WEBVTT - Hour 1: Exploring the Word 0:00:10.010 --> 0:00:12.350 My good friend went to be with the Lord a 0:00:12.350 --> 0:00:15.560 couple of weeks ago. I'm really sad, but I am 0:00:15.560 --> 0:00:20.029 not grieving as one who has no hope. Stay with me. 0:00:20.060 --> 0:00:23.360 We'll talk about that in just a moment. Hello, friends. 0:00:23.360 --> 0:00:27.650 Welcome to Open Line, Moody Radio's Bible study across America. 0:00:27.680 --> 0:00:30.620 My name is Michael Melnick. I'm the academic dean and 0:00:30.620 --> 0:00:34.010 a professor of Jewish studies and Bible at Moody Bible Institute. 0:00:34.040 --> 0:00:37.100 I'm so grateful that you're joining me around the radio 0:00:37.100 --> 0:00:41.330 kitchen table today. And we're talking about your questions about 0:00:41.330 --> 0:00:45.110 the Bible, God, and the spiritual life. If you have 0:00:45.110 --> 0:00:47.720 a question and you'd like to call, the phone number 0:00:47.720 --> 0:00:56.240 here is (877) 548-3675. Let me tell you, the secret of 0:00:56.270 --> 0:00:58.790 getting your call in is calling at the beginning of 0:00:58.790 --> 0:01:02.720 the program or the beginning of the hour, because otherwise 0:01:02.720 --> 0:01:05.240 it fills up. And then people send me notes and 0:01:05.240 --> 0:01:07.610 they say, I couldn't get through, I couldn't get through. Well, 0:01:07.610 --> 0:01:16.910 now's the time to call (877) 548-3675. Let me, uh, let 0:01:16.910 --> 0:01:20.869 you know who's here to hear Heinz's producing today. Omar 0:01:20.870 --> 0:01:27.080 Mendoza is is handling all things technical. And the phone 0:01:27.080 --> 0:01:33.590 number here once again. (877) 548-3675. Time to get yourself a 0:01:33.590 --> 0:01:36.830 cup of coffee. Open your Bible. We're going to study 0:01:36.830 --> 0:01:42.500 the scriptures together. So I made this friend my first 0:01:42.500 --> 0:01:47.330 year as a student at Moody Bible Institute. He introduced 0:01:47.330 --> 0:01:52.760 himself as lip, and of course, that wasn't his real name. 0:01:52.760 --> 0:01:55.280 I said, how did you get the name lip? He said, 0:01:55.280 --> 0:01:59.860 it's short for Lappalainen. And I thought, no. Well, later 0:01:59.860 --> 0:02:01.720 on I found out that he was stung by a 0:02:01.750 --> 0:02:03.520 bee as a kid, right on the lip. And he 0:02:03.520 --> 0:02:05.530 had a big swollen lip, and everyone called him lip. 0:02:05.530 --> 0:02:07.990 And that's where he got the name. His real name 0:02:07.990 --> 0:02:13.540 was Randy. And my dear friend Randy. We stayed friends 0:02:13.540 --> 0:02:17.410 since we were freshmen in college. What do I think about? 0:02:17.410 --> 0:02:20.739 I think about this guy that was the funniest student 0:02:20.740 --> 0:02:24.310 at Moody Bible Institute. Was a riot. Always had us laughing. 0:02:24.310 --> 0:02:30.130 Great storyteller. Uh, joking. Uh. He would dress up as 0:02:30.130 --> 0:02:32.920 characters in different events. One night we had a, a 0:02:32.919 --> 0:02:36.910 50s night in the old gym in North Hall, and 0:02:36.910 --> 0:02:40.360 he dressed up as a rock n roll singer and 0:02:40.360 --> 0:02:44.080 lip synched to music and so much fun that I 0:02:44.080 --> 0:02:46.780 had with him. But also he was a serious Bible student. 0:02:46.810 --> 0:02:50.530 We took New Testament courses together and would study on 0:02:50.530 --> 0:02:54.190 a regular basis. He was determined to learn the scriptures. 0:02:54.190 --> 0:02:58.840 I think that's so crucial. Such. It was such a 0:02:58.840 --> 0:03:04.990 crucial part of his life. Uh, and, uh, through the 0:03:04.990 --> 0:03:10.660 years we stayed friends. And when he was diagnosed with, uh, 0:03:11.440 --> 0:03:17.079 a deadly illness about a year ago, throughout his treatment, 0:03:17.110 --> 0:03:20.350 he exhibited tremendous faith and trust in the Lord. And 0:03:20.380 --> 0:03:23.620 on the night of the Super Bowl, he called me 0:03:23.620 --> 0:03:25.600 up and said, you know, I'd like to plan my 0:03:25.600 --> 0:03:29.950 funeral with you. Would you be willing to record something 0:03:29.980 --> 0:03:33.640 to be at my funeral? And, uh, I said, this 0:03:33.639 --> 0:03:37.150 is really hard to talk about. And he said, I know, 0:03:37.420 --> 0:03:40.090 but we're going to have a time together where we 0:03:40.090 --> 0:03:43.900 can talk about it later on and we'll be together 0:03:43.900 --> 0:03:47.890 and laugh again. So don't sweat it. Let's talk about it. 0:03:47.890 --> 0:03:53.770 And we did. And I was really, really sad but 0:03:53.770 --> 0:03:58.180 grateful That we had this friendship and then he passed away, 0:03:58.180 --> 0:04:02.380 went to be with the Lord the following morning. And 0:04:02.380 --> 0:04:06.520 I was thinking about this, that in first Thessalonians chapter four, 0:04:07.600 --> 0:04:11.140 it says that we don't grieve as those who have 0:04:11.140 --> 0:04:16.869 no hope. And let me read you the passage. It says, 0:04:16.870 --> 0:04:19.600 we do not want you to be uninformed, brothers, concerning 0:04:19.600 --> 0:04:22.510 those who are asleep. Asleep being a euphemism in this 0:04:22.510 --> 0:04:25.929 passage for those who have died, so that you will 0:04:25.930 --> 0:04:30.880 not grieve like the rest, who have no hope. That 0:04:30.910 --> 0:04:34.930 doesn't mean we don't grieve, but we don't grieve without hope, 0:04:34.930 --> 0:04:38.530 since we believe that Jesus died and rose again in 0:04:38.529 --> 0:04:40.690 the same way, God will bring with him those who 0:04:40.690 --> 0:04:43.989 have fallen asleep through Jesus. For we say this to 0:04:44.020 --> 0:04:46.989 you by a revelation from the Lord, we who are 0:04:46.990 --> 0:04:49.630 still alive at the Lord's coming will certainly have no 0:04:49.630 --> 0:04:52.419 advantage over those who have fallen asleep, for the Lord 0:04:52.420 --> 0:04:55.469 himself will descend from heaven with a shout, with the 0:04:55.470 --> 0:04:58.409 archangel's voice, with the trumpet of God and the dead 0:04:58.410 --> 0:05:02.640 in the Messiah Jesus will rise first. Then we who 0:05:02.640 --> 0:05:05.760 are still alive will be caught up together with them 0:05:05.760 --> 0:05:09.630 in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air. 0:05:09.630 --> 0:05:13.410 And so we will always be with the Lord. Therefore 0:05:13.440 --> 0:05:18.450 encourage one another with these words. As I was thinking 0:05:18.450 --> 0:05:21.810 about these passages, what is the basis of having hope 0:05:22.260 --> 0:05:25.109 in the midst of our sorrow and sadness? Well, the 0:05:25.110 --> 0:05:27.780 first is we have hope and a redeemer. It starts 0:05:27.810 --> 0:05:31.050 off by saying, if we believe that Jesus died and 0:05:31.050 --> 0:05:34.770 rose again, that's the gospel. If we believe the gospel. 