Genesis Chapter 1 Discussion Page 34

I would like to listen to the Audio of Bible in English. Could you provide it?

Don't know how " Genesis 1" came into it - I was asking about Jesus's parable on the kingdom of heaven in Matthew 25:1

What does The verse about the virgins mean?

I want to read the Bible in a year

Matthew 25:1

Are the 5 foolish virgins referring to Christians who are not ready and waiting for Christ's return?

Is it possible that born-again, redeemed Christians can miss the Rapture of the church, and be left behind to face the coming wrath of the antichrist?

Dear Chris, thank you so much for your explanation, it's much appreciated.

Sincerely, Rita

The 'firmament' in Genesis 1:6-8 is shown in the Hebrew as 'raqia', which means 'an extended surface or an expanse'. In context with Genesis, the LORD God took the large body of water on the formless Earth, & separated the water by providing a firmament (& this is called heaven, or sky, verse 8). So one part of this body of water was on Earth (from which we get our oceans, seas, rivers, etc., verse 9) & the other body of water was above the firmament. Now, we're not told what happened to that water above or in the sky, as we're told about the water on Earth. Whether that water dissipated & formed clouds bearing the water, or something else, we're not told specifically.

Genesis 1

To start with God made everything:

Light, air, earth, stars, and whales to sing,

On the sixth day both beast and man,

And gave fruit, nuts and grain by plan.

What is the firmament

Hi David, the Bible doesn't say anywhere that all people go to heaven immediately when they die. The one verse you posted doesn't say that, nor does the chapter say that. The Bible does say that people will sleep after they die and will await judgment day, however, and that is consistent with all the other verses in the Bible. Did you see the previous verses I posted that says that? Then people will go to heaven if they genuinely followed Jesus and followed the narrow path. It says wide is the gate that leads to destruction and hell, so most people will go there, including Christians who assume they're saved, but they're actually following the world (satan) instead of Jesus. God bless.

All people go to heaven when they die; not all remain there. There are two parts to heaven; one side is with our Lord, the other side is a holding place like in the parable of Lazarus and the rich man. They are held there to await judgement.

Old testament Eccl. 12:7,

(7) Then shall the dust return to the earth as it was: and the spirit shall return unto God who gave it.

Read this whole chapter.

I have only seen in scripture that God is Spirit .

But in heaven before creation there where Angels and saints , of variations , so that could be the us in reference to those in heaven . I have not seen a scripture that says this is not the case . But God is Spirit not flesh , Jesus was born of God and became the first man and God being by birth . Never where any angels begotten as Jesus was .

Being created in the image of God means that mankind is threefold like God is ( body, soul, spirit). We are not like the animals which do not have an eternal spirit and do not go to Heaven or Hell. A suitable helper for man would need to also be threefold in order to relate to him on a spiritual level, otherwise they would not be truly "one." Woman was created for man but was also created in the image of God.

Yes, you are right. These two commandments summarize the Ten Commandments. First, love God. To understand this, one must have the correct God, not a god we necessarily shape to conform to what we would like Him to be. Some think that God is not going to send people to hell, or that He will forgive everyone. They have created a god that does not exist in the Bible accounts. It is not my place to say who will and will not be forgiven by God, as He says "my thoughts are not your thoughts" and, frankly, He is so complex that I doubt anyone could possibly comprehend Him. The best we can do is know Him through Jesus, as Jesus said "he who hath seen me hath seen the Father." Hopefully, Jesus will be merciful to all and give the kingdom to all. Even though He said "the son of man must be lifted up that He may draw all men unto Him," so many other places indicate that the branches that do not bear fruit will be pruned off and cast into the fire, and new branches grafted into the vine (Him). We pray that God will be merciful and compassionate to us all for the sake of His Son. Nevertheless, we should keep His commandments. The 10 Commandments were not part of the law that was taken away at the cross. As you know, the tablets of the law were placed inside the ark, while the handwritten laws of Moses were attached to the outside of the ark and were called "the handwritten laws that were against us" in the Old Testament and in the New Testament. Those were the ones done away with at the cross. The Ark of the Covenant was a symbol of Jesus, His eternal unblemished nature (gold), His mortal body (acacia wood), His Word (manna), His resurrection (Aaron's rod), and His not breaking the 10 Commandments (unbroken tablets). These things were in the ark. So, we should endeavor to keep the sabbath, honor our parents, etc. as He would have us do. This is how we express our love for Him.

