Bible Questions & Discussion PAGE 877

Hello Rebecca

I think you did the right thing by speaking up to your teacher. Whether or not this teacher is open to receiving God's truth is up to the teacher, (and the other scoffers). You can now know more about this teacher and your classmates. Those who stood with you are good people to hang with.

"The Most High told Him to speak to the rock but his anger cause him to strike the rock that why he was not allow to enter into the land"

numbers 20:8-11

The Most High told Him to speak to the rock but his anger cause him to strike the rock that why he was not allow to enter into the land

number 20:8-11

Hi GiGi, I am well. Yahweh instructed me to cut back on some of the stuff that I do. Hope you are well and Yah Bless!

I guess it depends on what your teacher is supposed to be teaching . If they are supposed to be teaching religious instruction then I don't think they are doing a good job . If they are not teaching religious instruction then why are they talking about religious matters in class ? Everyone is entitled to their own opinion . Teachers should not use their position of authority to try to influence people on subjects that they are not teaching . You don't say how old you are , I think you have to be over 21 to post on this site . In life you will meet lots of people who believe all kinds of things and you may disagree with them , you won't be able to change everyone's mind about everything . You can always try but don't get too down hearted if you fail . Some people just don't want to know and you have to respect that . Whatever you do you need to do it out of love and with lots of patience and you will also have to learn to know when to stop . As long as you know the Truth and stick with God and with Jesus and try to influence others by giving them and being , a good example of a Christian to them , this is the best thing for you . Remember ! It's 21 on here .

John 15:4 Abide in me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit of itself, except it abide in the vine; no more can ye, except ye abide in me.

5 I am the vine, ye are the branches: He that abideth in me, and I in him, the same bringeth forth much fruit: for without me ye can do nothing.

6 If a man abide not in me, he is cast forth as a branch, and is withered; and men gather them, and cast them into the fire, and they are burned.

7 If ye abide in me, and my words abide in you, ye shall ask what ye will, and it shall be done unto you.

Luke 8:5-8 Jesus said this very plain to see. You see the seed is Jesus, some fell on a rock these didn't want to be a new creature, others by the way side wouldn't follow Jesus, others fell among thorns - you can't have both Jesus and the world, And other fell on good ground, and sprang up, and bare fruit an hundredfold. If you want to follow Jesus you can. Joining a church don't save, John 3:7 Ye must be born again --- (Just believing alone don't save)



Matthew 22:14 For many are called, but few are chosen. James 2:19 Thou believest that there is one God; thou doest well: the devils also believe, and tremble. II Timothy 3:16 All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness:

What sin did Moses commit that kept him from going to the promise land?

If you have a teacher who is saying and telling my classmates that heaven and hell are not real. what should I do when I tried to inform her about the correct thing she scoffed and did not even let me finish fortunately 2 classmates of mine helped me out but the others laughed and I know that only the Holy Spirited can sway their feelings as well as their thoughts but something inside of me want to inform them of the correct information.

What should I do?

I am not Judas' judge for eternity, God is and I will consider Him justified in whatever He ultimately decides concerning Judas. But I shouldn't avoid saying his life choices are used in the New Testament as one of it's strongest and most fearful warnings against the deceitfulness of the human heart and that no one should imitate his example, particularly if the devil and this world are trying to tempt us to betray our brothers and Christ as they tempted him. Esau repented of a kind, but the blessing he obtained by it is not the blessing of Abraham's covenant and the testimony of scripture that he comforted himself with a murderous heart against his brother upon his father's death after he made his outward appearance of repentance and the Apostles assessment of him is strong evidence I should take warning against following his example of repentance.

Final judgement is God's affair and my opinions not only won't persuade or dissuade God from doing whatever He sees fit to do, they are unwelcome and I should not seek to know how it will finally play out as though my opinion or knowledge of that will do me any good there. I view it the same way I view trying to know the day or hour of Christ's return. It is not only unnessary for me to know that since that knowledge is the Father's alone, trying to obtain that knowledge is more likely to be dangerous for me and subject to misuse by my deceitful heart than helpful in preparing me for Christ's return.

