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Pastor Doug Batchelor.
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- Hello, listening friends,
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would you like to
hear an amazing fact.
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As a child,
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Andreas Russo used to listen
to his Peruvian grandfather
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tell amazing
stories of a boiling river
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hidden in the jungles of Peru.
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Then years later,
during his graduate studies
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at Southern
Methodist University in Texas,
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Russo was creating
a thermal map of Peru
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using infrared satellite.
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That's when he discovered
an unusually large hotspot,
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one of the largest
geothermal features
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found on any continent.
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In November, 2011,
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Andreas Russo went to
central Peru on an expedition
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and discovered the
boiling river for himself.
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In a remote jungle,
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several hours from the
nearest city of Pucallpa,
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guided by a local shaman,
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he saw for himself the
legendary boiling river.
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The steaming turquoise river
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is guarded by 60-foot walls
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of lush green
forest and vegetation,
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and it stretches
for almost four miles.
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The water temperature
ranges from 120 degrees
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to a scalding 200
degrees Fahrenheit,
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hot enough to poach an egg.
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In some places, the
water reaches 16 feet deep,
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and in places,
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the mud of the riverbank
is too hot to even walk on.
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If you fall in
for even two seconds,
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your skin would be
covered in third-degree burns.
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Frogs and small
animals that fell in
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have discovered
this lesson the hard way.
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You know, friends,
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I don't know
anywhere in the Bible
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where it talks
about a boiling river,
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but the Bible does
talk about a lake of fire,
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and you can read about
that in the Book of Revelation.
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Some people talk
about this as hell,
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but it's typically
called a lake of fire.
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You read in Revelation 20:14-15,
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"Then Death and Hades,"
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that means death in the grave,
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"Were cast into
the lake of fire.
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"This is the second death.
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"And anyone not found
written in the book of life
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"was cast into
the lake of fire."
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Now, there are a
lot of misunderstandings
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on the subject of the
lake of fire or hell fire,
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and people go to
one of two extremes,
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one group says there is no hell,
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and the other group
says that the fires of hell
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are gonna torture and burn
people through ceaseless ages,
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never-ending,
boiling, burning, brimstone.
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Actually, the Bible
tells us that every person
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is punished
according to what they deserve,
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that they are burnt up.
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The Bible says in Malachi,
"They are turned to ashes.
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"They are burnt
up root in branch."
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I just read in Revelation,
it calls it a second death.
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Jesus said,
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"You either have the
choice of life or you perish."
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But the idea of people
being tortured endlessly
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in the lake of fire is
not a biblical teaching.
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The Bible says God is gonna
make a new heaven, new earth,
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where there is no more pain,
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no more sorrow,
no more suffering.
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All things are new.
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Sinners are not immortalized.
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Eternal life is given to
the saved, not to the lost.
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The penalty for
the lost is death,
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punishment and death.
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So many people have
turned away from God
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because of their
misunderstandings
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and the
punishment of the wicked.
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You really need to know
what the Bible actually says.
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I mean, I could go
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like Ingersoll and
Karl Marx and even Darwin.
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One reason they
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is because they
couldn't conceive a loving God
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that would torture the
objects of His creation
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for all eternity because of
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Well, welcome, friends,
to "Bible Answers Live."
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Tonight, Pastor
Ross is returning
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from an overseas mission trip,
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and so while we're
missing our regular co-pilot,
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but we're gonna do
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that's in the
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and we're gonna go
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As always, we want to
begin with a word of prayer,
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"Loving Lord, thank you
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"to study Your Word
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"and this technology
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"I pray You'll
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"that the truth will be very
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"and just be with us all,
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"we pray in Jesus' name, amen."
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Wanna remind our friends,
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Sometimes they're
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So we're gonna go
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and got a call here
from Anna in Oregon.
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Anna, you're on the air
with "Bible Answers Live!"
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- [Anna] Good
evening, Pastor Doug.
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- Evening.
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- [Anna] I was wondering about
the passage from Matthew 7:6
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pertaining to casting
your pearls before swine
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and are there
multiple meanings to this?
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- Yeah, Jesus
there says something
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that can be a little shocking.
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He said, "Do not give
that which is holy to the dogs
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"unless they turn and render you
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"and do not cast
your pearls before swine."
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I think Jesus
is telling us there
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that there are people
that will monopolize your time
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and they'll try to
take you off the work
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that God has called you to.
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And they're never gonna change,
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they have no
interest in the truth,
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they're not interested
in repenting and reformation
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and a new life.
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Even John the Baptist,
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when some of the
hypocrites came to his baptism,
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they weren't coming 'cause
they wanted to be baptized,
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they were spying on him.
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And he said,
"You brood of vipers,
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"who has told you to
flee from the wrath to come?"
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So Jesus said,
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there are people that
you can spend a lot of time,
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they want attention,
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but they have no
intention of changing,
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and you can spend a lot
of time studying with them
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and working with them,
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and there's
people all around you
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that are really
hungry for the truth.
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So when you recognize that
some ground is gonna be barren,
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go to where the
ground is fertile,
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do not cast your
pearls before swine.
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Your life is made of time.
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And if you squander your time
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and let the devil manipulate
how you spend your time,
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there's no shortage of people
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that will just try
and gobble up your time,
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and there'll be nothing
productive to come from it.
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So it's a tough statement.
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Now you asked if there's
multiple meanings, possibly,
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but that's, typically,
the way I understand it
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is that you don't give
what's holy to the dogs.
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And alright, now
we've got Glen in Ohio.
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Glen, you're on the air
with "Bible Answers Live."
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- [Glen] Thank you Pastor,
thank you for taking my call.
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A little quick
about your amazing fact
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that I just wanted to do that,
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that the eternality, I guess,
of the incorrigibly wicked,
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that it is the eternal
punishment, not eternal
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punishing. - Very good, Glen!
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- [Glen] Thank you for
taking this, for listening,
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but my question is about prayer.
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My wife is the prayer warrior
in the family, but I do pray,
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I pray for
thanksgiving in the safety,
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and I find myself
asking for a lot of things.
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But my question concerning
people who pray for a half hour,
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some people they talk
about praying for two hours.
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What do people
pray for for two hours?
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- Okay, good.
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Well, it's interesting
you would ask that question,
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because the length of prayer
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is gonna be the
topic for my worship
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in our office this week.
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And so, I was studying that.
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It seems like when you
read the prayers in the Bible
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that public prayers
are typically pretty short,
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even the Lord's prayer.
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And I don't mean
where Jesus said, you know,
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"Our Father,
which art in heaven,"
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I'm talking about when
Jesus prayed in John 17,
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what we call the Lord's prayers,
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technically the
disciples prayer,
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but well, Lord's
prayer is very short.
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John 17, even that you can
read it in four or five minutes.
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But then the Bible does
say that pray without ceasing.
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Now that doesn't mean
go around on your knees
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praying all the time,
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it means being an
attitude of communion with God.
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Jesus did literally
spend entire nights in prayer,
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for example, before
He chose the apostles
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and laid His hands on them,
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He spent the
entire night in prayer.
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So there are times
where, in personal prayer,
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you can spend a long time,
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that doesn't mean you're
constantly talking to the Lord
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during those times.
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Sometimes, part of
prayer is you just wait on Lord,
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you're bowing before
Him, you're listening,
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you'll think of things to say,
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He might speak to your heart,
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and it's almost like
you're having a conversation
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and the Holy
Spirit is speaking to you
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and you're talking to God,
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you're thinking of
people you wanna pray for.
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I've got a friend
that has a prayer list,
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and he knows that he'll forget
to pray for certain people
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that have requested prayer.
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So he makes a list
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and he will go through
his list with the Lord.
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And I think some people
actually have a ministry
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and a gift for
prayer that is special.
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They're intercessors,
they're prayer warriors,
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and not everybody has that gift.
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So hope that makes sense.
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Public prayer
should typically be short.
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Jesus said the hypocrites
love to pray long prayers,
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but private prayers,
you may want to pray longer.
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In my personal
prayers in the morning,
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I spend more time praying
than I would in a public prayer.
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Hope that helps
a little bit, Glen.
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- [Glen] It does.
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- Thank you, we sure
appreciate your question,
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and I appreciate also-
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(indistinct)
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- The
effectiveness of the prayer
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is really more
important than how long it is.
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Anyway, thank
you for your answer.
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- Thanks so much, God bless you,
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and talking next
with Pamela in Louisiana.
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Pamela, you're on the air.
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- [Pamela] Hello,
Pastor Doug, how are you?
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- Oh, I'm much better
than I deserve every day.
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- [Pamela] Good, (chuckling)
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well, my question is, what
is the special resurrection?
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Is it before the
first resurrection
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or is it the same as
the first resurrection?
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- Well, I think it
happens about the same time.
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And for our friends listening,
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when we talk about a
special resurrection,
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there are some people
that were participating
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in the crucifixion of Jesus.
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And at the trial of Christ,
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Jesus said, I think
He said it to Caiaphas,
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the high priest in Matthew,
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that, "Hereafter you
will see the son of man
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"coming on the
right hand of power."
