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Pastor Jean Ross.
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- Hello, friends.
Welcome to "Bible Answers Live".
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Pastor Doug is out this evening,
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but we are glad
you are tuning in.
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Hey, how about an amazing fact?
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Sean Swarner knows what it's
like to face impossibilities.
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At the age of 13, he came
down with Hodgkin's disease.
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The doctors didn't think
he would survive, but he did.
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When he was 16, he
contracted Askin's sarcoma,
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a rare cancer
that attaches itself
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to the walls of his chest.
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His chance of
survival was very small.
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His treatment required him
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to be put into an
induced coma for a year.
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At one point,
his parents were told
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that he only had
two weeks to live,
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and yet amazingly he survived,
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although permanently he lost
the use of one of his lungs.
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During the months of
recovery that followed,
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he was inspired by
the following quotation,
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"The human body can live
roughly 30 days without food,
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the human
condition can sustain itself
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for roughly three days without
water, but no human alive
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can live for more than
30 seconds without hope."
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He decided to test the
infinite possibilities of hope.
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His first challenge
was to crawl eight feet
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from his hospital
bed to the bathroom.
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A few years later, he
climbed Mount Kilimanjaro.
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But he hadn't yet begun to test
the infinite limits of hope.
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Over the next several
years, Sean, with a single lung
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scaled the tallest mountains
on each of the seven continents
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and became the
first cancer survivor
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to stand on top
of Mount Everest.
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In his 40s, he skied to
the North and South poles.
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And if that wasn't enough,
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his next challenge
was to travel to Hawaii
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and compete in the
Ironman Will Competition.
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This cancer survivor, who was
given just two weeks to live,
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is the only human being
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to have climbed the seven
great summits of the world,
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skied to both the
North and the South poles
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and competed in the
Ironman Championship in Hawaii
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and all of this with
only one lung. (chuckles)
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Sean's amazing story reminds us
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that God has given
three precious gifts
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that'll remain after everything
else is stripped away,
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faith, hope and love.
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Friends, are you facing
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a mountain of
challenges in your life?
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Well then, test the
possibilities of hope.
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Because the Bible tells us,
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"With God, all
things are possible."
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Well, Pastor Carlos,
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when we talk about people
that have done incredible feats,
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it reminds us that God is a God
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that is able to
do the impossible.
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When you go back and
you look in the Bible,
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you see countless stories
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of people that
faced impossible odds.
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I think for example of
David going up against Goliath,
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you got Gideon
who just with 300 men
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he's able to conquer
the entire Midianite army
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that counted
thousands of soldiers.
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And of course,
throughout the Bible,
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you have these
incredible stories
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of people who put
their trust in God
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and God was able to do for them
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that which they
couldn't do for themselves.
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So what about us today?
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I'm sure we all face trials
and difficulties in our lives.
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And I think the lesson
that we can learn from the Bible
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is that God, the
God of the Bible,
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is the God who is
God today. - Amen.
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- And we can
put our trust in Him
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and He's able to work things out
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according to what
ultimately is for our good.
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So we can trust God,
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whatever trials and difficulties
we might go through.
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- Amen.
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The only limits
are the limits we put
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to not trusting in His promises.
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- That's right. There's
power in the Word of God.
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- Amen. - Let it out.
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That'll bring your
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800-463-7297.
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My name is Jean Ross.
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Pastor Doug is out this evening,
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but working the phones
for us is Pastor Carlos Munoz.
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Carlos is our Director
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for the Amazing
Facts Center of Evangelism.
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Well, before we go
to the phone lines,
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let's start with
a word of prayer.
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- Sure.
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Father, thank you
again for this opportunity
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to come together
and open Your Word
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and be able to try to understand
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some of the more difficult
questions that may arise
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and any question
that may arise, really.
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It's all about
getting to know You better.
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So we ask that Your
Spirit guide us, direct us,
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and all those
that are calling, too.
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And we ask this
in Jesus' name. Amen.
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- Amen. Thank
you, Pastor Carlos.
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Well friends, we're
ready for your Bible question.
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I think we are ready
for our first caller.
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Who do we have? - Yes.
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Let's talk with Norman
from Oakhurst, California.
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Hello, Norman.
You're on the air.
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- [Norman] My question involves
the beast of Revelation 18.
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In Revelation
it says the seventh
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and eighth king is the Pope.
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Who are the ninth and 10th?
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- Okay. I think I know
what you're talking about.
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It also talks about the
10 horns being 10 kings.
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Now of course
the Bible doesn't say
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that one of these
heads is the Pope,
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but it does give us descriptions
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that if you line it
up according to the Bible
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and you allow the
Bible to interpret itself,
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yes, the Bible does
speak about the papal power
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that for 1,260-years
rule during the dark ages
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from 538 until 1798.
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But the Bible also
talks about the United States
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as the second beast
at Revelation Chapter 13.
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So let me just
back up a little bit
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for those who might be
new to a study of Revelation.
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In Revelation
Chapter 17, you have a woman,
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and a woman in Bible
prophecy represents a church
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and she is sitting on
a scarlet-colored beast.
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A beast in Bible prophecy
represents a political power.
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So here you have a church
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that is controlling a political
power or political powers.
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And then the angel explains
to John what this image means.
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And he says, "The seven heads
of the beast are seven kings."
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And a king in Bible
prophecy represents a kingdom.
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He says, "Five are fallen,
one is, and one is yet to come.
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And when he comes, he
will continue a short space."
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Now, the five
Kings that are fallen
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refer to the
five principle nations
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that persecuted God's people.
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And the timeframe of the vision,
if you look in Chapter 17,
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it's during the
height of the papacy's rule
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during the 1,260
years from 538 until 1798.
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So the five kingdoms
that persecuted God's people
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in the Old
Testament would be Rome,
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and then you have Greece,
you have Syria or Persia,
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you have Babylon, and
then you have the Assyrians
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that conquered the
10 tribes of the North.
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The one that "is" would
refer to the papal power
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during the 1260 years
of papal domination rule.
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And then it says,
"One is yet to come,
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and when he comes he
continues a short space."
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That final beast power or
political power represents,
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believe it or
not, the United States.
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Now the Bible tells us according
to Revelation Chapter 13
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that a time comes
when the United States
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begins to speak as a dragon
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and will actually begin
to enforce certain types of
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worship. When that time comes,
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then she will also
be a persecuting power,
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and thus, she
continues a short space.
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And then it talks about the
beast is a part of the seven.
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It's one of those
principle kingdoms
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that persecuted God's people.
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So when we're talking about
these kings or these kingdoms,
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the 10 horns represent 10
divisions of Western Europe
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and refers to a time period
when these political powers
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will give their
support to the papal power,
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which is yet in the future.
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And that's a whole
study we can look at
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a little bit later on.
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For our friends
who'd like to learn more
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about Revelation Chapter 17
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and about the beast
power of Revelation 13,
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we have a study guide
that we'll be happy to send
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to anyone who calls and asks.
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It's simply called...
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well, there's actually
two, you can ask for either one.
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You can ask for "The
United States in Prophecy",
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and we'll be happy to
send you that study guide.
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"The U.S. in Bible Prophecy",
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or just ask for the study guide,
"Who is the Anti-Christ?",
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and we will send it to you.
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These are important
truths, Pastor Carlos.
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The Bible, especially
Revelation, was written
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to help us understand what's
happening in the world today.
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And so a thorough study of
Revelation is very helpful,
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very important for people
who wanna know what's happening.
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As you look at what's
happening in the world today,
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and you compare them
with what the Bible said,
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we can see where we
are in the stream of time.
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So we encourage folks
to call and ask for that.
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Again, ask for the study
guide, "Who is the Antichrist?"
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or ask for the study guide
called "The U.S. in Prophecy"
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and we'll be happy
to send both of them
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to anyone who calls and asks.
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- All right.
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Next, we have Brittany
from Antelope, California.
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Good evening,
Brittany. You're on the air.
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- [Brittany] Is it okay
for a Christian to eat turkey?
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- Okay. (laughs)
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Well, Biblically speaking,
yes, you can eat turkey.
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Turkey would
considered a clean animal.
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The Bible gives us a distinction
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between animals
clean and unclean.
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When it comes to birds,
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the principle that we
find given in Scripture
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is they need to
be a foraging bird.
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They need to be
eating primarily seeds
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and things that
fall to the ground,
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bits of plant and
that type of thing.
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So chickens,
turkeys, in those category
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would be considered clean,
you are allowed to eat them,
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but of course, the ideal diet
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and you probably know this,
if you're looking to the Bible,
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the healthiest diet
is a plant-based diet,
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a vegetarian diet.
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That was the original diet
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that God gave to Adam
and Eve in the beginning.
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And I think that's
the goal we wanna try
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and be as healthy as we can.
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The Bible says your body's
the temple of the Holy Spirit.
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But to eat turkey is
definitely not a sin.
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The Bible does allow it.
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It is a clean animal.
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So yes, if you wanna
have a little piece of turkey
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for
Thanksgiving, you'll be okay.
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- [Brittany] Okay. Thanks.
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- All right. - I
was just wondering
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because the passage
that I was thinking of
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in regards to that
was Leviticus 19:26,
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in which it mentioned
the idea of eating meat
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with the blood in it.
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I don't know if that
has anything to do with it.
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- Well, yes, that is true.
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If somebody is gonna eat meat,
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you wanna make sure that
you're not eating the blood
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because there's all
kinds of toxins in the blood
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and that's not healthy.
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Now that doesn't mean
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you're gonna be
able to avoid all blood.
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But the Bible did say that
you shouldn't be eating blood
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and you shouldn't be eating fat.
