Bible Answer Man Podcast with Hank Hanegraaff

On today’s Bible Answer Man broadcast (05/17/24), Hank answers the following questions:How do you listen to God in prayer? Doc - Beaumont, TX (0:58)In 2 Kings 17:32, how is it that the Jews are said to fear the Lord and worship other gods? Sophia - Daily City, CA (3:34)Are there any examples of near-death experiences from the perspective of non-Christians in your book, Afterlife? J.T. - Haymarket, VA (8:34)Which translation of the Bible do you recommend; the KJV or NASB? Grant - Phoenix, AZ (15:11)Can you explain the different uses of “fire” in the Bible? Grant - Phoenix, AZ (17:35)Are dispensationalists false prophets? Grant - Phoenix, AZ (20:17)Can you address slavery in the Bible? I don’t see any command forbidding it. Tracy - VA (23:44)

On today’s Bible Answer Man broadcast (05/16/24), Hank answers the following questions:Can you clarify what it means to be absent from the body, present with the Lord? What is the point of the bodily resurrection? Lucas - CA (0:51)What will daily life be like in heaven? Will I still need a job? Brian - Liverpool, NY (2:31)Will we have free will in the afterlife? Barry - Topeka, KS (15:12)Can you expound on your statements concerning why God drove Adam and Eve from the Garden of Eden after the Fall? Roger - Modesto, CA (19:15)Will we be naked in heaven? Jeremy - Bellevue, NE (23:24)

On today’s Bible Answer Man broadcast (05/15/24), Hank answers the following questions:What is God’s will for non-Christians? Stephen - Louisville, KT (0:49)In light of Luke 12:8-9, what are the consequences if a Christian were to deny Jesus at gunpoint? Larry - Long Beach, CA (2:45)Is it okay for Christians to drink alcohol? Jim - Chesapeake, VA (8:19)If a person has confessed Christ and is living in unrepentant homosexuality, will that person go to heaven? Greg - Shawnee, OK (15:11)Why did God allow Satan to tempt Eve to eat the forbidden fruit? Carlos - Vineland, NJ (19:26)Can you explain the doctrine of the Trinity? Carlos - Vineland, NJ (23:23)

On today’s Bible Answer Man broadcast (05/14/24), Hank answers the following questions:Are alcoholism and homosexuality genetic? Are those who practice these things not culpable because they can’t help it? Steve - Salem, OR (1:00)Is Jeremiah 23:1-5 describing the restoration of ethnic Israel or “true Israel”? Mark - Detroit, MI (4:54)Where does Jesus ever say that homosexuality is wrong? Marlene - Buffalo, MO (15:12)Why does God deal differently with Abraham and Jonah? He destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah, but He spared the city of Nineveh. Marty - IA (16:58)In John 10, Jesus says that His sheep hear His voice. How do we hear God’s voice today? Arnie - Edmonton, AB (22:28)

On today’s Bible Answer Man broadcast (05/13/24), we present a special Mother’s Day edition with questions focused on parenting issues:What is the “rod” and relationship to correcting a child in Proverbs 23:13? Christopher - Washington, DC (0:41)What movies should Christians watch? Are fantasy films like Twilight or Harry Potter OK? Rachel - Billings, MT (3:47)Can you invite a demonic presence into your home by watching certain movies? Rachel - Billings, MT (7:12)Did Jesus know He was going to be crucified when He was a little boy? Cameron - CA (7:52)I had an abortion when I was sixteen. I feel now that it was the wrong decision. Will children who were aborted be in heaven? Michelle - KS (15:11)How was God created? Katie - Mesa, AZ (19:21)

On today’s Bible Answer Man broadcast, Hank answers the following questions:Was the Fall of Adam and Eve metaphoric or literal? Tim - Carthage, NC (0:58)How do we distinguish between laws in the Old Testament against homosexuality and things like using two different types of cloth? Sarah - Omaha, NE (7:40)I have a friend who is a member of Rodney Howard-Browne’s church. If he believes in the essentials, how does that make his ministry a cult and how can I explain that to my friend? Nancy - PA (16:00)What is your take on sola scriptura now as an Orthodox Christian and do you think it is biblical? Chris - Seattle, WA (19:48)I heard you say the other day that there was no rapture, am I incorrect or did you actually say that? Charles - Dexter, MO (23:19)

