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About four hours north
of Sydney in Australia,
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in a national park, a fire
is smoldering out of control
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and it's been doing so
for thousands of years.
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Known as burning mountain,
the mysterious underground blaze
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is the oldest known
continuous fire on the planet.
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Located under Mount Wingen
in the state of New South Wales,
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wingen and means
fire in the language
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of the local Aboriginals.
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This underground
smolder is a coal seam fire,
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one of thousands
burning around the globe.
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Once ignited,
these subterranean fires
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are almost
impossible to put out.
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Slowly but intensely,
they travel like a burning fuse
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through the coal seam,
which is a layer of coal
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that naturally occurs
beneath the earth's surface.
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No one knows whether
it was humans or lightning
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that first ignited the mountain
fire, the Mount Wingen fire.
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Experts estimate the
fires about the size of a ball,
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20 to 30 feet in diameter,
about 100 feet underground,
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and it reaches temperatures
of 1800 degrees Fahrenheit.
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Because the fire
lacks adequate ventilation,
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it burns very slowly,
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advancing at a speed of
about three feet per year.
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More like embers in a barbecue
than a typical coal fire.
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If you visit the national park,
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only current evidence that
you'll see now is some smoke
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and white ash, ground
that's warm to the touch,
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bearing red
rocks, void of plants,
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and a sulfuric smell omitted
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as the fire below cooks
some minerals of the mountain.
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Friends, there are
many Christians that believe
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that God has an
eternal place of burning.
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And we're gonna
talk about that tonight
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on "Bible Answers Live."
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We're so glad that you're here,
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we're gonna have
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Loving Lord, we
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for your goodness and blessings.
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We thank you for
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The Bible, that guides us.
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You've said that
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Amen.
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Now, I asked a question.
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There are many
Christians that believe
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that God has a
place of eternal burning.
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Does the Bible teach that?
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We've got a lesson that's
gonna talk about that tonight.
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It's called, "Is the
Devil in Charge of Hell?"
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"Is the Devil
in Charge of Hell?"
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But let me give
you just a couple
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of verses that
address that subject.
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There are two extremes when
it comes to the subject of hell.
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One extreme is some people say,
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there is no
punishment of the wicked,
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and some believe
everyone's gonna be saved,
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sort of a universalism.
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Then there's those who
have people riding in sulfur
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in brimstone through endless
ages and a billion years go by,
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and they're still
screaming in agony,
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burning all over their bodies.
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And they've only
begun after a billion years.
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Just imagine
burning through eternity.
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Then there's a Bible teaching
that the wicked are cast
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into the lake of
fire and burnt up.
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Every man is punished
according to what he deserves,
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but they're ultimately consumed.
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The Bible says that the
fire comes down out of heaven,
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Revelation chapter
two, and it devours them.
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They are consumed.
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Look at Malachi
chapter four, verse one.
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"For behold, the
day comes as an oven;
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and the proud, yes,
all who do wickedly,
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the proud and the
wicked will be stubble.
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And the day that is coming will
burn them up, says the Lord,
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it'll leave them
neither root nor branch."
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Saying that the root,
the branch, burned up.
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The wicked are
stubble, they're devoured.
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The Bible tells us the
meek will inherit the earth.
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The saved are not gonna be
looking at a torture chamber
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through eternity of lost
people, barbecuing, if you will.
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And there is a place
where the wicked will burn.
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Jesus is clear.
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He says that, "Don't fear
him who can destroy the body,
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but he can't touch your soul,
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but fear him who can
destroy soul and body in hell."
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So both the body and the
soul are ultimately destroyed
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in the lake of fire.
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People are gonna be punished
according to what they deserve.
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And there varying works.
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Not only for the wicked,
there are varying rewards,
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I should say, not
only for the wicked,
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but for the righteous.
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If you wanna know
more about that subject
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and what the
Bible actually teaches,
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then this lesson is
filled with scripture.
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They're gonna put that up
on the screen for you again.
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It's called, "Is the
Devil in Charge of Hell?"
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If you want a copy of that,
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then you can call
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With that, I see that
we've got a couple people
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that have called in.
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We have some lines open,
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great time to call in
with your Bible questions.
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And we're gonna talk to Daryl
who is calling from Arizona.
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I clicked it, there he is.
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Daryl, you're on the air
with "Bible Answers Live."
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Can you hear me, Daryl?
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Let me see, I'll
try that one more time.
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Daryl, there you are, okay.
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And your question tonight.
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- [Daryl] Yeah, my question
is, if Eve conceived once
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in chapter four
and verse one and two,
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doesn't that infer that
Abel was a twin to Cain?
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- I've heard people say that,
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but it doesn't always give
the age of the second born.
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For example, it tells
us that Noah had Shem, Ham,
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and Japheth, and it
doesn't imply they're triplets.
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Typically in the Bible, in
the case of like Perez and Zerah
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or Jacob and Esau, it
tells you when they're twins.
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And so, because Cain has
mentioned first and says,
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"The Lord has
given me a man child,"
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I think he was the first born,
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Abel was his younger
brother, he came second.
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- [Daryl] Even in the
case if he was a twin,
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he would be the younger
brother and came second.
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- Well,
technically you're right.
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That's true.
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But usually, if they had twins,
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it's hard to
imagine, twins are rare.
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It's kinda hard to imagine
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that Eve's first
child would be twins.
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But when she names Cain, she
kind of names him exclusively,
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"I've gotten a man
from the Lord," she says.
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And so, she's treating
it like an individual event.
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- [Daryl] Right.
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- So I don't
think they were twins,
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but they
certainly were brothers.
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And of course, that was very sad
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that Cain rose up and
took his brother's life.
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And the Bible says,
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"The blood of Able his
brother cried to the Lord."
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Then Jesus, when he
talked about the punishment
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that was coming on
Jerusalem, he said,
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"The blood of righteous Abel,
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all the way to the blood of
Zachariah the son Berechiah,
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will be demanded
of that generation.
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So there is
vengeance that comes from God
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when innocent blood is spilled.
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All right, we're
gonna talk to Anthony.
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And that frees up another line.
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Again, if you wanna call
in with your Bible questions,
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that number
800-GOD-SAYS, 800-463-7297.
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Anthony is
calling from New York.
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Anthony, you're on the air.
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- [Anthony] Good
evening, Pastor Doug.
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- Evening.
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- [Anthony] Yes, if you
don't have enough callers,
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I have a whole list
of questions if you...
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(Anthony laughs)
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- Well, let's start with a
first one and see how we go.
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(Anthony laughs)
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- [Anthony] Yes, for sure.
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So my question is based on
two verses, Genesis chap...
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- Yeah, still go ahead.
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- [Anthony] Is the first one.
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And yeah, and the Lord God said,
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"Behold, the man
has become as one of us
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to know good and evil, and
now lest he put forth his hand
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and take also of the
tree of life and eat."
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And the key part that I wanna
focus on, "And live forever."
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And then the second verse is
first Corinthians chapter 15,
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verse 53, where it says,
"For this corruptible must put
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on incorruption, and this
mortal must put on immortality."
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And so my question is,
what is the purpose of this tree
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of life that it was talking
about in Genesis chapter three?
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What is the purpose of
the tree of life in heaven
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if we're going to be immortal?
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- That's a great question.
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Some people say, "Well, it
sounds like that the tree itself
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has something to do
with our living forever,
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and yet so many
other scriptures,
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you mentioned one
in first Corinthians,
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sound like eternal life is
a gift that God just weaves
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into our very be in the new
earth and in the resurrection.
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So if we fail to eat
from the tree of life,
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will we begin to
atrophy and ultimately die?
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It almost makes it sound like
the tree of life in one sense,
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is gonna be a symbol of Jesus.
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And through believing
in Jesus and accepting Him,
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we have eternal life.
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Christ, He died on a tree.
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And He says, "My body is
food and my blood is drink."
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Not that we're literally
to turn into cannibals,
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but Christ is the tree of life.
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And so I think that when we eat
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from the fruit
of the tree of life,
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it'll probably be
vitalizing in some way,
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but I think
eternal life is a gift
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that God gives us ultimately.
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And if we happen to get
stuck in some far corner
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of the cosmos and
couldn't get back to the tree,
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I don't think we'd die.
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I think that God sustains us.
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So hopefully that makes sense.
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Now I'm delving into
some of the mysteries.
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Do you have one more
quick question, Anthony?
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- [Anthony] Yes,
this one is quick.
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You hear clips and quotes
a lot of times that we say.
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Well, it's not
really in the Bible.
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We hear this quote that says,
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"God helps those
that helps themselves."
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Is that biblical?
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- Well, that's actually a
quote from Benjamin Franklin.
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I do think it's biblical.
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It is a biblical truth in that,
God will tell us what to do.
