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41 | Turning to sin after salvation | 1 Cor 6:9 | Aniset | 110006 | ||
1Corinthians 6:9 says: 9. What! Do YOU not know that unrighteous persons will not inherit God's kingdom? Do not be misled. Neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor men kept for unnatural purposes, nor men who lie with men, 10. nor thieves, nor greedy persons, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor extortioners will inherit God's kingdom. Or, as the verse is paraphrased in The Living Bible: "Homosexuals-will have no share in his kingdom." Leviticus 18:22 *** 22 "'And you must not lie down with a male the same as you lie down with a woman. It is a detestable thing. Also, it should be noted that homosexuality had been condemned by God before the law of Moses was even given. The account about Sodom and Gomorrah, referred to earlier, proves this fact; those cities were destroyed by God over 400 years before the law of Moses came into existence. Jesus was aware of that.-Luke 17:28, 29, 32. So I ask you. If God destroyed all of those people for Homosexual acts do you think he has changed his mind now to allow it. Another thing that we have to keep in mind is that God reads the heart. And a persons actions will reveal what is in his heart. As lovers of God and of his word we do not want to disobey him. But, if we happen to do what is bad in his eyes, he will forgive us if we show a truly repenting heart and change our corse of life to do what is good. First, you must make a conscious decision to change. Acts 3:19, |
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42 | What is the third heaven, in 2cor12:1-4? | 2 Cor 12:2 | Aniset | 104409 | ||
The third heaven is were the creator of the universe lives, second heaven is were the stars moons and other plants reside, and the first heaven is were beautiful birds fly and clouds coast | ||||||
43 | Define The Fruit Of The Spirit (Gal5:22- | Gal 5:22 | Aniset | 104093 | ||
Now this is kinda long so I will have to post in in 2 parts. I am sure it will answer your question. How Godly Love Acts. Love, such as God is, is so wonderful that it is hard to define. It is easier to tell how it acts. In the following discussion of this fine quality, its application to Christians will be considered. The apostle Paul, in writing on the subject, first emphasizes how essential it is for a Christian believer and then details how it acts unselfishly: "Love is long-suffering and kind. Love is not jealous, it does not brag, does not get puffed up, does not behave indecently, does not look for its own interests, does not become provoked. It does not keep account of the injury. It does not rejoice over unrighteousness, but rejoices with the truth. It bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things."-1Co 13:4-7. "Love is long-suffering and kind." It puts up with unfavorable conditions and wrong actions of others, doing so with a purpose, namely, to work out the eventual salvation of those doing wrong or of others involved in the circumstances, as well as to bring honor and vindication, finally, to God's name. (2Pe 3:15) Love is kind, no matter what the provocation may be. Roughness or harshness on the part of a Christian toward others would not accomplish any good. "Love is not jealous." It is not envious of good things coming to others. It rejoices in seeing a fellowman receive a position of greater responsibility. It does not begrudge even one's enemies receiving good things. It is generous. God makes his rain fall on the righteous and the unrighteous. (Mt 5:45) God's servants who have love are content with their lot (1Ti 6:6-8) and their place, not getting out of place or selfishly seeking the position occupied by another. Satan the Devil selfishly and enviously did get out of place, even desiring worship to be given to him by Jesus Christ.-Lu 4:5-8. Love "does not brag, does not get puffed up." It does not seek the applause and admiration of creatures. (Ps 75:4-7; Jude 16) The person having love will not push another person down to make himself appear greater. Rather, he will exalt God and will sincerely encourage and build up other persons. (Ro 1:8; Col 1:3-5; 1Th 1:2, 3) He will be happy to see another Christian make advancement. And he will not boast of what he is going to do. (Pr 27:1; Lu 12:19, 20; Jas 4:13-16) He will realize that all he does is due to the strength coming from Jehovah. (Ps 34:2; 44:8) Jehovah told Israel: "Let the one bragging about himself brag about himself because of this very thing, the having of insight and the having of knowledge of me, that I am Jehovah, the One exercising loving-kindness, justice and righteousness in the earth; for in these things I do take delight."