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    Non-Biblical Sources used to or quoted in the Bible

    That is just the old copy cat thesis which has been refuted for years. Serious Historians like myself do not take it seriously. Tektonics.org Bible apologetics and education BEST LINKS https://www.christian-thinktank.com/copycat.html...
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    Seventh-day Adventist

    2 Peter 1 Easy-to-Read Version 1 Greetings from Simon Peter, a servant and apostle of Jesus Christ. To all of you who share in the same valuable faith that we have. This faith was given to us because our God and Savior Jesus Christ always does what is good and right. 2 Grace and peace be given...
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    Seventh-day Adventist

    If the because.... is because they have a false view of Christ then it is not a fallacy, just fact friend.
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    A serious questions for the Jehovah's Witnesses on these threads.

    "ἈΠῸ Ὁ ὬΝ, Κ.Τ.Λ. Description of the divine name יהוה,[553] but not under the cabalistic presupposition, that in that name itself, in a mystical way, the three tenses are indicated.[554] As to the form of the expression, neither is the manifestly intentional combination of the nom. ὁ ὤν, κ.τ.λ...
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    A serious questions for the Jehovah's Witnesses on these threads.

    Jesus is the one speaking in Revelation. Revelation 1:8 King James Version 8 I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the ending, saith the Lord, which is, and which was, and which is to come, the Almighty. Jesus is who is coming back, "which is to come, the Almighty".
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    A serious questions for the Jehovah's Witnesses on these threads.

    Revelation 1:11 Saying, I am Alpha and Omega, the first and the last: and, What thou seest, write in a book, and send it unto the seven churches which are in Asia; unto Ephesus, and unto Smyrna, and unto Pergamos, and unto Thyatira, and unto Sardis, and unto Philadelphia, and unto Laodicea...
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    Non-Biblical Sources used to or quoted in the Bible

    Non-Biblical Sources used to or quoted in the Bible Hebrews 11:37 New Catholic Bible 37 They were stoned,[a] or sawed in two, or put to death by the sword. They went about in skins of sheep or goats—destitute, persecuted, and tormented. Read full chapter Footnotes Hebrews 11:37 They were...
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    Seventh-day Adventist

    com·mem·o·rate verb recall and show respect for (someone or something). "a wreath-laying ceremony to commemorate the war dead" celebrate (an event, a person, or a situation) by doing or building something. "it was a night commemorated in a song"
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    A serious questions for the Jehovah's Witnesses on these threads.

    None of those items involve pagan worship to true Christians. " Second Corinthians 6:17 says, “Therefore, come out from among them and be separate, says the Lord; do not touch any unclean thing, and I will welcome you” (CSB). The clause come out from among them is a reference to a passage in...
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    Soul Sleep yes or no?

    Isaiah 26:14 They are now dead, they live no more; their spirits do not rise. You punished them and brought them to ruin; you wiped out all memory of them.
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    Soul Sleep yes or no?

    You are right the body looks like it is taking a nap.
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    Isaiah 14:1-11 and 26 shows that those in the grave are alive.

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    Seventh-day Adventist

    Romans 14 Easy-to-Read Version Don’t Criticize Others 14 Be willing to accept those who still have doubts about what believers can do. And don’t argue with them about their different ideas. 2 Some people believe they can eat any kind of food,[a] but those who have doubts eat only vegetables. 3...
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    A response to the false doctrine of eternal conscious torment (ECT)

    Stop your nonsense of calling others non-believers. Doing child like stuff like that tells us you do not even understand our simple statements.
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    A response to the false doctrine of eternal conscious torment (ECT)

    I suggest you stick with well known scholars, not fictional sources like wickedpedia.
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    A response to the false doctrine of eternal conscious torment (ECT)

    This article will provide a survey of the nature of Hebrew poetry and provide examples of the various forms of parallelism exhibited in the six poetic books of the Bible: Job, Psalms, Proverbs, Ecclesiastes, Song of Solomon, and Lamentations. ... Proverbs and Ecclesiastes take the form of a...
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    A response to the false doctrine of eternal conscious torment (ECT)

    Ecc 9:5 itself is a parallelism. those on earth's surface, those in the grave "When dealing with religious and sapiential poetry, chronology need not be the overfiding consideration." https://www.jstor.org/stable/1453300
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    A response to the false doctrine of eternal conscious torment (ECT)

    1. SYNONYMOUS PARALLELISM As the name implies, this type has the second or parallel line saying about the same thing as the first—for emphasis. Proverbs is especially full of these: In the way of righteousness is life, And in its pathway there is no death (Prov. 12:28). I am the rose of...
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    A response to the false doctrine of eternal conscious torment (ECT)

    The antithetical parallelism in Ecclesiastes 10:2 is quite apparent: “The heart of the wise inclines to the right, but the heart of the fool to the left.” ... Much of the Bible was originally written in poetic form. Psalms, Proverbs, the Song of Solomon, Ecclesiastes, and Lamentations are...