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Pastor Jean Ross.
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Jean Ross: Hello, friends.
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Pastor Doug is out this evening,
but how about an amazing fact?
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Astonishing and awe-inspiring,
a dog's sense of smell is so
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remarkable that they can
detect scents at concentrations
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as low as parts per trillion,
making their sense of smell tens
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of thousands of times
more sensitive than ours.
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To put this into perspective,
a dog, for example, walking
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into a kitchen hours after
a meal was cooked, he's able,
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if he chooses, to distinguish
the individual ingredients,
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the herbs, and even
the spices that were
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used in the
preparation of multiple dishes.
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Now, in the field
of search and rescue,
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dogs play a critical role
in locating missing persons.
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These dogs able to detect
the faintest traces of human
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scent even under the
most challenging environments.
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One incredible incidence
occurred during the aftermath
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of 9/11 attacks
in New York City.
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Trained dogs tirelessly worked,
alongside their rescue teams,
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sniffing through rubble
and debris to locate survivors.
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In one instance, a
search-and-rescue dog,
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named Tracker, located a
survivor buried under 30 feet
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of debris from the
collapsed World Trade Center.
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Another compelling example
of the dog's sense of smell
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involves the world of
medical detection dogs.
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These canine marvels have been
trained to detect the scent of
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specific diseases,
including certain types
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of cancers and diabetes.
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Trained dogs are able
to identify certain cancers
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in patients by
simply sniffing their breath
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or a mole on their skin.
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A dog's sense of smell is
capable of feats that defy our
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understanding, from locating
survivors in disaster zones,
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to detecting diseases
with astonishing accuracy.
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The dog's sense of smell
serves as a constant reminder
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of the marvels of a
compassionate Creator God.
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The Bible tells us, in Romans
chapter 1, verse 20, speaking of
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the marvels of God's creation,
"For since the creation of the
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world, His invisible attributes
have been clearly seen, being
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understood by the things
that were made, even His eternal
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power and Godhead, so
that they are without excuse."
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You know, Carlos, in the world
around us, just the things that
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God has made, we
can see God's hand.
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We stand in awe when we
see what animals can do.
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You think of sea turtles that
are able to travel thousands of
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miles from where they were born
and then come back to the very
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same beach to lay eggs.
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All of the marvels of creation
testify to us of a caring,
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loving Creator.
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Carlos Munoz: Amen, amen,
that makes me think of the new
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heavens and the new
earth when we'll have
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all our senses enlightened
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Jean: That's right.
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Carlos: Imagine what
we'll be able to do too.
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Jean: Absolutely.
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Well, friends, if you'd like to
learn more about the marvels of
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God's creation, we've got a
free book that we would like
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to give you, one of
the Amazing Facts books.
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It's called
"Wonders of Creation,"
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and how do people get that book?
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Carlos: Well, they
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or they can dial "#250,"
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you say, "Bible Answers Live!"
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and you'll be able
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It's free shipping in the USA--
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And, so, we also want to greet
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Jean: Absolutely.
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We want to welcome those who are
joining us, not only listening
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on various land-based radio
stations but also on satellite
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radio station and those watching
online on AFTV, and if you have
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a Bible question, our
phone line here to the studio
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is 800-463-7297.
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That's 800-463-7297.
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That's with your Bible question.
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And the other phone line that
Pastor Carlos mentioned if you
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have a--the free offer that we
talk about, that's 800-835-6747.
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Well, we have some
callers on standby, ready to go.
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Why don't you start with prayer,
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and then we'll go
to the phone lines.
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Carlos: Let's pray.
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Father, thank You for
another beautiful day of life
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and this opportunity to
spend time in Your Word.
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We just asked that Your
Spirit guide us so that we can--
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found everything on it as it is
written and that those that are
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listening and joining us maybe
rejoice in learning more as we
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draw closer to You, and we
ask this in Jesus's name, amen.
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Jean: Amen.
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Carlos: All right, so
we have Debbie from Canada.
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Welcome to "Bible
Answers Live," Debbie.
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You're on the air.
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Debbie: Hi, how
are you, pastors?
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Jean: Doing well, thank you.
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Debbie: Okay, I have a question.
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I'm in the YouTube chat, and
we were talking about Moses last
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week in the chat, and I wanted
to know, did God bury Moses,
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or did he go straight to heaven?
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And in Jude 1:9, when it
says, "Michael the archangel,"
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we want to know if that's Jesus.
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Jean: Sure, we'll
take it in two parts.
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First of all, was Moses buried?
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Well, the Bible says he was.
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It says he died,
and God buried him.
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And then, when you go to
Jude and you read that story,
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it talks about Michael
the archangel and the devil
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disputing over
the body of Moses.
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Now, the Bible doesn't
say how long Moses was buried.
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It is
interesting, though, you know.
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He says, as a type of
Christ, he led the children
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of Israel out of bondage.
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He brought them
to the Promised Land.
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In one way, as a type,
Moses symbolizes Christ.
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Jesus is our deliverer.
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He delivers us from sin.
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And Jesus died.
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He was buried, but then He
rose, and He ascended to heaven.
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Well, maybe we see in
the experience of Moses.
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So the Bible doesn't say.
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Maybe it was
three days. Who knows?
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Three nights?
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But Jude, where it talks about
Michael the archangel, yes, we
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believe that Michael is one of
the prophetic names that we find
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both in Revelation and
Daniel with reference to Jesus.
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We also find that in Jude.
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We're not saying
Jesus is an angel.
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The word "archangel" simply
means "the ruler of the angels"
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or "the one above the angels."
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Some translators put it as "the
commander of the angelic host"
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or "the
commander of the angels."
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So, when we talk about Michael,
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we're not saying
that Christ is an angel.
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By any means, He's
the ruler of the angels.
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Now, there's a couple of ways
we can help to identify this.
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The Bible says that "when Jesus
comes, He will have the voice
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of the archangel," and
the voice of the archangel
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will raise the dead.
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And Jesus said, speaking
of His Second Coming, "They
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shall hear the voice of the Son
of Man and shall come forth."
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So if Christ has the voice that
raises the dead and, according
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to Paul in Thessalonians,
it's the voice of the archangel
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that raises the dead, then
just put two and two together:
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Michael, then, is the
prophetic name of Jesus.
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And the word "Michael"
means "who is like God."
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So there's a
number of parallels there.
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We actually have a book
called "Michael the Archangel,"
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and we'll be happy to send this
to anyone who calls and asks.
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What's that number, Carlos?
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Carlos: Yes, that
number is 1-800-835-6747,
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or, if you're on your mobile
device, you can dial "#250"
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and say, "Bible Answers Live!"
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and you can request it there.
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Jean: Okay, very good.
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Thank you,
Debbie, for your call.
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Carlos: Next, we
have Jerry from Colorado.
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Jerry, you're live on the air.
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Jerry: Hey, thanks, guys,
for answering my questions.
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I just wanted to address
something that you said at
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the very beginning, but
there's a book out there called
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"The Story of
Redemption," and chapter 3,
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it gives a
special glimpse of Eden.
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My question tonight is, when the
ark was restored to Jerusalem
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after it spent a time--after
that gentleman's house, after it
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had been taken back from the
Philistines, was that in a tent?
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And was it an
original sanctuary tent?
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And did they have sanctuary
services morning and evening?
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That talks about
that in 1 Chronicles 16.
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Jean: Okay, good question.
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Yeah, let's give a little
bit of the background for those
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who might be joining us.
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So, when the children of Israel
took possession of the Promised
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Land, the place where the
tabernacle was placed, which was
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the tent where, of course,
you had the Holy and the Most
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Holy Place in the outer
courtyard, was in a place called
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a Shiloh, at first, and it was
there that the temple was kept
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before it was moved, at the
time of Solomon, into--actually,
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the temple, meaning, the
tabernacle, the tent was moved
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during the time of
David, but the actual building
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was built during
the time of Solomon.
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The Ark of the Covenant
was taken by the Philistines
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for a period of time
and came back to Israel,
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and it was placed back
there at Shiloh where it was.
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They did offer the services,
the morning and the evening
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sacrifices, as had been
given during their wilderness
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wanderings, even during the
time of the exodus coming up
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from Jerusalem.
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The Levites were in charge
of taking care of the different
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things
associated with the temple.
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It was also during this time
that you read about Samuel the
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prophet, who was also a Levite
and also served in the temple
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around that time period.
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So it was there until David,
then it was transferred to
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Jerusalem, and then,
during the time of King Solomon,
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it was actually placed in
the temple that was actually
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built of stone.
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Carlos: Amen.
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Jean: All right,
who do we have next?
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Carlos: Next, we
have Gary from Illinois.
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Welcome to "Bible Answers Live."
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You're on the air.
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Gary: Thank you.
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We're seeing major climate
events happening: Canadian
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wildfires, sizeable hail,
European heat waves, you know,
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and fire, water temperatures
above 100 degrees around the
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Florida Keys, where our,
you know, coral reefs are at.
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And so these are the signs
that Jesus says, in Matthew 24,
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"When you see these signs, you
know that time is near," but, at
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the same time, I'm
seeing diversions, you know,
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congressional hearings on
UFOs, where they got bodies.
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They got spacecrafts and
reporters interviewing AI,
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you know, about their
intentions towards humanity.
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And so my question is, you know,
yes, we need to be--we need to
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keep ourselves focused on
the signs that Jesus is talking
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about, but do you think
these diversions are, you know,
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a coincidence, or do you think
we're going to see regular, you
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know, diversions that'll draw us
away from these important signs
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we see in Matthew 24 about, you
know, plagues and pestilence,
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wars, and rumors
of wars, you know?
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Jean: Yeah, let me add to that.
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Good question. You
know, first of all,
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the devil is going
to try and deceive.
