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181 | Explain "slept with his fathers" | 1 Kin 2:10 | There | 12919 | ||
In the KJV it is stated "So David rested with his fathers (died and joined his ancestors), and was buried in the City of David." | ||||||
182 | How can we return to our first love? | Rev 2:4 | There | 12917 | ||
Hi Steve, I've thought about this too a little bit. I'm not sure I have much of an answer, but those verses remind me of a person that begins with a fire for the Lord that is so great they desire to do everything and anything He leads them to do just because they love Him so much -- and then later that same person when the fire is diminished, doing the good works, but the fire is gone. Or another way of saying it maybe, is that they are going through the motions, but there is not a heart for the Lord there -- only works. Could that be what it's talking about? You said: Can we work hard for Him, yet not love Him? I'm going to rephrase that, in a way that makes the answer simple to me. Can we work hard for anyone (doing the best we can do), yet not love that other person? Is the hard work always the result of a commitment to someone else, or is it sometimes self-serving. Let's face it, it does make us feel good to do good things. |
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183 | Did Adam die lost? | Genesis | There | 12892 | ||
True Joe, but the seeming question was "was Abraham taught by his parents about the one true God?" I agree with you, he wasn't. |
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184 | WAS THE ANGEL JESUS | Genesis | There | 12891 | ||
The "Angel" of the Lord in the OT comes from the word malak, meaning to dispatch as a deputy, a messenger; specifically of God, i.e. angel. So it would not necessarily mean that each reference to the "angel of the Lord" is Jesus in Spirit-form. |
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185 | How long did they remain after eating. | Genesis | There | 12889 | ||
Genesis 3:21 "Also for Adam and his wife the Lord God made tunics of skin, and clothed them." The first blood sacrifice to cover sin. And God did it. |
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186 | Was there any other human being in Node | Genesis | There | 12887 | ||
Genesis 4:16,17 doesn't state that Cain MET his wife in Nod, but that he "knew her" (had sexual relations with her) AFTER he began his wanderings in Nod. | ||||||
187 | Where there trees just after the deluge | Genesis | There | 12886 | ||
I've heard this explained in a variety of ways, but I am going to tell you what I understand about the account of Noah in Genesis. The flood waters began during Noah's 600th year, 2nd month, on the 17th day. It rained for 40 days and nights. God then stopped the water and for the next 150 days (5 months) the waters were in the process of receding because of a strong wind that God sent to pass over the earth. [approximately 6.5 months covered here] In the 7th month of Noah's 600th year (during that 150 days), on the 17th day, the ark rested on the mountains of Ararat. The ark was about 45 feet high, but only a portion of that would have been underwater. So in the seventh month of Noah's 600th year, the water was shallow enough that the ark found a resting place somewhere in the mountains of Ararat. On the 1st day of the tenth month of Noah's 600th year, the tops of the mountains were visible (to Noah apparently). [7.5 months from day Flood started to here] The conditions after the Flood were more than likely quite different than they are today. The earth would have been very fertile after all that "stirring up by the waters", and the climate was much better than today. (All recognizable by the long life-spans for several hundred years after the Flood.) 40 days after the mountain tops were visible, Noah sent out a raven and a dove. The dove returned, finding no rest ("manowach" meaning a quiet, settled spot or 'home'). (This would have been in the middle of the 11th month of Noah's 600th year) 7days later, Noah sent out another dove which returned with an olive leaf. So if a seed germinated at the very end of the 9th month of Noah's 600th year (1st day of 10th month when Noah saw the mountain tops [dirt]), it would be very possible that in the 11.5 month of Noah's 600th year (1 and 1/2 months later) a "plant" would have grown from that seed, and had leaves on it's stalk, just as it would even today in that time-span. So could an olive tree grow and produced at least one leaf in a month and a half? Yes. I would think even a shorter time than that. |
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188 | Did Adam die lost? | Genesis | There | 12882 | ||