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So if somebody's gonna eat meat,
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they wanna cut away as
much of the fat as they can.
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They wanna make sure
that whatever meat it is
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that they're eating
is not soaked in blood.
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You wanna try and cook it
well enough to remove the blood.
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So those are some
of the principles also
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that we find in the Bible.
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- All right.
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Next we have
Danny, Danny from Arizona.
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Good evening,
Danny. You're on the air.
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- [Danny] So I know
that once we get to heaven,
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everything's gonna be
sin-free, and whatnot.
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Praise the Lord for that.
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I was wondering
will the 10 commandments
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still apply even
after we're up there,
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like even after
the millennium and all,
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and we come back down to heaven?
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'Cause as you know that there's
not gonna be any more sins.
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Sin will be
irradiated from the earth.
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- From the
universe. Yes, absolutely.
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So will the 10 commandments
apply after? Absolutely.
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Sin is the
transgression of the law.
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So if there's no sin,
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then that would mean
that the law is being kept.
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And if you think about it,
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the purpose of salvation
is to redeem us from sin,
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to save us from
breaking God's law.
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In heaven there's
not gonna be any killing,
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there's not
gonna be any stealing,
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there's not gonna be lying.
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It's also interesting Isaiah
talks about in the new earth
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that says from one
Sabbath to another,
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we will come and
worship before God.
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So the fourth commandment
that has to do with the Sabbath
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will be enforced or be important
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even after the
earth is recreated.
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So, yes, we still
gonna be worshiping
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the one and true God in heaven,
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we won't be
taking His name in vain,
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we won't be worshiping idols.
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So yeah, the
principles and 10 commandments
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are definitely
binding, not only for us,
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but also for the angels and
all created intelligent beings.
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Remember Satan's sin in
heaven was coveting God's throne
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and that's a violation
of the 10th commandment.
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So you can see
the principles there
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throughout all of the Bible.
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- [Danny] Well, actually, I
didn't even think about that.
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That's a good point.
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Awesome. Thank you very much.
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- All right. Thank you. -
All right, thank you Danny.
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We do have a
study guide, friends,
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that talk about
the 10 commandments.
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It's called "Written in Stone".
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Is it still
relevant for the Christian?
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Pastor Carlos,
people sometimes ask,
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"Well, didn't
Jesus' death on Calvary
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do away with the
10 commandments?"
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Well, no, not
according to the Bible.
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- It's total opposite. - Yeah.
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He enables us to
keep the commandments
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as a result of his death.
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So we'll be happy to
send this study guide
00:13:35.84\00:13:37.85
to anyone wanting to learn more.
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Just call the
number, it's 800-835-6747.
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You can ask for the study guide
00:13:43.05\00:13:43.99
that's called "Written in Stone"
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and we'll be happy to put it
in the mail and send it to you.
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Who do we have next?
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- Next we have Mike
calling us from Oregon.
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You're on the air, Mike.
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- [Mike] Hi pastors.
Thank you for taking my call.
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I had a question in
regards to a study I was doing
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on the name of Rome
in the New Testament.
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I looked up the name in
Strong's Concordance and Fairs
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Greek Lexicon, and it says
the name Rome means strength.
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And that of course
triggered a thought in my mind,
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in regards to Daniel 2,
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as the kingdoms that
are mentioned in Daniel 2,
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The Babylon, the second kingdom,
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the third kingdom of
14th, and divided kingdom.
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And when it talks about the
divided kingdom in Daniel 2:41,
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it says, "And
where I saw as defeat
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and the toes part of
Potter's clay and part of iron,
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the kingdom shall be divided,
but there shall be in it
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the strength of the iron."
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And the entomology of
the word Rome, the name Rome,
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in Greek means strength.
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And I'm wondering if that's
an applicable application.
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- I think so. Absolutely.
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I mean, that's a good point.
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It's very clear from the
Scriptures, if you look look at
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it, that this fourth
kingdom, the legs of iron,
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represents a Rome, pagan Rome,
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and then the
feet of iron and clay,
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there is still
the influence of Rome
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but in this
case, it's papal Rome.
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It's also interesting to
note that the primary metal used
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during the Roman empire during
the time of Rome was iron.
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It had been invented by then
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and was used primarily
as an instrument for war.
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They had iron
spears, iron chariots,
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so iron is a very fitting symbol
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and it does
parallel the name of Rome.
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So yes, absolutely.
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There's a very
significant connection there.
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That's a good observation.
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- [Mike] Thank you.
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Yep, thank you
for taking my call.
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Appreciate it. - Absolutely.
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- Thank you. - Thanks, Mike.
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- Next, we have Robert
College Place, Washington.
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Good evening,
Robert. You're on the air.
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- [Robert] Hi, Pastor Carlos.
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And hi, Pastor Ross. - Hello.
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- And your question tonight?
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- [Robert] It's
regarding Ephesians 4:9.
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Sometimes I hear
people saying that,
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and I'm sure
you've heard that before,
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that Jesus went to
hell to preach to people,
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but this
Ephesians 4:9 doesn't say
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that he went and
preached to people,
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but he says that he went to
the lowest parts of the earth.
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How do you
explain that to people
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or how I explain that verse?
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- Yeah, absolutely.
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Let me read it so
those who are just listening,
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maybe driving their
car can get the verses.
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Let me start in verse seven.
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It says, "Talking
about spiritual gifts,
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but to each of
you or to each of us,
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grace was given according to
the measure of Christ's gift."
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Verse eight says,
"Therefore he sayeth,
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when he ascendeth on high,
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he led captivity captive
and gave gifts and unto men."
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So here we find
Paul in Ephesians
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referencing the
Ascension of Jesus.
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And he says, "When
Jesus ascended on high,
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he laid captivity captive,
but he gave gifts unto men,"
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and he's referring to Pentecost,
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"with the special
outpouring of the Holy Spirit.
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And with that
outpouring of the Holy Spirit,
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there were spiritual gifts
that were given to the church."
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And then verse nine he
says, "Now this he ascended,"
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what does it mean but
that he first also descended
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into the lower
parts of the earth?
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Verse 10, "He who descended
is also the one who ascended
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far above all heaven
that he might fulfill
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or fill all things."
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Now when it says,
"The one who ascended
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is also the one that descended,"
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it's just referencing to Christ,
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who is one with the Father,
made Himself of no reputation,
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took upon Himself the form
of a man, became sin for us,
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meaning He took our
sins, He died, He was buried,
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but then He rose from the dead
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and now He's ascended
to the highest of heaven.
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So before Christ
ascended to heaven
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and was able to
give these special gifts
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to those who had faith in Him,
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He first went through the
agony of Gethsemane, Calvary,
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He died for our
sins, He bore our sins,
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He was buried,
and He rose again.
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So it's not talking about Jesus
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going down to a
place of torment,
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it's just referencing to
the fact of His condescension
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and Him taking upon Himself
our sins, dying as a substitute,
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and then being highly exalted
and now being in the position
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of giving these
spiritual gifts to the church.
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- [Robert]
Okay, that makes sense
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when you attach the
two above verses, for sure.
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- Yep, that's the context
that he's explaining there.
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- [Robert] And
don't you have a book
00:18:06.58\00:18:08.12
that talked about Jesus
humbling Himself, and...
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- Oh, we sure do.
00:18:13.86\00:18:15.29
- [Robert] That it's a
little pocket book, I think.
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- Yeah, we do. It's
called "Riches of His Grace".
00:18:16.76\00:18:19.09
And well, that's one of them.
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I'm looking for
another one that's just new
00:18:20.83\00:18:22.66
that you need to ask for.
00:18:22.66\00:18:24.07
It is called "The
Serpent and the Cross."
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It's a new book
that we just wrote.
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I think you'll be blessed.
00:18:28.37\00:18:29.97
It talks about Christ
condescension, Him bearing our
00:18:29.97\00:18:31.84
sins. And we'll be happy to send
that to you. Just call and ask.
00:18:31.84\00:18:34.61
The number to call,
again, is 800-835-6747
00:18:34.61\00:18:38.71
and ask for the book.
00:18:38.71\00:18:39.88
It's called "The
Serpent of the Cross"
00:18:39.88\00:18:41.18
and we'll be happy to,
00:18:41.18\00:18:42.68
actually it's called
"The High Cost of the Cross".
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I'm sorry, it's called
"The High Cost of the Cross".
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Finally saw it
here on my computer.
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We'll be able to send that
to anyone who calls and asks.
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Who do we have
next, Carlos? - All right.
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Next we have Don from Florida.
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Good evening, Don.
00:18:55.10\00:18:56.06
Welcome to "Bible Answers Live".
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- [Dawn] I have
a quick question,
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but I wanna do a
quick comment first.
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Your app, it's
absolutely amazing.
00:19:02.70\00:19:06.01
I listen to it all day
and night on my cell phone.
00:19:06.01\00:19:09.38
I just love it.
00:19:09.38\00:19:10.65
And please turn
the color back to blue.
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(all laughing)
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- Okay.
00:19:13.42\00:19:14.85
- [Dawn] The app color
blends in with like YouTube
00:19:14.85\00:19:19.12
and I don't wanna
hit the wrong button.
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- Okay, well, We'll
pass that on our people. Yes.
00:19:21.49\00:19:26.29
- [Dawn] Thank you.
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My quick question is, are
we supposed to pray to God,
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our Father or Jesus?
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- Okay. Good question.
