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    Preterism misrepresents Scripture

    You haven't said what you disagree with me about. You assume but do not say???
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    The End of the Mosaic Age

    I see the need for Christ to answer three questions: (1) when will these things be (destruction of the city and temple) (2) what is the sign of your coming (3) and the end of the world. 1. Literally fulfilled in AD 70. Historical record bears this out. 2. Spiritually fulfilled through the...
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    Preterism misrepresents Scripture

    In the OP you argue Preterists have not properly understood the second coming of Christ because they are laser focused on AD 70. I agree! Then you said the right way to discern Christ's second coming is by taking predictions pertaining to Christ's return like "quickly," "shortly," and "near"...
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    Preterism misrepresents Scripture

    When John writes "the time is at hand" how can he be speaking of Christ's second coming, the Preterists insist was AD 70, and Amils insist is about 2000 years away? When we see how "at hand" has been used throughout the New Testament, we find in each usage it means ready, near, or an arm's...
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    Preterism misrepresents Scripture

    There are verses found in the New Testament that refer to both the coming of Christ through His Spirit, but also those verses that refer to His physical coming again at the end of this age, just as He promises He will.
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    Preterism misrepresents Scripture

    The Spirit came to Christ's disciples before He was seen physically leaving this earth. It was through the Spirit in them that they were given power to judge. Receiving the Spirit from Christ fulfills the words He spoke to Peter "I will give unto thee the keys of the Kingdom of heaven"...
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    Preterism misrepresents Scripture

    Christ in human form will again be physically seen coming in the clouds in the same manner in which He was seen leaving this earth. That does not take away from Christ coming to man through His Spirit in us. His physical appearance is yet future, but Christ came to us with a Kingdom that is...
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    Preterism misrepresents Scripture

    I've come to believe the way to properly understand the Olivet Discourse is in realizing the words Christ spoke to His disciples then are applicable to His disciples in every age. And abomination that makes desolate is not limited to the first century AD but is understood (seen) in all...
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    Preterism misrepresents Scripture

    Preterists do indeed have difficulty with these words that indicate the nearness of Christ. It doesn't even make any sense to suppose "quickly", "shortly", or "near" can be pointing to Christ coming in AD 70 which was some 30 or so years away. How can we make sense of Christ' coming...
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    Jesus has devised more than one way to bring people to him

    I get your point. Mary is the mother of Jesus as He walked the earth in human form. The difference between Jesus and all other humans of course is that He alone was physically born without the human male sperm. That's why He is said to be fully human, while also fully God in the flesh. His...
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    Jesus has devised more than one way to bring people to him

    It seems almost redundant since God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit are three yet ONE God. Rhetorical question: Would not baptizing in the name of Christ Jesus equally be baptizing into Father, and Holy Spirit also???
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    Jesus has devised more than one way to bring people to him

    I generally agree. But when I read the word 'all' attached to salvation it seems as though throughout 'all' should simply be understood as not only Jews but all people or Gentiles also can be saved. So I understand the verse as Christ being the Savior of Jews and Gentiles, especially of them...
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    Jesus has devised more than one way to bring people to him

    We don't know that it was. We know only that it is not mentioned.
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    Poll: Truth7t7 most famous replies

    Both forty and two months and a thousand two hundred and sixty days symbolically represent time. Forty and two months symbolizes time given for tearing down, and a thousand two hundred ans sixty day symbolizes time given for building. Revelation 11:2 (KJV) But the court which is without the...
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    Poll: Truth7t7 most famous replies

    What is written proves itself that "a thousand years" equates to time when faithful saints are alive on this earth before they physically die. John is NOT seeing resurrected physical bodies that have lived and reigned (past tense) with Christ for ONE thousand literal years. Because NONE will be...
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    Jesus has devised more than one way to bring people to him

    It seems to me you are making much ado over nothing!
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    Jesus has devised more than one way to bring people to him

    That is how I was baptized and how I've witnessed baptism being performed. When one professes to be a disciple of Christ, Christ instructs they be baptized with water in the name of the Father, Son and Holy Spirit so they too may partake with the body of Christ, that is the church, during their...
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    Jesus has devised more than one way to bring people to him

    That's not Christ commanding His disciples to bring people to Him. It is Christ commanding His disciples teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, Son and Holy Spirit. How do we teach them? By preaching the Gospel which is the power of God unto salvation for whosoever...
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    Jesus has devised more than one way to bring people to him

    I believe you've nailed it! We don't find Scripture telling believers to bring unbelievers to Christ. We are told to take the Gospel unto all people and whosoever believes by grace through faith in the power of the Holy Spirit are eternally saved. Whether we go out with the Gospel or people...
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    Sound of Freedom Movie - must see for all who see atrocities happening especially to children

    Videos of Sound of Freedom Movie Trailer This movie will break your heart!