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And so Jesus was
telling the high priest that he
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and others who
participated in crucifying Him,
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you read in Revelation 1,
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He's coming in the
clouds, every eye will see Him,
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they also which pierced Him,
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so those that were
involved in condemning
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and crucifying Him,
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they're gonna come forth
in a special resurrection,
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and they're gonna
see that Jesus is coming
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as the Conquering King.
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So that's one group.
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And then there'll
be people, I think,
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they died in the faith
of the three angels message
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in sharing the good news,
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and God's gonna bring them forth
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to see the promise fulfilled.
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So you know, in the same
way that there are exceptions,
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most people die and they go
to heaven at the resurrection
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at the end of time.
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But we know Enoch, Elijah,
and even Moses are exceptions.
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So God
occasionally has exceptions.
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When Jesus rose from the dead,
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some of the graves
around Jerusalem were opened
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and many of the saints
that slept were raised.
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So there are exceptions,
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and the Bible seems to
have a couple of exceptions
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regarding when He comes again.
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Typically, it's gonna be the
dead in Christ that rise first.
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But those
connected with crucifying Him
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are gonna be raised to see that.
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Thank you very much, Pamela,
appreciate your question.
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Talking next with
Bradley in Minnesota.
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Bradley, you are on the
air with "Bible Answers Live."
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- [Bradley] Hey,
pastor, so I was wondering,
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Jesus washed the disciples feet.
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Is that something that we
are supposed to literally do
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to our fellow
believers as a believer?
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- Well, I'll tell you what,
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let's look at what Jesus said,
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and can I ask
you a question first?
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- [Bradley] Yes.
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- So you understand what
the Lord's supper is, communion?
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- [Bradley] Yes.
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- Do you think that's mandatory?
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- [Bradley] I
think sometimes yes.
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- Okay, so yeah,
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Jesus commanded that we should
do that as often as we do it.
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It's reaffirming
our covenant with Him.
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If you look in John 13,
after Jesus washed their feet,
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I'll look at
verse 12, John 13:12.
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"So when He had washed their
feet and taken up His garments,
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"He sat down again
and He said to them,"
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now these are
the words of Jesus,
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"Do you know what
I have done to you?
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"You call me Lord and teacher,
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"and you say well, for so I am.
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"If I then your Lord and
teacher have washed your feet,
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"you also ought to
wash one another's feet.
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"For I have
given you an example,
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"that you should do
as I have done to you."
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Jesus uses the
exact same wording
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that He uses when He
talks about the Lord's supper.
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He said, "Do this
in remembrance of Me."
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And here He says,
"Do what I've done."
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So in our church, we
practice foot-washing.
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I know they do in a
number of other churches,
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the primitive
Baptists and others,
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they say, "Hey, this is
a pretty clear command."
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Now they may not do it
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every time they
have the Lord's Supper,
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we do in our church.
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And some churches
have communion every week,
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in our church where
something like the Methodist
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where they do it quarterly,
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just the ideas that you
wanna reaffirm that covenant.
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It's important to
remind ourselves of that.
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But yeah, I think
that the foot-washing
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is a very clear command
just as with the others.
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Thanks so much,
Bradley, for your question.
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And with that we're
gonna talk to Will in Canada.
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Will, you're on the air
with "Bible Answers Live."
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- [Will] Good evening, pastor.
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- Good evening.
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- [Will] Thank you
for answering my call.
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So my question
is in Genesis 3:16
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and the final part of
the curse on the woman,
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what does it mean and
is it still binding today?
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- Okay, let me read
this for our friends.
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Genesis 3:16, this
is after Adam and Eve
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ate the forbidden fruit.
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God then curses both the
man, the woman, and the snake.
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And God says to
the woman, in verse 16,
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"I will greatly multiply
your sorrow and your conception,
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"in pain you shall
bring forth children."
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And let me pause there first.
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Is that still true? Yes.
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First of all, He says your
sorrow and your conception,
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conception isn't birth.
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Some people have equated
this with morning sickness.
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Sometimes when
a woman conceives,
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there's some sorrow and sickness
in connecting with that.
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"In pain you'll
bring forth children."
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Now of course,
that's been mitigated a lot
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by modern
medicine, but normally,
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it could be a joyful experience
after the baby's born,
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but it could be a
very painful experience
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in the delivery process.
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And it says, "Your desire
shall be for your husband,
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"and he shall rule over you."
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And that's been
understood to mean
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that you might naturally
want to rule your husband
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but he shall rule over you,
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meaning that men were designed
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to be the servant
leaders in the family.
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That's where where you get
the word, house band, husband,
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and men were to do
providing traditionally,
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they're
providing and protecting.
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And so, am I
answering what you're asking?
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- [Will] Yes please.
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But it looks like
the society nowadays,
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women want to
take the leadership.
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- Yeah, well, no
question about that.
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The feminist movement, I
think, has had a definite impact
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on the church Christianity
and certainly the culture.
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Typically, commercials,
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it's expected that if
there's a couple in a commercial
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and if one of 'em is to
be made to look foolish,
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you're only allowed to
make the man look foolish.
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If you make the
woman look foolish
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in some program
or some commercial,
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that's called sexism.
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So it's a little
different from when I grew up
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and they had programs
like fathers that knows best
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than the traditional
man being a strong leader.
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A lot of the media has wussified
the men in our society.
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Alright, Paul in
Washington state,
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Paul you are on the air
with "Bible Answers Live."
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- [Paul] Hi, Doug.
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- Hi, thanks for calling.
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- [Paul] My question is,
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what does the bible say anything
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about why some people have
a greater propensity to sin
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and other people have a
lesser propensity to sin?
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- Well, that's a
fascinating question.
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First of all, answer, yes.
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I think that some do,
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and it's not that I
think everybody's born
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with a propensity to sin,
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just because of
our fallen natures.
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But I think that in
the rearing process,
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based on how some
parents rear their children,
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if they are not
taught self-discipline and
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self-control, then
children can grow up
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and they constantly think
the world revolves around them,
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and selfishness, which
is what sin comes from,
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is very strong in their natures.
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In his book, James
Dobson, Dr. James Dobson,
00:19:57.26\00:20:02.23
he wrote a book about
"The Strong -Willed Child."
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And in his research he said,
00:20:05.30\00:20:06.67
"It seems like we are all
given different characters,
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"and some
children simply grow up
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"and they seem
more willing to comply
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"and to please authority,
00:20:16.31\00:20:18.55
"while others question
and rebel against every rule."
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And why that is, I don't know,
00:20:22.72\00:20:24.55
but I think we'd agree that
even parents in the same family,
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the same mother and father,
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one will have a Cain,
another will have an Abel.
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The only biblical example
I can give you is that, yes,
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clearly, I think some
seem to make the wrong choices.
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A lot of it
affects how they're raised
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when they're very young.
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I think it springs from that.
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But good question, I appreciate
that, Paul, thanks so much.
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Alright, Jerry in Texas.
00:20:52.15\00:20:54.45
Jerry, welcome to
"Bible Answers Live."
00:20:54.45\00:20:56.99
- [Jerry] Hey,
thanks, Pastor Doug.
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Quick note, I wish you guys
would air your morning prayer,
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meaning that you're gonna talk
about the subject of prayer.
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But anyway, my question is,
00:21:08.00\00:21:10.57
is that I've asked you
about this, I think, two times,
00:21:10.57\00:21:14.30
and what's gonna
happen in the future,
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we really don't know,
00:21:17.41\00:21:18.21
God is all in compassing,
00:21:18.21\00:21:21.08
but Matthew 22:30,
00:21:21.08\00:21:23.91
when they asked about
00:21:23.91\00:21:25.05
whether there'll
be marriage in heaven?
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I think there are gonna be
gender neutral in heaven myself,
00:21:30.52\00:21:32.92
but a six-month
pregnant girl pregnant,
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and Christ comes in
the skies, some glory.
00:21:36.69\00:21:40.26
She's gonna be a
woman for a little bit.
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And just a few comments of that.
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I mean, Holy Spirit
gives you so much knowledge
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and God bless that.
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- Well, thank you so much.
00:21:50.11\00:21:51.37
But you've just
touched on an area
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that is somewhat mysterious.
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I remember someone asked
me during a live program once,
00:21:54.61\00:21:57.28
what will happen to
women that are pregnant
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when Jesus comes?
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And I said without thinking,
"They'll be delivered,"
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because of course,
that's a play on words.
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I think that probably,
00:22:09.32\00:22:10.46
they will have
their baby handed to them,
00:22:10.46\00:22:12.79
a fully born, a
full-term baby handed to them.
00:22:12.79\00:22:17.83
I can't imagine them
going through a painful birth in
00:22:19.23\00:22:21.17
heaven with
their glorified bodies,
00:22:21.17\00:22:22.90
because yeah, we
get glorified bodies,
00:22:22.90\00:22:25.41
and there are some
things that are mysterious
00:22:25.41\00:22:27.51
that it's hard to explain.