That's a good point about the name. Do you have a reference that you could show me where you got that information? I ask because I looked up the names of Cain, Abel, and Seth in the original Hebrew. To me, the meanings don't imply what you mentioned. Cain, name of 1st child, (an affinity to "a sense of fixity, lance, spear"). Abel, son of Adam, (same as emptiness, or vanity). Seth, substituted, appoint. I do agree there were many more who were saved by faith in ancient times than just those Paul listed. But I'm not sure we can assume that Adam was saved since the Bible doesn't say he was. I think Adam and Eve definitely told all they knew about the Lord God, and their time in the garden of Eden to their sons and daughters. [Please note that God even spoke with Cain in Genesis 4.] But talking the talk, and walking the walk aren't the same thing. I'm not trying to "judge" Adam, but another thing just crossed my mind. It wasn't until after Seth gave birth to Enosh that it says "then men began to call on the name of the Lord" (4:26). Adam would have been about 235 years old at that time, when men "began" to call upon the name of the Lord. Was Adam among them? I don't know. But I guess I can't assume that he was for two reasons. 1)The Bible doesn't say he was; and 2)after having a walking/talking relationship with God in the garden, he apparently did not "call on His name" after leaving the garden which was AT LEAST the first 150 years they lived outside the garden. |
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189 | What was the total number of animals, | Genesis | There | 12833 | ||
One thing that is important to remember though is that God only needed to "send" Noah the animals that had the genes to produce a variety within it's own "kind". | ||||||
190 | who did cain marry | Genesis | There | 12832 | ||
His sister. Generally daughters are not mentioned in the generations. Only sons. Which is why I think daughters were probably born to Adam and Eve AFTER Cain and Abel were born, but BEFORE Seth was born. The genealogy of Genesis begins with Adam to Seth and continues from there. And the biblical genealogies seems to only follow a certain "line", from Adam to Noah, then to Abraham, then to David, then to Christ. Every "son's" line is not listed in Genesis or after. Only those that were applicable to the birth of the Messiah. And one thing that I overlooked when first reading Genesis 4:16,17 is that it doesn't state that Cain MET his wife while wandering east of Eden (which I used to think). Simply that he went wandering, and then "knew" her and she conceived. Cain quite probably was married before he killed Abel and was driven away by the Lord. |
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191 | Did Adam die lost? | Genesis | There | 12823 | ||
That would be kind of like saying who taught Abraham, wouldn't it? According to the bible, it was not his idolatrous parents (Joshua 24:2) that taught Abraham about the true God. But since Shem (Noah's son) was still alive at the time of Abraham (Shem died about 30 years after Abraham died), he may have learned from Shem?? But even more likely is that after God "read" Abraham's heart, He "revealed Himself" to Abraham. As to Adam. In Romans and Hebrews when Paul speaks about those who in ancient days were saved by faith -- he never mentions Adam. It begins with faithful Abel. Perhaps there is a reason? |
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192 | Authority of a narative? How to? | Genesis | There | 12812 | ||
I agree with JVH0212, it is the foundation that our faith is built upon. If one believes that God created, then it is easy to understand why God has the right to set rules and regulations for His creation. And also why God has the right to reward and punish those whom He has created. If we had only come from slime, then who is God to tell us anything. That is what I have heard most often from those who believe in evolution. Have you ever watched the videos "Understanding Genesis" by Ken Ham (and Gary Parker)? They are excellent. The tape series contains information about faith, history, archeology, and biology -- all in the context that "God created". Even your teens would enjoy these tapes I think. |
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193 | Clones | Genesis | There | 12811 | ||
I believe they are human. And they are made very much like we each were made. From human cells containing DNA. If someone takes an egg and sperm, places them together outside the womb, what is produced is human, and will be born with a soul --- whether it is "born" from a womb or test tube. I don't think it matters HOW the embryro came into being in the first place. Do I think it is the way God intended for human reproduction? No. |
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194 | The beast with seven heads | Revelation | There | 12723 | ||
A reference for that verse is Revelation 12:3 "... a great and fiery red dragon having seven heads and ten horns, and seven diadems (crowns) on his heads." Revelation 17:9,10 "... The seven heads are seven mountains on which the woman sits. There are also seven kings. Five have fallen (at the time of John's writing), one is (Roman empire), and the other has not yet come... he must continue for a short time" These describe the seven beast empires that have today expired, but from which will come the 8th beast empire during the latter days. Revelation 17:12,13 "And the ten horns which you (John) saw are ten kings, who have not yet received a kingdom, but they receive authority as kings with the beast (antichrist) for one hour. These have one purpose and they give their power and authority to the beast". The 10 horns represent the eighth beast empire, which will consist of 10 kingdoms or "groupings". Daniel wrote "while I was contemplating the (ten) horns, behold, another horn, a little one, came up among them, and three of the first horns were pulled out by the roots before it, and behold this horn possessed eyes like the eyes of a man, and a mouth uttering great boasts" (7:8). And he later explains "As for the ten horns, out of this kingdom ten kings will arise, and another will arise after them, and he will be different from the previous ones and will subdue three kings" (7:23,24). The little horn of verse 8 is the same as "another" king of verses 23,24. So although the 8th beast empire will begin with 10 horns, three are taken over by the "little horn". That leaves "seven" leaders (represented by the crowns or diadems). |
