My impertinent responses at Quora up to 4 December 2020 Doug Mason [email protected] Contents Who hates demons? ............................................................................................................................ 6 What is the correct translation of 1Chr 21:1 and 2Sam 24:1? The word Satan and YHWH seems contradicting. ...................................................................................................................................... 6 Will there be the great falling away of second Thessalonians 2:3? .................................................... 6 Is the book of Acts historically accurate? ........................................................................................... 7 Is there a reason Psalm 136 has exactly 26 repetitions of “For His mercy endures forever”? ............ 9 Could you please criticise and correct my draft on “The Messiah”? .................................................. 9 How come all Jewish people are descendants of Abraham and Jacob and there are 3 million Jews in to revelation at Mount Sinai? This is too much for such a short period. .......................................... 16 What year did Mark of the Devil come out? ..................................................................................... 16 Will the dragon win because he can breathe fire?............................................................................. 16 Why do people think that the Exodus never happened, if reportedly between 1.2 and 3 million people witnessed the events at Mount Sinai? .................................................................................... 17 Does the Bible contradict itself, or is wisdom needed enormously? ................................................ 17 Why did not God provide the Israelites with meat from Heaven as well as Manna as they wandered in the desert? ..................................................................................................................................... 17 What does the book of Colossians teach us? .................................................................................... 18 What type of Jewish Messiah was Jesus? ......................................................................................... 18 Why did Moses strike the rock instead of simply asking the rock to pour water like God wanted him to do? ......................................................................................................................................... 31 How much rain is needed for Noah’s ark to land on top of a mountain? Is there enough water source on the planet for such a big flood? ........................................................................................ 32 Where did Paul get his ideas from, given his antipathy towards the leaders at Jerusalem?.............. 32 Does either the Hebrew OT or the Greek LXX use “messiah”/”christos” as a noun (“the”), or only as a verb or adjective? ....................................................................................................................... 35 Did we see an illustration of COVID 19 in the Bible? ..................................................................... 36 Where can I study demon? Are there any books or any online courses available? .......................... 38 Who is the “man of lawlessness” in 2 Thessalonica 2? .................................................................... 38 What is the relationship between an organization’s vision mission strategy and objectives? .......... 38 Who was Revelation written to? ....................................................................................................... 39 What does Isaiah 40:15 mean?.......................................................................................................... 39 Is Revelation 13:8 related to Heb 9:14? ............................................................................................ 39 No mention of hell could be found in the Old Testament, only Sheol which includes all spirits whether good or evil. Does this mean hell is a concept introduced by the New Testament? ........... 40 Why do Hebrews call others gentle? Does this have to do anything with “gentleman”? ................. 40 1 If there is no place to hide biblically during the great tribulation why does it also say that people will run to the mountains? How are there thousands that will also survive and enter into the thousand year reign? ......................................................................................................................... 40 What is the historical background of the Old Testament of the Bible? ............................................ 41 What is the difference between clean and unclean animals in the Bible when Noah is commanded to gather animals for the ark? ............................................................................................................ 41 Whenever someone alleges a Bible contradiction, I smile. While investing the matter, I always marvel at the wisdom of God. When you let the text state only what it says, the contradictions disappear. People’s assumptions contradict--not the text. ................................................................ 41 Is the Good News Bible an accurate translation?.............................................................................. 43 What is the meaning of Mt. 7:10? ..................................................................................................... 43 Did the writers of the Masoretic text purposely remove references to Jesus? .................................. 44 What made Michael the Archangel stand loyal with God during the rebellion of Lucifer and his angels when they fell? ....................................................................................................................... 44 Does Satan have a twin? ................................................................................................................... 44 What happens when Jehovah’s Witnesses need emergency blood transfusions? Does substituting saline for blood really work as well as they insist that it does? ........................................................ 45 Who ate grass for 7 years in the Bible? ............................................................................................ 47 Why did job’s siblings assume it was the Lord who brought on all the trouble (job, hermeneutics)? .......................................................................................................................................................... 48 Are ironic coincidences messages from angels? ............................................................................... 48 How do you know that 2020 is not the beginning of the end times? ................................................ 48 Aside Satan talked to God before job was tested by Satan, so why do people say Satan in job is different than Satan in other parts of the Bible? ............................................................................... 49 Did the Old Testament take over 1,500 years to write? .................................................................... 50 Is the name ‘Lucifer’ a reference to Semyaza/Samyaza or Azazel? ................................................. 51 Is Gabriel considered to be an archangel like Michael? ................................................................... 51 Were ancient scribes judged on the speed and accuracy of their writing like modern secretaries? .. 51 Why does the devil keep advising me To do wrong. With vain imagination I do it? ....................... 51 Can it be said that the Old Testament is New Testament concealed and that the New Testament is Old Testament concealed? ................................................................................................................ 52 Why do people say that Satan in job is a completely different character than the Satan in the New Testament? ........................................................................................................................................ 52 When will Satan be bound for 1,000 years? ..................................................................................... 53 What is the relationship between Deuteronomy 24 verse 16 and Jeremiah 31 verse 30? ................. 53 Why is King David the “ideal” king for the author of Chronicles? .................................................. 54 Why do they associate the serpent to the devil? Some say that the serpent was a different entity. .. 54 What are the management skills of Moses’ exodus? ........................................................................ 54 How does Satan and God train their demons and angels? Do they go through some intense boot camp? ................................................................................................................................................ 55 Does the Bible face the danger of being distorted after having translated so many times? .............. 55 If demons do not exist, how is demon possession explained? People speak other languages. Do impossible postures and the voice of the devil come out through their body? ................................. 55 2 Is it true that there was so much more history to Noah’s flood than just 40 nights and days of a worldwide flood? .............................................................................................................................