0:05:36.930 --> 0:05:43.169 We have confidence that our sins are forgiven and that 0:05:43.170 --> 0:05:47.010 we will be with him. It says that God will 0:05:47.010 --> 0:05:49.980 bring with him those who have fallen asleep. Through Jesus 0:05:49.980 --> 0:05:54.990 there is a certainty. My friend didn't just die. None 0:05:54.990 --> 0:05:57.210 of us, if we know the Lord, just dies. We 0:05:57.210 --> 0:06:00.300 go to be with the Lord. And that's what he did. 0:06:00.330 --> 0:06:02.910 He is with the Lord. He is out of pain, 0:06:02.910 --> 0:06:06.990 out of suffering. He is comforted. And I have that 0:06:07.020 --> 0:06:10.500 hope as well, that one day. And either I'll be 0:06:10.500 --> 0:06:14.550 raptured or die. And either way, I have that hope 0:06:14.550 --> 0:06:17.220 because I've put my trust in the Redeemer. So first 0:06:17.220 --> 0:06:22.110 we have hope and a Redeemer, and secondly, we have 0:06:22.110 --> 0:06:25.950 hope in a resurrection. It says the dead in the 0:06:25.950 --> 0:06:30.810 Messiah will rise first. That's what first Thessalonians 416 says, 0:06:30.810 --> 0:06:33.450 that there will one day we go to be with 0:06:33.450 --> 0:06:37.979 the Lord immediately in our immaterial state. But there's going 0:06:37.980 --> 0:06:40.890 to be a resurrection. We will be raised up to 0:06:40.920 --> 0:06:46.320 a glorified immortal body when the Lord returns at the rapture. 0:06:46.320 --> 0:06:51.599 And so? So that is great hope, not the suffering 0:06:52.740 --> 0:06:57.599 sick bodies that we have now. But one day, a 0:06:57.600 --> 0:07:02.430 glorified immortal body. We have hope in a resurrection. Uh, 0:07:03.300 --> 0:07:06.779 and then we also have hope in a reunion. Uh, 0:07:06.779 --> 0:07:09.090 it says then we who are still alive will be 0:07:09.089 --> 0:07:12.869 caught up together. Together with them. Uh, there's going to 0:07:12.870 --> 0:07:16.500 be a great reunion when the Lord returns. Will all 0:07:16.500 --> 0:07:19.950 be together again. It'll be the same as that old 0:07:19.950 --> 0:07:22.530 cohort of friends that I had in college. Will be 0:07:22.560 --> 0:07:25.410 hanging out together, uh, at the time when the Lord 0:07:25.410 --> 0:07:29.190 returns at the great resurrection. And that's a real encouraging 0:07:29.220 --> 0:07:32.040 thought to me. Uh, as a couple of my friends 0:07:32.040 --> 0:07:35.489 now from that college cohort have gone to be with 0:07:35.490 --> 0:07:39.270 the Lord. Well, here's the point of the whole passage. 0:07:39.300 --> 0:07:43.890 It says, therefore, encourage one another with these words. If 0:07:43.920 --> 0:07:46.530 you've lost someone you love and they knew the Lord, 0:07:46.530 --> 0:07:50.360 and you know the Lord, you, you have the same hope. 0:07:50.360 --> 0:07:53.030 We don't have to grieve as those who have no hope. 0:07:53.030 --> 0:07:56.210 We have hope in Jesus the Redeemer. We have hope 0:07:56.630 --> 0:08:01.310 in a great resurrection one day and also a hope 0:08:01.310 --> 0:08:04.369 in that reunion together. I hope this gives you encouragement. 0:08:04.370 --> 0:08:09.050 If you're suffering the sorrow of losing someone you love. 0:08:09.050 --> 0:08:12.470 And that's the great message here, the encouragement of first 0:08:12.470 --> 0:08:25.820 Thessalonians 413 through 18. Well, we're going to go right 0:08:25.820 --> 0:08:28.370 to the phones here, but I wanted it before I do. 0:08:28.370 --> 0:08:32.420 I wanted to introduce you to our current resource, and 0:08:32.420 --> 0:08:34.699 it's a new one. It's March 1st. We have a 0:08:34.700 --> 0:08:41.600 new resource. So many times I get questions about, uh, 0:08:42.050 --> 0:08:44.030 you know, how did we get the Bible? How do 0:08:44.030 --> 0:08:48.770 we know that the Bible is different than other alleged 0:08:48.770 --> 0:08:52.550 sacred texts like the Quran, for example. What makes the 0:08:52.550 --> 0:08:56.540 Bible so special? People who love and read the Bible 0:08:56.540 --> 0:09:00.559 will sometimes wonder, how did we get the scriptures? Well, 0:09:00.980 --> 0:09:04.790 a friend of mine, Doctor Jay Carlini, has written a 0:09:04.790 --> 0:09:09.050 book called The Story of the Bible. And this book 0:09:09.080 --> 0:09:13.729 takes you on a journey from the scriptures beginnings. It's 0:09:13.730 --> 0:09:18.980 being written, inspired text all the way to transmission and 0:09:18.980 --> 0:09:22.459 then ultimately to the English translations that we have today. 0:09:22.460 --> 0:09:25.400 The story of the Bible reveals how God worked through 0:09:25.429 --> 0:09:30.020 human authors, scribes, translators to give us his written word. 0:09:30.290 --> 0:09:33.229 This book will give you great confidence in the Bible's 0:09:33.230 --> 0:09:37.790 reliability while answering questions that you've always had about where 0:09:37.790 --> 0:09:40.490 did the scriptures come from? And if you'd like a 0:09:40.490 --> 0:09:44.240 copy of the story of the Bible, it's yours. All 0:09:44.240 --> 0:09:45.710 you have to do is give a gift of any 0:09:45.710 --> 0:09:48.530 size to open line. And if you'd like to do that, 0:09:48.530 --> 0:09:57.320 just go to our website, Open Line radio.org or call (888) 644-7122. 0:09:57.350 --> 0:10:02.960 That's (888) 644-7122. We just want to say thanks by sending 0:10:02.960 --> 0:10:05.690 you a copy of the story of the Bible. So 0:10:05.690 --> 0:10:08.660 make sure when you give ask for the story of 0:10:08.660 --> 0:10:11.330 the Bible. We're going to go to the phones right 0:10:11.330 --> 0:10:18.590 now and we're going to speak with, uh, Silvana. I 0:10:18.590 --> 0:10:21.559 think that's who is next on the. Wait a second. 0:10:21.559 --> 0:10:25.010 My screen isn't exactly right. I got to check it out. 0:10:25.010 --> 0:10:28.880 There we go. Kirk in Lake Worth, Florida, listening on Wrnb. 0:10:28.910 --> 0:10:31.699 Welcome to Open Line. Kirk, how can I help you today? 0:10:32.300 --> 0:10:36.559 Shalom, pastor. I just absolutely love listening to you and 0:10:36.559 --> 0:10:39.050 Doctor Melnick, number one, Miss Eva. 0:10:39.080 --> 0:10:42.170 Oh, I do love listening to her, I'll tell you that. 0:10:43.970 --> 0:10:47.440 So my question is, is that I've been reading about 0:10:47.440 --> 0:10:52.180 a book called I'm. I believe it's a Hebrew word. 0:10:52.210 --> 0:10:55.870 T a n a k h. And the way it's 0:10:55.870 --> 0:11:00.100 described is it's the Old Testament Torah with messianic prophecies 0:11:00.100 --> 0:11:02.709 in red letters, which would make it easy for me 0:11:02.710 --> 0:11:07.329 to find the messianic prophecies and share them with people. Because, 0:11:07.360 --> 0:11:13.209 you know, when you talk to people, even unbelievers, Gentiles, 0:11:13.210 --> 0:11:15.610 when you start talking New Testament, they say, well, that's 0:11:15.610 --> 0:11:18.219 what Jesus said about himself. That's what his followers said. 0:11:18.250 --> 0:11:22.210 But I think these prophecies, which are great for our 0:11:22.780 --> 0:11:25.540 Jewish friends, would be great for them, too. And it'd 0:11:25.540 --> 0:11:28.570 make it easy to find and sort of have a quick. 