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In 2 Kings 22:20, we read "Behold, therefore, I will gather thee unto thy fathers, and thou shall be gathered into thy grave in peace." Then in 2 Kings 23:29-30, we are told that Josiah was killed at Megiddo. Please explain and harmonize.

The promise which the Lord made to Josiah in 2 Kings 22:20 was because of the splendid work of reformation. King Josiah had inaugurated and was prosecuting against the false and idolatrous religious systems in the land. While it is not specifically stated that this promise was conditioned [...]

Were the six days of creation literal days of 24 hours each?

The Bible refers to other "days" which are not 24-hour periods. For example, we read of a forty-year day in Hebrews 3:8,9, "the day of temptation in the wilderness." We are given the scriptural statement that "One day with the Lord is as a thousand [...]

Kindly explain the last part of Ecclesiastes 11:3, "In the place where the tree falleth there it shall be."

We find this scripture to be in harmony with the remainder of the Bible and as particularly expressed in the ninth chapter of this same book of Ecclesiastes-- "for there is no work nor device, nor knowledge, nor wisdom in the grave whither thou [...]

Were there two works of creation as narrated in the first and second chapters of Genesis, (Genesis 1 and Genesis 2) or are these simply two accounts of the same works of creation?

The first and second chapters of the book of Genesis are wrongly divided. There are two descriptions of the work of creation. The division of the chapters should show this and be in harmony. The first account is recorded in Genesis chapter 1 through Genesis [...]

I have just lost a dear little girl who never was baptized. I am about mad with grief and sorrow. Some people tell me that she is lost to all eternity and may possibly now be writhing in eternal torture. I have called in our minister and he only shakes his head in doubt. I have also talked with ministers of other denominations and can get no consolation.

We appreciate your sorrow and anxiety. Many mothers have been comforted by the Lord's word found in `Jer. 31:15`. "Thus saith the Lord, A voice was heard in Ramah, lamentation, and bitter weeping; Rachel weeping for her children, because they were not." (They were [...]

Please give the Scripture evidence for the statement that the seventh creative "day" is a period of 7,000 years. Harmonize with the fourth commandment.

Genesis chapters 1 and 2 outline God’s grand act of creation. Chapter 1 divides God’s creative process into six distinct phases which the scriptures refer to as “days.” At the conclusion of many of these phases, God declared the progress of creation during that [...]

What is the meaning of the word "Armageddon"? Also, what is signified by "the battle of Armageddon"?

The name is found in Revelation 16:16, and means literally "The Mountain of Destruction." It references the place where the Lord destroyed Israel's enemies before the Israeli armies of Gideon, and of Jehoshaphat. On both of these occasions, the slaughter of the foes' armies was terrible and [...]

What does this mean: "Blessed are the dead who die in the Lord from henceforth: yea, saith the Spirit, that they may rest from their labors; but their works follow with them?" Revelation 14:13. How can the dead continue their works when there is no consciousness, wisdom or knowledge in the grave? Ecclesiastes 9:10

Addressing the members of the church of Christ, the followers of the Lord Jesus, the apostle says "Ye are dead, and your life is hid with Christ in God" (Colossians 3:3). From the Divine viewpoint, so far as the earthly existence is concerned, these [...]

Do the words “everlasting” and “forever and ever” as applied to the punishment of the wicked, mean an eternity of misery, and torment, or merely punishment for a season?

Let no one be deceived regarding the duration of the punishment of the wicked, as it is repeatedly put forth in the scriptures that it is for eternity and not merely for a season. However; it is not a question as to the duration [...]

Were the dinosaurs still in existence at the time of Adam's creation and, if so, were they destroyed in the Flood of Noah's day? Which epoch or "day" did the dinosaurs appear on the earth?

The fifth day, which is in keeping with the Genesis account (Genesis 1:20-23).In regard to the age of the earth in general, as well as the time frame of each of the six “days,” there is disagreement not only among scientists, but also among Bible [...]

How shall we understand the words of Jesus, "Let the dead bury their dead"? (Matthew 8:21,22)

When our first parent, father Adam, disobeyed the divine command, the death sentence passed upon him. Therefore, from the Creator's standpoint in a legal sense, he was dead although the dying process took over 900 years. The death sentence was finalized when Adam passed into the tomb. Our entire [...]

Can we say that Jesus is divine and yet not worship Him as deity?

The Logos is designated "The Only Begotten Son" of God. The thought conveyed by this expression is that the Logos, the Lord Jesus, is the only direct creation or begetting of the Heavenly Father, while all others of God's sons (angels as well as [...]

Was Adam “born in sin and shapen iniquity” as is stated in the Scriptures of all of his descendants – Psa. 11:5

Strictly speaking, Adam was not born; he was created of the dust of the ground. Science confirms this statement of the Bible, for all of the elements contained in the human body are found in the earth. Man was a distinct creation; and not [...]

The first man Adam became a living soul (1 Corinthians 15:45; Genesis 2:7), the last Adam (the Lord from heaven, 1 Corinthians 15:47) at his resurrection became a life-giving spirit also?

The Scriptures in outlining the Divine plan as it relates to the salvation of mankind plainly teach that the present Christian Era, from the time of our Lord's first advent to the time of his second coming, has been set apart for the purpose [...]

What became of Adam when he died; did he go to heaven or hell?

We may be sure Adam did not go to heaven at death, because 3,000 thousand years later, Jesus said, “No man has ascended into heaven” (John 3:13). God judged and sentenced Adam to death when He said, “for dust you are and to dust [...]

2 Peter 2:4: "For if God spared not the angels when they sinned, but cast them down to hell, and committed them to pits of darkness to be reserved unto judgment." The marginal reading says "hell" is the Greek "Tartarus." What does that mean?

The specific word translated hell here is the Greek word tartaro?. This is the only time it’s used in the Bible, and it is a verb. It only applies to fallen angels, not human beings. So, this is less a specific address and more of an [...]

If the "sons of God" (Genesis 6:4) were the angels who left their former habitation or first estate – the spiritual realm (Jude 3) – how is it that they could marry the "daughters of men" and have children since it is understood from the words of our Master (Matthew 22:30) that the angels are sexless?

From many scriptures, it is apparent that spirit beings have had the power of materializing as human beings. This materialization is complete, as the following citations indicate, showing that these materialized beings could eat and drink and perform all of the functions of the [...]

What is an angel? I want to know what angels are like.

In the Bible, the word “angel” means “messenger.” God sent angels to deliver messages to specific people, like when the angel Gabriel delivered a VERY important message to Mary about the birth of Jesus in Luke 1:26-38.The Scriptures suggest angels can look like fire, [...]

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 [...]

How do we harmonize the apparently contradictory expressions found in: "…ye made the commandments of God of none effect through your TRADITIONS" (Mathew 15;6, Mark 7:13), "…being more exceedingly zealous of the TRADITIONS of my fathers" (Galatians 1:14), and "…stand fast and hold the TRADITIONS which ye have been taught" (2 Thessalonians 2:15)?

The Savior's words addressed to the Scribes and Pharisees, the religious leaders of his day, have reference to the theories and opinions that had been formed and handed down from the past and not based upon the inspired testimony of the Prophets and the [...]

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