 2018

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Will a Temple be built during the Millennial Kingdom?

June 26 2018

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What made some animals clean and others unclean?

June 26 2018

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Why did God offer a new covenant?

June 26 2018

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What is the curse of the law?

June 26 2018

Comment by James Kraft , 74 year old retired pipeline worker

What is eternal death?

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Amen Cindy. Once we trust Jesus as our savior, we are given eternal life. It is a free gift from God when we believe the gospel. First Corinthians 15:1-4...

June 26 2018

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What is the age of the earth? How old is the earth?

June 26 2018

Answer by Grant Abbott , Child of Father, Follower of Son, Student of Spirit

Why did God give the Ten Commandments to his people, knowing that they wouldn’t be able to live up to them perfectly?

When God created human beings he intended we would live with him in a state of perfection for all eternity in the paradise he had created. But our first...

June 26 2018 10 More Answers Follow Vote Up

Answer by Grant Abbott , Child of Father, Follower of Son, Student of Spirit

How can we get God on our side? (Deuteronomy 20:4)

In the context of this passage God is giving his law (perfect will) to the nation of Israel to guide them when they go to war against their enemies. Can we...

June 26 2018 1 More Answer Follow Vote Up

Answer by Tim Maas , Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army

What does the Bible say about syncretism?

As I understand it, syncretism is based on the assumption that no one religion or belief system possesses ultimate truth. Syncretism is therefore an effort...

June 26 2018 1 More Answer Follow Vote Up

Answer by Tim Maas , Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army

Why is the Babylonian exile mentioned in Matthew 1:17?

Aside from the fact that the exile was a major event in the history of Judah, I would say that Matthew also made specific note of it with respect to Jesus'...

June 26 2018 Follow Vote Up

Answer by Aurel Gheorghe

Why did Jesus say Satan will fall from heaven like lightning when research shows that lightning starts at the ground and goes to the sky?

Jesus' analogy is quite accurate (Luke 10:18). Lightning can travel several ways - it can travel from cloud to cloud, within the same cloud, or between the...

June 26 2018 1 More Answer Follow Vote Up

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What does the Bible say about remarriage if a divorce occurred before salvation?

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If His grace is NOT sufficient, many, many of us are still in our sin, and many Church members are living a fraudulent lifestyle. PTL however, we know it is...

June 26 2018

Comment by James Kraft , 74 year old retired pipeline worker

Do the souls of aborted babies go to heaven?

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No I don't, and the only thing we do know is that King David's baby went to heaven. I do believe children are all saved until they get to the age when they...

June 26 2018

Answer by Tim Maas , Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army

Why did Jesus say Satan will fall from heaven like lightning when research shows that lightning starts at the ground and goes to the sky?

I would say that the main points that Jesus was wanting to emphasize by comparing Satan's prior (not future) fall from heaven to lightning were its speed and...

June 25 2018 1 More Answer Follow Vote Up

Answer by Tim Maas , Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army

Why were the people afraid when Jesus was performing miracles in Luke?

The people of that region were evidently not Jews (as indicated by the fact that they kept herds of swine (Luke 8:32-33)), so they may have had no...

June 25 2018 Follow Vote Up

Answer by Tim Maas , Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army

Why did Jezebel put on eye makeup just before she died?

In my opinion, it was possibly a vain (in the sense of both futile and prideful) effort on her part to exert the same seductiveness and control over Jehu...

June 25 2018 3 Comments Follow Vote Up

Comment by Billy P Eldred

Do the souls of aborted babies go to heaven?

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James, you said "the bible talks about the age of accountability". Do you have a scripture reference for that?

June 25 2018

Comment by Matthew Miller

If you are once saved are you then always saved?

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I totally agree with your comment. We have the ability to walk away from God through temptations and passing sin nature. I feel that my past has come back in...

June 25 2018

Answer by Tim Maas , Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army

Why was Moses the greatest prophet ever? (Deuteronomy 34:10)

Although there were many prophets who acted as God's spokesperson to Israel, I would say that, in terms of the Old Testament context in which that statement...

June 25 2018 3 More Answers Follow Vote Up

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What does the "husband of one wife" phrase in 1 Timothy 3:2 mean? Can a divorced man serve as a pastor, elder, or deacon?

June 25 2018

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Why did Jesus choose the wedding at Cana for His first miracle?

June 25 2018

Answer by Tim Maas , Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army

What is the steward saying in this verse: "For my master has taken the stewardship away from me. I cannot dig; I am ashamed to beg"?

I would say that, as Jesus indicated in Luke 16:8, both the steward in the parable, as well as his master, were thinking along the lines of "the sons of this...

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