0:11:28.600 --> 0:11:31.750 And I could study each and every one of the prophecies. 0:11:31.750 --> 0:11:32.590 What do you think? 0:11:32.620 --> 0:11:34.330 Well, I don't know which one you're talking about. The 0:11:34.330 --> 0:11:38.530 word Tanakh is the Hebrew word for the Old Testament. Uh, okay. 0:11:38.559 --> 0:11:43.660 It's a acronym. Takes the first letter of each section 0:11:43.660 --> 0:11:47.050 of the Old Testament Torah, the law Torah. That's the 0:11:47.050 --> 0:11:52.870 te nevi'im. The prophets. Yes. And that's the end. And 0:11:52.870 --> 0:11:59.260 then Ketuvim, uh, which is the writings Tanakh. And because. 0:11:59.290 --> 0:12:02.050 Of the the curse sounds at the end, it gets softened, 0:12:02.050 --> 0:12:05.020 if you can believe it's calling it. Softened uh, to 0:12:05.500 --> 0:12:10.240 so Tanakh. Uh. And so that's what it is. I 0:12:10.240 --> 0:12:13.150 don't know of one that has the messianic prophecies in red. 0:12:13.150 --> 0:12:15.280 I'm not aware of that, but that sounds like a 0:12:15.280 --> 0:12:19.450 great idea. But the Tanakh is merely the Old Testament, 0:12:19.450 --> 0:12:23.800 and if there's one with messianic prophecies in red, that's great. Uh, 0:12:23.800 --> 0:12:26.740 and I think a great way of studying the messianic prophecies. 0:12:26.740 --> 0:12:30.280 And obviously this is important to me because that's how 0:12:30.280 --> 0:12:32.770 I came to the Lord, is I, I was the 0:12:32.770 --> 0:12:40.240 editor of a book called The Moody Handbook of Messianic Prophecy. And, uh, 0:12:40.240 --> 0:12:44.109 you know what? It's it's, uh, it's a resource book. 0:12:44.110 --> 0:12:47.500 It's a deep dive into each of the messianic prophecies 0:12:47.500 --> 0:12:50.860 about 50 different people contributed. I did about ten articles 0:12:50.860 --> 0:12:54.190 in it. And if you'd like a copy, you know what? 0:12:54.190 --> 0:12:55.870 You just hang on. I'm going to send you one 0:12:55.870 --> 0:12:59.500 for free since you're interested in it. Uh, and anyone 0:12:59.500 --> 0:13:01.510 else listening, if you're interested in that, all you have 0:13:01.510 --> 0:13:04.660 to do is go to your local Christian bookstore, or 0:13:04.660 --> 0:13:08.440 maybe your favorite online bookstore, and get a copy of 0:13:08.440 --> 0:13:11.260 The Moody Handbook of Messianic Prophecy. I think it's a 0:13:11.260 --> 0:13:15.189 great tool. And so you hang on, Kirk, don't hang up. Uh, 0:13:15.190 --> 0:13:19.030 we're going to have to here, take your name and 0:13:19.030 --> 0:13:21.489 your number and your address and all that, and we'll 0:13:21.490 --> 0:13:25.360 send you a copy of the Moody Handbook of Messianic Prophecy. Uh, 0:13:25.390 --> 0:13:28.030 and we're going to we're going to go to break 0:13:28.030 --> 0:13:29.920 right now. When we come back, we have a lot 0:13:29.950 --> 0:13:32.589 of questions that I'll try and answer. I'll do the 0:13:32.590 --> 0:13:35.470 best I can. So glad you're listening to Open Line 0:13:35.470 --> 0:13:38.709 with me. This is our Bible study across America, and 0:13:38.710 --> 0:13:41.050 people are calling from all across America. So I'm glad 0:13:41.050 --> 0:13:43.510 for that. We'll talk. We'll talk with you in just 0:13:43.510 --> 0:13:46.240 a moment. Stay with us. We're. You're listening to Open 0:13:46.240 --> 0:13:49.780 Line with Michael Melnick on Moody Radio. We'll be right back. 0:14:04.059 --> 0:14:07.480 Welcome back to Open Line with Michael Radonich. I'm so 0:14:07.480 --> 0:14:10.359 happy to be here on this Saturday morning with you. 0:14:10.390 --> 0:14:15.160 Studying the scriptures. It's it's so fun. I walked in, 0:14:15.190 --> 0:14:20.050 saw the people from the previous program. They were all there. 0:14:20.050 --> 0:14:27.580 And also, uh, Omar and Tara and Merle, we're all here. 0:14:27.580 --> 0:14:30.850 It's a it's a fun team. Uh, and I so 0:14:30.850 --> 0:14:35.560 appreciate seeing everyone on the team. And it's a lot 0:14:35.560 --> 0:14:38.650 of people think these programs just happen, but no, they don't. 0:14:38.680 --> 0:14:40.060 There's a lot of people that put in a lot 0:14:40.090 --> 0:14:42.690 of work? Even Tricia is working. She's not here with 0:14:42.690 --> 0:14:44.670 us today, but she put a lot of stuff into 0:14:44.670 --> 0:14:48.330 today's program. Couldn't do it without the team. And there's 0:14:48.330 --> 0:14:51.690 some people on the team that maybe you hadn't thought about. 0:14:51.690 --> 0:14:54.660 Those are people who give to Open Line on a 0:14:54.660 --> 0:14:57.570 regular basis. Our kitchen table partners, they are really part 0:14:57.570 --> 0:14:59.880 of the team. They give monthly so I can be 0:14:59.880 --> 0:15:03.480 on the air weekly. I so appreciate them. And one 0:15:03.480 --> 0:15:05.700 of the things I do to show my appreciation is 0:15:05.970 --> 0:15:09.210 Tricia and I produce a Bible study moment every other week. 0:15:09.210 --> 0:15:13.530 It's an audio Bible study designed exclusively for our kitchen 0:15:13.530 --> 0:15:18.000 table partners. And we're trying actually, it would be a 0:15:18.000 --> 0:15:20.790 big help. So, you know, we're a little bit over 0:15:20.790 --> 0:15:25.200 800 kitchen table partners right now. The goal for this year, 0:15:25.200 --> 0:15:27.630 I was really hoping to see if we can get 0:15:27.630 --> 0:15:31.860 a thousand kitchen table partners. That would be a tremendous benefit. 0:15:31.860 --> 0:15:35.910 And we I hope you're considering becoming part of the team. 0:15:35.910 --> 0:15:38.340 And if you are, all you have to do is 0:15:38.340 --> 0:15:45.960 go to open line radio.org. That's open line radio.org. Or 0:15:45.960 --> 0:15:52.800 you can uh, you can call (888) 644-7122 and become part 0:15:52.800 --> 0:15:56.100 of the team as well. Well let's talk to Dennis 0:15:56.100 --> 0:16:00.780 in Cleveland, Ohio listening on Wtxf. Welcome to Open Line Dennis. 0:16:00.780 --> 0:16:01.770 How can I help you? 0:16:01.800 --> 0:16:04.590 Good morning. Good morning doctor. There's something I don't understand 0:16:04.590 --> 0:16:09.840 about the Bible is, uh. Jesus lineages. Lineage. If Ruth, uh, 0:16:09.960 --> 0:16:14.280 was an Israelite, how does that work? He's not a 0:16:14.280 --> 0:16:19.080 true Israelite because she became from somewhere else. But Naomi was. 0:16:19.830 --> 0:16:26.040 Naomi was an Israelite. Uh, yep. But, uh, now, I 0:16:26.040 --> 0:16:31.200 think this is this is, uh, important to remember. If 0:16:31.200 --> 0:16:37.940 you read Matthew one, you'll see that Judah fathered. Verse three. 