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1601 | denominations in christianity | Revelation | Morant61 | 11397 | ||
Greetings Isa! Thanks for the response! There are quite a few denominations among Christians. Most of them differ on minor points of theology or practice. However, most of them are also united in Christ. While we differ on minor points, we also consider one another brothers and sisters in Christ. There are a few exceptions. Concerning the Trinity, I would say probably about 99 percent of those who claim to be Christian hold to the doctrine of the Trinity and have since the beginning of the church. Concerning a free lunch, we also don't believe in a free lunch. Our salvation is offered to us freely, but it cost Christ His life. He has already decided that all who call upon Him shall be freely saved. In Christ, Tim Moran |
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1602 | The Rapture in Revelation | Revelation | Morant61 | 13857 | ||
Greetings Forum Friends! I posted this on the Rev. 4:1 thread, but since this is where the question originated, I wanted to include my post here as well. *********************************************** When I first asked this question, I wasn't try to trick anyone. I just wanted to see what range of thought there was about this issue. Personally, I believe that Rev. 14:14-20 is the best choice for the Rapture in Rev. I base this on several points. 1) I believe in the pre-Wrath or Mid-Trib view of the Rapture. The first 3 1/2 years being a the time of Jacob's Trouble and the last 3 1/2 years being a time of God's Wrath. 2) Rev. 14:14-20 takes place immediately following the sounding of the last of the Seven trumpets in Rev. 10:7. The events described in Rev. 10-13 all take place at the sounding of the trumpet, with the exception of Rev. 12, which appears to be an historical insert. 3) The description of Rev. 14:14-20 fits the description of the Rapture. The "good" are harvested, and the "bad" are thrown into God's winepress of wrath. Whichever view we take, it is wonderful to know that our God is going to take us home one day. Your Brother in Christ, Tim Moran |
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1603 | Resurrection of 2 witnesses and Rapture? | Revelation | Morant61 | 13932 | ||
Greetings Rextar! I concur with your points. I too think that the resurrection of the 2 witnesses can be identified with the rapture of the Church. Or maybe just prior to it. Either way, your comments are sound. Concerning the "thief in the night" passages, I'm not sure how they relate exactly to any of Revelation. Revelation gives so many indicators that it seems impossible that believers (pre or mid) will not have some indicate that the time is approaching. Maybe someone else has given this some thought! Your Brother in Christ, Tim Moran |
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1604 | Rev 8:7 grass burned -9:4 no more grass? | Revelation | Morant61 | 16750 | ||
Greetings 12Bsaved! There are a couple of possible answers to your question. One has already been presented by Dougboy777! Here are two more: 1) Rev. 8:7 could refer to a specific kind of grass or plant. The word "grass" is qualified by the adjective "green or pale". Thus, all of this type of grass may have been burned up, but not all "grass" was burned up. 2) There could be a long period of time between Rev. 8:7 and Rev. 9:4 that the grass could have regrown. I hope this helps! Your Brother in Christ, Tim Moran |
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1605 | Hi Tim | Revelation | Morant61 | 18628 | ||
Greetings RCScroll! For some reason, I never got an e-mail message about your post. Sorry it took me so long to find it! :-) Personally, I think the answer is that God's wrath is general, not specific. As the Day of the Lord approaches, the judgements get more specific. I believe that the Seals are very general judgements leading up to Daniel's 70th week (events that we are in fact going through throughout the church age). I believe that the trumpets will be more intense judgements during the 1st half of Daniel's 70th week and that the bowls are very specific judgements during the 2nd half of Daniel's 70th week. However, I don't see any indication in Scripture that someone could not come to Christ even in the midst of God's judgements. Consider the example of Rahab. God was judging Jericho, but showed mercy to Rahab and her family. Or, consider Lot and his family when God judged Sodom. So, I think that even during the tribulation, people will still have the opportunity to accept Christ. Whether or not they will is a different question. Some even think that the 144,000 may be evangelists sent out from Israel during the tribulation. Whatever the case may be, I believe that God will always extend His grace. Your Brother in Christ, Tim Moran |
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1606 | white horse | Revelation | Morant61 | 21038 | ||
Scripture................................. Greetings Peggy! There are many theories about what exactly the seal are. I'll share my opinion with you, if you don't mind! :-) The Seals, Trumpets, and Bowls all refer to judgements inflicted upon an unbelieving world by God in increasing decrees of severity. The 7th seal is the beginning of the 7 trumpets. The 7th trumpet is the beginning of the 7 bowls. Personally, I think the seals are general level judgements brought upon the world leading up to Daniel's 70th week. I think the trumpets are more intense judgements brought upon the world during the first half of Daniel's 70th week. Finally, I think that the bowls are the full expression of God's wrath against the unbelieving world during the final half of Daniel's 70th week. Thus, the seals could very well be judgements which strech from the time of Christ's death to the beginning of the Tribulation. I hope this helps! Your Brother in Christ, Tim Moran |
