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Pastor Doug Batchelor.
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Doug Batchelor: Hello friends,
welcome to "Bible Answers Live."
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Would you like to
hear an amazing fact?
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A subsidiary of Airbus called
Aalto has designed a solar
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powered aircraft that has broken
all records for sustained high
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altitude flight.
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It's called Zephyr.
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And its fantastic engineering
allows it to fly continuously
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for up to 90 days at a time.
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It soars above 60,000 feet
way up in the stratosphere above
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weather and regular air traffic.
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The wings are covered with solar
panels that charge during the
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day and the ultra light aircraft
flies with efficient propellers
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on battery power
through the night.
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The latest Zephyr 8/S has a wing
span of 82 feet but only weighs
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a hundred and thirty pounds.
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It can reach up to 76,100
feet and can lift a payload of
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11 pounds.
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You might be wondering, what's
the practical purpose for such
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an aircraft?
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The plan is that they
would serve as flying cellular
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phone towers.
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One of these soaring aircraft
could cover as much territory as
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200 land-based towers.
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They're hoping future
models can stay a law for up to
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nine months.
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You know, this is an amazing
achievement, but actually
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biologists have discovered that
God created a little bird called
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a common swift that can
fly for ten months straight
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without landing.
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They eat and sleep on the wing.
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Can you picture that?
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And I understand the albatross,
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it can go years
without landing on land.
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It may land in the
water and need something,
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but it doesn't
touch land for years.
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So, it's just incredible
that they've actually got this
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aircraft passer Ross
that'll fly for 90 days now.
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They're hoping for
300 days in a few years.
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Jëan Ross: Well, pastor Doug,
we've been on some long flights.
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I know you have.
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I think Dubai going to
Australia, New Zealand is one of
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the longest.
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You know, 16, 18 hours is
long, but 90 days in the air.
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Good thing, people
can't fly on that one.
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But it's amazing what technology
is doing just being able to fly
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higher, and longer, and further.
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And of course, we're only
catching up with what God had
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made where birds can
fly for--what did you say?
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Ten months?
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Doug: Yeah, with--the swift can
go ten months without landing.
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They put little transmitters on
it and they tracked some of 'em,
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they just--they
didn't land for ten months.
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They'll swoop down and they'll
scoop a little water off a pond.
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They eat bugs out of the air.
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They soar real high then
they sleep as they spiral down.
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And it's just incredible.
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They just never land.
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So, it's kind of interesting to
me, you know, I'm interested in
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solar power that they're
now--and by the way, they said
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that they need to thank people
like Elon Musk and others that
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have developed these ultra light
high efficient batteries 'cause
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they couldn't do this a
few years ago, batteries were
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too heavy.
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But the batteries are getting so
much more powerful and lighter
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that now they can support an
aircraft all through the night
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and then it charges during
the day 'cause they're up above
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the clouds.
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They'll have sunny days
every day that they're up there.
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It's kind of amazing.
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By the way, you know, it
makes me think about--the Bible
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teaches that someday
believers are gonna have
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supercharged wings.
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You can read in the book of
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Isaiah chapter 40, verse 31,
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"Those who wait upon the Lord
will renew their strength: they
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will mount up with wings like
eagles; they'll run and not be
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weary, they will
walk and not faint."
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Paul tells us in prophecy that
when Jesus comes, we're gonna
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soar up through
the air to meet Him.
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That's in 1 Thessalonians 4,
verse 16, speaking of what we
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call the rapture, it's not
a secret, but it's a rapture.
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"For the Lord Himself
will descend from heaven with a
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shout, with the voice of the
archangel, and with the trumpet
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of God, and the dead
in Christ will rise first.
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Then we who are alive and remain
will be caught up together with
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them in the clouds," though it's
not a UFO, "to meet the Lord in
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the air, and thus we
will always be with the Lord."
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Now, all Christians believe
that the Lord's coming and we're
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gonna go up.
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Some believe that there's a
secret rapture that takes place
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before the tribulation.
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And then of course, there're
many Christians who believe that
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we'll be caught up.
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It's not a secret and
it's at the conclusion of this
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great tribulation.
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So, we're gonna find out what
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a free offer on
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Jëan: We do.
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It's a book entitled,
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Wanna know about what
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Well, the Bible is pretty clear
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Bible verses in the
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Well, we're ready for the phone
lines but before we go to the
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phone lines, we always wanna
start with the word of prayer.
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Dear Father, we're are so
grateful for this time where we
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can open up Your Word and study.
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Thank You for the ability to
expand this Bible study around
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the globe.
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And so Lord, we ask Your
blessing on our time together
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today in Jesus's name, amen.
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Doug: Amen.
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Jëan: Our first caller
this evening is, Gary, listening
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in Illinois.
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Gary, welcome to
"Bible Answers Live."
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Gary: In Matthew 24:12, it
says, "The end times will be
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lawlessness and it will increase
and perilous times will come."
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And so, the president elect
is a climate change denier, the
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attorney general nominee for
a long time under investigation
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for sexual misconduct, illicit
drug use, campaign fund misuse.
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The secretary of health
nominee is the vaccine denier.
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So, my question is, is this
political stuff or is perilous
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stuff getting us full force?
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Doug: All right, thanks
for your question, Gary.
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I would not limit the prophecy
that says that, "Lawlessness
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will abound," to a particular
person or political party.
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I think it's saying in general
that around the world there
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would be a
disregard for God's law.
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And so--and you see that,
you know, just take a look for
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instance of the law that
says--seventh commandment,
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"Don't commit adultery."
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People around the world
now, the Western civilization is
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basically treating
sex like shaking hands.
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They--people don't get married,
they don't believe in the
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sanctity of marriage.
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The idea of the sanctity of life
with abortion, not respecting
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that and--or euthanasia.
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And you can just go
through the commandments.
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Not to mention the commandments
to talk about man's respect and
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honor for God in the first four
commandments, but in the last
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six commandments,
"Thou shalt not covet."
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There's more litigation
and lawsuits now, today for
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extraordinary
amounts for trivial things.
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People want millions of dollars.
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So, it--there's
greed, there's immorality.
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So, there's a lawlessness and
that kills the love of God in
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our hearts.
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And Jesus said, "Because
the lawlessness will abound, the
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love of many will grow cold."
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And we see that happening today.
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Jëan: You know, we do have
a study guide that talks about
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God's law.
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It's called "Written in Stone."
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It's about the Ten Commandments.
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A lot of people might think,
"Well, the Ten Commandments that
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was for people back in the Old
Testament, we're living in the
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New Testament times," or, "We're
under grace," so to speak, "we
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don't have to keep
the Ten Commandments."
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But you'll discover if you
get the study guide and read the
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verses there that yes, God wants
his law written upon the heart.
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So, we'll be sending this to
anyone who wants to learn more
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about it.
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The number is 800-835-6747.
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You can ask for the study guide.
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It's called, "Written in Stone"
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and it talks about
the Ten Commandments
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and its importance
even today in society.
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Thank you, Gary.
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We've got Glenn in Ohio.
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Glenn, welcome to
"Bible Answers Live."
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Glenn: Hello, welcome
to "Bible Answers Live."
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Thank you for taking my call.
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Doug: Yes, sir.
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Glenn: There's a couple of
scriptures that refer to being
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saved as futuristic.
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One of them says that, "Our
salvation is nearer than when we
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first believed."
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And the other is Matthew 24:13
that, "He that endures to the
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end, the same shall be saved."
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Isn't it the truth that
salvation is a futuristic thing
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that they will be saved or is
there a scripture in the Bible
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that says that, "At
conversion, people are saved?"
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Doug: That's a great question.
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And you know, the answer would
be that when we first come to
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Jesus, we are saved
from the penalty of sin.
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And during our life, we
experience sanctification where
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God gives us victory and we're
saved from the power of sin.
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And when Jesus comes, then
we are saved, and this is future
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from the presence of sin.
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And so, you actually have
different stages or facets of
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salvation that
are being referred to.
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Christ began His ministry.
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He said, "The kingdom
of heaven is at hand."
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Anyone listening to my voice
right now can turn to Christ,
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repent of their sins,
confess their sins to God, ask
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for salvation.
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You become a
citizen in His kingdom.
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Well, then you begin, you know,
battle against temptation, then
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you need power from His Spirit
to deal with the power of sin
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and temptation.
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And ultimately, as we endure to
the end, we will be saved from
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the presence of sin,
never be tempted again.
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So, that's why I think
you're seeing these different
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dimensions because it's talking
about the different phases.
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Jëan: We have a book that talks
about that, it's called, "Three
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Steps to Heaven."
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And it explains this gift
of salvation and how it works.
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And we'll be happy to send
it to anyone who calls and asks.
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The number is 800-835-6747.
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Again, it's called,
"Three Steps to Heaven."
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It is a great read.
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It's a really good.
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Makes it clear, very
plain, this Gospel truth.
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John Basco in Arkansas.
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John, welcome to the program.
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John Basco: Hello,
Pastor Ross, Pastor Doug.
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Thank you so much
for taking my call.
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I have a question
about Deuteronomy chapter 12,
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verse 15.
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It reads, "Not withstanding thou
mayest kill and eat flesh in all
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thy gates."
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It goes on to say, "The unclean
and the clean may eat thereof."
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Is this saying that
all meats are clean?
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Doug: No.
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Well, first of all, if you
compare it to other scriptures
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written by the same author, He
says, "You shall not eat these
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unclean animals,
they are an abomination."
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Clean and unclean did not only
apply to animals, there were
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people who are sometimes
unceremoniously clean and
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there's several things
that could make you that way.
