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    A response to the false doctrine of eternal conscious torment (ECT)

    Ecclesiastes 9:5 reads, “For the living know that they will die, / but the dead know nothing; / they have no further reward, / and even their name is forgotten.” This verse is sometimes used as a proof text for annihilationism, but that concept is not what is being communicated here. The “dead...
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    A response to the false doctrine of eternal conscious torment (ECT)

    Hebrew was my first language it is all a poem format. Also, I posted links and quotes to that effect. Anyone can post an uneducated opinion on wickedPedia. "Ecclesiastes 9:5 cannot contradict Ecclesiastes 4:2. There, Solomon states that the dead are “happier than the living.” However, when...
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    problem related to praying in tongues

    start at #198
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    A serious questions for the Jehovah's Witnesses on these threads.

    Biblical Hebrew can't have a plural of majesty, because not ANE/Ancient Near East languages did. And the term came into existence in the 13th century CE, when kings linked themselves to God and said "you may come into our presence", "you may leave us".
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    A serious questions for the Jehovah's Witnesses on these threads.

    Hebrew was/is my first language. "there is no plurality of majesty in Hebrew!" is exaclty correct. Anyone who teaches otherwise does not know Hebrew at all.
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    A response to the false doctrine of eternal conscious torment (ECT)

    https://salvationcall.com/matthew-5-22/ https://pastors-study.com/sermon-on-the-mount/chapter-5/verses-22-24/ https://www.studylight.org/commentary/matthew/5-22.html
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    A response to the false doctrine of eternal conscious torment (ECT)

    Gehenna | eschatology Britannica Encyclopedia Britannica › ... › Religious Beliefs Apr 18, 2023 — Gehenna, also called Gehinnom, abode of the damned in the afterlife in Jewish and Christian eschatology (the doctrine of last things). "Gehenna is not Hades. Hades is a temporary place of the dead...
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    A response to the false doctrine of eternal conscious torment (ECT)

    Ecclesiastes 9:4-6 Easy-to-Read Version 4 There is hope for those who are still alive—it does not matter who they are. But this saying is true: A living dog is better than a dead lion. 5 The living know that they will die, but the dead don’t know anything. They have no more reward. People will...
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    A response to the false doctrine of eternal conscious torment (ECT)

    In Hebrew it is poetry. "Ecclesiastes is a Wisdom Literature book, which is written in a poetic style." Google is ecclesiastes poetry " The next section to be covered, the Poetical, is a much smaller section consisting of five books—Job, Psalms, Proverbs, Ecclesiastes, and Song of Solomon."...
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    Soul Sleep yes or no?

    I the only thing I have to say is ouch, shoulder
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    Isaiah 14:1-11 and 26 shows that those in the grave are alive.

    My viewpoint is basically people are made up of body, soul, spirit. https://www.christianityboard.com/threads/make-up-of-people-viewpoints.55894/
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    make up of people viewpoints

    Question 2: Where are the mind, emotions in people? I am guessing both are the heart which is in the brain.
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    make up of people viewpoints

    what are people made of? 1. Spirit, Soul and Body – the Tripartite nature of Man aka trichotomy https://christian-faith.com/spirit-soul-and-body-tripartite-nature-man/ https://biblical-christianity.com/man-a-tripartite-being-with-body-soul-and-spirit...
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    Isaiah 14:1-11 and 26 shows that those in the grave are alive.

    first, I love, agape everyone because of Christ. Ecc... says the dead do not know what is going on the face of the land. Thanks Robert for input.
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    A response to the false doctrine of eternal conscious torment (ECT)

    Poems Distill Wisdom and Truth Poetry is something to make us wiser and better, by continually revealing these types of beauty and truth which God has set in all men's souls. – James Russell Lowell American Romantic poet, critic, editor, and diplomat Poetry is simply the most beautiful...
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    A response to the false doctrine of eternal conscious torment (ECT)

    https://www.encounterbaptist.org.au/Articles/1000151562/The_Poetry_and.aspx https://www.jstor.org/stable/43715321 https://www.poetrysoup.com/poems/isaiah https://faith.workthegreymatter.com/isaiah-11-1-9-king-peace-poem/ https://faith.workthegreymatter.com/blood-body-pilate/...
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    A response to the false doctrine of eternal conscious torment (ECT)

    Because the book of Isaiah consists largely of poetry, understanding its poetic structures is essential for interpretation. The basic poetic unit is the line. Although single lines occur occasionally, most lines are grouped into couplets or triplets by parallelism or enjambment; these couplets...
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    A response to the false doctrine of eternal conscious torment (ECT)

    Isaiah 14:1-11 and 26 shows that those in the grave are alive. Some Sadducees Try to Trick Jesus 23 That same day some Sadducees came to Jesus. (Sadducees believe that no one will rise from death.) The Sadducees asked Jesus a question. 24 They said, “Teacher, Moses told us that if a married...
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    Seventh-day Adventist

    WHAT did I miss?