• What Spiritual gifts do you see as being present in members of your family?
  1. Donna, October 7, 2000
     The gift of helping others.
  2. Roger, March 12, 2001
     PRAYER IN UNDERSTANDING OF THE SCRIPTURES
  3. Sherril, August 16, 2001
     Artistic gifts, good samaritan gifts.
• If you could go to any place on earth most like heaven to you -- where would that be? Why?
  1. Donna, October 7, 2000
     A state park in N.Y., because its so peaceful.
  2. Roger, March 12, 2001
     TO THE THERE YOU SEE GOD MAJESTIC BEAUTY
  3. Sherril, August 16, 2001
     Montana.  It's full of God's glory.
• Why would John, exiled on the island of Patmos, appreciate "no longer any sea"?
  1. Donna, October 7, 2000
     They thought He was a heritic.
  2. Roger, March 12, 2001
     FOR THERE WAS NO LONGER ANY NEED FOR IT
  3. Sherril, August 16, 2001
     Because there is no sea on the new earth?  Or, because this is prophecy is it because he was put where there was no other people?
• What barrier of "sea" would you like eliminated now?
  1. Donna, October 7, 2000
     I don't know.
  2. Roger, March 12, 2001
     THERE IS REALLY NOTHING AT THIS POINT
  3. Sherril, August 16, 2001
     Evil people!
• What two different locations are indicated?
  1. Donna, October 7, 2000
     The heaven and the new earth.
  2. Roger, March 12, 2001
     NEW JERUSALEM COMING DOWN OUT HEAVEN GOD HIMSELF WILL BE WITH THEM
  3. Sherril, August 16, 2001
     First in heaven and then on the new earth.
• What could you add to the list of the Bible's most positive negatives?
  1. Donna, October 7, 2000
     Don't swear.
  2. Roger, March 12, 2001
     NO MORE SIN
  3. Sherril, August 16, 2001
     No more sin.
• After the fires of final destruction and the creation of a new heaven and earth how much evil will be left!
  1. Your comments here.
     
• What is the worst thirst you have ever had? How was it quenched?
  1. Donna, October 7, 2000
     When I get nervous about ,my mouth dries out ,by drinking lots of water.
  2. Roger, March 12, 2001
     THIRST FOR COFFEE AFTER I QUIT SO I DRINK WATER
  3. Sherril, August 16, 2001
     When I was a kid I went to pick up a horse with my dad, my uncle and some cousins.  There were too many of us for the cab so the kids rode in the bed of the pickup.  We had traveled about a hundred miles and it was summer.  I thought I was going to cry I was so thirsty.  I remember almost getting sick form dehydration.  Water!
• How do you equate "no cost" for the water yet the necessity to "overcome"?
  1. Donna, October 7, 2000
     Water is like our faith ,we can "overcome anything by our faith in God.
  2. Roger, March 12, 2001
     TO OVERCOME THE SIN IN MY LIFE
  3. Sherril, August 16, 2001
     The water is the salvation Jesus offers, but it is still necessary to overcome sin.
• Does anything in this list surprise you? Why?
  1. Donna, October 7, 2000
     No. That's the way the unbelievers live today.
  2. Roger, March 12, 2001
     NO FOR IT TELLS ME WHAT THE REWARD IS FOR THOSE WHO REFUSE JESUS
  3. Sherril, August 16, 2001
     No, because all those things are sin.
• How do you think "cowardliness" could keep a person out of heaven?
  1. Donna, October 7, 2000
     Being fearful.
  2. Roger, March 12, 2001
     NOT STANDING UP TO FOR JESUS FOR WHAT HE STANDS FOR
  3. Sherril, August 16, 2001
     Because a coward soesn't trust God.
• What evidences of God's love of beauty have you seen during your lifetime?
  1. Donna, October 7, 2000
     In the fall the changing of the leaves.
  2. Roger, March 12, 2001
     RAINBOWS, MOUNTAINS, WEATHER
  3. Sherril, August 16, 2001
     Too numerous to mention.  The flowers, the birds, the animals, mountains, glaciers, the sunrise, the sunset, the ocean, etc..............
• What happened when Moses asked to see God's glory?
  1. Donna, October 7, 2000
     He saw the Lord's back.
  2. Roger, March 12, 2001
     I WILL MAKE ALL MY GOODNESS PASS BEFORE YOU AND I WILL CLAIM THE NAME OF THE LORD BEFORE YOU
  3. Sherril, August 16, 2001
     He showed him only His back, because to see His face would cause Moses to die.
