Who started the First Crusade?

Most of the people involved in the crusades were not Christians, even though they claimed to be. The name of Christ was abused, misused, and blasphemed by the actions of many of the crusaders. The crusades took place from approximately A.D. 1095 to 1230. Christianity however, is not the only religion with a violent past. …

Why did Lazarus get to be with Abraham in Luke 16:25?

Luke 16 contains the account of the rich man who lived a life of extreme luxury. Laid outside the gate of this rich man’s house, was an extremely poor man named Lazarus. “There was a certain rich man, which was clothed in purple and fine linen, and fared sumptuously every day: And there was a certain …

Why was a burial place so important in the Bible?

In Genesis 49, we read Jacob’s instructions about his burial place: “And he charged them, and said unto them, I am to be gathered unto my people: bury me with my fathers in the cave that is in the field of Ephron the Hittite, In the cave that is in the field of Machpelah, which is …

How wide is the Red Sea where the Israelites crossed?

The importance of the parting of the Red Sea is that this one event is the final act in God’s delivering His people from slavery in Egypt. The exodus from Egypt and the parting of the Red Sea is the single greatest act of salvation in the Old Testament, and it is continually recalled to …

Is prophecy of the First Advent and Second Advent equally literal?

The short answer is YES, they equally literal and effectual. The word ‘Advent’ has a Latin origin meaning ‘the coming,’ or more accurately, ‘coming toward. The First Advent of Christ Jesus “first coming” is the birth of Jesus, however, the first advent is also referred to as the rapture (1 Thess. 4:13-18; 1 Cor. 15:50-55; Matthew 24:40-42; …

Is the Jefferson Bible actually the most true version ever written?

The Thomas Jefferson Bible, also known as the Jefferson Bible, and officially titled The Life and Morals of Jesus of Nazareth, is a work of Thomas Jefferson, the third President of the United States. Jefferson finished his “Bible” in approximately 1819. It is not actually a complete Bible but an attempt at a harmony of the Gospels, with …

What does the Bible mean when it says God did some things before the foundation of the world?

The Bible refers to the “foundation” of the world in various passages. To “found” something is to establish a thing or lay the groundwork or secure the underpinnings for it. The “foundation of the world” is a reference to God’s act of creation. When Scripture refers to something that has been true “from the foundation of …

Can you summarize what the Fourth Lateran Council stated?

The Lateran Councils were a series of conferences called within the Roman Catholic Church in the 12th and 13th centuries. Their name comes from the Lateran Palace of Rome, where the groups assembled. In these meetings, Catholic Church leaders produced responses to various debates and controversies within the church. At the Lateran Councils, the Catholic …

How can I have godly wisdom and live a victorious life on Earth just like King Solomon?

In 1 Kings 3:3, Solomon is described in the following positive terms: “In Gibeon the Lord appeared to Solomon in a dream by night: and God said, Ask what I shall give thee.” 1 King 3:5. In response, Solomon answered, “And now, O Lord my God, thou hast made thy servant king instead of David my father: and …

Why was King David’s threshing floor important? Why was it recorded in the Bible?

There are dozens of references to a “threshing floor” in the Bible, some literal and some symbolic. In biblical days there was no machinery, so after the harvest, the grain was separated from the straw and husks by beating it manually. First there had to be a flat surface that was smooth and hard, and …