Posts Tagged ‘prophecy’
Where do dreams of the future come from?
Question: When people have dreams regarding the future that come true, where does this come from? Answer: There are several problems here. In times past, God did speak to people at times through dreams. “God, who at various times and in various ways spoke in time past to the fathers by the prophets” (Hebrews 1:1).…
Read MoreWhy is it always brought up that prophecy will cease?
Question: My question is regarding prophecy. It seems I always get the same answer regarding this question (I Corinthians 13:8), “Love never fails, but whether there are prophecies they will fail, tongues will cease, knowledge will vanish,” (not an exact quote). But if you take this one verse literally, if prophecies have come to an end,…
Read MoreDid the rider on the pale horse appear in Egypt?
Question: Have you seen this video? Video: Has Revelation’s ‘pale rider’ shown up in Egypt? People think it’s one of the horsemen, but I don’t really know about that. It seems something like that wouldn’t really be able to be filmed. Also doesn’t this kind of tie in with only God knows when the world will end…
Read MoreShould I heed the words of a prophet in regard to who I marry?
Question: Good day. I found your web site after I googled the phrase ‘prophets telling you whom to marry’. I was rather intrigued by the answers I found on your web site and decided to send you an email to ask for your advice. I have been going out with a young man for six years. That…
Read MoreWhat is God’s prophetic word for my life?
Question: I need to know God’s prophetic word for my life. Please help me by your prayers and may the Lord reveal to you what He wants to speak to me. Answer: “Where is the wise? Where is the scribe? Where is the disputer of this age? Has not God made foolish the wisdom of…
Read MoreCan you explain some of the prophecies about Christ?
Question: The Bible says that Jesus committed mistakes; it’s in II Samuel 7:12-17. I’m guessing it was like, in the day that Jesus, when he was 12, went to the place to discuss with the wise men. His parents noticed He was missing when they were going back home already. I think they corrected Him,…
Read MoreWhat do you think about people saying that Christ is going to come back on May 21, 2011?
Question: What do you think about people saying that Christ is going to come back on May 21, 2011? Answer: I had to laugh because there was an article on the front page of the paper about this very thing. This is just another prediction in a long list of failed predictions of when Jesus…
Read MoreMan’s Duty To “Prove All Things”
by B. C. Goodpasture Men are prone to go to extremes. This has always been true. Paul seems to have been guarding against this tendency when he wrote, “Despise not prophesyings; prove all things; hold fast that which is good” (I Thessalonians 5:20-21). In his day, there were those who claimed to “prophesy” by the…
Read MoreIs there a non-miraculous form of prophecy?
Question: I’m having a problem understanding “prophesying.” In Romans 12:6 Paul said, “let us prophesy.” Is I Corinthians 14:3-4 teaching that during the days of the early church one form of prophesying was not in a “miraculous” sense but rather a “natural” ability (cf. Romans 12:4-6)? Answer: In Romans, Paul makes the point: “For as we have…
Read MoreDoes the Bible predict a future war in Korea?
Question: Hi, I have a friend online who sent me this message; “I HOPE you know the SERIOUSNESS of this approaching Korean war! The Bible mentions it! So it MUST be a MAJOR MAJOR WAR (to be mentioned in the Bible!) My guess, (for it to be SO MAJOR that it’s mentioned in the Bible)…
Read MoreIs there any hope for me?
Question: I went through your article, “A Sin Leading to Death.” Like so many other articles on the sin that leads to death and apostasy, there seems to be no final consensus on what are these sins, what are their consequences, and the chances of reversing these consequences. So the article held some hope for…
Read MoreHow do we know that one day equals a year in Daniel’s prophecy of the seventy weeks?
Question: I understand how they came up with the 483 years in Daniel 9, but how do we know from scripture that the 69 weeks is supposed to mean 69 weeks of seven years? Why do they do this or are they just figuring this backward and then saying well it must have meant years…
Read MoreGod Is Speaking to You
by Clem Thurman via Gospel Minutes, Vol. 58, No. 49, Dec. 4, 2009. One person claims that God revealed to her in a dream what she was to do with her life. A man says that God spoke to him, openly, telling him what he was to do religiously. Yet another sees signs in the…
Read MoreWhy did my mother have such a strange dream?
