Jimmy Answers helps callers with their Bible questions.

Questions Covered:

04:10 – What are the best Bible verses to defend becoming Catholic? 

10:53 – What is subsistence? 

14:00 – In Revelation, there is mention of the numbers 666 as the sign of the beast. It is also in 1 Kings, referencing the number of talents that Solomon received each year. Is there any special meaning in this? 

21:41 – The writers of James and Hebrews seem to have different beliefs about faith and works. Do they disagree on how salvation is obtained? 

28:50 – Is there scriptural evidence for there being different degrees of enjoyment of the beatific vision? 

34:14 – How does the Catholic Church go about deciding which books are inspired by God? 

36:33 – Towards the end of the book of Daniel, it suddenly begins portraying him as a younger man. Why? Also, there are wars with “the prince of Persia”. Are these actual wars? 

45:08 – When Moses and Elijah appear when Jesus is transfigured on the mountain, I have been told that it is necromancy. How can I respond to this accusation? 

50:05 – Was Jesus dead for 3 days and 3 nights?  

51:51 – In Genesis we know that human nature changed with the fall of man, did Lucifer change as well? When God made Lucifer a serpent, was he changing him? 

Resources Mentioned:

Why Be Catholic by Jimmy Akin

The Bible is a Catholic Book

JAMW – #112 On God and the Gods/ #87 The Nephilim

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