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Pastor Doug Batchelor.
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Doug Batchelor: Hello, friends.
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Would you like to
hear an amazing fact?
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He is being called the
polygamist of the century.
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In 2022, Arabic papers and
TV reported on a Saudi man who
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married 53 times in 43 years,
in an effort to find peace
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in his life, ostensibly.
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The 63-year-old
man, called Abu Abdullah,
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confirmed on Saudi
television that he did not look
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for personal pleasure
in his multiple marriages,
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but for stability
and emotional comfort.
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Abdullah got married for
the first time at the age of 20.
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His wife was six
years older than him.
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He thought a more mature
woman would offer stability,
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but when they fought,
he married a second wife.
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He pointed out that
when a problem arose
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between his first and his second
wife, he thought the solution
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would be to marry a
third and a fourth wife.
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And after some time,
he divorced the first,
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and the second, and the third
wife to satisfy the fourth wife,
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and so the soap opera
continued for 43 years.
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You know, in recent decades,
the number of men married
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to more than one woman has
decreased in the Arab world,
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but it is still
legal in 58 countries,
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mostly because the
Qur'an specifically allows
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for up to four wives.
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Abu Abdullah emphasized
to the media that he's now
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married to only one woman and
does not plan to marry again.
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Yes, we'll wait and see.
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You know, it makes me think,
Pastor Crews, about Solomon.
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It tells us in
the Bible, Solomon,
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I don't know that
he's been beat by too many,
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but 1 Kings 11 verse 3, it says
he had 700 wives and princesses,
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and 300 concubines.
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But all of that marrying
and divorcing is obviously
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not God's plan.
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And I should maybe say for
our friends that are watching
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right now, I'd like to welcome
Pastor Aaron Crews who is here,
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and he is one of our associates
at the Granite Bay Church
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where we pastor.
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Pastor Ross is on his
way overseas right now
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on a mission project, and this
is Pastor Aaron's second time,
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first time with me.
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Aaron Crews:
Yeah, the first time.
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Probably a few months
ago I was with Pastor Jean,
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we had a blast.
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I was helping him out,
fielding a few questions,
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so I'm happy to be
here with you, Pastor Doug,
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and happy to
answer your questions.
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Doug: You know, and if
his last name sounds familiar,
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it's because we've been giving
away his grandfather's books
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on this program
for 25 years now.
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That's right, Pastor
Aaron, I think your real name
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is technically
Joseph, is that right?
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Aaron: Yes, it's now
legally my middle name.
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So, I am Joe Crews.
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For all of you Joe
Crews fans, I am the grandson
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and inherited his
name to an extent.
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Doug: So, I think that's
really neat the way the Lord
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worked all that out,
and we are still giving away
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Joe Crews books.
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But back to our subject
about marriage, and by the way,
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I was telling Pastor Crews,
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I said I'm not picking on you,
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because he's getting
married in a few weeks.
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Aaron: Amen, one
month, just one month away.
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My fiancé is
actually here in the studio.
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She won't be
making an appearance,
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but she is here to support
me, and I'm really excited
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about that.
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And I do not plan, Katie,
if you can here me over there,
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I do not plan on having
more than you as my wife.
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So, yes, I'll try to follow
the biblical model on that.
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Doug: That's right, and
we've got a Scripture that talks
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about that, because I think
we all know that some countries,
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not only do they
have multiple marriages,
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but some people do it by
they get married and divorced,
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and they remarry
and then they divorce,
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and then they remarry, and
I was sharing with our crew
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before the program, my
dad was married five times,
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and my mother was
married four times,
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and that happens quite
a bit in North America.
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But what did Jesus say?
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Matthew 19 verse 4, "And
He answered and said to them,
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'Have you not read that He
that made them at the beginning,
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male and female, and He said,
'For this reason a man shall
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leave his father and mother
and be joined to his wife,
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and the two
shall become one flesh.
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So then, they are no
longer two but one flesh.
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Therefore, what God
has joined together,
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let not man separate.'"
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And we get a lot
of questions during
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our broadcasts that
have to do with marriage,
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and divorce, and does a
person have a right to remarry,
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and what are
grounds for divorce,
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and we have a
special offer today.
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We don't offer this
often, but it's a book called
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"What the Bible Says
About Marriage, Divorce,
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and Remarriage."
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And we're going to
give that away free tonight
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for those who would
like to get a copy of that.
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How do they do it?
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Aaron: Yeah, well,
you can simply go to your-
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if you have a cellphone,
you can simply dial #250,
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and then say to
your mobile device,
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"Bible Answers Live."
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That is #250, and they
say, "Bible Answers Live."
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But if you don't
have a cellphone and
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you have just a regular phone,
some of us still have those,
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you can call 1-800-835-6747.
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Doug: Amen, well,
before we get to the phones
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and our questions for
tonight, Pastor Aaron,
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you want to go ahead
and have prayer for us?
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Aaron: I would love
to. Let's bow our heads.
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Dear heavenly Father,
thank you for this day of life
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that you have given to us.
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Lord, I pray that you may
speak through us this evening as
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we answer Bible questions with
your answers by God's grace.
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Fill us with your Spirit,
we pray in Jesus's name, amen.
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Doug: Amen,
alright, are you ready?
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Let's go to the
phones, see what's coming up.
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Aaron: Alright, well, our
first caller for this evening
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is Jo calling
in from Washington.
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Hello, Jo, are you here?
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What is your
question this evening?
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Jo: I am, thank
you, what a pleasure.
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Can you hear me?
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Doug: Loud and clear.
Aaron: Yes, loud and clear.
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Jo: Okay, I have a
friend and she's a new friend,
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and I'm white, and
she is a person of color,
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and we talk about race
a lot because I'm married
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to a black man,
so it opens the door
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about the mystery of racism.
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And she told me that her people
believe that God struck them
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with a curse because of a sin.
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She didn't know
what sin, and that is why
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they have spent centuries
being abused and, you know?
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Doug: Yes, I know exactly
what you're talking about.
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Jo: I don't believe that,
but I do not know where to go
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in the Bible to combat that, and
I don't know where it came from.
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Doug: Well, we're
going to share with you.
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If you look in
the Book of Genesis,
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when it's talking about
Noah, and I think you might find
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this in Genesis 9
where it says in verse 20,
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"Noah became a farmer,
and he planted a vineyard.
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Then he drank the
wine and was drunk,
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and he became
uncovered in his tent."
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He was kind of stumbling
around drunk and unclothed.
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"And him, the father of
Canaan, saw the nakedness
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of his father," and
instead of, you know,
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just covering his father
up, he went out and I think
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he and his son Canaan
kind of laughed at their father
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who was stumbling around drunk
in the tent and was uncovered.
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But Shem and Japheth went
and they backed into the tent
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with a rope and
they covered him up.
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And then Noah,
when he sobers up,
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he pronounced a curse on Ham.
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And there are those who have
said that the three sons of Noah
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created the three
races, and that Ham was black,
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and Japheth was Asian,
and Shem was Caucasian,
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and there's no
Bible truth to that.
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I think some people used that
years ago to try and endorse
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slavery, and they, you
know, made a case that Ham
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was the father of
all the African people,
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but you don't really have the
nations dividing until you get
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to Genesis chapter 11, and they
basically got together based
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on what languages
they could understand.
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It had nothing to do
with the color of skin.
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So, the races didn't
really grow their distinctions
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until the people did separate,
and though the way genetics
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works is through intermarriage
over many generations,
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certain traits become dominant.
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So, that was a myth
that has been perpetrated,
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and some people, I
guess, still repeat it,
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but it's absurd
and it's not biblical.
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Aaron: Yeah, good
answer, Pastor Doug.
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And another verse that
kind of comes to my mind is
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actually the second commandment.
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In Exodus 20
verse 5, it talks about,
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"I, the Lord Your
God, am a jealous God,
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visiting the iniquity of
the fathers upon the children to
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the third and fourth generations
of those who hate Me."
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Ham certainly committed a
bad sin against his father,
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but there's no
evidence that that sin carried
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on the consequences for hundreds
and hundreds of generations,
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right?
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That's just not something there.
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But hey, thanks, Jo, so
much for asking that question.
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Next, we have Ronald
calling in from Massachusetts.
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Hello, Ronald, are you there?
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What is your question:
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Ronald: Hello, pastors,
thank you for taking my call.
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Can you hear me?
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Doug: Yes, loud and clear.
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Ronald: Awesome, so
I have a few questions,
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but I told you I'd ask
just one, and the most important
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for right now is
about the Sabbath.
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So, I've been impressed on by
the Holy Spirit to start keeping
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the Sabbath, and in doing
my research about the Sabbath,
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I found that, like, I have
family in different countries
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where they are
many hours ahead of us,
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so they're already in
Sabbath and we're behind,
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but then I also found that
there is countries that are
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a whole day ahead of
us, and other countries that
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don't even have sunsets
certain times of the year.
