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1 | What is the concept of Paradise? | Luke 23:43 | MissJW | 122455 | ||
Hello Kalos, You are sharp, :-) (got my pun). Thus you agree that Jesus died not on the same day as the evildoer on his side? Am I correct? With Luke 23:43 and the subject of paradise, how do you make this fact agree with your thought that the evildoer was with Jesus that selfsame day? I note too that since the question he presented linked "paradise" with Jesus' kingdom a much later time would be the more accurate understanding of the term. Any thoughts? 42 And he went on to say: “Jesus, remember me when you get into your kingdom.” 43 And he said to him: “Truly I tell you today, You will be with me in Paradise.” MissJW |
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2 | Miss JW, Who Is Jesus? | Bible general Archive 2 | MissJW | 122189 | ||
Hello Hank, I noticed you had several questions for me and are marked as unanswered. I notice too that probably very few will read this post since it has now become "restricted". I notice that this happens when Biblical "truths" are presented here on this forum but disliked. Other Bible study forums don't do that you know. Anyway, you already know the answers to the questions you ask of me, thus elucidating would be of no avail. So I wonder why you ask? Do you really desire a scholarly exegesis of John 1:1 or just the run of the mill eisegesis? Hank, I believe the Bible. I know what the Bible says. I know what history and tradition of man tells us. And I know that poor hermeneutical practice is one thing but rejection of simple blatant logic is another. I know too that Jesus taught me to love my enemies. I totally admire people that can do that don't you? They are special people, I asure you, not only to me but especially to our omniscient and omnipotent Creator and to his Son our beloved Lord and Savior. Miss JW |
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3 | What is the concept of Paradise? | Luke 23:43 | MissJW | 122173 | ||
Hello Kalos, You say,"'In Luke 23:43, the promise of the Lord to the repentant robber was fulfilled the same day;" I wonder Kalos, why you say this. Do you not know that that day that Jesus said those words ended and he hadn't died yet? He actually died after 6:00 p.m. which would be the next day. So, something is wrong with this scenerio you present. I'm just having fun with you Kalos, it is an interesting thought you might appreciate looking at again. What did Jesus really say? 2) You also say, "Christ, at His death, having committed His spirit to the Father, went in spirit immediately into Heaven itself, the dwelling place of God". It appears to me that you are saying that Christ isn't God since he went to God in heaven. Also, it appears that you are saying that Christ wasn't dead for 3 days? I know I'm just a Jehovah's Witness and you probably think I have no earthly idea of "truth" when it comes to the Bible, and wouldn't give me the time of day if I asked you, but I undersand that Christ was dead for 3 days, then resurrected to life for 40 days here on earth and then rose to heaven to his Father. Am I mistaken, in total left field or what? Of course, I note you are merely quoting another's thought, but usually we are in agreement with what we quote unless stated otherwise. I would like your input here. And thank you in advance, Kalos. MissJW |
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4 | Purpose of Prayer? | Bible general Archive 2 | MissJW | 121451 | ||
Hi tgc, I believe you answered well. Remember the apostle Paul encourages Christians to keep up their fight of faith ‘while with every form of prayer they carry on prayer on every occasion in spirit.’ (Eph. 6:18) Every prayer, given either audibly or silently, has a point or purpose. Thus ther are various forms of prayer, for example, “intercessions,” in which the Christian prays in behalf of others, “offerings of thanks,” of asking blessings, prayers of “supplication” with regard to certain needs or problems. You mention the Lord's prayer. First we notice this is a model prayer to follow but not one to say repeatedly. We also notice that Jesus prays to the Father. That sounds reasonable to me that we would pray to our God who is Jesus' Father. Then what does Jesus pray for first of anything he could have prayed for? That his "name be sanctified, or made holy. Certainly then Jesus recognized the importance of God's name and was thus telling us the same. Do you believe that? Of course, God's name is Jehovah and our older Bible translations showed us in Ps 83:18. Just before his death Jesus prayed: “I have made your name manifest to the men you gave me out of the world . . . watch over them on account of your own name which you have given me . . . And I have made your name known to them and will make it known.”—John 17:6, 11, 26. We are not to believe that when Jesus said, “I have made your name known” or “manifest,” he referred to only the pronunciation of the divine name. His listeners were Jews who, reportedly with the exception of the high priest, did not know the pronunciation of the Tetragrammaton, the four Hebrew letters making up the name. Then, how did Jesus, by more than pronouncing the name correctly, ‘make God’s name known’ to the apostles? Note the answer given by one noted Bible commentator: “The word name [in John 17] includes the attributes, or character of God. Jesus had made known his character, his law, his will, his plan of mercy. Or in other words, he had revealed God to them. The word name is often used to designate the person.”—Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Gospels by Albert Barnes (1846). So, as Jesus ‘explained the Father’ by his own entire perfect life course on earth, he was really ‘making God’s name known.’ He demonstrated that he spoke with God’s full backing and authority. Jesus could therefore say: “He that has seen me has seen the Father also.” Certainly Jesus wasn't the Father but he was the Son of God so God’s “name” thus took on greater meaning to his early followers. Accordingly, an appreciation of it and the Personality that it stood for should be reflected in every aspect of our lives as Christians. MissJW |
