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Three Steps to Being Born Again?

Published: February 21, 2015
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You state that the new birth consists in asking Jesus to be your savior. However, that merely makes you saved. While prerequisite to being born again, the new birth is not salvation. One must first ask the risen High Priest to cover you with his blood to make you permanently holy. Then you can ask the Holy Father for the Holy Spirit to permanently indwell you, which is the new birth. Luke 11:13.


Matzo Bread At Communion?

Published: February 20, 2015
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When, as believers, we break bread at the Lord’s Supper should we use Unleavened Bread, or normal everyday bread? I can understand using Matzos (unleavened bread) at Passover, but the rest of the year? A secondary question is:- Do we need to use Matzos even at Passover as this is a Jewish Feast under the Law?


Free Will, Really?

Published: February 20, 2015
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I have a question that’s been bothering me like crazy lately. If God knows everything before it happens, then He knows what we are going to do before we do it, so how is that free will? Its like He knows this person is going to hell and that one to heaven and He cannot be surprised, so why was he mad at Adam and Eve if he knew they were going to eat from the tree?


In Jesus’ Name

Published: February 20, 2015
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Why do Christians almost always end their prayers saying “In Jesus’ Name” ? Is it incorrect to omit that? We’re having a gathering at our house, and, out of respect for a Muslim guest, my family thinks that we should omit, ‘In Jesus’ Name’ when we say grace that day. I totally disagree. But, I want to be sure that I’m disagreeing because it’s wrong to do that, and not because of any emotional reason. Is it proper to just pray to GOD, and not end the prayer, ‘IJN’, or do Christians always invoke the holy Name of Jesus at the end of any prayer?


More On the Lamb’s Book Of Life

Published: February 20, 2015
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In your book “Understanding Revelation” you explain “predestination” very nicely. It got me to thinking about all that and it made me wonder if the list of names in the Lambs Book of Life is the “full number” of believers. Would the full number be complete when the last person in the book believes?


The Red Horse War

Published: February 19, 2015
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Re: Ezekiel 38 And The Rapture. Your recent post placing the rapture no later than the conclusion of Ezekiel 38, based on Romans 11:25, has changed my thinking. But what I can’t figure out is, if it happens as you say, what war will the Red Horse rider bring? Or does that mean there is only one war (Armageddon) during the 70th week, since Psalm 83 precedes Ezekiel?


European Jews Coming To Israel?

Published: February 19, 2015
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I have seen recently the request by PM Netanyahu for Jews to come to Israel. Now I know the Blood Moons coming up don’t relate to Bible Prophesy, but could the Jewish Prophesy of the this Blood Moon event be the reason Jew may be coming home to Israel in a big way.


Who Is Our Accuser?

Published: February 18, 2015
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Can you please explain why Satan is called the accuser? Who are the accused? What is he accusing about and does he still have that privilege to accuse anyone when he was already expelled from heaven?


Are The Jewish People Ritually Pure Today?

Published: February 18, 2015
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I have a question on the purifying of the land described in Ezekiel 39. It says that the whole nation engages in disposing of the bodies of the invaders for seven months. After seven months, squads of people are specially employed to dispose of any remains that are found. When a bone is found, a marker is placed by it and the burying is done by specialists. One explanation I’ve heard is that the common man avoids touching the bone so he can remain ritually pure. My question is: Does this level of ritual purity exist in Israel today?


How Did Revelation Get Distributed?

Published: February 18, 2015
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Since John was exiled to Patmos, how did the letters to the seven Churches get distributed? While we’re at it, how did the book of Revelation get dispersed and enter the cannon of scriptures? I thought being exiled meant that there was nobody around.