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    Is The Beast Of Revelation 13:1-8 A Political System On Earth?

    Yeah, so what, Truth7t7? He's referring to that Wicked/anomos/lawless one/son of perdition who is the ultimate endtimes false prophet depicted metaphorically as the 2nd beast in Revelation 13. From My Notes: BABYLON IS BURDENING THE BEAST From the Sea of Sinful Humanity comes Beast 1: BEAST...
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    Is The Beast Of Revelation 13:1-8 A Political System On Earth?

    That's not correct. Personal pronouns are used with metaphorical, non-human subjects in numerous Scriptures. Revelation 12 is a prime example, Truth7t7. Rev 12:3-4 And there appeared another wonder in heaven; and behold a great red dragon, having seven heads and ten horns, and seven crowns...
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    Is The Beast Of Revelation 13:1-8 A Political System On Earth?

    . . . as are many personifications of abstract concepts so on this point your argument fails. Father Time. Mother Earth. The Grim Reaper. Quote from Daemones or Spirit Personifications | Theoi Greek Mythology Daemones (personified spirits) of the human condition and abstract concepts formed a...
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    Late Night Thread...

    Early riser.
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    The first horseman of the Apocalypse

    Strawman deviation ended.
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    The first horseman of the Apocalypse

    God is Pneuma in the Greek, which translates as both Ghost and Spirit in English. Joh 4:24 God is Spirit, and those who worship Him must worship in spirit and truth." Strongs G4151 πνεῦμα pneuma pnyoo'-mah From G4154; a current of air, that is, breath (blast) or a breeze; by analogy or...
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    The first horseman of the Apocalypse

    To my way of thinking the first horseman symbolises any conquering power in the context of God allowing superior force to run its course. Crowns symbolise sovereign power. Bows symbolise weaponised capabilities. Horses symbolise sustained momentum.
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    The first horseman of the Apocalypse

    Hi FOTG. Metaphors of Momentum: The thing about horses is their stamina. Those panoramic shots in movies that show horses running and running and running with their hooves thundering in rhythmic audio are indicative of the imagery in the metaphorical four horseman which portray factors that...
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    Four things! Not one!

    I hope you haven't forgotten about the clarity in this sorites* and its final conclusion: Rom 8:27-30 Now He who searches the hearts knows what the mind of the Spirit is, because He makes intercession for the saints according to the will of God. (28) And we know that all things work together...
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    Four things! Not one!

    Did someone get the labels mixed up? What brings this up?
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    The harlot's deception of the nations

    Let this be a warning to Gnostics who think that Elijah the man and inhabitant of Tishbeh in Gilead, is Enoch renamed and descended to earth without natural lineage. 1Ki 19:1-4 And Ahab told Jezebel all that Elijah had done, also how he had executed all the prophets with the sword. (2) Then...
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    The harlot's deception of the nations

    The two witnesses are graphically described using: firstly the metaphor of the two olive trees to emphasise their anointing in the Holy Spirit during a time of apostasy. secondly the metaphor of the two candlesticks to emphasise their illumination in the Holy Spirit during a time of spiritual...
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    Why Are You A Christian?

    It is biblical to be named as a Christian. Fortunately Christ is not interested in our self-assessed worthiness but in our faithfulness. 1Jn 3:20-21 For if our heart condemns us, God is greater than our heart, and knows all things. (21) Beloved, if our heart does not condemn us, we have...
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    The harlot's deception of the nations

    Well Elijah was taken up in a whirlwind, and the idea that he was Enoch is gnostic nonsense.
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    The harlot's deception of the nations

    No, that's not a logical conclusion to reach from rejecting the notion that Elijah was a reincarnation of Enoch based on his parentage not being mentioned in Scripture. The eye-witness accounts of the Transfiguration in the Gospels are believable whereas the assertion that lack of mention of...
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    Your Favourite Theodicy?

    Momentum. God has set things in motion, knowing how they will play out, and having the power to intervene at any stage. Knowing that evil will occur and allowing it because of the end game or ultimate objective is not the same as causing that evil to occur. From the moment we are conceived...
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    The harlot's deception of the nations

    It's a fallacy of composition that no mention in Scripture of Elijah's parentage requires that he didn't have any on earth, and it is a misinterpretation of Scripture that fosters the belief John the Baptist was Elijah reincarnate. Jas 5:17 Elias was a man subject to like passions as we are...
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    The harlot's deception of the nations

    Metaphors Matter. Without them we would struggle to describe the aspects, behaviours, and characterisitics of things. Anywhere that corruption, confusion, and chaos reside is Babylon, and her offspring are ever with her.
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    The harlot's deception of the nations

    From Antiquity Babylon, Both Geographical & Metaphorical, Has Affected The Nations as follows: Jer 51:7 Babylon was a golden cup in the LORD's hand, That made all the earth drunk. The nations drank her wine; Therefore the nations are deranged. Isa 47:12-13 "Stand now with your enchantments...