-Jer 9:24; 1Co 1:31. Love "does not behave indecently." It is not ill-mannered. It does not engage in indecent behavior, such as sexual abuses or shocking conduct. It is not rude, vulgar, discourteous, insolent, coarse, or disrespectful to anyone. A person who has love will avoid doing things that, in appearance or actions, disturb his Christian brothers. Paul instructed the congregation at Corinth: "Let all things take place decently and by arrangement." (1Co 14:40) Love "does not look for its own interests." It follows the principle: "Let each one keep seeking, not his own advantage, but that of the other person." (1Co 10:24) The possessor of love does not demand that everything be done his way. Paul said: "To the weak I became weak, that I might gain the weak. I have become all things to people of all sorts, that I might by all means save some. But I do all things for the sake of the good news, that I may become a sharer of it with others." (1Co 9:22, 23) Neither does love demand its "rights"; it is more concerned with the spiritual welfare of the other person.-Ro 14:13, 15. Love "does not become provoked." It does not look for an occasion or an excuse for provocation. It is not moved to outbursts of anger, which is a work of the flesh. (Ga 5:19, 20) One having love is not easily offended by what others say or do. He is not afraid that his personal "dignity" may be injured. |
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44 | Define The Fruit Of The Spirit (Gal5:22- | Gal 5:22 | Aniset | 104094 | ||
Love "does not keep account of the injury." (Literally, it is not "reckoning the bad thing"; Int.) It does not consider itself to be injured and so lay up that injury as something 'on the books of account,' to be settled, or paid off, in due time, in the meantime permitting no relations between the injured and the injurer. That would be a vengeful spirit, condemned in the Bible. (Le 19:18; Ro 12:19) Love will not impute evil motives to another but will be inclined to make allowances and give others the benefit of the doubt.-Ro 14:1, 5. Love "does not rejoice over unrighteousness, but rejoices with the truth." Love rejoices with the truth even though it upsets previous beliefs held or statements made. It sticks with God's Word of truth. It always sides with the right, finding no pleasure in wrong, in lies, or in any form of injustice, no matter who the victim is, even if he is an enemy. However, if a thing is wrong or misleading, love does not fear to speak out in the interests of truth and of others. (Ga 2:11-14) Also, it prefers to suffer wrong rather than commit another wrong in an attempt to straighten out the matter. (Ro 12:17, 20 Love "bears all things." It is willing to endure, to suffer for righteousness' sake.(If the offense is not too serious, he will overlook it. Otherwise, when the course recommended by Jesus at Matthew 18:15-17 is applicable, he will follow it. Love "believes all things." Love has faith in the things God has said in his Word of truth, even if outward appearances are against it and the unbelieving world scoffs.) Love believes all God says, though it may not be able to grasp it thoroughly, and it is willing to wait patiently until the matter is more fully explained or until getting a clear understanding. (1Co 13:9-12; 1Pe 1:10-13) Love also trusts in God's direction of the Christian congregation and his appointed servants and backs up their decisions based on God's Word. (1Ti 5:17; Heb 13:17) However, love is not gullible, for it follows the counsel of God's Word to "test the inspired expressions to see whether they originate with God," and it tests everything by the measuring rule of the Bible. (1Jo 4:1; Ac 17:11, 12) Love "hopes all things." It has hope in all the things Jehovah has promised. (Ro 12:12; Heb 3:6) It continues to work, waiting patiently for Jehovah to bring fruitage, to make things grow. (1Co 3:7) Love "endures all things." Love is required for the Christian to keep his integrity toward Jehovah God. Despite whatever the Devil may do to test the soundness of the Christian's devotion and faithfulness to God, love will endure in a way that holds the Christian true to God.-Ro 5:3-5; Mt 10:22. "Love never fails." It will never come to an end or cease to exist. New knowledge and understanding may correct things we once believed; hope changes as the hoped-for things are realized and new things are hoped for, but love always remains in its fullness and continues to be built up stronger and stronger.-1Co 13:8-13. |
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45 | What is Faith | Gal 5:22 | Aniset | 104097 | ||
