Year after year, the Bible is
the world's best-selling book.
Portions of the Bible have
been available in more than
three thousand languages
around the world.
Chances are that you have one on
your coffee table, or stored
away in a closet somewhere.
But how many even
read the Bible?
If you don't read this book, you
could be missing out on the most
exciting, mind-expanding
information and knowledge the
world has ever known!
In the mid-1450s, more than 560
years ago, the German printer
Johan Gutenberg gave the world
its first printed Bible.
A 2021 study by the British and
Foreign Bible Society estimated
that somewhere between 5 billion
and 7 billion Bibles have been
printed since then.
And now, in our digital age,
hundreds of millions of Bibles
have been downloaded to people's
smartphones and computers.
As of 2021, a popular Bible
app by YouVersion had been
downloaded more than 500 million
times, and users have read
or listened to more than
64 billion individual
chapters of the Bible.
The Bible is everywhere,
it seems.
But does anyone really
understand the Bible?
Can you understand the Bible?
On today's program, we'll
discuss seven simple but vital
keys for studying your Bible.
And we'll be offering you a free
Bible Study Course.
It's titled: Tomorrow's World
Bible Study Course.
This free course will make
your Bible study more
meaningful than ever before.
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number on your screen.
You can also order this free
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TWTV.org/Study.
My friends, we are living in the
prophesied "time of the end."
Your Bible reveals the future of
the world and your part in it.
You need to understand Bible
prophecy, and the awesome
future of planet earth.
The Bible reveals the way of
peace and prosperity.
You need to understand the vital
revelation that God Almighty
wants you to know.
On this program, you'll learn
Seven Keys for Bible Study.
These keys can change your life!
You need this information!
Stay tuned!
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If you're a regular viewer of
Tomorrow's World, you probably
read the Bible often.
But how many people actually
read the Bible?
A 2021 study published by
Statista.org found that 11
percent of Americans read their
Bible every day.
About one-third, 34 percent,
read it at least once a week.
Another 29 percent say they
never read the Bible!
My friends, you need to
read this book.
But can you understand
its mysteries?
Yes, you can.
On today's program we'll give
you seven keys for effective
Bible Study.
And we'll be offering you an
inspiring free Bible Study
Course that can change your life
and give you understanding that
billions of human beings around
the world do not have.
Just how valuable is the Bible?
The Bible is a storehouse of
valuable treasure.
How can we reap the treasures
contained in this book?
Proverbs 2:4.
Speaking of the true
knowledge, the Bible
states in Proverbs 2:4...
The Bible was once at the center
of our Western civilization.
It was even a part of public
school education.
More recently, secularism,
evolution, and materialism
overwhelmed educational
institutions, throwing God, the
Bible, and the Ten Commandments
out the window.
Since then, moral and ethical
standards have declined in all
sectors of society.
This is no coincidence!
My friends, the Bible reveals an
unseen spiritual law that
explains major trends and
decline in our Western world.
If you have your Bible,
turn to Galatians 6.
Galatians 6:7...
Our Western world has been
sowing sin, and it will reap
disastrous consequences.
Galatians 6:8 continues...
Sadly, we have been reaping
corruption in our Western world.
That's why you need to be
watching world news in the light
of Bible prophecy.
Perhaps you saw our telecast
titled, "Reaping the Whirlwind."
The prophet Hosea
stated it this way...
Will our nations finally get the
message that we need to repent
nationally and individually?
Will we finally turn to the God
of the Bible and heed His
warning, and finally
obey His commandments?
We need to study the Bible,
and live by the Bible.
As Jesus said in Matthew 4:4
and Luke 4:4...
Only obedience to, and a love
of, the Scriptures can lead to
moral and national prosperity.
My friends, God will
judge unbelievers.
Let us understand!
The Bible is God's instruction
book to all human beings.
If you have your Bible,
turn to 2 Timothy 3:16...
The NIV states it this way...
Yes! All scripture is useful!
Key number one for effective
Bible study is:
Some people believe
that since the Bible was
completed about 1,900 years ago,
it cannot be
relevant for us today.
