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Dr. Couch, everyone I know realizes that something is happening in America that will lead us to destruction. I agree with all that you say on the Scofield website. I know you are correct when you point out that the coming fall of this country will be because of sin. The Bible speaks to what is going on today. Do you agree? Read More

Dr. Couch, does Luke 17:21 say that the kingdom is here already, dwelling within the believer? And does this substantiate the argument of the Progressive Dispensationalists of their kingdom view: "Already but not yet," that is, that the kingdom is here within believers even though the historic kingdom is also supposed to be set up some day? Read More

Dr. Couch, I appreciate your many short teachings about the sovereignty of God. As I read I find more and more such statements about God's absolute providence in Scripture that I had never noticed before. I found a statement just yesterday in 2 Kings that was fascinating. Thanks for sharing this with us on the web. Read More

Dr. Couch, what do you think of those who are civil libertarians who advocate the position that we should make drugs and prostitution legal so that government can cut costs and the police can get on with other more important things? Read More

Dr. Couch, does it not seem that the Lord's anger is growing against an evil and sinful world? Read More

Dr. Couch, have you noticed that there seems to be more cruelty to animals these days reported in the news? Read More

Dr. Spurlin, Is God in human form in heaven? Read More

Dr. Couch, should believers listen to secular music, and especially country music? Read More

Dear Dr. Couch, Believe it or not, our church is willing to have what they call SOLD classes they have been teaching all sorts of things in, to have certain ones of us teach a SOLD series on Prophecy.... Read More

Dr. Couch, you really have a great and informative website. I know you've had great experiences and outstanding training from some of the great dispensational giants of the past. What wisdom can you share from studying under those men? Read More

Dr. Couch, in R. C. Sproul's book The Last Days According to Jesus, he argues that the meeting with Christ in the air (1 Thess. 4:17) is an expression used of a Roman general who returns in triumph to a given city. The general waits outside the city until the people are ready to "meet" him. How do we answer this? Read More

Dr. Couch, could Isaiah 3:1-12 be speaking about Israel during the Day of the Lord? Read More

Dr. Couch, what does Romans 11:9-10 mean when it speaks about the table of the Jews becoming a trap? Read More

Dr. Couch, someone told me that 2 Chronicles 20:11 is an important verse because it says that the Land of Promise, the Holy Land, is God's particular possession. Is this true? Read More

Dr. Couch, what is the difference between a Bible Church and a Baptist Church? Read More

Dr. Couch, I do not see many premillennialists writing about the history of Bible interpretation, but I see a lot of the covenant advocates doing this. Can you help? Read More

Dr. Couch, what do you think of Pastor John Hagee's remark that God used Hitler to cause the Jews to return to the Holy Land? I understand he was under pressure to "repent" of that statement. Read More

Dr. Couch, I have always thought that God did not hear the prayers of unbelievers unless the lost is calling out to God for salvation. How can we explain that the prayers of Cornelius were heard? Read More

Dr. Spurlin, I have a friend who says that when he was young he was saved in the church that he attended at the time. However, he no longer will attend church and shows little or no concern about spiritual issues. How can I be sure that he was ever saved? Read More

Dr. Couch, I hear a lot today about women being leaders. Does the Bible confirm this idea? Read More

Dr. Couch, I have friends that believe the entire Abrahamic Covenant is for both the Jews and the Church (Gentiles). They use Genesis 17:4-5 and Romans 4:18 where Paul quotes Genesis 15:5. How do you answer? Read More

Dr. Couch, what is going on in the world today? Read More

Dr. Spurlin, In Luke 16:1-13 Jesus tells of a business manager who had squandered his master's possessions. Can you explain why it seems that Jesus praises his dishonesty? Read More

Dr. Couch, I have been told that every time one sees the word "saint" in the Bible, Old or New Testament, it has to do with the church saints, or all the saints of Scripture, both Jewish saints and church saints. What do you say? Read More

Dr. Couch, my church never teaches about the end times. The pastor says he believes in Bible prophecy but never reveals to us scripturally the doctrines of the coming rapture of the church or the tribulation. What should I do? Read More

Dr. Couch, what does the Progressive Dispensational expression "The already but not yet" mean? Read More

Dr. Couch, the book of Revelation does not mention the making of the seven year covenant with the antichrist. Or does it? Read More

Dr. Couch, is the church under the Sabbath? Read More

Dr. Couch, I read somewhere that you said there was a connection between rejection of the gospel and evolution. Would you explain that? Read More

Dr. Couch, I know of some Bible teachers who believe in what they call the "hidden Bible codes." Is this heresy? Read More

Dr. Couch, was Luke a Jew or a Gentile? Read More

Dr. Couch, a well known Bible teacher whom you know says he sees no problem with cremation. What do you say? Read More

Dr. Couch, what has happened to truth in today's world? Read More

Dr. Couch, does Scripture help us to determine what the essential doctrines are for fellowship and for joint ministry with another church? Read More

Dr. Couch, have you heard what President Bush did concerning a national data bank for DNA? Read More

Dr. Couch, if the OT saints are not “in Christ” and are part of the church, then how are they saved? Read More

Dr. Couch, what is happening in our culture that is so destructive to this generation? Read More

Dr. Couch, what did Christ mean when He said the coming of the Son of God to earth to reign: "But of that day and hour no one knows, not even the angels of heaven, nor the Son, but the Father only" (Matt. 24:36)? Does not Christ, being very God, know every thing the Father knows? Read More

Dr. Couch, what is the Postponement Theory? Read More

Dr. Couch, you have said many times that one can see similarities in the OT that clearly describe America today. Have you seen Jeremiah 30:8-15? Read More

Dr. Couch, what is going on in Proverbs 17:13 which reads in the NAS: “He who returns evil for good, evil will not depart from his house.” Read More

Dr. Couch, on Joel 2:11 it says that the verse is about The Lord's Army, yet most dispensational commentators state that it is some kind of destructive, diabolical force. What do you say? Read More

