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Dear Mr. Froese,
I am 15 years old, and
I have a lot of questions. In Genesis 1, I read that God created everything in 6 days, from the infinite number of stars and galaxies down to the smallest particles that make up the atom, plus every living thing that exists on this planet today, and also those that have become extinct. Question: On the 1st day, there is light and darkness, day and night, and on the 3rd day, there are seeds and herbs and fruit trees growing; not until the 4th day is the sun created. Logically, to have night and day and to have plants growing, there needs to be sunlight. Why would God create in an illogical and confusing pattern? Sun, light and darkness and growing plants seems a lot more believable.
Now off to Genesis 6:4; there are giants on the earth that seem to have come about by the sexual union between the sons of God (angels, I assume) and the daughters of men. Question: How is that genetically possible, and it also says that these giants came after that time. Did the angels have sexual relations with women after the flood, and could Goliath have been one of the giants?
In Genesis 6:7, God says He is going to destroy every living thing He had created because, “it repenteth Him that he had made them.” In Genesis 7, God begins to talk to Noah, and in Genesis 7:4, God says he is going to make it rain for 40 days and nights and destroy every living thing that He had created. God commands Noah to put two of every living thing on the ark, because by Genesis 7:23, every living (substance) was destroyed that was on the face of the earth. So therefore, two of every living thing that exists on the planet today, and those things that have become extinct were on the ark. Question: Why do you think God had Noah put two bed bugs, two head lice, and two of many other things that cause disease and sometimes death—in fact, why did God create them in the first place? God saw that everything He had created was good, very good in fact (Genesis 1:31).
In Genesis 7:20, the waters prevailed upward until the mountains were covered. Mt. Everest, the highest mountain on earth, is about 5.5 miles high. So, let’s just say the water covering the earth was 6 miles deep.
In Genesis 8:3, the waters returned from off the earth, and after 150 days, the waters were abated. But in Genesis 8:4, the ark didn’t rest on the mountains of Ararat until the 7th month. How is that possible, when the waters returned from off the earth and were abated, after the 5th month? And then to make things more confusing and illogical, Genesis 8:5 says the waters
decreased, and not until
the 10th month did the tops
of the mountains start to become visible. To make things more believable, shouldn’t the mountain tops start to become visible in the 5th month after the flood, then the ark resting on the mountains of Ararat, and by the 10th month, the waters abating off the earth. It’s logical to me; why did God confuse us this way, or is it mistakes made by the interpreters of the Word? If so, is the Bible believable and true? I’m confused, and I’m only in the 8th chapter of Genesis. Well, I’m off to the Garden of Eden—hey, wait a second,
I just came from there! See how confused I am. I just thought of another question: why do you think the dinosaurs became extinct after the flood? Asteroids, volcanos, man or God? It couldn’t have been God, because everything He created He saw that it was very good—even bed bugs and head lice.
I would appreciate it very much if you were to answer these questions for me by letter, because I don’t always have access to your magazine. Well, let’s find out how Noah and his family are doing. I’m sure I’ll have a lot more questions.
Another question: Where did all that 6 mile deep water abate to?
-T. Quist, MN

Arno's Commentary



Answer: Being 15 years of age, you certainly are very intelligent, well educated, and a gifted writer. That’s the reason why I will not answer your questions, because they will generate many more, as you already indicated.
The Bible is a book of faith. Many things are not logical. That, however, does not change the truth; for example, “It is appointed unto men once to die, but after this the judgment.” The only way to avoid this judgment is through faith in Jesus Christ and His accomplished work on Calvary’s Cross, “He that believeth on the Son hath everlasting life: and he that believeth not the Son shall not see life; but the wrath of God abideth on him” (John 3:36).
A great man of God once gave me this advice, “There are people who have questions regarding faith, salvation, and eternal life; take time. Other people have questions for the sake of questions; don’t waste your time.”
Surely, you have access to the internet, where you may find virtually unending information about these subjects, but the end is still faith.
Friday, 07 June 2013 12:42