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Now when the disciples
came to Jesus and asked Him,
00:19:35.84\00:19:38.01
say, "Lord, teach us to pray,"
00:19:38.01\00:19:40.11
Jesus gave them
an example of prayer,
00:19:40.11\00:19:42.24
or at least the
principles of prayer,
00:19:42.24\00:19:43.78
and our prayers
are to be directed
00:19:43.78\00:19:45.45
to our Father
which art in heaven.
00:19:45.45\00:19:47.75
So when one prays, we direct
our prayers to the Father,
00:19:47.75\00:19:50.89
but we direct our
prayers in the name of Jesus.
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And we can ask
for the Holy Spirit.
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Now we do have one example
00:19:57.03\00:19:58.63
of somebody praying directly
to Jesus, which is appropriate.
00:19:58.63\00:20:02.43
You have Steven just
before he was stoned,
00:20:02.43\00:20:04.63
he prayed and said,
"Lord, Jesus receive my spirit."
00:20:04.63\00:20:07.30
So there we have an example
of Steven praying to Jesus.
00:20:07.30\00:20:10.74
We don't have an example
00:20:10.74\00:20:12.01
of somebody
praying to the Holy Spirit.
00:20:12.01\00:20:14.48
We do have examples
00:20:14.48\00:20:15.88
of people obviously
praying to God, the Father.
00:20:15.88\00:20:18.11
So I think if we're
gonna follow the Bible,
00:20:18.11\00:20:19.98
we wanna go with
that same sequence.
00:20:19.98\00:20:22.95
And here's the principle.
00:20:22.95\00:20:24.75
Jesus said, "I've not
come to speak of My own words,
00:20:24.75\00:20:27.52
but I've come to speak
00:20:27.52\00:20:28.96
the words that My
Father has given Me."
00:20:28.96\00:20:31.16
He spoke about Jesus,
00:20:31.16\00:20:32.39
said His mission was
to glorify His Father.
00:20:32.39\00:20:34.76
And then Jesus said,
"When the Comforter comes,"
00:20:34.76\00:20:36.97
speaking of the Holy Spirit,
"He won't speak His own words,
00:20:36.97\00:20:40.04
but He will speak the
things that I have given you."
00:20:40.04\00:20:41.74
And so the Holy Spirit
comes to magnify the Son.
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So the Son magnifies the Father,
00:20:44.57\00:20:46.61
the Spirit magnifies the Son,
00:20:46.61\00:20:48.88
and the Father
magnifies His Son.
00:20:48.88\00:20:51.18
In other words, Christ is
highly exalted by the Father.
00:20:51.18\00:20:54.02
So there is this magnifying of
00:20:54.02\00:20:57.02
the Holy Spirit's magnifying
the teachings of Jesus,
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Jesus is revealing to
us what the Father's like.
00:20:59.42\00:21:02.09
And I think when we pray,
we are to direct our prayers
00:21:02.09\00:21:04.43
to God, the
Father in Jesus' name,
00:21:04.43\00:21:06.96
asking for the Holy Spirit.
00:21:06.96\00:21:09.10
That would be the principle
that we find in the Bible.
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Does that make sense, Dawn?
00:21:11.23\00:21:13.10
- [Dawn] It does.
00:21:14.10\00:21:15.34
I normally try to
speak to the Father,
00:21:15.34\00:21:17.54
And then at the end, I'm like,
00:21:17.54\00:21:18.94
"In Jesus' name, I
pray." - Absolutely. Yep.
00:21:18.94\00:21:21.21
- [Dawn] Thank you, et cetera.
00:21:21.21\00:21:22.51
But I don't know
how else to put it,
00:21:22.51\00:21:25.21
I didn't wanna shun
Jesus, you know what I'm saying,
00:21:25.21\00:21:28.45
and do it wrong
and I'm thinking-
00:21:28.45\00:21:29.78
- No, you're
not. Not by any means.
00:21:29.78\00:21:31.85
- [Dawn] Like, am
I doing this wrong?
00:21:31.85\00:21:33.82
- No, you're not
shunning Jesus in the least.
00:21:33.82\00:21:35.36
Matter of fact, Jesus
gave us that example and said,
00:21:35.36\00:21:37.76
"When you pray, say our
Father which art in heaven."
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Now we do have a
book talking about prayer.
00:21:40.46\00:21:42.30
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Jennifer from Michigan.
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Good evening,
Jennifer. You are on the air.
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- [Jennifer] Yes. Good evening.
00:22:01.55\00:22:02.88
Thank you for taking my
call. - Yes, absolutely.
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- [Jennifer] My question is,
00:22:07.79\00:22:09.26
who is considered
the lost tribes of Judah?
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- Okay, well, if you look
at what the Bible says on that,
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you have the 12 tribes that
entered into the promised land,
00:22:15.56\00:22:19.43
you have another
tribe by the tribe of Levi,
00:22:19.43\00:22:21.87
which actually made up 13,
00:22:21.87\00:22:23.84
and the reason for
that is Joseph's two sons,
00:22:23.84\00:22:26.78
Ephraim and Manasseh,
00:22:26.78\00:22:28.44
they were both given an
inheritance in the promised
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land. So you have 13 tribes
if you add the tribe of Levi.
00:22:32.18\00:22:36.12
But Levi didn't
inherit a parcel of land
00:22:36.12\00:22:38.69
like the other tribes did,
00:22:38.69\00:22:40.56
they were actually
scattered throughout Israel
00:22:40.56\00:22:43.49
and they had different
cities where they ministered.
00:22:43.49\00:22:46.19
But there was a civil war
00:22:46.19\00:22:47.76
that occurred at
the death of Saul's son,
00:22:47.76\00:22:51.50
well, actually you
have David's son, Rehoboam,
00:22:51.50\00:22:54.24
and the kingdom
eventually splits.
00:22:54.24\00:22:57.74
You have Rehoboam in the
South and Jeroboam in the North
00:22:57.74\00:23:00.68
and you have the
10 tribes of Israel
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that formed the
Northern kingdom,
00:23:02.71\00:23:04.31
and you had Judah and Benjamin
and most of the tribe of Levi
00:23:04.31\00:23:09.32
that formed the
Southern kingdom.
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And Judah was a big tribe
00:23:11.42\00:23:12.89
and so there were plenty of
people in the Southern kingdom.
00:23:12.89\00:23:15.79
The Assyrians, because
of the apostasy of Israel,
00:23:15.79\00:23:18.09
the Assyrians eventually came
00:23:18.09\00:23:19.39
and conquered the
10 tribes of the North.
00:23:19.39\00:23:21.76
And they were
dispersed amongst the Assyrians,
00:23:21.76\00:23:24.13
they intermarried
with the Assyrians.
00:23:24.13\00:23:26.60
And today nobody knows the
descendants of those 10 tribes.
00:23:26.60\00:23:31.61
They have been completely
combined with the other nations,
00:23:32.97\00:23:36.51
whereas the Southern tribes,
Judah, Benjamin, and Levi,
00:23:36.51\00:23:40.78
they kept to
themselves for the most part.
00:23:40.78\00:23:43.39
And at the time of Christ,
00:23:43.39\00:23:44.59
the word Jew comes
from the tribe of Judah
00:23:44.59\00:23:48.89
and Benjamin, the
tribe of Benjamin,
00:23:48.89\00:23:51.29
the smaller of the
tribes was still there
00:23:51.29\00:23:53.09
because Saul said that he
was of the stock of Benjamin
00:23:53.09\00:23:56.10
and Saul became Paul, the
apostle in the New Testament.
00:23:56.10\00:23:58.60
So yes, with reference to
the last tribes of Israel,
00:23:58.60\00:24:01.77
yeah, the reason they lost
00:24:01.77\00:24:03.20
is because they intermarried
with the other tribes,
00:24:03.20\00:24:05.47
the Assyrians,
the other nations,
00:24:05.47\00:24:07.14
the Assyrians and the like,
00:24:07.14\00:24:08.54
and you can't
trace their inheritance.
00:24:08.54\00:24:12.81
- Well, that
kind of explains that.
00:24:14.02\00:24:15.25
I've been doing
some investigating
00:24:15.25\00:24:16.79
and what I've researched
was that they're kind of spread
00:24:16.79\00:24:21.79
throughout the earth
and that located in Africa,
00:24:22.99\00:24:26.70
the Western part of Africa,
00:24:26.70\00:24:28.86
they show a lot of those
tribes are 90% circumcised
00:24:28.86\00:24:33.87
and they're
showing DNA, Jewish DNA.
00:24:33.87\00:24:37.24
- And yes, it is probably true
00:24:38.44\00:24:39.97
that Jewish DNA is
spread far and wide.
00:24:39.97\00:24:42.14
And there were
some groups of people
00:24:42.14\00:24:44.68
that received
teachings from Israel
00:24:44.68\00:24:47.22
when Israel was
still a united kingdom.
00:24:47.22\00:24:50.25
And they adopted a
number of traditions
00:24:50.25\00:24:52.79
that came from Israel.
00:24:52.79\00:24:55.02
There's a group in Ethiopia,
00:24:55.02\00:24:56.46
the Ethiopians had
adopted portions of Judaism
00:24:56.46\00:24:59.16
and there were Ethiopian Jews
00:24:59.16\00:25:02.06
that you read about later
on in New Testament times.
00:25:02.06\00:25:05.87
They were Africans,
00:25:05.87\00:25:07.10
but they adopted the
religion of the Jews.
00:25:07.10\00:25:09.10
So good question.
Thank you, Jennifer.
00:25:09.10\00:25:11.01
Do we have time for one
more call before our break?
00:25:11.01\00:25:14.21
- Yes, we do. Quickly.
00:25:14.21\00:25:15.51
Elizabeth from Miami, Florida.
00:25:15.51\00:25:17.11
"Bible Answers
Live". You are on the air.