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You may have just
come from a funeral, you're
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considered unclean.
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If you had been involved in
burying a dead family member,
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there were other diseases you
might have, or psoriasis, or any
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kind of open wound,
you were called unclean.
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But he's saying that when it
came to the feast, whether you
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were clean or unclean, you
could participate in eating of
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this feast.
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It's talking about the people.
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Let's not talk about
eating unclean animals.
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And some folks have read this
before and thought, "Oh, look at
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here, it's a contradiction."
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But no, he's talking about the
people who are participating in
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this feast.
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Whether they are clean or
unclean, they may eat of it.
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Jëan: Okay, great, thank you.
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We've got David in Florida.
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David, welcome to
"Bible Answers Live."
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David: Hi, good
afternoon pastors.
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Got a quick question for you.
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Doug: Yes, sir.
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John Basco: A couple of verses
here, Daniel chapter 2:21,
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Romans chapter 3, verse 1,
and Hosea 8:2 to 4, referring to
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setting up things
and taking them down.
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And is that still relevant today
for like God raising the world
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leaders up today and
putting them in office?
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Doug: Yeah, I think that
especially in the book of
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Daniel, let me read this for our
listeners, this is Daniel 2:21.
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And Daniel is saying this in the
context of a vision that goes
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through five world empires
or phases of world empires.
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I should say, the gold, the
silver, the bronze, the iron,
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the iron, and the clay.
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And he says" He
changes times in the seasons.
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He removes kings and
raise up, raises up kings.
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He gives wisdom to the
wise and knowledge to those who
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have understanding."
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So, yes, God is
ultimately supreme.
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That doesn't mean that every
leader that is in power is in
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power because they are good.
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God says that sometimes He's
allowed even wicked people to be
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in leadership so they
could chastise other countries.
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And you know, I think God even
used Attila the hun to kind of
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humble Rome.
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I mean, it doesn't mean that
Attila was a good guy but, you
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know, anytime God wants, He
can blink and a world power, you
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know, they can come
to an end instantly.
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So, God is ultimately
supreme and sovereign.
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And I think these verses
are saying that--and we should
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even pray.
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Paul says we should pray
for those that are in positions
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of leadership.
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Jëan: And I think another thing
to add to that Pastor Doug is,
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it's true that God is ultimately
in charge, but often He allows
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people to receive the
consequences of their choices.
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Sometimes people make bad
choices and they elect people
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that bring pain and sorrow.
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You look at the history of
Israel, some of the kings that
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were loyal to God, the
whole nation was blessed.
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But when kings were put in place
that turned the people away from
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God or rebelled against
God, it seemed the whole
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nation suffered.
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So God does allow consequences
to follow bad choices.
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Doug: Absolutely.
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Jëan: So we can't say every
king or leader or president or
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whatever it might be is always
necessarily, that's specifically
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the will of God.
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Sometimes God will allow
people to make choices that have
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negative consequences.
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Hopefully, so we can learn.
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Doug: Sometimes a nation
will get the leader it deserves.
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Jëan: Yeah, that's true.
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Doug: So, anyway,
thanks so much, David.
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I hope that helps a little bit.
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Jëan: We've got
Richard in Florida.
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Richard welcome to
"Bible Answers Live."
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Richard: Hey, thank you pastors.
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Pastor Doug, In your sermon
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on Saturday, you said
Jesus is Jehovah and that
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caught me and I went, wow, so
we baptized in the name of the
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Father and of the
Son, the third commandment.
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You know, that's why I'm not
take the name of the Lord, I got
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in vain.
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Our father who art in heaven
hallowed be Thy name, what is
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the name of the Father?
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Doug: Well, it seems that--first
of all, keep in mind, Jesus said
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that He and the Father are one
and when God reveals Himself to
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Moses and He
says, "I am that I am."
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And knowing exactly how
to pronounce the sacred name
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of God.
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It's been everything
from Jehovah to Yahweh.
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But that is the same title that
is used for Jesus as well as the
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Father in different verses.
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The Bible says there is no
Savior but Jehovah and 'cause
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Christ is Savior.
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And it says, "Jehovah and
Jehovah only knows the thoughts
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of men's hearts."
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Well, Jesus knew the
thoughts of people's hearts.
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So if you look in the
Old Testament at a lot of
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characteristics that God
uses Jehovah uses to identify
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Himself, you'll find that Jesus
meets those criteria in the
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New Testament.
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So, the Jehovah of the Bible
in the Old Testament is the
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true God.
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Well, the true God is
the Father, Son and Spirit.
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So Jesus is the same God that
you find in the Old Testament.
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It's not a different God.
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Jëan: We have a book,
it's called "The Name of God."
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And we'll be happy to send this
to anyone who calls and ask the
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number is 800-835-6747.
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You can dial
"#250" on your smartphone.
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Ask for the book
written by Pastor Doug.
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It's called "The Name of God."
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And I think Pastor Doug you get
into some other verses there.
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Sometimes people say, well,
you gotta pronounce God's name
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a certain way or you
gotta use the right title.
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You get into all of that
in the book and explain that--
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Doug: It goes into a lot of
detail and I enjoyed that study.
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I need to read it again because
I probably forgot some of what
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I wrote.
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Jëan: All right, next call that
we have is Andrew in Kansas.
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Andrew welcome to
"Bible Answers Live."
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Andrew: Okay, so, my question
was, do demons need to possess
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a body to
manifest in front of us?
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Like just to--they need possess
a body to like just look like
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a normal person in front of us?
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Doug: I don't believe so.
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So, does the devil need to
possess a living human in order
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to reveal himself?
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I don't think so
because you read in, is it,
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2 Corinthians 11?
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Paul says "Satan himself
is transformed into an angel
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of light."
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Meaning, you know, the
devil is a devil of illusion.
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He has power over light.
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One of Lucifer's names was
light bearer and he can create
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illusions and I think his demons
can create illusions and, you
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know, we can project images
on the wall and we can make 3d,
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what do you call them
allo gram, holograms--
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Jëan: Holograms.
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Doug: We can
create 3D holograms.
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The devil's probably got
better technology than we do.
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So, I don't think he needs
to have a human being to show
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a demonic manifestation.
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I think, he can create illusion.
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We've all met people who
have also been possessed.
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That give us a picture of
what the devil can be like.
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Jëan: Yeah, the Bible does say
in Ephesians chapter 6 verse 12.
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Paul says "We wrestle not
against flesh and blood, but
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against Principalities, against
powers, against the rulers of
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the darkness of this world,
against spiritual wickedness in
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high places."
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So you get the idea there.
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It's not flesh and blood.
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Now, of course, an evil spirit,
a demon can possess a person,
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But evil angels are ever present
trying to influence people,
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trying to
manipulate them to, sin.
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Doug: Yeah, and we
have a book we can send on.
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"Did God Create a Devil"
that will answer some of the
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questions about how the
devil works and tempts people
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and manipulates.
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Jëan: The number to call
for that is 800-835-6747.
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The book is called, actually one
of our study guides, "Did God
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Create a Devil?"
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And it goes way back in Bible
time and explains the origin of
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evil and Satan, you can dial
"#250" on your smartphone and
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ask for that.
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It's called, "Did
God Create a Devil?"
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Next call that we have
is David in California.
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David, you're on
"Bible Answers Live."
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David: My question is I figure,
okay, is the end of times when
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Michael comes and it says,
you know, the righteous will be
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right, the dead and right
would be right first and the
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righteous one.
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So I figured
they've already been judged.
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So, when does, it says when the
the books will be open and all
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will be in front of God and be
judged, when does that happen?
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Doug: At the end
of the millennium.
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There's what you would call
a great white throne judgment.
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Now, this takes place after
the wicked try to take the city
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of God.
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You read about Gog and Magog,
which is a, it's just a symbolic
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name for the
enemies of God's people.
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They cover the earth like the
sand of the sea, and they seek
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to take the new Jerusalem and
Christ rises above the city and
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it just brings it all to a
screeching halt and He makes
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everyone's life
pass before them.
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And there's this great white
throne judgment at that time.
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And you know, the Bible says,
we must all stand before the
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judgment seat of Christ.
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So even those in the city
whose names are in the book and
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they're declared innocent,
fallen angels, good angels, the
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wicked, everyone is
present at that moment.
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And that's when every tongue
declares that Jesus Christ
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is Lord.
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But that's also the time,
the way I understand it, of the
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Great White throne judgement.
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Jëan: Yeah, the Bible indicates
that there is different phases
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of the judgment.
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We call what maybe the
pre-advent judgment sometimes
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called the investigative
judgment that takes place before
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Jesus comes because when He
comes, He comes with this reward
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to give to every man
according to his deeds.
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So, there's some kind of
a judgment we believe that's
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happening even now, that
judgment began with the dead.
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And now it's moving into,
we don't know when the Bible
00:21:15.47\00:21:17.84
doesn't say, but it
moves into the living and then
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probation closes.
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You have the
Second Coming of Christ.
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And then at the end of the 1,000
years, you have the wicked,
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those who didn't make it to
heaven, their judgment where
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they stand before God
in the Great White Throne.
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We have, I'm thinking two
study guides that get into this.
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The one is called "Case Closed."
00:21:34.59\00:21:36.56
It talks about this judgment
as well as another study guide
00:21:36.59\00:21:39.63
called "1,000 years of Peace."
00:21:39.66\00:21:41.20
And that talks about the
millennium as well as the
00:21:41.23\00:21:43.47
judgment at the
end of the millennium.
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So you can call and
ask for both of them.
