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1981 | "Two witnesses." When? Who? | Rev 11:3 | Ray | 54954 | ||
Hi Stokeyhk, Prophecy and end times are not "my thing" but I would like to make a comment on your last paragraph and Daniel 9:26. Capitalization is my interest. One can be confused about who "he" is and whether it is God when one looks at the NKJ with its literary style of capitalizing the first word of each line. In that version it says that He shall bring an end to sacrifice and offering, but because the word comes at the first of the line it is confusing. The thing that can pinpoint the "he" is the first of the verse where it talks of the "prince " who is to come. This is in contrast to verse 25 where both the NASB and NKJ talk about Messiah the Prince. That is the Prince of princes of Daniel 8:25. Also, I would like to talk about Daniel 9:26 and a reference verse that is given for that verse. Daniel 9:26, "And after the sixty-two weeks (Messiah) shall be cut off, [Suffer the death penalty]but not for Himself." Parenthesis is for comparison and brackets are for the alternate reading in the NKJ study bible. The reference verse is 1 Peter 2:21, "For you have been called for this purpose, since Christ also suffered for you, leaving you an example for you to follow in (His) steps, WHO COMMITTED NO SIN, NOR WAS ANY DECEIT FOUND IN HIS MOUTH." By comparing these two verses we see that the Prince of Daniel 9:25 is Christ who suffered for us. We are to follow in His steps because He is sinless and He suffered the death penalty for us. From the heart, Ray |
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1982 | Why translationed "who are and who were? | Rev 11:15 | Ray | 154641 | ||
See #154580. Rev 11:17 thread. | ||||||
1983 | Why translationed "who are and who were? | Rev 11:17 | Ray | 154643 | ||
Hi Hank, See also the Rev 11:15 thread. You wrote here that "In no rendition are we to interpret the clause to mean that the subject itself (God) is plural." However, Tim Moran has told us that the Lord God, the Almighty in the Greek is always plural. 1) I am interested in your desire to make "Revelation" singular. Is it also your desire to make Revelation capitalized so that the word is talking of Deity? From the heart, Ray |
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1984 | Why translationed "who are and who were? | Rev 11:17 | Ray | 154650 | ||
Hi Tim, I wondered about that when I wrote it and appreciate the correction. How about the Greek here in Revelation 11:17? Does it give an indication of plurality or tense? Who reigns and when? 1) Do you capitalize "Revelation?" From the heart, Ray |
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1985 | Why translationed "who are and who were? | Rev 11:17 | Ray | 154693 | ||
Hi Tim, I would be interested in what the TR text says (singular or plural) for "and the (One) coming. As far as capitalizing "Revelation" because it is the title of the book, I see no problem in doing that. However, we still have the problem of speaking of the (w)Word of God, the Holy Bible, and how we distinguish the word from the Word Himself. In other words, go ahead and capitalize Revelation in verse one but realize that John is bearing witness "to the word [sic] of God and to the testimony of Jesus Christ, even to all that he saw." Revelation 1:3, "Blessed is he who reads and those who hear the words [sic] of the prophecy, and heed the things which are written in it; for the time is near." Please let me know if you look into the TR text for Revelation 11:17. From the heart, Ray |
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1986 | Mathmatics of the Word | Rev 13:18 | Ray | 917 | ||
I believe that Washburn's website of www.theomatics.com would be of interest to you. It is interesting to me that the discipline of mathematics is involved in the Greek word for disciple. Ray V.H. | ||||||
1987 | Revelation 13 v 18 Number 666 | Rev 13:18 | Ray | 38870 | ||
