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Now, here's your host from
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Pastor Doug Batchelor.
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- Hello, friends.
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Would you like to
hear an amazing fact?
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In 2015, Guinness World Records
identified Mawsynram, India,
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as the wettest place on earth.
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The region, about
4,600 feet above sea level,
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receives rainfall
of 449 inches annually.
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That's almost 40
feet of rain a year,
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more than three times
as much as Hilo, Hawaii,
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which is the wettest
place in the United States.
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And that's just their average.
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In 1985, the region
experience a record busting,
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1000 inches of rain.
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The area is blessed with
incredible flora and fauna,
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but you better bring
your umbrella year round.
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The torrential rains are caused
by warm moist winds carried
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from the bay of Bengal, that
are funneled into a narrow zone
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of cool air
over the Khasi Hills,
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thus continually transforming
the moisture into mist
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and rain clouds.
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And it doesn't
just rain, it pours.
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Any house with a tin
roof becomes so loud,
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it's virtually impossible
to have a conversation.
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Many homes and schools use
grass roofs to quiet the roar
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when it rains in a heavy way.
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During the monsoon season,
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it's not
uncommon to have 40 days
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of unrelenting
rain in Mawsynram.
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Fortunately, the land
is steep and well drained,
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so it never floods.
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I even heard Pastor Ross,
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they actually have
trouble getting drinking water,
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because it rains so much and
it all just runs down the hill.
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They've not been able
to build a containing pond.
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What do they say?
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Water, water everywhere
and not a drop to drink.
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- Right.
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Well you know, Pastor, we
were just talking about here.
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You have a place that has
so much water, so much rain,
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and then you have
other places on the planet
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that is just dying for rain.
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I mean, think
California and the Western part
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of the United
States, it's been dry.
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And, of course, you
have fires as a result.
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And yet there's some places
that just have a lot of rain.
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Of course, you've
been in Hawaii, I have,
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we've been in Hilo.
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And it does rain there
a lot, almost every day.
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When I was there, it rained.
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- It's very
common in the afternoon.
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The clouds gather and it rains.
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And I was there once on
vacation with our family
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when it was a vacation.
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And Hawaii had experienced
40 days and 40 nights of rain.
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It wasn't continual,
but for 40 days it rained,
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which makes us think of
what story in the Bible?
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- Whenever you talk
about 40 days of rain,
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you think of Noah and the flood.
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Now, of course, fortunately,
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we're not gonna
have a worldwide flood,
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but yes, our 40 days of
rain, you think of Noah.
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But Noah is also
used in the Bible,
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not only connected
with rain, Pastor Doug,
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but he's also used
with sort of our time
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and things that are taking
place just before Jesus comes.
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- Yeah, the Lord said that
as it was in the days of Noah,
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the conditions that
brought on the destruction
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of the world back
then will be replicated.
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And the Bible tells us
that violence filled the world
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at that time.
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Of course, we've got war
and violence on the streets
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and on the battle
front, as well as immorality.
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And Jesus said, "The days
would be like the days of Noah
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and the days of Lot,"
meaning Sodom and Gamora.
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And that kind of describes
conditions in the world today.
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You can read this in Luke 17:26.
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Jesus is speaking and He said,
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"As it was in the days of Noah,
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so will it be also in
the days of the Son of man.
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They ate and they
drank, they married wives,
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they were given in marriage."
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Not that there's anything
wrong with eating and drinking.
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He's talking about, to excess.
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Marrying wives and
giving in marriage and divorce,
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it's talking about.
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"Until the day that
Noah entered the ark
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and the flood came
and destroyed them all."
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So, they did not know
both in Sodom and Gamora,
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and among the people
living in Noah's day,
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the sun was shining for
seven days before the flood.
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And then boom, it happened.
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And Jesus tells us one of the
shortest verses in the Bible.
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He says, "Speaking of the
last days, remember Lot's wife."
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The people then didn't
know it was their last night,
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their last day.
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And we've got an offer
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That's 800-463-7297.
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Now, Pastor Doug, we were
just talking before the program.
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We mentioned we
haven't had a chance
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to actually do a
live program on and off
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for a couple of weeks,
but it's good to be back.
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And finally, we're able to
take these Bible questions.
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It's sort of an
international Bible study.
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- Amen.
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- So if you have a Bible
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call 800-463-7297.
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Well, before we go
to the phone lines,
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we always like to start
with the word of prayer.
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So we'll do that now.
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Dear Father, we thank
You for Your Word, the Bible.
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We thank You for the opportunity
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to be able to study together.
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And Lord, we ask Your
blessing upon this program
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and also those who are listening
wherever they might be.
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Lead us into a clearer
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and a fuller
understanding of the Bible.
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We ask this in
Jesus' name, Amen.
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- Amen.
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- All right, we're
gonna go to the phone lines.
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Our first call this evening
is Glen listening in Ohio.
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Glen, welcome to the program.
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- [Glen] Good
evening, Gentlemen.
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Thank you very
much for taking my call.
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And it concerns the question
of a translation of the Bible,
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which means much to me.
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And I think it's a
significant mistranslation.
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It's First John 5:18.
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There's two
sections to the verse.
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In King James it says, "He who
is born of God does not sin."
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But I heard a translation
the other day on Radio 74
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that said, "He that
abideth with God does not sin."
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And I think that
it's diluting the truth.
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And that's when
one is born again.
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And my question is the
validity of that translation.
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- Yeah, well there's of course,
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several translations
translate this differently.
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I typically read the
King James or New King James.
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You got me curious,
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and I opened up the
English standard version.
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And here it reads,
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"We know that
everyone who has been born
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of God does not keep on sinning,
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but he who is born
of God protects him
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and the evil one
does not touch him."
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And so, I think when I've
looked at this first before,
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and Pastor Ross
may also know about it,
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the verb that is
used there for sin
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is talking about practicing sin.
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So when we're born again,
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we do not live a
life of practicing sin.
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It doesn't mean that
if a person is born again,
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that they are incapable of sin
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or they may not
stumble and fall.
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So, does that make sense?
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- [Glen] You have the second
part of that that says that,
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"He that has begotten
of God keepeth himself
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that the evil
won't touch him not."
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And it doesn't sound like
there's that much difference
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between the first
part and the second part,
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if you relate the first part to,
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that is not continue to sin.
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And being born of God,
to me, is the ultimate.
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And I understand that
some people even goes so far
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as to translate that he
who is born of God cannot sin.
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And that sounds to be
the truth to the matter.
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Once you're born of God,
there's no sin to be done.
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It makes a lot of sense to me.
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And when I heard
that it diluted that truth
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about when one is born again.
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- Yeah, well, in the King James,
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"We know that whoever
is born of God sinneth not,
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but he that has
begotten of God keeps himself
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that the wicked
one touches him not."
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And I think that's
just telling us that
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when a person is born again,
they do not live a life of sin.
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But again, I don't think
you can use this verse to say
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that once a
person is born again,
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they are sinless from
then until their death
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or Jesus returns.
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So, is that what
you're wondering?
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Or, are you saying that?
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- [Glen] Well, I think that
the thing that's diluted is,
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me personally, I
believe that a person is saved
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and born again like Shelah was,
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and that's by a resurrection
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and that's gonna be
at the second coming.
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And from that point forward,
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we're eternally
secure and there's no way
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when you're born of God,
there's no more sin there.
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That's my thinking.
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- Okay.
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- Yeah, I mean, the
point you're mentioning there,
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talking about the resurrection,
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I think we're all
in agreement there.
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That when Jesus comes
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and the dead in
Christ are resurrected,
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absolutely, sin is no more.
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Eventually, there is
the final destruction of sin
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and sinners, but we can be
spiritually born again now.
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We can be set free.
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Jesus said, "If
the Son sets you free,
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you shall be free indeed."
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But once again, the
Bible also warns us that says,
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"Let him who thinks he stands
takes heed, lest he fall."
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Peter said, "Lord, I'm ready
to go to prison and to death."
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And then we find out a
little lady in the same chapter,
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he denies Christ.
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So we can never be
self-conscious and think
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somehow, or we can
overcome in our own strength.
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It is Christ that works in us.
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So we've gotta
keep trusting in him.
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- We have a book that, I
think, would answer this.
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It gives a really balanced view
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and it's got a
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"Is It Possible to
Live Without Sinning?"
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And Joe Cruz, the
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he goes through the scriptures
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and talks about what it
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And he deals with the
subject of sinlessness as well.
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So folks would
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It's a book called,
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"Is It Possible to
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We'll be able to send that
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If you're
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you'd like to read the book,
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just go to the Amazing
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And you can read it
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Thanks for your call, Glen.
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We've got Brittany
listening in California.
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Brittany,
welcome to the program.
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- [Brittany] Hey.
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- Hi, thanks for calling.
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And your question.
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- [Brittany]
Yeah, my question is,
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why is the name
Malchus only in John's gospel
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and not in the others?
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- My guess is, when you
read the gospel of John,
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John seems to have
more personal information
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on what's happening
with the court and the trial.
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Because you'll read
that the other disciples
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for Christ had fled.
