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Dr. Couch, Revelation 14:10 seems to tell us something about the location of Gehenna. And too, it speaks of Christ and the holy angels seeing the torment of the beast, with the smoke of that torment going up forever and ever (v. 11). How could this be? The beast and unbelievers are not in the New Jerusalem in eternity. Is there something in the Greek text that would clarify this? – Reader from England Read More

Dr. Couch, some use Luke 8:13 to try to prove that one can lose their salvation after once believing. What do you say? And would this not contradict Hebrews 3:14? Read More

Dr. Couch, it seems to me that the five points of Calvinism, particularly the belief in limited atonement, cannot be proven scripturally. What do you say? Read More

Dr. Couch, why do the covenant guys try to get rid of the nation of Israel in God's plans? Read More

Dr. Couch, in Paul Benware's book Understanding End Time Prophecy he shows the extent of the land promised to Abraham ending up near Mt. Hermon to the north. Is there a problem with this? Read More

Dr. Couch, how could the rapture doctrine be in John 14:3 when the Lord was speaking to the disciples? He said He was coming again to receive them to Himself, but they would all died by or before 70 AD. Read More

Dr. Couch, you have said that the parables of Matthew 13 have nothing to do with the church today. Does this mean that the parables of the sower, and the wheat and tares, apply strictly to Israel and Read More

Dr. Couch, I heard someone say that the Jewish Rabbis placed a curse on anyone who studied Daniel's Seventy Weeks in Daniel 9. Is this true? Read More

Dr. Couch, should the elders be called in at all times to pray for the sick, as mentioned in James 5:13-16? Read More

Dr. Couch, is it accurate to say that salvation depends on a person's "relationship" with Christ when the Bible states that a person is saved by faith/belief? Read More

Dr. Couch, who are the saints of the Highest One in Daniel 7:22 who "take possession of the kingdom"? Read More

Dr. Couch, what nation is Christ speaking about in Matthew 21:43? Some say this is the church; some say it is referring to the Jews of another generation. What do you say? Read More

Dr. Couch, is righteousness an attribute of God? I've heard some say it is not. Read More

Dr. Couch, is tithing for the NT believers today? Read More

Dr. Couch, what about James 5:15-16!  Some say that this guarantees that the sick will be healed. What do you say? Read More

Dr. Couch, you have convinced me that we are now in the period of the apostasy of the church, but if so, does this not take away the idea that there are no signs for the rapture of the church? Read More

Dr. Couch, is there confusion about Matthew 24:15 and the Abomination of Desolation, and the issue of Antiochus in Daniel 9:27, 11:31, and 12:11? Read More

Dr. Couch, what is the significance of Japheth as mentioned in Genesis 9:27? Does this name have any significance with what is happening with the nations today? Read More

Dr. Couch, what are the "strongholds" in our lives? And is it accurate to describe these in understanding how the Christian life works? Read More

Dr. Couch, what does "kindred spirit" mean? Read More

Dr. Couch, I've heard that some Bible versions have changed the name Lucifer to "the morning star." Is this not a liberal ploy to tamper with the Bible and remove one of the names of Satan? Read More

Dr. Couch, what is going on in the translation of Joel 3:21? There is a different word used: "I will acquit," or "I will pardon," or "I will avenge." Which word should be used? Read More

Dr. Couch, what do amillennialists do with Matthew 8:10-12? Read More

Dr. Couch, it seems the unity or immutability of God is destroyed by the so-called separation of Christ from the Father when He was on the cross. Most Bible teachers seem to just give the usual standard answer and do not work the biblical text on giving the right answer. I know you work the languages, so I'm asking you what the passage (Matt. 27:46) is really saying from the Hebrew and Greek languages. What do you think? Read More

Dr. Couch, some say that Matthew 13, and the parables of the kingdom, is about the intermediate period between Christ's ascension until the rapture of the church. But I understand you and some other well-thinking Bible scholars point out that Matthew 13 is really about the Kingdom of Heaven and not about anything going on now in the church age. Is this right? Read More

