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61 | Please disprove rapture theory!? | Bible general Archive 1 | Love Fountain | 42028 | ||
Dear angel1, Please explain the "Stone of Scone theory", what is it? Also, please explain "the red thread", what is it? I have never studied what it is you bring up, please explain in detail to the best of your ability. Bless you, Love Fountain Prov 5:21 21 For the ways of man are before the eyes of the LORD, and he pondereth all his goings. KJV |
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62 | Please disprove rapture theory!? | Bible general Archive 1 | Love Fountain | 42033 | ||
Dear angel1, Please call me Love. For it is love that shall set us all free from the sin nature we bare. Thank you for the response. Do you believe in the rapture? Which one if yes? Bless you, Love Fountain Deut 7:7-9 7 The LORD did not set his love upon you, nor choose you, because ye were more in number than any people; for ye were the fewest of all people: 8 But because the LORD loved you, and because he would keep the oath which he had sworn unto your fathers, hath the LORD brought you out with a mighty hand, and redeemed you out of the house of bondmen, from the hand of Pharaoh king of Egypt. 9 Know therefore that the LORD thy God, he is God, the faithful God, which keepeth covenant and mercy with them that love him and keep his commandments to a thousand generations; KJV |
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63 | The Massorah? | OT general | Love Fountain | 31169 | ||
Dear Tim, As I stated in another post, I was having trouble signing on as Love Fountain so I used Looking for Truth which was a name I used before. Anyway, I went to the site you recommended, thanks for the referral. You state,"The unpointed version is what you are referring to. However, this fixed text has been found to contain errors which were perpetuated by the Massorah itself." Can you please provide specific information suporting this statement, I am very interested in the errors perpetuated by the Massorah itself? Bless you, Love Fountain |
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64 | The Massorah? | OT general | Love Fountain | 31191 | ||
Dear Tim, One thing definitely appears to be true is that anything man puts his hands on becomes soiled. I believe we must utilize all resources we can. Bless you, Love Fountain |
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65 | Why did God become a Man? | NT general Archive 1 | Love Fountain | 26953 | ||
Dear capemay, Another reason God became a man is in Hebrews 2:14,15. NIV Heb 2:14 Since the children have flesh and blood, he too shared in their humanity so that by his death he might destroy him who holds the power of death-that is, the devil- Heb 2:15 -and free those who all their lives were held in slavery by their fear of death. Hope this helps. Bless you, Love Fountain Matt 10:28-31 |
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66 | Why did God become a Man? | NT general Archive 1 | Love Fountain | 27046 | ||
Dear Ray, I agree with you on the capitalization of the NIV text. I was going to capitalize but felt funny about changing the wording, the translators of the NIV had done, so I quoted verbatim. I believe any reference to God or Jesus should be capitalized and it makes me wonder why the NIV didn't do this? What do you think? Bless you, Love Fountain PS. Are you a Bible salesman and trying to sell me a NKJ or NASB?(just kidding!)LOL |
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67 | Judas went to hell? | NT general Archive 1 | Love Fountain | 27932 | ||
Dear Kalos, Happy Holidays to you. I am confused by your response regarding Judas being the son of perdition. In the post you refer to the son of perdition as the antichrist in 2Thes 2:3. Are you saying the antichrist is Judas? To me, the scripture says "son" of perdition, not "sons". So either the son of perdition is Judas or it is the antichrist, right? Also, I have read this whole post and serenetime also asked you a question that has not been answered that I think is a great question, along the same road as the question I have. I know you would answer all questions to you but serenetime seems to have made a mistake and addressed the question to Nolan who has not answered either. Please help me understand because I have always thought the devil to be the son of perdition. Perdition meaning to perish, as in the son sentenced to perish and as far as I have read knowhere does the bible say Judas is sentenced to death. My understanding of Judas is in a sense of similarity to all who have been called to fulfill the purpose of God. In likeness to Judas and his negative appearance in scripture we also have the pharoah, esau and many others who fulfill their negative calling. Also, since scripture does not clearly and plainly state Judas went to hell is fair for us to say he is in hell?, don't you think that might be an assumption? What do you think? Bless you, Love Fountain |
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68 | "Sons" of perdition? | NT general Archive 1 | Love Fountain | 27937 | ||
Dear Norrie, You say," I think there are two sons of perdition". Not once that I have read has it ever said "sons" of perdition. I realize when someone says "I think" it usually means this is my opinion. But do you or can you back up your belief with scripture? Bless you, Love Fountain |
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69 | Judas went to hell? | NT general Archive 1 | Love Fountain | 28469 | ||
