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621 | What form will our bodies be in heaven? | NT general Archive 1 | Makarios | 10983 | ||
Ok, richilou, Can you provide some of those 'deep thoughts' here on the Forum? How should we go deeper with this? Please let us know, richilou. Nolan |
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622 | What do you think of new Holman Bible? | NT general Archive 1 | Makarios | 10985 | ||
richilou, I have a copy of the "Holman Christian Standard Bible" if you have any questions. Nolan |
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623 | Who are sitting in the 24 Thrones? | NT general Archive 1 | Makarios | 11020 | ||
Greetings Righteous Plan! Revelation 4:4 states, "Around the throne were twenty-four thrones; and upon the thrones I saw twenty-four elders sitting, clothed in white garments, and golden crowns on their heads." "4:4 The identity of the 24 elders can be established from a careful observation of the descriptive data. They are clothed in white, indicating purity; seated on thrones, suggesting responsibility and status; crowned with victors’ wreaths (, Gk.); and they themselves bear witness that they have been redeemed by the blood of Christ and, therefore, constitute a kingdom of priests (5:10, “us” NU, M them, “kings” NU a kingdom). Such a description can only represent redeemed humanity. Twenty-four is twice twelve. In the picturesque vision of the New Jerusalem in ch. 21, the city is said to have twelve pearl gates, inscribed with the names of the twelve sons of Jacob, and twelve foundations, inscribed with the names of the twelve apostles. A similar truth is presented in the number of elders. Both O.T. and N.T. saints are gathered as the family of God in heaven and are here represented in the 24 elders." -Believer's Study Bible "4:4 Twenty-four elders recalls the idea of the heavenly council (see Job 1-2; Ps 82), but here their function is solely to praise God." -Cambridge Annotated Study Bible "4:4 twenty-four elders. Some understand these to be angelic beings, though it is likely that the 24 elders represent redeemed people who are glorified, crowned, and enthroned. Angels are never said to be given crowns, though believers are (2 Tim. 4:8; James 1:12; 1 Peter 5:4; Rev. 2:10)." -Ryrie Study Bible Nolan |
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624 | Whatever happened to Joseph?? | NT general Archive 1 | Makarios | 11130 | ||
Dear Richilou, What is it about this question that you cannot answer "openly"?? Nolan |
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625 | Who are sitting in the 24 Thrones? | NT general Archive 1 | Makarios | 11148 | ||
Dear Elijah, I hope this helps.. "Twenty-four elders occupy other thrones. The identity of the elders is not certain. Some think that they represent the church or believers in heaven, but it seems preferable to view the elders as angels who comprise a heavenly ruling council (see Jer. 23:18, 22). These elders function as ruling priests in the present age. Michael, an angel, is identified as one of these chief princes (see Dan. 10:13; Col. 1:16). In contrast, the church is not prepared to rule until 19:7, 8. The white robes and crowns of gold point to those who are confirmed in righteousness and who possess ruling authority. The wearing of the crowns indicates that the elders had already been judged and rewarded." Nelson Study Bible "'Elders' These elders represent the Church. The very word “elder” has church significance (1 Tim 5:17; Titus 1:5). Crowns throughout the N.T. are exclusively presented as rewards for the faithful in the Church. These elders sit on thrones which are associated with the central judgment throne of God (vv. 2-4; cp. 1 Cor 6:2-3; 2 Tim 2:12). The appearance of these elders, already glorified, crowned, and enthroned before the opening of the sealed book of judgment (ch. 5) and before the end-time judgments are loosed upon the world (chs. 6-18), reaffirms that the Church is not to be subjected to the judicial wrath and judgments of that time (cp. John 5:24; Rom 5:9; 1 Th 1:10; 5:1-11; Rev 3:10). 'Clothed' Righteousness (garment): 3:18; 4:4; Rev 6:11. (Gen 3:21; Rev 19:8) 'Crowns' Rewards: vv. 4, 10; Rev 11:18. (Dan 12:3; 1 Cor 3:14, note)" New Scofield Bible "twenty-four elders. Representative of either the whole company of believers in heaven or an exalted angelic order worshiping and serving God there (see v. 9-11; 5:5-14; 7:11-17; 11:16-18; 14:3; 19:4)." Zondervan NASB Study Bible Nolan |
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626 | Who are sitting in the 24 Thrones? | NT general Archive 1 | Makarios | 11150 | ||
And here is the best yet, Elijah... "4:4 twenty-four elders. Their joint rule with Christ, their white garments (19:7,8), and their golden crowns (2:10) all seem to indicate that these 24 represent the redeemed (vv. 9-11; 5:5-14; 7:11-17; 11:16-18; 14:3; 19:4). The question is which redeemed? Not Israel, since the nation is not yet saved, glorified, and coronated. That is still to come at this point in the events of the end. Their resurrection and glory will come at the end of the 7 year tribulation time (cf. Dan. 12:1-3). Tribulation saints aren't yet saved (7:9,10). Only one group will be complete and glorified at that point- the church. Here elders represent the church, which sings the song of redemption (5:8-10). They are the overcomers who have their crowns and live in the place prepared for them, where they have gone with Jesus (cf. John 14:1-4)." Taken from The MacArthur NKJV Study Bible (pg. 1998). Nolan |
