Bible Questions & Discussion PAGE 663

It's when the 6th Trump.. 6th Seal.. 6th Vile

Is when the False Christ is released on earth..

We do not have to hear the Trump, see the Seal or the Vile spilled out.. Only be aware that he is here..

Is wearing of wedding rings based on God's word

John 20 -- Luke 1:13 But the angel said unto him, Fear not, Zacharias: for thy prayer is heard; and thy wife Elisabeth shall bear thee a son, and thou shalt call his name John.

14 And thou shalt have joy and gladness; and many shall rejoice at his birth.

15 For he shall be great in the sight of the Lord, and shall drink neither wine nor strong drink; and he shall be filled with the Holy Ghost, even from his mother's womb.

67 And his father Zacharias was filled with the Holy Ghost, and prophesied, saying, 68 Blessed be the Lord God of Israel; for he hath visited and redeemed his people

Yes, The gift of the Holy ghost was given on Pentecost, but John/Baptist was filled in his mothers womb. And Zacharias the day John was born. There is nothing that God can't do. Matthew chapter 2 is how this wonderful plan came to all the world, all people of all nations, all tongues, all colors Who so ever will let him come. Glory to God for his son Jesus

What happen to Mary the mother of Jesus after the Ascension ?

In the 1000 year reign here on earth, I was wondering where we will be living or staying when we are resting? Will we be like the apostles going about with Jesus without a dwelling place before the end of the 1000 year reign? I know that Jesus will take care of us at all times, I have no doubt of that, because He has always provided for me and my family here on earth. I know that the Temple of God will come down after the 1000 year reign. Will our mansions still be there when we are reigning forever with Jesus. It may not be in the Bible and I am not really worried about it, because God will have given me a glorious body when Jesus calls me up to be with Him forever. I'm mostly just curious?

Thank you for your answer to my question, May the Lord bless you today and always.

Repent and be Baptized in the name of the Father Son and Holy Spirit.

In this verse take note Father Son and Holy Spirit are all titles

Therefore we should be Baptize in the name which is Jesus.

Dear Sis GiGi,

Amen. Your explanation here is very logical, easy to understand, and one of the best I've heard, regarding the Triune God.

GBU

The LORD be praised in all things. HIS love, mercies, and grace be foremost in our hearts as we go forth proclaiming the Salvation of the LORD. May we be found faithful in everything we do in HIS name.

May we be diligent in prayer as we pray for our nation's leaders to turn to the salvation and authority of the LORD JESUS CHRIST as we face our current economic, social, political, and religious woes.

Thank You LORD for hearing and answering our prayers. Amen, even so LORD come quickly.

June 12, 2022

Hello Mary. It's obvious to me that you are seeking God, yet you're using "Mary" as your advocate, which is against God's plan for salvation. I grew up in the Catholic Church, and is wasn't until God opened my eyes and heart to His Son Jesus that I was able to see clearly that the only way to the Father is through His Son Jesus. I encourage you to continue reading His Word, while asking God to open your eyes and heart to His Truth.

Visions seem more prevalent then ever!

The vision not unlike Peters , who saw a great sheet with unclean things on it. Would change His ministry, not only for the Jews but unto the Gentiles.

A constant message even today for those Jews and Gentiles who do not believe the words of Christ and who He is!

This message that continues in the fearless.

The disciples who were martyred, Martin Luther, who lived in hiding, and William Tyndale who would be burned at the stake!

There are those who will not be intimidated by the accuser. The accuser who wishes nothing more than to stifle the word!

Though shackled, mouths that have been stopped, the fear of this one , who wishes our total separation from anything that is good! of eternal damnation, these being His devises, continue , even as before!

The power of God lives in those who believe! The power that Jesus Christ is risen, that there is nothing that can separate us from the love of God!