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So, they say that keeping
Sabbath was just for the nation
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of Israel back then.
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Just wondering
how is the best way,
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with all of this evidence,
to explain that we still have
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to keep the Sabbath,
and that the Bible actually
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supports all of us as
mankind to keep the Sabbath?
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Doug: Yeah, well, of course
the Sabbath begins and ends with
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sunset, according to the Bible,
on the seventh day of the week,
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or as the seventh day begins.
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You keep the
Sabbath when it gets to you.
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You know, if you're
taking a plane around the world,
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when do you get on the plane?
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Well, when it lands and
it's at your destination.
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It's interesting
you would mention that,
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because as I speak right
now, I'm here in California,
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my wife has gone
ahead of me to Australia,
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and she was enjoying the Sabbath
over there before the Sabbath
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had come to me, because
they're about a day ahead.
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But I don't find any
complication with that,
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and I always think it's
interesting this question
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comes up when people
learn the Sabbath truth,
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because folks don't have
any problem getting to church
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on Sunday, even though
they're in different time zones.
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They go to church
when the day gets there.
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And so, we keep the Sabbath when
it comes to us based on the sun,
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and the time, and the days.
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Everybody in the
world, even the North Pole,
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they've got a seven-day week,
so yeah, it's not a problem.
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Aaron: Yeah, hey,
Ronald, thank you so much
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for your question.
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Doug: You know, I
might mention to Ronald
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just one more thing.
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You know, we have
a website, Ronald,
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and it's called
SabbathTruth.com.
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It's one of the most
popular websites on the subject,
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just reams of
information on the Sabbath.
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If you just go
to SabbathTruth.com,
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and for our friends that are
listening that are bilingual,
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speak Spanish,
it's also in Spanish,
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it's SabadoBiblico.com.
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And just has a whole
encyclopedia of questions
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and answers, including this one.
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Thanks so much
for your question.
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Aaron: Yes, alright, our next
caller is calling in from Ohio,
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and his name is Glen.
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Hello, Glen, are
you there with us?
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Glen: Yes, I am, thank you
very much for taking my call.
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My question concerns
the feasts of Leviticus 23.
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People tell me
I'm fussy about it,
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but you know, those
are not Jewish feasts.
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God says tell the children
of Israel these are My feasts,
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and it's a capital M, so we're
talking about feasts of God.
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And the question I have
about this is there seems to be
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an aloofness among people
about the keeping of the feasts,
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whether they should
be or should not be,
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or they're not for Christians,
and a lot of different say so
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about whether they
should be kept or not.
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And my question is, is should
we be keeping the feasts in lieu
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of the Scripture in Zechariah
chapter 14 verses 16 through 19.
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Does that have any bearing
on whether we should keep
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the Feast of
Tabernacles in this case or not?
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Doug: Well, I tell you what.
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Let me do something, Glen,
for the benefit of our friends
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that are listening, I'm going
to read that in Zechariah 14.
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"Judah also will
fight at Jerusalem,
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and the wealth of all
the surrounding nations
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shall be gathered together.
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Gold, silver, and
apparel in great abundance.
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Such shall be the plague
on the horse and on the mule,
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and on the camel in that day,"
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and I think you want to
especially go to verse 16.
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"And it will come to pass
everyone who is left of all the
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nations which have come against
Jerusalem shall go out from year
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to year and worship the
King, the Lord of Hosts,
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and keep the
Feast of Tabernacles."
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Now, the Feast of
Tabernacles was their memorial
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of their
deliverance from slavery.
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And we will be remembering
that God has saved us
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from the slavery of sin,
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so I think this
is just a symbol.
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Of course, when it's talking
about going up to Jerusalem,
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it's talking about the
new Jerusalem we believe
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is in heaven.
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You can read in Isaiah
chapter 66 where it says,
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"And from one
new moon to another,
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and from one Sabbath to another,
shall all flesh come to worship
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before the Lord."
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So, among those 52
Sabbaths in a year,
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one will be a special way
of remembering our redemption.
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Now, I would say to a
person that if you want to keep
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the feasts, enjoy yourself.
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Paul says in Romans chapter
14, "One man regards one day
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above another, another
man regards every day alike."
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He says if you're
going to regard a day,
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regard it for the Lord.
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If you're not going to
regard the day to the Lord,
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you do not regard it.
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He's speaking specifically about
the feasts there and not the
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Sabbath of the Ten
Commandments, which was part
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of God's perfect plan.
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The feasts all
came as a result of sin.
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The Sabbath of
the Ten Commandments
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was in the Garden of Eden.
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It goes back to the beginning.
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But we do have a book we
can offer you a free copy, Glen,
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and it talks about the feasts.
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And if you call Amazing
Facts, call that resource number
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and ask for the booklet
"Dealing with the Feasts."
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Aaron: Yeah,
that's a great resource.
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Just a few extra verses I
want to kind of throw in there.
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So, there's a prophecy in
Daniel chapter 9 foretelling
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the arrival of the Messiah,
and there in Daniel chapter 9
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verse 27, it says that
the Messiah, He, "Shall bring
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an end to sacrifice
and offering," right?
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Foretelling that the various
cultic rituals that God himself
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had established that were
shadows pointing to Himself
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would no longer be kept in
the same way that his people did
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in the old covenant,
Old Testament era, right?
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So, nowadays, it would
be impossible to fulfill
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to the letter of the law
all of the various feasts.
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You'd have to go, number
one, to the temple in Jerusalem,
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which isn't there, right?
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You'd have to bring
an animal sacrifice,
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which New Testament makes quite
clear those were just shadows
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of the sacrifice of Jesus.
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So, if you're going to
insist on keeping some of these
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in the exact same
way of the Old Testament,
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it's going to
be quite difficult,
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and I don't think it's something
that the Scripture commands us
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to do explicitly any longer.
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Doug: Yeah, when
Jesus died on the cross,
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it says the veil in the temple
was torn from top to bottom,
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and this indicated that
the whole ceremonial system
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of sacrifices and feasts,
and that's what it's talking
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about also in Colossians.
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You know, that's all
nailed in Colossians chapter 2.
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Aaron: Yeah,
that's another good one.
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Well, thanks so much
for your question, Glen.
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Our next caller is
Junith, calling in from Nevada,
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hello, Junith.
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Junith: Hello, Pastor
Aaron and Pastor Doug,
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can you hear me?
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Doug: Yes, very well.
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Junith: Okay, good, very well.
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Thank you for taking my call.
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Anyway, my question is
about the deception of Eve
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around the Tree of the
Knowledge of Good and Evil.
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I am not so
convinced that Eve got deceived
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because of her curiosity.
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So, can you
please give us an answer
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as to the biblical perspective?
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Was it because of the presence
of the one third of the angels
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that was deceived by the devil,
or Satan was around the tree
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as well?
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That because the devil
got Eve into a conversation,
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they had the chance
of devouring kind of--
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Eve there, that they put her
in a cloudy state of mind where
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the instruction of God was very,
very crystal clear not to even
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touch, not to eat of the fruit
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of the Tree of the
Knowledge of Good and Evil.
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Doug: Okay, well, for one thing,
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how was Eve deceived so easily?
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You mentioned that, well,
we know the devil was there
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possessing the serpent.
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Could he have other
fallen angels that were there
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that were whispering in her ear?
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Possibly, the Bible doesn't
say, but I would also think that
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God's got good angels that may
have been trying to encourage
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her to make the right decision,
and his Spirit within her.
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But there's a few
things that play here,
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one is the devil played upon the
very things that attracted him.
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He said, "You will be like God,"
he was saying to Eve, you know.
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You'll have special powers.
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Look, I was just a
serpent and now I can talk.
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Look what eating the fruit
did for me and you can have
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this power and God's trying
to keep something from you,
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So, that of
course, got her curiosity.
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The desire for more
power was attractive.
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And also, Eve had
never heard a lie before.
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I know it's hard
for us to imagine living
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in a world of innocence
where everyone tells the truth,
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and she had to
grapple with the fact
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that she was being deceived.
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Someone was
stating an outright lie,
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or at least a partial lie.
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He said, "Has God
said you shouldn't eat
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from any of the trees?"
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Well, he exaggerated that.
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So, all those things
were at play, Junith,
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I think, and yeah.
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Aaron: Yeah, a telling verse
is found about the deception
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that Paul
writes in 2 Corinthians
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chapter 11 in verse 3.
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We get a little insight
into the deception of Eve.
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It reads, Paul writes, he
says, "But I fear, lest somehow,
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as the serpent
deceived Eve by his craftiness,
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so your minds may be
corrupted from the simplicity
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that is in Christ."