00:21:44.87\00:21:46.97
The number is 800-835-6747.
00:21:47.00\00:21:50.47
Ask for the study guide.
00:21:50.51\00:21:51.84
It's called "Case Closed" and
also for the one "1,000 years of
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peace and a lot of verses and
a lot of good information there.
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Thank you, David.
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We've got Patty in Idaho.
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Patty welcome to
"Bible Answers Live."
00:22:02.05\00:22:04.69
Patty: Hi, good evening pastors.
00:22:04.72\00:22:06.62
I have a question as far as
elective medical procedures and
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specifically, my situation is
over this past year, I've lost a
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significant amount of weight and
so I've been looking into skin
00:22:16.16\00:22:20.97
removal surgery and even though
it's not medically necessary, to
00:22:21.00\00:22:25.87
have the surgery, you know,
the extra skin makes me very
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insecure and uncomfortable.
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And I'm just curious what
the Bible would say about these
00:22:31.88\00:22:34.85
elective medical procedures, if
God would view this as vain and
00:22:34.88\00:22:39.29
something I did this to myself.
00:22:39.32\00:22:41.39
So I kind of need to put up
with it or I mean, if He would
00:22:41.42\00:22:45.03
understand the, insecurities
that come along with that.
00:22:45.06\00:22:48.43
Doug: Sure, great question.
00:22:48.46\00:22:50.23
And I would say that, you know,
you don't want to do anything
00:22:50.27\00:22:53.64
that's gonna put your health
at risk but there is certainly
00:22:53.67\00:22:57.17
nothing wrong.
00:22:57.21\00:22:58.54
I mean, why do we comb our hair
in the morning if Christians
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should care about trying to--
take care of their appearance.
00:23:00.68\00:23:04.85
I brush my teeth
not only to clean them.
00:23:04.88\00:23:06.78
I want them to be white and,
you know, if you need to do some
00:23:06.82\00:23:12.39
kind of cosmetic surgery to, to
improve your appearance and it's
00:23:12.42\00:23:17.49
not doing anything that's going
to injure your health and it'll
00:23:17.53\00:23:20.60
make give you more security.
00:23:20.63\00:23:22.73
There's,
nothing wrong with that.
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Jëan: And as I said, as you
mentioned, pastor, like they
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could be, you know, long term,
they, it's good to take care of
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that if there's
extra skin, remove it.
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Doug: Yeah, congratulations
on losing all that weight.
00:23:32.57\00:23:34.54
Jëan: Yeah, that's
something to be celebrated.
00:23:34.58\00:23:36.01
Doug: Yeah.
00:23:36.04\00:23:37.58
Jëan: So, all right.
00:23:37.61\00:23:38.91
Thank you, Patty.
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We got Mary in Washington.
00:23:40.28\00:23:41.62
Mary welcome to
"Bible Answers Live."
00:23:41.65\00:23:43.02
Mary: Thank you,
for taking my call.
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I'm calling about the text that
talks about a woman should cover
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her head before she prays.
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Doug: Yeah, 1 Corinthians.
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Mary: And I'm wondering if
that's just something for the
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Bible times or if
that's any reference for today.
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And if that refers to having
your head with long hair or what
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do you have?
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Doug: First of all, we wanna be
careful not to build a doctrine
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on one verse.
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And in this passage where Paul
is talking about reverence, you
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have to ask yourself, is he
saying that every woman in every
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culture in all time is
supposed to cover her head when
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she prays?
00:24:23.63\00:24:24.96
Or is he saying one place
he says in the same passage, a
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woman, God gives a woman hair
as a natural covering and he
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doesn't say her head needs
to be covered all the time.
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He says, you know what,
she's praying in public.
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And then later in the
verse, he says, "For we have no
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such tradition.
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He uses the word tradition."
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So I would say, you know,
whatever your culture is, the
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tradition is of
respect, you wanna honor that.
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I think Paul was talking about a
cultural tradition and he wanted
00:24:48.78\00:24:53.86
to have the women be
showing signs of respect.
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For example, when Pastor Ross
and I were in Israel together,
00:24:57.03\00:25:00.40
it's probably
been three years now.
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You know, we go into a
church, we take our hats off.
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When we went to the wailing
wall, they said put your hat on
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because that's why the Jews wear
a yarmulke when they go into.
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And so custom
to whom customs do.
00:25:13.68\00:25:16.75
If you walk in the typical
American church, barefoot,
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they'll say, you
know, no shoes, no service.
00:25:19.58\00:25:22.02
But well, we don't say that.
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But you know, but if you go to
the churches in Asia, they say
00:25:23.32\00:25:27.09
take off your shoes.
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We went to a church in India
where there are like 30,000
00:25:28.49\00:25:30.39
pairs of shoes and we have
given no line of and we're not
00:25:30.43\00:25:34.60
exaggerating there was at
least 25,000 pairs of shoes.
00:25:34.63\00:25:37.53
So they take off their
shoes as a sign of respect.
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It seems like this passage
would fall in the category as
00:25:40.27\00:25:44.01
respecting the tradition
of submission to God and the
00:25:44.04\00:25:48.74
relationship between husbands
and wives that might vary from
00:25:48.78\00:25:52.25
culture to culture.
00:25:52.28\00:25:54.08
So, and I would always tell a
person that, you know, if you're
00:25:54.12\00:25:58.22
convicted, there's certainly
nothing wrong with a woman
00:25:58.25\00:26:01.26
covering her head.
00:26:01.29\00:26:02.62
When we go to Russia, a lot of
the women there in the orthodox
00:26:02.66\00:26:06.29
churches, they
still cover their head.
00:26:06.33\00:26:07.86
In India, the women
still cover their heads.
00:26:07.86\00:26:10.47
And when Karen was there, she
dressed like the women there.
00:26:10.50\00:26:13.54
So you wanna do
whatever is gonna be respectful.
00:26:13.57\00:26:16.64
Any thoughts on that?
00:26:16.67\00:26:18.01
Jëan: Absolutely
Pastor Doug, you know, it's
00:26:18.04\00:26:19.34
always interesting.
00:26:19.37\00:26:20.68
It's, it's good when
you go and we go and we
00:26:20.71\00:26:22.41
preach in different churches.
00:26:22.44\00:26:23.75
It's good for us to kind of find
out what is acceptable culture
00:26:23.78\00:26:27.22
there for reverence because the
last thing you wanna do is do
00:26:27.25\00:26:30.25
something that might be
acceptable in North America
00:26:30.29\00:26:34.09
and you do it there and they
say, well, they're not being
00:26:34.12\00:26:36.19
reverent, they're not respecting
the Word of God or the preaching
00:26:36.22\00:26:38.96
of the word.
00:26:38.99\00:26:40.30
So, we gotta be
sensitive to that.
00:26:40.33\00:26:41.60
Doug: That's
right. That's good advice.
00:26:41.63\00:26:42.93
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Candace: Well, it was the year
2000 Tony and I had been wanting
00:27:13.60\00:27:17.53
to go north and be near
Canada where his family was and
00:27:17.57\00:27:20.44
Washington was looking
awfully green and pretty.
00:27:20.47\00:27:23.14
We did venture north and
everything fell into place.
00:27:23.17\00:27:25.77
We even got to build a home
and become homeowners for the
00:27:25.81\00:27:28.54
first time.
00:27:28.58\00:27:29.88
Tony: When we got to Washington,
we fluttered church to church.
00:27:29.91\00:27:34.38
We had gotten hurt.
00:27:34.42\00:27:35.75
Some things were said some
things were done to my son.
00:27:35.78\00:27:38.45
It was really painful and then I
started traveling and it drove a
00:27:38.49\00:27:43.16
wedge between Candace and I
was drinking so much on the road
00:27:43.19\00:27:49.33
that when I got home, I would
be just yelling at the top of my
00:27:49.36\00:27:53.60
lungs at my kids because
they didn't do something.
00:27:53.64\00:27:57.01
But yet I was hiding
behind this corroded life of
00:27:57.04\00:28:00.88
pure selfishness.
00:28:00.91\00:28:02.38
It was killing my marriage.
00:28:02.41\00:28:03.95
It was killing my
kids from the inside.
00:28:03.98\00:28:06.78
female: I remember just being
there being a lot of like fights
00:28:06.82\00:28:10.59
and my dad getting angry.
00:28:10.62\00:28:13.39
The more that my dad
would leave, the harder
00:28:13.42\00:28:16.79
it became.
00:28:16.83\00:28:18.46
Tony: Coming home was
harder than going on the road.
00:28:18.49\00:28:21.20
I was like, I can't wait
to go back on the road again.
00:28:21.23\00:28:23.23
Oh, my word.
00:28:23.26\00:28:24.60
I get to do what I want
when I want whenever I want.
00:28:24.63\00:28:26.33
I just relied on her to be the
spiritual side of the family.
00:28:26.37\00:28:29.40
You pray for him, you take
him for the church, you teaching
00:28:29.44\00:28:32.41
Jesus, You do that because
I'm not, I don't want to.
00:28:32.44\00:28:38.65
Candace: I was a terrified
person trying to find a balance
00:28:38.68\00:28:42.08
to make him happy, not get
angry with me and get angry with
00:28:42.12\00:28:44.99
the children.
00:28:45.02\00:28:46.35
For some strange reason, I don't
know how to explain it, this
00:28:46.39\00:28:49.66
amazing idea drops in my heart.
00:28:49.69\00:28:52.36
I really need to find a
church on Saturday because then
00:28:52.39\00:28:55.00
Saturday, I could really just
like have time with God and then
00:28:55.03\00:28:57.47
Sunday could be all
about getting ready for Monday.
