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All inhabitants of the earth will worship the beast—all whose names have not been written in the Lamb’s book of life, the Lamb who was slain from the creation of the world. And all that dwell upon the earth shall worship him, whose names are not written in the Book of Life of the Lamb, slain...

I was talking about in God's eyes. Not your's. He was the lamb slain before the foundation of the world. Then he was slain in time. In God's eyes it was as good as done. That is why OT believers were allowed to live out their lives. God's perspective trumps our human viewpoint.

Do you know what the Rapture is? Now don't surprise me and tell me you do not believe in the Rapture. :rolleyes: Do you know what the teaching on the Rapture says to us? That the dead in Christ will rise first. 1 Thessalonians 4:16. Note! Only the dead in Christ. Not all dead. Jesus...

Well, one thing you forget... Not all who died will be included in coming out of their graves that Jesus spoke of. For before that time, in the Rapture, all dead in Christ will have already been raised. For the Lord himself shall descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the...

Again... The point was missed completely. I said when Jesus spoke those words, he was speaking (as a rabbi) to Jews. And spoke in terms of Jewish understanding to his Jewish disciples. That does not mean he was speaking about only Jews in their graves.

Opinion??? You remain ignorant of the history of what was taking place in Abraham's day? Abraham’s Faith Tested Amid Ancient Child Sacrifice Practices Child sacrifice was a common pagan pratice. Jeremiah wept over Israel when it turned to the ways of Baal.

Not verses. But working with facts, we can know about everyday realities at that time in history. So... The Lord boasted that Abraham was the father of the faith that all men should live by. That Abraham loved God with a love unequalled among men. A love so great that he would do all God...

As we see the intro of Job to the Angels, the Lord boasted about the virtue Job manifested. Job 2:3 Then the Lord said to Satan, “Have you considered my servant Job? There is no one on earth like him. He is blameless and upright, a man who fears God and shuns evil. And he still maintains his...

What is this cross-examination for? He never taught it. I presented it publicly before pastors and the student body at a rap session at my former Bible college.

My pastor's insightful teaching about the resolving of the prehistoric angelic conflict, walked me into insight as to why the Lord commanded Abraham to offer Isaac for a sacrifice.

Have you not had the same kind of experience yourself?

When I began listening to my pastor I ended up with a small library of reference books. And, visiting libraries at two different Bible colleges. And, would stop at Christian bookstores in my travels to see what certain reference books might say about what I recently heard. Interesting...

He always encouraged us to do our own thinking. Not to parrot back what we were taught. He told us that he was open for a correction someone may want to give. But only under one condition. That it must be done objectively. Because of the quality of his extensive teaching over time, I found...

Those issues were minor isolated side lines, Most of the teaching has proven helpful for those who study the original languages. But if the Holy Spirit is not putting it on your heart to find out what the teaching entails? So be it.

There has been a problem with idiomatic language being taken seriously. There has been a problem at times with how the meaning of words changed at times. (can you imagine in 1000 years some scholars trying to explain Michael Jackson's song "I'm Bad.") It takes a dedicated full time scholar...