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And then he says
what the deception was.
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"For if he who comes
preaches another Jesus
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whom we have not
preached," et cetera, et cetera,
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he says, "You may
well put up with it!"
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So, what Satan did to
Eve is, he presented to Eve
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another version of who God is.
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He made God to look
like an overbearing,
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overly restrictive God, a liar,
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someone who can't
be trusted and selfish.
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Doug: He was afraid to share
power and he was hiding it.
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Aaron: Exactly, so
when a picture is presented
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of our loving God to
be this tyrannical view,
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well, then Eve was presented
with these two pictures,
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and she chose the wrong picture,
and that caused her to rebel.
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Doug: That's right, so Junith,
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we do have a booklet
that talks about temptation,
00:21:03.86\00:21:06.59
and we'll be happy to
send you or anybody that wants
00:21:06.63\00:21:09.10
to have a free copy of that.
00:21:09.13\00:21:10.43
It's called "Tips for
Resisting Temptation."
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And Pastor Aaron,
how do they get that?
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Aaron: Well, you can dial
in, if you have a cellphone,
00:21:16.47\00:21:19.47
to #250, that's
#250, and simply say,
00:21:19.51\00:21:24.95
"Bible Answers Live," and
there you will ask the person
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that you'll
speak to for the offer.
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What was it again?
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Doug: "Tips for
Resisting Temptation."
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Aaron: "Tips for
Resisting Temptation."
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Doug: Very good,
okay, I think we're ready
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for the next call.
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Aaron: Alright, our
next caller is calling in
00:21:41.13\00:21:42.93
from Illinois, and it is Gary.
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Hello, Gary, are you there?
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Gary: Yes, in 2 Thessalonians 2,
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it says Satan will appear
and perform signs, powers,
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and miracles that will deceive
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all those who
love not the truth.
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Are those people who love
not the truth the same people
00:22:00.52\00:22:04.12
who bring believers
before kings, authorities,
00:22:04.15\00:22:06.99
and principalities in Mark
13 where we're not to worry
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about what we
should say or premeditate,
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but words will be given to us?
00:22:15.26\00:22:18.03
Are those the same
people who deliver us to kings
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and authorities, and is
the Antichrist giving all those
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who love not the
truth a new philosophy,
00:22:26.34\00:22:29.01
a new doctrine, that Christians
will have to answer to?
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Doug: Okay, well, anybody
who's rejecting the truth,
00:22:33.31\00:22:37.55
when God brings it
through the Holy Spirit,
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and they're
convicted, and they stifle that,
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they would fall under the
category that they can come
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to the place where they
sincerely believe a lie because
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they've rejected the truth.
00:22:48.30\00:22:49.93
When you take away light,
the only thing left is darkness,
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so it's nothing God is
trying to trick them with a lie.
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It's just when you reject truth,
the only thing left is a lie.
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And that would be the same group
that will bring us before kings
00:22:59.37\00:23:02.91
and councils, and God says
in that hour the Holy Spirit
00:23:02.94\00:23:05.35
will tell you what you ought
to say in defense of the truth,
00:23:05.38\00:23:09.45
and we're hoping
that at those occasions,
00:23:09.48\00:23:11.99
there are people
listening who are still open.
00:23:12.02\00:23:14.22
When Paul was being
tried on a number of occasions,
00:23:14.26\00:23:17.89
when Paul was being persecuted
and tried in front of different
00:23:17.93\00:23:22.23
groups, there were people in
the crowd listening to him give
00:23:22.26\00:23:25.70
a faithful witness
that were convicted
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and later became believers.
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I'm thinking about Sergius
Paulus who ended up believing,
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even though
Bar-Jesus was resisting,
00:23:33.94\00:23:36.41
the sorcerer was
resisting Paul's words.
00:23:36.44\00:23:39.01
So, yeah, I think anybody
rejecting the truth falls
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in that category.
00:23:43.72\00:23:45.39
Aaron: Yeah, if
those who reject the truth,
00:23:45.42\00:23:47.12
it's all
throughout biblical history,
00:23:47.16\00:23:48.82
that they have a tendency
to persecute God's people
00:23:48.86\00:23:51.29
and bring us before trials.
00:23:51.33\00:23:53.90
Doug: And some will be sincere.
00:23:53.93\00:23:55.20
I mean, Paul, when he
was persecuting Christians,
00:23:55.23\00:23:57.23
he thought he
was helping God out,
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and he just was wrong.
00:24:00.10\00:24:01.97
Aaron: Yeah, yeah.
00:24:02.00\00:24:03.61
Doug: Alright, we got
maybe time for one more
00:24:03.64\00:24:04.94
before our break, let's see.
00:24:04.97\00:24:06.31
Aaron: Alright, our next
caller is calling in from Texas,
00:24:06.34\00:24:09.08
and it's Jerry.
00:24:09.11\00:24:10.51
Hello, Jerry, are you
there? What is your question?
00:24:10.55\00:24:13.45
Jerry: Hi,
Aaron, just a side note.
00:24:13.48\00:24:15.35
I first saw you on TV two weeks
ago and I called your father,
00:24:15.38\00:24:19.95
Larry.
00:24:19.99\00:24:21.29
He's been my
friend for a few years.
00:24:21.32\00:24:23.53
Anyway, my question is
that there's many verses
00:24:23.56\00:24:28.66
in the Bible that refer to this.
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The verse I'm
thinking now is 1 Samuel 4:4,
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and it says, "So the people
sent to Shiloh and from there
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they carried the Ark of the
Covenant of the Lord of Hosts,
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who sits above the
cherubim," and of course it says
00:24:42.84\00:24:46.92
two sons of Samuel.
00:24:46.95\00:24:49.92
But it is
possible that Jesus Christ
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was the other guarding
angel above the throne of God?
00:24:54.76\00:25:00.63
Doug: I don't think so,
and part of the reason is
00:25:00.66\00:25:03.10
you have a more vivid picture.
00:25:03.13\00:25:05.13
The Ark itself was
just a miniature depiction
00:25:05.17\00:25:08.94
of God's throne in
heaven with the two angels.
00:25:08.97\00:25:11.07
When you look in
Isaiah chapter 6,
00:25:11.11\00:25:13.01
he's in the presence of
God and it says there's these
00:25:13.04\00:25:15.84
two cherubim that are
saying, "Holy, holy, holy."
00:25:15.88\00:25:18.41
Jesus is the
one to be worshiped,
00:25:18.45\00:25:21.88
and so Jesus wouldn't be the
angel on the right or the left,
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He's not an angel,
Jesus is God the Son,
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and it says in Hebrews,
"The angels worship him."
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So, if you think the two angels
that directed both Solomon and
00:25:33.26\00:25:36.67
Moses, that those angels would
be faced towards each other
00:25:36.70\00:25:39.53
inward, with their faces down,
00:25:39.57\00:25:41.37
kind of like the
picture in Isaiah.
00:25:41.40\00:25:43.14
It says they're
covering their faces in Isaiah
00:25:43.17\00:25:45.27
because the
presence of God is there.
00:25:45.31\00:25:47.54
And their attention is focused
on the one who's on the throne,
00:25:47.58\00:25:51.98
which would be
Christ, and you know,
00:25:52.01\00:25:55.68
you could also say
the Father, because Jesus,
00:25:55.72\00:25:57.95
He sits down it says at
the right hand of the Father.
00:25:57.99\00:26:00.72
But that's a picture
of God in the middle.
00:26:00.76\00:26:04.56
Aaron: Yeah, Jesus, I
mean, Revelation chapter 3,
00:26:04.59\00:26:07.50
He's seated on the throne
with God the Father, right?
00:26:07.56\00:26:11.63
He overcame and was seated
at the right hand of the throne
00:26:11.67\00:26:13.70
of God, so Jesus is
definitely there on the throne.
00:26:13.74\00:26:16.87
We don't know who
the other angel is.
00:26:16.91\00:26:20.68
Maybe some people
speculate to a degree,
00:26:20.71\00:26:23.28
maybe it's Gabriel, right?
00:26:23.31\00:26:24.68
But the ultimate thing is
the Bible is not clear exactly
00:26:24.71\00:26:27.08
who the other
fallen angel, excuse me,
00:26:27.12\00:26:29.65
the other unfallen angel was.
00:26:29.68\00:26:32.59
Doug: Yeah, it would be-
I think that one at least
00:26:32.62\00:26:35.09
is Gabriel.
00:26:35.12\00:26:36.46
Some of my Catholic
friends say one of them is a guy
00:26:36.49\00:26:38.23
named Raphael, but I
don't know where they get that.