Faith The word "faith" is translated from the Greek pi´stis, primarily conveying the thought of confidence, trust, firm persuasion. Depending on the context, the Greek word may also be understood to mean "faithfulness" or "fidelity."-1Th 3:7; Tit 2:10. The Scriptures tell us: "Faith is the assured expectation of things hoped for, the evident demonstration of realities though not beheld." (Heb 11:1) "Assured expectation" translates the Greek word hy·po´sta·sis. This term is common in ancient papyrus business documents. It conveys the idea of something that underlies visible conditions and guarantees a future possession. In view of this, Moulton and Milligan suggest the rendering: "Faith is the title deed of things hoped for." (Vocabulary of the Greek Testament, 1963, p. 660) Faith is, therefore, the basis for hope and the evidence for conviction concerning unseen realities. The entire body of truths delivered by Jesus Christ and his inspired disciples constitutes the true Christian "faith." (Joh 18:37; Ga 1:7-9; Ac 6:7; 1Ti 5:8) Christian faith is based on the complete Word of God, including the Hebrew Scriptures, to which Jesus and the writers of the Christian Greek Scriptures frequently referred in support of their statements. Faith is based on concrete evidence. The visible creative works testify to the existence of an invisible Creator. (Ro 1:20) In the Hebrew Scriptures, the word ´a·man´ and other words closely related convey the sense of trustworthiness, faithfulness, steadiness, steadfastness, being firmly established, long-lasting. (Ex 17:12; De 28:59; 1Sa 2:35; 2Sa 7:16; Ps 37:3) One related noun (´emeth´) usually denotes "truth," but also "faithfulness" or "trustworthiness." (2Ch 15:3, ftn; 2Sa 15:20; compare Ne 7:2, ftn.) The familiar term "Amen" (Heb., ´a·men´) also comes from ´a·man´.-See AMEN |
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46 | wine and acohol | 1 Tim 5:23 | Aniset | 111467 | ||
Because of the trouble alcoholic beverages can cause, some have labeled all drinking as 'evil.' Others say or imply that all strong drink is condemned by God. But that is not a balanced view. And it simply is not the truth, for it is not God's view. Do you remember reading about the first miracle that Jesus Christ performed? It was the turning of water into wine. (John 2:1-11) How reasonable would it be for him to make wine and then forbid people to drink it? And if God disapproved of all drinking, would he tell us in his own Word that he "will certainly make for all the peoples . . . a banquet of well-oiled dishes, a banquet of wine kept on the dregs"? (Isa. 25:6) Then, too, the apostle Paul advised Timothy: "Do not drink water any longer, but use a little wine for the sake of your stomach and your frequent cases of sickness."-1 Tim. 5:23. So, of itself, drinking is not wrong. It is like many other things God created for man's enjoyment. They can be used for good or for bad. For instance, is eating food bad? No, but you can make it bad if you habitually overeat to the point of becoming a glutton. Is your hand bad? Of course not. It is a marvelous instrument for man's use. But you can make it bad if you use it to commit a crime, such as strangling someone with it. Yes, you can take things that are 'good' and make them 'bad' by the way you use them. It is the same with alcoholic beverages. It is not the drinking of alcoholic beverages that God's Word condemns. It is their excessive use: "Do not be misled. Neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor men kept for unnatural purposes, nor men who lie with men, nor thieves, nor greedy persons, nor drunkards . . . will inherit God's kingdom."-1 Cor. 6:9, 10. |
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47 | Is it okay to drink alcohol? | 1 Tim 5:23 | Aniset | 111469 | ||
Because of the trouble alcoholic beverages can cause, some have labeled all drinking as 'evil.' Others say or imply that all strong drink is condemned by God. But that is not a balanced view. And it simply is not the truth, for it is not God's view. Do you remember reading about the first miracle that Jesus Christ performed? It was the turning of water into wine. (John 2:1-11) How reasonable would it be for him to make wine and then forbid people to drink it? And if God disapproved of all drinking, would he tell us in his own Word that he "will certainly make for all the peoples . . . a banquet of well-oiled dishes, a banquet of wine kept on the dregs"? (Isa. 25:6) Then, too, the apostle Paul advised Timothy: "Do not drink water any longer, but use a little wine for the sake of your stomach and your frequent cases of sickness."