Dr. Couch, you are my favorite dispensational teacher and I really appreciate your advice. I know you have been butting heads for years with problems in churches and I am becoming so frustrated with what is going on here in my assembly. Read More

Dr. Couch, I've been told that dispensationalism comes from the charismatic movement. It this so Read More

Dr. Couch, I am a pastor in a small Baptist denomination. I am seeing legalism and just plain stupid things now happening in our group. I don’t know if I can go on. My heart is really wrenched by what I see. What should I do? Read More

Dr. Couch, I just heard of a terrible calamity coming on the world that our U.S. media has hardly (in fact, not at all) mentioned, and that is, Asia and India are about to run out of rice, which is their staple food source. Could this play into the picture of Bible prophecy and the end-times? Read More

Dr. Couch, Zane Hodges and some others seem to have a strange view of repentance. On Acts 2:38 they say the audience was saved (cut to the heart) before they asked what to do. Then Hodges would say, Peter exhorted them to "repent" for the forgiveness of sins after they were already saved! What do you say? Read More

Dr. Couch, some of the Covenant and Reformed guys try to make Romans 11:26-27 somehow refer to the church. They call Zion and Jacob the new Israel. This doesn’t seem right. What do you say? Read More

Dr. Couch, what is going on in Luke 16:16? Read More

Dr. Couch, I have heard some Bible teachers say that the word "dog" in some places in Scripture is referring to homosexuality. Is this true? Read More

Dr. Couch, I am fellowshipping in a group that believes we must tithe. To prove their point they reference the words of Christ and say He commands it. They would probably use Matthew 28:20 which are the words He spoke to the disciples before His ascension: Teach them "to observe all that I commanded you [disciples] …" They would say this includes the tithe. How do you answer? Read More

Dr. Couch, what is the difference from the Greek between apostasy, error, and heresy? Read More

Dr. Couch, it seems that Barack Obama's pastor is into the liberal Social Gospel movement. It sounds like kingdom-now theology and postmillennialism. Would you explain this? Read More

Dr. Couch, what you have written about the sins of cultures is fascinating! I agree with you and believe what you are saying goes to the root of the problems we are facing in America. Do you have any more thoughts? Read More

Dr. Couch, I have heard you speak about the incredible prophecy of wrath coming upon the entire world as spoken by Jeremiah in his book, chapter 25. Would you explain that again? Read More

Dr. Couch, I'm the one who wrote earlier saying you are convincing me of dispensationalism. What about the Gospels? Are these books unusual in their message because the Messiah was then in the midst of the Jewish people? Read More

Dr. Couch, what is going on in Luke 17:20-21? Some covenant guys say "the kingdom of God is within you" proves that by faith, right now, we activate the kingdom within ourselves. What do you say? Read More

Dr. Couch, I am fascinated by the great prophecy of Daniel's Seventy weeks found in Daniel 9:24-27. Would you explain the various points of what will happen during that period, and also, suggest a book that may help me study it out? Read More

Dr. Couch, are we saved by law-keeping? I find some still saying that we are. Read More

Dr. Couch, I have your Luke Commentary, and it's great! I also have Marvin Pate's Luke Commentary but I'm puzzled by many things he says. Can you explain his comment on Luke 1:15? Read More

Dr. Couch, I am the one who asked you about Marvin Pate's Commentary on Luke and his statement on 1:15. Another question is about his comment on 1:20 and the fact that John the Baptist's father, Zechariah, was struck with muteness because he did not believe the words of the angel who spoke to him. What is Pate saying? Read More

Dr. Couch, would Proverbs 11:14 be applicable for our day and times? Read More

Dr. Couch, I just saw your new study on 1 Thessalonians 4:13-18. You rightly point out that Paul uses the expression of "sleep" to describe the death of the believer. Is this "soul sleep"? Read More

Dr. Couch, Psalm 68:19 in the NKJV reads: "Who daily loads us with benefits …" whereas the NAS says: "Who daily bears our burdens …" Which reading is right? I have misguided friends who virtually believe the KJV is inspired from on high. They could not imagine that the translators in 1611 could make mistakes, but also, they do not believe that in some cases, the KJV editors were working with corrupt texts. What do you say? Read More

Dr. Couch, what in the world is happening in the Middle East? Read More

Dr. Couch, what is happening to America and the world on the economic level? Could we be moving into a worldwide depression that would herald the coming seven-year tribulation? Read More

Dr. Couch, the more you write about what is happening in our world, I am convinced you are right. We probably are moving into the period called the apostasy in the Scriptures. Do you have any source reading I could get hold of? Read More

Dr. Couch, what is the balance between God's sovereignty and human responsibility, especially in the story of Cain and Abel? Read More

Dr. Couch, I am an older Christian and I see, along with others over fifty, the collapse of this nation. Why does the younger citizen not see it? Read More

Dr. Couch, I appreciate what you're saying about the loss of the study of Bible prophecy. I understand Rick Warren in some of his writings repudiates the study of, or love of prophecy, saying this is not for us now. How do you answer? Read More

Dr. Couch, why is Southern Evangelical Seminary featuring Hank Hanegraaff and touting him as they do? They are inviting him to speak (probably on Mormonism) at their next Apologetic Conference. Dr. Norman Geisler is a Dispensationalist and Hank so opposes it. I don’t understand. What do you say? Read More

Dr. Couch, I'm beginning to see what you mean about "young seminary faculty." There is something wrong with many younger men now controlling Bible schools. What do you say? Read More

Dr. Couch, how do we answer our immature friends who think some of the big mega-ministers are okay, like Joel Osteen, Joyce Meyers, Rick Warren? Read More

Dr. Couch, I head Bob George say on his radio program that believers' sins are already forgiven and we no longer need to confess our sins. This seems to fly in the face of 1 John 1:9. What do you say? Read More

Dr. Couch, why is there a big move away from the Scofield Bible and dispensationalism? What do you think happened? Read More

Dr. Couch, I appreciate your stance on what you call "Illegal Foreigners" coming into our country by breaking the laws. Why don't others see what you are saying? Read More

