Questions People Ask About the Bible
Browse honest questions people bring to Scripture, organized by category and topic. Choose any question to see what the Bible says.
Bible Prophecy
Biblical Leadership
- Can women be leaders in the church, and what does the Bible actually say about that?
- Do I have to be perfect to lead others in my church or community?
- How can I follow Jesus' example of leadership in my everyday life?
- How can I lead my family in a godly way without being controlling?
- How do I handle it when I'm in leadership but I mess up or make mistakes?
- How do I know if God is calling me to be a leader or if I should just follow others?
- What does it mean to be a servant leader, and how do I actually do that?
- What if I don't feel qualified or confident enough to lead anything?
- What makes someone a good leader according to the Bible?
- What's the difference between being a leader and being a boss?
End Times Events
- Do I need to stockpile food and supplies to prepare for the end times?
- How can I tell if we're living in the last days right now?
- How should knowing about the end times change how I live today?
- Should I be scared about the end times, or is it something to look forward to?
- What exactly is the "end times" and when will it happen?
- What happens to people who aren't Christians when Jesus returns?
- What's all this talk about the Antichrist and mark of the beast?
- What's the difference between the rapture and the second coming?
- Will I know when Jesus is coming back, or will it be a complete surprise?
- Will there really be a literal 1000-year reign of Jesus on earth?
Prophetic Visions
- Are the visions in Revelation actually going to happen or are they just symbolic?
- Can regular people today still receive visions from God?
- Did God really speak to people through visions back then, or were they just making it up?
- How could someone tell if their vision was actually from God or just their imagination?
- How do I know if a strange dream I had might be from God?
- What exactly is a prophetic vision and how is it different from a regular dream?
- What should I do if someone tells me they had a vision about my life?
- What's the point of all those weird symbols and creatures in biblical visions?
- Why did God choose to communicate through confusing visions instead of just talking plainly?
- Why don't we see crazy visions like Ezekiel's wheel or Daniel's beasts happening today?
Scriptural Division of Time
- How can a wrong turn in interpreting the timing of events in a particular chapter affect the understanding of Bible Prophecy?
- How can I understand what Bible prophecies are talking about when they mention different time periods?
- How do landmark scriptures help in revealing the timing and chronological order of events in Bible Prophecy?
- How does Ecclesiastes explain the concept of time in relation to God's creation?
- How does God want His prophetic events and timing to be known and understood?
- How does the concept of time reveal the true spiritual disposition of a believer?
- How does the Word exist in relation to time?
- How is the timing of events determined in the context of Bible prophecy?
- Is the Millennium a literal 1000-year period, according to the scriptures?
- What do all those different time periods in the Bible actually mean?
- What is God's will within the confines of time?
- What is the concept of the rapture and how does it fit into the timeline of events in Bible Prophecy?
- What is the importance of the times in relation to the church?
- What is the role of time in revealing the plan and purpose of God?
- What is the timing of the rapture in relation to the sounding of the last trumpet judgment?
- What's the difference between the Old Testament times and New Testament times, and does it matter for my life today?
- When is the end of times and what will happen in those times?
- When the Bible talks about "the last days" or "end times," how do I know what applies to me now?
- Why does the Bible talk about "ages" and "dispensations" - are we living in a special time right now?
- Will the saints be present during the time of the Antichrist and the mark of the beast?
Signs and Symbols
- Can signs and wonders be performed by familiar spirits?
- How are the symbols used in symbolic writings explained within the context of the scripture or elsewhere in the Bible?
- How can the meaning of symbols used in the Bible be determined?
- How does confidence in our relationship with God impact our ability to see signs and wonders?
- How does the Communion symbolize the new man that believers put on?
- How does the sign of the Son of man appearing in heaven relate to the Son of man coming in the clouds?
- In the Old Testament, how did God use signs and wonders to elicit belief from the people?
- What are the landmark symbols that will enable us to understand prophecies of the Bible?
- What are the signs of the times?
- What are the signs that the disciples asked about regarding Jesus' coming and the end of the world?
- What are the signs that will follow those who believe?
- What does the bread symbolize in Holy Communion?
- What does the word 'leaven' symbolize in different New Testament passages?
- What is symbolized by the drink offering in the feast of tabernacles?
- What is the definition of symbolic language?
- What is the identity of the little horn in the book of Daniel and what does it symbolize?
- What is the purpose of the signs and wonders?
- What is the symbolic meaning of the woman clothed with the sun and the moon with a crown of stars found in Revelation 12?
- What is the symbolism behind Adam's rib and Jesus being pierced in his side?
- What signs did Jesus mention would occur in the sun, moon, and stars?
- Where can the interpretation of the symbols used in the book of Revelation be found?
Spirit of Prophecy
- Can ordinary people today receive the Spirit of Prophecy, or was it just for biblical times?
- Can regular people today still receive the spirit of prophecy, or was that just for Bible times?
- Can women have the spirit of prophecy, or is it only for men?
- Can women receive the Spirit of Prophecy just like men can?
- Does the spirit of prophecy always mean predicting the future, or does it include other things?
- How can I tell if someone really has the spirit of prophecy or if they're just making things up?
- How do I know if what I'm hearing or feeling is actually from God's Spirit or just my own thoughts?
- How should I respond if I think God might be giving me a prophetic word for someone else?
- How should I respond when someone claims they have a prophecy for me personally?
- If I think God is showing me something about the future, how do I know if it's really from Him?
- If someone claims to have a prophetic message for me, how do I know if it's really from God?
- What does the Bible say will happen to the Spirit of Prophecy in the end times?
- What exactly is the spirit of prophecy and how is it different from regular prophecy?
- What exactly is the Spirit of Prophecy and how is it different from regular prophecy?
- What's the difference between having the spirit of prophecy and being a prophet?
- What's the difference between someone who has the Spirit of Prophecy and a fortune teller or psychic?
- Why did God give some people the ability to prophesy but not others?
- Why did God give some people the gift of prophecy but not others?
- Why don't we see as many obvious prophets today as there were in Bible times?
- Why don't we see as much prophecy in churches today as they did in the early church?
Spiritual Gifts
- Are things like speaking in tongues and healing still happening today?
- Can I ask God for a specific spiritual gift that I want?
- Can spiritual gifts change over time or do I have the same ones forever?
- Does everyone really have spiritual gifts, or just some people?
- How am I supposed to use my spiritual gifts in everyday life?
- How do I figure out what my spiritual gifts are?
- What exactly are spiritual gifts and how are they different from regular talents?
- What if I don't think I have any spiritual gifts?
- What if someone in my church claims to have a spiritual gift but it doesn't seem real?