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And as we make an effort,
as we make a human effort
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to do what God tells us to
do, He then works miracles.
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So I know an old
Christian that used to say,
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"The harder I
work, the luckier I get."
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And of course he's teasing
saying that actually putting
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in human effort
makes you successful.
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God told the disciples,
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"I want you to
cross the sea of Galilee,"
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and they were rowing,
and they came into a storm,
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and they weren't
making any progress.
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And the Bible says
that Jesus came to them
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while they were rowing.
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So they were doing
what they could humanly do.
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And then He got in
the boat, and instantly,
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John chapter six, they
were at their destination.
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So I do think that
the Lord blesses tenacity,
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the Lord blesses diligence
as Proverbs talk about that.
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So the principle is true,
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even though that statement
is actually Ben Franklin
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from "Poor Richard's Almanack."
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Hey, thank you, Anthony.
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Appreciate your questions.
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And that does open another line.
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With that, we're
gonna go to Michael.
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Thank you for
your patience, Michael.
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You're on the air
with "Bible Answers Live."
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- [Michael] Hello, Pastor Doug.
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Thanks for taking my question.
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- Yes, sir.
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- [Michael] My question
is regarding the kingdoms
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of Daniel 6:26 and 2:44.
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And if those are the same,
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will the kingdom of
Daniel 2:44 last until the end?
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Will it also last until the
end without being destroyed?
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- Well, in Daniel six,
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we're talking about
Daniel in the lions den.
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So you did you mean Daniel six?
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- [Michael] Yeah, 6:26.
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- Okay, so
that's talking about...
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Let me go here real quick.
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Yeah, and this is
the Kingdom of Persia.
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That is not the last kingdom
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that you find
mentioned in Daniel.
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- [Michael] Well, the kingdom
of God is in Daniel 6:26.
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- "And I make a decree
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that in every
dominion of my kingdom."
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This a Darius' decree, he's
a king of Persia, Meto-Persia.
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He says, "I make a
decree that in every dominion
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of my kingdom, men must
tremble in fear before the God
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of Daniel for he
is the living God."
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Oh, I see what
you're talking about, yeah.
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"And steadfast forever.
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His kingdom is the one
that will not be destroyed.
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His dominion shall
endure to the end."
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That kingdom, yes, is the God's
kingdom that lasts forever.
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- [Michael] Yeah, and if
that's the same as Daniel 2:44,
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will Daniel 2:44
also last until the end
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without being destroyed.
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- Well, it's
Christ's kingdom is the one.
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Yeah, that's the same kingdom.
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I'm reading Daniel 2:44.
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"And in the days of these
Kings, God will set up a kingdom
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that'll never be destroyed."
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So the kingdom that does
not fall is God's kingdom.
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It lasts forever.
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- [Michael] Right, it sounds
like when it says it'll last
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until the end, that it's
a contemporaneous kingdom
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to
Nebuchadnezzar and King Darius,
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and that it will last
forever and not be destroyed.
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- Yeah, so you'll see,
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you're actually onto the main
theme of the book of Daniel.
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You can see in Daniel chapter
two, in Daniel chapter three,
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in Daniel chapter four.
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I'm doing it in
my mind right now.
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Daniel chapter five
with Belshazzar's feast.
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Daniel six,
Daniel in the lions den.
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Daniel seven, with the
visions of the the lion
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and the bear and the leopard.
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And then you go to Daniel eight,
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where you got the
vision of the goat and the ram.
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All of those visions
talk about the kingdom,
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and it's the earthly kingdoms
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that are at war
with God's kingdom.
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It's kind of like the curse
that you see happening there
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in Genesis chapter three,
where it talks about the enmity
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that would exist
between the serpent,
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the kingdoms of this world,
and the woman, God's church.
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But yeah, and ultimately,
the message of Daniel
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is that God's kingdom will
destroy every other kingdom.
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But I thank you for that.
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And we've got a study
guide on Daniel chapter six
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and Daniel chapter two.
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If you look in the
historicals of prophecy,
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we've got one
called the millennial man
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that talks about
those earthly kingdoms.
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Thank you, Michael.
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We're gonna move
on here and talk next
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to David calling from
California, somewhere.
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David, you're on the air
with "Bible Answers Live."
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- [David] Good
evening, Pastor Doug.
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- Evening.
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- [David] My question
is, when Mary birthed Jesus,
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did He receive her DNA?
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- So if you had poked
Jesus in the finger with a pen,
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He would bleed.
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And I expect that His
blood would've had testimony
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that He was
related to Mary physically.
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- [David] I think so.
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- Yeah, because Jesus as a baby,
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it says He became a man.
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He was born and there was a
fetus as He grew in her womb,
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He was receiving blood
and nourishment from her body.
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There would've been evidence.
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Now, they say in DNA, you
got your mitochondrial DNA,
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the mother's DNA,
the question would be,
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what would the
father's DNA have looked like?
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So, that's
something of a mystery.
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(Doug laughs)
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But, yeah. - [David] Yes, it is.
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- He definitely had...
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He was human.
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I think He probably had some-
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- [David] Thank you.
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- Visual
similarities to Mary as well.
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Thanks for your question, David.
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Appreciate your patience.
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And talking next with Wayne.
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Wayne is calling from Idaho.
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You're on the air
with "Bible Answers Live."
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- [Wayne] Thanks, Pastor Doug.
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- Thank you.
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- [Wayne] Looking at Genesis 20,
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and I'm seeing where Abraham
and Sarah lied to Abimelech
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and said, "Tell him
that you're my sister
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so I'll be spared."
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- Yes.
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- [Wayne] In verse 16
after it's all said and done
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and God has revealed to him,
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Abimelech says that in verse 16,
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that, "I have given thy
brother 1000 pieces of silver.
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Behold, he is to thee
a covering of the eyes
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unto all that are with thee."
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What does that mean?
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- Yeah, and I think
some versions say a veil.
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Abimelech, he's
being a little sarcastic.
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You see Abraham, he's supposed
to have this great faith
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in God, and yet he doesn't trust
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that God's gonna protect
him from the Philistines.
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And he said, "Your sister..."
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By this point, he
knows that she's his wife.
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And so he says, "Your sister,"
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and then he says
that this will be a veil.
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Now, when a woman was unmarried,
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she was supposed to wear a veil.
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And when Sarah went to
dwell among the Philippines,
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I'm not so sure
that she was veiled.
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He says, "Look, if you're
worried about other men looking
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at her and
thinking, she's so beautiful,
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they're gonna
kill you for your wife,
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maybe you should
put a veil on her.
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(Doug laughs)
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And so, I think there's sort
of a little sarcastic message
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that Abimelech is
telling Abraham in this.
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It's funny, you
should mention this.
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I read through
the Bible every year,
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I read this story this morning.
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- [Wayne] God
works in amazing ways.
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- Yeah, exactly.
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It was fresh in my mind.
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Hey, thanks so much, Wayne.
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Appreciate your question.
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You have a good night.
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- [Wayne] Thank
you, bye. - Bye-bye.
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All right, you're
gonna talk next with Austin.
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Austin from North Carolina,
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you're on the air
with "Bible Answers Live."
00:19:13.82\00:19:16.08
- [Austin] Oh,
hello, Pastor Doug.
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So nice to speak with you.
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Sure, missing Pastor Ross.
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- Yes, I will.
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I'll pass that all.
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I'll let him know.
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- [Austin] My question is
about Genesis chapter nine,
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versus 22 through 27.
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I understand the
brothers, Noah's son,
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the sons of Noah;
Ham, Shem and Japheth.
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And then Ham had a son Canaan.
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And I know there was an incident
where the first brother,
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Ham, went in and saw
his father uncovered.
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And he came out, and
then the other guys went in.
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And I'm guessing that
it's because they turned away
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with respect that
they were proper in that.
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My question really,
pastor is, verse 27,
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when it talks about
how Canaan is the one-
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- Gets cursed.
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- [Austin] Gets
cursed is Canaan.
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And he would be the
servant to all the brothers.
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And I just don't
understand why he, as the son,
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he's not mentioned is doing
anything at all on the story.
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And I know we're not supposed
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to have the sins
of our fathers, right?
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So that was confusing to me.
00:20:30.63\00:20:32.13
Please explain that.
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- Evidently, what happened,
it says Noah drank wine,
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and he became intoxicated.
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I'm not sure that they
understood the full effects
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of what that would do back then.
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And he was stumbling around
in his tent and he was naked.
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Ham, went in
probably with his son
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who would've been younger.
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And at this point they
had been out of the arc
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for some time 'cuz
Noah's now farming.
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And Ham, instead of
saying, "Oh, this isn't good.
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Let's cover grandpa up."
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They walk out of the tent and
Canaan begins to mock grandpa
00:21:02.42\00:21:07.03
that was stumbling around drunk
and showing great disrespect
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for his elders.
