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We are going to be answering some terrific fascinating questions today on the line of fire stage or the line of fire with your host activist and author, international speaker and theologian Dr. Michael Brown your voice of moral cultural and spiritual revolution Michael Brown is the director of the coalition of conscience and president of fire school of ministry get into the line of fire now by calling 866-34-TRUTH 866-34-TRUTH here again is Dr. Michael Brown is working for the Friday edition of life are you gonna question God answers this is Michael Brown but it's one of those rare Fridays were I'm not taking your call. I know I can feel the sigh, but unfortunately I cannot do a live radio show at the same time that I am in flight overseas.

So this is a travel day to Israel and to meet up with our tour group will be coming in just a little bit after me for a wonderful time. Those you on the tour group is actually here and as you. I cannot wait to meet you in the land of Israel and God willing.

Next week will be doing a live broadcast some most all of the nights we shall see from the land of Israel to bring our tour group and those are those really fun. Special programs as long as were able to make our connections and do this properly, but I have solicited questions on Facebook any question or even an area of difference were someone wanted to get clarification so II see the questions before us. This is going to be a really really interesting episode broadcast on the line of fire. So don't don't post questions on Facebook now. I have really solicited them and I am answering them now on this broadcast so will start with a question from Ruth Dr. Brown. I've just begun to read the book of Enoch.

My question is, have you read it, and if so is there a particular translation of it that you would recommend. Thank you so much for hopefully answer you will you one of the first to post your question Ruth. So of course will answer now when it comes to Enoch. I have read parts of Enoch. I have not read all of the book of Enoch and even the book of Enoch as as we have it is not preserved completely in a very early form so as far as and then there are there additional there is Enoch one Enoch to is as far as different books within Enoch and the earliest evidence we have is from Dead Sea Scrolls and Aramaic that was not available to previous scholars. Otherwise the company. The only complete text we have of Enoch is a translation from Aramaic into easy obligor from another language into easy optic so it is secondary so we don't have the original book of Enoch. We don't have the original language book of Enoch even copies of it except for fragments at the Dead Sea Scrolls as far as translations the old classic translation was our age. Charles he worked. And this is one of the edited he produced in the famous edition of Old Testament suit epigraphy so these are external writings falsely attributed to others, etc. that remains in print and available so the R. H. Charles edited one. There is a detailed critical study of Enoch with translation by Matthew black top Aramaic scholar that volume.

I bought many years ago when I was doing some research and study, but it's not a cheap volume by the way any Guinness can have technical information and then George Nicholas Berg and others have produced a new critical addition of Enoch with a commentary commenter in the book of Enoch. Now in a in a couple of volumes in the Herman a series that's expensive and technical, but in short this remember your reading an ancient book that was influential in the early church in early Judaism.

But ultimately was not considered canonical. So it never became part of the canonical Scriptures in Judaism or and Christianity of course that they overlap at the beginning fully so was never considered canonical should not be read as if it were on a par with Scripture.

Even though there may be parts that are full of truth. There may be words that are attributed to Enoch as quoted in Jude now that being said, if you want perspective of how influential this type of thinking was, there is the book by Michael Heiser. We did an interview on it last year reversing Hermann H ER MON where he talks about the larger spiritual issues and the the spiritual fall that's being addressed in Enoch and that he believes was an issue in the early church that Jesus fix things on earth but also in the cosmos so that book you will find to be very insightful as well. Michael Heiser's reversing Hermann Enoch, the watchers and the forgotten mission of Jesus Christ.

Even if you don't agree with all of Dr. Heise's arguments shall have to see that this type of thinking was certainly current in New Testament times, as reflected, especially in second Peter and in Jude all right, let's go to the next question Karen what relationship of any does the Christian after the blessings of Deuteronomy 28 early preach that we get in on those blessings, and I've heard the idea be completely dismissed. I don't want to miss out or have false face for some faith that for some it is mine.

Thank you Dr. Brown you the man man. Thank you Cameron all right this is actually not as easy an issue to address directly. As you might think first.