00:28:57.50\00:28:59.87
A couple weeks later, this
postcard comes in the mailbox.
00:28:59.90\00:29:04.07
It just said Most
Amazing Prophecies.
00:29:04.11\00:29:07.24
And I looked at the postcard and
it had mostamazingprophecies.com
00:29:07.28\00:29:11.45
and I watched one
after another after another.
00:29:11.48\00:29:13.58
When I got to number
seven, it was about the Sabbath.
00:29:13.62\00:29:16.08
I just got on my knees and
completely rededicated my heart
00:29:16.12\00:29:18.65
to Jesus.
00:29:18.69\00:29:20.02
And from pretty much the
middle of December to the end of
00:29:20.06\00:29:22.39
January, I spent
Sabbath in at home.
00:29:22.42\00:29:25.79
I would turn on saccentral.org.
00:29:25.83\00:29:28.20
I don't know how I came across
it, but I would listen to that
00:29:28.23\00:29:31.00
and get out my Bible.
00:29:31.03\00:29:32.37
And I was like,
this is my church.
00:29:32.40\00:29:33.80
One of the commercials at
the end of "Amazing Facts"
00:29:33.84\00:29:37.01
or whatever will
say sabbathtruth.com.
00:29:37.04\00:29:40.21
And I thought, "You
know what, I wanna check
00:29:40.24\00:29:41.58
out sabbathtruth.com."
00:29:41.61\00:29:42.94
So I clicked on there.
00:29:42.98\00:29:44.28
And then off to the right
hand side, there was a spot that
00:29:44.31\00:29:46.48
said, "How can I find a
Sabbath keeping church?"
00:29:46.51\00:29:49.15
So I clicked on it.
00:29:49.18\00:29:50.99
Hey, there's Mount Vernon.
00:29:51.02\00:29:52.75
Mount Vernon is only
about 20 miles south of me.
00:29:52.79\00:29:55.26
I could, go there.
00:29:55.29\00:29:57.06
So I go inside and I'm sitting
there and then a gentleman
00:29:57.09\00:30:00.70
comes up.
00:30:00.73\00:30:02.03
He's like, "Hi,
what's your name?"
00:30:02.06\00:30:03.40
And his wife and his kids.
00:30:03.43\00:30:04.73
"How did you find us?"
00:30:04.77\00:30:06.07
I told him my story and
he goes, "Would you like to
00:30:06.10\00:30:07.84
get baptized?"
00:30:07.87\00:30:09.60
Just about a week and so later
on the ninth, I was baptized.
00:30:09.64\00:30:13.27
Tony: In here.
00:30:13.31\00:30:14.64
I'm on the road and I'm
traveling and I'm drinking and
00:30:14.68\00:30:17.68
doing the business.
00:30:17.71\00:30:19.05
I'm earning money and it's
coming home and it's keeping my
00:30:19.08\00:30:21.48
wife at home with the kids.
00:30:21.52\00:30:22.85
But our relationship was
extremely strained because the
00:30:22.88\00:30:25.62
things I was being involved in,
on the road, this is, May now
00:30:25.65\00:30:31.03
and I'm on a
airplane flying home.
00:30:31.06\00:30:34.13
I've been watching my wife, I've
watched my son, my eight year
00:30:34.20\00:30:38.37
old daughter at this time
has already been baptized.
00:30:38.40\00:30:40.80
All four of them are in this
radical relationship with these
00:30:40.84\00:30:43.97
people at this church.
00:30:44.01\00:30:45.34
And the one thing that bugged me
the most was this Sabbath thing
00:30:45.37\00:30:49.08
like there has to be
something missing here.
00:30:49.11\00:30:51.85
And so I had this
list of scriptures.
00:30:51.88\00:30:53.85
I had two Bibles with me.
00:30:53.88\00:30:55.18
I traveled with and I started
to read and then it hits me just
00:30:55.22\00:30:59.69
your, my eyes just opening up to
discover that I had never ever,
00:30:59.72\00:31:04.66
ever honored God on His day.
00:31:04.69\00:31:07.76
Oh, we went to church.
00:31:07.83\00:31:09.13
We, were children and family
pastors and here I'm in this
00:31:09.16\00:31:13.37
airplane and God's
Word is speaking to me.
00:31:13.40\00:31:17.41
I came home and got on my knees
and asked my wife to forgive me.
00:31:17.44\00:31:21.74
And that day my life
was radically changed.
00:31:21.78\00:31:25.85
As the kids saw.
00:31:25.88\00:31:27.18
female: My parents are two
completely different people than
00:31:27.22\00:31:29.62
they were ten years ago.
00:31:29.65\00:31:31.02
When we all came together as one
family, as one unit, nothing was
00:31:31.05\00:31:35.09
going to separate
our family anymore.
00:31:35.12\00:31:36.59
We were more close
than we were before.
00:31:36.62\00:31:38.86
Tony: What Amazing
Facts has done for my family.
00:31:38.89\00:31:42.33
Oh my word.
00:31:42.36\00:31:43.87
The fact that we're talking like
this right now is a miracle.
00:31:43.90\00:31:48.40
My girls to hug
me, my son to hold me.
00:31:48.44\00:31:53.48
I am such a blessed man.
00:31:53.51\00:31:56.44
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My name is Doug Bachelor.
00:33:18.99\00:33:20.43
Jëan: My name is Jëan Ross.
00:33:20.46\00:33:21.73
And Pastor you
mentioned the phone number.
00:33:21.76\00:33:23.73
Let me mention it again.
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We've got Dan in Texas.
00:33:35.64\00:33:37.21
Dan, welcome to
"Bible Answers Live."
00:33:37.25\00:33:39.41
Dan: Yes. Hi.
00:33:39.45\00:33:41.62
Pastor Doug and pastor John, I
really appreciate your ministry.
00:33:41.65\00:33:45.72
Doug: Well, thank you.
00:33:45.75\00:33:47.92
Dan: Is there biblical
scriptural evidence or to prove
00:33:47.96\00:33:52.66
that Christ kept the
Sabbath after resurrection?
00:33:52.69\00:33:56.87
Doug: First of all Jesus,
He died on Friday afternoon,
00:33:56.90\00:34:01.34
He rested in the
tomb through the Sabbath.
00:34:01.37\00:34:03.84
He died just before the Sabbath
and He rose right after it
00:34:03.87\00:34:06.04
was over.
00:34:06.07\00:34:07.41
So it's like He rested
from His work of saving man.
00:34:07.44\00:34:09.78
The disciples refused to embalm
His body, at least they didn't
00:34:09.81\00:34:13.88
finish embalming His body
because it's as they went home
00:34:13.92\00:34:17.02
and kept the Sabbath according
to the commandment, came back
00:34:17.05\00:34:19.15
Sunday morning to finish.
00:34:19.19\00:34:20.69
If you're a Jew, you had three
days to do complete the burial.
00:34:20.72\00:34:24.66
And then of course, He rose
Sunday morning, then He appears
00:34:24.69\00:34:29.00
to the disciples on
earth over a period of 40 days.
00:34:29.03\00:34:33.34
And He taught them along the
way that I think the closest you
00:34:33.37\00:34:36.64
could come is revelation chapter
1 where it says John is in the
00:34:36.67\00:34:39.97
Spirit on the Lord's Day.
00:34:40.01\00:34:42.18
And the only day that is called
the Lord's Day in the Bible
00:34:42.21\00:34:45.28
would be the Sabbath day.
00:34:45.31\00:34:46.98
If you read in Isaiah 58 it
says, calls it the Sabbath of
00:34:47.02\00:34:51.25
the Lord, "On My holy day."
00:34:51.29\00:34:53.89
And in the commandment,
it says it's His day.
00:34:53.92\00:34:58.16
So, that would be the only
thing I can think of Pastor Ross
00:34:58.19\00:35:02.16
because it doesn't tell what
day He did different things.
00:35:02.20\00:35:04.73
Jëan: And after Jesus rose from
the dead, He didn't spend as
00:35:04.77\00:35:08.34
much time with His
disciples as He did before.
00:35:08.37\00:35:10.54
In other words,
they traveled with Jesus.
00:35:10.57\00:35:13.44
Christ was with His
disciples 24 hours a day.
00:35:13.48\00:35:16.08
He was teaching
in the synagogues.
00:35:16.11\00:35:17.88
That didn't occur
after the resurrection.
00:35:17.91\00:35:19.61
He appeared at different
times to the disciples.
00:35:19.65\00:35:21.85
On the very day Sunday after the
resurrection, He appeared to the
00:35:21.88\00:35:25.29
disciples that evening.
00:35:25.32\00:35:26.65
And then He told them He would
meet them again in Galilee.
00:35:26.69\00:35:29.42
So they journeyed up to Galilee
and then Jesus appeared to
00:35:29.46\00:35:31.89
them there.
00:35:31.93\00:35:33.26
So we don't see the same type
of time that Christ spent with
00:35:33.29\00:35:37.83
the disciples.
00:35:37.87\00:35:39.17
It doesn't mean that He
didn't appear on the Sabbath.
00:35:39.20\00:35:40.60
The Bible just doesn't say.
00:35:40.64\00:35:42.44
Doug: Well, it does tell us
also in Isaiah, "Speaking of the
00:35:42.47\00:35:45.24
future that in heaven," it says,
"It will come to pass it from
00:35:45.27\00:35:49.28
one Sabbath to another.
00:35:49.31\00:35:50.65
All flesh will come
and worship before me."
