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11001 | EXPLAIN CURSES AND RELEASE OF CURSES. | Rev 22:3 | DocTrinsograce | 236153 | ||
Hi, Prestige... Welcome to the forum! All men were cursed in the fall of Adam (1 Corinthians 15:21). Redemption is available through Christ alone. In Him, Doc |
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11002 | Not a Handbook | Rev 22:9 | DocTrinsograce | 238555 | ||
"The Bible is one long story of God meeting our rebellion with His rescue, our sin with His salvation, our guilt with His grace, our badness with His goodness. The overwhelming focus of the Bible is not the work of the redeemed but the work of the Redeemer. Which means that the Bible is not first a recipe for Christian living but a revelation book of Jesus who is the answer to our un-Christian living." --Tullian Tchividjian (2013) | ||||||
11003 | The NASB is interpreting here | Rev 22:12 | DocTrinsograce | 132012 | ||
I'm neither erudite or a scholar -- but I am catholic, only with a little c :-) -- nevertheless I feel your pain, sir. I've often felt that words like "angel" should have just been translated "messenger," leaving the reader with the task of deducing the nature of the being in question. Using the term "angel" carries too much baggage with it. Regarding this particular verse, however, the last Greek word is not "ergon" but "esomai." The last phrase is "apodidomi hekastos hos hautou ergon esomai." The KJV translates this as "to give every man according as his work shall be." Jay P. Green's literal translation has it "to give to each as his work is." Darby translates this as "to render to every one as his work shall be." This latter translation seems the most literal, although the KJV looks like it treats it pretty fairly. My Latin is not up to the task of ferreting out the Vulgate, sorry. Just my two mites. :-) |
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11004 | Where does Rev 22 epilogue begin? | Rev 22:13 | DocTrinsograce | 162013 | ||
Hi, Estebanr... The epilogue is generally identified as Revelation 22:6-21. It comprises the final words of Christ to His church. I rather think that it begins in verse 13 where it is clearly Christ speaking. In Him, Doc |
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11005 | Can I get into heaven by being a drug ad | Rev 22:15 | DocTrinsograce | 240930 | ||
Hi, Marty... In the Scriptures the word sorcery is translated from the root word pharmakeia, where we get our English word pharmacy. Thus, sorcery has fundamentally to do with the use of drugs. Alternatively, the recreational use of drugs is nothing more than drunkenness. Scripture is quite clear that those whose lives are dominated by these things are not saved – please read 1 Corinthians 6:9-10; Ephesians 5:5; Revelation 21:8; 22:15. Therefore, your current state is a very precarious one indeed. I do not think that I can express to you the danger in which you now find yourself. In fact, it would be unloving and sinful for me to offer you any comfort in your condition. On the contrary, you need to see and feel your peril. Jonathan Edwards, a Congregational New England minister, in 1741 (during the Great Awakening), expressed it well as follows, "The God that holds you over the pit of hell, much as one holds a spider or some loathsome insect over the fire, abhors you, and is dreadfully provoked. His wrath towards you burns like fire; he looks upon you as worthy of nothing else but to be cast into the fire. He is of purer eyes than to bear you in his sight; you are ten thousand times as abominable in his eyes as the most hateful, venomous serpent is in ours. You have offended him infinitely more than ever a stubborn rebel did his prince, and yet it is nothing but His hand that holds you from falling into the fire every moment. It is to be ascribed to nothing else that you did not got to hell the last night; that you were suffered to awake again in this world, after you closed your eyes to sleep. And there is no other reason to be given why you have not dropped into hell since you arose in the morning, but that God's hand has held you up. There is no other reason to be given why you have not gone to hell since you have sat here in the house of God provoking his pure eye by your sinful, wicked manner of attending his solemn worship. Yea, there is nothing else that is to be given as a reason why you do not this very moment drop down into hell." Nevertheless, Marty, you are alive at this moment, and you are even sufficiently concerned to ask the question you asked. The hope of the gospel is therefore still extended to you (Matthew 11:28-29). However, our God is jealous God (Exodus 20:5), and He will not be satisfied with your dedicated worship of other gods. I would encourage you to go the following website, look at the free courses that are available there, choose one, and take it: http://www.settingcaptivesfree.com/ Meanwhile, those of us who are believers reading this, will be in earnest prayer for you; that the Lord our God will show mercy on you, while there is still time for you. In Him, Doc |
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11006 | Who is the Morning Star? Isaiah 14;12 | Rev 22:16 | DocTrinsograce | 234782 | ||
Hi, Janet... Welcome to the forum! Our Lord Jesus Christ says, "I, Jesus, have sent My angel to testify to you these things for the churches. I am the root and the descendant of David, the bright morning star." (Revelation 22:16 NASB) In Him, Doc |
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11007 | Does God speak to us in dreams today? | Rev 22:18 | DocTrinsograce | 158632 | ||
Dear Chusarcik, Man lives by every word of God. If He were speaking, we'd have to run around and gather all those words. God now speaks through "the only sufficient, certain, and infallible rule of all saving knowledge, faith, and obedience" the Bible. In Him, Doc |
