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Pastor Jean Ross.
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- Hello friends,
welcome to Bible Answers Live.
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Pastor Doug is out this evening,
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but how about an amazing fact?
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In 1913, the little country
of Albania in Eastern Europe
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achieved its independence.
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There were many
Muslims in Albania
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and they chose as their leader
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a Turkish prince
named Halim Eddine.
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Prince Halim Eddine
seemed reluctant at first
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to leave his native Turkey.
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But one day a
Telegraph was received,
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saying that he
would shortly arrive
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in the Albanian city of Durazzo.
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The people of
Durazzo turned out in force
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to greet the prince.
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They could tell at
once that he was a nobleman.
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He spoke with authority,
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wore a splendid uniform,
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and carried along sword.
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When he told them that
he would lead an attack
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against the
heated city of Belgrade,
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they went wild with joy.
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The people of the city
quickly declared the prince
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to be the king of Albania.
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The new king chose a strange
name for a muslim, Otto I,
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but the people were
not critical of their hero.
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They cheered him everywhere
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and showered him
with costly gifts.
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Everyone was happy.
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Five days later, however,
another telegraph arrived.
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Otto I, it said, was a fraud.
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The real Prince
Eddine was still in Turkey.
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Well, the people rushed
King Otto to find out the truth,
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but the king was gone.
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For Otto The First
was really Otto Witte,
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a German circus performer
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who had carried out one of
the boldest hoaxes in history.
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Friends, did you know
that the Bible predicts
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that one of the
greatest impersonations of all
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is soon to come?
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Actually, it was Jesus
that warned His followers.
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In Matthew 24:24,
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He said, "For false Christs
and false prophets will arise
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and show great signs and wonders
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to deceive, if
possible, even the very elect.
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So the Bible warns us
that before Jesus comes,
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there's gonna be a lot
of deception in the world.
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Good evening,
Pastor Carlos, welcome.
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- Hello, Pastor Jean Ross.
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- It's good to have you here.
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- Good to be back.
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- Now, we're talking about
one of these great deceptions
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that the devil is
gonna do before Christ comes.
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Well, the Bible tells us
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that he's even gonna
try and impersonate Jesus.
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You know, there's
an interesting verse
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in Revelation 16:14 that says,
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speaking of end time events,
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"For they are the
spirits of demons,
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performing signs or miracles."
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So just because
somebody performs miracle,
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that doesn't mean
that they're of God.
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How are we to know
whether someone is genuine
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or if they're a counterfeit?
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Well, the Bible
tells us in Isaiah 8:20,
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it says, "To the law
and to the testimony!
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If they do not speak
according to this word,
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it is because there
is no light in them."
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So what is to be our
guide, Pastor Carlos,
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when it comes to
determining what is genuine
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or what is counterfeit?
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- Well, God gave us His
word so that we can distinguish
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between what is
His and what is not.
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- So we have to go by the
Bible and what the Bible says?
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- Amen. Not by our
feelings or our emotions,
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but what is God say in His word.
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- Do you think,
even in the world today,
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there are these false
spirits or evil spirits
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performing miracles
under the name of Christianity
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and maybe even
in churches today?
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- Oh yeah. I mean,
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I remember in a second
Corinthians chapter 11,
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Paul speaks about
these false teachers
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and they masquerade as Satan,
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who also presents
himself as an angel of light.
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And he has his
ministers - That's right.
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- that are also sharing
and scattering deceit and lies
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and misinterpreting
scripture too, so.
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- So at the end,
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it's very important to
know what the Bible says
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on this important subject.
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Well, we do have a study guide.
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It's actually one of
our books that we have.
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It's dealing with the
second coming of Christ.
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And it's very important.
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It's called Anything but Secret.
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And this is our free offer.
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To anyone listening,
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if you'd like to receive it,
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all you need to do is
call the number 800-835-6747.
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And you can ask
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it's called Anything but
Secret or offer number 106,
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and we'll be happy to send
it to anyone in North America.
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That's 800-835-6747.
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And again, just ask for
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and we'll be
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If you're
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they can still receive
the book, Pastor Carlos,
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but just go to the
Amazing Facts website.
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It's amazingfacts.org
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Click on the tab that says free
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You can read a digital
copy right there online.
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So that's something
you can do right away.
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If you're in the area and
you have a Bible question,
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give us a call.
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The number to
call is 800-463-7297.
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That is our phone
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That number
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This is Bible Answers Live,
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it's a live interactive
international Bible study.
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And if you have a
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about living the Christian life,
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We'll be happy to
search the scriptures together
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to find Bible answers.
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Pastor Carlos, before we
actually go to the phone lines
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and to begin our Bible study,
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it's always good to start
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with a word of prayer, - Amen.
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- because the
Bible is God's book
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and we need the
Holy Spirit to guide us.
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So why don't you
stop with prayer?
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- Let's pray.
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Father, thank You
for another day of life,
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and thank You for the
privilege of having Your word.
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And as we now open it,
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because we wanna help
each other find answers
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to understanding Your will
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and the things that are
happening in this world,
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we ask that Your
Spirit guide us and direct us
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so that everything
that is said and done
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may be in
harmony with Your Word.
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So we thank You
again for this privilege,
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and we ask this
in Jesus' name. Amen.
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- Amen.
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Who's our first caller tonight?
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- First caller, we
have Glenn from Ohio.
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Good evening, Glenn.
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Welcome to Bible Answers Live.
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- Good evening.
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Thank you for taking my call.
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You know, the Bible says
that there's no other name
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under heaven by
where you must be saved,
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but I don't believe that
it tells what name that is.
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Is it Jehovah or Jesus,
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or is in the word
name (indistinct) back
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to something
that gives that away?
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- Okay. Well, good question.
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I think the answer to that
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is just simply the
name referred to there
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is the name of the
Messiah, which is Jesus.
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Now, of course,
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there's different ways
to pronounce the word Jesus.
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In English, it's Jesus,
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Hebrew would be more Yeshua,
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so there are different
ways of pronouncing the name,
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but the name
refers to the person,
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and the person is Christ.
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Our only hope of
salvation is in Jesus.
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Also, in the Bible,
names have significance
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and names
referred to the person,
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they represent the person.
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When it came to
the birth of Jesus,
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an angel gave Joseph the message
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that His name should be Jesus,
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and then it tells us
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He shall save His
people from their sins.
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So Christ is the Savior,
He's the one who saves us.
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Is it important, Pastor Carlos,
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that we pronounce the
name of Jesus a certain way,
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or is there a certain language?
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Do we have to pronounce
His name in Hebrew or Aramaic
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in order for us to be saved?
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Or what does it mean
there's no other name?
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- No, I just think
that just like ours.
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Your name is Jean, right?
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And in Spanish it would be Juan.
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- Right. - So we
changed the names
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depending on the differences.
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For example in Greek,
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in the New
Testament which were in Greek,
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when Paul is
writing about Jesus,
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he uses the Greek
where Iesus, right?
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Because that's their
language at that time.
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Even though we know that
the name comes in Hebrew Jesuah.
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Some people do get
caught up with that,
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but at the end of the day,
is who are you talking about?
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Who are you thinking about?
Who are you contemplating?
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If you say
Messiah, if you say Christ,
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if you're the
Jesus, if you say Hesus,
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if you say,
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It's the person, right?
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- That's right, the
name represents the person.
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So anyone,
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everyone that will be saved
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will be saved because
of the sacrifice of Christ,
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they are saved by faith
in Jesus, in the Messiah.
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And that's the important point.
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You know, we do have a book,
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it's called The Name of God,
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and it's a free gift.
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We'll send it to
anyone who calls and asks.
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If you'd like receive the book,
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all you need to do is
call our resource phone number.
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That's 800-835-6747,
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and ask for the book
that's called The Name of God,
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and we'll be happy to send that
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to anyone who calls and asks.
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- Amen.
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- All right,
who do we have next.
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- Next we have from Switzerland,
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we have Katja calling us.
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Hello, Katja.
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- Hello. Good evening, pastor.
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It's very nice of
you to take my call.
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I have a question
about the Old Testament,
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which might seem a
little bit mundane.
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Is there any
mentioning of sweets
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or dessert in the Old Testament?
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- Sweets or desserts.
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Well, you know, the
idea of something being sweet
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is found in the Bible,
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you'll also find it
with reference to salvation,
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you find it in
reference to the word of God,
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and sometimes, the
word honey is used.
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Speaking of the land of promise,
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it was referred to as the land
flowing with milk and honey,
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and Psalms 119
speaks of the word of God,
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as sweet as honey,
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more precious
than silver and gold.
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So the idea of
honey would be sweet,
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not so much of a dessert per se,
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but the idea of
something being sweet is found,
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and it
symbolizes the word of God,
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it symbolizes the promised land,
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hope for the redeemed,
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and that's what it refers to.
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But back in those days,
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I think the sweetest
thing you get was honey.
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- Grapes. - Grapes are sweet.
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And of course, dates. - Dates.
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- You could get a
type of date honey as well,
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which is also very sweet,
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but that's pretty much it.
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They didn't have cane sugar
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like, of course,
we have it today.
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- Yes. The point
came up after concert,
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the musician saying
about what the people,
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what you all would
do in the Messiah comes.
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And they had
citations from the Bible
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like sing like Solomon
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or dance like
Moses and eat a banquet.