On today’s Bible Answer Man broadcast (05/10/24), Hank answers the following questions:How can true followers of Christ support gay marriage? Paul - Wheeling, WV (1:03)Why is it so crucial that the Bible is true? How can we test the truth of Scripture when there are so many fallible human interpretations? Arnie - Edmonton, AB (4:40)Do people have free will? What about the hardening of Pharaoh’s heart in Romans 9:16-20? How do you interpret this passage? Larry - Long Beach, CA (15:11)Why does God forbid killing people when He kills people? Carlos - NJ (19:27)In John 15:13, what does it mean, “…that someone lay down his life for his friends”? Is this only describing death? Doug - St. Louis, MO (23:20)

On today’s Bible Answer Man broadcast (05/09/24), Hank answers the following questions:I am a Jehovah’s Witness. What are your thoughts on the Jehovah’s Witnesses? Cindy - Buffalo, MO (1:02)What are your thoughts on replacement theology? James - Seattle, WA (15:12)Can you explain why God seems angrier in the Old Testament? Mary - St. Louis, MO (19:23)

On today’s Bible Answer Man broadcast (05/08/24), Hank answers the following questions:Can a Christian be afflicted by a demon? What about those with behavioral health issues? Adrian - Phoenix, AZ (0:51)What is your view of the rapture? Timothy - Branson, MO (4:49)What are your thoughts on Emergent Church leaders like Tony Jones and his book, A Better Atonement: Beyond the Depraved Doctrine of Original Sin? Bob - Dumfries, VA (16:11)How do you explain to Jews that Jesus fulfilled the Messianic prophecies of the Old Testament? Joseph - St. Louis, MO (22:03)

On today’s Bible Answer Man broadcast (05/07/24), Hank concludes his overview of the days of Holy Week, arriving at Pascha, also known as Easter. It is the day in which the body of Christ worldwide celebrates the ultimate game-changer, the resurrection of Jesus Christ. “If I face hardships in life for merely human reasons,” wrote Paul in his first letter to the Corinthian Christians, “what have I gained? If the dead are not raised, ‘Let us eat and drink, for tomorrow we die.’ If Christ has not been raised, your faith is futile; you are still in your sins. Then those also who have fallen asleep in Christ are lost. If only for this life we have hope in Christ, we are to be pitied more than all men.” Without resurrection, Christianity crumbles. Thus, in 1 Corinthians chapter 15, the apostle Paul provides a four-part argument underscoring the irrevocable reality of Christ’s resurrection. Of one thing Hank has become certain; if twenty-first-century Christians would grasp the reality of resurrection like first-century Christians did, their lives would be totally transformed.

On today’s Bible Answer Man broadcast (05/06/24), Hank resumes his overview of the days of Holy Week, arriving at Holy Saturday, which was observed by the Eastern Church this past weekend. Holy Saturday marks one of the most enigmatic of all mysteries—the mystery of Christ’s descent into Hades. Being “put to death in the body,” says Peter, he was “made alive by the spirit through whom also he went and preached to the spirits in prison who disobeyed long ago when God waited patiently in the days of Noah while the ark was being built. In it, only a few people, eight in all, were saved through water, and this water symbolizes baptism that now saves you also.” Peter here reminds us of two great and glorious truths. First, that we are saved through water, and secondly that the descent of Christ into Hades inaugurates resplendent triumph. A triumph by which Christ “tramples down death by death.”Hank also answers the following questions:When a person is baptized, do they become a new creation right away, or is it an ongoing process? Debra - Stony Plain, AB (15:14)What provision does the Bible make for young children or some adults who don’t have the mental capacity to accept Christ? Robert - Tallahassee, FL (20:34)I have a cross pendant that has discolored over time. I bought a replacement, but what should I do with the old one? Paul - San Diego, CA (23:03)

