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Maybe what you should have said is, "I only go by what the bible says...IN ENGLISH!"Arnie Manitoba said:I only go by what the bible says, sorry
And it was given authority over every tribe, people, language and nation. All inhabitants of the earth will worship the beast
If it were true that you only go by what the bible say's then you would realize that the bible wasn't written in English!
Have you ever used an interlinear? Do you ever use resources that help you understand the words from the original text?
So! If you only go by what the bible say's, look again at the two different ways the word all is used elsewhere in the bible.
Revelation 13:3 And I saw one of his heads as it were wounded to death; and his deadly wound was healed: and all (holos) the world wondered after the beast.
In verse 3 the word holos is used for all and it definitely means the entire world.
But in verse 7-8 the word pas is used FOR ALL.
Revelation 13:7-8 And it was given unto him to make war with the saints, and to overcome them: and power was given him over all (pas) kindreds, and tongues, and nations.
Part of a good hermeneutic, or reliable method of interpretation, would be to look at how the word all (PAS) is used elsewhere.
Did you notice, or would you rather not notice, that when the word (PAS) or all is used it often doesn't imply the whole ball of wax?
And notice that when the Word say's, "And all that dwell upon the earth shall worship him, whose names are not written in the book of life of the Lamb slain from the foundation of the world." It doesn't mean that all that dwell on the earth will worship the beast. ONLY THOSE WHOSE names are not written in the book of life of the Lamb slain from the foundation of the world." (Muslim's!)
Here's another example for you. In Luke 2:1 the word PAS is used.
And it came to pass in those days, that there went out a decree from Caesar August, that all the world should be taxed. (Luke 2:1)
Caesar never rule the entire world and he did not tax the entire world! He taxed only those people that were under his authority and power within his kingdom! In the same way the anti-Christ will force the mark only upon those under his authority and power within his kingdom!
I can give you dozens of examples where the word pas is used where it never implies the entirety of the whole. But I have a feeling I would be wasting my time.
Maybe you should get yourself a hermeneutic!
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