Tag: bible
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Is the Sabbath part of the “special days and months and seasons and years” Paul is referring to in Galatians 4:10?
Galatians 4:8-11 (NIV) says: 8 Formerly, when you did not know God, you were slaves to those who by nature are not gods. 9 But now that you know God—or rather are known by God—how is it that you are turning back to those weak and miserabl…
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In Daniel 9.26 does the end “come like a flood” or will the end “be with a flood”?
I am reading from the Book of Daniel Chapter 9:26 (NIV) concerning an end-time prophecy, where it is written, 26 After the sixty-two ‘sevens,’ the Anointed One will be put to death and will have nothing. The people of the ruler who …
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Are the 144,000 of Revelation 7 and 14 the same group of people?
Are the 144,000 in Revelation 7 the same as those spoken of in Chapter 14? While there are similarities there are also differences. The 144,000 of chapter 7 are Jewish as indicated belonging to the 12 tribes with the seal of the Father. Th…
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NTEB RADIO BIBLE STUDY: The Reason Why The People Who Get The Victory Over Antichrist In The Tribulation Will Sing The Song Of Moses From Exodus 15
The Same God Who Drowned Pharaoh In The Red Sea Will Destroy Antichrist As Israel Sings The Song Of Moses And The Lamb In Revelation 15 Revelation 15 is one of the clearest places in the Bible where the Holy Spirit deliberately connects Israel’s first great national deliverance with her final deliverance in the time…
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THE BIBLE BELIEVERS SUNDAY SERVICE: The Soundtrack Of The World
The First Musician Came From Cain’s Line, And The Last Musicians Are Silenced In Babylon When God Judges The Soundtrack Of The World System From the very beginning of the Bible, music is presented not as a harmless background feature of human life, but as something deeply connected to worship, culture, rebellion, and spiritual direction.…
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Does “the partial” (1 Cor 14:10b) allude to the imperfect nature of the “Spiritual gifts” or refer to the imperfect users and their use?
Context: 1 Cor 13:8-12 (ESV) "Love never ends. As for prophecies, they will pass away; as for tongues, they will cease; as for knowledge, it will pass away. 9 For we know in part and we prophesy in part, 10 but when the perfect comes…
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Is Zephaniah 1:2-3 hyperbolically referring to the coming destruction of Judah?
Zephaniah 1:2-3 states: 2 “I will utterly sweep away everything from the face of the earth,” declares the Lord. 3 “I will sweep away man and beast; I will sweep away the birds of the heavens and the fish of the sea, and the rubble with th…
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Are the “enthroned” 24 elders, in white garments with golden crowns on their heads around God’s throne, in Rev 4:4, leaders of the 144,000 in Rev 14?
If the above is so, then we have an "end time", heavenly revelation of God’s throne being surrounded by 144,000 spiritual beings, apart from the ever present "four living creatures" and the "angelic realm", th…
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Major themes associated with the narrative related to Jotham’s censure of people of Shechem for killing off Jotham’s full brothers in Judges Book
( Related question posting: What deeper understanding/What can we infer when we read the account of Jotham’s censure of people of Shechem for killing off Jotham’s full brothers? ) What are some of the Major themes associated with the narrative related…
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How does John and Jesus Fufil the Expectations of the Jews
In the Gospels, During the time Jesus asks "Who do men Say I Am" The replies he got shows that the People of Israel, expected Elijah Christ (Messiah) Jeremiah, or one of the Prophet The Prophet" We glean this from Matthew an…
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What is the difference between gifts of healing (1 Cor 12) and praying for the sick to get healed (James 5)?
1 Corinthians 12 (ESV): 9 to another faith by the same Spirit, to another gifts of healing by the one Spirit, 27 Now you are the body of Christ and individually members of it. 28 And God has appointed in the church first apostles, secon…
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Upcoming Live Stream Bible Prophecy Study Series :: By Steve Schmutzer
No doubt about it! We face uncertain and troubling times. The world is rapidly changing, and pressures are great to accept new norms. I hardly pay attention to news that is older than 48 hours. There is so much happening SO quickly these days. I think I speak for many who may be asking, “Where…
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Bibles Behind Bars Gets Open Door At Williamson County Jail To Send Cases Of King James Bibles After One Mother Asked For Just One Bible For Her Son
The Lord Turned One Mother’s Request For One King James Bible Into An Open Door For Hundreds Of Inmates At The Williamson County Jail in Tennessee What began as a simple and heartfelt request from the mother of an inmate has now become a wide-open door for the word of God inside the Williamson County…
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In light of this scripture how does this fit in with a dispensational hermeneutic if this is the first resurrection?
