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2024-05-17 Amillennial View of the Tribulation: How do non-preterist Amillennialists view the tribulation in Revelation?
The True Israel: Was Jesus the true Israel? [Hosea 11:1, John 15, Galatians 3:28].
2024-05-17 Symbolism of the Ark to Salvation: Is Noah's Ark a symbol for salvation? [Matthew 24, Job 38, 1 Peter 3:19-21].
2024-05-16 "Babylon" Symbolism in Revelation: Though you think Jerusalem is being referred to as "Babylon" in Revelation, what would change if it was referring to Rome, instead? [Revelation 18:20, Revelation 11:8, 1 Peter 5:13]
2024-05-16 Symbolism of "666"in Scripture: Is it possible the symbolism of "666" is about the future Beast's (666) financial net worth? [Revelation 13:18, 1 Kings 10:14].
2024-05-15 End Times Revival: Would you elaborate on the idea of an "end times revival" has to come before Jesus returns? [Joel 2:28-32, Acts 2:17].
Four Horseman: Could you talk about the symbolism of the "Four Horseman" in Revelation and the possible correlation of the Pale Horse to the rise of Islam?
2024-05-15 Atonement Necessary for Sickness: Why would anyone have to atone for being sick (leprosy)? [Leviticus 14:18-20].
2024-05-14 Eating Flesh & Drinking Blood: Regarding "eating flesh" and "drinking blood," doesn't it seem to have been no clearer to some of the disciples after it was said to be more spiritual in nature, because half of them left? [John 6:66].
2024-05-09 Hiding Baby Moses, Faith & Noah's Ark: What kind of faith did it take to put Moses in the basket? Could the basket that Moses was saved in also be a type of Christ as was Noah’s Ark? {Exodus 2:3, Hebrews 11, Hebrews 11:23, 1 Peter 3:19-20]
The Brain, Mind & Mental Illness: Concerning your lecture “Biblical Counsel for a Change” what is your knowledge of the difference between the mind and brain relative to mental health?
2024-05-09 Easting Flesh & Drinking Blood vs. Last Supper: In John 6:54 is Jesus referring to the “Last Supper” when He talks about eating His flesh and drinking His blood? [John 6:54, John 6:40, John 6:63].
Taking Communion Unworthily: What does the communion warning about taking it in an “unworthy manner" mean?” [1 Corinthians 11:27, 1 Corinthians 8:12, 1 Corinthians 10:16].
2024-04-30 The Book "Experiencing God" (Holman Bible): What do you know about the book "Experiencing God" by Richard & Mike Blackaby? The author refers to the Holman Bible. What do you think of it?
Books Recommendation for Those Inquiring into Christianity: What materials or books would you recommend for adults that are recently showing interest? Rec: "Mere Christianity" by C.S. Lewis, "Basic Christianity" by John R.W. Stott, and Steve's book "Empire of the Risen Son" (vol 1 & 2).
The Lesson of the Exorcism Repossession Story: What is the story about the demon who goes out and comes back with other demons teaching us? [Matthew 12:43-45, Revelation 9:7].
2024-04-24 Taking the Bible Literally: Are we to take the Bible completely "literally?" [Isaiah 65:17-20, Isaiah 55:12, Revelation 20-21].
2024-04-24 Coming out of Dispensational Premil: Can you help me with my final steps and confusion in leaving the Dispensational/ Premillennial view? [Genesis 2:1-4, Revelation 20, Isaiah 9:6-7, 2 Peter 3:8, Psalm 90:4].
2024-04-23 Blood & Flesh Symbolism: Is not the reference to flesh and blood in John 6, a very different context than in the Last Supper? [John 6:53-58, John 6:40, John 6:63].
2024-04-23 Assyria as God's "Handiwork": Why is Assyria described as "God's handiwork" in Isaiah 19? [Isaiah 19:23-25, Isaiah 11:16, Isaiah 35:10, Isaiah 40:3, Ephesians 2:15-16].
2024-04-11 The Twelve: Does "the twelve" always mean the same thing, because sometimes certain ones are missing? [Matthew 19:28, Acts 1:26, Revelation 7:4-8, 2 Corinthians].
2024-04-09 Repentance from Teaching Dispensationalism: Have you repented from teaching Dispensationalism in your earlier life, because you lead people astray?
Lot's Wife as Pillar of Salt: Do you think that the "pillar of salt" in the story of Lot's wife, is a metaphor for being bitter, or salty? [Genesis 19:26].
