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 [...]
In the book is Revelation 5th chapter, when the lamb takes the book out of the hand of Him who sits on the throne. Is this a picture of Jesus fulfilling the prophecies when he walked the earth?
The one sitting on the throne is clearly a reference to God Himself. Revelation 4:11 says of Him, “for Thou hast created all things.”Chapter 5 then opens with God holding a book which was sealed with seven seals. This is followed by an angel loudly proclaiming, “who is worthy to open the book and loose [...]
Our first parent were made in God's image. What kind of relationship do you think He intended to have with them (and with us) at first?
Scripture illustrates that God created Adam and Eve in His image in order to create a close family relationship.Genesis 1:20-31: "And God said, Let us make man in our image, according to our likeness; and let them rule over the fish of the sea and over the birds of the sky and over the cattle [...]
We know God has power to work supernatural miracles in our lives. Does the devil have the same power, and if so, how are we supposed to recognize if the miracle or the supernatural thing is from devil or God?
To clarify, in no way does Satan have "the same power" as God. At best, it is a cheap counterfeit and only has the degree of power temporarily allowed by God. The best defense against being deceived by Satan's use of spirit power is a thorough understanding of Scripture related to the specific issue in [...]
How many days was Noah and his family and all pair of animals inside the ark?
Noah entered the ark when he was 600 years old, specifically in the 2nd month, the 17th day of the month:Genesis 7:6-13: (NASB 1995) 6 Now Noah was six hundred years old when the flood of water [e]came upon the earth. 7 Then Noah and his sons, his wife, and his sons’ wives with him [...]