His commandments were only 2. Love God with all yourself, heart, mind and strength. And love your brother/neighbor as you love yourself. If we strive to do these, we will have no problem overcoming the sinful desires inherited from our parents/ancestors. When my wants displace your needs, I sin. God help us!!!

It's a common misconception to say 'absent with the body is present with the Lord'. This idea originated from 2 Corinthians 5:8, but if you read the verse you will see it doesn't say if anyone is absent from their body that they are automatically with the Lord 100% of the time. Paul said he would "rather" be present with the Lord, or he would prefer that. Many Christians today would prefer that also. But just because you prefer something doesn't mean it will 100% guaranteed happen for 100% of all people 100% of the time, or even that it would sometimes happen. No, Paul only said he would "rather" for that to occur. Since the Bible says what it says and not what people commonly misquote, I do not interpret this as evidence to the theory that people automatically go to heaven after death. If there were other verses saying this, that would be fine, but I am not aware of any. Only taking a few verses and making an assumption about it, such as Jesus saying today he would be in paradise. Notice he did not say heaven, but paradise. They may not be the same thing.

If we are going to discuss this fairly we must consider what the rest of the Bible says on this topic.

Matthew 12:36 - People will be judged at some point on the same day. Is it likely that they are judged AFTER they go to heaven or BEFORE?

2 Corinthians 5:10 - People are judged first THEN they receive what is due.

Revelation 20:11-15 - People are all judged on the same day. Lots of people seen in the same place.

Because the Bible says this, it can't mean that people are judged immediately when they die- because not everyone is dead yet, and it can't mean that people go immediately to heaven if they aren't judged yet.

1 Thessalonians 4:16-17 says the dead will rise and those living will meet the Lord in the air.

Would it make sense for someone to go heaven, then back to earth to rise up, then back again to heaven?

It says people will 'sleep' in-between: Job 14:12, 1 Thessalonians 4:14

Unpardonable sin? Can't be done. Only happened in the time of Christ if you saw Him do a miracle and you said it was done by Satan. Today, the closest thing to an unpardonable sin is to not believe in the saving grace of Jesus. Believing is more than just "believing," as many might think. Please refer to the many times that we are exhorted to keep the commandments (by John, especially). Also, please refer to the sections which state that our names can be "blotted out of the Lamb's Book of Life," which would imply that our name had to be in it to be blotted out. Therefore, it is imperative that a believer be a person who changes their life, and so endures in that changed life "to the end." As you sin along the way, keep asking for forgiveness. However, do not sin intentionally, knowing that there is grace. Paul cautioned against sinning more so that grace could more abound. Seek to do good.

There are seashell fossils on the top of Mount Everest.

Peter was crucified upside down. He was crucified many years later in Rome.

After death, your spirit goes to be with Jesus. "Absent from the body is to be present with the Lord." The opening of the graves shows the reuniting of the body with the spirit, and the transformation of the body occurs at that time to become the immortal body.

You show your conversion to Jesus by being obedient to Him. "If ye love me, keep my commandments." Those who keep the commandments will eat of the Tree of Life.

Yes, Jesus, being God, was a Jew, born of a Jewish mother. However, His spirit came from the Holy Spirit. Therefore, the body that was prepared for Him was Jewish, and He was God with us (Immanuel).