The Law...Again

Written by Arno Froese
Dear Editor,
Concerning Midnight Call, November 2012, pages 6-12, “The Christian and the Law,” by Ger De Koning: Teacher DeKoning fills 6 ½ pages, mentioning the law 151 times, repentance 1 time and confession 1 time.
  1. There is the moral law: the 10 Commandments.
  2. The ceremonial law, part of which covered the sins of the people by blood sacrifice, and others for health and separation.
  3. There is the civil law, which covers order and justice, as in any other civilized society. Which law did DeKoning talk about? I don’t know.
The gracious, loving God of the New Testament is the same gracious God of the Old Testament. This gracious, loving God of the New Testament slew Ananias and Sapphira for lying. They broke the 9th commandment of the moral law.
If striving to keep the moral law feels like being in prison to you, be my guest. It keeps me out of prison.
Since the ceremonial law was a heavy yoke or burden, the yoke of Jesus is also a burden, only lighter: Matthew 11:28.
Reading about the folly of law keeping 151 times in 6 ½ pages, I am now confused.
Where there is no law, there is no sin. What do I need to repent of? And what do I confess? Confess that I believe in Jesus? The demons also believe in Jesus, and they tremble.
The moral law is in effect always. When I break any of them and if I confess and repent, then I am covered by the blood of Jesus. Be not deceived, God is not mocked.
The sacrificial blood law was abolished. The health and separation law was abolished. The civil laws are according to the civil laws of each country where the believer lives.
Teacher De Koning is a philosopher who can fill 6 ½ pages, writing about one word without explaining what the word means.
A kingdom without laws is a lawless kingdom.
-N. Luik, MB, CANADA

Arno's Commentary



Answer: The law which Bro. De Koning writes about is the law of the Old Testament, given to the Jewish people. He insists no one can be saved by keeping the law. The author is not speaking about civil and moral laws, but salvation and damnation: the law of the Old Testament and the spiritual law of the New Testament. We are instructed by Jesus Himself to keep His commandments. Now read Matthew 5 and you will agree, His requirements are so much higher than the Old Testament ones. Actually, it becomes absolutely impossible to keep His laws, and that’s the point where grace comes in (see Matthew 22:37-40).
In summary, the motive of the article is to warn of false teachers who urge the believers to burden themselves with the Old Testament law in relation to salvation.
Friday, 07 June 2013 12:39

The Bad and the Good News

Written by Arno Froese
This nation started back in the 1950s going downhill.
The movies have gone with more sex, villains, drugs, etc. The same way TV has gone. More and more perverse, up until these days.
Then in the 1970s, we see where the courts passed a law saying it is okay to abort a child in the mother’s womb. This is part of so-called Planned Parenthood.
In the 90s, same sex marriage was okayed—including health benefits to some same sex couples.
In 1991, Larry Burkett wrote a book on a financial earthquake coming to the USA. On September 11, 2001, they took out the World Trade Center. The financial catastrophe hit the U.S. in September 2008, seven years later.
Why? Because this nation has gone so far from God. Virtually all stores are now open on Sunday, ready for business.
The reason the weather is the way it is, is because we as a nation have mocked God and His Word.
To know more of things to come, people must read God’s Word.
-H. Fullerton, CT

Arno's Commentary



Answer: Contrary to your letter, the Bible has much good news. May
I suggest you read the letter to the Philippians, and note the words “rejoice” and “rejoicing.” The Church of Jesus Christ, consisting of truly born again believers, is looking for a time so glorious no one is able to describe it. Actually, the Bible says, “Eye hath not seen, nor ear heard, neither have entered into the heart of man, the things which God hath prepared for them that love him” (1 Corinthians 2:9).
You must not mix the holy nation, the Church of Jesus Christ, with Satan’s territory. What does God think about our nation, or any other nation of the world? “All nations before him are as nothing; and they are counted to him less than nothing, and vanity” (Isaiah 40:17). Therefore, keep those two things separate; we are in the world, but not of the world.
Friday, 15 March 2013 15:08

The Millennium

Written by Arno Froese
Dear Mr. Froese,
May I again express my appreciation to you for the wealth of information that we receive from the Midnight Call. I look forward to your publication every month.
There are some questions that I have concerning the end time events that I am unsure of, and
I believe you can help me with.
1. How will the nations (those mentioned in Isaiah 66 and perhaps other places in Scripture) fit into the millennial scene? There are several Scriptures that inform us of their presence in Israel during that time. Will they be included with the Jewish nation in their Temple worship? Also, if not, how? What of the Gentile nations? Some like the U.S. are half a world away. Maybe pilgrim trips? What will be the differences in their worship?
2. I know the Bible teaches of about 7 judgments, but after the Rapture, when will the unbelieving Gentile be judged and cast into hell? Are they a part of the Great White Throne Judgment also?
3. Are the millennial blessings (Isaiah 2) contained only in the nation Israel?

