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1421 | Isn't heaven just for God? | Eph 6:12 | Morant61 | 19850 | ||
Greetings Mylene! Scripture doesn't give us as much detail about the work of Satan and his minions as we would like. However, there are several pieces of evidence which suggests that Satan does have at least a limited access to Heaven. 1) The story of Job: In this account, we are told in Job 1:6 that Satan came and presented himself before God. He specified that he had been roaming the earth (1:7). 2) Rev. 12:9-10: This passage seems to indicate that Satan currently has access to Heaven and to God. However, at some time in the future, he will be barred from such access. While Eph. 6:12 is not clear in describing exactly what kinds of evil forces Paul is talking about, it is clear that these forces have access to heavenly realms. This same word is used several times in Ephesians (1:3, 20; 2:6; 3:10; 6:12). I hope this helps! Your Brother in Christ, Tim Moran |
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1422 | What is God's will? | Matt 6:10 | Morant61 | 19734 | ||
Greetings Charis! The following is from a Sermon Series that I preached a couple of years ago. It is not exhaustive, but it is illustrative. 1) It is God's will that we be sanctified - 1 Thess. 4:1-8. 2) It is God's will that we be spirit filled - Eph. 5:15-18. 3) It is God's will that we be submissive - 1 Pet. 2:11-17. 4) It is God's will that we suffer - 1 Pet. 4:12-19. These are not the only answers, but they are part of what Scripture says is God's will for us. Your Brother in Christ, Tim Moran |
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1423 | Mark 1:6 ? | Mark 1:6 | Morant61 | 19686 | ||
Greetings Casiv! This verse is a description of John the Baptist! He - 1) Wore clothing made from Camel's hair. 2) Wore a leather belt. 3) Ate locusts. 4) Ate wild honey. This description is probably a good indicator that he didn't have much in the way of wordly goods and lived a very simple life! In Christ, Tim Moran |
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1424 | Genesis Creation, a practical example? | Bible general Archive 1 | Morant61 | 19655 | ||
Greetings Sir! Genesis 1-2 is a good example of where the subjectivity comes into play! It is not obvious that the Creation account is a form of poetry. The assumption is made that Gen. 1 is a form of poetry because of the use of days. I can see where it could be considered poetry. But, Gen. 2 definitely doesn't read like poetry. It reads more like narration. So, assumptions have to be made. Personally, I don't view Gen. 1 as poetry as much as I view it as an accomadation to our human limitations. It is obvious that God doesn't give us every detail about creation in Gen. 1. He seems to give us a very poetic rendering of what He did. But, this doesn't necessarily mean that He didn't actually create the universe in six days. To me though, it is clear that Gen. 2 is historical, and not poetic in the least. Gen. 2 seems to mandate that Gen. 1 be taken literally. Any form of evolution cannot be harmonized with the creation of Adam and Eve in Gen. 2. p.s. - You would have to pick the hardest example! :-) Your Brother in Christ, Tim Moran |
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1425 | How can we tell figurative from literal? | Bible general Archive 1 | Morant61 | 19626 | ||
Attempted Answer................................. Greetings Sir! Unfortunately, I don't believe there is a totally objective criteria for determing whether or not a particular passage is historical or figurative. Even if God included labels identify each verse as one or the other, there would still be debates over the issue. :-) However, I do think that there is a process which will yield the proper answer 99.99 percent of the time. 1) First, determine the genre of the book. The very nature of the book will tell us much about what we will expect to find within it. a) Gospels - are historical narratives written for a purpose. Thus, we would expect most of the content to be historical, unless otherwise noted. b) Apocalyptic - deals with future events in pictorial and graphic language. Thus, most of the content will be figurative. c) Letters - deal with real life situations. So most of their contents will be literal. 2) Secondly, determine the genre of the passage. It is possible to have apocalyptic passages within an historical narrative. Parables are found in historical narratives. However, they are usually identifed as such. 3) Thirdly, determine the types of speech in the passage. Do we have poetry? Do we have quotations? Do we have hyberbole? Do we have metaphors? Interpret each appropriately. The vast majority of the time it is not difficult to tell. Your Brother in Christ, Tim Moran |