Dr. Couch, how do the Preterists do this?I have a preterist friend who says that Matthew 23:39 and Revelation 6:16 are "essentially" the same. Where it says "Blessed is He," it actually means "Cursed are we." What do you have on Preterism? Read More

Dr. Couch, I have noticed that Paul, when writing about homosexuality, in Romans 1:26-27, speaks of the issue of the "natural function" that the homosexuals go against. What does this mean? Read More

Dr. Couch, why pray if God is sovereign? Read More

The FOLLOWING QUESTIONS WERE ANSWERED IN 2009

Dr. Couch, didn't the Gnostics allegorize the Bible? Read More

Dr. Couch, is the idea of inalienable rights found in the Bible? Read More

Dr. Couch, Shouldn't the emphasis be more focused on doing 'good' when sharing the gospel? Read More

Dr. Couch, in Philippians 3:11 Paul says "If by any means I might attain unto the resurrection of the dead." I have heard some argue that this means Paul had some doubts about the resurrection, and the critics land on the words "if" and "might." This argument would go against what he says in 1 Corinthians 15. How do we answer? Read More

Dr. Couch, I believe in eternal security but I have problems with Matthew 5:22 where Jesus said "... and whosoever shall say, You fool, shall be in danger of hell fire." How do you answer? Read More

Dr. Couch, in Ephesians 5:19 we are told by Paul to speak to one another in Psalms, hymns and spiritual songs. Are we supposed to do this literally, and if so how? Read More

Dr. Couch, should we be celebrating Christmas, since this is a "Catholic" word: Christ-mass? We are not commanded to do so in Scripture. Read More

Dr. Couch, the problems go on in the church I'm involved in. What do I do? Read More

Dr. Couch, I am being persuaded in what you say about a social apostasy coming upon the world. Can you explain a little more? Read More

Dr. Couch, is John 15:1-9 about loss of salvation? It's the parable about the branches abiding in Christ. What do you say? Read More

Dr. Couch, why have things collapsed so quickly in our country, on every level—political, social, theological, cultural, etc.? Read More

Dr. Couch, I have heard some say that from Mark 13:32 Jesus did not know the time of the beginning of the tribulation events and of the time of His return to earth in order to reign and rule in His kingdom. Is this true? Read More

Dr. Couch, what is driving Evangelical feminists? What are they thinking? Read More

Dr. Couch, what is the vengeance in Luke 21:22? Read More

Dr. Couch, what causes people to worship mythological figures and idols? What about secret organizations, do they intentionally deceive the masses, and their followers, on the lower levels? Read More

Dr. Couch, what is going on in Philippians 2:13? It sounds like the absolute sovereignty of God working in the believer! Is this right? Read More

Dr. Couch, thank you for your strong stance on God's sovereignty. It seems as if there are hundreds, if not thousands, of verses on the fact that He is in control. Read More

Dr. Couch, what is going on it Jeremiah 18:7-10? And, does this sound like what is happening to America today? Read More

Dr. Couch, Hebrews 6:20 says that the Messiah "has become a high priest forever according to the order of Melchizedek." Melchizedek was both a priest and a king, thus, the Kingdom Now folks say He is reigning as such, as King, presently. What do you say? Read More

Dr. Couch, what is going on in Matthew 7:21-23? What does Christ mean by "I never knew you"? Does this mean He truly did not know anything about them? Read More

Dr. Couch, why did President Barack Hussein Obama bow to the leaders of China, Japan, and Saudi Arabia? I thought this was a "no, no" for American Presidents? Read More

Dr. Couch, what do you think about the Manhattan Declaration and the statement put together by the leadership of Chuck Colson? Read More

Dr. Couch, what is going on in Revelation 21:24-27? What does it mean that the nations are walking by the light of the new, eternal city of Jerusalem in the eternal state? And what about the kings of the earth who bring their glory into the new Jerusalem? Read More