00:35:50.68\00:35:52.81
So that's in the future.
00:35:52.85\00:35:54.75
He says, all flesh, not
just Jews will come and worship
00:35:54.78\00:35:57.42
before Him on the Sabbath.
00:35:57.45\00:35:59.55
So I think there's
good evidence there.
00:35:59.59\00:36:02.69
Jëan: And of course, there's no
evidence in scripture of Jesus
00:36:02.72\00:36:04.89
ever changing the day of
worship after the resurrection.
00:36:04.93\00:36:08.23
You'd think that would have been
noted in a big way if that would
00:36:08.26\00:36:11.00
have happened, but that didn't.
00:36:11.03\00:36:12.47
All right, we got
Brad in California.
00:36:12.50\00:36:14.20
Brad, welcome to
"Bible Answers Live."
00:36:14.24\00:36:16.40
Brad: Hi, thanks
for taking my call.
00:36:16.44\00:36:18.57
Doug: Yes, sir. How can we help?
00:36:18.61\00:36:20.44
Brad: I have a question.
00:36:20.48\00:36:21.88
It's 1 Corinthians chapter
6 verse 9, when it talks about
00:36:21.91\00:36:26.58
idolaters will not
inherit the kingdom of God.
00:36:26.61\00:36:30.35
What exactly is meant by
idolaters in that context?
00:36:30.39\00:36:35.26
Doug: Yeah, well, the sin of
idolatry, it's mentioned in the
00:36:35.29\00:36:38.43
Ten Commandments in
the second commandment.
00:36:38.46\00:36:41.80
"You'll not make unto you any
graven images, the likeness of
00:36:41.83\00:36:44.43
anything in the heaven above or
the earth beneath or the waters
00:36:44.47\00:36:47.27
under the earth, you'll not
bow down yourself to them nor
00:36:47.30\00:36:50.14
serve them."
00:36:50.17\00:36:51.47
And it goes on to say,
"For I'm the Lord, your God.
00:36:51.51\00:36:53.58
I'm a jealous God."
00:36:53.61\00:36:54.94
So, idolatry is forbidden from
cover to cover in the Bible.
00:36:54.98\00:36:59.05
That means anytime we're
worshiping material things or
00:36:59.08\00:37:02.88
any likeness of God, and
we're putting it in the place or
00:37:02.92\00:37:07.06
making a God of it.
00:37:07.09\00:37:08.66
Now, that would mean, you know,
praying to a statue or praying
00:37:08.69\00:37:11.53
to a painting.
00:37:11.56\00:37:12.79
And you know, even a porcelain
figurine of Mary, some people
00:37:12.83\00:37:17.63
pray to that's making idols out
of things and worshiping them.
00:37:17.67\00:37:22.44
God says, "I am
everywhere I am a Spirit."
00:37:22.47\00:37:24.67
He fills heaven and earth.
00:37:24.71\00:37:26.41
Any plastic, concrete, stone,
gold representation we make of
00:37:26.44\00:37:31.75
God is gonna
belittle our concept.
00:37:31.78\00:37:35.15
And John tells us, keep yourself
from idols, my little children,
00:37:35.18\00:37:39.79
the beast power causes the
world to worship the image of
00:37:39.82\00:37:44.36
the beast.
00:37:44.39\00:37:45.63
And so you can find from Genesis
to revelation that God tells His
00:37:45.66\00:37:49.60
people do not worship idols.
00:37:49.63\00:37:51.67
We serve a living God.
00:37:51.70\00:37:53.44
We're to love people and
that some people love things.
00:37:53.47\00:37:57.04
So idols for people today
may not be a Buddha that they're
00:37:57.07\00:38:00.81
praying to.
00:38:00.84\00:38:02.14
It might be a Ferrari.
00:38:02.18\00:38:04.81
Jëan: All right, thank
you, Dan--oh Brad rather.
00:38:04.85\00:38:07.12
We got Carlos in Pennsylvania.
00:38:07.15\00:38:08.82
Carlos welcome to
"Bible Answers Live."
00:38:08.85\00:38:10.85
Carlos: Good evening, Pastor
Batchelor and Pastor Ross.
00:38:10.89\00:38:12.89
How are you today?
00:38:12.92\00:38:14.26
Doug: Doing
great. Thanks, Carlos.
00:38:14.29\00:38:16.42
And your
question. Carlos: Awesome.
00:38:16.46\00:38:17.76
On the account of John 20
between I know that between Mary
00:38:17.79\00:38:21.56
Magdalene and Thomas Jesus went
to heaven to present Himself as
00:38:21.60\00:38:26.03
a sacrificial lamb.
00:38:26.07\00:38:29.14
And I know that in 1844 Jesus
went to the most holy place to
00:38:29.17\00:38:32.87
intercede for us.
00:38:32.91\00:38:34.48
Now, my question
is about Hebrews 9:12.
00:38:34.51\00:38:39.61
I know that Hebrews 912 is
speaking about that time frame
00:38:39.65\00:38:42.78
between the encounter of
Mary Magdalene and Thomas.
00:38:42.82\00:38:47.79
The new King James version
says that Jesus went to the most
00:38:47.82\00:38:52.99
holy place.
00:38:53.03\00:38:54.46
But the King James version
says that Jesus went to the
00:38:54.46\00:38:57.93
holy place.
00:38:57.97\00:38:59.27
So the big question is when
Jesus ascend to heaven, did He
00:38:59.30\00:39:04.07
go to present Himself
as a sacrificial lamb?
00:39:04.11\00:39:07.01
Did He go to the most holy
place or to the holy place?
00:39:07.04\00:39:10.21
Doug: It's easy to say that
Jesus when He ascended, went
00:39:10.25\00:39:13.58
into the presence of the Father
who would be in the most holy
00:39:13.62\00:39:18.15
place to inaugurate the
earth, the heavenly sanctuary.
00:39:18.19\00:39:23.16
When Moses built the earthly
sanctuary, normally the priest
00:39:23.19\00:39:26.63
only goes in once a year,
except when it was first built.
00:39:26.66\00:39:30.43
Moses went in to Sprinkle all
the implements with blood, to
00:39:30.47\00:39:33.84
consecrate them to inaugurate it
if you would say and to activate
00:39:33.87\00:39:38.24
it for lack of another word.
00:39:38.27\00:39:39.77
When Christ ascended to
heaven, He had His sacrifice
00:39:39.81\00:39:42.71
declared adequate.
00:39:42.74\00:39:44.05
He went before the father pled
His blood activated the heavenly
00:39:44.08\00:39:47.62
temple if you will.
00:39:47.65\00:39:48.98
And that would have been in
the very presence of God, but He
00:39:49.02\00:39:51.55
continued His work for us
in what we would call the first
00:39:51.59\00:39:54.06
apartment for
the next 1800 years.
00:39:54.09\00:39:57.96
Jëan: And I think as you
mentioned there, the word most
00:39:57.99\00:40:00.56
is sort of added in
the new King James version.
00:40:00.60\00:40:03.43
The King James
version just says Holy Place.
00:40:03.47\00:40:06.03
Doug: The
original Greek says that.
00:40:06.07\00:40:07.94
Jëan: That's right
for the Texas receptor.
00:40:07.97\00:40:09.74
So, you know, holy place.
00:40:09.77\00:40:11.27
Well, there's two compartments,
the holy and the most holy.
00:40:11.31\00:40:13.48
So, that was sort of add a
little bit with translators.
00:40:13.51\00:40:16.41
And as you mentioned, Pastor
Doug, there is an anointing.
00:40:16.44\00:40:19.61
But if you keep reading in the
Bible, you find that especially
00:40:19.65\00:40:22.82
to revelation chapter 4
describes God the Father and He
00:40:22.85\00:40:26.39
is in the first compartment
of the heavenly sanctuary, talks
00:40:26.42\00:40:29.56
about seven burning
lamps before the throne.
00:40:29.59\00:40:31.59
We know that to
be the candlesticks.
00:40:31.63\00:40:33.19
And then you're reading Daniel
chapter 7, there is movement,
00:40:33.23\00:40:35.83
the ancient of Days goes
from the holy to the most holy.
00:40:35.86\00:40:38.93
And then one like the Son of
man, which is Jesus follows the
00:40:38.97\00:40:41.67
Father in the court is set and
the books are open and judgment
00:40:41.70\00:40:45.17
takes place.
00:40:45.21\00:40:46.54
So there is movement
in the heavenly sanction.
00:40:46.57\00:40:47.88
Of course, it illustrates the
plan of redemption and what God
00:40:47.91\00:40:50.35
is doing for those
who are trusting in Him.
00:40:50.38\00:40:52.98
Doug: Yeah, and we have a
lesson that talks about the the
00:40:53.01\00:40:55.98
sanctuary and the judgment.
00:40:56.02\00:40:58.29
Jëan: You think of another one.
00:40:58.32\00:40:59.62
God drew the plans
talking about all the--
00:40:59.65\00:41:01.16
Doug: The one that more deals
00:41:01.19\00:41:02.59
more about
cleansing of the sanctuary.
00:41:02.62\00:41:04.13
Jëan: That would
probably be the one.
00:41:04.16\00:41:06.83
Yeah, right on time
talks about the judgment.
00:41:06.86\00:41:08.53
Yeah, if you'd like to learn
more about it, the number to
00:41:08.56\00:41:10.47
call is 800-835-6747.
00:41:10.50\00:41:13.74
And the study guide is called
"Right On Time" talking about
00:41:13.77\00:41:16.44
the cleansing of
the heavenly sanctuary.