Dr. Couch, John 1:1 is one of the strongest verses about the deity of Christ and yet the Jehovah Witnesses use it to say that Christ was just another "god." How do we answer? Read More

Dr. Couch, what are your views on Baptism, its mode, formula, and relation to soteriology? Read More

Dr. Couch, what is happening to America and the world on the economic level? Could we be moving into a worldwide depression that would herald the coming seven-year tribulation? Read More

Dr. Couch, what in the world is happening in the Middle East? Read More

Dr. Couch, I have heard from Progressive Dispensationalists (PDs) that "glory" (doxa) is not heaven but simply describing glory that belongs to God and/or Christ. For some reason they want to remove heaven from the idea of glory. How do you answer? Read More

Dr. Couch, what is the Roman Catholic doctrine of limbo about and is there any biblical support? Secondly, what is the Catholic doctrine of praying for the dead? Read More

Dr. Couch, what is going on in Matthew 16:17-20 concerning the kingdom of heaven and the church? Read More

Dr. Couch, I've heard you say we're moving into the apostasy. How long do we have before everything collapses? Read More

Dr. Couch, I heard you speak the other day about a U.S. President who wept over the founding of Israel and the Jewish people. Could you repeat that? Read More

Dr. Couch, what is happening with Russia and Iran? Read More

Dr. Couch, I understand there are some who want to make the doctrine of divine election and predestination a corporate act of God and not an individual act. In other words the church, as a body and as a unit, is elect but not individuals. What do you say? Read More

Dr. Couch, thank you for your comments on the virgin birth. Do you have anymore points that reinforce this great doctrine? Read More

Dr. Couch, I understand you’ve done a great deal of research on the Jews and Germany, and, World War II. Could I get some of that material? Read More

Dr. Couch, I just heard of a Sunday school teacher who said that Christ was not born in a genetic sense from Mary. This seems dead wrong to me—what do you say? Read More

Dr. Couch, how are we to witness in the work-place? Read More

Dr. Couch, are all races equal? I saw your article about immigration and I was wondering. Read More

Dr. Couch, I have not seen you say anything about the illegal immigrant crisis in America. What do you think? Read More

Dr. Couch, what more do you know about the Willow Creek apology? Read More

Dr. Couch, is jealously always a sin? God is said in the OT to be jealous, so does that mean that a believer can be jealous and not sin? Read More

Dr. Couch, it seems as if there are many passages in the NT that indicate the postponement of the kingdom. They appear to show that after the church age, then God will clearly bring forth the Davidic kingdom, though I fully understand that the tribulation comes in between. What do you say on this? Read More

Dr. Couch, Obadiah 15-21 seems to be about the worldwide tribulation and the coming kingdom. Am I right? Read More

Dr. Couch, it has been stated that the Muslims aided the Protestants during the Reformation against the Roman Catholics. Is this true or not? As far as I know this view is a relatively new belief put out by some in the Replacement Theology camp. They seem to be taking now a pro-Muslim stance. Read More

Dr. Couch, is Psalm 122 a millennial psalm? Read More

Dr. Couch, many people like to set up a straw man for an argument against dispensationalism. Some use the argument that Jehovah Witnesses also believe in a future millennial kingdom. What do you think of such an "ad hominem" attack? Read More

Dr. Couch, I understand that there are but few resurrection passages in the OT? Is this true? Read More

Dr. Couch, Psalm 137 is a unique Psalm. It sounds so harsh! What is it about? Read More

Dr. Couch, what is going on in Psalm 120, especially in verses 5-7? Could this have to do with some of the things going on in the Middle East with Israel even today? Read More

Dr. Couch, there has been a lot in the news lately about treating animals right. What do you think? Read More

Dr. Couch, do older dispensationalists (such as Chafer, Scofield, Gaebelein) have a different view of the Sermon on the Mount than younger dispensationalists? Read More

Dr. Couch, what is going to happen to the nations surrounding Israel who hate the Jews and want them destroyed? Even the lost world today knows that something will happen soon in the Middle East that will throw the world into terrible confusion and danger. So where is it all going with these antagonistic nations? Read More

Dr. Couch, we visited a new church recently. The material being used for our youngsters seems to be about children self-esteem rather than about the Bible, or about Christ. We probably won’t go back. What is happening to the Sunday school literature? Read More

Dr. Couch, I guess you have noticed how secular psychology has so invaded the church, and our culture. What do you think? Read More

Dr. Couch, so often it seems as if we forget that the Lord has humor in what He says in Scripture. Do you agree? Read More

Dr. Couch, I keep hearing about Preterism. How can anyone hold to this absurd doctrine that says “the second coming took place in 70 AD”? Read More

Dr. Couch, have you ever heard of the Pentecostal Oneness (Jesus Only) denomination? Read More

Dr. Couch, it seems without a doubt our culture is lost. You have given so many verses that show how America is like what was happening in the OT with Judah. Do you have others? Read More

Dr. Couch, thank you for your comments some weeks ago about watching out for the fighting fundies. We just had a run in with them. They appear so pious, negative, and legalistic. I found that they ran from discussion and appeared to be very hard-hearted. And these folks cannot get fixed. They ran from another church to ours, and now they are gone to another. What is wrong with them? Read More

Dr. Couch, have you read the "confession" of the Willow Creek Church and Bill Hybels? It looks like they have admitted their mistakes in leading people, pastors, down the prime rose path into the Church Growth Movement! Read More

Dr. Couch, what is the relationship between the New Covenant and the Land Covenant? What are both covenants about? Read More

Dr. Couch, why did Dr. John F. Walvoord, the president of Dallas Seminary, finally allow the school to become accredited around 1970? I thought he stood against it. By the way thank you for your historical work in getting the State of Texas off the backs of Christian Bible Colleges and Seminaries. I know you took a lot of criticism for that fight! Read More

Dr. Couch, you have an interesting interpretation on 1 Thessalonians 5:4-11. Would you share that? Read More

Dr. Couch, it seems as if feminism now rules our society, and in fact, the entire Western world. How did this happen? Read More

