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241 | Matthew 16:28 | Bible general Archive 2 | Radioman2 | 95770 | ||
"...it seems most natural to interpret this promise as a reference to the Transfiguration..." Matthew 16:28 "Assuredly, I say to you, there are some standing here who shall not taste death till they see the Son of Man coming in His kingdom." Matthew 17:1 Now after six days Jesus took Peter, James, and John his brother, led them up on a high mountain by themselves; 2 and He was transfigured before them. His face shone like the sun, and His clothes became as white as the light. New King James Version (NKJV) 16:28 '"some standing" In all 3 of the synoptic gospels, this promise is made immediately prior to the Transfiguration. Furthermore the word for "kingdom" can be translated "royal splendor." Therefore, it seems most natural to interpret this promise as a reference to the Transfiguration, which "some" of the disciples--Peter, James, and John, would witness only 6 days later.' 17:1 '"after six days" The precise reference to the amount of time elapsed is unusual for Matthew. It seems he is carefully drawing the connection between Jesus' promise in 16:28 and the event that immediately follows. Mark agrees on the figure of 6 days (Mark 9:2), but Luke, probably counting the day of Peter's confession and the day of Christ's Transfiguration separately at the start and end of this time period, says it was "about eight days" (Luke 9:28).' (MacArthur Study Bible, Word Publishing, 1997) ____________________ To Ngop: I'm not saying this is absolutely the one and only right answer to your question. Yet it seems most natural to interpret this promise as a reference to the Transfiguration. --Radioman2 __________ To all others: I am not interested in debating my answer. Furthermore, I will not attempt to defend John MacArthur. Let him defend himself. For further information, go to MacArthur's website (www.gty.org), check out his Study Bible, or see his book, "The MacArthur New Testament Commentary: Matthew 16-23." --Radioman2 |
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242 | Why didn't Noah stop tower of Babel? | Genesis | Radioman2 | 95753 | ||
Why? Primarily because God never instructed Noah to stop them from building the tower of Babel. That is not what He told Noah to do. Noah had a God-given mission and stopping the building of the tower was not it. --Radioman2 |
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243 | The second coming of Jesus | Bible general Archive 2 | Radioman2 | 95727 | ||
Darcy: I agree with you when you write: "I believe there is more than one level to a verse For example the sacrifies were a type of Christ. But get the first level right before you even attempt to get to the second level." That's exactly where many people err. They are so eager to jump on the application of a verse that they skip over the first two steps, which are to determine: 1. What does this passage of Scripture SAY? 2. What does it MEAN? What did it mean to the people living at the time when this was first written? What does it mean according to the words used and according to the context? If one doesn't take these steps in order, then one will likely err in the third part, which is application, i.e., what is the practical application for us today? Grace to you, Radioman2 |
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244 | A New Reformation? | Revelation | Radioman2 | 95724 | ||
Hank: While many people today talk on and on about a great endtime revival, what we DO KNOW is "...that Day will not come unless the falling away (apostasy) comes first,..." (2 Thess. 2:3). (True "Bereans" don't exactly grow on trees in bunches like bananas, do they?) --Radioman2 |
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245 | The second coming of Jesus | Bible general Archive 2 | Radioman2 | 95718 | ||
Darcy! Good point! And once someone says that the historical, grammatical meaning of the Scripture is not the true meaning, then he makes it impossible to ascertain what the meaning is. Because if we cannot understand the text by the normal use of English words and grammar, how would we ever know what it meant? Which is not to say that the Bible doesn't use figurative language. It does. And it's usually plain and clear in the context when figurative language is being used. It's like the old saying regarding Bible interpretation: When the plain (or literal) sense makes good sense seek no other sense lest it be nonsense. Grace to you, Radioman2 |
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246 | The second coming of Jesus | Bible general Archive 2 | Radioman2 | 95715 | ||
Joe: Not to disagree with you, but just to shed further light on this subject, I submit the following for the consideration of all: 'A common problem among interpreters of the Bible is that of "shifting gears". If a person approaches his interpretation of the Bible with, for example, a face value hermeneutic, then it is critical that he remain consistent with his approach. However, many often "flip flop" in their interpretation approach to maintain a preconceived understanding of a text. An example of this is the above. Preterists interpret "this generation" in the simple sense as meaning the generation concurrent with Christ and then suddenly "shift gears" and apply a figurative approach to arrive at a spiritualized understanding of the Rapture and the resurrection. That is an inconsistent hermeneutic and leads to error.' ____________________ (Did Jesus Already Return in AD 70? By Rev. Bill Lee-Warner) (http://www.solagroup.org/articles/endtimes/et_0003.html) Grace to you, Radioman2 |
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247 | The second coming of Jesus | Bible general Archive 2 | Radioman2 | 95710 | ||
