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At Matthew 13, Jesus gave an illustration in which he expected the Christian congregation that he established and became operative on Pentecost 33 C.E., to apostasize (Greek [a·po·sta·si′a] ) and comes from the verb a·phi′ste·mi, literally meaning “stand away from", with the noun having the...

Jesus, in the illustration of the "sheep and goats" at Matthew 25, says to those on the "left": "Be on your way from me, you have been cursed, into the everlasting fire prepared for the Devil and his angels."(Matt 25:41) Jesus explains the meaning of "fire", saying that "these will depart into...

At Isaiah 42:8, God says: "I am Jehovah.That is my name." And at Exodus 3:15, God told Moses: "This is what you are to say to the sons of Israel, ‘Jehovah the God of your forefathers, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac and the God of Jacob, has sent me to you.’ This is my name to time...

Our Creator is an invisible spirit in the heavens, for Jesus told the Samaritan woman that "God is a Spirit."(John 4:24) Hence, God is not "the Triune God", but rather is our Maker, with Jesus Christ, in his prehuman existence, being his "master worker".(Prov 8:30) Proverbs 3:19, 20 says that...

God does indeed "draw" individuals to him, not dragging them, but 'attracting ' them.(Encarta Dictionary, meaning 19). Your view is one presented by John Calvin. Just as the word "grace" has some fourteen different meanings, depending upon context, so likewise does the Greek word helkuo have...

According to your viewpoint, we all must accede to God whether we like it or not, with no choice at all and you feel as if you are on the "judgment seat" by saying that my "Bible may be worthless". You then are putting yourself on a pedestal, like the Pharisees, who spoke of the common people as...

The apostle Paul was chosen to minister to the "nations", for in his letter to the Romans, he told them that "I speak to you who are people of the nations. Foreasmuch as I am, in reality, an apostle to the nations, I glorify my ministry."(Rom 11:13) He was selected by Jesus as "a chosen vessel...

In order to unlock the meaning of the "number of (the wild beast) name"(Rev 15:2), it is necessary to understand the meaning of the symbolisms and numbers used in the Bible. For example, at Revelation 13:17, 18, it says that "that nobody might be able to buy or sell except a person having the...

Mankind was given free will by God. Otherwise, we are like robots that follow a preassigned life. This takes out love for God, for only when a person has free will or choice can they love him from their heart. Deuteronomy 6:5 says that "you must love Jehovah your God with all your heart and all...

What kind of star led the "wise men" to Jesus ? Popular Christmas stories portray the star as a good sign from heaven. But was it really ? The peculiar nature of the "star" caught the eye of "wise men" from the East, eventually leading them to young Jesus.(Matt 2:1-12) One reference work refers...

After Jesus had told four of his apostles that "not a stone will be left on a stone and not be thrown down" concerning the temple, they then asked him: "Tell us, When will these things be, and what will be the sign of your presence (Greek parousia) and of the conclusion of the system of things...

Armageddon (Hebrew Har–Ma·ged´on, meaning "Mountain of Megiddo”), as expressed at Revelation 16:16, is "the war of the great day of God the Almighty," whereby "expressions inspired by demons and perform signs....go forth to the kings of the entire inhabited earth, to gather them together" to...

Nomad, It is of interest that you said that "if the best you can do is cite scripture that has nothing to do with this discussion, you have only demonstrated how bankrupt your position really is". When Jesus was tempted by Satan, what did he do ? Did he not quote scripture to him three times...

Even the lexicon you cited establishes that the Greek word "arche" means "beginning, origin, the first person or thing in a series." Thus, Jesus is the "beginning" or "the first person...in a series" of God's creation. That is why the apostle Paul wrote that Jesus is the "image of the invisible...

Everyone has free will or choice. In the Garden of Eden, freedom of choice was before Adam and Eve to either abstain from eating of the "tree of knowledge of good and bad" and live forever, or to partake of the "tree" and reap the consequences, to "positively die."(Gen 2:17) No one is...

Revelation 3:14 means just what Jesus said, that he is "the beginning (Greek arche, "original", online interlinear Scripture4all ) of the creation by God." The word "beginning" means "start, commencement".(Encarta Dictionary) Thus, Jesus was the "start, commencement" of the "creation by God." At...

Jesus, in giving admonition and reproofs to the "seven congregations" at the end of the first century (Rev 1:20), said: "And to the angel of the congregation in Laodicea write: These are the things that the Amen (Jesus Christ) says, the faithful and true witness, the beginning of the creation by...

Mark 16:9-20 appears in certain Bible manuscripts and versions of the fifth and sixth centuries C.E. But they do not appear in the older Greek manuscripts, the Sinaiticus and Vatican MS. 1209 of the fourth century. Dr. B. F. Westcott, an authority on Bible manuscripts, said that “the verses...

Jesus is the Son of God, not "God the Son", for one cannot reverse the wording to put a trinitarian twist on them. It's like saying the "son of Paul", then reversing it and saying "Paul the son". Are they the same ? At John 17:1, 3, Jesus prays to his Father, saying:"Father....This means...

Jesus, as the Son of God, was created before ' God made the heavens and the earth in the beginning.'(Gen 1:1) At Revelation 3:14, Jesus himself said that he was "the beginning of the creation by God". Hence, he was "formed" before God created the universe. He is called God's "master worker" at...