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Peter, he stayed outside
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with the servants
of the high priest.
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John knew somebody that
was related to the high priest.
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He went in.
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He saw these things firsthand.
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He gives a little more
information about what was the
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name of the servant
that had his ear whacked off.
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But that's my understanding.
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- I think he's just adding
some additional details there
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as to who this person was.
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You wonder, Pastor, that
the Bible doesn't tell us,
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but you wonder to
have your ear cut off
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and then healed
miraculously by Jesus.
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Did this Malchus
ever become a believer?
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I don't know.
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The Bible does say
that there were priests
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that eventually became believers
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after Christ rose from the dead
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through the
preaching of the apostles.
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So we don't
know if this Malchus,
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a servant of one of the priests,
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the high priests'
servant, the Bible doesn't say.
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- His name, I just
looked it up out of curiosity.
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The name Malchus
means the counselor.
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Means, a reigning counselor.
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Interesting.
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- All right, well,
thanks your call, Brittany.
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We've got Caleb
listening in New York.
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Caleb, welcome to the program.
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- [Caleb] Hello, thank you
Pastor Ross and Pastor Doug.
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Thank you for
picking up my call.
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- Thanks for calling.
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- [Caleb] So, my question is,
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I had a dream the other
night that really scares me.
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I wonder if, does God
speak to us in dreams?
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Because as you know,
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the return of Christ is
described in the Bible as a
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wedding, and we are the
church of the bride room.
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And the other
night I had a dream.
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And my brother,
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I have a brother who
is not really religious.
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He doesn't really go to church,
which I'm not judging him.
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I'm no better than him.
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But I had a dream we
were supposed to go a wedding.
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And he made it
there and I was late.
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I was running late.
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And I've been
nervous about this.
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And I was running late.
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The dream ended, I
don't know if I made it.
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I was just wondering, is
that a sign of God telling me,
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get my life together,
or is this sign saying,
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I may not make it to heaven?
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Does God do that?
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Would He do that?
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- Let me give you a scripture.
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Of course, I'm not
gonna claim I've got the gift
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of interpretation,
but it does tell us
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in the book of Joel chapter two,
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and you'll look at verse 28.
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"And it'll come
to pass afterward
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that I will pour out
my spirit on all flesh
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and your son's and your
daughters will prophesy.
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Your old men will dream dreams.
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And your young
men will see visions."
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So, having dreams
or God giving dreams,
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there's nothing in
the Bible that tells us
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that God has ever
curtailed that ability
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to speak to
people through dreams.
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I mean, he spoke to
Joseph through a dream.
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God even spoke to Pontius Pilate
through a dream and said...
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No, his wife rather.
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And Pilate's wife was told,
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"Have nothing to do
with that just man."
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And she wasn't a Christian.
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So God can certainly
speak to you through dreams.
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And maybe the Lord
is telling you that...
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Yeah, I don't think God
would give you a dream just
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to tell you you're doomed.
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He'd probably would give
you a dream to tell you that
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this could be your fate
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if you don't repent
and come back to Him.
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But like I said, I'm not gonna
pretend I'm Daniel or Joseph
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and I understand
what that dream means.
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That'd be
between you and the Lord.
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But yes, the Bible says,
God does speak through dreams.
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- And there's
different times in our life,
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probably that we can look back
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and we can see how
God was speaking to us.
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Maybe through a friend,
maybe through circumstances,
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maybe through a
dream or an impression.
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And it's God wanting
to get our attention,
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trying to warn us saying,
"You're doing something wrong."
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Or, "Repent."
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Or, "This is the
way I want you to go."
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So, I think we need
to be sensitive to that.
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Of course, we've gotta test
everything by the Word of God.
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I mean, you don't have a dream.
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And then if it
contradicts the Bible say,
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"Well, this must be God."
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No, God will never
contradict the Bible.
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- That's right.
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- But we do want
be sensitive to that.
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- Yeah.
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I've heard a number of
testimonies in recent years.
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And this is not what
you base your theology on,
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of people like for
instance, in Islam.
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And someone will have a dream.
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And the Lord speaks to Him
and says, Jesus appears to them.
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And they had no inclination.
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They weren't reading the Bible.
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And He says, "I am the
truth, read the Bible."
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And they say,
"God gave me a dream."
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And it brings them to the Lord.
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It's hard to question that.
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I mean, it
seems like it's valid.
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- All right, well,
thanks to your call, Caleb.
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Again, friends, if
you have a Bible question,
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the phone line is 800-463-7297.
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That'll get you
right here in the studio.
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800-463-7297.
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We've got Aaron
listening in North Dakota.
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Aaron, welcome to the program.
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- [Aaron] Hey, thank
you. - Thank you for calling.
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- [Aaron] I had a quick
question in Matthew 24:20.
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It says, "And pray that
your flight may not be in winter
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or on the Sabbath."
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It's obvious that you don't
wanna be running in the winter,
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but why would you not
wanna run on the Sabbath?
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- Well, for one thing,
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the Sabbath is
supposed to be a day of rest.
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You wouldn't want it
to be a day of anxiety
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and fleeing for your life.
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So it would sort
of be the antithesis
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of the purpose of the Sabbath.
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You don't wanna be in
a situation where you're
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challenged with
that kind of decision.
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Soldiers are ready to
go to war, but in Israel,
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they really don't like
going to war on Sabbath,
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but they will, if they have to.
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And I've heard people say
that this is a dual prophecy,
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because sometimes on Sabbath,
it talks about Nehemiah.
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They threaten to
shut the gates on Sabbath
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because the people were going
out and buying and selling.
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I don't think that's the
best argument for this verse
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because Jesus is looking
down in history, hundreds,
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if not thousands of years.
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So, I think
mainly it's just saying,
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fleeing for your life is
not a good restful practice.
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- And in the
immediate context of the verse
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is talking about the
destruction of Jerusalem,
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where the Romans
surrounded the city.
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And the idea that the gate
would be open during the week
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and then closed on the Sabbath.
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Well, that
doesn't really make sense.
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If the enemy's
outside the walls,
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the gate would've
been closed all the time.
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So, this wasn't
just an admonition
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that pray that you don't
have to flee on the Sabbath
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because the
gate would be closed.
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But rather, the idea is,
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if you're gonna gonna
be keeping the Sabbath,
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which the disciples of Christ
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and the Christians were to be
doing, and this is some 70 AD,
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it means that the
Sabbath was still a special day
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to have worship in communion.
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And so it has
relevance and importance.
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- Right.
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And not in the winter
because there's no food
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in the fields to
glean or harvest.
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- And according to
history, Pastor Doug,
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I don't believe the Christians
who recognize that sign
00:18:09.35\00:18:12.65
and listened to
the words of Jesus,
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when it came time for
them to flee from Jerusalem,
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history bears fact that
they didn't have to flee
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in winter,
neither on the Sabbath.
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So they praises were answered.
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God took care of
them. - That's right.
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- Next caller
that we have is Juan,
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listening from Massachusetts.
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Juan, welcome to the program.
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- [Juan] Hi, thank you guys.
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First, I wanna say I'm a big fan
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of Pastor
Batchelor and you Ross.
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And I pray that God
keeps blessing you both.
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- Thank you.
00:18:39.28\00:18:40.18
- [Juan] So my question is,
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is it possible in
today's day and age
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to be translated into
heaven before Jesus comes
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like Enoch and Elijah did?
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- Well, the Bible says all
things are possible with God.
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That would
certainly be the exception.
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The rule is, it's
appointed under man wants
00:19:03.64\00:19:05.51
to die in the
judgment, unless you're alive
00:19:05.51\00:19:07.41
when the Lord returns.
00:19:07.41\00:19:08.71
Someone might be caught up
in vision, just as John was,
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and prophets may be
shown a vision of heaven,
00:19:15.78\00:19:17.99
but to literally be
taken up like Enoch,
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I don't anticipate
that's gonna happen very much
00:19:22.52\00:19:24.59
in the last days.
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Especially now,
'cuz people would assume
00:19:25.86\00:19:27.56
that the secret
rapture had taken place,
00:19:27.56\00:19:29.86
and only one person was ready.
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So, anyway, any
thoughts on that?
00:19:32.53\00:19:35.24
- Yeah, I'm just
gonna add to that.
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It's significant that
Elijah was taken to heaven,
00:19:36.81\00:19:39.61
and that Moses who
died and was resurrected
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and was taken to heaven,
and they served as types.
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For the second coming
when Christ comes again,
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you'll have those who'll be
translated without seeing death,
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symbolized by Elijah.
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And you have those who are
resurrected symbolized by Moses.
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- And Enoch, it says, he
was the seventh from Adam.
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- And he was taken up.
00:19:56.52\00:19:58.19
- So he's like the
last generation that he's
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resurrected. - That's right.
- So they're all three types.
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- Mm-hmm. - Yeah.
00:20:00.46\00:20:01.36
- There's significance to that.
00:20:01.36\00:20:02.63
- So God doesn't
really need the types anymore.
00:20:02.63\00:20:03.97
So probably not.
