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Doug Batchelor:
Hello, listening friends.
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Would you like to
hear an amazing fact?
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Peregrine falcons are
among the most amazing raptors
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that can be found
all around the world.
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Scientists estimate
that the falcon's vision
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is eight times
better than a human's.
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This allows the birds to spot
small prey from nearly 2 miles
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away then swoop down
with precision to catch it.
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They're monogamous birds that
mate for life, which is about 20
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years, and they
migrate over 15,000
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miles a year to
their nesting grounds.
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The peregrine falcon is
not only the fastest bird,
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but it's the
fastest animal in the world.
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When diving for
prey, they can reach
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speeds of up to
240 miles an hour.
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Now, just for
perspective, the fastest
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that a professional
baseball player can pitch
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is less than half of
that, 106 miles an hour.
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At these times when a peregrine
falcon is diving, the air
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entering its nose would
normally cause its lungs
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to explode, but the
bony tubercles in its
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nares safely
regulate the stream of air.
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It was by using this knowledge
that jet turbine engineers
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solved the air in-deck
problem--intake problems in jet
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engines and
created a similar system.
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The Bible asks in the book
of Job chapter 39, verse 26,
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"Does the hawk fly
by your wisdom, and
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spread out its
wings towards the south?"
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You know, it's amazing,
Pastor Ross, how many of these
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creatures that God has made have
just such unique engineering.
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The idea that
that could all happen
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by accident is really absurd.
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Jean Ross: That's
right, Pastor Doug.
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You know, the amazing thing
is that there are so many things
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that we use today in our
modern society--for example, you
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mentioned jet engines,
how they learn from the birds.
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And so there are so many things
from nature, the things that God
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created that we can
learn and that we have used.
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I'm thinking, for example, the
dragonfly and the helicopter.
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And there's just so
many similarities and
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things that have
been learned from nature.
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And when you look at the wonders
of creation, it testifies of a
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mighty creator and a God that
cares, a God that is concerned
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even about the smallest
creatures that He makes.
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Doug: Yep.
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There's a wonderful verse in the
book of Job chapter 12, verse 7:
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"But now ask the
beasts, and they will teach
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you; and the birds of the
air, and they will tell you;
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or speak to the
earth, and it will teach you;
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and the fish of the
sea will explain to you.
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Who among all
these does not know that
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the hand of the
Lord has done this?"
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It's so clear from the things
that God has made that there is
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a designer, and maybe our
listeners out there would like
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to know more about this powerful
God and His infinite wisdom that
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has designed these incredible
symbiotic relationships between
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all of His creatures
and just engineering of
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these animals that
can run and fly so fast.
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Jean: Yes, we have a
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You know, Pastor Doug,
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we just want to
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are listening, as
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We were just recently in
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number of folks
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"Well, we listen to
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Now, of course, it's
not 7 p.m. their time, but
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it's of course--I think
it's the middle of the day if--
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Doug: New Zealand would be
about 3 hours earlier, and East
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Coast would be
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Jean: That's right, so
we know folks are out there
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listening, so we
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We had a wonderful
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Brisbane, and
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So if you have a Bible question,
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well and we'll try and get
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Our first caller this evening
is Gary listening in Illinois.
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Gary, welcome to the program.
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Gary: Thank you.
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My question is with the
church there's no emphasis with
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environmentalism, even though in
the Bible Genesis 1:28 says that
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God gives dominion of
the planet to Adam and Eve.
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I take that to mean we're to
be good stewards of the planet.
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And then in Revelation
11:18 God says, "I will
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destroy those who
destroy the earth."
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And so with
that--I mean, climate
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change events are overwhelming.
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You know, we got to
give our children and
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grandchildren a
chance to be saved.
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Doug: That's a
great question, Gary.
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You know, it's
interesting you would ask that
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because just
today I was listening to
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a biblical message
on that very subject.
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It's interesting how the
Lord arranges those things.
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And I think the Christian needs
to have a balanced approach.
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According to Jesus, when
you talk about the value of
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creatures, humans are infinitely
more valuable than sheep.
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You know, Jesus said, "Are you
not worth more than many sheep,
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or are you not worth
more than many sparrows?"
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But the animals do have value.
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When God created the
world, He creates this beautiful
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environment for the crowning act
of His creation, which are these
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creatures that are
made in His image, humans.
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And it's not a sin for
people to use resources that
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God has made, but
clearly God said that man
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was to dress and
to keep the garden.
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That actually has
the idea of cultivate.
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That means you increase
organization and design to
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something that normally was, you
know, just going wild and--so
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man, he needs to be a good
steward of the environment, but
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it's not a sin to use resources
in the environment and a
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Christian should have a
good balanced view on that.
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And I'd agree, Gary.
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I think sometimes we have
two extremes in the church.
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One extreme is saying that,
"Well, the earth is for us to
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use and there's
no responsibility."
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Then the other extreme is saying
that we're supposed to, you
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know, treat whales
like they're worth as much
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as humans and trees
like they're worth as much
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as people and--which
they're not, you know.
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So we need to
understand the value.
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And God gave dominion of the
world to Adam and Eve, our first
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parents, but we should be good
stewards of that environment.
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Jean: You know, Pastor Doug,
it's interesting when you see a
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group of Christians--we've
traveled before.
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We've been to different
countries where there's a lot of
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garbage around and things aren't
being well kept and maintained.
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But when you find a group of
Christians in their homes, in
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their dwellings,
things are typically neater
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and cleaner than
just general society.
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So being a Christian, there
is a degree of stewardship.
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You want to take
care of the things, your
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personal belongings,
your home, but even the
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environment that
God has given you.
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So there's a
good principle there.
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The next caller that we have
is Junith listening in Nevada.
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Junith, welcome to the program.
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Junith: Yes, I have a question.
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There are two Adams in the
Bible, and the first Adam has a
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very crystal clear of
having Eve number one.
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What about Eve number two?
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Who is the Eve number
two of Adam number two?
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Is it the bride?
Is it the church?
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It does not really clear me
up as to what the Bible said.
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Doug: Yeah, good question.
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And if you read in Romans
chapter 5, Paul goes into a
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discourse where he talks about,
you know, we all struggle with
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sin because of the
mistake of the first Adam.
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Adam was a son of God made in
God's image and--but because of
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Jesus who is a type--I guess the
first Adam is a type of Christ.
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He is the second Adam.
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Because of his
victory, we can have victory.
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We are reborn.
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And so you're saying, well,
what would the type for Eve be?
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Well, it's interesting that when
Adam went to sleep on the sixth
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day, God opened his side and
out came a wife, you might say.
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You know, He took a rib
and He made a wife for Adam.
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Jesus on the sixth day of
the week he died on the cross.
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He went to sleep and God opened
his side--or the Roman spear
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opened his side and
in the blood and water
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the church was
born, the bride of Christ.
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You know, often with a human
birth there's blood and water.
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And so it's a symbol of there's
a new birth to the church.
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So the church is
the bride of Christ.
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The Bible does tell us,
"Husbands, love your wives even
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as Christ loved the church
and gave himself for her."
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So, Junith, I
think that would probably
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be the best equal analogy.
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If Jesus is a
symbol for the second Adam,
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then the church
would be a symbol for Eve.
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Jean: You know,
we have a study guide
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called "The Bride of Christ."
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It talks about the
church and the great price
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that Christ has
paid for his people.
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We'll be happy to send it
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The number,
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We got Anthony in New York.
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Anthony, welcome to
"Bible Answers Live."
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Anthony: Yes.
Good evening, pastors.
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Doug: Evening.
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Anthony: My question is based
on the book of Ruth chapter 3,
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and in verse 9 it says
he asks, "Who art thou?"
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And she says, "I am
Ruth thine handmaid.
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Spread therefore
thy skirt over thine
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handmaid; for thou
art a near kinsman."
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So my wife and I were
wondering, would this be
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considered an ancient day
form of Ruth proposing to Boaz?
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Doug: Yeah, well, basically
she's saying, "I am available.
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And the way that you could
redeem the property of your
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kinsman,
Elimelech, is by marrying me."
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And he was unmarried as far as
everything we see in the text at
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that time, and there are some
customs that I think we need to
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understand that
aren't totally clear.
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You know, traditions and customs
about marriage, they change a
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little bit from culture to
culture and even over time.
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And so by his spreading his
garment over her, there's, I
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think, another allusion to that
when God says he married Israel.
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He said, "I spread
my garment over you."
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And it basically
is like a proposal.
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And so she was saying,
you know, "If you would take
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me as your wife,
you could redeem me."
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Now, this might seem
a little forward to us.
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You can read a verse in Isaiah
chapter 4, verse 1 where it says
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in that day seven
women will take hold of one
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man saying,
"We'll eat our own bread.
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We'll wear our own apparel.
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Only let us be called by your
name to take away our reproach."
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It was often true because of
wars back then that sometimes
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there were several
women for every man.
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That's why God often winked at
a man having more than one wife
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'cause some of these
women had no protection
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or provision
unless they had a husband.
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And so it wasn't that uncommon.
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It says those women took hold
of one man saying, "Marry us.
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We'll even
provide for ourselves.
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Just marry us. We need a name."
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And--so Ruth was saying,
you know, "My husband died."
