Bible Answer Man Podcast with Hank Hanegraaff

On today’s Bible Answer Man broadcast (05/27/24), Hank welcomes you to a special Memorial Day edition of the broadcast. In the midst of battling the evil of Nazism, British Prime Minister Winston Churchill said, “Never in the field of human conflict was so much owed by so many to so few.” Churchill's words ring true today as we celebrate Memorial Day in the United States. A day to honor those who, in the words of Abraham Lincoln, “gave the last full measure of devotion” in their sacrifice for freedom. We here at the Christian Research Institute offer our deepest respect, honor, and thankfulness to those who have sacrificed all to protect and defend the freedoms we enjoy in this country. But we are also committed to preserving freedoms that are definitively being compromised in the present generation. As history demonstrates, we must ever remain vigilant. Which leads to a quintessential question, “Under what conditions is war justified?”

On today’s Bible Answer Man broadcast, Hank answers the following questions:How do you listen to God in prayer? Doc - Beaumont, TX (0:50)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 (3:26)Are there any examples of near-death experiences from the perspective of non-Christians in your book, Afterlife? J.T. - Haymarket, VA (8:24)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 (05/24/24), Hank answers the following questions:Is living with my fiancée and her family until we get married acceptable? We are sleeping in separate rooms and are being held accountable. John - Parker, CO (0:49)How should I confront a brother with his sin? He has come out as a homosexual but still claims to be a Christian. Mandela - Vancouver, BC (2:32)Where did all the races come from? Daniel - Fresno, CA (6:16)What is the purpose of the narrative in Judges chapter 19? Louis - Jefferson City, MO (8:31)Could you explain Judges chapter 11 and what happened to Jephthah’s daughter? Kevin - Southaven, MS (15:14)Is there a passage of Scripture that teaches that men will become more like women and women will become more like men? Eric - Union, MO (17:05)What is the purpose of fasting? Could you explain fasting in light of Psalm 38? Jerry - Clinton, NC (18:39)

On today’s Bible Answer Man broadcast (05/23/24), Hank answers the following questions:How do you explain the judgment of both believers and unbelievers in light of Luke chapter 16? Ian - Edmond, OK (0:43)Is the destruction of the temple in AD 70 the Great Tribulation? Ian - Edmond, OK (6:22)Do 2 Samuel 24:24-25 and 1 Chronicles 21:24-25, contradict one another? James - Springfield, MO (8:27)What is the mark of the Beast? If it is not a physical mark, then what is meant by not being able to buy or sell in Revelation 13? Myla - Nashville, TN (20:04)

On today’s Bible Answer Man broadcast (05/22/24), Hank answers the following questions:I'm seeing some strange “spiritual” practices in a church I’ve attended. Is this similar to Kundalini Yoga? Michael - Fresno, CA (0:56)Will our future resurrected bodies be physical? Mark - WA (5:32)In Genesis 1 it says God made Man in His own image, but in Genesis 2 God made Adam from the dust of the ground. Who did God make in His own image? Todd - Jefferson, MO (15:11)After Cain killed Abel, who was he afraid of? Todd - Jefferson, MO (16:36)Is the mark of the beast physical? What about the buying and selling mentioned in Revelation 13? Mark - Kirksville, MO (17:36)Can you address Mark 16 and snake handling? We had a young man who died because of this. Sharon - Nashville, TN (22:38)

On today’s Bible Answer Man broadcast (05/21/24), Hank answers the following questions:When Jesus healed the blind man in Mark 8:22-25, why did He have to touch him twice? George - Columbia, MO (0:49)Is Satan a fallen angel? A friend said that he wasn’t. Stephanie - Lebanon, MO (2:47)What are your thoughts on Herbert W. Armstrong and the church he started? Joanna - Bentonville, AR (8:10)Can you explain what is meant by, “righteousness exceeding that of Pharisees?” Albert - Modesto, CA (16:13)Who are the “sons of God” in Genesis 6? My friend thinks these are aliens. Amy - Highland, IL (20:52)

On today’s Bible Answer Man broadcast (05/20/24), Hank reiterates the poignant words of General Omar Bradley who said, “We have men of science, too few men of God. We have grasped the mystery of the atom and rejected the Sermon on the Mount. The world has achieved brilliance without conscience. Ours is a world of nuclear giants and ethical infants.” As our culture drifts further from God, Hank reminds us that believers are called to be a city on a hill giving light to the world.Hank also answers the following questions:What are your thoughts on Luke 13 concerning the woman who had a spirit of infirmity? Roger - Modesto, CA (5:47)Why did the Holy Spirit forbid Paul from taking the gospel to Asia in Acts 16:6? Nicholas - San Francisco, CA (15:12)Do we inherit God’s promises to Abraham according to Galatians 3? Anthony - New York, NY (18:38)My daughter is watching the anime Naruto. Is this cultic, and how should I address this with her? Tim - Greenville, IL (24:42)

On today’s Bible Answer Man broadcast, Hank answers the following questions:I am a Jehovah’s Witness. What are your thoughts on the Jehovah’s Witnesses? Cindy - Buffalo, MO (1:03)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 (05/17/24), 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)