Sunday Open Forum
Open Forum for 2011-05-08
- | Chris McCann
- Audio: Length: 39:51 Size: 6.8 MB
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- 00:00 A visitor from Taiwan to the EBF website: Hello Family Radio. I represent a small group of believers in Taiwan. We have seen your signs all over Kao Shing and are curious to learn more. We were wondering if there are any public gatherings scheduled for the days leading up to the rapture. Can we attend?
- 01:05 From the EBF website: God bless you dear brothers and sisters. I heard Family Radio on a local radio station in Cali, Columbia last year while I was in prison. I have been listening since and I thank God for you and the message. Jesus is definitely coming on May 21, 2011. I have been released recently and I want to do something to spread the news. Are there any other believers in this area? Please let me know. May God have mercy on us.
- 01:37 A visitor from Sacramento, CA to the EBF website: Oh my! I am so excited that I was able to show the YouTube video “Today is the Day of Salvation.” My 21-year-old son cried. I hope this is because God is working on him. He has many questions, but this really opened the door. Thank you so much YouTube 1SwordSearcher channel. I could not have orchestrated this.
- 02:11 A visitor from Dubai to the EBF website: How many belong to your group and where are they? I found you through a Google search. I would like to know more about your group. I prefer in my mother tongue, Arabic.
- 02:30 A visitor from Denver, CO to the EBF website: Two days ago, I listened to a video on this topic. This was the first time that I had heard of this specific date being the day of rapture. The first Scripture quoted was Ezekiel 33:3. I noted this down on a piece of notepaper along with several other verses cited. I finished listening to the video, went to my living room, and stuck the notepaper in my Bible. A few minutes later, I took it outside to read the Scriptures that I had noted for myself. When I opened my Bible, my notepaper was already placed on the exact page of the beginning of Ezekiel 33. When I read Ezekiel 33, it became clear to me that God was sending me a loud message to sound the trumpet. I have been praying and need some more guidance on what to do from here. Do you have any suggestions? Are there any local chapters for this movement in the Denver area?
- 03:48 A visitor from Fayetteville, NC to the EBF website: I want to go to Heaven. We were taking a vacation to New York a week ago. On the way, I saw a sign saying, “May 21, 2011 – Judgment Day!” Then while in New York, I saw an Asian man holding a sign that was saying the same thing. In my life, I was not given very much intelligence. I feel that I have not made a good life. I am fifty years old. My mother died when I was eight. My father died when I was 18. I always felt that my brothers and sisters were cheated in life. I wished I could have lived a better life for God. I just hope that He will forgive me for all of my sins. I hope that all mankind can rise up to the Heavens. I love life. Even though I am not that worthy, I hope you can help me and everybody else in this world.
- 04:43 A visitor from Pittsburgh, PA to the EBF website: I heard about all of this when I was at McDonald’s. I saw a van that said, “End of the world – 2011!” Of course, I was interested. It is shocking. It is so soon. I am only 20 years old. I am a Christian Baptist. I just sin a lot and it is hard to get myself straight. I pray to God that He can change me, not by my will but through His. What I worry about is if I am still being changed and if it will be enough change when Judgment Day comes around.
- 05:19 A visitor from Romania to the EBF website: Hi! I read with interest the main part of your website. Your calculations seem right. Indeed, in that final time, the people of the Lord will know; but I do have some questions for you. It would be great if you could reply to me in email. Are you sure 100%? What should I do in the final days? I never drank. I have never smoked or took drugs. I am 23 years old and I feel that I have helped a lot of people in my life and have prayed to God from time to time. I do believe in God: however, for the past year or two, I have not gone to church and I have never read the full Bible. What is to be done in the last three weeks we might have?
- 06:35 A visitor from Belton, SC to the EBF website: Help! I believe you, but I do not know where to go or what to do. I feel like I am all alone out here.
- 06:46 A visitor from La Paz, Bolivia to the EBF website: May our God give us wisdom and, above all, His Holy Spirit. I am very interested in this topic. There are many rumors that something big will happen, but I have questions.