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The Bible says that, before
Jesus comes, the devil will
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deceive, if possible--this is in
Matthew 24--even the very elect.
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Now, that doesn't mean he's
going to deceive the elect, but
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his deceptions are going to
be so powerful, so well crafted
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that he'll try and
deceive anyone and everyone.
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So there's going to be some
deception for just about every
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person out there that doesn't
know the truth of God's Word.
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Whether it's going to be
so-called alien visitations from
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space or whether it's other
conspiracy theories that might
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arise or maybe advances with AI
or whatever, whatever it might
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be, the devil is going to
try to use it to deceive people
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in the last days.
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Now, we do know
that a changing world--
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the Bible does
speak of earthquakes.
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It talks of natural disasters
and calamities; talks of "war,
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and rumors of wars," all of
these things Jesus gives you,
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in Matthew 24, as signs of the
coming of Christ, but I think
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one of the most significant
signs is He says, "As it was in
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the days of Noah, so it'll also
be before the Son of Man comes,"
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and He says, "As it was in
the days of Sodom and Gomorrah,
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so it'll be before Jesus comes."
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We see the moral decay in
society, and I think that's one
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of the clearest evidences
that we are living close
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to the end of time.
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We've been bombarded in just
the last decade or so with some
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of the strangest social ideas
of what is marriage or what is
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a man or what is a woman or
what constitutes a family that,
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you know, people prior to that
probably would've never even
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entertained, so we can see, just
in the moral fabric of society,
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things are just falling apart.
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And, yes, Jesus does need to
come, and I think the devil is
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going to use everything he can
to try and deceive, but we don't
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have to be deceived as the Bible
says, "If you know the truth,
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the truth will set you
free," and that's where our hope
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needs to be.
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Carlos: Amen, and I was just
going to say that, also, I think
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that we're not going
to--we know these things.
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We're not going to
be focused on them.
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Our focus is going to be on
wanting to draw closer to God,
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wanting to do God's
will, wanting to reach others.
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So even though we're aware of
these things, our focus is not
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on those things, per se,
but our focus is going to be
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on uplifting and
serving God and as best we can?
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Jean: Absolutely.
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You know, we have a study guide,
Pastor Carlos, that talks about
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the Second Coming of Christ,
and it's called "Ultimate
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Deliverance," and that is
really what the world needs.
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That's going to be the ultimate
solution to the problems
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that we have here on this earth.
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We'll be happy to send this
to anyone who calls and asks.
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Just call and ask
for that study guide.
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It's called
"Ultimate Deliverance."
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We'll be happy to send it to
anyone here in North America.
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If you're outside of North
America, just go to the website,
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just, AmazingFacts.org.
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And what's the number to call?
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Carlos: Offer is 1-800-835-6747,
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or mobile devices, dial "#250,"
and say, "Bible Answers Live!"
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and you'll be
able to order that.
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Jean: All right.
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Carlos: All right, next,
we have Patty from Oregon.
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Patty, welcome to
"Bible Answers Live."
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Patty: Yes, a lot of
people were asking me if women
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should be
pastors, ordained pastors.
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Jean: Okay, all
right, good question.
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Well, you know, of course,
what we want to do, especially
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when it comes to this
program, is we want to ask,
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well, what does the Bible say?
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Does the Bible give us an
example of a woman that served
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in the capacity of an
apostle or as a priest?
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And, to be honest, just with
the Word, with the Bible, both
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in the Old Testament and in
the New Testament, we don't find
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women serving in those roles
as a priest or as an apostle.
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Now, what we do find, which
is very interesting, both in the
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Old Testament and in the New
Testament, we do find examples
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of women that served in the
role of a prophet, a prophetess.
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We find that in the
Old Testament--Deborah.
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We also find in
the New Testament.
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So God has chosen
different roles and different
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responsibilities
for people to serve.
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That doesn't mean to say that
a woman can't serve in ministry.
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Matter of fact,
they need to serve.
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Everybody needs to
be involved in ministry.
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There are different
areas of ministry, different
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responsibilities that God
has given, but when it comes to
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pastoral ministry or the role
of an elder, if you look at the
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description that's given in the
Bible, that's something that God
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has chosen to really place
on the shoulders of the man
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as the leader in the home,
as the leader in the church.
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That's the role
that God has given.
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So there's a biblical answer.
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You know, we do have a
book called "Women in Ministry,"
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and we'll be happy to
send that to anyone who calls
00:15:11.41\00:15:13.41
and asks if you'd like
to study more about this.
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The number for
that is 800-835-6747,
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and you can just call
and ask for that book written
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by Pastor Doug.
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It's called "Women in Ministry."
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Carlos: Amen.
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Next, we have
Junith from Nevada.
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Junith, welcome.
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You are on the air.
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Junith: Hello.
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Hello, hi.
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Pastors, good
evening, a blessed one to you.
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Can you hear me well?
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Jean: We can hear you, yes.
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Junith: Yes.
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Yes, Pastor, I have a question
on--related to Isaiah chapter
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14, verse 13, where God meets
with the angels of the outermost
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side of the north.
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Just, this is a
mystery for me to understand.
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Is this where doxology happens?
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Or at the same time, also, when
our guardian angel went their
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way to the High Priest, Jesus,
to reveal our prayers, can you
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tell us the biblical
perspective of the congregation
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of the north?
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Thank you.
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Jean: You're wondering
about that specific phrase there
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in verse 13?
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Says, "On the
farthest sides of the north,"
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where Lucifer
wanted to have his throne?
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Junith: Yes. Jean:
Okay, good question.
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Let me read the whole verse for
those who might not have their
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Bible in front of them.
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Isaiah chapter 14, verse 13--and
this is really talking about
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this rebellious angel,
called Lucifer, and what brought
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about his rebellion against God.
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It says, "For you have said in
your heart: 'I will ascend into
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heaven, I'll exalt my
throne above the stars of God.
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I will also sit on the
mount of the congregation
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on the farthest
sides of the north.'"
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Verse 14, "I will ascend
above the heights of the clouds,
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I will be like the Most High."
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So this is Lucifer there
in heaven, and this part about
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this war, you'll read
about in Revelation chapter 12.
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Now, what did it mean when he
says, "On the farthest sides of
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the north, I will sit on
the mount of the congregation"?
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"The farthest side of
the north," it's interesting.
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There is a
historical application.
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You read about this
in Ezekiel 28, verse 16.
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"The farthest side of the north"
was a reference to Mount Zion.
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Mount Zion, upon which
Jerusalem was built and,
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more specifically, the temple
was built, serves as a type of
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the heavenly throne room or
where the heavenly temple is.
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You'll find the Bible talking
about a heavenly temple being
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built in Hebrews.
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And so the devil
wanted a position in the very
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presence--he wanted to
take the throne of God.
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He wanted to be in the
temple, in the Most Holy Place.
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Talk about the sides of the
north, Mount Zion, he wanted to
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actually receive the worship
of the angels, and this brought
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about this rebellion that
we read about in Revelation 12.
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Carlos: Yeah, Psalms 48,
verses 1 and 2, clearly shows
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that "sides of the
north" is Mount Zion.
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Jean: It's Mount
Zion. Carlos: Yup.
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Jean: Absolutely. Good.
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We do have a study guide that
talks about the origin of evil,
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and it's called "Did
God Create the Devil?"
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Where did the devil come from?
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We'll be happy to send it
to anyone who calls and asks.
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Carlos:
1-800-835-6747, or dial "#250"
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and ask for
"Bible Answers Live!"
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Next, we have
Jeffrey from Washington.
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Jeffrey, welcome to
"Bible Answers Live."
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Jeffrey: Good evening,
Pastor Jean, Pastor Carlos.
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Thank you for taking my call.
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Jean: You're welcome.
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Thanks for calling, Jeffrey.
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Jeffrey: I see in the Bible
that it's fairly clear to me
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that God is on trial, mentioned
in Revelation, at least,
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and Satan is doing the accusing,
from what I understand, and
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I hear people say that one
of Satan's claims or accusations
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is that it is impossible for
humans to obey God or God's law.
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Do you see anywhere in the
Bible that suggests that Satan
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is making that accusation?
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I'm hoping you guys can help.
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Jean: Okay, you know, one
of the accusations that Satan
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makes against God is
that, you know, God is not fair.
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God says He's a God of
love, and if He's a God of love,
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why does He require us to
keep His Ten Commandments?
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And, you know, probably you
won't find anywhere in the Bible
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where it says the devil
is saying we can't keep God's
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commandments,
however, unfortunate it is,
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there are many Christians
that say that we can't
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really keep God's commandments.
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But, if you look at what the
Bible says, the Bible is very
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clear that, by the power of
Christ, the Holy Spirit dwelling
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within us, we can
keep His commandments.
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Matter of fact,
Revelation chapter 12, verse 17,
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describes God's people in the
last days and says these are the
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ones who keep the commandments
of God, and they have
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the testimony of Jesus.
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Revelation 14:12, says they
also have the faith of Jesus.
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So when we have
the faith of Jesus,
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we're going to be able to
keep the commandments of Jesus.
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Why?
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Because His law is
written within our heart,
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and that's the key.
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An external obedience to
the commandments based upon
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our strength is an impossibility
because Jesus said,
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"Without Me,
you can do nothing."
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But with Him, He said
all things are possible.
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So there's no doubt that, with
the Holy Spirit working within
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us, if we are trusting in
Him day by day, we can do those
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things that, humanly speaking,
on our own, trusting in our own
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strength, we cannot do.
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Are there examples of
people in the Bible that kept
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God's commandments?
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Absolutely.
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You've got examples of
Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego,
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on the plain of Dura, who
refused to bow down and worship
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the golden image because
it was a violation--one of the
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commandments.