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And then when I said, "Oh,
you forgot about the dessert,"
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They said there's
no mention of dessert
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in the Old Testament.
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And I said, okay, I will find
that until the next concert.
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Okay. - They play music,
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which is half traditional
and often with religious themes.
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So that's why
the question came up.
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- Yeah. You know, I
think not specifically dessert,
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but if you look back,
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and even today
in the Middle East,
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often a meal will end with
some fruit or something sweet.
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And fruit was considered
much more of a delicacy
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back in Bible times
than we might consider today,
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because of course they
didn't have certain fruits
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all year round.
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So when it was grape time
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and the grapes were,
you know, ready for harvest,
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that would be something special.
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You might eat that
at the end of your meal,
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whether it was dates
or whatever it might be.
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So food was used
almost like a dessert,
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and was available
at the end of the meal.
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That's a good point though.
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- Do we have a verse?
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- Not specifically
of them eating fruit
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at the end of the meal.
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That's just, you
know, more cultural.
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With reference to honey,
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there are a
number of references,
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starting all the way
back in Genesis 43:11.
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It's also interesting to know,
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just something came to mind,
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when Jacob sent gifts
to Joseph who was in Egypt,
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and they didn't
know that it was Joseph.
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When he sent his sons to
get grain during the famine,
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he gathered the best
of the land that he could
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and it included dates.
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And so that was considered a
delicacy back in those times.
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- And this is in Genesis?
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- Genesis 43.
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Genesis 43:11.
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You also find honey
referred to in Exodus 3:8,
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speaking of the land of promise.
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And then there are
many references to honey
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throughout the Old Testament.
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- Yeah. Thank you.
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Thank you very much.
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- All right, you're welcome.
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Thanks for your call.
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- Next. We have
Angela from Illinois.
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Good evening, Angela.
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- Ah, thank you.
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I have a question in
regards to Luke 16:19-31,
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it talks about the
rich man and Lazarus.
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I was reading it and I
don't really understand it.
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I assume it's a parable.
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So can you
explain it to me please?
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- Yes. Great question.
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You find this in Luke
chapter 16, starting verse 19,
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sometimes referred to
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as the parable of
the rich man and Lazarus.
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Actually, the
hitting that I have
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in the New King
James version is just that.
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It says the parable of
the rich man and Lazarus,
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it's in the context
of a number of parables.
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But what's unique
about this parable
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is that we have a character
who has a specific name.
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It's very important.
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And that
person's name is Lazarus.
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And we are gonna get
to why in this parable,
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there is somebody
that has a specific name.
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For those who might
be new to the parable,
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you can find it in verse 19.
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It talks about a
certain rich man who was a Jew
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and he lived very well
but there was a beggar,
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and the beggar's
name was Lazarus.
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And the beggar
would be at his gate
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begging for something to eat,
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but the rich man sort
of ignored the beggar.
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And in the story, they both die,
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and the rich man goes to,
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in verse 23, a place
of torment called Hades.
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And we can say something
about that in just a minute,
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but Lazarus, who was
the poor man, the beggar,
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he ends up in a place that's
referred to as Abraham's bosom.
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And so Lazarus is
in a place of paradise,
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and the rich man is
in a place of torment.
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And then it says they
are talking one to another,
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and the rich man who is
in Hades says to Abraham,
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he says, "It's hot down here,"
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I'm paraphrasing,
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"please put a drop
of water on my tongue."
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And the message comes
back from Abraham and says,
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you know, remember
during your lifetime,
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you received
all the good things.
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Whereas Lazarus,
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the beggar, the poor man,
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he received the bad things.
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Now Lazarus is
comforted and you are tormented.
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And then he goes on
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to talk about a
great gulf that is fixed.
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Well, then verse 27,
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then he said, "I
beg of you, Father,"
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this is the rich man in
Hades talking to Abraham.
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"I beg of you father,
that you would send him,"
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that's Lazarus, very important,
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"to my father's house
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for I have five brothers,
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that they may testify to them
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lest they also come to
this place of torment."
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Abraham said, "They
have Moses and the prophets,
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let them hear them."
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Verse 30, and he said,
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"No, Father Abraham.
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They will believe if someone
were to go from the dead."
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Verse 31, here's the key point.
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But he said to him,
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"If they do not hear
Moses and the prophets,
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neither will they be persuaded
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though one is
raised from the dead."
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So in the parable,
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you have this man
by the name of Lazarus,
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he's a beggar,
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and you have the rich
man symbolizing the nation of
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Israel, of the
religious leaders of the day.
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And here the message is
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if Lazarus were raised from
the dead, they would believe.
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Jesus says if they don't
believe Moses and the prophets,
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meaning the scriptures,
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they won't believe even if
someone is raised from the dead.
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Now what's
amazing about the story,
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just a short time after,
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talking about a matter of weeks,
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even days after
Jesus told us parable,
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there was somebody
raised from the dead
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whose name was Lazarus,
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and still the religious
leaders refused to believe
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that Jesus was the Christ.
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So this was a prophecy
that Christ really making
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concerning the fact
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that even though Lazarus
would rise from the dead,
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they would still
stubbornly refuse
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because they rejected
the testimony of Moses.
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This is not a discourse
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to talk about what
happens when a person dies,
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because the Bible
tells us in many places
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that the dead know not anything,
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that you're in the
grave until the resurrection
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at the second coming of Christ.
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This is a parable like
all of the other parables,
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to teach a very
important lesson.
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And that's the main thrust
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of what is being
taught in this parable.
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Also, the imagery
that Jesus is using,
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He's using Greek Mythology.
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When He is talking
about Abraham's bosom,
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when He is talking
about a place of torment,
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that was common to the Greeks,
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that's what they believe,
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that when you died, you
went into a place of torment
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or you went up to
a place of paradise.
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And Jesus is using something
that they were familiar with
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to illustrate
an important truth.
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The truth being
you won't believe
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even if somebody is
raised from the dead,
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and oh, by the way, his
name's gonna be Lazarus.
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And they still didn't
believe which to me is amazing.
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It's an incredible parable.
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It really is a powerful story
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in the context of
what Jesus was doing.
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- Oh, wow. This is great.
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Thank you.
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- I understand it now.
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- Oh, great question.
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Thanks for your call.
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- Amen.
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Don't we have a book also?
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We have a,
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- You know, I think we do.
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It might be called
The Rich Man and Lazarus.
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- The Rich Man and
Lazarus. - Yeah, I think it is.
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And Angela, you might
wanna call and ask for that.
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We'll be happy
to send it to you.
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Just call 800-835-6747,
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and ask for the book
called The Rich Man and Lazarus.
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It'll go into a lot more detail
00:17:19.57\00:17:20.94
than we have time to talk
about right here on the air.
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Good question.
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Who do we have next?
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- Next, Olivia from Washington.
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Welcome to Bible Answers Live.
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- Hi, thank you
for taking my call.
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Well, a few days ago, I
was looking at my dad's Bible
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and it opened to a random place,
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and it just,
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it was somewhere
in 1 Corinthians.
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- Mm-hmm
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And it said something
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about if women did not
have their head covered,
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when they prophesied,
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then their head
would be disgraced,
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and I was
wondering what that meant.
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- Okay. Good question.
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I think the verse you're
referring to is 1 Corinthians
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11, and it starts
around verse 4, 5,
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and I think it goes all
the way through to about 8.
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And it's talking
about in the church,
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the context here,
Paul is writing a letter
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to the believers in
the city of Corinth.
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This church was made up
of both Jews and Gentiles,
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more so Gentiles, it seems,
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and there were a lot of
people coming and going.
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And if you read the rest
of not only 1 Corinthians,
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but also 2 Corinthians,
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Paul was helping the
church to get organized.
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There seemed to be some
confusion in the church,
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things weren't being done right.
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And so Paul is writing a letter
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and he is giving
some practical guidance
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to the church members
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as to how they were
to perform the services,
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what they were to do in church.
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And one of the things
that he's mentioned here,
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if you find in verse 4,
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1 Corinthians 11:4,
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it says, "Every man
praying or prophesying,"
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that means preaching,
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"having his head
covered, dishonors his head.
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But every woman
who prays or prophesize
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with her head
uncovered dishonors her head,
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for that is one and the
same as if her head was shaved."
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Now, let me
give you the context.
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As the sign of
respect and reverence,
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back in those
days in that culture,
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similar to as it is today,
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for a man to enter a church,
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it is respectful for
him to remove his hat.
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That's true, even if somebody
goes to somebody else's house,
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but especially a church.
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If somebody enters the church,
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the respectful thing
is to remove your hat.
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It is a cultural thing.
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But that's true just for men.
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It's not true for a woman.
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Matter of fact,
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there are many women
that will wear a head covering
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or a hat when they go to church,
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and it's actually a sign
of reverence and respect.
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And that's what
Paul is emphasizing.
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He says, when you go to church,
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you need to show forth respect.
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And if that involves
for a man removing your hat,
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then remove your hat
or your head covering.
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For a woman, if
you're gonna be front,
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if you're gonna be
leading in the prayer,
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you want to cover your head,
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meaning you wanna
show respect and reverence.
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So the whole point here
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is talking about
reverence and respect,
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and there was a
traditional component to that
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because Pastor Carlos,
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you know different
cultures around the world
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do things differently.
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I spent some time in India,
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and it's true
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that when a woman goes
to the front of the church,
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or even if she
enters the church,
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it's very common for
her to cover her head.
