Can Jews Be “Heaven-bound” Outside of Christ? Weekly Q&A w/ Lance Ralston

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Today's show is pre-recorded - add questions in the live chat to be collected for future live Q&A's! 𝐉𝐨𝐢𝐧 𝐏𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫 𝐃𝐚𝐯𝐢𝐝 𝐞𝐚𝐜𝐡 𝐓𝐡𝐮𝐫𝐬𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝐚𝐭 𝟏𝟐𝐏𝐌 𝐏𝐚𝐜𝐢𝐟𝐢𝐜 / 𝟑𝐏𝐌 𝐄𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐧 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐚 𝐥𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐐&𝐀 𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐦! Pastor David's Q&A begins with a question from a viewer named Samantha P. who asks: "Hello Pastor David, I’ve heard it taught that, while Christ Jesus absolutely is the Way the Truth and Life, whom no one comes to the Father except through Him, there are many Jewish non-Christians who will be in Heaven on account of their righteousness through some approximation or application of the Old Covenant. We know this is true to some extent for PRE-Christian Jewish men of righteousness, described in the Old Testament. Does this path to “salvation” or justification still exist to any Jewish people AFTER Christ, including the Jewish people of 2025 who are sometimes also referred to both broadly and specifically as “Israel” today?" Resources: 🛳️ Enduring Word Mediterranean Cruise (September 10 – 22, 2026) https://tours.enduringword.com/ 📘 You can preorder the new Enduring Word Study Bible from Thomas Nelson Publishing today! For more information, visit: https://enduringword.com/study-bible-preorder/ Continue your Daily Devotional: 🎧 Apple Podcasts https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/enduring-words-for-troubled-times-archives-enduring-word/id1515992808 🎧 Spotify https://open.spotify.com/show/0uO6euTAuk60xPshi428Qm?si=-xpgfEmzTxC32XFvIE6IJA 🎧 Amazon Music https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/50616db2-87b3-4a40-b6d3-b876626c8710/enduring-word 📖 For Pastor David's commentary on the entire Bible, in 12+ languages, visit: https://enduringword.com/ 📱 Download the Enduring Word app! iPhone: https://apple.co/3X1sryZ Android: https://bit.ly/3ixdC8f 🏡 Please subscribe to the House of Hope Podcast by our dear friends Demitri & Karen! @HouseofHopeFam This week's questions: 0:00 Introduction 0:24 Lead Question - Can Jews be righteous or heaven-bound outside of Christ? Does this path to salvation or justification still exist to any Jewish people after Christ, including the Jewish people of today? 9:23 If the church of believers in Yeshua is the bride of Christ, what is the role of physical Israel in that analogy? 10:23 If there is a rapture, is it possible to know the time or season—though not the day or the hour—of the rapture? 11:00 In Genesis, what is the difference between the LORD who appeared to Abram in 12:7 and the Angel of the LORD in 16:7? 13:43 Is Romans 11:25–32 teaching that Israel will experience a special, collective redemption apart from seeking Jesus? What does that mean for past generations, and how does it harmonize with Galatians 3:28 and 1 Thessalonians 2:14–16? 20:37 How do the current events in Israel from 2023 to present correlate to what is said in Deuteronomy? Could God be removing His hand of protection to allow enemies to strike Israel and bring them to repentance? 23:37 In James 2:26 we read that faith without works is dead, but in Ephesians 2:8–9 we read that salvation is by grace through faith and not of works. How do these passages fit together? What exactly are works? 26:37 My Pastor says that Jesus, when he returns a second time, comes with the same body that died, bloody, with wounds on his hands and feet. Is this true? 28:46 What is Satan’s “little season” in Revelation, and how does it relate to the 1000-year reign, postmillennialism, and the return of Christ? 36:32 Who could run faster, Peter or John? 36:47 Was Paul wrong to take a Nazarite vow in Acts 21? 37:25 Should Christians be on dating apps or is that worldly? 38:06 If Jesus is God, why did He pray to the Father? 39:12 Is it sinful to imagine or visualize Jesus when I pray? 40:11 Is it possible to idolize your own church or pastor without realizing it? 40:57 Should Christians be hypnotized or attend therapy that uses hypnosis? 41:44 Should I stop watching horror movies even if I’m not scared by them? 42:36 What exactly is the lukewarm Christian Jesus warns about in Revelation? 43:23 Is it generally advisable to fast from things other than food, like social media? 43:53 If I’m filled with the Spirit, why do I still feel dry and unmotivated sometimes? 44:37 What does “redeeming the time” look like for a stay-at-home mom? 45:30 Enduring Word Cruise, September 2026! https://tours.enduringword.com/ 46:31 Enduring Word Study Bible released November 11th, 2025! https://enduringword.com/study-bible-preorder/ #biblestudy #christianity #jesus #bible #christian #pastor #christianliving #enduringword

Topics

• Heaven & Eternity
• Jesus Christ
• Overcoming Obstacles