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You got Daniel that went
into the lion's den because
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he refused to
violate God's commandments.
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You've got Joseph, you've got
Esther, you've got many other
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examples in the Bible and, even
in New Testament times, people
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who are willing to lay down
their life rather than violate
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one of God's commandments.
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So there's plenty of examples
in Scripture and also just
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the power of God
working in the life of a person.
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Carlos: Yeah, I think it's
inferred what he's asking, and
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you mentioned Revelation 12.
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It says, in Revelation
12:10, that the devil is
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accusing us day and night.
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Jean: "The
accuser of the brethren."
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Carlos: And then it says,
in 11, "but they overcame him
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by the blood of the Lamb."
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So I think that it could
be inferred because then you
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mentioned Revelation
17, where it says and
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there they are, right?
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They're living in
harmony with God's law.
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Jean: They're
keeping His commandments.
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Carlos: Yeah. Jean: Absolutely.
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We do have a study
guide that talks about
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the Ten Commandments,
and, again, the point about
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the Ten Commandments, if it's
just an external list of do's
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and don'ts, it's not going to
help us, but if it's our desire
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to keep the law of God because
we trust Him, we love Him,
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we have faith in Him, His law
is written within our hearts.
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That's the New Covenant promise.
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We have a study guide called
"Written in Stone," and it's
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about the Ten Commandments,
but more importantly, how can we
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apply the Ten Commandments in a
living, vibrant way in our life?
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Carlos: Amen,
amen. We have Emily.
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Welcome to "Bible Answers Live."
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You're on the air.
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Emily: Hello, so, my question
is where exactly were the fallen
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angels cast to when
they were cast out of heaven?
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The verses I'm looking at are
2 Peter 2:4 and Revelation 12:9,
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where Peter seems to say
that they were cast to Tartarus
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or the abyss,
and then Revelation
00:22:02.55\00:22:05.09
says they were
cast to the earth.
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Jean: Okay, good question.
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So, you know, we go back
to Revelation chapter 12.
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I think it's one of the
clearest passages that talk
00:22:10.23\00:22:12.66
about this rebellion in heaven.
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Says, "There was war in heaven.
00:22:14.30\00:22:15.63
Michael and his angels
fought against the dragon,
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and the dragon and
his angels fought."
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And then it tells
us the dragon is Satan.
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And then it says, "place
was found no longer for them
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in heaven," and they
were cast out of heaven.
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So it appears from the context,
in Revelation chapter 12, that
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this war in heaven occurred
sometime before the creation
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of earth this
rebellion took place.
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A third of the angels joined
Lucifer, became the devil,
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in his rebellion against God,
and the reason we know a third
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did is because it says the
devil was able to swoop a third
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of the stars of heaven,
and "stars" symbolize angels.
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So a third of the
angels joined this rebellion.
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They were cast out of heaven.
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It appears for a period of time,
they kind of wandered through
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the universe, trying
to locate a place where
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they could
establish their kingdom.
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Right around this time, God
goes about creating the earth,
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and he warns Adam and
Eve because it's the tree of
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the knowledge of good and
evil, so evil already existed.
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He warned them about this
evil being and--but you know
00:23:05.61\00:23:10.85
the story how Eve ate of the
fruit and gave--well, she took
00:23:10.89\00:23:15.22
it, ate, gave to Adam, and,
well, then the devil claims the
00:23:15.26\00:23:16.93
earth is his, and the earth,
from then on, served as sort of
00:23:16.96\00:23:18.96
the headquarters of
the devil's dominion,
00:23:18.99\00:23:21.16
his kingdom here on the earth.
00:23:21.20\00:23:22.80
Jesus seems to endorse this when
He speaks of the devil as being
00:23:22.83\00:23:26.00
the prince of this
earth, but when Jesus died,
00:23:26.03\00:23:28.77
no longer is the devil now
the representative of earth,
00:23:28.80\00:23:31.94
but Christ is the second Adam.
00:23:31.97\00:23:34.01
He took the place of
the first Adam, who fell.
00:23:34.04\00:23:36.14
He now is the second Adam.
00:23:36.18\00:23:38.21
And, ultimately, the earth
is going to be restored and
00:23:38.25\00:23:40.68
redeemed after the 1,000 years,
and the devil and the sinners
00:23:40.72\00:23:45.32
are no more.
00:23:45.35\00:23:46.65
God creates a new
heavens and a new earth.
00:23:46.69\00:23:48.96
So, when it says here in 2 Peter
chapter 2, verse 14--or, yeah,
00:23:48.99\00:23:52.39
verse 4, rather, that the devil
and his angels--cast them down
00:23:52.43\00:23:56.33
to hell, it's just a dark abyss.
00:23:56.36\00:23:59.30
It's not a
burning place of torment.
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It's the same type of idea of
the bottomless pit that you read
00:24:01.10\00:24:04.34
about in Revelation chapter 20.
00:24:04.37\00:24:06.14
It's an emptiness.
00:24:06.17\00:24:07.31
It's a darkness that we're
looking for, a place to kind of
00:24:07.34\00:24:09.44
establish as their own, and
eventually, the earth became
00:24:09.48\00:24:12.05
that place because of sin.
00:24:12.08\00:24:13.65
Carlos: Yeah, and in
Revelation 12, it does.
00:24:13.68\00:24:15.38
As you mentioned, they did come
here to earth, which is where
00:24:15.42\00:24:18.55
they were able to--he's able to
put a foothold, but Christ took
00:24:18.59\00:24:21.99
it away from him.
00:24:22.02\00:24:23.22
Jean: That's right.
00:24:23.26\00:24:24.56
That's why one of the
temptations that came to Jesus
00:24:24.59\00:24:26.09
was the devil said, "If you bow
down and worship me, I'll give
00:24:26.13\00:24:28.26
You the kingdoms of this earth."
00:24:28.30\00:24:29.80
Now, we might think, "Well,
why was that a temptation?"
00:24:29.83\00:24:31.37
Well, because the devil claimed
them as his, and he was saying
00:24:31.40\00:24:34.74
to Jesus, "Instead of having to
go through the cross, I'll just
00:24:34.77\00:24:37.87
give it to you now,"
because that was a temptation
00:24:37.91\00:24:40.21
that came to Christ.
00:24:40.24\00:24:41.44
Good question. Thank you, Emily.
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Carlos: Next, we
have Jimmy from Texas.
00:24:43.61\00:24:44.91
Welcome, Jimmy. You're live.
00:24:44.95\00:24:47.48
Jimmy: Yes,
sir. Can you hear me?
00:24:47.52\00:24:48.72
Jean: Yep.
00:24:48.75\00:24:50.09
Jimmy: Okay, my
question is this.
00:24:50.12\00:24:51.62
A pastor once told me this
before I left his church because
00:24:51.65\00:24:55.52
he was making way too many
predictions that weren't exactly
00:24:55.56\00:24:59.26
coming true at all,
but my question is this.
00:24:59.29\00:25:02.50
He told me that also one of
the signs that a person hasn't
00:25:02.53\00:25:05.87
committed the
unpardonable sin is they have
00:25:05.90\00:25:08.37
a desire to serve God.
00:25:08.40\00:25:10.17
Is this true, or is this false?
00:25:10.21\00:25:12.87
Jean: No, I think it's true.
00:25:12.91\00:25:14.38
You know, I think if there's an
earnest desire, that's evidence
00:25:14.41\00:25:17.18
that the Holy
Spirit is convicting
00:25:17.21\00:25:18.48
and speaking to the heart.
00:25:18.51\00:25:20.28
Now, you know, remorse is
not necessarily evidence of
00:25:20.32\00:25:24.72
the Holy Spirit speaking because
even Judas felt remorse after he
00:25:24.75\00:25:29.42
betrayed Christ, and he threw
the money down to the temple
00:25:29.46\00:25:32.66
and said, "I betrayed innocent
blood," but then he went out,
00:25:32.69\00:25:34.46
and he hanged himself.
00:25:34.46\00:25:35.66
He was lost.
00:25:35.70\00:25:37.30
But Peter, on the other hand,
when he realized what he had
00:25:37.33\00:25:38.93
done, he wept
bitterly, and he was forgiven.
00:25:38.97\00:25:41.10
So, when the Holy Spirit
is convicting us and we are
00:25:41.14\00:25:44.11
following that conviction,
if we are turning to God in
00:25:44.14\00:25:46.37
repentance, that's evidence the
Holy Spirit is working on us.
00:25:46.41\00:25:49.44
If there is a turning away from
truth and a hardening of our
00:25:49.48\00:25:53.15
heart and we don't want to
do those things or we're turning
00:25:53.18\00:25:57.02
away from or rejecting the
promptings of the Holy Spirit,
00:25:57.05\00:26:00.12
that's dangerous ground.
00:26:00.16\00:26:01.59
We don't want to be
on that ground for long.
00:26:01.62\00:26:03.16
There does come a point where,
if we reject the Holy Spirit,
00:26:03.19\00:26:05.63
the Holy Spirit withdraws his
convicting power, and it's the
00:26:05.66\00:26:09.20
goodness of God that leads us
to repentance, the Bible says,
00:26:09.23\00:26:12.07
so without that convicting
Spirit, we can reach that point
00:26:12.10\00:26:15.50
of repentance.
00:26:15.54\00:26:16.71
So the Bible says, "Repent."
00:26:16.74\00:26:19.17
You know, when you hear that
voice, "Today is the day of your
00:26:19.21\00:26:21.78
salvation," don't wait another
day for stronger impulses
00:26:21.81\00:26:24.58
or stronger feelings.
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00:30:01.10\00:30:03.93
Jean Ross, and working
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00:30:03.97\00:30:07.14
Carlos: Carlos Munoz.
00:30:07.17\00:30:08.84
Jean: That's
right. Thank you, Carlos.
