Dear Friends:
The number of questions generated from our Good Morning Lord! free daily Bible study is quite large. And many are heart-breaking. There's definitely a lot of hurt in the Body of Christ. 
Due to time constraints, we only can answer a select few of those questions we receive daily. Occasionally we'll answer someone personally due to the nature of the question or if a quick one-sentence response will suffice. But unfortunately, most go unanswered, even though all are prayed for.
Some of the questions we choose to answer are so thought-provoking we figure everyone needs to know the answer, even when we don't know what it is. Those are the most fun to figure out because we believe the Bible has the answer for everything.
As a result, I have a number of questions we choose to answer that stay "in process" until we get them figured out. :-)
Recently this was the case when I was thinking how to answer this fairly straight-forward dispensationally oriented question. You'll see why at first it was a head-scratcher.
Dear Compass,
Jesus told Nicodemus in John 3:3 "...unless one is born again he cannot see the kingdom of God."
I'm a dispensationalist and know the Old Testament "believers" were saved by faith (like Abraham), so how would they have been "born again" like Christ was explaining to Nicodemus if the Holy Spirit hadn't yet come until the day of Pentecost in Acts 2?
Did the Old Testament Believers need to be born again in Abraham's bosom [Paradise]?
This sat in my inbox for about two months, but finally it hit me what the answer was. Enjoy the article below, entitled "When Was Nicodemus 'Born Again'"?
Steeling Noah's Ark
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Join us for a great Steeling the Mind Conference at the rebuilt Noah's Ark (built to Biblical dimensions!), with animals!!
Imagine walking the corridors of the largest wooden-framed structure in the world, almost two football fields long! And inside it will house one of every animal kind... either live or finely crafted full-size models. Plus it includes the apartments of Noah and his  sons' families plus water and food to last a year. Absolutely mind-blowing!
Yet, after putting in all the animals, food, water, etc., there's so much room left over that AIG is using the extra space for displays and interactive teaching stations that explain the myriads of scientific facts supporting a global flood occurring about 5000 years ago.
 So it's a no-brainer that we're holding our next at the Northern Kentucky Convention Center... literally a few feet from Cincinnati, Ohio, September 23-25, 2016. Best of all, your conference registration is also good for admission at both the rebuilt Ark and AIG's phenomenal Creation Museum-- for two days!! Join us for a great conference weekend to hear great speakers and tour the $88 million rebuilt Ark! Click here for details!
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In the spring of 2017, April/May, we'll be celebrating the 500-year anniversary of the Protestant Reformation with a 14-day trip including a Viking River Cruise to Wittenberg, Germany. Wittenberg is where the Protestants first began their protest when Martin Luther nailed his 95 theses to his church's front door. Up until then, if you were a Christian, you were a Catholic.  This amazing all inclusive trip includes three nights in London plus tours, two nights in Prague plus tour and two nights in Berlin plus tour. Not to mention all off-ship tours on the 6-day Viking River Cruise! And knock-your-socks-off Bible studies along the way led by Andy Woods! Pinch me! Click here for more details.We have 20 cabins reserved, five already taken, and Viking sells out fast! So get the brochure and pray about joining us!
Thank you, Lord, for the time in which we live! Use us!
BP
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Nick & Joe-
Two Secret Believers
We know that there are at least two Jews at the time of Jesus who were secret Believers: Nicodemus and Joseph of Arimathea. I'm guessing they went by Nick and Joe. :-)
Nick secretly came to Jesus at night as recorded in the famous John 3 passage. "Now there was a man of the Pharisees, named Nicodemus, a ruler of the Jews; this man came to Jesus by night..."
John 3:1-2
Joe was also called a secret Believer in John 19:38. Both of these men must have known each other as they together ended up taking the body of Jesus off the cross and burying it in Joe's unused tomb. 
"After these things Joseph of Arimathea, being a disciple of Jesus, but a secret one for fear of the Jews, asked Pilate that he might take away the body of Jesus; and Pilate granted permission. So he came and took away His body. Nicodemus, who had first come to Him by night [In secret], also came, bringing a mixture of myrrh and aloes, about a hundred pounds weight." John 19:38-39
I'm sure there are people alive today who are Believers but keep it a secret. Only God knows their true heart. However, if you are one of these, for the long-term peace of mind, you should confess Jesus as Lord and Savior publicly. Tell someone you trust the Risen Savior's shed blood to pay for your sin and His resurrection defeating death!