This was given to Israel on a national level, and if Israel was to obey the Lord Israel as a nation would be blessed would be the head without not the tail would prosper would would loan to others rather than being in debt would be blessed with health and longevity, etc. if Israel disobeyed in this you have Leviticus 26 Deuteronomy 28 parallels there at eighth Israel disobeyed horrific curses would come on the nation's on the one hand, this was national and not simply individual is the first thing the second thing it was part of the Sinai covenant. So in short, Christians are not under the Sinai covenant, but under new and better covenant we render the Sinai covenant we be putting people to death if they broke the seventh day Sabbath. We were under the Sinai covenant. We would burn a witch practicing which we were under the Sinai covenant we be practicing every new moon, etc. would be still going to temple and offering sacrifices were not under the Sinai covenant and God is dealing with us as individual believers in the midst of a fallen and sinful world. That being said, if a nation was to hear more closely to God's standards was to walk in generosity to the needy, was to uphold moral principles on an ethical level before God was to turn away from idols and worship the one true God. I believe that God would bless us nationally. Just as all kinds of sin would bring judgment nationally. So for any nation on the planet not under the Sinai covenant. I will emitting those principles, not covenantal. He but by the nature of God by sowing and reaping would still apply and we know Proverbs 1434 universal truth, righteousness exalts a nation sin is a reproach to any people so if America followed biblical compassionate principles internationally and locally I believe would be more blessed as a nation if we were not a totally quick Christian nation. It is that we turned away from those things that I believe that we would be judged either by sowing and reaping, or by God, being actively involved, but what about us as individual believers. Didn't Jesus promises tribulation didn't. He promises persecution. Didn't he say that the world would treat us the way the world treated him. Yes, that's true.

Therefore there is no guarantee that if you follow Jesus and honor him that you will be financially prosperous that you won't get put in jail for your faith that you will come under certain demonic attack and things like that.

On the flipside, I believe that the new covenant does renew promises of physical health as it is a covenantal blessing under the new covenant.

I do believe that in terms of financial principles that we still do reap what we sow and as we so generously we reap generously. So not under Sinai covenant, but the divine principles that are reinforced and reiterated in the New Testament and therefore in the new covenant and that spiritually even ever being persecuted, even if were put out of our homes for the gospel, even if were put in jail for the gospel that we can confess spiritually that every need.

We have is met in Jesus that we can confess spiritually that we are the head and not the tail meaning even if we are casted by the world hated by the world, rejected by the world scoring by the world. We are blessed and favored by God. So there is in a sense, a spiritual application of everything in the law but were no longer under the Sinai covenant. Therefore, my answer is a bit more nuanced than a simple yes or no okay let's see here. Joshua good afternoon brother. My question is in regards to the topic of self-defense as you see in the news. Both the US and around our ever increased as you see on the news. Both the US and around or ever-increasing so something's ever-increasing egg is a word was Mr. Ellis, rumor from reduced ejection series that your stance on Lord's teaching, for example, turn the other cheek was knuckling for passivity, I would like to hear your case for self-defense is light and Scripture asked because I will see part of the gospel is calling for self-defense I would be correct if I'm wrong. Okay, let's let's put this in three categories. Category one would Jesus mean when he said turn the other cheek category to whatever persecuted for the gospel category three when a self-defense in general category one turn the other cheek is talk about personal retaliation. It is not talking in context about if someone say breaks into your home in the middle of the night. Let's say you, sir, Joshua… A theoretically you you had a baseball bat in your bedroom just in case there is ever house invasion or you are licensed to carry legally gun owner is about abrasives, your house is going to try to kill your wife and children do you have the Christian right to defend yourself. There is zero. In the Bible telling you not zero in the Bible telling you that you shouldn't watch over your family or or protect them so the the teaching of Jesus in Matthew five has to do with legal retaliation under the law, or an attitude of retaliation.

I fry tooth for tooth, rather someone gives you a backhanded slap so that it is like in the right cheeks of the right hand person, that's a backhanded slap that would entitle you to a fine for publicly being shamed by God and the other cheek that's the attitude in terms of personal retaliation try to hurt someone else retaliatory way. As far as persecution for the gospel know you don't find all the apostles when they were being arrested by the government for the gospel try to fight back physically and kick people away in and pull out a gun and shoot. So in that sense of if I'm persecuted for the gospel. I bless I don't curse and I can flee for safety fine.

Now it's it's it's another issue though. If you have an armed conflict. Maybe living in a country and and you are being invaded by enemies or try to kill all the Christians of informing that guy looking at his evaluation try to defend myself like somebody take them out gospel different category defense itself, why not righteous. In case error on the line of fire with your host Dr. Michael Brown. Your voice is more cultural and spiritual revolution Vera Jim Dr. Michael Brown thanks friends for joining us on the line. Jorge just with the prayer. I am in route to Israel will not multitask. We prerecorded today's broadcast. I am in route to Israel. As you hear my voice and we've got a very very full schedule or tour group will be arriving several hours after me and then day and night special activities for the tour group. All I'll be with our true group.