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It's appropriate for a man
to remove his hat if he goes in,
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but also another
sign of reverence
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is the removing of their shoes.
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- Shoes. Yep.
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- So when you
go into the church,
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you'll often see in
the front of the church,
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there are all kinds of
shoes or sandals that's there.
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Now, that's not the
way it is in North America,
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in a Western style culture.
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But whenever I go to
India and I'm asked to preach,
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I'll always remove my shoes,
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I'll be up there in my socks.
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It feels a little odd at first,
00:20:41.64\00:20:43.00
but that's a sign of reverence.
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And that's the point
that Paul is emphasizing,
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that when it comes to worship
and it comes to the church,
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things need to be
done decent and in order.
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- Amen.
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- Yeah. So hopefully that
helps a little bit, Olivia.
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- Thank you, that did help.
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- All right.
Thanks for your call.
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- Awesome.
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Next we have
Darryl from Florida.
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Welcome to Bible Answers Live.
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- Good evening, pastors.
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My question is which
of the plagues mentioned
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in Revelation 16 are literal
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and which are symbolic?
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And if we have enough time,
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when does Satan
show up posing as Christ?
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Before the plagues
or during the plagues?
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- Okay. Well, good question.
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Let's take the first
part of the question.
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Which of the plagues,
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the 7 Last Plagues that
we find in Revelation 16
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are literal or symbolic.
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I think the first
four plagues are literal.
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The first one is a painful sore
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that comes upon those that
have the mark of the beast.
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Then it talks about the sea
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turning to a
substance that is like blood.
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And then the
springs and the rivers
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turning to a
blood like substance.
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And then you find the fourth
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where it talks
about an intense heat
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and people are
scorched with heat.
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So those first four
plagues would be literal.
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I mean, these are
things that are judgments
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that are coming upon the earth.
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But then when you
get to the next plague,
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you find darkness on
the seat of the beast power.
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There is a literal
application of that
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because I believe
there will be a darkness
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that'll settle
over the beast power
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that you read
about in Revelation 13,
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but it's also symbolic in that
it reveals that this entity,
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this religious power
that claims to be preaching
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or teaching the truth
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is actually
preaching lies and is dark.
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And then the sixth plague
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is the drying up of
the river Euphrates,
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making way for
the kings of the East.
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That is symbolic.
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We know in Bible prophecy,
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water represents
multitudes in nations
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and kindreds and tongues.
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And so we find the support
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that these various
kingdoms and nations gave
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to symbolic Babylon or the
beast power will be withdrawn
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in preparing the way
for the second coming.
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The kings of the East here
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symbolize Jesus
and the angels coming
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to bring
deliverance to God's people.
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So the sixth plague.
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And then the seventh plague,
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it talks about an
earthquake and hale.
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That's definitely got
literal applications as well.
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That brings you right up to
the second coming of Christ.
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So yes, they both literal,
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but they also definitely
have spiritual applications.
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Does that help, Derryl?
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- Yeah. And if we have time,
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when does Satan
show up posing as Christ?
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Before the plagues
or during the plagues?
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- I think there's
a little bit of both.
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I think there is
before probation closes,
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the plagues fall
after probation closes.
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I think before probation closes,
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there's going to be
false Christ and false profits
00:23:29.57\00:23:32.14
performing signs and wonders.
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But I also think
during the plagues,
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near the end,
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there's going to be a
final gathering together
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of all of the nations.
00:23:39.31\00:23:40.92
Cause according to
Revelation chapter 13,
00:23:40.92\00:23:42.68
it speaks about a death decree
that he's eventually passed
00:23:42.68\00:23:45.59
against those who keep
the commandments of God.
00:23:45.59\00:23:47.62
Now that death
decree is never enforced
00:23:47.62\00:23:49.32
because Jesus comes
before that happens.
00:23:49.32\00:23:51.93
But I think during the
time period of the plagues,
00:23:51.93\00:23:54.36
and even before,
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there'll be a
special or an increase
00:23:55.73\00:23:58.50
of these false
Christ and false prophets,
00:23:58.50\00:24:01.37
and even the devil
himself claiming to be Christ
00:24:01.37\00:24:04.67
and deceiving the whole world
00:24:04.67\00:24:06.71
and uniting them
in the opposition.
00:24:06.71\00:24:08.84
- That's what I'm referring to
00:24:08.84\00:24:10.71
is when Satan
himself poses as Christ,
00:24:10.71\00:24:14.65
you think it's gonna be
like at the sixth plague
00:24:14.65\00:24:17.15
when it talks about
00:24:17.15\00:24:18.39
the frogs coming out
of the dragon's mouth
00:24:19.79\00:24:23.02
and out of the beast and out
of the false prophet's mouth?
00:24:23.02\00:24:25.59
- Yes. The three
unclean spirits out of the mouth
00:24:25.59\00:24:27.20
of the dragon, the
beast and the false prophet.
00:24:27.20\00:24:28.90
Yes. That's an
application to that as well.
00:24:28.90\00:24:31.23
Don't think of the impersonation
of Christ by the devil
00:24:31.23\00:24:34.37
as being an experience
that occurs just quickly.
00:24:34.37\00:24:38.34
The devil's gonna
be here for a while
00:24:38.34\00:24:40.38
and is gonna be
involved in deceiving people
00:24:40.38\00:24:42.74
over an extended period of time.
00:24:42.74\00:24:44.98
He's gonna be
galvanizing the world.
00:24:44.98\00:24:46.72
So it could even
begin a little bit before,
00:24:46.72\00:24:48.92
but definitely culminates
during the three unclean spirits
00:24:48.92\00:24:52.72
that you read
about in Revelation 16.
00:24:52.72\00:24:54.72
- Okay. Thank you.
00:24:54.72\00:24:56.19
- All right.
Thanks your call, Derryl.
00:24:56.19\00:24:58.23
Good question.
00:24:58.23\00:24:59.16
Appreciate it.
00:24:59.16\00:25:00.43
All right. Who do we have next?
00:25:00.43\00:25:01.70
- Lucas from Tennessee.
00:25:01.70\00:25:03.10
Welcome to Bible Answers Live.
00:25:03.10\00:25:05.00
- Hey pastors.
00:25:05.00\00:25:06.43
So my question is,
00:25:06.43\00:25:08.30
where do dinosaurs fit
in the biblical timeline?
00:25:09.64\00:25:14.28
My current understanding
is they are probably pre-flood
00:25:15.68\00:25:19.38
and possibly the
results of amalgamation,
00:25:20.38\00:25:22.62
which could explain why
they weren't on the ark.
00:25:22.62\00:25:25.92
- Okay.
00:25:25.92\00:25:26.76
Yeah. Good question.
00:25:26.76\00:25:27.86
Well, as far as the dinosaurs,
00:25:27.86\00:25:29.62
yes, they did
exist before the flood.
00:25:29.62\00:25:32.66
And the reason we have
00:25:32.66\00:25:33.70
so many fossilized
remains of the dinosaurs
00:25:33.70\00:25:36.06
is because of the flood,
00:25:36.06\00:25:37.07
because of the
various layers of mud
00:25:37.07\00:25:39.20
destroyed the dinosaurs.
00:25:39.20\00:25:40.90
There were some animals
00:25:40.90\00:25:42.30
that you might
consider close to that category
00:25:42.30\00:25:44.61
that actually
made it on the ark.
00:25:44.61\00:25:45.94
For example, you
have the woolly mammoth,
00:25:45.94\00:25:49.04
which isn't a
dinosaur, but it is extinct now.
00:25:49.04\00:25:52.51
We believe it did
make it on the ark
00:25:52.51\00:25:54.62
because they found some pretty
good preserved remains of it.
00:25:54.62\00:25:59.29
But most of the dinosaurs,
00:25:59.29\00:26:00.49
they were destroyed
at the time of the flood.
00:26:00.49\00:26:03.32
Others could not exist
00:26:03.32\00:26:05.06
in the environment that
was created after the flood.
00:26:05.06\00:26:07.66
There was a
reduction of vegetation,
00:26:07.66\00:26:09.96
there was changes
in the atmosphere.
00:26:09.96\00:26:12.20
And so these
animals that were so big,
00:26:12.20\00:26:14.47
they just couldn't exist.
00:26:14.47\00:26:16.00
Also, we find all kinds
of animals before the flood
00:26:16.00\00:26:18.21
that seemed to be a lot bigger.
00:26:18.21\00:26:19.51
All the way from
insects, dragonflies,
00:26:19.51\00:26:21.58
and others that were much
bigger than what we have now.
00:26:21.58\00:26:24.28
So the whole environment was
very different before the flood
00:26:24.28\00:26:28.12
than after the flood.
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Well, thank you
for your call, Lucas.
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My question is over
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Let them call for the
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Because it says
the prayer of faith,
00:31:28.72\00:31:31.22
I believe that that
is a specific prayer.
00:31:31.22\00:31:34.22
I don't believe
it's the Lord's prayer.
00:31:34.22\00:31:36.26
I would like some
enlightenment on that.
00:31:36.26\00:31:37.99
- Okay, great question.
00:31:37.99\00:31:39.69
You know, the Bible tells us
00:31:39.69\00:31:40.76
that we need to
believe that God is,
00:31:40.76\00:31:43.00
and that He's a rewarder of
those who diligently seek Him.