00:22:27.51\00:22:29.44
And you know what, if I'm there,
00:22:30.25\00:22:32.05
I'll just be
happy to be there, amen.
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If we're in the
kingdom, no complaints from me.
00:22:34.72\00:22:38.99
I just praise
the Lord to be there.
00:22:40.12\00:22:42.36
Hey, thanks so much,
Jerry, appreciate your question.
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- [Jerry] Oh,
thank you Doug, bye.
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- Good night.
00:22:46.80\00:22:48.13
All right, with
that, Archie in California,
00:22:48.13\00:22:51.00
you are on the air
with "Bible Answers Live."
00:22:51.00\00:22:53.30
- [Archie] Hello, pastor.
00:22:55.04\00:22:56.34
- Evening.
00:22:56.34\00:22:57.74
- [Archie] My question has to do
00:22:57.74\00:22:59.07
with people from
eight years old to 80,
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all during our life, we
have different preferences.
00:23:05.81\00:23:09.58
Jesus said, "Love your enemies."
00:23:09.58\00:23:12.42
Well, we have
people we just don't like,
00:23:12.42\00:23:15.56
others, we say we hate,
maybe we do, maybe we don't.
00:23:15.56\00:23:20.63
But my question is
how do you obey Jesus
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and love your enemies or
love the ones you don't like?
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- It's very hard to do
that without the Holy Spirit,
00:23:31.07\00:23:34.01
because just like you,
00:23:34.01\00:23:35.74
I've had people
that have hurt me
00:23:35.74\00:23:37.35
and done things
that are mean and unkind,
00:23:37.35\00:23:39.81
and then you
read where Jesus says,
00:23:39.81\00:23:41.98
"I want you to love them."
00:23:41.98\00:23:43.62
For one thing,
sometimes I'll pray for a person
00:23:43.62\00:23:46.69
even though I
may not feel like it
00:23:46.69\00:23:48.02
because Jesus commands it.
00:23:48.02\00:23:49.86
And I find that
even as I'm praying,
00:23:49.86\00:23:51.63
my heart softens towards them.
00:23:51.63\00:23:53.86
The other thing that helps me
00:23:53.86\00:23:55.40
is I realize that sometimes
people do mean or unkind things
00:23:55.40\00:23:59.03
because they're lost,
00:23:59.03\00:24:00.50
and that is normal
behavior for a lost person.
00:24:00.50\00:24:03.74
And if they would be saved,
they'd be a lot more likable.
00:24:03.74\00:24:07.28
And so you wanna
pray that these people,
00:24:07.28\00:24:09.81
the Holy Spirit will work
on their lives and change them.
00:24:09.81\00:24:12.58
And I have seen folks
that I didn't care much for,
00:24:12.58\00:24:16.18
I had some conflict with,
00:24:16.18\00:24:17.32
and then the Lord got
ahold of their hearts,
00:24:17.32\00:24:19.45
probably also got ahold of mine.
00:24:19.45\00:24:21.52
And you end up becoming friends.
00:24:21.52\00:24:24.06
God can change people.
00:24:25.09\00:24:27.13
So I think that we're
loving people to be redemptive,
00:24:27.13\00:24:31.27
'cause Jesus loved us
even while we were unlovable.
00:24:32.63\00:24:35.57
Even while we were sinners,
00:24:35.57\00:24:37.64
Christ Jesus died for us.
00:24:37.64\00:24:39.37
So we're trying to
be like our Master,
00:24:39.37\00:24:42.11
and that it's not always easy.
00:24:42.11\00:24:44.38
He says sometimes
you're taking up a cross.
00:24:44.38\00:24:46.82
- [Jerry] Would it
be possible for you
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to write a booklet about this?
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Well, I think
everybody needs to know.
00:24:55.12\00:24:57.66
- I do have a book I
just finished last year.
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You may not have seen it
00:25:01.40\00:25:02.50
'cause we haven't
said much about it,
00:25:02.50\00:25:03.60
but if you go to the
Amazing Facts website,
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I've got a book on forgiveness,
00:25:06.13\00:25:08.87
and the whole book is talking
about how do you forgive,
00:25:08.87\00:25:12.14
and it talks about also
how do you love some people
00:25:12.14\00:25:14.34
that are unlovable.
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And you might
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And hopefully, that
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Let's see, can we
get one more call in?
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Nathan calling from Washington.
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I think we got a
young person here.
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Nathan, you're on the air.
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- [Nathan] Hello.
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- Hi, your question.
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- [Nathan] So my question is,
00:25:55.15\00:25:57.15
when did they become
more than one language?
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Because in Genesis
11, it talks about Babel
00:25:59.89\00:26:03.76
and how God
confounded their language.
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But in Genesis 10:5, it says,
00:26:07.30\00:26:09.50
"By these were the
aisles of the Gentiles
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"divided in their lands.
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"Everyone after his tongue,
00:26:12.73\00:26:14.47
"after their
families and in the nations."
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When did they become
more than one language?
00:26:17.71\00:26:20.71
- Okay, very good.
00:26:20.71\00:26:21.98
Well, you're right, Nathan.
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They're at the Tower
of Babel in Genesis 11,
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they were making this tower
00:26:25.81\00:26:26.95
sort of a monument of
rebellion against God,
00:26:26.95\00:26:29.92
and God confounded them.
00:26:29.92\00:26:32.09
Now, what happened is,
00:26:32.09\00:26:33.36
all of a sudden, they
couldn't understand each other,
00:26:33.36\00:26:35.79
and the whole building project
00:26:35.79\00:26:38.39
just unraveled and
fell apart in chaos.
00:26:38.39\00:26:41.56
People began to group together
00:26:41.56\00:26:44.67
with others they
could understand.
00:26:44.67\00:26:47.84
And I think
right then and there,
00:26:47.84\00:26:49.20
God just made it where some
people were able to understand
00:26:49.20\00:26:52.07
and communicate
in groups with others
00:26:52.07\00:26:53.81
and the main languages of the
world were sort of born then.
00:26:53.81\00:26:57.45
Now language constantly changes,
00:26:57.45\00:26:59.08
and as you go around the world,
00:26:59.08\00:27:00.15
you can see examples of that.
00:27:00.15\00:27:01.72
A lot of languages are similar,
but they're not the same.
00:27:01.72\00:27:05.32
I worked with
the Navajo Indians,
00:27:05.32\00:27:06.86
and their tongue was
very much like some Eskimos
00:27:06.86\00:27:09.89
up in Alaska,
00:27:09.89\00:27:11.49
but not like the
other tribes around them.
00:27:12.59\00:27:14.63
Study of language is
a fascinating business.
00:27:14.63\00:27:17.40
Well, I hope that
helps a little bit Nathan,
00:27:17.40\00:27:19.00
I appreciate your question.
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Friends, we're gonna
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I am Doug Batchelor,
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Pastor Ross is coming back
from a mission trip tonight.
00:30:12.81\00:30:16.18
So we are flying solo right now,
00:30:16.18\00:30:18.58
but we're gonna talk to Brent
00:30:18.58\00:30:20.45
who is listening and been
waiting patiently in South
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Korea. Brent, you're on the
air with "Bible Answers Live."
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- [Brent] Hello,
Pastor Batchelor.
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Good to talk to you.
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I have a little bit
of a research question.
00:30:30.99\00:30:33.83
I wondered if you could
explain the discrepancy in time
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between Genesis
15:13 and Exodus 12:40.
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In Genesis 15:13 is
where God tells Abraham
00:30:45.47\00:30:48.28
that his defendants
will be slaves and strangers
00:30:48.28\00:30:51.75
in a foreign country,
00:30:51.75\00:30:52.75
and that it'll be 400 years,
00:30:52.75\00:30:54.92
and Exodus 12:40,
when they come out,
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it's, I
believe, about 430 years.
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I was merely wondering
about that discrepancy.
00:31:01.36\00:31:04.36
- Yeah, good question.
00:31:04.36\00:31:05.36
That's come up often
00:31:05.36\00:31:06.43
as people are
reading through the Bible.
00:31:06.43\00:31:08.36
It's understood
that in Exodus there,
00:31:08.36\00:31:11.30
when it says 430 years,
00:31:11.30\00:31:12.87
it's counting
back from when Abraham
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entered the promised land
00:31:16.04\00:31:17.14
and God first speaks
to him in Genesis 12.
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He is 75 years old.
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The other reference is
when the persecution begins.
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And they're
starting that from when,
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Abraham was not supposed
to marry Hagar, the Egyptian,
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and her son
Ishmael was mocking Isaac
00:31:32.99\00:31:36.26
when he was five years
old, he was being weaned.
00:31:36.26\00:31:39.29
And so they market
there saying 400 years
00:31:39.29\00:31:43.60
from the persecution
that began with Ishmael.
00:31:43.60\00:31:48.30
And that kind of surprised
me when I first read it.
00:31:48.30\00:31:50.27
But I read several scholars
that say that's where it starts.
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The children of Israel
were not in Egypt 400 years,
00:31:53.71\00:31:57.68
and this is where a
lot of people get mixed up.
00:31:57.68\00:31:59.45
They were not
slaves for 400 years.