-1 Tim. 5:23. So, of itself, drinking is not wrong. It is like many other things God created for man's enjoyment. They can be used for good or for bad. For instance, is eating food bad? No, but you can make it bad if you habitually overeat to the point of becoming a glutton. Is your hand bad? Of course not. It is a marvelous instrument for man's use. But you can make it bad if you use it to commit a crime, such as strangling someone with it. Yes, you can take things that are 'good' and make them 'bad' by the way you use them. It is the same with alcoholic beverages. It is not the drinking of alcoholic beverages that God's Word condemns. It is their excessive use: "Do not be misled. Neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor men kept for unnatural purposes, nor men who lie with men, nor thieves, nor greedy persons, nor drunkards . . . will inherit God's kingdom."-1 Cor. 6:9, 10. |
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48 | This is Now, what scripture can I use | 2 Timothy | Aniset | 107196 | ||
2Tim 3:1-5 3 But know this, that in the last days critical times hard to deal with will be here. 2 For men will be lovers of themselves, lovers of money, self-assuming, haughty, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, disloyal, 3 having no natural affection, not open to any agreement, slanderers, without self-control, fierce, without love of goodness, 4 betrayers, headstrong, puffed up [with pride], lovers of pleasures rather than lovers of God, 5 having a form of godly devotion but proving false to its power; and from these turn away. 6 For from these arise those men who slyly work their way into households and lead as their captives weak women loaded down with sins, led by various desires, 7 always learning and yet never able to come to an accurate knowledge of truth. 2Tim 4:3-4 3 For there will be a period of time when they will not put up with the healthful teaching, but, in accord with their own desires, they will accumulate teachers for themselves to have their ears tickled; 4 and they will turn their ears away from the truth, whereas they will be turned aside to false stories. 5 You, though, keep your senses in all things, suffer evil, do [the] work of an evangelizer, fully accomplish your ministry. 2 Corinthians 4:4 4 among whom the god of this system of things has blinded the minds of the unbelievers, that the illumination of the glorious good news about the Christ, who is the image of God, might not shine through. Rev 12:9 9 So down the great dragon was hurled, the original serpent, the one called Devil and Satan, who is misleading the entire inhabited earth; So because Satin is the God of this system of things it is very important that we remain no part of the world. John 17:16. 1John 1:5-65 And this is the message which we have heard from him and are announcing to YOU, that God is light and there is no darkness at all in union with him. 6 If we make the statement: "We are having a sharing with him," and yet we go on walking in the darkness, we are lying and are not practicing the truth. |
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49 | How did Moses write about his death? | 2 Tim 3:16 | Aniset | 104411 | ||
It was told by the prophets by GOD how Jesus would die. Moses was told by GOD what took place in the garden of eden. Its posible but frighten to moses he was told by GOD how he would die.SO let it be done so let it be written. | ||||||
50 | How do we know when we are hearing God? | 2 Tim 3:16 | Aniset | 107190 | ||
Baba, The bible tells us at 2 Timothy 3 that 16 All Scripture is inspired of God and beneficial for teaching, for reproving, for setting things straight, for disciplining in righteousness, 17 that the man of God may be fully competent, completely equipped for every good work. God has said everything that we need to to know in order to live happy in his word the bible. There is no need to expect a voice to come out of heaven or into our heads. Many people would like to beleave that they are hearing Gods voice. But two things we need to realize is that, if God were going to talk to us personally then we wouldn't need the bible. Secondly if God were talking to us then why would everyone get a differant message. |
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51 | What is the Bible? | 2 Tim 3:16 | Aniset | 112714 | ||
The bible consist of two books. Namely the old Testiment(Hebrew)and New Testiment(Greek). It was penned by about 40 men. However,the bible states that it is inspiared by GOD.(2 Timothy 3:16-17. The bible has one overall theme and that is to vendicate Gods Sovernity. The bible has a common thread throughout that compliment each other. |