00:31:43.00\00:31:46.74
So the Bible tells us
that if somebody is sick,
00:31:46.74\00:31:49.84
they're to call for
the elders of the church,
00:31:49.84\00:31:51.67
the leaders of the church,
00:31:51.67\00:31:52.64
they are to gather around,
00:31:52.64\00:31:54.04
they are to pray.
00:31:54.04\00:31:55.31
As you mentioned,
the prayer of faith,
00:31:55.31\00:31:56.48
and we'll talk about that.
00:31:56.48\00:31:57.78
Anointing with oil
in the name of the Lord,
00:31:57.78\00:32:00.65
and trust that the
person will be raised up.
00:32:00.65\00:32:03.15
Now, I've been
involved in this service,
00:32:03.15\00:32:05.29
I know Pastor Carlos is too.
00:32:05.29\00:32:07.09
And I have seen some
wonderful answers to prayer
00:32:07.09\00:32:10.53
where healing has
occurred on multiple occasions.
00:32:10.53\00:32:13.73
But the ultimate promise
that we find in this verse
00:32:13.73\00:32:16.60
is even if we are healed now,
00:32:16.60\00:32:19.10
the greatest reward is the
new body when we are raised up
00:32:19.10\00:32:22.94
at the second coming of Christ.
00:32:22.94\00:32:24.81
So there is a temporal healing
that we might experience now,
00:32:24.81\00:32:27.88
but the promise is
our sins will be forgiven
00:32:27.88\00:32:30.18
if we trust in the Lord,
00:32:30.18\00:32:31.68
and we'll be
raised up when He comes.
00:32:31.68\00:32:33.65
Well, what is
this prayer of faith?
00:32:33.65\00:32:35.52
Well, I believe
the prayer of faith
00:32:35.52\00:32:37.02
can be best
summarized by the words of Jesus
00:32:37.02\00:32:39.85
when Jesus
prayed, Thy will be done.
00:32:39.85\00:32:44.03
You know, we come to the
Lord, we give Him our request,
00:32:44.03\00:32:46.73
we say, Lord, please
heal us or heal this person.
00:32:46.73\00:32:50.10
We confess our sins.
00:32:50.10\00:32:52.20
Wanna make sure that
we are right with God,
00:32:52.20\00:32:53.84
and we pray in faith,
00:32:53.84\00:32:55.07
trusting that the
Lord hears our prayer,
00:32:55.07\00:32:56.87
but ultimately, we
also are willing to submit
00:32:56.87\00:32:59.54
to whatever
God's will is for us.
00:32:59.54\00:33:01.74
Sometimes that
can be a challenge.
00:33:01.74\00:33:04.25
Maybe the healing doesn't come
as quickly as we would like,
00:33:04.25\00:33:06.95
or maybe there is a witness
00:33:06.95\00:33:08.95
that we can be
through this ailment.
00:33:08.95\00:33:11.62
You know, Pastor Carlos,
00:33:11.62\00:33:12.72
I'm reminded of
the story of Paul,
00:33:12.72\00:33:14.56
where he had
some kind of ailment,
00:33:14.56\00:33:17.66
- Mm-hmm. - and he prayed.
00:33:17.66\00:33:19.36
And he speaks about it
being a thorn in his side.
00:33:19.36\00:33:21.66
And he prayed saying,
00:33:21.66\00:33:23.00
"Lord, deliver me from
this, heal me from this."
00:33:23.00\00:33:24.90
And the message came back.
00:33:24.90\00:33:26.50
My grace is sufficient
00:33:26.50\00:33:28.70
for my strength is
made perfect in weakness.
00:33:28.70\00:33:32.01
And so in that case,
00:33:32.01\00:33:33.14
Paul was not
healed while he had faith.
00:33:33.14\00:33:35.68
He had the prayer of faith.
00:33:35.68\00:33:37.11
He submitted to
whatever the will of God is.
00:33:37.11\00:33:39.51
So I think that's
an important component
00:33:39.51\00:33:41.02
that we need to bear in mind
00:33:41.02\00:33:41.88
when we pray
the prayer of faith,
00:33:41.88\00:33:43.85
we are saying not my
will, thy will be done.
00:33:43.85\00:33:46.89
Does that help, Kenneth?
00:33:46.89\00:33:49.09
- Yes, it does.
00:33:49.09\00:33:49.96
Thank you so very much.
00:33:49.96\00:33:51.63
- All right. We
appreciate your call.
00:33:51.63\00:33:52.99
Thanks for calling.
00:33:52.99\00:33:54.30
You know, we do have a
book that talks about prayer,
00:33:54.30\00:33:56.67
and it's called
Teach Us to Pray.
00:33:56.67\00:33:57.50
- Teach Us to Pray
00:33:57.50\00:33:58.47
- And it's free.
00:33:58.47\00:34:00.07
We'll be happy to send that
to anyone who calls and asks.
00:34:00.07\00:34:01.90
The number for
that is 800-835-6747.
00:34:01.90\00:34:06.24
And again, the book is
called Teach Us to Pray,
00:34:06.24\00:34:08.38
written by Pastor Doug.
00:34:08.38\00:34:09.74
We'll be happy to send it
to anyone who calls and asks.
00:34:09.74\00:34:12.71
- Amen. - Who's our next caller?
00:34:12.71\00:34:14.05
- Next, we have Shelly
calling us from Michigan.
00:34:14.05\00:34:16.48
Welcome, Shelly.
00:34:16.48\00:34:18.15
- Good evening, pastors.
00:34:18.15\00:34:19.22
Thank you for taking my call.
00:34:19.22\00:34:20.79
I was just wondering if
there's anything in the Bible
00:34:22.09\00:34:24.26
that would help me with,
00:34:24.26\00:34:26.66
my ex-husband and I are divorced
00:34:27.76\00:34:29.90
and have been
for almost 10 years,
00:34:29.90\00:34:32.70
and we're starting
to get back together.
00:34:32.70\00:34:36.81
And I'm just wondering if
there's anything in the Bible
00:34:36.81\00:34:39.81
that says that I can remarry him
00:34:39.81\00:34:43.24
or further that relationship,
00:34:43.24\00:34:46.78
or am I not supposed to do that?
00:34:46.78\00:34:49.45
- Okay. Yeah, good question.
00:34:49.45\00:34:51.09
So if two people are married,
00:34:51.09\00:34:53.05
and for some reason,
the marriage falls apart
00:34:53.05\00:34:55.02
but they're still
able to be friends,
00:34:55.02\00:34:58.96
and the
relationship is able to grow,
00:34:58.96\00:35:00.66
and maybe both of them
experience a conversion,
00:35:00.66\00:35:03.43
and they realize that they
really do love this person,
00:35:03.43\00:35:06.17
and they want to recommit
their lives and get remarried.
00:35:06.17\00:35:09.50
That's perfectly appropriate.
00:35:09.50\00:35:11.54
Now, of course, if somebody
is remarried in the interim,
00:35:11.54\00:35:14.24
well, no, you
can't get remarried.
00:35:14.24\00:35:16.34
But if both individuals
have re remained unmarried
00:35:16.34\00:35:19.41
and they've been able to
come together and harmonize
00:35:19.41\00:35:22.88
and love each other
00:35:22.88\00:35:25.39
and they wanna
recommit to that marriage,
00:35:25.39\00:35:27.82
that's perfectly appropriate
according to the Bible.
00:35:27.82\00:35:30.69
- Thank you so much.
00:35:30.69\00:35:32.49
I really do appreciate that.
00:35:32.49\00:35:34.10
Thank you.
00:35:34.10\00:35:34.86
- All right. You're welcome.
00:35:34.86\00:35:35.73
Thank you.
00:35:35.73\00:35:37.00
Thank you, Shelly. - Amen.
00:35:37.00\00:35:38.80
Next, we have Lori
calling us from Indiana.
00:35:38.80\00:35:41.24
Welcome to Bible Answers Live.
00:35:41.24\00:35:42.87
- Thank you for taking my call.
00:35:43.67\00:35:46.07
Well, it's kinda
hard to voice it.
00:35:46.07\00:35:49.18
My daughter
recently had a drug overdose
00:35:49.18\00:35:51.58
and she became brain dead.
00:35:51.58\00:35:53.28
I wanna know where in
the Bible I could find
00:35:53.28\00:35:55.88
if she is still gonna
be able to go to heaven.
00:35:55.88\00:35:58.62
She was saved and baptized,
00:35:58.62\00:36:00.66
but obviously, she was backslid,
00:36:00.66\00:36:02.79
and I don't think she had
time to ask for forgiveness.
00:36:02.79\00:36:06.43
But she sent me
prayer hands right before
00:36:06.43\00:36:09.03
cause she'd asked
me to come and get her.
00:36:09.03\00:36:10.63
- Okay.
00:36:10.63\00:36:11.73
- That she
didn't wanna be alone.
00:36:11.73\00:36:12.40
Yeah, absolutely.
00:36:12.40\00:36:13.50
You know, we
don't know the heart.
00:36:13.50\00:36:15.44
And I think that's
why the Bible's very clear
00:36:15.44\00:36:17.11
that it says it's
not for us to judge.
00:36:17.11\00:36:18.94
God knows the heart.