Rev. 20:6(KJV) says, Blessed and holy is he that hath part in the first resurrection: on such the second death hath no power, but they shall be priests of God and of Christ, and shall reign with him a thousand years. In light of …
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THE BIBLE BELIEVERS SUNDAY SERVICE: The 5 Mothers Mentioned In The Messianic Line Of Jesus
The 5 Mothers In The Messianic Line Of Jesus Show That God’s Promise Was Preserved By Grace And Fulfilled In Jesus Christ Matthew’s genealogy of Jesus Christ does something startling and deliberate when it identifies Tamar, Rahab, Ruth, Bathsheba, and Mary. In a record dominated by fathers and sons, the Holy Spirit stops the reader…
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Lapping like dogs or using their hands? An inconsistency in Judges 7:5-7?
In Judges 7:5-7, God tells Gideon to make a test and to decide, based on the test, who will stay with him and who will leave. This is what what we are told from verse 5 about the test: And the LORD said to Gideon, “You shall separate ever…
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The Real Reason That They Now Hate The Time-Honored CI Scofield Study Bible Is Because It Defends Israel’s Future And The Right Division Of Scripture
The Rothschild-Funded Scofield Study Bible Myth Is A Smear Designed To Attack Dispensational Truth, Rightly Dividing And God’s Future For Israel There is a fresh round of online Bible “discernment” making the rounds, and like most of what passes for discernment on social media, it comes wrapped in just enough historical trivia to sound impressive,…
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What did Jesus mean by “buy from me gold refined by fire” and “salve to anoint your eyes” in Revelation 3:18?
When addressing the lukewarm Church of Laodicea, Christ suggested the following: Revelation 3:14-22 (ESV): 14 “And to the angel of the church in Laodicea write: ‘The words of the Amen, the faithful and true witness, the beginning of God’s…
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The Fate of Islam in Light of Bible Prophecy :: By Dr Nathan E Jones
What is the fate of Islam in light of Bible prophecy? Does the Bible prophesy that Islam will conquer the entire world and usher in Sharia law on a global scale? Or will this violent ideology, which has brought so much suffering and death to billions over the centuries, and sent millions to Hell, be,…
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What is the best translation of the participles in the Great Commission, Matt. 28:19-20?
All the verbs in the Great Commission are participles except for μαθητεύσατε ("make disciples). For example, πορευθέντες (going) is often translated as an imperative although it is a participle. What is the best way to translate the….
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Is it true that Luther intentionally mistranslated Romans 3:28?
I recently listened to Dr. Scott Hahn’s conversion testimony. One thing that really jumped out at me was that Dr. Hahn stated that Luther purposely inserted the German word “allein” (alone) into Romans 3:28 despite the fact that it is not …
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What is the significance of the “garment of hair with a leather belt around his waist” worn by both Elijah and John the Baptist
It is accepted in the NT that the prophet Elijah and John the Baptist are prophetically connected. (Mark 9:11 Matt 17:10) I have noted that both are described as wearing the same very specific outfit. In 2 Kings 1:8 Elijah outfit is descri…
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Jeremiah 36:30 – meaning of “sit”?
