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I seldom ever say anything without quoting scripture.
I am more than happy to have you show where that scripture is not true, but use scripture not what man says.
You don't believe Psalms 82:6 ye are Gods ..
You believe Christ is God; ONE with the Father, and the Father is God, one with Christ.
John 17:21 That they all may be ONE; as thou, Father, art in me, and I in thee, that they may be ONE even as we are ONE IN US ....
Colossians 1:27 ....Christ in you ....
Why if the father and son are ONE and they are God, would not you believe we are God if we are the same ONE IN THEM.
Why don't you believe these scriptures, because they don't fit the teaching of MAN, that's why.
Whose right: MAN or God's WORD?
Rebut with scripture.
God Bless YOU!
And thanks for sharing that.
I didn't know the timing of the rain.
Thank you.
God bless and Goodnight.
God bless you.
FOR THE MYSTERY OF INIQUITY DOTH ALREADY WORK:
I believe 2 Thessalonians 2:6-7 can be useful in giving us insight on understanding other scriptures and that insight might in return give us more understanding of 2 Thessalonians 2
Such as Revelation 16:8-11 and Revelation 17:12-14. This evil mindset can only be accomplished if the Holyspirit role has changed in a way that it's not functioning today.
Even non believers wouldn't behave in this manner while the restrainer is present.
Here in Revelation 16 and 17 you see the true condition of man's heart apart from the restraint of the Holyspirit.
Even non believers will repent but turn back.
John 1:9 must won't apply during this time.
This is what happens when darkness is manifested in man.
In 2 Thessalonians 2 on one hand we see the eschatology view and on the other hand we see the condition of man's heart without God's spirit.
I believe the Holyspirit spirit will be in the world as he was in the OT bringing people to Christ.
God bless you Brother.
The whole of God's word is about ONE thing, THE KINGDOM OF GOD.
You could eliminate the whole New Testament and still come to the truth about THE KINGDOM OF GOD.
Paul and the other apostles can to the truth about the KINGDOM.
They had no New TESTAMENT, they came to TRUTH about the kingdom; from Moses and the PROPHETS, under the anointing of the Holy Spirit, then they penned letters and gospels, under the anointing of the Holy Spirit, that make up the New Testament.
All their writing are just second WITNESS of Moses and the Prophets, including Revelation.
Luke 16:31 ...if they hear not Moses and the Prophets, neither will they be persuaded, though one was raised from the dead.
Acts 28:23 ....to whom he expounded and testified THE KINGDOM OF GOD, persuading them concerning Jesus, both out of the law of Moses, and the Prophets, from morning till evening.
The beast of Revelation is in the Prophets, search the scriptures, don't listen to the traditions of MAN.
1 John 2:27 The anointing which you have received of him abideth IN YOU, and you need not that any man teach you; but as the anointing teacheth you ALL THINGS, and is truth, and no lie, and even as it hath taught you, ye shall abide in him.
God Bless YOU!
Many people sit under pastors and teachers who espouse dispensational interpretations and tach dispensational beliefs without saying that is what they are doing.
As you said before, Salvation topics is a much more important topic.
If everything was said plainly it wouldn't be no reason to interpret.
God spoke to us in diverse ways as well.
God bless Gigi
Ruby Lea has been on here for a month or so. Someone thinks this might be Earl Bowman, but maybe not.
One Eighty has been on here for a few months.
So, I don't think any of these are trolls. But I do think that their beliefs are out of sync with sound hermeneutics of Biblical interpretation. There is overspiritualization of almost every Scripture by Alex and Ruby. Also, Alex posts the same "sermon" in almost every post about God multiplying Himself in us and a new Holy Ghost child is conceived and born in us (which is gross error)
One eighty's beliefs reflect classic dualism, monism, and new age beliefs mixed in with some Christian ideas. But he seems sincere and willing to engage in good dialogue.
But there may be others who are trolls. Please feel free to identify them when you sense that one is posting. It is a good thing to know. WE can be prayerful about how to respond to them. Who knows, maybe some will truly be converted.
God bless you Estela!
