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Laura,

John 3:13 is not telling us that we do not get to go be with the Lord. You have to keep in mind that when Jesus spoke those words, He had not yet been crucified, He had not yet been resurrected, and He had not yet ascended up into heaven. Also, the Holy Spirit had not yet come, and I'll explain why that is important in understanding this verse.

Jesus rose from the dead so that we also will rise to be with him upon our own physical death. Those who belong to Christ, when our fleshly body dies, our spirit goes to be with the Lord immediately.

Here is what I believe John 3:13 is saying:

Jesus is saying that I am the only One that has come down from heaven. He says, But if I tell you earthly things and you don't get it, and you are the master teacher. You see, he should have associated the Lord's teaching to Ezekiel Chapter 37 Verses 1 through 15.



This is where God takes the prophet and He shows them a valley of dead bones and says this is Israel.

Spiritually dead! And He says to him, prophecy over these bones that flesh would come on them. And the bones came together and the flesh came on the bones.



And then He says prophecy to the wind that the wind would blow on them and breathe life in them. And he prophesies and the wind blows and they are filled with life and spirit.



And so God's promise to His people Israel is that you are spiritually dead until my spirit gives you life. But right now you are spiritually dead!



And He tells Nicodemus, you should have known what I was talking about. How can you be the master teacher in Israel and you don't know anything about being born from above? You don't know anything about the wind blowing, and how the spirit moves!

So at the time Jesus said "no man hath ascended up to heaven," that would have been true as the Holy Spirit had not yet come, and no one can go be with the Lord unless they are born of God's Spirit (Holy Spirit indwelling).

Hopefully this makes sense?

Hello, developing character and becoming more Christlike is a process, a journey through intentional effort over time. It doesn't magically happen, but takes regular practice.

Christianity is an action to actively follow (pursue) Christ and try to emulate Him and obey His teachings. It takes a lot of effort. Paul struggled himself and likened it to him running a race to win the prize. The prize is not won yet- that happens after this life when we are first judged and by following Christ we have hope for everlasting life with Him in heaven. I personally do not believe anyone is saved until after God judges us.

1 John 1:6 "If we say that we have fellowship with him, and walk in darkness, we lie, and do not the truth:"

1 John 2:4 "He that saith, I know him, and keepeth not his commandments, is a liar, and the truth is not in him."

Matt 5:22 "But I say unto you, That whosoever is angry with his brother without a cause shall be in danger of the judgment: and whosoever shall say to his brother, Raca, shall be in danger of the council: but whosoever shall say, Thou fool, shall be in danger of hell fire."

There are days that I absolutely cannot tolerate certain people. If I pray for them does this mean I have love in my heart for them even knowing I want nothing to do with them? I know God doesn't give us the spirit of confusion, I do know where that comes from. I have been struggling with this for some time now. I am saved and asked Jesus to come into my heart, I will never forget that day, not ever! Please, can someone help me to understand how a person can be saved and yet have such bitterness. I know I m supposed to forgive and I have often. I don't want to struggle with this any longer. I can say I love them because I can pray or forgive them but want nothing to do with them, is that coming from a person that has asked the Holy SPirit to come into their lives??? Please help. Thank you, Jeannie.

Thank you JR. I am praying right now for the Lord to be with you both & for a real love & understanding to re-enter your marriage. Please don't suffer this in silence; there are probably others reading your story who are also bringing you both before the Lord. Share your agony with a friend or someone you can really trust, so that you never feel alone - otherwise this can be very soul destroying, leading to further problems.

The Lord is the One Who fully understands & can completely heal; look to Him constantly for strength & continue to exercise faith believing that He is working on your behalf. With the Lord, nothing is impossible. Always know that you are special & precious to Him, in spite what anyone might say or do to hurt or undermine your character. Rejoice in that, live for Jesus, & exude Christ's Love & understanding as your witness to all. Remember, with Jesus at your side giving you wisdom & strength, you can do all things (in the physical, emotional & spiritual realms) to live above the griefs & burdens of life. Philippians 4:13.

Hi Rosaline.

Note there's 2 parts to this verse,

( a day is with the Lord as a thousand years, AND A THOUSAND YEARS AS ONE DAY.

This verse speaks of his patience, There's no time at all with him.

Read vs 3 on down to vs 10 to get the context.

2 Peter 3:8. But, beloved, be not ignorant of this one thing, that one day is with the Lord as a thousand years, and a thousand years as one day.

God bless.

Hi Mona.

I believe it means to Look closely upon, to examine or observe.