00:30:08.87\00:30:10.47
Carlos: Amen. Jean:
Who's our next caller?
00:30:10.51\00:30:12.41
Carlos: We have
Michael from Alabama.
00:30:12.44\00:30:14.08
Welcome, Michael.
You're live on the air.
00:30:14.11\00:30:16.11
Michael: Good
evening. Good evening.
00:30:16.14\00:30:17.78
Thank you tremendously
for accepting my call.
00:30:17.81\00:30:20.25
This is a question I've tried to
ask you for the past two weeks.
00:30:20.28\00:30:23.28
Now, because I have evidences
for my--a lot of evidences for
00:30:23.32\00:30:27.66
my doubt, I'll take them one
at a time over separate weeks to
00:30:27.69\00:30:34.36
make them more concise.
00:30:34.36\00:30:36.23
Basically, it's I have a
tremendous problem with broad,
00:30:36.26\00:30:40.30
sweeping generalizations in the
English language, in general,
00:30:40.34\00:30:44.44
and one of these--it really
ticks me off when professing
00:30:44.47\00:30:48.14
Christians use
this--is the term "Word of God."
00:30:48.18\00:30:51.91
"The Bible is the only Word.
00:30:51.95\00:30:54.05
The Bible is
infallible and perfect."
00:30:54.08\00:30:56.25
Here's my--personally, I don't
doubt the Holy Spirit absolutely
00:30:56.28\00:31:00.66
being behind the inspiration
to the scriptural writers.
00:31:00.69\00:31:05.33
Jean: So, Michael, let
me--Michael, let me ask you, are
00:31:05.36\00:31:08.86
you asking is it wrong to say,
"the infallible Word of God"
00:31:08.90\00:31:12.77
or "the Word of God?"
00:31:12.80\00:31:14.44
Is that your question?
00:31:14.47\00:31:16.00
Michael: What I'm saying is
they sound like they're putting
00:31:16.04\00:31:20.21
the guilt trip onto well-meaning
Christian laypersons
00:31:20.24\00:31:26.45
who are still trying to find
out and still, I wouldn't say,
00:31:26.48\00:31:30.62
"doubting," but especially
the way televangelists and
00:31:30.65\00:31:33.86
also Protestant fundamentalists
have misused specific verses.
00:31:33.89\00:31:38.93
Jean: Okay, just to
clarify your question, so you're
00:31:38.96\00:31:40.96
saying we need to be careful
with the way we use the phrase
00:31:40.96\00:31:44.20
"the Word of God" because
maybe others don't believe
00:31:44.23\00:31:46.90
the Bible is the Word of God?
00:31:46.94\00:31:48.80
Michael: Oh, certainly people
in other world religions don't.
00:31:48.84\00:31:53.74
I believe that it is inspired
by the Holy Spirit, but here's
00:31:53.78\00:31:57.18
the first example: What if
the Apocrypha, why it now--
00:31:57.21\00:32:03.25
this is going to be a
History Channel-type question.
00:32:03.28\00:32:05.95
Why aren't the Apocrypha and
the Dead Sea Scrolls and books
00:32:05.99\00:32:10.89
that were excluded by rabbis and
priests during the 400 silent
00:32:10.93\00:32:14.73
years from the Old Testament,
also some gospels written down
00:32:14.76\00:32:18.80
by the remaining apostles who
were themselves--what are they
00:32:18.83\00:32:23.14
called--eyewitness to Christ
Jesus, why were they excluded
00:32:23.17\00:32:26.41
by the early church
from the New Testament?
00:32:26.44\00:32:28.98
Jean: Okay, great question.
00:32:29.01\00:32:30.35
Michael: Why
aren't those Holy Writ?
00:32:30.38\00:32:32.28
And I'll take
my answer off here.
00:32:32.31\00:32:33.85
Thank you so much for answering.
00:32:33.88\00:32:35.62
Jean: Good question.
00:32:35.65\00:32:37.09
What about the other writings,
especially the Apocrypha,
00:32:37.12\00:32:38.75
as you mentioned,
Michael, in particular?
00:32:38.79\00:32:40.12
And there are some other
writings that have come up
00:32:40.16\00:32:42.82
over the centuries and--for
example, the book of Enoch.
00:32:42.86\00:32:45.79
Maybe some of you
have heard of that.
00:32:45.83\00:32:47.30
And why is that
not part of the Bible?
00:32:47.36\00:32:50.00
Well, when it comes to the Old
Testament, the books that made
00:32:50.03\00:32:52.73
it into the Old Testament,
you know, we're pretty sure on
00:32:52.77\00:32:55.84
those books, and the Dead Sea
Scrolls are evidence of that.
00:32:55.87\00:32:59.11
Not all of the Dead Sea
Scrolls were inspired writings.
00:32:59.14\00:33:02.71
A lot of it had to do
with history during that
00:33:02.74\00:33:04.35
inter-Testament period.
00:33:04.38\00:33:06.65
It had to do with
certain things and events
00:33:06.68\00:33:09.18
that were
taking place in Israel.
00:33:09.22\00:33:10.99
But with reference to the
books of Moses, the books of
00:33:11.02\00:33:13.59
the Old Testament
prophets, they were validated,
00:33:13.62\00:33:16.26
all of the Old Testament books
except for the book of Esther.
00:33:16.29\00:33:19.23
There's portions of
those books that were found
00:33:19.26\00:33:21.60
in the Dead Sea Scrolls.
00:33:21.63\00:33:23.13
When it comes to the New
Testament, in order to get your
00:33:23.16\00:33:25.23
book in the New Testament or
recognized as part of the Bible,
00:33:25.27\00:33:29.67
there were some very specific
tests that were applied.
00:33:29.70\00:33:33.34
Number one, you had to
be an eyewitness of Christ.
00:33:33.38\00:33:36.78
The only exception to
that is the apostle Paul.
00:33:36.81\00:33:39.45
Now, the apostle Paul, of
course, he was alive at the time
00:33:39.48\00:33:42.02
of Christ, but he encountered
Jesus in a very powerful way,
00:33:42.05\00:33:44.79
and it was recognized
and accepted by the church
00:33:44.82\00:33:47.82
that he was called
specifically by Jesus.
00:33:47.86\00:33:49.99
The other Bible writers
were actually eyewitnesses
00:33:50.03\00:33:52.89
of events that occurred.
00:33:52.93\00:33:54.10
If the evidence or if the
writing could not be validated
00:33:54.10\00:33:59.67
that this was a letter that
had come from John or it come
00:33:59.70\00:34:03.87
from Paul, they
didn't accept it.
00:34:03.91\00:34:07.11
It had to be a letter that was
accepted by multiple churches,
00:34:07.14\00:34:12.01
early Christian churches.
00:34:12.05\00:34:13.85
So those are some of
the criteria that were used.
00:34:13.88\00:34:16.42
It doesn't mean that God doesn't
inspire other aspects of writing
00:34:16.45\00:34:20.56
or truth, but specifically,
that's the criteria that was
00:34:20.59\00:34:24.09
used to make it into the Bible,
and we believe all of the Bible
00:34:24.13\00:34:26.70
is inspired.
00:34:26.73\00:34:28.30
Carlos: And, also,
some of those books,
00:34:28.33\00:34:29.80
there are contradictions
which is why they're not--
00:34:29.83\00:34:31.37
Jean: Yeah, they
contradict the Bible,
00:34:31.40\00:34:32.67
then they excluded them as well.
00:34:32.70\00:34:34.07
That's a good
point. Carlos: All right.
00:34:34.10\00:34:35.87
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I was just thinking of that.
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evening from Bethel, Ohio,
00:34:59.33\00:35:01.33
pastors, and thank
you for taking my call.
00:35:01.36\00:35:03.37
Carlos: Amen.
00:35:03.40\00:35:04.87
Jean: Yes,
you're welcome, Glenn.
00:35:04.90\00:35:06.67
Glenn: When Paul wrote a
letter to the Philippians, he
00:35:06.70\00:35:09.04
put in there that "every
knee shall bow and every tongue
00:35:09.07\00:35:12.14
confess that Jesus is Lord."
00:35:12.17\00:35:14.28
When will that take place,
and what would be the method
00:35:14.31\00:35:16.98
of confession?
00:35:17.01\00:35:18.41
Jean: Okay, good question.
00:35:18.45\00:35:19.91
Well, first of all, we know that
that's not going to happen until
00:35:19.95\00:35:21.72
after the Second
Coming of Christ.
00:35:21.75\00:35:24.09
Let me explain.
00:35:24.12\00:35:25.42
So, according to the Bible,
we know that things go from bad
00:35:25.45\00:35:28.12
to worse until Jesus comes.
00:35:28.16\00:35:29.96
Eventually, there is a death
sentence passed prior to the
00:35:29.99\00:35:32.76
Second Coming of Christ.
00:35:32.79\00:35:34.30
The Bible speaks of a
great showdown that occurs.
00:35:34.36\00:35:36.70
Jesus comes the second time.
00:35:36.73\00:35:38.73
The wicked are destroyed at
the brightness of His coming.
00:35:38.77\00:35:41.64
The righteous are resurrected,
who are dead, and the living are
00:35:41.67\00:35:45.64
changed in a moment, in
the twinkling of an eye,
00:35:45.67\00:35:48.11
and they are caught up
to meet Jesus in the air.
00:35:48.14\00:35:50.55
The redeemed will then go
to heaven for a thousand years.
00:35:50.58\00:35:53.48
The earth is left desolate
during that 1,000-year period.
00:35:53.52\00:35:56.62
You read about that
in Revelation chapter 20.
00:35:56.65\00:35:58.79
Then, at the end of the thousand
years, Revelation 21 talks about
00:35:58.82\00:36:02.26
the New Jerusalem coming
down from God out of heaven.
