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21 | they presented unto him gifts, gold, and | Bible general Archive 1 | itiswritten | 90132 | ||
Dear LBlock, According to the "Illustrated Bible Dictionary," published by Harvest House: "Frankin'cense (Heb. Leb'onah; Gr. libanos- i.e., "white"), an odorous resin imported from Arabia (Isa. 60:6; Jer. 6:20) yet also growing in Palestine (Cant. 4:14). It was one of the ingredients in the perfume of the sanctuary (Ex. 30:34), and was used as an accompaniament of the meat-offering (Lev. 2:1,16; 6:15; 24:7). When burnt it emitted a fragrant odour, and hence the incense became a symbol of the Divine name (Mal. 1:11; Cant. 1:3) and an emblem of prayer (Ps. 141:2; Lk. 1:10; Rev. 5:8; 8:3). This frankincense or olibanum, used by the Jews in the temple services is not to be confounded with the frankincense of modern commerce, which is an exudation of the Norway spruce fir the Pinus abies. It was probably a resin from the Indian tree known to botanists by the name of Boswellia serrata or thurifera, which grows to the height of forty feet." I hope this is helpful to you. Itiswritten. |
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22 | the name of the angel that fell from gra | Bible general Archive 1 | itiswritten | 90130 | ||
Dear Sara, In Isaiah 14:12-15 we see that his original name was Lucifer. He was "The Light-bearer." Though this Scripture speaks also of an earthly dignitary it also speaks of the spiritual being now known as Satan according to many respected Christian leaders. Just as God changed the name of Jacob to Israel when he made a major course change in his direction, so Lucifer became Satan the adversary. Jesus also comments about him in Luke 10:18 speaking of him in his new name. I hope this is helpful. Itiswritten |
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23 | What is truth? | Bible general Archive 1 | itiswritten | 88863 | ||
Dear Tara, What is truth? Jesus. In the Bible it is said that Jesus told us about Himself: "I am the way, the TRUTH, and the life: no man comes to the Father but by me." It is also true that the Bible is the written word of God and Jesus is the living Word of God. Read John 1:1-3 and verse 14. He is the Word made flesh and He is the Creator along with the Father who existed from eternity to eternity. In Revelation we are also told that He is the "Alpha and the Omega, the beginning and the end" who died and now lives forevermore. This verse also states that He is the Almighty - Read Revelation 1:8 I hope this is of some help to you. Itiswritten. |
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24 | Questions to consider | Bible general Archive 1 | itiswritten | 88689 | ||
Dear Mommapbs, I believe it would help you if you understand a certain concept. So, please indulge me as what I am about to write will seem to answer your question indirectly. However, coming to understand this has helped me immensely. -First of all God's ways are not like our ways. He does not think like we do. So, what we think might be the right thing may actually, in God's eyes be the absolutely wrong thing. Read Isaiah 55:9. -Second, He reveals Himself and his teachings to us by a revelation within. For instance in Matthew 16:13-18 we see Jesus and Peter. Jesus asks who people think He is. Then He asks his disciples who they think He is and Peter blurts out "The Messiah, the Son of the Living God." To this Jesus replys- "flesh and blood has not revealed this to you...you are Peter and on this Rock I will build my church. Five seconds later Jesus tells His disciples how He will die and Peter says "No, God forbid." and Jesus answers "Get behind me, Satan." What does this mean? I believe it means this. The revelation Peter received...a direct revelation within himself, is what Jesus was building His church on..not on the man, Peter. But the precious revelation that God had given Peter. Why? because that is what it takes when we do not understand and God allows our faith to be shaken. When all the superficial stuff is shaken off of us, our faith will still stand on that which God has directly revealed as truth to us. That is why Jesus could give Peter such a compliment in one moment and in the next breath almost, insult him. He was speaking of the revelation. Third- Now look at John 6: 41-58 where Jesus tells his disciples (more than the 12) that they must eat His flesh and drink His blood. Everyone thought He was speaking of cannibalism. That He refused to explain this to anyone used to puzzle me. If you look further to John 6:61-65 you see that He was aware that many had left from following him and even his closest disciples were grumbling at this and called it a hard saying. However, look at the 65th verse and 6:66-69. Though Peter did not understand, because of his revelation knowledge...because he was convinced in his heart that Jesus was the Messiah, the Christ of God, even though he did not understand, even though what Jesus or God was saying to him was above his comprehension and seemed awful at the moment, he did not leave because he reasoned, "Where else shall we go, you (alone) have eternal life?" Finally, God is so above us we often totally misunderstand what He is doing. Unless we are