Please give me a study report about the virgin birth (Isaiah 7:14) and its fulfillment in the New Testament.
I recognize the Bible states that God "predestines" us (Christians) for a future with Christ in Heaven [Ephesians 1:4-6, Romans 8:29-30, Romans 11: 5-6] and that he does NOT predestine others to Hell (1 Timothy 2:4, 2 Peter 3:9]; however, does this mean that only a few of the Christians on Earth were predestined by God and the rest "happened" to come to Christ by the work of these Christians and the Holy Spirit? Or were ALL the people who God knew would become Christian through His omniscience thus "predestined" by Christ?
When the Great Tribulation comes, how can people be saved? Is it still by faith or plain works?
Please explain the thirty minute silence in Heaven of Revelation 8:1.
Will God, through the Holy Spirit, finally give up on calling someone for salvation, if the person continues to reject the call?