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11008 | Does God speak to us in dreams today? | Rev 22:18 | DocTrinsograce | 158642 | ||
Dear Bows, Your first refernce speaks of the value of Scripture. Your second and third references speaks of an attirubte of God. Your fourth reference speaks of God's grace. Your fifth reference is a prophecy fulfilled at Pentecost. Your sixth reference is Peter quoting the fifth reference on the day the prophecy at Pentecost was fulfilled. Your seventh reference is about the gift of salvation. You've alsmost entirely failed to answer the question. The question was, "does God speak to us in dreams" not "can God speak to us in dreams." Bows, it has been explained, we believe in the authority of Scripture in this forum. We do not attempt to undermine that authority even by mishandling of the Scripture. Remember, please, that your use of the forum was predicated on your own support of this high view of Scripture. In Him, Doc |
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11009 | Any Bible verses to back up the answer? | Rev 22:18 | DocTrinsograce | 158647 | ||
Hi, Chusarcik... This is a very important doctrine. It has been incredibly important to the church. Indeed, an incredible variety of cultists for more than 1500 years have built entire belief systems by assuring their followers that God had some kind of new word to speak to them. I could list ten modern cults and twenty contemporary teachers whose doctrines absolutely require that they have new revelation! Sola Scriptura is a very involved question that should spur you to see how the church has dealt historically with this question. Start with the establishment of the canon and work forward in time. Then, look at every reference to Scripture in Scripture itself. Look particularly at what the NT says. This is too involved of a topic to be able to answer in forum like this. However, you will discover that the written Word of God has always had precedence: both to the prophets, our Lord, and the apostles. You will find that even the prophets of old didn't depend on mumbo jumbo! Remember, the best interpreter of Scripture is Scripture. Scripture doesn't contradict Scripture, it augments our understanding. Study to understand what other faithful, Godly men have learned. The Holy Spirit was working in their lives, as well. In Him, Doc For I testify unto every man that heareth the words of the prophecy of this book, If any man shall add unto these things, God shall add unto him the plagues that are written in this book: And if any man shall take away from the words of the book of this prophecy, God shall take away his part out of the book of life, and out of the holy city, and from the things which are written in this book. (Revelation 22:18-19) God, who at sundry times and in divers manners spake in time past unto the fathers by the prophets, Hath in these last days spoken unto us by his Son, whom he hath appointed heir of all things, by whom also he made the worlds. (Hebrews 1:1-2) We have also a MORE SURE word of prophecy [the Scirptures]; whereunto ye do well that ye take heed, as unto a light that shineth in a dark place, until the day dawn, and the day star arise in your hearts. (2 Peter 1:19) |
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11010 | Does God speak to us in dreams today? | Rev 22:18 | DocTrinsograce | 158666 | ||
Dear Mark, You wrote, "We know that the part about blood and fire and pillars of smoke, and the sun becoming black and the moon to blood has not been fulfilled, at least not as history records." There are many prophecies that "split" things. Daniel, for example, accurately predicts the coming of the messiah right down to the year, then, in the same prophecy, he predict the coming of the antichrist. Although a Preterist would not agree, I believe that we have not yet seen the antichrist, although more time has passed since the time of Christ than passed between the time of Christ and Daniel. Prophecy is like looking out over mountains. Two mountain peaks may appear ahead, but until you arrive at the first one, you might not realize that the second is still much farther ahead. Consequently, a "split" prophecy does not invalidate one mountain peak over another. If God can transmit His word faithfully through sixty-six books, some forty authors, spanning millenia, is it a difficult thing for Him to have arranged that the passage in Revelation 22 would contain the closing statements of John? Indeed, chronologically, those words were penned last of all. You wrote, "I do not believe that dreams rate higher than scripture." That is good. The question should then come to mind, what more do we need than Scripture? If it contains all that we need (the doctrine of the sufficiency of Scripture), then why would we look to anything else? Mishandling of Scripture can take place when one strings unrelated passages together in order to make it say something it does not say. This is called eisegesis. We are commanded to rightly divide the word of Truth. That Greek word means to cut a straight line. You wrote, "...whether or not we should discount any possibility of God speaking to us in a dream..." The question is not whether He can, but whether He does. Certainly He has the capability. Again, study the question of the closing of the canon. Look at those who still think it is open, and look at what they all have in common. You wrote, "what should be our scriptural response if we dream a dream that seems to be from God?" Now that is a useful question! First of all, for me personally, I'd discount it entirely. However, I'd encourage others to dig it out of the Scriptures. If the "message" is not affirmed in Scripture, chuck the dream. If the "message" is affirmed in Scripture, chuck the dream and hang onto Scripture! (After all, God puts it above His own name!) The Scripture is sure. Dreams can have all kinds of sources, from Satan, to self, to salsa! In Him, Doc |
