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And they had no other political motives?
Like stealing Church land?
Taking from the monks, what they built over hundreds of years?
Kicking peasants with disabilities out into the streets or into the wilderness.
I don’t look upon scripture in that way, the Lord’s Prayer is just as important as revelation and insight. One is about us communicating the other is about the Lord communicating with us.But in terms of weight, which one is higher?
The Lord's prayer or the book of Revelations?
Actions speak louder than words.The Reformation was above all a spiritual battle.
Quote any one of Luther's 95 theses which was political in nature.
But is a Kingdom not a hierarchy, are all things equal in the Kingdom of God?I don’t look upon scripture in that way, the Lord’s Prayer is just as important as revelation and insight. One is about us communicating the other is about the Lord communicating with us.
Both are equally relevant and valuable
And how many more will our Lord Jesus send into everlasting damnation, into brimstone?
Is JESUS not a King?I don't know if he was prime he or not. If he was, and others recognized this, they were disobeying the will of Christ when He said...
KJV Luke 22:25-27
25 And he said unto them, The kings of the Gentiles exercise lordship over them; and they that exercise authority upon them are called benefactors.
26 But ye shall not be so: but he that is greatest among you, let him be as the younger; and he that is chief, as he that doth serve.
27 For whether is greater, he that sitteth at meat, or he that serveth? is not he that sitteth at meat? but I am among you as he that serveth.
And how many more will our Lord send into the lake of fire?
I don’t see a hierarchy as such. In the kingdom we are all equal before God, and I do not see hierarchy in scripture. Jesus is the head of the Church, everyone else within that kingdom Amy have different roles to play, different gifts ect, but they are still equal.But is a Kingdom not a hierarchy, are all things equal in the Kingdom of God?
Matthew 5:19I don’t see a hierarchy as such. In the kingdom we are all equal before God, and I do not see hierarchy in scripture. Jesus is the head of the Church, everyone else within that kingdom Amy have different roles to play, different gifts ect, but they are still equal.
That’s a good point James……Matthew 5:19
Whosoever therefore shall break one of these least commandments, and shall teach men so, shall be called least in the kingdom of heaven: but whosoever shall do and teach them, he
That's good.That’s a good point James……
Although it doesn’t alter the way I view scripture and I certainly don’t weigh myself up against other Christians. Hierarchy , to me, means other lording it over others and I certainly don’t believe it is that way in the Kingdom.
That would be your "homework assignment". And the root word "antichrist" should be connected to other names and titles of "the Antichrist". The Greek word antichristos means both (a) opposed to and (b)counterfeiting and replacing the true Christ.Provide for us a reference to every verse in Scripture containing the root word "antichrist". Take your time.
Hitler may be one of MANY "forerunners" but he is not the MAIN FORERUNNER, Antiochus Epiphanes was the main forerunner, that is why he is shown in Dan. 11:21-34, and the Anti-Christ is shown from Dan. 11:36-45.The Nazis & Adolf Hitler are but a foreshadowing of the Antichrist & his power.
This is NOT POSSIBLE, Dan. 8:9 mandates that he has to be born in Greece, LOOK at where he Conquers from, TOWARDS the East and TOWARDS the South, and TOWARDS Israel. The TOWARDS Israel, lets us know this mean conquering. Thus God gave us a simple four way box between four generals, and then he tells he where the Anti-Christ Conquers from, the Northwest corridor of this kingdom. Out of the Four Generals kingdoms who is in the Northwest? Macedonia, or Cassander (Greece). Then in Rev. 7:7-8 he must also arise out of the Fourth Beast (Europe) and thus the E.U. is that kingdom, AND...........Cassander (Greece) is in the European Union, thus he has to come out of BOTH Kingdoms to qualify, he is not Jewish.The Antichrist will be a circumcised Jewish man.
No, the Anti-Christ makes an AGREEMENT with Israel and THE MANY (many Nations in the Mediterranean Sea Region) and that is for 7 Years, he thus rules for at least 7 Years as the European Union President, the 10 (10 means COMPLETION so 27 nations = 10) give their power unto the Beast (this simply means the E.U. Representatives ELECT HIM, he doesn't conquer Europe per se) and only in the middle of the week does he go forth "Conquering", thus his 42 months rule is referring only unto his rule as THE BEAST over Israel and THE MANY. (As seen in Dan. 11:40-43). Where we see he conquers Israel, and MANY COUNTRIES, including all of North Africa. But notice what he can not conquer !! Edom, Moab and Ammon OR...The Petra/Bozrah area of Central and Southern Jordan's mountainous area where the Jews who repent flee unto for 1260 days.The Antichrist will rule for 3 1/2 years, or 42 months, or 1260 days.
This never happens, Christ means Messiah, no Gentile king is going to says he's a Jewish Messianic figure. This misconception comes from John 5:43, which was Jesus speaking about the Pharisees of his time, who REJECTED him but ACCEPTED others (in 70 AD) who came in their own name. You see, the Jewish leaders saw the Messiah as a coming Political Leader who would save them from the Fourth Beast, they knew Rome was the Fourth Beast, so from like 67 AD - 70 AD they were trying as best they could to put forth men who fit this description as the Conquering King, not realizing he first had to come as the Suffering Servant.He will declare himself as Christ.
So only Catholics were burning people?
The Protestants never drew first blood?
Did Calvin not burn Michael Servetus?
And did the Lutherans not burn the Anabaptist?
Wasn't Christs face covered with a napkin in the tomb? how then can this be his?
I’ve always wondered about the shroud of Turin, supposedly they cut a piece of it and tested it, it’s from Jesus’ era, and not something modern that’s been hoaxed.
The beast out of the pit is Satan. Satan is your AC? Or is there a dead human coming out of the pit from the past?Revelation 11:When they complete their testimony, the Beast that comes up out of the bottomless pit will declare war against them, and he will conquer them and kill them.
Revelation 13:18 Wisdom is needed here. Let the one with understanding solve the meaning of the number of the Beast, for it is the number of a man. His number is 666.
It is only speculation, who knows.The beast out of the pit is Satan. Satan is your AC? Or is there a dead human coming out of the pit from the past?
Yet none of that can happen without contradicting Scripture.