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101 | Who were the son's of God in Job? | Gen 6:4 | Scribe | 48203 | ||
Good thought. I was contemplating the passage and trying to figure out why so many are so all fired sure that these are angels. | ||||||
102 | Searching for the truth | Gen 9:1 | Scribe | 84935 | ||
Actually there are two parts to this answer. I will not go into it at length but you have the promise that not every living thing will be destroyed by a flood, as if to specify water. Sometimes it is made much of that water will not be used but fire instead. I do not quite think that is what Peter meant when he said. 2 Peter 3:7 But the heavens and the earth, which are now, by the same word are kept in store, reserved unto fire against the day of judgment and perdition of ungodly men. The world will melt with a fervent heat and even the atomic elements will be dissolved so the the New Earth promised will indeed be a new earth and not the old one with archaelolgical evidences of the past buried underneath. There is actually something to the rainbow that promises not just that God will not destroy every living thing by water, but that God will not again destroy everything with One particular judgement in one short period of days as in this event here. In the book of Revelation we have what John describes as the visionary presentation of "The Day of the Lord" This is that day spoken of by all the prophets concerning a day of judgement. The same Day that Jesus spoke of that unless "those days" were shortened there would no flesh be saved. There will be outpourings of various, plagues, famines, heat from the sun, stars falling, waters being poisoned and other horrible cataclysmic judgements that the world will acknowledge is from God and not just from God but from the Lamb ...Revelation 6:16-17 And said to the mountains and rocks, Fall on us, and hide us from the face of him that sitteth on the throne, and from the wrath of the Lamb: For the great day of his wrath is come; and who shall be able to stand?... This period of time that are said to be 7 years and some say maybe more but few say only a 24 day are called the Day of the Lord, it is not a 24 hour day but a short time nevertheless and called the Day of the Lord or the Day of His Wrath. That day that christians are told they are not appointed to. Whatever you believe about How God will keep you from that hour, you have that promise that he will and that it is not your destiny to partake of it. Neverthesless the world will drink from this cup and to the very dregs. The carnage will be horrendous and unimaginable. The "Left Behind" series will seem like a comic book in comparison to the horror of those days. Billions will be slaughtered and it will seem that all men will be destroyed, but in Revelation John sees the throne of judgement set and over this throne the Rainbow appears declaring that as overwhelming as this destruction shall be it will not cut off all flesh from the face of the earth. As you read the book of Revelation you find that the final judging of the nations is completed and the resurrection of both the dead and living have taken place, the wicked have been cast into everlasting lake of fire, when God makes a new heaven and new earth. The fire that destroys the old earth seems to do so after the day of the Lord when men have already been dealt with concerning allegiance to or against the Christ. So the promise stands, not by water or fire will every living thing be destroyed until after they are already judged through the events in Revelation. |
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103 | Searching for the truth | Gen 9:11 | Scribe | 85047 | ||
As stated in the previous post concerning the rainbow. The promise is that God will not destroy every living thing with one judgement. That is not what happens when the earth is destroyed. The people of earth suffer great judgements of billions under the judgements in revelation. But they do not all get wiped out by anyone particular one or even all of them combined. The earth does not just vaporize one day while people are running about being wicked. The judgments of Revelation are poured out, but many remain alive. They enter into the final judgement after the 1000 year reign with Christ on the earth. After the final destinies of all men are settled and the wicked are removed leaving only those with eternal life does the earth get dissolved. | ||||||
104 | Jesus our Lord | Gen 12:3 | Scribe | 43239 | ||
? If you pray for Israel you will be blessed. | ||||||
105 | Was Lot selfish or greedy? | Gen 13:10 | Scribe | 42877 | ||