00:36:02.29\00:36:04.63
The redeemed come
in that golden city.
00:36:04.66\00:36:07.66
Christ is there.
00:36:07.73\00:36:08.90
Then it is that all the wicked
are resurrected for what the
00:36:08.93\00:36:10.53
Bible calls the great
white throne judgment.
00:36:10.57\00:36:13.37
Again, this is
Revelation chapter 20.
00:36:13.40\00:36:15.40
At the end of that judgment,
just with the evidence that's
00:36:15.44\00:36:19.54
been presented, every
knee will bow and every tongue
00:36:19.57\00:36:22.51
will confess that
Jesus Christ is Lord.
00:36:22.54\00:36:24.91
Even the wicked, even the devil
himself will acknowledge that
00:36:24.95\00:36:27.92
God is true and that He
has done everything He can
00:36:27.95\00:36:31.39
to save mankind.
00:36:31.42\00:36:32.62
Now, this acknowledgment is
not out of genuine repentance.
00:36:32.65\00:36:36.02
This is just an
acknowledgement of the evidence.
00:36:36.06\00:36:38.79
The evidence has been presented.
00:36:38.83\00:36:40.43
It's overwhelming, and they say,
"Yes, it's true," because no
00:36:40.46\00:36:44.03
sooner do they confess, then it
says that the devil is able to
00:36:44.07\00:36:48.00
deceive them, and they mount the
attack upon the New Jerusalem,
00:36:48.04\00:36:51.27
Revelation chapter 20, and
fire comes down from God out of
00:36:51.31\00:36:53.78
heaven and devours them.
00:36:53.81\00:36:55.74
And then He creates a new
heavens and a new earth wherein
00:36:55.78\00:36:58.58
dwells righteousness.
00:36:58.61\00:37:00.82
So it occurs at the end
of that 1,000-year period,
00:37:00.85\00:37:03.82
known as the millennium,
and you read all about that
00:37:03.85\00:37:05.82
in Revelation chapter 20.
00:37:05.85\00:37:07.32
And we do have a study
guide that talks about this.
00:37:07.36\00:37:09.49
It's called "1000 Years
of Peace," and for anyone
00:37:09.52\00:37:11.99
wanting to learn more
about this, just call and ask.
00:37:12.03\00:37:13.70
It's a very interesting
study, Revelation 20.
00:37:13.73\00:37:16.60
The number
again is 800-835-6747,
00:37:16.63\00:37:20.17
and ask for that study guide.
00:37:20.20\00:37:21.74
It's called
"1000 Years of Peace.
00:37:21.77\00:37:24.11
Carlos: All right,
thank you very much.
00:37:24.14\00:37:25.97
Next, we have Mark from Oregon.
00:37:26.01\00:37:27.61
You're live on the air.
00:37:27.64\00:37:29.94
Mark: Hey, praise God for the
way he works through you guys.
00:37:29.98\00:37:35.35
My question is
about the Holy Spirit.
00:37:35.38\00:37:39.69
I have a friend.
00:37:39.72\00:37:41.69
We speak about the Bible often,
and I was just--his point of
00:37:41.72\00:37:46.66
view is that the Holy Spirit
has a female quality to it
00:37:46.70\00:37:51.03
in the Bible.
00:37:51.07\00:37:52.80
Can you help me
understand what the Bible
00:37:52.83\00:37:54.60
says about that, if any?
00:37:54.64\00:37:56.84
Jean: All right.
00:37:56.87\00:37:58.44
Well, when it comes to
male and female, the Bible says,
00:37:58.47\00:38:00.41
"God created them male and
female, and He created them
00:38:00.44\00:38:03.21
in His image."
00:38:03.24\00:38:05.21
So there are aspects of the
male, and there are aspects of
00:38:05.25\00:38:08.72
the female, as
far as character goes,
00:38:08.75\00:38:11.09
that reflect the
character of God.
00:38:11.12\00:38:14.79
So God is the protector, and
you might think of that when you
00:38:14.82\00:38:17.36
think of the man.
00:38:17.39\00:38:18.89
He's the protector.
00:38:18.93\00:38:20.20
He's the
provider for the family.
00:38:20.23\00:38:22.00
You think of the woman,
you think of the mother,
00:38:22.03\00:38:23.73
she's the nurturer.
00:38:23.77\00:38:25.17
She's the one that takes care
of the needs and is sensitive to
00:38:25.20\00:38:29.00
the needs of the family.
00:38:29.04\00:38:31.14
Those qualities are both
seen in the Creator, the Father,
00:38:31.17\00:38:35.28
the Son, and the Holy Spirit.
00:38:35.31\00:38:37.88
Now, it's true that the Father,
Son, and Holy Spirit, they have
00:38:37.91\00:38:40.95
different roles when it
comes to the plan of redemption.
00:38:40.98\00:38:42.85
Jesus is the one
that came to the earth.
00:38:42.88\00:38:44.59
He gave His life as
a sacrifice for sin.
00:38:44.62\00:38:46.15
He rose from the dead.
00:38:46.19\00:38:47.59
God the Father
presides as the great judge.
00:38:47.62\00:38:50.06
Jesus is also judge.
00:38:50.09\00:38:51.93
The Holy Spirit is our
intercessor, bringing our
00:38:51.96\00:38:54.46
prayers before the Father.
00:38:54.50\00:38:56.03
And Christ is also our
mediator and our intercessor,
00:38:56.06\00:38:58.57
our High Priest.
00:38:58.60\00:38:59.80
So all of them have different
roles in this great work of
00:38:59.83\00:39:02.74
judgment, but they all
share the qualities of Deity.
00:39:02.77\00:39:05.67
They're all God.
00:39:05.71\00:39:07.41
They all have those
characteristics that we find,
00:39:07.44\00:39:09.88
so I wouldn't say that
one leans more to the one side
00:39:09.91\00:39:13.52
of characteristics or the other.
00:39:13.55\00:39:15.38
God is love.
00:39:15.42\00:39:16.99
And, you know, even in
the--well, probably in the
00:39:17.02\00:39:20.62
Christian world in many
different churches, people have
00:39:20.66\00:39:22.46
the idea of the God of
the Old Testament as being
00:39:22.49\00:39:24.43
an "angry God"; the God
of the New Testament, Jesus,
00:39:24.46\00:39:26.96
being a more
kind and loving God.
00:39:27.00\00:39:28.83
Carlos: Merciful, yeah.
00:39:28.86\00:39:30.20
Jean: Well, Jesus
Himself said, "Fear not,
00:39:30.23\00:39:32.27
for the Father loves you."
00:39:32.30\00:39:33.84
So Jesus said, "He who has
seen Me has seen the Father."
00:39:33.87\00:39:37.41
If you want to see what God the
Father is like, look at Jesus.
00:39:37.44\00:39:40.21
So there's no difference between
the qualities of kindness and
00:39:40.24\00:39:43.68
love and mercy and grace
that you see manifest in Christ.
00:39:43.71\00:39:46.85
It's there in the Father, and
it's also manifested in the work
00:39:46.88\00:39:50.19
that the Holy Spirit
does in drawing us to Jesus.
00:39:50.22\00:39:52.72
Carlos: Yeah, you know, just
for that point, I had somebody
00:39:52.75\00:39:55.36
one time tell me that the Holy
Spirit was a--was female, and
00:39:55.39\00:39:58.36
I said, "Well, that's
interesting because, in Luke
00:39:58.39\00:40:00.23
chapter 1, it says that the
Holy Spirit was the one that
00:40:00.26\00:40:02.86
put the seed in Mary,
so how could you be female?
00:40:02.90\00:40:05.87
Never asked me
that question again.
00:40:05.90\00:40:08.27
Jean: Well, of course,
the Bible also refers to
00:40:08.30\00:40:09.94
the Holy Spirit as "When
He, the Comforter, comes,"
00:40:09.97\00:40:11.74
the masculine form so--
00:40:11.77\00:40:13.78
Carlos: It transcends,
right? Jean: It does, yup.
00:40:13.81\00:40:16.34
Carlos: Amen. Jean:
All right, thank you.
00:40:16.38\00:40:17.65
Who's next?
00:40:17.68\00:40:19.31
Carlos: Next, we have
Kereace from Washington.
00:40:19.35\00:40:21.52
Welcome to "Bible Answers Live."
00:40:21.55\00:40:23.62
Kereace: Hello, good night.
Thanks for taking my call.
00:40:23.65\00:40:26.86
I'm just asking you guys,
please, if you could summarize
00:40:26.89\00:40:30.16
Romans chapter 14, verses 17
to 21, if you guys could please
00:40:30.19\00:40:35.60
explain for me, Okay, thank you.
00:40:35.63\00:40:37.73
Jean: Yeah, absolutely.
Thank you, Let me read it.
00:40:37.77\00:40:39.37
It says, "For the kingdom of God
is not eating or drinking, but
00:40:39.40\00:40:41.40
righteousness, peace, and
the joy of the Holy Spirit.
00:40:41.44\00:40:44.11
For he who serves Christ in
these things is acceptable to
00:40:44.14\00:40:48.58
God and approved by men.
00:40:48.61\00:40:50.08
Therefore let us pursue
the things which make for peace
00:40:50.11\00:40:53.52
and the things by
which one may edify another.
00:40:53.55\00:40:56.02
Do not destroy the work
of God for the sake of food.
00:40:56.05\00:40:59.35
All things indeed are
pure, but it is evil for men
00:40:59.39\00:41:03.43
who eat with offense.
00:41:03.46\00:41:05.39
It is good neither to eat meat
or drink wine or do anything
00:41:05.43\00:41:08.66
by which your brother stumbles
or is offended or made weak."