Dear Nolan, I merely asked a question regarding the "sons" of perdition because I always thought that satan was the only one who has been judged in the whole Bible. Even the angels who left their first estate have not been judged but await judgement bound by chains in darkness. Perdition in The American Heritage Dictionary is defined as 1a.)the loss of the soul; eternal damnation. b.) Hell 2.) Utter ruin. Yes, Kalos and yourself have provided a great deal of scripture which can imply Judas as having gone to hell, but the fact remains that the scripture does not clearly and plainly state, "Judas went to hell." I believe what stjones has said to be correct in the regard of John 17:12 is referring to Judas' condition and not fate. I also believe that there is an immense amount of great detail that is overlooked regarding Judas. I must be honest with you, I have been thinking about the response you have given me for that last couple of days. Praying and meditating and reading for what to say to you regarding how you have made me feel. I have learned from reading what you write on this forum, not always agreeing but respecting your belief and the side you decide to take. I am a little put off by your statement to me though, you said, "Now I have responded, and now I have seen fit to refute this utter nonsense." and, "The reason that I did not respond more quickly to this NONSENSE........", I feel no matter what I say you have found your belief to be the only true one before I can even say a word. If this is true than that is ok! But please don't say that my question is nonsense which implies that no matter what I have to say further will also be nonsense. I believe God is all merciful to anyone who confesses(Prov 28:13) and Judas repented in Matt 27. I am puzzled how so many people feel that they know the true intent of Judas' heart? How can we be sure that Judas didn't think that Jesus would convince those giving the trial that He(Jesus) was indeed the the Messiah, Judas was by no means ignorant, but is made out to be satan himself. Would satan have given back the 30 pieces of silver? Bless you, Love Fountain |
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70 | Why did God become a Man? | NT general Archive 1 | Love Fountain | 28542 | ||
Dear Kalos, I was going back through threads on the forum and came across this answer you gave to me and I wanted to thank you for the time you put into this post, for the information regarding non capitalization of pronouns in the original languages. Happy New Year, Love Fountain |
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71 | "Sons" of perdition? | NT general Archive 1 | Love Fountain | 28775 | ||
Dear Tim, Happy New Year and thanks for your response. I have never thought of Judas as the son of perdition because of the fact that only satan is condemned to eternal death in the Scripture(John 16:11) and we are even told how he is to die the death of fire from within him that turns him into ashes(Eze 28:18). I believe this because scripture says so and the definiton of perdition is described as eternal damnation. I do not believe the reference to the son of perdition in John 17:12 is Judas and I don't believe he is in hell, because Scripture does not say so in a direct manner. The answer to John 17:12 is in understanding the whole chapter of John 17. The chapter is our Lord praying to the Father and in verse 20 He says,"My prayer is not for them(disciples) alone".(NIV) In John 17, Jesus is praying for all believers. If we read John 17:12, Jesus says," ....None has been lost except the one doomed to destruction..."(NIV)(aka son of perdition). I put great emphasis towards "THE ONE", because the ONLY ONE already judged to eternal death is satan within the Scripture(as stated with Scripture above). Also, if we go to the next chapter, John 18:9 is the fulfillment of John 17:12 and says, "This happened so that the words He had spoken would be fulfilled: "I have not lost one of those you gave me."(NIV). John 18:9 refers directly and plainly to all His disciples who are with Him in the garden at that point in time and He says none are lost. Upon the Scripture which clearly states who the son of perdition is(son sentenced to eternal damnation), not "sons" and the fulfillment of John 17:12 in John 18:9, I do not believe Judas went to hell because he has not been judged and know where in scripture does it clearly and plainly state "Judas went to hell." Bless you, Love Fountain |
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72 | "Sons" of perdition? | NT general Archive 1 | Love Fountain | 28782 | ||
Dear Tim, Please share with me the understanding of the Greek word for "except" which I believe is "ei me". I am hoping the Greek definition is similiar to the English definition which I hope answers your question regarding whether or not satan or the antichrist was given to Christ. I think satan has been left out because as I chased the English word "except" in the Websters and I was led to a definition of the word exclude, meaning to bar from participation, consideration, or inclusion. What about the fulfillment of John 17:12 in John 18:9? This helps me to see that none are lost, not even Judas, no matter how many may want otherwise. Bless you, Love Fountain |
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73 | Judas went to hell? | NT general Archive 1 | Love Fountain | 28786 | ||