Genesis 13:10 And Lot lifted up his eyes, and beheld all the plain of Jordan, that it was well watered every where, before the LORD destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah, even as the garden of the LORD, like the land of Egypt, as thou comest unto Zoar. "And Lot lifted up his eyes, and beheld all the plain of Jordan, that it was well watered" Genesis 3:6 And when the woman saw that the tree was good for food, and that it was pleasant to the eyes, and a tree to be desired to make one wise... 1 John 2:16 For all that is in the world, the lust of the flesh, and the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life, is not of the Father, but is of the world. It seems that the desire in the heart of Lot was that of worldly comfort and ease. It is true that Lot was called righteous but I am sure that he would have been more pleasing to God if he had said " I cannot dwell in the midst of the hellish place and vex my righteous soul, before he went in rather than after he had to come out. And even when see him pleading with God to be allowed to go in to Zoar (which means little) reveals that he still had a little of that desire for worldly comforts. Finally in Zoar he has had enough, he sees things as they are and flees that wicked place. Later his daughter get him so drunk he blacks out, so he still has a way to go. But eventually he has this testimony.. "he was a righteous man." Praise God for forgetting those things which are behind and calling us righteous by faith. |
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106 | men Gerar keep stirving with Isaac | Gen 26:19 | Scribe | 43887 | ||
In this passage the herdmen of Gerar keep stirving with Isaac everytime he digs a well claiming it is theirs. What lesson or message do you think God is trying to teach us in this? | ||||||
107 | What is God's name? | Exodus | Scribe | 86617 | ||
Genesis 15:1 After these things the word of the LORD came unto Abram in a vision, saying, Fear not, Abram: I am thy shield, and thy exceeding great reward. Genesis 26:24 And the LORD appeared unto him the same night, and said, I am the God of Abraham thy father: fear not, for I am with thee, and will bless thee, and multiply thy seed for my servant Abraham's sake. Exodus 6:6 Wherefore say unto the children of Israel, I am the LORD, and I will bring you out from under the burdens of the Egyptians, and I will rid you out of their bondage, and I will redeem you with a stretched out arm, and with great judgments: Exodus 6:3 And I appeared unto Abraham, unto Isaac, and unto Jacob, by the name of God Almighty, but by my name JEHOVAH was I not known to them. Exodus 3:13-14 And Moses said unto God, Behold, when I come unto the children of Israel, and shall say unto them, The God of your fathers hath sent me unto you; and they shall say to me, What is his name? what shall I say unto them? And God said unto Moses, I AM THAT I AM: and he said, Thus shalt thou say unto the children of Israel, I AM hath sent me unto you. The Truth is that God does not go by just one proper name like Tom, Joe, or Harry. He Gives Covenant Personality Names as the answer to the question What is your name. God is GOD, He is the I AM. I AM what? Whatever you need God to be in your life to make you perfect and to equip you to be in the image of Christ, He is that to you. Do you need Health? He is the I AM YOUR HEALTH, Do you need Faith.. He is the I AM YOUR FAITH.. Do you need to be able to speak boldly to do his will as Moses needed to.. He is I AM YOUR MOUTH AND TONGUE. If people would grasp that about God they would Call Him by his real name, which is a Faith expression of your heart that you beleive HE provides for you all that You need to be made more like Him, and they would leave off the senseless haggling over the proper spelling of Hebrew words used prior to the structure of vowels assigned long after the scrptures were written. The original Hebrew scriptures did not use vowels in writing, therefore there are questions about how the words were pronounced. Later Hebrew scholars restructered the Hebrew language and added vowels. However when you understand that God is not a man and is not limited to a "proper" name, you understand that it does not matter exactly how YHWH was originally pronounced, what is important is that we understand Who God is to Us. Are we having Faith that He is our Holiness? If not, then do we really think God is going to pat us one the back for pronouncing the word YHWH correctly? Of course not. This obsession with the correct name of God has produced more than one cult and I am sure more are trying to form even as we speak. It is just another way for those that want a precept to follow rather than intimacy with God. So they have precept upong precept, line upon line, that they might go, and fall backward, and be broken, and snared, and taken. |
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108 | What was the importance of flies? | Ex 8:21 | Scribe | 85765 | ||
It is possible that most of the plagues were a fitting judgement against things the Egyptians in their idolatry held sacred. For instance frogs being sacred to them might have been a message that, that which they worshipped in their idolatry the Lord gave them as their judgment. There has been research done to try and identify an Egyptian God for each of the plagues but I don't think it is that simple. Sort of like an abundance of gold in a famine among those that live their life chasing money would be a fitting judgment. The prophecies speak of a day coming when men will throw out their Gold in the streets because it cannot save them from the wrath that is upon them. |