00:41:16.47\00:41:18.37
Daniel 8:14, you can dial "#250"
on your smartphone and just ask
00:41:18.41\00:41:23.28
for that and we'll
send you a digital download.
00:41:23.31\00:41:25.95
Beverly in Florida.
00:41:25.98\00:41:27.28
Beverly, welcome to
"Bible Answers Live."
00:41:27.32\00:41:29.02
Beverly: Hello, thank
you for taking my call.
00:41:29.05\00:41:33.36
2 Corinthians
11:20 and Proverbs 4:23.
00:41:33.39\00:41:39.96
I was married to a narcissistic
man for 13 years who nearly
00:41:40.00\00:41:43.83
destroyed me.
00:41:43.87\00:41:45.27
And now there is a woman in
our church who is doing the same
00:41:45.30\00:41:53.24
thing and I don't know
00:41:53.27\00:41:59.71
if I should flee
this type of person
00:41:59.75\00:42:04.25
because above all else guard
your heart because all you do
00:42:04.29\00:42:08.36
flows from it.
00:42:08.39\00:42:10.26
Or is this something
that I'm supposed to endure?
00:42:10.29\00:42:15.26
Doug: Well, you know, if you're
in a bigger church, it's a
00:42:15.30\00:42:17.53
little easier to avoid contact
with one person that may be
00:42:17.57\00:42:20.87
giving you a hard time.
00:42:20.90\00:42:22.24
If you're in a small church,
it becomes more difficult.
00:42:22.27\00:42:24.81
keep in mind even Jesus had a
Judas in His little church there
00:42:24.84\00:42:29.81
of 12 apostles.
00:42:29.84\00:42:31.38
So, sometimes you're gonna have
your love muscles challenged by
00:42:31.41\00:42:36.48
people that may
not be very lovable.
00:42:36.52\00:42:38.79
And God loves these people, even
narcissistic people I think can
00:42:38.82\00:42:42.06
be converted.
00:42:42.09\00:42:43.39
So, we're all, you know, we
all struggle with selfishness.
00:42:43.43\00:42:46.19
So, what you should do exactly.
00:42:46.23\00:42:48.26
I don't know.
00:42:48.30\00:42:49.60
Hopefully it's not the pastor,
which means you can go to
00:42:49.63\00:42:51.20
the pastor and say,
"What do you recommend?"
00:42:51.23\00:42:53.00
They probably know the person
and know the ins and outs and
00:42:53.03\00:42:56.57
get some counsel.
00:42:56.60\00:42:58.24
I've got a book that we don't
mention often, but it talks
00:42:58.27\00:43:01.38
about this and it's called "How
To Survive And Thrive In Church"
00:43:01.41\00:43:05.38
because sometimes we thrive
in church and sometimes you say,
00:43:05.41\00:43:08.28
"How do I survive in church?"
00:43:08.32\00:43:09.62
Because there's challenges.
00:43:09.65\00:43:11.49
So, if you'd like, I think
we can send you a free copy
00:43:11.52\00:43:14.32
of that.
00:43:14.36\00:43:15.66
It's a small book, but I
think it would be helpful
00:43:15.69\00:43:17.13
for your situation.
00:43:17.16\00:43:18.46
Jëan: The number to call
for that is 800-835-6747.
00:43:18.49\00:43:22.60
And again, ask for the
book, "How To Thrive And Survive
00:43:22.63\00:43:25.17
In Church."
00:43:25.20\00:43:26.53
We'll be happy to send it
to anyone who calls and asks
00:43:26.57\00:43:28.64
and you'll be
blessed by reading that.
00:43:28.67\00:43:30.34
Next caller that we have
is Rebecca from Michigan.
00:43:30.37\00:43:33.01
Rebecca welcome to
"Bible Answers Live."
00:43:33.04\00:43:34.78
Rebecca: Hello,
how are you doing?
00:43:34.81\00:43:37.95
Doug: Doing good.
00:43:37.98\00:43:39.28
Thank you for calling.
00:43:39.31\00:43:40.65
Rebecca: I have a question.
00:43:40.68\00:43:42.02
In 2 Samuel chapter 22 verse 30.
00:43:42.05\00:43:44.65
I'm doing a Bible study and
stump was the meaning of it?
00:43:44.69\00:43:48.36
Doug: It says, "For by You I can
run against a troop; by my God,
00:43:48.39\00:43:52.69
I can leap over a wall."
00:43:52.73\00:43:54.13
Well, David was saying that God
gives him strength in a war to
00:43:54.20\00:43:59.37
go against another army.
00:43:59.40\00:44:00.94
And of course, David was exhibit
a of that and God giving him
00:44:00.97\00:44:03.54
strength to go
against the giant.
00:44:03.57\00:44:06.37
And the Bible says that David
was eventually promoted to be
00:44:06.41\00:44:09.64
the armor bearer for Saul.
00:44:09.68\00:44:11.35
And then he became one of
the captains of the armies for
00:44:11.38\00:44:14.08
King Saul.
00:44:14.12\00:44:15.45
And to our knowledge,
David never lost a battle.
00:44:15.48\00:44:17.95
There's no record of his losing
a battle, but he always wanted
00:44:17.99\00:44:21.36
to battle trusting God.
00:44:21.39\00:44:22.99
And he's saying, "God is the
one who gives me the strength to
00:44:23.02\00:44:25.89
leap over an enemy's wall
and to run against the troop."
00:44:25.93\00:44:30.40
So, for us today, we're not
usually charging over fields and
00:44:30.43\00:44:35.14
fighting against Philistines.
00:44:35.17\00:44:36.60
For us today, we have different
armies that we fight against.
00:44:36.64\00:44:39.87
It's God gives us strength to
fight against difficulties and
00:44:39.91\00:44:45.15
tribulations and
sometimes spiritual battles.
00:44:45.18\00:44:48.88
So the Lord will strengthen
us against those enemies.
00:44:48.92\00:44:52.85
Jëan: And of course, back
in Bible times to go to war
00:44:52.89\00:44:55.06
involved physical strength,
your life was dependent upon how
00:44:55.09\00:44:58.76
strong and and fit you were
when you had, you know, hand to
00:44:58.79\00:45:02.16
hand combat.
00:45:02.20\00:45:03.53
So here David, he's saying,
"The Lord gives me the physical
00:45:03.57\00:45:05.87
strength I need
to be victorious."
00:45:05.90\00:45:07.97
And I think you can apply
that spiritually in our lives.
00:45:08.00\00:45:10.64
God will give us spiritual
strength to be victorious.
00:45:10.67\00:45:13.98
And maybe we find ourselves in
a situation where we need extra
00:45:14.01\00:45:17.01
physical help.
00:45:17.05\00:45:18.38
We can cry out to the Lord
and say, Lord help me and He can
00:45:18.41\00:45:20.62
help us.
00:45:20.65\00:45:21.98
Doug: Yeah, I can, I think while
you're talking, I was thinking
00:45:22.02\00:45:23.59
of several examples that in a
battle where Jonathan was going,
00:45:23.62\00:45:27.86
the men were so faint
that they couldn't go on.
00:45:27.89\00:45:31.09
Jonathan had a little
honey and it gave him strength.
00:45:31.13\00:45:33.36
And when Gideon and his soldiers
were fighting, they asked some
00:45:33.40\00:45:37.13
people for bread, they
said, "The soldiers are hungry.
00:45:37.17\00:45:39.07
Can you give them
something to eat so they can
00:45:39.10\00:45:40.60
continue pursuing?"
00:45:40.64\00:45:42.04
And there's one passage that
says that they were weary yet
00:45:42.07\00:45:45.67
still pursuing the enemy.
00:45:45.71\00:45:48.01
So there's several stories where
David actually to leave one
00:45:48.04\00:45:51.68
third of his army because they
were exhausted when they went
00:45:51.71\00:45:54.05
against the
Amalekites and Ziklag after they
00:45:54.08\00:45:56.82
conquered Ziklag.
00:45:56.85\00:45:58.19
So, they did on a real
basis, struggle with having the
00:45:58.22\00:46:02.02
endurance to fight because it
was pretty grueling back then.
00:46:02.06\00:46:06.46
Next call that we have
is Grace in California.
00:46:06.49\00:46:08.76
Grace welcome to
"Bible Answers Live."
00:46:08.80\00:46:10.73
Grace: All right. Thank you.
00:46:10.77\00:46:12.37
My question is about
Daniel chapter 9, and the 70
00:46:12.40\00:46:17.04
week prophecy.
00:46:17.07\00:46:19.81
I was wondering why do people
say that in the seven week, 70
00:46:19.84\00:46:24.68
week prophecy in AD 34 that the
probation closed for the Jews
00:46:24.71\00:46:30.35
and the gospel went to
the gentiles when I don't see
00:46:30.39\00:46:33.62
anything in the
chapter that says this.
00:46:33.66\00:46:36.42
Doug: All right.
00:46:36.46\00:46:37.76
If you go to Daniel chapter 9,
and Daniel is praying about, you
00:46:37.79\00:46:42.00
know, "When will
the Messiah come?
00:46:42.03\00:46:43.37
When will the people be
delivered from their captivity
00:46:43.40\00:46:45.60
in Babylon?"
00:46:45.63\00:46:46.97
Gabriel appears to him and
he gives him one of the most
00:46:47.00\00:46:49.40
amazing prophecies in the Bible.
00:46:49.44\00:46:51.81
He says, "Seventy weeks are
determined for your people."
00:46:51.84\00:46:54.81
Then he gives a starting point.
