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Lena, I will lift Jan up in prayer today,

Dear Heavenly Father, in the name of Jesus we lift up to You Jan. You know her through and through and have allowed this cancer to be in her. We ask that You bring healing to her that Your name may be rightly glorified. Take away all of the cancer cells and restore her to strength and health. Grant her peace in this process and faith to trust You in all things. Amen.

Thanks Lena, Much love.

Not a problem at all, brother. This happens to me quite often when someone else's comment is posted while I'm in the process of typing mine out. Anyway, if both comments agree in substance, then the enquirer has further affirmation to his/her question.

Thank you , Lena. I will be praying for Jan.

Chris,

You are correct, the church gathered for worship on Sunday since the time of the apostles. This is long before the RC Church emerged in the Holy Roman Empire.

I meant that Sunday(not Sabbath) wasn't a Catholic invention.

Please pray for me.. the woman I'm with is very inconsiderate and complains a lot. She won't let me breathe. I can't do this anymore, I don't want to hurt her but I feel that I need to leave. Please pray for me in guidance on what to do. Thank you all and God bless you.

Sorry Chris, I didn't see your answer before posting mine. GBU

Hello Dana.

Just to inform you that "Joshua" and "Jesus" is the same name in Hebrew. It is Yehoshua or Yashua. The first is used in the early chapters of the Old Testament whereas the second in the later when that name was simplified. It means " God is my salvation". The English transformed the first into Joshua and the second into Jesus. But it is the same name in 2 alternative forms. In the verse you mentioned that person is Joshua, not Jesus, this is obvious since Joshua gave them rest by being their leader when they entered and captured the land of promise.

As far as the Sabbath is concerned, apostle Paul in Colossians 2:16-17 asks christians to not let others judge them for not keeping things from the Old Testament, like Sabbath or other holly days. So it wasn't a Catholic invention, it was adopted as the formal day for christian congregation still from the very early time.

GBU

Hi Dana. You're referring to Hebrews 4:8: "For if Jesus had given them rest, then would he not afterward have spoken of another day."

In the Greek language, 'Joshua, or Yehoshua' (from the Hebrew), is translated as 'Jesus, or Iesous'. And we find the translators making the same change in Acts 7:45. So, the KJV translators are correct in understanding this Hebrew to Greek change, though as you wrote, it can be misleading to those unfamiliar with the account or reading through those verses very quickly. We can see from Hebrews 4:8, that the writer is referring back to verse 5 ("And in this place again, If they shall enter into my rest": Psalm 95:11), & even all the way back to Hebrews 4:1 when the subject of 'Rest' is brought up.

Even though most Bible translations use the word 'Joshua', they are of course translating it correctly, but not according to the original Greek, which the KJV uses, & this name translates to 'Jesus'. If Greek was spoken in the Old Testament days, by all accounts, Joshua, who took over from Moses' leadership, would have been called 'Iesous, or Jesus'.

As for the RC Church changing the Sabbath to Sunday, I can't comment, not being RC. But the Bible shows that after Jesus died & rose from the dead, the early Church worshiped together on the Lord's Day, the first day of the week ( Acts 20:7; 1 Corinthians 6:2): Sunday. Sunday, to the Church then & now, never became the new Sabbath Day - Saturday always has been the correct Jewish Sabbath Day.

My friend Mike P. struggles greatly with self-pity and needs deliverance. When I spoke with him about it his response was not to surrender it to God, so he could be made whole, but he said let me ponder on it.

Hello Jesse.

Sorry I haven't replied yet, I haven't forgotten you. I need some time which I haven't so I will answer you some time during the weekend. GBU

Hi Papawj

Hebrews 6:6,

"If they shall fall away, (it is impossible) to renew them again unto repentance; seeing they crucify to themselves the Son of God afresh, and put him to an open shame."