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- [Elizabeth]
Okay, my question is,
00:25:19.81\00:25:21.25
will we meet God the
Father when we go to heaven?
00:25:21.25\00:25:23.72
- Yes. Good question.
00:25:23.72\00:25:25.49
The answer is we sure will.
00:25:25.49\00:25:26.86
The Bible says that
we shall see His face.
00:25:26.86\00:25:29.49
And Revelation tells us
00:25:29.49\00:25:30.96
that that's really the
great reward of the redeemed,
00:25:30.96\00:25:32.99
we get to stand in the
presence of God, the Father,
00:25:32.99\00:25:35.43
and we will look upon His face.
00:25:35.43\00:25:37.57
No need to fear because
sin has been washed away.
00:25:37.57\00:25:40.44
We stand complete
and holy in Jesus,
00:25:40.44\00:25:43.30
the joy of the redeemed will
be in the Father's presence.
00:25:43.30\00:25:46.54
After all, Jesus
says the Father loves us,
00:25:46.54\00:25:49.04
for God so loved the world
00:25:49.04\00:25:50.28
that He gave His
only begotten Son
00:25:50.28\00:25:51.88
that whosoever believes
in Him shall not perish,
00:25:51.88\00:25:53.52
but have everlasting life.
00:25:53.52\00:25:55.22
It is the Father that loves
us and He wants to save us.
00:25:55.22\00:25:59.02
And He wants us in His presence.
00:25:59.02\00:26:01.02
And the Bible tells us
that in the earth made new,
00:26:01.02\00:26:03.49
the righteous will
dwell in the presence of God.
00:26:03.49\00:26:05.99
God will be with them.
00:26:05.99\00:26:07.23
And that is the great
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- Next we have April
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00:31:01.46\00:31:03.59
Good evening,
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- [April] Good
evening, Pastor Ross.
00:31:05.73\00:31:07.13
Good evening, Pastor Carlos.
00:31:07.13\00:31:09.43
My question is
about John the Baptist.
00:31:09.43\00:31:12.53
I know who John the Baptist is
00:31:12.53\00:31:14.50
and my question is
when he was a child,
00:31:14.50\00:31:18.84
did he know he was
gonna be a great prophet?
00:31:18.84\00:31:22.01
What was his
life like as a child?
00:31:22.01\00:31:24.88
I know that
Jesus was his cousin.
00:31:24.88\00:31:27.42
And was he led
00:31:27.42\00:31:30.12
to learn about all these things?
00:31:31.75\00:31:33.96
And I know everybody
that ever walked this earth,
00:31:33.96\00:31:36.59
other than Jesus, was a sinner.
00:31:36.59\00:31:38.33
What was John's sin?
00:31:38.33\00:31:39.86
And I did a lot of study
and I never seen anything
00:31:39.86\00:31:43.26
that shows that
John was either married,
00:31:43.26\00:31:47.00
and/or had kids in his sin.
00:31:47.00\00:31:49.60
So I just was wondering.
00:31:49.60\00:31:51.61
And who baptized him?
00:31:51.61\00:31:53.11
- Okay. Great question.
00:31:53.11\00:31:55.14
Yes, let's begin with the
first part of the question.
00:31:55.14\00:31:58.21
Did John the Baptist know
00:31:58.21\00:31:59.41
that he was
especially called by God
00:31:59.41\00:32:01.32
to prepare the way for Christ?
00:32:01.32\00:32:02.98
Yes, I believe he was.
00:32:02.98\00:32:04.49
The reason for that is his
parents, Zacharia, Elizabeth,
00:32:04.49\00:32:07.99
they were very
God-fearing people.
00:32:07.99\00:32:10.16
Zacharia was actually a priest
00:32:10.16\00:32:11.86
and you'll remember the story
00:32:11.86\00:32:13.80
when he was offering incense
in the temple at Jerusalem
00:32:13.80\00:32:17.73
that's when the angel
made the announcement to him
00:32:17.73\00:32:19.77
that Elizabeth would have a son
00:32:19.77\00:32:21.57
and he was to be the
forerunner of the Messiah,
00:32:21.57\00:32:24.57
the forerunner of Christ.
00:32:24.57\00:32:26.88
We don't believe that
John and Jesus ever met
00:32:26.88\00:32:29.74
because John was
in a different part.
00:32:29.74\00:32:31.51
He was closer in the
Southern part of Israel.
00:32:31.51\00:32:34.05
Nazareth was in the
Northern area, close to Galilee.
00:32:35.45\00:32:38.29
So we don't believe that their
ministry that they connected
00:32:38.29\00:32:42.49
during the early life of Christ.
00:32:42.49\00:32:44.49
At the baptism of Jesus,
the Holy Spirit revealed to John
00:32:44.49\00:32:47.83
that Christ is the Lamb of God,
00:32:47.83\00:32:49.73
the One that takes
away the sins of the world.
00:32:49.73\00:32:51.73
So John had a special work.
00:32:51.73\00:32:54.20
He studied the Scriptures,
he looked at the prophecies,
00:32:54.20\00:32:56.77
referring to the
coming of the Messiah,
00:32:56.77\00:32:58.57
the Holy Spirit guided
him, but he was not free of sin
00:32:58.57\00:33:03.51
'cause he needed
the Lamb of God, Jesus,
00:33:03.51\00:33:05.51
to wash away the sins.
00:33:05.51\00:33:06.75
He was called as a
sign of repentance,
00:33:06.75\00:33:09.25
calling Israel to repentance.
00:33:09.25\00:33:10.65
He was called to baptize.
00:33:10.65\00:33:12.35
Now baptism wasn't
totally foreign to the Jews
00:33:12.35\00:33:14.99
because if a person converted
from a different nation
00:33:14.99\00:33:17.56
and became a Jew or
converted to Judaism,
00:33:17.56\00:33:20.16
they would sometimes be baptized
00:33:20.16\00:33:21.76
as a symbol of them
committing to the Jewish faith.
00:33:21.76\00:33:26.53
So it wasn't totally foreign.
00:33:26.53\00:33:27.84
It wasn't practiced very widely,
00:33:27.84\00:33:29.77
but there were some
groups like the ah-see-ns
00:33:29.77\00:33:31.87
a group of Jews who
did practice baptism
00:33:31.87\00:33:35.91
in the area close to
where John was baptizing.
00:33:35.91\00:33:39.28
And I think your other question
was, did he have a family?
00:33:39.28\00:33:41.38
No, we have no record
of him having a family.
00:33:41.38\00:33:44.79
He died in his early 30s
00:33:44.79\00:33:48.19
but he dedicated his
life to sharing the good news
00:33:48.19\00:33:53.03
that the Messiah was coming
00:33:53.03\00:33:54.36
and preparing
the way for Christ.
00:33:54.36\00:33:56.70
And Jesus said of
all of the prophets,
00:33:56.70\00:33:58.83
there's not arisen one
greater than John the Baptist.
00:33:58.83\00:34:01.77
And so Jesus recognized
John's special calling
00:34:01.77\00:34:05.61
in preparing the way for Christ.
00:34:05.61\00:34:07.88
- Did he ever sin
was the other one.
00:34:07.88\00:34:09.61
- Did John ever
sin? I'm sure he did.
00:34:09.61\00:34:11.28
Even though we don't
have a record of him sinning,
00:34:11.28\00:34:13.48
we know all have sinned and
come short the glory of God.
00:34:13.48\00:34:16.48
Now there are some
other Bible characters
00:34:16.48\00:34:18.12
that we don't have
any record of sinning,
00:34:18.12\00:34:19.85
for example, Joseph,
00:34:19.85\00:34:21.22
the Bible doesn't
mention Joseph sinning.
00:34:21.22\00:34:23.73
We have- - Daniel.
00:34:23.73\00:34:24.63
- Daniel. Yes.
00:34:24.63\00:34:25.83
Another Bible character
00:34:25.83\00:34:27.10
that we don't have
any reference of sinning,
00:34:27.10\00:34:28.73
but that doesn't
mean they never sinned.
00:34:28.73\00:34:30.20
They still needed a savior,
00:34:30.20\00:34:31.63
it's just that the Bible doesn't
mention that specifically.
00:34:31.63\00:34:34.07
So yeah, he needed a Savior
just like everyone else does.
00:34:34.07\00:34:39.07
Thanks for your call, April.
00:34:39.94\00:34:40.74
Who do we have next?
00:34:40.74\00:34:41.68
- Next we have Campo from Texas.
00:34:41.68\00:34:43.21
Good evening,
Campo. You're on the air.
00:34:43.21\00:34:45.65
- [Campo] Okay, my
question is impure thoughts.
00:34:45.65\00:34:49.92
What does the
Bible say about that?
00:34:49.92\00:34:51.95
- Yes, sorry. Good question.
00:34:51.95\00:34:53.22
Well, the Bible tells
us that we wanna think
00:34:53.22\00:34:54.89
on those things
that are pure and holy.
00:34:54.89\00:34:57.69
We want even our thoughts
00:34:57.69\00:34:59.16
to be brought under the
control of the Spirit of God.
00:34:59.16\00:35:02.30
Now, if we pray and we
make a decision and say, "Lord,
00:35:02.30\00:35:05.40
I wanna think those things that
are pleasing in Your sight,"
00:35:05.40\00:35:09.00
when an impure
thought comes into our mind,
00:35:09.00\00:35:11.94
or if we have
feelings of jealousy
00:35:11.94\00:35:14.11
and the Holy Spirit convicts us,
00:35:15.28\00:35:17.68
we need to immediately
then turn to God and say,
00:35:17.68\00:35:19.78
"Lord, please forgive me.
