Can you explain the first three verses of the sixth chapter of Hosea?
These verses, doubtless, refer to Israel's judgments and their final repentance and reconciliation. The three days we understand to be the days of the larger week, one thousand years to each day. In this larger [...]
What is meant by the "Judgment Day" and when will it be? Is it to be a 24 hour day?
The term "Judgment" includes a hearing or trial and the final conclusion or result of that trial. Not all are judged at once. To illustrate, the Church is now on trial or judgment. The Christian trial or judgment has been in [...]
What is meant by the term “Doomsday?”
It is that last dreadful day in the which (according to the antiquated theories of an obsolete theological formation) the Lord will return to the earth, and take His seat upon a great white throne, [...]
Will you explain and Romans 2:7-10?
Romans 2:6-11: 6 who will render to each person according to his deeds: 7 to those who by perseverance in doing good seek for glory and honor and immortality, eternal life; 8 but to those [...]
I find in Matthew and Luke what purport to be the genealogies of Christ. Matthew gives his ancestry back to Abraham; Luke goes back to Adam. Between Christ and David, Matthew gives 27 generations, and Luke gives 42; and none of the names in these two lists are the same. Will you please explain this seeming genealogy discrepancy?
Our Lord Jesus became related to the human family by taking our nature through his mother Mary. Mary's genealogy, as traced by Luke, leads back to David through his son Nathan (Luke 3:23). Joseph is here [...]
Is there any positive proof that our Lord Jesus was born on Christmas Day, December 25th, and if so, where can it be found?
There is nothing to prove that Christ was born December 25th, but there is circumstantial evidence he was born around early October. It is generally recognized that Jesus was crucified on Friday, April 3, AD 33. [...]
Will Jerusalem ever be rebuilt and for what purpose?
The most remarkable movement ever occurring amongst the Jewish people since the time of the destruction of their capital city, Jerusalem, is now in process of development, and is known as "The Zionist Movement." The [...]
What is meant by the New Jerusalem referred to in Revelation 21 and 22?
Revelation 3:12: ...and the name of the city of my God, which is new Jerusalem, which cometh down out of heaven from my God…Revelation 21:1,2: And I saw a new heaven and a new earth: [...]
Will the New Jerusalem (Revelation 21:2) be a literal city of gold and gems, and will it come floating down through the sky and locate somewhere on the earth? If so, how, when, and where?
Revelation 3:12: ...and the name of the city of my God, which is new Jerusalem, which cometh down out of heaven from my God…Revelation 21:1,2: And I saw a new heaven and a new earth: [...]
Can you explain Hosea 6:1-3?
Hosea 6:1-3 (NASB1995): “Come, let’s return to the Lord. For He has torn us, but He will heal us; He has wounded us, but He will bandage us. He will revive us after two days; [...]
Where is hell, and who created it?
The so-called "orthodox hell," of a vast furnace of fire and brimstone, manned by fire-proof devils with pitch forks in their hands, who are busily engaged in jabbing and tormenting the billions of poor unfortunates--all [...]
Is it a biblical fact that Christ descended into hell after his crucifixion and before his resurrection? 1 Peter 3:19
Jesus died as a human and his body was put in a tomb by Joseph of Arimathea (Matthew 27:57-60). Jesus prepared his apostles for the fact that he would die and no longer be physically with [...]
Does Peter have a higher position than the Lord Jesus because Peter has the keys to heaven, whereas the Lord Jesus has the keys to hell?
A "key" in the scriptural symbolism is representative of the opening power vested in the one who has been duly authorized to act, just as how we might say today something like, "He holds the [...]
Please explain why the Scriptures refer to the special care of God over the fatherless and the widow and says nothing about the widower and the motherless? It seems to me that where the wife and mother is taken away it is much sadder than where the husband and father is removed from the family circle.
In many places in the Scriptures the expression "fatherless," in the original language in which the Bible was written, has the significance of bereaved or orphans. The thought is that the Lord's special care and [...]
If God is omniscient, knowing the end from the beginning, how could He repent of His course in creating man? – Genesis 6:5,6
Genesis 6:5,6: (KJV) 5 And God saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that every imagination of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually. 6 And it repented [...]
If God is a God of love, as the Bible tells us, how can we understand His command to the children of Israel to utterly destroy their enemies, men, women and children?
The Land of Canaan belonged to the Israelites as it had been given to Abraham and promised to his seed as an everlasting possession. The Philistines, Amorites and others who inhabited the land at the time [...]
I heard a man the other day say that there are some things that God cannot do. Is that so or not?
In the very nature of things there are some things that it would be impossible for God, the great Creator, to do. Some say that it would be impossible for God to create two hills [...]
Are angels mortal?
The definition of “mortal” is a state or condition of being liable to death, not a condition where death is unavoidable, but a condition where death is a possibility. The definition of “immortal” is a [...]
Are we to accept a literal flood, or do Genesis chapters 6, 7 and 8 give an account of a spiritual flood?
Scientific thought is coming more and more into harmony with the Scripture teachings as to the occurrence of an actual flood at about the time indicated in the Genesis account. From the latest investigations and [...]
How large was the Ark of Noah, and how did it compare with modern vessels as to size and capacity?
The Bible (`Gen. 6:15`) gives the dimensions as follows: Three hundred cubits long, fifty cubits broad and thirty cubits high. The length of the cubit is variously estimated. The modern cubit is 18 inches, linear [...]
If Noah was a just and respectable old gentleman of some 600 years of age, how is it that we find him getting intoxicated – becoming drunk – as recorded in Genesis 9:20?
Genesis 9:20-27 describes an unfortunate incident with Noah and his sons. Noah planted a vineyard and became drunk with the wine of its grapes. Noah's intoxication was after the Flood was wholly unintentional. The Flood [...]
We hear of so many great fires these days, I wonder if the Bible shows that the earth will be destroyed by actual fire?
An improper conception of the Scriptures has led to many ludicrous conclusions concerning the destruction of the earth by fire. A man in western Pennsylvania became so thoroughly imbued with the thought that the world [...]