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Results from: Answered Bible Questions, Answers, Unanswered Bible Questions, Notes Author: Mommapbs Ordered by Verse |
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2701 | "Two witnesses." When? Who? | Rev 11:3 | Mommapbs | 136573 | ||
Greetings Mark - "The Day of the Lord is the time of wrath from which we are told over and over that we have been rescued." God promises us that He will not suffer us to wrath 1 Thess 1:10 - imo,this is not the same as the "tribulation" period that precedes it." I have struggled with this for a while and am convinced that a Pre- Wrath return of the Lord for His church is worthy of consideration. Blessings, mommapbs |
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2702 | "Two witnesses." When? Who? | Rev 11:3 | Mommapbs | 136681 | ||
Greetings Mark - Please forgive me if I don't take the time to go over all that has led me to my pre-wrath position of the rapture of the Church. I was taught that the tribulation period begins Daniel's 70th week and that the rapture would take place before this. This is what I understand to be a PRE- Trib position. Many things have indeed been fulfilled that make us expectant about the Lord's return. We should most certainly live with a heightened sence of anticipation. But I can't reckon the Rapture of the Church until just prior to the beginning of the vial or bowl judgements - this is what I have understood as the outpouring of God's wrath. Pre, Mid, Post-Trib? When we get to Glory - we won't really care now will we? Blessings, mommapbs |
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2703 | who is the man child? | Rev 12:5 | Mommapbs | 44358 | ||
Greetings Markarios! I respect your posts and look forward to reading more from you. In my study today, I came across this verse and would appreciate your thoughts on this interpretation. Re: Rev 12:5-6 I agree that the woman is Israel and her son is Jesus. However, I'd like to offer another suggestion about the child who is caught up to God and His Throne. The Greek word for the CHILD caught up to God and His throne in this verse is "teknon." It can mean either sex, and can be plural - children. Birth is also suggested. (We are "born of the Spirit" too! You must be "born again") Could this child be the Church? - We, who by the new birth, are adopted as sons - indeed we are called the "children" of God! Since Jesus willingly gave up His Spirit when He was crucified, it doesn't appear to correlate with the Greek word for "caught" (harpazĂ´) from to seize or snatch, suggesting a taking away by force. Could this possibly be referring to the "rapture" of the Church, the children of God? Ref 2 Thess 2:1 where Paul describes this gathering? I know this is wildly speculative, but dissecting the language prompts me to ask the question. Lastly, we see that the woman fled to the wilderness where God had prepared a place for her for 1,260 days (3 1/2 years). I recall Jesus' words about His Second coming to the Jews - the remnant that God will save from His chosen people Israel. (who I am differentiating them from the Church as Paul addresses them as "brothers and sisters" in 2 Thess. 2;1) In Mt 24: 16 - 22 Jesus said, "Then those in Judea must flee to the hills . . ." He then foretells a time of great calamity, but comforts them with this: "But it will be shortened for the sake of God's chosen ones." It is also interesting to me to see the parallel between what Paul tells believers in 2 Thess 2:1-3 about the coming of the Lord and how we will be gathered together to meet Him. He tells us that there will be a great rebellion against God and that the man of lawlessness will be revealed. He will exalt himself and position himself in the temple of God, claiming to be God.(v3-4) Comparing this to what Jesus says in Mt 24:13- "A time will come when your will see what Daniel spoke about: the sacrilegious object that causes desolation standing in the Holy Place" Then we read these interesting words. "Reader pay attention! WHO is the reader? When this was written, it was read by the CHURCH. This seems to have significance to me. Putting these passages together with Rev 12:5-6 makes for some interesting thinking about the "timetable" of the Last Days. Blessings, Mommpbs |
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2704 | who is the man child? | Rev 12:5 | Mommapbs | 44485 | ||
