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Yes, I can say you it... :) Just like Paul in Romans 7. There. I said you it. :) Grace and peace to you, Holy999.

Regarding Revelation 20, Verse 4 is the spiritual resurrection of God's elect, our being born again of the Spirit (John 3, Ephesians 2, 1 Peter 1). Verse 5 is not a resurrection at all, but a statement of contrast to the ones who are resurrected in verse 4, as I said, and a nod to (a...

So you think; I get it, ewq1938. Loud and clear. That depends on which "living again" you're talking about, the ones in Revelation 20:4 who are reborn spiritually, or the ones in Revelation 20:5, who live again physically after the thousand years are ended. It seems, ironically, that you're...

Many make that error, yes. And frankly, it's not hard to see why, but still, an error (and a really big one...) it is. Amillennialism ignores nothing. The “rest” who do not come to life until the thousand years are finished/ended (Revelation 20:5) are those who do not believe in Christ and so...

LOL! Well-played; I like that... :) LOL! Perhaps not, since to do either would be quite ridiculous. :) Dreams, visions... that they are, as John himself says. Well, figurative, but symbolic of very real, very literal things/events. Just because someone understands this or that as...

Thanks, Rich. It never ceases to amaze me what Christians are capable of, even in interactions with other Christians. I can't help but question whether the Spirit is actually in them or not, at least sometimes. But we are called to love folks despite their sin, for sure, especially because we...

I agree, but the problem is that you are far, far under-selling it. Your view of that is way, way too low. You may actually agree with this, but it's a spiritual union, and if so, you are (inadvertently, maybe) making it out to be far, far less than it is. Agreed. So when are you going to...

Well... yeah. The application is what it is. It's the same in Matthew 12 as it is in Revelation 20. If that's even what you're talking about here; it's really hard to follow along with you. LOL! Well, it's metaphorical, and symbolic of reality ~ what has been, is, and what will continue to...

Paul says a man and his covenant wife are one flesh in Ephesians 5:31. He is actually a referring to what Moses wrote in Genesis 2:24, and the same referral made by Jesus in Matthew 19:5 and Mark 10:8, where He says, "So they are no longer two but one flesh." Surely you do not deny or refute...

Think what you want, my friend. Your opinion is your own. And like I said, you're not alone in it. Grace and peace to you.

Yes, but was Jesus's coming only for first century residents of "Jerusalem and the surrounding area"? Was what John wrote only applicable to them? No, of course not, and no, of course not. So, the answers to the above questions I posed is obviously no, and that renders this statement null and...

If they truly understand and believe along the same lines as the Reformers, they/we do not believe God causes evil. James speaks to this, saying, "Let no one say when he is tempted, 'I am being tempted by God,' for God cannot be tempted with evil, and He Himself tempts no one. But each person...

Hm. Another issue, I guess. True Jews are not necessarily ethnic Jews. LOL! I'm not sure how you even came up with this... Jesus said what He said in Matthew 12:28-30, and it is what it is: "But if it is by the Spirit of God that I cast out demons, then the kingdom of God has come upon...

As I said to Rich, GEN2REV, marriage ~ which is instituted by God ~ is an earthly example. Do not man and wife become one flesh when joined in marriage? God says it, so it must be true. There are many, many lesser examples of a multiplicity of persons being one entity (nations, businesses...

What you say here is not true at all. Marriage ~ which is instituted by God ~ is an example. Do not man and wife become one flesh when joined in marriage? There are many, many lesser examples of a multiplicity of persons being one entity (nations, businesses, sports teams, etc.). So to say...

Yes, I hope no one is denying that God is a singular entity. That you think I am or that any trinitarian here is doing that is troubling, in a way, but so be it. But yes, God is a singular entity, and the fact that there are multiple (three) Persons in the Godhead does nothing to detract from...

This, I agree with. Yes, whether or not the exact words are in the Scriptures or not is of no real consequence; it is what it is. That was precisely my point. I do get your sarcasm, and I get your pointless point, too. :) Yes, I know, but I might question whether you're really thinking. :)...

It does, and the NT confirms that Jesus is no other God, but the same one, made man. LOL! Says a creator/perpetuator of confusion... :) He certainly does. And elsewhere as well. Grace and peace to you.

I know. But that is the suggestion, albeit unintended... :) I get that, and to that I would say, not originally. :) I'm aware of it, yes. Plato was an interesting character. :) Here's what I'll say to your assertion here, Rich: Unbelievers (and I'm not suggesting anything about you)...

It's actually a metaphor, which certainly does have a quality of analogousness, but is much more than a mere analogy. And even so, the fact that it is metaphorical does absolutely nothing to downgrade or lessen its application to reality. And in this way it is very much like all of Jesus's...