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And so, a curse
came from Noah upon him
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and his descendant, Canaan,
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who I think was with
his father when he went in.
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- [Austin] I see.
00:21:21.51\00:21:22.91
- Or his father maybe came out
and told Canaan what happened
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and Canaan began to mock him
among the clan and the tribe.
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So the curse fell on him.
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- [Austin] How
would I have learned that
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without asking you, I mean?
00:21:35.36\00:21:36.96
(Austin laughs)
00:21:36.96\00:21:38.09
- Well, I didn't
get it through a dream.
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I actually read commentaries
00:21:40.43\00:21:42.03
and some other
good Bible scholars.
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- [Austin] Commentaries. - Yeah.
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You look in
some, and they're free.
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Many of 'em are free now.
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You can go online and
you type in this verse
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and you'll see some
of the great commentaries
00:21:49.34\00:21:51.81
of the Protestant performers.
00:21:51.81\00:21:52.77
- [Austin] Oh, very well.
00:21:52.77\00:21:53.98
- These guys read
Hebrew, Greek and Latin.
00:21:53.98\00:21:55.24
And they'll
also read some of the
00:21:55.24\00:21:57.31
other Hebrew writer's additional
insight on these things.
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'Cuz some of it is cultural.
00:22:02.18\00:22:03.49
They understood that it
would only have mentioned Ham,
00:22:03.49\00:22:06.69
but Canaan must have
participated in the bad
00:22:06.69\00:22:09.46
behavior. - [Austin]
Thank you so very much.
00:22:11.13\00:22:12.46
Now I can move on.
00:22:12.46\00:22:13.29
- All right, good.
00:22:13.29\00:22:14.56
Sounds like you're
reading through your Bible.
00:22:14.56\00:22:16.40
- [Austin] That's right.
- All right, good for you.
00:22:16.40\00:22:17.87
- [Austin] Thank
you so much, pastor.
00:22:17.87\00:22:19.23
- Thank you, Austin.
- [Austin] Bye-bye now.
00:22:19.23\00:22:20.04
- Appreciate your question.
00:22:20.04\00:22:21.44
And yeah, if you wanna call
in with you Bible questions,
00:22:21.44\00:22:23.81
we still got the best
part of the program to go.
00:22:23.81\00:22:26.57
Call 800-463-7297.
00:22:26.57\00:22:31.25
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00:22:31.25\00:22:32.38
All right, we're
gonna talk next with Lynn,
00:22:34.25\00:22:36.42
who's calling from Pennsylvania.
00:22:36.42\00:22:38.42
Lynn, you're on the air
with "Bible Answers Live.".
00:22:38.42\00:22:41.06
- [Lynn] Well,
hello, Pastor Doug.
00:22:42.19\00:22:43.83
- Hi.
00:22:43.83\00:22:45.16
- [Lynn] There's something
that's got my curiosity going
00:22:45.16\00:22:47.30
for quite a while.
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When you read Revelation chapter
four verse two and three,
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and then you go on and you
read Revelation chapter five,
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one all the way through seven,
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my question is, when
John is taken up by the Spirit
00:23:02.34\00:23:07.05
into heaven and he
sees on the throne,
00:23:07.05\00:23:11.35
heaven, one that sat on the
throne and he describes Him.
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Then I'm thinking, supposedly,
nobody has ever seen God,
00:23:18.69\00:23:22.33
the Father, but then
it says in chapter five,
00:23:22.33\00:23:26.23
that the one that sits on
the throne has the book written
00:23:26.23\00:23:31.31
and then how John weeps because-
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- No man can open the book.
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- [Lynn] No man was
found worthy, right.
00:23:36.14\00:23:38.58
And then he hands
the book to the Lamb.
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So is that God, the Father,
00:23:44.45\00:23:46.25
that John is
seeing in this vision, or?
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And then he does see
Jesus take from the right hand
00:23:48.82\00:23:53.90
of He who sits on the throne.
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So that would be God, the
Father and Jesus, wouldn't it?
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- Yep, I think it
is God, the Father.
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But you notice, I don't
think he's seeing the full glory
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of God's face there.
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Moses asked, he said,
"Lord, can I see your glory?"
00:24:04.57\00:24:07.28
God says, "Yes, I'll
let you see my glory,
00:24:07.28\00:24:09.18
but you can't look
on My face and live."
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And so, when God gave the
10 commandments on Mount Sinai,
00:24:11.88\00:24:16.38
His glory was
veiled in thundering clouds
00:24:17.79\00:24:20.62
and no man could look upon it.
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And then the Bible says,
no man has seen the Father.
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Now, we will ultimately see God,
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'cuz one of the last things
it says in Revelation, it says,
00:24:27.73\00:24:30.07
"And we will see His face."
00:24:30.07\00:24:32.13
Blessed are the pure in
spirit, they will see...
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Blessed are the pure in
heart, they will see God.
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In our sinful
condition, we can't do that.
00:24:41.01\00:24:42.91
And keep in mind, John is
seeing these things in vision.
00:24:42.91\00:24:46.55
He's probably not literally.
00:24:46.55\00:24:48.18
So, the Lord may have veiled
or blurred the glory of God
00:24:48.18\00:24:51.22
to some extent
so he could see it.
00:24:51.22\00:24:52.75
But that must have
been God, the Father,
00:24:52.75\00:24:54.52
'cuz then he's giving
the book to God, the Son.
00:24:54.52\00:24:57.29
- [Lynn] Right, and also, he
must be describing the throne
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and not 'cuz he
said that He that sat
00:25:02.63\00:25:07.37
was to look upon like Jasper.
00:25:07.37\00:25:10.21
- Yeah.
00:25:10.21\00:25:11.54
Now, do you know if you
look in Daniel chapter seven,
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and we're gonna have to
cut off for a break here
00:25:14.01\00:25:15.61
in just a minute, but I
just want you to notice Lynn,
00:25:15.61\00:25:18.41
that in Daniel seven, it talks
about the Father and the Son.
00:25:18.41\00:25:22.12
It says, "I saw one
like the Ancient of Days."
00:25:22.12\00:25:24.95
And then you go to verse 11,
00:25:24.95\00:25:26.49
"And one like the Son
of man comes before Him."
00:25:26.49\00:25:31.23
So, yeah.
00:25:31.23\00:25:33.13
Sorry, verse 13, "I was watching
and behold One like the Son
00:25:33.13\00:25:35.66
of man came before Him."
00:25:35.66\00:25:36.73
So Revelation is
very much like an echo
00:25:36.73\00:25:39.63
of the book of Daniel.
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So you're seeing both there.
00:25:40.60\00:25:42.04
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- [Efrank] Yes, good
evening, Pastor Doug.
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I have a question
that is always on my mind.
00:30:05.60\00:30:09.54
This has to do with
a person that I know
00:30:09.54\00:30:14.61
who was involved with Satanism.
00:30:15.41\00:30:19.05
She was a person that said that
she was consecrated to Jesus
00:30:21.25\00:30:26.32
and said she could not
get out of her Satanic cult
00:30:27.69\00:30:32.56
because her father was a
descendant of other Satanists.
00:30:32.56\00:30:36.36
And so, she also
informed me that she owned stock
00:30:36.36\00:30:41.27
in the 19th century from a,
00:30:41.27\00:30:43.84
what they call a railway
company here in New York city
00:30:45.84\00:30:50.81
in the Borough of Queens.
00:30:51.71\00:30:53.21
So, I told her, "Why did you
tell me that you're consecrated
00:30:53.21\00:30:56.75
to Christ and you do not leave
00:30:56.75\00:30:58.25
if you were
consecrated to Christ?"
00:30:58.25\00:31:00.69
And she told me also
00:31:00.69\00:31:01.92
that her grandmother
baptized her in Christianity.
00:31:01.92\00:31:04.49
Now, my question
for you, Pastor Doug is,
00:31:04.49\00:31:06.93
can a person who's
that way leave the cult
00:31:06.93\00:31:10.53
and automatically not
lose their soul or their life
00:31:10.53\00:31:13.97
and become
consecrated towards Christ
00:31:13.97\00:31:16.14
and become a
born again Christian,
00:31:16.14\00:31:17.61
and be a Bible believing person?
00:31:17.61\00:31:20.04
- Yeah, sometimes people
think because my parents were
00:31:20.04\00:31:24.65
into Satanism or you
were part of a cult or you...
00:31:24.65\00:31:27.88
When I was a kid, in our family,
00:31:27.88\00:31:30.85
my mother was in show business
00:31:30.85\00:31:32.19
and a lot of her
friends were into the Occult
00:31:32.19\00:31:34.26
and we used Ouija boards
and they were into astrology,
00:31:34.26\00:31:38.36
and all kinds of
things that are unbiblical.