00:20:03.97\00:20:05.17
- Yeah, I mean, I
think we close enough
00:20:05.17\00:20:06.94
to the end of time now that-
00:20:06.94\00:20:08.17
- You just wait
for the real time.
00:20:08.17\00:20:08.97
- Just wait, yeah.
00:20:08.97\00:20:10.14
- That's right. -
We're almost there.
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All right, thank
you for your call, Juan.
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We've got Phil
listening in Arizona.
00:20:13.04\00:20:15.71
Phil, welcome to the program.
00:20:15.71\00:20:17.71
- [Phil] Thank you.
00:20:17.71\00:20:19.61
I just wanna
thank both of you guys
00:20:19.61\00:20:20.75
for your program you present.
00:20:20.75\00:20:22.35
It's been so helpful for me.
00:20:22.35\00:20:24.09
My question is the
question of speaking in tongues.
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I've been told
that it's evidence
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that you have the Holy Spirit
00:20:31.46\00:20:33.66
and it's
something that it's needed.
00:20:33.66\00:20:36.70
I guess it's proof
of the Holy Spirit.
00:20:36.70\00:20:38.70
I've heard people that
were speaking in tongues,
00:20:38.70\00:20:41.47
but couldn't
understand what they're saying.
00:20:41.47\00:20:44.57
And there was no
one there pretty much
00:20:44.57\00:20:46.24
to interpreted
to what's going on.
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I thought it was more
along the lines I read in Acts
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that there was a
myriad of people there
00:20:51.51\00:20:53.65
at the times of
speaking different languages
00:20:53.65\00:20:55.72
and they were to
talk to all of them
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in their native tongues.
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So, if you can explain
that to me, I'll appreciate it.
00:20:58.82\00:21:01.49
- Yeah, speaking in
tongues is a gift of the Spirit
00:21:01.49\00:21:04.56
that is often misunderstood.
00:21:04.56\00:21:06.46
To make it very
simple, Jesus told the apostles
00:21:07.66\00:21:10.50
and you'll read
this in Mark chapter 16.
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He said, "You will
speak with other tongues."
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The Holy Spirit
would come on 'em
00:21:15.40\00:21:16.81
and one of the signs would be,
00:21:16.81\00:21:18.01
they would speak
with other tongues.
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What does that mean?
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Well, they were bright,
but not formally educated.
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And very few of them
spoke other languages.
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They all probably spoke Aramaic,
00:21:27.62\00:21:29.28
maybe a little
bit of Latin and Greek
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'cuz they were
occupied by those two forces.
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But on the day of Pentecost,
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the Lord
miraculously gave the apostles
00:21:37.29\00:21:40.33
and those in the upper room,
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the ability to speak
in other foreign tongues.
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Meaning, tongues
of people in the world
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that they had not
formally studied or known
00:21:47.54\00:21:49.80
because they were visiting Jews
00:21:49.80\00:21:51.44
from every nation under heaven.
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This is Acts chapter two.
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In Jerusalem,
worshiping on Pentecost,
00:21:54.11\00:21:56.71
they heard the disciple
speaking in their tongues
00:21:56.71\00:21:59.68
from the countries
where they had come,
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and they accepted Jesus
and then took the gospel back
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with them to
these other countries.
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So it was a brilliant
way to spread the gospel.
00:22:06.89\00:22:08.86
They didn't have time to go
00:22:08.86\00:22:10.13
through a cram
course in foreign languages.
00:22:10.13\00:22:12.86
The Holy Spirit
gave them this ability.
00:22:12.86\00:22:14.76
And when you read in
First Corinthians 14,
00:22:16.26\00:22:19.30
it makes an emphasis
there that we're really not
00:22:19.30\00:22:22.17
to be speaking unless people
understand what we're saying.
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Paul said, "I'd
rather say five words
00:22:25.91\00:22:27.58
with my understanding
that I might instruct others,
00:22:27.58\00:22:29.98
than 10,000 in
an unknown tongue."
00:22:29.98\00:22:32.51
And he says, "If the trumpet
makes an uncertain sound,
00:22:32.51\00:22:35.22
who will prepare for the battle?
00:22:35.22\00:22:37.39
And if you're going to
speak in a different language,
00:22:37.39\00:22:39.79
make sure that it's translated,
00:22:39.79\00:22:42.19
and you may need
two translators."
00:22:42.19\00:22:44.23
And he's talking to
the Corinthian church
00:22:44.23\00:22:45.76
where there are
multiple language groups there,
00:22:45.76\00:22:48.16
and the services had
become very confusing.
00:22:48.16\00:22:50.53
And so, Paul only addressed
the speaking in tongues here
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in First Corinthians.
00:22:53.34\00:22:54.34
Peter never talks about it.
00:22:55.40\00:22:56.87
John never talks about it.
00:22:58.27\00:22:59.87
Matthew never talks about it.
00:22:59.87\00:23:01.14
Luke never, other
than Acts chapter two.
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Luke doesn't talk about it.
00:23:03.81\00:23:04.78
I guess Acts 10 and Acts 19 tell
00:23:04.78\00:23:07.78
of a case where
they spoke in tongues,
00:23:07.78\00:23:09.88
but there are other
language groups present.
00:23:09.88\00:23:12.12
So, the fruit of the
spirit is not tongues.
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The evidence of the Spirit
are the gifts of the Spirit.
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Love, joy.
00:23:18.36\00:23:19.63
Jesus said, "You'll
know them, not by the fruits,
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but by the gifts."
00:23:20.96\00:23:22.43
Love, joy, peace.
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Galatians chapter five
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is where you find
the gifts of the spirit.
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That's the evidence
for the Holy Spirit.
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- And if you think
of the word, tongue,
00:23:28.97\00:23:30.27
just think of the word language.
00:23:30.27\00:23:31.74
And the purpose of a
language is to communicate.
00:23:31.74\00:23:34.18
And in this case, it's
communicating the gospel.
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- [Doug] Right.
00:23:36.38\00:23:37.78
- And it was
demonstrating in a beautiful way
00:23:37.78\00:23:38.68
there on Pentecost,
00:23:38.68\00:23:39.95
we had representatives
from the whole realm.
00:23:39.95\00:23:42.28
They heard them preach the
gospel in their own language.
00:23:42.28\00:23:44.69
They were were able to
take it back and share it.
00:23:44.69\00:23:46.89
And Pastor Doug,
00:23:46.89\00:23:48.12
are there still needs
today for the same gift?
00:23:48.12\00:23:50.89
The gift of tongues?
00:23:50.89\00:23:51.96
Is that still relevant
00:23:51.96\00:23:53.70
or does God not give
the gift of tongues anymore?
00:23:53.70\00:23:56.43
Or does He give it
in a different way?
00:23:56.43\00:23:58.67
- Well, sometimes I think
people get the gift of tongues
00:23:58.67\00:24:00.77
in a practical sense in that
they've got a natural ability
00:24:00.77\00:24:04.44
for languages and
they're blessed with the ability
00:24:04.44\00:24:07.64
to translate and speak.
00:24:07.64\00:24:10.35
I saw some people in
church just yesterday
00:24:10.35\00:24:12.91
that they spoke
like four languages.
00:24:12.91\00:24:15.88
And it's always
very impressive to me
00:24:15.88\00:24:18.05
when people have that gift.
00:24:18.05\00:24:20.09
I did an amazing
fact one time about a man
00:24:21.26\00:24:22.89
that spoke about 100 languages.
00:24:22.89\00:24:24.73
They just picked it up
and had a photographic memory.
00:24:26.19\00:24:28.96
Anyway, we have a book on that,
00:24:28.96\00:24:30.27
that talks about
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00:24:52.22\00:24:53.76
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00:24:56.93\00:24:58.79
And I believe, Pastor Doug,
00:24:58.79\00:25:00.06
you've got a sermon
dealing with the subject
00:25:00.06\00:25:01.76
of speaking in tongues.
00:25:01.76\00:25:03.20
What does the Bible
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00:25:03.20\00:25:05.20
And that's available even
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00:25:05.20\00:25:07.80
and just type in Doug
Batchelor, speaking in tongues.
00:25:07.80\00:25:10.07
And I think-
00:25:10.07\00:25:11.57
- Probably something
like that, and it'll come up.
00:25:11.57\00:25:12.84
It's amazing to
me how Google works.
00:25:12.84\00:25:14.31
- I know, to find this stuff.
00:25:14.31\00:25:15.71
Yeah, absolutely.
00:25:15.71\00:25:16.95
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00:31:14.90\00:31:17.41
Joe, welcome to the
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00:31:17.41\00:31:20.71
Thank you so much
for taking my call.
00:31:20.71\00:31:22.34
- Yes, sir.
00:31:22.34\00:31:23.18
- [Joe] Yeah, so
my question refers
00:31:24.35\00:31:26.38
to Proverbs chapter
eight verse 22 to 31.
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I'll start here.
00:31:33.05\00:31:34.52
It says, "The Lord possessed
me in the beginning of his way,
00:31:34.52\00:31:37.33
before his works of old.
00:31:37.33\00:31:39.36
I will set up from
everlasting from the beginning,
00:31:39.36\00:31:42.00
wherever the earth was."