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109 | Must Christians keep the Sabbath today? | Ex 20:8 | Scribe | 86133 | ||
I have a strong inclination to interpret this passage as having nothing to do with the sabbath. Revelation 1:10 I was in the Spirit on the Lord's day, and heard behind me a great voice, as of a trumpet, I think it makes more sense to view it as John saying that He was translated by the Spirit into that Day of the Lord. And so he is just introducing to us what the whole series of visions had to do with.. The Day of the Lord .. the prophesied Day of the Lord to come in which the wrath of God is poured out on the world and all that is prophesied concerning the Day of the Lord will come to pass. This is why we know the book is future and not fulfilled after 70AD because the Day of the Lord is still future and just so no one would be confused as to what time these things would take place he begins with "I was translated by the Spirit into the Day of the Lord" My paraphrase. |
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110 | Did the high priest have a rope on ankle | Ex 28:35 | Scribe | 64339 | ||
I have heard that the high priest had a rope tied around his ankle when he went into the holy of holies. Is this just a fable or is there any substance to it? | ||||||
111 | why pomegranates | Ex 28:35 | Scribe | 64625 | ||
This is a good question and one I have asked myself. I do not pretend to have it conclusivly figured out but I will attempt to offer what I think is the most logical and safest application. When I say "safest" I am thinking in terms of standing before the Lord and answering for the doctrine that I taught as one called to teach the Word of God. I know that if my application is in context with the WHOLE body of scripture and in line with certain clearly define "truth patterns" we see in scripture (some call this theology) then I know that I have a clear conscience that I have not used the word deceitfully and that I have done my best to not go beyond what is written while still digging into the treasure of truth that is contained therein. When we see Paul apply certain Levitical Priesthood ordinances and practices to the Gospel and to Christ we can pickup on a certain pattern of application. And in my opinion that pattern is usually one that is the most obvious and clearly seen as a logical application. In this example of the pomegranates, and in comparing all the instance of Paul's mention of the the levitical priesthood, you see him apply things such as the truth of the High Priest being a shadow of Christ and also the priests being a shadow of all saints. Therefore we might attempt an application to Christ, or to saints. In applying it to saints, then we see that there is both a sound of the bells, and a fruit alternately laid on the hem of the garment. I cannot help but think of all the scriptures in the New Testament that emphasis the importance of fruitfulness, and the bells seem to speak of something concerning sweet sounds, or graces, or gifts of the Holy Spirit. So the shadow I see right away with very little research is that of the graces and gifts, and fruit of the Spirit in our lives BEING VISIBLE, and BEING HEARD by those we come in contact with. As we go about our priestly duties of interceding for the saints and being servants the fruit of the Spirit will be seen upon us. |
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112 | Is this just a fable or is there any sub | Ex 28:35 | Scribe | 64631 | ||
Is this just a fable or is there any substance to it? Yes thank you Ray, It has been asked, however it is good to consider why it is a popular tradition. I see that the answer.. It is tradition.. has been given but I thought someone might now more about it. By the way.. on a side note for all those that might read this post.. It would be helpful if you did not try and tell people to look up a verse .. it has been answered before... If you have noticed you will be doing that until Jesus Comes. People will ask the common questions and it is good to keep answering them in different ways. I know you do not think one or two answers is sufficient for most of the common questions, it that were the case the questions would not be nearly as common as they are. The benefit of this board is such that a large database of answers on a question can be built overtime, and one might read a wide variety of opinions. When you answer the question someone posts with.."search on such and such verse it has been answered before" ... you then remove the possibility of someone posting an answer that has different insight than those already posted. I would suggest you resist temptation to answer a question that you feel as been beaten to death and allow those that want to beat on it some more the opportunity to do so. Posting "this has been answered" is far more useless to the board than it having the question