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2561 | Why was Jesus named “Jesus”? | Is 7:14 | Ray | 25870 | ||
Hi djconklin, Capitalizations and also the lack of capitalization comes from the translators/interpreters. The Hebrew was in all CAPS so I have come to the realization that the interpreting is in the choosing of the lower case. In other words, I think that the burden of proof for capitalization change should be for the ones who put words in lower case. Let's look at Isa 7:14 here in this thread. The "Lord Himself" is honored by keeping Him capitalized. There is no reason not to and He is the jealous God who said, "I am the Lord your God... you shall have no other gods before Me." "A virgin will be with child": I think that it is important to the plan of God that this is a human birth mother and that Mary should not be Deified. The birth itself was a human birth for the virgin had conceived, she had become pregnant, she was "with child" as it was said back then. "and bear a son...:" Here the NASB is interpreting that Jesus was a man; the son of Mary yet please note that it reads "His" name. So it appears that they don't want to deny His Deity but want to make Him a man also. I don't believe that we should make Him into just a man. I believe that He is the Son of David, the Son of Man, and that this second Adam can be called a Man and be in the likeness of men but not need to be called a son. The Amplified version reads "and bear a son, and shall call his name Immanuel [God with us]." Here there isn't a confusing mixture of man and Deity but it doesn't point to the sign of God being with us. The sign is not only that the virgin is pregnant but that she will bear a Son whose name shall be called "God with us." It should also be pointed out that the NASB in Matthew 1:23 in the quote of this verse has it reading "And shall bear a Son." It could also be noted that Matthew 1:20 has been changed to "the Child which has been conceived in her" in the 1997 copyright. I would like to see "that" reconsidered. So the answer to the original question of this thread is Matthew 1:21, for "you shall call His name Jesus, for it is He who will save His people from their sins." |
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2562 | Lowest Common Denominator | Bible general Archive 1 | Ray | 25281 | ||
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2563 | prophet, Prophet, or One who is more... | Matt 11:9 | Ray | 25107 | ||
Luke 2:76 talks about John the baptist thus, "And you, child will be called the prophet of the Most High". In John 1:21 the baptist denied that he was the Prophet. My question then is for Matthew 11:9. What did the people expect to see in the wilderness. Who were they looking for? Were they looking for a prophet or a Prophet? Who was the Expected One? Was indeed this One, "One who is more than a Prophet." Would anyone like to agree with my interpretation? Matthew 11:9, "But why did you go out? To see a Prophet? Yes, I say to you, and One who is more than a Prophet. This is the One about whom it is written..." |
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2564 | Why does everything happen in thirds? | Bible general Archive 1 | Ray | 24351 | ||
Hi Sir Pent, Thank you for your note and interesting information. The 'all is number' idea is interesting and ahead of his time when we think of the techology of today. But, as you say, God is the father of all things. Later, Ray | ||||||
2565 | Why does everything happen in thirds? | Bible general Archive 1 | Ray | 24127 | ||
Hi Sir Pent, Like I have said; I am no mathmetician. The information about the digits being added together was new to me and I appreciate it. That makes the discussion on the "Jesus and 888" thread of more interest since the Greek word "Iesous" has a numerical value of 888. I noticed tonight that Christ is not divided. The Greek word Christos has a numerical value of 1480 so adding the digits brings a total that is not divisible by three. I am not a mathmetician; can you tell me who the "father" of math is? Later, Ray |
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2566 | Is is right to call money a seed? | NT general Archive 1 | Ray | 24081 | ||
