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    POPE'S OFFICE IN THE BIBLE

    I keep hearing about Peter being the first Pope. And he is linked directly to Jesus. Peter WAS NOT the first leader of the Church at Jerusalem - James the brother of Jesus was. James was martyred by Ananus ben Ananus in 62AD. Peter was martyred in 67AD according to tradition. If he was the...
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    Can The State of Israel be Destroyed!

    Well, having been raised a Dispensationalist I fully understand why they are driven to a point of rage when contradicted because all of the Dispensationalists future rests on the success of present day Israel. They see themselves as ruling and reigning with Christ over the masses of humanity...
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    Can The State of Israel be Destroyed!

    The middle of the 70th week was the crucifixion - it is not to come but is past. Was Israel ever destroyed and scattered in the past? Why was it scattered and destroyed? Because they did not recognize and obey the word of God. Are they doing so today? No - Jews are being evangelized in...
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    " for a time, times, and an half"?

    Time, times and half a time is another way of saying 3 1/2 years. Basically it is a symbol for a time of tribulation. Elijah caused a 3 1/2 year drought which was tribulation. Nero persecuted the Christians for 3 plus years The tribulation of Jerusalem lasted 3 1/2 years. Domitian persecuted the...
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    Third temple

    The book of Hebrews tells us that the Old Covenant is about to pass away. Hebrews was written in approximately 64AD. It was only six years later that the Old Covenant was closed forever in 70AD. The Old Covenant required a lot of physical props in order to operate. They have all been gone now...
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    The Word "Antichrist" Defined: Courtesy of Strong's # 473

    Good answer. According to John an "antichrist" is any single spirit (of men or angels) who denies that Jesus has come in the flesh. According to the late Walter Martin - whose ministry focused on the cults - he says that cults are just that. These cults all say that Jesus was somebody other than...
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    The Antichrist in the book of Daniel

    The first major error that completely collapses what you wrote is the unsubstantiated claim that there is a single "antichrist." The writings of John on this are totally isolated and are only mentioned 5 times in scripture. You need to first establish from scriptural authority how John defines...
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    A Question About The Restrainer

    Let me give you some more detail of what I am talking about. Ezekiel 4:5-8 (NASB) 5 "For I have assigned you a number of days corresponding to the years of their iniquity, three hundred and ninety days; thus you shall bear the iniquity of the house of Israel. 6 "When you have completed...
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    A Question About The Restrainer

    I can't speak for Paul, but the main question that he was intent upon to answer was the false belief that Jesus had already returned a second time. This was his focus - not who the restrainer was. He simply listed a couple of events that had to take place BEFORE Jesus returns. (the war with...
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    A Question About The Restrainer

    I understand why you cannot address any of the points - because you have no answers no alternative. Tell us why Jesus' warning to his followers was so terribly urgent? Or has this too been exported to the future? Typical Futurist defense - Denial with no scriptural backing whatsoever. Everything...
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    A Question About The Restrainer

    No one here is anywhere near the truth. All of this conjecture is based on speculation and supposition. History tells us of the sequence of events preceding the Tribulation of Jerusalem in 66-70AD. It was as follows... !. First the restrainer had to be removed from Jerusalem. This...
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    Daniel 9:24-27

    Wing as used in the passage is a reference to a "Wing" of the Temple. There was but one. The Chamber of Hewn stones was the chamber in which the grand Sanhedrin met. It was on the North side of the temple; and it was built half inside and half outside of the main temple structure - hence a...
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    Was Satan bound and conquered at the Cross then loosed?

    No that is not what this passage means... Revelation 20:7-10 (NIV2011) 7 When the thousand years are over, Satan will be released from his prison When the unknown period of the Church age is over - then Satan will be released from his prison or restriction. This immediately preceeds the...
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    Would a loving God really send us "delusions"?

    2 Thessalonians 2:5-13 (NIV2011) 5 Don’t you remember that when I was with you I used to tell you these things? 6 And now you know what is holding him back, so that he may be revealed at the proper time. 7 For the secret power of lawlessness is already at work; but the one who now holds it...
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    Who Is "the Restrainer" In 2 Thess. 2:6-7

    Well, I get this all the time. As soon as you say that prophesy is fulfilled - then bingo - you are rubber tamped as a pretrerist. I am not a Preterist - I am an independant Bible tudent and don't belong in any of the popular schools of thought. I am also an ex- Futurist having left this totally...
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    Who Is "the Restrainer" In 2 Thess. 2:6-7

    The Restrainer removed. If your paradigm of the Bible is that everything is in the Future - then skip this post as it will mean nothing to you. The fact is that Jesus and Paul both spoke to the generation of their day; and what they said all came to pass by 70AD. God gave his people a simple...
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    The Cleansing of the Sanctuary & The 70 Weeks of Daniel

    The NIV is a bit different... Daniel 12:3-4 (NIV2011) 3 Those who are wise will shine like the brightness of the heavens, and those who lead many to righteousness, like the stars for ever and ever. 4 But you, Daniel, roll up and seal the words of the scroll until the time of the end. Many will...
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    The Cleansing of the Sanctuary & The 70 Weeks of Daniel

    I've written on sites like these for over 20 years. I cannot point to anyone during that time span who I would call a "liar." I find that most, if not all, of the people who write on these sites are Christians and do not deliberately "lie" to anyone. Quite the opposite - I find that people...
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    The Cleansing of the Sanctuary & The 70 Weeks of Daniel

    DaDad, on 26 May 2014 - 11:53 AM, said: Hi Cooter, Have you considered a modern interpretation, which would comply with the specified advances in travel and information? Dan. 12 4 But you, Daniel, shut up the words, and seal the book, until the time of the end. Many shall run to and fro, and...