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It is in Mark 14:51 not in Luke.

He was probably Mark the Evangelist himself who at that time was a teenager. It seems he followed Jesus and His apostles at the garden of Gethsemane secretly, without them knowing that, and then he run away.when Jesus was arrested.

This is symbolic for what's going to happen to rapture theorists who are, (those who are Christians that is) deceived into following the anti-christ , and worship him, when he arrives on the scene first with this fly away doctrine.

Once they realize they've worshiped the anti-christ knowing that all their good works are gone, they are naked and run away like the young man in Mark 14 did except in the end times x-christians will wish for mountains to fall on them.

The young man realized the soldiers were leading the Real Jesus, having worshiped another.

Why would Elisha curse the 42 children just because they made fun of his baldness. I don't understand.

Not bad,

A common point to this is when Jesus walked on water: Peter asked Lord, if it be Thou, bid me come unto Thee on the water."

And he said, Come. And when Peter was come down out of the ship, he walked on the water, to go to Jesus.

But when he saw the wind boisterous(a huge wave), he was afraid; and beginning to sink, he cried, saying, Lord, save me.

And immediately Jesus stretched forth his hand, and caught him, and said unto him, O thou of little faith, wherefore(why, or for what) didst thou doubt?( waver, or hesitate)

Peter, He looked at the circumstances instead of the Lord. (took his eye's off) This was the secret of his (and of our) failure.

OH Lord o Lord Jesus Christ name gave me your help give me ways of jobs and my heart is in your hands and thank you God in this evening and all days of my prayers Amen amen

Lord in haeven I pray for thus in Kenya barris wife and my neighbors friends with me her name i need your opinion on my need anything from Walmart or something like to remind me please let us know what you mean about your ward's I thank you God bless my prayers for my father and mother and daughter in Jesus Christ name Amen

Please Lord help Dorothy and her son would are suffering with physical and mental affliction. Please Holy Spirit bring comfort to both of them through biblical scriptures of encouragement. Please Lord Jesus Christ with Your righteousness right hand help both of them through this time I pray in Jesus Christ name!!

Please consider reflecting on: Psalms 34, Psalms 46, Psalms 91, Psalms 118, Philippians 4 and 2 Timothy 2:1.

Hello May,

I am doing well, Thank you.

Been canning beans and pickles. Will be canning tomatoes and salsa next. Been years since I've done this. God has made my small garden beds very fruitful. Praise be to Him always.

I hope you are doing well, also. How dear you are to me on this sight. Your care for me lifts up my spirit.

Let us continue to pray for Heartbroken, since by his/her post, the situation is very serious and Heartbroken needs the uplifting of heart, mind, and spirit so badly right now.

Hey Steve Vick,

It is interesting, Ezekiel 13, false prophets and prophetesses like foxes, sly and cunning prophesying out of their hearts, not given from God, a deceitful picture of what will happen and what will be not from God, and the world today is full of them. We see the wall with untempered mortar and fake protection making the people fill safe but more vulnerable because they put their faith in something that is not from God.

In vs. 20 these women prophetesses remind me of the poem; "Will you walk into my parlor said the spider to the fly". Make them fly from the hands of the salvation of God's hands into their snares of soothsaying and lying divinations, but God said He would tear them from their arms. We can be safe in the word of God where is truth.

You said the rapture has been assured to you and I do not want to debate, I just would like to bring up a few things you may want to study, if I may. The 7 years come from a prophecy given to Daniel determined for the house of Israel and the city Jerusalem in which the last week is taken and placed at the end time; nowhere else I have found can you find 7 years?

Is the he in Daniel 9:27 the antichrist or the Messiah? Some look at Matt. 24;15 "abomination of desolation spoken of by Daniel the prophet", indicating something that is done by one person, people call him the antichrist, like what Antiochus IV did in 167 BC. In vs. 27 he makes it desolate for (because of) the overspreading of abominations (plural not singular). Are they the same? Check out, Matt. 23:35-38.

