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If the Kingdom of God already arrived, where are the fulfilled promises? :contemplate: Rev. 21:3 With that I heard a loud voice from the throne say: “Look! The tent of God is with mankind, and he will reside with them, and they will be his people. And God himself will be with them. 4 And he...

Logic 101: IF: the Scripture talks about a "first resurrection" THEN: there is another one.

The followers of Jesus looked forward to the kingdom of Christ on earth (Acts 1:6-8; Luke 24:21). The entire biblical message leads us to hope that God, the Creator of the earth and of humans, will establish a just government over humanity that will replace the current human governments that do...

The Greek word αἰών essentially means a specific system of things. From the human point of view, mankind passes from one system of things to another at different times. New generations appear with new fashions, new laws and points of view, new customs, etc. Although some traditions and beliefs...

Rev. 20:6 Happy and holy is anyone having part in the first resurrection; over these the second death has no authority, but they will be priests of God and of the Christ, and they will rule as kings with him for the 1,000 years. Some sects of the Christendom claim that their members are already...

The Bible says that the Sadducees (who were a post-exilic Jewish sect) did not believe in the resurrection (Acts 23:8), but the Pharisees, of whom Paul had been a part as an educated Jew, did believe in the resurrection. In this text Paul tells Agrippa that the "twelve tribes" awaited the...

To be resurrected in heaven, that man would have had to be born again. John 3:3 In response Jesus said to him: “Most truly I say to you, unless anyone is born again, he cannot see the Kingdom of God.” (...) 5 Jesus answered: “Most truly I say to you, unless anyone is born from water and...

I am not here to argue with you. I am sharing biblical important passages related to diferent topics. I don't mind your opinion about what biblical ideas I share with others. The question stands: If Jesus didn´t say that John won't be in heaven in the future, then what do you think he meant...

Real life's religious issues and facts has shown that religions that underestimate what the Bible says end up lost in their own speculations. In these religions, many of their members contradict each other, because by not giving the information in the Bible the importance it deserves, they...

Where do theologians get that the great tribulation will last 7 years? Should we accept that idea without questioning its validity with the Scriptures? Should we believe that as dogma even if the Bible does not explicitly say that the great tribulation will last 7 years?

The messianic hope of the Jews was/is that a king of the lineage of David would settle in the land of Israel, rule the world, and bring it to justice from that earthly location in Jerusalem. Although Jesus' kingdom message did not refer to a king who would be established in an earthly city...

Telling about the visions of the future that Jesus revealed to John, he says: Rev. 7:9 After this I saw, and look! a great crowd, which no man was able to number, out of all nations and tribes and peoples and tongues, standing before the throne and before the Lamb, dressed in white robes; and...

That is a very interesting way to see this matter. I see that you try very hard to understand the biblical teachings, and you quote many texts directly from the Bible. I also believe that the reign of Christ and its interaction from heaven with humans is multi-staged and occurs over a period of...

Works cannot save us for the simple fact that even if we leave the "major" sins, we will always make minor mistakes that would be an impediment to saving ourselves "by works." Every human error that distances us from the holiness of God is a sin... However, God knows that we cannot be perfect in...

Christian "works" require effort. Example: An alcoholic has to give up addiction in order to enter the kingdom of God...and that will require some effort. If he doesn't try his best, then his supposed faith is not THE FAITH he needs to have... 1 Cor. 6:9 Or do you not know that unrighteous...

Then what do you think he meant? Read the quote in context: Matt. 11: 11 Truly I say to you, among those born of women, there has not been raised up anyone greater than John the Baptist, but a lesser person in the Kingdom of the heavens is greater than he is. 12 From the days of John the...

The following Biblical quotes show that the resurrection was a teaching already delivered to the pre-Christ servants of God, and not only to Christians after Christ: Is. 26:19 “Your dead will live. My corpses will rise up. Awake and shout joyfully, You residents in the dust! For your dew is as...

Rev. 20:5 is not the only biblical quote that shows that there will be a first one, and later a general resurrection, and that both resurrections have very different characteristics. That teaching runs deep and is made clearer with additional Biblical knowledge... that not everyone has. For...

You look like two androids programmed to respond to each other. Oooops, sorry. :pfite:

Mmmh, no. I am just saying that there is a people that is united in beliefs, contrary to what the topic says ... and why it is like that. People is wherever they like to be, and no one is a JWs just because; it is a process to learn the truth. I am a baptized JW since 1990 and still a student...