In Matthew 26:64 Jesus answers the high priest,”…Hereafter shall ye see the Son of Man sitting on the right hand of power, and coming in the clouds of heaven.” Jesus is obviously referring to His second coming after the Great Tribulation and before the millennium. How can the high priest see Him coming in the clouds of heaven if unbelievers are not resurrected until after the millennium?

I am having an issue with the Magi saying they had “seen his star in the East.” If they were indeed the Parthian priests descended from Daniel’s group, which I believe they were, they would have been east of Bethlehem when they encountered the star, meaning they should have seen “his star in the west” when looking back toward Bethlehem. What am I missing? Are they meaning to say that they were in the east when they saw the star in the west?

. Thank you for your teaching and ministry, Mr. Kelley. Does Matthew 24:44 “Therefore be ye also ready: for in such an hour as ye think not the Son of man cometh” imply that the world will be calm at the time Jesus calls for His Bride – i.e. the rapture? Will He call for us at a time of calm on the earth?

With a limited income, but through the use of coupons, I am able to accumulate and donate both groceries and health/beauty aid items to a local faith based cooperative on a regular basis. I enjoy knowing that people can use these items and I also like the anonymity it provides. However, lately, I’ve doubted the sincerity of my giving as I leave after dropping these items off.

It boils down to this. Many of the people I see receiving assistance at this cooperative by all appearances seem to be doing quite well. Their cars are nicer and newer than mine, they have expensive looking cell phones, IPODS, etc.

I know it’s wrong to judge others and I also know that my giving is to be from the heart and God knows whether or not it is, but this really bothers me. I don’t want to turn my back on those who need help, but I’m not really sure the people who need these items are getting them. I don’t want to contribute items that someone can’t afford to buy because they had to pay their cable or hi speed internet bill instead; both of which I forego because I can’t afford them.

My question is this: Do I continue to contribute to this facility and keep praying that it truly helps somebody in need or do I distribute those items to people I know who can use them, but aren’t necessary struggling to make ends meet?

I have been a Christian for years. I prayed to accept God and jumped into ministry right after. I heard God through whispers, countless blessings, and saw Him at work. I even brought a coworker to Christ. Then I fell on hard times, and over a period of years fell away from Him. I stopped reading and praying and turned my back on Him. I cursed at Him and questioned if I ever knew him. My heart feels empty and cold and lonely now. My soul is in anguish for what I have done. God brought me to Hebrews 6, 10, and several other passages that spoke of the dangers in falling away. I don’t know what I am now. I know God is there, but I know that I denied Him. I question if I ever knew Him. It seems to be either that, or I was a believer who didn’t maintain fellowship and let sin overtake me to the point that I disgraced God, and He left me. What do I do now? What does this all mean in terms of scripture?

Why did God send Jonah to Sheol (hell)? Wasn’t he a godly man and because he disobeyed God he was sent to hell? What will that have to do with my salvation if I disobey God?

Re: Zombies In The Bible,Follow Up. Could the people in Rev. 9:6 who “will not be able to die to escape from the terrible pain of the scorpion stings they will have received” be suffering from a paralysis caused by the stings? If these people were totally immobilized(but still conscious) where they could not move or even speak then they may seek death and long to die, but will be unable to do anything about it.

My pastor used John 19:11 to argue his point that some sins are greater than others. He asked me what Jesus meant by saying, “Therefore the one who handed me over to you is guilty of a greater sin.” I told him I didn’t know what Jesus meant, but if it meant what he thinks then Jesus contradicted what he taught on the sermon on the mount, saying that thinking about committing a sin is as bad as doing it. Can you give me some insight on what Jesus meant by this statement?

Why would God destroy all the nations to where he sent the Jews? It is not the nations fault that the Jews were scattered because they disobeyed God. Why will God destroy those nations?

Re: Zombies In The Bible I have a little different take on the subject. The person who asked the question about zombies in the Bible could have been directed to Revelation 9:6 where it clearly states ‘in those days people will seek death, but will not be able to find it; they will long to die, but death will flee from them’. Taken literally, and I see no reason not to, people in total fear and desperation trying to take their own lives will continue walking around with ghastly looking wounds that at any other time in history would have certainly been terminal. Though they will continue in their ability to reason and perhaps function as before they would most assuredly resemble the ‘walking dead’ in all other aspects.