convinced inside our hearts that He is who He says He is, we will not be able to hold on during trials and tribulations. And, the trials and tribulations are the very things God sends to test, to refine and purify our faith. Read Mark 4:16-17. The Bible is what God has given to us to be able to follow Him. Anything else is man-made and some man's idea. There are many good books out there that teach about God's word, but when things get confusing, going back directly to the Word of God has helped me the most and after knowing the Lord for over 25 years, He has never let me down in His word. ALL the answers to life are in its pages. Ask the Holy Spirit to help you and He will bring you to the Scriptures you need to carry on. One more thing. We are often called to believe God when we don't understand and very often after we do that, God does eventually give us understanding. I hope this has been of some help to you. Itiswritten. |
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25 | need info on the book of life | Rev 3:5 | itiswritten | 88676 | ||
Dear Uniqueone49, In Revelation 3: 1-6, there is mentioned the Book of Life in Christ's letter to the church at Sardis. It is also mentioned in Philippians 4. It is again mentioned in Revelation 13:8, Rev. 17:8,20:20, 21:27 and 22:19. In all these cases it tells us that those written in the book of life will have eternal life and those who are not will not share in eternal life with God. It tells us that those who do not ovecome will be taken out of the book of life. It also speaks of those who are in the book of life, that their works will be judged. I hope this is helpful to you...not so much what I have to say but that it will give you easy reference to see these scriptures and the verses around them for yourself. Itiswritten |
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26 | Doubt their salvation? | 1 Cor 5:11 | itiswritten | 84671 | ||
Dear Cwade, Concerning the salvation of your friends, I do not know. I can only go by what the Word of God tells me and the judgment is up to Him. However, if they insist on living they way you say they do, it would be better for you not to "hang out with them," by what the Word of God cautions us. The thing is this: a Christian will sin from time to time, but one cannot call oneself a Christian and commit to a lifestyle that is of sin. Under temptation, a Christian may commit adultery, feel terrible about it, repent, ask the Lord for forgiveness and get up and go forward. But to live in sin, or to live in a lifestyle of sin...that is another issue. The great Billy Graham put it this way in a book of his that I read a long time ago. He told a story about what it means to be born again. He said there were two row boats. They were in the same river as everyone in this world is in the same river. The people of this world were in the row boat that went along easily with the current (or went along with what is politically correct, so to speak) and the other was the row boat of the born again believers of God. They were going in the same river but in the opposite direction of the current, struggling against the tide. Jesus gave us the parable of the wheat and the tares in Matthew 13:24-30. This shows us that it is very difficult to tell the difference between a maybe immature Christian, for example, and a fake one. Jesus also tells us in Matthew 7:13-20. What is the fruit of their doings? If it is sinful, it is not of God. If it produces strife, disobedience to the commandments of God, etc...what is their fruit? Whether they profess to be Christians or not, we know them by their fruit. Whether they are "saved" or not, their lifestyles tell us that they are in danger of hell-fire. So, they need prayer. By the sincere prayers of one who really cares, one who does belong to the Lord, they may yet be saved or reinstated into proper standing the household of God, whatever is appropriate which God only knows. If they are saved, according to what Paul tells us, and they persist in sin, they will reap terrible things in this world in order to retain their salvation (I Cor. 5:1-6). We can not feel safe in our assumptions that a person is a Christian because they belong to a Church because today as it was even in the early days of the faith, many mainline churches have accepted what the Word of God says is not in any way acceptable. (see Matthew 7:21, Romans 1:21-32). The word of God also warns us about those who accepted the Lord and turned back to their old ways. You can read about this in 2 Peter 2 and Matthew 13: 18-23. Which category your friends are under is not for me to say, neither do I wish to. But If you look at the example of the early church fathers...it would not be tolerated in the fellowship of the faith. I do not condemn - I caution and I encourage you to continue to pray for them. Depending on what the situation in fact is, you may be the one and only person who cares enough to really make the difference for them. I hope this answers your question. Sincerely, Itiswritten. |
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27 | Studying O.T. is creating problems. | Genesis | itiswritten | 84665 | ||