That belief is wrong.
As we've demonstrated in dozens
of our programs, not only is the
Bible relevant for us today,
but its prophecies also reveal
humanity's future,
our incredible destiny and the
good news of tomorrows's world.
The good news is that mankind
will not completely
destroy itself.
Jesus Christ will return at the
most dangerous point in
human history to save
us from ourselves.
The Gospel of the Kingdom of God
is always relevant.
If you have your Bible, turn to
Matthew 24:14.
Jesus said...
Yes, we look forward to the end
of this "present evil world,"
the end of this age and the
beginning of a new age,
tomorrow's world!
The Bible is always relevant.
The Gallup Poll discovered that:
Yes, the Bible is relevant.
It does answer the most basic
questions of life!
In the next part of our program,
we will discuss more principles
that will help you
understand your Bible.
But first I would like to offer
you our free inspiring
Bible Study Course.
The Bible has precious,
priceless promises for you.
And it reveals your potential
future and the future
of the world.
The Bible is an up-to-date book.
It's a timely book.
In fact, the first lesson of the
Tomorrow's World Bible Study
Course is titled:
"The Bible: A Book for Today!"
You need this amazing free
24-lesson course.
Please understand, we expect you
to use your own Bible daily in
conjunction with this course.
You'll learn from your own Bible
amazing truths that have been
totally overlooked, or even
rejected by many
religious teachers.
Lesson two is "Are We Living
in The 'Last Days?'
Lesson three, "Can You
Understand Bible Prophecy?"
You need this free
Bible Study Course.
So pick up the telephone right
now and request Tomorrow's
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There's no cost or obligation.
Just telephone or write, and we
will send you the first four
lessons of our free 24-lesson
Bible Study Course.
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can write to us at one of our
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straight from the
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The Bible is God's gift
to all humanity.
Do we really treasure
this book as we should?
If we do, we really need to
study the Bible regularly.
President Abraham Lincoln made
this statement about the Bible:
A survey by the American
Bible Society found that
Bible-reading increased during
the Covid pandemic.
More than 181 million Americans
opened a Bible at least once
in 2021, that's up from
169 million in 2020.
Millions are discovering that
the Bible is relevant
to their lives.
We discussed that key in the
last part of our program.
Key 1:
A second vital key is:
Many cannot truly understand the
Bible because they throw
out its first 39 books,
called the Old Testament.
Let's understand.
When Jesus quoted scripture,
He quoted the Hebrew Scriptures,
or the Old Testament.
In His tremendous spiritual
battle with Satan the devil,
Jesus quoted Deuteronomy 8:3
when He said...
You'll find that in Luke 4:4.
That profound truth is
absolutely foundational
to anyone's happiness,
and their eternal life.
The Apostle Paul, writing to
the young evangelist Timothy,
spoke of the genuine faith that
was in Timothy's grandmother
Lois and in his mother Eunice.
They had taught Timothy the
scriptures from childhood.
And what were those scriptures?
The first 39 books of the Bible.
The New Testament had
not yet been written.
Read about that in
2 Timothy 3:15...
Timothy was able to understand
salvation through the Old
Testament Scriptures,
and through His acceptance of
Jesus Christ as His Savior.
The Bible is a complete book.
It begins in the book of
Genesis and ends with the
book of Revelation.
In fact, God warns us in
Revelation 22:18...
Let's understand.
When Jesus taught us the two
great commandments, He quoted
them from the Old Testament.
The first great commandment,
to love God with all our heart,
soul and strength,
is written in Deuteronomy 6:5!
And Jesus' second great
commandment, you shall love
your neighbor as yourself,
is from Leviticus 19:18.
These Old Testament verses Jesus
quoted, are commandments of God.
The point, my friend,
is that we cannot understand
God's truth, or His plan,
unless we study the whole Bible
as the Word of God.
To understand the Bible,
we must read both the Old
Testament and the New Testament.
Key #2 for effective
Bible study is:
A third key for effective
Bible study is:
We've discussed this principle
on previous programs,
and it is an extremely
important principle.
