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. There's a distinct possibility that the rich man and Abraham are related because he addressed the man as "son". I have two grandsons. I'm not sure how well I will cope should either of them end up in the wrong place. _

. Although no one on Abraham's side of the chasm is permitted to cross over to the other side, they can at least communicate visually and audibly. I hope that's still the case because I would hate to think that I won't be able to catch up with my lost loved ones and my BFFs before they're...

. Only the blood of Christ is adequate for purifying sinners to God's satisfaction. • Rev 1:5 . . Jesus Christ, who is the faithful witness, and the first begotten of the dead, and the prince of the kings of the earth. Unto him that loved us, and washed us from our sins in his own blood. • Rev...

. There's a holocaust pending in the book of Ezekiel that doesn't get much attention. • Ezek 20:33-38 …As I live-- testifies The Lord God --I will reign over you with a strong hand, and with an outstretched arm, and with overflowing fury. With a strong hand and an outstretched arm and...

. It isn't unusual for Bible-teaching Christians to be accused of hate speech and/or anti Semitism while Jehovah's very own criticisms, and the prophets' writings too, contain far more. For example: the book of Isaiah opens with this: • Isa 1:1-3 . . The vision of Isaiah the son of Amoz, which...

. I once heard a minister tell the story of a fictional busload of Hell's inmates who were given a 30 day furlough for some R&R in Heaven. They all came back the first night because God's world was such a bore. There were no wild parties, no clothing-optional beaches, no bars, no night clubs...

. A number of observant Jews sincerely believe that the deaths of six million of their fellows via German atrocities during the second world war satisfied certain teachings and predictions in the 53rd chapter of Isaiah's prophecy. A rabbinic interpretation of that chapter proposes, in so many...

. Desalination is a desperate measure. Israel won't need it when God's covenanted providence takes the reins in that land. • Isa 35:6-7 . .Water will gush forth in the wilderness and streams in the desert. The burning sand will become a pool, the thirsty ground bubbling springs. In the...

. FAQ: If true that the Jews, as a people, brought the Holocaust upon themselves in accordance with the language of the covenant that their ancestors agreed upon with God; then why don't they own up to it instead of always going about playing the victim and acting so indignant? A: Well; sad to...

. FAQ: Supposing there is no one to blame for the loss of Jewish life in the Holocaust but the Jews themselves? If so; then how many of them would've had to breach the covenant to put them all in so much danger? A: It's surprising how few Jews it takes to ruin it for all the rest. For example...

. FAQ: How can it possibly be that God would cause an event whose collateral damage led to the deaths of all those other people too besides the Jews? A: We're not saying God engineered the Holocaust. All we're saying is: He stood by and did nothing to prevent a number of His own people being...

. I sometimes encounter Christians talking about people suffering in Hell forever as if folks down there have eternal life, No, they don't have eternal life; they have human life; which is a kind of life vastly inferior to eternal life. Human life is corruptible whereas eternal life isn't. •...

. • Gen 3:22a . . And the Lord God said: Now that Man has become as one of us Humanity was created in the image and likeness of its creator (Gen 1:26 27). But its creation stopped short of "one of us". i.e. a fellow deity of equal status. The Serpent promised Eve that she could improve her...

. FAQ: Do you mean to say there are actually Christians out there believing it was the Jews' own fault that they were rounded up like cattle, stripped of their dignity, their property, their wealth, and their possessions, enslaved, starved, deprived of basic human necessities, tortured...

. The status of God's chosen people has its advantages; but also its disadvantages; viz: the status of God's chosen people is not something to be proud of; but rather, something to be afraid of because the covenant's God is not the kind of judge influenced by favoritism. No; if anything, Moses'...

. To find an answer to the OP's question one need look no further than Ex 34:6-7, Lev 26:3-38, Deut 27:15-26, and Deut 28:1-69. In other words: the Jews, as a people, brought it on themselves in accordance with the covenant that their ancestors agreed upon with God per Exodus, Leviticus...

. International Holocaust Memorial Day 2022 falls on Thursday, January 27. Were I a Jew, I would not want the Holocaust remembered because it raises too many painful questions about the so-called chosen people's popularity with God. One has to ask, in point of fact there has been more than one...

. FAQ: There are some excellent astronomical explanations for the wise men's star. What's so bad about Christians buying into them? A: I really don't think we should go about alleging that God lined up constellations and/or planetary conjunctions in a manner to signal the birth of a king...

. FAQ: Could the wise men's star be the one predicted in the book of Numbers; where it says: "I shall see him, but not now: I shall behold him, but not nigh: there shall come a star out of Jacob" (24:17a) A: The star in that verse isn't astronomical, rather, it's human. • Rev 22:16 . . I am...

. I took an interest in astronomy back in 1971 and anon began grinding a 10" mirror intending it for a home-made reflecting telescope; and along with the mirror a Léon Foucault device for testing it. But had to abandon the project for certain reasons. I picked up on retrograde motion almost...