Dr. Couch, I have heard some say that Matthew 7:13-27 is about the church; they make a case for belief not being enough to enter the kingdom—only those who do the will of the Father will enter. It seems this section is dealing with false prophets. Aren't these the predominant ones during the time of Christ who claimed to prophesy, etc. And, who were the ones doing this stuff in Israel at the time of Christ? Read More

Dr. Couch, is apostasy mentioned in the OT? Read More

Dr. Couch, are the shepherds (pastors) the same as the teachers in Ephesians 4:11? Read More

Dr. Couch, there seems to a war brewing over the teaching of prophecy among Evangelicals, especially concerning the teaching of dispensationlism. The argument is that we dispensationalists are overdoing it. How do we answer? Read More

Dr. Couch, does the Greek word "glory" (doxa) refer to heaven or simply the glory of the person of Christ, or of God, etc.? Read More

Dr. Couch, does the idea of the Catholic Pontiff come from Babylonian theology? Read More

Dr. Couch, what about loud music in the worship service at church? Read More

Dr. Couch, there are many verses of Scripture, especially in the OT, that seem to apply to today. What do you think about Jeremiah 12:14-17? Read More

Dr. Couch, is there a contradiction between what Paul says in Acts 17:31 and what Peter says in 2 Peter 3:12, about God's sovereign plan in history, and our hastening the "coming day of God"? Read More

Dr. Couch, the covenant theologians say that God's master plan is about salvation almost exclusively. Whereas dispensationalists see many issues in the Scriptures are honored with glory, not simply salvation. Is this right? Read More

Dr. Couch, have you heard the expression "Pan-millennialism"? Read More

Dr. Couch, I am confused on the issue of the Tree of Life and the removal of the names of those who add or take away what is written in the book of Revelation. Can you help me? Read More

Dr. Couch, you have convinced me about the two facets of the Christian life, concerning Positional Truth, and Experiential Truth. How does this work out with the doctrine of sanctification? Read More

Dr. Couch, you have made me a believer in regard to the fact that the church benefits from the New covenant today, but we do not "fulfill" it as Israel will in the kingdom. Why do people resist this idea? I'm specifically referring to the quoting of Joel 2 in Acts 2, and the pouring out of the Holy Spirit. Read More

Dr. Couch, who owns the Holy Land? Read More

Dr. Couch, what if the government forces us to take the swine flu shot this fall? Also, I have heard that this shot may have some chemical properties in it that could be harmful. What do you think? Read More

Dr. Couch, what Bible translation do you recommend? Read More

Dr. Couch, what is the veil in 2 Corinthians 3:14-17? Read More

Dr. Couch, what is going on in Isaiah 25:6-9? Is there a relation in these verses with 2 Corinthians 3:14-17? Read More

Dr. Couch, could what is happening now in our world be tied to events in the tribulation? Read More

Dr. Couch, I have a question on Acts 17: 16-34 and Paul's sermon to the Epicureans and Stoics. Why did he not mention the fact of Christ dying on the cross? (However, he did mention the resurrection.) I thought Acts 17 was a model message as to how we are to witness? Read More

Dr. Couch, thank you for the information on the Trinity. We need more teaching on this! Read More

Dr. Couch, Genesis 6 talks about angels coming down to earth to procreate with women. How can this be? Read More

Dr. Couch, I recently debated a woman on the internet who argued that the sin of Sodom and Gomorrah was not about homosexuality but rather about the attempt of gang rape of the visitors [the angels] who had come to these cities, specifically the angels who came and spoke with Lot (Gen. 19:1-29). How do we answer? Read More

Dr. Couch, how could Martin Luther be so mixed up in his mistreatment of the Jewish people? He wrote terrible things about them because they did not receive Christ as their Savior. Luther was filled with hatred and yet he prayed three or four hours a day. Also, he thought the book of James should not be in the canon of Scripture. This all seems inconsistent with someone who studied and prayed so much! Read More

Dr. Couch, I understand you are completing a new book entitled "To The Jew First ..." When do you expect it out? Read More

Dr. Couch, it seems as if you have been right on target about the fact of the arrival of the predicted apostasy. What do you see happening next? Read More