00:36:18.94\00:36:20.21
It's also encouraging to know
00:36:21.78\00:36:23.38
that God doesn't
judge us eternally
00:36:23.38\00:36:25.68
based upon maybe one
good decision we might make
00:36:25.68\00:36:29.05
or one bad decision.
00:36:29.05\00:36:30.92
But rather, it's
the chain of our lives,
00:36:30.92\00:36:33.49
it's the direction of our life.
00:36:33.49\00:36:35.56
And I think that's why it's
important for us not to judge.
00:36:35.56\00:36:37.76
God knows.
00:36:37.76\00:36:38.99
And there are
circumstances that might occur.
00:36:38.99\00:36:41.00
You know, I know of experiences
00:36:41.00\00:36:42.36
where somebody might
have been in incredible pain,
00:36:42.36\00:36:45.53
and in a moment of weakness,
00:36:45.53\00:36:46.90
they tried to commit suicide
and they took some pills,
00:36:46.90\00:36:51.21
only to realize
what they had done.
00:36:51.21\00:36:53.38
And they called and said,
I've made a terrible mistake,
00:36:53.38\00:36:55.71
but it was too late.
00:36:55.71\00:36:57.38
They confessed what
they had done and said,
00:36:57.38\00:36:59.05
"Lord, please forgive me."
00:36:59.05\00:36:59.85
So we don't know the heart.
00:36:59.85\00:37:01.95
Probably the
best thing we could do
00:37:01.95\00:37:03.25
is to recognize that
God loves our children
00:37:03.25\00:37:05.62
even more than we do.
00:37:05.62\00:37:07.42
And He will do
everything He can to save.
00:37:07.42\00:37:09.89
So we can pray and we can place
them in the hands of Jesus,
00:37:09.89\00:37:13.23
and trust that He
knows what's best.
00:37:13.23\00:37:15.80
And thank God for
His mercy and His grace
00:37:15.80\00:37:19.47
and just trust in Him.
00:37:19.47\00:37:20.74
- You know, it's just
really been tearing me up
00:37:22.07\00:37:23.44
because I'm so afraid for her
00:37:23.44\00:37:24.84
cause she's in a
nursing home now,
00:37:24.84\00:37:26.68
and she's only 36 years old.
00:37:26.68\00:37:28.14
She can't speak.
00:37:28.14\00:37:29.41
She can open her
eyes and that's it.
00:37:29.41\00:37:30.75
She can't talk
or anything or move.
00:37:30.75\00:37:32.71
And like I said,
00:37:32.71\00:37:34.22
I'd been trying
to preach to her.
00:37:34.22\00:37:36.12
And I told her
she'd go to heaven,
00:37:36.12\00:37:37.55
but I didn't realize,
00:37:37.55\00:37:39.49
I mean, if you don't repent,
00:37:39.49\00:37:41.26
is there anywhere in
the Bible that I could look
00:37:41.26\00:37:43.79
that would tell me this?
00:37:43.79\00:37:45.09
- Yes, there are.
00:37:46.06\00:37:47.13
- When she dies,
cause she did die,
00:37:47.13\00:37:48.26
does her spirit
leave or come back or what?
00:37:48.26\00:37:50.90
- No. You know, the good
news is that the Bible says
00:37:50.90\00:37:53.40
if there's life there is hope.
00:37:53.40\00:37:55.10
So if someone is alive and
they're able to understand,
00:37:55.10\00:37:59.34
there is hope.
00:37:59.34\00:38:00.74
And again, you don't know
how much she does understand.
00:38:00.74\00:38:03.88
We don't know what's
happening in her mind,
00:38:03.88\00:38:05.71
we don't know how
the Spirit is working
00:38:05.71\00:38:07.55
so we can pray for her.
00:38:07.55\00:38:09.15
I've heard many stories, again,
00:38:09.15\00:38:11.05
of people who were in a coma,
00:38:11.05\00:38:13.69
and people thought
they couldn't hear,
00:38:13.69\00:38:15.16
but actually they could.
00:38:15.16\00:38:16.79
And you could
still talk to them,
00:38:16.79\00:38:18.26
talk about Jesus.
00:38:18.26\00:38:20.06
You can ask her
if she will respond,
00:38:20.06\00:38:22.13
you can say, have
you accepted Jesus?
00:38:22.13\00:38:24.13
and give her an opportunity.
00:38:24.13\00:38:25.90
But you can
keep encouraging her.
00:38:25.90\00:38:28.34
And you don't know,
00:38:28.34\00:38:29.14
the Lord might open up a window
00:38:29.14\00:38:30.44
or understanding might clear up
00:38:30.44\00:38:32.57
if she's not made that decision.
00:38:32.57\00:38:35.18
So just keep being the
best example that you can,
00:38:35.18\00:38:38.61
and place her in God's
hands and trust in Him.
00:38:38.61\00:38:41.75
- Thank you so much.
00:38:42.95\00:38:44.32
If you wouldn't mind
praying for her also.
00:38:44.32\00:38:47.06
Her name's Angela.
00:38:47.06\00:38:48.39
- Yeah. We will
definitely keep Angela and pray.
00:38:48.39\00:38:50.49
You know what Lori?
00:38:50.49\00:38:51.29
Let's pray right now, okay?
00:38:51.29\00:38:52.53
- Thank you.
00:38:52.53\00:38:53.36
- Dear Father in heaven,
00:38:53.36\00:38:54.13
we just want to come before you,
00:38:54.13\00:38:55.46
and we want to lift up
Angela a very special way.
00:38:55.46\00:38:57.73
You know how dear
our children are to us,
00:38:57.73\00:38:59.80
and we know,
Father, they are dear to you
00:38:59.80\00:39:02.10
because you are our Father.
00:39:02.10\00:39:03.91
So we just pray for
Angela, we pray for Lori,
00:39:03.91\00:39:06.01
and we ask that you
would just keep your hand
00:39:06.01\00:39:07.84
over that situation, Lord,
00:39:07.84\00:39:09.51
and do
everything you can to save.
00:39:09.51\00:39:11.41
And we thank you
in Jesus name. Amen.
00:39:11.41\00:39:13.72
- Amen. - Amen. Praise God.
00:39:13.72\00:39:15.38
- God bless you,
Lori. - Thank you so much.
00:39:15.38\00:39:17.02
- All right. Thanks. - You too.
00:39:17.02\00:39:17.85
- Buh-bye.
00:39:17.85\00:39:18.75
- Anthony from New York,
00:39:19.92\00:39:21.76
you are live on
Bible Answers Live.
00:39:21.76\00:39:23.66
Welcome.
00:39:23.66\00:39:24.56
- Yes. Good evening, pastors.
00:39:26.06\00:39:27.23
Can you hear me okay?
00:39:27.23\00:39:28.03
- Yep. - We can.
00:39:28.03\00:39:28.96
- Okay, good.
00:39:30.07\00:39:31.20
I think there's a
delay on my phone.
00:39:31.20\00:39:32.50
My question is based on
Matthew chapter 10, verse two,
00:39:32.50\00:39:36.84
where it lists the disciples.
00:39:38.91\00:39:41.04
Verse 2 through 4 actually.
00:39:42.68\00:39:44.71
And so my question is
00:39:44.71\00:39:46.55
we always hear
about the usual suspects,
00:39:46.55\00:39:48.52
Peter, Andrew, James, John,
00:39:48.52\00:39:51.15
Judas, Thomas.
00:39:52.49\00:39:54.22
But then as I look in this list,
00:39:54.22\00:39:55.86
I see there's a
few that we never,
00:39:55.86\00:39:58.49
at least I've never
really heard much about,
00:39:58.49\00:40:00.23
like Bartholomew,
00:40:00.23\00:40:01.33
Thaddeus,
00:40:04.63\00:40:05.53
and ones like that,
00:40:06.74\00:40:08.30
or James, son of
Alphaeus and things like that.
00:40:08.30\00:40:10.71
I know that there's one of them
00:40:10.71\00:40:11.81
that was suspect to
be the brother of Jesus
00:40:11.81\00:40:13.71
or something like that.
00:40:13.71\00:40:15.04
Or maybe that was the one
that wrote the book of James.
00:40:15.04\00:40:16.64
I was wondering,
could you expound on,
00:40:16.64\00:40:18.61
maybe just giving us a little
background, if there is any,
00:40:19.98\00:40:22.58
on some of the other
disciples and who they were.
00:40:22.58\00:40:25.65
- Okay, good question.
00:40:25.65\00:40:27.16
Yes, of course
we are very familiar
00:40:27.16\00:40:28.62
with the disciples
that played a leading role
00:40:28.62\00:40:31.59
during the time
of Christ ministry.
00:40:31.59\00:40:33.56
We know that
Peter, James, and John,
00:40:33.56\00:40:35.43
they formed sort of an
inner circle of disciples
00:40:35.43\00:40:37.93
that got to share some very
special experiences with Jesus.
00:40:37.93\00:40:41.34
But the other
disciples were very devote,
00:40:41.34\00:40:43.37
they were very committed.
00:40:43.37\00:40:44.71
They had some wonderful
experiences with Jesus,
00:40:44.71\00:40:47.01
and they were very
involved after the resurrection
00:40:47.01\00:40:50.08
in the early church,
00:40:50.08\00:40:51.65
other than, of
course, Judas Iscariot.
00:40:51.65\00:40:53.62
So they all had different roles.
00:40:53.62\00:40:56.02
The Bible doesn't
explain all of what they did,
00:40:56.02\00:40:59.05
all of what all the
other disciples did.
