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1 | The Spirit and the Seventy | Not Specified | ariel levin | 223321 | ||
Shalom everyone, I think this is my first question. I've watched this site for a number of years and have not seen this question before. It's one of those dreaded "why" questions...maybe I'll make it a "how come" question. :o) How come Messiah told His disciples that He had to go away for the Holy Spirit to come to them? The Holy Spirit was given in full measure to Moses, and then later to his 70 elders. It was the same Spirit, and the trinitarian doctrine teaches that the Spirit is a distinct personality of the Godhead, so Messiah's being on the earth or not being here should have nothing to do with whether the Spirit indwells or not? I'm just a bit confused over the having to "go away" and the infilling of the 70 along with Moses (and probably Aaron and Miriam too)? Thanks for the help. |
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2 | Problems with the software | Not Specified | ariel levin | 224019 | ||
This is not a Bible question. Has anyone else experienced not being able to return to their note/answer to make corrections? Please pardon the misspellings of my previous answer. When I returned to edit all that was there was a blank answer form.....???? This also happened a few days ago, that time I just cancelled my note. |
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3 | Ruling and Reigning | Not Specified | ariel levin | 224971 | ||
Shalom everyone, First let me thank all who responded to my response regarding the New Heaven and New Earth (New Jerusalem included within). Here's another puzzler for me: If, accroding to NT all within New Jerusalem are believers and according to NT we (believers) are to rule and reign - OVER WHAT are we ruliing and reigning? Or is this just to mean during the millenial reign where I understand that many will be born of those left alive (believers at its instigation) that will NOT follow God's Ways? Thank you |
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4 | No question | Not Specified | ariel levin | 225405 | ||
Just wanted to share this with everyone. http://michaelgvelasco.multiply.com/video/item/8 |
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5 | God is one plesse explain Mark 16:19 | Bible general Archive 4 | ariel levin | 221808 | ||
Dear Doc, What does it matter if the questioner is JW? Does that preclude him from receiving a correct response? He asked a bonafide question and I'm sure others would be interested in the answer as well. Ariel |
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6 | prayer | Bible general Archive 4 | ariel levin | 221950 | ||
Dear wejlly, Doc answered correctly, there is no scriptural reference for praying for the dead. Following is the Jewish and Messianic "Mourner's Kaddish" written sometime in the 9th century. Notice that there is actually not one single word said for or about the dead in it - instead, it is a prayer that extolls the greatness and compassion of our God of Israel and our willingness to submit to His will: Exalted and sanctified is God's great name (Amen) in the world which He has created according to His will, and may He establish His kingdom in your lifetime and during your days, and within the life of the entire House of Israel, speedily and soon; and say, Amen. (Amen. May His great name be blessed forever and to all eternity.) May His great Name be blessed forever and for all eternity. Blessed and praised, glorified and exalted, extolled and honored, elevated and lauded be the Name of the Holy One, blessed be He, (blessed be He) beyond all the blessings and hymns, praises and consolations that are spoken in the world; and say, Amen. (Amen.) May He who makes peace in the heavens, make peace for us and for all Israel; and say, Amen. (Amen.) |
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7 | DEATH | Bible general Archive 4 | ariel levin | 223423 | ||
Good morning Wejlly, Azure told you correctly - Don't even think about such things. If you don't have a "home" fellowship, get on the phone. Most Baptist and Methodist churchs have buses available for those who have no transportation. If you are home bound due to a physical challenge, then there is a wonderful "real time" chat program that you can download. (I use it and I can promise you that it is safe for your computer, no spyware, adware, malware, etc.) The lind for this is: http://www.inspeak.com/ This program allows not only real-time chat by using the keyboard but also using a microphone. You will find bunches of new friends to keep company with right from your living room (which is far better than being alone if you can't get out of your home easily). In these rooms you not only can communicate with other believers, you also can get lots of good music and teachings (some pre-recorded, some live-feeds). (I hope I haven't broken any rules here by posting this link, as there are several Christian rooms available on this chat program and the program is freeware. I don't personally go into the Christian rooms, but I can attest to the fact that the Messianic Jewish rooms are scripturally sound.) |
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8 | Did John really baptise Jesus?? | Bible general Archive 4 | ariel levin | 223503 | ||