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5 | who can explain to me? | John 1:1 | MissJW | 120685 | ||
Hi Rowdy, You said,“I can only say that the Greek word "greater" here didn't mean the same thing as you and I understand it. A better translation would be senior vs. junior denoting their functions in their relationship, similar to the same relationship by a man and woman in a marriage. In God's world, man gets the higher functional responsibilities compared to the woman because that's how He created this world. Why God is senior to Jesus, I have no idea and can't even speculate.” I have no problem per se, with your explanation and too was well illustrated. I agree that God is senior to Jesus as many Bible verses tell us. Here’s another and I quote it for you here. Does this verse not tell us that Jesus and Almighty God are not equal? 1 Cor 15:24-28, "Next, the end, when he hands over the kingdom to his God and Father, when he has brought to nothing all government and all authority and power. 25 For he must rule as king until [God] has put all enemies under his feet. 26 As the last enemy, death is to be brought to nothing. 27 For [God] ?subjected all things under his feet.? But when he says that all things have been subjected, it is evident that it is with the exception of the one who subjected all things to him. 28 But when all things will have been subjected to him, then the Son himself will also subject himself to the One who subjected all things to him, that God may be all things to everyone." Thank you for your last response, Rowdy. Miss JW |
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6 | Isa. 5:14 - why "Jerusalem" in text? | Is 5:14 | MissJW | 120588 | ||
Hi Kalos, My typo error, I don't know how that happened but you are exactly right, sorry. MissJW |
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7 | who can explain to me? | John 1:1 | MissJW | 120457 | ||
Hi Rowdy, You're exactly right, no one is greater than Almighty God. Could I ask you a question? What does John 13:16 mean to you? It reads, "16 Most truly I say to YOU, A slave is not greater than his master, nor is one that is sent forth greater than the one that sent him. Just curious. MissJW |
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8 | Isa. 5:14 - why "Jerusalem" in text? | Is 5:14 | MissJW | 120456 | ||
Hi Rich, You are correct. The manuscripts do not have "Jerusalem" in their texts. It was evidently inserted for clearity. The American Translation doesn't have it in it either. The other two translations that I know of that do also are the CEV or Contempory English Version and the GNB, Good News Bible. The use of brackets would have been a better choice, I feel. But your more literal translalations like the NWT, New World Translation stays closer to the ancient manuscripts. The preface of the NASB states, "When it was felt that the word-for-word literalness was unacceptable to the modern reader, a change was made in the direction of a more current English idiom." Eventhough no idiom is present here, a change was still made. I personally feel the American Translation is a better translation than the NASB for several reasons. MissJW |
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9 | is God and Jesus are one person? | Heb 1:8 | MissJW | 120156 | ||
Hi Bstudent The truth of the matter is Hebrews 1:8 is mistranslated in many translations to support a theological bias. (Capitalization of the "G" for sure.) Your research is admirable. Yes, Greek scholars Edgar J. Goodspeed, James Moffatt and Stephen T. Byington who are not Jehovah’s Witnesses as I am, agree with my NWT on this verse. We can read for ourselves, the alternative readings for this verse offered by the RSV, NEB and KJV and see a definite theological bias. But clearly the context clears it up for us. In many translations, either in the main text or in the margin, Hebrews 1:9 reads, “God, your God, anointed you.” This makes it clear that the one addressed in verse eight is not God, but one who worships God and is anointed by him. By allowing the Bible to speak to us and just reason on it with His Holy Spirit directing us we are not affected by mainstream thinking. Something else though , is the fact that Jesus can rightly be and is referenced “theos” in the Holy Scriptures but never in the since of Almighty God. So even in this verse regardless of its translation doesn’t make God’s Son God himself. Capitalization of “theos” in the text that reference Jesus is misleading to its readers and is a disgrace to our heavenly Father Jehovah by “adding to this roll” as is the removal of his beloved name. MsJW |