00:40:59.05\00:41:01.79
There is some traditions,
00:41:01.79\00:41:04.19
and I think they're
actually pretty solid.
00:41:04.19\00:41:07.30
Thomas, one of the disciples,
00:41:07.30\00:41:09.73
is believed to have
gone to India as a missionary
00:41:09.73\00:41:12.93
after the resurrection,
00:41:12.93\00:41:14.64
and he was killed in India.
00:41:14.64\00:41:16.91
And there's actually an area
in India that you can go visit
00:41:16.91\00:41:20.04
where they
believe Thomas was buried.
00:41:20.04\00:41:23.41
So all of the
disciples are involved
00:41:23.41\00:41:25.35
in some type of
missionary activity.
00:41:25.35\00:41:27.45
The Bible doesn't give us
a whole lot more about them.
00:41:27.45\00:41:29.62
In the book of Acts,
00:41:29.62\00:41:30.99
you have some of the key
people, as you mentioned,
00:41:30.99\00:41:32.59
but the focus
of the book of Acts
00:41:32.59\00:41:33.99
is really the gospel
going out to the Gentile world.
00:41:33.99\00:41:37.23
And that's where Paul
plays such a significant role
00:41:37.23\00:41:40.10
in taking the
gospel to the world.
00:41:40.10\00:41:42.13
But the other disciples
00:41:42.13\00:41:43.47
were involved in
the work in Jerusalem,
00:41:43.47\00:41:45.30
up until the destruction
of Jerusalem in 70 AD.
00:41:45.30\00:41:47.54
And just prior to that,
00:41:47.54\00:41:49.37
there was persecution
00:41:49.37\00:41:50.64
that caused a lot of
the Christians to scatter.
00:41:50.64\00:41:52.97
But we don't have a whole lot
of reference other than that,
00:41:52.97\00:41:55.21
with reference to what
happened to the other disciples.
00:41:55.21\00:41:58.25
We know they we're all faithful,
00:41:58.25\00:41:59.71
other than Judas Iscariot.
00:41:59.71\00:42:02.65
So hopefully that
helps a little bit, Anthony.
00:42:02.65\00:42:05.02
- Yes. Thank you.
00:42:06.52\00:42:07.32
Or do you have any resources
00:42:07.32\00:42:08.39
that talk about
other disciples at all?
00:42:08.39\00:42:10.53
- You know, I'm trying to think
00:42:10.53\00:42:11.33
if Amazing Facts has anything.
00:42:11.33\00:42:12.66
I don't think we have
anything specific on that.
00:42:12.66\00:42:15.90
We do reference,
00:42:15.90\00:42:17.00
there is a book
called The 144000.
00:42:17.00\00:42:19.70
It's talking about God's
end time sort of apostles
00:42:19.70\00:42:22.70
that take the three
angels message or the gospel
00:42:22.70\00:42:25.01
to the world.
00:42:25.01\00:42:26.57
I'm not sure if it might
reference the 12 apostles in
00:42:26.57\00:42:30.11
that, but it doesn't really give
much of the historical context.
00:42:30.11\00:42:33.55
There are historical books.
00:42:33.55\00:42:35.12
I know Foxe's Book of Martyrs
is one that comes to mind
00:42:35.12\00:42:38.79
that actually mentions
the number of the apostles
00:42:38.79\00:42:41.72
that you don't often hear about
00:42:41.72\00:42:43.32
and how they died
based on tradition,
00:42:43.32\00:42:46.53
and based on
research that's been done.
00:42:46.53\00:42:48.80
So you might want
to take a look at that.
00:42:48.80\00:42:50.80
I know I've read the
first section of that book
00:42:50.80\00:42:52.80
that talks about what
happened to the apostles.
00:42:52.80\00:42:55.90
All right. Thank you
for your call, Anthony.
00:42:55.90\00:42:57.41
Who do we have next?
00:42:57.41\00:42:59.11
- Eric from Canada,
00:42:59.11\00:43:00.51
welcome to Bible Answers Live.
00:43:00.51\00:43:02.34
- I've been really struggling
00:43:04.05\00:43:07.32
with
understanding science and Bible.
00:43:07.32\00:43:11.55
- Okay.
00:43:15.02\00:43:15.92
- Cause it just feels like
there's just so much evidence
00:43:17.83\00:43:20.63
against the Bible with science.
00:43:20.63\00:43:23.00
I don't know.
00:43:24.77\00:43:25.67
We struggle with
understanding origins,
00:43:28.57\00:43:32.61
like, especially with creation
and the evolution issue.
00:43:32.61\00:43:36.98
- Okay.
00:43:36.98\00:43:37.78
- So how do we overcome that?
00:43:37.78\00:43:40.08
Cause it's been
really affected my faith
00:43:40.08\00:43:42.65
and how I see the Bible.
00:43:42.65\00:43:44.32
- Okay. Good question.
00:43:44.32\00:43:46.22
And I'm gonna have
Carlos address this a little bit
00:43:46.22\00:43:48.32
because your
experience is somewhat unique.
00:43:48.32\00:43:50.36
You know, if we look
at science correctly,
00:43:50.36\00:43:52.59
especially through
the lens of the Bible,
00:43:52.59\00:43:55.26
understanding the
biblical account of creation,
00:43:56.70\00:43:59.63
the flood, what
happened to the dinosaurs,
00:43:59.63\00:44:02.90
looking at it from
a biblical perspective
00:44:02.90\00:44:05.01
makes a whole lot more sense
00:44:05.01\00:44:07.11
than going along with
the idea of slow change
00:44:07.11\00:44:11.61
over long periods of time.
00:44:11.61\00:44:12.95
There are just too many problems
00:44:12.95\00:44:14.92
with what often is referred to
00:44:14.92\00:44:16.89
as the popular
understanding of evolution,
00:44:16.89\00:44:19.35
where you have a lightning bolt
00:44:19.35\00:44:21.96
that somehow affected some
chemicals in a pond on the earth
00:44:21.96\00:44:25.96
and proteins were formed.
00:44:25.96\00:44:27.76
And then suddenly the proteins
were able to create a cell.
00:44:27.76\00:44:31.17
And somehow, the cell
knew that it had to divide
00:44:31.17\00:44:34.54
and it had to separate its
DNA and it had to have a nucleus
00:44:34.54\00:44:38.51
and everything else in
place for a cell to have life.
00:44:38.51\00:44:41.44
The chance of that happening
by itself is impossible.
00:44:41.44\00:44:44.71
But understanding
what the Bible says,
00:44:45.81\00:44:47.45
and then looking at science
through the lens of scripture,
00:44:47.45\00:44:50.22
everything fits in
together in a beautiful way,
00:44:50.22\00:44:53.19
and we can understand creation,
00:44:53.19\00:44:54.72
we can understand
science far clearer
00:44:54.72\00:44:58.13
if we look at it from
the Bible perspective.
00:44:58.13\00:45:00.26
Now, Pastor Carlos, you
weren't always a Christian.
00:45:00.26\00:45:02.93
And I believe it was science
00:45:02.93\00:45:04.83
that really led you
to search the scripture
00:45:04.83\00:45:07.87
because things
weren't adding up.
00:45:07.87\00:45:09.80
- Yeah, that's right.
00:45:09.80\00:45:10.61
It was the study of science
00:45:10.61\00:45:12.21
that's making me
see the complexity
00:45:12.21\00:45:13.88
and how
everything is synchronized
00:45:13.88\00:45:16.24
and everything is
orderly and has a purpose.
00:45:16.24\00:45:18.95
And so what I would say, Eric,
00:45:18.95\00:45:20.32
is that when
you look at science,
00:45:20.32\00:45:21.68
remember, science is just
the gathering of information
00:45:21.68\00:45:24.32
through scientific experiments,
00:45:25.12\00:45:27.16
through scientific instruments.
00:45:27.16\00:45:29.02
The problem thus
is not the science,
00:45:29.02\00:45:31.26
but the interpretation
00:45:31.26\00:45:32.59
that many people give of
the scientific discoveries.
00:45:32.59\00:45:35.46
And those we've learned that
consistently throughout time,
00:45:35.46\00:45:38.40
they're changing,
00:45:38.40\00:45:39.23
they realize scientists
00:45:39.23\00:45:40.34
are always
updating their information.
00:45:40.34\00:45:42.24
So with the Bible, we
know that there's no changing,
00:45:42.24\00:45:45.91
there's no variation.
00:45:45.91\00:45:47.21
And so I've come to find
00:45:47.21\00:45:49.78
the Bible has been
consistently confirmed
00:45:49.78\00:45:51.98
both
scientifically, historically,
00:45:51.98\00:45:54.88
through archeology,
00:45:54.88\00:45:56.15
and through a
number of different ways.
00:45:56.15\00:45:57.39
So, you know,
00:45:57.39\00:45:58.29
just remember that many
people have different agendas,
00:45:59.59\00:46:01.72
whether it'd be intellectual
agendas, political agendas
00:46:01.72\00:46:05.29
in regards to their
scientific interpretation.
00:46:05.29\00:46:07.30
But when we go to scripture,
00:46:07.30\00:46:08.60
there's always
a solid foundation
00:46:08.60\00:46:09.96
into how God wants to portray
creation and understand it.
