Does the Bible mention Alexander the Great?
Daniel sought an interpretation from Gabriel himself for the ram-goat vision of Daniel 8. This great man of God was thrice told that the vision 1)...
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Neil Parks
How did Lucifer get his inclination to become prideful and act on his desire to sin?
First of all we must understand that God is sovereign. God is omniscient, God is omnipotent, God is omnipresent. God is the creator of all things. God is the...
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Tim Maas
, Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army
What did blossoms in the desert signify? (Isaiah 35:1–2)
In my opinion, the images of fertility and verdancy conveyed in the verses cited in the question (in addition to other verses in that chapter (Isaiah 35))...
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Jack Gutknecht
, Arizona Bible College graduate and Dallas Seminary graduate
What did blossoms in the desert signify? (Isaiah 35:1–2)
Joy of the Redeemed 35 The desert and the parched land will be glad; the wilderness will rejoice and blossom. Like the crocus, 2 it will burst into bl...
Isaiah 35:1 - 2
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When did Egypt experience civil war and subjection to a fierce king? (Isaiah 19:2, 4)
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What caused Isaiah to tremble? (Isaiah 21:3–4)
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What does the Bible say about cremation? Should Christians be cremated?
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Tim Maas
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Should we live in terror of God? (Proverbs 1:7)
The fear spoken of by Solomon in the verse cited in the question is a sense of extreme reverence, which should be the proper, rational, and "wise" response...
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Jack Gutknecht
, Arizona Bible College graduate and Dallas Seminary graduate
Should we live in terror of God? (Proverbs 1:7)
7 The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge; fools despise wisdom and instruction.
Proverbs 1:7
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Jack Gutknecht
, Arizona Bible College graduate and Dallas Seminary graduate
What does the Bible say about gossip?
Everyone has experienced the harm of gossip before. Whether the people talking didn't mean direct harm, the result of gossip is always broken trust and hurt...
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Who were the Samaritans?
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What was the Sanhedrin?
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What is the meaning of the parables of the hidden treasure and the pearl of great price?
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Jack Gutknecht
, Arizona Bible College graduate and Dallas Seminary graduate
Who were the Samaritans?
"Samaritans" is the name given to the new and mixed inhabitants whom Esarhaddon (B.C. 677), the king of Assyria, brought from Babylon and other places and...
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Jack Gutknecht
, Arizona Bible College graduate and Dallas Seminary graduate
Who were the Samaritans?
"Samaritans" is the name given to the new and mixed inhabitants whom Esarhaddon (B.C. 677), the king of Assyria, brought from Babylon and other places and...
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Tim Maas
, Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army
Did Jesus pay our trespass debt as well as our sin debt?
I agree that the Old Testament Law makes distinctions regarding the various types of offerings that it requires in satisfaction of human sin, as well as the...
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What should we learn from the life of Gomer in Hosea?
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Charles Crabtree
Did Jesus pay our trespass debt as well as our sin debt?
The laws in Leviticus show that for a sin offering (Jesus), the one that sins (the whole congregation) the elders should kill the offering. But for a debt of...
Leviticus 4:1 - 35
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What is Abraham's bosom?
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What did Jesus mean when He said, 'Today you will be with me in paradise'?
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What did Jesus mean when He said 'Let the dead bury the dead'?
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When did Jews stop doing animal sacrifices and why?
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What does the Bible say about aromatherapy?
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What is Taoism / Daoism?
Taoism is a Chinese philosophy established in the 16th century. It differs from a religion in that it doesn't hold fast to a definitive god. But it does...
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What was God doing before he created the universe?
Did they have any written information about what God was doing before creating the universe?
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What does the Bible say about strength?
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What does the Bible say about selfishness?
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What is a chaplain? What do chaplains do?
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How can we rely on the power of God?
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Where is hell? What is the location of hell?
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What is meant by the power of the Lord? (Luke 5:17)
Romans 1:16 For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ, for it is the POWER of God unto salvation to everyone that BELIEVETH, to the Jew first, and also to...
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Frederick Thomas
, Rom 3:4 ...let God be true...
Is it possible that Adam and Eve spoke with the serpent before he deceived them in the garden?
Dear Anonymous, In my opinion, the question does not fit the verse quoted. It speaks of Eve only, which was later confirmed in the New Testament. 1 Ti. 2:14...
