In Revelation, what is the meaning of The Dead Will Rise?
We are not able to find the specific reference in Revelation that uses those exact words in the King James translation, but we will assume you are referring to verses in Revelation 20: Revelation 20:5 But the rest of the dead lived not again until the thousand years were finished. This is the first resurrection. [...]
Why you think it was necessary for God to die?
There are many beings and things called "god" in the Bible, so we must be clear as to which "god" we are talking about. Satan is called the 'god' of this world. (2 Corinthians 4:4, “In whom the god of this world hath blinded the minds of them…..") Men are called gods. (Psa 82:6-7, “I have said, Ye [...]
Why was it so important for the Kohites to not touch the items?
The Tabernacle was as the Apostle Paul assures us, “a shadow of good things to come.” (Heb 10:1) In fact the whole nation of Israel with their laws and their religious services were an illustration or type (a “shadow”) of the “heavenly things”.(Heb 8:5; 1 Cor 10:11) Realizing God's care in making the "shadow" should [...]
What does "atonement for your sin" mean?
In the Old Testament, the Israelites were given many commandments and then told what to do if they failed to carry them out. Leviticus chapter 5 gives some examples, such as verses 5 and 6: "When anyone is guilty in any of these ways, he must confess what he has sinned and, as a penalty [...]
What does it mean to be filled with the holy spirit? Is it synonymous to speaking in tongues?
No, being filled with the holy spirit is not the same as speaking in tongues. There are only three instances where speaking in tongues is recorded in the New Testament: Acts 2:1-11, 10:38-48 and 19:1-8. In each instance, those who spoke were apostles who had been given the gift of the holy spirit, done for very specific [...]
Did Jesus really sweat blood or was his sweat like blood? Did Jesus really sweat blood or was his sweat like blood?
Your question comes from Luke 22:44, "And being in an agony he prayed more earnestly: and his sweat was as it were great drops of blood falling down to the ground." Luke is the only gospel that gives this detail. This verse is not found in the Vatican manuscript of the Bible. It was in [...]