00:31:38.36\00:31:40.13
But when you seek
after God, you're born again.
00:31:40.13\00:31:44.47
Those old things pass away,
and all things are made new.
00:31:44.47\00:31:48.44
So we don't need
to worry about that.
00:31:48.44\00:31:50.47
So I wouldn't let anything like
00:31:50.47\00:31:52.71
that from the past concern you.
00:31:52.71\00:31:54.94
If once a person
has accepted Jesus,
00:31:54.94\00:31:58.75
then the past doesn't
matter at all anymore.
00:31:58.75\00:32:01.62
All right, friends,
we're gonna go to...
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Hopefully that helps you,
Efrank, with your question.
00:32:04.12\00:32:06.09
Talking to David in New Jersey.
00:32:06.09\00:32:07.72
David, and you're welcome
00:32:07.72\00:32:09.82
to the "Bible
Answers Live" program.
00:32:09.82\00:32:11.89
- [David 2] Good
morning or afternoon
00:32:13.43\00:32:15.46
or whatever time it is.
00:32:15.46\00:32:16.80
I'm truck driving
and I'm in New Jersey.
00:32:16.80\00:32:19.57
I'm from Virginia.
00:32:19.57\00:32:21.07
But it's so good and happy
to talk with you Pastor Doug.
00:32:21.07\00:32:26.14
And I was hoping to
talk to Pastor Ross too,
00:32:27.21\00:32:29.58
but he's not there.
00:32:29.58\00:32:31.11
- You'll have to
call another time too.
00:32:31.11\00:32:33.65
- [David 2] Exactly.
00:32:33.65\00:32:34.72
I just wanted to say
thank you for your ministry.
00:32:36.05\00:32:39.09
And I became a
Christian through your ministry
00:32:39.09\00:32:43.22
and watching your
prophecy seminars.
00:32:43.22\00:32:45.99
- Oh, praise, Lord. -
[David 2] So I'm very happy.
00:32:49.40\00:32:52.03
Okay, my question is, in
Psalms 91 verse five to 12.
00:32:52.03\00:32:57.01
It said as I
read that basically,
00:33:00.41\00:33:05.08
we'll be protected
through the tribulations
00:33:05.08\00:33:09.25
through those
verses, is that correct?
00:33:10.29\00:33:12.62
- Well, let me read this for
our friends who are listening.
00:33:12.62\00:33:15.46
It says that, yeah, it says,
00:33:15.46\00:33:17.76
"You'll not be afraid
of the terror by night
00:33:17.76\00:33:19.76
nor the arrow that flies by
day, nor of the pestilence."
00:33:19.76\00:33:23.03
That word,
pestilence, means plague.
00:33:23.03\00:33:24.93
"That walks in darkness.
00:33:24.93\00:33:26.57
Nor the destruction
that lays waste at noonday.
00:33:26.57\00:33:29.30
1000 may fall at your side
and 10,000 at your right hand,
00:33:29.30\00:33:33.07
but it shall not come near you.
00:33:33.07\00:33:34.51
Only with your
eyes will you look
00:33:34.51\00:33:36.11
and see the
reward of the wicked.
00:33:36.11\00:33:38.05
Because you've made
the Lord who is my refuge,
00:33:38.05\00:33:40.22
even the most high
you're dwelling place,
00:33:40.22\00:33:43.02
no evil will befall you,
00:33:43.02\00:33:44.35
nor shall any plague
come near you're dwelling."
00:33:44.35\00:33:47.29
And so, God protected
the children of Israel
00:33:47.29\00:33:51.06
when the plagues fell on Egypt.
00:33:51.06\00:33:53.19
He will protect us when
the seven last plagues fall
00:33:53.19\00:33:57.07
that are described in
Revelation in 15 and 16.
00:33:57.07\00:34:00.10
And so, yes, I believe that
this is a promise we can claim.
00:34:00.10\00:34:03.57
Now, that does not
mean, some people might think,
00:34:03.57\00:34:06.24
"Well, Pastor Doug, does that
mean that I never need to take
00:34:06.24\00:34:10.18
any health precautions
if there's a pandemic in the
00:34:10.18\00:34:15.25
world?" This is
not a verse for that.
00:34:16.05\00:34:17.62
The Bible says,
"Don't tempt the Lord."
00:34:17.62\00:34:19.12
So if there's something you
can do to keep yourself healthy,
00:34:19.12\00:34:21.09
keep yourself healthy.
00:34:21.09\00:34:22.69
But when the
seven last plagues fall,
00:34:22.69\00:34:24.29
these
supernatural plagues from God,
00:34:24.29\00:34:28.50
He promises to protect
His people during that time.
00:34:28.50\00:34:31.13
- [David 2] Yeah,
verse 11 says the angels
00:34:32.17\00:34:35.40
will take charge over us.
00:34:35.40\00:34:36.54
- Yes, He'll give
His angel charge over you
00:34:36.54\00:34:38.61
to keep you in all your ways.
00:34:38.61\00:34:40.91
- [David 2] Okay, that's great.
00:34:40.91\00:34:42.11
That's what I wanted to confirm.
00:34:42.11\00:34:44.11
- Yep, well, thank you.
00:34:44.11\00:34:45.05
- [David 2] Well,
God bless. - God bless.
00:34:46.51\00:34:47.82
Good to talk with you,
David, and be safe on the road.
00:34:47.82\00:34:51.45
- [David 2] Thank you, sir.
00:34:51.45\00:34:52.42
(Doug laughs)
00:34:52.42\00:34:53.25
- Bye-bye.
00:34:53.25\00:34:54.16
All right, well, let's see here.
00:34:55.72\00:34:57.33
We're gonna talk with Jemima,
who's calling from Canada.
00:34:57.33\00:35:01.20
Am I saying that
right, or is it Jemima?
00:35:01.20\00:35:03.30
- [Jemima] Yes,
you said right, Jemima.
00:35:03.30\00:35:04.47
- Yes, in your question.
00:35:04.47\00:35:05.87
Yeah.
00:35:05.87\00:35:07.17
- [Jemima] Hi, Pastor Doug.
00:35:07.17\00:35:08.50
I just wanted you to
know that I was so blessed
00:35:08.50\00:35:10.61
by the previous
ministry that you had,
00:35:10.61\00:35:14.28
the Panorama
prophesy. - Oh, wonderful.
00:35:14.28\00:35:16.04
- [Jemima] And I
understand more about the Bible,
00:35:16.04\00:35:21.12
and yeah, it's so
nice, Pastor Doug.
00:35:22.25\00:35:23.89
I watch from the
beginning till the end.
00:35:23.89\00:35:27.19
Anyway. - Thank you.
00:35:27.19\00:35:28.32
- Thank you,
guys, for your ministry.
00:35:28.32\00:35:30.03
And anyway, my
question Pastor Doug,
00:35:30.03\00:35:32.86
is from the book of
Proverbs chapter eight verse 26.
00:35:32.86\00:35:37.67
So it says here, "While as
yet he had not made the earth."
00:35:40.64\00:35:45.24
- Now, you're in proverb
chapter eight, and what's verse?
00:35:46.68\00:35:50.61
- [Jemima] Proverbs
chapter eight verse 27, sorry.
00:35:50.61\00:35:54.85
Yeah, 26 to...
00:35:55.65\00:35:56.99
No, 22 to...
00:35:56.99\00:35:58.05
Actually, but I was little
bit had like confusion here.
00:35:59.42\00:36:03.22
It says verse 27, "When
he prepared the heaven, I was
00:36:03.22\00:36:07.76
there, when he drew a
circle on the face of the deep."
00:36:08.86\00:36:11.50
So my question, Pastor Doug,
00:36:12.83\00:36:14.57
if this mean that
we were angels before,
00:36:16.30\00:36:20.08
even when God created us?
00:36:21.04\00:36:23.41
What are we?
00:36:23.41\00:36:24.55
And it says also here from I...
00:36:24.55\00:36:28.52
Because somebody had like do...
00:36:28.52\00:36:33.19
My boss had it with me
and they were teaching this.
00:36:33.19\00:36:36.69
I already was
born like Solomon says,
00:36:36.69\00:36:39.19
and he was in the
kingdom of heaven,
00:36:39.19\00:36:41.00
and they said
that we were angels.
00:36:41.00\00:36:42.33
- No.
00:36:42.33\00:36:43.43
Yeah, no, we were
never angels before.
00:36:43.43\00:36:47.20
Let me just give you something
to think about, Jemima.
00:36:47.20\00:36:49.30
When you go to the
beginning of chapter eight.
00:36:49.30\00:36:52.21
Chapter eight is a
beautiful soliloquy.
00:36:52.21\00:36:55.01
It's like a poem of wisdom.
00:36:55.01\00:36:57.91
These are Proverbs.
