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    Propecies concerning "Israel"?

    Shabbat shalom, Jack. I think what "keras" was saying is that you still have the "PROPHECIES" wrong. (And, yes, keras, this is the correct American English spelling for the plural of "prophecy," the noun form.) I also think you have them wrong. While Yeshua` (Jesus) DID come to the earth and...
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    Prophecy paradigm shift needed

    Shalom, Marcus. Frankly, that my "age-old, well-worn, not-new paradigm doesn't answer where we go when we die" really doesn't matter! Whether we die and temporarily cease to exist, our bodies put in the graves and our breaths going back into the sky and back to God, or if we die and our...
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    Prophecy paradigm shift needed

    Shalom, Marcus. I don't struggle; I proffer. Take it or leave it. And, whether you accept the offer or reject it, your choice is truly of no consequence to me. I may pity your choice, but your life is in God's hands, and I trust Him to protect you regardless. Be blessed, bro'. Shalom, Randor...
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    Prophecy paradigm shift needed

    Shalom, Jack. Really?! IS it "raising the bar" to spout theological opinion without Scriptural proof? Where's your proof? I know of NONE! While I agree with you that each person receives his/her new body at the end of each resurrection, the rest is not so well-founded. Does a person experience...
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    Prophecy paradigm shift needed

    Shalom, Rocky Wiley. Sorry, bro', but you absolutely are WRONG! Consider the following passages: Matthew 12:38-42 38 Then certain of the scribes and of the Pharisees answered, saying, Master, we would see a sign from thee. 39 But he answered and said unto them, An evil and adulterous...
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    Prophecy paradigm shift needed

    Shalom, Jack. Peace to you, brother. Are you even aware of what you just said? 'The supreme supreme concept in the N.T. is the "Kingdom of Christ"'? Simply make the substitution! 'The supreme supreme concept in the N.T. is the "Kingdom of the MESSIAH!"'
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    Prophecy paradigm shift needed

    Shalom, Jack. Although I was actually addressing Nomad, you're quite welcome. Always willing to help a brother in need. I DO care! Your take on the Kingdom has some ... issues. First, the Kingdom before the "Godman Christ," or rather, the "Son of God, the Messiah, Yeshua`," was indeed looking...
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    Prophecy paradigm shift needed

    Shalom, Marcus O'Reillius. Sure, Paul used the terminology "third heaven"; however, what many fail to realize is that Peter did, too! Whoever invented it first, C.I. Scofield within his notes in the old Scofield Reference Bible (KJV), on page 1238, propagated an IDEA about what constituted a...
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    Prophecy paradigm shift needed

    Shalom again, Nomad. You need to study the Kingdom of God with an open mind and a REAL thirst to learn about it, not just think that you've already arrived. The same thing I said to Rocky Wiley applies to you, as well: You are assuming too much from the verses you quoted! Again, it is NOT TRUE...
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    Prophecy paradigm shift needed

    Shalom, Nomad. Have you bothered to look up every verse that uses this word? Regardless how the word is used in other phrases and compounds, you know and I know that the heart of the word is "order." However, to what Yeshua` was referring was an "order" superimposed by human beings upon others...
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    Prophecy paradigm shift needed

    Shabbat shalom, Rocky Wiley (that is, the Shabbat starts soon, at sundown). For one to agree with Scripture, one must be able to use the correct terms. The Greek word "kosmos" is the word translated as "world," and it refers to the world-SYSTEM of politics and hierarchies. It is NOT talking...
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    Prophecy paradigm shift needed

    Shalom, everyone. I would like to suggest a massive paradigm shift based on six definitions: These definitions are of the six words: "Christ," "Kingdom", "Gospel," "Salvation," "Church," and "Heaven." Currently, many Christians use the following definitions: (3rd) Heaven = God's abode Christ...
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    Propecies concerning "Israel"?

    Shalom, Jack. Yes, Isra'el is God's vehicle to bring salvation to the world. The word "salvation" (or "rescue" or "deliverance") is a translation of the Hebrew word "yshuw`aah," (spelled "yod-sheva-shin-shureq-ayin-qamets-hei") from which the name "Yeeshuwa`" (Yeshua` or Jeshua or Jesus) comes...
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    The Impact of the first Blood Moon

    Shalom, keras. That's what a "tetrad" is! Wikipedia says... I don't know what YOU'VE been reading lately, but the first time I heard about such a tetrad was from the on-line sermons by John Hagee! You can go to...
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    The Impact of the first Blood Moon

    Shalom, John S. Don't go "hog wild" about the "effects from atomic weapons" blotting out the sun and the moon! That is NOT to what those verses are referring!
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    LORD or Lord? KING or King?

    Shalom, Jack. Fooey! That doesn't give one permission to be STUPID about God's Word! Context is good PROVIDED that one has a good understanding and definition of the words that are used within that context! Otherwise, one doesn't have the resources necessary to make a valid conclusion or system...
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    Propecies concerning "Israel"?

    Shalom, Jack. There is no "theophany" in Isaiah 59:20; it's a PROPHECY about the coming Messiah! And, if you're calling THIS a "theophany," then it's no WONDER why you think there are "many theophanies!" And, it's also a good indicator that you need to go back and re-learn what a "theophany"...
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    The Impact of the first Blood Moon

    Shalom, Madad21. I don't personally believe that there IS a significance. If GOD chooses for there to be some significance, there will be a significance. If He chooses for life to go on, "business as usual," there will be NO significance. We cannot use these "blood moons" as indicators of any...
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    LORD or Lord? KING or King?

    Shalom, Jack and Madad21. Two sayings come to mind: First, "A man convinced against his will is of the same opinion still," and second, "If you don't want to do something, one excuse is as good as another." Oh, and I just thought of another one: Albert Einstein: "If the facts don't fit the...
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    The Impact of the first Blood Moon

    Shabbat shalom, keras. Sorry, but the only "atmospheric conditions" necessary for a "blood moon" is a clear sky by which to see it. A "blood moon" is a total lunar eclipse. When the sun is hidden from the moon by the earth. What turns it "blood red" is the sun shining through the edges of the...