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In the prophecy of Thessalonians regarding the coming of the man of sin, the antichrist, I would like to point something out that most people are missing. The text says in part... “Who opposeth and exalteth himself above all that is called God, or that is worshipped; so that he as God sitteth in...

I disagree. Only the Roman church required state support at that time. The Christian churches elsewhere that were not subject to the Roman bishop, remained independent. For example the Waldenses, and the Celtic church in Britain, until the kings of Britain, under the influence of power hungry...

I don't know. What I do know is the KJV does affirm the preexistence of Christ, it affirms the divinity and deity of Christ, and also affirms the personality of the holy Spirit. Whether you want to call that a trinity is up to you. I choose not to, because the creeds, and the teachings of the...

In answer to the OP, I repeat her what I said several months ago on this same thread. The Trinity doctrine became established in the church through coercion from both church and state. I think that any true doctrine that comes to light doesn't need the power of the state to convince the church...

No behavior that brings open disrepute. That is normal and expected within any organization. Nor should any church tolerate continuing behavior or speech that brings disunity and dysfunction to the principle core church mission.

“18 And therefore will the LORD wait, that he may be gracious unto you, and therefore will he be exalted, that he may have mercy upon you: for the LORD is a God of judgment: blessed are all they that wait for him. 19 For the people shall dwell in Zion at Jerusalem: thou shalt weep no more: he...

I don't need a book to tell me there's not 8 days in the week. The 8th day is a concept. A theory. An idea. A man made philosophical notion, used by some to justify Sunday sacredness by lending it some "spiritual credence" philosophically, but it isn't and never can be literal. Those early...

@MatthewG So. The one thing that brought the downfall of the entire human race, with all is suffering, pain, and death, that being disobedience, no longer has the benchmark of God's word, but has been reduced to a hit and miss affair according to our feelings and informed by our weaknesses...

Are we now to base our faith and practise on Google?

That eighth day was once a year. It was never intended as a template for an 8 day week. It was an annual feast day, and a sacred day... One of the festival Sabbath's that were types of the coming of Christ. The circumcision on the 8th day wasn't an extension to the week. The 8th day after...

It's almost as logical as the arguments put forward by some to justify Sunday as the Lord's Day, making it out to be the eighth day.

Are you sure the holy Spirit isn't leading God's people to unite? Perhaps there is simply to many of us who are hard of hearing.

Jesus made it clear what the criteria were that demonstrated true faith. And by the way, this is a biblical precept, not just NT. CARE FOR THE WIDOW. LOOK AFTER THE FATHERLESS. FEED THE HUNGRY. WELCOME THE STRANGER CLOTHE THE NAKED. You said serving together is a witness to unity. I would go...

All 3. Jerome, who engineered the Latin Vulgate, had a strong understanding that the Antichrist was soon to come. He lived at the time of the incursions and establishment of the 10 horns in the former Empire. He lived in the 5th century. Yet he had not yet witnessed the fall of the 3 horns which...

Amen bro. I was going to say exactly the same thing. It isn't our work to defend our faith through worldly pursuits of science and learning. Or work is to preach the love of God in Christ and Him crucified. The gospel.

Context gives us context. The word gives us understanding. As I explained in post 381, there are explicit texts explaining precisely the symbolism if studied.

Glad you and I are on the same page . As I said, the Bible interprets itself. It's a 400 year old Protestant principle.

Knowing the truth of prophecy and having a correct understanding of the symbols involved can make an eternal difference. Identifying the true Antichrist for example and understanding what his mark is. We have all manner of ideas concerning the Antichrist and his mark. Of you don't know the...

Just because something isn't explicitly taught in the NT, it doesn't mean it isn't taught in the Bible. When coming to an understanding of prophecy, one must take into account both old and new testaments, for one will always explain or magnify the other. They are complimentary, not...

If symbolic, the Bible itself explains the 'of what'. For example. The beast in Revelation 13:1,2 comes out of the sea. Does it really come out of the sea? Is it a real beast, or are both figures for something else? Daniel explains what a beast is, and ok communion with Revelation and Jeremiah...