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Her
sister-in-law's husband died.
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Elimelech her
father-in-law had died.
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And the only way for them to get
their property back was through
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marriage, and Boaz was the
near kinsman who had that right.
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So that was the
ritual for doing that, and
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he actually said,
"Wait until morning.
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There's someone
else who's first in line.
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If they turn down that
right, then I'll marry you."
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Jean: All right,
next caller that we
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have is Bill
listening in Canada.
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Bill, you're on the air.
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Bill: Yes. Good
evening, pastors.
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Thank you for taking my call.
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My question this
evening is as a Sabbath-keeping,
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commandment-keeping disciple of
Jesus I'm really curious and I
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have a great number
of other brethren of mine
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that are curious
as to this as well.
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And that question is, why
are so many churches today not
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preaching the
third angel's message?
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Doug: Yeah, well, I
would think that the
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devil would be
threatened by people
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preaching the truth, and
that would be the first reason.
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And when--our listeners
are wondering, "What do
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you mean by the
third angel's message?"
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Just before Jesus comes--you
read in Revelation 14 this
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vision of Christ coming in the
clouds, one like the Son of man
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coming with the
clouds of heaven.
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There are three prominent
messages that go to the world
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preparing the world
for the return of Christ.
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And Bill is
asking, why are churches
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neglecting to
preach those messages?
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Matter of fact, Amazing
Facts just completed a magazine.
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It's actually
moving pretty quickly.
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A magazine talking about
the three angels messages, and I
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think we can give those away if
someone calls and asks for one.
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Jean: We also have a study
guide that talks about that.
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So if you'd like to learn
more about God's last-warning
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message, it's a very important
subject, you can call and ask.
00:14:00.64\00:14:03.74
It's "Angel
Messages from Space."
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That's what the
study guide is called,
00:14:06.24\00:14:07.84
and the number is 800-835-6747.
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And, again, just ask for
"Angel Messages from Space."
00:14:11.81\00:14:14.75
As Pastor Doug mentioned,
we also have a magazine.
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So you can ask
about that as well.
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And if you have your cell phone,
just dial #250 and say "'Bible
00:14:18.95\00:14:23.19
Answers Live,' I'd like
the three angels brochure," or
00:14:23.22\00:14:27.40
"Angel Messages
from Space" is the name.
00:14:27.46\00:14:30.00
Thank you for your call.
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We're going to try
Brittany again in California
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and see if she's by her phone.
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Brittany,
welcome to the program.
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Brittany: Hey.
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Doug: All right.
Hey, we reached you.
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And your question tonight?
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Brittany: Yeah, my
question is, is necromancy
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considered one of
the unpardonable sins?
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Like how is a person
supposed to deal with it?
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Doug: Yeah. All right.
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For our friends listening,
necromancy is another term for
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being a medium trying to consult
with the dead, and this is
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strictly forbidden in the Word
of God in a number of passages.
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I think
Revelation mentions it, Paul
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mentions it, Moses mentions it.
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And King Saul in the book
of Samuel, King Saul tried to
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consult the dead, and he
committed suicide the next day.
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It is not called the
unpardonable sin 'cause I think
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even King Manasseh engaged
in all kinds of witchcraft and
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occult behavior, and he
was forgiven and converted.
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And the Bible doesn't
say there are different
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kinds of
unpardonable sins, I think it
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specifies there is
one unpardonable sin.
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Jesus said, "All manner of sin
and blasphemy will be forgiven
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for the children of men, but
there is a sin that will not be
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forgiven and that is blasphemy
against the Holy Spirit."
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Now, if a person wants to
know what is that, we have
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a book that we'll
send you a free copy.
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"What is the Unpardonable Sin?"
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And it explains that.
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A lot of people
call us, Pastor Ross.
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They say, "I'm worried.
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I've made the same
mistake so many times.
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Have I grieved
away the Holy Spirit?
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Have I committed
the unpardonable sin?"
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And, of course, we're not God.
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We can't look into anyone's life
or heart, but most of the time
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people concerned about
committing the unpardonable sin
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are not--have
not because they're
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convicted and
they're wanting forgiveness.
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Jean: Amen.
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You know, the verse you're
referring to, Pastor Doug,
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Matthew chapter 12, verse
31 talks about every sin being
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forgiven except
the unpardonable sin.
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So if you'd like to learn more
about that, the number, again,
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is 800-835-6747, and
you can ask for the book.
00:16:35.36\00:16:39.73
It's called "What is
the Unpardonable Sin?"
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We'll be happy
to send it to you.
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Again, dial #250 on your cell
phone and say "Bible Answers
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Live," ask for
"The Unpardonable Sin."
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Doug: We also have that
book that talks about does God
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inspire psychics and
astrologists if they want to
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know what
necromancy is and those things.
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Jean: That's right.
That's also a good one.
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You can ask for that as well.
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"Does God Inspire
Astrologists and Psychics?"
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That's the name
of that study guide.
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Well, we have somebody
listening from Australia.
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We got Joan. Joan,
welcome to the program.
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Joan: Yeah, thank
you. I got a question.
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When God said to the snake,
Satan, "On your belly you shall
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crawl," was He talking to the
snake or has He taken Satan's
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form of transportation
away on the earth?
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Doug: That's an
interesting question.
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Well, I think it--first of all,
it was talking about the serpent
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because we know that
serpents do typically crawl.
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There are a couple of
serpents that swim, and
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there are some
that actually can glide
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briefly through the
air, which is fascinating.
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But it's
believed that before the
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serpent was
cursed that it could fly.
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Now, we know from
the fossil record there
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are certain--there
were winged reptiles.
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So it shouldn't surprise
us that the serpent could
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also fly at one
point, and it would have
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been very
hypnotic in doing that.
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But it is an interesting
proposition that in some
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respects Satan was
restricted to this earth.
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He was grounded, you might
say, to some extent after sin.
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And the idea of, "You
will go on your belly,"
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you can't get any
lower than your belly.
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And what the devil was doing
in rebellion against God and
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bringing death to this planet
was about as low as you can get.
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Jean: And, of course, we're
not talking literally here.
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I mean, the Bible
tells us the devil
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can appear as an angel
of light, so, you know--
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Doug: Right. He
didn't turn into a serpent.
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Jean: Exactly.
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He's not going around on
his tummy, but I think there's a
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symbolic application
there that we can clearly see.
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Good question.
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We've got David
listening in California.
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David, you're on
"Bible Answers Live."
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David: Hi, pastors.
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On November 6th through the
18th, the pope and world church
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leaders gathered to
unite--to rewrite God's
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Ten Commandments
on November 13th.
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I was wondering would this be
abomination of desolation spoken
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by Jesus--or
Daniel in Matthew 24:15?
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Doug: Yeah, you know, I saw that
report and I was very intrigued
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by it, and I looked into it,
and I found out that it wasn't
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really the pope that was trying
to rewrite the commandments.
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And I think you're talking
about when they were wanting to
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rewrite the commandments from
an environmental point of view.
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There was a group of some
religious leaders, and one of
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them was from the
Vatican, and they were coming up
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with a proposition
of ten commandments
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about
preserving the environment.
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And so they wrote that up.
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It was not adopted
by the Catholic Church
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or any group that I know of.
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It was a kind of
proposal, and the
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papers had fun
spinning it around.
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But I looked right into that,
just thought, "Wow," the way it
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was put forward is like they're
redoing the Ten Commandments,
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but they were just saying, "We
want to have ten commandments on
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the environment," and small
group, nothing official was
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ever voted, but
it is fascinating.
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I wouldn't be surprised.
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Matter of fact, the
beast power has already
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tried to change
God's time in law.
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Jean: He already
has. Yeah, absolutely.
00:20:06.00\00:20:08.37
All right, thank
you for your call.
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We've got John
listening in Kansas.
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John, welcome to the program.
00:20:11.37\00:20:14.21
John: Good evening, pastors.
00:20:14.24\00:20:15.54
I find it easier to
understand the stories of
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the Bible when I
read it chronologically.
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And from about the time of
Abraham until the time of Esther
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there's some type of activity
going on during each one of
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those centuries, but then from
about the 5th century BC there's
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a big time lapse between there
until we get to the birth of
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John the Baptist and our
Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.
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Can you tell me why
there is such a void there?
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Was there nothing
inspired going on?
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Doug: Yeah, good question.
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Well, there was a number of
things happening historically.
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This is a time of Greek dominion
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and some
terrible Greek oppression.
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There are some historical books.
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I don't believe they're part
of the Bible but some Bibles
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include them,
about the Maccabees.
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And you can read about Jonathan
Maccabee and his sons that
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fought against Antiochus
Epiphanies and the Greeks.
00:21:07.03\00:21:10.17
And so there were things
happening, but it is interesting
00:21:10.20\00:21:13.00
that there was no prophet that
was speaking with inspiration
00:21:13.03\00:21:17.01
between the time of Malachi
and, you know, Mark's Gospel.
00:21:17.04\00:21:21.51
Mark was probably
written before Matthew.
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So between that period of time
it seemed like the inspiration
00:21:23.71\00:21:27.95
was silent, but
that shouldn't shock you
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'cause there were other
periods where there were
00:21:30.85\00:21:33.62
hundreds of
years and no prophet.
