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Luke 4:5–7: Satan claimed to have the authority of all the kingdoms of the world. Jesus didn't directly contract this proposition. In fact, Jesus acknowledged this claim in John 12: Jesus referred to Satan as the ruler of this world. I interpret it as Jesus casting Satan's rulership out of the...

The Qohelet assumes that they do, Ecclesiastes 3: the spirit וְר֙וּחַ֙ (wə·rū·aḥ) Conjunctive waw | Noun - common singular construct Strong's 7307: Wind, breath, exhalation, life, anger I think the spirit animates the body and gives it consciousness. See also Do pets go to heaven?.

Numbers 23: The LORD spoke of himself as a witness in Jeremiah 29: Jesus says in John 8: testifies μαρτυρεῖ (martyrei) Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular Strong's 3140: To witness, bear witness, give evidence, testify, give a good report. From martus; to be a witness, i.e...

Levirate marriage is when the brother of a deceased man is obliged to marry his brother's widow. It was practiced in the Ancient Near East, Asia, India, etc. Genesis 38: That was Onan's levirate duty. That wasn't masturbation but coitus interruptus. The Lord put Onan to death because he...

2 Peter 2: He disapproved of the behaviors of the Sodomites. Being a close relative of Abraham, Abraham likely told Lot about God.

I doubt it. Satan miscalculated Job. If he could read Job's thoughts, he wouldn't have miscalculated so much. Job 1: Job never cursed God to His face. Satan also miscalculated Jesus, Matthew 4: Satan didn't see that coming. Can Satan read our thoughts? Probably not. Or does he base his...

Genesis 19 The two angels had the appearance of males. So far so good. But then: The men of Sodom wanted to have sex with the men-guests of Lot. That's homosexual acts. For that, they were immediately punished: Jude 1 agrees with this: The citizens of Sodom committed other sins also...

Jesus told the Jewish leaders in John 5: After Jesus' resurrection, he interacted with two disciples on the road to Emmaus, Luke 24: Later, Jesus showed up to the Eleven plus other disciples: Jesus fulfilled the law and the prophets in the OT.

CERN: While dark matter explains the hidden gravitational force that pulls a galaxy in place, a seemingly opposite anti-gravitational force pushes galaxies away from one another: dark energy. NASA: NASA: Over the course of a human lifetime, the total amount of dark matter to pass through...

Often, it is. Joel 2: Brenton Septuagint Translation: Conventionally, H3068 is translated as G2962. Romans 10: This is the same Greek word corresponding to the OT Hebrew word for YHWH. In a sense, it says "Jesus is Yahweh". Not convinced? More contextual evidence follows: The OT YHWH is the...

King James Bible, Genesis 2: The soul is closely identified with the man, even equating to him. ESV, Exodus 31: Strong's Hebrew: 5315. נָ֫פֶשׁ (nephesh) — 754 Occurrences It was a common word with many senses. ESV, Job 30: Job's inner soul is poured out. ESV, Deuteronomy 12: An animal...

I wouldn't. There are no cases in the Bible where Christians pray to a saint or anyone except to God. In fact, we are instructed to pray to the Father in Jesus' name. John 16: Do you believe that Jesus came from God? Do you believe that the Father himself loves you? Do you believe that you...

English Standard Version, Ezekiel 18: You cannot sell your soul in the legal transaction sense. Satan cannot own your soul. Matthew 10: Satan can destroy a person's body. Only God can destroy a person's soul. However, metaphorically, you sell yourself to the devil by doing his evil will...

Yes, 1 Kings 8: Luke 23: Praying the public is fine. Both Soloman and Jesus did it. However, there are some warnings, Matthew 6: Don't be showy (Mark 12:40). Don't glorify yourself. You are speaking to God. Don't be a hypocrite. You can fool people, but you cannot fool God. This is an...

When does human soul life begin? American Standard Version, Genesis 2: Accordingly, when a fetus receives a (detached) breath from God, it becomes a living soul. By fetus, I mean a human organism with its own distinct DNA from its mother. English Standard Version, Ecclesiastes 11: Psalm...

Romans 4: This is a self-evident statement: C1 = If there is no law, then there is no transgression. ⇒ if there is transgression, then there is law = C2 Romans 5: Before Moses' law, there was the flood and death. There was sin and transgression. By C2, it follows that there was law before...

1 Peter 3: 1 John 2: Hebrews 10: Romans 6: 2 Corinthians 5:

Joseph of Arimathea and Nicodemus prepared Jesus' body in John 19: Wrapping Jesus' body in spices was done customarily while Acts 2:27 was an unusual happening: The spices could not stop decay. It was the supernatural act of God to prevent decay. But then, ESV Acts 13: Does the "no more"...

The Israelites were optimistic about worshiping the Lord in Joshua 24: But Joshua was pessimistic: Why did Joshua put down the enthusiasm of the people? Why is Joshua so pessimistic before he dies? Moses' feeling was similar before he died, Deuteronomy 31: Joshua was personally with Moses...

Job 40: Job 41: Some thought Leviathan and Behemoth were amphibious. Benson Commentary: Jamieson-Fausset-Brown: Barnes: Ancient writers often pair together crocodiles and hippopotamuses. Then perhaps Leviathan is a crocodile, and Behemoth is a hippopotamus. Job 40: Benson thought it could...