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3561 | hell preparing itself for a large amount | Rev 20:15 | BradK | 223100 | ||
Hello smith 1 polly, You might want to read Rev. 20. It is referred to as the "lake of fire". Speaking the Truth in Love, BradK |
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3562 | psalms... judgement chapter 1 verse 5 | Rev 20:15 | BradK | 225670 | ||
Hi Ariel, IMO, eternal punishment is just that... eternal! Note Matt. 25:46, "These will go away into eternal punishment, but the righteous into eternal life."(NASB) Eternal life has the corrolary of eternal punishment. The noun 'punishment' (Gr. kolasin) is modified by the adj. "eternal" (Gr. aionion). Here "aionion" would appear to be used in the sense of "lifelong" or "enduring". As Hodge notes regarding Future Punishment: "Our Lord in his account of the final judgment says, that the wicked shall go away into everlasting punishment; but the righteous into life eternal." In fairness, there are varying views regarding what this future punishment and it's duration entail! Time doesn't permit me to elaborate... maybe later:-) Speaking the Truth in Love, BradK |
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3563 | why a new heaven and new Earth | Rev 21:1 | BradK | 170854 | ||
Dear cowboy, Your question revolves around Rev. 21. The answer lies in verse 5: "And He who sits on the throne said, "Behold, I am making all things new." And He *said, "Write, for these words are faithful and true." Basically, because God declared it in His revelation to John. BradK |
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3564 | what does and God Himself mean | Rev 21:3 | BradK | 152931 | ||
Hi Sam Welcome to the Forum! The Commentary Critical offers this: "dwell with them—literally, “tabernacle with them”; the same Greek word as is used of the divine Son “tabernacling among us.” Then He was in the weakness of the flesh: but at the new creation of heaven and earth He shall tabernacle among us in the glory of His manifested Godhead (Rev 22:4)." A.T. Robertson has this insight: "And He shall dwell with them...used of the Incarnate Christ on earth by John (1:14), now a blessed reality of the Father. The metaphor stands for the Shekinah Glory of God in the old tabernacle (7:15; 13:6; 15:5), the true tabernacle of which it was a picture (Heb. 8:2; 9:11). God is now Immanuel in fact, as was true of Christ (Matt. 1:23)." I hope this helps, BradK |
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3565 | Jesus or Immanuel | Rev 21:3 | BradK | 164744 | ||
Hello Tryinghard, Welcome to the Forum. A quick note on a couple of items: 1. God is not "a" spirit as one of many, but "spirit"- John 4:24; 2. As far as I can tell, scripture doesn't directly call Jesus the "spirit of God". The Spirit of God acted through Him (Matt. 12:28) He became incarnate certainly, but He is distinguised as the 2nd member of the Godhead (rom. 8:11). More acurately, Jesus is the Son of God. Speaking the Truth in Love, BradK |
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3566 | Jesus or Immanuel | Rev 21:3 | BradK | 164805 | ||
Amen! BradK |
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3567 | What is the Thousand year rule and Why | Rev 21:3 | BradK | 168209 | ||
Dear Santee01, Here is what the Prophecy Knowledge Handbook has to say: The Binding of Satan Revelation 20:1–3. John recorded what he saw concerning the binding of Satan, “And I saw an angel coming down out of heaven, having the key to the Abyss and holding in his hand a great chain. He seized the dragon, that ancient serpent, who is the devil, or Satan, and bound him for a thousand years. He threw him into the Abyss, and locked and sealed it over him, to keep him from deceiving the nations anymore until the thousand years were ended. After that, he must be set free for a short time” (vv. 1–3). John saw an angel who had the key to the Abyss, the natural home of Satan and the fallen angels. As he watched, he saw the dragon, or Satan, bound with a great chain, thrown into the Abyss, and the opening was sealed and locked with the statement that it will not be opened until 1,000 years later. While he could see that Satan was being bound and cast into the Abyss with the obvious point being that Satan will be unable to be active any longer, in addition to what he saw he heard the interpretation that this binding of Satan could last 1,000 years and the purpose was to prevent Satan from deceiving the nations. Inasmuch as the revelation of the duration is a matter of direct divine revelation which John was told, the 1,000 years must be also taken as a literal figure because it was revealed by God as the duration of this event. If