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Though, you know, some history
is given, there's almost a
00:21:36.36\00:21:39.83
continual history
that's given from Genesis,
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you know, through
Abraham all the way to Malachi.
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Then they're carried to Babylon.
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They get to come back.
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And during the time
of the Greek supremacy,
00:21:51.84\00:21:56.58
there was a kind
of lukewarm period.
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Jean: Yeah, it is interesting,
Pastor Doug, you have times in
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Bible history in the Old
Testament where there's a flurry
00:22:01.05\00:22:03.39
of prophetic
activity, you might say.
00:22:03.42\00:22:05.85
There's not just
one prophet, there's
00:22:05.89\00:22:07.49
multiple
prophets at the same time.
00:22:07.52\00:22:09.59
And, of course, we
see that in the story
00:22:09.62\00:22:10.93
of the 70 years of
Babylonian captivity.
00:22:10.96\00:22:12.83
You have Jeremiah
and then, of course,
00:22:12.86\00:22:14.13
when they come
back Ezra, Nehemiah.
00:22:14.20\00:22:15.93
Daniel, of
course, he wrote--so just
00:22:15.96\00:22:17.93
some amazing and
important prophecy.
00:22:17.97\00:22:19.90
Ezekiel around that same time.
00:22:19.93\00:22:21.74
But then as you say--as
the nation began to start
00:22:21.77\00:22:26.81
implementing their traditions
and place their traditions above
00:22:26.84\00:22:29.98
the commandments of
God, there almost seems to
00:22:30.01\00:22:32.11
be a lacking of
that prophetic gift.
00:22:32.15\00:22:36.95
And of course we also see that
even in the Christian era when
00:22:36.99\00:22:40.39
the church set aside
God's commandments, there was
00:22:40.42\00:22:43.06
a void of the Spirit
in the prophetic sense.
00:22:43.09\00:22:45.79
So some parallels there.
00:22:45.83\00:22:47.50
Doug: You know, and one more
thing I'll just mention on that,
00:22:47.50\00:22:49.33
John, is that you look at
the story of Gideon, this always
00:22:49.36\00:22:52.57
amazes me, Gideon asks the
angels, "Whatever happened to
00:22:52.60\00:22:55.70
all the
miracles we heard about?"
00:22:55.74\00:22:57.11
There was a spell of what
seemed like silence to Gideon.
00:22:57.14\00:23:00.68
For a couple of generations
he thought, "Where's--
00:23:00.71\00:23:02.51
you know, where's
the Lord in all this?"
00:23:02.54\00:23:04.95
And, of course, God was getting
ready to do great things again.
00:23:04.98\00:23:07.52
So there were quiet
spells even before Malachi.
00:23:07.55\00:23:11.02
Thanks, John. Good question.
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Jean: All right.
00:23:12.39\00:23:13.69
Next caller that we have is
Shawn listening in Illinois.
00:23:13.72\00:23:15.02
Shawn, welcome to
"Bible Answers Live."
00:23:15.06\00:23:17.96
Shawn: Good evening,
Pastor Doug and Pastor Ross.
00:23:17.99\00:23:20.06
Thank you for taking my call.
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I'm calling with a
question concerning
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the seventh-day Sabbath.
00:23:25.27\00:23:27.27
I was speaking with a
friend and I was asking them
00:23:27.30\00:23:31.81
how come they didn't
keep the seventh-day Sabbath,
00:23:31.84\00:23:34.54
and they said in order
to keep the Sabbath fully
00:23:34.58\00:23:38.91
you had to observe
all the feast days.
00:23:38.95\00:23:41.75
And my question
is, is that correct?
00:23:41.78\00:23:44.89
Doug: No, it's not correct.
00:23:44.92\00:23:46.76
You can't make a parallel
between the Sabbath of the Ten
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Commandments and
the Jewish feast.
00:23:50.76\00:23:52.99
Let me tell you
why very quickly.
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They're different.
They're given differently.
00:23:55.30\00:23:57.80
The Sabbath of
the Ten Commandments
00:23:57.83\00:23:59.53
appears before there's even sin.
00:23:59.57\00:24:01.50
You have it in
Genesis chapter 2.
00:24:01.54\00:24:03.77
On the seventh day, God rests.
00:24:03.81\00:24:06.01
Jesus said the
Sabbath was made for man,
00:24:06.04\00:24:08.34
not for Jews, but for mankind.
00:24:08.38\00:24:09.91
The word he uses is anthropos.
00:24:09.94\00:24:11.98
That's where you
get anthropology.
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Sabbath was made for humanity
back before there was a Jew.
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It's part of the Ten
Commandments written on stone.
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The ceremonial Sabbaths and laws
and feasts are written on paper.
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They don't appear until after
the exodus, and they go till the
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time of Christ when
Jesus dies and the veil
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is ripped and they
meet their fulfillment.
00:24:29.70\00:24:32.30
But the Sabbath is a weekly
time of gathering together and
00:24:32.33\00:24:36.00
worshiping God and studying His
Word that goes all the way back
00:24:36.04\00:24:39.71
to creation, and it says in
Isaiah it will be kept even in
00:24:39.74\00:24:43.21
heaven, that from one Sabbath
to another all flesh will come
00:24:43.24\00:24:47.22
together to
worship before the Lord.
00:24:47.25\00:24:49.25
So they are two totally
different categories, and one is
00:24:49.28\00:24:55.36
one of the Ten Commandments
spoken by God, written in stone.
00:24:55.39\00:24:58.66
The others were
part of the ceremonial
00:24:58.69\00:25:00.76
law that was of
a passing nature.
00:25:00.80\00:25:03.33
Jean: And the Bible refers
to those ceremonial laws as a
00:25:03.37\00:25:05.40
shadow, but the
substance is Christ.
00:25:05.43\00:25:08.14
For example, the sacrificing
of lambs, it was a type.
00:25:08.17\00:25:10.74
We don't sacrifice
lambs anymore because
00:25:10.77\00:25:12.31
the Lamb of God was
slain, Jesus gave his life--
00:25:12.34\00:25:14.31
Doug: Yeah, but do we
still need physical rest, and
00:25:14.34\00:25:17.08
do we still need
a time of worship?
00:25:17.11\00:25:18.65
Yeah, the purpose of the
Sabbath has not changed at all.
00:25:18.68\00:25:21.68
So more so now
than ever, I suppose.
00:25:21.72\00:25:24.52
Jean: Yeah.
00:25:24.55\00:25:25.79
You know, we have a study guide
that talks about that, and we'll
00:25:25.82\00:25:27.59
be happy to send that to
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00:25:27.62\00:25:29.19
It's called "The
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00:25:29.22\00:25:31.16
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The number is 800-835-6747.
Ask for the study guide.
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Let's see, I think we
have time for one more.
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We got Hector
listening in Florida.
00:25:50.21\00:25:51.65
Hector, welcome to the program.
00:25:51.68\00:25:54.68
Hector: Thank you.
Good evening, pastors.
00:25:54.72\00:25:56.85
Doug: Evening.
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Hector: Okay, my question will
be on second resurrection of--
00:25:59.95\00:26:05.36
second coming of Christ.
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We know the people--the wicked
people that will be alive will
00:26:07.76\00:26:14.90
get slain by the
brightness of Christ.
00:26:14.94\00:26:18.14
Now, what about the
second resurrection now?
00:26:18.17\00:26:23.08
Are those people
going to take part
00:26:23.11\00:26:24.91
of the second
resurrection as well?
00:26:24.95\00:26:27.35
Doug: Yeah, good question.
00:26:27.38\00:26:28.98
Yeah, you can--you read in
the Bible that the wicked are
00:26:29.02\00:26:31.82
destroyed by the brightness
of his coming and a person might
00:26:31.85\00:26:35.39
think, "Well, then
are they going to get
00:26:35.42\00:26:36.86
raised and judged
and destroyed again?"
00:26:36.89\00:26:39.06
Yes, unfortunately.
00:26:39.09\00:26:40.80
You could say
the same thing about
00:26:40.83\00:26:42.10
those who are
killed by the flood.
00:26:42.13\00:26:44.60
Do they get raised
and punished again?
00:26:44.63\00:26:46.17
Yes.
00:26:46.20\00:26:47.50
A lot of people have died in
terrible ways, but everybody--it
00:26:47.54\00:26:51.57
says we must all stand before
the judgment seat of Christ.
00:26:51.61\00:26:54.71
So all the wicked are going to
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00:26:54.74\00:26:57.98
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00:30:28.56\00:30:30.66
Heather, welcome to the program.
00:30:30.69\00:30:32.96
Heather: Hi.
Good evening, pastors.
00:30:32.99\00:30:34.46
Doug: Evening.
00:30:34.50\00:30:36.13
Heather: My question this
evening is we recently had a
00:30:36.16\00:30:40.87
revival, "10 Days of
Prayer," and the theme
00:30:40.90\00:30:43.97
of that revival was
rebuilding the altars.
00:30:44.01\00:30:48.04
And we were encouraged to build
physical altars in the home
00:30:48.08\00:30:51.98
where we could have daily
worship, and I'm looking for
00:30:52.01\00:30:55.58
some biblical
validation for that.