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Aaron: And I'm Pastor
Crews, and we're glad that
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and we've got another
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We have Brittany here calling
in from our very own state,
00:30:44.84\00:30:48.08
California.
00:30:48.11\00:30:49.44
Welcome, Brittany,
what is your question?
00:30:49.48\00:30:51.95
Brittany: Yeah, my question
is with all the problems
00:30:51.98\00:30:56.79
of the world we have today,
does all this involve the sign
00:30:56.82\00:31:03.46
of the times mentioned in
Matthew 24 and Revelation 13?
00:31:03.49\00:31:11.13
Doug: Okay, good question.
00:31:11.17\00:31:13.13
Now, Matthew 24, while
there are three or four places
00:31:13.17\00:31:16.77
in the New Testament
where Jesus kind of highlights
00:31:16.81\00:31:19.31
signs of His return,
00:31:19.34\00:31:21.24
you've got Matthew 24,
Mark 13, Luke 17, and Luke 21.
00:31:21.28\00:31:28.02
There's nothing
specifically in John,
00:31:28.05\00:31:29.72
but twice in Luke.
00:31:29.75\00:31:31.12
And then when you
say Revelation 13,
00:31:31.15\00:31:34.49
that's a little more specific
when you're talking about the
00:31:34.52\00:31:37.23
beast and the mark of the
beast, though some of that has
00:31:37.26\00:31:39.53
already been
fulfilled in history.
00:31:39.56\00:31:41.73
And I tell people if you want,
at the end of the response here,
00:31:41.76\00:31:45.87
you can also request
the lesson on, you know,
00:31:45.90\00:31:48.80
who is the Antichrist, and
you'll see how that prophecy
00:31:48.84\00:31:51.17
is already being fulfilled.
00:31:51.21\00:31:53.44
But as far as signs,
you know, Pastor Crews,
00:31:53.48\00:31:56.24
I did an online
Bible study last week
00:31:56.28\00:31:59.21
that was translated in Chinese.
00:31:59.25\00:32:01.72
It was a live study, and there
was about over 200,000 people
00:32:01.75\00:32:05.92
tuned into the stream.
00:32:05.95\00:32:07.62
And the subject was
seven signs of Christ's return.
00:32:07.66\00:32:10.63
In fact, I'll be in
Australia next week,
00:32:10.66\00:32:12.63
and I'll be also
presenting that study.
00:32:12.66\00:32:14.76
And I was going through
just things like conditions in
00:32:14.83\00:32:18.60
the world today with everything
from overpopulation to,
00:32:18.63\00:32:22.57
you know, the threat of
wars and rumors of wars,
00:32:22.60\00:32:25.51
and Jesus said in Matthew
24 there will be plagues.
00:32:25.54\00:32:28.71
I think, you know, most people
would agree the pandemic was
00:32:28.74\00:32:31.75
in that category, though
not as bad as the Spanish flu,
00:32:31.78\00:32:35.32
it was still a deadly plague.
00:32:35.35\00:32:37.39
But there's always been wars,
there's always been plagues,
00:32:37.42\00:32:41.72
the things that
make it different today,
00:32:41.76\00:32:43.93
in my mind, a couple of things.
00:32:43.96\00:32:45.79
One is in Daniel chapter
12, Jesus said many will run
00:32:45.83\00:32:51.37
to and fro and
knowledge will increase.
00:32:51.40\00:32:54.24
Well, you look at the
explosive increase in knowledge
00:32:54.27\00:32:57.17
in the last 100
years in technology.
00:32:57.21\00:33:00.18
Wisdom has not increased,
00:33:00.21\00:33:01.74
but knowledge has
certainly increased.
00:33:01.78\00:33:03.65
And just everything is kind
of going robotic with artificial
00:33:03.68\00:33:06.38
intelligence, and all my
life people have accused me
00:33:06.41\00:33:09.98
of having
artificial intelligence.
00:33:10.02\00:33:12.29
This is a new meaning now.
00:33:12.32\00:33:15.36
And then you also
have something different.
00:33:15.39\00:33:18.09
It says the
gospel will be preached,
00:33:18.13\00:33:19.73
this is Matthew 24:14,
"The gospel will be preached
00:33:19.76\00:33:22.90
in all the world for a
witness unto the nations,
00:33:22.93\00:33:25.23
and then the end will come."
00:33:25.27\00:33:27.47
And now, through things like
this program that's going out
00:33:27.50\00:33:30.77
on the internet
around the world, and radio,
00:33:30.81\00:33:33.64
and television,
and the printed page,
00:33:33.68\00:33:35.38
and missionaries, and
there's so many means right now
00:33:35.41\00:33:38.08
to rapidly
communicate with the world.
00:33:38.11\00:33:40.45
It doesn't say everyone
would believe and be converted,
00:33:40.48\00:33:43.02
it says as a witness.
00:33:43.05\00:33:45.12
And the gospel is
going around the world,
00:33:45.15\00:33:46.92
I think in this generation.
00:33:46.96\00:33:48.82
So, I don't worry
about the Second Coming,
00:33:48.86\00:33:51.76
I'm actually
very excited about it,
00:33:51.79\00:33:53.43
because if you're ready,
then it's a glorious appearing,
00:33:53.46\00:33:56.50
you're looking forward to it.
00:33:56.53\00:33:58.30
But yes, I do think we
are living in the last days.
00:33:58.33\00:34:00.77
No man knows the
day and the hour.
00:34:00.80\00:34:03.54
I mean, during World War II
they thought this is the end
00:34:03.57\00:34:06.07
of the world
with the nuclear bomb,
00:34:06.11\00:34:08.24
and here we are 70 years later.
00:34:08.28\00:34:10.61
But you look at the explosion of
the population around the world,
00:34:10.65\00:34:14.85
and the resources that are being
consumed exponentially quicker,
00:34:14.88\00:34:21.12
I guess that
says the same thing.
00:34:21.16\00:34:23.93
You wonder how
much longer can it last?
00:34:23.96\00:34:25.99
Aaron: Yeah, and a key
verse is Matthew 24 verse 8.
00:34:26.03\00:34:30.10
Jesus says all of these signs
that you're seeing in the world
00:34:30.13\00:34:32.50
are like birth pains.
00:34:32.53\00:34:34.57
Some
translations will say sorrows.
00:34:34.60\00:34:36.37
In the original
Greek it's birth pains,
00:34:36.40\00:34:38.47
and the thing
about birth pains is,
00:34:38.51\00:34:40.34
is that birth pains get
more frequent and more intense
00:34:40.38\00:34:43.81
the closer you get to
the delivery of the child,
00:34:43.85\00:34:46.28
right?
00:34:46.31\00:34:47.62
So, wars, rumors of
wars, pestilence, right,
00:34:47.65\00:34:49.62
COVID-19, global pandemic,
00:34:49.65\00:34:51.35
all of these various signs
are going to get more frequent
00:34:51.39\00:34:53.96
and more intense the
closer we're getting.
00:34:53.99\00:34:55.86
And that's exactly what we're
seeing around the world today.
00:34:55.89\00:34:58.59
Doug: Yeah, even with
the natural disasters.
00:34:58.63\00:35:00.36
Insurance companies say that
it seems like their intensity
00:35:00.40\00:35:03.26
and frequency is increasing.
00:35:03.30\00:35:05.90
And Jesus mentions
earthquakes in Matthew 24.
00:35:05.93\00:35:08.20
Thank you, Brittany.
00:35:08.24\00:35:09.47
We do have a study guide that
talks about the Second Coming
00:35:09.50\00:35:13.21
of Jesus, and we'll be happy
to send you a free copy of that.
00:35:13.24\00:35:17.65
It's called "The
Ultimate Deliverance."
00:35:17.68\00:35:19.31
Aaron: Alright, our
next caller is Abigail
00:35:19.35\00:35:23.52
who's calling in from Florida.
00:35:23.55\00:35:25.25
Welcome to "Bible
Answers Live," Abigail.
00:35:25.29\00:35:27.86
What is your question?
00:35:27.89\00:35:29.86
Abigail: Hi, how
are you, pastors?
00:35:29.89\00:35:31.56
Doug: Doing
great. Aaron: Doing well.
00:35:31.59\00:35:33.96
Abigail: My question is
about 1 Corinthians 11:2-12
00:35:34.00\00:35:37.77
which discusses head coverings.
00:35:37.80\00:35:40.87
I am wondering what
this portion means exactly,
00:35:40.90\00:35:43.97
and if women are still supposed
to wear something that covers
00:35:44.01\00:35:46.91
the head while
praying or prophesying today?
00:35:46.94\00:35:50.71
Doug: Yeah, well, this
is a difficult verse in that
00:35:50.75\00:35:55.92
when you read it, it
would seem like it's saying,
00:35:55.95\00:35:59.35
well, I guess that women are
not supposed to pray or teach
00:35:59.39\00:36:02.79
in public unless they
have their head covered.
