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Did Jesus Go To Trial?

Published: December 26, 2011
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Someone who referred me to your website told me he doesn’t believe that Jesus actually went through a trial. Is that what you believe?


Praying For Peace

Published: December 26, 2011
Q

As Christians we are told to pray for the peace of Jerusalem. It is my understanding that when Israel feels at peace it will be the set up for a major delusion/attack on them. So, aren’t we praying for the Lord to hasten when we pray for Israel’s peace? Or did I get this all wrong?


OSAS And The Mark Of The Beast

Published: December 24, 2011
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I am a relatively new Christian and have been troubled by the conditional versus eternal salvation issue since the beginning of my walk. Your website has provided me with tremendous relief from this problem and I am very grateful. However, it was recently brought to my attention by an advocate of conditional salvation that during the end times, that a single sin could be eternally damning – taking the mark of the beast. What about Christians who, in a moment of fear and weakness, accept the mark of the beast? Will they be forgiven, or will they have forfeited their salvation by that one act?


Ezekiel 38 And The Old Covenant. Follow Up

Published: December 23, 2011
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I just read your response to the question titled “Ezekiel 38 and the Old Covenant” and need to clear something up. Are you saying that following Ezekiel 38-39 Jews who die and have not accepted Jesus Christ as their Messiah will be qualified for entry into heaven? If not could you please clarify what you meant by “it will begin with a reinstatement of the Old Covenant, which will be acceptable to God.” I have been an avid reader of your columns for quite a few years now but this answer is deeply troubling to me. Please clarify your position on this.


EMP Attack Before The Rapture?

Published: December 23, 2011
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It is widely believed by Bible scholars that an event will take place just prior to the Rapture that will shut down or halt the transportation system, so planes don’t fall from the sky and trains don’t collide into one another because believing pilots and conductors are taken away. Is it possible that the Iranian intention to place surface ships and submarines off our coast is connected to this? They could launch EPM bombs to shut down all electronic devices and cripple our transportation system which is believed to occur just prior to the Rapture.


Signs In The Sun, Moon, And Stars

Published: December 23, 2011
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Matt. 24:29 and Mark 13:24-25 say that the signs of the sun, moon and stars occur after the tribulation. But Joel 2:31 says the signs in the sun, moon, and stars happen before the Day of the Lord. My question is do the signs in sun, moon, and stars occur after the tribulation and before the start of the 1000 year reign of Christ as Matt. 24 says, or before the Day of the Lord as Joel 2 says?


Ezekiel 38 And The Old Covenant

Published: December 22, 2011
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After the battle of Ezekiel 38-39, when Israel reinstates their Old Covenant relationship, will this be acceptable to God? The message of salvation must be consistent – belief in the coming Messiah changing to belief the Messiah has already come.


Jachin And Boaz

Published: December 22, 2011
Q

Could you tell me please more about who Jachin was in 2 Chr. 3:17? I am very interested.


Will We Be Flesh Eaters?

Published: December 21, 2011
Q

I know the inhabitants in the millennial reign of Christ will be flesh eaters, eating fish from the dead sea that is healed. My question: will the inhabitants in the New World be flesh eaters, also? Death and hell will be cast into the lake of fire, does that mean death to mankind only or will it extend to the animal kingdom, the grass in winter and garden vegetables after they mature?


Born Without A Sin Nature

Published: December 21, 2011
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I was never ‘taught’, but assumed that our Heavenly Father placed the Seed of Christ in one of Marys natural eggs, making him part God, part human. But after considering it, I think he placed both in Mary and she bore the Child. Mary’s eggs would have had the first Adam’s DNA and sin nature. Jesus wasn’t born with any sin and never committed one. I am curious what you think because of all of your insightful responses.