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74, Good going. I used to be younger but that's all in the past :eek:

@Angelina , @Debp , @Rita Thankyou very much for you wishes. I have had a wonderful day here in sunny Hamilton NZ. My friend who is 63 asked me what it was like being 70. I said it was good but I'm really feeling my age. In the car we talked about his neighbour who lived alone and whom he...

Preterist explanation of Nero's demise. In Preterist interpretations, Nero’s demise is often linked to the symbolic imagery in the Book of Revelation. Preterists believe that many of the prophecies in Revelation were fulfilled in the first century, particularly with the fall of Jerusalem in 70...

Yes, apparently that's what happened to poor old Nero.

God's Tool Box 1Co 1:27-29 But God has chosen the foolish things of the world to confound the wise; and God has chosen the weak things of the world to confound the things which are mighty; (28) and God has chosen the base things of the world, and things which are despised, and things which...

Please note, I edited my comment while you were posting this, and yes, I like hold the context of Scriptures in the highest regard, just above the comparison of Scriptures.

The TOTKOGAE came from God, with a Prohibition from God, and a Warning from God, and when these were inevitably unheeded and disobeyed, the Consequence came from God. Rom 8:20-21 For the creation was not willingly subjected to vanity, but because of Him who subjected it on hope (21) that the...

As prophesied . . . Gen 3:15 And I will put enmity between you and the woman, and between your seed and her Seed; He will bruise your head, and you shall bruise His heel. As preached . . . Rom 5:18-19 Therefore as by one offense sentence came on all men to condemnation, even so by the...

Dwell on it . . . right.

However, Mary being a virgin when Jesus was conceived by the Holy Spirit means imperfect human seed was not involved in His conception. Quote: The Virgin Birth of Christ is a foundational doctrine in Christianity that plays a crucial role in...

Just thinking silently online here, about a recent oration I listened to, in which the Jewish Revolt that preceded the siege and sacking of Jerusalem in 70AD, was presented as the apostasia mentioned by Paul in 2 Thessalonians. The moving of the Jews away from the position of tolerating Roman...

I try to avoid using sarcasm as much as possible, but sometimes there is a place for it, along with satire. All things in moderation. The Apostle Paul was known for his use of sarcasm and satire in his letters, often employing these rhetorical...

Opinions vary about that, which is why the Apostle Paul freely used sarcasm, and satire.

Glad you're not a troll :crossword:

How do we know you aren't bogus?

Some Denominations and Enclaves Teach a Preterist Interpretation The Preterist interpretation of the Great Apostasy views the events described in the New Testament, particularly in 2 Thessalonians 2:3, as having already occurred in the first...