Greetings Makarios! Thanks for the reply. It will be wonderful when we know all these things won't it! But for right now, please forgive me for "pushing the envelope" of predetermined doctrine!" I have a couple of other observations. First of all, I am not trying to make the male child fit with the Church, but rather THE CHILD that was caught up to God in the latter portion of this verse. I completely agree that the first word used for child refers to Jesus Christ. You wrote: "It is not the nation of Israel that gave birth to the church, but faith in Jesus Christ Himself. Also, when you speak of the church, are you speaking of only the elect?" With regard to Israel, "salvation is from the Jews." We Gentiles are "grafted in" when we come to faith in Christ, so to me, it makes sense that all believers are "Abraham's children." Yes, when I use the term church, I am referring to the elect. I believe the elect of God are the Old Testament Saints, The Church or the Bride of Christ, and the Great Tribulation Saints (which includes the 144,000 Divinely sealed witnesses). Thanks for bearing with me as I sort all this out! God is so wonderful and patient with us, His dear children, and our limited finite minds! But thanks be to God, for He gives us the mind of Christ - one day we will know as we are now known - won't that be glory! Mommapbs PS: Of course I agree that if there is no rapture of the Church, this makes no sense! And if the doctrine of the Rapture is eliminated, it seems to me that the learders of the "Church" had better prepare believers in their fellowship for the terrible days ahead and warn them to refuse the "mark of the beast" - which incidently I believe is an implantable microchip that is presently available! |
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2705 | Did this war already occur? | Rev 12:7 | Mommapbs | 115991 | ||
Greetings! See post 47207 mommapbs |
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2706 | Did this war already occur? | Rev 12:7 | Mommapbs | 116131 | ||
Greetings, yes, you are right. At the present time there is no temple in Jerusalem, but plans are underway . . .visit this site for some news about the "temple."http://www.templemountfaithful.org/ mommapbs |
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2707 | When does this take place? | Rev 12:10 | Mommapbs | 47150 | ||
Is Satan thrown out of heaven before or after the church is caught up to be with the Lord? | ||||||
2708 | When does this take place? | Rev 12:10 | Mommapbs | 47260 | ||
Greetings jmscott3! I respectfully disagree with your position. Mommapbs |
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2709 | When does this take place? | Rev 12:10 | Mommapbs | 47265 | ||
Greetings Listener! I see a connection here too with the woman and her child. But that is another discussion. My observation is that the devil will be cast from God's presence prior to the rapture of the Church. It doesn't seem plausible that the Lord would take us to where we would still be subject to the "accuser of the brethern!" Well, that was my thinking on the matter. My computer crashed so I had to re-install EVERYTHING and I was unaware the this thread had been blocked. I see from an additional response that things got a LOT off base! Blessings, Mommapbs |
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2710 | Accusing like judging? | Rev 12:10 | Mommapbs | 47476 | ||
"But God is the Judge; He puts down one and exalts another." Psalm 75:7 Since there is only one JUDGE, when Satan brings charges against believers, is this an attempt to deify himself as issuing a form of judgment? | ||||||
2711 | The Ultimate Test of Worthiness | Rev 12:10 | Mommapbs | 99056 | ||
Is a believer's worthiness determined by anything other than the finished work of Christ? "yet He has now reconciled you in His fleshly body through death, in order to present you before Him holy and blameless and beyond reproach--" Col 1:22 |
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2712 | WHO IS THE DEVIL? | Rev 12:11 | Mommapbs | 108702 | ||
Hi Rex - please re-think statement 5. WE cannot defeat Satan, Jesus already has - Satan is a defeated foe. "The Son of God appeared for this purpose, to destroy the works of the devil." 1 John 3:8 "Therefore, since the children share in flesh and blood, He Himself likewise also partook of the same, that through death He might render powerless him who had the power of death, that is, the devil," Heb 12:14 We have been given the armor of God to stand firm against the devil's schemes. "Put on the full armor of God, so that you will be able to stand firm against the schemes of the devil." Eph 6:11 Thanks for you post! mommapbs |
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2713 | Who are these? | Rev 13:6 | Mommapbs | 44953 | ||
Who are "those that dwell in heaven?" The cross reference to this verse is Rev 7:15 which suggests that these are the great tribulation saints. Yet the next verse states: "It was also given to him to make war with the saints." Who are these two groups? |
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2714 | Who are these? | Rev 13:6 | Mommapbs | 45096 | ||