If the prophecy of the 70 weeks has already been fulfilled, what would that change about the rapture as taught? I could give more, and I pray you take this in love to study for your understanding not mine.

God bless,

RLW

Good Morning Giannis,

I so agree with what you are saying here. Jude 20 says that we are to build ourselves up in our most holy faith. I think that this is indeed a corporate action. We are to cooperate together to encourage one another and instruct one another from the teachings from the Scriptures. Those who think they can "do it alone" run a great risk of bit by bit falling into grave error.

We do receive the Holy Spirit individually, for we are saved individually. Yet, the Holy Spirit works to unify the believers in faith and doctrine as well as in Christ. This is done, as you say, by systematic and ongoing instruction from those God appoints as overseers of us who will preach and teach from the Scriptures the vital tenets of our faith so that we can have our understanding of God and His will for us built up "stone upon stone" being founded upon Christ and the teachings of the apostles and prophets. Upon this foundation, we grow in understanding and application of Scripture.

Thank you for you good explanation. We all need to be teachable and humble, willing to learn from one another and to utilize the wisdom God has given to those who write commentaries on Scripture as well as other tools provided over time.

Hello Fred

I always enjoy your posts. There is an element of poetry in them which I enjoy very much. But I rarely reply because you don't bring something for discussion or something to reply for like you do now.

Well something really beautiful happened to me when I was young in faith.

One day I decided to devote myself to God with fasting and praying for a sister who she was having a really bad time (financially) with a restaurant place she owned. I was very careful that day not to allow anything bad go through my eyes and through my mind . Late at night I kneeled down to pray again. I was feeling very exhausted and sleepy. But after about an hour in prayer suddenly something came inside me, I suddenly felt like Heaven came down to earth. The word happy is not adequate to describe how I was feeling, no human word could describe my joy and peace and happiness,. It was something supernatural, not human, like nothing people can feel in this world. No words for it. It was, I believe, God's Spirit that made His presence so powerful. I have many experiences with the Holly Spirit but that was really something. Another feeling that was going through me was I wanted to be in prayer all the time. Well that feeling was inside me for about a week. It was fainting away bit by bit, day by day, until it completely went away after about a week. In my mind it was revealed (I believe) by God that He made His presence so powerful to me for two reasons. Fistly that I was not seeking for my own benefit and blessing but for somebody else who was in need and I made a sacrifice for that. (not something really big, a day fasting and praying). The second was that I was very careful to keep my sanctification and not let anything go through my mind. It was a message from God about how important is for us to pray for our sisters and brothers but at the same time to keep ourselves clean from sin.

There is a lot more about experiences with the Holly Spirit but l leave it for later on.

GBU

I love this bible because it gives you the truth and it teaches you a lot of the things that happened back then thank you for having this online and especially with the apocryphal it's amazing! Thank you and have a good day

Admitting to ourselves can be easy to forget those things we need.That sounds wrong, but it must be right if we are going to experiance His love in the here and now. How to forgive can only come from Him.

Jesus used physical healing, when proclaiming the forgiveness of sin. He associates the burdens of sickness and disease with the forgiveness of sin. Your story has helped me realize just how quick things can happen. That we should never take for granted this love this love Jesus has died for!

DELILAHThank you for your encouraging words.

Dearest Wesley, I thank you for this. Such a burden to bare . My hope and prayer, that He can and will comfort you even now and forever. Fred

Hi Monica, in case you haven't checked it yet, there's a link at the bottom of the site to Become a Christian that may have some helpful info for you and your family. God bless.

Dear Fred,

I have a story that actually may help with this question. I was 9 years old, and it was Christmas eve. My father was very recently divorced from my stepmother. She had taken custody of Durendal and Emily. My other 2 half siblings from my stepmom. So, my father only had me and my older sister Ashely. He also was suffering from the 2008 recession on his business. His problem was he was more invested in worldly matters than God.

So, to make a long story short, my father was an alcoholic. That night he decided to teach my sister Ashley and I how to use guns. Well, he was drunk and tried to unload a .45 caliber revolver in point blank direction of my sister. Seconds later she is on the ground with a wound in her left cheek. My father then puts her on the dining table and brings some towels. I call 911 while he does so. Then after I return to my sisters' side, my father goes to his bedroom.