2024-04-05 Man of Lawlessness: Does anyone think that the "Man of Lawlessness" refers to the Jewish priests who crucified Jesus? [2 Thessalonians 2:4].
2024-04-03 Evolution vs Creation: How would I explain the difference between evolution and creation to a non-Christian?
2024-04-02 Parable of the Wedding Garment (Guest): Regarding the Parable of the Wedding Garment/ Guest, am I reading too much into the symbolism? [Matthew 22:1-10, Luke 14:16-24].
Pharisees View of the Messiah: Should the pharisees been able to answer the question asked of them about what they thought about the Messiah? [Matthew 22:41-45, 2 Samuel, Romans 1:3, Psalm 110:1]
2024-04-01 Parables: "Pearl of Great Price" & "Treasure in the Field": Could you talk about the parables of the "Pearl of Great Price" and the "Treasure in the Field" and the relative symbolism? [Matthew 13:44, 2 Corinthians 8:8-9, Philippians 2:5-8].
2024-03-28 Drinking Blood, Eating Flesh: Would you comment on the passage where it is said one must drink blood and eat flesh or we won't see the Kingdom of Heaven? Rec: Debates with Catholics at the website. [John 6:53-56, John 6:40, John 6:63, John 4:4].
2024-03-25 "Water" as a type (or symbol): What is the typology of the water in 1 Corinthians 10:4? [1 Corinthians 10:1-5, 1 Corinthians 15, John 7:37-39].
2024-03-25 Nazarite Vow: Is Nazarite a religion? [Numbers 6:13, Acts 18:18].
2024-03-22 Mystery Babylon & Harlot: Who is "Mystery Babylon" and "Harlot" were the church, would she have daughters? [Revelation 17-19, Matthew 23:34, Revelation 11:8].
2024-03-21 Paul "I died daily": What did Paul actually say, "I died daily" or "I faced death daily?" [1 Corinthians 15:3--31, Luke 15:24, Romans 4:19-24, Hebrews 11:12-14].
2024-03-21 Sealing of the Holy Spirit: Is the sealing of the Holy Spirit in Ephesians the same as in Revelation? [Ephesians 1:13, Revelation 9:4, Revelation 7:3, Revelation 13:15, Revelation 14:1, Deuteronomy 6:8-9, Romans 6:16-18].
2024-03-18 The 144,000 & the Two Witnesses: From a partial-preterist view, who are the 144,000 and the two witnesses? Rec: Verse-by-verse lectures on Revelation. [Revelation 7, Revelation 14:1-5].
Double Fulfillment in Revelation: What are the chances of the prophecies in Revelation having double fulfillment? [Revelation 11].
2024-03-18 The 144,000 & the Two Witnesses: From a partial-preterist view, who are the 144,000 and the two witnesses? Rec: Verse-by-verse lectures on Revelation. [Revelation 7, Revelation 14:1-5].
Double Fulfillment in Revelation: What are the chances of the prophecies in Revelation having double fulfillment? [Revelation 11].
2024-03-06 Daniel's Five Kingdoms: What do you think about this teacher's view of Daniel's five kingdoms and how he applies the clay feet to current times? [Daniel 2, Ezra 9].
2024-03-05 Covenantal Circumcision (Infant Baptism): Could you explain "covenantal circumcision?" [1 Peter 3:21, Romans 2:28-29, Philippians 3:3, Colossians 2:11-13, Genesis 17:14, John 3:5-6].
2024-03-05 New Wine in Old Wineskins: Why does Jesus say "old wine is better?" Steve correct him and explains the "new wine in old wineskins." symbolism? [Luke 5:37-39].
2024-02-29 "They" and "Them" "God and Magog": Who is "they" and "them" "Gog" and "Magog" in Revelation 20? [Revelation 20:4, Revelation 20:8, Ezekiel 38-39].
2024-02-26 Interpreting "God-given" Revelation: When did God give Jesus the revelation in Revelation 1? [Revelation 1:1, Matthew 24].
Satan's Binding & Release: Does Satan's binding and release have anything to do with the death of the two witnesses in Revelation 11? [Revelation 11:7-12].
Flaming Fire: Does Jesus raise the unrighteous dead to be destroyed in the fire of judgment? [2 Thessalonians 1:8, Revelation 20:9-13, Matthew 25:31].
2024-02-26 Fulfillment of Feasts in Leviticus: If the final three feasts described in Leviticus are to be fulfilled as clearly as the first ones were, what should we look for as indications of fulfillment? [2 Corinthians 5:1].
