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into eternal punishment. There are al ways unbelieving among Gentiles or Jews. Tribulation saints, Jew and Gen tile alike, are considered apart from the nations among those who are un saved. Remember, it is just in this age where unbelieving Jew and Gentile are in the church. After the church is in heaven, there will be believing Jews and Gentiles as Godly ones as there were before the church came into exist ence. They are saved by the power of God as anybody has been saved from the time of Adam. Q , San Francisco, California — “Can you help me on Job 37:5 which reads, ‘God thundereth marvellously with h is voice; great things doeth he, which we cannot comprehend.’ ” A. This is a beautiful portion of the Word of God. There is nothing more august nor majestic concerning the omnipotence of God than is found in the concluding chapters of Job. This saint’s friends tried to find the solu tion to Job’s sufferings. They'came to a stalemate. Elihu indicated to Job that God would answer his problems and reveal the solution to him. The thunder is likened to the very voice of God. He speaks with the voice of His majesty. This is a solemnizing thought that our God can so manifest His omnipotence throughout all the realm of creation. The next time you hear thunder, remember it is the power of the living God, manifested in nature. Q . Oroville, California — “I don’t agree w ith the way you teach the doctrine of the baptism of the Holy Spirit. You seem to be afraid of it. There is one thing in getting your toes wet and another in getting baptized all over.” A. It is good to live in a country where we can agree to disagree and where we can also disagree without being disagreeable. There are some groups who may not agree with us in our position on this important sub ject. There are also a vast number of others who do. The important thing, we believe, is to teach it according to
Pictured, above are Biola students who worked w ith the American Sunday School Vnion rural outreach missionary program this past year. own wills. The Holy Spirit actually speaks the purpose of the Father to us in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ. The believer’s heart is the prayer room. Q . Galt« California — “The judgment of the living nations is said to take place at the beginning of the millennium. If this is so how can the goats be sent into everlasting punishment if the wicked are not cast into the lake of fire until after the 1,000 years. Also the sheep nations are said to receive eternal life and to be righteous. Wouldn’t there be unbelievers in any nation?” A. This could take a great deal of space for it concerns the judgment of the nations found in Matthew 25:31-46. This is one of the most misunderstood passages in the New Testament. Every message in the Bible is for individual acceptance. The judgment of the living nations takes place at the beginning of the millennium. Joel 3:1, 2 and Mat thew 25:31 give us the proof. Our friend asks, “How can the goats among the nations be sent into everlasting punishment if the wicked are not cast into the lake of fire until after the 1,000 years?” People who are Godly during the millennium will not die. It will only be those who are sinful (Isaiah 65:20). When Christ judges the ungodly before the millennium there will be no need at the end for them to appear before the Great White Throne of 'judgment. They will go right on
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