• Which of Jesus' twelve apostles do you feel the most like? Why?
  1. Donna, October 7, 2000
     Sometimes. Thomas, because in trouble I doubt Jesus.
  2. Roger, March 12, 2001
     PETER
  3. Sherril, August 16, 2001
     I don't know who.  I probably don't know enough to choose one.  It wouldn't be Paul or Thomas for sure.  I really love the Lord with all my heart so maybe Peter or Mathew.
• What is the largest city and tallest building you have ever seen? How do they compare with the Holy City?
  1. Donna, October 7, 2000
     Royal York Hotel in Toronto Canada, CNE tower in Toronto
  2. Roger, March 12, 2001
     I HAVE SEEN NO TALL BUILDING THAT IS THAT TALL
  3. Sherril, August 16, 2001
     We live close to San Francisco and Sacramento, but they seem kinda dirty.  The prettiest city I've seen was driving south on I35 in 1980, it was sunrise and we were coming into Dallas.  The city rose up magically off the prairy and the first morning sunlight reflected off of the glass and mirrors of the skyscrapers.  It was a sight I'll never forget.  Definately the most beautiful man made thing I've ever seen, but it would have been somewhat ordinary without the glory of God's morning light reflecting off it.
• Why do you think there is an emphasis on transparency in the description of the city?
  1. Donna, October 7, 2000
     I don't know.
  2. Roger, March 12, 2001
     FOR ALL THE BEAUTY AND BRIGHTNESS
  3. Sherril, August 16, 2001
     Yes.
• How did Abraham, living 1,900 years before John, look forward to this city?
  1. Donna, October 7, 2000
     His faith in God.
  2. Roger, March 12, 2001
     WAIT FOR THE CITY WHO BUILDER IS THR LORD
  3. Sherril, August 16, 2001
     Through faith in God, He desired a better place.
• How would this apply to Jesus, who is the "door" and the "pearl of Great Price"?
  1. Donna, October 7, 2000
     He is the door to heaven. He paid a great price for our salvation.
  2. Roger, March 12, 2001
     IT IS THROUGH HIS SUFFERING THAT WE WILL SEE THE BEAUTIFUL CITY OF GOD
  3. Sherril, August 16, 2001
     The suffering of the cross so that we may pass through the pearl gates.
• In what ways could the "lamb" symbolism be the only reminder of sin in a new heaven and earth?
  1. Donna, October 7, 2000
     Jesus is the Lamb and without Him we can't get into heaven.
  2. Roger, March 12, 2001
     IT IS BY BRIGHTNESS THAT WE WILL BE ABLE TO SEE
  3. Sherril, August 16, 2001
     Because Jesus is the Lamb and He still had the holes in His hands and feet when He was resurected.
• What reasons for the saved returning regularly to the city can you see in Revelation 22:1-4?
  1. Donna, October 7, 2000
     Yes
  2. Roger, March 12, 2001
     NO MORE CURSE THERE
     THE TREE OF LIFE
     RIVER AS CLEAR AS CRYSTAL
  3. Sherril, August 16, 2001
     To worship.
• Why did God bar the way to the original tree of life?
  1. Donna, October 7, 2000
     They sinned.
  2. Roger, March 12, 2001
     FOR MAN HAS FALLEN FROM GRACE
  3. Sherril, August 16, 2001
     Because there was sin in them and sin must not live forever.
• How does them barring of the unsaved from the tree of life clearly identify their fate?
  1. Donna, October 7, 2000
     Only those names that are written in the book of life have a right to the tree of life.
  2. Roger, March 12, 2001
     FOR THIS WAY ONLY THOSE WHO ARE WRITTERN IN THE BOOK OF LIFE
  3. Sherril, August 16, 2001
     They will surely die.
• What tree fruit do you enjoy the most?
  1. Donna, October 7, 2000
     All kinds of fruit.
  2. Roger, March 12, 2001
     ORANGES
  3. Sherril, August 16, 2001
     Avacados.
• What is there about the description of the New Jerusalem that makes you the most "homesick for heaven"?
  1. Donna, October 7, 2000
     The wait to see Jesus.
  2. Roger, March 12, 2001
     WAITING TO SEE JESUS FACE TO FACE
  3. Sherril, August 16, 2001
     The fullness of being loved.
• You can see God's face and have His character of love, but what is there about "night" that you will not miss? Why?
  1. Donna, October 7, 2000
     The darkness because Jesus' countance lights up heaven.