In Jeremiah 36:30, we see a prophecy that Jehoiakim will not have a descendent to sit on the throne: “Therefore this is what the Lord says about Jehoiakim king of Judah: He will have no one to sit on the throne of David; his body will be …
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NTEB RADIO BIBLE STUDY: The Main Differences Between Biblical Zionism And The Counterfeit Found Within The Zionism Of US Christian Nationalism
Biblical Zionism Is Rooted In God’s Covenant With Israel, Christian Nationalist Zionism Is Rooted In Man’s Lust For Earthly Rule Biblical Zionism is the King James Bible position that God is not finished with Israel, that the covenants He made with Abraham, Isaac, Jacob and David have not been cancelled, transferred to the Church, or…
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THE BIBLE BELIEVERS SUNDAY SERVICE: The Zion Of God And The Coming Kingdom Of Jesus Christ
The Perfection Of Beauty: Why Zion Is The Place God Chose For His Habitation, His Glory, His Word, And His Future Kingdom Reign Out Of Israel In your King James Bible, the word “Zion” appears 152 times in 152 verses, with all of them anchored in the Old Testament. And in the overwhelming majority of…
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Who laps and who kneels? Judges 7:5
In Judges 7:5 So he took the troops down to the water. Then the Lord said to Gideon, “Set apart all those who lap up the water with their tongues like dogs from all those who get down on their knees to drink.” we see that there are …
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Does John the Baptist’s ministry precede that of ‘God’?
Gabriel, who stands in the presence of God, says of John the Baptist, whose birth he predicts and pronounces, that ‘he shall go before him’ that is to say, in context, before ‘the Lord their God’ – ‘their’ being ‘the children of Israel’ : …
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Why didnt Jesus say ” For the Father so Loved the World” in John 3:16
During a traditional debate on the Diesm of Jesus as God" Revelation Lad makes a very interesting comment John 3:16 says God sent, not the Father sent. You replace God with Father based upon what you believe. However, had Jesus said, ….
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What does Heb 1:10 mean in light of the “throne” in Revelation? [closed]
Premise: YHWH (God) made all things Isaiah 44:24 (NASB) Thus says YHWH, your Redeemer, and the one who formed you from the womb, “I, YHWH, am the maker of all things, Stretching out the heavens by Myself and spreading out the earth all al…
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Second beast or the image that will force the people to receive a mark on their hands or forehead in Revelation 13:15-16?
Revelation 13:15-16 NASB [15]And it was given to him to give breath to the image of the beast, so that the image of the beast would even speak and cause as many as do not worship the image of the beast to be killed. [16]And he causes…
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What does it mean that heaven is taken by violence? Matthew 11:12 [duplicate]
Matthew 11:12 But from the days of John the baptist until now, the kingdom of the heavens is taken by violence, and [the] violent seize on it. (Darby) Matthew 11:12 And from the days of John the Baptist until now the kingdom of heaven suf…
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(John 1:39) Significance of “almost the tenth hour”
I’m trying to explore the symbolic uses of time in the Fourth Gospel. My question is: "What is the significance of 4pm (the tenth hour) to first century, and older, Jews? John 1:39 (KJV), He saith unto them, Come and see. They came …
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How is Jesus “ruler of the kings of the earth”?
(Note: There have been questions asking who the “kings of the earth,” this verse is referring to, mine is a separate question about Jesus’s relationship with these so-called kings). Revelation 1:4-5 (NASB): John to the seven churches …
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How is Jesus “ruler of the kings of the earth”?
(Note: There have been questions asking who the “kings of the earth,” this verse is referring to, mine is a separate question about Jesus’s relationship with these so-called kings). Revelation 1:4-5 (NASB): John to the seven churches …
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Were Egyptians, as a large group, slaves in Abram’s time & does this have anything to do with the iniquity of the Amorites?
NASB95 for reference Genesis 16:1 Hagar is the Egyptian handmaid/slave of Abram & Sarai. Genesis 15:16 God tells Abram his descendants will be enslaved for 400 years because of the iniquity of the Amorites. Are the Hebrews enslaved by …
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1 Cor 13:8b-19 – what is meant by “the perfect comes” and “the partial will pass away”?
There are two different interpretations: The Cessation view: Based on the biblical and church historical records: "the perfect" refers to completion of the canon of Scripture; "partial will pass away," the cessation of …
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Did Jesus abandon the Shema in Mark 12:29?
One poster’s answer to a separate question has "As is clear from Mark 12:29, this is not a statement which is consistent with the Shema. Jesus should say there is one, εἷς true God, or even more properly, there is one, εἷς God. Instea….