Hi Searcher56, Don't leave too quickly. Leftwich introduces these four beasts and the fourth beast is one with ten horns. Daniel was looking at a little horn. Daniel 7:8, "And there, in this horn, were eyes like the eyes of a man, and a mouth speaking pompous words." The words "of a man" is the starting place for a comparison with the Revelation 13:18 passage of the tread. Revelation 18:18, "for the number is that "of a man"; and his number is six hundred and sixty-six. And I looked, and behold. the Lamb was standing on Mount Zion, and with (Him) on hundred and forty-four thousand,..." Daniel 7:10, "Thousands upon thousands were attending Him/, And myriads upon myriads were standing before Him; The court sat, And the books were opened." Revelation 14:4, "These have been purchased from among men as first fruits to God/ and to the Lamb. And no lie was found in their mouth; they are blameless." These beasts are interesting to think about, perhaps, but do you get the idea that I would rather talk about the One that the Scriptures talk about; that is, the Son of Man, the Highest One or Most High, the Ancient of Days. I am of the expectant hope that I will be one of the thousands, even one of the 144,000 which represents all of the saved of the earth. Daniel also "kept looking" at the beasts until the Ancient of Days took His seat. I think that we also will lose interest in the beasts as soon as we get to know the One who is worthy of our praise. The Ancient of Days is mentioned three times in Daniel 7, verses 9,13, and 22. Daniel 7:9, "I kept looking Until thrones were set up, And the Ancient of Days took His seat;..." Daniel 7:21, "I kept looking, and that horn was waging war with the saints and overpowering them 22 until the Ancient of Days came, and judgment was passed in favor of the saints of the Highest One, and the time arrived when the saints took possesion of the kingdom." **What do you think? Has the time arrived to forget about the beasts and think about the Highest One? Christ's kingdom will be an everlasting kingdom, and all the dominions will serve and obey Him. Daniel 7:22, "...and judgment was passed in favor of the saints of the Highest One/, AND THE TIME ARRIVED when the saints took possesion of the kingdom." Revelation 14:17, "And another angel came out of the temple, crying out with a loud voice to Him who sat on the cloud, "Put in Your/ sickle and reap, BECAUSE THE HOUR TO REAP HAS COME, because the harvest of the earth is ripe." 1 Peter 5:6, "Humble yourselves, therefore, under the mighty hand of God, that He/ may exalt you AT THE PROPER TIME." Romans 11:5, "In the same way then, there has also come to be AT THE PRESENT TIME a remnant according to God's/ gracious choice." I think that it is time to consider the One who is important to our lives now and forever. Daniel 7:13, "I kept looking in the night visions, And behold, with the clouds of heaven One like a Son of Man was coming, And He came up to the Ancient of Days And was presented before Him. And to Him/ was given dominion, Glory and a kingdom, That all peoples, nations, and men of every language Might serve Him. His dominion is an everlasting dominion Which will never pass away; And (His) kingdom is one Which will not be destroyed." Daniel 7:17--Revelation 14:14 From the heart, Ray |
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1988 | Put in Your [sic] sickle and reap? | Rev 14:15 | Ray | 110194 | ||
Hi Emmaus, If one were to compare the NASB and the NKJ we could visualize the difference in how this Man is viewed. You wrote "See also the similar description of Christ in other places as one "looking like the Son of Man", especially Rev 1:7 and Daniel 7:13 and Acts 7:56. My personal choice is describing Christ as "One looking like the Son of Man". Here are comparisons of the NASB and NKJ. Revelation 1:7, 13, NASB, "and in the middle of the lampstands one like a son of man,..." Rev 1:13, NKJ, "and in the midst of the seven lampstands One like the Son of Man,..." Daniel 7:13, NASB, "I kept looking in the night visions, And behold, with the clouds of heaven One like a Son of Man was coming, And He came up to the Ancient of Days And was presented to Him." Daniel 7:13, NKJ, "I was watching in the night visions, And behold, One like the Son of Man, Coming with the clouds of heaven! He came to the Ancient of Days, And they brought Him near before Him." Acts 7:56, NASB, "and he said, "Behold, I see the heavens opened up and the Son of Man standing at the right hand of God." Acts 7:56, NKJ, "and said, "Look! I see the heavens opened and the Son of Man standing at the right hand of God!" In Acts 7:52 the NASB talks about the coming of the Righteous One and the NKJ talks about the coming of the Just One. So in the interest of consistency and at looking at the Deity of Jesus, I would ask for a change in the NASB for Revelation 1:13 in favor of "One like a Son of Man". 1) Joel 3:17, "Then you will know that I am the Lord your God, Dwelling in Zion My holy mountain." John 6:69, "And we have believed and have come to know that You are the Holy One of God." Who is this One? Isaiah 63:1 From the heart, Ray |
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1989 | Put in Your [sic] sickle and reap? | Rev 14:15 | Ray | 110216 | ||