Dr. Couch, our church recently went through a split. Slander and gossip destroyed the peace and contentment. A lot of people got hurt and left. I understand this is going on all over. I just found Proverbs 26:19-22. Do these verses apply to what is going on today? Read More

Dr. Couch, what is your take on what is happening presently in the Middle East? Read More

Dr. Couch, I am one of those "Covenant guys" who paid little attention to Israel and Bible prophecy. I was asleep in my Covenant arrogance and denial, but you have convinced me to see the Bible in its entire framework. Thank you. Why do others not see it? Read More

Dr. Couch, is it possible that the resurrected saints who came out of the grave when Christ came forth from the tomb were resurrected OT saints who were given glorified bodies and ascended up with Christ at His ascension? Read More

Dr. Couch, you say the 144,000 Jews were probably martyred. Is it possible they will be "raptured" as the church will be? The 144,000 are mentioned being before the heavenly throne in 14:3. What is the difference between the saints around the throne of heaven in Revelation 5:11 and those before the throne in 7:15? Read More

Dr. Couch, since about one third of faithful Jews are left at the end of the tribulation, does this include the 144,000 witnessing Jews mentioned in Revelation 7? Read More

Dr. Couch, what does the word epiphany mean? I understand it is used in the Bible to refer to the second coming of Christ. Read More

Dr. Couch, should we use the word Hebrew to describe Abraham’s other children, such as Ishmael and grandson Esau? And what about the word Jew? Read More

Dr. Couch, did Christ go into hell following His crucifixion as it seems to imply in 1 Peter 3:19-20? Read More

Dr. Couch, you seem to have a handle on future prophecy. What specifically is said about Israel in the end times? Read More

Dr. Couch, the bad things that come upon the earth (floods, wars, pestilence, etc.), do they come directly from God in His wrath and judgment? We know the tribulation will be a seven year period of wrath from heaven, but is God bringing judgment today during the age of grace? Read More

Dr. Couch, why is it that there are such divergent views about the Bible, such as between premillennialists and amillennialists? Both camps seem to have pretty smart people in them. Read More

Dr. Couch, the Muslims fast. I was wondering what is the NT teaching on fasting, and, what is the purpose of fasting? Read More

Dr. Couch, what does the word Hamas mean? We hear this all the time in the news used of the orthodox Arabs in their war against us and against Israel. Read More

Dr. Couch, there are some who make a connection between Isaiah 50:4-10 and Romans 8:1, 32-33. What is that connection? Read More

Dr. Couch, what does it mean when Abigail said to David, “The soul of my lord (David) shall be bound in the bundle of life with the Lord your God” (1 Sam. 25:29)? Read More

Dr. Couch, how can things get worse? On all fronts we find a rushing collapse of morals, values, Christian truth, international stability. Only we dispensationalists who teach a coming apostasy (it’s here) and a rapture and tribulation seem to understand what’s happening. Thanks for your insights. Read More

Dr. Couch, I have become convinced by you, through the Scriptures, that congregational polity should be elder rule. Why have others not seen this? And what are the advantages and disadvantages? Read More

Dr. Couch, you write often about what is happening in churches. We are amazed at what is taking place at some of our local congregations. Why have churches gone bonkers? Read More

Dr. Couch, what do you think about the Global Warming issue? And what could it have to do with future prophetic events? Read More

Dr. Couch, what does it mean when the Bible says Gentiles are to provoke the Jews to jealousy? Read More

Dr. Couch, is 1 Corinthians 15:41 about believers receiving rewards, one having a different reward of glory over another? Some commentators think so. Read More

Dr. Couch, when did Roman Catholicism actually begin? Read More

Dr. Couch, you have some interesting comments about our culture today. Do you have some other thoughts to share on this? Read More

Dr. Couch, why is it impossible for some Christians to be able to restore fellowship when there is a relationship broken? Read More

Dr. Couch, am I spiritually sick? Read More

Dr. Couch, I have some friends who are doubting the doctrine of eternal punishment. Is this a growing trend? Read More

Dr. Couch, Is the rapture in the Olivet Discourse? Read More

Dr. Couch, my son is getting confused about his faith. He is being influenced by secular philosophy. What about the writings of Oz Guinness, William Lane Craig, and others? If he read their writings would they help? Read More

Dr. Couch, I know you have written about this before but where do you think we are today-that is, what is happening in the world? Read More

Dr. Couch, some argue for a Mid-Acts Dispensation, splitting the sixth (dispensation of grace) into two parts. They do this because they say the gospel was not TRULY sent to the Gentiles in the early stages of Acts. Though the church started at Pentecost, they note, Gentiles did not come to Christ until later. They put it this way:

– Dispensation of Grace to the Jews
– Dispensation of Grace to Jews and Gentiles.

How do you answer this? Read More

Dr. Couch, what is going on in Exodus 24:9-18? Did Moses see actually God in human form? Read More

Dr. Couch, I notice that you have a DD degree. What is that? Read More

Dr. Couch, you often speak of “Games Christians play!” Give some examples. Read More

Dr. Couch, why are some people so drawn to Covenant Theology when, as you correctly point out, it is not textual and biblical? And, how did it come about? Read More

Dr. Couch, what is happening with our Christian Universities? Read More

Dr. Couch, the Old Testament is full of the fact that the Abrahamic Covenant is a forever contract to be extended to the Jewish people in the future. How can the Covenant guys deny this and change the dynamics on that promise? Read More

Dr. Couch, what is the difference between gossip and simply sharing information? I am confused on this question. Read More

Dr. Couch, I really appreciate your historical snapshots of history, and especially how you tie them in to something current, prophetic, and biblical. I enjoyed your insights into Albert Einstein. Do you have any more? Read More

Dr. Couch, I just purchased Dr. Lewis S. Chafer’s eight volume Systematic Theology. What do you think of it? Read More

Dr. Couch, thank you for your great ministry and help. Could you please discuss the meaning and purpose of prayer when dealing with the predestination and sovereignty of God. Read More

Dr. Couch, what is the relationship of the church with the kingdom of God? And is the kingdom of God synonymous with the kingdom of heaven? Is the church the kingdom of God or the kingdom of heaven? Read More