00:31:59.45\00:32:01.45
You can read where, I think,
00:32:02.25\00:32:04.15
Levi is the father
or grandfather of Amram,
00:32:04.15\00:32:07.56
the father of Moses.
00:32:07.56\00:32:08.92
You don't get 400 years
in those three generations.
00:32:08.92\00:32:12.29
And they were probably
200, 230 years actually
00:32:12.29\00:32:16.40
in Egypt in slavery.
00:32:16.40\00:32:18.17
But it's dating it back
from when the persecution began
00:32:19.53\00:32:22.80
with Ishmael to the Exodus.
00:32:22.80\00:32:25.64
So that's the
understanding that I've had,
00:32:25.64\00:32:28.71
and I think you'll find
in some of the commentaries.
00:32:28.71\00:32:31.58
Thank you, Brent, and
thank you for your patience.
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All right, talking next with,
is it Sheniqueka, in Florida.
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- [Sheniqueka] Have
a good night, pastor.
00:32:38.05\00:32:40.36
My question is
the term 'soulmate,'
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is it biblically linked or
is it more of a worldly term?
00:32:44.13\00:32:48.53
- Well, I don't think
you find the word soulmate
00:32:50.27\00:32:52.03
in the Bible, but
the principle is there,
00:32:52.03\00:32:55.24
a particular person
that God has designed for you
00:32:55.24\00:32:58.71
to be your spouse, where
your souls are knit together.
00:32:58.71\00:33:03.68
And I think you can say yes.
00:33:04.48\00:33:06.58
Now when you say soulmates,
00:33:06.58\00:33:08.68
we often think
about a husband and wife,
00:33:08.68\00:33:10.45
but when you read about,
00:33:10.45\00:33:12.65
there are friends in the
Bible that are soulmates,
00:33:12.65\00:33:15.69
and you can read
Jonathan and David,
00:33:15.69\00:33:17.33
it says their
souls were knit together.
00:33:17.33\00:33:20.33
And so, you could
probably easily argue,
00:33:20.33\00:33:22.90
Jonathan and
David were soulmates,
00:33:22.90\00:33:24.40
and some people try and build it
00:33:24.40\00:33:26.37
into being some kind of
a homosexual relationship,
00:33:26.37\00:33:30.07
which is absurd.
00:33:30.07\00:33:31.47
They were both married
and very clear on that point.
00:33:31.47\00:33:34.64
But when you look at how
God found a wife for Isaac,
00:33:34.64\00:33:39.55
she was specifically
chosen (indistinct),
00:33:39.55\00:33:41.72
and he must have chosen
with the leading of God,
00:33:43.35\00:33:47.49
because when Isaac saw
her, they fell in love,
00:33:47.49\00:33:50.79
he never married another
wife, and it says he loved her.
00:33:50.79\00:33:54.36
And then later you can
see there's even a place
00:33:54.36\00:33:57.60
where it says that
they're flirting with each other
00:33:57.60\00:33:59.87
even after they're married.
00:33:59.87\00:34:01.40
So they seem to have a
great love relationship
00:34:01.40\00:34:04.51
even though they had favorites,
00:34:04.51\00:34:06.78
one favored Esau and
the other one favored Jacob.
00:34:06.78\00:34:09.28
You could probably
find other examples.
00:34:10.38\00:34:11.85
I think God was very particular
00:34:11.85\00:34:13.82
that Joseph was to
be the husband of Mary.
00:34:13.82\00:34:18.25
And they seem to
have a soulmate bond.
00:34:19.29\00:34:23.69
God shows them to
be the perfect parents,
00:34:23.69\00:34:26.23
to earthly parents, I
should say, to raise Jesus.
00:34:26.23\00:34:29.66
So in principle,
00:34:29.66\00:34:31.00
I think you could argue
that there are some people,
00:34:31.00\00:34:32.67
their souls are knit together.
00:34:32.67\00:34:34.87
When Jesus sent out
the apostles preaching,
00:34:34.87\00:34:37.57
it seems that Jesus paired
up the Apostles two by two,
00:34:37.57\00:34:41.71
where he was
matching their characters.
00:34:41.71\00:34:44.61
And John always
seems to go out with Peter,
00:34:44.61\00:34:47.72
John, the brother of James,
00:34:47.72\00:34:48.82
I used to think, Lord,
00:34:48.82\00:34:49.95
why didn't James go
out with his brother, John,
00:34:49.95\00:34:53.25
why didn't Andrew
go out with Peter?
00:34:53.25\00:34:55.06
But no, Peter went with John.
00:34:55.06\00:34:57.86
And I think Jesus
matched up the 12,
00:34:57.86\00:34:59.93
and he put 'em two by two
based on their personality
00:34:59.93\00:35:02.60
so that they would
be stronger together.
00:35:02.60\00:35:04.67
Yeah, so, great
question and thank you so much.
00:35:05.77\00:35:09.27
God bless, Sheniqueka.
00:35:09.27\00:35:10.97
All right, with that,
we're gonna go to Illinois
00:35:10.97\00:35:12.97
and talk with John.
00:35:12.97\00:35:14.34
John, you're on the air
with "Bible Answers Live."
00:35:14.34\00:35:16.61
- [John] Good
evening. - Evening.
00:35:17.55\00:35:18.91
- [John] My question is
regarding Revelation 17:3-4
00:35:21.45\00:35:25.75
and the scarlet woman.
00:35:28.46\00:35:30.93
So it says that
when John was taken away
00:35:32.66\00:35:36.00
in the spirit to see her,
00:35:36.00\00:35:38.07
she was taken
into the wilderness,
00:35:38.07\00:35:39.63
and in Revelation 12,
00:35:39.63\00:35:41.20
God's church or God,
00:35:45.07\00:35:46.34
the woman that's
dressed in the sun
00:35:46.34\00:35:49.54
was given wings to
go into the wilderness.
00:35:49.54\00:35:52.88
Regarding that, I was
doing a study on that,
00:35:54.85\00:35:57.85
and I was wondering,
00:35:57.85\00:35:59.72
is that the same
church but corrupt
00:35:59.72\00:36:02.96
as well as the woman's color,
00:36:02.96\00:36:05.93
which she was arrayed in.
00:36:05.93\00:36:07.13
So it was purple and scarlet.
00:36:07.13\00:36:10.57
And in Exodus 39, the priest
is also in that same color,
00:36:11.97\00:36:16.84
but he has the color blue.
00:36:17.64\00:36:19.57
And that's the color that
represents the law, correct?
00:36:19.57\00:36:22.88
- Yeah, the Bible does
say that the color blue
00:36:22.88\00:36:25.68
was to be on the
hymn of the garments,
00:36:25.68\00:36:27.55
a reminder of the commandments.
00:36:27.55\00:36:29.38
Let me read this for our
friends that are listening,
00:36:29.38\00:36:31.35
'cause I always
like to re remember
00:36:31.35\00:36:33.76
that a lot of our
listeners are driving
00:36:33.76\00:36:35.42
or they're preoccupied
00:36:35.42\00:36:36.52
and they can't always
drop what they're doing
00:36:36.52\00:36:38.39
and read the Bible.
00:36:38.39\00:36:39.43
We're reading Revelation 17,
00:36:40.23\00:36:42.10
and I'll read verses
three and you said four.
00:36:42.10\00:36:45.17
"So he carried me away in
the spirit into the wilderness,
00:36:45.17\00:36:48.44
"and I saw a woman
sitting on a scarlet beast,
00:36:48.44\00:36:51.04
"which had names
full of blasphemy,
00:36:51.04\00:36:53.14
"having seven
heads and 10 horns.
00:36:53.14\00:36:55.54
"And the woman was
arrayed in purple and scarlet
00:36:55.54\00:36:57.88
"and adorned with gold and
precious stones and pearls,
00:36:57.88\00:37:01.38
"having in her hand a
golden cup full of abominations
00:37:01.38\00:37:04.15
"and the filthiness
of her fornication."
00:37:04.15\00:37:06.32
Of course, it goes
on to say, her name is
00:37:06.32\00:37:07.96
Mystery Babylon The
Great, The Mother of Harlots.
00:37:07.96\00:37:10.56
So a woman in Bible analogy
is a symbol for the church.
00:37:10.56\00:37:15.10
And so this woman,
she is the antithesis
00:37:15.10\00:37:17.90
of the woman that
you see in Revelation 12
00:37:17.90\00:37:20.47
that is clothed with
the sun, moon, and stars,
00:37:20.47\00:37:22.94
all natural light.
00:37:22.94\00:37:24.61
This woman is clothed with
artificial colors and adornment,
00:37:24.61\00:37:29.24
calls her a harlot.
00:37:29.24\00:37:30.55
That's pretty telltale
that if she was once faithful,
00:37:31.91\00:37:34.22
she's not now.
00:37:34.22\00:37:35.82
It is true, God
sometimes told his church,
00:37:35.82\00:37:38.59
he told Israel, you read
the Book of Hosea, he says,
00:37:38.59\00:37:41.39
"You've played the harlot."
