Could it be possible that some of us living today have nephilim genes?

Do you think that believers may have to go through a christian holocaust – similar to the Jews before the rapture? There is so much talk about the “camps” that are being set up in our country and of course the government getting bigger and controlling more? I have a handicapped little boy and I trust in God, but at the same time I am scared. I read scripture everyday and I pray that God will strengthen me in his word. Yet I find I have fear when I think of my son. I have cried to the Lord for strength and wisdom as he is all I can trust. I hope my faith is strong and that I will trust to the end – but this is so scary and I believe it could happen in the future. Any thoughts?

In our weekly Bible study, a discussion arose about the cleansing of the temple by Jesus. One of the individuals in the study said that there are two separate instances where Jesus cleanses the temple. He sited the synoptic gospels as one account, and John’s as a separate account. Is there only one time when Jesus cleansed the temple or were there two? If there is only one, how do I explain to my brother they are all the same account?

I have written before regarding the fact that I am unequally yoked–my husband is Jewish–because several issues have come up that I really needed guidance on, and your answers have been very helpful. This current issue is no exception, but it’s not so much a spiritual question as a practical one with a spiritual basis.

I know the rapture is coming. I have told my husband so repeatedly, and he just smiles and nods. In one particularly memorable recent conversation I finally just came out and told him that the reason it is so important to me that he know about these things is that I do believe the rapture is coming and I equally believe that he and his extended family are lost–that it breaks my heart to think of them enduring the Tribulation and their ultimate destination unless they accept Jesus as the Messiah. Can’t say that went over really well–and of course he thinks I’m judging him.

I can do no more in that regard, which, as a wife, makes me feel very helpless sometimes. All I can think to do is to try to make the coming Tribulation a little easier for him to survive physically, and I find myself wanting to stock-pile some basic necessities and some emergency provisions for him and his family. I know that God will take care of our here and now needs–none of the things I want to collect for him are for now. It is the only action I feel that is available to me–and in my human need to care for him, I can think of nothing else to do besides pray.

Am I wrong to feel this way? I don’t think I’m doing anything un-biblical, am I? What else, if anything, can you recommend? My heart aches for them in ways I cannot describe.

Thank you so much for your time, your guidance, and your faithfulness.

I am increasingly aware of the pressure on Israel from Islamists and their so-called supporters, especially over the recent (and ongoing) crisis in Palestine.

My problem lies here. I know that it is right that Israel should not bow to the manipulation and aggression of her enemies, but how, as Christians, do we reconcile this with the scripture in Romans 12, which tells us to love our enemies and be kind to those who hurt us. To not repay evil with evil, but defeat it by doing good. Thank you for your wisdom.

I was just wondering what your opinion is on this Gospel of Judas that has mysteriously shown up recently. I know Paul says not to accept any Gospel other than the one he preached. I really don’t believe this Gospel of Judas is true and I’m very suspicious of it since it apparently was written by gnostics. I would love to know your “take” on it.

I just finished reading your article, “Why Do Bad Things Happen to Good People?, and it left me with two questions. Having been born disabled from Cerebral Palsy, (I’m now 64 years old) if I say, think, or feel, “Hey, I didn’t deserve to be born with this disability”, am I not questioning God’s Fairness and Justice as Job did? If, however, I ask, “Why was I born in this fashion?, am I instead seeking to know God’s Purpose in allowing such to happen?

By the way, the only Biblical passage that seems to address my “why” question is in the Gospel of John, 9:1 – 7

This may be a stupid question, but it is one that I have thought about ever since reading the “Left Behind” series. The authors describe the rapture occurring, and then people’s bodies (their literal ones, not spiritual) basically disappear from the planet, causing chaos. Their clothes, braces, glasses, etc. are left in their place.

This viewpoint sparked my interest. When the rapture does come, how will we meet the “Lord in the air?” Will our spirits be removed from our bodies and then our earth bodies just drop dead? Or will our earthly as well a spiritual bodies just disappear? I don’t know if the Bible says anything about this, or if I’m just being ignorant. Any comments would be greatly appreciated.

I was wondering if you could provide any Biblical basis to the idea children will be taken away during the rapture. I am saved, and have two sons, 6 and 7 years old. I truly believe we Christians will not be here to see the next presidential election due to the rapture occurring. I am concerned about my sons being left behind, and being unable to fend for themselves during the ensuing inevitable hell on Earth. I have heard others speak of a theory of children being taken to heaven along with adult believers, but I can not find anything about this in the Word. Any ideas? thank you in advance.

Can you explain who will be in heaven and who will be in the New Jerusalem? From what I have read it seems to me like the rapture happens, we are taken to heaven and then after the tribulation we go to the New Jerusalem for 1,000 years. And then what after the 1,000 years? Will we ever go back to heaven?