asked over and over and answered different ways. I am smiling so please do not take this as a rebuke, it is a suggestion to enhance the content of the board. Now concerning this issue of the tradition of the rope to pull out a dead priest... Is it possible that this is a harmful view of God and theology? I was considering the concept of a High Priest that might drop dead at any given point... Would you volunteer for the job? Knowing that we are to take serving the Lord with sober seriousness, and understand the eternal consequences of being faithless.. Is it God's character or are we to think of God as one that kills his obedient High Priest upon the smallest infraction of duties. I mean this rope tradition has us imagining the High Priest behind the veil while his fellow priest wait with rope in hand.. .if the bells stop, they are are ready to pull him out finding him toasted by the wrath of God. The idea of it being always done makes us think that it was common for High Priest to die. Now this is not the case. We know that we have stories of the "rebellious" getting smitten, and even in the New Testament we have Ananias and Saphira killed for lying to the Holy Spirit, but they are set forth as an example, many more have lied to the church since then and were not killed on the spot. I wonder if this concept of God is going to kill you if you mess up..instead of intilling the fear of God it rather makes one want to avoid the service of God? I have lost count of the young men that told me "I do not want to preach becuase the bible says I would receive greater judgement if I mess up" They clearly do not understand the point of that passage of which they refer, but see how this is NOT the fear of God? The Fear of God is going to make you steer clear of sin that is certain but it will drive you toward ministry because the Fear of God makes you want to be busy doing eternal things in the light of the soon coming of the Lord. This idea of drawing back lest you "mess up" is clearly other than faith and worse than messing up in our human weaknesses. God is full of mercy and Grace and I see that God did not kill men when they were of a heart of faith serving God in the Law, even the priesthood and even if they did not do it exactly according to the pattern shown on the mount. I can show these examples in another post if anyone is interested. |
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113 | Is this just a fable or is there any sub | Ex 28:35 | Scribe | 64730 | ||
Thanks for the information EdB. I also noticed that if a person responds to an often asked question with a particular verse in the proper scripture field, then that becomes part of the notes on that verse. This is a wonderful way to collect different views on scripture. It is very refreshing to read these views that are not constrained by trained ways of thinking. Keep up the good work. | ||||||
114 | What are the 10 commandments? | Ex 34:28 | Scribe | 41378 | ||
Exodus 34:28 8 And he was there with the LORD forty days and forty nights; he did neither eat bread, nor drink water. And he wrote upon the tables the words of the covenant, the ten commandments. Deuteronomy 4:13 3 And he declared unto you his covenant, which he commanded you to perform, [even] ten commandments; and he wrote them upon two tables of stone. Deuteronomy 10:4 And he wrote on the tables, according to the first writing, the ten commandments, which the LORD spake unto you in the mount out of the midst of the fire in the day of the assembly: and the LORD gave them unto me. You know I actually heard a preacher on the radio once that stated "Did you know no where in the Bible does it say there are only Ten commandments. There were many more than that.." etc oooph!!! I am sure he was embarrased after the radio show ;) |
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115 | Moses shining face | Ex 34:29 | Scribe | 42487 | ||
Ex 34:30 And when Aaron and all the children of Israel saw Moses, behold, the skin of his face shone; and they were afraid to come nigh him. Ex 34:31 And Moses called unto them; and Aaron and all the rulers of the congregation returned unto him: and Moses talked with them. Makarios has explained how 2 Cor 3 tells us it was a fading glory. But did you notice something about this story. The fact that the people were afraid of the shining and would not draw nigh. It was not a good thing that Moses had to wear a viel. The viel was a testimony against the unbelief and hardness of heart of the people. Also notice in 2 Cor 3 that he constrasts that fading glory that was visible to them with an unfading glory which is invisible (for now in this life) for us, made available to us who have faith and not a fearful unbelieving heart. Even today we must examine ourselves to make sure we are of the company of the "open face" and not of the number of those that shrink back. |
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116 | Where is it found in the Bible? | Lev 11:3 | Scribe | 41355 | ||
Leviticus 11:3 Whatsoever parteth the hoof, and is clovenfooted, [and] cheweth the cud, among the beasts, that shall ye eat. | ||||||