- 07:04 A visitor from United Kingdom to the EBF website: What to do? I am curious. You say that churches became pointless in 1988 as God left them and was replaced by Satan. I was born in 1989. I have lived what I believe to be a pretty decent life. I have committed few acts that I believe to be immoral, I have helped others whenever I could, and I have stood up against what I see as evil. I am, however, not at all religious. In your view, when May 21st rolls along, am I going to be alright?
- 08:20 A visitor from Gambrills, MD to the EBF website: Hello. Great job! This made it a lot easier to tell people about this. I just tell them to Google “Judgment Day – May 21,” unless they want to sit down and go over some numbers and dates. Do you know of any May 21st chat rooms?
- 09:07 Could you look at James 1:5-7? If someone is doubting as they pray, does this mean that God will not save them?
- 16:18 Could you look at Genesis 3:5? How did Satan know that Christ had taken on evil?
- 19:13 Could you look at John 20:19 and 26? Is this related to May 21st? Also, what is the meaning of “receive ye the Holy Ghost” in John 20:22? Is this when they became saved? What relationship does this have to Thomas who was not with them at the time? Was Thomas a true believer?
- 28:06 A true believer fears the Lord. What is the definition of fearing the Lord?
- 30:53 If the locusts that we read about in Revelation 9 are the true believers, why does it say that they will not hurt the true believers during that time?
- 35:15 I recently talked to a pastor who said there are no verses in the Bible that say to “wait on the LORD, and he shall save thee.” I discovered that there are 30 of them, including the famous Isaiah 40:31, “But they that wait upon the LORD shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; and they shall walk, and not faint.”
- 35:52 In Matthew 26:55, the multitude comes out against Jesus with swords and staves as against a thief. In Revelation 16:15 Jesus says, “Behold, I come as a thief.” I thought that it was interesting what happened in Matthew 26 and that then, on that day, Jesus will come with a sword as a thief to the unsaved.
Open Forum for 2011-05-01
- | Chris McCann
- Audio: Length: 41:57 Size: 7.2 MB
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- 00:00 From the EBF website: You are an embarrassment to Christians everywhere. You should be ashamed and ask God for forgiveness for your blasphemous claims that you can know the mind and schedule of God!
- 04:09 Could you compare Luke 16:19 with Revelation 18:16?
- 10:05 As I was coming to the fellowship, I saw a sign outside of a local church that said that they would be giving a sermon on no man knowing the day or hour. Can we compare this to spiritual warfare?
- 15:48 People say to me as I pass out tracts, “I cannot find the date of May 21st in the Bible. Where can I find the chapter and verse where it says this?”
- 25:00 Could you read Revelation 17:10-12? This passage speaks of seven kings, ten horns, ten kings, the beast, etc. I have been wondering if this has any relationship to what is happening now.
- 28:14 In relation to Philippians 1:15-17, could the church, in an unknowing way, be reaching the world with the news of May 21st?
- 29:39 In the parable of Matthew 22 concerning the man who came in without a wedding garment on, what is the significance of this person actually getting into the wedding feast?
- 33:09 In Revelation 9, are the locusts the true believers? When it is commanded them that they should not hurt the grass, “neither any green thing, neither any tree,” is this a picture of true believers as well? Since the true believers will not be here during those five months, what is the torment during this time relating to? Is it the previous testimony of the believers that was given before these five months began?
- 37:21 Returning to the question of the person in the wedding feast, it says at the end of this parable, “For many are called, but few are chosen.” Could this be relating to the fact that he was in the feast in that he was called, but he was not a participant of it?
- 38:47 My question is in relation to the fantastic proof that we have been given about the fig tree in leaf. But in Luke 21:29, what does “all the trees” refer to? Is this a different group of people other than national Israel, or is this another time reference in that we are approaching summer when all of the trees come into bloom?