0:16:37.970 --> 0:16:42.590 Judah fathered Perez and Zerah by Tamar. Tamar was not 0:16:42.590 --> 0:16:50.270 an Israelite, and Solomon fathered Boaz by Rahab. Okay. Uh, okay. 0:16:50.300 --> 0:16:50.690 Yes, ma'am. 0:16:50.810 --> 0:16:58.550 And Boaz fathered Obed by Ruth. And then, uh, so 0:16:58.550 --> 0:17:03.110 you have three women in the lineage of Jesus that 0:17:03.110 --> 0:17:09.590 were not, uh, what we would say Israelite, you know. So. 0:17:09.619 --> 0:17:10.160 Yes, sir. 0:17:10.190 --> 0:17:15.199 But their fathers were, you know, Judah was an as well. Yeah. 0:17:15.230 --> 0:17:19.969 He was an Israelite. He was a descendant of Jacob. Uh, Solomon, uh, 0:17:19.970 --> 0:17:24.170 who fathered Boaz by Rahab. Solomon was an Israelite. Uh, 0:17:24.170 --> 0:17:28.879 Boaz who fathered Obed by Ruth was an Israelite. And 0:17:28.880 --> 0:17:37.430 so obviously, uh, the descendancy the genealogical descendancy from from 0:17:37.430 --> 0:17:42.530 Jacob of of making an Israelite could go through either parent, 0:17:42.530 --> 0:17:45.740 and in this case it's through the fathers. So that's 0:17:45.740 --> 0:17:46.250 all it is. 0:17:46.280 --> 0:17:47.150 Okay. Okay. 0:17:48.050 --> 0:17:51.920 My heart goes out to the Israelites. It bothers me 0:17:51.950 --> 0:17:54.560 to see the world treat them the way they do. 0:17:54.590 --> 0:17:57.109 It bothers me. And you have a good day, doctor. 0:17:57.140 --> 0:17:58.580 Thank you, I appreciate that. 0:17:58.580 --> 0:18:03.590 Appreciate your concern about anti-Semitism. I'm concerned about that, too. Uh, 0:18:03.590 --> 0:18:07.760 I think that if ever believers need to speak up 0:18:07.760 --> 0:18:13.940 and stand up is in opposing the growing anti-Semitism in 0:18:13.940 --> 0:18:17.869 the world, well, we're going to talk to Elaine, listening 0:18:17.869 --> 0:18:23.720 on 90.1 FM, Moody Radio Chicago Wmbi. Welcome to Open Line. Elaine, 0:18:23.720 --> 0:18:26.389 this is our flagship station. Glad you're with us. How 0:18:26.390 --> 0:18:26.960 can I help you? 0:18:26.990 --> 0:18:31.399 Thank you. I just want to know which Bible you 0:18:31.400 --> 0:18:39.410 would recommend for a newcomer. Something simple. But. But, uh, 0:18:39.530 --> 0:18:45.710 I'd like it to emphasize the importance of the Jewish nation. 0:18:46.070 --> 0:18:49.970 Well, you don't need to have a special translation to 0:18:50.000 --> 0:18:53.209 important to emphasize the importance of the Jewish nation. Every 0:18:53.210 --> 0:18:58.910 Bible translation does good. So, uh, because that's it's intrinsic 0:18:58.910 --> 0:19:03.050 to the Bible. Uh, good. Now, do you mean which 0:19:03.050 --> 0:19:07.910 is the best Bible translation for a new follower of Jesus? Okay. 0:19:08.330 --> 0:19:10.580 You know, there's just a whole bunch of different ways 0:19:10.580 --> 0:19:14.179 of thinking about it. Uh, I would encourage, you know, 0:19:14.210 --> 0:19:17.119 I like the CSB. The CSB is an easy to 0:19:17.150 --> 0:19:21.770 read translation, easy to understand and accurate. And so some 0:19:21.770 --> 0:19:26.030 people will find that helpful. Uh, sometimes that's considered a 0:19:26.030 --> 0:19:30.950 little tough for people to understand. Uh, even there, even 0:19:30.980 --> 0:19:34.179 though I think it's an easy to read English translation. 0:19:34.630 --> 0:19:38.440 So you might want to consider for a brand new 0:19:38.440 --> 0:19:42.280 follower of Jesus, the New Living Translation. It's a little interpretive, 0:19:42.310 --> 0:19:46.840 but it's easier to understand than that. But, you know, 0:19:46.869 --> 0:19:51.040 you just, uh, there there are other kinds of translations. 0:19:51.040 --> 0:19:53.740 Some people like the NIV and some people like the 0:19:53.740 --> 0:19:56.410 New American Standard. There are different kinds and formats, but 0:19:56.410 --> 0:20:00.190 I think I would I would think that the most accurate, 0:20:00.220 --> 0:20:03.760 easy to read translation is the Holman CSB. And then 0:20:03.760 --> 0:20:08.500 the other alternative is to go something even simpler, which 0:20:08.500 --> 0:20:13.510 is a thought for thought translation called the New Living Translation. 0:20:13.510 --> 0:20:15.280 That's what I think. Okay. 0:20:15.280 --> 0:20:17.260 Thank you, thank you. Yeah. 0:20:17.290 --> 0:20:20.290 You're welcome. And by the way, I'll just remind everyone 0:20:20.290 --> 0:20:24.460 that the best Bible translation, according to my wife Eva, 0:20:24.460 --> 0:20:27.879 is the one you will actually read. That's the best 0:20:27.880 --> 0:20:30.700 one for you. So. Okay, thanks for your call, Elaine. 0:20:30.700 --> 0:20:33.439 We're going to talk to Stephen in Cleveland, listening on 0:20:33.440 --> 0:20:38.120 Wtxf Moody Radio Cleveland. Uh, welcome to Open Line. Stephen, 0:20:38.119 --> 0:20:39.379 how can I help you? 0:20:39.619 --> 0:20:42.350 Hi, doctor. Ray, can I have a question? It's been 0:20:42.350 --> 0:20:45.740 bothering me for a while. I've talked to a disgusting 0:20:45.770 --> 0:20:50.330 something about the dead who are going to heaven. And 0:20:50.330 --> 0:20:54.110 because of Christ being alive, they intercede for us to God. 0:20:54.140 --> 0:20:57.350 Because he quoted Matthew 27, they came out of the graves. 0:20:57.350 --> 0:20:59.510 And then one on the bottom was what struck me 0:20:59.510 --> 0:21:03.080 as revelations five, eight and eight, 3 to 4. He 0:21:03.080 --> 0:21:06.169 says that the even the Bible shows people in heaven 0:21:06.320 --> 0:21:09.380 taking our prayers before God. I thought, when you die, 0:21:09.410 --> 0:21:11.540 you're not conscious. Well, how would you know who you're 0:21:11.540 --> 0:21:13.969 praying for? I thought we'd just go to Jesus Christ 0:21:14.000 --> 0:21:17.510 to get to the father. I'm just confused with that 0:21:17.510 --> 0:21:19.370 because he says when they came out of the graves, 0:21:19.369 --> 0:21:21.949 that shows they're alive and they guess they're conscious, they 0:21:21.950 --> 0:21:24.230 could pray for us. I don't understand all this. 0:21:25.040 --> 0:21:33.699 Well, whether they're conscious or not, Uh, and, uh, I 0:21:33.700 --> 0:21:37.600 think it's interesting. Let's just go to revelation five eight. Yeah. 0:21:37.630 --> 0:21:43.389 When he when he took the scroll, the four living 0:21:43.390 --> 0:21:46.930 creatures and the 24 elders fell down before the lamb. 0:21:46.960 --> 0:21:51.639 Each one had a harp and gold bowls filled with incense, 0:21:51.640 --> 0:21:55.810 which are the prayers of the saints. Now, I just 0:21:55.810 --> 0:21:59.350 want to be really clear here. This is symbolic language. 0:21:59.350 --> 0:22:03.879 And the incense, uh, is the prayers of the saints 0:22:03.910 --> 0:22:08.200 is symbolically pictured as incense. But their actual prayers. But 0:22:08.200 --> 0:22:12.550 they're not prayers of dead saints. The word saint refers 0:22:12.550 --> 0:22:16.210 to followers of Jesus. And so these are the prayers 0:22:16.210 --> 0:22:21.100 of people on earth ascending to God. They are not 0:22:21.100 --> 0:22:26.379 people who are dead and in heaven praying. So that 0:22:26.380 --> 0:22:30.450 verse is not teaching at all anything about the dead 0:22:30.450 --> 0:22:36.300 interceding for us. Now the other one, yes, people are resurrected. 