00:36:02.82\00:36:05.69
And the question is, since
there's no command anywhere
00:36:05.73\00:36:10.30
in the Old Testament
specifically saying this,
00:36:10.33\00:36:14.64
and because Paul uses the
word later in the chapter,
00:36:14.67\00:36:18.07
he says we have no other custom,
and so many have thought,
00:36:18.11\00:36:22.51
well, this was a
custom of respect.
00:36:22.54\00:36:24.51
By the way, that's verse 16.
00:36:24.55\00:36:25.98
"If anyone seems
to be contentious,
00:36:26.01\00:36:27.32
we have no such custom,
nor do the churches of God."
00:36:27.35\00:36:29.98
Is this a Bible mandate?
00:36:30.02\00:36:32.35
It's understood that as a term
of respect and/or submission
00:36:32.39\00:36:37.73
to their husbands, women were
to cover their heads in public.
00:36:37.76\00:36:41.43
I know, Pastor Crews, when
I travel to Europe and even
00:36:41.46\00:36:47.34
some places in India, the
women always cover their heads.
00:36:47.37\00:36:50.77
I remember here
in North America,
00:36:50.81\00:36:52.44
I went to give a Bible study to
an apostolic Pentecostal lady,
00:36:52.47\00:36:57.48
and at the end
when we knelt to pray,
00:36:57.51\00:36:59.95
she looked very nervous because
she had nothing on her head,
00:37:00.05\00:37:03.85
and she grabbed the curtains.
00:37:03.89\00:37:06.09
She was by a curtain, she
grabbed the curtains and put it
00:37:06.12\00:37:08.22
over her head, because she
was very sensitive about praying
00:37:08.26\00:37:10.83
in public not
having her head covered.
00:37:10.86\00:37:13.53
And that always struck me,
and I thought, well, you know,
00:37:13.56\00:37:16.43
I have no problem,
00:37:16.46\00:37:17.77
you see, the
Mennonites, the ladies often
00:37:17.80\00:37:20.04
have their heads covered,
if someone wants to do this,
00:37:20.07\00:37:22.84
but I don't think we can
make a command out of it,
00:37:22.87\00:37:25.44
because the Bible says in the
mouth of two or three witnesses,
00:37:25.47\00:37:27.81
you've got this one verse, we're
wondering is this a custom?
00:37:27.84\00:37:31.18
If it was a command, you'd
see some other corroborating
00:37:31.21\00:37:34.98
evidence
somewhere else, I think.
00:37:35.02\00:37:36.99
Aaron: Our next caller
is calling in from New York.
00:37:37.02\00:37:39.25
We have Frank on
the line, hello, Frank.
00:37:39.29\00:37:42.56
Frank: Yes, hi,
Pastor Crews and Pastor Doug.
00:37:42.59\00:37:47.66
I have a
question that, you know,
00:37:47.66\00:37:51.10
I've gotten in a little
bit of trouble with this,
00:37:51.13\00:37:53.50
but nevertheless, I've
managed to tackle it to the best
00:37:53.54\00:37:56.40
of my abilities.
00:37:56.44\00:37:58.04
I read in the Bible that
it's an abomination to look into
00:37:58.07\00:38:02.54
the occult and to do things
that are against the will of God
00:38:02.58\00:38:08.08
in the sense of
godliness, and my question is,
00:38:08.12\00:38:12.59
is it a sin in itself
to research devil worship
00:38:12.62\00:38:20.10
and sorcery?
00:38:20.13\00:38:23.30
Is there a Scripture in the
Bible that says that it's better
00:38:23.33\00:38:25.90
to just be a Christian
and follow God's principles
00:38:25.93\00:38:29.14
and God's laws
rather than, you know,
00:38:29.17\00:38:33.84
indwell and ponder
upon what devil worship is?
00:38:33.88\00:38:38.28
Doug: Well,
that's a great question.
00:38:38.31\00:38:40.45
You know, suppose you want to
research what devil worship is
00:38:40.48\00:38:42.92
so that you can expose
it and preach against it.
00:38:42.95\00:38:45.89
If you're researching it because
you're intrigued and interested,
00:38:45.92\00:38:48.69
that would be very dangerous.
00:38:48.72\00:38:50.89
I think I would
recommend that most people,
00:38:50.93\00:38:53.80
unless they have a
special calling from God,
00:38:53.83\00:38:56.10
because they're encountering
something that they do
00:38:56.13\00:38:58.27
a deeper study, but I
heard about a pastor once that
00:38:58.30\00:39:01.64
he was on a commission on
pornography in Washington,
00:39:01.67\00:39:05.57
and he thought to better
understand what he's going to be
00:39:05.61\00:39:08.58
addressing in the commission, he
needed to research pornography.
00:39:08.61\00:39:11.61
And in the
process of researching it,
00:39:11.65\00:39:13.58
he became
addicted to pornography.
00:39:13.62\00:39:15.55
So, I would say stay
away from the unfruitful works
00:39:15.58\00:39:20.36
of darkness, as
Paul says in Ephesians,
00:39:20.39\00:39:22.76
and just avoid these things.
00:39:22.79\00:39:24.69
You know, God says there
shall not be found among you
00:39:24.73\00:39:26.86
anyone that consults
the dead, or a soothsayer,
00:39:26.90\00:39:29.46
or a wizard, or a witch, and you
become like what you look at,
00:39:29.50\00:39:34.64
so I'd say keep
your eyes fixed on Jesus.
00:39:34.67\00:39:36.74
Aaron: Yeah, and the
verse you just referenced
00:39:36.77\00:39:38.67
is Deuteronomy chapter
18 verses 10 through 12.
00:39:38.71\00:39:43.24
And then maybe this is a
verse that will find itself
00:39:43.28\00:39:46.35
to be helpful.
00:39:46.38\00:39:47.98
It's in the New Testament,
Ephesians chapter 5 verses 11
00:39:48.02\00:39:51.85
through 13 says,
"Have no fellowship
00:39:51.89\00:39:54.46
with the
unfruitful works of darkness,
00:39:54.49\00:39:57.29
but rather expose them."
00:39:57.33\00:39:59.36
But the question is,
how do we expose them?
00:39:59.39\00:40:01.33
Well, Paul says, "For it
is shameful even to speak
00:40:01.36\00:40:03.87
of those things which
are done by them in secret.
00:40:03.90\00:40:06.27
But all things that are exposed
are made manifest by the light,
00:40:06.30\00:40:11.44
for whatever makes
manifest is light."
00:40:11.47\00:40:15.44
So, the way in which we
should expose the darkness
00:40:15.48\00:40:18.08
isn't by joining the
darkness, isn't by, you know,
00:40:18.11\00:40:22.28
digging ourselves deep into all
the things that Satan is doing,
00:40:22.32\00:40:25.62
but rather proclaiming the
light from God's Word, right?
00:40:25.65\00:40:29.96
Doug: Amen, that's the answer.
00:40:29.99\00:40:31.76
Thank you, Frank, I
hope that helps a little bit.
00:40:31.79\00:40:34.36
And you know, Amazing
Facts has a lesson called
00:40:34.40\00:40:36.93
"Does God Inspire
Astrologers and Psychics?"
00:40:36.97\00:40:40.14
"Does God Inspire
Astrologers and Psychics?"
00:40:40.80\00:40:43.64
If you'd like a free copy
of that, you can either call
00:40:43.67\00:40:46.54
800-835-6747.
00:40:46.57\00:40:49.51
Or what else can they do?
00:40:49.54\00:40:50.95
Aaron: If you have a cellphone,
00:40:50.98\00:40:52.28
you can dial #250, #250,
and ask for that resource.
00:40:52.31\00:40:59.59
Doug: Yeah, I
think you just say,
00:40:59.62\00:41:01.02
"Bible Answers
Live," and it'll direct you.
00:41:01.06\00:41:02.52
Alright, who's next?
00:41:02.56\00:41:03.93
Aaron: Alright, our
next caller is Steve,
00:41:03.96\00:41:07.30
calling in from Texas, and it
looks like you're a first-time
00:41:07.36\00:41:10.27
caller, Steve.
00:41:10.30\00:41:11.60
Welcome to our program.
00:41:11.63\00:41:13.27
Steve: Well, thank you.
00:41:13.30\00:41:14.67
Greetings from Texas.
00:41:14.70\00:41:17.07
I was curious about who
was running the store in heaven
00:41:17.11\00:41:25.98
when Jesus was
down here on earth?
00:41:26.01\00:41:29.42
Was there any
priestly duties going on,
00:41:29.45\00:41:32.42
and who was doing that?