00:35:19.78\00:35:21.18
Help me to
redirect my thoughts."
00:35:21.18\00:35:23.32
And this doesn't
happen overnight.
00:35:23.32\00:35:25.22
I think it's an
ongoing experience.
00:35:25.22\00:35:26.62
But as we ask the Holy Spirit
00:35:26.62\00:35:28.82
to convict us
and lead us, He will.
00:35:28.82\00:35:31.29
And the moment we get convicted
00:35:31.29\00:35:32.96
that this is not the right thing
00:35:32.96\00:35:34.20
for us to be thinking about,
00:35:34.20\00:35:36.00
That's when we
need to make a choice
00:35:36.00\00:35:37.47
to redirect our
thoughts and move away
00:35:37.47\00:35:40.37
from the carnal
things of this earth
00:35:40.37\00:35:43.74
and set our thoughts upon
the spiritual things of heaven.
00:35:43.74\00:35:46.78
And if we do that, then
we begin to form a habit.
00:35:46.78\00:35:49.51
And pretty soon it
becomes easier and easier
00:35:49.51\00:35:52.31
for us to think on
wholesome, spiritual things
00:35:52.31\00:35:55.18
and not on earthly things.
00:35:55.18\00:35:57.05
Also, our thoughts
are often influenced
00:35:57.05\00:35:59.19
by what we're feeding our mind.
00:35:59.19\00:36:02.16
So if we are feeding our
mind the things of secular media
00:36:02.16\00:36:05.46
and just the craziness
00:36:05.46\00:36:06.73
that's happening in
the world around us,
00:36:06.73\00:36:08.36
our thoughts are gonna
be leaning towards that.
00:36:08.36\00:36:09.96
But we are filling our mind
with holy things, things of God,
00:36:09.96\00:36:13.67
filling our mind with Scripture,
00:36:13.67\00:36:15.57
or spiritual devotional
books, or something wholesome,
00:36:15.57\00:36:20.24
our thoughts will lean
more in that direction.
00:36:20.24\00:36:23.45
So yes, we can
control our thoughts
00:36:23.45\00:36:25.25
and the Holy
Spirit will convict us.
00:36:25.25\00:36:26.82
But we need to ask
for the Holy Spirit.
00:36:26.82\00:36:29.08
Does that help, Campo?
00:36:29.08\00:36:31.52
- [Campo] Yes, sir, it did.
00:36:31.52\00:36:32.69
It helps just as
long as I say, "Lord,
00:36:32.69\00:36:34.36
please forgive me and
redirect my thoughts."
00:36:34.36\00:36:36.39
- That's the key.
That's what we need to ask for.
00:36:36.39\00:36:39.13
All right. Well,
thanks for your call.
00:36:39.13\00:36:40.26
Who do we have next?
00:36:40.26\00:36:41.63
- Next we have Neal
calling us from California.
00:36:41.63\00:36:43.53
Neal, good evening
on "Bible Answers Live".
00:36:43.53\00:36:45.80
- [Neal] Yes. Good evening.
00:36:47.60\00:36:49.37
Thank you for taking my call.
00:36:49.37\00:36:51.57
- Yes. A pleasure. - Yes. Hello.
00:36:51.57\00:36:54.58
I'm calling regarding
Revelation Chapter Nine.
00:36:55.78\00:37:00.15
And there's a few
different things in there
00:37:00.15\00:37:02.65
that I'm wondering
about because it starts out
00:37:02.65\00:37:05.09
talking about opening
up the bottomless pit.
00:37:05.09\00:37:08.49
And the bottomless pit
is spoken of again, I think,
00:37:08.49\00:37:11.96
in Revelation 20
where Satan is bound.
00:37:11.96\00:37:16.46
But I was
wondering in particular
00:37:16.46\00:37:18.53
about the number of the
Revelation 9:16, where it says,
00:37:18.53\00:37:23.54
"The number of the army of
the horseman was 200 million."
00:37:24.94\00:37:28.51
I heard the number of them
00:37:28.51\00:37:30.58
and it goes on and
it mentions colors,
00:37:30.58\00:37:32.71
a fiery red,
hyacinth blue, sulfur yellow
00:37:32.71\00:37:37.19
would sound like the
colors of the country of China.
00:37:37.19\00:37:41.69
And I'm wondering if
anyone knows anything
00:37:41.69\00:37:44.36
about this possibly being
something to do with China.
00:37:44.36\00:37:47.30
They're becoming so powerful.
00:37:47.30\00:37:48.86
- All right. Well,
I'm glad you asked.
00:37:48.86\00:37:50.40
Yes, let me
tell you a little bit
00:37:50.40\00:37:52.43
about the six trumpet here.
00:37:52.43\00:37:53.67
In Revelation, we
have a series of sevens,
00:37:53.67\00:37:55.70
you've got the seven churches,
00:37:55.70\00:37:57.14
the seven seals,
and the seven trumpets.
00:37:57.14\00:37:59.71
Each of these series of sevens
00:37:59.71\00:38:01.41
cover roughly
the same time period,
00:38:01.41\00:38:03.78
it's what we
call a Christian era.
00:38:03.78\00:38:05.75
So it's from about 100 AD
00:38:05.75\00:38:08.12
all the way up till the
second coming of Christ.
00:38:08.12\00:38:11.55
Now the sixth
trumpet you read about here
00:38:11.55\00:38:13.59
in Revelation Chapter
Nine, starting in verse 13,
00:38:13.59\00:38:16.52
is really a
description of the rise
00:38:16.52\00:38:19.09
and the expansion of Islam
00:38:19.09\00:38:22.30
during the years
leading up to around 1840.
00:38:22.30\00:38:26.30
It's actually a
historically event
00:38:26.30\00:38:28.17
that's being described
here, it's not a future event.
00:38:28.17\00:38:31.01
Because when you look
at the seventh trumpet
00:38:31.01\00:38:32.61
that you find in
Revelation Chapter 11,
00:38:32.61\00:38:34.64
it's talking about events
that are taking place today.
00:38:34.64\00:38:36.88
It talks about the nations
are angry, the wrath has come,
00:38:36.88\00:38:39.95
the time of the dead
that they should be judged.
00:38:39.95\00:38:41.85
That's Revelation Chapter
11 under the seventh trumpet.
00:38:41.85\00:38:44.59
So a number of scholars have
identified the fifth trumpet
00:38:44.59\00:38:48.42
as the rise of Islam
during the time of Muhammad
00:38:48.42\00:38:51.59
and the sixth trumpet
as the expansion of Islam
00:38:51.59\00:38:54.50
under the Ottoman empire.
00:38:54.50\00:38:56.87
Now, the Ottoman empire
was very powerful in its day.
00:38:56.87\00:39:00.24
And if you look at some
of the historical accounts
00:39:00.24\00:39:02.44
of the Ottoman empire, their
strength of army was horseman,
00:39:02.44\00:39:06.88
and they had hundreds
of thousands of horsemen,
00:39:06.88\00:39:10.61
and it describes
different colors.
00:39:10.61\00:39:12.28
It says their breast
plates were fiery red,
00:39:12.28\00:39:15.02
hyacinth blue, sulfur yellow.
00:39:15.02\00:39:17.25
These are the actual
colors of the uniforms
00:39:17.25\00:39:20.36
of the Ottoman soldiers,
the horseman in particular.
00:39:20.36\00:39:23.93
And it talks about
having the heads of lions
00:39:23.93\00:39:26.86
and outta the mouth
comes fire and smoke.
00:39:26.86\00:39:28.66
It was during this time that
gun powder had been invented
00:39:28.66\00:39:32.80
and the horseman
of the Ottoman empire
00:39:32.80\00:39:34.70
would often lean
forward on the horses
00:39:34.70\00:39:36.87
and discharge their gunfire
00:39:36.87\00:39:39.77
and it would seem as
though smoke and fire
00:39:39.77\00:39:41.71
is actually coming out
of the mouth of the horse.
00:39:41.71\00:39:43.45
So this is a very descriptive
passage of Scripture.
00:39:43.45\00:39:46.68
It's not referring to China,
00:39:46.68\00:39:48.35
but rather it's
referring to the rise
00:39:48.35\00:39:50.02
and the expansion of Islam
00:39:50.02\00:39:51.89
during the time of
the Ottoman empire.
00:39:51.89\00:39:54.52
So that's kind of your
overview there of the trumpets.
00:39:54.52\00:39:57.63
And it's a very deep subject
and a lot of symbolism there,
00:39:57.63\00:40:01.03
but this has been identified
historically as Ottoman empire.
00:40:01.03\00:40:05.40
All right, well,
thanks for your call.
00:40:05.40\00:40:06.50
Who do we have next?
00:40:06.50\00:40:07.74
- Next we have Barbara
calling us from Canada.
00:40:07.74\00:40:09.30
Good evening, Barbara.
00:40:09.30\00:40:10.54
- [Barbara] Oh,
good evening, pastors.
00:40:10.54\00:40:12.24
- Hi, Barbara. - Hello.
00:40:12.24\00:40:13.17
- And your question tonight.
00:40:13.17\00:40:14.74
- [Barbara] Yeah,
good to talk to you.
00:40:14.74\00:40:16.41
Yes, I have a friend who says
00:40:16.41\00:40:18.91
that we're worshiping on
the wrong day of the week.
00:40:18.91\00:40:22.25
When Christ rose from
the dead on Sunday morning,
00:40:24.25\00:40:29.26
Sabbath morning to their
time, their way of thinking,
00:40:30.66\00:40:34.56
he changed the day
that Sabbath is now Sunday,
00:40:34.56\00:40:39.17
it is not Saturday.