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10 | Why do yo say JW's are a cult? | Bible general Archive 2 | MissJW | 118805 | ||
Hi Aniset, Well, actually we may be a cult. The first century Christians might be classified a cult too. O well. And the reasons given for us being a cult doesn't fit with what a cult today is. Anyway, have you noticed how this thread "has been temporarily restricted from appearing on the homepage? That happens when basic simple Bible truths get explained here but disagreed with. But you probably already know that, :-) Just thought I would say hi. Miss JW |
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11 | why has God forsaken Jesus on the cross? | Matt 27:46 | MissJW | 118710 | ||
Hello Paz63, Very good question. This is how I understand Matt. 27:46. It was about three o’clock in the afternoon, Jesus feels that his end is near. “I am thirsty,” he says. Then with a loud voice, he cries out: “E´li, E´li, la´ma sa·bach·tha´ni?” that is, “My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?” Jesus can sense that his Father has, as it were, withdrawn protection from him to allow his integrity to be tested to the limit, and he quotes David’s words of Ps. 22:1. Someone then puts a sponge soaked in sour wine to Jesus’ lips. Having had some of the wine, Jesus gasps: “It has been accomplished!” Then he cries out, “Father, into your hands I entrust my spirit,” bows his head, and expires. John 19:28-30 Even while experiencing excruciating pain, Jesus showed his depth of feeling. He tenderly entrusted his mother to “the disciple whom he loved", evidently the apostle John. (John 19:26, 27) When he saw evidence of repentance in one of the evildoers impaled alongside him, Jesus compassionately said: “You will be with me in Paradise.” (Luke 23:43) In the Bible paradise is a beautiful park, or a parklike garden. The three terms (Hebrew par·des´, Persian pairidaeza, and Greek pa·ra´dei·sos), all convey the basic idea of a beautiful park or parklike garden. The first such park was that of Ge 2:8, 9, 15, the Garden of Eden or Paradise. Acts 2:31 also provides profound scriptural insight, for it says, "he saw beforehand and spoke concerning the resurrection of the Christ, that neither was he forsaken in Ha´des nor did his flesh see corruption. 32 This Jesus God resurrected, of which fact we are all witnesses. 33 Therefore because he was exalted to the right hand of God and received the promised holy spirit from the Father, he has poured out this which YOU see and hear. 34 Actually David did not ascend to the heavens, but he himself says, ‘Jehovah said to my Lord: “Sit at my right hand, 35 until I place your enemies as a stool for your feet.”’ 36 Therefore let all the house of Israel know for a certainty that God made him both Lord and Christ, this Jesus whom YOU impaled.” Yes, Jesus lay dead totally unconscience for 3 days until his Father resurrected him from the dead, for he wasn't left or forsaken in the grave (hades) Eccl. 9:5: “The living are conscious that they will die; but as for the dead, they are conscious of nothing at all.” Ps. 146:4: “His spirit goes out, he goes back to his ground; in that day his thoughts [“thoughts,” KJ, 145:4 in Dy; “all his thinking,” NE; “plans,” RS, NAB] do perish.” John 11:11-14: “‘Lazarus our friend has gone to rest, but I am journeying there to awaken him from sleep.’ . . . Jesus said to them outspokenly: ‘Lazarus has died.’” Ezek. 18:4 likewise clearly shows us that the soul dies, “The soul [“soul,” RS, NE, KJ, Dy, Kx; “man,” JB; “person,” TEV] that is sinning—it itself will die.” MissJW |
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12 | Who is this "slave"? | Matt 24:45 | MissJW | 118432 | ||
Hi Bstudent, I have noticed that you have made some very good points. Of course, the evil slave though entrusted to care for Jesus' belongings has failed miserably. He has contaminated himself with the world both politically and spiritually, thus making himself a part of Christendom. Traditions of men have been embraced,making the Word of God invalid and obscuring truth in the eyes of many. Hypocrisy and greed also mark him as one not feeding Christ's domestics during the presence of our Master. I know for one, the Bible's truth to be simple and forthright, no philosophical dogma or mystical concepts. It appears you too may be there. MissJW |
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13 | source references | OT general | MissJW | 108877 | ||
Hi Colin, Rev. 2:8 is an interesting verse, as is the Alpha and Omega discussion. But in answer to your simple question, by its context, I see that it shows that Jesus is the “First and the Last” in this verse. I also notice that the “The First and the Last” is an expression in the book of Revelation that is found three times, one of which obviously refers to Jehovah God. Rev 1:17-18 also identifies Jesus as the “First and the Last”. Both of these are in relation to his death and unique resurrection by his Father and interestingly, is the reason for his being called the “firstborn from the dead” as in Rev 1:5 and Col 1:18 I also, notice that the “Alpha and the Omega is not used in conjunction with this “the First and Last” in these two places that refer to Jesus and neither is the phrase “the beginning and the end”. Tara1 |
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14 | Tara1 - Is Jesus true or false god? | OT general | MissJW | 108873 | ||
