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  1. Ronald David Bruno

    A small rapture?

    I am a stickler with how things are worded and that threw me. Not just me, but most people, English professors as well would comprehend this statement to mean that you are claiming that Jeaus is held together in and by the Holy Spirit. So be careful how you word things. Perhaps.
  2. Ronald David Bruno

    A small rapture?

    That is partially it. That concept is not as outwardly, behaviorally, mindfully realized when we become Christians. God sanctifies us spiritually in an instant, but gradually in our minds and behavior. We grow spiritually and we don't walk in the Spirit. But listen, a teaching about "sarx" and...
  3. Ronald David Bruno

    God is male/female

    I know. There are angels all around us. Where are these hundreds of millions of angels? A legion is 6000. Demons are fallen angels who can possess people. One demon possessed person was healed by Jesus. They identified themselves as legion. Then He sent them into a heard of 2000 pigs who ran...
  4. Ronald David Bruno

    God is male/female

    The Prophet Elisha's eyes were open to see an army of angels in 2 Kings 6. They were invisible until God let him see them. Obviously they were in a different dimension. We have guardian angels watching over us - can you see them? Angels appeared as men. Men were the rulers, the prophets, the...
  5. Ronald David Bruno

    A small rapture?

    Hold on, there is a problem in that statement. Jesus is not held together by the Holy Spirit. See, I did suspect something odd about your previous theological assessments. Okay, you are delving very close to a barrier of knowledge beyond what we can know. However, let me just say that there are...
  6. Ronald David Bruno

    A small rapture?

    I am sure Randy will respond, but Iet me put in my two cents. Christ did remove sin already, but the damages caused by the sin remain and we still see remnants of that behavior resurface. " Sin still dwells in the members of our flesh. So the penalty, death, has been forgiven. The " transient...
  7. Ronald David Bruno

    God is male/female

    Angels and Jesus are extradimensional, able to transcend from the spiritual dimension into the physical and take on human form while they are here. Do not forget to entertain strangers, for by so doing some have unwittingly entertained angels. Heb.13:2 So unless they appeared descending from...
  8. Ronald David Bruno

    God is male/female

    God made man and woman for a purpose, uniquely _ and assigned them roles. What you are in asking (in a round about way) is shouldn't people have the right to change their sexual identity and shouldn't we accept the LGBT folks (who really suffer from mental disorder), right? NO. You cannot...
  9. Ronald David Bruno

    God is male/female

    @MatthewG "There is neither Jew nor Greek, slave nor free, male nor female, for you are all one in Christ Jesus." GAL. 3:28 There is no sex in heaven, nor marriage! Being created in the image of God means, He gave us a mind, emotions, volition, creativity and attributes of His. He made man and...
  10. Ronald David Bruno

    A small rapture?

    Let's look at it from John's perspective in Heaven. In Rev. 5:2-7, you have a scene in heaven that John witnesses that is two different time periods. One is prior to Jesus death and resurrection and one is after. "Then I saw a strong angel proclaiming with a loud voice, “Who is worthy to open...
  11. Ronald David Bruno

    A small rapture?

    No. His plan _ in His mind _was complete before the world existed. He is in such control of the story that He guides it through to completion. But of course, this question is really above my grasp. It just seems logical to me. "Before I formed you in the womb I knew you, And before you were...
  12. Ronald David Bruno

    A small rapture?

    Okay. Sorry, sometimes these Non-Trinitarians who don't see Jesus as God, but as a created being, like an angel, try to get clever and slippery with ther doctrine and infuse it into the conversation. I jumped the gun with you when I read " in the image of and like God", and without giving Him...
  13. Ronald David Bruno

    A small rapture?

    False view that suffers from Replacement theology. The ten (Islamic) nations are now forming and at least five are attacking Israel. It is Iran's proxy war that includes many terrorist groups within these countries: Hamas, Hezbollah, Houthis, AlQaida, ISIS, AL Shabab, etc., etc. Iran, Iraq...
  14. Ronald David Bruno

    A small rapture?

    Two more cents ... Another interesting event that you brought up is when no wind blows on the earth anywhere. Imagine that. The meteorologists will freak out. We will certainly know somethings is going to happen. Of course a worldwide earthquake is another major event. There is one described in...
  15. Ronald David Bruno

    A small rapture?

    He'll claim that is a parable, which it is not. Why would Jesus describe two locations _ that exist after death _ in detail _ to symbolically mean something else if they did not exist? What moral truth would be gained from something abstract? Jesus' parables were always about common experiences...
  16. Ronald David Bruno

    A small rapture?

    You say thank you, then insult me saying I am a poor sap and gullible, deceived by Satan, who is laughing at me. Some fruit of the Spirit ... brotherly love? No wonder people ignor your posts. One response is worth a little research into your beliefs. Here are a few of you quotes just to confirm...
  17. Ronald David Bruno

    A small rapture?

    Thanks for sharing your view. There are many views and so no sense in arguing about stuff we aren't exactly sure about.
  18. Ronald David Bruno

    A small rapture?

    That is a vision of heaven. They came out of the Great Tribulation. How do billions gathered from every nation _ escape the tribulation _ that us still going on _ exchange their clothes for white robes _ bowing down at the throne of God and worshipping Him _ surrounded by angels? He did that...
  19. Ronald David Bruno

    Israeli attack on civilians should be condemned by all believers

    His wrath apparently seems to be against the Hamas right now and the Palestinians, Houthis, Hezbollah. Soon it will on Iran and whoever else comes against Israel.
  20. Ronald David Bruno

    A small rapture?

    Read it. I lived in Torrance , California for 30 years, so I would visit his church, Tetelestai on occasion. I was impressed too, being a young Christian. I think he was a whistle-blower, but just did not have the timing right. Back then, they were interpreting one generation as 40 years, so...