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1 | a B.C. date for creation? | Not Specified | David_24597 | 72331 | ||
Would anyone be interested in a continous time-line I found in the Bible from the time that Babylon overthrew Jerusalem in the days of Zedekiah (approx. 586 B.C.) straight back to the creation of Adam? It actually points to a B.C. date for creation. Straight from the Bible. | ||||||
2 | a list of the prophetic symbols | Not Specified | David_24597 | 72515 | ||
This is a list of some of the symbols used in the prophecies of Dan. and Rev. that I have compiled. I've spent a long time (hours upon hours, days even years ("here a little and there a little")) going through the Bible to find the meanings of the symbols used in the prophecies. I'm not just talking about reading it once through either LOL. I've read the Bible (KJV) through several times (frontward, backward, upside down, inside out LOL) as well as following the "threads" of particualr subjects to find out these things. I would enjoy other peoples comments about this list: the sea – denotes peoples, nations, multitudes and tongues (the “then-known” world) – Rev. 17:15 the earth – a new world or land unknown in Bible times – Rev. 13:11 and 10:2 the four winds – Blowing winds represent destruction, plagues, wars, etc. – Isa. 40:7 and 24; Hosea 8:7; Matt. 7:27. Winds held back are great destructions held in check by divine intervention – Rev. 7:1-3 beasts – world dominating nations or kingdoms – Dan. 7:23 a beast rising out of the wind-blown sea – a nation or kingdom rising out of political strife and discord (wars between nations) to dominate the world – e.g. Dan. 7:2-3 and Rev. 13:1 a beast rising out of the earth – would be a new nation (previously unknown) rising out of a previously unknown land and dominating the world. – Rev. 13:11, 14 and 16 a king - symbol of the nation which he rules over - Dan. 2:37-39 and 7:17 and 23 horn – nation or kingdom – Dan. 7:24 and 8:3,8 and 20-22 wings - speed or swiftness – Deut. 28:29; Jer. 4:13 symbolic day – a year of real time – Num. 14:34; Ezek. 4:6. Also note the “seventy weeks” of Dan. 9:24 translates literally as “seventy weeks of years”. Given seven days per week one symbolic week would be seven years of real time – seven days per week (seventy weeks is 490 years: 7 x 70). see also Isa. 34:8, 61:2 and 63:4 symbolic month – 30 years of real time according to the Hebrew calendar of 30 days per month symbolic year – 360 years of real time according to the Hebrew calendar of 360 days per year time – one symbolic year – Dan. 7:25 and 12:7 time, times and the dividing of time or time, times and a half - would be three and a half symbolic years or 1260 symbolic days – 1260 years of real time, the half hour in Rev. 8:1 is approx. one week of real time (day for a year - ½ day (12 hours) equals ½ year (6 months) therefore 2 hours equals 1 month (4 weeks), 1 hour equals 2 weeks, ½ hour is therefore approx one week) the glorious holy mountain – in Dan. 11:45 is Jerusalem – Dan. 9:16 a Jew – spiritual Israel, a true Christian – Rom. 2:28; Gal. 3:7, 28 and 29 a pure woman – God’s people or church – Isa. 62:5; Matt. 25:1; John 3:29; II Cor. 11:2; Rev. 14:4 a wicked woman – a false church a woman riding upon a beast – Rev. 17:1-6 is therefore a false church using political powers to enforce its religious laws the host and stars of heaven - God’s people Dan. 8:10, 24 and 12:3 the Prince of the host – Jesus – Dan. 8:11 and 25, 10:21 and 12:1 grass – all living flesh – Isa. 40:6; James 1:10; I Peter 1:24 trees – mighty men of the earth – Judges 9:7-21; Ps. chapt. 1; Ezek. chapt. 17; Dan. 4:20-22; Matt. 3:10 and 12:33 the sword of the Spirit – the Word of God – Heb. 4:12; Eph. 6:17; II Thess. 2:8; Rev. 1:16, 2:16 and 19:15 the cup in God’s hand – symbol of His wrath – Isa. 51:21-23 and 54:8-9; Jer. 13:13, 25:15-38 and 51:6-11; Ezek. 23:31-35; Matt. 20:22-23 and 26:39 and 42; Mark 14:36; Luke 22:42; John 18:11; Rev. 14:10 the dregs thereof – would be the last of the cup poured out at the very end (and the most bitter) gold – faith – Job 23:10; Dan. 12:10; I Peter 1:7 gold tried in the fire – faith made perfect in the furnace of affliction – Isa. 48:10 white raiment – clothed in righteousness – Rev. 19:8 eyesalve (enabling one to see) – the anointing of the Holy Spirit and the discerning of good from evil Rev. 3:18 Anyway, Thx for your time. David |
