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Shalom, veteran. Good. Then you can see that these demonstrations of overt love for others and overt keeping of God's commandments (namely, to love God and love others) are PROOF of the more covert love for God that already exists in a person's heart. That means that these are NOT the...

Shalom, veteran. No, these are not conditions, they are proofs. They are ways by which we prove our love for God. When one can show love for his brother, it's an indication that his love for God is real. When one can keep God's commandments, it is an indication that he truly loves the God who...

Shalom, veteran. Okay, let's assume you're right here, and I'm wrong. Would you explain to me, then, why did Mattityahu (Matthew) say that there were 14 generations from David to the carrying away into Bavel (Babylon)? Was he mistaken? Was he lying? What is YOUR explanation - based on your...

Shalom, veteran. Be careful that you're not lumping together too much. A "false christ" is not the same thing as an "antichrist." A "false Messiah" is the not same thing as an "anti-Messiah." An "antichrist" or an "anti-Messiah" is one who has the "spirit of antichrist" or has an attitude of...

Shalom, veteran. It is a SPIRIT of antichristos and there are many antichristoi. A "spirit" of antichristos is an ATTITUDE of being against the Messiah. None of the verses in 1 John or 2 John are referring to a single individual.

Shalom, HammerStone. I like your explanation better than that of veteran although you both have a slightly wrong perspective. The real issue as to why the preterists are wrong about verse 30 is that they have a wrong definition of "generation." Our concept of what a "generation" is today is...

Shalom, MR ROSENBERGER. Yeshua` haMashiach (Jesus the Messiah or the "Christ") is NOT Isra'el! Where'd you get THAT notion?! He is the Anointed of God - haMashiach Elohiym - FOR Isra'el (and for the rest of the world through them), although it's true that we must abide in Him! Sure I know who...

Shabbat shalom, veteran. I might ask you the same thing reversed: Must everything written in God's Word be about Heavenly symbols instead of literal things? The candlesticks and stars were in a VISION representing literal things! In Revelation 1-3, it NEVER says that Yochanan was in "Heaven!"...

Shabbat shalom, MR. ROSENBERGER. First, what would I be hiding from? What would I be running away from? I really don't know what you're talking about. Yes, in the first century, there were thousands of Y'hudiym (Jews) who accepted Yeshua` as the Messiah, and we were fortunate that the disciples...

Shalom, veteran. Just a thought: Have you stopped to consider that IF the seven golden candlesticks (menorahs) were the seven churches, AND the seven churches were in what is now called Turkey, THEN the seven golden candlesticks would NOT be in Heaven? They'd be in Turkey! Shalom, ttruscott...

Shalom, veteran. I'll be somewhat gentler with you, but you also need to learn a few things. First of all, if you're going to quote 1 Chronicles 5:1-2a, you need to "drop the other shoe" and read the rest of the paragraph through verse 3: 1 Chron 5:1-3 5 1 The sons of Re’uven the firstborn of...

Shalom, tomwebster. I know EXACTLY what the parable of the fig tree AND ALL THE TREES is! Yes, I read about it quite well in ALL THREE of the synoptic Gospels! But, just for kicks, what do YOU think it means? (This ought to be rich.) Shalom, MR ROSENBERGER. (Isn't that a German name? And...

Shalom, tomwebster. Do you mean the parable of all the trees? Luke 21:29-31 29 And he spake to them a parable; Behold the fig tree, and all the trees; 30 When they now shoot forth, ye see and know of your own selves that summer is now nigh at hand. 31 So likewise ye, when ye see these things...

Shalom, HeRoseFromTheDead! (And, I like that moniker, by the way!) I'm not wrong, my friend. You're just seeing it as "either/or" and I'm seeing it as "both!" First of all, one must be careful when it comes to English translations of the Bible. There is NOT ONE English translation that is a...

Shalom, Steve. Just a quick disclaimer: I know that there are a couple of errors above, namely "let along" instead of "let alone," and "Mark 1:13-14" instead of "Mark 1:14-15," but I'm not going to try the "Edit" button again! It messed up one of my posts today.

Shalom, Steve. WORSE! I'm a Messianic Jew! There's no identity problem here. I believe EXACTLY as we, both Jew and Gentile, are supposed to believe! Ummm..."never"? Apparently, you are missing key elements about the Gospel. And, you are wrong about the Gospel never showing how the "Land of...

Shalom, all. HaErets Yisra'el (the Land of Isra'el) should be just that! It is undeniably, irrevokably ISRA'EL'S LAND! Technically, it's GOD'S Land, and He has given it to Isra'el, not to the Arabs! People call it "Palestine" today because that's what the ROMANS called it to provoke Isra'el...

Shalom, Steve. I believe you're correct; however, who really cares when the first church building was constructed? The "church" - the "ekkleesia" - is not the building but the "called-out" collection of people. Furthermore, we are not even talking about a "body" of people as an "entity" or a...

Shabbat shalom, Steve. Actually, the first church was established at Mt. Sinai: Acts 7:35-38 35 This Moses whom they refused, saying, Who made thee a ruler and a judge? the same did God send to be a ruler and a deliverer by the hand of the angel which appeared to him in the bush. 36 He brought...

Shalom, all. Why is it that people always assign eras, denominations, etc. to these seven ekkleesiai? They were seven LITERAL ekkleesiai, seven LITERAL called-out assemblies! You can go to the ruins of the cities today! They are located in southwest Turkey in the province then known as Asia...