"that if you confess with your mouth Jesus as Lord, and believe in your heart that God raised Him from the dead, you will be saved; for with the heart a person believes, resulting in righteousness, and with the mouth he confesses, resulting in salvation. For the Scripture says, "WHOEVER BELIEVES IN HIM WILL NOT BE DISAPPOINTED." Rom. 10:9-11
Just saying....
BP
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When Was
Nicodemus
Born Again?
How the famous John 3 passage teaches an
overlooked dispensational truth.
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In John 3:3, in no uncertain terms, Jesus tells Nicodemus, or Nick, that he must be born again to go to heaven. This is a most  amazing statement as it was made to a Jew living under the Law, who could not be "Born Again" at that time.Jews couldn't be Born Again at that time because Jesus' statement was made pre-cross, and therefore pre-Acts 2, when there was no Holy Spirit on the earth to permanently indwell Believers to make them "Born Again."
Why then was Jesus telling Nick something he couldn't do? Nick could NOT be Born Again before the Holy Spirit came to earth in Acts 2. No one could be Born Again until Acts 2. And Jesus was talking to Nick three years earlier!
Why would Jesus tell Nick he had to be Born Again to see heaven if he had no chance of being Born Again until years later?
And Jesus' statement was universal, meaning that needing to be Born Again to see heaven would apply not just to Nick but to everyone who ever lived. Since it was impossible to be Born Again without the Holy Spirit being on the earth, was Jesus saying that everyone who had lived and died in the past were incapable of qualifying for heaven?  The answer to this theological dilemma lies only when one applies Biblical dispensational theology to the question. When we accurately handle the Word, we see that although God never changes, He deals differently with people on the earth, depending on the time in which they lived. God simply worked one way with those living pre-cross and worked another way with those post-cross/post arrival of God's Holy spirit. Dividing the Bible that way is classic dispensationalism.
What Jesus said to Nick, and what was true for every other Old Testament believer who was saved by faith, is that they could not go to heaven unless they were Born Again. They needed their spiritual cleansing. All Jews knew they were  sinful and needed a savior. All Jews knew the sacrificial system that was in place was temporary. All Jews were looking for their Messiah to permanently atone for their sin.
Therefore Jews under the Law knew they couldn't be "Born Again" because of their sin and were waiting for the day that God would provide His Messiah to pave the way. Their Messiah, Jesus, had to first die and rise again to pay for the sin of those who Believed God. Only then could anyone see heaven.
Therefore, everyone in the Old Testament who was saved by faith had to wait to see heaven when they died. So God provided a place called "Abraham's bosom" or "Paradise" for them to reside while they waited. 
No one could go to heaven until the Messiah made it possible to be Born Again.
Therefore "Paradise" was in essence, a sort of "holding tank" (it was not purgatory!) in the center of the earth for Old Testament Believers. Here they stayed in this "bottomless pit" and waited for the Messiah to arrive, die, rise again and therefore atone for their sins so they could go to heaven.
"Paradise" is described in the chilling account (not a parable) of two Old Testament men who died, one going to the Hades side and one going to the Paradise side of the bottomless pit. (Luke 16:19-31)
This amazing account gives us a glimpse of what it was like after death for a person living prior to the cross. There were two sides of hell in those days before the cross, one side for those saved by faith in a future Messiah and one side for those who were not saved at all.
Those not saved went to the Hades side, were co  nscious, and burned constantly in an unquenchable fire. They had memory of their time on earth and longed to be on the Paradise side. But there was zero they could do after death to change the fact they did not believe the Bible. But those who were saved in the Old Testament, those trusting God for a future Redeemer, went to the Paradise side when they died. Here they waited for God's provision. Abel was most likely the one who had been there the longest, almost 4000 years!
Paradise wasn't heaven, but it was certainly way better than those across a great chasm who had died without faith and now were burning in the unquenchable fires of Hades.
'... between us and you there is a
great chasm fixed, so that those who wish to come over from here to you will not be able, and that none may cross over from there to us.' Luke 16:26
Imagine all of those saved by faith throughout time, until Jesus died on the cross, living and waiting on the Messiah. Adam and Eve, Abraham, David, Moses...and millions more, all waiting for the Messiah to come. Fascinating!
And the moment Jesus died on the cross, the gates of hell were instantly opened for all the Old Testament Saints. They left Paradise, broke through the earth's crust on their way to heaven. It was not until then that they could be Born Again. The Born Again Boom was so great that day that it shook the earth mightily!