Hi casiv, I also appreciate your thoughts here concerning the righteous not being aware of their good deeds. I think whether we are aware or not it should not lead us to pride for the things being done; in other words not making us righteous. I compare your Matthew 25:40 verse and having "done it unto Me" with retxar's 2 Cor 9:8 verse, "And God is able to make all grace abound to you, that always having all sufficiency in everything, you may have an abundance for every good deed;..." God is the One who gives us the grace, love, and earnestness (see 2 Cor 8:16) to do the gracious work for the glory of the Lord Himself. First we give ourselves to the Lord and then to others by the will of God. (verse 8). Actually He does it all. 2 Cor 9:10, "Now He who supplies seed to the sower and bread for food, will supply and multiply your seed for sowing and increase the harvest of your righteousness; you will be enriched in everything for all liberality, which through us is producing thanksgiving to God." A comparison of Psalm 112:3 and 2 Cor 9:9 is of interest to me but that is a different thought. Later, Ray |
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2567 | thank you for your help | Bible general Archive 1 | Ray | 24071 | ||
Hi Nolan, I think that it is sad but true that a lot of people won't know what I meant by the Bible "sword drill". But that was fun. P.S. Isn't it great that we serve a teacher rather than a thief? Later, Ray | ||||||
2568 | thank you for your help | Bible general Archive 1 | Ray | 24065 | ||
Hi Nolan, You won the sword drill. Later, Ray | ||||||
2569 | thank you for your help | Bible general Archive 1 | Ray | 24064 | ||
Hi 2121 Main St, You have some verses here which offer us some expectant hope. Jeremiah 29:11, "'For I know the plans that I have for you,' declares the Lord, 'plans for welfare and not for calamity to give you a future and a hope. 12 Then you will call upon Me and come and pray to Me, and I will listen to you." John 10:10, "The thief comes only to steal, and kill, and destroy; I came that they might have life, and might have it abundantly. 11 I am the good shepherd; the good shepherd lays down His life for the sheep." He came that we might have life and He came from God as a teacher (John 3:2). May we all learn well the plans that He has for us. Later, Ray |
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2570 | Theomatics | NT general Archive 1 | Ray | 24047 | ||
Hi millenious, I can only refer you to Theomatics.com and the book that Del Washburn wrote, "Theomatics II" found in any major book store. All I want is for us not to make our God, the Word, too small or limitted in what He could do. I still recommend the book. Later, Ray | ||||||
2571 | How to know deeper depth of Daniel | Daniel | Ray | 24046 | ||
Hi With Love, A couple verses of Daniel dealing with Nebuchadnezzar have been discussed here on the forum. Quick search Daniel 2:47. There are indeed some "deep" things in the book of Daniel. He was a revealer of mysteries was he not. However, Daniel 2:30 says, "But as for me, this mystery has not been revealed to me for any wisdom residing in me more than in any other living man,..." The real depth is in the things of God. He is the ultimate revealer of mysteries. In fact in John 4:25 the woman at the well "said to Him, "I know that Messiah is coming (He who is called Christ); when that One comes, He will declare all things to us." Daniel 2:47, "The king answered Daniel and said, "Surely your God is a God of gods and a Lord of kings and a *revealer of mysteries, since you have been able to reveal this mystery." I found Daniel to be interesting in the fact that he possessed an extraordinary spirit (sic). See Daniel 6:3. Daniel 5:12, "This was because an extraordinary spirit, knowledge and insight, interpretation of dreams, explanation of enigmas, and solving of difficult problems were found in Daniel, whom the king called Belteshazzar." Besides this extraordinary spirit of Daniel I believe that the Spirit of God was in him. For that reason I go to the NKJ for much of the capitalization clues for understanding the book. Daniel 5:11, "There is a man in your kingdom in whom is the Spirit of the Holy God. And in the days of your father, light and understanding and wisdom, like the wisdom of the gods, were found in him..." NKJ I hope you get to know more deeply "the One who is able" by your study of the book of Daniel. Later, Ray |
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2572 | Why does everything happen in thirds? | Bible general Archive 1 | Ray | 23056 | ||
Hi Nay, I was looking at numbers the other day even though I hate math. I divided 111,222,333,444,555,666,777,888,and 999 by three and they all came out without a fraction. You tell me. Why does that happen? Later, Ray |
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2573 | Jesus and 888? | NT general Archive 1 | Ray | 23979 | ||
Hi millenious, "The name for Jesus in Greek is Iesous, and it has a theomatic value of 888." This was taken from "Theomatics" by Del Washburn, page 50. I couldn't find the quote in "Theomatics II". I,10; e,8; s,200; o,70; u,400; s,200; for 888 total. I don't know if the Hebrew word "Yhowsheba" adds up to that total or not. You'll have to check Webster's dictionary for that. Later, Ray |