In those moments I came extremely close to God. I was 9 years old. I prayed like I never did before for my sister to not suffer. I asked that she was just in shock. That she wouldn't be tortured in her last moments. I wept immensely until i knew she was no longer with me.

Even with such a horrible event and testament to my father's character. I forgave him. We both had just lost someone who we both truly loved. I never had the thought that my father deserved punishment until i listened to my mother months later. even then it didn't feel right to feel or think that way.

I always think of a Matthew Chapter 6, verse 12: Forgive our debts, as we forgive our debtors.

The key is love and empathy. Jesus is the omnipotent example of such things. He has given us those keys, but it is up to us to use those keys to open the shut doors in our hearts. To unlock the garden of love with Gods' splendor.

I hope this helps, and if you unsure of my story, you can just search my name and the case will show.

Who was the "certain young man" mentioned in Luke 14:51? Why was he differentiated from the other young men? Why did he run away? Is it possible that he is mentioned again in the scriptures?

When dealing with estranged family members we must first deal within ourselves. Joseph realized that everything he was going through was allowed by GOD in some fashion or another. He most of all wanted to be reunited with his family on good terms. He tested them and saw that they had indeed changed in their attitude and demeanor.

The biggest test is actually in ourselves. The LORD commands us to forgive even if the other side does not receive it. Our prayers for them must be genuine and deep for their success. It will not be easy, nor be quickly corrected; but it will bring comfort in CHRIST and peace through the LORD.

If we cannot reconcile within our own families and friends, how can we hope to do GOD'S work with those in need of reconciliation or salvation in the LORD.

Let's us pray fervently and diligently for ourselves, our leaders, and even unto those who use us or treat us spitefully.

May the LORD GOD be praised in us and hear our cries and attend to them. GOD bless everyone on this forum.

September 10, 2022

Dear Marilyn , God has preserved His Word for all , you don't need to be a 'scholar' to understand God's plan of salvation , His Word is open to all , as long as you can read you can find the Truth in the Bible . It does require a decent level of commitment and an open heart and mind . If you fit the bill then it's all yours for the joy and appreciation . Happy reading , don't ever let anyone convince you that you are not clever enough or good enough or educated enough to understand God's word , it was preserved for you and God will help you to understand if you are willing to put the time and effort in .

explain chapter 2, verse 11

Part 1

Hello dear brothers/sisters.

Some thoughts...

John 14:26

"But the Comforter, which is the Holy Ghost, whom the Father will send in my name, HE SHALL TEACH YOU ALL THINGS, and bring all things to your remembrance, whatsoever I have said unto you".

The above verse is often misinterpreted by many christians mainly in the reborn section of christianity, since the main stream denominations have a solid and unchangable theology(R or W). Many believers take the above verse especially the phrase "he (the Holly Spirit) shall teach you all things" as something that happens personally to individuals. So they(we) think that every thought, explanation, interpretation,etc that pops in our mind is literally given by the Spirit. We claim that we have a genuine love to understand the Word of God, so God replies back to our search for His truth, by revealing His truth to every person that looks for that Truth. But is that so? Does that is that is meant by the above verse? Well, not really. If that was the case then everybody would come to the same result. But what we see in practice is that there are so many and so much different beliefs between us that they are often like the day infront of night. But why? Isn't God's Word not right? Isn't that a promise from God? So what is happening? We often attribute the various beliefs to a non genuine love for the truth, manipulating verses to fit our own ideas, ignorance sometimes of the Word of God and many other that we like to think that others do, not us.

The truth is that the above verse is applicable TO THE CHURCH, not to any individual. God has placed the ministries in the church like pastors, teachers, apostles, evangelists, prophets to ... Ephesians 4:12-14 "For the perfecting of the saints, for the work of the ministry, for the edifying of the body of Christ:Till we all come in the unity of the faith, and of the knowledge of the Son of God, unto a perfect man, unto the measure of the stature of the fulness of Christ ...".