Question: I hear you’re from a church. Can you tell me any reason why my mom dreamed last night that she was somewhere in a mountain and all of a sudden she heard a voice saying look up in the sky and she looked up and saw a crack in the sky and in the…
Read MoreCan you explain Zechariah 13:1-5? I don’t see how it talks about the ending of prophecy and demons
Question: Could you explain to me the passage in Zechariah 13 where it talks about the prophets, the idols, and the unclean spirit? Because if God removed the unclean spirit, why is the devil still here tempting Christians? And what does “from the land of Israel” mean? Is it actually the place Israel or is…
Read MoreI don’t see how Zechariah 13:1-5 talks about the ending of prophecy and demons
Question: Could you explain to me the passage in Zechariah 13 where it talks about the prophets, the idols, and the unclean spirit? Because if God removed the unclean spirit, why is the devil still here tempting Christians? And what does “from the land of Israel” mean? Is it actually the place Israel or is…
Read MoreHow could “out of Egypt I have called my Son” be about Jesus?
Question: About the “from Egypt I called my son” prophecy: Was God applying the same thing to Jesus and to Ephraim? Answer: “When Israel was a child, I loved him, and out of Egypt I called My son” (Hosea 11:1). Egypt was a nation given over to idolatry. Hence, when Israel left Egypt they also…
Read MoreDaniel’s Seventy Weeks
Seventy WeeksSeventy Weeks Part 2 by Jeffrey W. Hamilton I. Daniel 9:20-27 A. Many ideas have been attributed to what was predicted by Gabriel in this prophecy and when these things would take place. B. I will not claim to be an expert on these matters, but I would like to examine this prophecy in detail so that…
Read MoreIt Is Not for You to Know
https://www.lavistachurchofchrist.org/cms/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/ItIsNotForYouToKnow.mp3 by Jeffrey W. Hamilton Text: Acts 1:1-11 I. How would your decisions change if you knew what would happen tomorrow? A. Without a doubt we are curious people. We don’t like being kept in the dark. 1. You can see it in any child: “Are we there yet?” 2. But it remains present in adults: “Do you…
Read MoreThat prophet you called false was right!
Question: I read your response to the gentlman who was claiming to be a prophet and telling you of the judgement looming over you. I wanted to state first of all that he is correct. Judgement is looming over the head of every man because the blood of 50 million babies cries out to Jesus much the…
Read MoreWhat About Latter-Day Revelation from God?
by Clem Thurman via Gospel Minutes, Vol. 57, No. 47, Nov. 21, 2008. QUESTION: Is the Bible the complete and final revelation from God or is He continuing to give revelation through certain chosen people or organizations, such as the Mormon Church, The Catholic Pope ex-cathedra, Mohammad via the Koran, The New World Translation, Ellen…
Read MoreWhy was I lied to about finding a wife?
Question: I see that you are of the Church of Christ. I don’t know much about the Church of Christ. I was raised Baptist and for the last ten years, I have been in the Pentecostal faith. Of course, I love all my brothers and sisters in the Lord. My story is a unique one,…
Read MoreAre the problems in Israel and wars in Iraq what Revelation talks about?
Question: I have had a ton of friends who are part of denominations, mostly Pentecostals. Obviously the first problem is the fact that they are part of a denomination. They have this idea that what is going on in Israel and the war in Iraq and around the world is what is talked about in Revelation. …
Read MoreDaniel’s Seventy Weeks
by Jeffrey W. Hamilton “Now while I was speaking, praying, and confessing my sin and the sin of my people Israel, and presenting my supplication before the LORD my God for the holy mountain of my God, yes, while I was speaking in prayer, the man Gabriel, whom I had seen in the vision at…
Read MoreWhere does the Bible explain why Jesus’ bones were not broken?
Question: Can you please tell me where the scriptures are that explain about the death of Jesus. Specifically about His bones not being broken. I know that the Bible refers to His “broken” body. But I seem to remember in the Old Testament that it prophesied about no bones would be broken in Christ’s body.…
Read MoreShould a Bible class teacher yield the floor when someone else has a revelation?
Question: In I Corinthians 14:29, it talks about prophets speaking. Does the word “prophet” in this context mean Bible teachers in the church? If verse 29 talks about teachers, does verse 30 mean that at any point teachers in a Bible class could be interrupted, and he will be silent to enable the other person…
Read MoreDoes God speak to unbelievers?