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2574 | God is Light! | 1 John 1:5 | Ray | 23965 | ||
Hi stjones, I agree wholeheartedly with your statement that "God is both the source and the energy itself." John 1:5 reads in the NASB, "The Light shines in the darkness, and the darkness did not comprehend it". I agree with many of the copyright changes they made in capitalizing Light but I wonder if you would agree with me that the *light and the "it" is speaking more to the radiant energy about which you spoke. An example of a change that I agree with is John 8:12, "Then Jesus again spoke to them, saying, 'I am the Light of the world; he who follows Me will not walk in darkness, but will have the Light of life.' So the Pharisees said to Him, 'You are testifying about Yourself; Your testimony is not true.'" The Pharisees were not enlightened were they. The light of the knowledge had not dawned on them. They did not know who He was, where He came from, or where He was going. I think that a good comparison is between John 1:3 where Jesus is spoken of as "the *Light of men" and 1 John 1:5, "This is the message we have heard from Him and announce to you, that God is Light and in Him* there is no darkness at all." Thanks for responding to Nolan and keeping him at work. Later, Ray |
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2575 | What does Matthew 24: 28 mean? | Matt 24:28 | Ray | 23916 | ||
Hi Ross, I am interested in your capitalization of your One True God. Is this the triune God that I serve? Later, Ray | ||||||
2576 | does eternal have a beginning? | Jer 1:5 | Ray | 23543 | ||
Hi Ethan, I think that God had His "bride" in mind before the foundation of the world. He counted the cost and went forward with the plan. So I like your word pictures with Nathan and especially with Kalos and the "dream house". We are the "spiritual" bride of Christ and as Jeremiah 1:5 says, "Before (I) formed you in the womb I knew you...I consecrated you,...I have appointed you..." I compare that with Genesis 1:26, "Then (God) said, 'Let Us make man in Our image, according to Our likeness..." So you have to see that God was in the Beginning before us. But I think that the Son had us in mind there in the beginning of Genesis. I think, also, that we have to know that for us the natural had to come first. We came into existence as natural men with a perishable body and our expectant hope is that we will be changed into an eternal Body of Christ. 1 Corinthians 15:48,49, "As is the earthy; so also are those who are earthy; and as is the heavenly, so also are those who are heavenly. And just as we have borne the image of the earthy, we shall also bear the image of the heavenly." I also compare or contrast Genesis 1:26 with 1 Corinthians 15:34 as we have the knowledge of God as Spirit. 1Corinthians 15:38, "But God gives it a body just as He wished, and to each of the seeds a body of its own." Again, we are the spiritual body of Christ. Can I also make a capitalization comment. 1 Corinthians 15 talks about the first man Adam and the second Man, the Lord from heaven. 1 Cor 15:47, "The first man is from the earth, earthy; the second Man is from heaven." See NKJ I think that when we see the contrast between ourselves and the Us of Genesis, and between the man, [us] and the heavenly Man then we can keep our eternity in focus. Later, Ray |
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2577 | does eternal have a beginning? | Jer 1:5 | Ray | 23371 | ||
Hi ethan, You had an earthly beginning when you were conceived by your father and mother. Until you were born you were just in the head (imagination) of your father; just a "gleam in his eye". I agree that we were included from the beginning and are sons of the Father from the beginning. But we had a spiritual birth and now "hold fast to the Head, from whom the entire body, being supplied and held together by the joints and ligaments, grows with a growth that is from God." Colossians 2:19 Col 1:17, "...and in Him all things hold together. He is also the *Head of the body, the church; and He is the *Beginning, the first-born from the dead; so that He (Himself) might come to have first place in everything...through Him, I [Paul] say, whether things on earth or things in heaven." Colossians 3:4, "When Christ, who is our Life, is revealed, then you also will be revealed with Him in glory." Right now we are walking through life with Him. So walk in (Him). Ephesians 5:8, "...for you were formerly darkness, but now you are *light in the (Lord); walk as children of Light (for the fruit of the Light consists in all goodness and righteousness and truth), trying to learn what is pleasing to the Lord." Later, Ray |