Open Forum for 2011-04-24
- | Chris McCann
- Audio: Length: 47:09 Size: 8.1 MB
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- 00:15 From a Kerala, India visitor to the EBF website: I am really amazed to hear that the world is going to end up on May 21, 2011. Who are you to predict like that? Did the human beings grow more powerful than the mighty God? It is said in all religious books without any bias on religion that only God can say the exact day when the world ends. Even prophets do not know. How can you be superior than all?
- 25:14 Could you look at Isaiah 17:13-14 and Zechariah 14:7? In relation to the timing of Judgment Day, is the evening time still locked in?
- 29:04 Could you compare Acts 17:31 with Acts 28:23,31? Also, how does Acts 17:31 relate to the end time?
- 35:05 Can you talk about how the chief priests and Pharisees commanded that the tomb to Christ’s body be sealed because they believed that someone could come and steal the body and then claim that He had raised from the dead?
- 38:10 Why did Thomas not believe without first seeing the print of the nails in Christ’s hands? What was the point in believing in Christ and yet needing this proof? Can this relate to May 21st?
Open Forum for 2011-04-10
- | Chris McCann
- Audio: Length: 49:54 Size: 8.6 MB
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- 00:50 From the EBF website: Yahweh burns with anger towards your ministry. You speak lies about Him. Thus saith the Lord, “I have given you no dates.”
- 22:35 It seems from the Bible that King Nebuchadnezzar was a disciple to Satan, and yet spiritually and physically the safest thing for the people to do was to surrender to the Babylonians. Are we telling the people of our day to surrender to Satan when we tell them to get out of their churches? Is there an analogy to coming out of the church and going into Babylon?
- 31:40 A friend asked about the details of the white throne judgment. His question was, “Do not all men have to stand before God and give an account for their life, whether things good or bad?” I tried to explain from a few verses that there is no more condemnation for those in Christ and that the nature of the white throne judgment was for unbelievers. Can you expand on this?
- 36:16 Follow-up: In terms of true believers, it is my understanding that Christ took on the complete judgment for true believers. The true believer has already been judged and will not have to answer to God again for his sins.
- 39:13 Follow-up: What then is the nature of Revelation 20:12 and the white throne judgment?
- 40:00 Could you please read Matthew 8:29 and explain what time is being referred to here?
- 47:09 Follow-up: Could we say in Matthew 8:29 that the legion knew that it was before the time because they did not see the smoke of her burning?
Open Forum for 2011-04-03
- | Chris McCann
- Audio: Length: 49:59 Size: 8.6 MB
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- 03:07 From the EBF website: You people are crazy and give Christians a bad name.
- 04:22 From the EBF website: I am ashamed of my city for possessing your billboard. I believe that you are entitled to your opinion, but to put up a billboard is absurd. You guys only look like lunatics and idiots. I hope your religion and ideals one day will be shunned and that the world’s real morality will seek faith within themselves instead of your brainwashing.
- 05:41 From the EBF website: You are completely crazy. Do you really believe that the age of the world is so young? Earth’s planet has millions and millions of age, not 11,000. 5/21/2011 will not be the apocalypse. Last but not least, God does not exist. Have fun.
- 10:55 From the EBF website: You are crazy. The earth is 4.5 billion years old. Jesus is based on myths going back 5,000 years. Do yourself a favor and research Horace and the other mythic-savior figures. Your narrow view of the world insults the universal natural god that has no concept of judgment or salvation.
- 13:57 From the EBF website: You people are insane. I feel sorry for you but I also feel sorry for the rest of us, the normal people, because we have to listen to your nonsense.
- 34:10 Can you read the first part of Isaiah 40:22? The world discovered only about 500 years ago that it was round, and yet the Bible was completed about 2,000 years ago and tells us this before anyone even realized it. That is interesting.
- 36:13 Could you look at Revelation 17-18 where it speaks of “MYSTERY, BABYLON”? I understood this to be referring to the churches, but I heard that Harold Camping’s recently said that this is referring to Satan.