"And behold, the veil of the temple was torn in two from top to bottom; and the earth shook and the rocks were split. The tombs were opened, and many bodies of the saints who had fallen asleep were raised; and coming out of the tombs after His resurrection they entered the holy city and appeared to many." Matt. 27:51-53
 At the moment that Jesus died on the cross, the entire aggregate of Old Testament saints was cleansed/Born Again and released from the Paradise side of the bottomless pit to go to heaven.
So in John 3, Jesus was telling Nick a great spiritual truth about the necessity of the payment of His blood before any pre-cross Saints could go to heaven. Nick must have realized that he could not be Born Again until the provision was made. He had to wait to be Born Again until the Spirit of God arrived at Pentecost.
BP
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----------------------------------------------- One Second After The Rapture!  Andy Woods-
College of Biblical Studies, TX
One minute, everything is normal. Then, without warning, an earth-shattering BOOM that forever changes the world! What will it be like immediately following our exhilarating exit? Andy takes us on a worldwide tour.
The Implications of Living in "The Days of Noah"
Russ Miller-
Creation Ministries, AZ  The Bible says that the time just before Rapture will be "just like" the time before the worldwide flood. We know a lot about the world just before God shut the door, so what are the implications for us today? Fascinating!
Islam and God's Judgment in the Last Days
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Truth in Love Ministries, WA  Shahram, raised a Muslim in Iran before coming to America with his parents and getting saved, explains what's going on around the world from a Biblical perspective. And it's shocking!
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Curtis, former Idaho legislator, opened a lot of eyes with his award-winning and #1 best-selling video "Agenda--Grinding America Down." Now he's exposing the purposeful, premeditated, treasonous attacks on our freedom. Hold on to your seat for this one!
The U.S. Constitution--How Long Will It Last?
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College of Biblical Studies, TX  Satan's been hard at work trying to destroy our Biblically oriented constitution. So far it's stood the test of time, but will it continue to hold together until the Rapture? Andy looks at its past changes and future changes coming!
The Muslim Takeover of America--
Are We Concerned Yet?
Shahram Hadian-
Truth in Love Ministries, WA
Islamic Law violates all five freedoms listed in the 1st  Amendment: Religion, Speech, Assembly, Press and Addressing Grievances. Do you see a problem here? Shahram explains this no-win situation and what to expect if we continue down this path. Money Matters
Tom Cloud-
Precious Metals Consultant, GA  Are we at the end of the bear market in precious metals? What is happening worldwide... of which few Americans are aware? Tom has some surprising answers with this phenomenal precious metals update!
Healing America From Racial Hate
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BOND Ministries, CA  What is the real reason blacks riot in the streets? Jesse says it's a modern-day emotional slavery from race hustlers pushing welfare, food stamps and subsidized housing, shackling blacks worse than any 17th century slave trade ever could. Jesse recently turned Hannity and Fox News upside down with his honest, straight-forward and Biblically rooted remarks!
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It's the Biggest Steeling Conference in history!
Join us in Cincinnati
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Steeling
Noah's Ark
A landmark Bible conference at the
Northern Kentucky
Convention Center
Includes admission to
NOAH'S ARK for two days!
September 23-25, 2016
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About this conference:
Construction has begun on the largest wooden structure in the world by Answers in Genesis.
It's almost two football fields long, 60 feet high and will cost over 90 million dollars. And $80 million has already been raised!!
The Ark will include live animals or full-size models of every kind of animal on the planet, Noah's and his sons' apartments, and food and water storage to keep all alive for over a year!
Conference Schedule:
Friday-
Travel Day to Cincinnati / Northern Kentucky area. The Cincinnati Airport is located in Northern Kentucky.
Friday Night at the Northern Kentucky Convention Center
7:00 PM - Ed Hindson
8:00 PM - Ken Ham
All Day Saturday Tour the full-scale model of Noah's Ark including viewing live (or full-size models of animals--one of every species), water storage, food storage, Noah's family's apartments, waste disposal, Noah's Library and more! Plus view all the extra space left over/unused inside the Ark!
Tour AIG's incredible Creation Museum. Tour through the 22-million-dollar building and Biblically accurate exhibits--including a planetarium, Special Effects Theater, Garden of Eden exhibit and world-class Biblical artifacts collection
Saturday Night 6:00 PM Reception & Banquet
7:30 PM Gina Loudon
8:30 PM Ken Ham
Sunday Morning 9:00 AM Russ Miller
9:30 AM Ed Hindson
All Day Sunday Your Steeling ticket will be good for two days of viewing both the Ark and Museum!
