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“The famed philosopher Diogenes was looking intently at a large collection of human bones piled one upon another. Alexander the Great stood nearby and became curious about what Diogenes was doing. When he asked the old man what he was doing, the rely was, 'I am searching for the bones of your father, but I cannot seem to distinguish them from those of the slaves.' Alexander got the point. All are equal in death.”
― Ron Rhodes, The Wonder of Heaven: A Biblical Tour of Our Eternal Home

“The Bible begins with paradise lost, at which time pain, suffering, and death first entered the human race. The Bible ends with paradise regained, at which time pain, suffering, and death will be a thing of the past.”
― Ron Rhodes, The Wonder of Heaven: A Biblical Tour of Our Eternal Home

“Eternity is a big concept. We read in the pages of Holy Writ that God has “set eternity in the hearts of men” (Ecclesiastes 3:11). This inspiring verse led one commentator to reflect, “Though living in a world of time, man has intimations of eternity. Instinctively he thinks of ‘forever,’ and though he cannot understand the concept, he realizes that beyond this life there is the possibility of a shoreless ocean of time.”2”
― Ron Rhodes, The Wonder of Heaven: A Biblical Tour of Our Eternal Home

“The book of Genesis was written by Moses between 1445 and 1405 BC and is foundational to a proper understanding of the rest of the Bible.”
― Ron Rhodes, The Key Ideas Bible Handbook: Understanding and Applying All the Main Concepts Book by Book

“inspiration literally means “God-breathed.” Because Scripture is breathed out by God—because it originates from Him—it is true.”
― Ron Rhodes, The End Times in Chronological Order: A Complete Overview to Understanding Bible Prophecy

“Daniel, however, refused to eat food dedicated to idols, and the Lord rewarded him for his faithfulness.”
― Ron Rhodes, 40 Days Through Daniel: Revealing God's Plan for the Future

“We are told in Ephesians 1:19-20 that the church is built on the foundation of Christ’s resurrection, meaning that the church could not have existed in Old Testament times.”
― Ron Rhodes, The End Times in Chronological Order: A Complete Overview to Understanding Bible Prophecy

“It’s not merely what you know that brings salvation, but who you know—Jesus Christ the divine Savior.”
― Ron Rhodes, The Key Ideas Bible Handbook: Understanding and Applying All the Main Concepts Book by Book

“No archaeological discovery has ever controverted a biblical reference.”
― Ron Rhodes, The Big Book of Bible Answers: A Guide to Understanding the Most Challenging Questions

“The universe was created by the word of God.”
― Ron Rhodes, 40 Days Through Genesis: Discover the Story That Started It All

“Blessed is the one who keeps the words of the prophecy of this book” (Revelation 22:7). So”
― Ron Rhodes, 40 Days Through Revelation: Uncovering the Mystery of the End Times

“Prophecy can be defined as God’s revelation regarding history in advance. The backdrop is that only God—who is omniscient (or all-knowing)—knows the future.”
― Ron Rhodes, Bible Prophecy Answer Book: Everything You Need to Know About the End Times

“Where shall I go from your Spirit? Or where shall I flee from your presence? If I ascend to heaven, you are there! If I make my bed in Sheol, you are there” (Psalm 139:7-8).”
― Ron Rhodes, The Key Ideas Bible Handbook: Understanding and Applying All the Main Concepts Book by Book

“Key verses on the rapture. John 14:1-3; Romans 8:19; 1 Corinthians 1:7-8; 15:51-53; 16:22; Philippians 3:20-21; 4:5; Colossians 3:4; 1 Thessalonians 1:10; 2:19; 4:13-18; 5:9,23; 2 Thessalonians 2:1,3; 1 Timothy 6:14; 2 Timothy 4:1,8; Titus 2:13; Hebrews 9:28; James 5:7-9; 1 Peter 1:7,13; 5:4; 1 John 2:28–3:2; Jude 21; Revelation 2:25; 3:10.”
― Ron Rhodes, Unmasking the Antichrist: Dispelling the Myths, Discovering the Truth