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3 | How do I pray for myself? | Bible general Archive 1 | David_24597 | 71692 | ||
Interesting question Wynter. Personally I don't think a christian should pray for themselves. On the other hand Jesus told us how to pray and included in the Lord's Prayer is "give us this day our daily bread" etc. Matt. 6:9-13 Personally I think that God knows every thought we think. This then is what I think about it. We are constantly in prayer with God. Constantly communicating to Him through every thought we think. If you want to improve yourself; just think it. God will answer you. If you want something more substantial ask for it in Jesus' name. God knows all our thoughts and desires. If your thoughts are in accord with God's will, He will answer you. It may not be today but it WILL happen. It will be in God's timetable, not yours. |
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4 | How do I pray for myself? | Bible general Archive 1 | David_24597 | 71706 | ||
Aren't we instructed to "pray without ceasing"? (I Thess. 5:17) What does Acts 6:4 mean or Eph. 6:18? Wouldn't you agree that God knows the very thoughts of our hearts? (don't know the references for that one but remember reading it somewhere - will look them up for you if you need them) Sorry I did not supply these references before. I'll remember to substantiate my responses with the Bible in the future. | ||||||
5 | Clarification of entering the temple | Bible general Archive 1 | David_24597 | 71710 | ||
I take this to be a reference to God's gift of grace. No one can enter (by faith) into the temple in heaven while the seven last plagues are happening on the earth. Gen. 6:3; Rev. 8:3-5 and 22:11-12 tell me that there comes a time when God withdraws the opportunity for repentance from humanity and then the end will come. This is a time when the wicked can no longer become saved. They are, in effect, trapped outside Noah's ark and cannot enter. God's people have been marked/sealed for their protection (Rev. 7 Ezek 9) and the wicked have been marked/sealed for their destruction (Rev. 13:11-18, 14:9-12 and 16:2). Does this help you any? | ||||||
6 | Why does God bet with Satan in Job? | Bible general Archive 1 | David_24597 | 71712 | ||
Why did God ask Abraham to sacrifice his only son to Him? I don't have any specific Bible references here but think that (since God doesn't need any "proof") perhaps others in heaven do? Anybody else have any thoughts on this? It's a good quesion. | ||||||
7 | How do I pray for myself? | Bible general Archive 1 | David_24597 | 71723 | ||
Perhaps you are right Joel. Personally I disagree though. If God hears our thoughts then every thought we think should be to His glory. Isn't that an act of worship also? | ||||||
8 | How do I pray for myself? | Bible general Archive 1 | David_24597 | 71725 | ||
Perhaps you are right John. Personally I disagree though. If God hears our thoughts then every thought we think should be to His glory. Isn't that an act of worship also? | ||||||
9 | Not praying for one's self? | Bible general Archive 1 | David_24597 | 71730 | ||
To pray for myself, for me, is an act of selfishness James 4:3. Should I ask for money or a new car or some such material goods? Or should I ask for something I already have the ability to recieve (such as Biblical knowledge)? Shouldn't the christian be more concerned with the welfare of their fellow christians above that of themselves Phil. 2:3? What kind of humility is it if one is only concerned with oneself? God will supply my needs as he sees fit. I have no need to ask Him for anything for myself. He gives me what I need to survive freely without me asking for it Matt. 6:24-34. That's how I see it. | ||||||
10 | Not praying for one's self? | Bible general Archive 1 | David_24597 | 71737 | ||
Perhaps you are right. It may be the "spirit" with which a person prays. Is it a selfish prayer ("Lord give me a new car cause I don't like my old one")? Or is it along these lines ("Lord give me a new car cause mine is undependable and I am unable to care for my family without adequate transportation")? The first is a selfish prayer for one's self. The second is for one's family. Both are asking God for a new car LOL. | ||||||