00:31:42.90\00:31:44.17
So I understand
as Jesus is Lord.
00:31:44.17\00:31:47.37
And this is Lord
speaking right here.
00:31:48.54\00:31:51.54
So, who did the Lord possess?
00:31:52.51\00:31:54.14
I'm having trouble
understanding that passage.
00:31:55.48\00:31:57.85
- Do not be trouble.
00:31:57.85\00:31:59.21
Jesus said, "Let not
your heart be trouble."
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John chapter 14.
00:32:01.18\00:32:03.05
Let's go back to the
first verse in chapter eight.
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And here, Solomon, this is a
whole soliloquy about wisdom.
00:32:06.69\00:32:11.23
And what you're
reading is part of this.
00:32:11.23\00:32:13.63
Notice it says,
"Does not wisdom cry out,
00:32:13.63\00:32:16.26
and understanding
lift up her voice?
00:32:16.26\00:32:18.77
She takes her
stand on the high hill."
00:32:18.77\00:32:21.30
He goes through and he compares
wisdom to several things.
00:32:21.30\00:32:24.01
He compares wisdom to a woman.
00:32:24.01\00:32:25.24
He compares wisdom to a son.
00:32:25.24\00:32:27.24
And so, the whole
passage is talking about wisdom.
00:32:27.24\00:32:30.08
This is not talking
about God creating Jesus.
00:32:30.08\00:32:34.85
It's just talking
about the attributes.
00:32:34.85\00:32:36.45
"My fruit," if you look at
verse 19, "Is better than gold,
00:32:36.45\00:32:38.99
yes, than fine gold and
revenue of choice silver.
00:32:38.99\00:32:41.42
The Lord possessed me in
the beginning of his way."
00:32:41.42\00:32:43.59
Now I'm in verse 22,
talking about wisdom.
00:32:43.59\00:32:45.73
"Before his works of old,
00:32:45.73\00:32:47.36
I've been established
from everlasting, from the
00:32:47.36\00:32:50.23
beginning." This
is all about wisdom.
00:32:50.23\00:32:52.00
And people sometimes
just read these verses
00:32:52.00\00:32:54.84
and they don't realize
that this is a whole passage,
00:32:54.84\00:32:57.31
talking about how
valuable wisdom is.
00:32:57.31\00:33:00.64
Of course coming from Solomon,
00:33:01.51\00:33:02.78
the wisest king,
that would be appropriate.
00:33:02.78\00:33:04.68
Does that make sense?
00:33:05.98\00:33:07.38
- Yeah, it makes a
lot of sense, thank you.
00:33:09.58\00:33:11.09
- All right, hey,
thank you so much.
00:33:11.09\00:33:13.15
- Next caller that we have
Steve listening from Missouri.
00:33:13.15\00:33:15.69
Steve, welcome to the program.
00:33:15.69\00:33:17.19
- [Steve] Yes,
thank you, pastors.
00:33:18.29\00:33:20.33
My question is, I'm confused
about the city of David.
00:33:20.33\00:33:24.53
In Old Testament,
seems like it was Jerusalem.
00:33:24.53\00:33:27.74
When he conquered Jerusalem,
00:33:29.07\00:33:31.04
it said it became
the city of David.
00:33:31.04\00:33:32.94
And then when we go to Luke,
00:33:32.94\00:33:35.01
I think is when the angels
are talking to the shepherds.
00:33:35.01\00:33:37.18
It says, "Your savior is
born in the city of David,"
00:33:37.18\00:33:40.42
and then that's Bethlehem.
00:33:40.42\00:33:42.15
So can you clear that up for me?
00:33:42.15\00:33:44.25
- Yeah, you've asked a good
question that I've had myself.
00:33:44.25\00:33:46.59
Yeah, I wish I could say
that I know all the answers,
00:33:46.59\00:33:49.96
but I've noticed that
also sometimes it refers
00:33:49.96\00:33:52.79
to as Jerusalem
as the city of David.
00:33:52.79\00:33:54.60
Sometimes, or one
time, or a couple times,
00:33:54.60\00:33:56.77
it talks about David being,
of course, born in Bethlehem,
00:33:56.77\00:33:59.57
Jesus born in the city of David,
00:33:59.57\00:34:01.77
meaning where David was born.
00:34:01.77\00:34:04.07
David wanted his
capital to be in Jerusalem,
00:34:04.07\00:34:06.78
and then keep in mind Bethlehem
is not far from Jerusalem.
00:34:06.78\00:34:10.55
So the phrase, city of
David, is used for both cities.
00:34:10.55\00:34:15.05
That's the only
way I can answer that.
00:34:15.05\00:34:17.39
- And just to add to that,
00:34:17.39\00:34:18.55
I think the
phrase, city of David,
00:34:18.55\00:34:20.06
with reference to Jerusalem,
was the temporary name.
00:34:20.06\00:34:22.79
Because it was conquered.
00:34:22.79\00:34:24.23
The old Jebusite
fortress conquered by David,
00:34:24.23\00:34:26.33
named at the city of David.
00:34:26.33\00:34:27.86
But it didn't take long before
it became known as Jerusalem.
00:34:27.86\00:34:30.63
And then once it was
sort of adopted as Jerusalem,
00:34:30.63\00:34:34.24
rarely is it referred as
the city of David anymore.
00:34:34.24\00:34:37.41
It served as Jerusalem,
00:34:37.41\00:34:38.77
especially when the
temple was built there,
00:34:38.77\00:34:40.41
as the dwelling place of God.
00:34:40.41\00:34:41.98
So the city of David
from that time onwards,
00:34:41.98\00:34:44.08
seems to be more
related to Bethlehem,
00:34:44.08\00:34:46.78
the birthplace of
David, than actually Jerusalem.
00:34:46.78\00:34:49.25
'Cuz Jerusalem replaced
the city of David, so to speak.
00:34:49.25\00:34:52.19
- [Steve] Where
was David buried?
00:34:53.99\00:34:55.59
They buried all the
Kings in the city of David.
00:34:55.59\00:34:58.29
I thought they said that too.
00:34:58.29\00:34:59.49
- Yeah, David is
buried in Jerusalem.
00:34:59.49\00:35:00.96
- In Jerusalem. -
[Steve] In Jerusalem, okay.
00:35:00.96\00:35:02.90
- So they do refer to it,
even after the death of David,
00:35:02.90\00:35:05.43
sometimes they refer to
Jerusalem as the city of David.
00:35:05.43\00:35:08.80
'Cuz it was the city
he chose as the capital
00:35:08.80\00:35:12.07
and where he chose
to build the temple.
00:35:12.07\00:35:13.74
That was the love of his heart
00:35:13.74\00:35:15.68
is to have a
temple for God's glory.
00:35:15.68\00:35:18.28
So I've studied this
00:35:18.28\00:35:20.12
and I've just seen
it's interchangeable,
00:35:20.12\00:35:22.18
is the only thing
that I can come up with.
00:35:22.18\00:35:23.69
Sometimes it's talking about
the city where David was born,
00:35:23.69\00:35:26.39
and calling Bethlehem a
city back in David's day
00:35:26.39\00:35:29.22
was sort of funny 'cuz
it was like a little Pueblo.
00:35:29.22\00:35:31.49
It wasn't very big.
00:35:31.49\00:35:33.36
And then later, he moved
the capital to Jerusalem,
00:35:33.36\00:35:37.77
and that was
called the city of David.
00:35:38.93\00:35:40.37
But they're not far
from each other, either.
00:35:40.37\00:35:42.20
- And wasn't the city of
David a portion of Jerusalem?
00:35:42.20\00:35:44.71
Wasn't the whole temple Mount,
00:35:44.71\00:35:46.64
it was the
original Jebusite fortress.
00:35:46.64\00:35:48.31
- Yeah, we went
and looked at it.
00:35:48.31\00:35:49.24
- And then it was expanded.
00:35:49.24\00:35:50.71
I remember in Jerusalem,
there was one area they referred
00:35:50.71\00:35:52.58
to as more the city of
David, not the whole part.
00:35:52.58\00:35:54.28
- 'Cuz he had built on
to the Jebusite city, yeah.
00:35:54.28\00:35:57.22
- Interesting.
00:35:57.22\00:35:58.45
All right, thanks
for our call, Steve.
00:35:58.45\00:35:59.59
We've got Becky
listening from Michigan.
00:35:59.59\00:36:01.56
Becky, welcome to the program.
00:36:01.56\00:36:03.06
- Hello, how you guys doing?
00:36:04.16\00:36:05.89
- Doing well, how
can we help you tonight?
00:36:05.89\00:36:08.10
- [Becky] Question is,
I'm struggling with a diet.
00:36:10.20\00:36:13.37
I'm trying to lose
weight to stay healthy
00:36:13.37\00:36:15.60
and I'm really
struggling with it.
00:36:15.60\00:36:17.61
I'm going by a Bible scripture
00:36:17.61\00:36:19.21
in Philippians
chapter four verse 13.
00:36:19.21\00:36:22.94
"I can do all things through
Christ who strengthens me."