Repent and be Baptized in the name of the Father ,the Son, and the Holy Spirit

There is probably a good chance when the Bible talks of become a little child it means we need to become humble. Some of things that cause pride is knowledge. 1 Cor. 8:1 Knowledge puffeth up, but charity edifieth. As I get older I ask myself if I am just an instructor or a father? I think 1Peter 1, 5-8 is referring to this when it says : And beside this, giving all diligence, add to your faith virtue; and to virtue knowledge; and to knowledge temperance; and to temperance patience; and to patience godliness; and to godliness brotherly kindness; and to brotherly kindness charity. 8 for if these things be in you, and abound, they make you that ye shall neither be barren nor unfruitful in the knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ. Virtue and knowledge are the first things to add and come relatively easily, but temperance knowing when to use our knowledge. Then add patience because even when we we think we have used our knowledge temperately we need patience for people to come to the understanding. Then we add godliness, brotherly kindness and charity. Forcing more knowledge down people doesn't necessarily bring them to an understanding of God and the scriptures. Eph. 3:19 And to know the love of Christ, which passeth knowledge, that ye might be filled with all the fulness of God. If a person is in a Spirit filled church he will be able to observe church fathers. They are not filled with a lot of wind. They know when to speak, how to speak and what to speak. James 1:19 Wherefore, my beloved brethren, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath: A note of this verse in James says "every man". A good exercise for ourselves is when we are in a conversation with someone ask ourselves who is doing most the speaking and is it balanced enough for edification and learning from both parties.

If the Word of God isn't in us then we are dead in our sins , the Word is Christ , not the law , the law brings death , Christ is our life . Except we repent we shall perish , die forever , the wages of sin is death , sin comes by the law , Christ is life , without him we perish forever . Christ is the love of God in the form of a man , love and forgiveness and compassion , if these things aren't in us then Christ isn't in us and we are the walking dead .

The Word of God is the life in us , much love in Christ .

I think about this Gal. 6 : 15 many times when i hear folks talk about the law....In Christ Jesus Neither circumcision nor uncircumcision availeth any thing but only a New Creature...Meaning a new innerman which is the H.G. that CHILD of Promise...If we cd keep the law it wd not plz God simply b/c our adamic nature is in rank with satan....Man trying to plz God with the works of the law is like putting lipstick on a pig and expecting God to marry the pig...Thats y Jesus is saying you must be converted and become as a lil Child...A lil Child is Indicative of a new CREATURE...A heavenly Creature...As we have borne the image of the earthy we must also bear the image of the heavenly....Only by the blood of the lamb can we plz God.

......Jesus flat out tells us Search the scriptures ( all the law and prophets ) in them you think you have Eternal life but it is them that testify of me....Which is the H.G. that testifies of him ...living words...living beings the BLOOD OF THE LAMB.. the new Covenant, he tells us of the H.G. That Spirit of truth a living being that is gonna be born in us....Thats the only thing that plzs God...Not Circumcision nor uncircumcision, LAW OR NO LAW its only the blood of the lamb that plzs God.

......All our works are filthy rags in the sight of God...Its only the blood of the lamb that plzs God...Thats y Bro, Paul is saying if righteousness came by the law CHRIST DIED IN VAIN.... Gal. 2 : 21....Sin is the trangression of the law but if Christ lives is us via his good seed then we cannot sin and if we cannot sin then the law is fulfilled in a perfect sence.....Thats how he will fulfilled by making it impossible to sin..Do we make void the law by faith God forbid we establish the law....

Dear Ginia, Peace what you describe is on the devil, he doesn't look after himself, does he? Job 40 and 41 chapter.

I think You will need to read this and the referrals several times. I myself have heard a useful sermon from Derek Prince, about the enemies we meet. On youtube, Useful information and learning.

Be blessed in the name of Jesus and know that everything is easy on the path of light. Jesus Loves You, i love u in Christ.

John 20:1-10

God has blessed you Loyce , whom the Lord loves He chastens , you are growing in your faith and in your understanding , which is something that everyone who calls themselves a Christian should be doing . Much love and respect to you in Christ .

Dear "Chris", good spoken ty :) John 20:1-10 Love u all in Christ

Hello Abbey. Unfortunately, in English we have a limited use of the word 'love', unless we qualify it with other words. But in Greek, the language of the New Testament, John 3:16 tells us that "God so loved the world" (Gk. egapesen; from the root, 'agapao'). And this type of love (agapao) is the highest form of love one can have & demonstrate to someone else.

