If some of the Old Testament prophets, patriarchs or kings such as David had the Holy Spirit dwelling inside of them, would they have gone straight to Heaven and not the paradise section of Hades? Anytime Old Testament people were given the Holy Spirit, he was not dwelling inside of…
What is the meaning of St. Luke 8:16? ““No one after lighting a lamp covers it with a jar or puts it under a bed, but puts it on a stand, so that those who enter may see the light. For nothing is hidden that will not be made manifest,…
If there will be no sea in the New Earth and New Jerusalem, will the immortal bodies of the saints not require drinking water then? “Then I saw a new heaven and a new earth, for the first heaven and the first earth had passed away, and the sea was…
What does Hebrews 6:4-6 really mean and do believers or unbelievers commit this sin? “For it is impossible, in the case of those who have once been enlightened, who have tasted the heavenly gift, and have shared in the Holy Spirit, a view these verses. Nd have tasted the goodness…
What is the meaning behind Psalm 114:2? Psalm 114:1-2 describes how Israel as a people is God’s holy and sanctified people. They are separate from Egypt, where he freed them from the house of slavery. Egypt is the people of a strange language or tongue. There is parallelism between Israel…
What is the meaning of the Bible verse Proverbs 20:30? “Blows that wound cleanse away evil; strokes make clean the innermost parts.” (Proverbs 20:30, ESV) C This verse may lay the foundation for an argument for capital punishment. Some people refuse to learn from life itself. They do not have…
Why was Judas called 'Iscariot'? Scholars don’t know for sure, but the name “Iscariot” may imply that Judas was part of the Jewish resistance against the Roman Empire. Almost all of the Jews in Palestine in Jesus’ time despised the Romans. They wanted to get rid of them, to be…
How was Paul a Roman? Like many in the Roman Empire, Paul had dual citizenship. He was both a citizen of the Jewish nation of Israel and a citizen of the Roman Empire. Roman citizenship was endowed in at least three ways. First, a person could be a native Roman…
Is the Book of Daniel a book of folk tales? The genre of Daniel is prophecy. But as with any book, there are sub genres. None of them is a folk tale. There are historical accounts of Daniel’s three friends and himself standing up to the Babylonian regime while in…
If King Saul had killed Goliath instead of David, would he have proved worthy to remain as king of Israel? King Saul was like all of the soldiers on the battlefield in Israel at the time Goliath was blaspheming God’s name and making fun of the cowardice of the Israelite…