More than 25% of the Bible is
prophecy---and symbolic language
is often used.
The books of Daniel
and Revelation contain
much symbolic language.
How can you understand it?
In previous programs, we have
discussed examples of symbolism
in the book of Revelation.
In Revelation 1:20, stars
symbolize the angels of
the seven churches.
And the seven lampstands
symbolize seven churches.
In Revelation 17, the Apostle
John sees in vision, a beast
ridden by a woman, a harlot.
Revelation 17:3.
John writes...
She is called in verse 5...
Verse 6 declares this woman
persecutes true Christians.
The following verses give us the
meaning of these symbols.
Verse 12, for example,
reveals the meaning of the
ten horns of the beast...
And verse 18 tells us...
Our third key for
effective Bible study is:
But how can you understand the
Bible interpreting itself?
We'll discuss that in the next
part of our program.
But first, I would like to
offer you our free inspiring
Tomorrow's World
Bible Study Course.
You'll be able to study the
promises, the prophecies,
and the teachings of the
Bible in your own home,
and at your convenience.
The Bible answers the most
basic questions of life.
Lesson Four is: "Revealed: The
Master Key to Bible Prophecy!"
Lesson Five is, "What Is
God Really Like?
Lesson Six of our Tomorrow's
World Bible Study Course is
titled "Why Were You Born?"
You need this amazing,
free, twenty-four lesson
Bible Study Course.
There is no cost or obligation.
So pick up the telephone right
now and request the Tomorrow's
World Bible Study Course.
Just telephone or write, and we
will send you the first four
lessons of our free twenty-four
lesson Bible Study Course.
You can also order it on our Web
site at TWTV.ORG/STUDY---or you
can write to us at one of our
regional addresses.
This clear and straight-forward
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straight from the
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We have seen that
the Bible interprets the Bible.
But how can you understand what
the Bible's symbols and signs
and warnings truly mean?
This leads us to our fourth key:
Teachers who fail to do this
often end up teaching false and
misleading doctrines.
Take, for example, the
controversy often called
"Law or Grace."
Does God's grace mean a
Christian can live a life of
rampant sin and blatantly
disobey his Savior?
Of course not.
As Jesus said in Mathew 19:17...
Jesus went on to mention
several of the Ten Commandments.
Let's understand.
The Bible does not
contradict itself.
Jesus said in John 10:35...
God's Grace does not
give us permission to
transgress God's law.
Some wrongly take Ephesians 2:15
as doing away with God's Ten
Commandments and the moral law.
Ephesians 2:15 states...
Actually, this is speaking of
ordinances, or in the Greek,
"dogma"---in this case, man-made
laws that caused division
between Jews and Gentiles.
Remember, the principle here
is to study all the
references on one topic.
If we read Ephesians 2:15 apart
from the rest of the Bible,
we could come to a
wrong conclusion.
Listen to this plain comment
about Ephesians 2:15 from the
NIV Study Bible:
In other words, when you are
consistent and honest with the
scriptures, as in this
commentary, the truth is
"God's Moral Standard
expressed in the Old Testament
law is not changed
by the coming of Christ."
This is consistent with the
second principle we discussed,
Study the scriptures
in both the Old and
New Testaments of your Bible.
To have a true understanding
of Bible truths,
apply the fourth key:
"Study all the
scripture on a topic."
When you honestly do that, you
will see that, as in this
example, Grace does not do away
with the moral authority
of God's law.
A fifth key for effective
Bible study is:
When you study all the
scriptures on a topic,
go a little further.
Read all the scriptures around a
verse you are studying.
For example, some wrongly say
that the Jerusalem Conference in
Acts 15 abolished the Ten
Commandments for the Gentiles.
But notice the Apostle James'
decision in Acts 15:19...
When the Apostles specified
these four prohibitions,
did that free the Gentiles
to sin in other ways?
To transgress the
commandment that says
"You shall not murder"?
"You shall not have other
gods before the true God"?
Of course not.
The Apostles in no way repealed
the moral law of God.
To understand this,
we need to read the context.
What was the main question?