It selects sites for special teaching every night. I'll be with everybody will be doing special media want to get extra time with.

So with we really want the Lord to move so please pray that as soon as I wish I could be there all hopefully another time gobbling will be doing these again in the future, but we really want to be meaningful. I was just talking to the Lord about it the other day really asking God to touch people that this will be the tour of a lifetime for them or not taking your calls. We prerecorded this of solicited questions on Facebook. So now we go over to Joey was the significance of Judas kissing Jesus on the cheek when he was betrayed was a typical ferment to kiss other men on the cheek within the Jewish culture of the time is not why didn't you to simply point them out or call out his name to reveal his identity. Okay several parts to the question number one, it was cultural to greet with a kiss on the cheek work is on both cheeks.

I was just in in Italy beginning of January with the end of the meeting. There is a long line of people want to greet me with a kiss on each cheek, and in some of the communities is just the man that is the man like that women kissed women summits both kiss both of Paul's writings in the New Testament. Greet one another with a holy kiss that would be like a holy handshake or a holy hug today Christian hug. Of course, was a little different, so yeah, it ended through the Bible. This love kissing it. In fact, in my book where thing happened to America. I rebutted the idea that there was something going on between Jonathan and David because because this is a they made out is that some passionate sensual kiss like like song of Solomon relates to the first chapter but I go through the Bible.

If there was some gold on their idol is going to learn all these different people at kissed each other okay so this was the standard way of greeting very common around the world in many cultures.

To this day. However that being said, why didn't Judas just point him out. That's the depth of betrayal. He was a friend enough to betray with a kiss. He was a friend enough that that of course Jesus knew exactly who he was and what he is doing from day one they commit. Jesus treated in the same way. Love them the same way instructed in the same way knowing that he was there simply to betray multiply. That's what was going to happen and that's why he chose one of them as his betrayer, knowing who it wasn't and what was going to happen, but Satan then takes over Judas as we read Satan enter since this was.

This is a big job so Satan himself takes over an Judas resort was really wrong and destined for destruction now worked as it uses a tool of the devil and this wants to make it like everything's finding that comes the eye hey Jesus, my man be like to IK give me a hug buddy. That's the depth of betrayal and it's underscored by the kiss and it also let's just say there was going to be some type of resistance or battle that the soldiers there don't know exactly what to expect. So in the garbage guy kiss.

That's the one. Maybe getting quick before anything happened. This could be another dimension to it.

Okay, let's see here. Joshua I see a lot of discussion about the moral law contained in Old Testament law.

The delineation seems subjective of what each teacher is comfortable with like to hear your answer on what criteria we can use to objectively determine if the command in the Old Testament as part of the moral law are not okay in Christian teaching through the centuries. It is been common to distinguish between moral law, ceremonial law and civil law.

And it's it's a helpful distinction in many ways, but it's not one that's made within the Torah text itself. So a moral law would be honor your father and your mother moral law would be don't commit adultery ceremonial law would be if you touch a dead body that you ritually unclean through the evening to the next day and have to then wash yourself and purification orders to be clean. A civil law would be that you are to appoint judges to handle certain legal cases.

So the normal formulation would be the moral law continues on Christians today followers of Jesus, both Jew and Gentile with the ceremonial law was only for ancient Israel under the Sinai covenant and the civil law can give guidance to countries for their constitutions can give guidance to communities in terms of laws to pass, but is not binding today civil law. For example, would've included slavery under the Sinai covenant. So how you sort this out. On the one hand for teaching purposes.

It's a useful distinction, but when you read through the Sinai covenant when you read through the passages dealing with the law.

They are often just all intertwined together. Read through Leviticus 819 part was called the holiness code and you'll see things that seem ceremonial typing together with things that are moral in the wake of the Sabbath. For example, is when the 10 Commandments is that just ceremonial is not dealing with a moral issue of behavior between human beings before God. So even even there you see that there's room for debate. However, we do agree that the moral standards of the Torah are now written on the hearts of believers civil. How do I know what they are very simple, either. They are given as being for all people as, for example, Leviticus 18 laws prohibiting certain sexual relations.