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NTEB RADIO BIBLE STUDY: The Doctrinal Dangers Of Fulfillment Theology As Taught By Amillennialists, Calvinists And The Roman Catholic Church
Fulfillment Theology is a dangerous perversion of clear Bible prophecy showing God bringing the Kingdom of Heaven to the Jews and Israel as He promised to do Fulfillment theology is the belief that the promises, prophecies, covenants, and kingdom expectations in the Old Testament are “fulfilled” in Jesus Christ and, often, in the Church. In simple…
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THE BIBLE BELIEVERS SUNDAY SERVICE: What Is Biblical Christianity?
Biblical Christianity Stands Alone As The Blood-Bought Faith Once Delivered To The Saints While Rome, Mormonism And The Watchtower Preach Another Gospel Biblical Christianity is not a religion built by councils, popes, prophets, publishing houses, temple ordinances, or denominational machinery. Biblical Christianity is the blood-bought faith once delivered unto the saints, anchored in the preserved…
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Why does Revelation 19:18 mention commanders on horses when this future prophecy is likely to not have actual horses?
The text: “Then I saw an angel standing in the sun, and he cried out with a loud voice, saying to all the birds which fly in midheaven, “Come, assemble for the great supper of God, so that you may eat the flesh of kings and the flesh of c…
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How Roman Catholic Fulfillment Theology Replaces Israel’s Literal Prophetic Future With A Spiritualized ‘Church System’ That The Bible Never Teaches
Fulfillment Theology Versus Dispensational Truth Shows The Critical Difference Between Spiritualizing Israel And Rightly Dividing Scripture Fulfillment theology is the belief that the promises, prophecies, covenants, and kingdom expectations in the Old Testament are “fulfilled” in Jesus Christ and, often, in the Church. In simple terms, it teaches that many things God promised to Israel…
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Why do the creatures and the elders in heaven hold the prayers of saints in Revelation 5?
When He had taken the scroll, the four living creatures and the twenty-four elders fell down before the Lamb, each one holding a harp and golden bowls full of incense, which are the prayers of the saints. Revelation 5:8, NASB Why did the…
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Has anyone researched whether 7 weeks was John the baptist ministry, the 62 weeks being Jesus ministry then Jesus death in the midst of the last
It just makes sense that if in the last week of the 70 weeks we have the Messiah cut off (death on the cross) and he died in the midst of the Passover week which all so was the 50th Jubilee then the previous weeks would be weeks as well an…
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Does Matthew 26:64 describe immediate or future events?
"You have said so," Jesus replied. "But I say to all of you: From now on, you will see the Son of Man sitting at the right hand of the Mighty One and coming on the clouds of heaven." Matthew 26:64 NIV. I´ve had a lot of…
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Luke 23:54 – How should “Sabbath Dawning” be Interpreted?
The Syriac of Luke 23:54 seems to affirm an interpretation of "Sabbath Dawning". In addition, the same word seems to be used 43 times in the Syriac New Testament to mean "Dawn". So, Why is ἐπέφωσκεν, (Dawning) interpret……
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Is the sealed book of Dan. 12:4 the same as the open book in Rev. 10?
The book that Daniel was told to seal, is that the same as the little book that was opened in the angel’s hand in Rev. 10? Daniel 12:4 reads: But thou, O Daniel, shut up the words, and seal the book, even to the time of the end: many shal…
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NTEB RADIO BIBLE STUDY: The Stone Will Cry Out And The Trees Clap Their Hands When King Jesus Comes To Bring In The Kingdom At The Second Advent
The Trees Of The Field Clap Their Hands And The Stones Prepare To Cry Out As All Creation Rejoices Before The Lord And Testifies That The King Is Coming All through the Bible, and in both Testaments, we see an amazing thing. We see a God who has created a universe that contains a planet…
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Does “Least in the Kingdom” mean the same in Mt. 5:19 as it does in Mt. 11:11 and Luke 7:28?
