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Where do the Hebrew Scriptures prophesy the death and resurrection of the Messiah? ANSWER Throughout the Hebrew Scriptures, the promise of a Messiah is clearly given. These messianic prophecies were made hundreds, sometimes thousands of years before Jesus Christ was born, and clearly Jesus...

What did Jesus mean when He said 'I AM'? | GotQuestions.org Got Questions Ministries “I AM,” is one of the most powerful and descriptive statements in the Bible. What did Jesus mean when He said 'I AM'? Is the I Am statement irrefutable evidence that answers the question, “Is Jesus God?”...

What did Jesus mean when He said “I AM”? ANSWER Jesus, in response to the Pharisees’ question “Who do you think you are?” said, “‘Your father Abraham rejoiced at the thought of seeing my day; he saw it and was glad.’ ‘You are not yet fifty years old,’ the Jews said to him, ‘and you have seen...

What was the meaning and purpose of Jesus’ temptations? Got Questions Ministries What was the meaning and purpose of Jesus’ temptations / the temptation of Christ? Why did Satan try to tempt Jesus to sin? Was Jesus ever truly tempted to sin? Source Article...

What was the meaning and purpose of Jesus’ temptations? ANSWER The three temptations by Satan in the wilderness were not the only temptations our Lord ever suffered on Earth. We read in Luke 4:2 that He was tempted by the devil for forty days, but He was undoubtedly tempted at other times...

How many times did Jesus cleanse the temple? ANSWER Jesus cleansed the temple of the money-changers and sellers of merchandise because of His disgust at what they had made of God’s house of prayer and His zeal to purify it from the abuse of ungodly men. Judea was under the rule of the Romans...

Is Jesus a zombie? ANSWER Popular culture’s interest in zombies and media portrayals of an imagined zombie apocalypse have prompted some to think of spiritual themes in relation to zombie lore. The question has arisen, “Could Jesus’ resurrection have been a zombification?” Sometimes, the...

What language did Jesus speak? ANSWER While Jesus very likely spoke Aramaic, Hebrew, and Greek, Aramaic was likely the language Jesus spoke the most. The Gospels record Jesus speaking numerous Aramaic words: talitha koum (Mark 5:41); ephphatha (Mark 7:34); eloi eloi lama sabachthani (Matthew...

What does it mean that Jesus is the second Adam / last Adam? ANSWER The Apostle Paul tells us in his first letter to the church in Corinth, “The first man Adam became a living being; the last Adam, a life-giving spirit. The spiritual did not come first, but the natural, and after that the...

What is the love of Christ? ANSWER The phrase “love of Christ,” as opposed to “love for Christ,” refers to the love that He has toward mankind. His love can be briefly stated as His willingness to act in our best interest, especially in meeting our greatest need, even though it cost Him...

What is the significance of the triumphal entry? Got Questions Ministries What is the significance of the triumphal/triumphant entry? Why did the people put palm branches before Jesus during the triumphal entry?

What is the significance of the triumphal entry? ANSWER The triumphal entry is that of Jesus coming into Jerusalem on what we know as Palm Sunday, the Sunday before the crucifixion (John 12:1, 12). The story of the triumphal entry is one of the few incidents in the life of Jesus which appears...

What does it mean that Jesus is our High Priest? ANSWER High Priest is only one of the many titles applied to Jesus: Messiah, Savior, Son of God, Son of Man, Friend of Sinners, etc. Each one focuses on a particular aspect of who He is and what that means for us. In the book of Hebrews, Jesus...

Did Jesus ever travel to India? ANSWER There is no biblical support for the idea that Jesus meditated in India before beginning His ministry in Israel. Other than when Joseph and Mary took Jesus to Egypt when He was a child in Matthew 2:13–21, there is no evidence that He ever left the land of...

Was Jesus a Christian? ANSWER It may sound strange to say, but no, Jesus was not a Christian. A Christian is a person who has faith in Jesus Christ as his or her Lord and Savior (Romans 10:9–10). Jesus is the foundation for the Christian faith, but, based on the definition of the word, He...