00:36:57.91\00:36:59.61
This is not a
doctrinal discourse.
00:36:59.61\00:37:02.12
It says, "Does wisdom cry out?"
00:37:02.12\00:37:03.92
Well, of course,
wisdom doesn't cry.
00:37:03.92\00:37:05.62
Wisdom's not a person.
00:37:05.62\00:37:07.29
"And
understanding lift up her voice.
00:37:07.29\00:37:09.82
She takes her stand
on the top of the hill."
00:37:09.82\00:37:12.16
Everything it's saying
here is talking about wisdom
00:37:12.16\00:37:14.83
and it's using all of
these allegories and analogies.
00:37:14.83\00:37:18.50
It has nothing to do
with people being born.
00:37:18.50\00:37:21.07
It's saying
wisdom was there with God
00:37:21.07\00:37:23.00
in the very beginning
when he formed the earth.
00:37:23.00\00:37:25.01
And that's what you're
reading there from verse 27.
00:37:25.01\00:37:27.51
"When he prepared the
heavens, I wisdom was there,
00:37:27.51\00:37:30.85
when he drew a circle
on the face of the deep,
00:37:30.85\00:37:32.95
when he
established the clouds above,
00:37:32.95\00:37:34.92
when he strengthened
the fountains of the deep,
00:37:34.92\00:37:36.58
when he assigned
to the sea it's limit,
00:37:36.58\00:37:38.99
so the waters would
not transgress his command,
00:37:38.99\00:37:41.52
when he marked the
foundations of the earth.
00:37:41.52\00:37:43.26
Then I wisdom was beside
him as a master craftsman.
00:37:43.26\00:37:47.23
And I," again, speaking of
wisdom, "Was daily his delight,
00:37:47.23\00:37:50.57
rejoicing always before him."
00:37:50.57\00:37:52.43
It's all a poem about wisdom
00:37:52.43\00:37:54.57
if you read from the
beginning of this chapter.
00:37:54.57\00:37:57.07
So the idea that this is saying
that we had a preexistence
00:37:57.07\00:38:00.68
is totally unbiblical.
00:38:00.68\00:38:02.71
And I'd be very careful about
people you're studying with
00:38:02.71\00:38:05.61
that say that you
existed before you were born.
00:38:05.61\00:38:09.38
That's almost like teaching
a form of reincarnation,
00:38:09.38\00:38:13.15
and that's a very
unbiblical teaching.
00:38:13.15\00:38:16.12
Thank you, Jemima.
00:38:16.12\00:38:17.16
And if you wanna
know more about that,
00:38:17.16\00:38:20.43
we have a lesson
that talks about death.
00:38:20.43\00:38:24.93
And the lesson on
death will actually talk
00:38:24.93\00:38:27.17
about preexistence a little bit.
00:38:27.17\00:38:29.17
So if you wanna
know more of about that,
00:38:29.17\00:38:31.17
we have a lesson called
"Are the Dead Really Dead?"
00:38:31.17\00:38:33.48
And we'll send you
a free copy of that.
00:38:33.48\00:38:35.18
That is our
resource number 800-835-6747.
00:38:35.18\00:38:38.18
All right, thanks
for Jemima's call.
00:38:40.98\00:38:42.95
And we're gonna
talk to, let me see here.
00:38:42.95\00:38:46.29
All right, Gibson in Australia.
00:38:47.32\00:38:49.09
Gibson, you're on the air
with "Bible Answers Live."
00:38:49.09\00:38:51.76
- [Gibson] Thank
you, how are you, Doug?
00:38:52.83\00:38:54.00
- Doing really well.
00:38:54.00\00:38:55.16
- [Gibson] That's good.
00:38:56.43\00:38:57.47
Thank you for
taking my question.
00:38:57.47\00:38:59.57
So my question is just
in relation to Acts 2:17.
00:38:59.57\00:39:02.50
So, would you like
me to read that to you?
00:39:03.61\00:39:05.04
- Sure.
00:39:05.04\00:39:06.61
- [Gibson] Oh, yep.
00:39:06.61\00:39:07.98
"And it shall come to pass
in the last days, says God,
00:39:07.98\00:39:10.91
that'll pour out my
spirit on all flesh.
00:39:10.91\00:39:14.02
Your son and your
daughter shall prophesy.
00:39:14.02\00:39:16.52
Your young men shall see visions
00:39:16.52\00:39:18.82
and your old men
shall dream dreams."
00:39:18.82\00:39:21.26
So my question is just,
does Satan have the power
00:39:22.82\00:39:27.86
to give people dreams?
00:39:29.23\00:39:32.43
And are there any examples?
00:39:32.43\00:39:33.40
'Cuz I know
throughout the Bible,
00:39:33.40\00:39:34.47
there's always
example the God appearing
00:39:34.47\00:39:36.47
to people in dreams or
angels appearing to people.
00:39:36.47\00:39:39.21
So I was just wondering
if Satan can do that as well.
00:39:39.21\00:39:41.94
- Yeah, I think that
most people listening,
00:39:41.94\00:39:43.95
I'm expecting Gibson,
you've had this experience
00:39:43.95\00:39:46.25
where you have
something called a nightmare.
00:39:46.25\00:39:49.18
And, I think that
in the book of Job,
00:39:49.18\00:39:53.25
and I remember reading
it, I'm trying to remember.
00:39:53.25\00:39:56.06
It talks about when the
hair stood up on my flesh
00:39:56.06\00:39:59.63
and a bean went by-
00:39:59.63\00:40:01.56
- [Gibson] I
think that was 4:12.
00:40:01.56\00:40:02.66
- I see, yeah,
you're acquainted with it.
00:40:02.66\00:40:04.53
But it seems like one of
the speakers in the book of Job,
00:40:04.53\00:40:07.84
talks about what is a
nightmare-like experience.
00:40:07.84\00:40:11.71
And even in Genesis,
00:40:11.71\00:40:13.07
it says that a horror of
darkness came on Abraham.
00:40:13.07\00:40:17.38
So God can
certainly influence dreams.
00:40:17.38\00:40:20.98
The devil, if the
devil can tempt us,
00:40:20.98\00:40:22.78
he can probably
influence our dreams.
00:40:22.78\00:40:24.82
He can put suggestions
in our minds, we know that.
00:40:24.82\00:40:27.86
And most of the time, our
dreams are not God or the devil.
00:40:27.86\00:40:31.59
Most of the time, our dreams
are our brain simply rebooting,
00:40:31.59\00:40:36.63
so to speak.
00:40:36.63\00:40:37.97
And you'll be
dreaming about the things
00:40:37.97\00:40:42.10
that you were
doing during the day.
00:40:42.10\00:40:44.31
And I know if I
play a lot of racketball,
00:40:44.31\00:40:46.94
I might even
dream of it in my sleep.
00:40:46.94\00:40:49.04
So, whatever.
00:40:49.04\00:40:51.11
And Ecclesiastes
says a dream comes
00:40:51.11\00:40:52.98
through the
multitude of business.
00:40:52.98\00:40:54.65
So, does that
answer your question?
00:40:57.42\00:40:59.15
- [Gibson] Yes, sort of.
00:41:00.52\00:41:02.16
So with obviously
Job, I think it's Job 4:15.
00:41:02.16\00:41:05.99
It appeared that he was awake
and the Spirit came over him.
00:41:05.99\00:41:09.30
That told him to show whether
like there's an actual example
00:41:09.30\00:41:12.20
in the Bible of someone
Satan actually appearing
00:41:12.20\00:41:14.80
or giving a dream to someone.
00:41:14.80\00:41:16.30
- I can't think of any where
a person that has a nightmare,
00:41:17.91\00:41:21.34
other than like I
said, that story in Genesis
00:41:21.34\00:41:25.41
where it says a
darkness came over him.
00:41:25.41\00:41:27.52
Now, I think that
that darkness actually
00:41:27.52\00:41:29.22
was even divinely inspired.
00:41:29.22\00:41:31.12
God was about to tell
Abraham that his descendants
00:41:31.12\00:41:33.92
would be captive
in a foreign land
00:41:33.92\00:41:36.22
where they were going
to be oppressed 400 years.
00:41:36.22\00:41:39.09
So, that even may
have come from the Lord.
00:41:39.09\00:41:41.63
But, yeah, good question.
00:41:43.57\00:41:45.63
I can't find an example,
00:41:45.63\00:41:47.37
at least not at the tip of
my fingers, of a nightmare.
00:41:47.37\00:41:50.17
But we know the devil can...
00:41:50.17\00:41:51.64
I think that the devil can
certainly influence our dreams.
00:41:51.64\00:41:55.78
I know several people
that say they've woken up
00:41:55.78\00:41:57.61
during the night and
they felt like someone
00:41:57.61\00:41:58.75
was trying to strangle them
00:41:58.75\00:41:59.91
or they have a
terrifying experience.