Good morning Cecilk, Back in the day (and also in the present) Jews perform a ritual called "mikveh". They do this as they move from one place in life to another - as a part of their bar or bat mitzvah, getting married, becoming a parent, changing jobs, changing residences, as well as repenting of one's wrongs and changing the direction of their lives. I see this "baptism" of the Messiah as His mikveh. He walked into the water as a 'carpenter', son of Joseph and Mary, He walked out of the water into His public ministry. John would not have been "baptising" any of the people according to NT procedure, he would have been scooping up the water with his hands and saying a blessing over the repentant person as the water seeped through his fingers back onto the top of the repentant's head (which would be under the water coming up out of the water). As far as what he said, it might have sounded something like "Blessed are you O Lord, Master of the Universe, Who gives us life, and sustains our lives, and Who has brought us to this most sacred moment." |
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9 | Did John really baptise Jesus?? | Bible general Archive 4 | ariel levin | 223505 | ||
Good morning Cecilk, Back in the day (and also in the present) Jews perform a ritual called "mikveh". They do this as they move from one place in life to another - as a part of their bar or bat mitzvah, getting married, becoming a parent, changing jobs, changing residences, as well as repenting of one's wrongs and changing the direction of their lives. I see this "baptism" of the Messiah as His mikveh. He walked into the water as a 'carpenter', son of Joseph and Mary, He walked out of the water into His public ministry. John would not have been "baptising" any of the people according to NT procedure, he would have been scooping up the water with his hands and saying a blessing over the repentant person as the water seeped through his fingers back onto the top of the repentant's head (which would be under the water coming up out of the water). As far as what he said, it might have sounded something like "Blessed are you O Lord, Master of the Universe, Who gives us life, and sustains our lives, and Who has brought us to this most sacred moment." |
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10 | Did John really baptise Jesus?? | Bible general Archive 4 | ariel levin | 223513 | ||
Shalom Beja, Thank you. You said it much better than I could possibly have done. The only response that came to my mind was that the whole purpose in the virgin conception and birth was to bypass the "seed of man" as the sin inclination came by way of the man Adam. Therefore Messiah was not born of man and had no sin in Him. |
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11 | Did John really baptise Jesus?? | Bible general Archive 4 | ariel levin | 223514 | ||
Shalom Doc, Circumcision was an external sign on the flesh only and also done without the person's desire for it to be done. For that reason, you should not compare it with baptism, which is done at a person's request. Mikveh was indeed (and still is) performed by a person when they go through teshuvah. That is what John was calling Israel to do, to turn away from their own ways and come back to faith in the God of Israel. Here I'm a little shakey but it seems to me that John could not have been baptising in the Name prior to Messiah coming to him because until that time the "anointing" for His ministry had not yet come on Him permanently, so the "name" would not have had any power, nor had he purged mankind of sins, died and risen again and ascended to the Father. (Where I'm shakey is I'm not sure the people were being baptised in the name at all while He was still here on earth, cos like you said, it's symbolic of becoming One with Him in His death and resurrection?) |
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12 | Did John really baptise Jesus?? | Bible general Archive 4 | ariel levin | 223517 | ||
Doc, Somewhere along the way we lost communication. I never said that mikveh and baptism are the same. I agree that baptism is symbolic of seeing ourselves in Messiah's death, burial, resurrection, and for that reason I believe that the "baptism" John was doing was a mikveh associated with teshuvah - changing one's direction, way of living, thinking. We're talking about a Jew doing a Jewish ritual to/with Jews. How could he have baptised into something that hadn't happened yet? I simply stated that the mikveh wasn't JUST for repentance of sins. It could have been done for Messiah as He was leaving one lifestyle behind (that of son, brother and carpenter) for another (His public ministry), Just because He was among a group of people who were turning back to God doens't mean that that has to be the reason He was there. |
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13 | Crusifixtion a sacrafice? John 3:16 | Bible general Archive 4 | ariel levin | 223639 | ||
Shalom G Preston You said, "I do have trouble with your concluding theory however. To suggest He experienced ...'spiritual'... death conflicts with the meaning of the second death because of sinfulness. He never sinned" I thought that that was what the sacrifice was all about. The Savior never sinned but He took our sins upon Himself and paid the FULL price, which includes the second death, the death of separation from the Father. The fact that He did not remain spiritually separated from the Father is also what procures our FULL, complete, eternal redemption. It is this second death, this eternal separation from God that we are saved from. This is our hope and confidence, not a trouble free life, not escape from physical death, but an eternity in the presence of our God. (Scripture to this effect have already been posted within this thread.) |