Pay attention to that "it is impossible to renew them unto repentance". This obviously is not you, is it? People that fit to that verse never worry about things they do, they don't feel any sort of guilt, they would never repent. So stop worrying, you have been forgiven. Remember the prodigal son, his father was always waiting for him to come back and was ready to give him his previous place in the house. GBU

Thank you Steven. I appreciate your love and prayers.

Hi UHRA PATTERSON,

The majority of thrift stores selling used items have all types of bibles; some never used. They are typically very inexpensive. Some thrift stores run by a church give them away.

Blessings,

GOD IS

Hi S Spencer,

Thanks, a good post I agree with much of it but if I may ask a question? My understanding is the seventy weeks were fulfilled in Jesus's first coming and the entire prophecy is about Jesus.

Correct me if I am wrong, but my understanding of placing the 70th week at the end times with the 7 years and the tribulation or great tribulation comes from the he in verse 27 being the antichrist that is antecedent for the prince that is to come in verse 26.

Can the seven years and the he in verse 27 which refers to a prince of the Roman Empire be interpreted as the seven years with the antichrist in the future, when in Rev.13 the beast is only given 42 months from the time he ascends?

I hope this makes sense and is not taken to be argumentative.

God bless,

RLW

Jesus Christ loves you! Even if every human being has left you alone, Christ will never abandon you. He has always, and will always, love you. Ask Him to save your soul. He wants to help us all. He makes my life worth living.

Please pray for me and Shelly and john please

I sure will Gigi, You can count on it.

God bless you.

In Acts 10, read what the Lord told Peter when he was on the rooftop in a vision. It was not about water baptism. And we know it was not about food.

Acts 10:17, " Now while peter doubted in himself what this vision which he had seen should mean, behold, the men which were sent from Cornelius had made enquiry for Simon's house, and stood before the gate",

V18, " And called, and asked whether Simon, which was surnamed Peter, were lodged there."

V19, "While Peter thought on the vision, the Spirit said unto him, Behold, three men seek thee".

V20, "Arise therefore, and get thee down, and go with them, doubting nothing:for I have sent them".

V21, "Then Peter went down to the men which were sent unto him from Cornelius; and said, Behold, I am he whom ye seek: what is the cause wherefore ya are come?"

V22, " And they said, Cornelius the centurion, and one that feareth God, and of good report among all the nation of the Jews, was warned from God by an holy angel to send for thee into his house, and to hear the words of thee."

I do not see anywhere in the bible where the Lord was upset at Peter speaking or preaching water baptism.

Show me.

Also, the Lord gave Peter the keys to the kingdom in Matthew 16:19,

"And I will give unto thee the keys to the kingdom of heaven: and whatsoever thou shalt bind on earth shall be bound in heaven: and whatsoever thou shalt loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven". Peter preached Acts 2:38 & he was not in error doing so.

Why would the commendatore say that Hebrews four is talking about Joshua? There is no way it is talking about Joshua. The whole book is clearly written about the trinity and faith. Why in the middle of a sentence would the writer all of a sudden switch the name of Jesus from Jesus to be someone other than Jesus?

I believe that by saying that it is Joshua and not Jesus, you mislead people from the rest in the Lord and the day! Which it clearer states was never changed from the Sabbath of the Lord our God the creator of the world. (The Catholic church changed the Sabbath to Sunday. They say that is the mark of their ecclesiastical authority. During the reformation the Pope told Martin Luther to follow the Bible and its authority. Although he did not, sadly.)

So, if the Jesus being used in the 'Greek' in Hebrews is Joshua then wouldn't it stand to reason that all the Jesus references would be as well?

Im asking for a prayer for my family for more trust,honest and forgiveness. Also for myself to make it thru this rough time I'm in right now with my health and my court dates.

In Jesus name AMEN

Chris, thank you.

I know that you have experience with those who adhere to Islam, so I appreciate your words and especially your prayers.

Yes Lonnie.

We are currently in the period that God calls the Great Tribulation ( Matt 24) which likely began in 1988 when the Church Age came to an end and the churches and congregations came under the Judgement of God. God commands true believers to come out of the churches during this time. And the "abomination of desolation", Satan, spoken of in Daniel is ruling in the churches.

