What is the mark of the beast? Doesn’t it have something to do with Satan worship? Is the COVID-19 test or vaccine a part of it? Thank you. (United States)
If you enter "mark of the beast" in the search bar of the FAQs, you will find some good answers. However, there is a fine sermon on the topic as well in YouTube, delivered at a Christian conference in July of 2021: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xqYNglDWuOA&t=329s Additional Resources:For children, parents and Bible class teachers, please watch this short, animated video:Christian [...]
Who were the scribes and Pharisees?
They were the Jewish leaders in Jesus’ time. They were religious and educated in the Scriptures and also the Law, which was the list of special rules for Jewish people to follow. The scribes were like the official recorders of the day, writing legal documents. We might think such an educated group would be [...]
How might I find whether my baptism is acknowledged or accepted by God? Am I eligible for the 144,000 or the second death? (India)
A man’s mind or spirit may be known by his words and conduct; and so we may know God’s mind or Spirit by his words and dealings. The Bible teaches that those who come to God (by faith, and reformation from bad works and dead works, through Jesus) are accepted. (Hebrews 7:25) The questions a person [...]
If everybody will be so blessed in the coming kingdom, why does the Bible say it will be a "rule of a rod of iron," Revelation 19:15? (United States)
Some mistakenly think that when Christ begins His reign on Earth that everyone will be glad. But not so. Its regulations will exact righteousness and justice. The liberties of people will be restricted to behaving only righteously. This will be galling to many now demanding more liberty. Liberty to deceive, to misrepresent, to overreach and [...]
How can God use me in His work? What exactly can I do? (Zimbabwe)
“This is the will of God (concerning you), even your sanctification.” 1 Thessalonians 4:3 What is sanctification? It is to be made holy. Through God’s grace, our affections, mind, and entire being are being cleansed from sin and consecrated to obediently love God. Jesus instructed us “to love God with all your heart and with [...]
How can God speak or how can I know this is God who answered my prayer? (Zimbabwe)
God speaks to us through His Word, the Bible. The scriptures never contradict themselves and they are sufficient to give us salvation and to develop us into Christlike characters. 2 Timothy 3:16-17 (NKJV), “All Scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness, that [...]