Who or what is the new Babylon?
Babylon is used figuratively by Peter. See 1 Peter 5:13 where Babylon is traditionally interpreted as Rome. It is used of the world opposed to God...
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Tim Maas
, Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army
Who or what is the new Babylon?
I would say that, in one sense, the use of the term "Babylon" in the book of Revelation pertained to the Roman Empire of that time with respect to its...
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Tim Maas
, Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army
What does "face" symbolize in the Bible?
Of course, God is a spiritual Being. However, a "face" is ascribed to Him to indicate or describe in metaphorical terms that people can understand and relate...
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Shirley H
, Wife, mother, veteran in the spiritual war we all face!
Why was God going to kill Moses in Exodus 4:24-26?
See Jesus! Romans 3:25, "God set forth as a propitiation by His blood through faith to demonstrate His righteousness because in His forbearance God had had...
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Jack Gutknecht
, ABC/DTS graduate, guitar music ministry Baptist church
What does the Bible say about fear?
Great question, Catherine Gichuki! Jesus said in sending out The Twelve in Matthew 10:29, "What is the price of two sparrows — one copper coin? But not a...
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Ben Jones
, Retired Professional Photographer
Is God fair?
John 6:44 “For no one can come to me unless the Father who sent me draws them to me, and at the last day I will raise them up.” So what happens to those that...
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Jack Gutknecht
, ABC/DTS graduate, guitar music ministry Baptist church
What does "face" symbolize in the Bible?
Sometimes it seems like "face" is used in the sense of banishment (not see the Face) as in Psalm 13:1 or Psalm 80:3-7, but at other times it seems like "face...
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Connie Rosario
Why do many worship and do Sabbath on Sunday instead of Saturday?
Since I learned that the fourth commandment is the keep the Sabbath holy, I've been so confused by everyone equating rest and worship with going to church. I...
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What is true religion?
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Tim Maas
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Why did Jesus say that he did not come to abolish the law?
As Jesus noted in the rest of the statement cited in the question (found in Matthew 5:17), He did not come to abolish the Law, but to fulfill it. The moral...
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What is the human soul?
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Is the Covid-19 vaccine the mark of the beast?
I humbly submit my opinion that in and of itself NO. But it is one more spiritual step from the lab coat prophets toward that future prophecy. Simply stated...
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Ben Jones
, Retired Professional Photographer
What did Jesus mean when He referred to Himself as “the Alpha and Omega” in Revelation 1:8 and Revelations 22:13?
Isaiah 41:14 "Who has done such mighty deeds, summoning each new generation from the beginning of time? It is I, the LORD, the First and the Last. I alone am...
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Tim Maas
, Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army
Is it wrong to worry?
In this life and world, I would say that it would not be "wrong" (in the sense of sinful) to have anxious thoughts about various matters. Christians are...
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Tim Maas
, Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army
In what way was the kingdom of God "in [their] midst"? (Luke 17:20–21)
Even though Jesus' words could (in the sense noted in the question) be regarded as pertaining to His physical presence (as God incarnate) among His listeners...
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Aurel Gheorghe
Were the saints resurrected when Christ died or after His resurrection?
My understanding is that when Christ died, the graves opened and the saints rose from their graves. Interestingly enough, these saints were not in heaven...
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Jack Gutknecht
, ABC/DTS graduate, guitar music ministry Baptist church
In what way was the kingdom of God "in [their] midst"? (Luke 17:20–21)
Especially Luke 17:20-21
Luke 17:20 - 37
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What will happen to people during Jesus' 1000 year reign?
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Jack Gutknecht
, ABC/DTS graduate, guitar music ministry Baptist church
What can we learn from the wife in the home (Proverbs 5:15-20)?
The wife in the home has dignity, and the husband is to delight in her (Prov. 5:15-20). Stick with her is how the father counsels his son (Pr. 5:15-18)....
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James Kraft
, 74 year old retired pipeline worker
Did Christ err when He told the thief on the cross that he would be in paradise the day Christ died?
All of the old testament saints went to paradise under the earth. Jesus told the thief who believed He was the savior that he would be with him in paradise...
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James Kraft
, 74 year old retired pipeline worker
What does the Bible say about believer's baptism?
Baptism is just a public confession that a person has accepted the free gift of eternal life. Romans 6:23 For the wages of sin is death, and we all sin,...
