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    The Kingdom of God

    Shalom, DPMartin. Yes, because for most believers, that would have been enough. Obviously not a believer like yourself. If you call Jonah's relationship a favorable one, you've got some learning to do! The point was this: Where was he going to go where he was apart from God? NOWHERE would do...
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    The Kingdom of God

    Shalom, ScottA. Who says that "time only exists on this side?" Many people stumble on the words of the song, "When the Roll is Called Up Yonder," by James M. Black: When the trumpet of the Lord shall sound, and time shall be no more, And the morning breaks, eternal, bright and fair; When the...
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    The Kingdom of God

    Shalom, DPMartin. CAN God hear the prayer of the sinner, wherever he may be? Who do you think is administering punishment in the Lake of Fire?! Who do you think is pressing on one's conscience when he or she sins? Just to whom do you think haSatan (the Enemy) must answer?! Don't you know that...
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    The Kingdom of God

    Shalom, 101G. What about the unbelievers who will be part of this group found here? Romans 14:10-11 10 But why dost thou judge thy brother? or why dost thou set at nought thy brother? for we shall all stand before the judgment seat of Christ (of the Messiah). 11 For it is written, As I live...
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    The Kingdom of God

    Shabbat shalom, ScottA. Not at all. See, the "spirit" (the "breath") returning "to God who gave it" is much like Yeshua` said at His death: "Father, into thy hands I commend my spirit." Luke 23:46 46 And when Jesus had cried with a loud voice, he said, Father, into thy hands I commend my...
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    The Kingdom of God

    Shalom, ScottA. This would be true IF a person "goes to heaven" when he or she dies. However, NOWHERE in Scripture does one say that there is an "immaterial part" of a person that exists after one dies. Instead, we are encouraged to anticipate the RESURRECTION! Carefully consider the first...
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    Shalom, Wormwood. I'm having trouble posting in the prophecy forum; it's saying I have...

    Shalom, Wormwood. I'm having trouble posting in the prophecy forum; it's saying I have "insufficient privileges" to post. Is there a problem? Do I need to do something? Please, help. Thank you.
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    The Kingdom of God

    Shalom, bbyrd009. Guys! You've really got to quit playing around with that "kingdom is within you" nonsense! It DOES INDEED mean that Yeshua` was physically in the middle of the P'rushiym (the Pharisees or the "Separatists"). Yeshua` DID NOT mean that the Kingdom was WITHIN each of them since He...
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    The Kingdom of God

    Shalom, 101G. Well, the good news is that when you DO see Yeshua` return brightly shining like the sun, it will pleasantly surprise you! The bad news is that it will surprise you at all!
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    The Kingdom of God

    Shalom, again, bbyrd009. I should also mention that Yeshua` DID see the Kingdom as being yet future. He as much as said so in His parables: Luke 19:11-28 11 And as they heard these things, he added and spake a parable, because he was nigh to Jerusalem, and because they thought that the kingdom...
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    The Kingdom of God

    Shalom, bbyrd009. He DOES need to do something before His Kingdom will be realized; He must COME BACK! However, He does this by His Father's will, and His return is conditional, and it is NOT contingent on anything a Gentile believer must do: Matthew 23:37-39 37 O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, thou...
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    The Kingdom of God

    Shalom, 101G. Actually, "to be glorified" means "to be made to glow brightly." "Glory," coming from "doxa" in Greek, is the same word that is used in 1 Corinthians 15:40-41 1 Corinthians 15:40-41 40 There are also celestial bodies, and bodies terrestrial: but the glory of the celestial is one...
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    The Kingdom of God

    Shalom, again, bbyrd009. Guestman is right. The Greek word "entos" TYPICALLY means "within," BUT can also mean... NT:1787 entos (en-tos'); from NT:1722; inside (adverb or noun): KJV - within. (Biblesoft's New Exhaustive Strong's Numbers and Concordance with Expanded Greek-Hebrew Dictionary...
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    The Kingdom of God

    Shabbat shalom, bbyrd009. I just said this to the Swami, but it's important here, too. The dialogue in Matthew 13 happened in this way: Matthew 13:11-23 11 He answered and said unto them, Because it is given unto you to know the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven (the secrets about the...
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    The purpose of Parables: Matthew 13:10-17

    Shabbat shalom, dattaswami8. To understand even the negative of something, one must first understand the positive of that thing. The dialogue happened in this way: Matthew 13:11-23 11 He answered and said unto them, Because it is given unto you to know the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven...
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    The New Heaven and Earth

    More over now, you call New Jerusalem a city. But in the context that it is used its a planet. Same in Ezekiel if your speaking of stars and planets and God calls it a city rather a gathering place in Hebrew that can be as small as a cross road or as large as a planet. Well, we are told in the...
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    Born Again of the Spirit Is Salvation

    Shalom, JesusIsFaithful. The problem as I see it is that "salvation" is the WRONG WORD! "Salvation" should be restricted in its usage to how it is used here: Romans 10:13 13 For whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved. KJV This, however, is a quote from an OT passage...
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    Why can't God count?

    Lo' shalom, eldios. (I wish you "NO peace" until you find your peace in SAR SHALOM, the PRINCE OF PEACE!) No, what you write and speak are not GOD'S words and they certainly do NOT come from the Christ - the Messiah - God's CHOICE for King, Yeshua` (Jesus)! I've read some of what you've written...
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    Why can't God count?

    Shalom, Stranger. Why are you being so ridiculous? Adam is the father, Shet (Seth) is the son, Enosh (Enos) is the grandson, Kenan (Cainan) was the great grandson, Mahalal'el (Mahalaleel) was the great great grandson, Yered (Jared) was the great great great grandson, and Chanokh (Enoch) was the...