Open Forum for 2011-03-27
- | Chris McCann
- Audio: Length: 45:08 Size: 7.7 MB
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- 01:38 From the EBF website: Jesus said that no one but the Father knows. According to scientists, many people believe that the world will end on December 21, 2012, which is the end of the Mayan calendar. Most of these predictions were correct, but nobody really knows when the world will end. The world will end unexpectedly - like a thief in the night - as it says in the Bible.
- 18:32 From a California visitor to the EBF website: It is malarkey that the end of the world is May 21st. God in His mercy does not tell us the day or hour. This is so we will be perpetually ready. He knows human nature and He knows that to reveal the day and hour ahead of time would lull people into complacency.
- 27:45 Unable to hear question. Answer given in relation to the ten virgins in Matthew 25.
- 31:21 Is Zechariah 14:5-7 related to the timing of the Day of Judgment?
- 32:57 In relation to God’s Law, why was Cain not killed after he killed Abel? Why did God spare Cain’s life? Why did God not kill Cain Himself or have someone else kill him?
- 39:32 Could you explain the timeframes in Revelation 11 in reference to the 42 months, the 1,260 days, and the three and a half days?
Open Forum for 2011-03-20
- | Chris McCann
- Audio: Length: 37:25 Size: 6.4 MB
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- 00:00 From the EBF website: So what happens when you wake up on the 22nd and the 23rd?
- 04:00 From Franklin, NC from someone who visited the EBF website: . I have some verses for you, such as Matthew 24:36, Revelation 22:18-19, and there are more. If you honor the Bible, why have you blatantly cast these verses aside?
- 18:20 I just wanted to mention that in Luke 21:34, the word for “unawares” is translated as “sudden” as in “sudden destruction” that is spoken of in 1 Thessalonians 5.
- 29:00 Can you give all of the verses that you know pertaining to Judgment Day coming in a rolling fashion from “nation to nation”?
- 34:43 Does Lamentations 4:10-15 apply to this?
Open Forum for 2011-03-13
- | Chris McCann
- Audio: Length: 47:34 Size: 8.2 MB
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- 01:00 From an Italian visitor to the EBF website: The end cannot arrive on May 21. The Bible says that the end of the world will not occur until the conversion of the Jews. I refer you to Romans 11:25-26 and look forward to your comments.
- 09:15 From the EBF website: May 21 has been weighing heavily on my heart. I am struggling with this. Was Mr. Camping not sure about 1994, and yet it did not happen? Also, I know that we are to warn the unsaved of the impending disaster forthcoming, but what is the importance of knowing the exact day? I just do not feel comfortable with this.
- 14:25 Could you compare Matthew 12:39 with Matthew 16:1-12? I was listening to a recent “Open Forum” program on Family Radio when someone asked whether or not there was going to be another banquet. Mr. Camping said that there would not be anymore banquets because he was continuing to study about particular “signs” that might be at the end. What is the difference between “a wicked and adulterous generation” seeking after a sign and looking in the Bible and seeing the signs?
- 20:52 Maybe you could go into a little more detail about 1994. There are people here who might like to understand the meaning of the number 23 in relation to the 2300 days and the 23 years.
- 30:09 Could you look at 1 Timothy 6:14-15? In verse 15, it says that “in his times he shall show.” Is this referring to our day when He has shown us these things from the Bible?
- 37:17 I have a question concerning the words “from” and “before.” When we went out on the caravan last week in Pennsylvania, we had a little discussion about these two words. Did God pay for the sins of His elect before He created time, or did He make this payment at the same time that the heavens and the earth were being created?
- 41:12 Was the 6,000th year after creation a Jubilee year? If this was the case, would the 23 years leading up to the flood have been ample time to reach the world with news of the coming flood?
Open Forum for 2011-02-27
- | Chris McCann
- Audio: Length: 33:21 Size: 5.7 MB
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- 01:20 This question is from Philadelphia, PA from someone who visited the website and made a statement in response to reading the “May 21, 2011 Judgment Day!” tract: I was wondering if you could sign over your property holdings to me beginning on November 1, 2011. I am sure that you will not be needing the properties anymore. Since I certainly will not be joining you in the Rapture, I would not want your buildings to deteriorate, so I promise to thank care of them.