00:41:08.70\00:41:14.54
So, Kereace, what specific about
those verses are you wondering?
00:41:14.57\00:41:18.14
Kereace: "The kingdom of
God is not eating and drinking."
00:41:18.17\00:41:23.08
What does that part really mean?
00:41:23.11\00:41:27.75
Jean: Okay, yeah, the point
that Paul was addressing in
00:41:27.78\00:41:30.69
the early Christian
church, remember, there were
00:41:30.72\00:41:32.19
both Jewish Christians; there
were also Gentile Christians.
00:41:32.22\00:41:34.82
And part of the discussion that
occurred had to do with food.
00:41:34.86\00:41:38.26
Now, it didn't have to do
with whether food was clean,
00:41:38.29\00:41:42.40
meaning that it was
clean meats or unclean meats.
00:41:42.43\00:41:45.07
It had to do with food that
was offered or bought at the
00:41:45.10\00:41:48.14
marketplace, some of which might
have been offered to an idol.
00:41:48.17\00:41:51.01
Paul says, you know, "Don't ask.
00:41:51.04\00:41:53.74
If it's clean meat and you're
allowed to eat it, you know, go
00:41:53.78\00:41:56.34
ahead and buy it, but if you're
going to offend your brother by
00:41:56.38\00:42:00.55
doing so, then don't do that."
00:42:00.58\00:42:02.35
So the point of unity that Paul
is trying to bring, it's in the
00:42:02.38\00:42:05.42
church between the
Gentiles, the Jewish believers.
00:42:05.45\00:42:08.62
He's bringing them together, and
the points of dispute that had
00:42:08.66\00:42:11.89
to do with eating and drinking,
he was trying to harmonize.
00:42:11.93\00:42:14.60
There were also certain
rituals that were put in place,
00:42:14.63\00:42:18.00
certain traditions that the
Jews had that certain things
00:42:18.03\00:42:21.30
couldn't be
eaten on certain days.
00:42:21.34\00:42:22.84
Certain things could be.
00:42:22.87\00:42:24.54
There were certain feasts
associated with the ceremonial
00:42:24.57\00:42:27.48
law, and that became a point
of controversy in the Christian
00:42:27.51\00:42:29.88
church, and Paul is
saying, "We don't want to make
00:42:29.91\00:42:31.58
these things a
point of controversy."
00:42:31.61\00:42:34.92
He wasn't saying that we
can just eat anything we want
00:42:34.95\00:42:38.59
because, obviously, the Bible
tells us, Paul tells us that
00:42:38.62\00:42:41.19
our bodies are the temple
of the Holy Spirit, and we
00:42:41.22\00:42:43.36
want to present ourselves
a living, holy sanctuary
00:42:43.39\00:42:47.03
for the indwelling
of the Holy Spirit.
00:42:47.10\00:42:48.73
But that was the issue
specifically that he was
00:42:48.76\00:42:51.50
addressing was the controversy
that was brewing in the early
00:42:51.53\00:42:54.47
church between some of the
ceremonial laws as the Jews
00:42:54.50\00:42:57.74
applied it and the Gentiles
as it had to do with food and
00:42:57.77\00:43:01.41
certain sacrifices and so on.
00:43:01.44\00:43:03.58
Carlos: Yeah, thinking that
an important point is that, when
00:43:03.61\00:43:05.11
Paul or Peter talk about food,
they can't be talking about
00:43:05.15\00:43:08.52
unclean meats because
that's not food for them.
00:43:08.55\00:43:10.79
Jean: That's right.
00:43:10.82\00:43:12.09
Carlos: And so that's a very,
00:43:12.12\00:43:13.62
very basic way of
looking at it too.
00:43:13.66\00:43:15.22
Jean: It had to do with
certain foods associated with
00:43:15.26\00:43:16.79
the ceremonial law.
00:43:16.83\00:43:18.13
Carlos: Exactly.
Jean: Absolutely.
00:43:18.16\00:43:19.76
All right, thank you, Kereace.
00:43:19.79\00:43:21.10
Carlos: Next, we
have Daniel from my neck
00:43:21.13\00:43:22.63
of the woods in Puerto Rico.
00:43:22.66\00:43:23.80
Welcome, Daniel.
00:43:23.83\00:43:26.43
Daniel: Hello, good evening.
00:43:26.47\00:43:27.87
Thank you for taking my call.
00:43:27.90\00:43:30.04
My question is I've heard
about--yesterday, I was with
00:43:30.07\00:43:37.21
somebody, and she
started telling me about
00:43:37.25\00:43:39.91
the New World Order.
00:43:39.95\00:43:44.09
I think that's the correct
way to say it in English.
00:43:44.12\00:43:46.99
Carlos: Mm-hmm.
00:43:47.02\00:43:49.16
Daniel: And she was saying
some things that are going to be
00:43:49.19\00:43:52.53
in that order, like the money
is going to be digital now, the
00:43:52.56\00:43:56.83
government is going to be taking
money from us if we don't behave
00:43:56.87\00:43:59.33
well and that we can only be
outside of the house for certain
00:43:59.37\00:44:02.84
amount of time.
00:44:02.87\00:44:04.81
And, in my mind, I was thinking,
"But I thought that the Bible
00:44:04.84\00:44:07.38
said that there was going to be
no more world government, which,
00:44:07.41\00:44:11.15
in that case, how can
there be a New World Order?
00:44:11.18\00:44:14.65
Jean: Okay, yeah--
00:44:14.68\00:44:17.02
Daniel: Does the
Bible talk about that?
00:44:17.05\00:44:18.65
Jean: Yeah, it does.
00:44:18.69\00:44:20.29
Now, the Bible does say that,
you know, when it talks about
00:44:20.32\00:44:22.96
end-time events,
"All the world marveled
00:44:22.99\00:44:24.43
and wondered after the beast."
00:44:24.46\00:44:25.96
Now, that doesn't mean that
there's going to be one world
00:44:25.99\00:44:27.50
government, meaning that we're
not going to have individual
00:44:27.56\00:44:29.93
countries or individual states,
but they will be united in
00:44:29.96\00:44:33.47
the last days in the
support of the beast power,
00:44:33.50\00:44:37.11
Revelation chapter 13.
00:44:37.14\00:44:38.81
All the world will be
brought under its control.
00:44:38.84\00:44:42.04
So you'll have different
countries, you'll have separate
00:44:42.08\00:44:45.58
nations, but they will
all support an agenda that'll
00:44:45.61\00:44:49.42
come outside of--or there'll
be united in that agenda,
00:44:49.45\00:44:52.89
and I'll give you
a couple examples.
00:44:52.92\00:44:54.79
For example, we've got movements
now, an international movement
00:44:54.82\00:44:58.26
under the climate change,
certain international laws or
00:44:58.29\00:45:03.60
requirements that different
nations need to sign on certain
00:45:03.63\00:45:08.37
reductions in emission,
and you know the story.
00:45:08.40\00:45:10.11
There is almost a governing
power of nations that is putting
00:45:10.14\00:45:13.58
pressure on other countries
to go certain ways, and if a
00:45:13.61\00:45:16.58
country refuses to go along with
certain laws at the end of time,
00:45:16.61\00:45:20.15
the Bible says they're not going
to be able to buy and sell.
00:45:20.18\00:45:23.02
So you have economic
sanctions that are going to come
00:45:23.05\00:45:25.65
into play at the end of time.
00:45:25.69\00:45:27.22
So you'll still have the
individual countries, but
00:45:27.26\00:45:29.66
they'll all be working together
towards this common goal
00:45:29.69\00:45:32.99
at the end.
00:45:33.03\00:45:34.30
Carlos: Yes, also Revelation
17 says that all the kings
00:45:34.30\00:45:36.70
of the earth, they fornicate,
or they have this illicit
00:45:36.73\00:45:40.37
relationship with the
Babylon, so that's that--
00:45:40.40\00:45:43.47
Jean: Yeah, Babylon is a
symbol of a religious power,
00:45:43.51\00:45:45.47
so you have church and
state working together in this
00:45:45.51\00:45:48.54
alliance at the end of time.
00:45:48.58\00:45:49.84
Carlos: Yep.
00:45:49.88\00:45:51.08
Jean: All right,
thank you, Daniel.
00:45:51.11\00:45:52.58
Carlos: Next, we
have Henry from New York.
00:45:52.61\00:45:54.22
Welcome to "Bible
Answers Live," Henry.
00:45:54.25\00:45:55.45
Henry: Yes, blessings to you.
00:45:55.48\00:45:58.29
My question is why did
Israel get rid of royalty?
00:45:58.32\00:46:05.66
Jean: Okay, why did
Israel get rid of royalty?
00:46:05.69\00:46:09.00
You must be referring
to--are you talking about
00:46:09.03\00:46:11.13
after they were
conquered by the Babylonians?
00:46:11.17\00:46:14.27
They never
really did have a king.
00:46:14.30\00:46:15.87
They were always
under some other country.
00:46:15.90\00:46:19.47
They did have certain degrees of
authority, but they were under
00:46:19.51\00:46:24.05
Babylon or Medo-Persia or Greece
or Rome, and, of course, it was
00:46:24.08\00:46:27.52
Rome that conquered Jerusalem
and the temple in 70 A.D.
00:46:27.55\00:46:30.22
Today, Israel is sort of
a democratic-style system
00:46:30.25\00:46:34.26
of government, where
there is not a monarchy,
00:46:34.29\00:46:36.62
where they don't have a king.
00:46:36.66\00:46:38.33
The truth is that Jesus
symbolically is the King, the
00:46:38.36\00:46:41.43
King of the Jews, but He's the
King of the whole world, and He
00:46:41.46\00:46:43.67
did come in fulfillment through
the seed of David, and He did
00:46:43.70\00:46:47.10
take spiritually the throne
and established the kingdom
00:46:47.14\00:46:49.54
of grace, and soon,
at the Second Coming,
00:46:49.57\00:46:52.67
He'll establish
the kingdom of glory.