Question: Does God speak to unbelievers? Answer: God speaks to all the world through the same means, through His word. Paul noted that God commands all men to repent. “Truly, these times of ignorance God overlooked, but now commands all men everywhere to repent” (Acts 17:35). How does God deliver His command? “Now thanks be…
Read MoreThe Land Promise
by Franklin T. Puckett in The Preceptor, Vol. 1, No. 10, August 1952. Premillennialists tell us that God’s promise to give the land of Canaan to Abraham and his seed has never been fulfilled. Since His promises do not fail, there must be a future fulfillment. Consequently, when Jesus comes the Jews will be miraculously converted…
Read MoreCould you explain prophecy, tongue-speaking, and interpretation a bit more for me?
Question: I have a question. It has to do with I Corinthians 14. We are studying the various spiritual gifts bestowed upon the church members and how this gift was abused. The gifts we are focusing our study on is prophecy and tongues. My question, are there several versions of prophecy? Also, my understanding of…
Read MoreWhat do you know about Jack Van Impe?
Question: My grandma is always talking about Jack Van Impe and how he is the man to listen to on TV. I know that he talks about the rapture and he uses Scripture to back it like when Elijah was taken up. He talks about the tribulation period and whatnot. Also, he talks about Revelation…
Read MoreHow can you say there is no symbolic meaning in the name “Hebron?”
Question: In light of II Samuel 5, I do not understand how you can say that the meaning of the word “Hebron” has no symbolic or deeper meaning in the Bible. Since David ruled from there for 7 1/2 years and then the leaders of the tribes asked him to unite Israel and rule over the…
Read MoreWill the world end on December 21, 2012?
Question: I have heard from several predictions that the world is coming to an end on 12/21/2012. These predictions were made hundreds of years ago. These people who had calendars stop in 2012. Is it true or not that the end of the world is coming? Answer: I have no idea when the world will…
Read MoreThe Sufficiency of the Bible
https://www.lavistachurchofchrist.org/cms/wp-content/uploads/2009/01/SufficiencyOfTheBible.mp3 by Jeffrey W. Hamilton Text: Ephesians 3:1-12 I. Do we need anything beyond the Bible to know God’s will for us? A. If the Bible is all sufficient, then we would not need any church, priest, or religious leader. B. If the Bible is sufficient then we would be responsible to find the truth for ourselves…
Read MoreQuestions about miraculous gifts
Question: First off I would like to say that you have great knowledge of the Word of God. I’m on your web site constantly reading and taking notes and going back to the book to read. I have a few questions if you don’t mind breaking them down for me. What is the requirement to…
Read MoreA prophet told my fiance not to marry me. What do I do?
Question: Sir, I am a Christian and I am passing through hell. I had a fiancee whom I’m planning to marry, but recently her prophet called her to tell her to quit the seven-year relationship. He said the marriage is not safe because I’m going to die very soon as a result of a covenant…
Read MoreOf Prophecy and Football
I. We all know that there are fairly wild predictions concerning the future. A. The prophecies in the Bible are often used to support these off the wall claims. B. One of the reasons why we have been studying Revelation is so you know what the Bible actually says. II. Consider this page from a web page by Jack…
Read MoreDoesn’t prophecy require an interpreter?
Question: Could you also tell me how there can be an interpretation of prophecy without prophets? “No prophecy of Scripture is of any private interpretation” (II Peter 1:20). Answer: “And so we have the prophetic word confirmed, which you do well to heed as a light that shines in a dark place, until the day…
Read MoreWhat do you think God is telling me?
Question: Due to family problems, my preacher recently prayed for me and God spoke through him and let me know that I am an honest person and that if I were to die right now I would stand before the Throne of Jesus because I chose Jesus and that I am a Cedar and Fragrance…
Read MoreHow do I receive revelations from God concerning the power of the Bible?
Question: How do I receive revelations from God concerning the power of Bible verses? I heard a preacher say that you could study verses like John 3:16 and Romans 3:21-27 and Romans 1:16-17 for years and years because it is filled with such doctrine. How do I pray in order for God to reveal to…
Read MoreThe Mormons use the Bible too
Question: I just read an article by Dudley Ross Spears on The Mormon Plan of Salvation. There are actually scriptures in the Bible that support their ideas. The Mormon church uses the Bible and Book of Mormon together and both help to clarify and interpret each other. Two witnesses are better than one and I couldn’t…
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