This is going to be HUGE!
So mark your calendar and plan to join us!
We've secured great rates for hotel rooms near the Ark and the Steeling conference. Call and book yours today as the best/ closest will go first! 
Can you imagine touring a full size model of Noah's Ark for two days...and attending an awesome Steeling conference to boot?
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September, 2012 How can we see light from distant stars if the earth is only 6000 years old?
August, 2012 Bill Gates and Intelligent Design
July #2, 2012 Was God at the Movie Theater? July #1, 2012 Moving Toward the Mark of the Beast June, 2012 Obama or Romney? Big Bang and the Bible! May, 2012 Agenda 21 & George Soros April, 2012 Was Jesus Crucified on Friday? March, 2012 When Rapture Happens February, 2012 America's Head Demon January #2, 2012 Will Germany and Syria Sleep Together? / Is Repentance Necessary for Salvation?
January #1, 2012 Blacks in America December, 2011 Why "Asking Jesus Into Your Heart" Won't Save You!
November #2, 2011 The Evil End of World Debt
November #1, 2011 Iran--What the Bible Says October, 2011 Earth--Just Before the Rapture September #2, 2011 The Palestine Myth
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Money--
America's God?
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A Peek Behind the
Name of God
August #1, 2011
The Dwindling Dollar / Mormons
July 2011
Should We Confess Sins
For Forgiveness After Salvation?
June 2011
Tornadoes, Hurricanes, Tsunamis... From God?
May 2011
Christians and
Birth Control
April 2011
Is Rapture In
September?
March 2011
The United States
in Bible Prophecy
February 2011
The Egyptian Riots -
What's next?
January 2011
Get Ready To Witness!
December 2010
"Santa's Claws"
November 2010
Petra: Prepared by God?
October #2 2010
The Worldwide Muslim Agenda
September 2010
Mount Moriah - God's Special Place On Earth!
August 2010
The Declining Dollar Dilemma
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Israel--A Burdening Stone for the World
June 2010
Obama is Not the Antichrist
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It's the Biggest Steeling Conference in history!
Join us in the Cincinnati
area for the inaugural
Steeling
Noah's Ark
A landmark Bible conference at the
Northern Kentucky
Convention Center
Includes admission to
NOAH'S ARK for two days!
September 23-25, 2016
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| | Construction will be completed in July, 2016! |
About this conference:
Construction has begun on the largest wooden structure in the world by Answers in Genesis.
It's almost two football fields long, 60 feet high and will cost some 88 million dollars. And over $80 million has already been raised!!
The Ark will include live animals or full-size models of every land-breathing animal on the planet, Noah's and his sons' apartments, food and water storage to keep all alive for over a year!
Conference Schedule:
Friday-
Travel Day to Cincinnati / Northern Kentucky area. The Cincinnati Airport is located in Northern Kentucky.
Friday Night at the Northern Kentucky Convention Center
7:00 PM - Ed Hindson
8:00 PM - Ken Ham
All Day Saturday Tour the full-scale model of Noah's Ark including viewing live (or full-size models of animals--one of every species), water storage, food storage, Noah's family's apartments, waste disposal, Noah's Library and more! Plus view all the extra space left over/unused inside the Ark!
Tour AIG's incredible Creation Museum. Tour through the 22-million-dollar building and Biblically accurate exhibits--including a planetarium, Special Effects Theater, Garden of Eden exhibit and world-class Biblical artifacts collection
Saturday Night 6:00 PM Reception & Banquet
7:30 PM Gina Loudon
8:30 PM Ken Ham
Sunday Morning 9:00 AM Russ Miller
9:30 AM Ed Hindson
All Day Sunday Your Steeling ticket will be good for two days of viewing both the Ark and Museum!
This is going to be HUGE!
So mark your calendar and plan to join us!
We've secured great rates for hotel rooms near the Ark and the Steeling conference. Call and book yours today as the best/ closest will go first!
Can you imagine touring a full size model of Noah's Ark for two days...and attending an awesome Steeling conference to boot?
Make plans to join us!
Click here for info!
 Gina Loudon
is speaking at
Steeling Noah's Ark Conference In September!
Gina has two PhDs, homeschools her five kids and is a prolific author!
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