  2. Roger, March 12, 2001
     THERE WILL BE NO DARKNESS THERE
  3. Sherril, August 16, 2001
     I don't know.  I enjoy the rest of nightime.  I guess I won't miss the feeling of the alarm clock going off.
• Because there is no sense of time in death, the awareness of the return of Jesus is no more than than a lifetime away from anyone.
  1. Donna, October 7, 2000
     Yes, but the time is short.
  2. Roger, March 12, 2001
     PRAISE THE FOR HIS PROMISES
  3. Sherril, August 16, 2001
     That's true.  We all get the same chance.
• What signs indicate that Jesus' coming could actually be very close?
  1. Donna, October 7, 2000
     The predictions are coming true.
  2. Roger, March 12, 2001
     THE TABERNABLE WAS DESTORY HAVE ALL FORMS OF GODILINESS
  3. Sherril, August 16, 2001
     Wars, famines, earthquakes, false prophets, the understanding of the book of Daniel, selfishness, violence, lovers of pleasure the worldwide spread of the Gospel, disrespect for parents, rebellion.
• Do your feel encouraged when you read that John makes the same mistake twice? Why?
  1. Donna, October 7, 2000
     He was only human.
  2. Roger, March 12, 2001
     JOHN FELL AND WORSHIP A ANGEL AND WAS TOLD NOT TO DO SO
  3. Sherril, August 16, 2001
     Yes, because I make the same mistakes over and over.
• How does God's message to John concerning his book contrast with the book of Daniel the Prophet?
  1. Donna, October 7, 2000
     Daniel's book was shut and sealed.
  2. Roger, March 12, 2001
     IT TELLS OF THE END TIMES AND SIGNS
  3. Sherril, August 16, 2001
     God tells Daniel to seal up the book until the time of the end, and tells John not to seal Rev. because the time of the end is near.
• How would you stand with God if the decree of Revelation 22:11 was announced right now?
  1. Donna, October 7, 2000
     We are cleansed by Jesus blood
  2. Roger, March 12, 2001
     TO CONTINUE TO DO RIGHT
  3. Sherril, August 16, 2001
     God would know that I'm trying earnestly.
• In an imperfect world and an imperfect body, how can you be perfectly ready to meet Jesus?
  1. Donna, October 7, 2000
     Nobody is perfect today.
  2. Roger, March 12, 2001
     BY BEING JUSTIFIED BY HIS GRACE
  3. Sherril, August 16, 2001
     By keeping Jesus' Word and not denying His name.
• What reasons can you think of for Jesus keeping His rewards until His Second Coming?
  1. Donna, October 7, 2000
     We are not ready to recieve our rewards yet.
  2. Roger, March 12, 2001
     FOR HIS REWARDS ALL HIS FAITHFUL AT THE SAME TIME
  3. Sherril, August 16, 2001
     Because we have to love Him, not His rewards.  This is a test of faith.
• What "reward" would you like most to receive?
  1. Donna, October 7, 2000
     To see his wonderful face.
  2. Roger, March 12, 2001
     CROWN OF LIFE
  3. Sherril, August 16, 2001
     A hug from Jesus.
• What "Commandments" or "washing" have those outside the city neglected?
  1. Donna, October 7, 2000
     They wasn't washed in the blood of the Lamb and have not followed the Sabbath commandment.
  2. Roger, March 12, 2001
     THE WASHING AWAY OF SIN
  3. Sherril, August 16, 2001
     The 10 commandments or God's laws, and the washing in the bloos of Jesus, ot the faith in Jesus.
• Compare Revelation 22 with Revelation 1 and list some of the repetitions you see.
  1. Donna, October 7, 2000
     When He says that He is the Alpha and the Omega.
  2. Roger, March 12, 2001
     TO TELL OF THINGS TO COME WHERE IN CHAPTER 22 THEY ARE FUFILLED
  3. Sherril, August 16, 2001
     That the message goes out to the seven churches and that the message is from Jesus.
• How do you feel when someone who is very special to you says "come"?
  1. Donna, October 7, 2000
     It makes me feel good especially if it is Jesus who says it.
  2. Roger, March 12, 2001
     I FEEL HAPPY THAT I HAVE SOMEONE TO VISIT
  3. Sherril, August 16, 2001
     I feel invited as though I am important to that person and they want to be with me.
• What does the double emphasis, on "free" and "gift" for the last offer to humanity in the Bible, mean to you?
  1. Donna, October 7, 2000
     It makes me feel special.
