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Three days before Jesus was put to death, after having scathingly condemned the Pharisees, Jesus said concerning the nation of fleshly Israel: "Jerusalem, Jerusalem, the killer of the prophets and stoner of those sent forth to her,—how often I wanted to gather your children together, the way a...

When a person is sealed with the holy spirit (God's active force and not a third person of a trinity, Gen 1:2), as the apostle Paul wrote (at Eph 1:13), that this "is a token in advance of our inheritance ("heavenly calling", Heb 3:1), for the purpose of releasing God's own possession (that is...

Retrobyter Jesus does not rule over the "world", which are those alienated from God, but over his loyal disciples (Col 1:13), for he told his apostles, to "go, therefore, and make disciples of people of all the nations.....teaching them to observe all the things I have commanded you. And look ...

In order to gain insight into Revelation 6:12, it is necessary to start from the beginning, at Revelation 6:1 and grasp what occurs in a chronological order. After Jesus gives corrective counsel "to the seven congregations" (Rev 1:11; chps 2 and 3), the time frame now shifts from the 1st century...

Retrobyter I am not trying to "sell" anything to you, but am following in Jesus "footsteps" (1 Pet 2:21) to provide accurate Scriptural information that teaches others what the Bible really says. Regardless of whether you accept or reject it, has no bearing on what is presented. That is why...

Retrobyter Who determines what is literal and what is symbolic ? Our Creator, Jehovah God, for he is the One who inspired the Bible to be written.(2 Tim 3:16) He intentionally had the Bible written or encrypted so that only "babes" (Matt 11:25, 26), those who are humble, allowing Jehovah's...

Retrobyter, Exodux 20 is literal, for it is the beginning point for the Mosaic Law for the nation of Israel in 1513 B.C.E. and has no direct relationship with regard to Joel 2. Some of the Bible is literal, such as the history regarding the nation of Israel and other nations impact upon them...

At Revelation 1:1, it says that Jesus "presented it in signs through (an angel) to his slave John." Hence, the book of Revelation is written in mostly symbolic language. Let's examine a few cases that are spoken of not only in Revelation, but other parts of the Bible. For example, at Joel 2...

At Hebrews 3, the apostle Paul establishes that our Creator, Jehovah God, would not permit many of the nation of Israel to "enter into (his) rest" during their forty year trek "in the wilderness"(1513-1473 B.C.E), quoting from David at Psalms 95 and saying: "For this reason, just as the holy...

Adam and Eve did know "good and bad", because Jehovah God had given them this command: "From every tree of the garden you may eat to satisfaction. But as for the tree of the knowledge of good and bad you must not eat from it, for in the day you eat from it you will positively die.”(Gen 2:16, 17)...

Yes, due to archaic English and mistranslations, many have been mislead as to what the Bible teaches, such as the word English word hell. The King James Bible is one notable example, that has caused individuals to be conclude wrongly what the Bible really says. This is no different than having a...

The vast majority of mankind is being deceived, with only a "few" truly not being mislead, for Jesus said: "Go in through the narrow gate; because broad and spacious is the road leading off into destruction, and many are the ones going in through it; whereas narrow is the gate and cramped the...

To quote from both 1 Peter 3:7 and 2 Corinthians 11:3 does not demean women but rather establishes how Jehovah God made the woman, as "a complement" to the man.(Gen 2:20) The Bible establishes the complementary role women play, not us. Eve did not prove to be "descent", but rather wanted...

Many feel, as you do, that God knew in advance that Adam and Eve would sin. But this is contrary to him placing a test before both, for had he had foreknown that they would rebel, then a test would have been unnecessary and it would have been God that has set in motion all the woes and troubles...

Yes, Eve ate from "tree of knowledge of good and bad" before Adam.(Gen 3:1-6) Why though did the "serpent" (who is later identified as Satan, a former spirit "son of God" or angel at Revelation 12:9) choose Eve and not Adam ? Simply put, because Eve was the "weaker vessel" (1 Pet 3:7), more...

Did God foreknow that man (Adam) would sin ? No. How can we know this ? Simply by understanding that our Creator, Jehovah God placed before Adam (and later Eve) a test, telling them: "From every tree of the garden you may eat to satisfaction. But as for the tree of knowledge of good and bad you...

In Romans 14, what is the apostle Paul helping true Christians to understand ? Of the need to watch what we do and eat so as not to stumble others. Jesus made a life changing statement. After having said: "Truly I say to you, Unless you turn around and become as young children, you will by no...

It is not the Alexandrine manuscript (5th century C.E.) or text that is being noted as having more weight of accuracy, but it is both the Codex Sinaiticus and Code Vaticanus (No.1209) of the 4th century that has more validity than other manuscripts. The King James Bible is based on late Greek...

Acts 17:26 does not have the Greek word haima at all, for according to the Scripture4all WHNA interlinear and Westcott-Hort's Greek master text of 1881, The New Testament in the Original Greek (both based on the Codex Sinaiticus of the 4th century C.E.) as well the Emphatic Diaglott (of 1864...

Where did Jesus go when he died ? The King James Bible reads at Acts 2:31, quoting from Psalms 16:10: "He seeing this before spake of the resurrection of the Christ, that his soul was not left in hell (Greek hades), neither his flesh did see corruption." Hence, according to the KJV, Jesus was in...