Miscellaneous Jeff Reed 3/21/23 Miscellaneous Jeff Reed 3/21/23 I have tried to understand the meaning of the phrase “in the sides of the north” in Isaiah 14:13. I have read the surrounding verses and have some ideas, but I am not sure. Can you help me? Read More Miscellaneous Jeff Reed 3/21/23 Miscellaneous Jeff Reed 3/21/23 David and other men of God in the Old Testament had multiple wives and concubines. Does this mean that God approves of polygamy? Read More The Church Jeff Reed 3/21/23 The Church Jeff Reed 3/21/23 Considering Ephesians 2:20, 3:5, 4:11, and other scriptures about prophets’ position in the New Testament, what is the Church of God International’s position about prophets in the New Testament? Read More Miscellaneous Jeff Reed 3/21/23 Miscellaneous Jeff Reed 3/21/23 What did Paul mean when he spoke of being “baptized for the dead” (1 Corinthians 15:29)? Read More Miscellaneous Jeff Reed 3/21/23 Miscellaneous Jeff Reed 3/21/23 What is the meaning of 1 Peter 3:19,20? It says, “By whom also He went and preached to the spirits in prison.” Who are the “spirits in prison,” and what did Jesus preach to them? Read More Miscellaneous Jeff Reed 3/21/23 Miscellaneous Jeff Reed 3/21/23 Matthew 1:1–16 gives the genealogy of Jesus Christ. There seems to be a missing generation in the second group of fourteen. Can you explain? Read More Miscellaneous Jeff Reed 3/21/23 Miscellaneous Jeff Reed 3/21/23 The book of Jude speaks of angels who “left their own abode,” and of a dispute between Michael the archangel and the devil over “the body of Moses.” What was Jude’s source for these references? Read More Miscellaneous Jeff Reed 3/20/23 Miscellaneous Jeff Reed 3/20/23 What does Jesus mean in Matthew 16:28 when He tells His disciples that some of them would not taste death before seeing Him come in His Kingdom? Read More The Church Jeff Reed 3/20/23 The Church Jeff Reed 3/20/23 Since you are not watching world events, are you going to fail to notice when the pope sets up his new headquarters in Jerusalem, and when Germany begins to flex its muscles in Europe? Read More The Church Jeff Reed 3/20/23 The Church Jeff Reed 3/20/23 What is the commission Jesus Christ gave to His church? Read More Afterlife Jeff Reed 3/20/23 Afterlife Jeff Reed 3/20/23 If no one goes to heaven, then where is the place Jesus is preparing in John 14:3? Read More Afterlife Jeff Reed 3/20/23 Afterlife Jeff Reed 3/20/23 If body plus breath equals soul (Genesis 2:7), then how would you explain Matthew 10:28 and 1 Thessalonians 5:23? Read More Afterlife Jeff Reed 3/20/23 Afterlife Jeff Reed 3/20/23 In Genesis man is called a soul. Elsewhere the Bible says we should not fear those who can kill the body but not the soul, but only God, who can destroy both in hell. What does this mean? Read More Afterlife Jeff Reed 3/20/23 Afterlife Jeff Reed 3/20/23 Paul said that to be “absent from the body” is to be “present with the Lord”? If, then, a Christian dies and is “absent from the body,” is he not immediately (and consciously) “present with the Lord”? Read More Afterlife Jeff Reed 3/20/23 Afterlife Jeff Reed 3/20/23 What did Jesus mean when He said, “I go to prepare a place for you”? Some people claim this supports the view that Christians go to heaven. Read More Afterlife Jeff Reed 3/20/23 Afterlife Jeff Reed 3/20/23 Second Kings 2:11 states that Elijah “went up by a whirlwind into heaven.” Yet, John 3:13 and Acts 2:34 indicate no one has ascended into heaven. Can you explain this seeming contradiction? Read More Prophecy Jeff Reed 3/20/23 Prophecy Jeff Reed 3/20/23 The 144,000 are called “firstfruits.” Are they the sum total of the firstfruits? Are they the only ones that truly have God’s Holy Spirit and endured until the end? Read More Prophecy Jeff Reed 3/20/23 Prophecy Jeff Reed 3/20/23 Since the book of Revelation is a book of prophecy, doesn’t it seem likely that chapters 2 and 3 are prophetic descriptions of seven church eras? Read More Prophecy Jeff Reed 3/20/23 Prophecy Jeff Reed 3/20/23 You teach that in Revelation 20:2 the devil will yet be bound 1000 years and no longer deceive the nations. But doesn’t Luke 10:17–19 teach that the devil was bound in the time of Christ on earth? Read More Prophecy Jeff Reed 3/20/23 Prophecy Jeff Reed 3/20/23 Some scholars claim that the “suffering servant” of Isaiah 53 is the nation of Israel personified. Why do you believe that the servant passages of the book of Isaiah apply to the Messiah? Read More Newer Posts Older Posts
