Bible Questions & Answers What Do the 1,290 and 1,335 Days Represent (Daniel 12:11-12)? Is the 'Mark of the Beast' an Implanted Microchip (Revelation 13:16-18)? Did the Pharaoh of the Exodus Drown in the Red Sea (Exodus 14:28)? Should a Minister of God Be Addressed as 'Reverend' (Matthew 23:8-11)? What Happened During Jesus' 'Lost Years' (Luke 2:42; 3:23)? How Did Judas Iscariot Die (Matthew 27:5; Acts 1:18)? Is It Wrong to Shave or Cut One's Hair (Leviticus 19:27; 21:5)? Why Did God Slay Onan (Genesis 38:3-10)? Was Jesus a Jew (Matthew 1:1-16)? Which Nations Comprise the Tribes of Israel Today? What is the "Lord's Day" of Revelation 1:10? What Are the 'Ordinances' of Colossians 2:14 and Ephesians 2:15? Did the Thief on the Cross Go to Heaven with Jesus Christ (Luke 23:43)? Why Did Jesus Curse a Fig Tree (Mark 11:12-14)? What Happened to the Biblical Giants (Genesis 6:4)? Should a Christian Serve on a Jury (Matthew 7:1)? Why Is the Tribe of Dan Not Mentioned in Revelation 7:4-8? Does the Bible Prohibit Women From Cutting Their Hair (I Corinthians 11:6)? What Are the Origins of the Names of Our Days and Months? When Was Jesus Stabbed by the Roman Soldier (John 19:34)? What Does Jesus Mean by 'Their Worm Does Not Die' (Mark 9:44, 46, 48)? What Is Proper Women's Dress (I Timothy 2:9)? Is It a Sin to Wear Jewelry? Should a Christian Celebrate Birthdays? Was Lilith Adam's First Wife? Does God Allow the Hunting and Killing of Animals? Why Does Jesus Have Two Different Genealogies (Matthew 1:1-16; Luke 3:23-38)? Did God Lie to Adam and Eve (Genesis 2:17)? What Does Jesus Mean by the Parable of the Fig Tree (Matthew 24:32)? How Does the Bible Explain Fossil Ages Over 6,000 Years (Genesis 1:2)? What Is 'Laying on of Hands' (Hebrews 6:2)? Who Are the Two Witnesses (Revelation 11:3)? Should a Christian Pray for the Dead (Ecclesiastes 9:5)? Why Do Many Bibles Show Some Words in Italics? Should a Christian Own Pictures and Statues of Jesus (Exodus 20:4)? Does Peter Predict the Total Destruction of the Earth in II Peter 3:10? What Is the Origin of the Nicolaitans (Revelation 2:6, 15)? What Is the 'Abomination of Desolation' (Matthew 24:15)? Who Are Jesus' 'Other Sheep' (John 10:26)? How Do the Land Sabbath and Jubilee Years Work (Leviticus 25)? What Does 'One Taken, the Other Left' Mean (Matthew 24:40-41)? Who Are the 'Souls Under the Altar' Mentioned in Revelation 6:9-11? Was Jesus Crucified on a Cross or Stake (Matthew 27:35)? Who Are the Chaldeans? Are All Forms of Gambling or Games of Chance Sin? Should Christians Preach the Gospel Door to Door (Acts 20:20)? May a Christian Sell Dogs and Tithe on the Income (Deuteronomy 23:18)? What Is the 'Synagogue of Satan' (Revelation 2:9; 3:9)? What Do the Terms BC and AD Mean? What Do the Words Mene, Mene, Tekel, Upharsin Mean (Daniel 5:25)? Did the Archangel Michael Later Become Christ (Daniel 12:1)? What Do Spires and Steeples Represent? What Is Third Tithe (Deuteronomy 14:28-29)? Was Enoch Translated to Heaven (Hebrews 11:5)? Does God Have a 7,000-Year Master Plan? What Does the Bible Teach About the Use of Jewelry or Cosmetics? Does the Bible Prohibit Blood Transfusions? Why Does the Jewish Calendar use Different Years? Is Confession of Sins a Biblical Practice? When Was the Bible Divided Into Chapters and Verses? Should a Christian Wear Clothing of Mixed Fibers (Leviticus 19:19)? Is the Heart a Pagan Symbol? Who Are the Twenty-four Elders (Revelation 4:4)? What Is Psalm 23 About? What Are the Origins of the American Indian Peoples (Genesis 10:2)? What Is Second Tithe (Deuteronomy 14:22-26)? To What Do the 'Woes' of Matthew 24:19-20 Refer? Does Jesus Refer to an Immortal Soul in Matthew 10:28? Who Was Simon Magus (Acts 8:9-24)? Will God Torment the Wicked 'Forever and Ever' (Revelation 14:11)? What