- 06:50 From London, England: Hello. I have a question about how you believe Judgment Day will be on 21 May 2011. From Mark 13, no one knows the time or hour. Please explain and I will be in touch with you on 22 May 2011 to confirm to you that He will come as a thief in the night. No one knows, so watch and pray and do not mislead God’s people and those who do not know Him. Let Him not catch you sleeping.
- 16:15 Is Matthew 24:51 referring to judgment and a person being under the wrath of God?
- 24:42 Mr. Camping was talking about when the men who were trying to tear down Lot’s door to get to the men inside, Lot offered to them his daughters. The men are then blinded.
- 31:03 Follow-up: The reason that I raised this is because this passage deals with Family Radio’s latest booklet, “Gay Pride.” These men wanted to have homosexual relationships with these men in Sodom.
Open Forum for 2011-02-20
- | Chris McCann
- Audio: Length: 38:49 Size: 6.7 MB
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- 01:00 In Isaiah 19, who exactly is the Lord referring to when He is speaking of Egypt?
- 06:38 A little while back, you preached that the Fourth Gospel was written by Lazarus. How do we know this?
- 12:55 Follow-up: By the way, in John 11:5, it says that Jesus loved Lazarus. I think this is one of the only places where the Bible actually states that Jesus loved someone in particular.
- 14:47 Explain the flaming eyes in Revelation 1:14.
- 18:42 In Revelation 16:18, can we say with great certainty that this will be a literal earthquake? Notice the emphasis on the words “great” and “mighty” when this is done.
- 31:00 Is it correct to say that Satan did not know that Jesus had died from the foundation of the world?
- 31:23 At the time of the transfiguration, how did Peter recognize Moses? Was Moses in his spiritual body? Do you know how they knew that he was Moses?
- 32:23 The Holy Spirit is now out of the churches and Satan is now in the churches, and yet the message from the church has not changed that drastically over the past thirty years or so.
Open Forum for 2011-02-13
- | Chris McCann
- Audio: Length: 33:01 Size: 5.7 MB
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- 00:35 Question from the EBF website: (This question is from a person in Wisconsin.) Where can I baptize my children if the church is in Satan’s hands? I want them to be saved.
- 08:28 Question from the EBF website: I think you guys are crazy. No one knows when it is going to happen; only God knows. Did you talk to Him and He told you that it is going to be May 21st? Ha-ha! No; He did not! God bless you.
- 20:54 In Leviticus 8:23, why was God so particular to tell Moses to put some blood on the tip of Aaron’s right ear and upon the thumb of his right hand and upon his big toe on his right foot? Why was God so particular in having it done this way?
- 23:14 (This question is in relation to the previous question.) I was wondering if this could relate to the rich man who wanted the poor beggar to dip the tip of his finger in water?
Open Forum for 2011-01-30
- | Chris McCann
- Audio: Length: 47:29 Size: 8.1 MB
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- 00:27 From the EBF Website: What happens to the unsaved after October 21, 2011?
- 11:09 How does Romans 1:18-21 fit in with the doctrine of election?
- 21.56 What is the significance of the children in 2 Kings 2:23-24?
- 23:56 Who are the locusts a picture of in Revelation 9:3-5?
- 27:49 From the EBF Website: I heard about May 21st from a friend. I am worried. Before I heard this, I had a dream not two weeks ago that the world would end soon. I did not take this seriously, but it felt so real that I woke up really scared and quickly said to myself that it was just a dream.
- 29:45 From the EBF Website: If you really believe that the end of the world will happen on May 21, 2011, why do the vehicles that you use here in Roanoke have state tags that expire the end of June 2011?
- 31:34 On Judgment Day, there will be no mercy and no grace. When I read a passage in relation to God’s judgment, for example like Genesis 7:18-24, I try to get an idea of God’s relationship to mankind during this time. Also, what will the relationship be during this time, for example, between a mother and her children?