Part 2

So the revelation of God's Truth to the saints is primarily done through the church, through the ministries given to the church for exactly this reason. But many believers, and mainly those who want to stay alone and do not wish to be members of any christian congregation, refuse that idea and try to become pastors and teachers ... to themselves, and feel OK with that, because they wrongly think God is ready to deal with then on a personal basis. Of course God reveals some elements or a deeper understanding of His Word specifically to somebody (we all have that experience) but the main teaching is done through the church. It is the churche's task to put right doctrines in the right order and explain the scriptures. Commentaries are also very helpful and it may be also a way that God responds to our search. Isn't it a series of commentaries that a pastor does when he is preaching in the church? What he is a preaching is explanations of scriptures of the Gospel. It is an oral commentary, isn't it? And if one is willing to hear a preaching, why aren't they willing to read a commentary?

People who refuse to listen to others and rely on their own understanding of the Bible, wrongly believing that God will lead them to His truth, sometimes come out with horrible beliefs. A virtue in the character of a christian, demanded by God, is one being humble. Humble means that I don't place myself above all the others but listen to others as well, and if they are not right, OK then I can reject their beliefs. But I have to have an open mind and use the written Word of God as a ruler. Acts 17:11 "These were more noble than those in Thessalonica, in that they received the word with all readiness of mind, and searched the scriptures daily, whether those things were so

And often we have to wait, some things take time to be understood. It's like Maths. One can not do diferentiation or intergration if not learning to add and subtract numbers first.

Have a nice and blessed weekend.

Dear Monica Dhaliwal, I surely will pray for your salvation, but it is your decision to be saved that will make it happen.

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.

Dear Marie, things do not bring happiness (though spiritual blessings do bring much joy). God gives us joy when we are saved and take up the cross and follow Him: Galatians 5:22-24 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith, meekness, temperance: against such there is no law. And they that are Christ's have crucified the flesh with the affections and lusts. If we live in the Spirit, let us also walk in the Spirit.

To be 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.

My health condition seems to be deteriorating no matter how hard I pray, but yet I STRONGLY BELIEVE that God will save and heal me, He said this is my Job. I have developed a vein condition in my legs, discoloration of both lower legs and swelling in my ankles and feet. I have been to two different hospitals and at one I tried to explain what HAVE happened to cause this condition, one doctor diagnosed me as delusional, I also contracted the flu. But all I'm asking for is prayer to God for healing and to live a long healthy even though I'm 84 years old. Thank you. Also pray for son Derrick.with mental problems but have the capabilities to care for self.

Hi Marilyn. Just to add to T. Levis' good answer, I think that in most cases, the contributors are simply Christians who love the Lord & His precious Word and keen to help others do the same. When a question is posed to us on these pages, any responses given must be based on how we understand that portion of Scripture based on what we have learnt in our studies or having received help from Church ministry or other helps. I couldn't say how many of us are 'scholars', as far as been through a theological college, though I certainly am not. Therefore, with that in mind, I would hope that folk who ask a question or seek a discussion on a subject, would take note of what is said, but always, I say, always, go back to the Scripture & allow God's Spirit to lead you.

So yes, you may see comments on a matter that appear completely different or opposite to each other (e.g. about the rapture of the Church or the Trinity doctrine), but hopefully with the Scriptures given to support the belief, one can do further revision of the Scriptures to proceed further in understanding. If all you get is confusion after reading the responses, it's best to leave off it & continue to seek the Spirit's Help. Remembering, that "God is not the author of confusion, but of peace", therefore let the Spirit Who gives Peace, rule your heart & He alone will open up the Word to you as you wait on Him.

Dear Father God , I come in agreement with GiGi's prayer for Heartbroken in Jesus Mighty Name Amen !

Bless GiGi and all of us Father God and strengthen our faith in You. Protect us from all types of danger . Teach us to love you more.. All of these I ask in Jesus Mighty Name Amen !

Praise The Lord ! Hallelujah....

please pray for me