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2578 | Whose quotation marks or capitalization | Jer 3:19 | Ray | 23185 | ||
Hi Searcher, I have no doubt that God is speaking for Jeremiah 3 starts with the words "God says,..." I have no doubt that the capitalization of Jer 3:4 and 19 are correct in these translations concerning the Father. A man can be a father, and the gods that the unfaithful nation made for themselves can be called a father, but our God is to be known as Father. I think it has to be that way in order to show the contrast. I have little respect for any new version that does not attempt to give glory to God through capitalization. Sorry if that offends. See Jeremiah 2:27, "Who say to a tree, 'You are my father,' And to a stone, 'You gave me birth.' For they have turned their back to (Me), And not their face; But in the time of their trouble they will say, 'Arise and save us.' But where are your gods Which you made for yourself?" Yet the book of Jeremiah deals with (His) people. Jeremiah 1:4, "Now the word of the Lord came to me saying, "Before (I) formed you in the womb I knew you, And before you were born I consecrated you; I have appointed you a prophet to the nations." Verse 8, "For (I) am with you to deliver you,"... Jer 1:16b, "...they have forsaken (Me) and have offered sacrifices to other gods, and worshiped the works of their own hands." Jer 2:2 He looks back on the honeymoon with His bride and ..."Your following after (Me) in the wilderness." Jer 2:7, "And (I) brought you into the fruitful land, To eat its fruit and its good things." Jer 2:11, "Has a nation changed gods, When they were not gods? But (My) people have changed their glory For that which does not profit." They not only forsook Him, but they made broken cisterns for themselves. Jer 2:32, "Can a virgin forget her ornaments, Or a bride her attire? Yet (My) people have forgotten Me Days without number." Jer 3:1, "God says,...But you are a harlot with many lovers; Yet you turn to Me," declares the Lord." Now I've come to our verse of discussion and let me put in an extra "word" to allow for an understanding of the choice of case. Jer 3:4, "Have you not just now called to Me, "*O my Father, Thou art the friend of my youth?" The reference verses in my Study Bible for verse 4 here are verse 19 and Jeremiah 31:9, "For I am a father (NASB) to Israel, And Ephrim is My first-born." The NKJ reads "Father". So you are correct in your thought about the disciple's prayer in Matthew 6:9ff and its speaking of our Father and God's kingdom. I am also reminded of Matthew 23:8-10, "But do not be called Rabbi; for One is your Teacher, and you are all brothers. And do not call anyone on earth your father; for One is your Father, He who is in heaven. And do not be called leaders; for One is your Leader, that is Christ." That brings me to my concluding thought. The marginal note in my Study Bible for Jer 3:4 informs us that the word "friend" is literally "leader" here. Thus could we just now say "O my Father, Thou art the Leader of my youth?" Glorify the Lord, for He is our God. Later, Ray |
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2579 | Whose quotation marks or capitalization | Jer 3:19 | Ray | 23132 | ||
Hi Searcher56, You are correct that Hebrew nor Greek have quotation marks. They can influence who is speaking which means for me, is it a man or God; is the pronoun capitalized or not. Kalos has said that some translations do not use quotation marks but I must point out that the NASB does. The translation says that, and I agree with you that God is speaking, "You shall call Me, My Father, And not turn away from following Me." I am reminded of John 10:29,30 where if we used the marginal notes and the early manuscripts, would read, "What My Father has given to Me is greater than all; and no one is able to snatch them out of the Father's hand. I and My Father are one." Searcher, I would like to talk about verse 4 later for it is certainly a significant part of this passage. You have written "It is his desire that they call Him 'my Father' (vs 4). Can you tell me, first, if that is a typo or whether you think that that is Jeremiah's desire. It is important to be able to use capital letters and I would hope that RAINONME would be able, and see fit to use both BTW. Later, Ray |
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2580 | Why are there two ways( seemingly to be | Bible general Archive 1 | Ray | 23062 | ||
Hi carpenturr, This has been discussed before in the forum. Perhaps you can add input into a question I just posed concerning-- "My Father". Type in Jeremiah 3:19. Jeremiah 3:17 also talks about the name of the Lord. | ||||||
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