00:41:32.45\00:41:34.09
Doug: Okay,
that's a good question.
00:41:34.12\00:41:35.76
So, when you think about
Christ as our High Priest,
00:41:35.79\00:41:38.76
the Bible tells
us that in Hebrews,
00:41:38.79\00:41:40.73
and what a priest typically
does is, he is offering blood
00:41:40.76\00:41:44.07
and sacrifice.
00:41:44.10\00:41:45.40
He's, you know, pleading
the blood of the sacrifice,
00:41:45.43\00:41:47.74
and he's a
mediator for the people.
00:41:47.77\00:41:49.77
Well, Christ has
always been our mediator,
00:41:49.80\00:41:51.97
but it wasn't until
the sacrifice of Jesus
00:41:52.01\00:41:55.31
that He went before the
Father pleading His blood.
00:41:55.34\00:41:58.48
Up until then, there
was the ceremonial system,
00:41:58.51\00:42:02.22
and the temple on earth,
and the sacrifices on earth
00:42:02.25\00:42:04.72
that prefigured what
Jesus would ultimately do.
00:42:04.75\00:42:08.36
So, when we talk
about the temple of heaven,
00:42:08.39\00:42:10.36
you keep two things in mind.
00:42:10.39\00:42:11.96
You've got the dwelling place of
God where you've got the throne
00:42:11.99\00:42:14.36
of God in heaven, and
God's always been on his throne,
00:42:14.40\00:42:18.43
but then as far as
the priestly ministry,
00:42:18.47\00:42:21.14
which is unique to sin,
Jesus did not really activate
00:42:21.17\00:42:25.04
that until after His sacrifice.
00:42:25.07\00:42:28.24
So, we have a
study guide, Steve,
00:42:28.28\00:42:31.75
that talks about
the temple in heaven,
00:42:31.78\00:42:35.68
and it's called "God Drew
the Plan," and we will send you
00:42:35.72\00:42:38.95
a free copy if you'd like.
00:42:38.99\00:42:40.32
It's called "God Drew the Plan."
00:42:40.36\00:42:42.12
How do they get that?
00:42:42.16\00:42:43.53
Aaron: They can get that by
calling in to 1-800-835-6747
00:42:43.56\00:42:49.26
and saying,
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00:42:49.30\00:42:51.17
or if you have a cellphone,
00:42:51.20\00:42:52.67
just dial #250 and
say, "Bible Answers Live."
00:42:52.70\00:42:56.74
Alright, our next caller we have
here calling in from Illinois,
00:42:56.77\00:43:01.84
and his name is Larry.
00:43:01.88\00:43:03.41
Larry, my
father's name is Larry,
00:43:03.45\00:43:05.01
so it's a great name to have.
00:43:05.05\00:43:07.55
Welcome to the show.
00:43:07.58\00:43:09.78
Larry: Welcome, thank
you. Okay, so here it is.
00:43:09.82\00:43:13.25
I got a friend, 30 years ago
my friend and I were baptized
00:43:13.29\00:43:16.62
together in the
Remnant Church, and we keep
00:43:16.66\00:43:20.13
the Ten Commandments,
the seven-day Sabbath,
00:43:20.16\00:43:22.30
and the faith of Jesus, so my
question is now for my friend,
00:43:22.33\00:43:27.97
because I'm concerned about him.
00:43:28.00\00:43:29.70
For five years, he has
no worship in a church,
00:43:29.74\00:43:33.11
in a
denomination, he gives no tithe,
00:43:33.14\00:43:35.81
and I see him now and then.
00:43:35.84\00:43:38.98
Did he lose the
salvation in the Remnant Church?
00:43:39.01\00:43:43.18
And that's sort of my
question, and how do I help him?
00:43:43.22\00:43:46.52
Doug: Okay, well, the important
part of that question is,
00:43:46.55\00:43:50.16
can a person who
once fellowshipped,
00:43:50.19\00:43:53.83
can they slip away?
00:43:53.86\00:43:55.90
And the answer is clearly yes.
00:43:55.93\00:43:58.17
You know, Paul
makes it very clear.
00:43:58.20\00:43:59.80
He says I could preach to
others and myself be cast away.
00:43:59.83\00:44:02.57
You've got examples in the Bible
of people who-Hebrews chapter 6,
00:44:02.60\00:44:07.58
you know, they
walked with the Lord,
00:44:07.61\00:44:09.14
but they turned away and it says
it's impossible to renew them
00:44:09.18\00:44:13.45
to repentance.
00:44:13.48\00:44:14.78
Now, that would
be a unique case,
00:44:14.82\00:44:16.12
but clearly they've turned away.
00:44:16.15\00:44:18.09
In Revelation it says repent
or I'll take your candlestick
00:44:18.12\00:44:20.99
out of it's place, and
he's speaking to the churches.
00:44:21.02\00:44:23.49
So, how do you reach a friend
or a loved one that is drifting?
00:44:23.53\00:44:27.76
There's typically
four things you can do.
00:44:27.76\00:44:30.93
One is, be a
good witness to them.
00:44:30.97\00:44:34.14
Two, pray for them.
00:44:34.17\00:44:36.47
Three, if they're open,
and this is where it gets
00:44:36.50\00:44:39.17
a little
delicate, share information.
00:44:39.21\00:44:41.14
You can't, you know,
force a person to listen.
00:44:41.18\00:44:42.98
If you're preaching to your
kids and others all the time,
00:44:43.01\00:44:45.35
you're just going
to drive them away,
00:44:45.38\00:44:46.98
but if they're open,
give them a DVD or magazine,
00:44:47.02\00:44:50.02
or share with
them, or a Bible study.
00:44:50.05\00:44:51.92
Give them a website to look at,
00:44:51.95\00:44:54.32
and so they can
read on their own.
00:44:54.36\00:44:57.03
And then the fourth thing is
do the first three patiently.
00:44:57.06\00:45:01.43
Don't give up.
00:45:01.46\00:45:02.76
Keep doing the first three.
00:45:02.80\00:45:04.27
There's really
nothing else you can do.
00:45:04.30\00:45:06.43
Be a good witness,
pray, and pray very powerful,
00:45:06.47\00:45:10.11
and share information,
and continue, persist.
00:45:10.14\00:45:15.78
Aaron: Amen, yeah,
King Solomon was clearly
00:45:15.81\00:45:19.55
with the Lord for
much of his life, but then,
00:45:19.58\00:45:22.12
it was mentioned a
little bite earlier in our show
00:45:22.15\00:45:24.79
at the beginning, is this
brother definitely backslid,
00:45:24.82\00:45:27.96
and he, in the
Book of Ecclesiastes,
00:45:27.99\00:45:30.73
he describes his life where
he just went full-on worldly,
00:45:30.76\00:45:34.03
but he still came
back to the Lord, right?
00:45:34.10\00:45:36.97
So, you can be with
the Lord, leave him,
00:45:37.00\00:45:38.97
but then still come
back, so continue to pray
00:45:39.00\00:45:41.60
for your friend, your
brother in Christ, and yeah,
00:45:41.64\00:45:45.24
just persevere in those prayers.
00:45:45.27\00:45:47.48
Well, Larry, thanks
so much for calling.
00:45:47.51\00:45:49.88
Our next caller is
Lee, calling in from Texas.
00:45:49.91\00:45:54.65
Lee, welcome to
"Bible Answers Live."
00:45:54.68\00:45:57.12
What's your question?
00:45:57.15\00:45:59.49
Yes, thank you.
00:45:59.52\00:46:00.96
Yes, my question is,
after the seven last plagues,
00:46:00.99\00:46:03.56
will people still remain
on earth until Christ appears,
00:46:03.59\00:46:07.76
or does he appear immediately
after the seven last plagues,
00:46:07.76\00:46:10.67
or is there maybe,
like, a few days after
00:46:10.70\00:46:12.83
the seven last
plagues and then he appears?
00:46:12.87\00:46:16.20
Doug: Well, Pastor
Crews may look this up for me,
00:46:16.24\00:46:18.44
but the seventh
plague is synonymous,
00:46:18.47\00:46:23.35
and I think this is going
to be in Revelation 16, yeah.
00:46:23.38\00:46:27.68
The seventh plague is synonymous
with the Second Coming.
00:46:27.72\00:46:31.82
So, that great earthquake and
the hail that falls from heaven,
00:46:31.85\00:46:35.22
this is the coming of the Lord.
00:46:35.26\00:46:37.59
And so, at the conclusion
of the seventh plague,
00:46:37.63\00:46:40.13
it's a plague for the
lost, but it's really salvation
00:46:40.16\00:46:42.10
for the saved.