These are questions that arise with me and others in our Bible studies. Thanks again;
I am anxious to hear from you.
F. Lawson, KS

Arno's Answer



1. The remnant of the nations will continue to exist. Commerce and industry will also function, based on Micah 4:3; note also verse 2. The nations will then recognize the God of heaven and Jesus Christ the Messiah of Israel. For 1,000 years, Jesus will give the nations and individuals the chance to be obedient to His Law. This is evident from Isaiah 66:20. But that’s for individuals. Representatives of the nations will have to go to Jerusalem to receive instruction in the Law. At the end of the 1,000 year Kingdom of Peace, only believers will be left; sinners who transgressed the Law will die.
2. The unbelievers—Jews and Gentiles—will be condemned; to be precise, at the White Throne Judgment Seat, “Whosoever was not found written in the book of life was cast into the lake of fire.”
3. The millennial blessings will be global, because topographic changes will take place when Jesus returns (see Zechariah 14:4; Romans 8:19-23).

The Church, consisting of Jews and Gentiles, will be in the presence of the Lord forever. The other group is those who come out of the Great Tribulation (Revelation 7:9). They are saved based on the blood of the Lamb, but they do not belong to the Church.
The last group is the fruit of the everlasting gospel proclaimed by an angel (Revelation 14:6). I am aware that this Scripture applies to the Great Tribulation, but the “everlasting gospel” also includes the eternal Law, which will be made known to the Gentiles during the 1,000 year Kingdom of Peace. Those who refuse will be lost for all eternity.
Friday, 15 March 2013 15:05

False Prophet

Written by Arno Froese
Dear Editor,
I have read your magazine for a number of years, and it is a great help to my ministry in opening the Word of God to my people.
Your four part series of “Prophecy: Right- or Wrong-Headed” by Wilfred Hahn is quite good. I have some thoughts I want to share with you.
The Catholic Church has been a leader of the ecumenical movement for many years. If by chance they were to select a Jew as their pope, I can see how it might set the stage for the false prophets coming into power. I’m not saying that the false prophet has to be a Jew, but these are just my thoughts I’m sharing with you.
-G. Pass, IN

Arno's Answer


Ecumenism does not originate with Catholicism, but is the expressed desire of Churchianity to present itself as a unified voice to the world. The ecumenical movement, the World Council of Churches, and innumerable others eagerly try to unify the various denominations and churches. But, there is a problem—you can’t unify something that is already perfectly one, the Body of Christ. We read in John 17:23, “I in them, and thou in me, that they may be made perfect in one.” This oneness exists only in and through Jesus Christ our Lord, who is the head of the Body. Any attempt to create an infrastructure to demonstrate Churchianity’s unity is not only doomed to fail, but will produce Antichrist and the false prophet.
Of course, the Church is admonished to unity, “Endeavouring to keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace” (Ephesians 4:3). Paul adds, “There is one body, and one Spirit, even as ye are called in one hope of your calling; One Lord, one faith, one baptism, One God and Father of all, who is above all, and through all, and in you all” (verses 4-6). Verse 13 concludes, “Till we all come in the unity of the faith, and of the knowledge of the Son of God, unto a perfect man, unto the measure of the stature of the fulness of Christ.” That means unity in “the Son of God,” and not in any manmade organization.
Speculating as to who Antichrist and the false prophets are can lead us in the wrong path. They will only be revealed after the Church is taken out of the way.
Based on Daniel 11:37, Antichrist will not “regard the god of his fathers.” That means he will be a Jew. That is how God identified Himself to Moses, “The Lord God of your fathers, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob” (Exodus 3:15).
Friday, 15 March 2013 15:02

Christian and the Law

Written by Arno Froese
Dear Arno Froese,
I just read “The Christian and the Law,” and it didn’t answer for me a question I have long pondered. Yes, faith + works = salvation is wrong. (We are saved by faith alone in the grace of God). But if you believed you have to help God in some way to save yourself, is this a deal breaker for salvation, or would it just keep you from having the security as a believer of knowing you are saved?
I can think of several so called denominations that teach this false doctrine. Should I be concerned for my friends who believe this way?
Thank you for your dedicated work in spreading the true gospel. May the Lord continue to bless you and your staff.
-L. Wolfenbarger, TN

Arno's Answer



The law we speak of relates to our Christian walk, not to salvation. Paul mentions the law in relationship to children in Ephesians 6:2-3; thus, the law is not invalidated for our life here on earth in the flesh and blood. Furthermore, the “law” existed before it was written down. Cain, who killed his brother Abel, knew it was wrong. How did he know? Because his parents had eaten of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil. Until this very day, all of humanity, regardless of religion, knows it is wrong to steal, to lie, to kill, to be disobedient to parents, etc. In summary, the law continuously condemns us as sinners, but grace is the extended hand offering salvation from eternal condemnation.
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