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. Today is the great day of atonement, a.k.a. Yom Kippur This day is not like Xmas or New Year's or Birthdays. Absolutely do not wish your Jewish acquaintances a happy Yom Kippur because today is especially set aside for them to be disgusted with themselves. (Lev 16:31 & 23:27-29) It's okay to...

. There's been times during our 26+ years of internet forum activity when we've encountered folks wanting to know what they're supposed to do now that they decided to become a Christian. A mega Baptist church that my wife and I attended back in the decade of the 1970's had a discipleship...

. ● Rev 1:1 . .The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave him to show his servants-- things which must shortly take place. And he sent and signified it by His angel etc, etc. The Greek word translated "shortly" tells us that the events depicted in the book of Revelation will be completed...

. FAQ: I'm thinking of reading the Bible; where should I start? REPLY: The Bible can be a tedious chore for people new to it; so I highly recommend that someone who's only looking to indulge their curiosity skip the heavy books for now and try the short stories of Ruth, Esther, and Jonah; and...

. FAQ: I'm considering joining the Catholic Church. Would it be a mistake? REPLY: Catholicism is a beautiful religion, but it's not easy. Once someone is fully committed by completing First Holy Communion and Confirmation and undergone Christian baptism; they will be expected to comply with...

. FAQ: How is it not a miscarriage of justice to allow folks to circumvent their responsibility simply by believing Jesus died for their sins and rose again? REPLY: In some mysterious way that has thus far eluded my sense of fair play; God accounts Christ's followers as joint principals with...

. ● Matt 24:21 . . For then there will be great distress, unequaled from the beginning of the world until now-- and never to be equaled again. Some of the individual events in the book of Revelation may not seem all that significant by themselves, but when the entire scenario is compiled, the...

. Certain women went out to the cemetery before the sun was up and Jesus was already gone. (Matt 28:1-6 & John 20:1) So maybe we should be having twilight services instead of sunrise? _

. Of the two-- pardon vs. acquittal --I prefer acquittal because pardons leave traces on the books, whereas acquittal leaves no traces. For example; files are to be opened at the scene depicted by Rev 20:11-15. I've no doubt that quite a few of the "works" in those files are pardoned works; yet...

. I wasn't aware God was thinking of me when Christ went to the cross till a man at work walked up and told me. That was quite a eureka moment because I knew Jesus died for the sins of the world but didn't think it was for anybody in particular. In point of fact, I had been brought up to feel...

. Of the two-- forgiveness vs. acquittal --I prefer acquittal because forgiveness leaves traces on the books, whereas acquittal leaves no traces. For example: files are to be opened at the scene depicted by Rev 20:11-15. I've no doubt that quite a few of the "works" in those files are forgiven...

. I wasn't aware Christ was thinking of me when he went to the cross till a man at work walked up and told me. That was quite a eureka moment because I knew Jesus died for the sins of the world but didn't think it was for anybody in particular. In point of fact, I had been brought up to feel...

. In the beginning; there were no dress codes and the people thought nothing of it. • Gen 2:25 . .The man and his wife were both naked, and they felt no shame. Then came the forbidden fruit incident wherein the people of a sudden felt different about their appearance in the buff and covered...

. Hello; I was christened an infant into the Roman Catholic Church in 1944, and eventually attended catechism to complete First Holy Communion and Confirmation. My siblings are Catholic, my mother was Catholic, my eldest brother entered the priesthood and made it to Friar before succumbing to...

. • Jer 10:10 . . Jehovah is in truth God. He is the living god. The Hebrew word for "living" in that passage is chay (khah'-ee) which first appears in the Bible at Gen 1:20 where it speaks of aqua life and winged life. Then it appears at Gen 1:24 where it speaks of life on land. It appears...

. Whether Jesus is truly divine or a wooden totem pole is essentially trivial seeing as how either way we have to regard him as totally in charge of everything and everybody; and fully deserving of our compliance and our genuflecting just as Joseph was in Egypt. • Gen 41:42-44 . . And Pharaoh...

. Jacob was given the surname of "Israel" (Gen 32:28) translated from a Hebrew word that means "He shall rule as God" which doesn't mean rule like God; but rather; in God's stead. Well, Jacob ruled neither as God nor in God's stead; and in point of fact, Jacob didn't even rule his own family...

. Internet buzz typically focuses mostly upon how to get to Heaven rather what there is to do there. Well; personally I have no interest in the celestial sphere of the kingdom of Heaven. To me, it's a foreign country. I want to stay right here on earth during Messiah's 1,000 year administration...

. Our primary sources for this explanation are "Things To Come" by J. Dwight Pentecost and "The Coming Prince" by Sir Robert Anderson. Our point of reference is Daniel 9:25-26 where it's said: "So you are to know and discern that from the issuing of a decree to restore and rebuild Jerusalem...

. • Matt 27:50-53 . . And when Jesus had cried out again in a loud voice, he gave up his spirit. . . . At that moment the curtain of the temple was torn in two from top to bottom. The earth shook and the rocks split. The tombs broke open and the bodies of many holy people who had died were...