When you read Leviticus 18 you see that it says God judge the Canaanites for the sins in the Leviticus 18 that land vomited them out and if Israel is to repeat those transgressions.

They will be vomited out so it is the ethic repeated in the profits for the nations it is. Is it repeated in Proverbs is a principal for all people is repeated in the New Testament if it's only found in the five books of Moses. If it is not specified there that it is for others as well as Israel if it is not reiterated anywhere else in the rest of the Old Testament prophets.

Proverbs other books if it is never referenced referred to reiterated reinforced in the New Testament. You could say well it's not for today which will see as every important moral issue in the Old Testament within the Torah is then reinforced elsewhere. It could be the call for righteousness and justice reinforced in the proper in the profits. It could be Christmas a moral conduct reinforced in Proverbs it could be moral code reinforced by Jesus by Paul Peter in the New Testament so you will see it reinforced either given as for all people, not just Israel but Israel and others or also reinforced elsewhere in the Hebrew Scriptures. Okay, let's go to Chas where is Jesus father Joseph during his ministry. Sounds like he had passed away judge by John's Gospel.

Is there any clarity on his absence will we.

We don't know definitively. We know through Luke's gospel in the second chapter that Joseph was alive when Jesus was 12 years old, but after that we have no record and there is no reference to him is a reference to his mother, Mary, Miriam, there's the reference to his brothers and sisters, but there is no reference to his father.

Most scholars assume that that Jesus suffered bereavement that you she was father died somewhere before he went to public ministry, perhaps even still has childhood so we know is there through skull fear. After that we have no record presumption being that he died during a time before Jesus entered public ministry, but that's just an interesting thing to think that the son of God who was also fully human experience bereavement.

Not only did he suffer for our sins not not only did he live in this world see the pain in the world but presumably suffered bereavement in his own life. The loss of his father. Interesting to think about that. Okay, let's see on grace. Is there a commentor in the book of Proverbs that you recommend explains the meaning of each or most versus with the contextual background also is there any particular reason that God chose Middle East is the place to begin life and the Israelites as his chosen people, but answer the second question first. There may be reasons of which we do not know that God chose to reveal himself to people in the Middle East and begin his work of redemption there. There may be reasons be on what we know, but the Fertile Crescent area.

There was an early hub for world civilization in Egypt and in Mesopotamia and what becomes Israel is right in the middle there. So with the Nile on on the southern side and on the western side, and then with the Euphrates River going up to the to the north and then heading east that right in their goal Euphrates between Euphrates and Tigris of the Mesopotamian civilization you go past the Nile and and that whole region they are. You have Egyptian civilization and then out of that was blossoming in Africa so it seemed to be a meeting ground of ancient civilizations that was the garden of Eden. Originally there was there something spiritual some type of of reason that God originally planted is his is garden of their was it that it was spiritually significant because that's reported to go to the beach, originally in Iraq recently. There's a lot of debate about that and and there is one river that doesn't seem to fit with the others of us. Kush has a different meaning.

It is beneath the opening something else because the other river seem to be more towards what would be in Iraq rather Africa, but ultimately God can. The birth things in any place but it was an ideal place and that it was in the middle of major ancient civilizations in a place where God can heal himself in an early withdrawal triumph over the gods of the other nations and their sophisticated believes he's God of Israel alone).

The line of fire your host Dr. Michael Brown line of fire by calling 866-34-TRUTH paradigm friends for joining us on the lawn for this is a special broadcast is I am in route to Israel.

Just our third ever drug minister their course. Many times, but just or third Everest Dr. Brown tour. Can't wait for that to get started and hopefully a future time. You can join us and those who bid on Pasteur's know how amazing and special and wonderful. These tours are this no place like the land of Israel not taking calls but I have answering questions grievously posted on Facebook settle post now. I solicited these ready and I'm answer them so Grace asked about the good commentary on the book of Proverbs, there is that there's a classic from old 200 years ago Charles Bridges on Proverbs Charles Bridges.

It's more this type of the type of of Puritan commentary, very edifying lots of great insights and fascinating quotes at it. It is understanding of the Hebrew, but is not focusing on taking the he report every verse etc. or giving a time of ancient Christian background, but I always enjoy that. Just for edifying purposes. Now for a more modern commentary that will give you background that will open at the meaning of the verse that will dig into the Hebrew perhaps one of the most accessible is Robert Alden ALD EN I'm looking at it now.

Proverbs a commentary on an ancient book of timeless advice you.