God were in any way to try to describe the literal binding of Satan and his being inactive for 1,000 years, He could not have done it in any more graphic or clear way than He has done in these three verses. The events of verses 1–3 are clearly chronological in order and in total support of the premillennial interpretation. The passage makes clear that Satan is not simply restricted, as some would teach, but he is totally inactive in the Millennium. By contrast, the New Testament teaches that Satan is still very much alive and well in the present age. In Acts 5:3 Ananias and Sapphira were declared to be filled with Satan and motivated by him in lying about their sale of property. In 2 Corinthians 4:3–4 the statement is made that Satan was very active in blinding the eyes of those who hear the Gospel so that they will not see it and understand it. In 11:14 Satan was declared to be an angel of light, appearing in religious guise, deceiving the church through false teaching. According to Ephesians 2:2, the unsaved are working in the power of Satan. In 1 Thessalonians 2:18 Satan was revealed to have hindered Paul in his desire to come to the Thessalonians. In 2 Timothy 2:26 unsaved people were declared to be taken captive and can only be saved by the grace of God. The most decisive text is in 1 Peter 5:8, “Be self-controlled and alert. Your enemy the devil prowls around like a roaring lion looking for someone to devour.” These passages teach dramatically that Satan is not bound in the present age, and though he is somewhat restricted by God, as in the case of Job, Christians can depend on God’s protecting power. Satan is, nevertheless, very active in the world and a leader in all its rebellion against God. The 1,000 years will follow the Second Coming. [Walvoord, John F. The Prophecy Knowledge Handbook.] I trust that this will help towards answering your question. BradK |
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3568 | Is there any sickness in heaven? | Rev 21:4 | BradK | 115625 | ||
punkiedo, Revelation 21:4 seems to indicate a very clear "no" to your question. "and He will wipe away every tear from their eyes; and there will no longer be any death; there will no longer be any mourning, or crying, or pain; the first things have passed away." Speaking the Truth in Love, BradK |
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3569 | Is there any sickness in heaven? | Rev 21:4 | BradK | 115634 | ||
punkiedo, With all due respect, we've been down this tired and endless road before. Why do you persist if you "really don't want to get into a spat about this"? The logic does not follow, and empirical evidence alone along with scripture say otherwise. My dear sister, physical healing is not in any remote sense the ONLY provision of scripture nor does it comprise the ENTIRETY of Its' doctrines. Man says "we need to realize the power that WE have." The Bible teaches that, "Finally, be strong in the Lord and in the strength of His might." (Eph. 6:10) Our only POWER, is based upon our SUBMISSION to God, not usurpation of His Divine dunamis. Speaking the Truth in Love, BradK |
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3570 | Is there any sickness in heaven? | Rev 21:4 | BradK | 115639 | ||
punkiedo, I will humbly and kindly bow out of this thread. It is not edifying nor beneficial to carry on. "Be of the same mind toward one another; do not be haughty in mind, but associate with the lowly. Do not be wise in your own estimation." Speaking the Truth in Love, BradK |
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3571 | Rev 21:6 | Rev 21:6 | BradK | 214378 | ||
Hello humility, In the Greek alphabet, Alpha was the first letter, Omega the last! The complete verse itself answers your question: "Then He said to me, "It is done. I am the Alpha and the Omega, the beginning and the end. I will give to the one who thirsts from the spring of the water of life without cost." (NASB) It is simply Christ claiming His eternality. I hope this helps, BradK |
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3572 | Rev 21:6 | Rev 21:6 | BradK | 214403 | ||
OK?... I'm missing your point? In Him, BradK |
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3573 | Rev 21:6 | Rev 21:6 | BradK | 214408 | ||
Hello Amo, Apparently, I'm not clear with where you're coming from? Not being familiar with the Peshitta, it's primacy or history, your explanation eludes me? Regardless, I'm failing to see how this really sheds light upon or otherwise answers the original question of what The Alpha and Omega means! No common English translation- and certainly not Koine Greek NT- reads, "Aleph-Tav", so your reply strikes me as a bit esoteric:-) Speaking the Truth in Love, BradK |