00:36:22.94\00:36:26.45
Maybe I can get some
advice from you guys.
00:36:26.45\00:36:29.28
- Yeah, it is a struggle,
and especially any habit.
00:36:30.75\00:36:35.32
And changing your habits
of eating as with any habit,
00:36:36.76\00:36:40.63
it's like you're
trying to crawl out of a rut
00:36:42.16\00:36:44.07
that you've been in.
00:36:44.07\00:36:45.83
Now, keep in mind,
every time that you say no
00:36:45.83\00:36:49.14
to the temptation to
eat either something or time
00:36:49.14\00:36:52.04
or an amount you
shouldn't be eating,
00:36:52.04\00:36:53.94
which is usually that
covers every aspect of a diet,
00:36:53.94\00:36:56.54
you make it easier next time.
00:36:58.08\00:37:00.22
Let me see if I can
put it this way for you
00:37:00.22\00:37:02.05
and that might help you.
00:37:02.05\00:37:04.12
You have been
walking down a trail,
00:37:04.12\00:37:06.32
a particular trail for years,
00:37:06.32\00:37:09.26
and you've gotten used to it,
00:37:09.26\00:37:10.53
and it's cleared, and it's easy,
00:37:10.53\00:37:11.73
but the trail's
going the wrong way.
00:37:11.73\00:37:14.13
Now you've gotta
plow a new trail,
00:37:14.13\00:37:17.03
but there's
thorn bushes and things
00:37:17.03\00:37:19.23
that are blocking the trail.
00:37:19.23\00:37:20.47
And the first
time you go through,
00:37:20.47\00:37:21.94
you gotta hack your way
through and you're tripping,
00:37:21.94\00:37:23.71
and it's a real problem.
00:37:23.71\00:37:25.17
But you know what?
00:37:25.17\00:37:26.41
The next time
you take that trail,
00:37:26.41\00:37:27.68
you did plow
things down a little bit.
00:37:27.68\00:37:29.51
It gets a little easier.
00:37:29.51\00:37:30.78
And the next time,
it gets a little easier.
00:37:30.78\00:37:32.98
And every time you
say no to temptation
00:37:32.98\00:37:35.55
and you say yes
to the right thing,
00:37:35.55\00:37:37.52
it makes it
easier the next time.
00:37:37.52\00:37:39.85
So, one way that we overcome
through the power of God,
00:37:39.85\00:37:43.19
is one moment at a time.
00:37:43.19\00:37:45.39
It's day by day,
sometimes hour by hour.
00:37:45.39\00:37:47.76
For me, and I
often refer back to this.
00:37:48.96\00:37:50.53
One of my biggest
struggles was smoking.
00:37:50.53\00:37:55.54
And they say
sometimes quitting smoking
00:37:56.64\00:37:58.81
is as hard as heroin.
00:37:58.81\00:38:00.08
And I struggled.
00:38:00.88\00:38:02.14
And boy, the first
few days I'd quit smoking,
00:38:02.14\00:38:04.88
I'd think about it
just every few minutes.
00:38:04.88\00:38:07.18
I couldn't get it outta my mind.
00:38:07.18\00:38:08.55
I could barely make
it from hour to hour.
00:38:08.55\00:38:10.59
And I fell several times.
00:38:11.45\00:38:13.72
But finally I quit
and said, enough's enough.
00:38:13.72\00:38:16.06
And I made it a day,
then two, then three,
00:38:16.06\00:38:18.26
and now it's been 40 years.
00:38:18.26\00:38:20.23
So, you can do it.
00:38:20.23\00:38:21.70
And I have a video.
00:38:21.70\00:38:24.77
I think pastor Ross heard it.
00:38:24.77\00:38:26.53
I actually had a food addiction.
00:38:27.67\00:38:30.01
And I shared this video of
how I overcame my addiction.
00:38:30.01\00:38:35.01
All I'm gonna do is
tell you the title of it.
00:38:35.01\00:38:36.78
It's a Doug
Batchelor Cold Confession.
00:38:36.78\00:38:39.88
If you want to take a
listen to that, Becky,
00:38:39.88\00:38:42.08
just go to YouTube, type in
Doug Batchelor Cold Confession.
00:38:42.08\00:38:46.09
And I'll tell you kinda,
00:38:46.09\00:38:47.39
you'll hear me
confess what my addiction was,
00:38:48.59\00:38:50.83
and how the Lord
help me get the victory.
00:38:50.83\00:38:54.13
And praise God he's
helped me keep the victory
00:38:54.13\00:38:55.96
for about eight years now.
00:38:55.96\00:38:58.23
Anyway-
00:38:58.23\00:38:59.47
- Absolutely,
it's a great sermon,
00:38:59.47\00:39:00.77
really encouraging
for a lot of people.
00:39:00.77\00:39:02.30
I remember Pastor Doug,
when you actually got up
00:39:02.30\00:39:04.67
and preached that sermon.
00:39:04.67\00:39:06.11
You could hear a pin
drop in the congregation.
00:39:06.11\00:39:08.41
At least at first when you said,
00:39:08.41\00:39:10.25
"I'm gonna make a confession,"
you got everyone's attention.
00:39:10.25\00:39:12.18
- People wanna hear
the minister confess.
00:39:12.18\00:39:13.78
They don't know what to think.
00:39:13.78\00:39:14.88
- But it was
extremely encouraging.
00:39:14.88\00:39:16.52
And yeah, just a great blessing.
00:39:16.52\00:39:17.89
And take a look at
that if you haven't, Becky.
00:39:17.89\00:39:20.22
I think you'll be blessed.
00:39:20.22\00:39:21.76
If you have a
Bible question, friends,
00:39:21.76\00:39:23.26
we've got all about
15, 16 minutes left.
00:39:23.26\00:39:26.09
And if you have a
question that you're wondering
00:39:26.09\00:39:29.10
about the Bible or
the Christian life,
00:39:29.10\00:39:30.90
the number to
call is 800-463-7297.
00:39:30.90\00:39:35.30
That's 800-463-7297.
00:39:35.30\00:39:38.77
Next caller that we have is
Taylor listening from Virginia.
00:39:38.77\00:39:41.78
Taylor, welcome to the program.
00:39:41.78\00:39:43.95
- [Taylor] Hello?
00:39:43.95\00:39:45.55
- Hi, how are you?
00:39:45.55\00:39:46.48
You're on.
00:39:47.88\00:39:50.75
- [Taylor] I'm good.
00:39:50.75\00:39:51.75
I have a question.
00:39:53.25\00:39:55.22
I don't really
know if counts much
00:39:55.22\00:39:57.86
as a Christian
question in general,
00:39:57.86\00:40:00.76
but it's more about just what
it is once we get to heaven.
00:40:00.76\00:40:05.43
- Okay, fire away.
00:40:08.34\00:40:09.84
- [Taylor] All right, my
question is about the amount
00:40:11.24\00:40:13.78
of free will we have heaven.
00:40:13.78\00:40:16.04
I was always confused
growing up in the church
00:40:16.04\00:40:21.02
where we were told
that we had like free will
00:40:21.02\00:40:26.02
to do pretty much
anything we wanted.
00:40:27.19\00:40:28.62
And yeah, it was
always into boundaries,
00:40:28.62\00:40:31.69
what was good
and right and moral,
00:40:31.69\00:40:34.56
which is something
that humanity in general
00:40:34.56\00:40:36.87
is just not always
good at, to say the least.
00:40:36.87\00:40:41.30
I was wondering if,
once we reach heaven,
00:40:42.74\00:40:45.71
are we beyond the
reality of sin completely?
00:40:45.71\00:40:49.78
Or are we just
absolved from it continually?
00:40:49.78\00:40:53.05
But I don't know if that's-
00:40:53.05\00:40:55.62
- Yeah, no,
it's a good question.
00:40:55.62\00:40:56.92
I think I
understand what you're saying.
00:40:56.92\00:40:58.19
Will we still be free
moral agents in heaven?
00:40:58.19\00:41:00.32
Or since we're beyond the
possibility of being tempted,
00:41:00.32\00:41:03.69
does that mean
we're no longer free?
00:41:03.69\00:41:05.49
I might answer that,
00:41:06.73\00:41:08.20
and hopefully I'm
rightly restating your question,
00:41:08.20\00:41:11.27
but I might
answer that by saying,
00:41:11.27\00:41:13.77
there is a law that says
00:41:16.14\00:41:17.47
you're not supposed
to murder your children.
00:41:17.47\00:41:20.41
Most people don't think
very much about that law
00:41:20.41\00:41:23.75
because most people don't
wanna murder their children.
00:41:23.75\00:41:26.38
It's a very bizarre perversion
00:41:26.38\00:41:28.65
when it's one in
a million parents
00:41:28.65\00:41:31.89
that would think such a thing.
00:41:31.89\00:41:33.59
Because most parents,
they love their children.
00:41:33.59\00:41:36.76
It's the last thing that
would ever come into their mind.
00:41:36.76\00:41:38.89
Now, they're free to murder
their children if you wanted to.