Dr. Couch, I appreciate so many things you have said about Dr. C. I Scofield. You have revived an interest in the man but also have fired up the flames of us younger men who want to be solid Bible teachers of the Word by sharing facts about him. Would you repeat some of the things Dr. Lewis S. Chafer said of Scofield? Read More

Dr. Couch, the Reformed and Covenant Theology teachers often say God is through with the Jews, and that the church has replaced Israel forever. How can they do that? Read More

Dr. Couch, I just read that a bunch of Southern Baptist pastors are very confused about the issue of speaking in tongues, and the subject of having a “private prayer language.” Have you heard about this? Read More

Dr. Couch, I appreciate your language work. It seems as if this is a dying art, to be able to firmly exegete the Bible from the Hebrew and Greek. What’s happening in seminaries? Read More

Dr. Couch, thank you so much for your ministry. Your answers to Hank so far have been right on. He is not trained as an exegete but is at best a self-taught philosopher. I am surprised you have not had more response to your exegesis of Romans 9-11. Thank you for your commitment to the Scriptures. I am sending a donation to help Scofield Ministries. Read More

Dr. Couch, which is better, the Old Scofield Reference Bible or the Revised Scofield Reference Bible? Is there any difference? Read More

Dr. Couch, what do you think of Wayne Grudem’s book Evangelical Feminism published by Multnomah? Read More

Dr. Couch, what do you think of the social gospel, the idea that the Church should primarily be concerned with the problems of poverty and injustice? Some blame capitalism for the oppression of the poor and say that socialism is more concerned for the disadvantaged. Read More

Dr. Couch, will there be a judgment against liberals, allegorists, amillennialists, and preterists, who deny or disdain Zion, the Jewish people, and Israel? Read More

Dr. Couch, who are the kings of the east in Revelation 16:12 who invade the Middle East in the second half of the tribulation? Read More

Dr. Couch, would you explain Sensus Plenior (fuller sense) and Reference Plenior (referencing more than one incident)? And how are these literary devices used in the NT referencing of the OT? Read More

Dr. Couch, what counsel would you give today about credit card debt that is so prevalent in our society? Read More

Dr. Couch, to help me gain a more clear understanding of biblical interpretation, what are the rules which guide the interpreter? Are those rules systematic? Read More

Dr. Couch, are you familiar with the four Jewish ways that the New Testament interprets the Old Testament? I just finished reading your excellent book An Introduction to Classical Evangelical Hermeneutics, and I was wondering why these principles were not included. Will they be included in a revised version? Read More

Dr. Couch, what is the difference between the Greek words thelema, thelo, and thelesis? Are the differences simply that some are nouns and others verbs, or is there more to it? Read More

Dr. Couch, which is more difficult and why—OT exegesis or NT exegesis? Read More

Dr. Couch, I read in Proverbs 22:16 that you will come to poverty if you give a gift to a wealthy person. I have a brother who is wealthy and I intend to give him a birthday gift soon, but here is the larger question. Is a passage like this symbolic or does it have another meaning? As a layman must I ask a "scholar" what it means? How do I get the meaning and how do I know someone else’s interpretation is right? Or, do I simply depend on the Holy Spirit? Read More

Dr. Couch, what is “The Lord’s Day” in Revelation 1:10. John said he “was in the Spirit on the Lord’s Day.” Is this Sunday? Read More

Dr. Couch, in Revelation 7:3 and in 9:4 it is mentioned that the servants of the Lord are sealed with a seal on their foreheads. My question, if the 144,000 Jewish witnesses are sealed, what about those who hear and believe their message? Are they sealed also? What’s your answer? Read More

Dr. Couch, what is the difference between a Christian fundamentalist and an evangelical? Read More

Dr. Couch, what do you think of the "theology" of C. S. Lewis? Dr. Martyn Lloyd-Jones was skeptical. Read More

Dr. Couch, what is your view of Freemasonry? Read More

Dr. Couch, what will be the legacy of Dr. Jerry Falwell? Read More

Dr. Couch, what is going on in churches? I have never seen so much back-biting, lying, legalism, and hate. It seems to be getting worse. What do you say? Read More

Dr. Couch, should Evangelicals join hands with Roman Catholics and Mormons, etc., in combating such problems as abortion and homosexuality in our culture? Read More

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

Dr. Couch, Revelation 1:6 says God "made us to be a kingdom, priests to His God and Father." Is this not saying that the church is the promised kingdom found in the OT? Read More

Dr. Couch, I saw on your website you believe in the doctrine of election, which is typically a Reformed view. Most of the Reformed and Covenant teachers, of what I can read, are amillennialists, but you do not hold to amillennialism. How do you combine [or answer] this issue, that is, being a millennial dispensationalist and holding to divine election? I am confused! Read More

Dr. Couch, do you hold to the “dual covenant” idea promoted by John Hagee, where he states that Israel is now hardened by God and we do not need to witness to the Jewish people? Read More

Dr. Couch, I have heard recently in the secular media that Christ was married. Where do they get such ideas? Read More

Dr. Couch, you seem so certain about judgment falling on certain cities as San Francisco and New Orleans. What about hurricane Rita striking the Texas coast? Read More

Dr. Couch, what does the term "servant leadership" mean when used to describe the role of a pastor-teacher in a local church? Read More

Dr. Couch, I'm involved with a parachurch ministry that takes the gospel and the Bible into elementary public schools. The organization goes on and states that it is not replacing the church, and that the church is the pillar and ground of the truth (1 Timothy 3:15). My question is, is it true that only a church has the biblical authority for an evangelistic ministry? And, what about such parachurch ministries turning the children who become saved over to spiritually corrupt liberal churches? Read More

Dr. Couch, there seems to be a lot of confusion on the qualifications for a pastor and deacon. There seems to be a lot of tradition involved in interpreting some of these issues. Do you have any suggestion? Read More

Dr. Couch, when there is a financial need for a brother in the church, should finances be given from the church funds, are with what the congregation gives by a special appeal? Or, is it appropriate to give funds from both sources? Read More