I don't post things lightly on this forum. I take it quite seriously as we are to be helpful to others and caring and also willing to warn or rebut someone. All of these are helpful things, as I have often thanked others for bringing something to my attention whether in agreement or rebuttal.
But with all this said, I will hold my ground on what I have discovered to be plainly taught in Scriptures and be wary of beliefs that can only be made from inferring or transposing one's position upon Scripture that is not explicit.
Have a good evening. Just about to eat dinner. So, I will talk later, if I can.
Show me the scripture that says there is a single antichrist.
All of Revelation has been explained in Moses and the Prophets,
Amos 3:7 Surely the Lord God will do NOTHING, but he REVEALETH to his servants the PROPHETS.
Daniel 12:11 And from the time that the daily sacrifice (replaced by Christ being the LAMB) BE TAKEN AWAY, and the abomination that maketh desolate SET UP, shall be a thousand two hundred ninety days.
42 months, 3 1/2 years, this is the same 42 months in Revelation, Christ ministry on earth.
God Bless You!
I've been thinking about the significance of the number 7, and from what I have understood for some time now is that the number 7 represents completeness.
I notice that Johns' style of writing, especially in the book of Revelation, John uses a heptatic system. Everything seems to be in a series of sevens. John uses a series of sevens, a heptatic system of writing for the book of Revelation.
Examples in the book of Revelation:
There are seven blessings, seven churches, seven seals, seven trumpets, seven bowls, seven lampstands, seven spirits, seven stars, seven promises, seven horns, seven eyes, seven angels, seven thunders, seven heads, seven crowns, seven plagues, seven mountains, and seven kings.
So my understanding is that the number seven in scripture represents completeness or perfection. We know from the creation account that God rested on the 7th day. Perhaps that was to show that His creation work was complete and perfect.
What is interesting in the creation account is that after each of the first 6 days, it says "And the evening and the morning were the first day, and the evening and the morning were the second day, and the same all the way to the end of day 6.
But when we read through day 7, it doesn't say the evening and the morning was the 7th day. Could that be because the 7th day has never ended? That's what I tend to believe.
But I see that whenever the number seven is used, he's talking about the fullness and complete blessings.
There are seven churches that are going to receive seven messages. And if we put all those seven messages together, we have the complete message of Christ to the church until He returns. Completeness!
Blessings to you my brother!
You are correct, we are save by grace, PERIOD.
Knowledge of the scriptures just makes us good messengers of the gospel.
God Bless YOU!
John was told to Write the things which thou hast seen, (The pre-incarnate Christ.)
and the things which are, (Church things. Then and now)
and the things which shall be hereafter; (The rest of the book)
By the time we get to Revelation 4:1 There's no more mention of the Church. So the overcoming has been done before the Tribulation.
And the overcoming is done by the Holyspirit. There is nothing you and I can do to present ourselves righteous before God. It's him that keeps us.
Concerning Revelation 2:10
It has already past. 10 days refers to 10 periods under 10 Roman Imperors.
The "ten days" in Revelation 2:10 refers to ten persecutions that began with Nero and ended with Diocletian at the end of the third century.
The early Church was persecuted and under tribulation. NOT THE GREAT TRIBULATION.
Jimbob I see you Brother Chris and others have covered much of this topic. I'm not sure what you guys covered,
I haven't had the chance to read much of it.
I believe we will have to agree to disagree on this topic.
However I would love to discuss soteriology with you.
I don't believe the eschatology views have anything to do with whether one is saved or not.
May I ask How do you feel about that?
Are we saved by grace?
Works "of the Law"?
Both? ect..
Now in Psalm 68:11, the KJV rendering is correct (i.e. "...great was the company of those that published it"), but when examining the word, 'those', in Hebrew apparently, 'those' is given a feminine gender, which then necessitates the meaning, 'that the large group of people publishing the good news (i.e. rejoicing & dancing maybe because of victories won or from the giving of the Law)', were women. And often, we read in the Bible of women who are conspicuous in their presence in such celebrations (e.g. Exodus 15:20; Judges 21:21,23; 1 Samuel 18:6; Jeremiah 31:13: 'virgin', relates to young women; & maybe other references).