Dear skip, Your problem is that you do not understand the Old Testament Scriptures and/or have a full understanding of your salvation. When you look at Genesis 1 and 2 you see creation as God had intended. His crowning glory was man. Man was at peace with all of creation and God also gave him a woman...a wife, so to speak, a helpmate. Every man, woman and child that has ever been born into this earth was in the genes of these two persons and they fell from grace. God had warned and tested the free will He gave them by saying they were free to eat the fruit of every tree of the garden EXCEPT for ONE. They disobeyed. Since we were all in their genes, we all fell and are part of that sinful nature. It is born in us all. This is evidenced in the very next story of Cain and Abel, it is evidenced in the story of Lamuel, it is evidenced in the tower of babel and it is evidenced in the story of Noah and the ark. But right from the beginning, God began to teach man about what it takes to cover sin and about what constitutes life. "The life is in the blood" (Gen.9:4, Lev. 17:11) As soon as Adam and Eve sinned, they covered themselves out of guilt and shame - but that was not acceptable to God. No, He covered them with animal skins. This means that the animal had to die to cover them. It required its blood as a substitute for their blood. The blood is all important. That is why Jesus had to die and shed his blood. Even though they were under a curse (Genesis 3) God immediately gives them hope in Genesis 3:15 with the promise of the seed of the woman who would be the perfect substitute. They did not understand then, but it was about the God-man, the Messiah, the Christ, God with us, Immanuel...the one and only perfect sacrifice who would shed his blood once for all time and be that substitute. Meanwhile, God did not institute slavery, polygamy or war...man in his fallen nature did that all by himself. And why did God destroy so many nations? In I Cor. 5:5-6 we see that a little leaven destroys the whole lump. Sin is that way. When God sent the Israelites into the Promised land, He did so only at a time when the Canaanites were fully ripe in idolatry and violence. He did not want them to be contaminated with it. They, because of their own disobedience, ever really destroyed them all and they DID become contaminated with the idolatry of those nations. If you go back to the beginning that is what God was doing with the Flood, and with the tower of babel. He separated us by languages and different cultures, mountains and rivers when he caused man in is many languages to flee from one another, because outside of obedience to Him, it would only make our rebellion and our cruelty all the more powerful if we could do this in unity. (read Genesis 11). Yes, His holy temple became a slaughterhouse. The reason for this is so we would recognize the stench of OUR SIN. If we did not sin, this would not have been required. Oh there is so much more. Suffice to say, the blood is the most important thing about our whole faith...the Blood of Jesus Christ and the entire Bible, Old Testament and New is all about the Blood that bought our eternal life. I hope this is helpful. Itiswritten. |
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28 | Don't associate with Christians who sin? | 1 Cor 5:11 | itiswritten | 84660 | ||
Dear Cwade, In John 6:44 the Word of God tells us that "No man can come to me (Jesus), unless the Father draw him/her: and I will raise him/her up on the last day." So, in answer to your question, if I were you I would dissasociate myself unless and until the Lord clearly direct you otherwise and meanwhile pray with all my heart that the "Father draw them." People do not get saved unless and until they feel the need for it. They need to come to a place in their life where they experience the conviction of the Holy Spirit that they are sinners and need saving. No amount of lecturing by well meaning friends or relatives will get them there. Never underestimate the power of sincere prayers. And, when we pray, we must pray according to His will. It is always in His will for a person to be saved. Do this with your whole heart and you will be amazed to see what the Lord may do. I hope this is helpful. Itiswritten |
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29 | PLEASE EXPLAIN MATTHEW 19:8 | Bible general Archive 1 | itiswritten | 83399 | ||
DearAmenbob, I know nothing about you or your wife. I do not believe any one else should tell you what to do about your situation unless asked and unless qualified. A good counselor is qualified, a minister and/or someone who knows you and the word of God could give good counsel, and the Word of God gives excellent counsel. Concerning your specific question, Jesus is saying that Moses allowed a method for divorce because the men would do it anyway and would not listen because their hearts were hard. He is also saying it was not so in the beginning as God made one man and one woman, not one man and several women. God is never for the destruction of a covenant between two people as in marriage. It is even worse if children are involved. It is not for anyone else to judge, however. You can pray to the Lord to give you a soft heart. The Lord actually CAN give you love for your wife again if the situation is reversible. You really must resolve this with the Lord and not take steps just because someone else tells you something. Read all the scriptures you can find on the subject, and if you are affiliated with a good church ministry, you should seek counseling. Get a good concordance that goes with your Bible and look up everything you can find on marriage, divorce, husband, wife and see what the Lord leads you to do. You may even find bible concordances on line. I sincerely hope this is helpful to you. Itiswritten |