Dr. Couch, I have a lot of questions about the issue of the qualifications of both the elder and the deacon. Can you shed light? Read More

Dr. Couch, most Bible teachers say that the church began at Pentecost, but in Ephesians 5:25 Paul writes "Husbands love your wives as Christ loved the church and gave Himself for it." Loved is in the past tense. If the church did not start until after Christ ascended, it seems that this must be talking about something else. What do you think? Read More

Dr. Couch, the Landmark Baptist churches believe there is no universal church; they believe in local assemblies only. Also, they say the church began directly with John the Baptist. How do they defend these positions? Read More

Dr. Couch, have you ever hear of the book Selling Jesus by Douglas Webster? What do you think of it? Read More

Dr. Couch, I agree that the pastor should be one among equals with the church elders, but would you explain the reasons that an elder and pastor are not different offices? Read More

Dr. Couch, how do you take 1 Corinthians 11 where Paul speaks about “examining yourself” and the issue of eating and drinking judgment on oneself? Read More

Dr. Couch, did Adolf Hitler have plans to take the Holy Land during World War II? I know you are somewhat of an expert on that period of history. What do you think? Read More

Dr. Couch, what do you think of the influence of Hal Lindsay’s best seller of the 1970s, The Late Great Planet Earth? Read More

Dr. Couch, who or what are the creatures in Revelation 5:13? Are they angels, fallen angels, the unregenerate, or the saved? And, is the scene post-rapture? Read More

Dr. Couch, how were people saved pre-Abraham? He was saved by faith (Gen. 15:6) but nothing is said about those who came before. Read More

Dr. Couch, is there any theological reason for the rejection of Limited Atonement among traditional dispensationalists? Read More

Dr. Couch, do the Scriptures teach that there can be "carnal" Christians? And, is it possible to be "carnally saved"? Read More

Dr. Couch, what is the issue of "the Analogy of Faith" all about? Read More

Dr. Couch, I saw where you said you leaned toward regeneration coming before faith. I find this issue confusing especially from some of the blogs that are out there. I am thinking of James White and Ergun Caner. How does this coincide with unlimited atonement? Read More

Dr. Couch, in dispensationalism it is taught that there is a "difference" between Israel and the church, but I don’t hear much about regeneration in the Old Testament. Can you help? Read More

Dr. Couch, could you tell me how people were saved in the OT? Were they saved by the blood of Christ? Read More

Dr. Couch, I heard a pastor on the radio say: "You cannot get saved and not have your life changed. You cannot get saved and not do good works." Read More

Dr. Couch, I am having trouble reconciling the transfiguration in the Gospels. Matthew and Mark both state that “after six days” while Luke simply says “about eight days after …” What do you say? Read More

Dr. Couch, does the Bible condemn polygamy? Read More

Dr. Couch, I understand John Piper has gone mystical. Have you heard about this? Read More

Dr. Couch, does regeneration come before saving faith, after, or is it simultaneous? Read More

Dr. Couch, I just read a review of your wonderful and helpful Handbook of Revelation (Kregel) in which the reviewer blasts premillennialism and pretribulationalism. He says such works are influenced by the Left Behind series, and by Hal Lindsey. Why is there such hatred against the premillennialism of the early church? Read More

Dr. Couch, is 1 John 2:28 a rapture passage? I have some who deny that it is. What do you think? Read More

Dr. Couch, I'm confused. I believe you advocate a "heavenly destiny" for the church. However, both the church and Israel will be on earth during the millennial reign. Also, you advocate seven years in heaven followed by the same 1000 years of earthly reign. Why do you consider your position a "heavenly destiny" when the church will spend 993 more years on earth after such a short stay in heaven? Wouldn't that identify the church's destiny as "earthly"? Read More

Dr. Couch, someone has said that we should not use the expression “the Palestinian Covenant” today, that it implies something the Bible is not saying about the Land of Israel. What do you say? Read More

Dr. Couch, could you tell me how people were saved in the OT? Were they saved by the blood of Christ? Read More

Dr. Couch, help me out on the issue of Lordship salvation. Can you refute my thinking on the subject? Read More

Dr. Couch, I have noticed in the past you mentioned that "big" (buh-ig) seminary in the Dallas/Ft. Worth area. They clearly have taken a swipe at support for Israel, and, they have moved into an aberrant view of dispensationalism. on their website is posted the article where they seem to be turning against the nation of Israel. What do the "younger-smarter" faculty there think of the great blessed giants of the past who taught so faithfully Bible prophecy? Read More

Dr. Couch, you write about the "key" people in heaven (the church’s destiny) and the "key" people on earth during the kingdom, the Jews. It seems that the seven years that the church is in heaven is small compared to the thousand year kingdom period, in which the church will be serving with Christ on earth. How do you answer? Read More

Dr. Couch, I am still confused about the issue of the "heavenly destiny" of the church vs. the "earthly destiny" of the nation of Israel in the kingdom period. Can you help? Read More

Dr. Couch, what are the "seven spirits" of Revelation 1:4; 3:1; 4:5; 5:6? Read More

Dr. Couch, I am teaching a Sunday school class on Eschatology from the biblical perspective, which of course means biblical dispensationalism. I am using as a base Dr. Pentecost’s Things to Come, but I would like some kind of workbook that would have questions to facilitate discussion. Do you have any ideas? Read More

Dr. Couch, it is good to know that there is at least one good dispensational "Bible Answer Man." My question, is the antichrist brought back to life or just appears to have died, but really did not (Rev. 13:3). Read More

Dr Couch,I have always been told that the Reformed theologians took the Bible in a literal, grammatical, historical sense. They even claim they do in the areas of Bible prophecy. Is this true? Read More

Dr. Couch, the Southern Baptist Convention a few years years ago added to their doctrinal requirement for missionaries, that they agree that wives should submit to their husbands' leadership in the home. Is this true? And what do you think about this? Read More