0:22:36.330 --> 0:22:40.409 There were a few people who had a resurrection at 0:22:40.410 --> 0:22:43.590 the resurrection of Jesus according to Matthew 27, but they 0:22:43.590 --> 0:22:47.369 would have to die again, sort of like Lazarus. There 0:22:47.369 --> 0:22:51.030 was a, I like to call the theological technical term 0:22:51.060 --> 0:22:55.410 a super duper burst of resurrection power that happened when 0:22:55.440 --> 0:22:58.800 the the Lord Jesus was resurrected and some people came 0:22:58.800 --> 0:23:03.030 out of the graves as confirmation of that resurrection of Jesus, 0:23:03.030 --> 0:23:06.540 but they were not resurrected to glory. They were resurrected 0:23:06.570 --> 0:23:09.840 temporarily and they would have to die again. So what 0:23:09.840 --> 0:23:15.959 happens when we die? First of all, we go to 0:23:15.990 --> 0:23:20.100 be with the Lord, our immaterial portion, the spirits of us. 0:23:20.130 --> 0:23:23.429 Paul talks about in Philippians one that he. He knows 0:23:23.430 --> 0:23:26.280 that to live is Christ, to die is gain, and 0:23:26.280 --> 0:23:29.190 that he would go to be with the Lord. When 0:23:29.190 --> 0:23:34.050 he died. Second Corinthians five says. Absent from the body. 0:23:34.050 --> 0:23:37.710 When our spirit leaves the body. It it is present 0:23:37.710 --> 0:23:39.270 with the Lord. So we go to be with the 0:23:39.270 --> 0:23:43.500 Lord in our immaterial state. And then we descend in 0:23:43.500 --> 0:23:47.879 our immaterial state at the resurrection, at the rapture, and 0:23:47.880 --> 0:23:50.639 we are resurrected. We meet up with our bodies and 0:23:50.640 --> 0:23:57.119 they're given a glorified immortal body. But, uh, the most 0:23:57.119 --> 0:24:03.990 important thing to remember is that there's only one mediator, 0:24:03.990 --> 0:24:09.030 one person who prays. There's one person who is our advocate. 0:24:09.030 --> 0:24:13.770 There's only one high priest who intercedes for us, and 0:24:13.770 --> 0:24:17.280 that is the Lord Jesus. So when we pray, the 0:24:17.280 --> 0:24:20.040 way to pray is not to any person who died. 0:24:20.070 --> 0:24:22.290 The way to pray according to the scriptures is we 0:24:22.290 --> 0:24:25.350 pray to the father in the name of the son. 0:24:25.350 --> 0:24:27.900 That's because he is our advocate. He is our high priest. 0:24:27.930 --> 0:24:33.360 He is the one that leads us before the father. And, uh, 0:24:33.359 --> 0:24:37.050 he is the one that intercedes for us. And we 0:24:37.050 --> 0:24:40.980 pray as we seek God's will. We seek God's purposes. 0:24:40.980 --> 0:24:43.500 When we pray, we pray according to the power of 0:24:43.500 --> 0:24:46.440 the Holy Spirit. So when we pray, we don't pray 0:24:46.440 --> 0:24:50.369 to people who have died. We pray to the father 0:24:50.369 --> 0:24:53.070 in the name of the son by the power of 0:24:53.070 --> 0:24:56.190 the Holy Spirit. There's no verse in Scripture that ever, 0:24:56.220 --> 0:25:02.610 ever teaches that we should pray to people who have died. Okay. Uh. 0:25:04.080 --> 0:25:05.820 That is what they believe. 0:25:05.850 --> 0:25:08.190 Yeah, I know they believe that, but does that clarify 0:25:08.190 --> 0:25:09.000 it for you? 0:25:09.030 --> 0:25:11.460 Yes it does. I thank you so much. I really 0:25:11.460 --> 0:25:12.330 appreciate that. 0:25:12.359 --> 0:25:15.780 Yeah, well, thank you for your call, Stephen. Uh, you know, 0:25:15.810 --> 0:25:18.300 I think that's one of the great privileges that we 0:25:18.300 --> 0:25:21.990 have as as a child of God that we can 0:25:21.990 --> 0:25:26.840 go to the father directly through our great High Priest, 0:25:26.840 --> 0:25:32.090 the Lord Jesus, our intercessor, our our great Redeemer. That's 0:25:32.090 --> 0:25:35.660 that's a great reminder to why should we pray? Because 0:25:35.660 --> 0:25:38.840 God calls us to and we can enter the holy 0:25:39.230 --> 0:25:42.860 presence of God through the Lord Jesus. Well, we're going 0:25:42.890 --> 0:25:45.980 to come right back with the mailbag, the Febc mailbag, 0:25:46.010 --> 0:25:48.200 to hear us coming in. So don't go away. You're 0:25:48.200 --> 0:25:50.750 listening to Open Line with Michael Ray Dolnick right here 0:25:50.750 --> 0:26:09.380 on Moody Radio. And we're back. It's time for the 0:26:09.560 --> 0:26:14.840 Febc mailbag. I'm so grateful that Far Eastern Broadcasting Company 0:26:14.840 --> 0:26:19.700 partners with Moody Radio to bring you Open Line, and they, uh, 0:26:19.700 --> 0:26:24.350 bring you the Febc mailbag. And joining me now. My name, 0:26:24.350 --> 0:26:26.450 by the way, I didn't mention again was Mike is 0:26:26.450 --> 0:26:29.000 Michael Ray Dolnick. And joining me is to hear a Haynes. 0:26:29.000 --> 0:26:33.830 She is the person who is going to ask the 0:26:33.830 --> 0:26:36.920 questions today about the from the mailbag. But I do 0:26:36.920 --> 0:26:40.669 want you to check out because they are bringing the 0:26:40.700 --> 0:26:45.530 gospel to people all over the world through media and 0:26:45.530 --> 0:26:50.720 then also through personal engagement. And they have a wonderful 0:26:50.720 --> 0:26:54.320 podcast with Ed Cannon called Until All Have Heard. You 0:26:54.320 --> 0:26:57.680 can find it on whatever podcast distributor you have, or 0:26:57.680 --> 0:27:00.709 you can go to their website, because that's where I 0:27:00.710 --> 0:27:04.040 recommend you go and check out their podcast until all 0:27:04.040 --> 0:27:07.910 have heard and to hear how you how you doing? 0:27:07.940 --> 0:27:09.889 I am doing well. How are you today? 0:27:09.920 --> 0:27:14.270 Great. I'm thinking, uh, you're here a couple of weeks 0:27:14.270 --> 0:27:18.200 in a row now. Uh, we're. I think Tricia needs 0:27:18.200 --> 0:27:21.050 to read about Wally Pipp. Oh. Do you know who 0:27:21.080 --> 0:27:22.010 Wally Pip is? 0:27:22.010 --> 0:27:23.899 I don't tell me who Wally Pip is. 0:27:23.930 --> 0:27:27.260 Wally Pipp was a first baseman that got injured and 0:27:27.260 --> 0:27:30.560 with the Yankees, and he was replaced by a guy 0:27:30.590 --> 0:27:34.190 named Lou Gehrig, who played for the next 2130 games 0:27:34.190 --> 0:27:37.220 and set a then record for how many games played 0:27:37.220 --> 0:27:40.520 in a row. And Wally Pipp lost his job. So, uh, 0:27:40.730 --> 0:27:43.429 you know Tricia. She better. This is two weeks in 0:27:43.430 --> 0:27:45.530 a row now. Tricia. Better watch out. 0:27:45.560 --> 0:27:49.280 So it's okay. No, Tricia is fine. Tricia has been 0:27:49.310 --> 0:27:53.510 at NBI, working really hard in Dallas, and she will 0:27:53.510 --> 0:27:55.310 definitely be back next week. 0:27:56.240 --> 0:27:58.429 Yeah, just tell her about Wally Pipp, okay. And then 0:27:58.430 --> 0:28:04.370 she'll be back. That'll be it. Okay. Thank you. Matthew. Okay. Uh, 0:28:04.369 --> 0:28:06.200 let's let's go to the questions. 