When the rapture takes place and the church is taken away will our bodies disappear or just our spirits? There is a huge difference in the two! Explaining people who have just vanished right before peoples eyes is one thing but if we just drop over dead, that could be explained more easily. We are a spirit that lives in a body and have a soul, so maybe just our spirits go. What are your thoughts?

I saw where someone had written to you about a conversation with his/her daughter about Satan’s physical whereabouts. Your answer was great, but that brought up a question in my mind.

Some previous research Ive done looking into this same thing was that as Earth is a physical realm, Heaven is a Spiritual realm, with our physical realm embedded in it, and Satan is a spiritual being without a physical form, although Scripture tells us spiritual beings can assume physical form as in the case of Gen 6. During the Great Tribulation when Satan is confined to Earth they (the scholars and commentators) aren’t comfortable speculating if Satan will be a physical entity at that point, but that whether he became physical or remained a spiritual being, he’d still lose his access to Heaven, and/or the spiritual realm. Jack, is my research on that subject Scripturally accurate? I’m hoping you’ll tell me if I’m off base or completely wrong about it, and if I’m wrong, please correct me. Thanks.

I have a question regarding the descendants of edom. In Joel Rosenberg’s novel The Ezekial Option, some Iranians claim that they are descended from the Edomites and that Iran is in danger of God’s judgment upon the edomites. Are some Iranians descended from edom? And if so, could Obadiahs prophecy against edom be a warning for Iran? Thanks for your ministry and God bless.

The Bible doesn’t say anything about popes so where do we get the idea that this pope is the 2nd to the last one of the End Times?

I really enjoyed your recent article about Daniel 11/12. Very insightful.

In this article, you wrote, “As He returns to save them and set up His Kingdom, the faithful of Israel’s past will come out of the ground to receive the promise they died believing, that God would one day send a redeemer to pay for their sins so that He could dwell with them forever. ”

I thought that Christ went to paradise to remove these people after His resurrection and took them to Heaven. Am I missing something here?

I have a friend who has been deaf since birth and cannot speak. I have taken her and her children to my church a couple of times and a lady there signs the service to her. She appears to understand the messages but I don’t believe she is saved. When reading Romans 10:10 it says we believe with our heart but with the mouth confession is made unto salvation. Since she cannot speak how can she be truly saved or am I way off base here? Thanks!

Can you please tell me about the Jehovah’s Witnesses? I really need some sound information on why they are a false religion. They scare me, they are very persistent and seem so sincere and convincing.

I read somewhere that the teachings of Herbert W. Armstrong are (don’t know how to put it exactly) but lets say, not exactly according to biblical truth. Is this so – should his teachings and/or organizations teachings be avoided?

God bless you and your family, you have been a great and constant voice for Lord!

I have this question: how long exactly has Israel been in captivity? Do we have records of this or is the information you have in your article “Happy New Year 5764!” everything?

Thank you so much for your time and patience! Peace of Christ!

First of all I would like to thank you for a wonderful website. Your answers are very down to earth and easy to understand as well as following scripture to the letter.

My questions are concerning the falling away? referred to by Paul in 2Thessalonians 2:3. What exactly is the falling away? and what is the timing of this in reference to the rapture and tribulation?

I have heard many bible teachers say that this is occurring at this time with many churches trying to redefine the Gospel to a more secular world view. They also site the ecumenical movement back to the Roman Church which has clearly moved away from the simple Gospel written in the Bible. Although the Roman Church had started moving away from the Gospel many centuries ago and this falling away has been going on for as long as the Church has been in existence. Did Paul mean that this would occur just before the end or would increase as the end approached?

I have seen in recent years, teachers who were very Bible based in their teaching, redefine their views to be in line with these so called new approaches and ecumenism in the spreading of the Gospel, men who spent their whole lives dedicated to the tuth suddenly change their minds. Does this mean that the people involved in these things are not saved or were never saved? I am very concerned with these things since Jesus has said that the Father would not let those He has given to Jesus be plucked out of His hand. If this is so than we must be very very close to the time of the end. I can’t see this going on for very much longer. Thank you for your reply.