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1607 | Best commentary on Revelation? | Revelation | Morant61 | 38996 | ||
Greetings Kalos! I realize you were not the one who originally asked this question, but allow me to attach my response to your post. A very good (and inexpensive) commentary on Revelation is Leon Morris's, "Revelation". This commentary is part of the Tyndale New Testament Commentary series publised by Inter-Varsity Press. It is paper back and very cheap. Leon Morris is a very well known and respected evangelical scholar. In fact, I would highly recommend this commentary series for the average Christian. They are not extremely technicule, but they are very informative. Your Brother in Christ, Tim Moran |
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1608 | What and where is the third woe? | Revelation | Morant61 | 68086 | ||
Greetings Chusarcik, I believe that the 3 woes are actually the 5th, 6th, and 7th trumpets. So, the 3rd woe would begin in Rev. 11:15. I hope this helps! Your Brother in Christ, Tim Moran |
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1609 | What exact event is the 3rd woe? | Revelation | Morant61 | 68198 | ||
Greetings Chusarcik! I would say that there are two possibilities! 1) The events of chapter 13: The rise of the beast may be the event refered to by the 3rd woe. Or, 2) The seven plagues of chapter 15 may be the event refered to with the 3rd woe. I would say the later is probably more likely for one simple reason. The 7th seal is the 7 trumpets. The 7th trumpet is the 7 bowls of wrath. I hope this helps! Your Brother in Christ, Tim Moran |
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1610 | Ten Commanments revisited. | Revelation | Morant61 | 111993 | ||
Greetings Compudex! The 'her' of Rev. 18:4 is used because the pronous is the third person feminine pronoun in Greek. It's antecedent is Babylon, which is a feminine noun in form. I checked out the website that you provided for CDBJ and contrary to many popular interpretations, there is nothing in the context of this passage which indicates that Babylon is the Catholic Church. There have been many attempts over the years to identify who or what Babylon is, the view that it is the Catholic Church is just one such attempt. We simply do not know who or what it is. One can make a pretty strong case for Babylon being a reference to Rome, but this is a far cry from being a reference to the Catholic Church. Your Brother in Christ, Tim Moran |
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1611 | Anti-christ from Europe? | Revelation | Morant61 | 134991 | ||
Greetings Liveright! Simply put, the Bible never says that the anti-christ will come out of Europe. There are those who interpret the 10 heads of the dragon in Revelation as being 10 nations out of Europe. Thus, they would believe that the anti-christ would come from these 10 nations. However, this nothing more than a guess. Scripture never actually says it. Your Brother in Christ, Tim Moran |
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1612 | Plural form of the Gr. word ekklesia? | Revelation | Morant61 | 167056 | ||
Greetings Kalos! Our friend CDBJ's info is correct, but the answer depends on which form of the plural you want. 'Ekklesiais' is the dative plural, which means 'to the churches'. The nominative plural form would be 'ekklesiai'. It would be pronounced: ek-klay-see'-eye I hope this helps! Your Brother in Christ, Tim Moran |
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1613 | what do the seal seals indicate? | Revelation | Morant61 | 187344 | ||
Greetings Precjwl! The main thing that the seven seals indicates is that God is sovereign over the events of the end times. Rev. 5:1 - "Then I saw in the right hand of him who sat on the throne a scroll with writing on both sides and sealed with seven seals. 2 And I saw a mighty angel proclaiming in a loud voice, ‘‘Who is worthy to break the seals and open the scroll?” 3 But no one in heaven or on earth or under the earth could open the scroll or even look inside it. 4 I wept and wept because no one was found who was worthy to open the scroll or look inside. 5 Then one of the elders said to me, ‘‘Do not weep! See, the Lion of the tribe of Judah, the Root of David, has triumphed. He is able to open the scroll and its seven seals.”" Note that the scroll is not in the Devil's hands. It is in God's hand and only Christ is worthy of opening it. He and He alone is sovereign over all the events of the last days. This is the message that we often miss from Revelation. Your Brother in Christ, Tim Moran |
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1614 | What about life after death? | Revelation | Morant61 | 187353 | ||
Greetings Janana! Try reading Revelation 21-22 for a start on your question. Your Brother in Christ, Tim Moran |
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1615 | "Read and hear" or "read and understand" | Rev 1:3 | Morant61 | 57930 | ||