0:28:06.290 --> 0:28:10.129 Great, great. Our first question is from Stanley in Alabama, 0:28:10.220 --> 0:28:14.480 listening on Wmw. Do Christians in our century need to 0:28:14.510 --> 0:28:17.330 keep the Sabbath and teach others to keep it also? 0:28:17.869 --> 0:28:20.480 Okay. There are a lot of people who become very 0:28:20.500 --> 0:28:25.389 strong about. It's the Sabbath. It's one of the Ten Commandments. Uh, now, 0:28:25.390 --> 0:28:28.630 it's really important that we remember that, you know, people 0:28:28.630 --> 0:28:30.340 ask me all the time about the Law of Moses, 0:28:30.369 --> 0:28:32.770 are we under it or are we not under it? 0:28:32.770 --> 0:28:36.160 And my answer is a really resounding yes and no. 0:28:36.760 --> 0:28:40.540 And the no part is that as a direct commandment, 0:28:40.570 --> 0:28:43.810 we are no longer under the law of Moses, but where, 0:28:43.810 --> 0:28:46.420 according to the New Testament, under the law of Christ, 0:28:46.450 --> 0:28:50.800 the Messianic Torah, the messianic law, and as a result 0:28:50.800 --> 0:28:54.430 of that, uh, the one what is the New covenant 0:28:54.430 --> 0:28:58.420 or the Messianic Torah? That's all these commandments in the 0:28:58.420 --> 0:29:03.640 New Testament. And it's interesting. Nine of the Ten Commandments 0:29:03.940 --> 0:29:09.580 are not are indeed repeated in the New Testament, but 0:29:09.580 --> 0:29:13.030 one isn't. And guess which one isn't the Sabbath command? 0:29:13.060 --> 0:29:17.170 That's the only one. Uh, and I think it's important 0:29:17.170 --> 0:29:20.510 that you realize that everyone realized that the the reason 0:29:20.510 --> 0:29:24.560 for that is that the seventh day Sabbath. I mean, 0:29:24.590 --> 0:29:26.330 we still have a Sabbath. It's the seventh day of 0:29:26.330 --> 0:29:30.770 the week, but the seventh day Sabbath was considered the 0:29:30.770 --> 0:29:35.810 sign of the Law of Moses. Uh, it says in 0:29:35.810 --> 0:29:39.410 Exodus 31, you must observe my Sabbaths, for it is 0:29:39.410 --> 0:29:43.550 a sign between me and you throughout your generations, so 0:29:43.550 --> 0:29:45.200 that you will know that I am the Lord who 0:29:45.200 --> 0:29:48.020 sets you apart. Observe the Sabbath, for it's holy to you. 0:29:48.050 --> 0:29:52.700 It's the sign. Verse 1731 17 says, for ever between 0:29:52.700 --> 0:29:56.270 me and the Israelites. So it's a Sabbath is the 0:29:56.270 --> 0:30:00.350 Sabbath is a sign of the mosaic covenant. Thank you. 0:30:00.380 --> 0:30:03.080 And then we're under the New covenant. And so that's 0:30:03.080 --> 0:30:06.440 the one. That's the one of the Ten Commandments that 0:30:06.440 --> 0:30:09.260 is not repeated because it's not the sign of the 0:30:09.260 --> 0:30:13.310 New Covenant. It's the sign of the mosaic covenant. Okay. 0:30:13.340 --> 0:30:16.790 So that's that's what I would say. So no, we're 0:30:16.790 --> 0:30:21.100 not bound like Israel. You know, you couldn't cook or 0:30:21.130 --> 0:30:24.910 pick up things or do stuff like that on Sabbath. 0:30:24.910 --> 0:30:29.740 That's not our life. However, remember I said, we're not 0:30:29.740 --> 0:30:32.140 under the law of Moses. And yes, we are in 0:30:32.140 --> 0:30:36.280 the sense that every principle taught in the law of Moses, 0:30:36.280 --> 0:30:41.410 every principle, the wisdom principle that governs every command in 0:30:41.410 --> 0:30:45.790 the law of Moses is applicable to us. And so 0:30:45.790 --> 0:30:49.210 the idea of taking a day off one day a 0:30:49.210 --> 0:30:55.180 week for physical rest and spiritual renewal, that's great idea. 0:30:55.180 --> 0:30:58.870 That's a wisdom principle. It's something we ought to do. 0:30:59.290 --> 0:31:03.670 For example, in Romans 14 it says, one man honors 0:31:03.670 --> 0:31:06.640 one day above another. Another views them all alike. Let 0:31:06.670 --> 0:31:10.000 each man be convinced in his own mind. So it 0:31:10.000 --> 0:31:14.140 doesn't have to be on Saturday, but it has to be. 0:31:14.170 --> 0:31:17.250 We have to take a day for physical rest and 0:31:17.250 --> 0:31:20.640 spiritual renewal. We have to have our own Sabbath. And 0:31:20.670 --> 0:31:23.370 you know, if someone wants to do it on Saturday, fine. 0:31:23.850 --> 0:31:27.660 You know, uh, a lot of messianic congregations that I 0:31:27.660 --> 0:31:32.490 was part of, uh, met on Saturdays for worship and, uh, 0:31:32.790 --> 0:31:37.470 and took that day for rest and renewal. Uh, I 0:31:37.470 --> 0:31:42.510 was at a church as an interim pastor that had 0:31:42.510 --> 0:31:47.130 Saturday night services. And so they took Saturday as well, 0:31:47.160 --> 0:31:50.430 you know, and so they met for worship on Saturdays. 0:31:51.330 --> 0:31:56.730 The point is, we need a day for rest and renewal, 0:31:56.730 --> 0:31:59.940 physical rest, spiritual renewal. It could be Sunday. You know, 0:31:59.970 --> 0:32:02.970 for most pastors, it's not Sunday because they're, you know, 0:32:03.000 --> 0:32:08.130 especially if there's multiple services. So true. It's not that, uh, 0:32:08.130 --> 0:32:10.740 a person could take their day of rest another day. 0:32:10.740 --> 0:32:14.280 So those are those are some of the the reasons 0:32:14.280 --> 0:32:16.860 I would say. Are we under the Law of Moses? No, 0:32:16.890 --> 0:32:18.240 you don't have to keep the Sabbath the way the 0:32:18.270 --> 0:32:21.060 Israelites did. It's the sign of the law of Moses, 0:32:21.060 --> 0:32:24.600 not the sign of the law of Messiah. But should 0:32:24.600 --> 0:32:26.520 we keep the Sabbath? Yes. We need to have our 0:32:26.520 --> 0:32:30.750 own Sabbath. A day for physical rest and renewal. 0:32:30.780 --> 0:32:33.480 Thank you, Michael, for that response. And thank you, Stanley, 0:32:33.480 --> 0:32:36.600 for that question. We have a question from Heidi in 0:32:36.600 --> 0:32:40.350 Ohio listening through Wtxf. I have always had a heart 0:32:40.350 --> 0:32:43.709 for Israel, but since October 7th, I weep for them, 0:32:43.710 --> 0:32:47.040 the hostages, the anti-Semitism, and so many other things going 0:32:47.040 --> 0:32:50.670 on now. Struggling. She's now struggling with so many hostages 0:32:50.670 --> 0:32:53.640 being murdered in the captivity. And she wants to know, 0:32:53.670 --> 0:32:56.430 she said. God did not answer the prayers of those 0:32:57.150 --> 0:32:59.940 who were praying the Christians, the Jews for everyone to 0:32:59.970 --> 0:33:03.420 be released. And she had really hoped that that would 0:33:03.450 --> 0:33:06.990 have happened. So her question is why didn't God respond 0:33:07.020 --> 0:33:10.830 or answer that? And also, what more can Christians do 0:33:10.830 --> 0:33:13.860 to bless Israel in these heartbreaking times? 