Dr. Couch, it would seem that 1 John 5:8 has a grammatical problem. The words "Spirit, water, and blood" are neuter in gender, yet the pronoun and numeral "these three" is masculine. Is there a problem? Also I notice that the verse is not in the Textus Receptus. Read More

Dr. Couch, Acts 2:30-35 does not put Christ on His throne ruling today, does it? Is it incorrect to say that He is spiritually on the throne? Does Christ appear on His throne prior to Revelation 20:11? I am trying to get an amil friend to see the light and understand premillennialism. Read More

Dr. Couch, how would you interpret 2 John 10 about not receiving into your house, and greeting one who does not hold to "the teaching"? And, should Evangelical Christians do door to door witnessing? Is this today seen as "pressure" tactics? Read More

Dr. Couch, what is your view of Genesis 6:2? Do the "sons of God" refer to the fallen angels who cohabited with earthly women? And, can demons, fallen angels, take on human form? Read More

Dr. Couch, does the "all things in common" passage of Acts 2:44 support the Communist idea of community sharing of goods? Read More

Dr. Couch, does yom (day) in Genesis 1 really imply a day, a twenty-four hour day, as we now understand it? Read More

Dr. Couch, who are the two witnesses in Revelation 11:3-12? I have heard Elijah, Moses, Enoch, or simply two contemporaries at that time. What do you think? Read More

Dr. Couch, was Graham W. Scroggie a dispensationalist? Read More

Dr. Couch, was Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn a Christian? Read More

Dr. Couch, what is the issue behind the King James Only controversy? I often use the NASB yet the KJO crowd says this is not good. What do you think? Read More

Dr. Couch Is Hebrews 9:28 about Christ appearing a second time discussing the rapture of the church or His coming to reign? I am having trouble with this passage. Read More

Dr. Couch, what is your view of Mother Teresa? Read More

Dr. Couch, did Christ inherit any physical characteristics from Mary? Is the sin nature passed on through the man, but not the mother? Read More

Dr. Couch, does the Reformed doctrine of predestination differ from the Islamic view of predestination? And what about Islamic fatalism? Read More

Dr. Couch, what is the difference between a Pentecostal and a Charismatic? Read More

Dr. Couch, Are the Arabs descendants of Ishmael? Read More

Dr. Couch, I saw on this website comments about homosexuality and wondered if you consider all things 'same sex' a sin, even same sex romantic love? Read More

Dr. Couch, what do you think is the greatest evidence for the inerrancy of the Bible? Read More

Dr. Couch, how should we respond to those who ask, "What about those who have never heard the gospel of Jesus Christ?" Read More

Dr. Couch, our church belongs to the Association Of Churches in our town. They are holding a Day of Prayer, with all the churches, that sounds very liberal. Do you know about this? Read More

Dr. Couch, thank you for some clarification about faith being a gift of God. It seems as if the best of theologians agree, right? Read More

Dr. Couch, what is posttribulationalism? Read More

Dr. Couch, I have been reading your book The Fundamentals for the 21st Century and my heart has been warmed. What other systematic theologies do you recommend? Read More

Dr. Couch, would you recommend George N. H. Peters’ "The Theocratic Kingdom"? Read More

Dr. Couch, Do the lost go directly to hell or is there an intermediate place of waiting until the final judgment? Read More

Dr. Couch, is the figure of "two hundred million" horses and horsemen of Revelation 9:16 literal or figurative? Read More

Dr. Couch, we know the kingdom of God is promised to Israel, and since the church is not the "new Israel" nor the kingdom, what is the meaning of Matthew 21:43 that reads: "I say to you (the Pharisees), the kingdom of God will be taken from you and given to another nation (ethnos) producing the fruit of it"? Read More

Dr. Couch, what is the difference between humanism and liberalism? Read More

Dr. Couch, how does one determine which elements of a previous dispensation are still applicable in a subsequent dispensation? For example, Paul says that the dietary laws are no longer applicable in the age of grace. But the laws ordaining capital punishment from the OT are still in effect. Is there a systematic way of determining these differences? Read More

Dr. Couch, I understand that a well-known seminary, that was premillennial, caved in to the Reformed position and became Covenant in its theological orientation. Is this so, and do you know anything about this? I am not in the covenant camp. Read More

Dr. Couch, what do you think is the main mission of the church? Many “preachers” say it is evangelism, which is important, yet they tend to neglect the teaching of the Word of God. What do you think? Read More

Dr. Couch, what do you think of the Wycliffe Bible Commentary? Read More

Dr. Couch, do you have any articles on the "Mid-Acts" position of some dispensationalists? Several of my good friends are into this. They are aligned with Stam and Bullinger. Need I be concerned with this? Read More

Dr. Couch, does dispensationalism require one to believe that the Ten Commandments were given to the Jewish people alone? How would you answer the charge of antinomianism that is often thrown at dispensationalists? Read More

Dr. Couch, what is theology? Read More

Dr. Couch, Dr. Arnold Fruchtenbaum points out that in some contexts, the word "eternal" may not mean "forever," such as the service of a slave to his master (Exod. 21:6), the Levitical priesthood (28:43), or the sacrificial system (29:28). How then do we know that the spiritual life is "eternal life"? Read More

Dr. Couch, you referred to Philippians 1:29 as a verse that argues that faith is a gift of God. Would you explain? Read More

Dr. Couch, it seems that on his radio program, Hank Hanegraaff continually attacks dispensationalism from a partial preterist-covenant point of view. What do you think? Read More

Dr. Couch, how does dispensationalism differ with the Reformed folks on infant baptism? And is baptism replacing circumcision? Read More

Dr. Couch, you have had some interesting answers to Progressive Dispensationalism in the past that I really appreciated. Any new thoughts about it? Read More

Dr. Couch, I understand that the Bible says that faith is a gift of God. Some of my friends do not believe this. What do you say? Read More

Dr. Couch, what do you think of Dave Hunt’s book on Calvinism? Many Bible teachers endorsed it. Read More

Dr. Couch, how can the Covenant and Reformed guys be so off base in regard to their “non-literal” view of the rapture of the church, the tribulation, and the return of Christ? Read More