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11011 | Does God speak to us in dreams today? | Rev 22:18 | DocTrinsograce | 158667 | ||
Dear Brother Mark, I mean to say that God has spoken. Revelation is closed. We live by EVERY word of God and He has -- graciously -- provided everything we need. I'd take one verse of Scripture over a million dreams! The closing of the canon (431 AD) was not an aribitrary decision by Christians, it had already occurred. They were simply stating it in a formal fashion in order to deal with heresy. A kind of heresy that we are surrounded by in this day and age. For example, do a Google search on "latter day saints continuing revelation." In Him, Doc |
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11012 | Does God speak to us in dreams today? | Rev 22:18 | DocTrinsograce | 158734 | ||
Hi, Serras... Thank you for relating your experiences. Please understand, however, we are a Study Bible Forum, rather than a Study Experience Forum. Experiences are notoriously misleading and, as often as not, are misinterpreted. Satan can and does cause experiences. However, "the supreme judge, by which all controversies of religion are to be determined, and all decrees of councils, opinions of ancient writers, doctrines of men, and private spirits, are to be examined, and in whose sentence we are to rest, can be no other but the Holy Scripture delivered by the Spirit, into which Scripture so delivered, our faith is finally resolved. (Matthew 22:29, 31, 32; Ephesians 2:20; Acts 28:23)"* Furthermore, "the authority of the Holy Scripture, for which it ought to be believed, dependeth not upon the testimony of any man or church [or dream or vision], but wholly upon God (who is truth itself), the Author thereof; therefore it is to be received because it is the Word of God. (2 Peter 1:19-21; 2 Timothy 3:16; 2 Thessalonians 2:13; 1 John 5:9)"** You see, to say that our experiences, dreams, or visions affirm the Scripture, is a repudiation of veracity of God. In essence, when we say such things, we are deriving Scriptural authority from those human experiences. Think of it this way: Would the Word of God be less true if our experiences, dreams, or visions contradicted it? "God forbid! Let God be true, but every experience a liar!" In Him, Doc *LBCF 1689, chapter 1, paragraph 10. **Ibid, chapter 1, paragraph 4. |
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11013 | Does God speak to us in dreams today? | Rev 22:18 | DocTrinsograce | 158805 | ||
Dear Mark, I'll have to respond to your other posts later. No I wasn't suggesting that you had done that. I was referring back to Bows post. In HIm, Doc |
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11014 | Does God speak to us in dreams today? | Rev 22:18 | DocTrinsograce | 158811 | ||
Dear Brother Mark, Yes, I understood that you did. I was explaining that particular form of eisegesis. The question was not resolved, nor was it very directly addressed -- although the argument is not an uncommon one for those who assume the existence of extra-biblical revelation. Even if the conclusion is correct, that doesn't make the means at which it was arrived sound hermeneutics. Probably we should take some time to define our terms. Not sure, exactly, why this is such an issue with folks. Makes me mindful of arguing the relative merits of a broken unicycle when a brand-new, fully-loaded Jaguar is at hand! :-) Sorry, have to run to class. Hopefully I'll have more time to respond tomorrow. In Him, Doc |
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11015 | Does God speak to us in dreams today? | Rev 22:18 | DocTrinsograce | 158835 | ||
Mark, Patience, dear brother. :-) Give me a little time, I'll show how the argument offered was eisegetical. As I said before, even if the conclusion is correct, that alone is not sufficient to justify the mishandling of Scripture. There are many forms of cessationism. The word shouldn't disturb you. We might examine the various viewpoints, including the position on the the other side that holds to extra-biblical revelation. However, we need to be careful not to muddy the waters. Breathe deep, Mark... remember, we deliberate carefully and calmly, being sure we can properly articulate the other person's argument. Then we weight the evidence and decide for ourselves. That isn't a threatening thing. It is a blessed thing! It is a loving thing! Even if we walk away with differing conclusions. We'll have all of eternity where our opinions will be in perfect synchronization! :-) In HIm, Doc |
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11016 | where does it say you cannot add to word | Rev 22:18 | DocTrinsograce | 183321 | ||
Hi, oildab... Welcome to the forum! In addition to the above verse, see also Deuteronomy 4:2, 12:32; Proverbs 30:6; and Matthew 15:6-9. In Him, Doc |
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11017 | Does "this book" mean Rev. or Bible? | Rev 22:18 | DocTrinsograce | 239382 | ||
Hi, XYZsquared... Welcome to the forum! This verse is speaking explicitly to the book of Revelation. However, in orthodox Christianity, it is understood to apply to the Bible as a whole, for the principle is asserted elsewhere (e.g., Deuteronomy 4:2; 12:32; Proverbs 30:6). In Him, Doc |
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11018 | Have you seen His grace in your life? | Rev 22:21 | DocTrinsograce | 171060 | ||
Dear Don, A blessed testimony! Pray for those of us who have not had such an experience. As you pointed out, what you have learned is a lesson all believers should learn. In Him, Doc |
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