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627 | if someone take there own life where wil | NT general Archive 1 | Makarios | 15964 | ||
Dear Goldenchild, It was I, Nolan, who made the suggestion that you should avoid suicide, and I sincerely apologize to you. I was both 'out of line' and too overly zealous in my 'advice' to you, which should not have been given without prior knowledge of the situation. I am a very zealous and passionate person, but I should not have been here. Hank has stated before... "My dear Golden Child: It was not I, but someone else, who advised you not to consider suicide. It is most unfortunate when this forum offers advice when it is not requested and which it often is unqualified to give. I'm sorry if the inference you may have drawn was an embarrassment to you. Merely because someone asks a question about hell, for example, doesn't mean he or she is contemplating going there. --Hank" I echo his comments to this thread and I sincerely apologize. I am glad to hear that you are, in fact, a child of God! Amen! Your Brother in Christ, Nolan |
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628 | HEROD AND JOHN THE BAPTIST | NT general Archive 1 | Makarios | 19150 | ||
Greetings prayon! The only way in which I could possibly add to another one of your Bible-based, excellent answers is to provide you with that Scripture reference - Acts 17:11 [2 Timothy 3:16]. Good to see you here again, my friend! Blessings to you, Nolan |
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629 | Introducing the English Standard Version | NT general Archive 1 | Makarios | 21356 | ||
Introducing The Holy Bible: English Standard Version **************** The English Standard Version of the Bible is the newest translation that has become available. Copyrighted in 2001 by Crossway Bibles, this translation is available for purchase at http://www.christianbook.com. This, being the newest of the new translations, continues the tradition of the Revised Standard Version of 1971, which followed the tradition of the American Standard (1901) and the King James Version of 1611. The translators' goal in this new translation was to carry forward a legacy of faithfulness to the text and vigorous pursuit of accuracy combined with simplicity, beauty, and dignity of expression. The English Standard Version, or ESV, is self-described as an "essentially literal" translation that seeks as far as possible to capture the precise wording of the original text and the personal style of each Bible writer. It seeks to be transparent to the original text, letting the reader see as directly as possible the structure and meaning of the original text. The ESV is based on the Masoretic text of the Hebrew Bible as found in Biblia Hebraica Stuttgartensia (2nd ed., 1983), and on the Greek text in the 1993 editions of the Greek New Testament (4th corrected ed.), and Novum Testamentum Graece (27th ed.), edited by Nestle and Aland. In result, the textual tradition that was used was a "critical text" like most modern translations rather than the Textus Receptus tradition. The ESV utilized a 14 member Translation Oversight Committee that included more than a hundred people that were international in scope and included many leaders in many denominations. In the area of gender language, the goal of the ESV is to render literally what is in the original. In each case, the objective was 'transparency' to the original text rather than translating the text on the terms of our present-day culture, which signals a 'departure' of sorts from the New Revised Standard. The ESV does not, however, go out of its way to capitalize certain pronouns that relate to God or that clearly show a reference to Jesus Christ. It compares in many ways to the NIV in the area of pronoun capitalization. As for "disputed" verses, the ESV follows the same methodology of the NIV by taking a "critical" verse away from the text and placing it on the bottom of the page. Acts 8:37 is the example that I am using here. As for Mark 16:9-20 and John 7:53-8:11, the text is placed in double brackets and a footnote is included. The text itself is in paragraph form with headers to introduce a series of paragraphs. The words of Christ are in RED. Here is a "sampling" of some verses from this brand new translation... 