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Stage 1: Contract (ketubah) (Gen 24:33, Gen 24:51–53, Gen 24:57–58, Gen 29:15–20, Gen 29:27) 1. The betrothal phase began with a contract or covenant called a "ketubah." Marriages were often arranged by the parents, though young men could sometimes suggest their preference. When a man was to...

The ancient Galilean wedding ceremony is the model for the rapture, specifically the pre-trib rapture. When the Scriptures are compared to the Galilean wedding ceremony, it explains the purpose of the rapture, why the church won’t go through the tribulation, and puts certain biblical passages...

I don't believe there is a genic component per se. If it did, then how would we explain biological identical twins where one is homosexual and the other is not? I think a large degree of it is due to environmental factors. A lot of them have a history of sexual abuse as children, but not all...

These people are ALWAYS working some angle. I don't believe for a second that Nancy would incriminate herself on camera. She had her daughter filming that day for a reason. I don't think she is admitting guilt here; rather, she is feigning ignorance. It's plausible deniability. They didn't want...

This is why a lot of men are going overseas to find a wife. They have not been infected by Western liberalism and feminism, yet. My wife is from South America, and we met on social media. She randomly found me online and wanted someone to practice English with. I didn't think much of it at the...

Did not the people sing praises to Kind David (1Sa 18:7)? Believe it or not, we can be passionate about our leaders and still be devout followers of Jesus. There's a lot to unpack in that op-ed piece, but let's just take the insinuation of violence. Trump supporters have not been out rioting...

I would argue that it is the template for the pre-trib rapture. That's not the context I understand that parable to be about, but I'll address that in a separate thread. Thanks, I'll get to it next week.

Yes, that was a typo. My mistake. Salvation isn't complicated, people make it complicated. Jesus did all the work, we only need to accept the gift.

2015 We got him now! 2016 We got him now! 2017 We got him now! 2018 We got him now! 2019 We got him now! 2020 We got him now! 2021 We got him now! 2022 We got him now! 2023 We got him now! 2024 We got him now! Uh huh.. meanwhile: Poll: Trump verdict has not really changed voters' minds about...

No, that's not how it works. No one earns their way into heaven by works. We only get there by confessing with our mouths and believing in our hearts that Jesus is Lord (Romans 10:19). I think you have a lot of preconceived ideas of what you think heaven is like, and the idea of living for...

I've actually done quite a bit of research on this, and there are clear parallels between the Gailiean wedding ceremony and the pre-trib rapture. I've created an entire outline to demonstrate the parallels but it really deserves its own thread. However, I don't want to overshadow AlwaysCurious'...

Exerpts from Wikipedia, for what it's worth: So, the ethmology of "Palestine" certainly has a long and murky history. It's been used to describe a very broad region from Syria to Egypt, and more specifically the coastal regions. It has also been associated with the Philistines at different...

"Palestine sits in sackcloth and ashes. Over it broods the spell of a curse that has withered its fields and fettered its energies." -Mark Twain upon visting the Holy Land in 1867.

I wouldn't say that God is okay with it. It's apparent that the world\universe are broken. Death, sickness, and suffering were never part of God's design; they were introduced at the fall, both Satan's and Adam's. We are simply living with the consequences of their free-willed decision to rebel...

Consumation was the final act of marriage. But in those days, being betrothed (engaged) and married were often synonymous.

That was tried in 1948 when five Arab armies attacked Israel. After two more major wars, they got the hint that Israel was small but tough. Israel has since got nukes, so such an attack would risk nuclear retaliation.

Very true. Once they were betrothed, they were considered husband and wife, though they didn't consummate the marriage until some time later. Marriages in those days were more contractual than religious. They didn't have a priest or pastor presiding over the marriage like they do today, but they...

How do you figure?

The ICC has no teeth. They have no way to enforce thier phony arrest warrent. There shouldn't even be an ICC as it is a threat to national sovernity.

Cornelius Tacitus (about 56 AD – 120 AD) doesn't mention Jesus by name, but he does allude to him: Jewish Historian Flavius Josephus (37/38 AD – 100 AD) mentions Jesus by name: Sextus Julius Africanus (c. 160 – c. 240) writing on the works of Samaritan historian Thallus (birth and death not...