11 | Not praying for one's self? | Bible general Archive 1 | David_24597 | 71777 | ||
Perhaps you misunderstood me. I didn't say it was selfish to pray for my family. I said it was selfish to pray for myself (specifically meaning praying for things or events that would just benefit me and no one else). Doesn't Paul say we should do all things to the edification of God's people (I Cor. 14:12 among others)? | ||||||
12 | How do I pray for myself? | Bible general Archive 1 | David_24597 | 71780 | ||
I would agree with that Joel, more's the pity. I don't think it should be that way though. That's why we (as christians) are constantly growing and learning. The christian life is one one constant improvement and growth (keeping in mind that all things (even our own thoughts) should be put in subjection under the will of God. | ||||||
13 | How do I pray for myself? | Bible general Archive 1 | David_24597 | 71781 | ||
Hi Hank, I was mainly thinking along the lines of selfish gain of wealth and such things like that. In the case of praying to God to help us to help others is different. Don't get me wrong now. This was a reply to Wynter's question about praying for one's self (I'm not saying she is selfish). I see nothing wrong about asking God for more money or a new car or whatever if it is asked for in the spirit and with the intent of helping others. "Lord, help me to help those in need." is one thing. "Lord, gimme, gimme, gimme." is something else. | ||||||
14 | Not praying for one's self? | Bible general Archive 1 | David_24597 | 71786 | ||
Thanks for the references One. I was mainly thinking along the lines of James 4:3 when I posted that above statement. There is a difference between asking God to "feed our greed" so to speak and asking God to help us to help others. As followers of Christ we would be remiss to NOT ask God to help us to be better disciples. If we need certain things to help us to reach others then I see nothing wrong with asking God for those things. | ||||||
15 | Why does God bet with Satan in Job? | Bible general Archive 1 | David_24597 | 71788 | ||
I would agree with that One. There are many instances in the Bible that have no other explanation other than that God allows certain trials to happen to us to help us to become better and stronger when it is over. If you break a leg doesn't it grow back stronger than before? Why was Jacob commanded to go into Egypt? He knew about the 400 years of slavery that would happen there yet God told him to "fear not". That God would make a great nation of his descendants in Egypt. Look what the children of Israel had to endure from the Exodus to the Promised Land. 40 years of wandering in the wilderness plus the people that they had to kick out of Palestine once they got there. There were giants in the land yet (from reading about King David and his "strong men") one man could overthrow an entire army of these giants. I can think of no other reason why God allowed the Egyptian captivity other than to make the nation of Israel a powerful group of people. I could go on and on about this LOL (like why was Satan allowed to exist in the first place other than to assist God's plan (unwittingly of course LOL) to create a race of people that, throughout eternity, would grow more and more like God and be closer to Him than any other being that God had created before could become.) There are references to "other worlds" that God created. I think in Heb. and Col. Anyway, ours is the only world that has fallen. And to survive it becomes necessary to be closer to God than any "unfallen" creature could be. Plus, knowledge is power. Before Satan no one knew what sin or evil was. Those that survive this world WILL. They have (of course) CHOSEN to reject evil, knowing it for what it is. This gives a knowledge (power) above that of any unfallen being (save for God of course). But I better stop before I ramble on too much LOL. |
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16 | Need more clarification | Bible general Archive 1 | David_24597 | 71798 | ||
