“What does 'maranatha' mean?”……Answer: Maranatha is an Aramaic word that means "the Lord is coming" or "Come, O Lord." The early church faced much persecution, and life for a Christian under Roman rule was not easy. The Romans required everyone to declare that Caesar was God. The early Christians knew that there is only one […]

“What is the mercy seat?”……Answer: The writer to the Hebrews talks about the arrangement of the tabernacle of the Old Testament. The tabernacle was the portable sanctuary used by the Israelites from the time of their wandering in the wilderness after the Exodus from Egypt to the building of the Temple in Jerusalem (see Exodus […]

“What is reprobation? What does it mean to be reprobate?”……Answer: Reprobation is the term used to describe those who by default are left in their fallen human nature to sin and to be eternally damned. It can be the only possible consequence if, as Scripture declares, God has foreknown and chosen others to eternal life […]

“What is double predestination?”……Double predestination is the belief that God creates some people whose purpose in existence is to be sent to hell. Is this concept biblical? Let us look at the question from the book of Romans, which has two predominant themes throughout. The first theme is the righteousness of God. It is the […]

“What is spiritual blindness?”……Answer: To be spiritually blind is not to see Christ, and not to see Christ is not to see God (Colossians 1:15-162 Corinthians 4:6). Spiritual blindness is a grievous condition experienced by those who do not believe in God, Jesus Christ, and His Word (Romans 2:82 Thessalonians 2:12). Those who reject Christ […]

“Should a Christian celebrate Hanukkah (Christmaskah)?”……Answer: Chanukkah (or Hanukkah) is the Jewish Festival of Dedication, also known as the “Festival of Lights." It is an eight-day festival beginning on the 25th day of the Jewish month of Kislev, which typically falls in November or December on our calendar. Although this Jewish festival in not mentioned […]

“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 […]