So, those translators that showed that these were women who came out to "publish the Word", & in all probability, in song, fanfare, & dance, were likely more accurate in their reading of the Hebrew, whereas the KJV only shows it as 'a great company', which of course may have included males as they took part in celebrations (with music, etc.).
Thank you for sharing this piece of scripture from Matthew Chapter 24. This section ( Matthew 24:37-41) gives us the preconditions to the coming of Christ.
You may already know this, but after God shut the door on the ark, how long was it until it started raining? One week. That is prophecy!
After the door was shut, they still didn't know it. That is why it says they didn't know it until the flood came. The flood came and took them all away. It was life as usual until it came, and it was sudden, and it was quick, and it was unexpected. Matthew 24:39 tells us that it will be the same prior to Christ's second coming.
In Matthew 24:40-41, with the one taken and the other left, there are different views about two in the field, one is taken, one is left. Where does the one go that is taken? We know where the one that is left is, but what about the one that is taken?
Some say it's taken into judgment (which is what I think you and I both believe) and some say it's for salvation, a person is taken saved. I have heard others say it's one of these gatherings, the Lord gathering His people from the four corners of the earth.
But in Luke's account ( Luke 17:37), it tells us that they are taken into judgment. They are drawn into the Valley of Megiddo for the battle of Armageddon.
I say this because as I go through Revelation, I see that God is the one that draws the people and the armies into the valley of Megiddo to fight against Him when He comes.
In Luke 17:37, when the disciples asked Jesus where the one taken would be, because they said "Where, Lord?"
Jesus says "Wheresoever the body is, thither will the vultures be gathered together. He is talking about that day when people are going to gather together in the Valley outside of Jerusalem to fight against Christ at His coming. Remember the birds are going to be called in to feed on their carcasses. These people (the one taken) have been drawn out into the battle.
God bless!
The word says you and I died on the cross with Christ, Did you PHYSICALLY see your death happen?
I Thessalonians 4:17 Then we which are ALIVE ----You were MADE ALIVE by Christ resurrection ---- an REMAIN (to never see death) shall be caught up (raptured) together with them (that were caught up before you) in the clouds (the cloud is a symbol of God's presence) to meet the Lord in the air (his omnipresence), so shall be every be with the Lord ( in his omnipresence).
Luke 17:35 Two women shall be grinding together ---they could have been working together for years; and each died, maybe at different times, scripture does't say, ONE was translated in the presence of God because she believed God's words ---- and the other LEFT ---she died not believing God's word and went to the grave to await the second resurrection.
The only thing you PHYSICALLY SAW was they were both buried, you didn't see which was take and the other left.
How many funerals have you been to, were they taken or left? only God knows.
The chosen are RAPTURED at the time they depart there bodies of DUST.
Isaiah 27:12 ....and I will gather you ONE by ONE, O ye children of (the promised) Israel.
God BLESS YOU!
I disagree I used Matthew 24:37-39 as my primary verse because Jesus referred it. Those taken away in the flood was taken away for Judgment.
Here's the strongs in that verse.
: A primary verb; to lift; by implication to take up or away; figuratively to raise (the voice) keep in suspense (the mind); specifically to sail away (that is weigh anchor); by Hebraism (compare [H5375]) to expiate sin: - away with bear (up) carry lift up loose make to doubt put away remove take (away up.
Here's how it reads.
It's easy to see who is taken.
But as the days of Noe were, so shall also the coming of the Son of man be.
For as in the days that were before the flood THEY WERE EATING AND DRINKING, MARRYING AND GIVING IN MARRIAGE, until the day that Noe entered into the ark,
( They were carrying on like God didn't exist. When God closed the door it was to late for them)
AND KNEW NOT UNTIL THE FLOOD CAME, AND TOOK THEM .."ALL".. AWAY; so shall also the coming of the Son of man be.
Who's the ALL taken away by the flood?
Noah and his family was in the ark
and remained on the earth.
Vs) 40. Then shall two be in the field; the one shall be taken, and the other left.
( The one left will enter into the Kingdom. )
GB