1 Samuel 5:11-12 "They sent therefore and gathered together all the lords of the Philistines and said, "Send away the ark of God of Israel, and let it return to its own place, that it may not kill us and our people." For there was a deathly panic throughout the whole city. The hand of God was very heavy there. The men who did not die were struck with tumors, and the cry of the city went up to heaven." Proverbs 20:27 "The spirit of man is the lamp of the LORD, searching all his innermost parts." Matthew 17:24-26 "Then Jesus told his disciples, "If anyone would come after me, let him deny himself and take up his cross and follow me. For whoever would save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for my sake will find it. For what will it profit a man if he gains the whole world and forfeits his life? Or what shall a man give in return for his life?" Philippians 2:6-7 "who, though he was in the form of God, did not count equality with God a thing to be grasped, but made himself nothing, taking the form of a servant, being born in the likeness of men. And being found in human form," 1 Timothy 3:16 "Great indeed, we confess, is the mystery of godliness: He was manifested in the flesh, vindicated by the Spirit, seen by angels, proclaimed among the nations, believed on in the world, taken up in glory." I will quote any verse(s) from the ESV or compare it to any other translation upon request. ?*?*?*?*?* What does Nolan think? *?*?*?*?*?* Overall, I like it a lot! I believe that the ESV is in several ways a lot better suited for me than the NRSV and I like it much better then the NRSV, which was the first translation to claim direct lineage from the RSV. I believe that the ESV is a worthy successor to the RSV and it is an excellent translation for use in study as well as for general all-purpose use. It deserves a good look! :-) (2 Thumbs UP!) - Nolan |
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630 | Introducing the English Standard Version | NT general Archive 1 | Makarios | 21375 | ||
Greetings my friend Hank!! :-) I truly missed you and John and all of the others while I was gone.. I kept you all in my prayers. I hope your meeting with the "board of directors" goes well.. :-) Thank you for your compliments! I agree, in some ways it would be good to see one, final, "agreed upon" translation that would keep us going, say, for the next 400 years or so.. :-) But the NIV has made a good case to be that translation, even though I will use my NASB as my primary version of choice. I like your Big Three! And I sincerely accept your compliments and much valued friendship as treasured gifts that the Lord has not withheld from me, my dear friend! I pray that the Lord will continue to overfill your cup with His blessings! Your dear brother in Christ and friend, Nolan |
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631 | References for History of the Faith | NT general Archive 1 | Makarios | 21392 | ||
References for the History of the Faith ***************** While I was away from the Forum, I underwent a study of the history of the church and how the church "thought" in the early days... Here are some valuable links that shed more light on this subject.. http://www.ccel.org/fathers2/ http://www.newadvent.org/fathers/ http://www.iclnet.org/pub/resources/christian-history.html Enjoy! - Nolan |
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632 | Introducing the English Standard Version | NT general Archive 1 | Makarios | 21394 | ||
For More Information on the English Standard Version *********************** For more information on the English Standard Version of the Bible, you can visit the publisher's webpage, Good News Publishers, at www.GoodNewsPublishers.org. There is much more information about this brand new translation there. Enjoy! - Nolan |
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633 | Looking for verses on Spiritual Gifts | NT general Archive 1 | Makarios | 21395 | ||
Thank you, my dear brother! Its good to know that my presence here does make a difference. Blessings to all of you! Nolan |
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634 | Looking for verses on Spiritual Gifts | NT general Archive 1 | Makarios | 21396 | ||
Thank you so much my dear friend! Sir Pent, I knew that having you on the Forum was an excellent idea, and I am refreshed by witnessing the bright, intellectual and positive influence that you have brought to it during my absence! Yes, my dear friend, I am totally refreshed now and I'm ready for a long stay. :-) I sincerely appreciate what you have said about "my voice", which is no doubt one of the greatest compliments that anyone has ever given to me during all the months of my Forum participation! Thank you, my forever friend! Nolan |
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635 | The Conservative Mennonite Conference | NT general Archive 1 | Makarios | 21548 | ||