Dear Serenetime, Happy New Year and thank you for the enlightening posts you have submitted on this thread. I have been reading and watching this post and feel within my heart and soul to pursue the truth into the matter at hand,"Judas went to hell". Many seem to easily accept that Judas is indeed in hell through implications in Scripture and opinions of Scholars in commentaries, but the fact still remains that Scripture doesn't say," Judas went to hell". I agree with you," for who are we to judge?", as I am without a doubt a sinner and by no right do I claim anything above a sinners rightful place, but through repentance and an ever increasing search for perfect love through the Word of Truth I feel the need to show ourselves approved to the Father, Son and Holy Spirit by rightly dividing the Words of Truth and getting to the truth about Judas. I am extending an invitation to you so that we can both grow in the Truth. What do you think? I believe this should be done by two so there is a second witness, according to Scripture. I will use the KJV so we can communicate with the Strongs, as it appears you already do but I will sometimes refer to my NIV for easier reading, I hope you have one of these too. Please let me start this inquisition by going to the witness', I believe this is the place to start. Matt 26:3,4 -(3) Then assembled together the chief priests, and the scribes and the elders of the people, unto the palace of the high priest, who was called Caiaphas,(4) And consulted that they might take Jesus by subtilty(guile), and kill Him.(KJV) Matt 26:3,4 - (3) Then the chief priests and the elders of the people assembled in the palace of the high priest, whose name was Caiaphas,(4) and they plotted to arrest Jesus in some sly way and kill him.(NIV) In the above verses they are assembling to talk about Jesus and how they can deceitfully scheme to arrest and kill Jesus. These also are the individuals that strike an agreement with Judas and are the firsthand witness' to Judas' betrayal and this is a great place for us to start our search for the truth. Did Judas truly have intentions of hurting Jesus or was he set up as a victim of deceit? To be continued........... Bless you, Love Fountain Eph 4:15,16 |
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74 | Serenetime: Did you know . . . | NT general Archive 1 | Love Fountain | 29801 | ||
Dear Kalos, Hope all is well with you! Between the holidays, a head cold and a new job, I have not been able to spend as much time on the internet lately and have chosen to study away from the web. Anyways, today I have found some time. You have spent a great amount of energy in this thread regarding Judas went to hell?. Also, it is clear you think Judas to be the son of perdition, based on John 17:12. Perdition means to perish eternally, the permanent death. The fact still remains Scripture does not say in plain words,"Judas went to hell". Why does Judas need to be in hell? This thread has made me remember a carnival we had at my grade school. There was a big jar full of MandM's and we had to guess how many MandM's were in the jar. Who ever guessed right won the jar of candy. I have a challenge for everyone who believes Judas is the son of perdition(sentenced to perish eternally). Lets put an MandM in a empty jar for everyone in the Bible that is judged to eternal damnation and after we are done searching from cover to cover, I am sure there will only be one MandM in the jar, satan's, because the Bible does not say Judas is judged. Judas did betray Jesus, but he also had a change of heart and repented. Why do people still want him to be the son of perdition(to eternally perish)? Who are we to judge whether Judas' apology was sincere enough for God? As Serenetime stated elsewhere in this thread, Peter denied thrice and the other disciples forsake Jesus in the garden. Where were Peter and the other disciples when Jesus was on the cross? If God could forgive Saul, the worst Christian Family killer of all, please explain why Judas is not also forgiven. Saul, by his own words was a Pharisee and a scholar of the law, does it not seem apparent that Saul was a big part in the judgement of death towards Jesus? When Paul says he is the least of the apostles, he is not kidding, he was a real bad guy, yet he is like a superhero. Judas merely did what Jesus told him to do and he fulfilled his role of betrayal, but I believe man has made a great mistake to judge Judas to hell as the son of perdition which I will work to show in my posting to Serenetime on this thread. I get a feeling that many scholars today, feel that we know all there is to know in Scripture, that there are no more mysteries to be revealed, man has understood all there is to know and now we are just waiting. When I read the Bible, every single time I pick it up I learn something new. If I wasn't learning anything new then I would suspect that I had stumbled. If I ever stumble, I pray God corrects me and I am not foolish enough not to listen. Anyway, it appears you are saying that Serenetime is misinterpreting something or contradicting Scripture. What it is, I am not sure. If it is that Judas is in hell, as you seem to believe, then you need to show Scripture clearly and plainly stating," Judas is in, or went to hell", which has not been done. I have to be honest, I have a sick feeling in my stomach thinking of condemning someones soul to eternal damnation based on any mans face value understanding of Gods Word. Bless you, Love Fountain I have always been fascinated by the fact that the eleven out of twelve disciples were Galileans(Midianites) and only Judas was of the tribe of Judah. Why do you think this was? |
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75 | "Sons" of perdition? | NT general Archive 1 | Love Fountain | 38628 | ||
