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Jesus also set us free from the slavery of being dominated by our flesh. That is why the Christian martyrs are noted for special honors--they have completely overcome their fleshly desire to survive. The greater the freedom from the dominance of the flesh, the more joy in the Spirit. What...

But God already knows which we will choose. ;) How the sovereignty of God meets the free will of man (and I believe in both) is one of the mysteries of God. :)

In Hebraic teaching and understanding, there were three "heavens." One heaven, is, of course, the place where God Himself "dwells in unapproachable light". It is called, "the third heaven." The other two heavens were, the atmosphere around the earth--where the birds fly, and then, the...

Revelation 21--starting at verse 2: And I saw the holy city, the new Jerusalem, coming down from God out of heaven like a bride beautifully dressed for her husband. 3I heard a loud shout from the throne, saying, “Look, God’s home is now among his people! He will live with them, and they will...

No disagreement from me on that point. How do you know that the New Jerusalem isn't a "cube" or even a "pyramid"? I think the Lord WILL restore the earth and all of the genomes of life going into the Millennial Kingdom. Isaiah chapter 65 paints a word picture of the Millennial Kingdom and it...

Except that the Bible never says that Jesus will rule from the earth. The title "King of Kings" in the ancient world was basically the same as "Emperor"--one who rules over an empire (with lots of kings or princes under His authority). An emperor could obviously not be everywhere at once. You...

I think we will be in the New Jerusalem in heaven with Jesus during the Millennial Kingdom. The reason being that the Millennial Kingdom will be a mortal Kingdom (it speaks of the "Prince" having sons in the very detailed picture of the Millennial Kingdom that the Book of Ezekiel paints in...

They were quite likely part of the First Fruits of the Resurrection harvest. Jesus was the First of the First Fruits (on the Feast of the First Fruits--just to make sure we figured it out). Jesus told His followers that He was going to prepare a place for them that they would always be with...

I agree that, we don't see the Church, in the Revelation narrative, until Revelation 21. However, I think that Paul set the time of the Rapture to be in the time in which he was speaking. (1 Thessalonians ch. 4 and 5 as well as 1 Corinthians ch.15). There are two Resurrections. The First...

I agree with everything you have said here (with the exception that you don't believe in the Rapture). If you read Dwight Pentecost's (with a name like that, he just had to be a theologian--right?) Things to Come. I gave it to one of my Calvinist friends who did not believe in the Rapture. He...

Delusion is typically the product of a disordered mind. "Religious men" (at least the ones who become famous) might be evil (i.e., they do evil things like torturing people to death, for daring to disagree, as John Calvin did) but their thinking is usually orderly and rational. Calvin's...

If you will read back over what I actually said, it was that they believed the lie that the Satanic snake told them but that they were NOT delusional. We believe lies all the time, if we don't know them to be lies--but we are not typically deluded. Eve was innocent and she believed the...

Adam and Eve believed a lie (for a very short time) but they did not become delusional. Jesus said that, in His Father's House, there were many mansions. He stated further that if it were not so, He would have told them. It is all a matter of who you believe--God or His adversary, Satan. God...

And the delusion will be that of believing that Antichrist is Christ. He will further the delusion by standing in the Temple of God, declaring himself to be God the Son. The Jewish believers, who are converted after the Church is raptured, will not be fooled--they will leave immediately for...

What are you walking in?

I guess you'd rather I met your standards than those of Christ?

I will gladly leave the thread, but who do you think YOU are to "judge another man's servant?" You are not helping JJ, you know. You are enabling him.

Oh, I see, you can behave toward Christians any way you want but you expect love in return? Satan is the accuser of the brethren--he even had the nerve to taunt the Lord of Glory, but I never noticed anywhere in Scripture where he demanded love in return.

Well, congratulations, guess what that makes you? Can you spell h-y-p-o-c-r-i-t-e? What do you have---hate?

What you see as an "attack" is often just honest disagreement. We all know that, most of the time, ill-will is not intended toward a brother or sister in Christ.