00:40:39.17\00:40:41.00
How do you explain to
somebody like that that's wrong?
00:40:41.00\00:40:45.14
- Yeah, that's a good question.
00:40:46.78\00:40:48.11
It is a very significant event
00:40:48.11\00:40:50.01
that Christ rose from the dead.
00:40:50.01\00:40:52.18
We have hope in the resurrection
00:40:52.18\00:40:53.62
'cause Christ
rose from the dead,
00:40:53.62\00:40:55.62
but He wouldn't
have risen from the dead
00:40:55.62\00:40:57.92
if He had not
first died for our sins,
00:40:57.92\00:41:00.82
which took place on Friday.
00:41:00.82\00:41:03.16
So the fact that
Jesus died on Friday,
00:41:03.16\00:41:05.36
does that make Friday a holy day
00:41:05.36\00:41:07.96
or that Jesus rose on Sunday,
00:41:07.96\00:41:10.27
does that make
Sunday a holy day?
00:41:10.27\00:41:12.97
You won't find any
commandment in the New Testament
00:41:12.97\00:41:15.70
or anywhere in
the Bible that says
00:41:15.70\00:41:17.37
because Christ rose on
the first day of the week,
00:41:17.37\00:41:19.51
we are now to keep the first
day of the week as the Sabbath.
00:41:19.51\00:41:23.98
There is only one day
clearly defined in Scripture
00:41:23.98\00:41:27.65
as being the Sabbath, the
Sabbath of the Lord thy God,
00:41:27.65\00:41:30.62
and that of course is
the fourth commandment,
00:41:30.62\00:41:32.15
which says, "Remember the
Sabbath day to keep it holy."
00:41:32.15\00:41:35.09
What's
significant about the Sabbath
00:41:35.09\00:41:36.99
is that Jesus died on
Friday, He rested in the tomb.
00:41:36.99\00:41:40.96
His work of
redemption had ended,
00:41:40.96\00:41:43.06
He rested in the tomb and He
rose the first day of the week.
00:41:43.06\00:41:46.67
So even in His death,
He rested on the Sabbath.
00:41:46.67\00:41:50.17
So we see the Sabbath
still holding a very significant
00:41:50.17\00:41:52.77
and important part in the
Old Testament and New Testament.
00:41:52.77\00:41:56.14
It's still part of the
10 commandments either way.
00:41:56.14\00:41:58.75
So I think we just
need to stay with the Bible
00:41:58.75\00:42:00.82
if we wanna know for sure
what does the Bible teach us
00:42:00.82\00:42:03.35
with reference to the Sabbath?
00:42:03.35\00:42:05.12
We do have a study
guide that talks about that.
00:42:05.12\00:42:07.82
We'd be happy to send that
to anyone who calls and asks.
00:42:07.82\00:42:11.13
It's dealing with
the fourth commandment
00:42:11.13\00:42:15.33
and it's called, I'm
looking for it right here,
00:42:15.33\00:42:18.87
it is "The Lost Day in History",
00:42:18.87\00:42:21.64
that's what it's called,
"The Lost Day in History".
00:42:21.64\00:42:23.74
We'll be happy to
send that study guide
00:42:23.74\00:42:25.11
to anyone who calls and asks.
00:42:25.11\00:42:26.31
The number is 800-835-6747
00:42:26.31\00:42:29.74
and you can just
ask for the study guide.
00:42:29.74\00:42:31.28
It's called "The
Lost Day in History".
00:42:31.28\00:42:33.82
Who do we have next?
00:42:33.82\00:42:35.38
- Next we have Paula calling
us from Alabama, I think.
00:42:35.38\00:42:39.09
Good evening,
Paula. You are on the air.
00:42:39.09\00:42:41.66
- [Paula] Yes, sir.
00:42:41.66\00:42:43.02
Thank you for taking
my call. - You're welcome.
00:42:43.02\00:42:44.09
- [Paula] I was wanting to know
00:42:44.09\00:42:46.03
if you're
anointed to cast out demon
00:42:46.03\00:42:48.30
and the Lord tells you
to, when you go to cast it out
00:42:48.30\00:42:52.80
and you tell it to
come out and it doesn't.
00:42:52.80\00:42:55.04
I mean, what is the problem?
00:42:55.04\00:42:56.24
Is it unbelief on my part,
00:42:56.24\00:42:58.24
or am I supposed to
just keep on saying,
00:42:58.24\00:43:00.58
"Come out, come out, come out?"
00:43:00.58\00:43:02.38
- Okay, well, this
is a good question.
00:43:02.38\00:43:04.25
Well, first of all, yes,
00:43:04.25\00:43:05.35
we do have
occurrences in the Bible
00:43:05.35\00:43:06.82
where demons were
cast out of people.
00:43:06.82\00:43:09.92
But first of all,
let me begin by saying
00:43:09.92\00:43:12.95
that's not something
00:43:12.95\00:43:14.46
that Christians ought to
be going around looking for.
00:43:14.46\00:43:16.46
We shouldn't start a
ministry of casting out devils.
00:43:16.46\00:43:19.36
The devil is very
powerful. It's spiritual beings.
00:43:19.36\00:43:23.47
And if we find
ourself in a situation
00:43:23.47\00:43:26.07
where someone is demon-possessed
00:43:26.07\00:43:27.67
and are now manifesting
those characteristics
00:43:27.67\00:43:31.11
of being Demon-possessed,
00:43:31.11\00:43:33.14
the right thing for us to
do is to call other Christians
00:43:33.14\00:43:36.08
who are true believers and
unite in prayer for that person.
00:43:36.08\00:43:40.62
Now, in some cases,
depending upon the situation,
00:43:40.62\00:43:43.39
the demon might be
difficult to come out.
00:43:43.39\00:43:45.52
There was a time
where the disciples
00:43:45.52\00:43:46.82
tried to cast out
a demon from a boy
00:43:46.82\00:43:49.52
and they were not able to do it.
00:43:49.52\00:43:50.99
And finally, they asked Jesus,
00:43:50.99\00:43:52.23
"Why couldn't we
cast out the demon?"
00:43:52.23\00:43:54.03
And Jesus said, "Well,
this kind only comes out
00:43:54.03\00:43:56.60
through prayer and fasting."
00:43:56.60\00:43:58.27
So sometimes
yes, it requires time,
00:43:58.27\00:44:01.17
it requires perseverance,
00:44:01.17\00:44:04.14
and even fasting
depending upon the situation.
00:44:04.14\00:44:07.78
So when it comes to facing a
demon, let's be very careful.
00:44:07.78\00:44:12.28
Let's recognize that
this is a supernatural power
00:44:12.28\00:44:15.78
and we need
Christ to be with us.
00:44:15.78\00:44:18.52
We wanna pray earnestly,
00:44:18.52\00:44:20.99
we wanna unite with other
believers to pray earnestly,
00:44:20.99\00:44:24.33
and trust because obviously
God is bigger than the devil
00:44:24.33\00:44:27.66
and trust that He will be
faithful to fulfill His promise.
00:44:27.66\00:44:31.03
So that's kind of the
way we want to approach that.
00:44:31.03\00:44:32.97
Does that help, Paula?
00:44:32.97\00:44:35.10
- [Paula] I've
already done all that
00:44:36.44\00:44:37.97
and I didn't ask to do this,
it was just brought upon me.
00:44:37.97\00:44:42.48
- Well, then you do just do
exactly what you've been doing
00:44:42.48\00:44:45.68
and keep trusting in the Lord.
00:44:45.68\00:44:47.12
And in His time
He will work it out.
00:44:47.12\00:44:49.78
Sometimes there are
other situations involved.
00:44:49.78\00:44:52.19
If there is something
in the house, for example,
00:44:52.19\00:44:54.62
that is giving
the devil a foothold,
00:44:54.62\00:44:56.46
maybe there are movies, books,
or maybe there are practices
00:44:56.46\00:45:00.36
that are taking
place in the household
00:45:00.36\00:45:02.13
that is giving the
devil a right, so to speak,
00:45:02.13\00:45:06.57
if we are aware of those things,
00:45:06.57\00:45:08.10
we wanna remove that as well.
00:45:08.10\00:45:09.77
So if you know there's
something going on there,
00:45:09.77\00:45:11.97
something that's
dealing with the occult,
00:45:11.97\00:45:14.14
clean the house, get all
of that stuff out of there.
00:45:14.14\00:45:16.81
Sometimes that's also needed.
00:45:16.81\00:45:19.15
All right, well thank
you Paula for your call.
00:45:19.15\00:45:21.22
And keep praying, the
Lord will work it out.
00:45:21.22\00:45:23.42
- Amen. Next we have Elizabeth
calling us from Wisconsin.
00:45:23.42\00:45:26.45
Good evening, Elizabeth.
You're on "Bible Answers Live".
00:45:26.45\00:45:29.36
- [Elizabeth] I just
have a question question.
00:45:29.36\00:45:31.89
You were talking about
the Holy Spirit before.
00:45:31.89\00:45:34.20
And I know that Jesus
gave us the Holy Spirit
00:45:34.20\00:45:39.20
and He said He
would intercede for us.
00:45:40.74\00:45:43.64
Now, I'm a widow and I have
been a Christian for 80 years.
00:45:43.64\00:45:48.64
And now that I'm alone,
00:45:49.94\00:45:52.65
I don't have
anybody else to talk to.
00:45:52.65\00:45:55.18
So I talk to the Holy
Spirit when I'm driving,
00:45:55.18\00:45:59.09
we talk about the
countryside, how pretty it is,
00:45:59.09\00:46:03.49
the Lord's
handy work, and so on.
