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Am I Included In The Rapture?

Published: November 3, 2011
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I have always believed in Jesus as my savior since I was very young. I have been baptized and confessed outwardly that I believe. Lately I have been thinking I am going to die and am not going to heaven, which scares and deeply saddens me! I have continued to do things I shouldn’t. I remember my Pastor telling me that I am living the exact way the enemy wants me to live, in bondage. Please help me! I do believe Jesus died for me and I know this wretched world is coming to an end very soon. Am I included in the rapture?


120 Year Life Expectancy?

Published: November 3, 2011
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You said there was no proof in the Bible that God shortened man’s years to 120. What about Moses in Deuteronomy 34:7, when he died at the age of 120 years?


How Can They Not See?

Published: November 2, 2011
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It baffles me that there are people in Israel who are preparing for a new Temple right now. This means that there is a sector of Jews who seemingly also believe that the End, as described by Jesus, is upon us and yet they still fail to accept Him as their Messiah. They can see the same end that the Church sees looming yet they still cannot see Jesus as the rightful fulfillment of Scripture nor do they feel He is the Messiah they have been waiting for all along. How can this even be?


The Length Of A Lifespan

Published: November 2, 2011
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The word states that the generation that sees the beginnings of the end times will not surely pass away, OK? Well, here’s another idea. What if instead of using the average idea of 70 years being the time frame, we take literally the passing away of the generation. Now if as we know, some people live to be 100 years or even more, would God consider that the generation had not passed away even if one person was left alive and kicking at say 102 or 105 years of age?.


Reuniting Israel And Judah

Published: November 2, 2011
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Re: “Don’t Believe Anything I Tell You”. I beg of you to please research more in depth the difference between Israel and Judah. They are not yet united.


Explaining Daniel 12

Published: November 1, 2011
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In reading your post “Don’t believe anything I tell you”, I have a question about Daniel 12:11-12. I am doing my own research, and need help with how you get periods of 30 and 45 days here. I only see 45 days mentioned. Please explain.


Who Am I Praying To?

Published: October 31, 2011
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When I pray, I pray to God calling Him father. But within my prayers, where I always thank Him for my salvation, I want to thank Jesus for dying on the cross for me. I see God as Father, Son, and Holy Spirit – I see them as 3 in perfect unity – but it is a little confusing when I pray, knowing exactly whom I am praying to. Is it OK to thank, and pray to all 3?


Resuming Animal Sacrifice

Published: October 31, 2011
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In an article you wrote on “Seven Things You Must Know About End Times Prophecy,” you indicate that after the Rapture and Ezekiel’s battle, the Jews will rebuild the temple and return to the OT Covenant, including the sacrifice of animals for the atonement of sin. How do we know it is God’s plan for the re establishment of the OT animal sacrificial system? Where does scripture cover this?


The Restrainer. Follow Up

Published: October 30, 2011
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In your answer to the question about the restrainer you wrote: “According to Genesis 6:3 the Holy Spirit was also taken out of the way before the Great Flood. What I see in this scripture is that man was living hundreds of years – which would cause striving between the Holy Spirit and man. Therefore, God shortened man’s days, or length of life. I don’t see the Holy Spirit being removed. Please explain. Also, at the rapture, the church is removed, not the Holy Spirit, correct? I have understood that the Holy Spirit will remain here working as in the Old Testament.


OSAS And James 5:19-20

Published: October 30, 2011
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I have a question about James 5:19-20. It would seem to indicate that someone could taste death by their sinning. In other words, if the person wasn’t turned away from their sin, they would taste death. Yet I know that we are forgiven when we ask. How does this get rectified?