If Lucifer had been considered an archangel before he rebelled against God, would he then have become the serpent in the Garden of Eden immediately after? We can understand some prophecies to not only be referring to human beings but also the rebellion of the angel of worship who becomes…
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…
Is it wrong to speculate or be curious about certain biblical passages if the apostle John warns in Revelations not to add or take away? John does warn us not to add to Scripture or take away from it (Revelation 22:18). The original context of his warning is for the…
According to early Genesis, God created the Earth before the sun, moon, and stars. Will he create the new Heavens and the new Earth in the same manner? Genesis 1:1 says God created the heavens and the earth at the same time. The sun, moon, and stars are objects within…
What does the Bible say you have to do to be married? I can’t find any scriptures about what constitutes a ceremony… (signing marriage licenses, having witnesses, a priest) etc .. is all this just a cultural tradition? This is a really interesting question because as far as I have…
What is the most frightening book of the Bible? In my opinion, there are at least two. I don’t know that I can nail it down to just one. Each of my choices is frightening for different reasons. But I will give you my top two picks for frightening Bible…
Why are we too stupid to understand the Bible? It's not hard. There have recently been several questions phrased very close to this one. I recently answered another question on Quora (also on my blog) that is very close in content and scope to this one. But this one brings…
Is the Bible the biggest book in the world? I don’t understand what you mean by “biggest.” It is not the longest book in the world. But if you are talking about the Bible being the most important book in the world, you’re right on. The Bible is big in…