It is more than feeling very sorry for someone, more than providing food & various forms of help, more than a loving embrace or comforting words even when the other person despises you. It is a sacrificing love: a willingness to unconditionally give of oneself. One could see it as a parent who would sacrifice everything for their children; one entering a building fully engulfed in flames to rescue a helpless injured person; the many servants of the Lord (recorded in history) who willingly submitted to the burning stake or cannibals, so that the Gospel would reach those who've never heard of Jesus. Just a few examples here of this type of love that also clearly shows how God loved this world of sinners & those really unworthy of any help, to give of Himself (in Jesus, of and from God, made flesh) to be killed for our sakes. God's agapao sent His Son to the Cross that "whosoever believeth in Him should not perish, but have everlasting life".

Hi Gail. Just as a quick background first: Isaiah chapters 49 to 57 are chapters which speak of the coming salvation through God's Servant-Messiah. As much as we see that Israel is spoken of, the intent of the message therein, is to show that it would only be through Israel that their Messiah would be revealed. We know that Israel as a nation always failed God in many ways, but God had not forsaken her, for through her would the Salvation of Israel & the World come. Many Jews (though not all) have recognized that the Messiah is spoken of here in Isaiah, particularly when you get to Isaiah 52:13 to Isaiah 53:1-12, but when the Messiah did come to them, they failed to recognize Him & killed Him. But death could not hold Him: His apostles would be spiritually energized to take the Good News to the world, especially the latterly converted Saul, that the World may have a chance to hear & receive God's Plan for forgiveness & redemption.

So when the Apostle Paul refers to Isaiah 49:8, he understood the general principle in Isaiah that the Messiah God would be willing to hear their cries for help - that His Mercy would come to Israel, as well to the Gentiles. And though Israel couldn't perceive who this Messiah would be, it was God Himself (the Redeemer of Israel: v7) through His Son, that would bring about a full salvation for all. So Paul could say, "that God was in Christ (the Messiah God), reconciling the world unto himself..."( 2 Corinthians 5:19) and begging the Corinthian believers that "ye receive not the grace of God in vain"; since Isaiah himself prophesied that God's day of salvation had now come & you Corinthians were blessed to receive it ( 2 Corinthians 6:1,2). Therefore, they should accept Paul's work on their behalf & to refuse sin, not allowing it into their lives & the Church, knowing, "the terror of the Lord" against all doers of evil ( 2 Corinthians 5:11; 2 Corinthians 6:14-18).

Dear Pentecost, Apostalic.

You say that there is one God not three. The Chistian faith does not teach that there are three Gods, rather that God exists as, in essence, one Being in three distinct persons.

May I ask you, Who spoke from heaven at Jesus' baptism and transfiguration? Who descended upon Jesus at His baptisms and on the disciples at Pentecost? Who was Jesus praying to at the Last Supper and in the Garden of Gethsemane? Who is the Spirit that Jesus promised He would ask the Father to send to His disciples at the Last Supper?

Jesus wasn't praying to Himself. It was not Himself who spoke from heaven during His baptism and Transfiguration. He did not descend upon Himself at His baptism nor on the disciples at Pentecost. And he did not promise that He would send Himself to the disciples.

Amen Brother Chris!

Very well stated!

God bless you and all you do Brother.

Colossians 2:2

That their hearts might be comforted, being knit together in love, and unto all riches of the full assurance of understanding, to the acknowledgement of the mystery of God, and of the Father, and of Christ;

Colossians 2:3

In whom are hid all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge.

May we all grow in grace and charity.

Romans 15:13

Now the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, that ye may abound in hope, through the power of the Holy Ghost.

All God's people said AMEN.

Dear Adam

My native language is not English but Greek. And my English is not that good as you have surely noticed

As I see it, the KJV translation is a very good translation. Obviously there are some mistranslations and mistakes since translating from one language to another sometimes, few times not always, can not give the right or the very precise interpretation or impression.

But lets talk specifically about the word Godhead. Question. Godhead means Head of God? A somehow group of persons that are Divine?

Anyway the actual greek word in Romans 1:20 is THEIOTIS. It means DIVINITY, and this is how it is written in modern Greek as well. In all versions of the Gospel in Greek, ancient and modern, it is the same, I have never read/heard anything different. Now there is another word in Greek, the word THEOTIS. It is almost the same, the only difference is the letter "I" between letters "E" and "O". But that changes the meaning of the word completely, from Divinity to Godhead. But they are different things, not the same.

