What is the last trump or trump of God? Could they be blown by the angel of the seventh seal?
Please bear in mind that scriptures about the “trumpet of God,” “the last trump,” and “the seventh trump,” are all referencing the same trump of God, and pertain to the same time period with messages from God. None of the trumps ever issue a literal sound. (Matthew 24:31; 1 Corinthians 15:51; 1 Thessalonians 4 1:16; [...]
Does the Bible speak of levels in Heaven? Will all Christians (the devoted and the backsliders) receive the same reward in heaven?
First, flesh and blood cannot inherit the kingdom of God (1 Corinthians 15:50), and therefore anyone who is in Heaven does not have a fleshly body (of the earth, earthy). They have celestial or spirit bodies. God, Jesus, and angels are spirit beings. John 4:24, “God is spirit.” 1 Peter 3:18, “Christ…having been put to [...]
What does the Bible say about men who beat their wives?
All Christian are held to the high standard of the law of love. Love teaches that no husband should beat his wife or anyone! James 2:8 (NLT), “…obey the royal law as found in the Scriptures: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’ ” Malachi 2:14-15 (NASB), “…the LORD has been a witness between you and the [...]
We are not to judge others. However how do you not judge a person who has committed a horrific crime by todays standards, such as child rape, murder, torture? How do I have compassion for such an evil, wicked soul, and share a dinner table with such a soul? Am I supposed to?
Matthew 7:1-2 (NIV), “Do not judge, or you too will be judged. For in the same way you judge others, you will be judged…” Luke 6:37, “Judge not, and ye shall not be judged: condemn not, and ye shall not be condemned: forgive, and ye shall be forgiven.” Some feel from this that we are [...]
In Genesis 1:1, is God plural?
“In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth.” Genesis 1:1 The word “God” in this verse is the Hebrew word, ‘elohim. The greatly respected Bible translator Jospeh Bryant Rotherham has the following comment in The Emphasized Bible: “It should be carefully observed that, although ‘elohim is plural in form, yet when, as here, [...]
What are the 4 winds mentioned in Revelation 7:1?
Jesus shared His revelation vision with the Apostle John so that John could share that message with the church. Revelation 2:7, “He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches.” Chapters 2 and 3 describe the seven churches (seven historical periods of the church through our Lord’s second advent) and their unique [...]