Israel, and the Jews as the Israelis. Judah incidentally was the only tribe faithful to the Davidic house. This shouldn’t seem unusual to us since we have both a restricted and a broad designation for our own names. At one time “Yankee” meant someone in the New England states. In the Civil War it meant the North against the South. After World War I, “the Yanks are coming,” meant all Ameri cans as compared to other people. It’s interesting to see how these designations are derived, and how they change over the years. Q. San Francisco, Calif. — " I heard a broadcast of yours a few clays ago in which the question was asked, ‘Will there be any unsaved people on the earth at the beginning of the millennium?’ (Isaiah 65:20; Ezek. 89:2; Zech. 14:16-19). You sa id there would not be. Did I hear cor rectly?” A. Yes, you did. We underscore the word “beginning.” Isaiah 60:21 tells us, “Thy people also shall be all righteous.” (See also Matt. 13:41.) The judgment of the sheep and goats is at the beginning of the millen nium. Yet during the thousand years, saved people aren’t going to give birth to saved children any more than they do now. There will be unregenerate ones coming into the world. Make a distinction between what happens at the beginning, and during, and at the end of the King dom age. Q. San Francisco, Calif. — “Are you in agreement with the proposed com mercial calendar starting with Mon day as the first day instead of Sun day?" A. If it is passed we would certainly abide by the requirements because we want to be law-abiding citizens. As we understand it, the proponents seek to place Sunday as the last day
thew 14:6? This was after Jesus was grown." A. There are several Herods men tioned in Scripture. Herod the Great reigned from about 40 B.C. until shortly after the Lord Jesus was born. This is the one who ordered the killing of the male babies. Mat thew 14:6 is an entirely different Herod. He was known as the Tetr- arch. This is the one who allowed John the Baptist to be killed because of his own drunken passion. Q. Canon Beach, Ore. — "Is the temp tation of Jesus to he interpreted in a moralistic manner, as has become so common today, or do we take them as understood by Jesus? (Matt. 4 t i-U } Mark 1:12, 18, Luke 4:1- 13).” A. They are to be taken literally and historically as having actually hap pened. In every case, however, there is need to apply the truth for our own needs and circumstances. Christ was tempted along the same three lines as were Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden. These were the lust of the flesh, the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life. In the first instance where Adam failed, Christ, the last Adam, overcame and con quered. In I John 2 we see that our temptations are along the same line. Q. San Jose, Calif. — “How many tribes of Israel were there, and how many of them were Jews?” A. There were twelve tribes of Is rael. Judah, from which the word Jew comes, was one of them. When Israel was divided into the two king doms, Judah and Benjamin formed the Southern and were known as Jews, while the Northern tribes were called Israelites. No Jew today real ly knows to which tribe he belongs. We refer to them all as Jews. We speak of the land of Palestine as
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