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3574 | Rev 21:6 | Rev 21:6 | BradK | 214427 | ||
Tim, My thanks as well. Good, well-founded and informative answer! Speaking the Truth in Love, BradK |
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3575 | jcsav, Are the fearful believers? | Rev 21:8 | BradK | 142922 | ||
jcsav, When you say,"The way to Salvation is narrower than you think. You must press your way in", what do you mean? Where does scripture tell us the we must "press our way in(to) salvation? If you could clarify:-) Speaking the Truth in Love, BradK |
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3576 | jcsav, Are the fearful believers? | Rev 21:8 | BradK | 143040 | ||
jcsav, OK! You answered my question with a question. What I asked was for you to define or clarify your statement that, " The way to Salvation is narrower than you think. You must press your way in." In other words, what exactly do you mean by this? I'm asking for an answer, not another question:-) Speaking the Truth in Love, BradK |
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3577 | Will sin enter heaven? | Rev 21:17 | BradK | 139949 | ||
Hi Jeff, Well, the whole of scripture teaches this for starters. Nowhere does it say we (as believers) ever "stop sinning".We have a dual nature according to Rom. 7:15 and Gal. 5:16-17, as examples. "The manifestation of sin that is easiest to understand and recognize is that which occurs when we do something that is unlike what God would do. This has been called by some personal sin, and is exemplified by 1 Jn. 1:10: “If we say that we have not sinned, we make Him a liar, and His word is not in us” (NASB). In this manifestation of sin, the inward bent toward being unlike God comes to the surface, and includes the kinds of things described in Gal. 5:19: The acts of the sinful nature are obvious: sexual immorality, impurity and debauchery; idolatry and witchcraft; hatred, discord, jealousy, fits of rage, selfish ambition, dissensions, factions and envy; drunkenness, orgies, and the like." [Karleen, P. S. (1987). The handbook to Bible study] Sinless perfection is an error as only Christ was "without sin" (Heb. 4:15) Speaking the Truth in Love, BradK |
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3578 | Will sin enter heaven? | Rev 21:17 | BradK | 140140 | ||
Hi Jeff, Here are some additional comments on Gal. 5:16: 1. It doesn't say clean up your life and you''ll be spiritual, 2. It doesn't say the lust of the flesh will go away Our "battle" is to yield to the Spirit on a daily basis. The more the Spirit is in control the more Christ is manifested in us, the less so, the more the flesh shows forth. I don't see it as a matter of sinning or not sinning so much as the reality of Romans 6:11. Are we seeking to "reckon ourselves dead to sin and alive to God", or do we have it in reverse- dead to God and alive to sin? I think that the bottom line is this: Christ has dealt with sin, in its' finality on the cross (Rom. 6:10). We either accept that or we don't. I'm not sure what you mean by "What does it mean to be partaker of the divine nature? Is this a sinful state for us? Is this an impossible achievement?" Speaking the Truth in Love, BradK |
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3579 | Will sin enter heaven? | Rev 21:17 | BradK | 140517 | ||
Hi Jeff, I thought I answered the question:-) Brother, if I'm understanding you correctly, I'd have to take serious issue on this matter. You say "Jesus kept the law perfectly to show humanity the the law can be kept. The devil is very crafty because many of God's dear people are being led away by these errors that tell us "there is none righteous" or "I will never stop sinning" or "I sin every day". Is it a sin to be tempted?" The "law" was given to lead us to CHRIST ( Gal.3:24), not for us to keep it! What you state is in plain contradiction to scripture! Please provide the pertinent scriptures to back up this assertion. Where does scripture tell us that we will "stop sinning", and where does it tell us that "the law can be kept (by us)?" Speaking the Truth in Love, BradK |
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3580 | Will sin enter heaven? | Rev 21:17 | BradK | 140726 | ||
Hi Jeff, You never really answered my question. I'm not one to play spiritual ping-pong either, so I'll leave this discussion on this point:-) Also, in all honesty, it comes across as condescending to say "You might want to really pray about whether or not to obey God or man..." It is further, very assumptive and in assumes facts not in evidence! Speaking the Truth in Love, BradK |
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