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Ferdy Mercado
, Engineer, Church Elder at Horizon Church and Ministries
How can I know if I am hearing God, hearing Satan, or hearing my own thoughts?
Hosea 4:6 says "people are destroyed for lack of knowledge." Knowledge in what? The Word of God. It was the main reason God gave Moses the 10 commandments...
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How can I know if I am hearing God, hearing Satan, or hearing my own thoughts?
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Tim Maas
, Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army
How does righteousness come according to Romans 10:14-17?
Christians are made righteous in God's sight through faith in Christ, rather than as a result of works (Ephesians 2:8-9). That saving faith, in turn, comes...
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Do we have guardian angels?
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Luvera Stevenson
How does righteousness come according to Romans 10:14-17?
Romans 10:14 - 17
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Jack Gutknecht
, ABC/DTS graduate, guitar music ministry Baptist church
What are some things we should not take for granted after the pandemic?
Church: the Bible says meet regularly. “Let us hold fast the confession of our hope without wavering, for he who promised is faithful. And let us consider...
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Jack Gutknecht
, ABC/DTS graduate, guitar music ministry Baptist church
Is the Covid-19 vaccine the mark of the beast?
17 And that no man might buy or sell, save he that had the mark, or the name of the beast, or the number of his name. 18 Here is wisdom. Let him that hat...
Revelation 13:17
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Do we have guardian angels?
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What is animism?
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What will happen after Jesus reigns on earth for 1,000 years?
Your question, I believe, is referencing what will happen after the 1,000 year reign of Christ on earth. After the 1,000 year reign of Christ, the second...
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Joe Olah
What does the Bible say about fear?
There are many places in scripture that instruct us to “fear not”. This is one of my favorites: "But now, thus says Adonai—the One who created you, O Jacob,...
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Shirley H
, Wife, mother, veteran in the spiritual war we all face!
What does the Bible say about fear?
Psalm 111:10, "The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom.." Psalm 112:1, "Praise the Lord! Blessed is the man who fears the Lord, who delights greatly...
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Shirley H
, Wife, mother, veteran in the spiritual war we all face!
Why does God allow miscarriages?
Why does God allow miscarriages? I don't know...but here is what I do know: miscarriages happen for any number of reasons. Many years ago I lost a child....
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Do we have guardian angels?
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Jack Gutknecht
, ABC/DTS graduate, guitar music ministry Baptist church
How can the "dead" hear anything? (John 5:25)
Every time Christ raised somebody from the dead, He spoke the Word (Luke 7:12-15 "...there was a dead man carried out, the only son of his mother, and she...
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Tim Maas
, Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army
How can the "dead" hear anything? (John 5:25)
I understand the point being made by the question, but I would say that it would be in the same way (later in John's gospel) that Lazarus heard the voice of...
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Jack Gutknecht
, ABC/DTS graduate, guitar music ministry Baptist church
How can the "dead" hear anything? (John 5:25)
John 5:19 - 29
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Jack Gutknecht
, ABC/DTS graduate, guitar music ministry Baptist church
What are some Bible verses having to do with the battle for the eyes?
I have to discipline my eyes. In Job 31:1, he said, “I made a covenant with my eyes not to look lustfully at a girl.” In order to remain pure, Job guarded...
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Frederick Thomas
, Rom 3:4 ...let God be true...
Why pray? What is the point of prayer when God knows the future and is already in control of everything. If we cannot change God's mind, why should we pray?
Greetings Church. My opinion is this. God has foreknowledge of our prayers, and God, by letting us into His world, also determined our choicesof prayerto be...
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ainsley chalmers
, Medical Research Scientist, devoted family man.
What is theistic evolution?
When I came to the Lord 43 years ago I was a theistic evolutionist who believed in God and the evolutionary process. At that time evolutionary belief had...
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Is it allowable to use candles in connection with prayer?
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Shirley H
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What are some Bible verses having to do with the battle for the eyes?
"The eyes are the window to the soul" Shakespeare. Colossians 1:15,16 - "He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn over all creation. For by Him...
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Jack Gutknecht
, ABC/DTS graduate, guitar music ministry Baptist church
What can we learn from the woman in the street (Proverbs 5:1-14, 21-23).
This is a “before and after” picture. The first sermon I ever preached was on “The Strange Woman of Proverbs 5-7. In Spanish!) The “strange woman” refers to...