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  1. Retrobyter

    LORD or Lord? KING or King?

    Shabbat shalom, Madad21. The simple answer is that the first word is "The" in the first phrase and "An" in the second phrase, and the first "angel" is not capitalized like the second "Angel." In English, there might be a difference; however, in Hebrew, THERE IS NO DIFFERENCE! Why? Simply...
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    Zion, the Promised Land

    Shalom, Jack. Sorry, bro', but AGAIN you don't know what you're talking about! To whom was Hebrews 12:22 written? Hebrews 1:1-4 1 In the past God spoke to OUR forefathers through the prophets at many times and in various ways, 2 but in these last days he has spoken to US by his Son, whom he...
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    Zion, the Promised Land

    Shalom, Jack. Nonsense! Consider this: Suppose you owned a family-owned grocery store, and you had a wife and children who lived in rooms above the store. Where would you get your food? Would you pay the same price as others who shop at that store? A "daughter of Zion," bat Tsiyown in Hebrew...
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    LORD or Lord? KING or King?

    Shalom, Jack. Sorry, bro', but you're missing the point: Gideon does NOT equate YHWH with the Angel of YHWH. Two separate Beings here! YHWH who talks with Gideon is NOT THE SAME BEING as the "Messenger of YHWH!" He did not say that the being he saw was anything other than a "MESSENGER of YHWH!'...
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    Is the "little book" a word of encouragement for today?

    Shalom, Jack. Didn't I hear you say that you were once an English teacher? Hail has SEVERAL meanings in the English dictionary, even as a noun: hail 1 |hāl| noun pellets of frozen rain that fall in showers from cumulonimbus clouds. • [ in sing. ] a large number of objects hurled forcefully...
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    So When We Pass On, Do We Immediately Awake, or Sleep?

    Shalom, n2thelight. You don't know what you're talking about. Here's the Hebrew of Genesis 1:1-2 (transliterated) with a word-for-word translation: Bree'shiyt 1:1-2 1 Bree’shiyt baaraa’ Elohiym eet hashaamayim v’eet haa’aarets: 2 Vhaa’aarets haaytaah tohuw vaaVohuw vchoshekh `al pneey t-howm...
  7. Retrobyter

    LORD or Lord? KING or King?

    Shalom, Madad21. Let's look closer at this passage in Judges (Shoftiym). I'm going to put God's words in purple to have it stand out. The words of the prophet will be in black. The words of the messenger will be in blue, and the rest of the passage will be in green. I'll even bold-face the...
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    Is the "little book" a word of encouragement for today?

    Shabbat shalom, Jack. It's important that you understand that these are MORE than mere "visions!" The Hebrew word for "trumpet" is "shofar," the ram's horn trumpet that they often used. These trumpets were often used as air-raid sirens to warn of impending disasters and approaching enemies...
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    LORD or Lord? KING or King?

    Shalom, Michael, and Happy Independence Day! Indeed. Let's start with the semantics: Thus, by definition, when I said "'inferior' to" I was meaning "subordinate to." I was NOT implying that He was of inferior quality or is of a lower standard in some way! After all, He is the very...
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    So When We Pass On, Do We Immediately Awake, or Sleep?

    Shalom, Jack. Nonsense. You've thrown into the mix a little of the theology-philosophy of the Dark Ages! Forget the "heavenly spheres or regions" garbage. Shaamayim simply refers to the "skies" above one's head. PERIOD.
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    Did You Know?

    Shalom, to you too, Madad21. Sorry, Madad, but you're not reading the prophecies correctly. Just because a prophet tells us that "he shall be called ..." he doesn't necessarily mean that "he SHOULD be called ...." Statements of fact are just that, statements of fact, without prejudice one way...
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    So When We Pass On, Do We Immediately Awake, or Sleep?

    Shalom, n2thelight. Sorry to burst your bubble, but you're making the mistake of believing the evolutionists in leu of the biblical accounts. There is NO gap between Genesis 1:1 and 1:2. That is an old, old, OLD fallacy. The truth is that Genesis 1:1 is a summation of what is to follow. The...
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    Did You Know?

    Shalom, Jack. That's GOOD! Well done, brother! However, to catch others up to speed, let's give them the rest of the information: TO ALL: First, Jack is referring to Matthew 21:5 when he added the phrase, "...reminding us of the nosha' used in v.5": Matthew 21:5 5 Tell ye the daughter of...
  14. Retrobyter

    Did You Know?

    Shalom, keras. Not disagreeing with you, but a further comment: This is why it is so important to know the difference between "Lord" and "LORD." This is NOT referring to "the Name of Jesus," as some teach. Rather, it is talking about "the Name of YHWH," being a quotation of Psalm 118:26! It is...
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    So When We Pass On, Do We Immediately Awake, or Sleep?

    Shalom, n2thelight. Do let's! DON'T ASSUME that a "spiritual" body is a NON-PHYSICAL body! Many never make the connection, but this is the SAME PASSAGE that ends with... 1 Corinthians 15:44-57 44 It is sown a natural body; it is raised a spiritual body. There is a natural body, and there is a...
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    LORD or Lord? KING or King?

    Shalom, Michael. You're assuming that I am making Him somehow inferior to His Father. Has it ever occurred to you that Yeshua` HIMSELF continues to make Himself "inferior" to His Father? 1 Corinthians 15:20-28 20 But now is Christ risen from the dead, and become the firstfruits of them that...
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    So When We Pass On, Do We Immediately Awake, or Sleep?

    Shalom, Bible_Gazer. Sorry, but I KNOW that's not right! We are to look forward to the resurrection of THESE bodies! "The corruptible must put on incorruption!" "The mortal must put on immortality!" We don't have disconnected, foreign bodies awaiting us in some ethereal place called "Heaven."...
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    So When We Pass On, Do We Immediately Awake, or Sleep?

    Shalom, Bible_Gazer. Here's a heads-up from 1 Peter 1:8-12: 1 Peter 1:8-12 8 Whom having not seen, ye love; in whom, though now ye see him not, yet believing, ye rejoice with joy unspeakable and full of glory: 9 Receiving the end of your faith, even the salvation of your souls. 10 Of which...
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    LORD or Lord? KING or King?

    Shalom, Pelaides. Sounds like I touched a nerve. Look, I'm not picking a fight, but you've GOT to understand that we MAY have given Yeshua` too high a position since the early centuries of the Roman Catholic Church. It was THEY who "leaned" on their opponents and FORCED the world to accept the...
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    So When We Pass On, Do We Immediately Awake, or Sleep?

    Shalom, Bible_Gazer. What's the purpose?! To live with our FAMILY, enjoying one another's company and learning more about our relatives, which, of course, includes our Messiah! The key words (in English, one word in Greek) is "FROM HEAVEN" or "from the sky!" That new body is a work of creation...