Bible Answer Man Podcast with Hank Hanegraaff

On today’s Bible Answer Man broadcast (05/07/25), Hank answers the following questions: Where is it written in Scripture that the books of the Bible were inspired in that order and exact collection? Was the assembly of the Bible inspired? Keith - Las Vegas, NV (0:56) Is there going to be a covenant fulfilled in the end times with the children of Israel being reformed from the original twelve tribe...

On today’s Bible Answer Man broadcast (05/06/25), Hank shares the impact of how one man can have upon a culture, noting the examples of the influence Confucius and Watchman Nee had upon China and the West. Hank answers the following questions: If the mark of the Beast is a parody of the mark of the Lamb, how do we explain the inability to buy or sell in Revelation 13:17? Roger - Modesto, CA (6:03)...

On today’s Bible Answer Man broadcast (05/05/25), Hank answers the following questions: I am a young Earth creationist. I am having trouble resolving starlight reaching Earth from billions of light-years away. Keith - Reno, NV (1:02) Can you explain the distinctions between the three in the Trinity? I find it wrong to pray to Jesus instead of thanking God for Jesus.  Nathan - Newcastle, CO (5:53)...

On today’s Bible Answer Man broadcast, Hank explains why we need to pray even though God already knows what we need. Hank also answers the following questions: Can you explain the idea of being absent from the body, present with the Lord? Brandon - Oakland, CA (3:21) Do you know anything about the Institute of Divine Metaphysical Research?  Rick - Springfield, MO (6:48) I have a hard time trying t...

On today’s Bible Answer Man broadcast (05/02/25), Hank answers the following questions: Which view of the Millennium do you believe is correct: Premillennialism, Postmillennialism, or Amillennialism? Ernest - Temple Hills, MD (1:00) Do Amillennialists believe that the millennium is happening right now? Do they believe evangelism is still a mission?  Ernest - Temple Hills, MD (2:41) I believe that...

On today’s Bible Answer Man broadcast (05/01/25), Hank answers the following questions: What is the practical application of Proverbs 19:21? How do you juggle all of your responsibilities while raising a family? Daniel - Brooklyn, NY (0:55) How can I address a Jehovah’s Witness couple on the New World Translation rendering of John 1:1 and the identity of the 144,000?  Dan - Seattle, WA (3:42) I am...

On today’s Bible Answer Man broadcast (04/30/25), Hank answers the following questions: I am confused about Matthew 24:29, which talks about immediately after the tribulation, but in Matthew 24:31 refers to the trumpet call and the angels gathering the elect. Wouldn’t this be the elect coming from heaven instead of Earth? James - Richmond, VA (0:48) How are we supposed to pray? What does it mean t...

On today’s Bible Answer Man broadcast (04/29/25), Hank talks about the prevalent misperception in popular culture that heaven is going to be one big bore. Hank also answers the following questions: What does the last trumpet refer to in 1 Corinthians 15:51-52? Anthony - St. Louis, MO (4:40) Can Roman Catholics be saved if they follow Jesus Christ?  Raymond - Bayonne, NJ (15:13) Can you identify th...

On today’s Bible Answer Man broadcast (04/28/25), Hank answers the following questions: Is it correct that the main argument against the old Earth view is that if there had been death before the fall, it would negate Christ’s sacrifice? Josh - Freehills, AB (0:55) My pastor says things like, “God says to stop looking at a Lexus, but a Ford Focus instead because your credit is bad.” When my pastor...

On today’s Bible Answer Man broadcast, Hank answers the following questions: God hates the shedding of innocent blood according to Proverbs 6:17. What is considered innocent blood? How can God sanction the killing of children in 1 Samuel 15:3? Kim - Winston-Salem, NC (1:02) Can you explain what Jesus meant when He described the narrow and wide gates?  Paul - Wheeling, WV (8:05) Can you give me an...

On today’s Bible Answer Man broadcast (04/25/25), Hank answers the following questions: What happens after death? Keith - Las Vegas, NV (1:14) When believers die, they are in the presence of the Lord. How does that relate to Jesus' ascension into heaven? Dan - Seattle, WA (4:59) Why did God permit Samuel to come back and speak to Saul when he went to the medium of Endor? Richard - Braselton, GA (1...

On today’s Bible Answer Man broadcast (04/24/25), Hank explains why we need to pray even though God already knows what we need. Hank also answers the following questions: Can you explain the idea of being absent from the body, present with the Lord? Brandon - Oakland, CA (3:21) Do you know anything about the Institute of Divine Metaphysical Research?  Rick - Springfield, MO (6:48) I have a hard ti...