The Conservative Mennonite Conference ******************** Here is a post that will help us learn more about the Conservative Mennonite Conference, which happens to be the Denomination that my church is affiliated with.. Founded: 1910 Membership: 10,334 in 102 churches (1999) The Conservative Mennonite Conference (CMC) is an autonomous affiliation of congregations within the Mennonite church that was formed in 1910 in a meeting of concerned Amish Mennonite church leaders at Pigeon, Michigan. Five ministers were in attendance, representing Amish Mennonite churches that were reluctant to adopt the Old Order Amish Mennonite conservatism toward cultural expressions. However, they were also more conservative than the prevailing Amish Mennonite and Mennonite approach of that time. The organization was known as Conservative Amish Mennonite Conference from 1912 until the present name was adopted in 1954. The CMC subsribes to the Mennonite Confession of Faith (1963) and to the Conservative Mennonite Statement of Theology (1991). These documents affirm the full humanity and full divinity of Jesus Christ, the full inspiration and autographical inerrancy of the scriptures, believers' baptism, and nonviolence. Members are expected to refrain from gambling, alcohol, tobacco, immodest attire, swearing oaths, and premarital and extra-marital sexual activity. The highest decision making body in the Conservative Mennonite Conference is the semiannual Minister's Business Meeting, which elects an executive board and a general secretary to oversee the day to day operations of the conference. The missions arm of the CMC is Rosedale Mennonite Missions. Internationally affiliated church bodies are found in Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Ecuador, Haiti, Germany, and Kenya. Rosedale Bible Institute in Irwin, Ohio offers college-level courses in various Christian studies. The conference sponsors Bethel Mennonite Camp for youth in eastern Kentucky. The official publication of CMC is the Brotherhood Beacon. Just some facts that I wanted to share! Taken from page 218-219 of "Handbook of Denominations in the United States, 11th Ed." by Frank S. Mead and Samuel S. Hill, Revised by Craig D. Atwood. - Nolan |
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636 | References for History of the Faith | NT general Archive 1 | Makarios | 21620 | ||
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637 | The Conservative Mennonite Conference | NT general Archive 1 | Makarios | 21622 | ||
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638 | meaning of numbers in the bible | NT general Archive 1 | Makarios | 21904 | ||
Greetings Casiv! I've studied the Bible for the greater part of my life and I've also taken Trigonometry and Calculus- all the way up to Calculus 3 and 4 at Indiana Wesleyan University, with superb grades. However, even with all of this knowledge of Scripture and Mathematics, I still cannot find any logical sense or continuity in determining that numbers have a "significant" meaning in the Bible! We should NOT use the Bible to become good statisticians and mathematicians. We should use the Bible to become filled with the Holy Spirit and learn more about God! This whole discussion with numbers and the Bible is attempting to move the focus of this Forum away from the Bible itself, and it cannot lead to anything productive. In Christ, Nolan |
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639 | meaning of numbers in the bible | NT general Archive 1 | Makarios | 21997 | ||
Ok Casiv, you asked for Scripture.. "Timothy, guard what has been entrusted to your care. Turn away from godless chatter and the opposing ideas of what is falsely called knowledge, which some have professed and in so doing have wandered from the faith. Grace be with you." (1 Timothy 6:20-21 [NIV]) - Nolan |
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640 | meaning of numbers in the bible | NT general Archive 1 | Makarios | 22001 | ||
Dear Kalos, You write, "I have come to realize that the only valid way to truly discover what the writers of Scripture intended to communicate is to accept what is written at *face value*. By face value I mean the normal, natural, customary sense of the text intended by the Author/author at the time it was written" I see no other way than to take what is written in the Bible at face value. If we do not take what is written in the Bible at face value, and add some *other interpretation* that is different from the interpretation gathered from face value, then we have an interpretation "that is in error", thus leading to a CULT! The Bible (taken at face value) teaches that Scripture alone is the supreme and infallible authority for the church and the individual believer. This is not to say that creeds and tradition are unimportant, but the Bible alone is our final authority. Creeds and tradition and numerology are man-made. (2 Tim. 3:15-4:5) Jesus said, "Scripture cannot be broken" (John 10:35). Jesus used Scripture as the final court of appeal in every matter under dispute. He said to some Pharisees, "You nullify the word of God by your tradition that you have handed down" (Mark 7:13). So, following Jesus' lead, the Scriptures alone are our supreme and final authority! And we are asked not to take the Scriptures at face value?? The one who does NOT take the Scriptures at face value is the one in error. An Interesting Note: -------------------------- Also, have you ever noticed that Casiv, Serenetime and Praisemaster are NEVER logged in on this Forum at the SAME TIME???? :-) Grace to you my friend! Nolan |
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