2024-02-26 The Millennium: Do you believe that "The Millennium" is now? [Revelation 20].
2024-02-26 Jesus' Baptism: What was the purpose of the baptism of Jesus? [1 Peter 3:20-21, 1 Corinthians 10:1-5].
2024-02-15 Communion (Eucharist): Since Jesus used "leaven" as symbolism for sin, what do you think about my church not using unleavened bread for communion? [1 Corinthians 5:7-8, Matthew 13:33-37].
2024-02-12 A Third of the Angels Who Fell : Since 1/3 of the angels fell, how many are there, and what are those fallen angels doing now on earth? [2 Peter 2:4, Jude 1:6, Revelation 12:4, Daniel 8:10, Isaiah 14:13, Obadiah 1:4, Matthew 11:23, Daniel 12:3, 2 Peter 1:3, Ephesians 6:12, Acts 1:7].
2024-02-07 Horns of the Altar: What was the significance of the horns of the altar? [1 Kings 1:51, 1 Kings 2:28, Exodus 21:14].
The Resurrection of Christ: By whose power was Jesus raised from the dead? [Galatians 1:1, John 2:19, Romans 8:11, 1 Peter 3:18].
2024-02-07 Spices for the Burial of Jesus: Could the spices used for the burial of Jesus been symbolically used because of the priesthood of Jesus, having been named in the Exodus as exclusively for the priests? [John 2:22, Exodus 30:22-28, Exodus 30:34].
2024-02-02 Communion-Literal Blood: Didn't they restrict the drinking of blood? [Acts 11:4-10].
Emulating Jesus by Following Jewish Tradition: How do you respond to someone who says that one must do everything Jesus did, like keeping the Passover? [1 John 2:4, Hebrews 8:13, Galatians 2:21].
2024-01-22 Symbolism of the Mustard Seed Parable: What are your thoughts on the alternate view of the bird symbolism in the Mustard Seed Parable representing corruption and evil? [Matthew 13:31-33, Galatians 5:9].
2024-01-16 Beginning of Time: Is Isaiah referring to the beginning of time in Genesis? [Isaiah 46:10, Genesis 1:1].
Feasts of the Lord: Regarding the feast of the Lord in Leviticus 23, are they prophetic?
2024-01-10 Four-living Creatures (Symbolism): What is your take on the "four-living creatures?" I just heard someone suggesting that this was symbolism for the gospels. [Revelation 4:6-8, Ezekiel 1:5-14, Ezekiel 10:14].
2023-12-26 Dispensational View of the Prophecy in Zechariah 14: What is your take on the prophecies in Zechariah 14 in contrast to the Dispensational view that it cannot be taken as something past? Rec: verse-by-verse studies at the website. [Zechariah 13:7, Matthew 26:31, Zechariah 14:8, John 7:38, Zechariah 13:1, Zechariah 12:10, Zechariah 14:4, Ezekiel 8-11, Ezekiel 11:23, Matthew 23:38, Ezekiel 40-47, Zechariah 4:7].
2023-12-18 The New Jerusalem: Do you think that The New Jerusalem is an actual city that is a cube, or is it the Body of Christ? [Revelation 21:9, Galatians 4:25-26, Hebrews 12:22]
Marriage Supper of the Lamb: Can you interpret the symbolism in "The Marriage Supper of the Lamb?" [Revelation 21:9, Revelation 1:16, Deuteronomy 32:21]
2023-12-15 "Israel of God": What is your take on the meaning of "Israel of God" in Galatians? [Galatians 6:16, Galatians 3:29].
2023-12-15 The Rider on the White Horse in Revelation: How does everyone get the symbolism of the "white horse" in Revelation so wrong? Rec: verse-by-verse of Revelation. [Revelation 6, Revelation 19, Revelation 3:21].
2023-12-15 Hate Mother & Father, Wife, Children: Could you explain the verse in Luke about "hating mother and father?" [Luke 14:26, Matthew 10:37, Genesis 29:31-35, Matthew 6:24-26].
2023-12-14 Parable of the Wedding Feast: What is the parable of the Wedding Feast depicting? Does it symbolize the Jew's rejection of Jesus, the spreading of the gospel, and the destruction in 70 A.D. in judgment? [Matthew 22:1-14].
Parable of the Wedding Feast: Could this parable be depicting the need and directive to evangelize the world with the gospel?
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