On today’s Bible Answer Man broadcast, Hank answers the following questions:Does Satan have the power to read our minds? Michelle - Vancouver, BC (0:53)Is Hell a literal place of fire? Maggie - St. Louis, MO (2:12)Is it true that when Christ returns, those who are alive in Christ will escape death? Brian - Syracuse, NY (5:13)In John 17:20-26, Jesus prayed “that they may all be one.” Why then are there so many denominations? Dan - Huntingburg, IN (7:46)Did the ancient mystery religions influence the Apostle Paul and the Bible? Eddie - Vancouver, BC (15:13)Can you comment on the amount of violence in the Old Testament? Why did God command so much violence? Michelle - St. Louis, MO (19:22)

On today’s Bible Answer Man broadcast (05/03/24), Hank picks up his overview of the days of Holy Week, arriving at Holy Friday, the day a united Church is brought face-to-face with the fatal torment of Jesus Christ. A torment that began in the garden of Gethsemane following the emotional Last Supper of Holy Thursday. That night Jesus was betrayed by Judas, disowned by Peter, and arrested by the temple guard. Before Caiaphas the high priest, he was mocked, beaten, and spat upon. The next morning Jesus—battered, bruised, and bleeding—was stripped and subjected to the brutality of Roman flogging, reducing his body to quivering ribbons of bleeding flesh. As Christ slumped into the pool of his own blood, soldiers threw a scarlet robe across his shoulders, thrust a scepter into his hands, and pressed sharp thorns into his scalp. After they mocked him, they took the scepter and repeatedly struck him on the head. A heavy wooden beam was thrust upon his bleeding body and he was led away to a place called Golgotha. There, the Lord of glory experienced ultimate physical torture in the form of the cross.Today as we remember the passion of the Christ upon the cross, as we recall his dying words “Father, into thy hands I commit my spirit” we are reminded that we too will breathe our last. Whether we are old or young, rich or poor, male or female, we light the sky for the briefest of moments. And then eternity. In the meantime, what we do today will have direct consequences for all eternity. Thus, while the culture seeks to focus your gaze on greatness, Christ rightly focuses your gaze on grace and godliness.

On today’s Bible Answer Man broadcast (05/02/24), Hank resumes his overview of Holy Week with Holy Thursday, the epicenter of the divine narrative. A narrative that begins with the Tree of Life in the Garden of Eden. If Adam and Eve had rejected the serpent, they would have eaten from the Tree of Life and the Tree of Knowledge would not have been withheld from them. Instead, they were exiled from the Edenic garden and from traversing the slope leading upward toward the peak of deification. Thankfully, the narrative does not end there. For in the panoply of history a Second Adam clothed himself in fallen humanity. It was above all in his death on the cross and resurrection from the dead that Christ returned humanity to the life of Eden. This then is the great arc of the biblical narrative. From the tree of life in the Edenic garden to the tree of life in the eternal garden. An arch that finds its apex with the Eucharistic bounty spilling forth from the trodden grapes of Golgotha’s hill. The Last Supper that we commemorate on Holy Thursday constitutes the central mystery of the Church. It is the source and zenith of Church life. By it, we are changed from human multiplicity to one body in Christ, the temple of the Holy Spirit. Within the Eucharistic assembly, divine life flows into us and penetrates the fabric of our humanity. The future life is infused into the present one and is blended with it, so that our fallen humanity may be transformed into the glorified humanity of the new Adam, our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.

On today’s Bible Answer Man broadcast (05/01/24), Hank continues to provide an overview of the days of Holy Week, picking up with Holy Wednesday, otherwise known as Spy Wednesday. For on the Wednesday of the last week of Christ’s earthly sojourn, Judas became a spy for the enemies of the Messiah. On this day, the ancient Church commemorates the ultimate in contrasts. A prostitute transformed into a pure bride, in contrast to a chosen disciple who conspires with sinful men to betray the King of Truth.Hank also answers the following questions:I have a friend who is a member of Rodney Howard-Browne’s church. If he believes in the essentials, how does that make his ministry a cult and how can I explain that to my friend? Nancy - PA (15:49)What is your take on sola scriptura now as an Orthodox Christian and do you think it is biblical? Chris - Seattle, WA (19:37)I heard you say the other day that there was no rapture, am I incorrect or did you actually say that? Charles - Dexter, MO (23:09)