Now in my opinion, what Paul is trying to say in the specific verse? "V20 For the invisible things of him from the creation of the world are clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made, even his eternal power and Godhead; so that they are without excuse"

Change the word Godhead with the word Divinity. It makes more sence, doesn't it? It means that the power of God and His Divine nature are shown to people through His creation. This is how I have always read it, tought it, heard of it so far back here in Greece.

Now for the rest you write in your post dear brother I am sorry I can not really answer I can only give you an answer for the specific word. But maybe I am wrong, maybe I dont understand the meaning of the word Godhead as it really is. Anyway one can search that on internet or in encyclopedias or christian books. It would be interesting to see how it is translated in other languages like French, Spanish, German etc

God Bless You

Amen and thanks Daniel.

Well stated!

God bless you.

Amen Brother Jesse.

Peter reminds us as well.

1 Peter 5:2-4. Feed the flock of God which is among you, taking the oversight thereof, not by constraint, but willingly; not for filthy lucre, but of a ready mind;

Neither as being lords over God's heritage, but being ensamples to the flock.

And when the chief Shepherd shall appear, ye shall receive a crown of glory that fadeth not away.

God bless you.

Amen and thank you Richard for that well placed discourse.

God bless you and all you do brother.

How is Paul using the words in Isaiah 49:8 in 2 corinthians 6:2

Dear Bro Dan.

Let's talk about the Ten Commandments.

The ten com/ments in the OT were a sort of summary of the moral Law given by God to Moses, the most significant ones, we may say.

Are they still valid in the era of the NT? This question can be answered according to what we want to come to.

If we want to see what is the relevance between the Decalogue and Salvation, they are different things. Salvation is a gift from God through the acceptance of Jesus Christ's Sacrifice on the Cross. It is not aquired as a wage of obeying the 10 com/ments or any other com/ment.

But still obeying God's Law or com/ments is essential for our salvation. Disobeying God's Law is a sin, and if one keeps doing that in his life and not repent, I am sorry to say he will not enter the Kingdom of God in Heaven. Many christians, not me, believe that salvation is secured once we believed and were born again and got baptized. But remember the parable of the ten virgins? All of them were virgins (children of God), had oil (Holly Spirit) inside them, had light (pure life) but only five of them were accepted by Jesus in. The rest heard that horrible thing " I don't know you". So obeying God's Law in our christian life is a necessity for believers.

Now, are all ten com/ments still valid in the NT? Yes, unless otherwise stated in the Gospel. The one for Sabbath is not, it is what that verse in Colosians states. Also the one that says to not misuse the name of God is partly changed by Jesus, as far as swearying to God is concerned, Matthew 33-34. And many other commandments from the OT have been changed by Jesus ie about divorce, about loving and not hating our enemy and some more. The rest of them are still valid. But they are not the basis of the christian faith like it was for Jews Jesus Christ's Sacrifice is the basis on where we build our lives. And if one wants to somehow summarize God's Law in NT, I think the com/nts in Matthew chapt. 5, and 6 are the ones to read.

God Bless you brother.

Hi Giannis,

Do you think that verse is a bad or incorrect translation then? If so, do you believe there's other verses in the KJV that are incorrect translations?

My belief is that its already translated and correct and the translators did mostly word for word translations but also took into consideration the intended meaning and in this case they apparently concluded that Godhead was the best English word for it. I believe it was all done far more carefully and prayerfully then us taking a few seconds to look it up and draw our own false conclusions.

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The same trick can be done in English too, where you could translate my comment for example to another language and its not a perfect 1:1 ratio of words, so some words will be missing some added to make it correct. But when its translated and means the same as what I wrote, one can easily cherrypick one word, look it up, and say aha!, what it REALLY means is something else. Consider words like run, set, take, go, place, right. All have multiple meanings depending on context, so someone can easily discredit anything they want by choosing one word and retranslating it into another word, possibly missing the meaning in context, while 'proving' to themselves that it was incorrectly translated. Maybe you are already aware of this fallacy, but if not I hope it is helpful. God bless.

That's right Adam, well said, I agree with you. Now as far as the word "Godhead" is concerned, if we talk about the scripture in Romans 1:20 the word "Theiotis" in the Greek text is actually translated in English as "Divinity" not Godhead. But still words like Godhead (maybe Godhood or even Deity?) can be successfully used to describe God as well. My opinion...