But pointing out the warnings scripture give us in what God reveals in advance of final judgement and Christ's return is clearly meant for me and all who seek God. Real repentance requires us to acknowledge God is right in what he says about our deceitful hearts and deeds so they are brought into His light. Once our lives truly seek out His light rather than darkness, faith and love will grow in us and ultimately will all be shown to be a work of God's grace.

Richard,

The end-times are strictly 5-6-7 seals and trumpets that unfold within a generation. We're staring down the sixth seal/sixth trumpet, our demise, not past seals that don't apply. The context is off.

There are resurrections, but no man made "rapture", Ezekiel 21:1-4 "both the righteous and the wicked die". Luke 17:34-37 "Wheresoever the body is, thither will the eagles be gathered together"; they are dead.

Revelation 6:9-11 The fifth seal saints were told when their brethren, the 144,000 Revelation 11:7 who died like they did; that judgment of those on the earth will be done at the seventh trumpet when time is up. They OT saints were told to rest "a little season", which lasts from the fifth seal through the seventh trumpet. At the end of the thousand years, the devil is loosed "a little season" as well, Revelation 20:3 God and satan have balance because the devil is a counterfeiter.

Daniel 9:27 is about the last week of the 70 week prophesy.

Jesus received 3.5 years of power the first half of the week and was cut off in the MIDST of the week. Then, at the sixth trumpet, day of the Lord, comes a beast surprise attack on Israel (both houses), at which time anti-christ places the abomination that makes desolate (nuclear for one, invasion for the other), beginning his 3.5 year reign of terror. At the seventh trumpet, Jesus Messiah is standing on Mount Zion with His army of resurrected saints.

Turkey, by description, is one of 3 nations in the beasts confederacy that gets plucked up by anti-christ. He takes the nations surrounding Israel, and ironically, mirroring the 'greater Israel project'.

The fifth trumpet started tribulation

The sixth trumpet starts the great tribulation.

The seventh trumpet Jesus, returns to destroy the sixth trumpet army.

Saturday - how do we know it is the sabbath, other than it says the 7th day?

This chapter has the verse; amazingly of "loving your neighbor as yourself" (v. 18) from Christ's summarization of the law. This rule applies to the stranger as well (v. (v. 33-34). It also states in the previous verse that we are to "rebuke" our neighbor out of love. It reminds us of the N.T. verse "He scourges every one He loves." There are many exhortations here for behaviors appealing to justice such as not despising the deaf (v. 14); keeping food in the fields for the poor and stranger to glean (v. 8-10); and just measures and weights (v. 36). These are all virtues that improve a society whose individuals are under such a mandate.

The exhortation to fear our mother and father (v. 3) surely raises a valid point as to why the lack thereof results in a society like we have in the U.S. today. As to the second part of the verse and keeping the Sabbath; as the "Son of Man is the Lord of the Sabbath" today ( Matthew 12:8) the family which honors the Lord and teaches their children correctly will set a standard they will not soon forget. Truly, the quote of Billy Graham that "the family that prays together stays together" is an extrabiblical statement that has validity and is worth consideration.

There are other warnings here once again about not worshipping idols; and images (v. 4) and being involved with wizards (v. 31). Various other rituals associated with this are mentioned such as cutting corners of hair (v. 27). Rules about relations with bondmaids and prostituting ones daughter are here as well.

There are other rules about when to eat from fruit trees as well. It is clear that all things are related from that illustration; and seemingly unrelated things such as the bounty of a harvest are tied in with obedience to God with the circumcision analogy of trees 3 years or younger (v. 27). These statutes relate to breeding cattle and clothing not having mixed constituents relate to ceremonial laws of purity to stand in His Presence and live.

Amen Brother Chris!!

Thank you and may the Lord continue to bless you.