Dear Tim, I was browsing through the forum and came to this thread where we were discussing who the son of perdition was. I believe the son of perdition is satan in John 17:12 and in 2Thes 2:3 not Judas. You recently helped me learn about a definite article. In 2Thes 2:3 and in John 17:12, the Greek words for "the son of perdition" are "ho huios tees apooleias". They are exactly the same and both have the definite article. So according to the rules of grammar, when dealing with a definite article, it is my understanding that the son of perdition has to be either satan or Judas, it cannot be both, because of the definite article. Is this correct? Bless you, Love Fountain |
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76 | "Sons" of perdition? | NT general Archive 1 | Love Fountain | 38639 | ||
Dear Tim, Thank you for the response. You state,"If they were in the same passage, or even passages written by the same author, one might be able to make that claim. However, these are two different passages by two different authors." How could this be? Two different authors? 2 Peter 1:20-21 20 Knowing this first, that no prophecy of the scripture is of any private interpretation. 21 For the prophecy came not in old time by the will of man: but holy men of God spake as they were moved by the Holy Ghost. KJV I always thought the Holy Spirit was the author of the whole Bible, but you are saying that John and 2Thes had two different authors? I also thought that Jesus comes to us in the volume of the book as it is written in the following, Heb 10:7 7 Then said I, Lo, I come (in the volume of the book it is written of me,) to do thy will, O God. KJV Ps 40:7 7 Then said I, Lo, I come: in the volume of the book it is written of me, KJV Are we to look at the context of each book of the Bible being separate or at the whole context of the Bible as being one? You also state,"Thus, the son of perdition had to be one of those given to Christ by God - i.e. one of the Disciples." To this I ask you, has not Jesus overcome satan and satan has thereby been given over to Christ? Bless you, Love Fountain |
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77 | "Sons" of perdition? | NT general Archive 1 | Love Fountain | 38643 | ||
Dear Kalos, God's word is perfect and we are not, nor are we qualified to change His word. You state," We'll just substitute the word "Satan" for "son of perdition" in John 17:12." We are warned about adding words in the Bible in the following, Rev 22:18 18 For I testify unto every man that heareth the words of the prophecy of this book, If any man shall add unto these things, God shall add unto him the plagues that are written in this book: KJV Please reconsider substituting words in the Bible I don't think this is a good thing to do based on Rev 22:18. Within the context of the whole Bible, please show me where it says "sons" of perdition, which would give some ground to stand on when contending that there is more than one son of perdition? Bless you, Love Fountain 2 Tim 2:15 15 Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth. KJV |
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78 | "Sons" of perdition? | NT general Archive 1 | Love Fountain | 38648 | ||
Dear meusing, The "sons of perdition" is not used this way in the Bible. It is only used as son of perdition, singular. I choose the Bible, God's word, over the Vines for understanding and clarification. Please show me in the Bible where it says "sons". Bless you, Love Fountain |
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79 | "Sons" of perdition? | NT general Archive 1 | Love Fountain | 38652 | ||
Dear Joe, Thank you for the questions. You ask,"Yes. John was written by John. Second Thessalonians was written by Paul. You do believe that, do you not? " Joe, I do believe Johns pen inked John and Pauls pen inked 2Thes, however I do not think the words written were Pauls nor Johns, do you? You also state," In fact, the term "son of perdition" could refer to a great many individuals, when you get right down to it." Please share with me who else the son of perdition could refer to, since you say there are a great many individuals who this could refer to? This is new to me, I have only seen one being sentenced(judged), to eternally perish within the whole context of Scripture, please show me who else is judged to eternal spiritual death besides satan,within Scripture. Bless you, Love Fountain |
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80 | "Sons" of perdition? | NT general Archive 1 | Love Fountain | 38668 | ||
Dear Makarios, Please forgive me if I have came across harshly to Kalos. I believe our fight is not with flesh and blood and I believe Kalos and you to be my brothers in Christ. Please go back and read what Kalos wrote. He told me to substitute words in the text and I pointed out that I did not think this was a good idea and why. That is all. Nothing more and nothing less and within my best ability to act in a Christ like manner. Kalos has helped me many times and also been on the other side of the fence many times on the basis of interpretation and understanding. There is nothing wrong with a difference of opinion, nor do I condemn otherwise. I ask for proof in Scripture, and if Scripture is not provided to support ones view clearly and plainly then how can there be agreement? One persons opinion of accurate Biblical interpretation is exactly that, one persons opinion. We are told to rely on the word of God and not man, over and over again in Scripture and this is where I stand in humility. To me respect is a two way street, and in a forum such as this respect starts and ends with a salutation, what do you think? Once again my thanks go out to those responsible for this forum and I truly believe this forum is the best I have seen on the internet and I truly enjoy participating with fellow brothers and sisters within the body of Christ working and studying to come into unity! Bless you, Love Fountain |
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