00:37:41.39\00:37:43.12
Whenever God's people
went after other religions
00:37:43.12\00:37:46.80
or other gods or idols,
00:37:46.80\00:37:48.03
he's called it harlotry.
00:37:48.03\00:37:50.30
God said, "I'm your
God, I'm your husband,
00:37:50.30\00:37:52.20
"and here you're committing
adultery with these other gods."
00:37:52.20\00:37:55.50
So the woman in
Revelation 12 was Christian
00:37:55.50\00:37:58.64
or has at least some
illusion of being Christian,
00:37:58.64\00:38:02.31
but has compromised.
00:38:02.31\00:38:05.61
Most Protestant
commentators believe
00:38:05.61\00:38:07.42
that this is
speaking of the Papacy,
00:38:07.42\00:38:10.49
and the Catholic church, what
happened during the dark ages
00:38:10.49\00:38:13.19
when they turned to idolatry,
00:38:13.19\00:38:14.99
of course, they had the colors,
00:38:14.99\00:38:16.76
and the cardinals are red,
00:38:16.76\00:38:18.13
and the bishops are purple,
00:38:18.13\00:38:20.06
and there's a
golden cup in the hand
00:38:20.06\00:38:21.80
of the pope and the
priests when they do the mass,
00:38:21.80\00:38:24.17
and virtually, all
Protestant reformers
00:38:24.17\00:38:27.04
identified this woman
with a Christian Church
00:38:27.04\00:38:29.60
that had compromised
with the Roman religion,
00:38:29.60\00:38:32.31
hence Roman Catholicism.
00:38:32.31\00:38:34.18
And they drifted from the Bible.
00:38:35.48\00:38:37.35
Now of course,
there are millions
00:38:37.35\00:38:39.08
of very faithful
people in that church
00:38:39.08\00:38:41.08
living up to
the light they have.
00:38:41.08\00:38:43.12
But nonetheless,
00:38:43.12\00:38:44.39
the organization has
drifted from the scriptures.
00:38:44.39\00:38:46.86
So when you look
in Revelation 12,
00:38:46.86\00:38:50.59
you've got this
dragon, this scarlet dragon,
00:38:50.59\00:38:53.60
that is trying to
devour the other woman.
00:38:53.60\00:38:55.30
Here, the woman is
sitting on the dragon.
00:38:55.30\00:38:57.57
So the government of Rome tried
to destroy Jesus as a baby.
00:38:57.57\00:39:02.10
That's the dragon there.
00:39:02.10\00:39:03.54
But now this woman is
sitting on the dragon,
00:39:03.54\00:39:06.07
and you can also read,
00:39:06.07\00:39:07.44
it says in the last verse
in chapter 17 of Revelation,
00:39:07.44\00:39:11.38
the woman that you
saw is that great city
00:39:11.38\00:39:13.45
that reigns over
the kings of the earth.
00:39:13.45\00:39:15.88
Well, that was Rome.
00:39:15.88\00:39:16.95
Rome had
imprisoned John of Patmos.
00:39:16.95\00:39:19.59
So for friends who were
hearing this for the first time,
00:39:19.59\00:39:21.82
this is nothing new with me,
00:39:21.82\00:39:23.43
this is what all
Protestants used to believe.
00:39:23.43\00:39:26.09
We have a lesson
we'll send you for free,
00:39:26.09\00:39:29.06
and it's called
"The Other Woman."
00:39:29.06\00:39:31.50
And all you have to
do is call 1800-835-6747,
00:39:31.50\00:39:34.54
1800-835-6747,
00:39:37.27\00:39:39.47
or you can do #250.
00:39:39.47\00:39:41.88
And when they answer,
00:39:41.88\00:39:42.98
say you're listening
to "Bible Answers Live,"
00:39:42.98\00:39:45.28
dial pound #250 on your phone.
00:39:45.28\00:39:47.32
And that's for
those that are in the US
00:39:47.32\00:39:49.25
and US territories in Canada.
00:39:49.25\00:39:51.79
And we'll be happy to make
these studies available to you.
00:39:51.79\00:39:55.42
I think you can even go
to the Amazing Facts website
00:39:55.42\00:39:58.23
and read that study guide
on Babylon, the mystery woman,
00:39:58.23\00:40:03.26
and you'll get that information.
00:40:04.07\00:40:06.43
Thank you very much,
00:40:06.43\00:40:07.50
and we're gonna go
next to Chris in Florida.
00:40:07.50\00:40:12.34
Welcome, Chris, you're on the
air with "Bible Answers Live."
00:40:12.34\00:40:15.84
- [Chris] Hey,
pastor, thank you.
00:40:15.84\00:40:16.91
My questions on
the remnant church.
00:40:16.91\00:40:19.35
And I was wondering,
00:40:19.35\00:40:20.88
is our church the remnant now
before the close of probation
00:40:22.28\00:40:26.42
and the end of the
three angels messages
00:40:26.42\00:40:29.06
or will we make
up the remnant church
00:40:29.06\00:40:31.16
after that time has passed
00:40:31.16\00:40:32.63
and coming
Sunday law is enacted?
00:40:32.63\00:40:34.66
- All right, well,
let's talk about that.
00:40:35.83\00:40:37.37
When you say the
word remnant church,
00:40:37.37\00:40:39.20
now this is a biblical term.
00:40:39.20\00:40:40.80
If you go to Revelation 12
and you go to the last verse,
00:40:40.80\00:40:44.47
it says there in verse 17,
00:40:44.47\00:40:45.77
"The dragon was
enraged with a woman,
00:40:45.77\00:40:48.68
"and he went to make war
with the remnant of her sea."
00:40:48.68\00:40:52.31
Now woman's a
church, it says the remnant,
00:40:52.31\00:40:54.85
the remainder, what's
left of her descendants,
00:40:54.85\00:40:57.62
that keep the
commandments of God
00:40:57.62\00:40:59.42
and have the faith of Jesus.
00:40:59.42\00:41:01.02
So it's understood
there by many Christians
00:41:01.02\00:41:03.19
that near the end of time,
00:41:03.19\00:41:04.49
God is going to have a
faithful, remaining church.
00:41:04.49\00:41:08.30
They are gonna
believe the teachings
00:41:08.30\00:41:09.90
that were once
delivered to the saints.
00:41:09.90\00:41:11.93
They will return to
the purity of Bible truth.
00:41:11.93\00:41:15.57
And Christ is not
coming for a church
00:41:15.57\00:41:17.37
that has totally
been dissolved by
00:41:17.37\00:41:20.31
and diluted by compromise,
00:41:20.31\00:41:21.88
he's coming for a
church that is revived,
00:41:21.88\00:41:24.41
filled with the Holy Spirit.
00:41:24.41\00:41:26.08
They've been
empowered by the latter reign.
00:41:26.08\00:41:28.78
And I believe that's a group
00:41:28.78\00:41:30.25
that is still
coming together now.
00:41:30.25\00:41:32.82
But I'd say, you
need to find a church
00:41:32.82\00:41:36.09
that follows the
Bible the most accurately
00:41:36.09\00:41:38.79
and be part of that church
00:41:38.79\00:41:39.89
to make sure you're
in the remnant church,
00:41:39.89\00:41:41.83
says she keeps the
commandments of God,
00:41:41.83\00:41:43.80
they believe in
all the commandments,
00:41:43.80\00:41:45.00
that means all 10,
00:41:45.00\00:41:46.47
and they have
the faith of Jesus,
00:41:46.47\00:41:48.54
you read in Revelation 14:12.
00:41:48.54\00:41:50.91
Revelation 12:17, it says,
00:41:50.91\00:41:52.91
"They have the
testimony of Jesus,"
00:41:52.91\00:41:55.04
that means the
law and the prophets,
00:41:55.04\00:41:57.01
they believe the Word of God.
00:41:57.01\00:41:59.01
Hope that helps a
little bit, Chris.
00:41:59.01\00:42:01.32
Talking next to
Bob in Washington.
00:42:01.32\00:42:04.65
Bob, your name is the
same forward or backwards,
00:42:04.65\00:42:08.72
you're on the air
with "Bible Answers Live."
00:42:08.72\00:42:11.36
- [Bob] Hello, Pastor Doug.
00:42:11.36\00:42:12.53
- Evening, how are you?
00:42:12.53\00:42:13.93
- [Bob] Not too bad, a lot
better after a nap for sure.
00:42:15.26\00:42:18.40
- Okay, well, good. (laughing)
00:42:18.40\00:42:19.63
We're glad you're all rested up,
00:42:19.63\00:42:21.70
and your question tonight?
00:42:21.70\00:42:23.34
- Well, it has
to do with John 9:2.
00:42:23.34\00:42:26.68
I've talked with some people
who believe that that verse,
00:42:28.08\00:42:33.21
somehow they make it into,
00:42:35.35\00:42:37.19
there's this one
church that talks about us
00:42:38.62\00:42:41.79
being in a
premortal state kind of thing,
00:42:41.79\00:42:45.86
and so they believe that,
00:42:45.86\00:42:48.56
well, the verse says,
00:42:50.90\00:42:52.63
disciples asked him
saying, "Rabbi, who's sinned,
00:42:52.63\00:42:55.07
"this man, or his parents,
that he was born blind?"
