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Is Today God’s Day?

Published: December 13, 2012
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Today is 12-12-12. Twelve has been called God’s number because it us used so often in the Bible. I’ve seen e-mails by people calling for world wide prayer and repentance today because today is God’s day. Is God more likely to respond today than on any other day, or does this just give people a reason to pray? Is 12 God’s number?


A Movie About Demons

Published: December 12, 2012
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My daughter was asking me about a scary movie concerning a demon-possessed child. She asked, “Are demons real?”, “Do demons enter people’s bodies?” and ” Do exorcisms really occur?” I know that Satan does have demons in the world helping him, but I am not sure how to answer her questions. I do not want to scare her. Can you help me with the answers?


Will Some Live On Earth And Others In Heaven?

Published: December 10, 2012
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Do Rev 5:10 and Matt 5:5 suggest that some people will live on the earth rather than in heaven?


More on Amillennialism

Published: December 10, 2012
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I Hope you can shed a little light on the Amillennialism view for me. I have been running into a growing number of Sovereign Grace Calvinist’s who are departing from the traditional pre-trib/pre-millennial view. They are also claiming grounds for not having fellowship with those who believe in a literal rebuilding of the Temple and re-instituted animal sacrifices. This doesn’t sound right to me. Can you elaborate where they get this teaching from?


The Book Of Remembrance

Published: December 8, 2012
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I have a question based upon something that I heard this week. Someone on one of the God channels on TV was preaching about the book of Revelation. They stated that in order to be part of the Rapture, one had to have one’s name written in the ‘Book of Remembrance’. They stated that in order to be in that book, one had to be an over comer by paying one’s tithes, witnessing, going to church etc etc. But it strikes me that this can be boiled down to being based upon our works. Surely our Rapture is based purely and simply on the grace of the Lord Jesus, and our faith in him?


Are The Birth Pangs Happening Now?

Published: December 8, 2012
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In Matthew 24:3-14 Jesus is explaining to the disciples about the signs of the end times. He seems to be describing the final seven year period to them without actually saying it is the final seven years. But many of the things he is telling them are ramping up today; famines, earthquakes, wars, threats of wars, sin is rampant etc. My question is, is Jesus only referring to the final seven years or is this an explanation of moving towards the end times in general? Because we seem to be experiencing most of what he is telling them this very hour.


What’s The Destiny Of The Handicapped?

Published: December 7, 2012
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The church I was raised in taught that “retarded” people, were special children of God. Since they are not accountable for their sins because of their limited intellectual capacity to distinguish right from wrong, they will not be judged as we will in the next life. Rather, they will sit “at the right hand of God.” I hope this is true, for it seems right. What is your take on this?


Why Don’t More Pastors Preach On The Rapture?

Published: December 7, 2012
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I have noticed in many Bible believing Churches, even those who support a pre-tribulation rapture, that pastors mention the trials Christians are having, the signs we see of hard times, they encourage a close relationship with our Lord Jesus, to walk moment by moment, trusting only in Him, to study the Word, even separating from the world view and encouraging an eternal view, but they never mention the rapture and rarely the end times. Why do you think that is?


God’s Judgments Or Mother Nature?

Published: December 5, 2012
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All too often I hear people try to use acts of Mother Nature as God’s judgment on the sins of people. Is this really possible if we believe we live in the “Age of the Church” or under Grace? Is what some see as God’s judgment actually just the natural way of sin in a fallen world and not God actually choosing to judge us?


Idealists, Preterists and Futurists, Follow Up

Published: December 4, 2012
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I read your recent article (Idealists, Preterists, and Futurists) and have a question. I understand what you are saying, but all of these views cannot be right. The church I have attended for 30 years has gone to Covenant Theology and a form of Preterism. I do not agree with this doctrine and am having a hard time sitting through this teaching. I have believed that Eschatology is not a reason to leave but I might be changing my mind. I find that what you believe about the end times greatly affects your total interpretation of scripture and the plan of God. How far should we go to live at peace with one another? Is it time to take a stand and move on?