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1426 | What are the birds in Job 39:13 ? | Job 39:13 | Morant61 | 19609 | ||
Greetings T Rex! I did some quick checking. The problem seems to be that the orignal Hebrew words did not really refer to any bird in particular. However, in the context, they clearly do. Thus, each translation differs somewhat. I checked the Septuagint and it translates the Hebrew words as Ostrich and Stork. I hope this helps! Your Brother in Christ, Tim Moran |
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1427 | who is my messenger? | Mark 1:2 | Morant61 | 19590 | ||
Welcome to the Forum......................... Greetings Truth4U! Mark 1:1-2 is composed of two quotes from two different Old Testament prophets. Mark 1:2 is a a quote from Mal. 3:1 and Mark 1:3 is a quote from Is. 40:3. Mark applies them as reference to John the Baptist. Thus, the messenger referred to is John the Baptist. He is the one who came before Christ to prepare the way for Christ. Your Brother in Christ, Tim Moran |
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1428 | Numerology any validity? | Bible general Archive 1 | Morant61 | 19534 | ||
Greetings EdB! There are three distince problems with even this limited approach that come to mind immediately: 1) The Muslims make the same exact claim about the Quran. 2) If we can recognize the numeric patterns, then how can we say that no human mind could concive of it. 3) There is no objective standard applied to these supposed patterns. Look at the post that Bill posted today about the number 11 and the WTC bombing. We can create all kinds of patterns if we try hard enough. So, in my opinion, the patterns are not ojectively real, nor significant. They simply focus all of our attention away from what the Bible actually says, to what we can cleverly make it say through creative math. Your Brother in Christ, Tim Moran |
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1429 | book on PR | Eph 3:6 | Morant61 | 19399 | ||
Greetings Onnig! For anyone interested in checking out this gentleman's web site, simply do a word search in Google or Yahoo on his name and you will find it. Your Brother in Christ, Tim Moran |
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1430 | Are Galatians attempting sanctification? | Gal 3:3 | Morant61 | 19398 | ||
Greetings Steve! I think you make a good point. It seems unlikely that these converts of Paul's would have fallen for the arugment that they needed to be circumsized in order to be saved. But, the Judiazers may have been able to convince them that they needed to be circumsized to go on to greater spiritual maturity. Paul's agrument in Galatians is that all aspects of the Christian life are achieved through faith only, not through obedience to the Law. If the Galatians allow the Judaizers to convince them that they now must be circumsized, then they become debtors again to the Law. The key word here being "must" be circumsized. Paul had no problem with circumsision per say, see the case of Timothy for an example. He simply had a problem with anyone claiming that circumsision was necessary for salvation or for living the Christian life. Your Brother in Christ, Tim Moran |
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1431 | PLEASE EXPLAIN TO ME THIS PART OF THE BI | Jeremiah | Morant61 | 19235 | ||
Greetings Tio! Basically, Jer. 33:3 simply means that God was going to reveal the Jeremiah the future of Israel. He would bring judgement upon Israel, but He would also restore Israel and Judah. These things were not known by any man, because they were future events. But, God knew them and promised to tell Jeremiah, if He would call upon Him. Your Brother in Christ, Tim Moran |
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1432 | I NEED THE EXPLICATION OF JEREMIAH 33:3 | Jeremiah | Morant61 | 19234 | ||
Greetings Tio! Basically, Jer. 33:3 simply means that God was going to reveal the Jeremiah the future of Israel. He would bring judgement upon Israel, but He would also restore Israel and Judah. These things were not known by any man, because they were future events. But, God knew them and promised to tell Jeremiah, if He would call upon Him. Your Brother in Christ, Tim Moran |
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1433 | THE MEANING 0F JEREMIAH 33:3 | Jeremiah | Morant61 | 19233 | ||