Is this verse from Mark 10, another way fo saying; Become like children to get into the kingdom of Heaven Mt 18:3?

Basically meaning "child like faith!" If so what is this kind of faith! I have total faith in our Lotd however is child like faith more pure?

Jesus died on a cross

God has a way of proving us.

Will you make the right decisions concerning your faith while confronted with trials.

Money, power, greed, will end.

Unlike Christ word, when we here Him say to Peter, that Satan desired to sift Him like wheat!

The flesh is weak when it comes to the things of God and the world. Strength , power, in the matters of the kingdom ,takes proving!

We cannot succeed in doing His will until our strength is made perfect! This cannot happen until we are made weak!

The days ahead, rest assured, will do His will as long as you are in it! Life is more than meat, and the body raiment.

Pray that He comes before we see those days of judgment! Abide in Him, for He cares for you. Christ knew the heart of Peter, just as He knows yours and mine! PRAY! WITHOUT CEASING! That Satan will not sift you and I like wheat!

Repent and be Baptized

judas looked like jesus, therefore he was the spirit of the world, not the spirit of God.

Richard H Priday

Ezekiel 38:1-7 This is what's happening here:

vs 1-3 God despises Gog (Russia) for various reasons, like selling his birthright to Jacob.

vs 4 God will keep Gog down, contained, put hooks in his jaws, until the end of days, when God brings Gog forth against Israel.

vs 17 Thus saith the Lord GOD; Art thou he of whom I have spoken in old time by my servants the prophets of Israel, which prophesied in those days many years that I would bring thee against them?

vs 5-6 Iran, Ethiopia, Libya and more invading from all sides at the day of the Lord.

vs 7 Russia will protect its allies at all costs.

Richard,

Nebuchadnezzar fulfilled Isaiah 17 in Assyria, 616 BC. No mater how hard the US and ISIS tried, they couldn't topple Syria. It was the little horn, Daniel 7:8 Russia, that saved Syria from America.

The unwalled villages are the 3 nations anti-christ plucks after his "evil thought", Sheba, and Dedan, and the merchants of Tarshish.

Israel gets land expansion when Christ comes, not before. Look up the "greater Israel project" to see that Israel used the US to carve a buffer zone between Israel and its enemies. Nothing good is coming Israel's way for a long time. Israel will soon have their hands full with captivity, again Joel 3:1

Hello Keron. I believe this verse, Titus 3:5, speaks to us of a one-time act of the Holy Spirit. As you read from verse 4, we can understand that "the kindness and love of God our Saviour" continues onto verse 6, "Which (Love - that Love of God) he shed on us abundantly through Jesus Christ our Saviour", with verse 5 being parenthetical between verses 4 & 6.

So Paul is writing about God's Love poured out to us through His Son; & to receive His Love & appropriate it in our lives, the work of His Holy Spirit has to be involved. This work cannot be done by us ("Not by works of righteousness which WE have done", v5), but can only be done & done perfectly by the Holy Spirit. So the rest of verse 5 tells us that the Spirit washes us (our hearts) clean to give us a regenerated life, & also renews us (giving us His Spirit, Acts 10:45, that we can & should 'from henceforth no longer live for ourselves but to live for Christ'). All this simply cannot be done by our volition or power - only by the Spirit & Power of God.

Some folk believe that the "washing of regeneration" pertains to the regenerative act being accomplished when one is water baptized. And this alludes to the 'laver (basin) of washing', i.e. water baptism for whence comes the full regenerative work in a believer. I don't subscribe to this & Scripture doesn't support an extra act to complete regeneration, which would mean something done that is added to saving faith, which then negates the real meaning of 'faith'. Rather, I think of Paul, who also writes about the Church in Ephesians 5:25-27, that not only individually, but also corporately (the Church) whom Christ loves by sanctifying & washing it with the water by the Word, so that she might be presented spotless & faultless in that day. Here we see the same author (Paul), using water as a metaphor of purifying the Body of believers, just as His Spirit washes our individual hearts clean from all past sins & filthiness that once separated us from God.

