How did Jesus take our diseases in Mathew 8:16-17?
Matthew 8:16, 17 (ESV): “That evening they brought to him (Jesus) many who were oppressed by demons, and he cast out the spirits with a word and healed all who were sick. This was to fulfill what was spoken by the prophet Isaiah: ‘He took our illnesses and bore our diseases.’” These verses show the [...]
According to Mark 3:28-30, what types of blasphemies to the holy spirit cannot be forgiven?
Mark 3:28-30 finds a parallel reference in Matthew 12:31-32 which says, “And whosoever speaketh a word against the son of man, it shall be forgiven him; but whosoever speaketh against the holy spirit, it shall not be forgiven him, neither in this world, neither in the world to come.” Speaking against the holy spirit is [...]
If the Holy Ghost of the Old Testament and the Holy Spirit of the New Testament are the same, then why did Jesus say He left behind the Holy Spirit as a propitiation for us ?
There are three scriptures which use the word propitiation (in the King James Version), all of which say that Jesus is the propitiation (not the Holy Spirit) for the sins of the world. Romans 3:24,25 "Being justified freely by his grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus: Whom God hath set forth to [...]
Please compare Revelation 22:2 with Psalm 1:1-3.
Revelation 22:2 describes “the tree of life” with twelve fruits yielded monthly and with healing leaves. This scene represents a future time when all mankind will be revived to life because of Jesus’ all-atoning sacrifice. People, if willing, will grow in righteousness, after they are resurrected. The river water symbolizes blessings of truth from the Bible, [...]
In 2 Thessalonians 2, the man of sin persecutes those who love God and the truth. What are those persecutions?
Who is the Man of Sin? The Man of Sin is Papacy - the Roman Catholic system and the position of Pope, but not the particular individual in that position. This might seem harsh and judgmental, however, Papacy is a falsifier which sought to take the honor of the true anointed, the true Christ and [...]
Why was Matthew 9:15 followed by verses 16 & 17? What's the connection between fasting, patches and new wineskins?
When asked by John’s disciples as to why Jesus’ disciples did not fast, our Lord relates fasting to mourning and states that his disciples will “fast” after he has been “taken from them.” But then he goes on to speak of patching an old garment with a piece of new cloth and filling old wineskins with [...]