On today’s Bible Answer Man broadcast (04/30/24), Hank continues to highlight the days of Holy Week. On Holy Tuesday we commemorate the Parable of the Ten Virgins as found in Matthew chapter 25. In this parable—this extended simile with extraordinary sharp teeth—the coming of Christ is likened to the coming of the bridegroom to the home of his bride during the sacramental ritual of marriage. In the narrative of the parable, there are ten virgins—five wise and five foolish. The five wise virgins are illustrative of those who practice almsgiving and mercy. The five foolish represent those who selfishly squander God’s provisions upon themselves. In the end, the bridegroom arrives and the five who were prepared went in with him to the eternal wedding banquet. And then, says Jesus “the door was shut.” To the five foolish virgins who belatedly asked for the door to be opened the bridegroom replied, “I tell you the truth, I don’t know you.”Hank also answers the following question:My son struggles with knowing that he’s saved. He said that he’s prayed and prayed but doesn’t feel like he hears from God. What can I say to him? Carol - Nashville, TN (19:40)

On today’s Bible Answer Man broadcast (04/29/24), Hank focuses on Holy Week, with Christians in the Eastern Church celebrating Palm Sunday yesterday. Holy Week for Christians in the East begins on Lazarus Saturday. It is on that day that we remember afresh that our Lord Jesus Christ raised Lazarus, a historical reality that points forward to the universal resurrection of all humanity. The next day, Palm Sunday marks the commemoration of Christ’s triumphal entry into Jerusalem. Christ’s entrance into Jerusalem announced the establishment of the Kingdom of God and a foretaste of the time that He will gather His perfected bride and carry her over the threshold of Jordan into the New Jerusalem coming down out of heaven from God. On Holy Monday, the fig tree is set before us as a reminder of the danger inherent in having an appearance of godliness but being devoid of its reality; a reminder to be vigilant and bear fruits of righteousness and repentance.Hank also answers the following questions:If you believe that salvation is “once saved, always saved,” would this mean your free will no longer exists? Tim - Keller, TX (15:51)To me, the term replacement theology seems to be an accurate term as opposed to a misnomer, would you not say? Mark - Vancouver, BC (21:11)

On today’s Bible Answer Man broadcast, Hank answers the following questions:When Jesus was on the cross, did the Father turn His back on Him? Christopher (0:52)When did the doctrine of the pre-tribulation rapture originate? Krystal - Oakland, CA (3:53)Is it acceptable for a church to take out a loan to build a building? Brian - Lincoln, NE (7:12)Does Luke 22:35-37 justify owning a gun? John - St. Louis, MO (9:18)Is it wrong for our motivation for tithing to be a financial blessing? Curtis - St. Louis, MO (15:10)Do you believe that sins have spirits associated with them that can be transferred to other people? Jonathan - El Paso, TX (19:16)What is your opinion of the Aramaic English New Testament by Andrew Gabriel Roth? Laura - Butte, MT (20:29)When we die, do we go immediately to Heaven or do we rest until the coming of Jesus? Vincent - KS (21:26)

On today’s Bible Answer Man broadcast (04/26/24), Hank answers the following questions:Can you explain the phrase “when the perfect has come,” in 1 Corinthians 13:10? Marine - San Diego, TX (2:30)What is the biblical teaching on the holiness of God? If God is too holy to look on sin, how could Jesus come in the Incarnation? Dave - Oldfield, MO (5:30)Did Jesus live for 33 years? Based on when He was born, shouldn’t He have died when He was about 35-38 years old? Dennis - Longview, TX (15:15)Will the future antichrist be a man, or will there be just a spirit of antichrist in the world? Drew - Fresno, CA (18:04)Is it possible to blaspheme the Holy Spirit after your conversion? Aaron - Springdale, AK (20:13)

On today’s Bible Answer Man broadcast (04/25/24), Hank answers the following questions:Does Satan have the power to read our minds? Michelle - Vancouver, BC (0:54)Is Hell a literal place of fire? Maggie - St. Louis, MO (2:13)Is it true that when Christ returns, those who are alive in Christ will escape death? Brian - Syracuse, NY (5:14)In John 17:20-26, Jesus prayed “that they may all be one.” Why then are there so many denominations? Dan - Huntingburg, IN (7:47)What is the biblical teaching on the Antichrist? Christina - OK (15:12)Would Cain’s murder of Abel have been considered a sin at the time since it was before the Mosaic Law? Jonathan - El Paso, TX (22:31)