Thanks 2Samuel22! I concurr with your "take" on this passage. Do you think the word temple refers to a spiritual or physical structure? Since you have cited this chapter as your screen name, do you believe that this is a reference to the prophetic events of the Last Days? (cf Psalm 18:6-20 for my post) Blessings, Mommapbs |
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2715 | Our name erased or added to Book of Life | Rev 13:8 | Mommapbs | 87272 | ||
Greetings EdB! Yes, God has an eraser, but it is my opinion that He only uses it in the book of life, NOT on the Lamb's Book of Life. "The LORD said to Moses, "Whoever has sinned against Me, I will blot him out of My book." Ex 32:33 "May they be blotted out of the book of life And may they not be recorded with the righteous." Ps 69:28 Might I suggest that everyone who has been conceived is written in the book of life, yet only those who are recorded in the Lamb's Book of Life inherit eternity WITH God. (Rev 13:8; Rev 21:27) God comes with His reward and recompense (Is 40:10; Lam 3:64)Is it possible that those whose names are "blotted out" of the book of life may suffer more in eternity than those who are still recorded? mommapbs |
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2716 | Our name erased or added to Book of Life | Rev 13:8 | Mommapbs | 87274 | ||
Thanks EdB I had never heard that explanation before - yet in Revelation it still mentions bookS so what could they be? | ||||||
2717 | Where is 666 desc in OT? | Rev 13:15 | Mommapbs | 153235 | ||
An individual who has looked at a copy of an ancient manuscript of Revelationhas noted that the characters that are translated 666 actually look like the Islamic symbol for allah. He suggests that the translators keyed off the word number in their efforts here rather than considering number as a people group, which imo fits quite nicely with identifying Islam as the beast of Revelation - Islam specifically denies the deity of Jesus Christ (antichrist). Islam fits in other ways also. Don't be deceived, it is not a religion of peace and we do not worship the same God, allah is not Jehovah! | ||||||
2718 | Sealing of the 144,000? | Rev 14:1 | Mommapbs | 45596 | ||
More questions Makarios! Citing the following Scriptures you wrote, "The 144,000 will be resurrected first" "And I heard the number of those who were sealed, one hundred and forty-four thousand sealed from every tribe of the sons of Israel" Rev. 7:4; "I will pour out on the house of David and on the inhabitants of Jerusalem, the Spirit of grace and of supplication, so that they will look on Me whom they have pierced; and they will mourn for Him, as one mourns for an only son, and they will weep bitterly over Him like the bitter weeping over a firstborn." Zech. 12:10 How do you conclude this from these passages? What is the meaning of the 144,000 being sealed, is it the same as described by Paul in the following passages? 2 Cor 1:22 "who also sealed us and gave us the Spirit in our hearts as a pledge." Eph 4:30: "you were sealed for the day of redemption." We read in Rev 14:3 that 144,000 are "redeemed." They are further described as being an offering or "firstfruits". Could this be that these chosen 144,000 Jews are the first converts to accept Jesus as Messiah AFTER the rapture of the Church? (See info on this verse in NASB) As always, I'm thinking out of the box! Blessings, Mommapbs |
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2719 | Sealing of the 144,000? | Rev 14:1 | Mommapbs | 45672 | ||
Greeetings! Please support your statements Scripturally: 1.This number is also spoken of as the Bride of Christ 2.Thus they were not chosen untill Christ was resurrected.Starting with the Apostles. 3.The Bible also speaks of a great crowed that no man could number that would be ressurected to the earth. (Rev 7:9 -the scene described is in HEAVEN where the Temple of God, and His throne remain until the time of New Heaven and the New Earth in Rev 21-22) Also, could you please explain why this is interesting? You cited: Revelation 14:1 (AMP) THEN I looked, and behold, the Lamb stood on Mount Zion, and with Him 144,000 [men] who had His name and His Father's name inscribed on their foreheads.( This is also a very intersting verse because it mentions that they would have Jesus's name and his Fathers name while they both are in heaven.)WHY? Thanks for following this up with me! Mommapbs |
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2720 | Sealing of the 144,000? | Rev 14:1 | Mommapbs | 45680 | ||
This verse might also suggest that because they were Jews, the chosen people of God, it was necessary for them also to recognize Jesus as Messiah - hence the two names. | ||||||
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