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1 | What is meant by "us", "we", etc.? | Bible general Archive 1 | benjamite | 49416 | ||
My question deals with the use of words like "us", "we", "our" (or for you language scholars, the use of the 1st person, plural, forms of the personal pronoun as well as verbs). In the epistles (primarily), do these words always refer to the group as a collective? Do they sometimes focus more on individuals who share common experiences? (For an example of the latter, more than one person can say, "I got up this morning", therefore, together we can say, "We got up this morning.") What are the implications of this? |
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2 | Where is this king from? | Dan 11:36 | benjamite | 35726 | ||
Assuming that this hasn't happened yet, is this king from a third kindgom or is he, indeed, the King of the North? (With v. 40 starting with the King of the South coming against him, and then this King of the North retalliates and overpowers the King of the South.) | ||||||
3 | Does that site address Rev. 6:16-17? | Bible general Archive 1 | benjamite | 33918 | ||
Sorry, I meant, given 1 Thess 1:10; 5:9; and Romans 5:9, does "that site" (www.signministries.org") place the rapture before or after Rev. 6:16-17? In Him, Benjamite |
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4 | Does that site address Rev. 6:16-17? | Bible general Archive 1 | benjamite | 33917 | ||
Without spending hours trying to find exactly what I am looking for on the website, given 1 Thess 1:10; 5:9; and Romans 5:9, does this site place the rapture before or after Revelation 6:16-17? | ||||||
5 | Who are the "any" and "all"? | 2 Pet 3:9 | benjamite | 32111 | ||
I am aware of "any" and "all", but that doesn't answer my question. Maybe we can work this out... It is my understanding that "any" and "all" usually explicitly qualify something else in the immediate context (but not always), so I see three possible options. First implicitly, and then two "explicit" options. a. What happens if we let "any" and "all" implicitly qualify "the world"? This tends to be a common interpretation (like "c."). Local supporting context: To be honest I could use help on this one. I don't see it. Outside verses: John 3:16, 1 Timothy 2:4, etc. Since there are other verses, assuming it is implicit here, we don't need local supporting context. In light of the context, it would be nice to have. Application: great gospel verse. The Lord waits for all. Will all be saved? Sadly, no. (2 Pet. 3:7, Rev. 20:15, Matt 25:46) b. "any" and "all" of "them" (the mockers of 2 Peter 3:3-6). The problem with this is that in the last days (2 Peter 3:3) instead of being saved, they are busy mocking. Supporting context: 2 Peter 3:3 "mockers" in need of repentance, but it doesn't fit with the "patient toward you". c. "any" and "all" of "you" (or as the KJV reads "to us-ward") meaning believers. From previous comments, this passage might mean the entire church (past, present, and future), and once the church is complete, the Lord will return. The mockers may mock, but God's plan will be carried out in His time. I do not mean to imply that the Lord doesn't care about the rest of the world. He does (1 Timothy 2:4, John 3:16, 1 John 2:2). Supporting context: Immediate precedent, 2 Peter 3:9b "patient toward you"; Chapter, 3:1 "beloved...you" Book, 1:1b "To those who have received a faith of the same kind as ours". Application: Personal, the Lord says, "come on, 'so-and-so' it is your time to be saved. I waited for you." |
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6 | Who needs to repent? | 2 Pet 3:9 | benjamite | 32039 | ||
Isn't Peter addressing the church? (2 Pet 1:1) Why say "He is patient toward you", i.e., believers, rather than "toward them", i.e., the mockers? It seems like it makes a big difference. We won't perish (John 3:16, Rom 6:23, etc.). Is he saying that the Lord is waiting for the church ("who have received a faith...") to repent? If so, could he be speaking of future believers? (I wasn't born when Peter lived.) If not, why? | ||||||
7 | Why the change from "they" to "you"? | 2 Pet 3:9 | benjamite | 32031 | ||
In 2 Peter 3, Peter talks about how the mockers mock, and "it escapes their notice that...". In verses 8 and 9 he switches from "they" to "he is patient toward you". Is this significant? How so? | ||||||