00:46:52.71\00:46:54.48
So, yeah,
hopefully that helps Henry.
00:46:54.51\00:46:57.68
Carlos: Yeah, and God
never did want a king anyway.
00:46:57.71\00:46:59.71
He wanted to be the King.
00:46:59.75\00:47:01.42
Carlos: He always wanted
to be the King of Israel.
00:47:01.45\00:47:03.15
Carlos: Amen.
00:47:03.18\00:47:04.69
Next, we have
Smyrna from California.
00:47:04.72\00:47:07.59
Welcome, Smyrna.
You're on the air.
00:47:07.62\00:47:09.72
Smyrna: Hi, good evening,
Pastor Ross, Pastor Munoz.
00:47:09.76\00:47:13.43
It is nice talking to
you. I do have a question.
00:47:13.46\00:47:17.20
It comes actually from one
of my brothers from church.
00:47:17.23\00:47:20.74
We were talking about
Daniel and Revelation's book,
00:47:20.77\00:47:24.97
and we understand the 1260
and the 1290, but when we were
00:47:25.01\00:47:29.24
in Daniel 12:11-12,
it comes at certain days.
00:47:29.28\00:47:34.08
It's the 1,335 days, and when we
finished reading that, we were
00:47:34.12\00:47:41.19
not understanding where that
came from or what does it mean,
00:47:41.22\00:47:45.79
so my question is what
is that for, the 1,335 days?
00:47:45.83\00:47:50.90
What's the
relation? Jean: Good question.
00:47:50.93\00:47:53.50
Now, this is a
very deep question.
00:47:53.54\00:47:55.17
We find, in Daniel chapter
12, a series of time prophecies
00:47:55.20\00:47:58.44
that are given.
00:47:58.47\00:47:59.94
You've got the 1260,
the 1290, and the 1335.
00:48:00.04\00:48:04.25
The key to understanding these
various time prophecies is the
00:48:04.28\00:48:07.58
starting point, and the starting
point has to do--verse 11, it
00:48:07.62\00:48:11.22
says, "And at the time that
daily sacrifice is taken away,
00:48:11.25\00:48:13.52
and the abomination is set up--"
00:48:13.56\00:48:15.22
then it goes on
to the 1,290 days.
00:48:15.26\00:48:18.99
Now, that, all of these
different dates, the 1290,
00:48:19.03\00:48:23.26
the 1260, and the 1335,
all are the same starting date,
00:48:23.30\00:48:26.53
and that starting date is 508,
and the reason we say, "508,"
00:48:26.57\00:48:30.34
is because, in 508, you
have the conversion of Clovis,
00:48:30.37\00:48:33.78
king of the Franks, and
the whole French nation,
00:48:33.81\00:48:36.61
in essence, became
Catholic at that time.
00:48:36.64\00:48:38.81
That was key in providing
the support for the papal power
00:48:38.85\00:48:42.25
to be fully established in 538.
00:48:42.28\00:48:46.59
So the 508 date is used as the
starting point for both of that
00:48:46.62\00:48:50.59
1290 as well as the 1335.
00:48:50.63\00:48:53.66
Now, the 1290, starting in 508,
brings you to 1798, and the 1335
00:48:53.70\00:48:59.87
brings you to 1843.
00:48:59.90\00:49:02.10
Significance of 1843 is, of
course, the beginning of the
00:49:02.14\00:49:05.34
antitypical day of atonement,
the heavenly judgment.
00:49:05.37\00:49:08.94
In Revelation chapter
14, "Fear God, give glory,
00:49:08.98\00:49:12.21
and the hour of
judgment has come."
00:49:12.25\00:49:13.88
That's a whole study.
00:49:13.92\00:49:15.45
We don't have time to get
into all the details of that,
00:49:15.48\00:49:17.25
but scholars have
identified the 1335 as going
00:49:17.29\00:49:20.12
from 508 through until 1843.
00:49:20.16\00:49:22.76
Carlos: All right, very good.
00:49:22.79\00:49:24.69
Next, we have
Trassan from New York.
00:49:24.73\00:49:27.66
You're on "Bible Answers Live."
00:49:27.73\00:49:29.46
Trassan: Yes, hi, Pastor.
00:49:29.50\00:49:31.50
Okay, so my concern is--the
question that I want to ask you
00:49:31.53\00:49:35.07
is that, as a Christian, are you
allowed to drink occasionally?
00:49:35.10\00:49:41.51
Jean: All right,
should a Christian drink?
00:49:41.54\00:49:44.85
Well, you know, the Bible says
that, in our times of ignorance,
00:49:44.88\00:49:48.25
God is winked at.
00:49:48.28\00:49:49.62
There were things that
happened back in Bible times,
00:49:49.65\00:49:51.49
in the Old Testament, where
it was not God's ideal will,
00:49:51.52\00:49:54.72
but the people
didn't know any better.
00:49:54.76\00:49:56.62
For example, David
had multiple wives.
00:49:56.66\00:49:58.86
Solomon had multiple wives.
00:49:58.89\00:50:00.60
Abraham had more than one
wife. But now we know better.
00:50:00.63\00:50:02.30
Now we know it's
a sin. It's clearer.
00:50:02.33\00:50:05.07
When it comes to
drinking alcohol, I think,
00:50:05.10\00:50:08.04
as a Christian, we know
the consequences of alcohol
00:50:08.07\00:50:11.81
and how it's destroyed families,
how that it's not healthy.
00:50:11.84\00:50:16.61
It's got, you know,
issues for the body.
00:50:16.64\00:50:19.21
We know that it's not the will
of God that we, as Christians,
00:50:19.25\00:50:22.75
should drink, both by
example and also for our health.
00:50:22.78\00:50:26.82
So should a Christian
drink? I would say, no.
00:50:26.86\00:50:30.33
I think you want
to set an example.
00:50:30.36\00:50:31.69
You want your
body to be a tabernacle
00:50:31.73\00:50:33.36
or a temple for the Holy Spirit.
00:50:33.40\00:50:34.50
You want to be
pure. You want to be holy.
00:50:34.56\00:50:36.06
You don't want
anything to defile your body.
00:50:36.10\00:50:37.57
Now, that doesn't mean that
everyone who drank in the past
00:50:37.60\00:50:39.93
are automatically condemned, but
to those who know to do right
00:50:39.97\00:50:44.24
and don't do it, to them, it is
sin, so I think, as Christians
00:50:44.27\00:50:47.81
today, based upon the evidence
that we find in Scripture,
00:50:47.84\00:50:50.65
we don't want to
drink any alcohol.
00:50:50.68\00:50:53.08
We want to be an example
of faithfulness in all we do.
00:50:53.11\00:50:55.78
Carlos:
Especially, when you drink,
00:50:55.82\00:50:57.35
your mind is not straight.
00:50:57.39\00:50:58.69
You're not thinking
straight, and God wants us to be
00:50:58.72\00:51:00.66
morally on ground, solid ground.
00:51:00.69\00:51:03.43
Jean: Yeah, and the
Bible says, Paul--we just read
00:51:03.46\00:51:05.36
the verse--he says we don't want
to offend others by what we eat
00:51:05.39\00:51:07.76
or what we drink, so if we're
drinking something that could be
00:51:07.83\00:51:09.86
a stumbling
block to somebody else,
00:51:09.90\00:51:11.57
we as a
Christian shouldn't do it.
00:51:11.60\00:51:13.27
You know, we do have a book.
00:51:13.30\00:51:14.64
It's called "Alcohol and the
Christian," and we'll be happy
00:51:14.67\00:51:17.04
to send this to you, Trassan.
00:51:17.07\00:51:18.54
All you have to do
is just call and ask.
00:51:18.57\00:51:21.01
The number is 800-835-6747.
00:51:21.04\00:51:23.68
Ask for the book.
00:51:23.71\00:51:25.01
It's called
"Alcohol and the Christian."
00:51:25.05\00:51:26.45
We'll be happy to get it in
the mail and send it to you.
00:51:26.48\00:51:28.35
Carlos: Yeah, or mobile
phones, dial "#250," and say,
00:51:28.38\00:51:31.95
"Bible Answers Live!"
00:51:31.99\00:51:33.22
Next, we have
Celesta from Indiana.
00:51:33.25\00:51:36.56
Welcome. You are
on the air, sister.
00:51:36.59\00:51:39.16
Celesta: Thank you
for taking my call.
00:51:39.19\00:51:41.63
My question is if a pig
was raised on grain and healthy
00:51:41.66\00:51:50.87
food, is it still unsafe to eat?
00:51:50.91\00:51:55.51
Jean: That's a
good question, Celesta.
00:51:55.54\00:51:57.31
Now, of course, remember,
back in Bible times, pigs
00:51:57.35\00:51:59.21
were raised on organic things.
00:51:59.25\00:52:04.12
You know, they pretty
healthy back then because
00:52:04.15\00:52:06.19
they didn't have all of
the chemicals and the hormones
00:52:06.22\00:52:08.32
that you have today.
00:52:08.36\00:52:09.99
Now, of course, it
makes it even worse when meat
00:52:10.03\00:52:12.56
is pumped full of hormones.
00:52:12.59\00:52:14.56
The reason God tells us not to
eat pork isn't because of what
00:52:14.56\00:52:18.43
the animal ate, but
it's because of the biology
00:52:18.47\00:52:21.10
of the actual animal itself.
00:52:21.14\00:52:23.54
Pigs have an amazing ability
to retain high degrees of toxins
00:52:23.57\00:52:27.98
in their flesh, in their system.
