Q. "If the Holy Spirit is taken out of the world at the time of the Rapture, how can people be saved during the Tribulation (II Thess. 2:3-6)?" A. "He who now hindereth" refers to the Holy Spirit. The third per son of the Trinity will continue to hinder the working of iniquity un til the time of the anti-Christ. In this dispensation of grace people are saved by the ministry of the Spirit in their hearts. During the Tribulation men and women will be saved as they were during the Old Testament era, through faith. The Holy Spirit will not be active in the world in the same way He is now. Keep in mind that there will be many in the Tribulation who heard and rejected the Gos pel during this age of grace. They may become saved individuals al though it will cost them their lives at that time in martyrdom. Q. Victorville, Calif. "Was Jude ac tually the brother of lesus? The older Scofield Reference Bible seems to indicate he was, while the new one seems to have a dif ferent view." A. Jude, as was true with James, was actually Jesus' half-brother. All were born of Mary. Jude and James had Joseph as their human father while Christ was conceived of the Holy Spirit. Keep in mind, too, that the Scofield notes are not inspired as were the original autographs from the hands of the inspired writers. The basis for this declara tion is not any man's opinion but taken from Scripture (Matt. 13:55). Q. Santa Paula, Calif. "The other evening my husband and I were bothered by a motorcyclist. He Page 18
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Students and visitors during 1970 Missionary Conference banquet on campus. took down the license number and called the police. While we were the ninth persons to complain about him no one else had been willing to sign a complaint. Con sequently, the cyclist will be taken to court. Was this the proper thing to do? A. We certainly do need to do our part as good citizens. One trouble today is that so many are afraid to speak out against lawlessness and
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