Miscellaneous Bible Questions – Page 28 – Bible Christian Resources – Audio, Video, Bible Studies, Christian Mobile Applications

In 2 Kings 20:11, we read that Isaiah the Prophet cried unto the Lord; and He brought the shadow of the sun ten degrees backwards, by which it had gone down on the dial of Ahaz. Does this record teach that the Lord reversed the motion of the earth upon its axis?

The possibility of such a miracle has been questioned by many, who have insisted that it would involve not only stoppage of the motion of the earth upon its axis, but an impossible retrograde movement, to be accomplished in a moment of time. However, [...]

Aren't there a number of contradictions in the Bible? And if the Bible is not in harmony with itself, how can we say it is inspired?

There are seemingly many contradictory statements contained in the Bible, and these are due to several causes. One source of error lies in translations from the original Hebrew and Greek into the various modern languages. It is claimed that the Authorized and Douay Versions of the Bible [...]

Is it possible for Christians to handle deadly serpents and to drink poisons without suffering injury in any form as stated in Mark 16:18?

Mark's Gospel originally ended with Mark 16:9; the additional verses (10-20 inclusive) which includes the above quotation, are not found in the oldest manuscripts of the Bible. Scholars are agreed that the addition was made about 600 years after Mark's Gospel was written, and hence [...]

Please explain 2 Peter 3:16: "As also in all his epistles, speaking in them of these things; in which are some things hard to be understood, which they that are unlearned and unstable wrest, as they do also the other Scriptures, unto their own destruction."

The Apostle Peter starts 2 Peter 3 by using the term “beloved” (verse 1) to address his audience. In doing so, Peter indicates that he intends his words for those who, like himself, have dedicated, or consecrated, their lives to God. Continuing through verse [...]