Why did God abolish the old covenant laws? I don’t know if “abolish” is the proper word for it. This may be a more recent term used by scholars and people who write books about the Bible. It may be a common term within systematic theologies as well. But it’s…
Did the stone at Jesus’ tomb roll uphill? Where was Jesus’ tomb? The Gospel accounts of Jesus’ burial describe the tomb and the stone. But archaeologists question some of the ways that they are described. You can find the accounts of Jesus’ burial in Matthew 27:52-61; Mark 15:42-47; Luke 23:30-36;…
Was the consecration time of three days at Mount Sinai a foreshadowing of the three days Jesus was in the grave? Where else is three days in the Bible and is it significant? The period of three days occurs in 61 verses throughout the Bible. Three days is a significant…
Image by Free-Photos from Pixabay It’s amazing how far we’ve come in travel. Just 200 years ago, we were subject to horseback and wagons. But now we have trains, planes, and automobiles. The speed of life has increased because of our travel options. The amount of ground we can cover…
How old did Adam and creation look? When you read the account of creation, you may wonder how old Adam and Eve, and even creation, looked and actually were. For instance, God creates Adam from the dust of the earth and Eve from Adam’s rib sometime later. But both Adam…
How long was Adam in the Garden of Eden? This is a good question that we really don’t have an answer to. Genesis 5:2 begins to record the genealogy following Adam. The first thing we learn about him is that he was 130 years old when he had Seth. This…
Do you believe carbon dating is accurate? Carbon dating is a process used by scientists and archaeologists to determine the age of artifacts. It’s good at some things but it’s not good at others. It requires that the atmosphere contain a consistent condition to be accurate. I did a little…
Are dinosaurs in the Bible? Yes. God made all creatures on the land and in the sea (Genesis 1:21, 24-25; Psalm 148:7). This means that there were dinosaurs in the Bible. We might even have biblical references to different types of dinosaurs. What kinds of dinosaurs were in the Bible?…
Has the number of angels/demons increased since the very beginning? Do they reproduce like humans do or find another way to increase? The Bible never gives a number to the amount of angels that God created. However, we know that Satan fell from heaven and that one third of the…
Lucifer was cast out of heaven along with other fallen angels, but heaven is a perfect, sinless place. Where did the sin of pride that grew in Lucifer come from? What about the other angels that fell? Were they condemned for the same thing? In several places throughout Scripture we…