Miscellaneous Jeff Reed 3/21/23 Miscellaneous Jeff Reed 3/21/23 I have tried to understand the meaning of the phrase “in the sides of the north” in Isaiah 14:13. I have read the surrounding verses and have some ideas, but I am not sure. Can you help me? Read More
Miscellaneous Jeff Reed 3/21/23 Miscellaneous Jeff Reed 3/21/23 David and other men of God in the Old Testament had multiple wives and concubines. Does this mean that God approves of polygamy? Read More
The Church Jeff Reed 3/21/23 The Church Jeff Reed 3/21/23 Considering Ephesians 2:20, 3:5, 4:11, and other scriptures about prophets’ position in the New Testament, what is the Church of God International’s position about prophets in the New Testament? Read More
Miscellaneous Jeff Reed 3/21/23 Miscellaneous Jeff Reed 3/21/23 What did Paul mean when he spoke of being “baptized for the dead” (1 Corinthians 15:29)? Read More
Miscellaneous Jeff Reed 3/21/23 Miscellaneous Jeff Reed 3/21/23 What is the meaning of 1 Peter 3:19,20? It says, “By whom also He went and preached to the spirits in prison.” Who are the “spirits in prison,” and what did Jesus preach to them? Read More
Miscellaneous Jeff Reed 3/21/23 Miscellaneous Jeff Reed 3/21/23 Matthew 1:1–16 gives the genealogy of Jesus Christ. There seems to be a missing generation in the second group of fourteen. Can you explain? Read More
Miscellaneous Jeff Reed 3/21/23 Miscellaneous Jeff Reed 3/21/23 The book of Jude speaks of angels who “left their own abode,” and of a dispute between Michael the archangel and the devil over “the body of Moses.” What was Jude’s source for these references? Read More
Miscellaneous Jeff Reed 3/20/23 Miscellaneous Jeff Reed 3/20/23 What does Jesus mean in Matthew 16:28 when He tells His disciples that some of them would not taste death before seeing Him come in His Kingdom? Read More
The Church Jeff Reed 3/20/23 The Church Jeff Reed 3/20/23 Since you are not watching world events, are you going to fail to notice when the pope sets up his new headquarters in Jerusalem, and when Germany begins to flex its muscles in Europe? Read More
The Church Jeff Reed 3/20/23 The Church Jeff Reed 3/20/23 What is the commission Jesus Christ gave to His church? Read More
Afterlife Jeff Reed 3/20/23 Afterlife Jeff Reed 3/20/23 If no one goes to heaven, then where is the place Jesus is preparing in John 14:3? Read More
Afterlife Jeff Reed 3/20/23 Afterlife Jeff Reed 3/20/23 If body plus breath equals soul (Genesis 2:7), then how would you explain Matthew 10:28 and 1 Thessalonians 5:23? Read More
Afterlife Jeff Reed 3/20/23 Afterlife Jeff Reed 3/20/23 In Genesis man is called a soul. Elsewhere the Bible says we should not fear those who can kill the body but not the soul, but only God, who can destroy both in hell. What does this mean? Read More
Afterlife Jeff Reed 3/20/23 Afterlife Jeff Reed 3/20/23 Paul said that to be “absent from the body” is to be “present with the Lord”? If, then, a Christian dies and is “absent from the body,” is he not immediately (and consciously) “present with the Lord”? Read More
Afterlife Jeff Reed 3/20/23 Afterlife Jeff Reed 3/20/23 What did Jesus mean when He said, “I go to prepare a place for you”? Some people claim this supports the view that Christians go to heaven. Read More
Afterlife Jeff Reed 3/20/23 Afterlife Jeff Reed 3/20/23 Second Kings 2:11 states that Elijah “went up by a whirlwind into heaven.” Yet, John 3:13 and Acts 2:34 indicate no one has ascended into heaven. Can you explain this seeming contradiction? Read More
Prophecy Jeff Reed 3/20/23 Prophecy Jeff Reed 3/20/23 The 144,000 are called “firstfruits.” Are they the sum total of the firstfruits? Are they the only ones that truly have God’s Holy Spirit and endured until the end? Read More
Prophecy Jeff Reed 3/20/23 Prophecy Jeff Reed 3/20/23 Since the book of Revelation is a book of prophecy, doesn’t it seem likely that chapters 2 and 3 are prophetic descriptions of seven church eras? Read More
Prophecy Jeff Reed 3/20/23 Prophecy Jeff Reed 3/20/23 You teach that in Revelation 20:2 the devil will yet be bound 1000 years and no longer deceive the nations. But doesn’t Luke 10:17–19 teach that the devil was bound in the time of Christ on earth? Read More
Prophecy Jeff Reed 3/20/23 Prophecy Jeff Reed 3/20/23 Some scholars claim that the “suffering servant” of Isaiah 53 is the nation of Israel personified. Why do you believe that the servant passages of the book of Isaiah apply to the Messiah? Read More