On today’s Bible Answer Man broadcast (04/23/25), Hank answers the following questions: According to 2 Thessalonians 2, the Man of Sin will be revealed and will sit in the temple. Is this a future event? Is the Man of Lawlessness the same as the Beast of Revelation? Richard - Braselton, GA (1:04) What is your take on Ash Wednesday? Is it biblical?  Jesse - San Antonio, TX (5:58) Aren’t the ashes p...

On today’s  Bible Answer Man broadcast (04/22/25), Hank concludes his overview of the days of Holy Week, arriving at Pascha, also known as Easter. It is the day in which the body of Christ worldwide celebrates the ultimate game-changer, the resurrection of Jesus Christ. “If I face hardships in life for merely human reasons,” wrote Paul in his first letter to the Corinthian Christians, “what have I...

On today’s  Bible Answer Man broadcast (04/21/25), Hank resumes his overview of the days of Holy Week, arriving at Holy Saturday, which was observed by the Eastern Church this past weekend. Holy Saturday marks one of the most enigmatic of all mysteries—the mystery of Christ’s descent into Hades. Being “put to death in the body,” says Peter, he was “made alive by the spirit through whom also he wen...

On today’s Bible Answer Man broadcast, Hank talks about death from a biblical worldview and the significance of Jesus’ resurrection from the dead. Hank also answers the following questions: What happens after death? Do we immediately go to heaven or hell, or do we enter soul sleep? Twila - Gresham, OR (3:01) I have been taught that suicide condemns a person to hell. Do Christians who commit suicid...

On today’s  Bible Answer Man broadcast (04/18/25), Hank picks up his overview of the days of Holy Week, arriving at Holy Friday, the day a united Church is brought face-to-face with the fatal torment of Jesus Christ. A torment that began in the garden of Gethsemane following the emotional Last Supper of Holy Thursday. That night, Jesus was betrayed by Judas, disowned by Peter, and arrested by the...

On today’s  Bible Answer Man broadcast (04/17/25), Hank resumes his overview of Holy Week with Holy Thursday, the epicenter of the divine narrative. A narrative that begins with the Tree of Life in the Garden of Eden. If Adam and Eve had rejected the serpent, they would have eaten from the Tree of Life, and the Tree of Knowledge would not have been withheld from them. Instead, they were exiled fro...

On today’s  Bible Answer Man broadcast (04/16/25), Hank continues to provide an overview of the days of Holy Week, picking up with Holy Wednesday, otherwise known as Spy Wednesday. For on the Wednesday of the last week of Christ’s earthly sojourn, Judas became a spy for the enemies of the Messiah. On this day, the ancient Church commemorates the ultimate in contrasts. A prostitute transformed into...

On today’s  Bible Answer Man broadcast (04/15/25), Hank continues to highlight the days of Holy Week. On Holy Tuesday, we commemorate the Parable of the Ten Virgins as found in Matthew chapter 25. In this parable—this extended simile with extraordinarily sharp teeth—the coming of Christ is likened to the coming of the bridegroom to the home of his bride during the sacramental ritual of marriage. I...

On today’s  Bible Answer Man broadcast (04/14/25), Hank focuses on Holy Week, with Christians in the Eastern and Western Churches celebrating Palm Sunday yesterday. Holy Week for Christians in the East begins on Lazarus Saturday. On that day, that we remember afresh that our Lord Jesus Christ raised Lazarus, a historical reality that points forward to the universal resurrection of all humanity. Th...

On today’s Bible Answer Man broadcast, Hank shares on the biblical view of wealth, Christian capitalism, and having an eternal view of money. Hank also answers the following questions: My job occasionally requires work on Sunday. Is it okay to work on the Sabbath? Can one do work around the house? Dennis - Oklahoma City, OK (4:12) What are your thoughts on 1 Samuel 28 and the summoning of Samuel b...

On today’s Bible Answer Man broadcast (04/11/25), Hank answers the following questions: Will we retain our memories in heaven? Pam - Due West, SC (0:54) If the body/soul unity occurs at conception, where is the soul before that?  James - Oklahoma City, OK (5:40) I had a chance to witness to a Muslim Imam. But the Imam is convinced that Adam was a prophet, all Old Testament prophets are sinless, an...

On today’s Bible Answer Man broadcast (04/10/25), Hank answers the following questions: I went to a Jehovah’s Witness memorial service. I was wondering about their understanding of 1 Corinthians 11:25, as they were not eating or drinking. Do they observe this? David - Surrey, BC (0:51) What will happen during the millennial reign? Will we be in spiritual bodies or natural bodies?  Matt - Easley, S...

On today’s Bible Answer Man broadcast (04/09/25), Hank talks about death from a biblical worldview and the significance of Jesus’ resurrection from the dead. Hank also answers the following questions: What happens after death? Do we immediately go to heaven or hell, or do we enter soul sleep? Twila - Gresham, OR (3:01) I have been taught that suicide condemns a person to hell. Do Christians who co...