Jesus is quoted as speaking of those who are "least in the Kingdom" in two situations: the Sermon on the Mount (or the Plain as in Luke) and in reference to John the Baptist, after John asks if Jesus is "he who is to come.&…
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In An Ever-Darkening World, Find Solace In Bible Prophecy :: By David Reagan
Each morning when I turn on the television, I am assaulted with news of violence and sexual perversion. I often feel so much rage, I am tempted to throw something at the TV! My wife once told me that I could likely have a hit TV reality show based solely on video footage of me…
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Why is Revelation 13:8 in the future tense?
Revelation 12 describes a series of wars in which the dragon is the aggressor: Before Christ, it opposes the women (12:1-4), Then Christ (12:5), Then Michael and his angels in heaven (12:7-12), Then the woman again (12:13), Then the woman…
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What year of Tiberius’ rule did Jesus begin his ministry?
Every conscientious bible student knows that John the Baptist began his ministry in Tiberius’ 15th year. Turn to Luke 3:1-3. Luke Chapter 3 (KJV) 1 Now in the fifteenth year of the reign of Tiberius Caesar, Pontius Pilate being governor of…
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In Revelation 2:13 why does Jesus say that Satan’s throne is in Pergamum?
Does Satan live and have his office in Pergamum? Revelation 2:13 I know where you live—where Satan has his throne. Yet you remain true to my name. You did not renounce your faith in me, not even in the days of Antipas, my faithful …
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Why does John the Baptist deny being “Elijah”?
So Malachi rather cryptically ends with “See, I will send the prophet Elijah to you before that great and dreadful day of the Lord comes. He will turn the hearts of the parents to their children, and the hearts of the children to their pa…
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Who are the people that the New Testament reports as having gone to Paradise at the time of Saul the Roman?
I knew a man in Christ above fourteen years ago, (whether in the body, I cannot tell; or whether out of the body, I cannot tell: God knoweth;) such an one caught up to the third heaven. 2 Corinthians 12:2 KJV
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THE BIBLE BELIEVERS SUNDAY SERVICE: It’s How You Played The Game
Real Victory In The Christian Life Does Not Come From Winning In The Flesh, But From Staying Close To Jesus Christ And Keeping The Faith To The End In the 2011 movie ‘Moneyball’ Oakland A’s General Manager Billy Beane said: “I hate losing more than I even wanna win.”. The quote highlighted a philosophy focused on…
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Anti Charismatic Bias In The Chinese Union Version Of The Bible
Pneuma 29 (2007) 86-101 Anti-Charismatic Bias in the Chinese Union Version of the Bible Robert Menzies A scholar residing in Southwest China 2-402, 8…
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Who is the “True Companion” in Philippians 4:3?
The Epistle of Paul to the Philippians is written in the second person plural, except for the following verse. Philippians 4:3 (NASB) 3 Indeed, true companion, I ask you also to help these women who have shared my struggle in the cau…
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Dropped articles for νόμος in Galatians 3
Paul uses the word νόμος 14 times in Galatians 3: verse Greek v2 ἐξ ἔργων νόμου v5 ἐξ ἔργων νόμου v10 (twice) ἐξ ἔργων νόμου … τοῦ νόμου v11 ἐν νόμῳ v12 ὁ δὲ νόμος v13 τοῦ νόμου v17 ὁ μετὰ τετρακόσια καὶ τριάκοντα ἔτη…
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Dropped articles for νόμος in Galatians 3
Paul uses the word νόμος 14 times in Galatians 3: verse Greek v2 ἐξ ἔργων νόμου v5 ἐξ ἔργων νόμου v10 (twice) ἐξ ἔργων νόμου … τοῦ νόμου v11 ἐν νόμῳ v12 ὁ δὲ νόμος v13 τοῦ νόμου v17 ὁ μετὰ τετρακόσια καὶ τριάκοντα ἔτη…
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Who, or what, are the “four living creatures”, as introduced in Revelation 4:6,7 & 8?
It would appear that the answer can hardly be found in the "Earthly" realm. The answer has to be found in the "Heavenly" realm, given the close relationship to the "Almighty", Himself, (not to mention the fact…
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In Romans 8:18, how is the aorist ἀποκαλυφθῆναι translated as a future tense?