00:41:59.91\00:42:03.92
So, yeah.
00:42:03.92\00:42:05.59
All right, let me see here.
00:42:05.59\00:42:07.62
Michael is calling from Florida.
00:42:10.33\00:42:11.99
Michael, you're on the
air with "Bible Answers Live."
00:42:11.99\00:42:14.73
- [Michael 2]
Hello, Pastor Doug.
00:42:16.10\00:42:17.10
- Hi.
00:42:17.10\00:42:18.00
- Hi, yeah, so I was calling
because lately I've been,
00:42:19.37\00:42:22.67
well, loosely looking at work
from different Old Testament
00:42:22.67\00:42:27.74
and New Testament scholars.
00:42:28.91\00:42:30.85
And one thing I've
seen a lot of New Testament
00:42:30.85\00:42:33.65
and the Old
Testament scholars say is that,
00:42:33.65\00:42:36.95
a lot of the prophecies
that are traditionally said
00:42:38.29\00:42:41.59
to refer to things that
are in the New Testament.
00:42:41.59\00:42:43.43
When I say traditionally,
as in like in the tradition
00:42:43.43\00:42:45.56
of say Protestant churches,
or even in Christian churches,
00:42:45.56\00:42:48.76
modern Christian of them.
00:42:48.76\00:42:49.96
But those prophecies
were actually referring
00:42:51.13\00:42:53.03
to something else that was
a little bit more contemporary
00:42:53.03\00:42:55.57
to the time of the
writers and blah, blah, blah.
00:42:55.57\00:42:58.21
And usually, when I was
growing up in the church,
00:42:58.21\00:43:00.21
people have said
that all these things
00:43:00.21\00:43:01.64
have a double interpretation.
00:43:01.64\00:43:02.98
They mean something
toward the immediate context
00:43:02.98\00:43:05.55
of that
contemporary time of the writer,
00:43:05.55\00:43:07.88
but they also refer to
something in the future.
00:43:07.88\00:43:11.52
So my question is, how
did we ascertain that rule,
00:43:11.52\00:43:16.59
that prophecies in the
Old Testament, I guess,
00:43:18.23\00:43:20.73
have like this
double interpretation?
00:43:20.73\00:43:23.06
Where do we get that rule from?
00:43:23.06\00:43:24.67
'Cuz to be honest, sometimes
it seems a bit arbitrary
00:43:24.67\00:43:29.74
where and when
we invoke that rule.
00:43:30.87\00:43:32.77
And I just wanted to
know, how is it that we know
00:43:32.77\00:43:35.24
that these prophecies
have a double interpretation?
00:43:35.24\00:43:37.88
- Good question.
00:43:37.88\00:43:39.58
First and best and
safest way to know is,
00:43:40.65\00:43:44.25
when the New Testament
writers, Matthew, for example,
00:43:44.25\00:43:47.32
often refers to an
Old Testament prophecy.
00:43:47.32\00:43:51.03
And for instance, he
talks about Rachel weeping
00:43:51.03\00:43:54.56
for her children
for they are not.
00:43:54.56\00:43:56.36
Well, he's quoting an
old Testament prophecy.
00:43:57.57\00:44:00.54
He's applying it to the babies
00:44:00.54\00:44:02.50
in Bethlehem being slaughtered.
00:44:02.50\00:44:06.27
But that prophecy may
also apply to when the children
00:44:06.27\00:44:09.28
Of Israel were
ransacked by the Babylonians.
00:44:09.28\00:44:13.18
You have the story of Jonah.
00:44:15.05\00:44:18.05
Jonah, Jesus said is a sign.
00:44:18.05\00:44:20.06
Now, Jesus is a good authority.
00:44:20.06\00:44:21.49
You'd agree, I'm sure.
00:44:21.49\00:44:22.72
Jesus said,
Jonah's a sign of Him.
00:44:22.72\00:44:24.29
No sign will be given of
the Son of man, but Jonah.
00:44:24.29\00:44:27.13
Well, Jonah was also a
sign of the Jewish nation.
00:44:28.43\00:44:31.30
They all viewed it that
way that they looked like
00:44:31.30\00:44:33.64
they were done for when they
were carried off to Babylon,
00:44:33.64\00:44:35.90
and yet they came out alive.
00:44:35.90\00:44:37.44
So, they kind of saw them
as because of their rebellion,
00:44:38.84\00:44:41.44
because they did not
prophesy to the pagan nations,
00:44:41.44\00:44:44.91
that they went
through a terrible storm,
00:44:44.91\00:44:47.58
and 'cuz they were
neglecting their duty.
00:44:47.58\00:44:50.65
But the other sailors on
the boat and the Ninevites
00:44:50.65\00:44:54.52
were saved through Jonah.
00:44:54.52\00:44:56.66
The world is saved
through the Jewish nation,
00:44:56.66\00:44:59.03
delivering the scriptures.
00:44:59.03\00:45:00.70
But Jonah was a
reluctant prophet
00:45:00.70\00:45:02.46
and the Jews
often were stiff nicked.
00:45:02.46\00:45:05.33
So Christians and Jews
have seen a dual application
00:45:05.33\00:45:08.00
in Jonah.
00:45:08.00\00:45:09.10
Let me give you the
best example in the Bible.
00:45:09.10\00:45:10.84
One of the best, I think.
00:45:10.84\00:45:12.21
In first Chronicles, chapter 17,
00:45:13.24\00:45:15.88
David is thinking about
building a temple for the Lord.
00:45:15.88\00:45:19.08
And first Nathan, the
prophet says, "Go for it.
00:45:19.08\00:45:21.35
God is with you."
00:45:21.35\00:45:22.38
Then God says, "Go tell Nathan,
00:45:22.38\00:45:23.92
you are not to build the temple,
00:45:23.92\00:45:25.92
but your son is to build it."
00:45:25.92\00:45:27.46
Now, here's the verse.
00:45:27.46\00:45:28.49
If you go to first
Chronicles, chapter 17,
00:45:28.49\00:45:30.59
and you start with...
00:45:30.59\00:45:31.89
Oh, let's see here, verse 11.
00:45:32.89\00:45:35.06
"And it will be when
your days are fulfilled.
00:45:35.06\00:45:37.40
When you must go to be with
your fathers," meaning you die.
00:45:37.40\00:45:40.40
"That I'll set up
your seat after you,
00:45:40.40\00:45:42.90
who will be of your sons.
00:45:42.90\00:45:44.31
I will establish his kingdom.
00:45:44.31\00:45:45.81
He will build me a house.
00:45:45.81\00:45:47.31
I will establish
his throne forever."
00:45:47.31\00:45:50.25
Now, is that a
prophecy about Solomon
00:45:50.25\00:45:52.58
who did build the
temple, the son of David?
00:45:52.58\00:45:55.42
Or is that a prophecy
about Jesus, the son of David,
00:45:55.42\00:45:58.15
who said, "Destroy this
temple and I will raise it up?"
00:45:58.15\00:46:00.76
Or is it both?
00:46:00.76\00:46:01.79
Now, I think
this is a great case
00:46:03.22\00:46:04.53
where you can argue
easily, certainly Solomon,
00:46:04.53\00:46:07.40
David was thinking
about a literal temple,
00:46:07.40\00:46:09.60
and Solomon did build the temple
00:46:09.60\00:46:11.17
that David was praying about.
00:46:11.17\00:46:13.37
But Jesus is
really the son of David
00:46:13.37\00:46:15.50
who built up the house of God.
00:46:15.50\00:46:17.21
We are the household of God.
00:46:17.21\00:46:18.87
We are the body of Christ.
00:46:18.87\00:46:21.01
Hey, you see what I'm saying?
00:46:21.01\00:46:22.38
- [Michael 2] Yeah.
00:46:22.38\00:46:23.71
- So, the hard part of
your question is you said,
00:46:23.71\00:46:26.05
what is the rule, so
you know how do you discern?
00:46:26.05\00:46:30.99
So it's not arbitrary.
00:46:30.99\00:46:33.12
I think the best thing is
you just look at the context.
00:46:33.12\00:46:35.72
The best thing is if you
can find a New Testament writer
00:46:35.72\00:46:38.99
who gives a secondary
application, then that'd be, I
00:46:38.99\00:46:44.03
think, the best way to know.
00:46:44.70\00:46:45.10
So, God says, "I'm gonna
send a prophet like Elijah."
00:46:47.60\00:46:52.67
Jesus then says that
was John the Baptist,
00:46:54.11\00:46:57.11
but then Jesus also says, John
did come and Elijah did come
00:46:57.11\00:47:00.68
and Elijah will come.
00:47:00.68\00:47:02.42
Jesus said,
that's a dual prophecy.
