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What does 1 Corinthians 15:51 mean when it says “we will all be changed”?

By: Dr. John Ankerberg; ©1996 Bible Prophecy Questions Answered by Leading Christian Scholars.   Contents 1 What does 1 Corinthians 15:51 mean when it says “we will all be changed”? What does 1 Corinthians 15:51 mean when it says “we will all be changed”? Dr. John Ankerberg: What does the word “changed” mean? The Greek…

Why Was 1 John 5:7 Not In Any Bible Manuscripts Until the 16th Century

By: Dr. John Ankerberg; ©1996 A conversation with the editors of the New King James Version (NKJV), the New American Standard Bible (NASB), and the New International Version (NIV), and representatives of the 1611 King James Version (KJV).   Contents 1 Why Was 1 John 5:7 Not In Any Bible Manuscripts Until the 16th Century…

What do 49 of the most common new religions and cults believe about the deity of Christ?

By: Dr. John Ankerberg and Dr. John Weldon; ©1996 This article lists some of the worlds “new religions” beliefs concerning the deity of Christ.   The individuals listed are the founders and/or prominent leaders of the group specified. Although some quotations are not by the individual listed, they are still taken from the group’s authoritative…

The View from Marrs: Did Dr. Don Wilkins Really Lose His Voice on a Taping of The John Ankerberg Show on the New Translations?

By: Dr. John Ankerberg / Dr. John Weldon; ©2001 This question keeps resurfacing. We have made very effort to set the record straight, including sending copies of the raw, unedited footage for the time in question to Texe Marrs and Dr. Joseph Chambers. We have made copies of the videotape footage available to anyone who…

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The Resurrection of Jesus Christ/Part 4

By: Dr. John Ankerberg and Dr. John Weldon; ©1996 Would the evidence for the resurrection stand cross examination in a modern court of law? In Acts 1:3, the historian Luke tells us that Jesus Christ was resurrected from the dead by “many infallible proofs.” The Greek phrase used here is an expression which is defined…

The Resurrection of Jesus Christ/Part 2

By: Dr. John Ankerberg and Dr. John Weldon; ©1996 The Oxford American Dictionary defines a witness as “a person who gives evidence in court” or “a person who is present at an event in order to testify to the fact that it took place.” According to this, a witness is not giving hearsay; he is…

The Resurrection of Jesus Christ/Part 1

By: Dr. John Ankerberg and Dr. John Weldon; ©1996 The resurrection of Christ is central to either establishing or disproving the Christian religion. Years ago, the great rationalist Dr. Guignebert, professor of History of Christianity at the Sorbonne and honorary associate of the Rationalist Press Association of Great Britain, repudiated the idea of Christ’s resurrection,…

Why is Prophecy Important?

I go into a lot of churches where I am asked not to speak about prophecy. The reason they usually give for asking me not to preach on prophecy is that “It’s too complicated. There are too many verses, too many different views. We don’t want to split the people in our church.” However, if…

The Resurrection of Jesus Christ/Part 3

By: Dr. John Ankerberg and Dr. John Weldon; ©1996 Jesus’ disciples were initially skeptics. But the resurrection appearances were of such a convincing character that the disciples became transformed men who proceeded to literally transform the world. Skeptics and the Evidence for the Resurrection of Jesus Contents Previous Article How does the initial skepticism of…

Does the Bible teach The Rapture and Christ’s Second Coming happen simultaneously?

By: Dr. John Ankerberg; ©1996 Dr. John Ankerberg: Doesn’t the Rapture happen when Christ descends to the earth after the Tribulation? My answer is no. I believe there are at least seven important differences revealed in the Scripture which force us to conclude that the Rapture is a separate event from Christ’s Second Coming when…