00:41:38.89\00:41:43.13
I mean, you
know what I'm saying?
00:41:43.13\00:41:45.50
They've got the ability,
00:41:45.50\00:41:47.10
but they don't think about it
'cuz they love their children.
00:41:47.10\00:41:50.41
In heaven, we'll still
have that freedom to sin.
00:41:50.41\00:41:53.44
But now we are so
full of the love of God
00:41:53.44\00:41:55.54
and love for one another,
00:41:55.54\00:41:56.95
that when you look
at the 10 commandments,
00:41:56.95\00:41:58.45
we are keeping them
now because we love.
00:41:58.45\00:42:01.58
And so, are we
still free moral agents?
00:42:01.58\00:42:04.05
Yes.
00:42:04.05\00:42:05.29
You can read in
the book of Nahum,
00:42:05.29\00:42:06.79
that sin will not
rise up the second time.
00:42:06.79\00:42:09.36
Jesus, when He
rose from the dead,
00:42:09.36\00:42:10.86
He still had the scars from
His crucifixion in His hands.
00:42:10.86\00:42:14.10
That'll be a perpetual
reminder of what sin costs.
00:42:14.10\00:42:17.27
And we won't want
to ever sin again.
00:42:17.27\00:42:19.70
Not to mention the devil's gone.
00:42:19.70\00:42:22.04
- Absolutely, and again,
00:42:22.04\00:42:23.87
you can't have true
love without freedom.
00:42:23.87\00:42:26.41
And the whole
experiment with sin proves that.
00:42:26.41\00:42:28.98
And the devil will take
worship any way he can get it,
00:42:28.98\00:42:31.61
but God can only accept
worship that is freely given.
00:42:31.61\00:42:34.35
Well, that's true
for the rest of eternity.
00:42:34.35\00:42:36.45
God still will
accept worship freely.
00:42:36.45\00:42:38.45
Given, of course, we
won't want to not worship Him
00:42:38.45\00:42:40.72
because we've
seen what sin can do,
00:42:40.72\00:42:42.79
and that's the difference.
- And we'll love Him.
00:42:42.79\00:42:43.73
It'll be our greatest joy.
00:42:43.73\00:42:44.69
- Yep, absolutely.
00:42:44.69\00:42:46.09
Good question.
00:42:46.09\00:42:46.93
Thank you, Taylor.
00:42:46.93\00:42:48.00
We've got Sean
listening from Oklahoma.
00:42:48.00\00:42:50.13
Sean, welcome to the program.
00:42:50.13\00:42:52.43
- [Sean] Hey
guys, what's going on?
00:42:52.43\00:42:54.50
- Well, we're living
day by day with the Lord.
00:42:54.50\00:42:57.14
How are you doing?
00:42:57.14\00:42:58.64
- [Sean] It's really
good to talk to you, guys.
00:42:58.64\00:42:59.87
Doug, you pretty
much saved my life.
00:42:59.87\00:43:02.58
- Well, the Lord did it,
00:43:02.58\00:43:03.85
but I'm glad if I
could be involved.
00:43:03.85\00:43:05.48
Praise God. -
[Sean] I know that's right.
00:43:05.48\00:43:06.98
But I just wanna say thank you
00:43:06.98\00:43:08.58
from the bottom
of my heart, guys.
00:43:08.58\00:43:10.05
I watch Amazing
Facts and I follow you guys
00:43:10.05\00:43:12.59
and listen to
YouTube all the time.
00:43:12.59\00:43:15.26
- Well, praise the Lord.
00:43:15.26\00:43:16.76
I wish everyone was listening
to our programs on YouTube,
00:43:16.76\00:43:18.46
but I know they're
watching other stuff.
00:43:18.46\00:43:20.73
- [Sean] I'm on my
knees every night praying
00:43:20.73\00:43:23.06
that your message
goes a little bit more
00:43:23.06\00:43:25.03
around the world
than it already is.
00:43:25.03\00:43:26.70
- Oh, that means a lot.
00:43:26.70\00:43:27.64
We appreciate that, thank you.
00:43:27.64\00:43:29.17
- [Sean] All
right, my question is,
00:43:30.31\00:43:32.27
I know it's called
the millennial reign,
00:43:32.27\00:43:34.21
and millennial means 1000 years,
00:43:34.21\00:43:36.68
but is there anything
gonna happen after that?
00:43:36.68\00:43:38.98
- Yeah, well, we'll
offer you a lesson on that
00:43:40.35\00:43:43.25
in just a minute, but at
the conclusion of the 1000 years
00:43:43.25\00:43:47.02
and for our
friends that are listening,
00:43:47.02\00:43:48.29
you find the
verses on the 1000 years,
00:43:48.29\00:43:51.03
sometimes called the millennium.
00:43:51.03\00:43:52.33
The word
millennium is mille, ennium.
00:43:52.33\00:43:54.03
It just means 1000 years.
00:43:54.03\00:43:55.60
You'll find that in
Revelation chapter 20.
00:43:55.60\00:43:58.03
And you can find
illusions to the 1000 years
00:43:58.03\00:44:00.94
in a few other
places in the Bible.
00:44:00.94\00:44:02.54
But most of it's
there in Revelation 20.
00:44:02.54\00:44:04.27
And it tells us that the
devil is tied up for 1000 years.
00:44:04.27\00:44:08.71
And after the 1000 years,
he's loose for a little season.
00:44:08.71\00:44:13.01
And it says the rest of
the dead don't live again
00:44:13.01\00:44:15.05
till the 1000
years are finished.
00:44:15.05\00:44:16.65
So at the end of the 1000 years,
00:44:16.65\00:44:18.22
the rest of the dead live again,
00:44:18.22\00:44:19.69
that's how the lost,
dead in Christ rise first.
00:44:19.69\00:44:22.76
If all the dead
in Christ rise first,
00:44:22.76\00:44:24.26
the only dead that are
left are the dead out of Christ
00:44:24.26\00:44:26.39
are the lost, the wicked.
00:44:26.39\00:44:28.13
They're resurrected,
00:44:28.13\00:44:29.60
and Satan is now now loose
'cuz he has someone to tempt.
00:44:29.60\00:44:33.17
The Bible refers to
this mass of all the lost
00:44:33.17\00:44:36.20
who've ever lived in the
resurrection of the lost,
00:44:36.20\00:44:39.54
or the second
resurrection, as Gog and Magog.
00:44:40.84\00:44:43.68
Those are ancient
enemies of God's people.
00:44:43.68\00:44:46.65
And the devil will stir
them to launch an assault
00:44:46.65\00:44:51.55
on the city of God.
00:44:51.55\00:44:53.15
They surround the beloved
city, the camp of the saints,
00:44:53.15\00:44:55.72
and fire comes down from God
out of heaven and devours them.
00:44:55.72\00:44:59.16
Now, you'll also find
that passage in Revelation 20,
00:44:59.16\00:45:04.13
is also taken
from Ezekiel 37 and 38.
00:45:05.33\00:45:07.70
Talks about Gog and Magog,
00:45:07.70\00:45:09.54
they surround my
people like a cloud.
00:45:09.54\00:45:11.71
Very same words that
you're gonna find in Revelation.
00:45:11.71\00:45:14.04
And then God
fights for His people.
00:45:14.04\00:45:16.41
Then God is gonna
create a new heavens
00:45:16.41\00:45:18.81
and a new earth following that.
00:45:18.81\00:45:21.02
So, it's a very interesting
time that we have a lesson
00:45:21.02\00:45:25.49
that talks about that
"1000 Years of Peace."
00:45:25.49\00:45:27.79
Is that still the title?
00:45:27.79\00:45:29.02
- It is, it's called
"1000 Years of Peace."
00:45:29.02\00:45:30.83
It's one of our
Amazing Facts study guides.
00:45:30.83\00:45:33.16
Gets into quite a bit of detail
00:45:33.16\00:45:34.66
about what happens
during that 1000 years,
00:45:34.66\00:45:37.27
what'll happen at the
end of the 1000 years.
00:45:37.27\00:45:39.50
To receive it,
all you have to do
00:45:39.50\00:45:40.64
is call the number 800-835-6747.
00:45:40.64\00:45:44.84
That is our resource
phone line 800-835-6747.
00:45:44.84\00:45:48.88
Ask for the study guide.
00:45:48.88\00:45:50.08
It's called a
"1000 Years of Peace."
00:45:50.08\00:45:52.38
And we'll be happy to send that
00:45:52.38\00:45:53.31
to anyone who calls and asks.
00:45:53.31\00:45:55.68
And a great study,
really exciting subject.
00:45:55.68\00:45:58.85
So thanks for your call, Sean.
00:45:58.85\00:46:00.56
We've got Milo
listening from Rhode Island.
00:46:00.56\00:46:03.99
Milo, welcome to the program.
00:46:03.99\00:46:05.49
Or Milo.
00:46:05.49\00:46:06.53
- [Milo] Hey, can you hear me?
00:46:06.53\00:46:08.23
- Yeah.
00:46:08.23\00:46:09.66
- [Milo] Hey, how
are you? - Doing great.
00:46:09.66\00:46:12.57
How can we help you tonight?
