Thank you for your ministry and for taking the time to answer our questions. Your website is a blessing to me and countless others. How does Hosea chapters 1-3 and Isaiah 62 which seems to refer to Israel as God’s wife relate with the church from Pentecost to the rapture as the bride of Christ?

What is the significance of the nets in in Luke 5:6 where it states that the nets began to break, compared to John 21:11 where it says that even with so many the net was not torn?

I’m curious about your thoughts on the current gulf oil spill being a fulfillment of the prophecy in Revelation 8:8-9? It certainly sounds like a verse by verse description but I’m wondering if it is in conflict with any other biblical references? I ask this because I understood the church would be raptured before God’s judgments. Thanks for your insight!

I am currently unemployed and have been for the past 8 months. I currently collect unemployment and am barely making it by right now. I do thank God because it is better than nothing! I love God and serve Him to the best of my ability and do desire more of Him but I find myself being really frustrated with Him as of late.

You see, I am a tither and have been so obediently and faithfully for years. I have no problem with tithing, in fact, it has become automatic and satisfying for me when I recieve my check to give back a tenth of what I have been blessed with. Even tithing the tenth of what I receive from unemployment.

One of my desires (when I get more money) is to consistently give more (over and beyond tithing) for the advancement of the kigdom of God and to organizations/causes that support poor children in the poorest nations of the world like Haiti. But last night, in my frustration, I had a heart to heart with God and asked Him why am I still going through what I am going through? Why wasn’t I prospering? I feel like I am lacking, stuck and not moving.

I have even received prophetic words from men of God telling me that my situation getting ready to change (and they even said by certain dates). And I believe what was said and stood on what was said because I believe the Lord says to believe in His prophets so that you may prosper. But many of the specified dates and time has come and gone with NO CHANGE! Which naturally causes me to become discouraged. Maybe I am not understanding right regarding tithing? Your insight is greatly appreciated.

In one way or another, you are asked over and over: How will the earth know that the Wrath of God has begun? Would it be correct to say that the Rapture is the sign that specifically identifies the beginning of the Wrath of God? Am I correct to believe we are now seeing evidence of God’s pre-wrath judgments as they affect our own country and the world? Are His pre-wrath judgments the same as the birth pangs?

Thank you for speaking the Truth every day. My pastor believes that most (if not all) end times prophecy was fulfilled by 70AD. He’s a great preacher, and preaches the Word each week. Because of our very different beliefs about prophecy, I cannot talk to him about prophecy. In addition, I’m afraid that his (incorrect) interpretation will spill over into what my children are taught…which is opposite of what I teach them. We chose this church because he doesn’t preach feel good messages, but rather sin and repentance. Should we find another church that lines up with our eschatological beliefs, or just agree to disagree? Your opinion is greatly valued!!

Rev. 19:8 says: “It was given to her to clothe herself in fine linen, bright and clean; for the fine linen is the righteous acts of the saints”. The verse tells us that she clothed herself with the righteous acts of the saints. The verse does not say that she was clothed with the blood of the Lamb. There is a difference. And Revelation 21:2says, “And I saw the holy city, new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, made ready as a bride adorned for her husband. So Who is the bride of Christ?

Several years ago, I committed a terrible sin. Shortly afterward, I asked Jesus Christ for forgiveness, and became a born again Christian. I know that God has forgiven me, but to this day my husband does not know what I did. I do have occasional guilty thoughts about it, but I know its Satan trying to make me feel bad, especially when I know God has already forgiven me. My question is do I have to tell my husband? Would it matter to God if I don’t? I know that if I do my tell him, he will leave me and the kids.

I have a question about Deuteronomy 14: 21. The last sentence says “You must not boil a young goat in its mother’s milk”. It’s a little random there at the end like that. Does this mean something else, or is it literal?

I enjoy reading your articles but I’d really like a direct answer to a direct question. I feel the question of whether or not Paul wrote all his letters was a yes or no question and you gave a round about answer. It should be answered and then fell free to elaborate on it after. So, what’s the answer? Did he write them or not?