00:46:09.96\00:46:13.84
- You know, Eric, we have a book
00:46:13.84\00:46:15.10
and you can read it online
00:46:15.10\00:46:16.57
by just going to the
Amazing Facts website
00:46:16.57\00:46:18.34
or call and order it,
00:46:18.34\00:46:19.47
and we'll be
happy to send it to you.
00:46:19.47\00:46:20.88
It's called How Evolution
Flunked The Science Test.
00:46:20.88\00:46:24.25
It's an interesting read.
00:46:24.25\00:46:26.05
How Evolution
Flunked The Science Test.
00:46:26.05\00:46:28.85
And you'll find a
lot of great information.
00:46:28.85\00:46:30.99
And if you can
accept what the Bible says
00:46:30.99\00:46:33.89
about, you know, origin,
00:46:33.89\00:46:35.46
suddenly the world
around you makes sense.
00:46:35.46\00:46:38.03
So we encourage you
to call and ask for that.
00:46:38.03\00:46:39.73
The number is 800-835-6747.
00:46:39.73\00:46:42.93
Ask for the book, How Evolution
Flunked The Science Test,
00:46:42.93\00:46:46.00
and we'll be happy to send
it to anyone who calls and asks.
00:46:46.00\00:46:48.90
Who do we have next?
00:46:48.90\00:46:49.94
- Next we have
Samuel from Wisconsin.
00:46:49.94\00:46:52.11
Samuel, welcome.
00:46:52.11\00:46:53.61
- Peace be with
you brothers in Christ.
00:46:53.61\00:46:55.64
- Amen. - Hi, Samuel.
00:46:55.64\00:46:57.38
- Calling about 2 Peter 3:17-18.
00:46:57.38\00:47:02.45
And I see as
the darkness deepens
00:47:04.32\00:47:07.66
that the light will brighten
00:47:07.66\00:47:09.26
and I have great joy at
the soon coming of the Lord.
00:47:09.26\00:47:12.43
- Absolutely.
00:47:14.50\00:47:15.86
And the question you're
asking about 2 Peter 3:17?
00:47:15.86\00:47:18.33
- Chapter 3, verse 17 and 18.
00:47:20.77\00:47:23.24
- Okay. Let me go
ahead and read that
00:47:23.24\00:47:24.51
for those who are listening.
00:47:24.51\00:47:26.54
It says you therefore, beloved,
00:47:26.54\00:47:27.91
since you know this beforehand,
00:47:27.91\00:47:30.68
beware lest you also fall
from your own steadfastness,
00:47:30.68\00:47:34.88
being led away with
the errors of the wicked.
00:47:34.88\00:47:37.65
But grow in
grace and the knowledge
00:47:37.65\00:47:39.79
of our Lord and
Savior Jesus Christ.
00:47:39.79\00:47:41.92
To Him be glory both
now and forever. Amen.
00:47:41.92\00:47:44.39
And your
question on that, Samuel?
00:47:46.26\00:47:48.30
- Is that a path, pastor,
as my search for the Lord,
00:47:49.70\00:47:54.04
that I
understand is soon coming,
00:47:54.04\00:47:56.64
that I do not have
the fear of the world,
00:47:56.64\00:48:01.01
but the joy of the
coming of the Lord?
00:48:01.01\00:48:03.35
- Absolutely.
00:48:03.35\00:48:04.75
You know, the Bible tells
us perfect love casts out fear.
00:48:04.75\00:48:08.58
And if we're longing
for the coming of Christ,
00:48:08.58\00:48:11.59
we need not be afraid.
00:48:11.59\00:48:13.49
And when we
study Bible prophecy,
00:48:13.49\00:48:15.06
we understand that yes, there
will be trials that'll come.
00:48:15.06\00:48:18.26
But we also know
that Jesus has said,
00:48:18.26\00:48:20.10
He'll never leave
us nor forsake us.
00:48:20.10\00:48:22.73
And if Jesus is with
you, you need not fear.
00:48:22.73\00:48:25.53
He will carry you
through whatever it is
00:48:25.53\00:48:28.07
that the future
has in store for you.
00:48:28.07\00:48:31.01
So we can trust in God.
00:48:31.01\00:48:32.41
He will see us through.
00:48:32.41\00:48:34.11
The Bible tells us
here to grow in grace.
00:48:34.11\00:48:36.64
And so if we're studying,
00:48:36.64\00:48:37.78
if we are growing in
our relationship with Jesus,
00:48:37.78\00:48:40.75
our trust and
faith in Him will grow,
00:48:40.75\00:48:43.18
and we'll be looking
forward to that glorious day
00:48:43.18\00:48:45.19
when Jesus comes.
00:48:45.19\00:48:46.22
Now, that doesn't mean that,
00:48:46.22\00:48:47.49
you know, we're just
focused on ourselves saying,
00:48:47.49\00:48:50.39
oh, I want Jesus to come
so that we can be delivered
00:48:50.39\00:48:53.53
from this world
of sin and sorrow,
00:48:53.53\00:48:55.53
but we're also
doing everything we can
00:48:55.53\00:48:57.97
to tell others
about Jesus' soon coming,
00:48:57.97\00:49:00.57
because we want
others to be ready
00:49:00.57\00:49:02.00
for Christ to come as well.
00:49:02.00\00:49:03.71
So we're being a
positive witness in our life,
00:49:03.71\00:49:06.61
in our experience.
00:49:06.61\00:49:07.94
We're sharing with
others as opportunity arises.
00:49:07.94\00:49:11.21
We're trying to
do the best we can
00:49:11.21\00:49:12.55
to build up the
kingdom of heaven.
00:49:12.55\00:49:14.32
- Amen. And maranatha Jesus.
00:49:15.12\00:49:17.02
- All right. - Thank you.
00:49:17.02\00:49:18.25
- Absolutely
Samuel. God bless you.
00:49:18.25\00:49:20.42
Thanks for your call.
00:49:20.42\00:49:22.02
Who do we have next?
00:49:22.02\00:49:22.82
Eric from Kansas, I think.
00:49:22.82\00:49:25.09
Eric, you're you're live on BAL.
00:49:25.09\00:49:27.86
- Good evening,
Pastor Jean Ross and Carlos.
00:49:29.46\00:49:32.43
- Hello. - Yes.
00:49:32.43\00:49:33.34
- I had a quick question.
00:49:34.14\00:49:35.87
I've heard mentioned
in a few messages, name,
00:49:35.87\00:49:40.81
but I wanted to ask,
00:49:40.81\00:49:43.31
is it mentioned
anywhere in the Bible named
00:49:43.31\00:49:47.02
the woman that was
placed at Christ feet
00:49:48.08\00:49:50.32
that was found in adultery.
00:49:50.32\00:49:53.42
- You know, in the story
that we find in scripture,
00:49:54.79\00:49:56.69
her name is not mentioned
specifically in that passage.
00:49:56.69\00:50:01.06
But with a little
sanctified detective work,
00:50:01.06\00:50:04.83
we can kind of
figure out who that is.
00:50:04.83\00:50:07.34
And there's a number of
clues that we find in the Bible.
00:50:07.34\00:50:09.77
There is a woman that's
referred to as Mary of Magdala,
00:50:09.77\00:50:13.44
and then there's a
Mary, the sister of Martha,
00:50:13.44\00:50:17.25
and she's also
the sister of Lazarus.
00:50:17.25\00:50:19.91
Now Mary Martha and Lazarus
lived in a town of Bethesda,
00:50:19.91\00:50:23.85
which was close to Jerusalem,
actually just outside.
00:50:23.85\00:50:27.22
And whenever Jesus was in
the facility of Jerusalem,
00:50:27.22\00:50:29.72
he would often
stay in their home.
00:50:29.72\00:50:31.59
It's the same Lazarus that died
00:50:31.59\00:50:33.33
that Jesus raised from the dead.
00:50:33.33\00:50:35.16
But then when it talks
about this Mary of Magdala,
00:50:36.56\00:50:39.70
we also know that Mary,
the one from Lazarus' sister,
00:50:39.70\00:50:44.67
apparently, she had a
bad reputation in town
00:50:44.67\00:50:47.21
because on one occasion,
00:50:47.21\00:50:48.51
when Jesus was there at
the home of Mary Martha,
00:50:48.51\00:50:53.11
Mary came in and
anointed the feet of Jesus.
00:50:55.02\00:50:58.15
And Simon the Pharisee
said if he was a prophet,
00:50:58.15\00:51:01.16
he would know what
kind of woman this is.
00:51:01.16\00:51:04.43
So Mary, the sister
of Martha and Lazarus,
00:51:04.43\00:51:07.76
she had a bad reputation.
00:51:07.76\00:51:10.03
It's quite possible
that Mary left Bethany
00:51:10.03\00:51:14.90
or where she was
and went up to Magdala,
00:51:14.90\00:51:17.27
which is close to
the Sea of Galilee.
00:51:17.27\00:51:20.01
And she was a prostitute.
00:51:20.01\00:51:21.98
There were a lot
of Roman soldiers
00:51:21.98\00:51:23.38
that were stationed in Magdala.
00:51:23.38\00:51:24.75
And that's where the name
Mary of Magdala comes from.
00:51:24.75\00:51:27.28
She made Jesus,
00:51:27.28\00:51:28.42
Jesus cast out seven demons.
00:51:28.42\00:51:30.82
It's quite possible
that she slipped back
00:51:30.82\00:51:33.15
because, you know, seven times,
00:51:33.15\00:51:34.72
she seemed to fall
back into the same sin.