Yes there is a literal temple in heaven "which the Lord pitched and not man" Heb. 8:1-2. Moses built the earthly temple after the "pattern" he saw in heaven Heb. 8:5. Rev. 11:19 would also seem to indicate a literal temple. I've done some research on who is heaven and have come to this conclusion: The only ones in heaven now are: 1) Enoch and Elijah - Gen. 5:24 and Heb. 11:5 show that Enoch never died. II Kings 2:1-18 records Elijah's translation. Some even went to look for his body but never found it. 2) Moses was resurrected from the grave - Deut. 34:5-7 records his death and burial. Jude 9 would seem to indicate his resurrection. 3) Some of the saints were resurrected at the same time as Jesus Matt. 27:52-53 and were led to heaven when Jesus ascended. In Eph. 4:8 the phrase "led captivity captive" actually translates literally as "led a multitude of captives" without specifying exactly how many are in this "multitude". From your posts I assume that you believe that when a saved person dies that their "soul" or "spirit" (some conscience, thinking feeling part of you) will go into heaven right away. I've done some research on this as well. First of all if there is no resurrection from the dead then there will be no one saved from the grave (I Cor. 15:12-23 - vese 23 even shows that this happens at Jesus' coming.) Please allow me to copy/paste this from some of my research: "Note that Moses appeared (with Elijah) at the mount of transfiguration. Matt. 17:3-4; Mark 9:4-5; Luke 9:30-33. There are some that contend that when you die you will receive your reward right away. If this is true then why is King David still in his grave and has not yet ascended into heaven? Acts 2:29 and 34. Paul stated he would wait until the resurrection to receive his reward of eternal life. II Tim. 4:6-8. Daniel also was told to wait in the grave until the resurrection. Dan. 12:13. Note Job 14:10-15. Remember, death is a total cessation of life, an eternal sleep until the resurrection. Job 14:12 and 19:26. Note that God’s Spirit is His breath; Job 34:14-15 and 27:3; Gen. 2:7; Ps. 104:29-30; Eccl. 12:7. Job knew that he would sleep in the grave until he was resurrected in the flesh. Job 19:26; Isa. 26:19. Read Ps. 146:4 and Eccl. 9:5,6-10. Note that Paul called death "sleep" in Acts 7:60 and so did Jesus in John 11:11-14. Many places in the Bible speak of the resurrection as an awakening out of sleep; Joel 3:9 and 12; Isa. 26:19; Dan. 12:2. Note also verse 18 in I Cor. 15:12-26. If your spirit is your breath (note the margin in James 2:26), and the word translated as "spirit" also means "breath", "wind" and "air", then what about your soul? Can a soul die? Ezek. 18:4 and 20 and Rev. 16:3. Note also that a human has no preeminence above a beast. Eccl. 3:19-21 and that the word translated "creature" in Gen. 1:20,21 and 24 is the same word that was translated as "soul" in Gen. 2:7. So it would seem that the body (dust of the earth) plus the spirit (breath of life) makes a soul (a living creature). When the spirit (or breath) leaves, the body returns to the earth (dust) and the soul (living creature) ceases to exist. During a resurrection the opposite happens, the breath (spirit) returns to the body (dust) and the soul lives again. See Ezek. 37:1-14 esp. vers. 9-14 for an excellent example of how this works. What then about the second death Rev. 20:6 and 14? If death is a sleep, don’t the wicked burn forever? Note that the burning itself is not eternal but the result of it (death and destruction) is. Dan. 12:2; Matt. 25:46 (note that death is the punishment for sin, Rom. 6:23), II Thess. 1:9. In Mal. 4:1-3 the wicked are reduced to ashes. Even Satan is brought to ashes and ceases to exist Ezek. 28:18-19. After their final destruction they die and sleep forever Jer. 51:39 and 57. Note that Sodom and Gomorrah suffered the vengeance of eternal fire Jude 7 but have been reduced to ashes II Peter 2:6 for our example. Note the literal translation of Isa. 66:24 is "their worm shall not yet die, neither shall their fire be yet quenched". That word yet implies that eventually they will die and their fire will be quenched. continued in next post... |
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17 | Need more clarification | Bible general Archive 1 | David_24597 | 71799 | ||