Hi Mrs B, I see no dilemna with my theology of the Bible. 2 Tim 3:16. I will answer each and every one of your questions, Biblically, if you first please explain how your theology can agree with the following: *If Jesus is God and he is at the right hand of God, is he by himself? (Acts 7:55, Ro 8:34, Eph 1:20) *If Jesus is God when he said, “I am ascending to my God and your God” did he ascend to himself? (John 20:17) *If Jesus is the God of the headship principle how can he be head over himself? (1 Cor 11:3) *If Jesus is God to whom does he turn over the kingdom at the end of the thousand years? (1 Cor 15:24) *If Jesus is God to whom did he pray? (John 17:1) *If Jesus is God why did he tell the people in the temple you know me and you know where I am from, but you do not know the one who sent me? (John 7:28,29) *If Jesus is God why did the high priest call him the Son of God? (Matt 26:63) *If Jesus is God why did unclean spirits prostrate themselves before him and call him the Son of God? (Mark 3:11) *If Jesus is God why would the Almighty God himself call Jesus his Son? After all he would know his own son. (Matthew 3:16,17) *If no man has seen God why did people see Jesus when he walked the earth? (John 1:18) *If Jesus is God why did he call himself God’s Son? (John 10:36) *If Jesus is God why did he say, “my father is greater than I?” (John 14:28) *If Jesus is God why did he die? (Jeremiah 10:10, Psalm 90:2) *Who resurrected Jesus? Did he resurrect himself? *If Jesus is God who was in charge the three days and three nights he was dead in the grave? (Matthew 16:21) *If Jesus is God who gave him the Book of Revelation which he shared with John? (Rev 1:1) *If Jesus is God who said “You are my Son, I, today, have become your father”? (Heb 1:5) *If Jesus is God and also the mediator between God and man, does he mediate with himself? (1 Timothy 2:5) *Why did the Devil offer all the kingdoms of the world to Jesus? If he was God he could just take them anytime he wanted. (Matthew 4:8,9) *If Jesus is God why did the centurion assigned to guard him say, “Truly this was the Son of God”? (Matthew 27:54) *If Jesus is God why did the two robbers on the torture stake next to him refer to him as the Son of God? (Matthew 27:40) *Why did the angel tell Mary Jesus would be called God’s Son and the Son of the Most High? (Luke 1:32,35) *Why did the Apostle John testify in the Gospel of John, “this is the Son of God”? (John 1:34 and John 20:31) *If he is God why did Nathanael call Jesus, “Son of God, king of Israel”? (John 1:49) *When Jesus resurrected Lazarus, Martha called him the Christ the Son of God at John 11:27. Martha knew! *Even the Jews knew his claim to be the Son of God and said, “He ought to die because he made himself out to be the Son of God.” (John 19:7) *After meeting Jesus, with the vision fresh in his mind, the newly converted Paul, “began to preach Jesus, that this one is the Son of God.” The vision was fresh in his mind. Jesus has revealed his true personality to Paul. (Acts 9:20) *Revelation Chapter 3 is the “My God and Father” chapter. Five times Jesus refers to Jehovah the almighty God as “my God” and twice as “my Father.” The resurrected, in heaven, Jesus Christ says he is not God! *If Jesus is God his ransom sacrifice would be unequal to Adam, because Gods’ perfection is greater than Adams’. Sincerly Tara1 |
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15 | Tara1 - Is Jesus true or false god? | OT general | MissJW | 108870 | ||
Hi Colin, Would you please, to the best of your ability, accurately explain these two verse? 1) Matt. 11:25, "At that time Jesus said in response: “I publicly praise you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because you have hidden these things from the wise and intellectual ones and have revealed them to babes." 2) Matt. 4:10, "For it is written, ‘It is Jehovah your God you must worship, and it is to him alone you must render sacred service.’ Tara1 |
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16 | Is Jesus YHWH? | OT general | MissJW | 107586 | ||
Tara1, Just wondering when you're going to answer the questions asked of you? Not rushing you, just wondering. I would like your explaination too of the Alpha and Omega of the Revelation of John. As I understand it, it refers to YHWH in each and every instance. I enjoy your posts so very much. Looking forward to your replys. MissJW |
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17 | is Jesus God ?and how can you prove it? | Isaiah | MissJW | 106786 | ||
Hello Tara1 Please respond. I've read you posts and discovered that my email was wrong. It's fourx1@rock.com I am not a JW but have studied with them and have many of their books and like them. I have studied many years (in deepth) theology. Let's get together. I'm not interested in changing you but learning from you. Missjw |
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18 | is Jesus God ?and how can you prove it? | Isaiah | MissJW | 97757 | ||
Hello Tara, I just found this forum and found all your posts. If you are still around, I would like to write to you by email. I too have some manuscript research discoveries that I perhaps could add to your collection. My email is fourxx@rock.com I don't mind posting public but maybe later some. I also would like to know how you researched, what you have in your library and so forth. Do you know of any JW's that post here? Thank you, Tara. Love MissJW |
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