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  1. Retrobyter

    The coming Jewish revival

    Shalom, Eric and Polt. You BOTH have it wrong! Polt, Isra'el is a FAMILY! It's not a religion nor is it a "country, named by men!" His people ARE going to become believers in the Messiah! GOD'S Messiah promised to Isra'el in MANY passages in the Tanakh, not the "Christ" of Christians...
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    So....The New Earth and Heaven

    Shalom, Purity. A physical New Heavens and New Earth relates to a physical New Jerusalem. The New Jerusalem, Yerushalayim haChadashah, will be the capital city, not of just Isra'el, but of the New Earth! This city is HUGE! At 1,500 miles long, 1,500 miles wide, and 1,500 miles high, it will...
  3. Retrobyter

    So....The New Earth and Heaven

    Shalom, Purity. And, now I'll try with you: There are many contextual clues (which I have listed several times on this forum) that "Heaven" is not "God's abode" (as if there WAS such a thing) but is the "SKY!" The new creation of the "heaven," then, is the new creation of the "SKY!" It's a...
  4. Retrobyter

    So....The New Earth and Heaven

    Shalom, Purity. Accommodation of these Scriptures is easily done because they were in the original study. In fact, I knew about Psalm 19:1; Ecclesiastes 1:4; Psalm 148:6; and Isaiah 45:18 from memorizing them as a child. (I'm 55 now.) That's why I could never abide someone claiming that the...
  5. Retrobyter

    See the permanent solar eclipse Over Israel before Armageddon

    Shalom, Eric E Stahl. WHERE does it say explicitly that "the sun and moon will not shine on Isra'el?!" That's the flaw in your theory. See, in order for such an eclipse to occur in such a permanent way that would last for a THOUSAND YEARS, some SIGNIFICANT astronomic changes would have to...
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    See the permanent solar eclipse Over Israel before Armageddon

    Shalom, Eric E Stahl. I can see we have our work cut out for us. Let me start by saying that not all the prophecies of the Tanakh (the OT) are yet to be fulfilled in the future; some of them have already been fulfilled in the past. The sooner you recognize this point, the better off you'll...
  7. Retrobyter

    So....The New Earth and Heaven

    _____ Shalom, Purity. Well, Truth said, '1. The first heaven was Jewish Kingdom of God on Earth established under the law of Moses (covenant Deut 32:1 Isa 1:2) presided over by various Kings David being the Righteous King who seed would inherite his throne Luke 1:27 Luke 1:32. That symbolic...
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    So....The New Earth and Heaven

    Shalom, Rocky Wiley. Sorry, Rocky, but you have a rather "piece-meal" argument, here. First, Matthew 16:28 was fulfilled IN THE VERY NEXT CHAPTER! Not everyone saw it, because not everyone of His disciples was taken with Him up the mountain. That's why there were only "some standing here."...
  9. Retrobyter

    More of less thorough???

    Shalom, daq. An interesting "parable." Since you live MUCH longer than any of the creatures that you have made, why wouldn't you just try again with a later generation?
  10. Retrobyter

    So....The New Earth and Heaven

    Shalom, Eric. I can understand wanting to stick to a "discovery" that you probably think "came from the LORD." However, it's always wise to TEST your "discoveries" against the original languages to see if what you discovered indeed agrees with the text. Here's the Hebrew of Chavaquwq's...
  11. Retrobyter

    So....The New Earth and Heaven

    Shalom, Eric, and welcome to the discussion! Actually, that can't be the case, but I like the way you think. Here's some things to think about: Isaiah 66:22-23 22 For as the new heavens and the new earth, which I will make, shall remain before me, saith the Lord, so shall your seed and your...
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    Hell...my visions...[ part 3, 2, 1 ]

    Shalom, Angelina. While Apocalypticist is right in his points, I do believe that you are right about this comment, as well. However, "soul sleep," as many use the term and which might apply to Luther, was the interim between death and the resurrection. What happens to a person when he dies? IF...
  13. Retrobyter

    So....The New Earth and Heaven

    Shalom, daq. And your holier-than-thou attitude and false spirituality have deceived you. You don't know what you're talking about because we WILL be co-regents with the Messiah as He rules and reigns over this earth during the 1000 years. If I follow a "different gospel" than yours, then you...
  14. Retrobyter

    So....The New Earth and Heaven

    Shalom, Inmate. Sorry about that. The truth is that the New Earth and it's New Sky are dear to my heart and it really galls me to hear someone "spiritualize" away either the New Earth/Sky/Jerusalem eternal state or the Millennium prior to that state. See, God's Word is REPLETE with information...
  15. Retrobyter

    So....The New Earth and Heaven

    Shalom, daq. Fooey. You wouldn't know "spiritual" if it met you on the street and shook your hand! Haven't you ever read how much I HATE that word? It doesn't mean what you THINK it means, and you, like SO many others, are not using the word correctly! You can find out its meaning in 1...
  16. Retrobyter

    So....The New Earth and Heaven

    Shalom, daq. Actually, I didn't go the wrong way with the definition of "nefesh"; it's not a "soul" as some "immaterial part of a person - the real person within - that goes on to 'Heaven' when one dies." When you see the word "nefesh" in the Tanakh or the word "soul" in the OT of some English...
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    So....The New Earth and Heaven

    Shalom, daq. First, thank you for the explanation of your handle. I wasn't "assuming" anything about your moniker; I was honestly searching for an answer. No, actually I missed the meaning of the caption above the picture of the fish, partly because I didn't understand at the time that HSN...
  18. Retrobyter

    Mount Zion in Jerusalem

    Shalom, afaithfulone4u. While the bride is indeed the city New Jerusalem, it is NOT the "the mother of spiritual Israel/Jacob of the children of God whom are being tried and purified and will be heirs of the world!" That's a fabrication based more on one's theology than upon Scripture. Let's...
  19. Retrobyter

    Retrobyter, can you assist me?

    Shalom, guysmith. Well, that is a bad assumption, but thanks. Actually, I am a Hebrew scholar - a student of Hebrew - and I make no claims of "having arrived." I was probably the worst person to ask this question, because I do not believe that Daniel 9:27 has anything to do with the AC. To the...
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    This is the purpose of Bible Prophecy

    Shalom, guysmith. I believe that there is only one justification by God for all who accept the Messiah, but 'justifcation by God" is NOT "salvation." A "salvation," especially in prophetic passages, is a "DELIVERANCE" or a "RESCUE!" Not from sin, but from enemies! And, "salvation is of the...