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  1. Ronald David Bruno

    Rapture ... soon?

    Jesus did say it would happen at a time that we would not expect it to. It's typical that people would expect it to happen during the Feasts, Jewish holiday, since it all started with them and so we try to connect the dots to somehow include them and what they are doing in the picture. Well...
  2. Ronald David Bruno

    Rapture ... soon?

    That is certainly one take and as we have seen, there are many. We'll see.
  3. Ronald David Bruno

    Rapture ... soon?

    Yes, there have been many assumptions concerning the time. The prophecies of Revelation will be fulfilled, at what time is mysterious. Many have erred including myself and obviously this guy Joshua. I am and have been a Mid-Trib/ Pre-Wrath adherent of the Rapture for quite some time. However, I...
  4. Ronald David Bruno

    Do you approve of U.S. President Trump meeting with Syrian leader (former Arab Muslim militant) at White House??

    Honestly, Trump likely does not like any Muslim leader, nor approve of them. But as POTUS, he has to appear gracious, objective, positive, try to win them over with a finacial deal and in turn require cooperation. He is trying to get as many Islamic nations to sign that Peace Treaty ( Abraham...
  5. Ronald David Bruno

    Rapture ... soon?

    The Millennial Kingdom and beyond ... The Gospel has been spreading since Christ. Spiritually, all Christians are in Christ, in the Kingdom of God; but most of humanity (2/3) is not. There are many other religions and atheism. So there is both good and evil present since the Garden. At the end...
  6. Ronald David Bruno

    Revelation 12 walk through

    Many Premils interpret the Antichrist and his ten nations as a revised Roman Empire and seem certain it's the EU. I frankly think that as we have seen in Biblical history, the empires that came against Israel: Egyptians, Babylonia, Medo- Persia, Assyria, Greek, and the Romans (who destroyed...
  7. Ronald David Bruno

    Matthew 24:30 may have a significant mistranslation

    I have a mutual understanding, respect and agreement with half of my family, who are Jehovah Witnesses, not to discuss the Bible and we do well. Don't think we would have such a loving relationship if we were in constant debates. I have had the JW Elders come over and challenge me and they left...
  8. Ronald David Bruno

    Can the Bible contain mistakes?

    There you go again. A slight variation _ I said _ in the manuscripts have proven that doctrines are not effected. When you became a Christian, were all the scriptures understood to you? Wow, a spiritual Einstein. I'm done, you are an iconoclast. You have a way of draining one's grace and...
  9. Ronald David Bruno

    What Does 'Surely Die' Mean?

    They weren't immortal. They did not eat from the Tree of Life. They ate fruit from trees, vegetables from the ground. Animals did not eat eachother until sin came and distorted reality. Eating food does not equal death. Jesus' ressurrected immortal body ate food. Angels can eat food. Your...
  10. Ronald David Bruno

    Matthew 24:30 may have a significant mistranslation

    After that He was seen by over five hundred brethren at once, of whom the greater part remain to the present, but some have fallen asleep. True, though it does not tell us when these 500 witnesse saw Him at once; there is the likelyhood that this large group witnessed His ascension. Since He...
  11. Ronald David Bruno

    Can the Bible contain mistakes?

    Do not distort what I said and communicated. The Word that came from GOD is pure. In translating the original Greek, errors were made. My argument was, that you did not understand, was in support of its reliabliity. Tha even the occasional misspelled words or flip flop phrases that occur...
  12. Ronald David Bruno

    Matthew 24:30 may have a significant mistranslation

    Over 500 witnessed His ascension up and into the clouds. His return will be visually the same as he left. This is how every eye will see Him, tens of thousands who are in Jerusalem but then broadcast world wide for all to see. This Kingdom rule happens at the 7th Trumpet ( Rev. 11:15-19). Many...
  13. Ronald David Bruno

    What Does 'Surely Die' Mean?

    All of the above are true. What did we inherit from Adam? Sin and death. The wages of sin is death. What happened to them immediately? Both spiritual and physical death. Their spiritual innocence, nature, relationship with God was cut and changed. Though they did not immediately die, their cells...
  14. Ronald David Bruno

    Matthew 24:30 may have a significant mistranslation

    No, I am not. Jesus resurrected body was spiritual, yet he stood there a d said touch me. It was also_ upon his will_ physical. He ate food. Our flesh is more than just physical, for sin dwells on it. So when we are changed, we no longer have "sarx". I think you have been mixing other types of...
  15. Ronald David Bruno

    Matthew 24:30 may have a significant mistranslation

    He was talking to the Thessalonians about a future event and the message is for all. Most of what Paul taught in all the epistles was for all. Literal hermeneutics assumes that normal language has a literal meaning unless the text clearly signals a symbol. Figurative language, such as...
  16. Ronald David Bruno

    Can the Bible contain mistakes?

    Scholars, by using textual criticism generally estimate the accuracy to be around 99.5% to 99.9%, stating that variations are minor spelling, word order, or other trivial errors, not affecting core theology. Ruth Graham once said she had about 20 versions of the Bible and they all said the same...
  17. Ronald David Bruno

    Matthew 24:30 may have a significant mistranslation

    You force symbolic interpretations on His Second Coming _ when everyone eye will see Him, so I gave you a direct supportive and definitive scripture to that event, Acts 1:9-11. I just expected you symboloze that too. This is the event the angels referred to and it is to be read and understood...
  18. Ronald David Bruno

    Matthew 24:30 may have a significant mistranslation

    No, we are resurrected prior to the the Millennial Kingdom on the 1st earth and will be priests. Our royal priesthood will be fully realized in the Millennial kingdom. Blessed and holy are those who have a part in the first resurrection. The second death has no power over them, but they will be...
  19. Ronald David Bruno

    Matthew 24:30 may have a significant mistranslation

    The kingdom of God which we now possess is spiritual. Jesus' resurrected body is a spiritual body, but like the angels, can appear physically - as He will appear. Maybe you didn't learn the Prophetic lesson in the Lord's Prayer? " ...Thy kingdom come thy will be done on earth as it is in...
  20. Ronald David Bruno

    Matthew 24:30 may have a significant mistranslation

    Did you test your symbolism with the angel's literal statement about Jesus returning in like manner as you saw him leave? (Acts 1 :9-11) You did not attempt to. Go ahead and try to present a symbolic interpretation of those verses. Finding scriptures that support the doctrine is crucial.The...