• What Is "Everlasting Destruction In Flaming Fire...?"

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• 9 years ago
• What Is "Everlasting Destruction In Flaming Fire Taking Vengeance" o​f 2 Thessalonians 1? Hello Mike and all at iswasandwillbe​, I am perplexed by some of the words used in this particular chapter,​ Mike, rather, ​I should say phrases; i​n particular "everlasting destruction" and the word "from"... [read more]

• Was "The First Man Adam" Made In God's Image?

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• 9 years ago
• Was "The First Man Adam" Made In God's Image? Hey there, ​Y​our study translates Gen 1:27 as creating is God man in his image, which contradicts all other translation. Can you please elaborate on your interpretation. It makes more sense but are there any references,​ etc. to back up this interpret... [read more]

• The Meaning of The Widow's Sons Being Sold Into Bondage

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• 9 years ago
• Hi Mike, I ​trust you are fairing well. Am going through 2 King 4:1-7, the story of Elisha and the widow. The insight I get from there is: When the prophet dies (entry point of the word of God-mind of Christ-Spirit),​ we run out of the supply of the spirit (little oil left), when that happens, we... [read more]

• What Is The Fatling of The Herd?

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• 9 years ago
• Hi, Can I ask what fatling of the herd would mean? Thanks for this ministry it so interesting. Hi M____, Thank you for your question. You ask, "what fatling of the herd would mean?" I typed the word 'fatling' into my e-sword search box, and I found only one entry: Isa 11:6 The wolf also s... [read more]

• Did Anyone In The Old Testament Have The Holy Spirit?

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• 9 years ago
• ​Did Anyone In The Old Testament Have The Holy Spirit?​ Hi A​ll, I have a question referring to the following scripture: Then he remembered the days of old, Moses, and his people, saying, Where is he that brought them up out of the sea with the shepherd of his flock? where is he that put his ... [read more]

• Why Does Paul Thank God For Deliverance From The Flesh, Then Say He Still Serves The Law of Sin?

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• 9 years ago
• Rom 7:24 O wretched man I [am]! who shall deliver me out of the body of this death? Rom 7:25 I thank God -- through Jesus Christ our Lord; so then, I myself indeed with the mind do serve the law of God, and with the flesh, the law of sin. I have a question:  Why does Paul thank God, that through J... [read more]

• Is God's Wrath The Same As The Wrath of Man?

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• 9 years ago
• Here are some thoughts on my study of the word " wrath" ; G3709 ὀργή orgē or-gay' From G3713; properly desire (as a reaching forth or excitement of the mind), that is, (by analogy) violent passion (ire, or [justifiable] abhorrence); by implication punishment: - anger, indignation, vengeance,... [read more]

• What Is Being Ruled With A Rod of Iron?

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• 9 years ago
• What exactly is being ruled by a rod of iron?  I've never really understood it. Thanks, N____ Hi N____ It's a rulership by the Saints under Christ to rigidly enforce the word of God on all mankind during the one thousand years, hence a "rod of iron". Anyone who steps out of line and wan... [read more]

• Did Christ Promise Paradise to The Thief on The Cross Upon Death? - Luke 23:43

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• 9 years ago
• Was The Thief on The Cross Promised Immediate Entry to Paradise Upon His Death in Luke 23:43? [with substantive answers given by Gem Acquah and Dave Rogers] Hello, Luk 23:43  And Jesus said unto him, Verily I say unto thee, To day shalt thou be with me in paradise. My mother asked me a question ... [read more]

• The Positive and Negative Side of "Serpent"

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• 9 years ago
• ​Mike, If the serpent in John 3:14 signifies the second Adam, does the serpent in the garden signify (the self nature) of the fir​st Adam? Thank you for your reply, S____ Hi, S​____, Thank you for your question. You asked: If the serpent in John 3:14 signifies the second Adam, does the se... [read more]

• Will God Have Mercy on The Man Used As Antichrist?

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• 9 years ago
• Mike, Please tell me: Will God have mercy on the man used as antichrist? Assuming that the Antichrist is still God's creation (by-proxy), then does this entity have any free will to choose its own destiny? I mean that's a pretty bad deck to be dealt to be created for the sole purpose of eventual... [read more]

• Should I Ask for A Raise?

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• 9 years ago
• Hi Mike, et. al: Thank you for the time, energy, and hard work you all put into the iswasandwillbe.com site. I continue to be challenged and edified by your material. My question is two-fold: 1) Is it scriptural to ask for a raise at work? 2)  My husband keeps urging me to ask for more money. ... [read more]