00:30:55.62\00:30:59.55
Doug: Well, you
know, biblical altars,
00:30:59.59\00:31:01.82
they often
offered a burnt offering.
00:31:01.86\00:31:03.79
So I hope you're not going
to do that in your living room.
00:31:03.83\00:31:06.53
The Bible does say that as
Abraham went from place to place
00:31:06.56\00:31:10.17
and he would pitch his tent with
all of his household that he
00:31:10.20\00:31:14.04
would build an altar
and that would be for the
00:31:14.07\00:31:15.44
worship of his
family, and he actually had
00:31:15.47\00:31:17.81
hundreds of
people in his household.
00:31:17.84\00:31:20.01
The Bible tells us he had 300
00:31:20.04\00:31:21.78
servants that
were trained in war.
00:31:21.81\00:31:24.81
So it was like a moving city.
00:31:24.85\00:31:26.78
And so they did
have a place of worship
00:31:26.82\00:31:28.25
outdoors where
they would offer lambs.
00:31:28.28\00:31:30.42
There's nothing wrong with
having a place in your home
00:31:30.45\00:31:33.79
that--where you
would gather and pray.
00:31:33.82\00:31:36.26
Now, that--the word altar
now is sort of a symbolic term.
00:31:36.29\00:31:39.43
You know, we don't really
need to have a pile of stones.
00:31:39.46\00:31:42.33
I think the Hebrew altar had 12
stones and they were rough cut,
00:31:42.36\00:31:48.34
so, you know, I--nothing wrong
with saying, "We're going to
00:31:48.37\00:31:50.84
gather--" it's sort of a
metaphor when you say, "We're
00:31:50.87\00:31:53.17
going to gather
around the family altar."
00:31:53.21\00:31:54.51
It just really means you're
going to get together in the
00:31:54.54\00:31:56.24
living room, dining
table, have worship with
00:31:56.28\00:31:58.41
the children, when
you kneel and pray.
00:31:58.45\00:32:00.92
You don't need a
physical structure
00:32:00.95\00:32:02.98
to kneel around necessarily.
00:32:03.02\00:32:05.69
That would more be symbolic.
00:32:05.72\00:32:07.49
Jean: That's right.
00:32:07.52\00:32:08.82
I think--yes, the symbolic
application of that is you need
00:32:08.86\00:32:10.79
a place where you gather to pray
and gather to study the Word.
00:32:10.83\00:32:14.20
That could be your living room.
00:32:14.20\00:32:15.50
It could be your dining
room, wherever it might be.
00:32:15.53\00:32:17.20
Doug: Yeah.
00:32:17.23\00:32:18.53
So in principle it's--every
family should have an altar in
00:32:18.57\00:32:23.37
that they have a corporate
worship or a place of prayer.
00:32:23.41\00:32:26.07
Jesus said you can go
into your closet and pray.
00:32:26.11\00:32:29.41
Don't need the
burnt offerings anymore.
00:32:29.44\00:32:32.35
Jean: Joshua is
listening from Kentucky.
00:32:32.38\00:32:34.05
Joshua, welcome to
"Bible Answers Live."
00:32:34.08\00:32:38.85
Joshua, are you there?
00:32:38.89\00:32:41.52
Doug: You might
have your mute on.
00:32:41.56\00:32:43.36
Joshua, one more time. Kentucky.
00:32:43.39\00:32:46.86
Jean: Okay, we're
going to come back.
00:32:46.90\00:32:48.16
We'll go to Susie in California.
00:32:48.20\00:32:49.66
Susie, welcome to the program.
00:32:49.70\00:32:52.80
Susie: Hi, pastors.
00:32:52.83\00:32:55.17
Thank you for taking my call.
00:32:55.20\00:32:56.67
So sorry I have
a scratchy voice.
00:32:56.71\00:33:00.04
I have a question.
00:33:00.08\00:33:02.51
Are there prophets walking
with us today, and if so,
00:33:02.54\00:33:07.08
how do we know if
they are from God?
00:33:07.12\00:33:11.55
Doug: Okay, good question.
00:33:11.59\00:33:13.15
You know, I just saw this week,
Pastor Ross, a pastor, he had a
00:33:13.19\00:33:18.33
TV program and on the--what
we call the lower third in
00:33:18.36\00:33:22.20
television--that's
where you have the title,
00:33:22.23\00:33:24.23
and it said
prophet so and so, and I
00:33:24.27\00:33:27.07
thought, "He's
advertising he's a prophet."
00:33:27.10\00:33:31.04
Sometimes I know
ministers use the word prophet
00:33:31.07\00:33:33.41
in the form of 1
Corinthians 12 and 14 where it
00:33:33.44\00:33:37.45
talks about those who
prophesy the Word of God.
00:33:37.48\00:33:40.42
But in the biblical
sense of a called prophet
00:33:40.45\00:33:43.35
that is really
speaking more directly for God,
00:33:43.39\00:33:46.62
there may be some
in the world today.
00:33:46.65\00:33:48.72
I can't personally think of any
that--but Jesus does say that,
00:33:48.76\00:33:54.03
you know, we need to
guard against false prophets.
00:33:54.10\00:33:55.93
Presumably
there'll be true prophets.
00:33:55.96\00:33:58.30
The book of Joel
says, "I'll pour out my
00:33:58.33\00:34:00.20
spirit in the
last days in all flesh.
00:34:00.24\00:34:02.44
Your sons and daughters
will dream dreams and prophesy."
00:34:02.47\00:34:05.94
So there will be gifts of
prophecy in the last days.
00:34:05.97\00:34:10.41
How do you know a
true from a false prophet?
00:34:10.45\00:34:13.05
We have a study guide that goes
through the criteria of how we
00:34:13.08\00:34:16.65
can identify true prophets, and
I believe that's the same study
00:34:16.69\00:34:19.62
guide that talks about
astrologists and psychics.
00:34:19.65\00:34:22.42
Jean: That's right, all
you have to do is call and ask.
00:34:22.46\00:34:24.16
It's called "Does God Inspire
Astrologists and Psychics?"
00:34:24.19\00:34:27.30
It talks about the
true gift of prophecy.
00:34:27.36\00:34:29.56
What does the Bible say?
00:34:29.60\00:34:30.97
The number to call is
800-835-6747, or you can
00:34:31.00\00:34:34.84
dial #250 on your
phone, ask for "Does God
00:34:34.87\00:34:38.37
Inspire
Astrologists and Psychics?"
00:34:38.41\00:34:40.51
And we'll be happy to send that
to anyone who calls and asks.
00:34:40.54\00:34:42.71
Of course, Pastor Doug, one of
the identifying marks of a true
00:34:42.74\00:34:45.35
prophet, they need to prophesy
in harmony with the Word of God.
00:34:45.38\00:34:48.55
But God often communicates
through visions and dreams.
00:34:48.58\00:34:51.89
So one's got to be real careful.
00:34:51.92\00:34:54.06
If somebody's
walking around claiming to
00:34:54.09\00:34:55.49
have visions, it's
got to match the Bible.
00:34:55.52\00:34:57.86
Doug: Yeah, that's
right. Well, thank you.
00:34:57.89\00:35:00.40
Jean: Next
caller that we have is
00:35:00.43\00:35:01.96
Robert listening in Washington,
Robert, welcome to the program.
00:35:02.00\00:35:04.90
Robert: Good
evening. Doug: Evening.
00:35:04.93\00:35:07.57
Robert: I talked to a
denomination that likes to think
00:35:07.60\00:35:12.24
that we were
preborn and--I mean, we
00:35:12.27\00:35:15.54
were spirits before
and we'll be spirits after.
00:35:15.58\00:35:19.05
We don't really
die kind of thing.
00:35:19.08\00:35:21.82
And so this one denomination,
they were telling me Job 32:8.
00:35:21.85\00:35:29.39
There's a spirit in man.
00:35:29.42\00:35:31.96
And so they want me to believe
that there's somebody else
00:35:31.99\00:35:36.63
living inside me, and then
when I die then the other guy
00:35:36.67\00:35:39.93
takes over and goes
to heaven kind of thing.
00:35:39.97\00:35:43.64
Doug: Yeah, so are you wondering
what does that word mean?
00:35:43.67\00:35:48.58
Robert: Yeah, so how can I
explain to the people that I try
00:35:48.61\00:35:53.98
to help that the spirit isn't
going to be taking off after I
00:35:54.02\00:36:01.72
die kind of thing and be hanging
out in heaven and enjoying a
00:36:01.76\00:36:06.63
sauna or whatever
kind of thing, you know?
00:36:06.66\00:36:09.06
Doug: Yeah, I've never
thought about going to heaven
00:36:09.10\00:36:11.43
taking a sauna,
but that might be nice.
00:36:11.47\00:36:14.30
Anyway, back to the question.
00:36:14.34\00:36:16.20
The word spirit there in
the book of Job chapter 32
00:36:16.24\00:36:19.51
and other places in
Job is the Hebrew word
00:36:19.54\00:36:21.48
ruach, and it
simply means breath.
00:36:21.51\00:36:24.81
It's the same word
you find in Genesis where
00:36:24.85\00:36:27.85
it says God breathed into
Adam's nostrils the breath
00:36:27.88\00:36:31.55
of life and he
became a living soul.
