“I’ve discovered a few things that make me wonder if they should be in the Bible. In particular is Ezekiel 16:1-63. It reads as though God fell in love with a discarded female baby and makes the statement, ‘You became Mine.’ How does this figure? Please give me your understanding.” –GS To get meaning from … [Read more…]
Question: How do you consider Daniel’s three friends in the fiery furnace, allegory or literal? Answer: From the account we believe it was a literal occurrence, a real fiery furnace into which they were thrown. There is nothing here that contradicts Scripture teaching or is beyond the power of God. This was a marvelous display … [Read more…]
Question: What are the ‘crisping pins’ in Isa. 3:22 Are they the same as hair curlers used by women today? And what about the other items mentioned? Is there anything here that pertains to us today?” What are the ‘crisping pins’ in Isa. 3:22 Are they the same as hair curlers used by women today? … [Read more…]
Question: I enjoyed reading your article on Elijah. One thing, though …in the Scriptures heaven is also used as the air we breathe. That is, it is used to represent the air in our immediate vicinity, such as where the birds fly. Why couldn’t Elijah have been taken away to another place where he was … [Read more…]
Question: In your booklet Christ The Saviour Is Born, it is written that Mary went with Joseph to Bethlehem to celebrate the first month of the sacred New Year beginning with the new moon of April or March, the first month of the Hebrew year. It is also stated that loyal Jews were under bond … [Read more…]
Question: What are the “leaves” that “heal” in Revelation 22? What do they represent? What is the healing? Answer: The passage in question describes a most unusual picture. As translated in the New English Bible it reads: “Then he showed me the river of the water of life, sparkling like crystal, flowing from the throne … [Read more…]
Question: I would like to understand the part of Revelation about the locusts coming up on the earth to torment wicked people. I surely want to understand this. I have never heard it explained, but I have read the Bible many times, I love God’s Word, and I believe it and do my best to … [Read more…]
Question: I see the numbers 666 quite frequently in the newspapers and magazines without a clear meaning. Does the Hebrew for 666, the number of the beast, spell the feminine form of man? Answer: The 13th chapter of Revelation describes in figurative language the Roman power that ruled the church with an iron hand during … [Read more…]
Question: Please explain the words of Enoch in Jude 14, ‘Enoch also, the seventh from Adam, prophesied of these, saying, Behold the Lord cometh with ten thousands of his saints.’ Who are the ten thousand saints? Answer: “Saints” is a term describing the cortege that will accompany Christ when He returns. The various versions use … [Read more…]
Question: I have a question about a passage in Isaiah 53. I understand that the chapter is speaking of the sufferings of Christ and also of those who will compose His faithful bride, but why should it &lquot;please the Lord to bruise him&rquot;? I have checked several of the newer translations, and all seem to … [Read more…]