Wonderfully thought God has been and continues to save a "great multitude that no man can number" outside of the churches, from many nations. This is called the Latter Rain.

Once God has completed saving all of His Elect, Christ will return and the Resurrection and the Rapture will occur, this earth, Satan, and the unsaved will be destroyed, and God will create new heavens and a new earth where true believers will live and reign with Christ eternally.

The Great Tribulation is a spiritual event. It is not political nor a time of physical suffering.

God has blessed you to give you to see the love he got for us I lost my wife 2020 when she had my daughter in birth. After she passed away and left me a daughter that was a day old, I had to grow up and be a father and I was the only parent she had. the streets and thugs' life I loved that life before. because since I was a kid that all I was thought I'm 49 so it's never too late to return back a be follow of God. God is FAITH ,HOPE ,LOVE . I HOPE YOU CONTINUE FOLLOWING THE WORD OF GOD

Yes GiGi, I will keep Brian, his wife & mother-in-law before the Lord. This maybe her effort to eliminate his lukewarmness or even disinterest by influencing Brian to embrace Islam & establishing Islam further in his wife, by visiting these sites accompanied no doubt with dialogue about their importance. She may be hoping that by seeing their grandeur & the hordes of the faithful milling around these places, that this will demonstrate the validity of Islam.

Yet, the LORD has been known to do wonders, no matter how formidable a situation might seem to us. Brian has received God's Word & the Gospel in his heart - that Seed is enough to cause a sudden spiritual awakening & a resistance to all that is false that is placed in his view. What might be designed to provoke one towards Islam, could backfire as the LORD reveals the Truth from the Word & the errors of the other. This will certainly be a spiritual battle of the highest order. Those who have rejected Islam & turned to Christ, usually have had the Word of God brought to them at some time, & often is the case, the LORD speaking to them through visions or dreams. There seems no other avenue to gain a foothold except from such a personal encounter with the risen Christ - but the price for casting aside that which is false, is very high indeed.

And I continue to remember Jeff as his days on Earth grow shorter. May he see & grasp onto this heavenly Light bringing him salvation before it's too late. And that Steve will also get that perfect opportunity & burden by the Spirit, to be God's instrument to share with his friend the sure Hope, Salvation, & the glorious Eternity that is awaiting him, when there's nothing in him but fear & trembling in the prospect of dying. May the LORD be glorified & His Name be made known & called upon by each of these dear ones in their hour of spiritual need.

Dear MJ, Greetings...

The truth is, MJ, it is impossible for anything to prevent you from living a victorious life in Christ, but you. Read what Paul says:

Romans 8

38 For I am persuaded, that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor powers, nor things present, nor things to come,

39 Nor height, nor depth, nor any other creature, shall be able to separate us from the love of God, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord.

Have you been saved?

That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved. For with the heart man believeth unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation. For the scripture saith, Whosoever believeth on him shall not be ashamed. For there is no difference between the Jew and the Greek: for the same Lord over all is rich unto all that call upon him. For whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved.- Romans 10:9-13.

If you have been saved, If you are saved, form the habit of daily devotions--praying and reading the Bible, including studying the Gospel of John which teaches Jesus's deity, and what the Apostles Peter and Paul wrote about growing strong in our walk with Christ Hebrews 5:11-6:12, 1 Cor. 3:1-4, 10-15, Eph 4:11-16, 1 Pet. 2:1-3, 2 Pet.1:3-10. When you sin, ask forgiveness and repent from ever doing it again. Jesus's blood is sufficient to cover all your sins. 1John 1:9 "If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness." Ask Him to search your heart, know your thoughts to see if there be any wickedness in you, and show you the way to walk. Psalms 139:23, 24 "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." And your sins will be blotted out.

God Bless!

No I need a bible so I can learn

please remember me and my family in your prayers

Prayers for Jan,she is having treatment for breast cancer

Thank You and GOD BLESS