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  1. Retrobyter

    Will The New Heaven And Earth Be A (Renewal-Regeneration) Of This Earth, Or Will It Be A Completely (New Creation)?

    Shalom, ewq1938. With regard to salt water not existing in the NHNE, have you considered this prophecy in Ezekiel? Ezekiel 47:1-12 (KJV) 1 Afterward he brought me again unto the door of the house; and, behold, waters issued out from under the threshold of the house eastward: for the forefront...
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    Will The New Heaven And Earth Be A (Renewal-Regeneration) Of This Earth, Or Will It Be A Completely (New Creation)?

    Shalom, ewq1938. Actually, the New Earth will probably have that water. It was pronounced "very good" before the Flood, and saltwater was a part of that water before the Flood. There's no reason to think otherwise. The River of the Water of Life will be parted into TWELVE heads (not just four)...
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    Will The New Heaven And Earth Be A (Renewal-Regeneration) Of This Earth, Or Will It Be A Completely (New Creation)?

    Shalom, Truth7t7. Not everything in Revelation is to be reinterpreted as "spiritual" or allegorical. I believe that most of it is NOT allegorical. Allegory means nothing without a concrete understanding of the things behind the allegory. In this passage, the "sea" is just that: a sea!
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    Will The New Heaven And Earth Be A (Renewal-Regeneration) Of This Earth, Or Will It Be A Completely (New Creation)?

    Shalom, ewq1938. Greek is particular when differentiating between the singular and the plural, even in the negative. He was singling out a particular sea. There are good reasons to have a saltwater sea. Maintaining the salinity of the seas gives balance to the oceans that would otherwise be...
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    Will The New Heaven And Earth Be A (Renewal-Regeneration) Of This Earth, Or Will It Be A Completely (New Creation)?

    Shalom, Timtofly. Actually, if one will take notice, the verse quoted says "the city LIETH foursquare." The Greek phrase is "ἡ πόλις τετράγωνος κεῖται." Transliterated, this is "hee polis tetragoonos keitai." Translated word-for-word, this is "the city four-angled lies." "Tetragoonos" gives us...
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    Isaiah 65:17 vs. Revelation 21:1. How many NHNEs does that equal?

    Shalom, WPM. It's quite clear that Revelation 20 runs into Revelation 21 (just as Revelation 19 runs into Revelation 20). One should remember that chapter divisions weren't introduced until the 15th Century A.D! They were NOT present in the original text! And, it should be obvious to the reader...
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    Will The New Heaven And Earth Be A (Renewal-Regeneration) Of This Earth, Or Will It Be A Completely (New Creation)?

    Shalom, ewq1938. Here's the verse in Greek (according to Blue Letter Bible): Ἀποκάλυψις 21:1 (Textus Receptus) 1 Καὶ εἶδον οὐρανὸν καινὸν καὶ γῆν καινήν ὁ γὰρ πρῶτος οὐρανὸς καὶ ἡ πρώτη γῆ παρῆλθεν καὶ ἡ θάλασσα οὐκ ἔστιν ἔτι This transliterates to ... Apokalupsis 21:1 1 Kai eidon ouranon...
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    Isaiah 65:17 vs. Revelation 21:1. How many NHNEs does that equal?

    Shalom, Randy. It's important to understand that there are MANY prophecies in the Scriptures that speak about a Millennium ( Latin for a "Thousand Years"). Of course, it is so named in Revelation 20:1-7, "chilia etee" in Greek, but there are other significant places, both in the Old Testament...
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    Will The New Heaven And Earth Be A (Renewal-Regeneration) Of This Earth, Or Will It Be A Completely (New Creation)?

    Shalom, Truth7t7. And, you forget that not everything should be taken universally or even globally. Yes, the word is "create" (Hebrew: bowree' meaning "I create"), but that doesn't necessarily apply to the whole planet! Instead, the word translated as "earth" (Hebrew: 'erets in vaa'aarets...
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    The Truth about the Nfaliym (or Nephaliym)

    Shalom, everyone. I haven't been here for a while, but I came back to this WEIRD story of "Nephaliym in Miami." Here's the truth about the word: The word found in Genesis 6:4 is this Hebrew word: הַנְּפִלִים. It's pronounced "han-feel-eem'." It's the plural word of נָפִיל, pronounced...
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    Jesus Christ Prophesied He Will Not Return Until This Happens - Matthew 23:39

    Shalom, Anthony. It's interesting to me that you make this distinction in one breath, and then show us that there's no such distinction in the next! Again, it's not "Gentiles + Children of Israel = Church"; instead, it is ... "Children of Israel + Gentiles grafted in among them = Children of...
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    Jesus Christ Prophesied He Will Not Return Until This Happens - Matthew 23:39

    Shabbat shalom, Reggie. Do you indeed know who the Messiah truly is? If one doesn't think He's coming back in the flesh, then that one is an antichrist (one with a spirit - an attitude - against the Messiah)! 1 John 2:18-29 (KJV) 18Little children, it is the last time: and as ye have heard...
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    Jesus Christ Prophesied He Will Not Return Until This Happens - Matthew 23:39

    Shabbat shalom, bbyrd009. It's not as obvious as one might think. The parable is NOT about haSatan (Hebrew for "the Enemy"), who is not even mentioned in the parable AT ALL.. No, this is Yeshua` giving us a glimpse into the future - HIS future! And, if you don't like the way He said something...
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    Jesus Christ Prophesied He Will Not Return Until This Happens - Matthew 23:39

    Shalom, Reggie. WOW! Is THIS ever twisted! Yeshua` said what He said and meant what He said: Matthew 15:21-28 (KJV) 21Then Jesus went thence, and departed into the coasts (borders) of Tyre and Sidon (in Lebanon). 22And, behold, a woman of Canaan came out of the same coasts, and cried unto him...
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    Jesus Christ Prophesied He Will Not Return Until This Happens - Matthew 23:39

    Shalom, Reggie. One should get away from the "another 'Jesus Christ' " that you propose and get back to the "Yeshua` haMashiyach" or "Yeshua` the Messiah" you've forgotten. Luke 24:36-42 (KJV) 36And as they thus spake, Jesus himself stood in the midst (in the middle) of them, and saith unto...
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    Jesus Christ Prophesied He Will Not Return Until This Happens - Matthew 23:39

    Shalom, AlertChristians. Sorry to be away so long. But, if this thread is any sign of the degeneration of this forum, we've got some work to do. First, there's no divisions of the New Testament nor of the 66 books of the Bible at all. All books of the Bible are God's WORD. If one cannot accept...
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    The Kingdom of God

    Shalom, ScottA. No, what you have said is a PARTIAL truth! (Which is a lie, unfortunately.) David's earthly kingdom WILL continue forever! Don't you understand that "Christ" is just the Greek translation of "Messiah?" And, "MESSIAH" ("MASHIYACH," spelled "mem-shin-yod-chet" in Hebrew) is the...
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    The Kingdom of God

    Shabbat shalom, ScottA. Sorry, but the Scriptures don't teach that. Time is not ended. Time is FOREVER! Genesis 13:14-16 14 And the LORD said unto Abram, after that Lot was separated from him, Lift up now thine eyes, and look from the place where thou art northward, and southward, and...
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    The Kingdom of God

    Shalom, 101G I understand "damned" means "condemned," but that's too curt an answer. I'll repeat: These verses are NOT just about believers! They refer to ALL who will stand before the Messiah! And, this not only applies to those who stand at the Great White Throne Judgment at the end of the...