“What is the Shepherd of Hermas and should it be in the Bible?”……Answer: "The Shepherd of Hermas" was a religious literary work of the second and third centuries and was considered a valuable book by many early Christians. "The Shepherd of Hermas" was even considered canonical Scripture by some of the early church fathers such […]
“What is the meaning of the term 'Shiloh'? Is it a Messianic prophecy?”……Answer: The word Shiloh appears 33 times in the Old Testament and all but one refers to an area of Palestine. The verse in which Shiloh is used as a Messianic prophecy is Genesis 49:10: "The scepter shall not depart from Judah, nor […]
“What is the Second Coming of Jesus Christ?”……The second coming of Jesus Christ is the hope of believers that God is in control of all things, and is faithful to the promises and prophecies in His Word. In His first coming, Jesus Christ came to earth as a baby in a manger in Bethlehem, just […]
The Bride of Christ ├ö├ç├┤ The church “What does it mean that the church is the bride of Christ?”……Answer: The imagery and symbolism of marriage is applied to Christ and the body of believers known as the church. These are those who have trusted in Jesus Christ as their personal savior and have received eternal […]
“What do the seven churches in Revelation stand for?”……The seven churches described in Revelation 2-3 are seven literal churches at the time that John the apostle was writing Revelation. Though they were literal churches in that time, there is also spiritual significance for churches and believers today. The first purpose of the letters was to […]
“Why is God going to release Satan after the 1000 years?”……Revelation 20:7-10, "When the thousand years are over, Satan will be released from his prison and will go out to deceive the nations in the four corners of the earth-Gog and Magog-to gather them for battle. In number they are like the sand on the […]
“What does Revelation chapter 12 mean?”……In Revelation 12:1, the woman is described is described like this "Then I witnessed in heaven an event of great significance. I saw a woman clothed with the sun, with the moon beneath her feet, and a crown of twelve stars on her head". Note the similarity between this description […]