00:46:42.13\00:46:43.43
Keep in mind when the tenth
plague fell upon the Egyptians,
00:46:43.47\00:46:47.10
that tenth plague was
the harbinger that Israel
00:46:47.14\00:46:49.64
was going to begin
it's journey the next day.
00:46:49.67\00:46:52.17
And so, it's interesting
there were ten plagues on Egypt,
00:46:52.21\00:46:56.85
the last seven
plagues, God of protected
00:46:56.88\00:46:59.61
the children of Israel.
00:46:59.65\00:47:01.55
And it was at the end
of the last seven plagues
00:47:01.58\00:47:03.79
for the Israelites
that they were delivered,
00:47:03.82\00:47:06.82
and it's the last seven
that they were protected from,
00:47:06.86\00:47:09.12
and it's at the end of the
seven plagues in Revelation.
00:47:09.16\00:47:13.36
Aaron: Yeah, and that seventh
plague that you're referring to
00:47:13.40\00:47:15.80
is at the end of
Revelation chapter 16.
00:47:15.83\00:47:19.13
The last few
verses, you can read that,
00:47:19.17\00:47:20.90
and it's clearly the
Second Coming of Jesus,
00:47:20.94\00:47:23.54
is strongly, you
know, described there.
00:47:23.57\00:47:27.14
Doug: Yeah, thank you,
appreciate your question, Lee.
00:47:27.18\00:47:29.68
Aaron: Alright, our next caller
is calling in from North Dakota,
00:47:29.71\00:47:34.85
and his name is Tom.
00:47:34.88\00:47:36.35
Hey, Tom, welcome to the show.
00:47:36.38\00:47:38.42
What's your question?
00:47:38.45\00:47:39.79
Tom: Thank you, yeah, I was
calling regarding a conversation
00:47:39.82\00:47:43.09
with a friend regarding
the manner in which Jesus
00:47:43.12\00:47:45.83
is coming the second time.
00:47:45.86\00:47:47.50
And I shared with him
1 Thessalonians 16 to 17,
00:47:47.50\00:47:52.33
ascending to meet him
in the clouds of heaven.
00:47:52.37\00:47:57.14
They had the question
then, how do we reconcile
00:47:57.17\00:48:00.94
Zechariah 14:1-5, where he is
standing on the Mount of Olives,
00:48:00.98\00:48:08.42
it splits in two,
the day of the Lord?
00:48:08.45\00:48:12.45
Doug: So, I'm still not sure.
00:48:12.49\00:48:15.19
When it says in Zechariah
that the feet of the Lord touch
00:48:15.22\00:48:18.53
the Mount of Olives,
this is happening at the end
00:48:18.56\00:48:21.10
of the one thousand years.
00:48:21.13\00:48:22.70
The Second
Coming, let me explain it,
00:48:22.73\00:48:26.27
and then I think
it'll become clear.
00:48:26.30\00:48:29.24
Jesus went to
heaven, John 14, he said,
00:48:29.27\00:48:31.71
"I go to
prepare a place for you.
00:48:31.74\00:48:33.61
And if I go
prepare a place for you,
00:48:33.64\00:48:35.04
I will come again and
receive you unto myself,
00:48:35.08\00:48:37.91
that where I am, you might be."
00:48:37.95\00:48:40.05
He comes, he takes us up,
we are caught up to meet him
00:48:40.08\00:48:42.72
in the air, 1 Thessalonians 4.
00:48:42.75\00:48:44.59
He doesn't touch the
ground at that point.
00:48:44.62\00:48:46.79
We live and reign with
Christ for a thousand years,
00:48:46.82\00:48:49.19
but then you read in
Revelation chapter 21,
00:48:49.22\00:48:52.36
he sees the new Jerusalem coming
down from God out of heaven,
00:48:52.39\00:48:55.50
the redeemed of course
are with him in the city,
00:48:55.53\00:48:57.87
that's when his feet
touch the Mount of Olives,
00:48:57.90\00:49:00.57
he creates a great valley,
the new Jerusalem settles down
00:49:00.60\00:49:03.77
into this incredible
valley that's been created
00:49:03.81\00:49:05.71
by the Lord
touching the earth again.
00:49:05.74\00:49:08.81
And that also fits in
with Zechariah chapter 14
00:49:08.84\00:49:11.85
where his feet touch.
00:49:11.88\00:49:13.18
At that point, his
feet touch the earth.
00:49:13.21\00:49:14.88
It's interesting,
Pastor Aaron, that Jesus,
00:49:14.92\00:49:17.89
he said I'm going
to come as I left,
00:49:17.92\00:49:20.22
and it says he ascended from
Bethany on the Mount of Olives,
00:49:20.26\00:49:23.46
an area right between
the two, and he's coming back
00:49:23.49\00:49:26.09
to the Mount of Olives.
00:49:26.13\00:49:27.50
So, he's literally
coming back where he ascended,
00:49:27.50\00:49:29.76
and his feet are going to
touch where they left it off,
00:49:29.80\00:49:32.10
probably.
00:49:32.13\00:49:33.37
Aaron: Yeah, yeah, so to just
summarize what you just said,
00:49:33.40\00:49:35.97
Pastor Doug, is that
at the Second Coming,
00:49:36.00\00:49:38.97
we know that he's not
going to touch earth again,
00:49:39.01\00:49:41.71
but a thousand years,
right, after his Second Coming,
00:49:41.74\00:49:45.45
he'll come a third time,
along with all of the redeemed,
00:49:45.48\00:49:48.58
and that's when the new
Jerusalem and his feet will
00:49:48.62\00:49:52.89
touch the earth, and that's when
that prophecy of Zechariah 14
00:49:52.92\00:49:55.62
will reach a full fulfillment.
00:49:55.66\00:49:57.56
Doug: Yeah, the person
may want to get our lesson
00:49:57.59\00:50:00.30
on the millennium to really
study that, and it's called
00:50:00.33\00:50:03.93
"1,000 Years of Peace."
00:50:03.97\00:50:05.33
If you'd like a free copy,
you can ask for it right now.
00:50:05.37\00:50:08.44
Aaron: Yeah, dial in
#250 into your cellphone,
00:50:08.47\00:50:11.71
and say, "Bible Answers Live."
00:50:11.74\00:50:14.51
Alright, our next caller
is calling in from Florida,
00:50:14.54\00:50:18.61
and we have Carlos.
00:50:18.65\00:50:20.18
Hi, Carlos, welcome to the show.
00:50:20.22\00:50:23.52
Carlos: Good evening, pastors.
00:50:23.55\00:50:26.89
So, my question is why were the
Ten Commandments put into the
00:50:26.92\00:50:31.79
Ark of the Covenant and the rest
of the law put out beside it?
00:50:31.83\00:50:38.63
What did this mean?
00:50:38.67\00:50:40.70
What was the purpose of that?
00:50:40.74\00:50:42.94
Doug: Well,
there's a distinction made
00:50:42.97\00:50:44.31
between the two.
00:50:44.34\00:50:45.87
The most holy object on the
planet was the Ten Commandments.
00:50:45.91\00:50:51.61
What I mean by that
is, it was the Word of God,
00:50:51.65\00:50:54.85
and Jesus is the Word of
God, and it was written on rock,
00:50:54.88\00:50:58.59
and Jesus is the Rock.
00:50:58.62\00:51:00.36
And in the holy city
you've got the holy mountain,
00:51:00.39\00:51:03.32
and in the holy temple on
the holy mountain you've got
00:51:03.36\00:51:05.43
the holy sanctuary,
you got the holy place,
00:51:05.46\00:51:08.33
you got the Holy of
Holies, and the only thing
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in the Holy of
Holies was the holy ark,
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and in the holy ark
you've got the holy law.
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But the law of God was
written with God's finger.
00:51:15.37\00:51:19.11
The ceremonial laws were
written by the hand of Moses,
00:51:19.14\00:51:22.84
and it mentions those
again in Colossians chapter 2.
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And Moses said they're going
to be there to be a witness
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against you.
00:51:28.58\00:51:29.95
He's talking again
about the ceremonial laws.
00:51:29.98\00:51:31.59
They were put in a
pocked on the outside,
00:51:31.62\00:51:33.49
because they were
of a passing nature,
00:51:33.52\00:51:35.56
where the ark,
written by the hand of God,
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was of an unchanging nature.
00:51:37.76\00:51:40.13
One was the hand of man,
one was the finger of God,
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one was written on stone,
one was written on parchment,
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or we'd say paper.
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So, there was a
distinction between the two,
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one is permanent,
eternal, and one is passing.
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But it was still a
sacred record for 2,000 years.
00:51:53.98\00:52:00.45
Thank you, Carlos, appreciate
that and hope that-we do have
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a lesson called "God
Drew the Plans," and it talks
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about the temple and
the ark in that lesson.