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14 | Crusifixtion a sacrafice? John 3:16 | Bible general Archive 4 | ariel levin | 223647 | ||
G Preston Me spinning? I don't think so. The only thing I spin is a dreidle in hopes that it lands on gimmel!! :o) Return to the beginnings in Leviticus and study about the sacrifices (as they were a foreshadow of that which was to come) and you'll see that the sins of the worshipper were symbolically transferred to the animal by the laying on of hands. (Now we understand that at this point the whole thing had to be symbolism as man had no way to literally transfer his sins to anyone or anything.) But now God is here in the flesh, the Sacrifice can now be done as it was symbolized and be done once for all. For the sacrifice the Lord made for us to be viable He had to take on the sins of the world (and I don't think He had them all neatly bundled up in a grocery bag on the ground). No symbolism here, He took our sins into death with Him, broke the power of sin and rose triumphant. |
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15 | Jesus doesn't answer me | Bible general Archive 4 | ariel levin | 224018 | ||
Shalom Mamametal, First off, "dup question" is just a shortened way of tagging a question as a duplicate question. Azure's tagging of it not only keeps the home page clean, it alwo eliminates the confusion of following 2 identical threads and getting several "dup amswers", lol. I'm only going to address your very first statement - "I know little about scripture". Psa 37:4 Then you will delight yourself in Adonai, and he will give you your heart's desire. My interpretation of this scripture is NOT that He will give someone that new Farrai they've been desiring, rather, God Himself will give someone a thing to desire and then He will bring that desire to reality. But to know whether or not something you are wanting is in His will you have to know His word. It is thru His word that He speaks to us today, not thru prophets on the street corner, or thru thundersings and lightenings (not that He never uses these methods today, they're just rare). It is in His word that we learn what to want and desire. We also have to keep in mind that He answers prayer in His own time, not on our timetable. Look how long Abraham had to wait for his promised Isaac! I'm sure Abraham's idea was "in the next year or so God? I mean, look at me here..." I'm sure everyone reading of your distress will be joining me in prayer for you. Start reading the Scriptures (if reading is difficult for you thate are websites that have the bible in audio that you can listen to online), but He is speaking to you loudly and clearly right there in His word. He wants you to know Him and hear Him. :o) |
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16 | Problems with the software | Bible general Archive 4 | ariel levin | 224022 | ||
This is not a Bible question. Has anyone else experienced not being able to return to their note/answer to make corrections? Please pardon the misspellings of my previous answer. When I returned to edit all that was there was a blank answer form.....???? This also happened a few days ago, that time I just cancelled my note. |
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17 | Problems with the software | Bible general Archive 4 | ariel levin | 224027 | ||
Shalom dear Sister, Copying and pasting certainly would be the smartest thing to do - but smart doesn't always show up at 2am, hehehe. And I'm very guilty of not doing the smart thing even at 2pm. :o) |
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18 | moses's song | Bible general Archive 4 | ariel levin | 224067 | ||
Shalom bjb61, The Song of Moses can be found in Deut. 33:1-43 and a bit of further info concerning this prophetic song in verses 44-47. I know that there is a song called the Song of Moses (a beautiful song, I love it) which supposedly is taking place in Rev. chapts 4 and 5 but I cannot find where the songs mentioned in those chapters actually call their song by that title. I skimmed the later chapters of Rev and still couldn't find the songs being attributed to Noses. |
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19 | moses's song | Bible general Archive 4 | ariel levin | 224070 | ||
oops!!!! Moses. hehe | ||||||
20 | Why dont we live old law handed by moses | Bible general Archive 4 | ariel levin | 224393 | ||
Shalom dgmawright, If we choose to believe that the Law has been "nailed to the cross," that it is no longer in effect then that means that there is no command for sacrifice. Why then would Jesus have to die for us? His death would have been unnecessary to fulfill a non-existant command for sacrifice. If Torah is no longer valid then there is no longer any witness against us. And without the Law, we have no sin as there is no document in place stating that we have transgressed. So, once again, it would be pointless for Jesus to have died for us if we have no sin and haven't broken any law. But because Torah was alive and valid and is still alive and viable and fully operational even today we need Jesus' blood to cleanse us. As for the word "Elohim" most scholars concur that it is used as a majestic plural, kind of like Queen Elizabeth saying something like, "...we think it's time for us to get some rest now, goodnight..." The only time the word would actually mean more than one god is when the passage is clearly speaking of the "gods of Egypt" or the "gods" of any of the pagan nations, but certainly never of the God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob. |
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