0:33:14.760 --> 0:33:18.390 Well, first of all, for me to answer the mystery 0:33:18.390 --> 0:33:22.200 of prayer is beyond my pay grade. Just so you know, 0:33:22.230 --> 0:33:26.940 I none of us can explain the mysterious nature of 0:33:26.940 --> 0:33:31.740 prayer and how and why. Why and how God answers. 0:33:31.740 --> 0:33:34.320 Why does he say yes? There were. There have been 0:33:34.320 --> 0:33:37.260 a number of hostages that were rescued, a number of 0:33:37.260 --> 0:33:41.040 hostages that have been released. And then there are others 0:33:41.040 --> 0:33:46.050 that that were murdered by Hamas. Uh, and it's not 0:33:46.050 --> 0:33:50.340 just those who are hostages. On the very day of 27, 0:33:50.520 --> 0:33:58.650 over 1200 were killed, murdered in that assault. Clearly, people 0:33:58.650 --> 0:34:01.260 were praying for the peace of Jerusalem when that happened. 0:34:01.260 --> 0:34:05.250 So I don't know the answer to that. I do 0:34:05.280 --> 0:34:07.890 know that God tells us to pray and not lose heart. 0:34:07.890 --> 0:34:10.260 That's what Jesus said in Luke 17. We are to 0:34:10.290 --> 0:34:14.570 pray and not lose heart. We are to trust God 0:34:14.570 --> 0:34:20.630 for the answers. And you know the mystery of how 0:34:20.660 --> 0:34:25.790 God decides what he's going to do. I don't know, uh, but, 0:34:26.480 --> 0:34:29.870 you know, God is still calling us to pray, and 0:34:29.870 --> 0:34:32.569 we need to do that. I'm amazed, you know, when 0:34:32.570 --> 0:34:37.670 I had a prayer for this beloved person to me 0:34:37.700 --> 0:34:41.480 and I. I was not worthy. And I cried out 0:34:41.480 --> 0:34:43.640 to God. And I said, God, I am not worthy, 0:34:43.640 --> 0:34:47.420 but Jesus is. And deliver this person. And that one 0:34:47.420 --> 0:34:51.740 time he answered that prayer exactly as I had asked. 0:34:51.770 --> 0:34:55.550 Other times he said no to me about things like that. 0:34:56.120 --> 0:35:00.589 I don't know. I don't know. Uh, but I just 0:35:00.590 --> 0:35:04.880 keep praying because he's the one I rely on. So, uh, 0:35:05.180 --> 0:35:08.299 so I'm sorry to say that there's this is a 0:35:08.300 --> 0:35:11.930 great mystery, and it's it's not one who can know 0:35:11.930 --> 0:35:16.340 the mind of the Lord. None of us. That's it. Yeah. So, uh, 0:35:16.340 --> 0:35:20.060 let's let's take this, uh, last this other question here 0:35:20.060 --> 0:35:20.990 by Lori. Okay. 0:35:20.989 --> 0:35:23.840 Sure. Thank you so much, Lori. Florida. And she's listening 0:35:23.870 --> 0:35:28.610 to Wcqs in the Old Testament sacrificial system, were all 0:35:28.610 --> 0:35:30.410 animals required to be male? 0:35:30.980 --> 0:35:33.620 Yeah. The reason I thought we'd take this is because 0:35:33.620 --> 0:35:38.480 it's a quick answer. No, there were female sacrifices, female 0:35:38.480 --> 0:35:48.560 animals for sacrifice as well. Leviticus chapter four, verse uh 28. 0:35:48.770 --> 0:35:51.890 It says if someone informs him about the sin he 0:35:51.890 --> 0:35:54.799 has committed, he's about. Then he's he's to bring an 0:35:54.800 --> 0:35:58.370 unblemished female goat as his offering for the sin that 0:35:58.370 --> 0:36:03.560 he committed. So that's Leviticus 428, then verse 32, uh, 0:36:03.560 --> 0:36:09.080 he's to bring a female lamb. Uh, uh, Leviticus 432 0:36:09.080 --> 0:36:14.900 and then Leviticus five six, he must bring his restitution 0:36:14.900 --> 0:36:17.240 for the sin he has committed to the Lord. A 0:36:17.239 --> 0:36:21.200 female lamb or goat from the flock. So the answer 0:36:21.200 --> 0:36:23.960 is no. They didn't all have to be male. Certain 0:36:23.960 --> 0:36:29.150 sacrifices required a female sacrifice. And, uh, thank you so 0:36:29.150 --> 0:36:32.719 much for bringing those questions into here, Michael. Yeah. 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And we're going to talk with 0:38:33.340 --> 0:38:38.260 Mary Lynn in Seville, Ohio, listening on the Moody Radio app. Hey, 0:38:38.260 --> 0:38:40.120 Mary Lynn, how can I help you today? 0:38:41.320 --> 0:38:43.600 Good morning. Thank you for taking my call. 0:38:43.630 --> 0:38:46.330 Hey, wait a second. How did you hear about the 0:38:46.330 --> 0:38:49.720 Moody Radio app? That's what I want to know from you. 0:38:50.170 --> 0:38:50.680 Uh. 0:38:51.250 --> 0:38:56.830 Um, I was in South Carolina at my daughter's, and 0:38:56.830 --> 0:39:01.480 I tried to listen to Moody Radio, so that's how 0:39:01.480 --> 0:39:01.989 I got it. 0:39:02.020 --> 0:39:05.230 Well, you know, that's a cool thing. We live in 0:39:05.230 --> 0:39:09.580 a kind of a weird neighborhood in Chicago. And even 0:39:09.610 --> 0:39:13.989 though we're really close to the WNBA, my wife listens 0:39:13.989 --> 0:39:18.670 on the app because we have terrible reception right in 0:39:18.670 --> 0:39:23.170 our little pocket of Chicago. And and we get much 0:39:23.170 --> 0:39:25.420 better reception, obviously, on the Moody Radio app. And so 0:39:25.420 --> 0:39:28.540 if you're listening out there and you think, I'm leaving 0:39:28.540 --> 0:39:32.830 my hometown, I won't have my radio station, uh, or 0:39:32.830 --> 0:39:35.169 I just want to get better reception. And I think 0:39:35.170 --> 0:39:37.960 I'll do it with, with my iPhone. If I do 0:39:37.960 --> 0:39:41.020 that or my smartphone, I should say, uh, best thing 0:39:41.050 --> 0:39:43.390 to do get the Moody Radio app, be smart like 0:39:43.390 --> 0:39:47.470 Mary Lynn and get the Moody, Moody Radio app. 0:39:48.310 --> 0:39:52.990 I can't get w Ciara home. I can get it 0:39:52.989 --> 0:39:55.990 in the car, but I can't get it in my home. 0:39:55.989 --> 0:39:57.790 So that's why I listen. 0:39:57.820 --> 0:40:02.080 Same thing as my wife, right? That's it. Right? That's it. Okay. 0:40:02.080 --> 0:40:03.070 How can I help you? 0:40:03.750 --> 0:40:07.200 Yeah. Okay. I have a question about the timing of 0:40:07.200 --> 0:40:11.580 the Israelites crossing the Red sea. Did God hold the 0:40:11.580 --> 0:40:15.870 Egyptians back the whole time they were crossing? And how 0:40:15.870 --> 0:40:20.100 long would that take for the 2 million plus Israelites 0:40:20.100 --> 0:40:21.959 to cross the Red sea? 0:40:22.739 --> 0:40:26.730 Well, it doesn't say in the Bible. Uh, I don't 0:40:26.760 --> 0:40:31.739 know how long it took. Uh, you know, just to 0:40:31.770 --> 0:40:35.910 be honest, that if Moses thought that was important, he 0:40:35.910 --> 0:40:39.660 would have told us. Apparently, he didn't think it was crucial. 0:40:39.690 --> 0:40:43.230 You know, in terms of, uh, there's a selectivity. This 0:40:43.230 --> 0:40:46.739 is this is really important for us to understand. It's 0:40:46.739 --> 0:40:50.009 the principle of selection. And a lot of people just 0:40:50.010 --> 0:40:54.000 want to know the details. Uh, like Fanny Brice, you know. 0:40:54.210 --> 0:40:57.180 Do you remember Fanny Brice, the old comedian on radio? Uh, 0:40:57.180 --> 0:40:59.820 I used to listen to a lot of old radio tapes. 