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Joseph Wright
When did Jesus create the angels? Before heaven and earth or after?
There does not seem to be any reference to anything that existed, apart from God, in eternity past. As the Bible is the whole, complete, and correct account...
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What is Soteriology?
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Tim Maas
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What should we learn from the life of Gomer in Hosea?
I would say that the life of Gomer is meant to serve for Christians as a negative example of marital unfaithfulness, and thus (in a spiritual sense) as an...
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Jack Gutknecht
, Arizona Bible College graduate and Dallas Seminary graduate
Can a Christian be a nudist? What does the Bible say about nudity?
Find this image of clothing as a symbol of God’s mercy and redemption throughout the Old and New Testaments. See, for example, Psalm 45:13, 14 and Revelation...
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Judith Harding
What are the strengths and weaknesses of the pre-wrath view of the rapture?
I learned a great deal from a question Alexander Reese wrote in his "The Approaching Advent of Christ" (full, free pdf version on internet) in 1937. Reese's...
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THEODORE FREITAS
When did Jesus create the angels? Before heaven and earth or after?
Genesis 2:1 1 Thus the heavens and the earth were finished, and all the host of them. Isaiah 45:12 "It is I who made the earth, and created man upon it I...
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Shirley H
, Wife, mother, veteran in the spiritual war we all face!
Will there be shadows in heaven?
Jesus created all that exists.Colossians 1:15-17 "Who is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of every creature: For by him were all things created,...
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Shantkumar S. Kunjam
, An Indian, Mennonite Church, Pastor, Administrator, Bishop,
What is the age of the earth? How old is the earth?
I read most of the answers, specially Michael's answer. I had also been struggling with this question. And read the first few chapters of Genesis many many...
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Is it possible to be Christian and pro-choice at the same time?
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What does the Bible say about rejoicing?
I would say that the Bible (in both the Old and New Testaments) primarily connects true rejoicing by humans (in contrast to transient feelings of happiness)...
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Tim Maas
, Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army
What does the Valley of Vision refer to? (Isaiah 22:1)
My understanding is that the term "Valley of Vision" in the verse from Isaiah cited in the question refers to Jerusalem, in reference to both its geography...
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Tim Maas
, Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army
When did Egypt experience civil war and subjection to a fierce king? (Isaiah 19:2, 4)
I would say that the events of which Isaiah was speaking followed the overthrow of Ethiopia by Sargon of Assyria. When Ethiopian control of Egypt was...
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Tim Maas
, Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army
What caused Isaiah to tremble? (Isaiah 21:3–4)
My understanding or opinion regarding this passage is that the cause of Isaiah's distress was his vision of what would happen to Babylon in divine...
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Jack Gutknecht
, Arizona Bible College graduate and Dallas Seminary graduate
When did Egypt experience civil war and subjection to a fierce king? (Isaiah 19:2, 4)
2 And I will set the Egyptians against the Egyptians: and they shall fight every one against his brother, and every one against his neighbour; city against c...
Isaiah 19:2 - 4
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Jack Gutknecht
, Arizona Bible College graduate and Dallas Seminary graduate
What caused Isaiah to tremble? (Isaiah 21:3–4)
Isaiah 21:3-4 3At this my body is racked with pain, pangs seize me, like those of a woman in labor; I am staggered by what I hear, I am bewildered by what I ...
Isaiah 21:3 - 4
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Jack Gutknecht
, Arizona Bible College graduate and Dallas Seminary graduate
What does the Valley of Vision refer to? (Isaiah 22:1)
2 The burden against the Valley of Vision. What ails you now, that you have all gone up to the housetops,
Isaiah 22:1
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Tim Maas
, Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army
Does God have mood swings? (Nahum 1:6-7) first, wrathful, then comforting?
I would say that God can have varying attitudes toward human behavior, but those attitudes are consistent, and not arbitrary or subject to unpredictable...
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Jack Gutknecht
, Arizona Bible College graduate and Dallas Seminary graduate
What does the Bible say about rejoicing?
19 The humble also shall increase their joy in the Lord, And the poor among men shall rejoice In the Holy One of Israel. Isaiah 29:19 19Once more the hu...
Isaiah 29:19