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Will The The Bema Judgment Be Painful?

Published: December 16, 2011
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The Rapture is near and I think a lot of my future life in Heaven. I agree with you that the only fireproof values of my life -which will not burn up at the Bema Seat Judgment – are those done in the Lord’s strength. I don’t think I’ve lived very much of my Christian life in His strength. I expect almost everything to go up in the smoke at the Bema Seat Judgment. Are the Bema Seat Judgments painful, its great shame unavoidable, and is it better if I brace myself for it?


Heavenly Wealth

Published: December 16, 2011
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I have a question about those of us who will start with zero or very little heavenly wealth when we get to heaven. After we arrive in our eternal home will there be any hope for us to change our situation? I really hope we won’t have to live in eternal poorness even by heavenly standards as a consequence of our earthly Christian lives. The Bible is silent on this but I’d like to know what do you think?


Salvation For Nephilim?

Published: December 15, 2011
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I have been wondering for awhile now about the population that had mixed nephilim blood, if they were redeemable? We know that only Noah and his 7 racially pure relatives (no fallen angel mix) were saved on the Ark, but does that mean that if someone’s great grand mother was deceived into having relations with a fallen angel, they couldn’t have been saved if they wanted it? After all it wouldn’t be their fault that someone in their distant past had demon blood and DN


False Religion

Published: December 15, 2011
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My sister has been pursuing something she calls “her journey” which includes attempting to speak to her pets as well as to the Archangels Michael and Raphael, the virgin Mary, and several saints. She asks me where the Bible says this is not allowed? When I could not point to a biblical reference she took that as proof that what she is doing is just fine with God. She said she “takes Jesus alongside her every time she goes on a journey and claims to have lived two other times in different eras of history. I know “it is appointed once for man to die, then the judgment” but I cannot recall where that verse is either. I need to arm myself a lot better with the Bible to be able to give her solid testimony.


Jesus And The Rapture

Published: December 15, 2011
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In John 14:3, when the Lord says He will come again to receive us unto Himself, it sure seems like He’s referring to the rapture. Since He’s speaking to believers, it can’t be His Second Coming that He’s talking about because we (His church) have to be received before He comes about seven years later. Do I have this correct?


An Invented People?

Published: December 14, 2011
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Newt Gingrich stated recently that the Palestinians are an ‘invented’ people. Are they Arabs as all the surrounding countries or do they have a particular ethnicity that links them uniquely to Palestine?


A Cup Of Trembling. Follow Up

Published: December 14, 2011
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I have always been of the opinion that the Psalm 83 war will come before the Ezekiel 38/39 war. If this is the case then Iran should not be in the war that is about to break upon Israel, as Iran is not mentioned in Psalm 83. I agree Iran’s proxies will fight, but not Iran herself. Maybe, therefore, the naval fleets building up in the Mediterranean will be sufficient to keep Iran out of this war but allow her proxies to go full on with Israel?


The Four Winds

Published: December 13, 2011
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What do you think it means in Matt. 24:31, and Revelation 7:1, when it speaks of “the four winds’ of the earth? The angels gather the elect from the four winds and from heaven. And the four angels at the four corners of the earth will hold back the four winds. What do you think is meant by ‘the four winds?’ And, more importantly, why would the elect be in those four winds?


Problems In Europe

Published: December 13, 2011
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I was wondering what you think about what is happening in Europe right now. Europe might be splitting up into a smaller group, and countries might go back to their previous currencies (before the Euro). I know Europe has a big part to play in the end of times. What does the Bible say about the strength of Europe in the end of times?


Are Detention Camps Coming?

Published: December 11, 2011
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What do you think of the news reports that FEMA (Federal Emergency Management Agency) has recently put out requests for bids on building temporary detention camps in all 50 states. I heard these camps have to be capable of housing and feeding from 300-2000 detainees for up to 30 days.