There are “times and seasons” (Acts 1:7) in God’s plan. Ecclesiastes 3:1 explains, “To everything there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven” Verses 2-8 make contrast between being born and dying, time to kill a time to heal, a [...]
Judas Iscariot is dead and in the grave. In Romans, we are told, “the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord” (Romans 6:23). Thus, when Judas died as a sinner, he went into the [...]
Yes, it is wrong to pray for someone to die. You are correct that the Ten Commandments state that thou shall not kill. Not only should we not kill, but also we should strive to have love (agape) in our heart for all. Agape [...]
In Paul’s second letter to the Thessalonians, he spends time correcting the misunderstanding that the Lord had already returned. So, in the second chapter verses 3 and 4 (NASB) he says, “let no one in any way deceive you, for it will not come [...]
Just as marriage symbolizes the unity and devotion between a man and woman, sex symbolizes the unity of the flesh as one. Genesis 2:24 (NASB), "For this reason a man shall leave his father and his mother and be joined to his wife; and [...]
When created without sin, Satan was named Lucifer. We will use Lucifer in this answer.Ezekiel 28:13-16 (CSB) “You (Lucifer) were in Eden, the garden of God….You were an anointed guardian cherub, for I had appointed you. You were on the holy mountain of God…From [...]
Satan presented Jesus with the third temptation to worship him. Matthew 4:8-10 (CSB) - “…the devil took him to a very high mountain and showed him all the kingdoms of the world and their splendor. And he said to him, ‘I will give you [...]
Yes, God does get angry. Psalm 7:11 (NKJV), “God is a just judge, And God is angry with the wicked every day.”Psalm 76:7, “Thou, even thou, art to be feared; And who may stand in thy sight when once thou art angry?”Psalm 79:5, “How long, [...]
Jerusalem is prominent in God’s plan for man. The Christian’s heart should long for and understand both the natural and spiritual meaning of Jerusalem. The exiled Jews lamented the loss of Jerusalem. Psalm 137:5-6, “ If I forget you, O Jerusalem, May my right [...]
Christians follow Jesus as their example. Did Jesus protest the political issues of His day? One of the apostles, Simon, was a zealot. The Zealots were a movement that rebelled when Rome imposed imperial cult worship. This cult worship would oppose Jewish law. But [...]
In considering the sense of Genesis 1:2 we are blessed to have the guidance of investigations into the early earth’s geology. The harmony of the testimony of Genesis and of the testimony of geology is amazing – the earth was covered completely by the ocean [...]
The Hebrew word eth (Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance #H853) spelled Aleph-Tay is left untranslated because it is used to provide emphasis in the text with the sense of “entity; self.” Depending on the structure of the sentence, eth may mean “even, or namely.” There is no [...]
You should certainly ask the Lord why you feel empty, but the idea that God has forsaken you is a lie planted in your heart. All of God’s promises are true. God has promised, “I will never leave you nor forsake you.” Hebrews 13:5. [...]
In this present time of trouble, God instructs the humble to, “Seek the LORD, all you meek of the earth, who have upheld His justice. Seek righteousness, seek humility. It may be that you will be hidden in the day of the LORD’s anger.” [...]
God has great love for the animal kingdom and asked Adam to name the animals for us. (Genesis 2:19-20). Our Lord made animals for man’s companionship and service. Mankind has a responsibility to humanely care for them because they are God’s gift to us. There are [...]
Here is a shortlist of scriptural references.Matthew 24:5 - For many shall come in my name, saying, I am Christ; and shall deceive many.Matthew 24:24 - For false christs and false prophets will rise and show great signs and wonders to deceive, if possible, even the elect.Mark 13:6 - For [...]
The disciples were asking Jesus about the restoration of the kingdom of natural Israel - when the Jews would no longer be ruled by a foreign power. Yes, Israel, as a nation, had rejected our Lord. Jesus also rejected them. “…they shall fall by [...]
Jesus never established a "system" of worship. First, consider the locations where believers met to worship God. Acts 16:13, "And on the Sabbath day we went out of the city to the riverside, where prayer was customarily made…” Acts 20:7, “…when the disciples came [...]
The soul dies. Ezekiel 18:20, "The soul that sins, it shall die." A person is not eternally tortured if he commits suicide. Have no worries.1 Samuel 31:4, 5 (CSB) records two suicides, "Then Saul said to his armor-bearer, "Draw your sword and run me [...]
You are right. Judgment does occur after death in the resurrection. Jesus said, “all that are in their graves shall hear his voice and come forth. They that have done good unto the resurrection of life. They that have done evil unto the resurrection [...]