It cannot 80s you you want to try to get something that is accessible that as I'm thinking of of what you're looking for something that deals intelligent with the Hebrew something that understands the ancient near Eastern background and something though. That is also trying to convey the spiritual meaning example. There are technical commentaries that will get you into every detail of Hebrew, grammatical, and theological discussion and give you massive and should recent background, but no spiritual obligation and not at the end like okay here's what it really means. So Alden is good on that also draws a little shorter but one that I've also always enjoyed as well.

Derek Kidner, Eric middle initial F Kidner, one that I always enjoy using.

Over the years is commentary on Proverbs. Again, edifying is good Old Testament scholars who knew the background he can bring in when necessary.

That's a good helpful edifying commentary as well.

All right. We go back to my Facebook screen hey brother, thank you so much for your ministry lawyer was Joshua and Dana doesn't get what you are very welcome.

What Scripture do you go to when challenging a Calvinists concerning their belief on the elect. Okay so let me first give the Calvinists I Calvinists side is that unconditional election is is right at the heart of Calvinist beliefs before the world began. God looked at the human race sauce in our sin and disobedience and shows simply by his grace and for reasons known only to him this once a this one. Save this one save, thereby passing over the others. Some call that a double predestination because if you pass over than there are necessarily damn, let's concentrate on the saving part of Calvinist would say look, we all know we were saved by God's grace we all know it was nothing that we did in ourselves. It was the mercy of God, he gave us new birth.

That's why we believe that's what we follow him election is unconditional and then that ties in with the other tenants of Calvinism, namely, that human beings are totally depraved and fully sinful in themselves incapable of any spiritual good in and of themselves that we are unconditionally elected by God, that Jesus did not die to make salvation possible from human being, but rather to secure infallibly the salvation of the elect that so that's the LTU L total depravity, unconditional election L limited atonement. I irresistibly grace that when God draws someone to himself. That person is irresistibly say NP perseverance of the saints. Those were truly safe will persevere in holiness to the end and it seems this to be a beautiful chain called golden chain of redemption.

Calvinist circles and I appreciate the emphasis on God's grace and I appreciate the emphasis on his keeping power and and I agree with much of Calvinism, but obviously in the specifics. There's a difference. So I would point to the universality of atonement, meaning that Jesus died to make salvation possible for every human being like a look at every human being and symptom God loves you and Jesus died for you if you turn to him and put your faith in you can be safe.

Calvinist could say the second part but they couldn't tell the first part Jesus died for you can say that or even to say unconditionally through to anyone. God loves you, as they may not see quite that way so I believe Jesus dies on the cross, not just to secure salvation to make salvation possible for every human being and to infallibly secure this the salvation of those who put their trust in him, so I would point versus center console of the world and then show throughout John's gospel to the world that refers just to the elect. I would go to first John two that says that Jesus died not just for our sins's bridges not just forces with those of the whole world I would point to other passages like Ezekiel 18 first Timothy two that would indicate God desires that all men repent. I would point to those and then I would say listen when it comes to how we are saved, faith is not a work and we are called on to believe. And when we refuse to believe God judges us and rebukes us and holds us responsible and and and those who don't believe he holds responsible for that per if Jesus didn't die for that person. But even if they could believe they have been nothing to believe in because their sins are forgiven through the cross, but they can't believe this is on their Powderly was just like telling a dead person to get out of the grave and walk a person can't do it and you got holds us responsible for these things. Therefore, there is a will.

We can respond to the gospel that the gospel itself is the power of God to save and that we can say yes or no to God's gracious gift is all his saving. We do not save ourselves.

He alone is the Savior throughout the group.

The word choose choose choose choose the beginning of the Bible right to Revelation 22.

Whoever will come and drink the water of life freely. I I take all those at face value and therefore would challenge the idea of unconditional election that God predestined this one allowed to salvation and passed over others. I see that, contrary to God's longing that all would be saved as expressed desire that all would be saved.

The text of desire the death of the wicked, but rather that they repent.

That Jesus died. John three for the world. Hebrews 2 tasted death for every man so lazy that I was clear his account for all whoever will I see these things is ultimately true and through the gospel. People are drawn to be saved on 1232 of his lifted up of the cross. He draws all men to himself and of course Calvinists are responsive to these verses that are responsive to their versus and that's why we have disagreement, but I respect the emphasis on God the Savior and Calvinism and everything centers run him, not me.