Greek:

Transliteration: theaomai

Pronunciation: theh-ah'-om-ahee

Definition: A prolonged form of a primary verb; to look closely at that is (by implication) to perceive (literally or figuratively); by extension to visit : - behold look (upon) see. Compare G3700 .

I hope that helps.

God bless.

Hi Lex,

To add to what's been said by Chris and Sacha,

The fact that your discomfort in your present condition is the light that has been there all the while,

We have to be broken in order to be restored.

Luke 5:30-32. But their scribes and Pharisees murmured against his disciples, saying, Why do ye eat and drink with publicans and sinners?

And Jesus answering said unto them, They that are whole need not a physician; but they that are sick.

I came not to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance.

To often we study salvation scriptures and mercy, grace, we stick to the new testament scriptures to find these topics,

Sometimes it does us well to view the commandments and scriptures out of the old testament to know the Lord, His Holiness and requirements in order to get a full appreciation of that Grace, We will get a better understanding of why Christ came and had to die on the cross for the sins of the world.

Feel free to please open up and share with us your doubts and disbeliefs.

We would love to help!

God bless you.

Amen David!!!

God bless

Peter,

That doesn't sound like a very uplifting or respectful comment there.

Sounds like you're just saying an 'I'm right, you're wrong' argument without even explaining your belief.

Most Christians believe the Bible, including verses like Luke 17:36 that says,

"Two men shall be in the field; the one shall be taken, and the other left."

Do you believe Luke 17:36 is true? That is what most Christians define as rapture. The term is simply used as a convenience, but the term itself is unimportant, but the event that the end of Luke 17 describes. Will one person really be taken and one left? Is that scenario true? Yes, it is. The Bible says it is, and not just in one place.

Also, it sounded like you were calling Christians "fools" for believing Luke 17:36.

Are you familiar with this verse that gives a warning of serious consequences to anyone calling others by that name you used?

Matthew 5:22

Hi Wesley,

I errored when I said I believe the battle in Ezekiel is not the same in Revelation, I meant to say I believe the battle in Ezekiel is not the same in Revelation 20, ( after the Millennium). I believe the battle in Ezekiel is before the Millennium.

However I believe it's what you're saying also,

In Ezekiel it seems they comes from the North ( INTO ISRAEL ) to take spoil.

Ezekiel 38:15. And thou shalt come from "THY PLACE" out of the NORTH parts, thou, and many people with thee, all of them riding upon horses, a great company, and a mighty army:

( Perhaps Russia and company.)

Also notice who's missing in Ezekiel. Israels. surrounding neighbors,

In Revelation they are gathered from the 4 corners of the earth to Armageddon.

Revelation 16:16. And he gathered them together into a place called in the Hebrew tongue Armageddon.

Revelation 20:8. And shall go out to deceive the nations which are in (THE FOUR QUARTERS OF THE EARTH,) Gog and Magog, to gather them together to battle: THE NUMBER OF WHOM IS AS THE SAND OF THE SEA.

Joel 3:2. I will also gather all nations, and will bring them down into the valley of Jehoshaphat, and will plead with them there for my people and for my heritage Israel, whom they have scattered among the nations, and parted my land.

Also notice the intent and the players involved here in

Psalms 83:2-8. For, lo, thine enemies make a tumult: and they that hate thee have lifted up the head.

They have taken crafty counsel against thy people, and consulted against thy hidden ones.

They have said, Come, and LET US CUT THEM OFF FROM BEING A NATION; THAT THE NAME OF ISRAEL MAY BE NO MORE in remembrance.

For they have consulted together with one consent: they are confederate against thee:

The tabernacles of EDOM, and the ISHMAEL IT'S; of MOAB, and the HAGARENES;

GEBAL, and AMMON, and AMALEK; the PHILISTINES with the inhabitants of TYRE;

ASSUR also is joined with them: they have holpen the children of Lot. Selah.

God bless.

Bleesing on Daniel 11,

These are the kingdoms that were, and will arise to the end of days. There will only be one army left standing to fight Christ.

Dear Johnnie, No, it is not permissible to give your tithes to the poor, for the "tithe(s)" belong to The LORD (e.g. Deu. 12:5-7 & 10-12; 2Chr. 31:12; Neh. 10. 37-38; 12:44; 13:5; Mal. 3:10; Heb. 7:5-9).

In the Old Testament, the Levites collected these tithes from Israel to supply their own necessities and for the necessities of the Tabernacle and of the Temple. GOD necessarily required Israel to support the Levites with the tithe because "Among the children of Israel they (the Tribe of Levi) shall have no inheritance" ( Num. 18:24).