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30 | Isaiah 14 and Ezekiel 28 not Satan! | Bible general Archive 1 | itiswritten | 83398 | ||
Dear Student7300, The scriptures can stand for more than one thing at the same time. This is not unusual. For instance, Daniel 9:23-27 speaks of the time between the Testaments when Antiochus Epiphanes defiled the temple but along with Matthew 24:15, it also speaks of the second coming of Christ, after the appearance of the antichrist on the scene. In Isaiah 14, it clearly states the name Lucifer, which is a name of Satan. Satan itself means "the adversary." That is merely one of his titles. Lucifer was his original name as a covering angel of God's glory. Lucifer means LIGHT. Lucifer continues to go before God and accuse us. When Jesus sent out 70 believers and told them to heal and perform miracles in his name, he also said that he saw Satan fall from the heavens much the same as it is stated in Isaiah 14. I believe it does stand for the earthly ruler, but I believe it also stands for the devil. I know this can be disconserting, but continued fellowship with the Lord and study of the word of God will make it easier to discern what the Lord is telling you. II Timothy 2:15 says "Study to show yourself approved unto God, a workman that needs not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth." Do not be upset; pray to the Lord and praise him and continue to study the scriptures and it will get clearer and clearer as you go on. It is very commendable that you want to be accurate and not just accept anything simply because someone else says its so, if you do not see it. Jesus approves of your attitude. Remember also that the Holy Spirit will remind you of whatever God has taught you through His Word. (John 14:26). So, keep studying, keep reading the word, and the Lord through His Holy Spirit will help you make more and more sense of it as time goes on. I hope this is helpful to you. Itiswritten |
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31 | DEATH OF JOSEPH AND MARY WAS MARY ANGRY | Bible general Archive 1 | itiswritten | 83396 | ||
Dear Keemnanni, The Bible does not say anything about the death of Joseph or Mary. We assume that Joseph died before Jesus began His earthly ministry, because he is never mentioned except concerning the fact that people considered him Jesus' father and that he had other children as well. Mary lived until after Jesus' resurrection because the Bible gives account of her being present at Pentecost (Acts 1:13 through all of Acts 2). As far as the incident in which Jesus, as a youngster, told his parents that he must be about his Father's business, the Bible tells us that they did not understand what he meant by this statement and also that Mary kept these sayings in her heart (Luke 2:51). Hope this is helpful. Itiswritten |
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32 | Where is eden located? | Bible general Archive 1 | itiswritten | 83394 | ||
Dear Allen0229, According to my "Halleys Bible Handbook," twenty-fourth edition, p.64: "It was on the Euphrates and Tigris Rivers, at their junction with the Pishon and Gihon (Gen. 2:10-14). The Pishon and Gihon have not been identified. The Euphrates and Tigris rise in the Caucasus mountain region of southwest Asia, flow southeastward, and empty into the Persian Gulf. Thus man may be said to have been created at about the center of the earth's surface; for this Caucasus-Euphrates region is the approximate center of the Eastern Hemisphere, which is the largest of the two Hemispheres. Ethnologists quite generally consider this region to have been the original home of all the present races of men. It was the region from whence came the ox, goat, sheep, horse, pig, dog, apple, peach, pear, plum, cherry, quince, mulberry, gooseberry, vine, olive, fig, date, almond, wheat, barley, oats, pea, bean, flax, spinich, radish, onion, and most of our fruits and vegetables. The cradle of the human race." Only very recently have some been deciding that man originated in deep Africa. I have seen this on Discovery Channel and other modern scientific television programs. I believe it is an attempt by the enemies of the Gospel to rewrite history in our days. I hope this is of some help to you. Itiswritten |
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33 | John 5:24-25, Verily, Verily I say unto | Bible general Archive 1 | itiswritten | 83392 | ||
Dear Mallen, It is translated a little differently depending on your English translation. For instance you may find it says "Truly I say to you," or something like that. I believe it simply is written emphatically. In other words, it shows that He is emphasizing the point because it is important. I hope this is helpful. Itiswritten |