Read verse one of Acts 15...
The issue was circumcision.
The conference decided that
Gentiles did not have
to be circumcised in
order to be saved.
The Apostle Paul later wrote to
the Corinthian Gentiles in
1 Corinthians 7:19...
Be careful to read all the
scriptures around the
verse you are studying.
Remember our fifth key for
effective Bible study:
We will discuss two final keys
for Bible study in the next
part of our program.
But first, I would like to offer
you our free inspiring
Tomorrow's World
Bible Study Course.
You'll be able to study the
promises, the prophecies,
and the teachings of the
Bible in your own home,
at your own convenience.
The Bible answers the most
basic questions of life!
The answers will astound you.
Lesson Eighteen is,
"Health and Healing"
Lesson Nineteen is,
"Building a Godly Marriage."
Lesson Twenty is,
"Building a Godly Family."
You need this amazing, free,
24-lesson Bible Study Course.
There's no cost or obligation.
So pick up the telephone right
now and request the Tomorrow's
World Bible Study Course.
Just telephone or write,
and we will send you the
first four lessons of our
Bible Study Course.
You can also order it on our Web
site at TWTV.ORG/STUDY--or you
can write to us at one of our
regional addresses.
For today's free offer call...
Or go to...
This clear and straight-forward
resource will help you
understand this vital truth--
straight from the
pages of the Bible.
If you're calling for the first
time, you will also receive a
free annual subscription to
Tomorrow's World magazine.
Ten inspiring issues discussing
news, science, and modern
culture will help you make sense
of your world from
a biblical perspective.
Call today and join millions
around the world who are turning
to Tomorrow's World for truth,
prophecy, and hope in these
confusing times.
Call now!
Or go to...
We've previously
discussed five keys for
effective Bible study.
They are:
A sixth important key for
effective Bible study is:
Turn to 1 Thessalonians 5:21.
We often challenge our
viewers to check in the
Bible for themselves.
Do not take for granted what
we say on this program.
Read it in your own Bible.
1 Thessalonians 5:21...
Or as the King James
Version states...
Notice the attitude of the
Bereans in Acts 17.
Acts 17:11.
The author, Luke, commends the
Bereans for their positive,
investigative attitude in
reading the scriptures.
Acts 17:11...
Key number 6 is:
A seventh key for effective
Bible study is foundational.
That principle is:
The Bible emphasizes that we
need a teachable attitude.
Ancient King David was a man
after God's own heart as it
tells us in Acts 13:22.
Notice David's
teachable attitude in
praying for understanding.
Psalm 25:4...
My friends, pray for
understanding as you read
and study your Bible.
Pray for guidance.
God blesses those who
respect the scriptures and
reverence His holy word.
Turn in your Bible
to Isaiah 66:2.
Almighty God states...
The seventh key for effective
Bible study is:
The Bible is the most
important book in the world.
My friends, if you've
neglected reading the Bible,
now is the time to change.
Read it daily.
If your attitude is right,
you'll be greatly blessed and
your life will be changed.
As Jesus said in John 6:63...
The seventh key for effective
Bible Study is:
The Bible is not only a book
for today, but it is also
the book of the future.
As Jesus said in Luke 21:33...
Thank God, that He has
shared with us His
awesome spiritual truth,
and the very purpose of life.
Again, my friends, be sure to
request your free Tomorrow's
World Bible Study Course.
This detailed and informative
course will help you in your
study of priceless spiritual
truth; it will help you in your
study of Bible prophecy;
and it will help you
prepare for the future.
And it's absolutely
free of charge.
We invite you to join us every
week on Tomorrow's World, or
watch us online at any time.
As our world continues to
unravel and decline, you need
the encouragement, faith, and
truth that come from your Bible.
Gerald Weston, Wallace Smith,
Rod McNair and I will continue
to share with you the inspiring
teachings of Jesus Christ, the
encouraging good news of the
coming Kingdom of God, and
the exciting end-time
prophecies and their meaning.
So, be sure to join us again
next week, right here,
at this same time.
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The preceding program is
produced by the
Living Church of God.