I differ in terms of some of the specific points and would point to these other verses accordingly. Best thing to do is get online good Lois had asked Dr. Brown and type in white round and then watch when we debate the 60, what you hear his side is an eloquent Calvinist apologist with your my side of some of representing the non-Calvinist side so white right you can search online.

Also on YouTube or other debates we did lengthier ones on his own radio show some years back so check those out here both sides and then come to your conclusions. Okay Sarah. Someone told me. Matthew nine that combining the Old Testament and New Testament is putting old wine into new wineskins and use Matthew 916, 17, is a reference. What is your view on the meaning of these verses. Thanks so let's let's take a look at at the verses. First, because this is this is really interesting. The first question is what we mean by combining Old Testament and New Testament that they are combined we we have we have one Bible that the Bible of the early church, the one and only Bible of the early church was the Hebrew Bible was what we call the Old Testament today and would ultimately became old obsolete was not the Old Testament writings with the Sinai covenant. The Old Testament itself is not become obsolete.

We call it the Old Testament. That in itself is misleading.

You could call it the first testament in the New Testament. The second testament right, but Matthew nine verse 16. No one puts a patch of unstrung cloth on an old garment. The patch pulls away from the garment of Worchester happens, nor do they put new wine into old wineskins. Otherwise the skins burst in the wind spells out the skins room, but they put new wine into fresh wineskins, and both are preserved so yes the new wine of the new covenant needs a new wineskins. It cannot fulfill its mission and purpose under the Sinai covenant and under traditional Jewish thinking of the day as it was developing. It needs new wineskin. Yes yes yes at the same time. Does it say that you can put all wine into new wineskins. This essay that is of course not. Of course you can put old wine and only old ones considered better write about a wine casserole. One of them better consider Benders age wind and sitting for X number years right so you can put all wine into new wineskins cat you know one of the verse that's that's of interest. It Matthew the 13th chapter, Jesus is been teaching in parables and all the way at the end of Matthew 13. Let me grab the verse here. He's asking them to understand.

So it's it's verse 51, 52, understand these things is given the parables of their getting a were getting getting it. We do we do, even if they did that they did so yeah we wait we do, but I think they're getting it then he said. Therefore, every Torah scholar. So every scribe of the law. Therefore, every Torah scholar disciple for the kingdom of heaven is like the master of a household who brings out of his treasure both new things and old, there you have it right there so someone with the skull of the Torah, someone who is it teacher of the torrid future of law and is now disciple and the things that can easily throw out the old know he now takes from the old and new braces together in one glorious whole that is the new covenant for new covenant faith does not say I get really old laws, irritable your old morality. Get rid of all your old traditions get rid of all your old thinking gives them brand-new is no rather the Sinai covenant with the law was written on stoma temperaments on stone on hearts undertake my Torah to write on your heart. Not sure the bee stings of the different things that are new things that were in the old and not in the new, but is is is not a completely neutral raw.

It's not like you go from Moses to Mohammed right or Moses to Confucius go from Moses sure the same family will Moses said, building mess that which was promised in the past that is not true in the line of fire with your host Dr. Michael Brown voice of moral cultural and spiritual revolution. Here again is Dr. Michael Brown. Welcome to our Friday Roger someone for you got questions, God answers Michael Brown ability to be with you, but not taking your calls live today. This is a travel day for me to Israel or are Israel tour. Our third Israel tour in the history of our ministry. Can't wait to be there in one would you pray that God would bless the tour group as they travel over which you pray to God would bless our time together. Maybe as you do so.

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In the year 70 A.D. so were talking about over 1900 years now. 1930+ years without a temple Jews, the religious community would gladly be added temple sacrificing daily offering of sacrifices for the nation and other personal sacrifices on daily basis, but there's no temple and without the temple without that specific location.

It cannot be done and the preparation has been made. Altars built in priestly office affect. There was even a sacrifice offered out outside the city walls recently one that was considered illegal to offer but yeah they would do it in a heartbeat if they could so, where they differ tell my traditional Jew would say that sacrifices were more for other purposes. The Natomas but they were important for that as well. However, the biggest issue is repentance and if they will repent.

The fast of the day of atonement if they will do charitable deeds reps if they suffer things in this world.

It's also payment of debts can be an ultimate payment that prayer, repentance of the principal means of tone. I differ I differ with my Jewish friends on that but that would be the answer. Volume 2 of answering Jewish objections to Jesus.