00:46:03.49\00:46:08.06
And then I have dear ones
00:46:08.06\00:46:12.63
that I don't
know how to pray for.
00:46:12.63\00:46:15.37
I pray for them
00:46:15.37\00:46:17.07
but can I ask the Holy
Spirit to pray for them?
00:46:17.07\00:46:21.41
- Yes, well, the
holy- - Is that proper?
00:46:21.41\00:46:23.14
- That is. The
Holy Spirit intercedes.
00:46:23.14\00:46:25.51
And sometimes we can't
describe a feeling that we have.
00:46:25.51\00:46:29.98
Well, the Holy
Spirit knows our heart
00:46:29.98\00:46:32.12
and He's able to take
that feeling, that desire,
00:46:32.12\00:46:34.56
especially if it's for the
salvation of somebody else,
00:46:34.56\00:46:37.26
or a special need that we have.
00:46:37.26\00:46:38.89
The Holy Spirit is
able to take that desire
00:46:38.89\00:46:40.63
and put it in words
that intercede, so to speak,
00:46:40.63\00:46:44.37
on our behalf to God.
00:46:44.37\00:46:46.13
So yes, we can pray
for the Holy Spirit.
00:46:46.13\00:46:47.97
We should ask the
Holy Spirit to guide us.
00:46:47.97\00:46:50.04
That is very appropriate.
00:46:50.04\00:46:51.94
But in our prayers, typically
the Holy Spirit will lead us
00:46:51.94\00:46:54.81
into a deeper experience
and relationship with Jesus
00:46:54.81\00:46:58.68
because the Holy
Spirit magnifies Christ.
00:46:58.68\00:47:02.28
- [Elizabeth] Yes.
00:47:02.28\00:47:03.82
- All right.
00:47:03.82\00:47:05.09
- [Elizabeth]
Thank you very much.
00:47:05.09\00:47:06.29
- Absolutely. Good question.
00:47:06.29\00:47:07.62
Thank you for calling.
00:47:07.62\00:47:08.72
- Next we have
Paula from North Carolina.
00:47:09.92\00:47:12.49
Good evening, Paula.
00:47:12.49\00:47:13.33
You're on the air.
00:47:13.33\00:47:14.13
- [Paula] Hi there.
00:47:15.36\00:47:16.46
I have a question. - Okay.
00:47:16.46\00:47:18.40
- [Paula] I want to follow Jesus
00:47:20.07\00:47:22.27
but I dunno what to believe.
00:47:22.27\00:47:24.94
- Okay. Good question.
00:47:24.94\00:47:27.31
Paula, the first
thing you need to do
00:47:27.31\00:47:28.78
is ask Jesus to
come into your heart.
00:47:28.78\00:47:31.18
And that's simply a prayer.
00:47:31.18\00:47:32.58
You say, "Lord
Jesus, I confess my sins.
00:47:32.58\00:47:35.45
I give myself to You.
00:47:35.45\00:47:36.95
Please come into my heart.
I surrender myself to You."
00:47:36.95\00:47:40.32
Now, that's the first
step, you come to Jesus.
00:47:40.32\00:47:43.22
But then once you
make that decision
00:47:43.22\00:47:45.26
and you come to Jesus by faith,
00:47:45.26\00:47:46.86
then you want to
discover His will for your life.
00:47:46.86\00:47:50.67
And you find that in the Bible.
00:47:50.67\00:47:52.93
So you wanna
start reading the Bible.
00:47:52.93\00:47:55.10
Now you might not have had
00:47:55.10\00:47:56.34
much experience
reading the Bible,
00:47:56.34\00:47:57.84
and sometimes there
are things in the Bible
00:47:57.84\00:47:59.47
that are difficult to
understand, but as you read the
00:47:59.47\00:48:02.91
Bible, the Holy Spirit is able
to guide and illuminate your
00:48:02.91\00:48:06.41
mind. So I would just
start reading the Bible.
00:48:06.41\00:48:08.02
If you're not real
familiar with the Bible,
00:48:08.02\00:48:09.72
maybe start with one of
the gospels, start with Mark.
00:48:09.72\00:48:12.92
It's a shorter gospel, you
can read it fairly quickly.
00:48:12.92\00:48:16.62
It talks about Jesus.
00:48:16.62\00:48:18.06
There are four gospels,
Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John,
00:48:18.06\00:48:20.33
all about the life of Christ.
00:48:20.33\00:48:21.70
That's so inspiring to read.
00:48:21.70\00:48:24.27
And then you might wanna
go to the book of Genesis
00:48:24.27\00:48:26.37
and read about the beginning
and how things were created
00:48:26.37\00:48:29.37
and familiarize yourself
with the teachings of the Bible.
00:48:29.37\00:48:32.37
And as you spend
time in the Word of God,
00:48:32.37\00:48:34.91
you will grow more and more
in your understanding of truth
00:48:34.91\00:48:38.65
and your faith in God will grow
00:48:38.65\00:48:41.35
as you spend time in His Word.
00:48:41.35\00:48:43.52
I would also recommend finding
a good Bible study series.
00:48:43.52\00:48:47.39
Amazing Facts has a free
online Bible study course.
00:48:47.39\00:48:51.53
And it'll help you in
your study of God's Word
00:48:51.53\00:48:54.00
because it picks different
topics and it'll guide you
00:48:54.00\00:48:56.23
through what the Bible has
to say about different topics.
00:48:56.23\00:48:59.03
So that would be a great start.
00:48:59.03\00:49:01.20
We do have a study guide that
deals with your very question
00:49:01.20\00:49:03.84
about how do we
become a true Christian.
00:49:03.84\00:49:06.68
It's called "Rescue From Above"
00:49:06.68\00:49:08.94
and it's
talking about salvation.
00:49:08.94\00:49:10.81
And we'll be happy
to send that to you.
00:49:10.81\00:49:12.58
Actually, Paula, when you call,
00:49:12.58\00:49:13.88
just ask to sign up, it's free.
00:49:13.88\00:49:15.62
Just sign up for the entire
Amazing Facts study course.
00:49:15.62\00:49:19.02
But the study guide
specifically talking about that
00:49:19.02\00:49:21.36
is "Rescue From Above".
00:49:21.36\00:49:22.69
The number to
call is 800-835-6747
00:49:22.69\00:49:26.19
and we'll be happy to
send it to you in the mail.
00:49:26.19\00:49:28.43
- Amen. Next we have
Norman calling from California.
00:49:28.43\00:49:31.57
Good evening, Norman.
00:49:31.57\00:49:32.63
- [Norman] Yeah,
I have a question.
00:49:34.14\00:49:35.60
It's kind of trivial,
00:49:35.60\00:49:37.17
but regards to the people
who died during the flood.
00:49:37.17\00:49:42.18
Is that their final judgment
00:49:44.45\00:49:46.55
or will they be resurrected too?
00:49:46.55\00:49:49.58
- There will be
another resurrection
00:49:49.58\00:49:51.69
that everyone who has
died will be resurrected in.
00:49:51.69\00:49:55.69
It's called the resurrection
at the end of the 1,000 years.
00:49:55.69\00:49:58.73
It's the second resurrection.
00:49:58.73\00:50:00.30
You can actually read about
this in Revelation Chapter 20,
00:50:00.30\00:50:02.60
where it talks about the
dead, both small and great,
00:50:02.60\00:50:06.43
stood before the
great white throne judgment.
00:50:06.43\00:50:09.44
It's the end of the 1,000 years,
00:50:09.44\00:50:10.97
at the end of the millennium.
00:50:10.97\00:50:12.47
So there is a final judgment.
00:50:12.47\00:50:14.28
And so those who were
destroyed by the flood waters,
00:50:14.28\00:50:17.28
they will be resurrected
for this final judgment
00:50:17.28\00:50:20.48
that takes place at
the end of the 1,000 years.
00:50:20.48\00:50:22.82
- [Norman] I see,
because I've been hearing
00:50:24.15\00:50:25.79
that the earth was
judged through water before,
00:50:25.79\00:50:30.26
and then there will be
seconding judgment through fire.
00:50:30.26\00:50:33.53
So I thought that
that water judgment
00:50:33.53\00:50:37.30
is their final judgment.
00:50:37.30\00:50:39.20
- No, I mean, it serves
as a type of the cleaning
00:50:39.20\00:50:41.84
that'll occur at the
end of the 1,000 years
00:50:41.84\00:50:44.21
when the earth is
cleansed with fire,
00:50:44.21\00:50:46.11
but individuals,
they are still resurrected
00:50:46.11\00:50:49.21
to give an
account of their life.
00:50:49.21\00:50:50.78
They stand to be judged at
the end of the 1,000 years.
00:50:50.78\00:50:54.22
We have a study
guide talking about that,
00:50:54.22\00:50:55.72
it's called "A
1,000 Years of Peace"
00:50:55.72\00:50:57.72
and it talks about
this 1000-year period
00:50:57.72\00:50:59.55
found in Revelation Chapter 20.
00:50:59.55\00:51:01.49
And Norman, we'll be
happy to send it to you,
00:51:01.49\00:51:03.29
or anyone who wants
to learn more about it.
00:51:03.29\00:51:05.09
The number is 800-835-6747.
00:51:05.09\00:51:07.93
- Amen. Next, we have
Joseph from Pennsylvania.
00:51:10.23\00:51:14.04
Joseph, you're on the air.
00:51:14.04\00:51:15.34
- [Joseph] Hi, how's
it going, Pastor Ross?
00:51:16.54\00:51:18.47
- Hi, Joseph. Doing well.