Dr. Couch, there seems to be a lot of verses in the OT that are spoken to Israel but have a secondary application to our day. Do you agree? Read More

Dr. Couch, with all that is prophesied about the church in the last days, is it possible to have a great revival in the church as a whole? There is great concern for our nation. So is it possible to have a third great awakening as previously happened in the past with Finney, Whitfield, and Edwards? What is needed to achieve this? And if it is impossible, then what should we be doing? Read More

Dr. Couch, why in Genesis 3:15 is it stated first that the (1) "seed of the woman (the Messiah) will bruise the serpent (Satan) on the head" before (2) "the serpent (Satan) bruises Him on the heel." The Messiah is said to bruise the serpent with a head wound before the serpent inflicts the bruise on His heel! Is there a reason for mentioning the bruising on the head of the snake first (a mortal wound), before the serpent has bruised the heel? Read More

Dr. Couch, should not Christians have more wisdom and not be so duped and gullible in their thinking? Or is this part of His sovereignty, to allow evil to run its course, and too, in life He hands out divine retribution, even on believers? Read More

Dr. Couch, I have over the years really admired your biblical knowledge. I remember when we went to your church and had come out of a Pentecostal congregation. Some of my relatives believe that speaking in tongues is part of salvation, as well as the belief of the United Pentecostal and Oneness people. What information do you have on this subject? Almost all of my family has been brainwashed on the issue. – D.E. Read More

Dr. Couch, I keep hearing about the fact that there are some in Israel who are planning to reconstruct the temple in preparation for the coming of the Messiah. Is this so? Read More

Dr. Couch, the Episcopal Church is clearly into heresy. What does the word mean in Greek? Read More

Dr. Couch, there seems to be people out here in our churches and schools bent on destroying what God has built? Is this not so? Read More

Dr. Couch, I believe Romans 10:13-14 indicates pagans are lost, so then we should preach Christ to them, right? Otherwise, why not let them be saved by some other way. What do you think of inclusivism? Read More

Dr. Couch, have you heard about the flap over Barack Hussein Obama's lack of proof of being an American citizen? If he is not, then he is ineligible to be President, according to our Constitution. Read More

Dr. Couch, I'm sending you some info from a man I know what says that he jumped ship from dispensationalism to reformed thinking. What do you think of what he said? Read More

Dr. Couch, what do you think of inclusivism? Read More

Dr. Couch, what is meant by "the chosen angels" in 1 Timothy 5:21? Read More

Dr. Couch, we all get the sense that we're there! We are now deep into the apostasy. You mentioned the other day a great verse that speaks to such issues in regard to the failure of the nation of Israel. Could you please refer to that again? Read More

Dr. Couch, from the Table of Nations in Genesis 10, where do we put the American Indians, and the people of India and China? Read More

Dr. Couch, what do you think of the Babylonian ziggurats? Read More

Dr. Couch, what do you think of fasting today? Read More

Dr. Couch, have you heard of the gentleman in California who is predicting the coming of the End Times on October 31, 2010? Read More

Dr. Couch, I understand from 2 Thessalonians 2:10-12 that the lost will believe a lie during the tribulation period. But then in Revelation 7, it speaks of the Gentiles coming to Christ during the tribulation period. Is there a contradiction? Read More

Dr. Couch, I know you were a cameraman/reporter for Channel 8, and a stringer for ABC-TV, during the Kennedy shooting in Dallas. You mentioned about running past the police barricade on Stimmons trying to catch up with the motorcade after the President was shot. I had never seen the barricade mentioned but by a few other reporters. What a story you have to tell! Read More

Dr. Couch, are you sure the tornado that went through Minneapolis during the Lutheran Convention was from God? Read More

Dr. Couch, I really appreciate your work in the biblical languages. Few Bible teachers online today, are doing language studies. Thank you for your insights. Also, on the word "mystery." Many Amillennialists seem to be confused on the word. Did some of the old Amil writers and theologians get it straight? Read More