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Aaron: Yeah, and just
for the other listeners,
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the verse that
Carols is referencing
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is Deuteronomy 31 verse 26.
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That's where it says, "The
book of the law shall be placed
00:52:17.33\00:52:20.47
beside the ark," right,
while the Ten Commandments
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were placed inside of it.
00:52:23.44\00:52:25.44
Okay, I think we've got
time for one more caller,
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one more question.
00:52:28.81\00:52:30.11
We have Barbara
calling in from Florida.
00:52:30.15\00:52:33.11
Welcome, Barbara, what is your
question this evening for us?
00:52:33.15\00:52:37.49
Barbara: Hello, my question
is in Ezekiel 16 verses 10
00:52:37.52\00:52:43.16
to 13, basically it
talks about jewelry,
00:52:43.19\00:52:47.66
expensive clothes, so I
was wondering is it okay for us
00:52:47.73\00:52:53.07
to wear jewelry
and expensive clothes,
00:52:53.10\00:52:55.77
since it says it's okay in
Ezekiel 16 verse 10 through 13?
00:52:55.80\00:53:02.34
Doug: Okay, in a Jewish wedding,
00:53:02.38\00:53:05.11
the dowery and the
wedding gifts were often given,
00:53:05.15\00:53:08.95
they had no paper
money, they were often given
00:53:08.98\00:53:10.89
in the form of
the nice clothing.
00:53:10.92\00:53:13.49
You'll notice that Samson paid
for his debt to the Philistines
00:53:13.52\00:53:18.23
with clothing.
00:53:18.26\00:53:19.79
But if you read what
it says, for example,
00:53:19.83\00:53:24.00
you have to compare
Scripture with Scripture to say,
00:53:24.03\00:53:26.07
well, how does God
feel about jewelry?
00:53:26.10\00:53:29.04
Go to Isaiah chapter
3 and if you look here,
00:53:29.07\00:53:32.94
let me see where this beings.
00:53:32.97\00:53:35.44
Okay, we can say, yeah,
"In that day," verse 18,
00:53:35.48\00:53:40.55
"In that day, the Lord
will take away the finery,"
00:53:40.58\00:53:42.65
the daughters of
Zion, "The jingling anklets,
00:53:42.68\00:53:45.85
the scarves, the crescents,
the pendants, the bracelets,
00:53:45.89\00:53:48.26
the veils, the
headdresses, the leg ornaments,
00:53:48.29\00:53:51.19
the headbands,
the perfume boxes,
00:53:51.23\00:53:53.09
the charms, and the
rings, the nose jewels,
00:53:53.13\00:53:55.90
the festal apparel, the mantles,
the outer garments, the purses,"
00:53:55.93\00:53:59.43
so describing one is
a wedding picture of God
00:53:59.47\00:54:04.44
marrying the church, but you
also have to look at where Paul
00:54:04.47\00:54:08.21
says, "Let not the women be
adorned with gold and pearls,"
00:54:08.24\00:54:12.55
and Peter says, "Let it
not be the outward adorning,
00:54:12.58\00:54:15.98
the wearing of gold," and
that's in 1 Peter chapter 3.
00:54:16.02\00:54:18.95
We're running out of time.
00:54:18.99\00:54:21.12
I do have a book
that I've written
00:54:21.16\00:54:22.79
on the subject of
Christians and adornment.
00:54:22.82\00:54:25.53
Now, there's noting
wrong with wearing, you know,
00:54:25.56\00:54:27.83
quality clothing
that won't wear out.
00:54:27.86\00:54:29.53
Jesus had a nice robe that
they didn't want to tear up.
00:54:29.56\00:54:32.43
But as far as the external
frivolous adorning, you know,
00:54:32.47\00:54:37.34
someone will write a
song about would Jesus wear
00:54:37.37\00:54:40.24
a Rolex?
00:54:40.28\00:54:42.01
You know, people made
fun of evangelists and people
00:54:42.04\00:54:44.28
that dressed ostentatiously.
00:54:44.31\00:54:46.11
Christians should be
modest in their apparel is
00:54:46.15\00:54:48.25
a practical principle.
00:54:48.28\00:54:51.69
So, the book is called
"Jewelry, How Much is Too Much?"
00:54:51.72\00:54:56.69
"Jewelry, How Much is Too Much?"
00:54:56.73\00:54:58.53
Call 800-835-6747.
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Aaron: Hello, welcome back.
00:55:31.89\00:55:34.30
We have a few minutes left
here, and we have some questions
00:55:34.36\00:55:37.27
that have been emailed to us.
00:55:37.30\00:55:40.00
So, Pastor Doug, we're going
to try to get through as many
00:55:40.04\00:55:42.30
of these as we can, so
our first question is this.
00:55:42.34\00:55:45.01
This is by Ari from
Norway, intercontinental here.
00:55:45.04\00:55:49.64
"When Jesus was finished
with his mission on earth,
00:55:49.68\00:55:53.42
did he then need his
own redemptive services,"
00:55:53.45\00:55:57.52
so to speak, "If he
happened to sin in heaven,
00:55:57.55\00:56:01.06
since he is still a human?"
00:56:01.09\00:56:02.72
In other words, is it possible,
could Jesus sin in heaven?
00:56:02.76\00:56:07.03
Doug: Well, the Bible
tells us that Jesus did no sin.
00:56:07.66\00:56:11.53
Peter tells us that,
that he is the sinless one.
00:56:11.57\00:56:14.74
And so, Christ is the only
man that ever lived that never
00:56:14.77\00:56:18.24
sinned, so he didn't need
to have any kind of redemption.
00:56:18.27\00:56:22.11
You know, when he
rose from the dead,
00:56:22.14\00:56:23.55
he rose with a glorified
body, he's pure and perfect,
00:56:23.58\00:56:26.45
and, heaven forbid, if
he did need redemption,
00:56:26.48\00:56:31.89
his sacrifice on the
cross would have covered that,
00:56:31.92\00:56:34.49
but he didn't.
00:56:34.52\00:56:36.36
Aaron: Yeah, the last person
to ever sin will be Jesus.
00:56:36.39\00:56:40.23
Next question by Carlene.
00:56:40.26\00:56:43.30
She asks, "Why wasn't
Satan destroyed at the flood?
00:56:43.33\00:56:47.17
And what is the difference
between not destroying him
00:56:47.20\00:56:50.07
at the flood, but destroying
him at the Second Coming?"
00:56:50.11\00:56:52.77
Doug: Yeah, good question.
00:56:52.81\00:56:54.11
Someone's thinking, well,
the whole world was destroyed
00:56:54.14\00:56:55.68
and Satan was outside the
ark, why wasn't he destroyed?
00:56:55.71\00:56:58.21
Well, Paul tells us in
Ephesians 6 we don't wrestle
00:56:58.25\00:57:01.65
against flesh and blood.
00:57:01.68\00:57:03.15
You can't drown the
devil, so to speak, in water.
00:57:03.18\00:57:06.02
He's a spirit.
00:57:06.05\00:57:07.89
And the reason he's
destroyed is because the fire,
00:57:07.92\00:57:10.83
when the Lord comes back, is not
going to be a three-dimensional
00:57:10.86\00:57:13.60
fire, it's going to be
a fire that is going to be
00:57:13.63\00:57:16.16
the kind of fire that
will also devour angels.
00:57:16.20\00:57:18.83
The Bible says that the presence
of the Lord is a consuming fire,
00:57:18.87\00:57:22.47
and I don't understand
the physics of it all,
00:57:22.50\00:57:25.47
but God is going to send out
whatever nuclear spiritual fire
00:57:25.51\00:57:31.11
it is that the devil
needs, and his angels,
00:57:31.15\00:57:33.11
to burn them up.
00:57:33.15\00:57:34.45
Aaron: Yeah, and one
more principle real quick is
00:57:34.48\00:57:36.12
in Matthew 13.
00:57:36.15\00:57:37.45
Jesus tells a parable
about the wheat and the tares.
00:57:37.49\00:57:39.79
And Jesus says, "Let both grow
together until the harvest."
00:57:39.82\00:57:46.43
There's something about the full
maturity of both righteousness
00:57:46.46\00:57:50.90
and wickedness before
God brings a final end.
00:57:50.93\00:57:54.24
Doug: Yeah, and then it tells
us in Matthew chapter 25:31,
00:57:54.27\00:58:01.18
it says, "Like a fire prepared
for the devil and his angels,"
00:58:01.21\00:58:04.61
Matthew 25 anyway.
00:58:04.65\00:58:06.08
Aaron: Yeah, there it is.
00:58:06.11\00:58:07.98
Doug: Well, hey,
friends, out of time.
00:58:08.02\00:58:10.05
Send us more
questions next week.
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00:58:11.65\00:58:14.29
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