00:36:31.59\00:36:34.79
And Job says later, he says,
"All the while the Spirit of God
00:36:34.82\00:36:38.26
is in me and the breath
of God is in my nostrils."
00:36:38.29\00:36:42.20
The word spirit there
simply means the breath of life.
00:36:42.23\00:36:45.00
It's not another
conscious person or a little,
00:36:45.03\00:36:47.60
you know, ghost
inside of anybody.
00:36:47.64\00:36:49.77
Jean: And, you know, it's even
interesting we have Job here.
00:36:49.80\00:36:52.21
Job 32, it's written in Hebrew
poetry, just the structure.
00:36:52.24\00:36:56.34
You can actually
notice if you have a
00:36:56.38\00:36:57.68
New King James it's
written in that format.
00:36:57.71\00:36:59.75
So it makes a statement
and then it will repeat
00:36:59.78\00:37:01.45
the statement, and in
verse 8--Job 32, verse 8
00:37:01.48\00:37:04.79
it says, "But there
is a spirit in man."
00:37:04.82\00:37:07.36
And then he repeats that
and says, "And the breath
00:37:07.39\00:37:10.03
of the Almighty
gives him understanding."
00:37:10.06\00:37:12.76
So you connect the spirit
and the breath of the Almighty.
00:37:12.79\00:37:17.33
So spirit and breath are used
interchangeably in this verse.
00:37:17.37\00:37:21.27
Doug: Yep.
00:37:21.30\00:37:22.84
So, thank you.
Appreciate your question.
00:37:22.87\00:37:24.47
We do have a
study guide that says,
00:37:24.51\00:37:27.41
"Are the Dead Really Dead?"
00:37:27.44\00:37:28.74
It talks about the spirit and
the breath that you find in both
00:37:28.78\00:37:30.78
Hebrew and Greek and
what those words mean.
00:37:30.81\00:37:33.15
Jean: The number to call
for that is 800-835-6747.
00:37:33.18\00:37:36.55
You can ask for the study guide
"Are the Dead Really Dead?"
00:37:36.58\00:37:39.19
We also have a website, friends.
00:37:39.22\00:37:40.52
It's called deathtruth.com, and
it's got all of the scriptures
00:37:40.56\00:37:43.66
there and a lot
of good information.
00:37:43.69\00:37:45.56
Just take a look at
that, deathtruth.com.
00:37:45.59\00:37:48.30
And one more time, you can dial
#250 on your phone and ask for
00:37:48.33\00:37:52.27
that study guide called
"Are the Dead Really Dead?"
00:37:52.30\00:37:55.64
We got KJ
listening from Tennessee.
00:37:55.67\00:37:58.24
KJ, welcome to the program.
00:37:58.27\00:38:01.48
KJ: Hi, pastor. How are you?
00:38:01.51\00:38:03.28
Doug: Good.
Thank you for calling.
00:38:03.31\00:38:06.31
And your question?
00:38:06.35\00:38:10.32
KJ: Could you explain
Genesis 6:2 for me, please?
00:38:10.35\00:38:14.19
I don't quite
understand what it's saying.
00:38:14.22\00:38:16.96
Doug: Good. I'm glad you asked.
00:38:16.99\00:38:18.49
I like this question.
00:38:18.53\00:38:20.56
And let me read it for our
friends that are listening.
00:38:20.60\00:38:23.33
It says, "The sons of God saw
the daughters of men that they
00:38:23.37\00:38:27.20
were beautiful and took wives
for them of all they chose."
00:38:27.24\00:38:31.67
And then God said, "My
Spirit will not always strive
00:38:31.71\00:38:33.88
with man forever,
for he is indeed flesh.
00:38:33.91\00:38:36.81
His days will be 120 years.
00:38:36.85\00:38:39.21
And then there were giants
on the earth in those days, and
00:38:39.25\00:38:41.65
also afterward, when the sons of
God came into the daughters of
00:38:41.68\00:38:44.62
men, and they
bore children to them.
00:38:44.65\00:38:47.19
Those were mighty men who
were of old, men of renown."
00:38:47.22\00:38:50.59
Some people are wondering,
"What does this mean?"
00:38:50.63\00:38:53.26
And I've actually heard pastors
that say, "Yep, aliens came down
00:38:53.29\00:38:57.37
to earth and married and had
intimate relations with humans,
00:38:57.40\00:39:01.67
and then they had these
superhuman giant children."
00:39:01.70\00:39:05.57
And others will say
these were fallen angels.
00:39:05.61\00:39:08.14
The sons of God, they were
fallen angels, devils that had
00:39:08.18\00:39:11.11
sex with humans and then
had these giant children.
00:39:11.15\00:39:15.18
That's not at
all what it's saying.
00:39:15.22\00:39:16.85
Let the Bible explain itself.
00:39:16.89\00:39:18.75
After Cain killed Abel, he took
his wife, one of his sisters no
00:39:18.79\00:39:22.86
doubt, and he went and separated
from Seth and his mother and
00:39:22.89\00:39:27.76
father and the rest of
their offspring, and you end
00:39:27.83\00:39:31.63
up with two
distinct races of people.
00:39:31.67\00:39:33.97
You've got the
children of Adam and
00:39:34.00\00:39:35.44
Eve and Seth that worshiped God.
00:39:35.47\00:39:37.34
They were
called the sons of God.
00:39:37.37\00:39:38.94
If you look at
the genealogy in Luke,
00:39:38.97\00:39:41.98
it calls Adam the son of God.
00:39:42.01\00:39:44.61
And you read in 1 John chapter
3, verse 1, "Behold, what manner
00:39:44.65\00:39:50.82
of love the Father
has bestowed on us that
00:39:50.85\00:39:53.02
we should be
called sons of God."
00:39:53.05\00:39:55.86
Believers are
called sons of God.
00:39:55.89\00:39:58.69
Jesus said to
the enemies, he says,
00:39:58.73\00:40:01.00
"You are of your
father the devil."
00:40:01.03\00:40:02.56
You've got two kinds of
people in the world: believers,
00:40:02.60\00:40:04.37
sons of God;
children of men--or the devil.
00:40:04.40\00:40:07.57
That's the other group.
00:40:07.60\00:40:08.90
When the children of God,
the sons of God saw that the
00:40:08.94\00:40:13.24
daughters of Cain, the sons
of men, they were the lost, were
00:40:13.27\00:40:17.01
beautiful and the believers
began to intermarry with the
00:40:17.05\00:40:20.22
unbelievers, then
they drew their hearts
00:40:20.25\00:40:23.08
away and the land
was full of wickedness.
00:40:23.12\00:40:25.22
And it's not
surprising that they
00:40:25.25\00:40:26.55
had some very powerful children.
00:40:26.59\00:40:28.22
That's just
called genetic vitality.
00:40:28.26\00:40:30.26
When you get cross-breeding in
a gene pool, you cross a tiger
00:40:30.29\00:40:36.77
and a lion, you get a liger, and
it's actually bigger than both.
00:40:36.80\00:40:39.80
This is called genetic vitality.
00:40:39.83\00:40:41.60
So it was
humans marrying humans.
00:40:41.64\00:40:43.84
The descendants of Adam and Eve
and Seth intermarried with the
00:40:43.87\00:40:47.84
children of Cain that
were lost children of men,
00:40:47.88\00:40:50.95
and they lost their
distinction and then the land--
00:40:50.98\00:40:53.68
the world was
full of wickedness.
00:40:53.72\00:40:55.65
Now, I've got a book that
answers this question in great
00:40:55.68\00:40:58.22
detail, KJ, and it's called
"Aliens, Angels, or Adopted."
00:40:58.25\00:41:04.63
And we'll send you.
00:41:04.66\00:41:05.96
It says, "Who
Are the Sons of God?"
00:41:05.99\00:41:07.30
We'll send you a free
copy if you ask for it.
00:41:07.30\00:41:08.76
Jean: The number to
call is 800-835-6747.
00:41:08.80\00:41:12.07
And, again, just
ask for that book.
00:41:12.10\00:41:13.40
It's called "Who
Are the Sons of God?"
00:41:13.44\00:41:15.10
It's actually got a long title.
00:41:15.14\00:41:16.44
"Aliens, Angels,
and--or Adopted."
00:41:16.47\00:41:20.34
We'll be happy to send it
to anyone who calls and ask.
00:41:20.38\00:41:22.41
So 800-835-6747 or #250 on your
phone and we'll send it to you.
00:41:22.44\00:41:29.38
Next caller that we have is
Ashton listening in Kentucky.
00:41:29.42\00:41:33.42
Ashton, welcome to the program.
00:41:33.46\00:41:35.72
Ashton: Hello, Doug. Doug: Hi.
00:41:35.76\00:41:38.16
Ashton: My question would be
in regard to second commandment.
00:41:38.19\00:41:44.63
And it's been on
my mind for quite some
00:41:44.67\00:41:47.27
time, but let me
just get straight to it.
00:41:47.30\00:41:51.07
So the
commandment is "Thou shalt
00:41:51.11\00:41:54.11
not make unto
thee any graven image."