00:51:34.72\00:51:37.36
It's very possible
that she was also the one
00:51:37.36\00:51:39.39
that was caught committing
adultery and Jesus forgave her.
00:51:39.39\00:51:43.53
And that's why
she was so grateful
00:51:43.53\00:51:46.70
just a few days
before the death of Jesus.
00:51:46.70\00:51:49.10
When she anointed the
feet of Jesus, she wept.
00:51:49.10\00:51:52.11
And Jesus said,
"You see this woman?
00:51:52.11\00:51:54.74
She loves much because
she has been forgiven much."
00:51:54.74\00:51:57.91
And we also know that
that was the same Mary
00:51:57.91\00:52:00.08
that Jesus appeared to
first when He rose from the dead
00:52:00.08\00:52:03.32
on the death on Sunday morning.
00:52:03.32\00:52:05.59
So just a beautiful story.
00:52:05.59\00:52:08.36
You know, we have a
book at Amazing Facts,
00:52:08.36\00:52:10.53
it's called At Jesus Feet.
00:52:10.53\00:52:12.19
And it's the story of Mary,
00:52:12.19\00:52:14.36
Mary Magdala or Mary,
the sister of Lazarus.
00:52:14.36\00:52:18.83
And it gets into
all of the verses
00:52:18.83\00:52:20.57
and more of the
detail of who that Mary is.
00:52:20.57\00:52:23.17
And I think you'd
really enjoy reading it, Eric,
00:52:23.17\00:52:25.24
but I think you're
on the right track.
00:52:25.24\00:52:27.24
The Mary that was
the sister of Lazarus,
00:52:27.24\00:52:31.48
Mary Magdala and also
the woman caught in adultery
00:52:31.48\00:52:34.62
is probably the same person.
00:52:34.62\00:52:36.95
All right. Thanks for your call.
00:52:36.95\00:52:37.89
Who do we have next?
00:52:37.89\00:52:39.12
- Next, we have
Robert from Washington.
00:52:39.12\00:52:41.32
You're on the air, Robert.
00:52:41.32\00:52:42.42
- Robert,
welcome to the program.
00:52:42.42\00:52:44.03
- Thank you. Glad
you could squeeze me in.
00:52:44.03\00:52:46.53
- Absolutely.
00:52:46.53\00:52:47.76
- I was interested
in 1 Corinthians 15:2.
00:52:47.76\00:52:50.97
I've heard some people say
00:52:54.90\00:52:56.67
that because of the wording that
00:52:58.37\00:53:02.48
as an Adam all died,
00:53:04.45\00:53:06.08
but then with Christ,
00:53:06.08\00:53:09.08
all will be made alive.
00:53:10.72\00:53:11.92
And so does the all mean all?
00:53:11.92\00:53:15.92
- Okay. Good question.
00:53:15.92\00:53:17.29
Yeah. First of all, you
know, in Adam we all die.
00:53:17.29\00:53:20.03
So what does that mean?
00:53:20.03\00:53:20.96
Well, because of Adam's sin,
00:53:20.96\00:53:22.30
we're all born
with a sinful nature.
00:53:22.30\00:53:24.80
As a result of that sinful
nature, we do sinful acts,
00:53:24.80\00:53:27.80
and the wages of sin is death.
00:53:27.80\00:53:30.34
So because we
are in Adam's image,
00:53:30.34\00:53:33.41
cause God said to Adam,
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"You shall
procreate in your own image,
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according to your likeness."
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So in Adam,
because of Adam's sin,
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we're all destined to death.
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But because of
Christ, the second Adam,
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and because of His sacrifice,
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all can be saved,.
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But there is a change.
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There is
something we need to do.
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It doesn't mean we
all are going to be saved,
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but all can be saved.
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In other words,
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Christ's sacrifice is
of sufficient value to save
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everyone. That's
what the Bible tells us.
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God can save to the
uttermost, in Hebrews,
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those who come
to God through Him.
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But we still need to come.
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You know, the
famous verse, John 3:16,
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for God so love the world that
He gave His only Begotten Son
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that whosoever believes in Him
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shall have everlasting life.
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The whosoever believes,
that would include anyone
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because Christ's sacrifice
is available to anyone.
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But we do need to
respond to that sacrifice.
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We need to believe,
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we need to come to Him,
we need to ask forgiveness.
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So in that sense,
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that's what Paul is
referring to when he says,
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"So even in Christ,
all shall be made alive."
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Anyone that is saved is
saved because of Christ.
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We are saved in Christ,
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but we do need to come to Him,
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because God can't save
us if we refuse to be saved.
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If we don't repent,
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there is really
nothing that God can do for us.
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Well, friends, we wanna
thank you for all of your calls.
00:54:51.29\00:54:53.22
And if we didn't get
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00:55:00.73\00:55:03.23
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questions for this evening?
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- Number one, Michelle
will like an explanation
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of the
abomination of desolation.
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- Okay. The
abomination of desolation.
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That's referring to
Jesus in Matthew chapter 24.
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When He says, "When you see
the abomination of desolation
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spoken of by Daniel, the
prophet, stand in the holy
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place, let him that being
Judea flee to the mountains.
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Well, in the first sense,
00:56:07.73\00:56:09.10
there's sort of
a dual application
00:56:09.10\00:56:10.53
to the
abomination of desolation.
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The first is a
reference to Rome.
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The Roman armies that came and
surrounded Jerusalem in 70 AD
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actually just before 70 AD,
00:56:17.91\00:56:19.74
that resulted in
the city's destruction.
00:56:19.74\00:56:22.08
The Christians that
heard Jesus speak these words,
00:56:22.08\00:56:24.81
when that time came,
00:56:24.81\00:56:25.91
they remembered
what Christ said.
00:56:25.91\00:56:27.22
And when they saw the
Romans surrounding Jerusalem,
00:56:27.22\00:56:29.72
there was a moment where
the army, the Romans withdrew,
00:56:29.72\00:56:32.62
which allowed the Christians
to escape from Jerusalem.
00:56:32.62\00:56:36.09
And when the
Roman armies came back,
00:56:36.09\00:56:38.59
they did destroy the city
00:56:38.59\00:56:39.83
and there was a great slaughter.
00:56:39.83\00:56:41.63
But in Bible prophecy,
there is a symbolic power,
00:56:41.63\00:56:45.13
also known as the
abomination of desolation,
00:56:45.13\00:56:47.94
which is also
Rome, but not pagan Rome.
00:56:47.94\00:56:50.71
In this case, it is papal Rome
00:56:50.71\00:56:53.38
that is gonna play
a very important role
00:56:53.38\00:56:55.61
as we near the end of time.
00:56:55.61\00:56:57.48
And when we see papal Rome
00:56:57.48\00:57:00.15
or the papacy taking
positions in governments
00:57:00.15\00:57:03.62
or influencing legislation,
00:57:03.62\00:57:05.85
then we need to be aware
that well, the end is near.
00:57:05.85\00:57:09.82
And so there's a
whole study on that,
00:57:09.82\00:57:11.96
but that's a dual application
00:57:11.96\00:57:13.73
for what the
abomination of desolation is.
00:57:13.73\00:57:16.46
- Gary is asking if the enmity
00:57:16.46\00:57:18.10
between Satan and the
church in Genesis 3:15
00:57:18.10\00:57:20.44
is to help us hate sin.
00:57:20.44\00:57:22.70
- Yes, that is
something we need to pray for.
00:57:22.70\00:57:25.27
If we want to
truly overcome sin,
00:57:25.27\00:57:27.54
we need to ask God to put
in our hearts a hatred for sin.
00:57:27.54\00:57:31.98
You know, I know
many who'd tell me
00:57:31.98\00:57:34.55
that the things
they once love to do
00:57:34.55\00:57:36.65
after they came to know Christ,
00:57:36.65\00:57:38.52
they don't love to do anymore.
00:57:38.52\00:57:39.99
And the things
that they didn't love,
00:57:39.99\00:57:41.72
suddenly, they begin to love.
00:57:41.72\00:57:42.82
So it's an evidence
that the Spirit is working,
00:57:42.82\00:57:45.03
that there is a change
occurring in the heart.
00:57:45.03\00:57:47.40
That is something
that only God can do.
00:57:47.40\00:57:49.03
And we need to ask for that.
00:57:49.03\00:57:50.07
We need to be
willing to allow God
00:57:50.07\00:57:52.10
to do that work within us.
00:57:52.10\00:57:53.74
- Yep.
00:57:53.74\00:57:54.80
And last, Jeff
would like to know
00:57:54.80\00:57:56.57
how he can study the Bible
00:57:56.57\00:57:57.94
if he hasn't studied
Greek and Aramaic and Hebrew.
00:57:57.94\00:58:00.94
- Take a look at some
resources that's free online,
00:58:00.94\00:58:03.21
for example, strong concordance.
00:58:03.21\00:58:05.05
If you wanna look
at what the meaning
00:58:05.05\00:58:06.28
of the original words is,
00:58:06.28\00:58:08.28
just strong concordance,
you can look up the verse.
00:58:08.28\00:58:10.82
It'll tell you what the
original meaning of the word is,
00:58:10.82\00:58:13.72
and it'll help your study.
00:58:13.72\00:58:14.82
Until next week. God bless.
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