Dr. Couch, I understand that Jeconiah (Coniah) was cursed and that none of his descendants could prosper sitting on the throne of David (Jer. 22:24, 28; 37:1). And yet he is found in Joseph’s lineage in Matthew 1:11. How do we explain this? Read More

Dr. Couch, what do the words holocaust and pogrom mean? Read More

Dr. Couch, what are your views on the new covenant? Is it the same as Miles Stanford? Read More

Do believers have power over sin? Read More

I hear you talking about Dispensational Apologetics. Dr. Couch, what is that? Read More

Dr. Couch, I heard you speak about the people of London, England joining in on Hanukkah during the German Blitz of 1940. Could you explain? Read More

What do you think of those who hold we should today be under the Sabbath? Also, some of the Reformed folks say Sunday is the Sabbath. This seems all very unbiblical. What do you think? Read More

Have you heard of pastor Dr. Gary Gilley who has written several books: This Little Church Went to Market, This Little Church Stayed Home, and I Just Wanted More Land, which is a critique of Bruce Wilkinson’s book, The Prayer of Jabez? Read More

I am currently working on the Olivet Discourse in Luke 21:20-24 where we read of the destruction of Jerusalem. There we find the phrase “The days of vengeance.” Does this have to do with the destruction of Jerusalem and the temple in 70 AD? And, where can I find more information in the subject of “the vengeance”? Read More

Dr. Couch, I noticed that Miles J. Stanford’s website mentioned that he is opposed to Messianic Judaism/Hebrew Christianity. I know he was a dispensationalist, so why would he be opposing Messianic assemblies? Read More

Is the last point in Calvinism (the P, Perseverance of the saints) teaching that salvation is by works, or teaching that you need to work to maintain your salvation? Read More

Dr. Couch, does God love the non-elect? I noticed that A. W. Pink argues that He does not love the elect. What do you say? Read More

What do you think of Pat Buchanan’s new book State of Emergency: The Third World Invasion and Conquest of America? Read More

Who were the Huguenots in church history? Read More

I know, Dr. Couch, that you were a friend of S. Lewis Johnson. I am hearing that he may have held to Lordship Salvation. What do you say? Read More

I am considering purchasing either the Scofield Reference Bible or a Ryrie Study Bible. Which do you recommend? Read More

Do Romans 3:31 and Hebrews 10:16 support the Covenant theology idea that believers are under the Law as a rule of life and for sanctification? It seems to me that the NT teaches that believers are not under the Law but under grace. Read More

What do you think of the book Romans Verse By Verse by William Newell? I heard it is one of the best dispensational commentaries on Romans. Read More

Why are so many saying now that “The Greats,” Spurgeon and Pink (both five point Calvinists) believed in Lordship Salvation? Are they reading something into their writings? Were they into Lordship Salvation? Read More

Is Revelation 13:3 a reference to the Antichrist or to the restoration of the Roman Empire? Read More

Many argue that there was not a Christian mandate in the founding of America, and this was supposed to be simply a secular society. How do we answer? Read More

Can you recommend a good dispensational commentary on Matthew? I am studying the Sermon on the Mount and need some help. Read More

Do you know of any good dispensational and conservative books in Spanish? I teach in a Spanish church and we need good material. Read More

What do you think of Marvin Rosenthal’s Pre-wrath rapture position? Read More

In Psalm 74:8 there is a mention of the synagogue. I thought the synagogue did not begin until the period between the Testaments. How do we answer? Read More

What about Calvinism? We have a new pastor who says he believes what Calvinism says. We voted him in without knowing what he held on this issue. I am confused and my heart is heavy. Can you help? Read More

What do you think of Gerald Stanton’s book on the rapture entitled Kept From the Hour? Read More

I know you speak often of Progressive Dispensationalism. What is your main complaint? Read More

I understand many dispensationalists hold to the “time period” in interpreting the seven churches of the book of Revelation. Is there a normative dispensational view concerning these seven churches? What position holds the greatest weight? Read More

You are right on concerning your comments on Islam. I also really appreciate your strong stance on dispensationalism. Should Christians have an obligation to Israel today in the Middle East? Read More

Hello sir, I am a Christian from Canada. It is refreshing to find someone so bold about Bible prophecy. Not too many people today in our churches talk about prophecy, and especially about the book of Revelation. Thank you so much. Read More

Is G. Campell Morgan a dispensationalist, and is he solid? Read More

Dispensationalists seem to focus more on prophecy than on practical living. How do you answer? Read More

I have just begun reading George Peters’ massive work The Theocratic Kingdom. On two separate websites it is said Peters held to a pre-wrath position and then others say he held to a partial rapture viewpoint. What do you say? Read More

What is your take on what is now happening in the Middle East, as it may relate to Bible prophecy? Read More

I hear some Reformed folks criticize dispensationalists and say that they are but Judaizing the prophecies by taking them literally, as the orthodox Jews did. How do we answer? Read More

Dr. Couch, how do you understand 1 Corinthians 13:10 which speaks of “when the perfect has come, the partial will be done away.”? Read More

In your view do you believe the Pope is the Antichrist? The Reformers and the Puritans thought so. What is your opinion? Read More

Dr. Couch, what is going on in Acts 2:38? Some say that passage teaches that baptism is necessary for salvation. Can you explain? Read More

I understand that Home Churches are growing like crazy. What do you think about this? Read More

What is the meaning of Isaiah 24? It sounds like the terrible prophesied Tribulation, though most amillennial speakers or writers never touch the passage. Read More

What is meant in I Corinthians 15:50, "that flesh and blood cannot inherit the kingodm of God; nor does the perishable inherit the imperishable"? Read More

Is John 14:1-3 a rapture passage? Read More

What is going on in Romans 10:9-10? Read More

Why should I study the book of Revelation? It seems so difficult to understand, and there is such controversy about the book! Read More

Is there going to be a worldwide tribulation? When will this happen and what is it? Read More

What is the rapture of the church? I hear so much controversy about this doctrine. Help me? Read More