Greetings Tio! Basically, Jer. 33:3 simply means that God was going to reveal the Jeremiah the future of Israel. He would bring judgement upon Israel, but He would also restore Israel and Judah. These things were not known by any man, because they were future events. But, God knew them and promised to tell Jeremiah, if He would call upon Him. Your Brother in Christ, Tim Moran |
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1434 | Hebrew? | Ex 1:15 | Morant61 | 19215 | ||
Greetings Susan! I guess I don't understand the question. Ex. 1:15 calls them Hebrew midwives. The word used is Strong's Number 5680 'ib-ree’', which is 34 times in the Old Testament and is always translated 'Hebrew'. Your Brother in Christ, Tim Moran |
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1435 | What does the number 40 mean? | Bible general Archive 1 | Morant61 | 19171 | ||
Greetings Roberta! The simplest answer is this: Look at the context! If it says 40 days, then it means 40 days. If it says 40 years, it means 40 years. Attempts to read hidden meanings into numbers is a waste of time. If God wanted to attach a meaning to a number, He would tell us. The only verse in the entire Bible that does attach a meaning to a number is Rev. 13:18. Other than that, numbers are simply descriptive terms that tell us how many of something there were. I hope this helps! Your Brother in Christ, Tim Moran |
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1436 | description of the remnant church? | Rev 12:17 | Morant61 | 18943 | ||
Greetings Christianki! It is definitely possible! Depending on which view of the rapture you take, it could also be a reference to the Church in general (before the rapture). Your Brother in Christ, Tim Moran |
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1437 | What about 2Thess 1:6-10? | 2 Thess 1:6 | Morant61 | 18726 | ||
Greetings Katrjohnson! I think that this passage refers to His second coming, not to the rapture. This passage refers to a public return, where you correctly noted that the saints will be glorified and the sinners punished. But, 1 Thess. 4:13-18 speaks of an event which occurs prior to His coming. Your Brother in Christ, Tim Moran |
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1438 | what are the wiles of the devil? | Eph 6:11 | Morant61 | 18717 | ||
Greetings Pratt! The word translated as "wiles" is the Greek word 'methodeia.' It is used throughout literature to refer to craftiness, cunning, deception, and distortion. It seems to have all of these meanings in Eph. 6:11. (See also Eph. 4:14 where this word is also used.) Thus, the verse is saying that we need all of God's armor to stand firm against the insidious, cunning, and crafty schemes of the Devil. Without the whole armor, we will not be adequately protected. Your Brother in Christ, Tim Moran |
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1439 | Hi Tim | Revelation | Morant61 | 18628 | ||
Greetings RCScroll! For some reason, I never got an e-mail message about your post. Sorry it took me so long to find it! :-) Personally, I think the answer is that God's wrath is general, not specific. As the Day of the Lord approaches, the judgements get more specific. I believe that the Seals are very general judgements leading up to Daniel's 70th week (events that we are in fact going through throughout the church age). I believe that the trumpets will be more intense judgements during the 1st half of Daniel's 70th week and that the bowls are very specific judgements during the 2nd half of Daniel's 70th week. However, I don't see any indication in Scripture that someone could not come to Christ even in the midst of God's judgements. Consider the example of Rahab. God was judging Jericho, but showed mercy to Rahab and her family. Or, consider Lot and his family when God judged Sodom. So, I think that even during the tribulation, people will still have the opportunity to accept Christ. Whether or not they will is a different question. Some even think that the 144,000 may be evangelists sent out from Israel during the tribulation. Whatever the case may be, I believe that God will always extend His grace. Your Brother in Christ, Tim Moran |
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1440 | My pastor departure | Bible general Archive 1 | Morant61 | 18626 | ||
Greetings Jolagee! It would be helpful if you could share a little more detail about your situation. In general though, fellowship with a particular local congregation is not a lifetime committment. So, if you feel that God is calling you elsewhere, you should obey His leading - if you are sure that He is leading! Your Brother in Christ, Tim Moran |
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