00:41:54.14\00:41:56.51
And the second part is, you
know, not to bow down to it.
00:41:56.54\00:42:00.55
Now, I've seen plenty of
different research articles
00:42:00.58\00:42:03.85
online saying, you know, you
can't have paintings, you can't
00:42:03.89\00:42:07.96
have pictures, you can't have
even little figurines of, you
00:42:07.99\00:42:12.96
know, animals or
anything like that because
00:42:12.99\00:42:15.50
it would be
considered a graven image.
00:42:15.53\00:42:18.63
Now, I guess my
question is then why did
00:42:18.67\00:42:22.07
God have Moses
make a bronze serpent?
00:42:22.10\00:42:25.94
Why did he have
him make cherubims
00:42:25.97\00:42:27.78
on the Ark of the Covenant?
00:42:27.81\00:42:29.91
Why exactly in the
temple, for example, are
00:42:29.94\00:42:32.95
there all kinds of
different, you know--
00:42:32.98\00:42:36.48
Doug:
Representations and things.
00:42:36.52\00:42:38.15
Yeah.
00:42:38.19\00:42:40.06
Well, let me take a stab at it.
00:42:40.09\00:42:42.66
I think the key in
this commandment--and it
00:42:42.69\00:42:44.93
says you shall not make
yourself a carved image.
00:42:44.96\00:42:47.23
This is Genesis
chapter 20, verse 4.
00:42:47.30\00:42:50.07
"You shall not make yourself a
carved image of any likeness of
00:42:50.10\00:42:52.80
anything that is in the heaven
above, or that is in the earth
00:42:52.83\00:42:55.70
beneath, or that is in
the water under the earth.
00:42:55.74\00:42:58.04
You shall not bow down
to them nor serve them."
00:42:58.07\00:43:01.64
So the commandment is not
just don't make something.
00:43:01.68\00:43:04.11
It says don't make something
and bow down to it and serve it.
00:43:04.15\00:43:08.95
When the children of
Israel made a golden calf
00:43:08.98\00:43:11.45
and called it their
god, that was clearly
00:43:11.49\00:43:13.69
idolatry and they
were punished for it.
00:43:13.72\00:43:16.96
When they made oxen
that held up the laver
00:43:16.99\00:43:20.86
in the Temple of
Solomon, that was not a sin.
00:43:20.90\00:43:23.67
That was just, you
know, a representation.
00:43:23.70\00:43:26.20
So there were
artistic things that
00:43:26.23\00:43:27.97
were done, and
they didn't pray to it.
00:43:28.00\00:43:31.07
Like you said, when they made
the bronze serpent, that was
00:43:31.11\00:43:34.48
done under the
instruction of Moses.
00:43:34.51\00:43:36.21
But during the time of Hezekiah,
when people started praying to
00:43:36.24\00:43:39.41
the bronze serpent,
Hezekiah broke it to pieces
00:43:39.45\00:43:42.22
and he said, "It's
just a piece of brass.
00:43:42.25\00:43:44.39
We're not
supposed to pray to idols."
00:43:44.42\00:43:46.69
So to have a photograph of
your children in your wallet
00:43:46.72\00:43:49.56
is technically--it's
a representation.
00:43:49.59\00:43:52.46
It's an image. It's a likeness.
00:43:52.49\00:43:55.00
I think Christians ought to
stay away from religious icons.
00:43:55.03\00:43:59.03
In other words, having a statue
of Jesus on your front lawn
00:43:59.07\00:44:02.10
might tempt somebody to think
there's something holy about it.
00:44:02.14\00:44:05.04
Or when you start
putting statues of Mary on your
00:44:05.07\00:44:07.98
dashboard of your car,
you know, some people come
00:44:08.01\00:44:11.18
in the car, and
they'll cross themselves.
00:44:11.21\00:44:12.91
They think it's
something sacred.
00:44:12.95\00:44:14.48
It's just a piece of plastic.
00:44:14.52\00:44:16.02
So, you know, you don't
want to do anything that's
00:44:16.05\00:44:19.42
going to cause
someone else to stumble.
00:44:19.45\00:44:21.59
There's nothing
technically wrong with having a
00:44:21.62\00:44:23.76
representation of something, but
we are not to bow down and pray
00:44:23.79\00:44:27.86
to these things or
worship these things.
00:44:27.93\00:44:30.33
Jean: All right. Very good.
00:44:30.37\00:44:31.67
Thank you for your
call. Good question.
00:44:31.70\00:44:33.23
We've got Josiah
listening from Florida.
00:44:33.27\00:44:36.60
Josiah, welcome to the program.
00:44:36.64\00:44:41.34
Doug: Josiah, are
you there from Florida?
00:44:41.38\00:44:43.88
Josiah: Oh, hello.
00:44:43.91\00:44:45.61
Doug: Hi. Thanks
for your patience.
00:44:45.65\00:44:47.08
You're on the air.
00:44:47.12\00:44:49.55
Josiah: So my question is, if
1,000 years for God is a day for
00:44:49.58\00:44:54.29
us, does that mean the
devil will be bound for a day?
00:44:54.32\00:44:59.63
Doug: Well, it says 1,000
years are like a day for God.
00:44:59.66\00:45:03.73
It doesn't say 1,000 years
are like a day for the devil.
00:45:03.77\00:45:07.00
For the devil when he's bound
for 1,000 years, especially
00:45:07.04\00:45:10.74
bound in darkness in this
world that is going to be,
00:45:10.77\00:45:13.74
you know, like, in a
bottomless pit, it's going
00:45:13.78\00:45:16.01
to seem like
1,000 years or longer.
00:45:16.04\00:45:18.95
I just heard
about some ladies that
00:45:18.98\00:45:20.78
were rescued
from the earthquake.
00:45:20.82\00:45:23.12
They were in
darkness for a week.
00:45:23.15\00:45:26.22
Two sisters were
trapped together under
00:45:26.25\00:45:28.32
concrete in the
darkness for a week.
00:45:28.36\00:45:30.66
And when they were rescued,
they thought--I'm sorry.
00:45:30.69\00:45:32.76
They were under
there for 60 hours.
00:45:32.79\00:45:35.73
It was, like, three days, and
they thought they had been there
00:45:35.76\00:45:38.53
a week, and it was three
days 'cause they're in the dark.
00:45:38.57\00:45:42.34
No measurement of time.
00:45:42.37\00:45:43.61
So for the devil when he's bound
for 1,000 years in the darkness
00:45:43.64\00:45:46.37
of this world, I think it's
going to seem like a long time
00:45:46.41\00:45:50.45
for him 'cause he's
waiting for his judgment.
00:45:50.48\00:45:52.51
Jean: Right, at the
end of that 1,000 years.
00:45:52.55\00:45:53.85
You know, we do
have a study guide
00:45:53.88\00:45:55.18
that talks
about the 1,000 years.
00:45:55.22\00:45:56.52
It's called
"1,000 Years of Peace."
00:45:56.55\00:45:58.55
Revelation chapter 20.
00:45:58.59\00:46:00.09
And we'll send this to
anyone who calls and asks.
00:46:00.12\00:46:01.92
800-835-6747.
00:46:01.96\00:46:05.19
Ask for the study guide
called "1,000 Years of Peace."
00:46:05.23\00:46:08.00
You can also dial #250 and
ask for that same study guide.
00:46:08.03\00:46:11.93
We'll send it out to you.
00:46:11.97\00:46:13.27
Doug: Thank you,
Josiah. Good question.
00:46:13.30\00:46:14.87
Jean: Next caller that we have
is Jeff listening from Florida.
00:46:14.90\00:46:17.77
Jeff, welcome to
"Bible Answers Live."
00:46:17.81\00:46:23.18
Jeff in Florida.
00:46:23.21\00:46:26.31
Doug: Jeff, you there?
00:46:26.35\00:46:28.55
Jeff: Yes, I'm
sorry. Hello, hello.
00:46:28.58\00:46:31.22
I accidentally
hit the mute button.
00:46:31.25\00:46:32.62
Sorry about that. Okay.
00:46:32.65\00:46:35.32
So my question
is--first of all, good evening,
00:46:35.36\00:46:37.53
Pastor Jean
Ross and Pastor Doug.
00:46:37.56\00:46:39.46
Doug: Evening.
00:46:39.49\00:46:40.80
Jeff: So my question
is, how can a follower of
00:46:40.83\00:46:42.63
Christ find a balance between
the teaching of Matthew 7,
00:46:42.66\00:46:46.67
verse 6 and
Ezekiel 3:17 through 19?
00:46:46.70\00:46:51.17
So it's the concepts of give
not which is holy unto the dogs,
00:46:51.21\00:46:54.41
neither cast ye your pearls
before swine, lest they trample
00:46:54.44\00:46:57.15
them under your feet
and turn again around you.
00:46:57.18\00:46:59.61
And then the teaching in Ezekiel
that when I say to the wicked
00:46:59.65\00:47:04.92
thou shalt surely die and thou
givest him not warning nor speak
00:47:04.95\00:47:08.56
to warn the wicked of his
wicked way, to save his life.
00:47:08.59\00:47:12.19
The same wicked man
shall die in his iniquity,
00:47:12.23\00:47:14.36
but his blood will I
require at thine hand.