  2. Roger, March 12, 2001
     THAT WE WILL RECEIVE THE GIFT OF ETERNAL LIFE
  3. Sherril, August 16, 2001
     It means that Jesus loves us enough to invite us to accept His death for our sins without us having to pay the price.
• What message do you get from God's warning about tampering with His Word?
  1. Donna, October 7, 2000
     Don't! you will your right to the tree of life.
  2. Roger, March 12, 2001
     IF WE TAKES AWAY FROM THE WORH THEN HE WILL ADD TO US PLAQUES TO US
  3. Sherril, August 16, 2001
     That it will cost dearly of anyone who dare.  I think it would be the worst thing that anyone would dare do, and they would pay the biggest price for doing so.
• On what basis only can you be counted as just, or right, with God?
  1. Donna, October 7, 2000
     Christ died for us.
  2. Roger, March 12, 2001
     CHRIST DIED FOR US WHILE WE WERE STILL SINNERS
  3. Sherril, August 16, 2001
     On the basis of Christ's blood on the cross being accepted as payment for our sins.
• What is an Outward Sign of justification that ties in to the next step?
  1. Donna, October 7, 2000
     He is faithful.
• How does God express His desire to help you be holy?
  1. Donna, October 7, 2000
     He is faithful
  2. Roger, March 12, 2001
     THE LORD IS CALLING US TO BE FAITHFUL
  3. Sherril, August 16, 2001
     He sends us the Holy Spirit that we may be kept blameless.
• What are some Outward Signs of sanctification?
  1. Donna, October 7, 2000
     Keeping His commandments.
  2. Roger, March 12, 2001
     HIS SABBATH,COMMANDMENTS,KEPT HIS WORD,TO KEEP ON THINGS ABOVE AND TO LIVE FORM OUR LIFES AND HOMES LIFES AFTER JESUS
  3. Sherril, August 16, 2001
     Keeping His commandments.  Keeping the Sabbath holy.  Living a Christian life for God and letting go of the things of this world.
• How and when does God complete, for you, the work of salvation?
  1. Donna, October 7, 2000
     Conversion in heaven.
  2. Roger, March 12, 2001
     BY TRANFORMING OUR LOWLY BODIES INTO HEAVENLY BODIES
  3. Sherril, August 16, 2001
     At His second coming, when He changes our earthly body into a heavenly one.
• What is the Outward Sign of Glorification and how essential is it?
  1. Donna, October 7, 2000
     The hope of Christ,it will get us into heaven.
  2. Roger, March 12, 2001
     WE SHALL BE CHANGE IN THE MOMENT IN THE TWIVLING OF A EYE WHEN JESUS COMES FOR US
  3. Sherril, August 16, 2001
     The resurrection which is absolute.
• Could one of these three steps be eliminated? Why? What difference would it make?
  1. Donna, October 7, 2000
     No, we wouldn't make it into heaven.
  2. Roger, March 12, 2001
     NO THEY CAN NOT BE LEFT OUT FOR THEY ALL HELP LEAD US TO JESUS
  3. Sherril, August 16, 2001
     No, because the all depend on the one before it all the way back to the start which is at the cross.  The cross, then baptism, then repentance, then recieving the Holy Spirit to convict us,  then we will keep the commandments,  then the second coming, then the transformation.
• What are some spiritual ways you can have a little bit of heaven here on earth?
  1. Donna, October 7, 2000
     Knowing Jesus, following His commandments and having the faith of Jesus.
  2. Roger, March 12, 2001
     BY PRAYER,STUDING HIS WORD AND FELLOWSHIP WITH OTHERS BELIEVERS
  3. Sherril, August 16, 2001
     By studying the bible, we build a personal relationship with Jesus which brings us peace. 
• List some things that help, and other things that hinder, your Christian experience. What can you do about them?
  1. Donna, October 7, 2000
     Hinder: having faith in Jesus,reading the Bible,following the devil disobedience to God,pray to God for help.
  2. Roger, March 12, 2001
     WHAT HINDER ME IS WHEN I GO ONE DAY WITH OUT TALKING TO JESUS AND I GET A LIFT WHEN I INVOLVE IN HIS WORD EVERY DAY.
  3. Sherril, August 16, 2001
     The time I spend with my husband, my son and my Christian friends help, as well as bible studies and worshiping on Sabbath.  The things that hinder are usually of my own doing, like being in a hurry, or becoming impatient.  There are a few people who test my patients, but I try to stay away from them, and I try to catch myself when I find my patience running thin.  I often incorperate prayer to help me.

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