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A Second Chance At Repentance?

Published: October 2, 2014
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In a book I read recently, the author makes a case that there is a second chance for repentance by resurrected non-believers at the end of the millennium, especially for those who had not heard the gospel message during their first earthly lives. What is your take on this?


Iraq And Egypt

Published: October 1, 2014
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Thanks for your insight. You have really clarified for me these difficult-to-understand times. I tried to map out the upcoming battles in the middle east & was wondering about Egypt & Iraq. Are either of these countries under prophecy to attack Israel in Psalm 83 or Ezekiel 38-39? I can’t seem to figure out where they fall into the picture.


What Would Convince Them?

Published: October 1, 2014
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I have read your study regarding the coming Temple being built north of Jerusalem. In it you mention the current Temple Mount being destroyed in conjunction with the Lord’s return. My question is: What do you envision happening that would convince the Jewish people of today to build their new Temple any place other than the current Temple Mount? I am not doubting you that it will be built north of the city, but can’t imagine how they will come to this decision.


Was It His Choice To Die For Us?

Published: October 1, 2014
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I was recently reading about Jesus praying for God to “save him, deliver him” and almost begging. Yet in one of your articles I recently read you mentioned that Jesus had scores of angels at his disposal and all he had to do was call on them and the whole thing would come to an end. In other words, he didn’t have to do this, but he chose to. Yet, in while He was praying to be delivered it seemed like God didn’t answer. What was really going on?


Is My Husband Going In The Rapture?

Published: October 1, 2014
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One night around a bonfire our friends were talking about God. One man said he didn’t believe in God. My husband told him to jump in the fire and see what hell felt like because without God that was where he was going. But what about my husband ? All the while he was telling this man about hell my husband was steadily drinking his beer. He is from South Louisiana and all his people are cajun party people. They believe you should live life and enjoy it. That means drinking, dancing and having lots of fun. That is how he was raised and what he knows. Is he going in the rapture?


Are Being Saved And Born Again The Same?

Published: October 1, 2014
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Is being saved and born again the same thing? I was saved when I was just a little girl but born again at 43. My husband was saved at 14 but I don’t believe he is born again. In your answer to the woman who’s sister is gay and wants to know if she will be raptured you said if she is born again she will be raptured just like the rest of us who are born again. Also, you say once saved always saved. This is what I’ve come to know as a born again Christian. Are people who are saved but not born again going to be raptured? Or just born again Christians?


Who Is My Neighbor? Follow Up

Published: October 1, 2014
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Your answer to Who is my neighbor was not Biblical, it was political. It was not focused on treasures in God’s kingdom, rather focused on treasure here on earth. Jesus did not qualify His command to love others as ourselves and we are wrong to add qualifiers. Why not pray about and see if God leads you to change your response as people who read your site think of you as speaking for God. Both you and I know God would not have said what you did. It shows prejudice against people who are poor and needy.


The California Drought

Published: September 30, 2014
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Could the current drought be a precursor of a famine in the California breadbasket? A good portion of the food Americans eat comes from California. God has in the past punished a nation filled with immoral sexual activity, not to mention abortion, with famine. Global warming people are blaming mankind for the drought. However, I think God may be unhappy with our immoral behavior.


Do Any Countries Beside Israel Have A Covenant With God?

Published: September 30, 2014
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Which countries did have a national covenant with God besides Israel? I hear Christians quote the scripture 2 Chronicles 7:14 “If my people, which are called by my name, shall humble themselves, and pray, and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways; then will I hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin, and will heal their land.” Could this be a scripture for any country, or just Israel? I think if any country, as a whole, did get on their knees and follow the advice of 2 Chronicles 7:14, God would certainly take notice. So, did any other countries have a covenant with God?


More On Jews Rejecting Jesus

Published: September 29, 2014
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I Read your article on Why the Jews reject Jesus as the Messiah. I feel one of the important reasons is because God has hardened their hearts and second is if you look at who is rejecting Christ, is it not the same crowd who were present 2000 years ago??? The Rabbis, Saducees & Pharisees. Ordinary Jewish people are accepting Jesus by the hundreds of thousands.