00:52:28.01\00:52:30.58
Pigs can eat anything.
00:52:30.61\00:52:32.45
It is amazing what they can
eat, and they don't get sick,
00:52:32.48\00:52:34.85
and they keep going.
00:52:34.88\00:52:36.18
They are, now, unhealthy.
00:52:36.22\00:52:37.42
They have high levels of fat,
and the first meat that a doctor
00:52:37.45\00:52:40.26
will take somebody off, if
they're having heart problems,
00:52:40.29\00:52:42.49
is pork.
00:52:42.52\00:52:44.23
So it's not so much
what you feed the pig.
00:52:44.26\00:52:46.63
It's the biology of the pig
itself that becomes so dangerous
00:52:46.66\00:52:49.70
because it does retain a high
degree of toxins in its system
00:52:49.73\00:52:52.90
and a high degree of fat
no matter what you feed it.
00:52:52.93\00:52:55.70
So according to the Bible,
you want to stay away from pork.
00:52:55.74\00:52:58.67
It's an unclean animal.
00:52:58.71\00:53:00.51
Carlos: Yes, all right.
00:53:00.54\00:53:02.44
And Anthony from Michigan,
welcome to "Bible Answers Live."
00:53:02.48\00:53:04.61
You're on the air.
00:53:04.65\00:53:06.35
Anthony: Hi, my question
is--my father, he used to
00:53:06.38\00:53:11.22
encourage me to try to take God
seriously, but now he himself
00:53:11.25\00:53:16.52
doesn't want
anything to do with God.
00:53:16.56\00:53:19.03
And my mother--I'm not trying
to judge, but she seems to
00:53:19.06\00:53:24.17
take it a little bit lightly.
00:53:24.20\00:53:26.13
And I want to honor my father
and mother so that I can keep
00:53:26.17\00:53:29.00
both the Ten Commandments, but
I don't know if until I see them
00:53:29.04\00:53:32.41
taking a relationship with God
more seriously, would my efforts
00:53:32.44\00:53:36.75
be better spent trying
to please God in other ways?
00:53:36.78\00:53:40.25
Jean: Well, you know,
I think--a good question.
00:53:40.28\00:53:42.48
I think, first of all, we want
to try and honor our parents
00:53:42.52\00:53:44.72
irrespective of
whether or not they follow God.
00:53:44.75\00:53:48.99
I mean, just the fact that
they're our parents, we want to
00:53:49.02\00:53:51.33
treat them with respect.
00:53:51.36\00:53:52.89
But having said that is, you
know, God is our first parent,
00:53:52.93\00:53:56.20
and He needs to be first
and foremost in our life.
00:53:56.23\00:53:58.50
We don't want to do those things
to honor our parents that would
00:53:58.53\00:54:01.74
contradict honoring
our heavenly Father,
00:54:01.77\00:54:04.01
so, you know,
that's the priority.
00:54:04.04\00:54:05.81
But what can we do for our
parents if they're not serious
00:54:05.84\00:54:08.54
about taking their
Christianity or trusting in God?
00:54:08.58\00:54:11.71
We can pray for them.
00:54:11.75\00:54:13.88
We can be an
example in the way we live.
00:54:13.92\00:54:16.05
We can't keep harassing them.
00:54:16.08\00:54:19.09
We need to respect them and let
them make their own decision.
00:54:19.12\00:54:22.69
We can pray for them, try
and be a good example, and when
00:54:22.72\00:54:25.66
the opportunity opens up,
we could witness, but we can't
00:54:25.69\00:54:29.13
push our views on anyone,
but we can pray for them.
00:54:29.16\00:54:33.40
At the same time, do everything
you can to witness to others.
00:54:33.44\00:54:35.97
It's not one or the other.
00:54:36.00\00:54:37.21
It's both.
00:54:37.24\00:54:38.97
In everything we do, we try to
be a positive example to others.
00:54:39.01\00:54:41.34
And, you know, Carlos, I
know you were a opportunity to
00:54:41.38\00:54:44.35
witness to your parents, and you
actually had the privilege of
00:54:44.38\00:54:47.45
baptizing your mom and your dad,
so just through your example and
00:54:47.48\00:54:53.49
not pushing but being able to be
a positive light, you were able
00:54:53.52\00:54:56.69
to make an
impact upon their life.
00:54:56.73\00:54:58.46
Carlos: Amen, let
them see Christ in you.
00:54:58.49\00:55:00.13
Jean: That's right.
00:55:00.16\00:55:01.70
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Carlos: All right, we want to
welcome you back to this special
00:55:28.19\00:55:29.96
bonus part that we have with
email questions that have come
00:55:29.99\00:55:33.83
in, and so we'll do the
rapid-fire email questions.
00:55:33.86\00:55:36.20
For Pastor Jean, "Jean,
God created everything in the
00:55:36.23\00:55:39.83
universe, but who created God?"
00:55:39.87\00:55:41.74
Jean: Oh, that's the
question we hear quite a bit,
00:55:41.77\00:55:43.17
"Where did God come from?"
00:55:43.20\00:55:44.71
The Bible doesn't tell us.
00:55:44.74\00:55:46.64
Matter of fact, the
Bible says that God's ways
00:55:46.68\00:55:48.11
is higher than our ways.
00:55:48.14\00:55:49.84
The Bible says God is eternal,
and "He has no beginning.
00:55:49.88\00:55:52.55
He has no end." We
can't understand that.
00:55:52.58\00:55:54.82
We live in a realm of time.
00:55:54.85\00:55:56.48
We have a beginning.
00:55:56.52\00:55:57.65
We have an end.
00:55:57.69\00:55:58.89
Everything we know has
a beginning and an end,
00:55:58.92\00:56:00.29
but God is not in our realm.
00:56:00.32\00:56:02.16
The Bible says he's eternal.
00:56:02.19\00:56:04.36
So those are the questions
we'll probably need to ask
00:56:04.39\00:56:06.80
when we get to heaven,
but the Bible doesn't tell us.
00:56:06.83\00:56:09.30
Carlos: All right.
00:56:09.33\00:56:10.67
Lindsay Inlet is asking, "Is
Zachariah in the Old Testament,
00:56:10.70\00:56:12.63
the author of
the book Zechariah,
00:56:12.67\00:56:14.80
the father of John the Baptist?"
00:56:14.84\00:56:16.17
Jean: No, they are
two different people.
00:56:16.20\00:56:17.54
Zechariah was a
popular name or at least
00:56:17.57\00:56:19.71
a more common Jewish name.
00:56:19.74\00:56:21.91
Zechariah, the father of John
the Baptist, is not the same
00:56:21.94\00:56:24.98
Zechariah that wrote the book of
Zechariah in the Old Testament.
00:56:25.01\00:56:28.42
Carlos: All right,
another question, "God demanded
00:56:28.45\00:56:29.88
the Israelites to annihilate
the occupants of pagan cities,
00:56:29.92\00:56:32.15
but what will be the fate
of the children and babies
00:56:32.19\00:56:33.99
of those cities
at the resurrection?"
00:56:34.02\00:56:35.72
Jean: Yes, what
happens to those who died under
00:56:35.76\00:56:38.63
the age of accountability
in these judgments that came?
00:56:38.66\00:56:41.33
I guess the same
question could be asked
00:56:41.36\00:56:43.23
with reference to the children
at the time of the flood.
00:56:43.26\00:56:45.27
When God destroyed, the
flood, there were children,
00:56:45.30\00:56:47.40
young children, little babies.
00:56:47.44\00:56:48.70
Well, I think God's going
to have to deal with those
00:56:48.74\00:56:50.91
individually as far as judgment.
00:56:50.94\00:56:53.11
He knows the end
from the beginning.
00:56:53.14\00:56:54.98
What we do know
is, for a believer,
00:56:55.01\00:56:57.18
if they lose their child,
they have the hope of being
00:56:57.21\00:57:01.35
reunited with their
child in the resurrection.
00:57:01.38\00:57:03.89
So, for a believer, if a
child dies under the age of
00:57:03.92\00:57:07.69
accountability, or a baby, we
have the hope of being reunited.
00:57:07.72\00:57:11.26
Carlos: All right, another
question, "Are the 144,000
00:57:11.29\00:57:13.66
the only people
saved when Jesus comes?"
00:57:13.70\00:57:16.03
Jean: Well, the Bible speaks
about a group of people that
00:57:16.06\00:57:18.87
will be saved, when Jesus comes,
who have the seal of God in
00:57:18.90\00:57:21.80
their foreheads.
00:57:21.84\00:57:23.04
It also talks about a great
resurrection where people will
00:57:23.07\00:57:25.97
be from every multitude, nation,
tribe, and tongue and people.
00:57:26.01\00:57:28.94
There will be a
great group of people.
00:57:28.98\00:57:30.68
So the 144,000 represent God's
end-time apostles, you might
00:57:30.71\00:57:34.92
say, who are, in a special way,
doing a work for proclaiming
00:57:34.95\00:57:39.32
the three angels'
messages at the end of time.
00:57:39.35\00:57:41.49
They symbolize those
who will be translated when
00:57:41.52\00:57:43.79
Jesus comes a second time.
00:57:43.83\00:57:46.09
Carlos: All right,
"What did Jesus mean when he
00:57:46.13\00:57:48.06
said that 'night is
coming when no one can work'?"
00:57:48.10\00:57:50.40
Jean: Well, you know, now is the
opportunity that we can work.
00:57:50.43\00:57:53.17
There is a time coming, the
Bible says in Revelation 22,
00:57:53.20\00:57:56.27
where Jesus says, "He that
is holy, let him be holy still.
00:57:56.30\00:57:58.94
He that is filthy,
let him be filthy still."
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Probation closes.
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It's too late then. Now
is the time for us to work.
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but until next week, God bless.
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