ἀποκαλυφθῆναι Is the aorist and would be translated as “was revealed” Does μέλλουσαν (present tense) “is about to be” somehow change the aorist ἀποκαλυφθῆναι to the future tense? Can someone explain how this aorist is translated as a futur…
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THE BIBLE BELIEVERS SUNDAY SERVICE: All Forever Satisfied At The Resurrection
The resurrection is God’s legal, public and triumphant declaration that the Gospel is true, the payment has been made and accepted, and everyone in Christ stands justified before Him. When Jesus Christ came up out of that borrowed tomb, He was not merely resuming life as it had been before. Everything had changed! He rose…
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How does Paul say Christ was first seen by 12
1 Corinthians 15:5 NASB 5 and that He appeared to Cephas, then to the twelve. In all the narratives of four evangelists there seem to be no record of Christ meeting Cephas then the twelve after his resurrection,but that he met t…
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Is Paul referring to the church regarding “remnant”? Rom 9:27 [closed]
We see over and over the nation of Israel – God’s chosen people, departing from God and following the world about them. Probably not necessary to list how they were warned against idolatry and foreign gods (etc.), but followed after them a…
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According to Matthew 25:31-46 when are the sheep separated from the goats
Jesus begins the parable of the sheep and the goats by saying it concerns His return in glory to set up His kingdom (Matthew 25:31) All those on earth at that time will be brought before the Lord, and He will separate them “as a shepherd s…
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Do Malachi 1:2-3 & Romans 9:13 refer to God Loving Jacob & God Hating Esau as hyperbole or a figure of speech, not Calvinism/predestination doctrine?
Calvinist/Reformed Baptists often cite the the following verses associated with Jacob being selected as opposed to Esau as examples of supporting the Doctrine of Calvinism/Predestination(i.e. Unconditional Election, Limited Atonement, etc….
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In Revelation 21:16 do the walls of the new Jerusalem rise 12,000 furlongs?
Revelation describes the height of the new Jerusalem to be equal to its base, which is 12,000 furlongs. Generally speaking one does not usually refer to the “height” of a city. I’m not sure what that means. I mean, as a type of the body of…
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Is the prophet referring to Persia when he mentions Elam in Isaiah 21?
A grievous vision is declared unto me; the treacherous dealer dealeth treacherously, and the spoiler spoileth. Go up, O Elam: besiege, O Media; All sighing thereof have I made to cease. — Isaiah 21:2 (KJV) Is Isaiah referring to Pe…
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Revelation: is there grammatical reason to equate “1,260 days” with “42 months”?
This question focuses on grammar not "what makes sense". The first step to understanding a passage is parsing: identify the parts of speech assign the pronouns to the proper names assign the verbs and adjectives to the pronouns …
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How exactly does using the Louw-Nida lexicon, that is based on semantic domains, help avoid the word-concept fallacy?
I see more and more journal articles on New Testament interpretation preferring to use the Louw-Nida Greek Lexicon that is based on "semantic domains". An example from the introductory essay of a 2016 book Paul and Gnosis edited…
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What does it mean in Revelation 21:1 when it says, “…and the sea was no more.”?
What is the significance of this phrase and why is this particular aspect of creation noted as not existing anymore in the new earth? The best I can tell is that many times throughout scripture the sea is pictured of chaos, raging, needin…
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Did Malachi 4:5, 6 prophesy the coming of John the Baptist?
Malachi 4:5 “See, I will send the prophet Elijah to you before that great and dreadful day of the Lord comes. 6He will turn the hearts of the parents to their children, and the hearts of the children to their parents; or else I will come a…
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NTEB RADIO BIBLE STUDY: The Day Of The Lord And The Time Of Jacob’s Trouble Explained
The Day of Christ and the Day of the Lord could not be more different, one shows you the Pretrib Rapture and the other Jacob’s Trouble There is a reason why lost men mock Bible prophecy, and there is a reason why lukewarm Christians avoid preaching on the Day of the Lord. It is because…
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THE BIBLE BELIEVERS SUNDAY SERVICE: Don’t Look Back!