00:42:56.54\00:42:58.87
So did the blind man
sin before he was born?
00:42:58.87\00:43:03.35
- Right, yeah,
let me explain that
00:43:03.35\00:43:05.08
for our friends
that are listening,
00:43:05.08\00:43:07.12
You have to almost
read the first verse.
00:43:07.12\00:43:08.62
Jesus is passing by,
00:43:08.62\00:43:10.49
he sees a man who is
born blind from birth.
00:43:10.49\00:43:13.25
The disciples begin to
ponder, "Why is he suffering?
00:43:13.25\00:43:15.89
"If he was born blind,
00:43:15.89\00:43:17.79
"somebody must as sinned
for him to suffer like this.
00:43:17.79\00:43:21.30
"What did he do?"
00:43:21.30\00:43:22.73
And so, the
disciples were speculating,
00:43:22.73\00:43:24.80
keep in mind,
00:43:24.80\00:43:26.07
the disciples, their
theology was not all right,
00:43:26.07\00:43:27.70
they totally
misunderstood Jesus' mission.
00:43:27.70\00:43:29.97
So you don't want
to get your theology
00:43:29.97\00:43:32.61
totally from their questions,
'cause they're still learning.
00:43:32.61\00:43:36.01
And they said, "Who sinned?"
00:43:36.01\00:43:37.68
Maybe his parents
sinned or maybe was it his sin?
00:43:37.68\00:43:40.62
And what they're saying is
00:43:40.62\00:43:42.32
God knew in advance
this man would be sinful,
00:43:42.32\00:43:45.09
so he punished him in advance.
00:43:45.09\00:43:47.49
And then you're
right, there are people
00:43:47.49\00:43:49.62
that say that you had some kind
of pre-incarnation existence
00:43:49.62\00:43:53.80
and in your spirit
body, you were sinning,
00:43:53.80\00:43:56.60
or in your pre incarnation,
00:43:56.60\00:43:59.83
they had some
form of reincarnation.
00:44:01.04\00:44:02.90
And yeah, there is a church
00:44:02.90\00:44:04.01
that believes that
you exist without a body
00:44:04.01\00:44:05.94
before this earth,
that's totally unbiblical.
00:44:05.94\00:44:09.21
So the disciples are just,
00:44:09.21\00:44:10.31
they're
pondering, "Who's sinned."
00:44:10.31\00:44:12.35
"Did God know
he was gonna be bad
00:44:12.35\00:44:13.98
"and he punished him in advance?
00:44:13.98\00:44:15.48
"Was it his parents?"
00:44:15.48\00:44:16.95
And then Jesus
answers, as it says here,
00:44:16.95\00:44:19.39
"Neither this man
or his parents sinned,
00:44:19.39\00:44:21.99
"but that the works of
God should be revealed,"
00:44:21.99\00:44:24.09
and of course, he heals the man.
00:44:24.09\00:44:25.76
All sickness, but
people that are born sick,
00:44:26.83\00:44:29.96
my brother was born with,
ultimately, a terminal disease
00:44:29.96\00:44:33.70
called cystic fibrosis,
00:44:33.70\00:44:35.54
and he didn't do anything wrong,
00:44:35.54\00:44:38.21
and he struggled with it,
00:44:38.21\00:44:39.61
and my parents
couldn't control their genes.
00:44:39.61\00:44:42.84
So wouldn't it be
directly from their sin?
00:44:42.84\00:44:46.01
It could all be traced
back to the sin of Adam
00:44:46.01\00:44:49.98
in the beginning has
caused sin and sickness
00:44:49.98\00:44:53.12
and degeneration
through the whole human family.
00:44:53.12\00:44:56.02
Good question,
Bob, appreciate it.
00:44:56.02\00:44:57.89
Thanks so much.
00:44:57.89\00:44:59.13
And talking next to
Nicholas, is that in Delaware?
00:44:59.13\00:45:02.96
Nicholas, you're on the air.
00:45:04.40\00:45:06.07
- [Nicholas] Yes. - Hi.
00:45:06.07\00:45:07.80
- [Nicholas] I have a question.
00:45:07.80\00:45:09.84
- Yes.
00:45:09.84\00:45:11.04
- [Nicholas] But when the Bible,
00:45:11.04\00:45:12.51
it says that Abraham's
descendants will outnumber of
00:45:12.51\00:45:16.51
stars, does that
mean the end can't come
00:45:16.51\00:45:17.95
until Abraham's
descendants outnumber the stars?
00:45:17.95\00:45:20.42
- No, that, I think,
is a figure of speech.
00:45:21.52\00:45:23.62
God uses allegories.
00:45:23.62\00:45:26.12
God says, "I own the
cattle on a thousand hills.
00:45:26.12\00:45:28.76
"If I was hungry I
would not tell you."
00:45:28.76\00:45:30.73
Well, God is
not eating barbecue.
00:45:30.73\00:45:33.60
He's just saying that, "I
own everything in the world."
00:45:33.60\00:45:37.60
So when God tells Abraham,
00:45:37.60\00:45:39.70
"Your descendants will be
like the stars of heaven,"
00:45:39.70\00:45:42.00
and other places, he
says the sand on the seashore,
00:45:42.00\00:45:45.24
God is not specifically
counting every grain of sand
00:45:45.24\00:45:48.41
and saying, when Abraham
gets as many descendants,
00:45:48.41\00:45:50.45
well, you know how many
grains of sand there are?
00:45:50.45\00:45:53.35
It's innumerable. -
[Nicholas] There's a lot.
00:45:53.35\00:45:54.95
- Yeah, and how
many stars are there?
00:45:54.95\00:45:56.65
They figure there's
almost as many stars
00:45:56.65\00:45:58.42
as there are grains of
sands, it's innumerable.
00:45:58.42\00:46:01.12
And so God is just saying
00:46:01.12\00:46:02.96
that Abraham would
have so many descendants
00:46:02.96\00:46:06.49
that you wouldn't
even be able to count them.
00:46:06.49\00:46:08.56
And that actually came true
during the time of King David.
00:46:08.56\00:46:11.40
David wanted to number Israel,
00:46:11.40\00:46:13.64
and they never even
got the whole number.
00:46:13.64\00:46:15.84
But you know,
Joab said to David,
00:46:15.84\00:46:20.91
"May the Lord multiply your
people a hundred times more,"
00:46:22.28\00:46:25.48
but we don't even
need to count them anymore,
00:46:25.48\00:46:27.05
there's so many.
00:46:27.05\00:46:28.38
So yeah, I don't
think God's waiting
00:46:28.38\00:46:32.32
until he's got as
many Jews in the world
00:46:32.32\00:46:35.26
as there are stars in the sky,
00:46:35.26\00:46:37.36
I think it's a figure of speech.
00:46:37.36\00:46:39.03
- [Nicholas] Okay, that's
what I stopped, but thank you.
00:46:40.50\00:46:42.16
- All right, thank you,
Nicholas, appreciate your call.
00:46:42.16\00:46:45.33
And with that,
we're gonna talk to Isaac.
00:46:45.33\00:46:49.20
Isaac, you're on the air
with "Bible Answers Live."
00:46:49.20\00:46:51.84
- [Issac] Hey,
how you doing, pastor?
00:46:53.07\00:46:54.41
- Doing well.
00:46:54.41\00:46:55.34
- [Issac] Good,
I had a question.
00:46:56.71\00:46:58.31
So why did God require
lamb sacrifices by his people
00:46:58.31\00:47:02.98
after sin into the world?
00:47:02.98\00:47:04.92
Because obviously,
before sin, there was no death.
00:47:04.92\00:47:09.99
So I was just wondering
00:47:10.66\00:47:11.99
why would he require
lamb sacrifices after sin?
00:47:11.99\00:47:14.96
- Well, you're saying why
would he require them after sin?
00:47:16.26\00:47:18.80
- [Issac] Yeah,
after sin into the world,
00:47:19.90\00:47:21.67
wasn't he, I guess, requiring
lamb sacrifices by his people?
00:47:21.67\00:47:25.47
- You can read in Revelation,
it talks about the lamb
00:47:27.84\00:47:30.35
slain from the
foundation of the world.
00:47:30.35\00:47:32.81
And if you look in
the Garden of Eden,
00:47:32.81\00:47:34.42
when Adam and Eve first sinned,
00:47:34.42\00:47:37.12
they discovered their nakedness,
00:47:37.12\00:47:38.72
they went and got fig
leaves to cover their nakedness
00:47:38.72\00:47:41.66
and to hide their shame.
00:47:41.66\00:47:43.59
God said, "That will not do."
00:47:43.59\00:47:45.86
And it says they
made aprons of leaf,
00:47:45.86\00:47:50.07
the word that's in Hebrew is
they made aprons, miniskirts,
00:47:50.07\00:47:53.60
and then it says
God made them tunics,
00:47:53.60\00:47:56.37
those are robes, of skin.