00:47:02.42\00:47:04.89
Not only did Elijah come again,
00:47:04.89\00:47:07.22
the spirit and power of
Elijah was on John the Baptist.
00:47:07.22\00:47:10.03
Christ said, "And he will come."
00:47:10.03\00:47:11.63
Meaning, before
the second coming,
00:47:11.63\00:47:13.86
there's gonna be another
Elijah message that will go.
00:47:13.86\00:47:17.60
So, when you find a
new Testament support,
00:47:17.60\00:47:22.00
then that's the
best way to know,
00:47:22.00\00:47:23.57
well, they're using two
applications for that one
00:47:23.57\00:47:26.17
prophecy. But there's
other places where I think it's
00:47:26.17\00:47:28.08
obvious, like the
one I read in Chronicles.
00:47:28.08\00:47:29.84
So I know, deep subject,
there's no easy answer for that.
00:47:31.48\00:47:34.75
That's a great question.
00:47:34.75\00:47:36.02
All right, thank you, Michael.
00:47:37.35\00:47:38.25
Appreciate your call.
00:47:38.25\00:47:39.55
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Let me see here.
00:48:28.90\00:48:30.57
Oh, talk to Matthew in Canada.
00:48:30.57\00:48:32.91
Matthew, you're on the
air with "Bible Answers Live."
00:48:32.91\00:48:36.08
- [Matthew] Hi,
Doug, thanks for having me.
00:48:36.08\00:48:38.05
- Yes. - [Matthew] Question.
00:48:38.05\00:48:39.58
Before Jesus comes,
00:48:40.58\00:48:41.98
how many generation will
he alow to be living on earth?
00:48:41.98\00:48:45.89
Or how many generation
will any one experience?
00:48:45.89\00:48:48.29
- Well, when you say generation,
00:48:49.29\00:48:50.73
are you talking
about like 40 years?
00:48:50.73\00:48:54.46
The Bible kind of
tells us 40 years.
00:48:54.46\00:48:56.90
- [Matthew] Yes,
according to the Bible
00:48:58.50\00:48:59.53
40 years means a generation.
00:48:59.53\00:49:01.04
- How many of those-
00:49:01.04\00:49:02.10
- [Matthew] Will
any one experience?
00:49:02.10\00:49:03.44
- How many of those
between the first coming and...
00:49:03.44\00:49:05.21
- [Matthew] Will anyone
experience four or five?
00:49:05.21\00:49:07.11
- Oh, well, no, it's
already been clearly more
00:49:07.11\00:49:09.98
than four or five generations
since Jesus' first coming.
00:49:09.98\00:49:13.52
Is that what you're asking?
00:49:13.52\00:49:15.58
- [Matthew] So I'm saying,
00:49:15.58\00:49:16.99
will any one individual
experience four or five
00:49:16.99\00:49:20.69
generations? - No,
not too many people.
00:49:21.72\00:49:22.99
I think the
most is three gene...
00:49:22.99\00:49:25.23
Well, some people live and
see their great grandchildren.
00:49:25.23\00:49:29.96
A couple of rare individuals
00:49:29.96\00:49:31.83
have seen great,
great grandchildren.
00:49:31.83\00:49:34.34
But, I still don't know if
I'm answering your question.
00:49:34.34\00:49:37.97
- [Matthew] No, I want
to know how many generations
00:49:40.01\00:49:42.08
will there ever be before
Jesus comes the second time.
00:49:42.08\00:49:44.85
- No man knows the day or the
hour Matthew of Christ coming.
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So, we don't know
how many generations.
00:49:51.59\00:49:54.36
Jesus said, this
generation will not pass away
00:49:54.36\00:49:57.26
till these
things being fulfilled.
00:49:57.26\00:49:58.63
He was talking about the
destruction of the temple.
00:49:58.63\00:50:01.00
That happened 40 years
after Christ's prediction.
00:50:01.00\00:50:03.63
So that was one
generation, just as Jesus said,
00:50:03.63\00:50:05.90
this generation
would not pass away.
00:50:05.90\00:50:08.00
How many generations
from the first coming
00:50:08.00\00:50:09.84
to the second coming,
the Bible does not reveal.
00:50:09.84\00:50:12.67
So I hope that
helps a little bit.
00:50:12.67\00:50:15.04
All right, let's see here.
00:50:15.04\00:50:16.51
Looking, I got a couple time
for a couple more questions.
00:50:19.71\00:50:22.42
Josiah in New York,
00:50:22.42\00:50:23.92
you're on the air
with "Bible Answers Live."
00:50:23.92\00:50:26.19
Are you there?
00:50:27.99\00:50:29.09
Sometimes people
mute their phones.
00:50:29.09\00:50:30.23
Josiah, you are on the air.
00:50:30.23\00:50:31.93
There you go.
00:50:31.93\00:50:32.83
- [Josiah] Good
evening, how are you doing, sir?
00:50:34.73\00:50:35.76
- Doing great,
thank you for calling.
00:50:35.76\00:50:37.83
- [Josiah] Yes, I
have a question based
00:50:39.13\00:50:40.70
on the book of Revelation the
first chapter, verse 13 to 15.
00:50:40.70\00:50:45.04
- Okay.
00:50:46.64\00:50:47.94
- [Josiah] I
don't wanna read the...
00:50:47.94\00:50:48.48
When I read that
verse, and the question is,
00:50:50.11\00:50:54.28
the Bible clearly stated that
Jesus is a dark-skinned man.
00:50:55.75\00:51:00.26
So why is the
church portraying Christ
00:51:01.36\00:51:03.22
as a white-skinned man?
00:51:03.22\00:51:05.56
- Well, here it says
He's got skin like bronze.
00:51:07.03\00:51:10.20
So are you wondering about
00:51:10.20\00:51:11.93
what the ethnic color of
Jesus' skin is in Revelation?
00:51:11.93\00:51:15.44
- [Josiah] The
heart of my question is,
00:51:16.91\00:51:18.27
why do religion pushes that
Jesus is a so-called white man
00:51:18.27\00:51:23.18
when the Bible teaches
that He's a dark skinned man?
00:51:24.81\00:51:27.48
- Well, Jesus was a Jew.
00:51:29.12\00:51:31.09
Do you have any
problem with that?
00:51:31.09\00:51:32.85
- [Josiah] I have
no problem with that,
00:51:34.32\00:51:35.82
but the Jews of
today is not the Jews
00:51:35.82\00:51:38.29
of when Christ
walked around the earth.
00:51:38.29\00:51:41.00
- Well, there's no
question that the Jewish people
00:51:41.00\00:51:44.30
over the ages, they've
been scattered around the world.
00:51:44.30\00:51:46.84
There's probably
been some mixing.
00:51:46.84\00:51:49.24
By the way, I'm half Jewish,
anyway, my mother was Jewish.
00:51:51.64\00:51:54.51
- [Josiah] Based on what?
00:51:55.51\00:51:57.15
The Bible does not dictate
you're a Jew by your mother.
00:51:57.15\00:52:01.05
When you go to the
book of Numbers one verse 18
00:52:01.05\00:52:04.05
it says you are of
Jew by your father.
00:52:04.05\00:52:06.45
That's the reason today
you don't have a travel, Dana.
00:52:06.45\00:52:09.39
- What makes a
person a Jew today?
00:52:09.39\00:52:11.59
- [Josiah]
According to the Bible,
00:52:12.76\00:52:13.73
what's make a person a Jew,
00:52:13.73\00:52:15.73
they have to come from Kaza...
00:52:15.73\00:52:17.50
The term Jew is
from the tribe, Judah.
00:52:17.50\00:52:21.74
- Well, I mean, doesn't
Paul say that if you are Christ,
00:52:21.74\00:52:25.24
then you are Abraham's seed.
00:52:25.24\00:52:27.48
And doesn't the Bible
say that he is not a Jew
00:52:27.48\00:52:29.78
that is one outwardly, he
is a Jew who is one inwardly.
00:52:29.78\00:52:34.12
And circumcision is not
circumcision in the flesh,
00:52:34.12\00:52:36.52
it's circumcision of the spirit.
00:52:36.52\00:52:38.19
- [Josiah] Doug, in
the book of Galatians,
00:52:39.29\00:52:42.29
Paul explains to
you who are the Jews.
00:52:42.29\00:52:45.09
He never deviates
from the true Jews.
00:52:45.09\00:52:49.00
'Cuz when you go and-
00:52:49.00\00:52:49.93
- Is a person saved?
00:52:49.93\00:52:51.87
Now again, I wanna reiterate
00:52:51.87\00:52:53.84
that I come from
a Jewish background,
00:52:53.84\00:52:55.67
but I don't
believe a person is saved
00:52:55.67\00:52:57.51
because of their blood.
00:52:57.51\00:52:58.94
God is no respecter persons.