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195 | Point of No Return | Revelation | There | 12708 | ||
SSprin mentioned 2Thes 2:9-12, and those who did not have a love for the truth (God is truth) are given "strong delusion to believe the lie", and they WILL be willing to accept the mark of the beast. In not having a love for the Lord, they had already rejected Him. | ||||||
196 | Please explain who the 144,000 are. | Revelation | There | 12705 | ||
The 144,000 are Israelites (12,000 from each of the twelve tribes of Israel). Mid-point in the seventieth week God will seal unto salvation and protect "the woman" who flees to the wilderness of Edom, i.e. the 144,000. From the only other passage that refers explicitly to the 144,000, we learn "these are the ones wo have not been defiled with women [i.e. have not committed spiritual adultery], for they have kept themselves [spiritually] chaste. These are the ones who follow the Lamb wherever He goes. These have been purchased from among men as firstfruits to God and the Lamb" (Rev. 14:4) Although they will be protected from the persecution from Antichrist during the second half of the seventieth week, they are not raptured with the church at Christ's return at the end of the seventieth week. Either similtaneously or immediately after the church is raptured, the 144,000 dwelling in Edom will be brought into a saving relationship with their Messiah, Jesus Christ. Just as God prophecied through Ezekiel: "I shall bring you into the wilderness of the peoples, and there I shall enter into judgement with you face to face... And I shall make you pass under the rod, and I shall bring you into the bond of the covenant" (Ezek. 20:35,37). Therefore, it is this 144,000 who will flee into the wilderness of Edom at mid-point in the seventieth week and are sealed for salvation; they are protected (Rev. 12:6) until Christ's return at the end of the seventieth week, when they will be "brought into the bond of the covenant", i.e. brought into a saving relationship with their Messiah, Jesus Christ. At this point they will "follow the Lamb wherever He will go" (also Isaiah 63:1-3), and will be protected from the wrath of God (Day of the Lord). (see Rev. 9:4 where God's wrath is directly against all "the men who have not received the seal of God on their foreheads".) Then will follow the final Day of the Lord judgments and the 30 day reclamation of the nation of Israel [i.e. those who survive the 70th week] by Jesus Christ (Isaiah 24:6; Habakkuk 3). Also Micah 2:12,13 tells of Israel's (i.e. 144,000) protection in Edom ("fold" is actually "Bozrah" a capital of Edom), and the restoration of the nation of Israel by Messiah which will enter physically into the millenium. [The times are mentioned in Daniel and Revelation, and the 30 day reclamation of Israel is foretold by Hosea also.] This process of saving the "nation" of Israel is mentioned in Romans, culminating with Paul's words "The Deliverer will come from Zion to remove ungodliness from Jacob (Israel)" when the time of the Gentiles is complete. |
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197 | computers... | Revelation | There | 12697 | ||
Thanks for the info Ed. I'd heard that on the 10 o'clock news... should have known better than to believe it I guess. :) | ||||||
198 | holy spirit be here during tribulation | Revelation | There | 12631 | ||
I don't believe there is any scripture that states God's Spirit will leave His children. And in Rev. 3:10, it states that He will "keep" ("guard" or "watch") the faithful church. So He won't be ignoring us during that time. In Daniel 10:21 it states that the angel Michael is the protector of God's people since ancient times. And in 2Thessalonians 2:6-8 Paul states that "he who restrains will do so until he is taken out of the way". Some people understand this to mean Michael is the protector of only Israel, but Paul is speaking to Christians (non-Jews, ex-gentiles) of Thessalonia. That is the only "spirit" that will be removed. |
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199 | Mark of the beast before or after Christ | Revelation | There | 12630 | ||
I believe the mark will occur in the middle of the seventieth week (mid trib), but Christ will return "immediately after the tribulation of those days... "to gather His elect..."(Matt. 24:29,31). | ||||||
200 | God's wrath tribulational. | Revelation | There | 12629 | ||
Hi RCScroll, I'm not a pre-tribber, but I'd like to add another aspect to your question. In Revelation when Christ speaks to the 7 churches, is He saying to each that they will not be going through the tribulation of those days? Or is there only the faithful church that He will "keep" from the hour of trial that comes upon the whole world (v.3:10)? ("KEEP" in that verse comes from the word "tereo", meaning to watch or guard.) |
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