00:46:12.57\00:46:14.20
- [Milo] Good to hear it.
00:46:14.20\00:46:15.87
So just been recently saved.
00:46:15.87\00:46:19.07
You can say I've been saved
for about four to five months.
00:46:19.07\00:46:23.45
You can say, yeah five.
00:46:23.45\00:46:25.28
- Congratulations, praise God.
00:46:25.28\00:46:27.02
- [Milo] Appreciate it, Amen.
00:46:27.02\00:46:28.78
And I'm so grateful
and I have this desire
00:46:28.78\00:46:31.85
to minister and
disciple and just to assist God
00:46:31.85\00:46:36.42
as much as possible, but
I don't know where to go,
00:46:36.42\00:46:39.66
whether north, south,
east, or west or who to talk to.
00:46:39.66\00:46:43.40
And I just don't even know how
00:46:43.40\00:46:45.83
to even jumpstart "my
Christian career" so to say.
00:46:45.83\00:46:49.64
So how do I find my
purpose and my will of God?
00:46:49.64\00:46:54.44
- Well, I know
exactly how you feel.
00:46:55.54\00:46:58.15
Well, I think I do.
00:46:58.15\00:46:59.68
But I was in the same
boat after I came to the Lord.
00:46:59.68\00:47:01.88
I was living in a cave.
00:47:02.98\00:47:04.45
I wanted to get away from
people and I came to the Lord.
00:47:04.45\00:47:06.59
Now I wanted to tell everybody.
00:47:06.59\00:47:08.16
I'd say, "Lord, what
do you want me to do?"
00:47:10.96\00:47:13.56
Now, I wanted things
to happen right away.
00:47:13.56\00:47:16.80
And God wanted me
to take some more time
00:47:16.80\00:47:19.23
to study and get grounded.
00:47:19.23\00:47:20.94
And so, things did
not happen right away,
00:47:20.94\00:47:22.77
but God certainly did guide.
00:47:22.77\00:47:24.57
He did open the doors.
00:47:24.57\00:47:26.47
Keep in mind, Moses said,
00:47:26.47\00:47:27.71
"Lord, I'm ready
for you to use me.
00:47:27.71\00:47:29.54
I'm ready to lead
the people out of Egypt."
00:47:29.54\00:47:32.25
Matter of fact,
before God told him,
00:47:32.25\00:47:34.72
he thought he'd
do it on his own.
00:47:34.72\00:47:36.08
And he killed an Egyptian
00:47:36.08\00:47:38.19
and thought he'd get
everybody to rally behind him.
00:47:38.19\00:47:40.19
And next thing he knew,
00:47:40.19\00:47:41.66
he was out in the
wilderness for a few years.
00:47:41.66\00:47:43.89
So Paul, after he was converted,
00:47:44.79\00:47:47.40
he went to Arabia for
a couple years anyway.
00:47:47.40\00:47:49.96
Yeah.
00:47:49.96\00:47:51.43
And he was studying
there and getting grounded,
00:47:51.43\00:47:52.77
and then he was very effective.
00:47:52.77\00:47:54.50
Your next step may
be going to school.
00:47:54.50\00:47:56.77
You might even consider the
Amazing Facts AFCOE program.
00:47:56.77\00:47:59.87
I don't know if the Lord
just told me to say that or.
00:47:59.87\00:48:02.58
- Yeah, absolutely.
00:48:02.58\00:48:03.81
I would
encourage anyone listening
00:48:03.81\00:48:05.11
who wants to be of service,
00:48:05.11\00:48:07.18
begin by really
grounding yourself
00:48:07.18\00:48:09.72
in the practical
truths of the Bible.
00:48:09.72\00:48:12.39
Amazing Facts has a free course,
00:48:12.39\00:48:14.12
we call it the Bible school.
00:48:14.12\00:48:16.93
And that's a
great starting point
00:48:16.93\00:48:18.63
for anyone wanting to learn,
00:48:18.63\00:48:19.89
what does the Bible have to say
00:48:19.89\00:48:21.03
on a number of important topics.
00:48:21.03\00:48:23.10
Once you learn and
you discover these truths
00:48:23.10\00:48:25.47
and you're able to
learn them for yourself,
00:48:25.47\00:48:27.50
then you're in a position to
share them with somebody else.
00:48:27.50\00:48:29.74
- So Milo, if
you go to the website
00:48:29.74\00:48:31.77
that says Bible Universe,
00:48:31.77\00:48:33.94
if you go to bibleuniverse.com,
00:48:33.94\00:48:36.28
there's a series
of Bible studies.
00:48:36.28\00:48:38.08
You can go
through there for free,
00:48:38.08\00:48:40.52
and that will really ground you.
00:48:40.52\00:48:42.98
I also have a book
we'll send you for free,
00:48:42.98\00:48:44.85
and it's called, how
do I know the will of God?
00:48:44.85\00:48:46.55
Or "Determining
the Will of God."
00:48:46.55\00:48:48.59
And it'll give you steps
to know God's will for you.
00:48:48.59\00:48:51.29
And I think it'll give you peace
00:48:51.29\00:48:52.76
that if you follow those
steps, He'll be guiding you.
00:48:52.76\00:48:55.80
Even if part of
that means waiting,
00:48:55.80\00:48:57.33
He'll be guiding you,
you don't need to worry.
00:48:57.33\00:48:59.63
- If you would like
to receive the book,
00:48:59.63\00:49:00.90
as mentioned by Pastor Doug,
00:49:00.90\00:49:02.57
the number to
call is 800-835-6747.
00:49:02.57\00:49:05.77
"Determining the Will of
God," just call and ask for that
00:49:05.77\00:49:08.38
and we'll be
happy to send it to you.
00:49:08.38\00:49:09.88
And again, you can go to
the Amazing Facts website
00:49:09.88\00:49:12.15
or Bible
Universe, and you can enroll
00:49:12.15\00:49:15.15
in the free Amazing
Facts Bible study school.
00:49:15.15\00:49:18.12
Just a lot of good information.
00:49:18.12\00:49:19.82
We also have, just thought
of one other thing, Pastor Doug.
00:49:19.82\00:49:22.29
We have a program
called the AFCOE online course.
00:49:22.29\00:49:26.36
It's actually a
series of online classes
00:49:26.36\00:49:28.40
that a person can
take that brings them
00:49:28.40\00:49:30.27
through fundamental
doctrines of the Bible,
00:49:30.27\00:49:32.93
but also, how do
you share your faith?
00:49:32.93\00:49:34.77
- It's great ministerial
and mission training, yeah.
00:49:34.77\00:49:35.80
- Practical discipleship.
00:49:35.80\00:49:37.34
- Some good resources out there.
00:49:37.34\00:49:39.31
All right, we've got
Vanessa listening from New York.
00:49:39.31\00:49:41.54
Vanessa, welcome to the program.
00:49:41.54\00:49:43.14
- [Vanessa] Hi.
00:49:44.38\00:49:45.51
- Hi.
00:49:45.51\00:49:46.95
- Okay, so I've been struggling
with marijuana addiction.
00:49:46.95\00:49:50.39
And I quit, but
everyone in my house smokes.
00:49:50.39\00:49:55.39
So it's been a little difficult.
00:49:57.36\00:49:59.26
Do you have any advice
for me to avoid temptation?
00:49:59.26\00:50:04.07
- Yeah, well, like the
last phone call, I can relate.
00:50:04.07\00:50:07.24
Because when I
became a Christian,
00:50:07.24\00:50:08.67
all of my friends smoked pot.
00:50:08.67\00:50:10.24
In fact, one of the things I had
00:50:10.24\00:50:11.44
to do when I became a Christian,
00:50:11.44\00:50:12.71
I became convicted to
pull up my pot plants.
00:50:12.71\00:50:15.38
Now, I didn't know any better.
00:50:15.38\00:50:16.64
I pulled them up
and gave 'em to someone.
00:50:16.64\00:50:17.85
I probably should
have thrown 'em away.
00:50:17.85\00:50:19.65
But I was still pretty young.
00:50:19.65\00:50:22.25
And then all of my
friends that I hung out with,
00:50:22.25\00:50:24.92
they kept smoking pot
and offering it to me.
00:50:24.92\00:50:26.79
And I was around it and
I was probably getting high
00:50:26.79\00:50:28.69
off secondhand smoke, but
I wouldn't smoke it anymore.
00:50:28.69\00:50:32.06
But finally, I just
started finding other friends
00:50:32.06\00:50:34.56
'cuz the
environment just was not good.
00:50:34.56\00:50:37.17
I don't know how you
can completely escape your
00:50:37.17\00:50:40.90
environment. You may not be in
a situation where you could do
00:50:40.90\00:50:43.30
that, 'cuz it
could be your family.
00:50:43.30\00:50:45.57
You can just ask 'em
to respect your decision.
00:50:45.57\00:50:48.41
And when that
behavior's happening,
00:50:48.41\00:50:50.45
you just try and
get into another room
00:50:50.45\00:50:52.25
and avoid that
contact as much as possible.