Stop Longing For What Once Enslaved You And Start Rejoicing In Where God Is Taking You, Don’t Look Back! The Bible is a Book that moves forward, not backwards. It was first written in Aramaic, then Hebrew, then in Greek and put into Old Syriac, Old Latin, Old German and finally in Old English. God…
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In what sense is God ‘Holy’?
Question: If ‘Holy’, (ἅγιος at Biblehub.com, and at logeion.uchicago.edu), is interpreted as ‘separated unto’, ‘consecrated’, ‘dedicated to’, or ‘sacred’, then in what sense can God be considered Holy? Is this a contradiction if God is not…
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Can “full of sweet wine” (Acts 2:13) be viewed as an assessment by not -understanding “others” of the message or its sound of “speaking in tongues?
Text: Acts 2:13 (YTL) "And others mocking said, They are full of sweet wine."
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How should the Greek word for evangelism in Mt. 11:4-5, Lu. 9:6, Acts 8:36, Gal. 1:8, et al. be translated?
The Greek word euanggelidzo is used 135x, while the word for pastoring is used only 15x (and only 4x does it apply to shepherding a church). Yet this word is most always translated as "preach" or "proclaim." Does this…
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Are we sure the Sabbath was/is always on a Saturday, and why are there not names of days in the Bible?
If we read the Bible, God’s days start at sunset. God’s months start with a new moon (lunar calendar). The Jews in the O.T. & N.T. followed God’s lunar calendar, based on the new moon. The seventh day, the Sabbath, was never on the sam…
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NTEB RADIO BIBLE STUDY: The Day Of Christ And The Pretribulation Rapture Of The Church Explained
The Day of Christ and the Day of the Lord could not be more different, one shows you the Pretrib Rapture and the other Jacob’s Trouble There is a growing insistence in modern Christianity that the rapture of the Church can happen at any moment, with nothing needing to take place beforehand. It sounds comforting,…
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THE BIBLE BELIEVERS SUNDAY SERVICE: Sunday Morning Rapture
The Bible doctrine of the Pretribulation Rapture of the body of Christ is an oft-ignored and much maligned subject here at the end of the falling away The blessed hope of every born again Bible believer living in the Church Age dispensation is the Pretribulation Rapture, or catching away, of the body of Christ. Paul…
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What is the significance of the little book/scroll that John and Ezekiel must eat (Rev. 10:10, Ezek. 2:9-3:3)?
There are two references to these "little books" or "scrolls", one in the Book of Revelation: Revelation 10:2: "and having in his hand a little scroll being open. And he placed his right foot upon the sea, and the…
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What did Jesus mean when he said, Forgive them “for they know not what they do”?
Luke 23:34 (DRA) (emphasis added) 34 And Jesus said: Father, forgive them, for they know not what they do. But they, dividing his garments, cast lots. Addressing the Father, Jesus acknowledges God’s ability to forgive their sin (…
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Tetelestai – What did Jesus really say in John 19:30 assuming he spoke Aramaic or Hebrew?
I have been researching for a long time John 19:30, more specifically the word Tetelestai (τετελεσται) in the Greek. But recently came across the topic of the Hebrew Gospels (possible late translations) and is fascinating. What did Jesus…
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What is the Seal God places on the foreheads of the 144,000 in Revelation 7? Sealed by the Holy Spirit or the word Emet (Truth)?
I am trying to determine exactly what the Seal placed on the 144,000 by God was. I have heard two directions and I want to see what everyone else might say. The word Truth or Emet would be in John’s style, but others assume the Holy Spirit…
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Do original languages in Greek and Hebrew Bible texts use formal or informal language where traditional translations in English used Thee and Thou?
After reading various comments re: use of Thee and Thou vis-a-vis accuracy of translations to modern (not Elizabethan) English, all very informative, I am still wondering if the original texts of Hebrew and Greek Bible used a distinctly di…
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Is there a chronological issue in Genesis 25,26 and 27?
In Genesis 25 we meet Isaac who marries Rebecca. Rebecca conceives and gives birth to twins Esau and Jacob. Isaac is above sixty years of age when the chapter closes. Genesis 25 NASB 20 and Isaac was forty years old when he took Rebekah, …
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Is Revelation 3:16 a warning about the possibility of losing one’s salvation?