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52 | once saved are we always saved? | Heb 6:4 | Aniset | 105528 | ||
Once a person is saved, is he always saved? Jude 5, RS: "I desire to remind you, though you were once for all fully informed, that he who saved a people out of the land of Egypt, afterward destroyed those who did not believe." (Italics added.) Matt. 24:13, RS: "He who endures to the end will be saved." (So a person's final salvation is not determined at the moment that he begins to put faith in Jesus.) Phil. 2:12, RS: "As you have always obeyed, so now, not only as in my presence but much more in my absence, work out your own salvation with fear and trembling." (This was addressed to "the saints," or holy ones, at Philippi, as stated in Philippians 1:1. Paul urged them not to be overly confident but to realize that their final salvation was not yet assured.) Heb. 10:26, 27, RS: "If we sin deliberately after receiving the knowledge of the truth, there no longer remains a sacrifice for sins, but a fearful prospect of judgment, and a fury of fire which will consume the adversaries." (Thus the Bible does not go along with the idea that no matter what sins a person may commit after he is "saved" he will not lose his salvation. It encourages faithfulness. See also Hebrews 6:4-6, where it is shown that even a person anointed with holy spirit can lose his hope of salvation.) |
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53 | If u r saved can u ever become un saved? | Heb 6:4 | Aniset | 105530 | ||
Once a person is saved, is he always saved? Jude 5, RS: "I desire to remind you, though you were once for all fully informed, that he who saved a people out of the land of Egypt, afterward destroyed those who did not believe." (Italics added.) Matt. 24:13, RS: "He who endures to the end will be saved." (So a person's final salvation is not determined at the moment that he begins to put faith in Jesus.) Phil. 2:12, RS: "As you have always obeyed, so now, not only as in my presence but much more in my absence, work out your own salvation with fear and trembling." (This was addressed to "the saints," or holy ones, at Philippi, as stated in Philippians 1:1. Paul urged them not to be overly confident but to realize that their final salvation was not yet assured.) Heb. 10:26, 27, RS: "If we sin deliberately after receiving the knowledge of the truth, there no longer remains a sacrifice for sins, but a fearful prospect of judgment, and a fury of fire which will consume the adversaries." (Thus the Bible does not go along with the idea that no matter what sins a person may commit after he is "saved" he will not lose his salvation. It encourages faithfulness. See also Hebrews 6:4-6, where it is shown that even a person anointed with holy spirit can lose his hope of salvation.) |
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54 | Origin of God? | Heb 11:6 | Aniset | 117200 | ||
Hi Kerland, Your questions are very good. I too had the same questions. To better understand, there are a few things that need to be considered. 1. Who is the true God, and what is his name? Romans 10:13, Ezekiel 39:6, John 17:26 2. What sort of body does he have? John4:24 3. What are his outstanding qualities? Deuteronome 32:4, Job 12:13, Isaiah 40:26, 1John4:8 4. How should we worship him? Exodus 20:5,5,Psalms 115:4-8, Isaiah 42:8 5. What two ways can we learn about God? Psalm 19:1-6, Romans 1:20, Amos 3:7, 2Timothy 3:16,17 God has no beginning and no end. He has always been and will always be. He has no parents or siblings. He is. This can be hard for us to comprehend because everything that we know of has a beginning or a time put on it. This is not the case with All Mighty God because he doesn't need time. He created time. Ps. 90:2: "Before the mountains themselves were born, or you proceeded to bring forth as with labor pains the earth and the productive land, even from time indefinite to time indefinite you are God." Is that reasonable? Our minds cannot fully comprehend it. But that is not a sound reason for rejecting it. Consider examples: (1) Time. No one can point to a certain moment as the beginning of time. And it is a fact that, even though our lives end, time does not. We do not reject the idea of time because there are aspects of it that we do not fully comprehend. Rather, we regulate our lives by it. (2) Space. Astronomers find no beginning or end to space. The farther they probe into the universe, the more there is. They do not reject what the evidence shows; many refer to space as being infinite. The same principle applies to the existence of God. |