00:47:56.37\00:47:58.77
Now, where did God get the skin?
00:47:58.77\00:48:00.84
Did God just blink his eyes,
00:48:00.84\00:48:03.48
and all of a sudden
they had leather coats?
00:48:03.48\00:48:05.68
Or did God establish the
sacrificial system back there
00:48:05.68\00:48:08.52
to explain that
to cover their shame,
00:48:08.52\00:48:10.92
something had to die.
00:48:10.92\00:48:12.62
And those lambs or goats
00:48:12.62\00:48:15.32
that were dying in
the sacrificial system,
00:48:15.32\00:48:17.23
they had to be clean animals.
00:48:17.23\00:48:18.53
They couldn't offer a
skunk or a pig or anything.
00:48:18.53\00:48:21.36
The clean animals that
died in the sacrificial system
00:48:21.36\00:48:24.67
were a symbol for the day
when God's son would come.
00:48:24.67\00:48:27.87
What did John the Baptist say
00:48:27.87\00:48:29.17
when Jesus walked by the Jordan?
00:48:29.17\00:48:30.81
He pointed to him and
said, "Behold the lamb of God
00:48:30.81\00:48:33.58
"that takes away
the sin of the world."
00:48:33.58\00:48:35.54
All of those animal sacrifices
00:48:35.54\00:48:38.01
pointed to when
Jesus would come,
00:48:38.01\00:48:41.25
and it was reminding
them that the blood of Christ
00:48:41.25\00:48:44.02
would cover their sin.
00:48:44.02\00:48:45.95
So it was a symbol, and the
God used it to educate people
00:48:45.95\00:48:51.03
about the awfulness of sin.
00:48:51.83\00:48:52.96
Does that make sense?
- [Issac] Awesome, okay.
00:48:54.73\00:48:56.73
Yeah, that makes perfect sense.
00:48:56.73\00:48:58.07
I never heard anyone break
it down like that, thank you.
00:48:58.07\00:49:00.44
- All right, thanks so
much, appreciate your question.
00:49:00.44\00:49:02.80
And with that, we're gonna
talk to Tammy in California.
00:49:02.80\00:49:06.37
Tammy, you're on the air
with "Bible Answers Live."
00:49:06.37\00:49:09.48
- [Tammy] Hi, pastor. - Hi!
00:49:09.48\00:49:11.18
- [Tammy] This is
Tammy from Loma Linda.
00:49:11.18\00:49:13.68
And my question is,
00:49:13.68\00:49:15.62
I know in the Bible
I forgot exactly where,
00:49:15.62\00:49:18.22
but the Lord says that he had,
00:49:18.22\00:49:20.16
Jesus mentioned that he had
given us power and authority
00:49:20.16\00:49:23.86
to cast out demons
and to heal the sick.
00:49:23.86\00:49:26.66
- Yes, he says that in Mark 16.
00:49:27.46\00:49:29.63
He says it in several
places, but one is Mark 16.
00:49:29.63\00:49:32.83
- [Tammy] Okay,
and so my question is,
00:49:32.83\00:49:35.97
is that what we
should be doing today?
00:49:37.01\00:49:40.84
- Well, does God
still have the power, yes!
00:49:42.24\00:49:44.78
Should we still pray for people
00:49:44.78\00:49:46.15
that are harassed by the
devil or sick, absolutely!
00:49:46.15\00:49:49.82
Do we have the same
power the apostles had, no!
00:49:51.15\00:49:53.76
Will God pour
out the Holy Spirit
00:49:54.86\00:49:56.59
before Jesus comes back
and give that power again, yes!
00:49:56.59\00:50:01.43
So there are times in history
00:50:01.43\00:50:02.80
where we see
God's spirit and power
00:50:02.80\00:50:04.60
moving in different
waves, in different intensities.
00:50:04.60\00:50:07.70
And before Jesus comes back,
00:50:07.70\00:50:09.20
I think he's gonna
pour out his spirit
00:50:09.20\00:50:11.17
in the power of Pentecost.
00:50:11.17\00:50:12.44
And you will see
Christians, believers going out
00:50:12.44\00:50:16.08
doing some of the same signs
and wonders that Jesus did.
00:50:16.08\00:50:19.68
Even Jesus said, "These
miracles that I've done,
00:50:19.68\00:50:21.72
"greater things
than these will you do
00:50:21.72\00:50:23.39
"because I go to the Father."
00:50:23.39\00:50:25.59
So I believe all that's literal.
00:50:25.59\00:50:27.99
I think even today
we should be praying
00:50:27.99\00:50:29.62
that people are
delivered from the devil,
00:50:29.62\00:50:32.13
when they're being
harassed or possessed,
00:50:32.13\00:50:34.96
I believe that we should be
praying for people who are sick.
00:50:34.96\00:50:37.20
And I've seen miracles.
00:50:37.20\00:50:39.80
Just this last week someone
asked me to pray for somebody
00:50:39.80\00:50:43.27
that was in very
dire condition in ICU.
00:50:43.27\00:50:47.44
Last report I got
is they had improved
00:50:47.44\00:50:49.78
and they're out of ICU.
00:50:49.78\00:50:51.45
Now, it doesn't mean
it happened instantly,
00:50:51.45\00:50:53.05
but I believe
God heard the prayer.
00:50:53.05\00:50:55.22
So yes, we
should be praying more.
00:50:55.22\00:50:57.92
Thanks so much, Tammy.
00:50:57.92\00:50:59.42
We're gonna talk
to Jasmine in Texas.
00:50:59.42\00:51:02.19
Jasmine, you're on the
air with "Bible Answers Live."
00:51:02.19\00:51:05.16
- [Jasmine] Hi, this is Jasmine.
00:51:05.16\00:51:06.66
Thank you so much
for taking my call.
00:51:06.66\00:51:08.60
- Yeah.
00:51:08.60\00:51:09.50
- [Jasmine] I was wondering,
00:51:10.43\00:51:12.27
my family and I
have the conviction
00:51:12.27\00:51:14.97
and know that we are
called to live in the country,
00:51:14.97\00:51:20.04
and we've been praying
about it, but we don't know,
00:51:21.81\00:51:26.45
how do you know when
God is telling you where?
00:51:26.45\00:51:30.09
Because I know that if
we're being led by God,
00:51:30.09\00:51:33.36
then we won't fail,
00:51:33.36\00:51:34.39
but I don't know
where he's leading us.
00:51:34.39\00:51:36.52
How do you know that?
00:51:36.52\00:51:37.33
- Well, that's a great question,
00:51:37.33\00:51:38.39
and it's a very
important question.
00:51:38.39\00:51:39.96
You don't wanna
make the wrong decision.
00:51:39.96\00:51:42.00
And I would say don't do
anything unless you do know,
00:51:42.00\00:51:45.73
with confidence, that
God has opened the door.
00:51:45.73\00:51:48.00
First, let me tell
you, there is a free booklet
00:51:49.24\00:51:52.41
that you can download or
request from Amazing Facts,
00:51:52.41\00:51:55.71
and it's called
"Determining the Will of God."
00:51:55.71\00:51:58.21
And I give 12
points in that book,
00:51:58.21\00:52:00.95
biblical principles
about how do we know God's will
00:52:00.95\00:52:04.09
in a question,
00:52:04.09\00:52:05.15
not whether we
should kill or not kill,
00:52:05.15\00:52:07.19
I mean, there's
sometimes many good choices.
00:52:07.19\00:52:09.19
We wonder how do I know
what God wants me to do?
00:52:09.19\00:52:11.66
So that book is called
"Determining the Will of God."
00:52:12.93\00:52:15.20
You can just go
to amazingfacts.org,
00:52:15.20\00:52:17.93
look in our free library,
00:52:17.93\00:52:19.03
you can download
that and read it,
00:52:19.03\00:52:21.24
or you can call
1800-835-6747 and request it.
00:52:21.24\00:52:26.31
But I would look for
providential openings.
00:52:27.41\00:52:30.88
You wanna make sure
00:52:32.08\00:52:33.15
before you're gonna
move to another country,
00:52:33.15\00:52:34.68
you've got income.
00:52:34.68\00:52:36.22
The Bible tells
us to look ahead,
00:52:36.22\00:52:38.92
be wise in
decisions that you make.
00:52:38.92\00:52:41.62
And God doesn't always ask us
00:52:41.62\00:52:44.19
to just
recklessly step out in faith,
00:52:44.19\00:52:46.83
I've known some
dear people that said,
00:52:46.83\00:52:48.16
"I feel like I need
to move the country."
00:52:48.16\00:52:49.86
And they quit their good jobs,
00:52:49.86\00:52:51.60
they moved off with no
training or experience.
00:52:51.60\00:52:54.70
They realized that they had
bought the wrong piece of land,
00:52:54.70\00:52:57.91
and they came back
to the city bankrupt.
00:52:57.91\00:52:59.94
It was very sad, I've
seen it happen a few times.