Part 2 'Did Jesus Already Return in AD 70? 'If the Rapture "has already taken place", then the resurrection has already taken place. Paul, in 1 Corinthians 15 writes of the day when the final "trumpet" for believers will be blown and mortality will put on immortality. In this passage, he links the Rapture with the resurrection of believers. In other words, when the Rapture takes place, the resurrection occurs. 'Those who insist that the events of Matthew 24 are history and say that the "generation that sees these things" was the generation concurrent with Jesus nearly 2,000 years ago, must of necessity show that the resurrection has also taken place. The only way that is possible is to spiritualize the text by saying that the resurrection was a spiritual one and not a physical one. 'Moderate (or partial) preterist, R.C. Sproul recognizes this when he says, To maintain that these events [the Olivet teaching] were indeed fulfilled in the first century, one must interpret the relevant passages in a way that makes early fulfillment possible. The most severe obstacle [to that] is the absence of any historical record that the rapture of the living and the resurrection of the dead occurred. (R.C. Sproul, The Last Days According to Jesus, Baker Books, 1998, pg 161) 'There are two serious problems with understanding the resurrection as a "spiritual" event. R.C. Sproul says, The first difficulty is that it [Paul's teaching in 1 Corinthians 15] involves propositions and assertions that can be neither verified nor falsified empirically. ... if one announces or predicts things that will take place in the arena of real history involving physical reality, then empirical verification becomes relevant and crucial...It is unfortunate that the apostle failed to alert the Corinthians-and us, by extension-that he was speaking of a secret, hidden, spiritual resurrection. His language certainly suggests something else, particularly as Paul so clearly conjoins the resurrection of our bodies with the resurrection of Christ's body. The resurrected Christ is the firstfruits of all who will be raised. (R.C. Sproul, The Last Days According to Jesus, Baker Books, 1998, pg 162) 'And what was the resurrected body of Jesus like? First, the tomb was empty. In other words, there was a physical body in it but on the day of His resurrection, it became empty. A body had departed from it. Second, he had a glorified body. It was different from His previous mortal body, but it was the same body. Third, Jesus was visible to the disciples until the time He ascended and was touched by them and ate with them. Christ's resurrected body was a physical body, not a spiritualized one. 'A theological problem with a spiritualized understanding of the resurrection is likewise addressed by R.C. Sproul - If a spiritual body cannot be seen, touched, or handled, is it a body at all? It is one thing to say that our resurrected bodies will be spiritiual bodies, but quite another to imply that our resurrected bodies will be merely spirits. The Bible speaks of spiritual bodies. (R.C. Sproul, The Last Days According to Jesus, Baker Books, 1998, pg 164) 'A common problem among interpreters of the Bible is that of "shifting gears". If a person approaches his interpretation of the Bible with, for example, a face value hermeneutic, then it is critical that he remain consistent with his approach. However, many often "flip flop" in their interpretation approach to maintain a preconceived understanding of a text. An example of this is the above. Preterists interpret "this generation" in the simple sense as meaning the generation concurrent with Christ and then suddenly "shift gears" and apply a figurative approach to arrive at a spiritualized understanding of the Rapture and the resurrection. That is an inconsistent hermeneutic and leads to error. 'When spiritualization is introduced into one's interpretation, Pandora's box is opened and various meanings can be understood. The only way the integrity of the Author/author's wording and meaning can be preserved is by taking Scripture at face value. Taking Scripture at face value means that the student of Scripture recognizes the difference between what can be called the "simple sense" of a passage and what is understood as a literal understanding. A literal understanding includes the examination of the historical/cultural and lexical/syntactical considerations. It also recognizes symbols and figures of speech and realizes there is a referent for them. For further information on hermeneutical principles, see the "links" section of this website for an explanation. (Did Jesus Already Return in AD 70? By Rev. Bill Lee-Warner) (http://www.solagroup.org/articles/endtimes/et_0003.html) |
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248 | The second coming of Jesus | Bible general Archive 2 | Radioman2 | 95706 | ||
Did Jesus Already Return in AD 70? 'By Rev. Bill Lee-Warner '"Truly I say to you, this generation will not pass away until all these things take place." Matthew 24:34 'The above passage is found in what is referred to as the Olivet Discourse of Jesus given a few days before Christ's crucifixion. The context for Matthew 24:34 is Jesus' response to the questions of the disciples regarding His return and the end of the age. There are those in the church of Jesus Christ who understand "this generation" to refer to the generation to whom Jesus was speaking the day He gave the discourse. 'The apostle Paul recognized this error and warned Timothy of it when he wrote, "But avoid worldly and empty chatter, for it will lead to further ungodliness, and...spread like gangrene. Among them are Hymenaeus and Philetus, men who have gone astray from the truth saying that the resurrection has already taken place, and thus they upset the faith of some." (2 Tim. 2:16-18) 'Today, there is a resurgence of this teaching known as preterism. The term preterism comes from the Latin word praeterism and means "past" or already gone by. The basic teaching of preterism is that the great tribulation has already occured in the distant past, principally at AD 70. Those who hold to this teaching are known specifically as full preterists. There is another subgroup of preterists known as partial or moderate preterists. This latter group sees parts of the Olivet Discourse, or Jesus' teaching on end times, as partially fulfilled in AD 70 but other parts as yet to be fulfilled at the second parousia of Christ. Several efforts have been made to establish preterism as historically sound and biblical but the clear warning of Paul reminds us that it is an heretical and false teaching. The following reasons are offered to the student of Scripture and prophecy for consideration. Be a Berean (Acts 17:11) and examine the Word to "see if these things are so."' ____________________ To read the rest of this article and find out what "the following reasons" are, go to (www.solagroup.org/articles/endtimes/et_0003.html) |