117 | I THOUHGT YOUR NOT TO EAT PORK | Lev 11:7 | Scribe | 54618 | ||
Mark 7:18-23 And he saith unto them, Are ye so without understanding also? Do ye not perceive, that whatsoever thing from without entereth into the man, it cannot defile him; Because it entereth not into his heart, but into the belly, and goeth out into the draught, purging all meats? And he said, That which cometh out of the man, that defileth the man. For from within, out of the heart of men, proceed evil thoughts, adulteries, fornications, murders, Thefts, covetousness, wickedness, deceit, lasciviousness, an evil eye, blasphemy, pride, foolishness: All these evil things come from within, and defile the man. Jesus taught that the Old Testament Law that forbade the eating of certain meats were to teach a lesson but they were to dull to understand the spiritual lesson behind it. Paul also understood that was what Jesus taught for Paul said..... Romans 14:14 I know, and am persuaded by the Lord Jesus, that there is nothing unclean of itself: but to him that esteemeth any thing to be unclean, to him it is unclean. Can God change a law or rule he set up in the OT at a later time? Of Course he can, He is God. An example is that before the fall man's meat was vegetation, after the fall and flood of Noah God says... Genesis 9:3 Every moving thing that liveth shall be meat for you; even as the green herb have I given you all things. The point is that there are spiritual truths behind these OT laws of what the Jew could eat (this law was never given to the gentile) and if the Jew kept the dietary law yet did not understand the spiritual truth it did him no good at all according to Jesus. So it is today. If a man prides himself in keeping a sabbath day by not working, but has no revelation of resting in the finished work of Jesus Christ on the cross for his salvation, not trusting in his sabbath keeping to grant him any "brownie points" with God then his sabbath keeping does him no good because he has no understanding of the spiritual truth behind the sabbath, which is a shadow of the real and the real is Jesus working for you and through you His righteousness. Col 2, Heb 3-5 |
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118 | Answer please | Lev 23:1 | Scribe | 43413 | ||
Your question has been answered numerous times. Just because you do not like the question does not mean it was not answered. Were you waiting for someone to say. You are right. We should keep the sabbath. Ok. You are right I want to keep the sabbath now. Will you tell me how to do it, so I know that I am keeping it. Tell me what I should do. | ||||||
119 | Gods days or mans days | Lev 23:3 | Scribe | 42843 | ||
Leviticus 23:3 Six days shall work be done: but the seventh day is the sabbath of rest, an holy convocation; ye shall do no work therein: it is the sabbath of the LORD in all your dwellings. Hmmm? Maybe you meant why do "catholics" celebrate these days. Most of the christians in America in conservative evangelical denominations or nondenominational churches (which are fast becoming the largest group of dedicated christians in Amerca) understand that these holidays were started by the Catholics. They do not celebrate them as a day that God has commanded them they must observe. They may use them to witness. If the world will literally stick their fingers in their ears when you talk about Jesus; but at Christmas, listen with respect or come to your church and see a presentation that presents the gospel, then by all means use the catholic invented holidays to win the Lost. God knows you are not winning any lost souls laying in bed on the sabbath. |
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120 | Was she suppose to tell? | Num 23:19 | Scribe | 85856 | ||
As you read through the Gospels you will notice this type of thing occurs often where Jesus tells someone to tell no one who He is. This seems confusing to first time readers because they do not understand the explanation he gives for why. He does give the explanation as "my hour is not yet come" What does this mean? Jesus was careful to not draw attention to himself, he even told many not to tell others that he was the Christ, not because he wasn't as some cults might try to say, but becuase ultimatly he would be crucified for mankind (his hour) and he did not want it to be said that any of the things that he would do that would fulfil all prophesy were contrived in anyway. If he was trying to push himself forward and assume the role of the promised messaih (as many had done before him) he would have done what they did and what his brothers told him to do, reveal himself to all and make these public proclaimations. But instead he is seen taking a more secluded role and so in the end it demonstrates that it is God that was in control and no man could say that Jesus tried to fit his life into prophesy but instead all that was fulfilled in Him was truly the prophetic fulfillment. |
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