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Life In The Kingdom

Published: April 20, 2017
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I’ve been studying ALL the millennium articles on your site, since my husband and I keep coming back to it in conversations ….. he’s reading the latest Tim LaHaye book “The Kingdom Come- the Final Victory” …. I have not read it yet, but it seems by the bits and pieces my husband has shared with me, that it is more fiction than scriptural… HOWEVER, it has precipitated much conversation ! Hence my studying all your articles — since I trust your teachings.

One of our questions is : what will we (the raptured church ) be doing for one thousand years? I can’t believe we’ll be walking the golden streets and praising the LORD only? (Although that will be great!) My understanding is that we will all have jobs to do … but will the “jobs” involve the things we did here on earth (i.e.: I was a registered nurse– so probably that particular skill won’t be needed , since we have Jesus, the trees that have healing leaves,and rivers with healing waters.)

Or will the “jobs” involve our spiritual gifts more ? (i.e.: my gifts involve intercessory prayer, exhortation, and teaching) Who will I pray for or teach, since we’ll all be “completed” saints?

What are your thoughts and what do the scriptures say, if anything?


The Sins Of The Fathers

Published: April 20, 2017
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I was reading in my devotions and came across Deuteronomy 24:16, “Fathers shall not be put to death for their sons, nor shall sons be put to death for their fathers; everyone shall be put to death for his own sin.” And it made me recall in 2 Samuel 12 when the son of David and Bathsheba died as a result of their sin. I was just wondering how that comes together. Any help is always appreciated.


The Lord’s Life In Time

Published: April 18, 2017
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I enjoy your website and appreciate the time you put into it.

My interest was piqued earlier this week to look deeper into our Lord’s birth and Crucifixion. From what I can tell, based upon Matt 2, Jesus was born in 6/5 BC based upon Herod’s death in 4 BC. Is this your understanding? Luke 3:23 tells us that Jesus was around 30 when He began His ministry. If Jesus was baptized in 29 AD, then Jesus would have been around 34. How do you reconcile Luke with Matt? Does around 30 include the possibility that He was 34 or so?


Don’t Call It Tithing

Published: April 18, 2017
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I had just started reading your article on “tithing” and guess what? Having been taught that way, you have accepted it as Gospel and have not studied any further !

Malachi 1 vs 1 states “The burden of the word of the Lord to ISRAEL by Malachi” notice it was not to the Gentile church who incidentally only became part of the Covenant during Acts 10.

PLEASE read Deuteronomy 14 vs 22 to 29 regarding the tithing laws as given to Israel by GOD through Moses. Nowhere and I mean nowhere do the scriptures say anybody has to give 10% of their finances to God. The ‘tithe’ was grain, new wine, oil , firstlings of your herds and flocks. I have heard that ” we are not all farmers today so our salaries have replaced the grain etc” . Do these people not realise that Almighty God would have known that and would have made provision for that? The ONLY purpose of the tithe was to feed the Levites , the stranger, the fatherless and the widows within your gates after YOU have eaten to show that you fear the Lord. GOD DOES NOT NEED YOUR GOODS !

The Levitical priesthood has ended (for now) and so there is no one mandated by God to receive ‘tithes’.

By all means give and give liberally but do it with cheerfulness and don’t call it ‘tithing’ which was an old covenant law. If you accept any ‘law’ now you are not under Grace and you will be judged by the law!


Persecution In The West?

Published: April 18, 2017
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We Christians in the US have had life on easy street. How much do you think that will change before the rapture?


The Lilith Myth

Published: April 17, 2017
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Where did the whole Lilith myth originate? Could you elaborate on this?


Wine Or Juice?

Published: April 17, 2017
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Some Christians believe it is a sin to drink wine, and that whenever the Bible refers to wine, it really meant grape juice. I always thought that new wine was juice, and “wine” meant just that. We know that Jesus turned water into wine, and Col. 2:16 tells us not to let another judge us in food or drink. Can you please clarify this?


Judged For Our Works?

Published: April 17, 2017
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Could you please explain what this verse means?

“For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ, that each one may receive the things done in the body, according to what He has done, whether good or bad.” (2 Corinthians 5:10)


For The Joy Set Before Him

Published: April 10, 2017
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When I hear the description of the actual physical beatings, pain, etc. of Jesus it upsets me so much I try not to listen and I am crying over it. Is this wrong of me, should I continue to listen?


The Resurrection Of Matt. 27

Published: April 7, 2017
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Your Bible teaching has been a real blessing to me.

Perhaps you have answered this question already but I can’t find it in your website. Could you comment on the many bodies of the saints who were raised when Christ was raised from the dead? Was it only a select few or were all the saved OT saints raised? Did these people die again? What is the significance of this passage?