You say that the 144,000 is the number of the Bride of Christ. Is that the actual number? I understand that God did not take the whole body of Adam to give as a bride. So it is with the Second Adam. Surely the whole body of Christ is not the Bride, but the number is.
144,000 is the actual number of those sealed by God that will comprise the church class and bride of Christ (See Revelation 7:4). To some, this appears to be a very small number of those that have faithfully served God. After all, there are many people in the Old Testament who served God despite great opposition.However, [...]
How does the breaking up of the body of Christ into denominations benefit the kingdom of God?
The question assumes that the various denominations comprise the body of Christ. They do not. The body of Christ is being developed in this present age on an individual basis. The Apostle Paul said this. “For ye see your calling, brethren, how that not many wise men after the flesh, not many mighty, not many [...]
Those who do not make their calling and election sure, are they still spirit begotten as less than overcomers?
The phrase “less than overcomers” is not found in the Scriptures. We have heard the phrase “more than overcomers” used to describe the lives of the faithful followers of Jesus, referred to in scripture as the church, the bride of Christ, the body of Christ, and other names. The “more than overcomers” phrase is likely [...]
Is there a Scripture which deals with coping with situations in life?
“For this is what the high and lofty One says, who inhabits eternity, whose name is Holy: ‘He lives in the height and in holiness, and also with the one who is of a contrite and humble spirit, to revive the spirit of the humble, and to revive the heart of the contrite.” Isaiah 57:15It [...]
How many festivals or feasts did God give to the Jewish people?
Below is a list of the special yearly observances that God required Israel to keep. Three were in the spring while four were fall remembrances.Spring Observances(1) Passover (Nisan 14, the first month of the religious year)(2) Feast of Unleavened Bread (Nisan 15-21) which included an offering of barley firstfruits.(3) Feasts of Weeks (later called called [...]
What is spiritual growth? What promotes spiritual growth?
All the instructions for increasing our Christian growth are found in God’s Holy Word, the Bible. The Christian’s guidelines for spiritual growth are detailed in 2 Peter 1:3-8: “His divine power has given us everything we need for life and godliness through our knowledge of Him who called us by His own glory and goodness. Through [...]