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55 | Sex before marriage | Heb 13:4 | Aniset | 104214 | ||
1 Thess. 4:3-8: "This is what God wills . . . that you abstain from fornication; that each one of you should know how to get possession of his own vessel in sanctification and honor, not in covetous sexual appetite such as also those nations have which do not know God; that no one go to the point of harming and encroach upon the rights of his brother in this matter, because Jehovah is one who exacts punishment for all these things, just as we told you beforehand and also gave you a thorough witness. For God called us, not with allowance for uncleanness, but in connection with sanctification. So, then, the man that shows disregard is disregarding, not man, but God, who puts his holy spirit in you." (The Greek word por·nei´a, translated "fornication," refers to sexual intercourse between unmarried persons, also to extramarital relations on the part of married persons.) Eph. 5:5: "No fornicator or unclean person or greedy person-which means being an idolater-has any inheritance in the kingdom of the Christ and of God." (This does not mean that anyone who in the past was a fornicator cannot enjoy the blessings of God's Kingdom, but he must cease that way of life in order to have God's approval. See 1 Corinthians 6:9-11.) |
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56 | Theological Question | James 1:25 | Aniset | 104099 | ||
Yes. If we love GOD and obey his comandments we will be blessed because we will have a clean conscious and we will know that we are doing what is required to please him well. (John 8:29,Romans 15:21,1John3:22. We also know that when Jesus was on earth he was hated by many. Many did not accept him as the son of GOD.(John15:17-22) . So All christians should expect to be treated the same way that Christ was treated. |
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57 | answer quickly please! | 2 Pet 1:21 | Aniset | 107030 | ||
The scripture that you have Quoted here does not say that the bible is in any sence mythical. What this passage says is that no prophecy was ever made by an act of human will. Meaning that The prophecy was not the thoughts of man. but men moved by the Holy Spirit spoke from God. Meaning that everything that the prophits wrote was inspired by GOD. Yes, God used man to write the bible, But God allowed Holy sprit to move the writers to pen Gods thoughts. 2 Timothy 3:16-17. This is woundeful when you think of it, because God could have allowed Angles to wite the bible. However, Angles do not know what it is like to be human. They have not felt pain, hurt, hunger,temptation or any other things that humans go through. |
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58 | Searching for the truth | 1 John 1:9 | Aniset | 117090 | ||
Hello Robert, I would like to answer your question from the bible if I may? 1. We all sin and fall short of GODS glory. (Romans 3:23) There is no man that does not sin. (1Kings 8:46) However there is a differance between being a sinner and practiceing sin. When someone practices sin and makes no attemp to stop, does not show a repentant heart, does not go to GOD in heartfelt prayer then thair prayers are in vain. Matthew 13:13-15 Luke 6:47 I will show you what he is like who comes to me and hears my words and puts them into practice. Acts 16:21 by advocating customs unlawful for us Romans to accept or practice." Acts 19:19 A number who had practiced sorcery brought their scrolls together and burned them publicly. When they calculated the value of the scrolls, the total came to fifty thousand drachmas.[ 19:19 A drachma was a silver coin worth about a day's wages.] 2. We know that we have been forgiven because a. we have asked our prayers in Jesus' name. John 14:14 b. We exercise faith. Romans 10:10, James 5:15 c. We have repented and turned arround. Acts 26:20, Acts 3:19 |
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59 | Can homosexuals receive salvation? | 1 John 1:9 | Aniset | 117093 | ||
Yes this is true, however you must also tell your wife, and you must not do it again. | ||||||
60 | Evidence? | Revelation | Aniset | 109361 | ||
Daniel 7 9 "As I looked, (NIV) "thrones were set in place, and the Ancient of Days took his seat. His clothing was as white as snow; the hair of his head was white like wool. His throne was flaming with fire, and its wheels were all ablaze. (KJV) Daniel 7 9 I beheld till the thrones were cast down, and the Ancient of days did sit, whose garment was white as snow, and the hair of his head like the pure wool: his throne was like the fiery flame, and his wheels as burning fire. |
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