00:52:58.94\00:53:01.08
Do you believe
that a person is saved
00:53:01.08\00:53:02.44
because they're Jewish
or because they have faith?
00:53:02.44\00:53:04.58
- [Josiah] Yes, God
is a respecter of persons
00:53:04.58\00:53:07.18
because when you go
in the book of Genesis,
00:53:07.18\00:53:09.48
the ninth chapter
verse 18, God says,
00:53:09.48\00:53:10.99
"Jacob, that I
love, Esau that I hate."
00:53:13.52\00:53:15.92
So that's a respecter of person,
00:53:15.92\00:53:17.43
meaning God hates a
particular group of people.
00:53:17.43\00:53:20.86
And my other question
to you, who is Esau today?
00:53:20.86\00:53:23.77
'Cuz everybody
wants to be Jacob,
00:53:23.77\00:53:25.70
who is Esau today
and why the church
00:53:25.70\00:53:27.67
is not teaching the
biblical nationality?
00:53:27.67\00:53:31.14
- Well first, the
verse that you quoted there,
00:53:31.14\00:53:34.14
"Jacob I've loved
and Esau I've hated."
00:53:34.14\00:53:35.98
He's talking
about Israel I loved,
00:53:35.98\00:53:38.71
and the Edomites I
hated, because of the decisions-
00:53:38.71\00:53:41.82
- [Josiah] So who
were the Edomites?
00:53:41.82\00:53:43.15
- Well, it's because of
the decisions that Esau made
00:53:43.15\00:53:45.82
to go after the beans
instead of the birthright.
00:53:45.82\00:53:50.89
And so, if-
00:53:51.43\00:53:52.53
- [Josiah] No, that's
not what the verse said.
00:53:52.53\00:53:53.93
When you read-
00:53:53.93\00:53:55.03
- Well, no,
that's what Genesis says.
00:53:55.03\00:53:57.23
- Yeah, but Paul elaborates.
00:53:57.23\00:53:59.20
Paul said even before
the children were born,
00:53:59.20\00:54:01.94
God made his decision.
00:54:03.20\00:54:05.31
Before they were
even born knowing
00:54:05.31\00:54:06.94
to choose right
or wrong, he made-
00:54:06.94\00:54:08.91
- No, God foretold what they
would do before they were born.
00:54:08.91\00:54:12.81
And then we saw that
acted out in their lives.
00:54:12.81\00:54:15.02
But at the heart of
this, you just said something.
00:54:15.02\00:54:16.65
You said, God is a
respecter of person.
00:54:16.65\00:54:18.29
And Paul says, God is
no respecter of person.
00:54:18.29\00:54:20.72
Peter actually says that.
00:54:20.72\00:54:22.49
But whoever fears Him,
from every people, He loves.
00:54:22.49\00:54:26.90
If a person has faith in
Jesus, that's what saves them.
00:54:26.90\00:54:30.37
- [Josiah] What does that
mean, that Jacob that I love,
00:54:30.37\00:54:34.10
Esau that I hate?
00:54:34.10\00:54:35.20
Meaning God who
have a particular group
00:54:35.20\00:54:37.51
of people that he love.
00:54:37.51\00:54:38.81
Did he have a particular
group of people that he loved?
00:54:38.81\00:54:39.94
- Josiah, I don't wanna be rude.
00:54:39.94\00:54:42.71
I have to mute you just
because I got 30 seconds left,
00:54:42.71\00:54:45.98
and I wanna be able to sign off.
00:54:45.98\00:54:48.08
I hope...
00:54:48.08\00:54:49.15
And you're
welcome to call again,
00:54:49.15\00:54:50.25
and we can
finish this discussion,
00:54:50.25\00:54:52.05
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not gonna allow it.
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We're gonna be
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00:55:31.06\00:55:32.86
that have come in.
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All right, first question.
00:55:33.66\00:55:35.03
When Satan is deceiving
some people at the end of times,
00:55:35.03\00:55:38.10
when he is telling
everybody he is Jesus,
00:55:38.10\00:55:40.50
can Satan duplicate
Jesus' pierced hands?
00:55:40.50\00:55:43.74
Well, I think he can.
00:55:43.74\00:55:45.07
He's called the...
00:55:45.07\00:55:46.51
Second
Corinthians chapter 11 says,
00:55:46.51\00:55:48.28
Satan can be transformed
into an angel of light.
00:55:48.28\00:55:51.81
He can create illusions.
00:55:51.81\00:55:53.21
So if he's impersonating Christ,
00:55:53.21\00:55:55.18
if he wants to
impersonate Christ,
00:55:55.18\00:55:56.82
it's got some kind
of scars in his hands.
00:55:56.82\00:55:59.25
That would
probably be very impressive.
00:55:59.25\00:56:00.69
What Satan cannot reproduce
00:56:00.69\00:56:02.42
is coming in
the clouds of glory.
00:56:02.42\00:56:04.86
Jesus never touches the
ground again when He comes.
00:56:04.86\00:56:07.60
It says "We are caught
up to meet Him in the air."
00:56:07.60\00:56:10.10
So anybody walking
around on the ground
00:56:10.10\00:56:12.07
that says that they are Christ,
00:56:12.07\00:56:13.67
they're either
demonic or deluded,
00:56:14.70\00:56:18.24
but do not
follow any false Christ.
00:56:18.24\00:56:20.61
Let me see here.
00:56:21.64\00:56:22.98
Since Jesus is now in
heaven at the right hand of God
00:56:22.98\00:56:24.91
and no longer active on earth,
00:56:24.91\00:56:26.85
He left a
comforter who is active.
00:56:26.85\00:56:29.32
So we ask Jesus into our hearts
00:56:29.32\00:56:31.55
or is it the Holy Spirit
that comes into our hearts?
00:56:31.55\00:56:34.12
Christ comes into our
hearts through the Holy Spirit.
00:56:34.12\00:56:37.09
Jesus said that, "I'm going.
00:56:37.09\00:56:38.89
And it's expedient that I go.
00:56:38.89\00:56:40.16
The Holy Spirit will come."
00:56:40.16\00:56:41.83
And then he promises, "I am
with you everywhere you go."
00:56:41.83\00:56:44.90
How is He with us?
00:56:44.90\00:56:46.00
Through the person
of God, the Spirit,
00:56:46.00\00:56:48.04
we have the presence of Christ.
00:56:48.04\00:56:49.30
Jesus says He will
declare all things to you.
00:56:49.30\00:56:52.44
The Spirit gives us the
very presence of Christ.
00:56:52.44\00:56:55.14
You will sense Jesus
with you in God, the Spirit,
00:56:55.14\00:56:58.11
'cuz God is one.
00:56:58.11\00:56:59.75
Show me one unequivocal or
equivocal sentence in the Bible
00:56:59.75\00:57:03.55
where Jesus says, "I am
God," and we must worship Him.
00:57:03.55\00:57:07.12
Well, there is no
verse where he says,
00:57:07.12\00:57:08.36
"I am God, we must worship Him".
00:57:08.36\00:57:10.23
But it does tell
about people worshiping Him.
00:57:10.23\00:57:12.93
You read in
Hebrews where it says
00:57:12.93\00:57:14.20
even the angels worship Him.
00:57:14.20\00:57:15.53
The Bible says in
the 10 commandments,
00:57:15.53\00:57:17.93
we are to worship only
God, Jesus must be God.
00:57:17.93\00:57:21.60
The Bible says only God knows
the thoughts of men's hearts.
00:57:21.60\00:57:24.61
Yet Jesus new people's thoughts.
00:57:24.61\00:57:26.84
Jesus must be God.
00:57:26.84\00:57:28.14
The Bible says there
is one God and Savior.
00:57:28.14\00:57:30.68
Jesus is our Savior.
00:57:30.68\00:57:32.21
Jesus must be God.
00:57:32.21\00:57:33.62
And you can read
where he rose from the dead,
00:57:33.62\00:57:36.08
He said, "All hail," and the
disciples held Him by the feet
00:57:36.08\00:57:39.15
and worshiped Him.
00:57:39.15\00:57:40.99
He received that worship.
00:57:40.99\00:57:42.72
Unless He was God,
00:57:42.72\00:57:43.83
they were breaking
the commandments of God.
00:57:43.83\00:57:45.99
So yes, Jesus is God.
00:57:45.99\00:57:47.30
He said in John
chapter eight, "I am.
00:57:47.30\00:57:49.53
Before Abraham was, I am."
00:57:49.53\00:57:51.93
That's the same
name that Moses used
00:57:51.93\00:57:54.54
or God gave to Moses rather.
00:57:54.54\00:57:56.91
All right, let me say,
is there a verse that says,
00:57:56.91\00:58:00.31
"God gives us the freedom
of choice and also the angels."
00:58:00.31\00:58:05.25
When it says, "Choose you
this