Greetings Hotpotato! The word for read in Rev. 1:3 is 'anaginosko'. It is contrasted several times in the New Testament with 'understanding'. 1) Acts 8:30 - "Then Philip ran up to the chariot and heard the man reading Isaiah the prophet. ??Do you understand (ginosko) what you are reading (anaginosko)??" 2) 2 Cor. 1:13 - "For we do not write you anything you cannot read (anaginosko) or understand (epiginosko). And I hope that," 3) 2 Cor. 3:2 - "You yourselves are our letter, written on our hearts, known (ginosko) and read (anaginosko) by everybody." 2 Cor. 3:15 even indicates that those who read the Law of Moses do not understand it - "Even to this day when Moses is read, a veil covers their hearts." So, I would not push the meaning of 'understand' upon the verb 'to read'. However, the verbs 'to hear' and 'to keep' in Rev. 1:3 can bear this meaning, especially 'to keep'. So, your main point is definitely valid. The one who is blessed is the one who both reads, hears, and keeps these words. Your Brother in Christ, Tim Moran |
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1616 | Explain " do your first works over" ? | Rev 2:5 | Morant61 | 219566 | ||
Greetings Bmlg! In Rev. 2:1-7, the word 'works' (Strongs 2041) is used 3 times. In this passage, John lists the 'works' of the Church at Ephesus. They: 1) Were hard workers - v. 2. 2) Had persevered - v.2. 3) Could not tolerate wicked men - v. 2. 4) Tested false apostles - v. 2. 5) Persevered and endured hardships - v. 3. Yet, in spite of their past accomplishments, they had left their first love. So, 'doing their first works again' means to go back and do as they had at the beginning and repent of where they are at now. I hope this helps! Your Brother in Christ, Tim Moran |
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1617 | What is the morning star here? | Rev 2:28 | Morant61 | 80711 | ||
Greetings Darcy! The basic approach to a word study is as follows: 1) How is a particular word or phrase used in a certain book? 2) How is a particular word or phrase used by a particular author? 3) How is a particular word or phrase used in the Bible? 4) How is a particular word or phrase used in a particular culture? Sometimes, step one will answer the question, as in this case. Who is the 'morning star'? Rev. 22:16 answers that question: "I, Jesus, have sent my angel to give you this testimony for the churches. I am the Root and the Offspring of David, and the bright Morning Star." Your Brother in Christ, Tim Moran |
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1618 | Both spirit and Spirit present within us | Rev 2:28 | Morant61 | 82234 | ||
Greetings Ray! No, I see a prophecy of the future infilling of the Holy Spirit. But, even if v. 26 refers to man's spirit, that still doesn't indicate that there is a holy spirit and a Holy Spirit. Your Brother in Christ, Tim Moran |
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1619 | What are the seven Spirits of God? | Rev 4:5 | Morant61 | 7303 | ||
Greetings Gloria! Steve gave an excellent answer to your question. I would like to add another observation though. There is no way to be dogmatic about this phrase, but some feel that it is a reference to the Holy Spirit. The Greek of Rev. 4:5 literally says, "the seven spirits of God." Some think that the number seven may be a reference to Is. 11:2-3, which lists seven qualities of the Spirit: "The Spirit of the LORD will rest on him— the Spirit of wisdom and of understanding, the Spirit of counsel and of power, the Spirit of knowledge and of the fear of the LORD— 3 and he will delight in the fear of the LORD. He will not judge by what he sees with his eyes, or decide by what he hears with his ears;" I hope this helps! Your Brother in Christ, Tim Moran |
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1620 | What does each Seal represent? | Rev 5:1 | Morant61 | 21042 | ||
Scripture.................................... Greetings Peaches! See my response to Peggy for an overview of the Seals! But I will try to break down the seals below. If in fact, the seals are general jugdements leading up to Daniel's 70th week, they would correspond nicely to Jesus' comments in Mt. 24 about the events leading up to the end times. In fact, they are almost identical. The first seal (Rev. 6:1-2) refers to conquest. Jesus said in Mt. 24:7 that nation would rise up against nation in the time prior to the end times. The second seal (Rev. 6:3-4) refers to war. Jesus said in Mt. 24:6 that there would be wars and rumors of war leading up to the end times. The third seal (Rev. 6:5-6) refers to famine. Jesus said in Mt. 24:7 that there would be famines leading up to the end times. The fourth seal (Rev. 6:7-8) refers to death by plague, famine, and beasts. Again, this sounds like Jesus' words in Mt. 24:7. The fifth seal (Rev. 6:9-11) refers to persecution of Christians. Jesus said in Mt. 24:9 that Christians would be persecuted and put to death. The sixth seal (Rev. 6:12-17) refers to earthquakes and natural disasters. Jesus said in Mt. 24:7 that there would be earthquakes leading up to the end times. The seventh seal (Rev. 8:1-2) refers to the beginning of the seven trumpets. The pattern seems to be that the 7 seals refer to general judgement leading up to the end times. The 7 trumpets seem to refer to more intense judgements during the first half of Daniel's 70th week. And, the 7 bowls seem to refer to the full expression of God's wrath during the last half of Daniel's 70th week. I hope this helps! Your Brother in Christ, Tim Moran |
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