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    Gen 19:5-13

    †. Gen 19:5a . . And they shouted to Lot and said to him: Where are the men who came to you tonight? Everyone was bellowing and clamoring; like impatient fans at wrestling matches, cage fights, and Roman coliseums; demanding their pound of flesh and pools of blood. †. Gen 19:5b . . Bring them...
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    Majority of Mankind Will Perish -NC

    Which part is nonsense? the part I wrote? "Focusing attention upon your own self is futile; and will accomplish nothing towards making those numbers go away. Billy Graham once said that the smallest package in the world is a man all wrapped up in himself." Or the part you wrote? "This only...
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    Majority of Mankind Will Perish -NC

    Focusing attention upon your own self is futile; and will accomplish nothing towards making those numbers go away. Billy Graham once said that the smallest package in the world is a man all wrapped up in himself. The Lord's followers aren't called to witness to one another; but rather, to the...
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    Gen 19:1-4

    †. Gen 19:1a . .The two angels arrived in Sodom The word for "angels" is from mal'ak (mal-awk') from a root meaning to dispatch as a deputy; viz: a messenger; specifically of God, i.e. an angel and/or a prophet, priest or teacher. Mal'ak doesn't eo ipso indicate a celestial being; because the...
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    Majority of Mankind Will Perish -NC

    . I prefer using numbers because they have a way of fleshing out the Lord's statements. For example if the world ended today; something like: 7,305,000 Baha'i 483,821,000 Buddhists 454,579,800 Chinese Folk religionists 6,446,890 Confucianists 935,460,000 Hindus 5,669,000 Jains 1,523,212,150...
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    Gen 18:23-33

    †. Gen 18:23a . . Abraham came forward Abraham "came forward" in that he became somewhat assertive in this next scene. He was sort of like a guardian to the Sodomites, in spite of their decadence. That is amazing; yet, is so typical of the really holy men in the Bible to intercede for people...
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    Gen 18:21-22

    †. Gen 18:21a . . I will go down to see whether they have acted altogether according to the outcry that has reached Me; The word for "outcry" is from tsa'aqah (tsah-ak-aw') which means: a shriek. The same word was in chapter 4 to describe the cry of Abel's blood from the ground and also in...
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    Gen 18:16-20

    †. Gen 18:16 . .The men set out from there and looked down toward Sodom, Abraham walking with them to see them off. Many of us just see our visitors out the front door. But, you know, it wouldn't hurt to see them out to their cars too. Maybe even carry a few things for them. The site of Sodom...
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    Gen 18:9-15

    †. Gen 18:9a . .They said to him: Where is your wife Sarah? So far, Sarah has been hearing about her impending child only from her husband. But now, the speaker is intent that she should hear the news straight from the horse's mouth. †. Gen 18:9b . . And he replied: There, in the tent. At...
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    Majority of Mankind Will Perish -NC

    . Still; the numbers are impressive. According to the US Census Bureau: as of July 28, 2012 @ 09:22 am New York time, the resident population in the United States was approximately 314,042,012 with a death rate of approximately one every 14 seconds; which translates to an average of 6,171...
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    Gen 18:1-8

    †. Gen 18:1a . .The Lord appeared to him by the terebinths of Mamre; The words for "Lord" are yhvh and/or yhwh; the Jews' most sacred name for God. This appearance is extremely interesting because in it Yhvh visits Abraham as a human being. This visit occurred very shortly after the last one...
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    Majority of Mankind Will Perish -NC

    . Webster's defines "many" as consisting of, or amounting to, a large but indefinite number; while "few" is defined as consisting of, or amounting to, only a small number; viz: relative to many, few is the lesser. Cliff /
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    Infected With God's Spirit

    . There's a couple of ways to tell whether somebody is infected with God's spirit: but since I'm ex-Catholic; I prefer to just focus on just one. †. Rom 8:14-17 . . For you did not receive a spirit of bondage again to fear, but you received the Spirit of adoption by whom we call out: Abba...
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    Gen 17:18-27

    †. Gen 17:18 . . And Abraham said to God: O that Ishmael might live by Your favor! A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush. Well, why bother getting Sarah preggers when Ishmael was already at hand? But at the same time, I think Abraham was worried that Ishmael would be marginalized and...
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    Handwriting of Requirements that was Against Us

    Very useful. Yours is one of the few posts I've encountered on an internet forum in the past fifteen years that I feel valuable enough to be kept on file for future reference. I especially appreciate it when archaeology helps clarify some of the Bible's statements. BTW: a couple of other...
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    Majority of Mankind Will Perish -NC

    . A companion question might be: Why bother to manufacture a race of potentially evil creatures knowing in advance that its first birth would eventually have to be upgraded to a second as per John 3:3-8? Cliff /
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    Can Seals Be Broken?

    . What your posts make clear to me is that you play by your own rules rather than by a universal English standard like Webster's or by a universal Greek lexicon like the Strong's. In effect then, you prefer a tower of Babel where people's words can mean whatever they like. Maybe it doesn't...
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    Can Seals Be Broken?

    . Webster's defines "ambiguous" as: capable of being understood in two or more possible senses or ways. The koiné Greek word for "seal" at Rev 22:10 is sphragizo (sfrag-id'-zo) which means: to stamp (with a signet or private mark) for security or preservation (literally or figuratively); by...
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    Can Seals Be Broken?

    . The koiné Greek word for "seal" is somewhat ambiguous. One of its meanings is: to keep secret. Instructing John to "seal not the sayings of the prophecy of this book" is all the same as an executive order to make the information in the book of Revelation freely available to the churches...
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    The Doctrine of Salvation

    . The "hope" depicted in Rom 8:23-24 is in reference to one's anticipation of a new body. In other words: I have eternal life now; my body will have eternal life later. †. John 5:24 . . I assure you: those who listen to my message, and believe in God who sent me, have eternal life. They will...
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