0:41:00.480 --> 0:41:05.280 She y y she asked a million questions. And the 0:41:05.280 --> 0:41:08.130 the the funny thing about, by the way, the movie 0:41:08.130 --> 0:41:13.200 Funny Girl is about Fanny Brice, but, uh, Baby Snooks 0:41:13.200 --> 0:41:17.400 was the character that she played. But, uh, the funny 0:41:17.400 --> 0:41:21.450 part to me here is that people don't know that 0:41:21.450 --> 0:41:27.330 when biblical narrative, it's not to answer our curiosity, it's 0:41:27.330 --> 0:41:31.140 to tell us what's most important. And so it doesn't say. 0:41:31.140 --> 0:41:36.720 I think that obviously the 600 chariots were were really 0:41:36.719 --> 0:41:40.350 making some some dust in the distance. And the Israelites 0:41:40.380 --> 0:41:45.330 saw it and they cried out. And Moses says in 0:41:45.330 --> 0:41:48.090 Exodus 14, don't be afraid. Stand firm and see the 0:41:48.090 --> 0:41:51.240 Lord's salvation. He will provide for you today for the Egyptians. 0:41:51.239 --> 0:41:53.759 You see today you will never see again. The Lord 0:41:53.760 --> 0:41:56.610 will fight for you, and you must be quiet. And 0:41:56.610 --> 0:42:00.270 so then he's you know, one of my favorite verses 0:42:00.270 --> 0:42:04.120 in the Bible is Exodus 1415. The Lord said to Moses, 0:42:04.120 --> 0:42:06.219 why are you crying out to me? Tell the Israelites 0:42:06.219 --> 0:42:09.279 to break camp. In other words, stop talking and start 0:42:09.280 --> 0:42:14.469 walking is what what he says. Uh, and, uh, and 0:42:14.469 --> 0:42:17.080 that's that's what he does. And the angel of God, 0:42:17.080 --> 0:42:20.050 who was going in front of the Israelite forces, moved 0:42:20.050 --> 0:42:23.710 and went behind them. The pillar of cloud of cloud 0:42:23.710 --> 0:42:27.040 moved from in front of them and stood behind them. 0:42:27.040 --> 0:42:30.520 It came between the Egyptian and Israelite forces. The cloud 0:42:30.520 --> 0:42:32.830 was there in the darkness, yet it lit up the night. 0:42:32.830 --> 0:42:36.310 So neither group came near the other all night long. 0:42:36.310 --> 0:42:38.830 So how long did it take? It took all night long. 0:42:39.190 --> 0:42:43.270 How long is that? I don't know, but, uh, what 0:42:43.270 --> 0:42:48.009 kept the Israelites from being attacked by the Egyptians was 0:42:48.010 --> 0:42:51.910 the darkness of the pillar of cloud. So there was 0:42:51.940 --> 0:42:55.359 a blockade there, so to speak. Okay. 0:42:56.140 --> 0:43:01.460 Okay. I knew this was not a Necessary question, but 0:43:01.489 --> 0:43:03.080 I was just always curious. 0:43:03.110 --> 0:43:05.690 Yeah, well, you're curious, right? But, you know, we have 0:43:05.690 --> 0:43:09.350 a little hint there. It told us all night long. Right? Right. 0:43:09.350 --> 0:43:14.240 And and yes, God did hold the Egyptians back because 0:43:14.239 --> 0:43:16.759 of the pillar of cloud. I'd be afraid to walk 0:43:16.760 --> 0:43:18.890 into a pillar of cloud too, wouldn't you? 0:43:20.120 --> 0:43:21.440 Of course. Yes. 0:43:22.280 --> 0:43:25.879 Yeah. Yeah. Hey, thanks for your call. Uh, Mary Lynn, 0:43:25.880 --> 0:43:29.029 thank you. Appreciate it. Uh, we're going to talk to 0:43:29.060 --> 0:43:33.170 Daniel in Tennessee, listening on NRB. Welcome to Open Line, Daniel. 0:43:33.200 --> 0:43:34.490 How can I help you? 0:43:34.640 --> 0:43:37.880 Thank you. Doctor. Uh, thank you for taking my call. 0:43:38.000 --> 0:43:40.669 God bless you. Um, I have a simple question. Well, 0:43:40.670 --> 0:43:45.710 it's not a simple question. I have a new friend who, um, 0:43:45.739 --> 0:43:49.400 recently told me. Hey, you know, I don't agree with 0:43:49.400 --> 0:43:51.890 what you're teaching in the Bible study because I follow 0:43:51.890 --> 0:43:54.770 what preterist view, and I didn't know what that was. 0:43:54.770 --> 0:43:58.580 Started studying. And I don't necessarily agree with it, but 0:43:58.580 --> 0:44:01.310 I want before I ask for your perspective, I just 0:44:01.310 --> 0:44:04.160 want to say that I approach matters like this with 0:44:04.160 --> 0:44:07.610 humility and ask for God's wisdom. And I don't believe 0:44:07.640 --> 0:44:11.509 things like this about end time views or perspectives should 0:44:11.510 --> 0:44:14.270 be divisive in the church. So if I could kindly 0:44:14.270 --> 0:44:15.800 ask for your perspective, please. 0:44:15.830 --> 0:44:18.860 Yeah, I don't think it should be divisive in the church, 0:44:19.340 --> 0:44:22.850 but it's disappointing to me, to people who that people 0:44:22.850 --> 0:44:28.129 do take the predatorist view, for example, predatorist for people 0:44:28.130 --> 0:44:31.040 who are sitting on what in the world is that 0:44:31.070 --> 0:44:34.969 a new part for my car? No. Predatorism is the 0:44:34.969 --> 0:44:40.190 belief that the events, for example, in Matthew 24, were 0:44:40.190 --> 0:44:43.459 fulfilled in the past, or that the book of revelation, 0:44:43.460 --> 0:44:48.890 the interpretation of revelation four through 22 is our our 0:44:48.890 --> 0:44:55.400 predicted and fulfilled in the past. So, for example, in 0:44:55.400 --> 0:45:00.410 Matthew 24, When it talks about the Lord's return, they 0:45:00.410 --> 0:45:04.010 would say the Lord did return in A.D. 70. He 0:45:04.010 --> 0:45:08.930 returned in judgment. And so the return of the Lord 0:45:08.930 --> 0:45:13.070 was the destruction of Jerusalem, and not the deliverance of Israel, 0:45:13.070 --> 0:45:17.630 as predicted in in the Hebrew Bible and predicted in 0:45:17.630 --> 0:45:21.200 Zechariah 12 and places like that. Rather, he returned in 0:45:21.200 --> 0:45:28.700 judgment on Israel. Revelation four through uh 19 is frequently 0:45:28.700 --> 0:45:31.880 taken as partial predatorism that all those events of the 0:45:31.880 --> 0:45:39.170 tribulation period were fulfilled in A.D. 70, when Jerusalem was destroyed. And, uh, 0:45:39.380 --> 0:45:42.890 and it just happened. It just such a problem because 0:45:42.920 --> 0:45:45.710 there were full preterists about the book of revelation. But 0:45:45.710 --> 0:45:48.230 it's so clearly about the coming of the Lord Jesus 0:45:48.230 --> 0:45:50.690 that they had to say, well, okay, in chapter 20 0:45:50.719 --> 0:45:53.840 it starts being about the return of the Lord Jesus, uh, 0:45:53.840 --> 0:45:59.200 yet future. But yeah, it just seemed to me that 0:45:59.200 --> 0:46:03.339 it's clear that this is about the future and we 0:46:03.340 --> 0:46:07.569 don't have to, uh, we don't have to worry about that. Well, uh, 0:46:07.570 --> 0:46:09.970 shouldn't divide us, but I do think it should guide 0:46:09.969 --> 0:46:14.620 us that we're we're we're able to see the return 0:46:14.620 --> 0:46:17.230 of the Lord Jesus. Hey, thanks for your question, Daniel. 0:46:17.230 --> 0:46:19.660 I hope that helps. Thanks for listening, everyone. 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