00:47:14.36\00:47:17.13
And it goes on to say
if you warn the wicked
00:47:17.17\00:47:19.23
from his ways, then
you will deliver your soul.
00:47:19.27\00:47:24.31
So can you expound upon that
in how you might find a balance
00:47:24.34\00:47:29.11
when you're trying to
witness to people or share the
00:47:29.14\00:47:31.35
gospel with fellow
people or Christians?
00:47:31.38\00:47:34.98
Doug: Yeah, good question.
00:47:35.02\00:47:36.48
First of all, when
God is telling Ezekiel,
00:47:36.52\00:47:39.95
"Cry aloud, blow the trumpet.
00:47:39.99\00:47:41.62
If you don't warn the
wicked to turn from his ways--"
00:47:41.66\00:47:44.19
And He's speaking to a watchman.
00:47:44.23\00:47:45.76
He's not
talking about everybody.
00:47:45.79\00:47:47.10
He says, "I've
called you to be a
00:47:47.13\00:47:48.40
watchman on the walls of Israel.
00:47:48.43\00:47:49.73
You need to warn people."
00:47:49.76\00:47:51.47
Ezekiel was given a special
message for his people during a
00:47:51.50\00:47:54.34
time, and he had a
responsibility to give the
00:47:54.37\00:47:57.54
trumpet a certain sound
and to warn them and, you know,
00:47:57.57\00:48:01.74
hopefully they
would listen and repent.
00:48:01.78\00:48:03.38
If he didn't do that,
then he was accountable.
00:48:03.41\00:48:06.31
But Christians also have a
similar responsibility to be
00:48:06.35\00:48:09.42
faithful witnesses
when we have opportunity.
00:48:09.45\00:48:12.15
That doesn't mean--and I know
people that are--they think that
00:48:12.19\00:48:15.29
everybody they see on
the street they've got
00:48:15.32\00:48:17.26
to find out if
they're saved and give them
00:48:17.29\00:48:18.76
the gospel, and
that's really not practical.
00:48:18.79\00:48:21.50
We don't see Jesus doing that.
00:48:21.53\00:48:23.43
So you're not responsible
to wrestle everybody to the
00:48:23.47\00:48:26.30
ground that walks by
you and find out if they're
00:48:26.33\00:48:28.14
saved and try
and witness to them.
00:48:28.17\00:48:30.01
You'll go crazy
trying to do that.
00:48:30.04\00:48:31.87
And when it says
there in Matthew to--well,
00:48:31.91\00:48:35.61
let me back up and
finish the other thought.
00:48:35.64\00:48:37.88
God wants us to be witnesses
when we have opportunity.
00:48:37.91\00:48:41.65
He'll give us opportunity.
00:48:41.68\00:48:43.05
The Holy Spirit
will speak to us.
00:48:43.08\00:48:45.02
And different
people you can witness
00:48:45.05\00:48:46.52
to in different
ways to different levels.
00:48:46.55\00:48:48.79
You know, if you're trying to
reach someone that's an atheist,
00:48:48.82\00:48:51.36
well, you don't start quoting
verses to them right away.
00:48:51.39\00:48:53.83
You first try and build some
confidence in the Bible and talk
00:48:53.86\00:48:56.70
to them about
the bigger picture.
00:48:56.73\00:48:59.70
So you pray for wisdom and tact
to reach people where they are.
00:48:59.73\00:49:03.47
We see Jesus doing
this, whether he's talking
00:49:03.51\00:49:05.67
to the woman at
the well or Nicodemus.
00:49:05.71\00:49:08.41
And when it comes to casting
your pearls before swine, there
00:49:08.44\00:49:12.61
are people who have just turned
their back and closed their eyes
00:49:12.65\00:49:15.58
and their ears and they
just don't want to hear it.
00:49:15.62\00:49:18.12
You can see Jesus dealt with
some of the Pharisees and the
00:49:18.15\00:49:20.89
hypocrites in a very different
way because they had rejected
00:49:20.92\00:49:25.13
the commandment of
God to follow tradition.
00:49:25.16\00:49:27.56
So he wasn't quite as patient
with them as he was with some of
00:49:27.60\00:49:30.73
the publicans and sinners
that had at least open hearts.
00:49:30.77\00:49:34.27
So it varies
from person to person.
00:49:34.30\00:49:36.20
Jean: Right. Absolutely.
00:49:36.24\00:49:37.47
I mean, our job, Pastor Doug, as
you mentioned, we want to share
00:49:37.51\00:49:40.94
every opportunity we have, but
there is a point where there's
00:49:40.98\00:49:44.28
sometimes people that will just
want to take your time and that
00:49:44.31\00:49:48.82
causes a lack of you being
able to minister to others.
00:49:48.85\00:49:51.45
Doug: That's right.
00:49:51.49\00:49:52.79
Jean: All right.
Thank you for your call.
00:49:52.82\00:49:54.12
We got Angela
listening in Canada.
00:49:54.16\00:49:55.46
Angela, welcome to the program.
00:49:55.49\00:49:57.99
Angela: Hi. Good night.
00:49:58.03\00:49:59.49
Can you hear me?
00:49:59.53\00:50:00.83
Doug: Yes. Angela: Okay.
00:50:00.86\00:50:02.96
So it is said to me, and I've
heard it often, that your gift
00:50:03.00\00:50:08.94
or your talent or your
purpose will make room for you.
00:50:08.97\00:50:12.94
And so I am struggling to
see that the purpose or the gift
00:50:12.97\00:50:16.78
that God gave me, why is
it not making any room for me?
00:50:16.81\00:50:21.18
Why am I having so much
conflict, like total famine?
00:50:21.22\00:50:25.59
So I'm thinking
maybe it's not my
00:50:25.62\00:50:27.36
gift what I'm
thinking is my gift.
00:50:27.39\00:50:30.16
So please explain
your gift making room for
00:50:30.19\00:50:33.73
you because I'm
not seeing the room.
00:50:33.76\00:50:36.03
Should I be
expecting challenges?
00:50:36.06\00:50:38.83
Doug: Yeah, you know, God will
give you different gifts, but if
00:50:38.87\00:50:41.14
you--if God gives you a
spiritual gift, He will then
00:50:41.17\00:50:44.34
give you opportunity to
exercise or express that gift.
00:50:44.37\00:50:48.21
Now, it may not
always happen right away.
00:50:48.24\00:50:51.08
Moses had given up on the idea
that he had a gift of prophecy.
00:50:51.11\00:50:56.38
He spent 40
years following sheep
00:50:56.42\00:50:58.32
around, but the
timing wasn't right.
00:50:58.35\00:51:01.36
He needed to
still learn to hone that
00:51:01.39\00:51:03.22
gift and
increase his trust in God.
00:51:03.26\00:51:05.79
And then finally you see
in the book of Exodus when
00:51:05.83\00:51:08.60
God calls him in
chapter 3, he then is
00:51:08.63\00:51:11.57
given an
opportunity to use that gift.
00:51:11.60\00:51:14.37
And it's the same thing
when, you know, God called
00:51:14.40\00:51:16.64
Isaiah and He
said, "Who will I send?"
00:51:16.67\00:51:19.57
So some of it is timing.
00:51:19.61\00:51:23.51
Paul, you know, he was going
a completely different direction
00:51:23.55\00:51:27.15
and then God got his
attention and empowered him.
00:51:27.18\00:51:29.68
Peter was fishing for
fish and Jesus said, "No,
00:51:29.72\00:51:31.35
you really should
be fishing for men."
00:51:31.39\00:51:33.59
So some of it is timing.
00:51:33.62\00:51:35.42
When it comes to your spiritual
gifts, it's always a good idea
00:51:35.46\00:51:37.99
to talk to Christian counsel
around you that knows you and
00:51:38.03\00:51:43.47
say, "What do you believe
my gifts are, and how can I
00:51:43.50\00:51:47.44
incorporate or look for
opportunity to use these gifts?"
00:51:47.47\00:51:51.21
But I would say,
first and foremost,
00:51:51.24\00:51:53.01
surrender your
heart completely to God.
00:51:53.04\00:51:55.38
If you say, "God, I am
yours. I'm surrendering myself.
00:51:55.41\00:51:57.98
I'm repenting of my sins.
00:51:58.01\00:52:00.08
Please use me and open the doors
you want me to go through."
00:52:00.12\00:52:03.49
He will open the doors.
00:52:03.52\00:52:05.45
I just know that because
He's done it for me all my life.
00:52:05.49\00:52:09.59
Jean: Amen, all right, we got
Nicole listening in Michigan.
00:52:09.62\00:52:12.43
Nicole, welcome to the program.
00:52:12.46\00:52:15.46
Nicole: Hi,
pastors. How are you?
00:52:15.50\00:52:17.20
Doug: Doing good.
Thank you for calling.
00:52:17.23\00:52:19.07
Nicole: Good, I just want to
thank you for all that you do.
00:52:19.10\00:52:21.74
But my question is in Romans
chapter 9, verses 21 to 23 it
00:52:21.77\00:52:28.04
sounds like the Bible is saying
that God made vessels fitted for
00:52:28.08\00:52:31.61
destruction, and I
don't know--I don't
00:52:31.65\00:52:34.82
think that he did, but
if he did not, what does
00:52:34.85\00:52:37.59
that text mean,
vessels fitted for destruction?
