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. There's quite a bit of controversy and confusion related to charting the three days predicted by Matt 12:40 & John 2:19. Some of the disagreement is due to one side of the aisle insisting that portions of a day count as a day, whereas the other side of the aisle insists that in order for a day...

. • Matt 12:40 . . For as Jonas was three days and three nights in the whale's belly; so shall the Son of man be three days and three nights in the heart of the earth. Seeing as how Jesus actually lived in the land of Israel those many years ago, then it is my opinion that he is better...

. Through me; the way to the eternal city. Through me; the way to eternal sadness. Through me; the way to lost people. Justice moved my supreme maker: I was shaped by divine power, By highest wisdom, and by primal love. Before me, nothing was created That is not eternal: and eternally I...

. • Luke 22:19 . . He took bread, gave thanks and broke it, and gave it to them, saying: This is my body given for you; do this in remembrance of me. • 1Cor 11:23-24 . . I received from the Lord what I also passed on to you: The Lord Jesus, on the night he was betrayed, took bread, and when he...

. Jesus ate his Seder the night of his arrest (Matt 26:17-20, Mark 14:12-17, and Luke 22:7-15) whereas the Jews ate theirs after Jesus was dead and buried. (John 13:1-2, John 18:28-29, John 19:13-14, and John 19:31) In other words: Jesus ate his own dinner early, i.e. one night ahead of the...

. The label "sabbath" isn't restricted to the routine seventh day of the civil week. It also applies to special holy days. For example Yom Kippur and the Feast of Trumpets are specifically categorized as sabbaths. (Lev 16:29-34 & Lev 23:23-25)

. OBJECTION: It is God's desire that everyone be saved. (1Tim 2:4) RESPONSE: It was likely God's desire that no one perish in the Flood, but many did anyway. Pop Clock Update: 3,260 days have elapsed since beginning the thread. If the figures in post No.1 are within reason, then something like...

. FAQ: Why are wafers wrong for the Communion service? A: Jesus didn't give his men wafers that night; he gave them pieces of torn bread. Things like biscuits, cookies, wafers, and crackers are too nice; they fail to speak of the violence done to Jesus' body the next day. The man that emerged...

. Imagine a groom betrothed to a vampire who not only wants to drink his blood but also cannibalize his body from time to time! (chuckle) That would make for an interesting honeymoon. _

. FAQ: In standard Bibles; Jesus told one of his fellow prisoners that they would be in paradise the very day of their deaths (Luke 23:43). But three days later he told Mary Magdalena that he had not yet ascended to his Father (John 20:17). How do you reconcile Jesus' statements in standard...

. According to Acts 2:25-31, Jesus went to a place known by the Greek word haides (hah'-dace) which is borrowed from Greek mythology. Haides-- a.k.a. hades --speaks of a netherworld region where, at one time, all deceased went regardless of age, race, gender, or religious preference. In other...

. • John 6:53 . . Jesus said to them: Most assuredly, I say to you, unless you drink the Son Of Man's blood, you have no life in you. In all the years that I was an active Roman Catholic, not once was I given the wine species to drink. The obvious conclusion to draw is that I was dead the...

. The correct New Testament Greek word for "grave" is mnemeion (mnay-mi' on) For example: • Matt 27:52-53 . . And the graves were opened; and many bodies of the saints which slept arose, and came out of the graves after his resurrection, and went into the holy city, and appeared unto many. •...

. My next comments pertain to eternal life. Let's be very, very sure that we do not confuse eternal life with immortality because they are not the same-- immortality speaks of the nature of one's body whereas eternal life speaks of the nature of one's being. Just for the sake of discussion...

. Instructions for the original Passover included painting a lamb's blood on the doorposts of people's homes. That step in the procedure was never repeated because all Passovers following the original were for a different purpose. The original served to protect people from God, whereas...

. • 1 John 4:10 . . .This is love: not that we loved God, but that he loved us and sent His son as an atoning sacrifice for our sins. I wasn't especially fond of God at first. In point of fact, my beginning with God was fear rather than affection. The way I figure it: God is stuck with eternal...

. I was christened an infant into the Roman Catholic Church in 1944, and eventually attended catechism to complete First Holy Communion and Confirmation. My siblings are Catholic, my mother was Catholic, my eldest brother entered the priesthood and made it to Friar before succumbing to cancer...

. In other words; Jesus' rendezvous with the cross was scheduled prior to the creation of even one atom towards the construction of the cosmos. • Mic 5:2 . . But thou, Bethlehem Ephratah, though thou be little among the thousands of Judah, yet out of thee shall he come forth unto me that is...

. According to the 12th chapter of Exodus, it's required that Passover lambs be slain before they're eaten. When Jesus instituted the bread and wine during his last supper in Matthew, Mark, and Luke, he had not yet been crucified. _

. I wasn't especially fond of God at first. In point of fact, my beginning with God was fear rather than affection. The way I figure it: God is stuck with eternal suffering and can't get out of it with any more ease than we can. For reasons I have yet to even guess, Hell is unavoidable...