00:50:52.25\00:50:56.99
And there's a book
we'd like to send you.
00:50:58.45\00:51:00.69
It's called "Tips for
Resisting Temptation."
00:51:00.69\00:51:03.89
Because I was tempted when
my friends would pass the joint
00:51:03.89\00:51:07.30
to take another drag
and go back into it again.
00:51:07.30\00:51:11.33
And it can be a struggle.
00:51:11.33\00:51:12.87
Praise God, I didn't.
00:51:12.87\00:51:14.24
But it's around
you all the time,
00:51:14.24\00:51:16.77
whether it's alcohol or pot.
00:51:16.77\00:51:18.87
- The number to call
again is 800-835-6747.
00:51:18.87\00:51:22.24
And the free book is called
"Tips for Resisting Temptation."
00:51:22.24\00:51:25.95
We'd encourage anyone
to call and ask for that
00:51:25.95\00:51:28.28
and just some practical,
good Bible encouragement
00:51:28.28\00:51:31.55
on how we can resist temptation.
00:51:31.55\00:51:33.69
And if you're trying
to live a Christian life,
00:51:33.69\00:51:35.19
you will have temptation
'cuz the devil's not happy,
00:51:35.19\00:51:38.03
but you can overcome
in the strength of Christ.
00:51:38.03\00:51:41.00
Next caller that we have, I
think we have time for one more.
00:51:41.00\00:51:43.16
We've got Almay
listening in Canada.
00:51:43.16\00:51:47.10
Almay, welcome to the program.
00:51:47.10\00:51:48.57
- [Almay] Hi,
thank you for having me.
00:51:49.94\00:51:51.64
- Yes.
00:51:51.64\00:51:52.81
- [Almay] For
listening to my question.
00:51:52.81\00:51:54.44
Second Peter
one verse five says,
00:51:54.44\00:51:57.61
"And beside this giving all
diligence at your face virtue
00:51:57.61\00:52:01.62
and to virtue knowledge
and to knowledge temperance."
00:52:01.62\00:52:04.75
And someone told
me that self-control
00:52:04.75\00:52:07.26
or temperance
is a gift from God.
00:52:07.26\00:52:09.72
The Holy Spirit
gives people gifts,
00:52:11.69\00:52:16.67
as it thinks you
should get a gift.
00:52:17.83\00:52:20.50
But I think self-control
is more from a person.
00:52:20.50\00:52:24.07
A person makes a decision
and God gives you the strength
00:52:24.07\00:52:27.04
to practice self-control.
00:52:27.04\00:52:29.88
Am I wrong?
00:52:29.88\00:52:31.11
If I think of that,
is there a Bible verse
00:52:31.11\00:52:33.31
that tells you that
self-control is a gift
00:52:33.31\00:52:35.38
that you get from God?
00:52:35.38\00:52:36.75
- Well, that's a great question.
00:52:37.89\00:52:39.29
And when you look at the
virtues that Peter itemizes here
00:52:39.29\00:52:42.49
in Second Peter chapter one.
00:52:42.49\00:52:46.66
And he says, "For this very
reason, giving all diligence,
00:52:46.66\00:52:49.16
add to your faith
virtue, to virtue knowledge,
00:52:49.16\00:52:51.63
to knowledge self-control,
to self-control perseverance,
00:52:51.63\00:52:54.60
to perseverance godliness,
to godliness brotherly kindness,
00:52:54.60\00:52:57.94
and to brotherly kindness love."
00:52:57.94\00:52:59.57
It's like everything's
building up to love.
00:52:59.57\00:53:01.81
Well, these are
fruits of the spirit.
00:53:01.81\00:53:03.51
But you can seek knowledge.
00:53:03.51\00:53:07.45
When God gives you
the gift of knowledge,
00:53:07.45\00:53:08.85
you're not laying on your bed
00:53:08.85\00:53:10.29
and all of a sudden He
starts pouring knowledge
00:53:10.29\00:53:11.79
into your head.
00:53:11.79\00:53:13.39
I think what happens is,
00:53:13.39\00:53:15.22
the Lord gives you
hunger for knowledge
00:53:15.22\00:53:17.86
and you feed your
mind, you feed your soul.
00:53:17.86\00:53:20.13
The Holy Spirit will then bring
those things to remembrance.
00:53:20.13\00:53:23.13
I think when you make an effort
to resist some temptation,
00:53:23.13\00:53:25.93
to exercise self-control,
whether it's in something you
00:53:25.93\00:53:28.67
do, eat or say,
some people struggle
00:53:28.67\00:53:30.91
with
self-control over their words,
00:53:30.91\00:53:32.74
the Holy Spirit will
then come to your aid.
00:53:32.74\00:53:35.24
So, it's choosing these things.
00:53:35.24\00:53:37.48
That's why Peter mentions them.
00:53:38.38\00:53:39.85
He wants us to choose
virtue self-control, kindness,
00:53:39.85\00:53:43.79
and all these different gifts,
00:53:43.79\00:53:45.52
and the Spirit then empowers
us in performing those things.
00:53:45.52\00:53:49.86
- Just to add to
that, Pastor Doug,
00:53:49.86\00:53:51.09
Galatians
chapter five versus 22.
00:53:51.09\00:53:53.50
It says, "But the fruit
of the spirit is love and joy
00:53:53.50\00:53:55.80
and peace and long suffering
and kindness and goodness
00:53:55.80\00:53:58.20
and faithfulness,
gentleness, and self-control.
00:53:58.20\00:54:01.94
Against such, there is no law."
00:54:01.94\00:54:03.84
So one of the evidences
that the Holy Spirit is working
00:54:03.84\00:54:06.44
within the life of
a believer or a person
00:54:06.44\00:54:08.34
is love, joy, peace,
and so on, and self-control.
00:54:08.34\00:54:11.71
That's one of those identifying
fruits of the Holy Spirit.
00:54:11.71\00:54:15.22
It's important for Christians
to be able to have that.
00:54:15.22\00:54:17.39
I mean, nothing
will hinder your witness
00:54:17.39\00:54:20.09
if somebody loses their temper
or can't control themself.
00:54:20.09\00:54:24.39
It's not a good witness.
00:54:24.39\00:54:25.83
- Absolutely.
00:54:25.83\00:54:27.23
So appreciate that, Almay.
00:54:27.23\00:54:28.56
Hopefully that
helps a little bit.
00:54:28.56\00:54:30.30
And I wanna tell our friends
who are listening right now,
00:54:30.30\00:54:33.87
we don't have time to take
another question live on the
00:54:33.87\00:54:37.47
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come back after a brief break,
00:54:37.47\00:54:41.08
and we end up doing some
rapid fire Bible questions.
00:54:41.08\00:54:44.68
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00:55:00.93\00:55:02.36
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We're gonna be looking
at some Bible questions
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that came in from our listeners.
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First one that we have
is, in Mark chapter nine,
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what does Jesus
mean when He said that,
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"There are some standing
here who will not taste death
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until they see
the Kingdom of God?"
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- Yeah, the key is
what happens right after
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He makes that statement.
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You'll find that in
not only Mark chapter nine,
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you'll find it in Matthew,
and you'll also find it in Luke.
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And immediately after He
makes this cryptic statement,
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"Some of you standing
here will not taste of death
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until you see the
kingdom of God come with power."
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It says after six days,
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He took them up
to this tall mountain
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and He was
transfigured before them.
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And Moses appears
and Elijah appears
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and the voice of
God speaks and says,
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"This is My beloved Son."
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And the disciples are cowering.
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They got a miniature
picture of the second coming.
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They saw Christ in His glory
on the right hand of power.
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And they spoke to
Moses who represents
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those who died
and are resurrected.
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And they saw Elijah
there who represents
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those who died
and are translated.
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The whole thing was a
microcosm of the second coming.
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The statement of
Jesus was introducing
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what was about to happen,
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and basically telling us we
need a mountaintop experience
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to prepare for the
cross and what's coming.
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- [Ross] Okay, next
question that we have.
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What is the
significance of Palm Sunday?
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- Yeah, now there are of course,
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millions of Catholic
people around the world
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that celebrate Palm Sunday.
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That's because when
Jesus had the triumphal entry,
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they would wave
palms before Him.
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And it's talking about
the week immediately prior
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to the crucifixion.
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And so they've made a festival
or a holiday out of that.
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There's no command
in the Bible to do that,
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but that's the reason
that our Catholic friends
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have picked that day.
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- [Ross] What was
Jesus doing after He ascended
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to heaven to be with the Father?
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- Well, the Bible
says, He ever lives.
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And this is in Hebrews.
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He ever lives to
make intercession for us.
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And so He is our high priest.
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And so He's there now.
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He's in the Holy of
Holies before the Father,
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interceding for us.
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He's our advocate.
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- Our next
question that we have,
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is there more than one
Passover spoken of in the Bible?
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- Well, Passover
was an annual feast.
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And so, they're several
times they celebrated Passover,
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but it only came once a year.
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And of course, Jesus,
during the last supper,
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was celebrating
Passover with the disciples.
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Well, that's
probably all we're gonna get
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to tonight, Pastor Ross.
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