00:52:37.62\00:52:41.89
Doug: Yeah, I don't think
Paul is saying that some people
00:52:41.92\00:52:44.26
were made to be destroyed
because, you know, God loves us
00:52:44.29\00:52:47.76
so much He gave
His Son to save us.
00:52:47.76\00:52:49.40
He's not willing--Peter says in
2 Peter 3, He's not willing that
00:52:49.43\00:52:53.30
any should perish and
that would be destroyed.
00:52:53.34\00:52:56.60
He doesn't want
anyone to be destroyed.
00:52:56.64\00:52:58.84
Paul is really just making
an argument that when people are
00:52:58.87\00:53:01.71
saying, "Why did God
make me the way I am?"
00:53:01.74\00:53:03.75
He says, "Look, He's the
potter. You're the clay."
00:53:03.78\00:53:05.71
He may want to make one pot that
is going to just be thrown away.
00:53:05.75\00:53:10.05
And, you know, what
right do we have to say to
00:53:10.09\00:53:12.89
the potter, "Why are
you making it this way?"
00:53:12.92\00:53:14.62
It's his clay.
00:53:14.66\00:53:15.96
So Paul is really sharing an
overreaching principle there.
00:53:15.99\00:53:19.09
I don't think he's
suggesting that anybody
00:53:19.13\00:53:20.90
that God makes is
trash to be discarded.
00:53:20.93\00:53:23.87
Jean: Yeah, of course.
00:53:23.90\00:53:25.20
If that's the case, then you
have God being responsible for
00:53:25.23\00:53:28.14
those who are lost,
which the Bible doesn't teach.
00:53:28.17\00:53:30.47
Doug: Yeah, made you to be lost.
00:53:30.51\00:53:31.94
That wouldn't make any sense.
00:53:31.97\00:53:33.31
Jean: Right. All
right, good question.
00:53:33.34\00:53:35.28
We've got
probably time for one more.
00:53:35.31\00:53:37.51
Let's see. CJ in Arizona.
00:53:37.55\00:53:39.85
CJ, welcome to the program.
00:53:39.88\00:53:42.72
CJ: Good evening,
gentlemen. Doug: Evening.
00:53:42.75\00:53:44.69
CJ: I just want to
say thank you very much
00:53:44.72\00:53:46.02
for the things
that you have done.
00:53:46.05\00:53:48.72
You guys taught me a lot.
00:53:48.76\00:53:50.26
My question is--tonight is,
since there's power in the name,
00:53:50.29\00:53:54.20
why is it that we
don't use--call God
00:53:54.20\00:53:57.07
by His actual name,
which is Yahweh, and we
00:53:57.10\00:54:03.24
don't call--and
same thing with Jesus.
00:54:03.27\00:54:06.31
We don't call Jesus by his
original name, which is Yeshua.
00:54:06.34\00:54:11.08
Why is it then--where did Jesus
come from since God is a title?
00:54:11.11\00:54:15.65
Doug: Okay. Well, you're right.
00:54:15.68\00:54:18.02
When Moses said to God there
at the burning bush, "When they
00:54:18.05\00:54:21.32
ask me who did you
send, what shall I say?"
00:54:21.36\00:54:24.16
God said, "I am that I am."
00:54:24.19\00:54:26.80
And God reveals
Himself by the name Yahweh.
00:54:26.83\00:54:29.30
Now, if from that point in
Exodus through the rest of the
00:54:29.33\00:54:32.97
Bible God only used
the name Yahweh, we'd say,
00:54:33.00\00:54:36.64
"Well, that's what
we're supposed to do."
00:54:36.67\00:54:38.67
But God actually uses a number
of different names for Himself.
00:54:38.71\00:54:42.81
And if you get to the book of
Revelation, Jesus, he must have
00:54:42.84\00:54:46.55
about 40 names in Revelation,
everything from he's the bread,
00:54:46.58\00:54:50.15
he's the alpha and
the omega, he's the
00:54:50.19\00:54:51.72
I am, he's the
morning star, on and on.
00:54:51.75\00:54:54.39
Hey, I wish I had more time.
00:54:54.42\00:54:56.16
I have a book
called "The Name of God."
00:54:56.19\00:54:57.56
You can get a free copy.
00:54:57.59\00:54:58.89
For our listening friends, we
kind of sign off in two stages.
00:54:58.93\00:55:01.76
We're going to do that.
00:55:01.80\00:55:03.10
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00:55:03.13\00:55:04.93
God bless you till next week.
00:55:04.97\00:55:06.37
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We'll be back with a
couple of rapid fire questions.
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Jean: Hello, friends, welcome
back to "Bible Answers Live."
00:55:29.49\00:55:31.76
And we have a few minutes,
Pastor Doug, where we're going
00:55:31.79\00:55:33.46
to take some questions
that people have emailed to us.
00:55:33.50\00:55:36.40
And so here's the
first question that we have.
00:55:36.43\00:55:38.60
Somebody says, "I've heard
about a special resurrection.
00:55:38.63\00:55:42.00
Is that in the Bible?"
00:55:42.04\00:55:43.94
Doug: Yeah, when it says special
resurrection, you've got, of
00:55:43.97\00:55:46.94
course, the main general
resurrection, but some will be
00:55:46.98\00:55:51.45
specially resurrected
at the second coming.
00:55:51.48\00:55:54.18
This is not at the
end of the 1,000 years.
00:55:54.22\00:55:55.68
There may be some who will be
specially resurrected who were
00:55:55.72\00:56:00.06
participating in the execution
of Jesus, and you read in Daniel
00:56:00.09\00:56:04.63
chapter 12 some will come forth
to everlasting life and some to
00:56:04.66\00:56:08.10
shame and everlasting
contempt when Michael stands up.
00:56:08.13\00:56:11.23
Christ said to the high priest
Caiaphas, "Hereafter, you will
00:56:11.27\00:56:15.17
see the Son of man coming
on the right hand of power."
00:56:15.20\00:56:18.94
So Caiaphas and some of the
Sanhedrin that condemned Jesus
00:56:18.97\00:56:22.68
in that kangaroo court,
maybe some of the soldiers that
00:56:22.71\00:56:26.18
participated in crucifying him
when that event took place, they
00:56:26.21\00:56:31.32
may be raised to see
that he was indeed the King.
00:56:31.35\00:56:34.76
So there's a couple of
verses that talk about that.
00:56:34.79\00:56:39.49
It says in Revelation,
"Every eye will see him,
00:56:39.53\00:56:42.06
those also that
pierced him when he comes."
00:56:42.10\00:56:45.17
Jean: Okay, next question that
we have, "What did Jesus mean
00:56:45.20\00:56:48.14
when he said the night is
coming when no one can work?"
00:56:48.17\00:56:52.77
Doug: Yeah, when Jesus first
ascended to heaven, there was a
00:56:52.81\00:56:55.58
period of time for about,
oh, seven years--well, there's
00:56:55.61\00:57:00.35
three and a half years
from Christ's ascension till
00:57:00.38\00:57:02.52
the first martyr,
stoning of Stephen.
00:57:02.55\00:57:05.19
But even after that, they were
able to do a great work after
00:57:05.22\00:57:07.52
the outpouring
of the Holy Spirit.
00:57:07.56\00:57:09.76
But then a great persecution
arose in Jerusalem, and even
00:57:09.79\00:57:13.06
during the time of Diocletian,
the Roman emperors, there was a
00:57:13.09\00:57:17.70
time of darkness and night and
you see that in the churches--or
00:57:17.73\00:57:22.64
I should say the Four
Horsemen of the Apocalypse.
00:57:22.67\00:57:24.94
There was great darkness for
00:57:24.97\00:57:26.27
that second
horse, that persecution.
00:57:26.31\00:57:29.14
Jean: We also have
probationary time ending for the
00:57:29.18\00:57:32.51
Jews as a nation, which of
course happened 34 AD at the
00:57:32.55\00:57:36.75
stoning of Stephen,
and then there's a close
00:57:36.79\00:57:38.82
of probation that
will occur before Jesus
00:57:38.85\00:57:40.79
comes and we're not
going to be able to work.
00:57:40.82\00:57:43.02
You know, people
won't be converted.
00:57:43.06\00:57:44.69
All right, last
question that we have.
00:57:44.73\00:57:46.70
"Are only 144,000 people going
to be saved when Jesus comes?"
00:57:46.73\00:57:51.30
Doug: No, you can read in
Revelation 7 there is also a
00:57:51.33\00:57:54.34
great multitude, and John
asked the attending elder,
00:57:54.37\00:57:58.17
"Who are these
arrayed in white robes?"
00:57:58.21\00:58:00.84
He said, "These are they that
came out of great tribulation."
00:58:00.88\00:58:04.41
And for any of our friends
listening, if you want to know
00:58:04.45\00:58:06.41
more about that, we've got
a book, "Who Are the 144,000?"
00:58:06.45\00:58:10.05
Go to AmazingFacts.org.
You'll see it there online.
00:58:10.09\00:58:14.36
God bless. We are out of time.
00:58:14.39\00:58:15.96
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