continued from previous post... What about the promise Jesus gave to the thief on the cross? "Verily I say unto thee, Today shalt thou be with me in paradise." Jesus never lied yet three things show that He did not see that thief in heaven: (1) the Bible definition of death is eternal sleep; (2) after His resurrection (three days after He died) Jesus told Mary Magdalene that He had not yet gone to heaven but that He was going now. John 20:17; (3) That thief did not even die on that day. Note in John 19:31-33 that the thieves were taken down from their crosses while they were still alive and would have been put back on them after the Sabbath was over. What then did Jesus mean when He said, “Today shalt thou be with me in paradise”? The words have been translated accurately enough to make no difference, but notice that the original languages of the Bible have no punctuation. All the periods, commas, question marks, colons, etc. (as well as chapter and verse separation) were supplied by humans as they translated the originals into English. Could it be that the punctuation could change the meaning if put in the wrong place? Note again: "Verily I say unto thee, (comma) today shalt thou be with me in paradise". What if the comma has been misplaced and belongs after the word today and not before? "Verily I say unto thee today, thou shalt be with me in paradise". Instead of Jesus promising the thief that they would be in paradise THAT DAY, which was obviously a lie, He said, "I tell you this today (right now), that you will be with me in paradise". This was not a promise to be with Jesus that day in heaven but rather a promise given that day that at some later date the thief would be with Jesus in paradise. So Jesus did not lie and the Bible is still in harmony with itself. A human error was the cause of this confusion." Anyway, I hope this helps. I didn't mean for this post to be so long. Sorry bout that. I had to divide it in two posts. |
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18 | Why does God bet with Satan in Job? | Bible general Archive 1 | David_24597 | 71816 | ||
Well, this was obviously a test of Abraham's faith. Did God need any proof of his faithfulness? On the other hand God also revealed His plan for mankind's salvation here. He put Abraham in a position that showed Abraham what it was like to give up his son for a sacrifice for sin. Just because there is no Biblical record of Satan's hand in this (like there is in Job) doesn't mean there wasn't a similar conflict between God and Satan concerning Abraham. The book of Job shows how God "brags" about His faithful people to everyone. Naturally I think he would have done the same with Abraham and Satan would have taken offence with this. I know there is no Biblical evidence of this about Abraham. I was using Job as an example. | ||||||
19 | Not praying for one's self? | Bible general Archive 1 | David_24597 | 71820 | ||
I admit that, on the surface, Jabez' prayer sounds like the type that James 4 is talking about. But if it was God would not have answered it. Rather I would "guess" that Jabez was the same type of person that this lady in Miss. was that you mentioned. The text in I Chron. does mention that Jabez was more "honorable" that his brethren. | ||||||
20 | Finding 'Act as though you have faith' | Bible general Archive 1 | David_24597 | 71938 | ||
Some ways the Bible tells us to increase our faith: 1) Ask of God and he will give you more faith. Mark 9:17-24 is a good example. So number 2 2) Faith can be increased by seeing miracles done. Acts 2 is another good example. 3) Faith increases when it is tried in the furnace of affliction I Peter 1:7. Job 23:10, Dan. 12:10 and Rev. 3:18 hints of this as well. A word of warning here though LOL. If one ask Gods for faith (number 1 above) God may just increase your faith by allowing trials and tribulations to fall upon you in answer to your prayer. 4) Then there's James 2:22 which shows that faith is made perfect through works. As in the case of Abraham. His faith in the coming Messiah was increased when he tried to obey God's command to sacrifice his son for a burnt offering. Now I'm not saying we should try to sacrifice our children to follow Abraham's example LOL. We are under the New Covenant of grace not the Old Covenant of the Mosaic Laws. But if the Bible (especially the New Testament) tells us to do something, we should do it (and our faith will increase because of our obedience). 5) And finally, "Faith comes by hearing and hearing by the word of God." Rom. 10:17 Since we are saved by grace THROUGH faith, surely every avenue that is opened to us to increase our faith should be explored? |
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