Hi Emmaus, Yes, my position is for the Deity of Christ, the Holy One of God. How do you explain the "It is I who speak [not speaks] in righteousness, mighty to save." From the heart, Ray |
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1990 | Ignoring a Decision to Capitalize | Rev 14:16 | Ray | 149458 | ||
Hi Kalos, You have written that "the oldest Greek manuscripts were all upper case." I don't know if that is true or not, but I find it interesting and confusing that the writer finds FAULT with a capitalized "He" when it has been stated that they are all capitalized in the oldest Greek manuscripts. 1) The writer says that we should ignore the interpretive decision made by the translators of the NASB. The writer would then have to find greater fault with the NKJ for they make even greater interpretations for a "Divine Being." Revelations 14:14, NASB, "And I looked, and behold, a white cloud, and sititng on the cloud was one like a son of man, having a golden crown on His head, and a sharp sickle in His hand." Revelation 14:14, NKJ, "Then I looked, and behold, a white cloud, and on the cloud sat One like the Son of Man, having on His head a golden crown, and in His hand a sharp sickle." I would go with the NKJ for the verse, capitalizing "One" and the "Son of Man"; for then the capitalization would agree with the capitalized "His head" and "His" hand. 2) Now, the capitalization of "Your" sickle for Revelation 14:15 is another difference in interpretation. The NASB has "your sickle" and the NKJ has "Your sickle". I would go with the NKJ and "Your" sickle. However, we need to look also at the difference in translations and manuscripts used for the latter part of Revelation 14:15. The NU and M texts omit "for You". NKJ, "Thrust in Your sickle and reap, for the time has come for You to reap..." and the NASB, "Put in your sickle and reap, because the hour to reap has come, because the harvest of the earth is ripe." 3) I would go with two capitalized pronouns for verse 15; going with "Put in Your sickle" but ommitting the "for (y)You" to reap. Thus, allowing for the angels to be participants in the reaping after the One who sat on the cloud thrust in His sickle. From the heart, Ray |
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1991 | Ignoring a Decision to Capitalize | Rev 14:16 | Ray | 149499 | ||
Hi Kalos, Whether you wrote it or the person you quoted wrote it, I still don't know if the statement is true. I am not all-knowing (never claimed to be); I am not in the habit of posting that something is false if I don't know that. But what I have heard here on the forum in the past is that the Hebrew was all caps and the Greek was all lower case. We need some verification on that point. There was some confusion on your quote because the quotation mark that you used started at 'Revelation 14:16...' 1) The real Greek scholars and Bible translators of the NASB and the NKJ have the Son of Man capitalized or allowed in their marginal note. I believe that your quoted author is doing some second guessing of his own. And I do not find fault with that; I just don't agree with him. From the heart, Ray |
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1992 | Ignoring a Decision to Capitalize | Rev 14:16 | Ray | 149517 | ||
Hi Tim, Thank you for that information. I hope that helps to keep peace between Kalos and me, (or should that be I?) even though it won't help in regard to capitalization choices. From the heart, Ray |
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1993 | Belief in "progressive revelation?" | Rev 14:16 | Ray | 149628 | ||
Hi Hank, Hebrews 1:1, "God, after He spoke long ago to the fathers in the prophets in many portions and in many ways, 2 in these last days has spoken to us in (His) Son, whom He appointed heir of all things, through whom also He made the world." Genesis 1:26, "Then (God) said, "Let Us make man in Our image, according to Our likeness;..." Consider this interpretation of 2 Corinthians 5:16: Therefore from now on we recognize no man according to the flesh; even though we have known Christ according to the flesh, yet now we know Him thus no longer. 17 Therefore if any man is in (Christ), he is a new creature; the old things passed away; behold new things have come. 18 Now all these things are from God, the One who reconciled us to Himself..." The parentheses are mine for comparisons. From the heart, Ray |
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1994 | Is it jesus or Jesus? JESUS won't do. | Rev 17:1 | Ray | 41068 | ||