00:51:18.47\00:51:19.74
- [Joseph] I have a question
that has plagued me for decades.
00:51:21.14\00:51:24.18
- All right.
00:51:24.18\00:51:25.88
- [Joseph] And it comes
out of I Corinthians 15:20.
00:51:25.88\00:51:28.75
- All right.
00:51:31.99\00:51:33.22
- [Joseph] And I'll
read that out of the NKJV.
00:51:33.22\00:51:36.49
It says, "But now
Christ is risen from the dead
00:51:37.83\00:51:41.33
and has become the first fruits
00:51:41.33\00:51:42.96
of those who have fallen asleep.
00:51:42.96\00:51:44.97
For since by man came death,
00:51:45.87\00:51:48.90
by man also came the
resurrection of the dead.
00:51:48.90\00:51:52.81
For as in Adam all die,
00:51:52.81\00:51:54.64
even so in Christ
all shall be made alive,
00:51:54.64\00:51:59.15
but each one in his own order,
Christ is the first fruit."
00:51:59.15\00:52:04.12
That's the key word.
00:52:04.85\00:52:05.89
So what I'm understanding here,
00:52:07.49\00:52:09.22
Christ being
resurrected off the earth
00:52:09.22\00:52:12.89
was the first fruit of
resurrection of the dead.
00:52:12.89\00:52:16.60
So my question is, why is
not Moses included in this
00:52:18.07\00:52:22.87
because he was resurrected
2,000 years before Jesus Christ?
00:52:24.24\00:52:28.08
- All right. - Why
is he not included?
00:52:29.31\00:52:30.31
- Why is he not included?
00:52:30.31\00:52:31.15
Okay. Very good.
00:52:31.15\00:52:32.38
The phrase first
fruits is to be understood
00:52:32.38\00:52:35.62
not only in its
numerical sequence,
00:52:35.62\00:52:39.55
but also in its
prominence and importance.
00:52:39.55\00:52:42.89
In other words,
what's been told here
00:52:42.89\00:52:45.39
is that because
Christ rose first,
00:52:45.39\00:52:48.83
we also can be resurrected,
not meaning that numerically,
00:52:48.83\00:52:52.73
but it's because
of His resurrection,
00:52:52.73\00:52:54.90
that we can also be resurrected.
00:52:54.90\00:52:56.77
So His resurrection
is first in importance
00:52:56.77\00:53:00.18
and our only
hope of resurrection
00:53:00.18\00:53:02.38
is because of His resurrection.
00:53:02.38\00:53:04.81
For example, we might
speak of the first lady.
00:53:04.81\00:53:07.75
And when we speak
of the first lady,
00:53:07.75\00:53:09.25
we are talking about
the president's wife,
00:53:09.25\00:53:11.49
we are not saying that she's
the first woman, that's Eve,
00:53:11.49\00:53:14.19
but we're saying
first in rank or position.
00:53:14.19\00:53:17.39
So when it's talking
00:53:17.39\00:53:18.59
about Christ being
the first resurrection
00:53:18.59\00:53:20.10
or first fruits
of the resurrection,
00:53:20.10\00:53:21.70
His resurrection
is the most important.
00:53:21.70\00:53:24.40
It's because of His resurrection
00:53:24.40\00:53:25.87
that anyone else has
hoped to be resurrected.
00:53:25.87\00:53:29.00
And like you say, yes,
we do have the book of Jude
00:53:29.00\00:53:32.44
speaks about the
resurrection of Moses.
00:53:32.44\00:53:34.88
And so, Moses was
resurrected and taken to heaven.
00:53:34.88\00:53:37.48
But the only reason
why Moses was resurrected
00:53:37.48\00:53:39.75
was because in
faith, there was the promise
00:53:39.75\00:53:42.38
that Christ
would be resurrected.
00:53:42.38\00:53:44.45
If Christ was not resurrected,
00:53:44.45\00:53:45.89
then yeah, Moses
he'd have to leave heaven.
00:53:45.89\00:53:48.89
- [Joseph] Yeah 'cause
we had Enoch and Elijah,
00:53:50.09\00:53:53.56
we know how they got there.
00:53:53.56\00:53:55.10
- Right. They didn't die.
00:53:55.10\00:53:56.63
- [Joseph] They were
taken there. They didn't die.
00:53:56.63\00:53:58.20
So Moses actually passed away
00:53:58.20\00:54:02.07
and he was taken to heaven-
- And he was resurrected.
00:54:02.07\00:54:03.87
I guess on the
painting plan of the cross.
00:54:03.87\00:54:07.51
- Yes, absolutely.
00:54:07.51\00:54:08.78
In faith, he was
resurrected and taken.
00:54:08.78\00:54:11.05
Of course God
knew what would happen
00:54:11.05\00:54:13.15
and that Christ
would be resurrected.
00:54:13.15\00:54:15.48
So when it says first fruits,
00:54:15.48\00:54:16.99
it's talking there of first
in prominence and importance.
00:54:16.99\00:54:20.09
And generally speaking,
Christ rose from the dead,
00:54:20.09\00:54:23.73
the vast majority of believers
that'll be resurrected,
00:54:23.73\00:54:26.70
takes place at the
second coming of Christ.
00:54:26.70\00:54:28.83
But first in
prominence and importance,
00:54:29.90\00:54:32.37
that's the emphasis there
of the verse that we find.
00:54:32.37\00:54:35.54
Well, thank you for your
call, Joseph. We appreciate.
00:54:35.54\00:54:37.61
And friends, we wanna thank you
00:54:37.61\00:54:38.81
for those of you who called in.
00:54:38.81\00:54:40.41
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00:54:40.41\00:54:42.98
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00:54:42.98\00:54:44.95
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Pastor Carlos, what do we have?
00:55:43.61\00:55:45.51
- What is Jesus
doing in the sanctuary?
00:55:45.51\00:55:47.74
And why is it
important to me as a Christian
00:55:47.74\00:55:49.54
in these last days?
00:55:49.54\00:55:50.78
- Okay. What is Jesus
doing for us right now?
00:55:50.78\00:55:52.18
Yes, the Bible
tells us in Hebrews
00:55:52.18\00:55:53.98
that Jesus is a high priest
00:55:53.98\00:55:55.62
and is ministering for us
in the heavenly sanctuary.
00:55:55.62\00:55:59.09
There is a special work of
cleansing that is happening.
00:55:59.09\00:56:01.96
And this cleansing work
00:56:01.96\00:56:03.19
is a cleansing of
the heart and the life.
00:56:03.19\00:56:05.69
Those who come
by faith to Christ
00:56:05.69\00:56:08.73
and ask for the Holy Spirit,
00:56:08.73\00:56:10.67
Christ has promised to
do a work of cleansing.
00:56:10.67\00:56:12.53
There is a cleansing
of the heavenly sanctuary,
00:56:12.53\00:56:14.44
there is a cleansing
of the church on earth,
00:56:14.44\00:56:16.47
there is a
cleansing of the individual.
00:56:16.47\00:56:18.37
So there is a
special work taking place.
00:56:18.37\00:56:20.71
Even now,
Jesus, our high priest,
00:56:20.71\00:56:22.51
is ministering for us
in the heavenly sanctuary.
00:56:22.51\00:56:24.95
And you can read all about
that in the book of Hebrews.
00:56:24.95\00:56:27.55
What's the next
question? - Amen.
00:56:27.55\00:56:29.02
What's the difference
between accounted righteousness
00:56:29.02\00:56:31.45
and imparted righteousness?
00:56:31.45\00:56:32.99
- Okay, two phrases that
we find, imputed and imparted.
00:56:32.99\00:56:36.73
Imputed righteousness
is when we come to Jesus
00:56:36.73\00:56:38.99
and we receive Him
as our personal Savior.
00:56:38.99\00:56:40.90
His righteousness takes the
place of our unrighteousness
00:56:40.90\00:56:44.33
and we stand before God
just as if we have never sinned.
00:56:44.33\00:56:48.40
But in addition to
the imputed righteousness,
00:56:48.40\00:56:51.11
we also have the
imparted righteousness.
00:56:51.11\00:56:53.27
And that is when by faith,
we surrender our lives to Jesus
00:56:53.27\00:56:56.68
and Christ's righteousness
then actually comes
00:56:56.68\00:56:59.08
and becomes part of our
heart and part of our lives.
00:56:59.08\00:57:03.05
And we begin to live out
the righteousness of Christ
00:57:03.05\00:57:06.09
through the Spirit in our lives.
00:57:06.09\00:57:08.32
The two theological terms
there, imputed righteousness
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is sometimes
referred to as justification
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and imparted righteousness is
referred to as sanctification.
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Paul uses the
phrase Christ in you,
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that's imparted righteousness,
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and you in Christ,
that's imputed righteousness.
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So those are the two phrases
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that are sometimes seen
in the writings of Paul.
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- Amen.
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Question, how can
you honor your parents
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when they have committed
horrific sins against you?
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- Oh, how do you
keep that commandment
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that says honor your
mother and your father
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when your parents
have done some bad things?
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Well, honoring your parents
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doesn't mean you agree
with everything they've done.
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You don't wanna
support your parents
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if they're doing that which
is contrary to the Word of God.
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But despite them doing horrible
things, you respect them
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because they are the
ones who gave your life.
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Now, there might be times
where you need to be respectful
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and disagree with your parents
and say, "I can't do that,"
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or, "that's contrary to
what God would have me to do,"
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but as far as possible,
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we wanna show respect
and honor to our parents
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because that's what
the commandment says.
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So yes, sometimes we
wanna pray for wisdom
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in those situations.
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Friends, God bless.
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