Get that study it by going to the atonement issues at that in depth. Volume 2 of answering Jewish objections to Jesus. Okay Karen, why did God create Lucifer actually can create Lucifer. Meaning he didn't create the devil you didn't create the one that we know is how Soltan the Satan, the season of the adversary no. He created one that was perfect. So is it okay, but why did he do that if you knew what was going to happen. Same reason he created human beings, knowing what was going to happen. Ultimately, it was with us in line, but he created beings.

These angels and Lucifer is from Latin Luke affair Luke affair, which is just a light bearer. So originally, this is a beautiful description of a powerful angel. One of the lead angels if Ezekiel 28 and Isaiah 14 are speaking about the original fall of Lucifer fall of of Satan. Then these passages would give us insight that he was a majestic Angel a very very high rank and yet he chose to rebellious it will. How can you choose rebel of sin is not there free will gives the ability to say yes or no free will now actualize evil. If God says do this we can freely choose to, in essence, free will is somewhat mysterious. Think you have to admit that that the Angels and Adam and Eve the same way had perfect freedom to say yes or no. When they chose to say no. Now sin came alive now evil was actualized in okay as to your bigger question, why create a Satan someone it becomes Satan. Ultimately, he brought us a Tom is really the adversary, the accuser, why will God's ultimate goal was human beings to be created with love him and serve him freely that with coercion, but freely, that we would be his in an intimate relationship glorifying him, enjoying him forever. That was his goal. In order to do that yet to put us in an environment where we can freely choose. He could've created us all this with a will that like robots God praise you. I praise you every I praise you. I pray I praise you.

I pray just like no broken records.

But no, that would not be love that would not be relationship that would not be God that without bringing many pleasure, so he created us with freedom of choice the same as the Angels of the angels who fell down that's it destroyed punished putting chains weighty future punishment. That's it. But human beings can now turn and be saved. In other words, we can disobey we can say no and then he reaches out to the cross to save us so Satan is part of the larger drama where he's going to try to win us over through sin in the flesh where God is going to offer us eternal life to the cross and call us to repent, and now we can choose so Satan is evil and diabolical as he is ultimately comes in as part of God's larger plan. Having said that we only suffer though in terms of as a human race because we chose sin that that is not God deciding on a smash you and destroy you and hurt you just because I have nothing better to do what I enjoy doing that, say, the snow that we bring things ourselves up to him as a human race. And I mean every single thing that happens every child born with the sickness with the child. No, nothing at all brothers human race.

We brought destruction on ourselves but these are my choices.

We made Satan's of being part of that larger drama.

Okay Paul is modern Pentecostalism similar to Modernism we get accused of it, but is there anything to it, and if know what's the difference, as most of you know I am not a church historian and I'm not an expert on church movements early church leader church movements, but the Montanists were a group that were deemed heretical by many in the early church that they flourished, especially in the second century, so 100+ years after the time of Jesus and they were known for their emphasis on prophetic revelation now you say. Well, that sounds like Monica causes charismatics against the early church would consider as heretics. That's what some folks believe. I believe you browse just a Montanist apologist is a hell bound Montanist apologist whenever you know them in the hell bound and there was frost future Montanist apologist and Arab. It's a particular type of Montanist actually look up some of the terms to select from pleasure with them, but there are clear references in the early church, and to that time and after to speak in various tongues to prophecy to healing to miracles for centuries. So again, as Simmons not a scholar on Modernism, to the extent that these believers held to Orthodox beliefs the same as the fundamentals of the church which most related and to a strong morality anything they had a higher moral standard was legalism God. Most of the subject. But if they held to the basics of the gospel. We got no expert on this and to biblical morality and just overemphasize prophecy will that's not heretical is just an error if they claimed they were getting new revelation that was equal to the Bible, or superseded the Bible than that would be a serious error to be rejected.

The modern Pentecostal charismatic movement follows in the traditions of the early church that believes in the gifts and the power, the spirit for today that practice these things and and believe that there was prophetic ministry, but it was not all supernaturally inspired in the same way Scripture was rather it was not written in the word and it was of a different inspiration and had to be tested by the word in the life of course of the alleged prophet or apostle had to be tested as well for my book dealing with abuses in the modern Pentecostal charismatic movement as a Pentecostal charismatic myself playing with fire playing political Pentecostal charismatic church right deal with serious abuses in the blazing stars that Douglas