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249 | True believer | Rom 10:9 | Radioman2 | 95701 | ||
Ed: Excellent post. You said what I wanted to say. Only you put it better than I ever could have. Grace and peace to you, --Radioman2 |
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250 | cronology of names in bible | Bible general Archive 2 | Radioman2 | 95675 | ||
EdB: I agree. Gbennett has made a fool of himself by his rude and obnoxious harrassment of the forum. His attitude and behavior in flooding the forum with posts and deliberately violating the forum's intentions by repeatedly re-registering and posting under new user names is offensive to all decent readers of this forum. He has discredited and disgraced not only himself, but Mormons everywhere. Yes, Ed, he did us a favor by presenting the true picture of Mormonism -- deceit, trickery and manipulation. By any definition, the Mormon church (LDS) is a cult. Radioman2 |
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251 | Exodus 33:11 vs. Ex. 33:1-22? | Ex 33:23 | Radioman2 | 95412 | ||
Hank: Beginning sentences with a capital letter and ending them with a period, question mark or exclamation point would add some class to this old forum. Also, I assume only 1 percent of the Forum population has access to an online dictionary or spell checker. (I have no one in particular in mind. I'm not keeping track of grammatical offenses in my teacher's grade book. :-) I am speaking of the forum in general.) Radioman2 :-) |
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252 | WHy four gospels not one? | NT general Archive 1 | Radioman2 | 95355 | ||
Why ask why? One could just as easily ask why four gospels and not 12? Why 66 books of the Bible and not 12 or 20 or 40? I don't mean to make light of your question. My only point is that God is not much in the business of answering questions that begin with the word "Why." Welcome to the Forum. Grace and peace to you, Radioman2 |
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253 | GOD CAST SATAN FROM HEAVEN? | Rev 12:4 | Radioman2 | 95321 | ||
Hank: Your note reminded me of the following quotation. "Science does not contradict the Bible. Oh, hundreds of times, the Bible has contradicted science – and science has in due turn been found to be wrong.” (Truths That Transform - D. James Kennedy) --Radioman2 |
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254 | Do you believe once save, always saved. | Luke 23:43 | Radioman2 | 95261 | ||
Oh, I'm chimin'. The R-man :-) |
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255 | 18 Book of Revelation | Revelation | Radioman2 | 95260 | ||
OK, humpy! Thanks for your reply. Grace to you, Radioman2 :-) |
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256 | 18 Book of Revelation | Revelation | Radioman2 | 95214 | ||
'If you think you're on safe theological ground because of a pet verse, better look twice. Simple prooftexting has its perils.' --(Gregory Koukl, Stand to Reason) |
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257 | Do you believe once save, always saved. | Luke 23:43 | Radioman2 | 95206 | ||
You write: 'I also believe that "The just shall live by faith: but if any man draw back, my soul shall have no pleasure in him" (Hebrews 10:38).' Don't stop there. Go on and read the next verse. NASB Hebrews 10:39 But we are not of those who shrink back to destruction, but of those who have faith to the preserving of the soul. Now read the two verses together. AMPLIFIED Hebrews 10:38 But the just shall live by faith [My righteous servant shall live by his conviction respecting man's relationship to God and divine things, and holy fervor born of faith and conjoined with it]; and if he draws back and shrinks in fear, My soul has no delight or pleasure in him. [Hab. 2:3, 4.] AMPLIFIED Hebrews 10:39 But our way is not that of those who draw back to eternal misery (perdition) and are utterly destroyed, but we are of those who believe [who cleave to and trust in and rely on God through Jesus Christ, the Messiah] and by faith preserve the soul. Moreover, the subject of 2 Peter chapter 2 is false prophets and false teachers -- not believers, according to 2 Peter 2:1. NASB 2 Peter 2:1 But false prophets also arose among the people, just as there will also be false teachers among you, who will secretly introduce destructive heresies, even denying the Master who bought them, bringing swift destruction upon themselves. --Radioman2 |
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258 | where is judgement | Revelation | Radioman2 | 95203 | ||
Humpy: You may wish to read and study what the Bible says about the Judgment Seat of Christ, the Great White Throne Judgment, and the difference between the two -- they are not one and the same judgment. Grace to you, Radioman2 |
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259 | The Problem with WoF in a nutshell | Bible general Archive 2 | Radioman2 | 95179 | ||
Truthfinder: Perhaps what we need is a translation of what apostoloB wrote. You write that you have not even read a single post of the pro-WOF posts. Good idea! I, myself, make a practice of not following the ceaseless and interminable threads regarding Calvinism vs non-Calvinism. Radioman2 |
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260 | The Problem with WoF in a nutshell | Bible general Archive 2 | Radioman2 | 95174 | ||
apostoloB: "Once again I caution you, judging the intent of a man's heart is a treacherous road to travel." Jesus: "for out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaketh." Mt 12:34b |
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