In the New Testament, churches collect the tithe from their memberships to support their pastor and other full time church ministers. These tithes remove the pastor's requirement to have to support himself and his family so that he may dedicate his full attention to study, preaching, and evangelism without distraction.

We must not confuse the "tithe" with the "alms". They are not the same. We give alms to the poor when the opportunity arises as our act of pity and mercy (e.g. Ac. 3:2-3; 10:2, 4, & 31; 24:17). Alms are given to the poor in addition to the tithe which we are required to give to GOD.

David,

The Bible doesn't profess a "rapture".

People foolishly like to add to the Bible. How can the Bible define what it is from what's not in its tenants? It can't. It is a foul construct, pushing the earthly boundaries of God's will through false faith.

Of Hebrews 7:10 = Note that Levi's birth, as well as that of the Tribe of Levi, came "out of the loins of Abraham" (v.5). Contrast that with the Birth of JESUS CHRIST. JESUS CHRIST did not come from any man's loins, whether of Joseph's ("as was supposed"; Lu. 3:23) to be JESUS's father, or even of the great Hebrew patriarch Abraham, for JESUS CHRIST is Eternal. Mary actually declared this truth when she questioned her Heavenly visitor (Lu. 1:34): "Then said Mary unto the angel, How shall this be, seeing I know not a man?"

Yet, while Apostle Matthew and Doctor Luke record JESUS CHRIST's human genealogy ( Mt. 1:1-17 and Lu. 3:23-38 respectively), it was actually The HOLY GHOST WHO "conceived" JESUS, The Incarnate GOD "in" Mary ( Mt. 1:20). Furthermore, Joseph literally was not JESUS's father, but rather JESUS was "being (as was supposed) {customarily believed to be} the SON of Joseph" (Lu. 3:23).

Commentary of Hebrews 7:10 (continued) = Language such as refers to Mary as "the mother of GOD" is indescribable high blasphemy, for it falsely describes Mary as an extra-ordinary woman, even on the level of supernatural. In contradiction to this false doctrinal heresy, note Mary's self-description as simply "HE(The LORD) hath regarded {looked upon} the low estate {humbleness; unworthy of any special attention} of HIS handmaiden {literally, a female slave}" (Lu. 1:48).

The angel Gabriel clearly described to Mary of her humble humanity void of any inherent exalting qualities (Lu. 1:28):

"Hail, thou that art highly favoured, The LORD is with thee: blessed art thou among women" (Lu. 1:28).

In the verse above, the word "among" in the expression "among women" qualified Mary as equal to, no better or no worse, than the thousands of Jewish women of her generation. Her only distinction was that The LORD "favoured" and "blessed" her with the grand privilege of carrying JESUS The Incarnate SON OF GOD to term.

Luke 1:46-47 also requires the exegete to consider Mary's praise to The LORD for her own personal Salvation:

"My (Mary's) soul doth magnify The LORD, And my spirit hath rejoiced in GOD my SAVIOUR."

Where do I find the scripture that has to do with "a thousand years is as a day to the Lord"?

CAN SOMEONE EXPLAIN:

John 3:13 And no man hath ascended up to heaven

I thought Jesus came so we could go up to heaven to be with him? This says we don't go up to heaven.

If Jesus Christ is your Lord and Savior then all your past present and future sins have been forgiven(even the ones you cannot remember.Live in gratitude of your undeserved salvation by obeying Scripture. We all come short of the glory of God until we will be made perfect on the Day of His appearance.

Hi Lex ,you sound a bit sad and im sorry for you ,please dont be too hard on yourself ,dont give up on God ,He surely wont give up on you ,we are all individuals and God knows each and every one of us even better than we know ourselves , be still and wait for Him ,dont fret ,read your Bible with an open heart and mind ,dont try to understand everything immediately just enjoy it ,pray every day ,even if its just to say "thankyou " to God ,let Him work on you in the way He knows best and most importantly be patient ,He will bring you to Him ,He knows how to do it .

I had this same question once before and this is what the Lord gave me: ask God if there is any sin that you have forgotten to ask forgiveness or need to repent for, to bring it to light so that you can. I also used to pray Psalms 139:23-24 which says, "Search me, O God, and know my heart: try me, and know my thoughts: And see if there be any wicked way in me, and lead me in the way everlasting."

Please try this. And helping you just gave me the answers to my own prayer request. Thank you and have a blessed day.