Is the Origin of the Symbol of the Cross? What Is the 'Book of Jasher'? Was Canaan Cursed for Ham's Sin (Genesis 9:24-25)? Why Is God So Angry With the False Prophetesses (Ezekiel 13:17-23)? Does God Know in Advance If One Will Accept Christ as Savior? What Books Make Up the Bible? Who Are the 144,000 (Revelation 7 and 14)? Did the Disciples See the Real Moses and Elijah (Matthew 17:3)? Should the Church Ordain Women as Ministers (I Timothy 2:12)? Were the Magi Pagan Astrologers (Matthew 2:1-12)? Is 'the Gospel' Just That Jesus' Died for Our Sins? (I Corinthians 15:1-3) Why Did God Try to Kill Moses (Exodus 4:24-26)? What Is a Cult? Was Edgar Cayce a Prophet? Why Does Deuteronomy 23:2 Forbid a Bastard from Entering the Congregation? How Can We Know If a 'Miracle Worker' Is from God? What Are the 'Urim and Thummim' (Exodus 28:30)? Should a Christian Drink Coffee? What Is the Proper Christian Perspective on Dreams and Visions? Is It Proper to Use Musical Instruments to Worship God? What Did the Ark of the Covenant Contain (Hebrews 9:4)? Is It Proper to Use 'Amen' to Close a Prayer (Matthew 6:13)? Why Are Animals Hostile and Violent Toward Humans and Animals (Isaiah 11:6)? Are the Bible's Marginal Notes Trustworthy? Is the Word 'Bible' of Pagan Origin? Will God Resurrect Animals? What Will Happen After Christ's 1,000-Year Rule? Should Christians Keep Mother's and/or Father's Day? Does Jeremiah Describe a Christmas Tree in Jeremiah 10:2-5? Who Is the 'Elect Lady' of II John 1? Was Abraham a Jew? Did Christ Build the Church on Peter (Matthew 16:18)? Is Church Attendance Required in the Bible? How Can We Be Sure the Bible's Books Are Authoritative? What Did Jesus Preach? How Did the Races Originate? What Is the Biblical Explanation of 'Near-Death Experiences'? Why Does Jesus Say His Disciples 'Will Take Up Serpents' (Mark 16:18)? Does Not Revelation 19:1 Say There Are 'Much People in Heaven'? Is Reincarnation Biblical? Is It Proper to Pledge Allegiance or Salute the Flag? Is Mark 16:9-20 Inspired Scripture? Should Christian Couples Use Birth Control? What Are Nineteen-Year Time Cycles? Why Did Jesus Say, 'Let the Dead Bury Their Own Dead' (Matthew 8:22)? Should a Christian Swear an Oath (Matthew 5:33)? How Should a Christian's Remains Be Disposed? Does Paul Condone Baptism for the Dead (I Corinthians 15:29)? Are the Jews Responsible for Christ's Death (Matthew 27:25)? Should Women Work Outside the Home (Titus 2:4-5)? Do Human Beings Have an Immortal Soul (Genesis 3:4)? Why Did Jesus Say to Pluck Out Our Eye If It Offends Us (Matthew 5:29-30)? Was Jesus Created by God (Revelation 3:14)? What Is 'Antichrist' (I John 2:18)? Should a Christian Carry Insurance? Must a Christian Be Circumcised (Genesis 17:10)? Is The Urantia Book Divinely Inspired? Should a Christian Charge or Collect Interest or Usury? Are Biblical Numbers Spiritually Significant? Should Christians Observe the New Moon? What Does the Bible Teach Regarding Divorce? Did Christ's Apostles Formulate the 'Apostle's Creed'? How Would Calendar Reform Affect the Church? Will the Beast and False Prophet Suffer Eternal Torment (Revelation 20:10)? Why Is Christ, the Son, Called 'the Everlasting Father' (Isaiah 9:6)? Why Did People Live So Long Before the Flood? Why Are There Different Forms of the Ten Commandments (Exodus 20:1)? Were Those Resurrected at Christ's Death Raised to Eternal Life (Matthew 27:52-53)? Should Passover Be Observed for Seven Days (Ezekiel 45:21)? Why Is Jesus Called 'Son of Man' (Mark 2:28)? Is the Proctor & Gamble Trademark a Satanic Symbol? Should a Christian Take Acting or Drama Classes? How Should Tithes Be Figured (Leviticus 27:30)? Why Does God Say He Is 'Jealous' (Exodus 20:5)? Why Was Jesus Christ Crucified for Our Sins? Why is the Gospel 'Good News'?