Jesus knew that Judas would betray him. He was called a son of perdition

"Even my own familiar friend in whom I trusted, Who ate my bread, Has lifted up his heel against me. ( Psalm 41:9 NKJV)"

Judas was holder of the monies, and he betrayed Jesus for 30 pieces of silver. When it was done, that demon left him__Judas hung himself and scripture said his abdomen poured out his innards.

In the first book of Acts, the 11 Disciples met and chose another 12th Disciple.

Alex N,

The Holy Spirit is the gift of God, our heavenly Father gave us so we could understand what's written. Everlasting Father is a title for Jesus. The scriptures bare this out unless I am mistaken.

Below, it appears as though God gave the Holy Spirit to Jesus and Jesus gave it to us. God's the boss, all spirits go back to God, Ecclesiastes 12:7

Acts 2:33

33 Therefore being by the right hand of God exalted, and having received of the Father the promise of the Holy Ghost, he hath shed forth this, which ye now see and hear.

Hello GIGI, I am ok enough. I envy the retirement time! After working durning the day my eye after first surgery just does not want to read or write much. A second surgery is coming soon and hopefully I will be better then. After the surgery our family is planning a trip your way to the Olympic Peninsula area for a wedding. I hope you and family are well! God bless your faithfulness and kindness.

Alex N,

I made the Ezekiel 38 case more concise; clearer.

Ezekiel 38:9 is the first land covered by a cloud (US) vs 8 "is gathered out of many people", and

Ezekiel 38:16 is the other land covered by a cloud (Israel) vs 15 "all of them riding horses".

George,

Abram's first son was Ishmael, whose mother is Sarah's maidservant.

Hi Rich,

Good reply. Many have asked about Judas' judgment. But this side of heaven, I really do not think that nay of use can really know. This determination is really up to God. I think that there is hope for anyone who repents. I, myself, don't feel that I can judge the value of Judas' repentance. I just believe that God is merciful and leave the judgment to Him.

Hello Carleton. Hope to hear more from you. Are you doing o.k.? I know some people are much more busy than I am, being retired. But we want to check up on each other to be sure that things are going well, and if not, how we can pray for one another.

Fully agree Richard & GiGi. I think of Exodus 20:4 and Deuteronomy 4:15-19, where any depiction of God as holding any form that can cause man to look towards the image thereby misdirecting his worship, is completely forbidden. Sadly, in many Churches & homes this important Truth is discarded.

Alex,

Daniel 12:1 is talking about the day of the Lord, the 6th trumpet strike, the fall of Babylon, the abomination of desolation, the great tribulation. The world will turn into a curse.

Ezekiel 38 talks of two clouds to cover the land. Ezekiel 21:19-20 talks about attacking 2 nations from one land. These two lands represent America and Israel, both houses of Israel, Gods people.

Ezekiel 21 has several depictions of Israel, "my people" vs 12 as being the subject of the slaughter.

The attack is against America, Israel and every nation allied with America. Isaiah 24:20 states the earth will be hit so hard that it will be knocked of its axis, the sun and moon will refuse to shine 1/3rd the day as a result.

Who will stop Russia besides nobody, Rev 13:3; they have God on their side. Isaiah 13:1-6, they come from a far country, "even the Lord with them". Joel 2:11, the Lord uttered His voice before "His army". God is preparing the sixth trumpet army (Russia) to annihilate the fifth trumpet army (US) to dust, Revelation 9.

Nothing like reading about it in real time, just as the little horn Daniel 7:8 starts to make his move.

Day of the Lord: Isaiah 13, Isaiah 21:1-9, Isaiah 24, Isaiah 47, Ezekiel 21:1-24, Ezekiel 38:1-17, Jeremiah 50 & 51, Joel 2:1-11, Revelation 18 & Luke 21:20-24 (Israel's fall in same hour).