I could not live one moment without My Lord and Savior Jesus Christ .He has been my Rock thru cancer three times.Open heart bypas both knees replaced twice, A stroke. and burnt nerves in back A bone fussed in neck.What a testermoney..

Please pray for me. I accepted Christ as my Savior in March 2000, and I walked very closely with God until I backslid in 2016 when I entered into a relationship with someone who wasn't saved. I slowly but surely ignored every prompting of the Holy Spirit as I gratified my flesh. I was mistreated, used and abused and always knew it was due to my disobedience to God. I had even started indulging in recreational drugs. In Jan 2020, we split and the guy went into rehab and is doing very well in another state. I am still struggling with my relationship with God, and it tears me apart almost daily. Sometimes I think I've bounced back but then it seems as if I always get distracted by something or someone, and then I find myself back at square one. Recently someone else (not the guy) tried to pull me back into the drugs, but after using them twice, I told them "I've fallen, and by the grace of God I'm getting right back up. I have overcome this, and I am not going backwards anymore. I cannot be around you, and I'm not doing this." I meant every word of what I said, and I have the victory over that.

My biggest problem is trying to read the Word daily. I use to "saturate" myself with the Bible every single day, and now it's like I can't even pick it up and read for 15 minutes; like there's some type of barrier between me and my bible that I can't see. I want God to sit on the throne of my heart as number 1 again. I want to walk and talk with Him like I use to. I want to put Him first in all things like I use to. I want to have faith in and trust Him over ALL, the way I used to. Please pray for me. I know that nothing can separate me from the love of God. I know He will and does bring good out of every situation. I know that I am more than a conqueror, and that no man can pluck me out of His hands, but I have fallen spiritually and cannot seem to get back up. Thank you, whosoever will.

Which kingdoms is Daniel talking about here?(Chapter 11)

In reply to Olivia jessica burgos on Mark 14:25

Good Question! It is difficult to know one verse without knowing the context of the passage. Lord Jesus made it in reference to the Communion Supper He instituted with the apostles.

Basically He was saying that He would sup with us again when we are with Him again in Heaven. The communion was given to us to remember the works that Jesus did for us while here on Earth.

One does not get saved in participating in this event as some believe. Jesus gave it as an ordinance to help us remember and celebrate Him.

When the Lord returns for us, we won't celebrate with just wine and bread. We will celebrate with Him in Heaven in a great feast. I pray this helps.

To boil it down even further, we are to love Him, learn of Him, praise Him, and follow Him. Go out and make disciples, baptizing them as Matthew 28: 18-20 tells us too. So when He comes back, we will be found faithful.

This is just an awesome Tool for God. Reading the?Bible Right at your fingertips. I forgot my bible today! Thank you for Allowing Jesus to USE you Guys! Psalm 29.11

Be sensible and work your job. It's okay to have a dream but don't leave your sure thing to follow after fleeting pleasures; in the which most are built upon vain fantasies that may or may not come true. Good reference scripture for this verse is 1 Timothy 8-10 and Proverbs 23:4. Also I think the other translations for this scripture are great in conjunction with this one!

I had some doubts as to whether I believed because that is what I was taught growing up and I was baptised at 15. I have prayed for salvation many times in my life but have also had doubts as to whether I fully believed and was convinced. I also questioned the authenticity and validity of the bible. In trying to research good reasons to convince myself I became discouraged and had a point in time when I was not confident in the Gospel. Yet I thought that losing faith or having any measure of doubt or unbelief would be falling away. I later apologized to God and am not sure if I have ruined any chance of being forgiven. I thought the Holy Spirit would confirm in my heart that I am still a child of God and that Jesus is my Saviour but it has just been sad and uncomfortable. I reached out to family and to a church. The church my family attends never responded to me. The other church I reached out to informed me that " Mark 9:24 shows that belief and unbelief can co-exist in the same mind and heart." I have been searching for the truth and just want to know if God will forgive me.

"Putin lavishes post-summit praise on Biden, says media have U.S. leader wrong"

Daniel 11:21 And in his estate shall stand up a vile person, to whom they shall not give the honour of the kingdom: but he shall come in peaceably, and obtain the kingdom by flatteries.

In I John 1:1, what is the difference in the Greek between, "which we have seen with our eyes" and "which we have looked upon" OR is John just repeating himself for emphasis???

When god created Man That was Eve was told not to sin but she and Adam the forbidden fruit from the fruit of which was tree of life a serpent from told her eat the foreboding fruit that's when sin came into the world was condemned into sin