Revelation 3:14-22 (ESV): 14 “And to the angel of the church in Laodicea write: ‘The words of the Amen, the faithful and true witness, the beginning of God’s creation. 15 “‘I know your works: you are neither cold nor hot. Would that you w…
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Are the 70 weeks of Daniel and Jeremiah prophecies about the Babylonian exile of the 6th century BC or about the age of the Messiah?
Jeremiah ostensibly predicted that Israel would be destroyed and be in captivity to Babylon for 70 years: [Jer 25:11 NLT] 11 This entire land will become a desolate wasteland. Israel and her neighboring lands will serve the king of Babylo…
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Does Romans 3:31 refer to the Law or the law?
In Romans 3:21, most English translations distinguish the two uses of νόμος (law) by capitalizing the second: Νυνὶ δὲ χωρὶς νόμου δικαιοσύνη θεοῦ πεφανέρωται μαρτυρουμένη ὑπὸ τοῦ νόμου καὶ τῶν προφητῶν, (NA28) But now the righteousness of…
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3/16/26 – Ep. 7279 – Global War, Global Control, and Bible Prophecy
Global tensions are raising fears of world war as leaders push for stronger global governance. Rapid advances in technology and financial systems are also sparking questions about the coming Mark […]
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What did the Jewish exorcists do wrong in Acts 19:13
In Acts 19, there were a few traveling Jews that had heard Paul was removing demons by the name of Jesus, so they attempted to do the same: "Then certain of the vagabond Jews, exorcists, took upon them to call over them which had evi…
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Why is Jezebel mentioned in Revelation 2: 20?
Now I assume that this the same Jezebel from both 1st and 2nd Kings, but what exactly is she representing? Is it just the sexual immorality that the Corrupt Church that John is speaking of? Or is there more to it that I am missing?
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THE BIBLE BELIEVERS SUNDAY SERVICE: For God So Loved The World
John 3:16 in your King James Bible gives you Paul’s gospel in a single verse and can save your soul in the time it takes to read it, and believe it! One of the most amazing things about John 3:16, the verse that I got saved on 35 years ago, is that it makes the…
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Remission of Sins: How Can Mark 1:4, etc be reconciled with Hebrews 9:22?
The gospels of Mark and Luke both portray John the Baptist’s ministry as being done "for the remission of sins": John did baptize in the wilderness, and preach the baptism of repentance for the remission of sins. (Mark 1:4) And …
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Why did God impute righteousness to Abraham? Does Paul conflate Genesis 15 and Genesis 17 in Romans 4?
Paul states in Romans 4:22 that there was a reason that righteousness was imputed to Abraham (‘therefore’). The reason (or reasons) are stated in 4:16-21: He believed God (who quickens the dead and calls those things that be not as thoug…
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Is Jesus the λόγος in Hebrews 4:12?
For the word of God is alive and active. Sharper than any double-edged sword, it penetrates even to dividing soul and spirit, joints and marrow; it judges the thoughts and attitudes of the heart ( Hebrews 4:12 NIV). The italicized phrase …
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The Bridgeport Correctional Center In Connecticut Processes Thousands Of Inmates Each Year And Their Goal Is A Bible For Every Prisoner Who Wants One
Thousands of inmates are processed and sent out through the Bridgeport Correctional Center each year, and they need a Bible to take with them as they go The Bridgeport Correctional Center in Connecticut is a high-security facility located at 1106 North Ave Bridgeport, CT 06604, managing a diverse and predominantly pre-trial population. It serves as…
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How does the KJV translate Revelation 16:16?
KJV Revelation 16 : 16 And he gathered them together into a place called in the Hebrew tongue Armageddon. Revelation 16:16 ESV And they assembled them at the place that in Hebrew is called Armageddon. Revelation16:16 NIV Then they gat…
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The Most Misunderstood Third of the Bible :: By Joe Hawkins
Why the End Times Confuse So Many Christians For a topic that occupies nearly a third of the Bible, the end times remain one of the most misunderstood areas of Scripture. Many Christians care deeply about God’s Word, attend church faithfully, and read their Bibles regularly, yet still feel uncertain when the conversation turns to…