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January 9, 2023

QUESTION: Who was Melchizedek?

ANSWER: Genesis 14 introduces an intriguing figure named Melchizedek.  During the war between a number of ancient city states in Canaan and Mesopotamia, Abraham’s nephew Lot and his family were…
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January 9, 2023

QUESTION: Who are “the seven Spirits of God sent out into all the earth” mentioned in Revelation 5:6?

ANSWER: Notice what God inspired to be written in – Revelation 5:6 “And I looked, and behold, in the midst of the throne and of the four living creatures, and…
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January 9, 2023

QUESTION: Where was Jesus between the ages of 12 and 30?

ANSWER: Following the account of Jesus teaching in the Temple at age 12 (Luke 2:41-47) the Scripture states: “Then He went down with them and came to Nazareth, and was…
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January 9, 2023

QUESTION: Where is the land of Nod? And why was Cain sent there?

ANSWER: Genesis 4:16 tells us: “Then Cain went out from the presence of the LORD and dwelt in the land of Nod on the east of Eden.”  The only information…
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January 9, 2023

QUESTION: Where did God come from?

ANSWER: As mortal human beings we accustomed to living in temporary physical world.  We are limited by our physical senses to detecting only that which is physical.  Everything physical has…
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January 9, 2023

QUESTION: What is a “holy kiss”?

ANSWER: Greeting one another with a “holy kiss” is mentioned several times in the New Testament (Romans 16:16; I Corinthians 16:20; II Corinthians 13:12; I Thessalonians 5:26; I Peter 5:14). …
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January 9, 2023

QUESTION: What happens after the Millennium?

ANSWER: The events to happen after the thousand-year reign of Christ on the earth are described in Revelation 20:5 through to the end of the book of Revelation. Revelation 20:5…
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January 9, 2023

QUESTION: What does the term “God is a Jealous God” mean?

ANSWER: There are several verses in the Bible that refer to God as being a “jealous God.”  These verses are often misunderstood.  This is because we are accustomed to jealousy…
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January 9, 2023

QUESTION: What are the Urim and the Thummim?

ANSWER: The breastplate held the Urim and the Thummim.  These transliterated Hebrew words, mean “lights” and “perfections.”  Together their names may mean “perfect knowledge.” Exodus 28:30 states: “And you shall…
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January 9, 2023

QUESTION: Were the saints who rose from the dead shortly after Christ’s resurrection made immortal?

ANSWER: The answer is no they were not. The incident in question reads: “Jesus, when He had cried out again with a loud voice, yielded up His spirit.  And behold,…
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January 9, 2023

QUESTION: Was Jesus a Jew?

ANSWER: Yes, Jesus was a Jew. The word “Jew” is shortened form of the word “Judean” referring to the descendants of the patriarch Judah.  Judah was one of the twelve…
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January 9, 2023

QUESTION: Was Abraham a Jew?

ANSWER: The word “Jew” is a nickname for the Israelite tribe of Judah. The tribe of Judah descended from the man named Judah.  This man was one of the twelve…
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January 9, 2023

QUESTION: Purim – What is this festival? And, does God command us to celebrate it?

ANSWER: We read about the feast of Purim in Esther 9:18-32.  Notice especially Esther 9:26-28 “So they called these days Purim, after the name Pur.  Therefore, because of all the…
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January 9, 2023

QUESTION: Matthew 27:9 – This is purported to be a prophecy from the book of Jeremiah. Yet it cannot be found in that book.

How can this be explained? ANSWER: Matthew 27:9-10 states: “Then was fulfilled what was spoken by Jeremiah the prophet, saying, ‘And they took the thirty pieces of silver, the value…
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January 9, 2023

QUESTION: Is the doctrine of the Trinity found in the Bible?

ANSWER: The doctrine of the Trinity is not found in the Bible.  Nowhere in the entire Bible, is the Holy Spirit ever spoken of as a “divine Person.”  Rather, “It”…
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January 9, 2023

QUESTION: In II Peter 3:10 was Peter talking about the destruction of the earth?

ANSWER: II Peter 3:10 states “But the day of the Lord will come as a thief in the night, in which the heavens will pass away with a great noise,…
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January 9, 2023

QUESTION: In Exodus 34:28 it appears that Moses wrote the Ten Commandments on the tables of stone. Is this true?

ANSWER: Moses did not write the Ten Commandments on the tables of stone – God did. Exodus 34:28 says, “So he was there with the LORD forty days and forty…
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January 9, 2023

QUESTION: How is God Omnipresent?

ANSWER: Those who believe in a Trinity carelessly assume the Bible teaches that the two Personages known as the Father and the Son are omnipresent – “everywhere present at once.” …
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January 9, 2023

QUESTION: How do we explain the apparent contradiction between Genesis 32:30 and I John 4:12?

Genesis 32:30 says, “Jacob saw God face to face,” yet I John 4:12 states that “no man has seen God at any time?” ANSWER: I John 4:12 states: “No one…
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January 9, 2023

QUESTION: How did Judas Iscariot die?

ANSWER: Matthew says Judas died by hanging himself.  “Then he threw down the pieces of silver in the temple and departed, and went and hanged himself” (Matthew 27:5).  However, Luke…
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January 9, 2023

QUESTION: How could there be light on the first day of creation when the sun, moon, and stars were not created until the fourth day?

ANSWER: Massive devastation occurred when God cast Satan and his demons to the earth when they rebelled (Revelation 12:4).  The earth was covered by thick clouds of dust and ash. …
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January 9, 2023

QUESTION: Does I John 5:7-8 prove the doctrine of the Trinity?

ANSWER: Some try to prove the doctrine of the Trinity by quoting I John 5:7-8 which states: “For there are three who bear witness in heaven: the Father, the Word,…
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January 9, 2023

QUESTION: Does God approve of, or sanction, the practice of “polygamy”?

ANSWER: The first account of a polygamist marriage is found in Genesis 4:19 “Then Lamech took for himself two wives:  the name of one was Adah, and the name of…
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January 9, 2023

QUESTION: Did God create the devil and his demons?

ANSWER: The very earliest prehistoric record we have is found in John 1:1-3: “In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. …