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Will everyone be gender-neutral in Heaven, and if so, does that mean that sex was designed to be a temporary thing?
Mark 12:25 (NASB):
25 For when they rise from the dead, they neither marry nor are given in marriage, but are like angels in heaven.
Does the verse above imply that those who attain eternal salvation will lose their gender and become…
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When Job curses the day he was born in Chapter 3, does he curse God?
In chapter 2 Job refuses to curse God but states:
"Shall we accept good from God and not trouble"
and then in chapter 3v3-4 it says that Job cursed the day he was born:
'May the day of my birth perish, and the night that said, "A boy is…
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How can Jesus inherit David's throne since he's a descendent of Jehoiakim?
Based on Luke Jesus will inherit David's throne, however, Jehoiakim descendants can Not sit on David's throne as he is cursed by God.
Jeremiah 36:30 Therefore this is what the LORD says about Jehoiakim king of Judah: He will have no one to sit on…
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Is the Son second in authority under God the Father? 1 Corinthians 15:24-28
1 Corinthians 15:24-28 (NRSV):
24 Then comes the end, when he hands over the kingdom to God the Father, after he has destroyed every ruler and every authority and power. 25 For he must reign until he has put all his enemies under his feet. 26 The…
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How did the Lord 'put away' the sin of David? 2 Samuel 12:13
And David said unto Nathan, I have sinned against the LORD. And Nathan said unto David, The LORD also hath put away thy sin; thou shalt not die.
[2 Samuel 12:13 KJV]
How, and when, did the Lord 'put away' David's sin?
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Does Hebrews 7 claim that the Lord Jesus Christ is Malki-Tzedek?
According to the Epistle of Hebrews, specifically chapter 7, is the Lord Jesus Christ the same person as Malki-Tzedek (מַלְכִּי־צֶדֶק) (cp. Gen. 14:18), or are they different people?
Here is the translation according to the KJV:
1 For this…
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Adam and Eve's nakedness, Noah's nakedness. Coincidence?
God made the perfect garden of Eden uncorrupted. Adam and Eve did something wrong by eating the forbidden fruit. Then, they realized that they were naked.
Genesis 3:7a
Then the eyes of both of them were opened, and they realized they were…
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What is the significance of the "horror of great darkness" in Gen 15.12?
Genesis 15.12: "And when the sun was going down, a deep sleep fell upon Abram; and, lo, an horror of great darkness fell upon him." (KJV)
Is this similar to the plague of darkness in Ex 10.21? Or Genesis 32.24, where Jacob wrestles with the…
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Why is "rega`" translated "peace" in Job 21:13?
Job 21:7-13 (ESV)
Why do the wicked live,
reach old age, and grow mighty in power?
Their offspring are established in their presence,
and their descendants before their eyes.
Their houses are safe from fear,
and no rod of God is upon…
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Did Jesus read the Tanakh in Aramaic?
The NT written in Greek masks to some extent details about the life of Jesus. But when the gospels go through the effort of quoting Jesus directly in his final moments, they are left translating His words from the Aramaic to the Greek reader.
It…
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Should the word 'satan' be left untranslated, merely be transliterated and left to the traditional connotations?
The word 'satan' is being used and heard as if it were a name. How could it be rendered in a way not distracting from its actual meaning of opposition and enmity?
The texts where this is an issue are the following:
Numbers 22:22, 32
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Why is Jeremiah's name spelled differently in the book of Jeremiah?
Jeremiah is ירמיהו and means "Whom the LORD has appointed." It appears even the LORD uses this name:
And the word of the LORD came to me, saying, “Jeremiah, what do you see?” And I said, “I see an almond branch.” (Jeremiah 1:11) [ESV]
ויהי דבר־יהוה…
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Who is my neighbor?
Through the parable of the good Samaritan, Jesus teaches about charity. As Jesus often does, he turns the question of “who is my neighbor?” on its head and instead answers “who might be a neighbor to me?". In Luke 10,
25 And behold, a lawyer stood…
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When Jesus states, πρὶν Ἀβραὰμ γενέσθαι ἐγὼ εἰμί (John 8:58), is he speaking of the period when Abraham was called Abram?
After Jesus took action which resulted in a man blind from birth seeing, a controversy over the man's identity ensues. Near the end of the dispute the man responds to those who are interrogating him by asking a question:
He answered them, “I have…
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Are those Jesus' half brothers or step brothers mentioned in Acts 1:14?
Acts 1:14
They all joined together constantly in prayer, along with the women and Mary the mother of Jesus, and with his brothers.
Are these sons of Mary and Joseph?
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