Please explain Matthew 24:22, – And except those days should be shortened, there should no flesh be saved: but for the sake of the elects those days shall be shortened.
The context of the whole chapter of Matthew 24 is that Jesus is answering a question asked by his disciples in verse 3, "Tell us, when shall these be? and what is the sign of thy presence, and of the full end of the age?" So Jesus is letting the disciples know what will be [...]
How did Jesus go up to heaven – in spirit form or fleshly – since flesh and blood cannot enter heaven?
Jesus was resurrected as a spirit being, as the referenced scripture reads in 1 Corinthians 15: 50: “Now this I say, brethren, that flesh and blood cannot inherit the kingdom of God…”So, when the apostles and disciples saw Jesus after he was crucified, what did they see? Was it flesh or spirit? We do know [...]
If God knew the world was going to be like this why did he created man.
You are correct that God knew "the world was going to be like this". With that knowledge He could have created man as a robot programmed not to sin, but instead He gave Adam a conscience (a moral sense), told him the rules and gave him the chance to prove himself. "Of the tree of the knowledge [...]
Will there be women and marriage in heaven?
Will there be marriage in heaven? No. Marriage was instituted by God so that men and women could be companions for each other and create families on earth. Shortly after creating man, God directed mankind to multiply and fill the earth (Gen. 1:28). Having two different sexes was necessary for that, but in heaven, there [...]
Kindly explain in detail about Revelation Chapter 4 and 5.
Revelation 4 & 5 is a vision showing that God does have a plan that was not to be revealed until Jesus faithfully finished his ransom sacrifice. Hence the book was sealed. (Revelation 5:1-5) Chapter 4 opens with a vision which is a symbolic representation of God on his throne. John could not have literally [...]
Are there any apostles and prophets in the church today?
Jesus "called his disciples to him and chose twelve of them, whom he also designated apostles." (Luke 6:13 NIV, italics added) The English word apostle comes from the Greek apostolos, meaning "one sent forth.” Jesus chose twelve who would carefully study his character, his teachings, his way of relating to others. They were always closest to him, [...]