00:52:59.94\00:53:02.38
So, plan carefully,
00:53:02.38\00:53:05.01
and make sure God's leading you,
00:53:05.01\00:53:07.02
and that not only does God show
you what he wants you to do,
00:53:07.02\00:53:09.75
sometimes he has you
wait until the right time.
00:53:09.75\00:53:12.65
I mean, look how long he had
Moses wait for his big mission
00:53:14.02\00:53:16.93
in Abraham to
have son with Sarah.
00:53:16.93\00:53:19.66
So, be patient,
00:53:19.66\00:53:21.50
and say, "Lord, we're
willing to do your will."
00:53:21.50\00:53:23.30
Now here's the
promise, once we tell the Lord
00:53:23.30\00:53:27.17
we are willing to
do whatever he wants,
00:53:27.17\00:53:29.64
he then becomes
responsible to show us.
00:53:29.64\00:53:32.91
If we are seeking,
00:53:32.91\00:53:34.04
we're knocking, we're
praying, we're asking,
00:53:34.04\00:53:35.78
he will show us.
00:53:35.78\00:53:37.61
And so, get Christian counsel,
00:53:37.61\00:53:40.72
look for providential openings,
00:53:40.72\00:53:42.72
the leadings of the Holy Spirit,
00:53:42.72\00:53:44.52
most
importantly, look in the word,
00:53:44.52\00:53:46.65
and you'll find
guidance in the principles
00:53:46.65\00:53:48.82
that are in the Word of God,
00:53:48.82\00:53:50.33
and download that book,
"Determining the Will of God."
00:53:50.33\00:53:52.86
And I think you'll
be blessed by that.
00:53:52.86\00:53:54.93
Thank you, Jasmine, we
appreciate your question.
00:53:54.93\00:53:58.20
Now for our
friends that are listening,
00:53:58.20\00:54:00.87
you know we're
starting to come to the tail end
00:54:00.87\00:54:02.77
of the radio program right now.
00:54:02.77\00:54:05.47
And I like to just explain
to people that when we sign off,
00:54:05.47\00:54:08.18
we are both on
satellite across the country,
00:54:08.18\00:54:10.61
satellite radio,
00:54:10.61\00:54:11.88
and we're on
land-based stations,
00:54:11.88\00:54:13.42
they operate on
a different clock,
00:54:13.42\00:54:15.48
but we don't wanna
lose any of our time.
00:54:15.48\00:54:17.35
So what we do is we
sign off in two stages.
00:54:17.35\00:54:20.09
After we sign off with
our satellite stations,
00:54:21.52\00:54:24.26
don't go away,
00:54:24.26\00:54:25.29
you're gonna hear me come back,
00:54:25.29\00:54:27.23
and I'm gonna answer some
internet questions that came in.
00:54:27.23\00:54:30.67
And if you ever have
any internet questions,
00:54:30.67\00:54:32.77
some people say,
00:54:32.77\00:54:34.10
"I've got a question, but
I'm afraid to get on the air."
00:54:34.10\00:54:37.07
Some people get nervous calling
in a live program, don't be.
00:54:37.07\00:54:40.64
But if you are, you
can email us a question.
00:54:40.64\00:54:43.58
Just go to Amazing Facts,
00:54:43.58\00:54:45.61
and I think there
you'll see Amazing Facts,
00:54:45.61\00:54:47.78
it'll be \bibleanswerslive.org.
00:54:47.78\00:54:52.55
And you can submit
Bible questions there,
00:54:52.55\00:54:55.02
just even if you go to
the amazingfacts.org channel,
00:54:55.02\00:54:59.69
you'll see there where you
can submit a Bible question.
00:54:59.69\00:55:02.46
And for those of you
that are bidding us farewell,
00:55:02.46\00:55:05.67
driving down the
road, God bless you,
00:55:05.67\00:55:07.57
we look forward to studying
with you again next week.
00:55:07.57\00:55:09.84
For the others, standby.
00:55:09.84\00:55:11.31
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00:55:12.67\00:55:15.01
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- We are back, friends,
00:55:31.13\00:55:32.49
with some of the internet
questions that have come in,
00:55:32.49\00:55:34.73
and thanks for standing by.
00:55:34.73\00:55:36.50
And let's start with Talora,
00:55:36.50\00:55:39.23
would like to know if we
will still have our old thoughts
00:55:39.23\00:55:42.47
when Christ
returns and we are changed.
00:55:42.47\00:55:45.57
The Bible tells us
in the book of Isaiah,
00:55:45.57\00:55:47.88
says, "The former will not be
remembered or come into mind,"
00:55:47.88\00:55:50.98
and he doesn't
mean you're brainwashed
00:55:50.98\00:55:52.75
so you don't remember
that Jesus has saved you,
00:55:52.75\00:55:55.18
but the former
painful memories that we have,
00:55:55.18\00:55:58.79
those things are
gonna be eclipsed
00:55:58.79\00:56:00.29
by the everlasting
glory and bliss of heaven.
00:56:00.29\00:56:03.12
You won't need to
worry about that there.
00:56:03.12\00:56:05.03
And so, no,
00:56:05.03\00:56:06.36
you don't have to worry
about the painful memories.
00:56:06.36\00:56:08.40
And keep in mind, as
time goes by, time is healing,
00:56:08.40\00:56:12.20
our minds are gonna be so full
00:56:12.20\00:56:14.40
of the incredible
experiences of heaven
00:56:14.40\00:56:17.17
that all of the
painful things of this world
00:56:17.17\00:56:19.91
are gonna just be crowded out,
00:56:19.91\00:56:21.78
and we're gonna
be looking forward.
00:56:21.78\00:56:23.28
Paul said,
00:56:23.28\00:56:24.58
"Forgetting those things
that are behind, I press on."
00:56:24.58\00:56:27.05
Through eternity,
the only reminder of sin
00:56:27.05\00:56:30.15
will be the scars in Jesus' hand
00:56:30.15\00:56:32.32
for what he paid for us.
00:56:32.32\00:56:34.12
Kyle would like to know,
00:56:34.12\00:56:35.86
how will we know when
it's Sabbath in the new earth
00:56:35.86\00:56:38.03
if there'll be
neither day or night?
00:56:38.03\00:56:40.76
Well, it doesn't say
there'll be no day or night,
00:56:40.76\00:56:43.06
it's talking
about the new Jerusalem.
00:56:43.06\00:56:44.73
It says there is no need of
the sun in the new Jerusalem
00:56:44.73\00:56:48.74
'cause the
presence of God is there.
00:56:48.74\00:56:50.91
And the Bible says God is light.
00:56:50.91\00:56:54.31
The people sometimes say,
00:56:54.31\00:56:55.54
when God began
creating the world,
00:56:55.54\00:56:58.51
he said, "Let there be light,"
00:56:58.51\00:56:59.65
but he doesn't make the
sun till the fourth day,
00:56:59.65\00:57:02.45
but he has day and
night before he makes the sun.
00:57:02.45\00:57:06.86
How do you have day and night?
00:57:06.86\00:57:08.32
Well, God, he set
the planet spinning,
00:57:08.32\00:57:11.99
whatever side of the planet
was aiming the glory of God,
00:57:11.99\00:57:15.20
Bible tells us in Mark 9,
00:57:15.20\00:57:17.57
in the Mount of Transfiguration,
00:57:17.57\00:57:18.70
"The glory of Jesus
was brighter than the sun."
00:57:18.70\00:57:23.17
And you can read
in Malachi, it says,
00:57:23.17\00:57:24.71
"Then the son of righteousness
00:57:24.71\00:57:26.34
"will arise with
healing in his wings."
00:57:26.34\00:57:28.58
So the light of God
will illuminate the city,
00:57:28.58\00:57:32.11
but the world will
still have a day and a night,
00:57:32.11\00:57:34.25
and there'll still be weeks,
00:57:34.25\00:57:35.98
and it says from
one Sabbath to another,
00:57:35.98\00:57:37.82
all flesh will come
in worship before him.
00:57:37.82\00:57:40.29
Nelly from Kenya asks
00:57:40.29\00:57:42.19
if it's acceptable to
use family planning methods.
00:57:42.19\00:57:45.76
Without going into
detail, I would say yes,
00:57:46.96\00:57:49.96
The Bible tells us,
00:57:49.96\00:57:51.33
"Do not build a tower if you
are not able to complete it."
00:57:51.33\00:57:55.07
And if you cannot
afford to rear a family,
00:57:55.07\00:57:57.47
educate, and be a
good father or mother,
00:57:57.47\00:58:00.08
then you ought
to plan accordingly.
00:58:00.08\00:58:02.31
But I don't believe in abortion.
00:58:02.31\00:58:04.18
I think that what you
should do then is prevention.
00:58:04.18\00:58:07.12
And I won't go
into detail there.
00:58:07.12\00:58:08.78
Hey, friends,
there's so much more
00:58:08.78\00:58:10.05
Amazing Facts has to offer.
00:58:10.05\00:58:11.49
Please go to amazingfacts.org.
00:58:11.49\00:58:14.79
Watch us on
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00:58:14.79\00:58:16.73
God Bless,
we'll study next week.
00:58:16.73\00:58:18.46
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