Hi heisthe1, Ray here. I would be happy to get your input here when you have the time. When we look at Revelation 19:16 in the King James as well as the NASB and NKJ we see a name written, "KING OF KINGS, AND LORD OF LORDS." When we get it out of all caps as in Rev. 17:14, we see that He is Lord of lords and King of kings. For indeed, He is the only true God and is Ruler over all things and people. I believe that those who are called and chosen and faithful are those who realize the Deity of this Lamb who was sacrificed for us. They are those who know Him as Lord, even as "The" Word of God. Rev. 19:13. Heisthe1, I welcome any input especially on the called, chosen, and faithful. See Gal 2:16, Matthew 21:46-22:14, John 7:40, John 15:16-19, Romans 11:28,29, Deuteronomy 7:6,7. From the heart, Ray |
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1995 | Scripture refering to the "Tree of Life" | Rev 22:14 | Ray | 48195 | ||
Hi Hopefilled, You have asked the right person in Makarios. As far as "Messianic Prophecies" is concerned I believe that you are talking about capitalization choices.***** In other words, determining whether the verses are talking about pronouns of Deity.***** You will not always find agreement in that regard. For instance for Genesis 3:15 the NASB does not capitalize Seed but the NKJ does. Of course for the King James you would be entirely on your own.**** For 18:10, the NKJ says, "And He said, "I will certainly return to you according to the time of life,..." while the old NASB reads "And he said." ****The 1995 copyright for 18:10, NASB reads, "He said..." so this may indicate that they are undecided or not willing to commit.***** Genesis 22:2 with its story of Abraham and Isaac is a picture of what God and His Son were willing to do but is just a type of things to come. Thus Isaac is his son as far as capitalization is concerned. However, even here the type is complete in that one son is in the Hebrew but the spiritual Son could be indicated by the ommission of the other son of the sentence. See NKJ, "Then He said, "Take now your son, your only son [in italics] Isaac, whom you love,..."***** As far as the tree of life: If you are thinking of capitalizing the tree of Life as in the cross of Christ, then I would say that this would be a misapplication. The trees are spoken of as "it" in the Scriptures. This idea would be good as a type as in the story of Isaac.**** I do find it interesting that the tree of life is found three times in Genesis as Makarios has referenced them. But we are not saved by "Calvary" or by the "Cross" , the "Blood of Christ", nor the Tree of Life in regard to capitalization. We are saved because He went to Calvary's cross and because His blood was shed. But the tree of life speaks of His humanity and not Himself. The other references of the tree in the Psalms are human references also. I hope that you find this helpful as well. **** From the heart, Ray |
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1996 | Scripture refering to the "Tree of Life" | Rev 22:14 | Ray | 48204 | ||
Hi Hopefilled, The subject titles will have the important words in upper case. Thus you will have no special clue to how they are thinking here.**** The Scriptures themselves offer no special clues for capitalization as they are in the same case throughout.**** I encourage you to test the spirits and determine in your own faith that Jesus is the Holy One of God. Determine whether He is just a man or the Son of Man. Read the word of God so that you may know this Word who came in the flesh.*****From the heart,Ray | ||||||
1997 | Bright Morning Star? | Rev 22:16 | Ray | 59842 | ||
The NKJ for Rev 22:16 reads, "I, Jesus, have sent My angel to testify to you these things in the churches. I am the Root and the Offspring of David, the Bright and Morning Star." I can see that this Bright Morning Star is Jesus. Who or what is the morning star of 2 Peter 1:19 and Revelation 2:28? |
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1998 | completeness of the bible. | Rev 22:18 | Ray | 13724 | ||
Hi Hank, Excellent references. (You need not respond) | ||||||
1999 | completeness of the bible. | Rev 22:18 | Ray | 107914 | ||
Hi schimc, Welcome to the forum. I have just completed an update of my profile so that you and other interested people may know of how the battle with cancer is going. I really am doing quite well although my immune system is affected by chemo-therapy and I have been experiencing a bad cold for a while. I encourage you to go to the left hand column and take Action in asking your question about the virgin birth. State the Scriptures that you see people thinking of as controversial or conflicting. Enjoy the forum. From the heart, Ray |
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