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34 | How was Jezebel Killed? | 2 Kings | itiswritten | 83390 | ||
Dear Ingodswill, You will find this account in II Kings 9: 7-10 where it was prophesied and 9: 30-37 the account of what actually happened. Itiswritten |
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35 | revelation 13 | Revelation | itiswritten | 83318 | ||
Dear 13599, That is like asking 'Why is the sky blue?' I don't know but it does say that the number is the number of a man. Rev. 13:18. The sixes seem to represent the flesh or physical creation. I don't know if you would consider that any kind of answer, but I thought I would point that out and see if that in any way gives you something. Itiswritten |
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36 | how much is a hin of oil as innum15:4 | Exodus | itiswritten | 82991 | ||
Dear Philsull, According to an old King James Bible that I have which has a section of helps including a section on weights and measures, it says that a hin is "equal to one and one-half gallons (6 quarts or 12 pints). Six hin equals one bath (Ex. 29:40)" In the case of Numbers 15:4, it says as a footnote: 4 pints. I hope you find this helpful. Itiswritten |
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37 | What about the chariot of fire? | 2 Kin 2:11 | itiswritten | 82989 | ||
Dear gate1, This is an interesting observation. It is incredible what most people believe when something is spoken of a certain way for so many years. As you say, it looks like Elijah went up in a whirlwind, only having been separated from Elisha by one of the Lord's horses and chariot. I do not think it matters particularly HOW he was taken out of this world except that he, just like Enoch before him (Genesis 5:22), left this world without dying and was taken directly out of this natural place. The main thing is that it did happen. However, there may be some small or individual reason for the minor details and I appreciate your observation and will keep this in my memory for future reference and to see what the Lord may speak to me now that you have pointed this out to me. If you look in and around the scripture, II Kings 6:17, you will see another instance where we see the fiery chariots and horses of Israel...seeming to be the angelic armies of Israel. In this instance they are observed by Elisha, again. This time there are many of them. In Ephesians 6:12 we are told that we do not fight against flesh and blood, "but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places." Now in this case we are speaking of the spiritual armies of the Adversary, but in the scriptures above, in II Kings, we are speaking of the armies of the Lord. In Matthew 8:5-8:13 we see the Gospel account of a Centurian who came to Jesus to ask Him to heal his servant. Jesus marveled at his faith and his keen observation that Jesus had spiritual authority over the heavenly hosts much in the same way as he, as a centurian, had authority in the worldly sense. Thank you for your observation and I hope my comments are helpful to you also. Itiswritten |
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38 | How do I relate this scripture to women | Titus 2:3 | itiswritten | 82435 | ||
Dear Jabezperkins, Once children have grown and left the nest many women find that they have a lot more time on their hands. It takes a lot of time and attention to raise a family. The extra time can be a temptation to partying or getting too involved in other person's business which can lead to gossip. It would be better to turn one's excess energies toward the Lord's work in some way and to help other younger women in their walk with the Lord by the things they have learned through their own experience in raising their children. That's just some of my thoughts. I hope this would inspire some direction for your talk, though it be little. Itiswritten |
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39 | does revelation 6:9-11 teach that the im | Bible general Archive 1 | itiswritten | 82261 | ||
I do not wish to argue but I feel compelled to comment that matters of faith can not be "proved." FAITH is what is required by God according to His own Word as He tells us it is impossible to please Him without faith and that everything that is not of faith is sin (Hebrews 11:6, Romans 14:25). I choose to believe what God, in His Word tells us, not what ANYONE or ANY RELIGION may state. His word also tells us that to be absent from this body is to be present with the Lord -II Corinthians 5:6-8. Sincerely, Itiswritten |
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40 | 3 non married people.. not Jesus or Paul | Bible general Archive 1 | itiswritten | 82253 | ||
One major character in the Bible that did not marry was Daniel. I dare say this was probably also true of Shadrach, Meschech and Abednego also in the Book of Daniel. Under the Babylonians, it was customary to castrate those who were to become servants or slaves in the house. Daniel and his friends were most likely teenagers when they were taken in the Babylonian captivity and there is no indication that any of them ever married. I hope this is of some help. Itiswritten |
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