In the Bible, we see God as a trinity because it mentions that God, Jesus, the Father, and the Holy Spirit each did these things below:

Each is ETERNAL ( Rom 16.26, Re 22:13, Heb 9:14)

HOLY (Re 4:8, 15:4, Ac 3:14, 1 John 2:20)

OMNIPRESENT ( Jer 23:24, Eph 1:23, Ps 139:7)

OMNIPOTENT( Ge 17:1, Rev 1:8, Ro 15:19, Jer 32:17, Heb 1:3, Lu 1:35)

ONMISCIENT (Ac 15:18, Joh 21:17, 1 Cor 2:10,11)

CREATOR ( Gen 1:1, Col 1:16, Job 33:4, Ps 148:5, John 1:3, Job 26:13)

SANCTIFIER ( Jude 1:1, Heb 2:11, 1 Pe 1:2)

RESURRECTED CHRIST ( 1 Co 6:14, Joh 2:19, 1 Pe 3:8)

Hope that helps.

The only part of the trinity that we will ever "see" is Jesus, as the other two are invisible. We can only see the "glory" of the Father. Jesus said that "he who hath seen me hath seen the Father" implying that they would act the same. For our purposes, we will only see Jesus, so we therefore see God as a man. That being said, the image and likeness you speak of in Gen 1:26 is referring to man before The Fall. Once The Fall occurred, man became made in the image of fallen Adam and Eve, as seen in Gen 5:1. For example, fallen man dies, but God does not. Fallen man has a sinful nature, but God does not. etc.

The Bible is quite clear on this. We all have desires and a sinful nature. We can choose to act on our desires or to reject them. For example, a person who was born with a nature to be angry can control his temper, or a woman who was born as a nymphomaniac or a man as a kleptomaniac, can choose to control their nature. Also, some natures may be acquired in our youth, such as a bullying or physically abusive nature, sometimes brought on by a relative or neighbor who mistreated us. We are in this life for a test of whether we love God or choose to do our own desires. See Deuteronomy 13:1-3 for example. Often, these desires are compelling and overwhelming. When we believe we cannot control them, we must kneel in humble prayer to Jesus and ask Him to help us. Greater is He that is in me, than he (Satan) that is in the World. Let us be thankful that we have a savior who loves us and gave Himself for us, and that we can express our love for Him by being obedient to Him. "If ye love me, keep my commandments."

Godly go to be with Jesus. The ungodly, if they reject Jesus, will be cast into outer darkness away from God, and into a second death which is a lake of fire.

Jesus can be in more than one place at one time, as He is everywhere as God. It is nothing for God to judge each of us individually and simultaneously. Even when on Earth, Jesus said he would be wherever two or three are gathered in His name. The judgement for believers is not to judge our sins, but to reward our works. There is no condemnation for those in Jesus ( Rom 8:1). The judgement for us is more like an awards ceremony. The judgement for sinners who have rejected Jesus is quite different, as there is no one to pay for their sins, therefore they have the second death. The wages of sin is death. The gift of eternal life is for those who trust in the atoning sacrifice of Jesus.

It's likely the animals were inactive, possibly hibernating, for the ark voyage. Also, small bodies were likely, as in young animals. Regardless, there was plenty of room.

Well Idk if that other answer answered it because I didn't read it but

Because Jesus was with God

John 1:1

"In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God."

John 10:30

"I and my Father are one."

So the Word was God and was with God since the beginning. So Jesus was the one with God and is also God.

Genesis 2:18

"And the LORD God said, It is not good that the man should be alone; I will make him an help meet for him."

Genesis 2:21-23

"And the LORD God caused a deep sleep to fall upon Adam, and he slept: and he took one of his ribs, and closed up the flesh instead thereof;"

"And the rib, which the LORD God had taken from man, made he a woman, and brought her unto the man."

"And Adam said, This is now bone of my bones, and flesh of my flesh: she shall be called Woman, because she was taken out of Man."

So MAN was created in the image of God but woman was created as a help meet for man so women were not created in the image of God if that answers anything.

God create everything from his own kind from haven