00:46:54.84\00:46:57.21
And keep in mind, 70 weeks,
of course, has got 70 times 7.
00:46:57.25\00:47:01.95
It's 490 days, but in prophecy a
day is a year, nothing important
00:47:01.98\00:47:07.39
happened 490 days
after this prophecy.
00:47:07.42\00:47:10.06
But he says, "From the going
forth of the command to restore
00:47:10.09\00:47:13.36
and build Jerusalem."
00:47:13.40\00:47:14.83
You find that in
Ezra chapter seven.
00:47:14.83\00:47:17.47
And it's a command of Artaxerxes
and it's well established.
00:47:17.50\00:47:21.00
It was given in 457 BC.
00:47:21.04\00:47:24.14
He said there would be 70 weeks
until that was allotted for the
00:47:24.17\00:47:28.64
Jewish nation to embrace
and proclaim the Messiah.
00:47:28.68\00:47:32.68
And of course, it says, but
seven days before that, it's in
00:47:32.71\00:47:37.95
the same prophecy, the Messiah
is gonna be anointed seven years
00:47:37.99\00:47:43.22
before 34 AD Jesus was baptized.
00:47:43.26\00:47:46.83
He preaches personally
for three and a half years.
00:47:46.86\00:47:49.56
In the midst of that last week,
He is cut off and He makes a
00:47:49.60\00:47:51.97
sacrifice cease.
00:47:52.00\00:47:53.94
Vale was rent in the
curtain temple when He died.
00:47:53.97\00:47:57.44
Then He preaches another three
years says in Hebrews chapter 1
00:47:57.47\00:48:00.78
"Through those who heard Me."
00:48:00.81\00:48:02.84
He says, "I will confirm
the covenant through those who
00:48:02.88\00:48:05.35
heard Me."
00:48:05.38\00:48:06.95
In 34 AD, three and a half years
later, Stephen then preaches to
00:48:06.98\00:48:10.99
the Supreme court.
00:48:11.02\00:48:12.35
The Sanhedrin tells about
Christ but they plug their ears,
00:48:12.39\00:48:15.82
they gnash their teeth, they do
to Stephen what they had done to
00:48:15.86\00:48:19.29
Jesus three and a
half years earlier.
00:48:19.33\00:48:21.06
They take him out, clothes are
laid down at the feet of Saul.
00:48:21.10\00:48:24.60
He is executed and he prays
for the forgiveness of those who
00:48:24.63\00:48:28.24
kill him just like Jesus.
00:48:28.27\00:48:30.41
At that point, the official time
for the Jewish nation was up.
00:48:30.44\00:48:36.98
Well, that doesn't mean
that God doesn't have a plan for
00:48:37.01\00:48:38.75
the Jews.
00:48:38.78\00:48:40.08
Don't misunderstand but their
Job in accepting the Messiah as
00:48:40.12\00:48:43.89
a nation that was cut off.
00:48:43.92\00:48:46.65
Now, Christ said, "If you do
not accept it, I will take it to
00:48:46.69\00:48:49.49
a nation that
brings forth the fruits."
00:48:49.52\00:48:51.79
Right in that same chapter, it
says that the apostle Paul, he's
00:48:51.83\00:48:56.60
converted, the disciples go
everywhere preaching the gospel.
00:48:56.63\00:49:00.54
Paul becomes an apostle to the
gentiles and now the gentiles
00:49:00.57\00:49:04.04
embrace the gospel.
00:49:04.07\00:49:05.54
But that--it was a pivotal
time when Stephen was stone the
00:49:05.57\00:49:08.44
first murder.
00:49:08.48\00:49:09.71
Jëan: And you know, Grace, you
mentioned--we're in the chapter
00:49:09.74\00:49:11.71
that actually
talk about the Jews?
00:49:11.75\00:49:13.21
Well, it's right there in verse
24 Daniel 9:24 where the angel
00:49:13.25\00:49:16.85
says, 70 weeks are determined
for your people and for your
00:49:16.89\00:49:21.36
holy city.
00:49:21.39\00:49:22.69
Now, of course, the
angel is talking to Daniel.
00:49:22.72\00:49:24.06
Daniel's people are the Jews.
00:49:24.09\00:49:26.56
So it's quite clear from the--
00:49:26.59\00:49:28.16
Doug: The tribe of Judah,
the holy city was Jerusalem.
00:49:28.20\00:49:29.80
Jëan: That's right.
00:49:29.83\00:49:31.13
So I hear the angel is saying
there is a 70 week or 490 year,
00:49:31.17\00:49:34.97
seven times 7, 70 times 7, 490
a time period that God had given
00:49:35.00\00:49:39.77
to the Jewish people
as a whole, as a nation.
00:49:39.81\00:49:42.01
Now, of course, as Pastor
Doug said, that doesn't mean
00:49:42.04\00:49:43.98
individual Jews can't be saved.
00:49:44.01\00:49:46.01
But the purpose that God had
raised up Israel, unfortunately,
00:49:46.05\00:49:49.98
they rejected their Messiah,
they rejected Jesus and as a
00:49:50.02\00:49:53.56
result, rejecting his,
rejecting Him, they rejected His
00:49:53.59\00:49:58.03
protection and the Romans came
and destroyed the city in 70 AD.
00:49:58.06\00:50:01.66
So that's all
contained in this prophecy.
00:50:01.70\00:50:03.73
Very interesting,
very important prophecy.
00:50:03.77\00:50:05.73
Doug: And Jesus said they'll not
be left one stone upon another
00:50:05.77\00:50:08.24
and all that happened.
00:50:08.27\00:50:09.60
Now keep in mind
Grace, I am Jewish.
00:50:09.64\00:50:12.34
I mean, I'm very loyal.
00:50:12.37\00:50:13.61
I think there's gonna be a great
revival among the Jewish people.
00:50:13.64\00:50:16.41
But the principal purpose of
the Jewish nation was to be the
00:50:16.44\00:50:19.55
guardians of the scripture and
to introduce the Messiah to the
00:50:19.58\00:50:22.88
world which they
did at Pentecost.
00:50:22.92\00:50:25.25
But as a nation, the leaders
rejected Him, not everybody
00:50:25.29\00:50:28.22
because some of the priests and
Pharisees accepted Him like Paul
00:50:28.26\00:50:31.76
and Nicodemus and
Joseph of Aramathea.
00:50:31.79\00:50:34.46
But the nation as a whole,
they said, "We have no king
00:50:34.46\00:50:37.87
but Caesar."
00:50:37.90\00:50:39.23
At the trial of Christ.
00:50:39.27\00:50:41.20
Jëan: You know, we got a
study guide and I think Grace
00:50:41.24\00:50:43.34
you'd really enjoy.
00:50:43.37\00:50:44.67
It's called "Right On Time"
and it talks about this time
00:50:44.71\00:50:46.14
prophecy in Daniel chapter 9.
00:50:46.17\00:50:47.51
The number to
call is 800-835-6747.
00:50:47.54\00:50:51.35
Ask for the study guide, it's
called "Right On Time" you can
00:50:51.38\00:50:54.55
also dial "#250" with your
smart phone and just ask for it
00:50:54.58\00:50:58.59
by name.
00:50:58.62\00:50:59.92
Yvonne in California.
00:50:59.95\00:51:01.36
Yvonne, welcome to
"Bible Answers Live."
00:51:01.39\00:51:03.79
Yvonne: Hi, thank you for
answering, Doctor Doug and Jëan.
00:51:03.83\00:51:07.76
Doug: Yes.
00:51:07.83\00:51:09.26
Yvonne: I have
just one question.
00:51:09.30\00:51:11.63
Ephesians 1:13.
00:51:11.67\00:51:15.54
Summary it says, "If you believe
and you have heard the gospel,"
00:51:15.57\00:51:23.01
the last part says, "You
were sealed by the Spirit
00:51:23.04\00:51:27.98
of promise."
00:51:28.02\00:51:29.45
Now, is this the same in
revelation when God's people are
00:51:29.48\00:51:35.29
gonna be sealed in the forehead,
the mark of the beast is on
00:51:35.32\00:51:40.20
the forehead?
00:51:40.23\00:51:41.53
Doug: Everybody that has
the seal of God will have
00:51:41.56\00:51:44.23
the Holy Spirit.
00:51:44.27\00:51:45.60
But if you think about it from
the time of Jesus until now,
00:51:45.63\00:51:49.24
when Paul wrote this, every
believer has had the privilege
00:51:49.27\00:51:53.41
of having the seal of the
Holy Spirit in their heart.
00:51:53.44\00:51:57.15
Christ, you know, it says, "Be
baptized and you'll receive the
00:51:57.18\00:51:59.88
gift of the Holy Spirit."
00:51:59.91\00:52:01.68
And so, you know, every
believers had that, but there's
00:52:01.72\00:52:04.79
something special in the
last days that becomes a mark in
00:52:04.82\00:52:08.99
the life.
00:52:09.02\00:52:10.36
It's more distinguishing
and that's something above and
00:52:10.39\00:52:12.96
beyond just the Holy Spirit
while every believer will have
00:52:12.99\00:52:15.93
the Spirit.
00:52:15.96\00:52:17.27
And, you know, there are people
who are marked for destruction
00:52:17.30\00:52:21.27
in the Old Testament, but that's
not the mark of the beast in the
00:52:21.30\00:52:24.44
last days.
00:52:24.47\00:52:25.81
There's
something more distinctive.
00:52:25.84\00:52:27.14
We do have a lesson that talks
about the mark of the beast and
00:52:27.18\00:52:30.48
the seal of God.