“Another reason Bible translation can be difficult is that there is a historical barrier between the original documents and the modern translator.”
― Ron Rhodes, The Complete Guide to Bible Translations: *How They Were Developed *Understanding Their Differences *Finding the Right One for You

“How wonderful it would be to hear these words from Christ: “Well done, good and faithful servant. You have been faithful over a little; I will set you over much” (Matthew 25:21).”
― Ron Rhodes, The End Times in Chronological Order: A Complete Overview to Understanding Bible Prophecy

“The good news is that Israel’s hardening and casting off is only temporary. In dire threat at Armageddon, toward the end of the tribulation period, Israel will finally recognize its Messiah and turn to Him for rescue from the invading forces of the antichrist (Zechariah 12:10; see also Romans 10:13-14).”
― Ron Rhodes, The End Times in Chronological Order: A Complete Overview to Understanding Bible Prophecy

“SCRIPTURE OFTEN WARNS ABOUT spiritual deception (Matthew 7:15-23; 24:5; 2 Corinthians 11:4; Galatians 1:8; 1 John 4:1). God obviously does not want people to be deceived. This is one reason a study of the cults is important.”
― Ron Rhodes, Find It Quick Handbook on Cults and New Religions: Where Did They Come From? What Do They Believe?

“Does the fact that Jesus is called the “one Lord” in this verse mean that the Father (Jehovah) is not Lord? (He will say no. Share the above verses with him.)”
― Ron Rhodes, Reasoning from the Scriptures with the Jehovah's Witnesses

“Sin brings alienation between humans and God, but confession of sin brings restoration.”
― Ron Rhodes, The Key Ideas Bible Handbook: Understanding and Applying All the Main Concepts Book by Book

“natural selection," not only changes in individual species”
― Ron Rhodes, The 10 Things You Should Know About the Creation vs. Evolution Debate

“The biblical prophets were always 100 percent accurate. If a prophet was less than 100 percent accurate, he was stoned to death as a false prophet (Deuteronomy 13; 18:20-22).”
― Ron Rhodes, Bible Prophecy Answer Book: Everything You Need to Know About the End Times

“The futurist approach to interpreting the book of Revelation holds that most of the events described in the book will take place in the end times, just prior to the second coming of Jesus Christ.”
― Ron Rhodes, Bible Prophecy Answer Book: Everything You Need to Know About the End Times

“Bible translators must use their interpretive skills, remaining constantly sensitive to which nuance of meaning is being communicated by the original Hebrew or Greek word in a particular context so that the proper English word can be chosen to render that meaning.”
― Ron Rhodes, The Complete Guide to Bible Translations: *How They Were Developed *Understanding Their Differences *Finding the Right One for You

“One reason Bible translation is a difficult task is that, in many cases, there is no direct one-to-one parallel between words in the original Hebrew or Greek languages and the English language.”
― Ron Rhodes, The Complete Guide to Bible Translations: *How They Were Developed *Understanding Their Differences *Finding the Right One for You

“The wise interpreter allows his knowledge of genres to control how he approaches each biblical passage. In this way, he can accurately determine what the biblical author was intending to communicate to the reader.”
― Ron Rhodes, The End Times in Chronological Order: A Complete Overview to Understanding Bible Prophecy

“Corinthians 8:6—“One God, the Father…One Lord, Jesus Christ”
― Ron Rhodes, Reasoning from the Scriptures with the Jehovah's Witnesses

“Myles Coverdale (1488–1569), who had been Tyndale’s assistant as well as an English clergyman, produced the first complete printed English Bible. This was a milestone in Bible translation history”
― Ron Rhodes, The Complete Guide to Bible Translations: *How They Were Developed *Understanding Their Differences *Finding the Right One for You

“As one scholar put it, “No one has made more impact on the translation of the Bible into English than William Tyndale.”
― Ron Rhodes, The Complete Guide to Bible Translations: *How They Were Developed *Understanding Their Differences *Finding the Right One for You

“The importance of eschatology is found in the fact that about 25 percent of divine revelation was prophetic when originally written. In other words, one out of four verses in the Bible are prophetic in nature.”
― Ron Rhodes, Bible Prophecy Answer Book: Everything You Need to Know About the End Times