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    The Parable of the Rich Man and Lazarus

    Judging those who profess Christ in this life to know if they are of THE faith is not the same as the final Judgment that shall come at the GWTJ. Believers too must go through trials and testing of our faith as by fire in this world, knowing this works for patience for His own children...
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    The Parable of the Rich Man and Lazarus

    Why do you think the Father sent His Son to give everlasting life to whoever believes? We are all in the same condemnation....BUT GOD! Christ will save to the uttermost whosoever turns to Him, believing! That's why we read, "by grace you have been saved" "by grace through faith that is not your...
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    The Parable of the Rich Man and Lazarus

    Christ came not to judge the world but to save it! Christ sent His Spirit to reprove the world of sin, righteousness, and judgment, of sin BECAUSE THEY BELIEVE NOT ON ME! The Spirit judges the world of sin by the Word (Gospel) preached. Faith comes by hearing and hearing through the power of...
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    The Parable of the Rich Man and Lazarus

    The desired result of the lake of fire is the "second death." Otherwise, it would not be written of the lake of fire "This is the second death." It is appointed to man to die but "once", after this the judgment. From the fall all mankind is destined to physically die. The only ones in...
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    The Parable of the Rich Man and Lazarus

    Of course soul sleep is unbiblical! How could the saints be living souls in heaven, if after our body dies, we are not spiritual bodies alive in heaven? In a vision John is given to know of souls alive in heaven after they physically died. Because in life before they died during time John...
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    The Parable of the Rich Man and Lazarus

    This is not true! Scripture makes abundantly clear that whosoever dies in unbelief shall be cast into the lake of fire that is the second death. If it were true that all of mankind will be converted to Christ before this age ends, it would be a great lie to teach that mankind will be judged...
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    The Parable of the Rich Man and Lazarus

    Spirit is defined - a current of air, i.e. breath (blast) or a breeze; by analogy or figuratively, a spirit, i.e. (human) the rational soul, (by implication) vital principle, mental disposition, etc., or (superhuman) an angel, demon, or (divine) God, Christ's spirit, the Holy Spirit:—ghost...
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    The Parable of the Rich Man and Lazarus

    While I agree the body that dies whether with or without the Spirit of Christ within them, that body none-the-less is a corpse! Why? Because the spirit given to every living, breathing creature returns to God after the body dies. So, yes, I agree the corpse of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob like...
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    THE DAY OF THE LORD

    Not according to the prophets of Old or the New.
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    THE DAY OF THE LORD

    I believe the Day of the Lord coming shall end the Day of the Lord the prophets foretell would come. It will be the last day of this age, not the beginning of one thousand more years of time on this earth.
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    THE DAY OF THE LORD

    Yes, I know in these last days of which began with the advent of Christ coming to earth a man, this entire age of Gospel grace the prophets foretell would come the "Day/season/age/time of the Lord". Since the prophecy of the Lord's Day coming as been fulfilled, after His cross and resurrection...
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    THE DAY OF THE LORD

    Malachi's prophesy was fulfilled in John-the-Baptist. Continuing to repeat error that which has been clearly shown to you, does not change by this constant repetition. You've acknowledged the words the angel spoke to Zacharias regarding the birth of his son, whose name was called John "And he...
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    When will the "sudden destruction" from which "they will not escape" referenced in 1 Thess 5:2-3 occur and what is the scope of it?

    Exactly Tim! We are spiritually dead before being born again through Christ's Spirit. We have only a natural spirit giving our body physical life. We who WERE DEAD spiritually in trespasses and sins had to be made to live spiritually, so that we could both know and enter the Kingdom of God...
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    When will the "sudden destruction" from which "they will not escape" referenced in 1 Thess 5:2-3 occur and what is the scope of it?

    Really? Why does Solomon say our spirit returns to God who have it after our body dies? Guess Solomon doesn't know as much as you do??? Ecclesiastes 12:7 (KJV) Then shall the dust return to the earth as it was: and the spirit shall return unto God who gave it.
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    THE DAY OF THE LORD

    Had you included vs 13 of Mark 9 you could read Christ speaking of Elias coming in the past, not that he will physically return. Mark 9:11-13 (KJV) And they asked him, saying, Why say the scribes that Elias must first come? And he answered and told them, Elias verily cometh first, and...
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    THE DAY OF THE LORD

    As I've already said, I don't find a single verse that says Elijah will physically come a second time???
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    THE DAY OF THE LORD

    The last day of the Lord is still part of the Day of the Lord that came when Christ was born of man. Paul writes of the coming of our Lord, and our gathering together unto Him. Do you believe Paul is writing the Day of the Lord had not yet come, since preaching Christ had already come? Or...
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    When will the "sudden destruction" from which "they will not escape" referenced in 1 Thess 5:2-3 occur and what is the scope of it?

    Yes, the breath of air breathed into our mortal body that makes us rational living souls, which means we have a mind. It is the mind (brain) in man which sends signals throughout our body, giving life to every part and organ. When the breath of air that gives our body life goes out of a man...
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    THE DAY OF THE LORD

    Paul does not say the Day of the Lord had not already come. He writes of the Day (one day) of the Lord that shall come the last/final day, when we are gathered together with Christ that had not yet come and would not come until the things he writes shall come to pass. They were not looking for...
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    THE DAY OF THE LORD

    The prophesy of Elijah that was to come, has already come through Spirit in John-the-Baptist. I cannot find a single verse in Scripture that indicates Elijah will physically come back again.