00:52:30.51\00:52:31.85
And, I think it's
by the same title.
00:52:31.88\00:52:34.45
Jëan: Called, "The
Mark of the Beast."
00:52:34.48\00:52:36.35
And it gets into that,
that's what it's called.
00:52:36.38\00:52:38.22
We have study guides.
00:52:38.25\00:52:39.59
Doug: Read it sitting down.
00:52:39.62\00:52:41.46
Jëan: Deep study.
00:52:41.49\00:52:42.82
The number to
call is 800-835-6747.
00:52:42.86\00:52:45.63
It's called "The
Mark of the Beast."
00:52:45.66\00:52:47.23
talks about the Seal of God
in the forehead in the last days
00:52:47.30\00:52:50.00
and the Holy Spirit
just important study.
00:52:50.03\00:52:52.60
Thank you, Yvonne.
00:52:52.63\00:52:53.97
We've got, Brett in Oklahoma.
00:52:54.00\00:52:55.80
Brett welcome to
"Bible Answers Live."
00:52:55.84\00:52:57.64
Brett: Hello.
00:52:57.67\00:52:59.24
Doug: Hi Brett.
00:52:59.27\00:53:00.58
Brett: So my question is, how
can I teach the truth to other
00:53:00.61\00:53:08.65
people and it be more effective
without making them feel so
00:53:08.68\00:53:15.76
judged because I get the
same response 95% of the time.
00:53:15.79\00:53:21.73
And it's, you know, don't, you
know, "Who are you to judge me."
00:53:21.76\00:53:25.23
Or, "Check the
blank in your own eye."
00:53:25.27\00:53:27.97
Or, you know, and, it just seems
like, and I don't, you know,
00:53:28.00\00:53:34.01
this is just my opinion and I
hope it's everybody else's too.
00:53:34.04\00:53:38.15
I don't think it's a character
issue as far as for me because
00:53:38.18\00:53:42.38
I'm not demeaning.
00:53:42.42\00:53:44.39
I like to make sure that my
character is, you know, soft
00:53:44.42\00:53:48.19
spoken and that I'm kind
and things like that, you know.
00:53:48.22\00:53:52.09
So I don't really know if I, if
it's an error that I'm making.
00:53:52.13\00:53:56.73
Doug: So, let me
ask you a question.
00:53:56.77\00:53:59.20
If you're sharing Christ with
somebody, how do you introduce
00:53:59.23\00:54:03.37
the subject?
00:54:03.41\00:54:04.74
Brett: I guess the doctrinal
topic or so that can really vary
00:54:04.77\00:54:13.82
depending on what it is.
00:54:13.85\00:54:15.15
But I mean, if I, yeah, so, but
I, so it's kind of hard for me
00:54:15.18\00:54:21.39
to answer that
question, I guess, but--
00:54:21.42\00:54:23.32
Doug: And you're finding
that people are offended or they
00:54:23.36\00:54:25.83
think you're judging them when
you talk about the love of God?
00:54:25.86\00:54:28.20
Brett: Not
necessarily the love of God.
00:54:28.23\00:54:30.77
It's more of the doctrinal stuff
because a lot of the people that
00:54:30.80\00:54:34.77
I talk to because I'm kind
of new to getting more out there
00:54:34.80\00:54:41.24
and getting out of my bubble and
really talking to more people
00:54:41.28\00:54:45.38
about it.
00:54:45.41\00:54:46.75
Doug: I think the key is that
you want to witness to people
00:54:46.78\00:54:50.19
who are open and you pray
for wisdom and tact to know what
00:54:50.22\00:54:54.06
to say.
00:54:54.09\00:54:55.42
If you float the spiritual
subject to them and they put up
00:54:55.46\00:54:59.33
the hand and they resist.
00:54:59.36\00:55:00.73
Well, don't push.
00:55:00.76\00:55:02.03
It's kind of like fishing.
00:55:02.06\00:55:03.40
You gotta wait till they're
coming towards the boat before
00:55:03.43\00:55:04.73
you reel them in.
00:55:04.77\00:55:06.07
You don't wanna,
you can't fight people.
00:55:06.10\00:55:07.44
Jesus never.
00:55:07.47\00:55:08.80
You know, He said,
"Please come and follow Me."
00:55:08.84\00:55:10.17
And they might
say yes, some said no.
00:55:10.21\00:55:12.81
So you, you need to see if you
find people that are open and
00:55:12.84\00:55:16.58
then you ask them, "You know,
could I study with you or can we
00:55:16.61\00:55:19.45
have a conversation."
00:55:19.48\00:55:21.42
And some are gonna resist
but don't be discouraged because
00:55:21.45\00:55:24.82
Christ said,
"The harvest is great.
00:55:24.85\00:55:26.25
The laborers are few."
00:55:26.29\00:55:27.62
People out there
want to know the truth.
00:55:27.66\00:55:29.16
There is training
you can actually take.
00:55:29.19\00:55:31.83
Amazing Facts, offers an
online course called AFCO.
00:55:31.86\00:55:35.16
It's The Amazing
Facts College of evangelism.
00:55:35.20\00:55:38.00
And you can take this online
training and it tells you got
00:55:38.03\00:55:41.34
a whole course and
win some witnessing.
00:55:41.37\00:55:43.34
How can you be a witness in a
positive way and engage people
00:55:43.37\00:55:48.38
and not scare them off and how
to evaluate a different people
00:55:48.41\00:55:53.18
and different
approaches for different people?
00:55:53.21\00:55:55.35
Jëan: Yeah, the course you're
thinking about past today is
00:55:55.38\00:55:56.95
called "Amazing Disciples."
00:55:56.99\00:55:58.69
And it's following in the
footsteps of Christ and applying
00:55:58.72\00:56:01.06
the principles that Jesus
used in reaching people with
00:56:01.09\00:56:03.83
the gospel.
00:56:03.86\00:56:05.16
Like He had a different approach
when He spoke to the woman at
00:56:05.19\00:56:06.90
the well and when He said to
John and the other disciples,
00:56:06.93\00:56:09.76
"Follow Me" and Peter.
00:56:09.80\00:56:11.10
So you know, learning from
Christ's way of reaching people
00:56:11.13\00:56:14.57
to try and be more
effective in sharing our faith.
00:56:14.60\00:56:17.04
Doug: Yeah absolutely.
00:56:17.07\00:56:18.44
And so Brett could go right
to the Amazing Facts website and
00:56:18.47\00:56:22.44
search Amazing Facts.
00:56:22.48\00:56:24.48
Jëan: Call the amazing
disciples and you just go to
00:56:24.51\00:56:26.65
Amazing Facts.
00:56:26.68\00:56:28.02
We have a training link says
AFCO and you can get all the
00:56:28.05\00:56:30.95
information you need.
00:56:30.99\00:56:32.29
It's for anyone, it's translated
into different languages.
00:56:32.32\00:56:34.26
I think it's in Spanish.
00:56:34.29\00:56:35.66
So a very helpful course.
00:56:35.69\00:56:37.06
Doug: Yeah absolutely.
00:56:37.09\00:56:38.43
You'll be blessed by that Brett
because you know what it does
00:56:38.46\00:56:40.80
take a little bit of training,
Jesus walked with disciples
00:56:40.83\00:56:44.03
three and a half years
to teach them how to be
00:56:44.07\00:56:46.40
positive witnesses.
00:56:46.43\00:56:48.04
Jëan: And we've got
Sarah listening in New Jersey.
00:56:48.07\00:56:50.54
Sarah we have about a minute.
00:56:50.57\00:56:52.27
Welcome.
00:56:52.31\00:56:53.64
And your question.
00:56:53.68\00:56:55.01
Sarah: Hi, good evening.
00:56:55.04\00:56:56.54
I was studying my status school
the lesson the other day and I
00:56:56.58\00:56:59.55
came across Lazarus's name and
I got to thinking about Lazarus.
00:56:59.58\00:57:04.05
You never hear his name again.
00:57:04.09\00:57:06.76
And I know you're only, we only
appointed to die, but once so he
00:57:06.79\00:57:12.86
could have died again.
00:57:12.89\00:57:14.96
So, I'm wondering, did
he go to heaven with Jesus?
00:57:15.00\00:57:18.63
Doug: Let's jump in there real
quick and see if we can answer
00:57:18.67\00:57:20.97
before we run out of time.
00:57:21.00\00:57:23.41
You know, the scripture that
says in Hebrews, "It's appointed
00:57:23.44\00:57:26.34
unto man once to die.
00:57:26.37\00:57:27.68
And after that, the judgment."
00:57:27.71\00:57:29.21
Paul is not saying there
was never any exception to that
00:57:29.24\00:57:31.81
because Elijah resurrected a
boy, he died, was raised and he
00:57:31.85\00:57:36.79
probably died again.
00:57:36.82\00:57:38.19
Elisha died, resurrected
a boy who died again.
00:57:38.22\00:57:41.59
Lazarus was resurrected.
00:57:41.62\00:57:43.59
We don't know how long he lived,
but he ultimately died again.
00:57:43.63\00:57:47.30
I don't think that all of them
were taken to heaven with Jesus
00:57:47.30\00:57:50.73
when He ascended.
00:57:50.77\00:57:52.07
So, that's sort of a general
statement when there are a few
00:57:52.10\00:57:54.57
rare exceptions where it says,
"It's appointed unto a man once
00:57:54.60\00:57:57.34
to die."
00:57:57.37\00:57:58.67
Enoch and Elijah never died.
00:57:58.71\00:58:00.34
There are exceptions.
00:58:00.38\00:58:01.68
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