Topic: Bible characters & history

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Is there more than one world?

Answer

Yes, there’s worlds of worlds, Hebrews the 1st chapter the 2nd verse, Hebrews the 11th chapter and the 3rd verse. There’s worlds of worlds. God created the worlds, w-o-r-l-d-s, worlds.

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When Adam and Eve had their children in Eden, was there other people on earth at this time? In Genesis the 5th chapter and the 16th verse, Cain dwelt in the land of Nod and knew his wife.

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Now, that’s a—a wonderful question. Now, we are taught in the Bible…And many times these…sometimes we have carelessly…I used to put on a little slip of paper, and say, “Ask. Answer any Bible question.” And someone said, “Well, who was Cain’s wife?” Oh, I’d little joke with it or something, I’d say...

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Please explain Exodus the 24th…the 4th chapter and 24th verse. What does this Scripture mean—that God aimed to kill Moses or his son? And why?

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We know where that’s at, Exodus 4:24. That’s a good question. Now, here we’ll read it right here just a moment. Exodus 4 and 24: And it came to pass by the way in the inn, that the LORD met him, and sought to kill him. How many remembers the story? Now, God gave Abraham, generations before Moses, th...

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All right now. Where are the scattered ten lost tribes of Israel (Genesis 44:49), the tribe of Joseph to the many nations? Simeon, Levi, who had no homeland of their own, but are scattered among the other ten tribes…Where are the ten tribes? Can we locate them?

Answer

Yes, sir! They can be located. Geographically they can be located in the Bible. And God tells us there where they will be in the last days and what will be their end. And right now, I just read a book, that down in Israel where the ones was, where he said that one had dipped his feet in oil and ever...

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What position will the church be in when the Gospel returns to the Jews?

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Now, the person that did this, was referring here to Luke, the…He—he told me, our brother, that he was referring to where It said, “The—the Gentiles will trod the walls of Jerusalem till the Gentile dispensation would be finished.” That’s in Luke 21:24. Now listen closely and this may get it. Beauti...

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Who these giants were in those days?

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Now, Josephus there…Course, I know, our church, you’re just like me. I—I’m a seventh-grade dummy and I—I don’t care about education and things. I think it’s the biggest hindrance the Gospel’s ever had. But yet, just sometimes, I take up a book or two. Now, my dealings with people like myself, we’re...

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Does the “sons of God” mean Angels or spirits from Heaven?

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That was the person’s question. All right. I believe that they wasn’t Angels. See, they were beings, “sons of God,” like the Scripture says. Not angels, they were sons of God. And they come from Heaven to the earth, and was put into flesh; not “pressed themselves into flesh,” I believe all flesh is...

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Are the one hundred and forty-four thousand, mentioned in Revelation, the Jewish remnant that we…will be part of the Rapture of the Church? (over) Is not Israel, of the beginning of the…they began…(I am sorry)…goes into the time—time of the…?

Answer

I’m sorry, just a minute till I get this made out. It—it’s went through, it’s pushed through on the paper. …to come to pass during the one thousand years of—of Christ rather than that man can live, as do these modern religionists tell us? Yes, sir. Now, just a minute, to get this right. The questio...

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What did Peter answer when he was told to let down the net after fishing all night and catching nothing?

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Peter said, “Lord, we’ve seined all night long, and haven’t taken a fish,” but said, “at Thy word I’ll let down the net.” Now, they were fisherman. They knowed the fish calendar. They knowed how the winds was blowing. And just think, fished all night and hadn’t taken a fish. And God told them, “Let...

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Where did the earth and the things in it come from?

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Jesus said that a sower sowed. And if you’ll just take It in your heart and don’t dig It up every day to see how it’s getting along. Just sink It in your heart and settle It. That’s all. Walk right on. God will take care of the rest of it. He’s obligated to His Word. Do you know that every thing tha...

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Does calling someone a righteous man mean he was a man without sin?

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Now, a righteous man is not a sinless man. For you notice, he said, “Elijah was a man subject to like passions as we are.” He had his ups and downs and his differences. And the Scripture of his life proves that he had his ups and downs like we do. And he had his times of wondering and his times that...

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What happened to Miriam after she and Aaron spoke against Moses?

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Now, we want to turn our attentions just a moment to the attitude of Miriam and Aaron. They thought that Moses had done wrong. They wanted to correct him. God was speaking to them, truly, but He said, “If there be one among you who’s a prophet, I’ll visit him in miracles or visions, and appear to hi...

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Why was Moses not allowed to enter the promised land?

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How many knows that you can—you could send your soul to hell with a Divine gift? Sure, you can. You have to watch what you’re doing. How many believe Moses was God’s prophet? Say, “Amen.” He was God’s prophet, but do you know what he done? God told him to go down there and speak to the rock. The roc...

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What happened to the children who mocked the bald-headed prophet?

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You have to…Look at Elijah. That young prophet was bald-headed, and them little children teasing him about being bald-headed. Said, “Thou bald head. Thou bald head. Why didn’t…” You know what he said? That prophet turned around and put—cursed those children and said, “Cursed be,” I suppose in the Na...

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Where did Cain get his wife?

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Now, in Genesis we’ll have to start with two boys. That’s where the human race sprang from Adam and Eve, and out of Adam and Eve, of course, she had to have daughters. If she did not…Someone has often wondered…The old question was where did Cain get his wife? Cain had to marry his sister. He couldn’...

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What was the Tree of Life, and who guarded it?

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Now, the Tree of Life, I believe, was Jesus Christ. “He that eats My flesh and drinks My Blood has Everlasting Life.” He is the Tree of Life. God was guarding It with a Cherubim, an Angel with a flaming sword.

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What did Cain and Abel have in common when they came to worship God?

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Now, Cain was just as sincere, I believe, as Abel was. He would never come. He was just as much as a believer as Abel was. Fundamentally, in worshipping, he was just as fundamental as Abel was. Both of them, both boys realized they were lost. Both boys wanted to find favor with God. Both boys brough...

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How many crosses were at Golgotha?

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I want to show you a little parable here right quick. A lot of people only seen three crosses at Golgotha. There was four. There were four crosses. The cross is a tree. Is that right? Here was Jesus, and a thief on the right, a thief on the left. Now, here was Judas went and hung himself on a sycomo...

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Did Paul preach the visitation of angels?

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Now, I ask you one thing. I ask you to believe that I told the truth, and believe first that this is the Word of God. And this is only a confirmation of His Word. Any preaching, any teaching that’s done outside this Bible is not the truth. Paul said, “If an angel from heaven would come preach any ot...

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Why did Jesus ask the Samaritan woman at the well for a drink?

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But now what did He do to the woman at the well? Let’s just look at His ministry. He said, “Bring Me a drink.” Wonder why? She said, “It’s not customary for you Jews to ask us Samaritans such.” He said, “But if you knew Who you were talking to, you’d ask Me for a drink, and I’d bring you water, or g...