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421 | EXPLAIN MATTHEW 24 VS. 1-10 | Matt 24:1 | stjohn | 184755 | ||
Hi JCARTER; Notice in v,3 that the disciples are really asking our Lord more then one question. "Tell us, when will these things happen, (and) what will be the sign of Your coming, (and) of the end of the age?" The destruction of the temple is (part) of His prophesy. When we read on, we can see that our Lord is answering all there questions, such as, what will be the sign of Your coming, and of the end of the age?" Not just, when will be the destruction of the temple. v.21 "For then there will be a great tribulation, such as has not occurred "since the beginning of the world until now, nor ever will." Now, granted, the destruction of the temple was a very terrible time, to say the least, but, sense then there have been many equally horrible events, such as in World war 2, the atom bomb for instance, Hitler's killing of the Jews, and lets not forget Noah's flood, and, we could mention many others, you can be sure. Notice our Lord says in v, 21 "tribulation, such as has not occurred (( SENCE THE BEGINNING )) of the world until now, (( NOR EVER WILL. )) AD 70 doesn't seam to fit the (whole) bill if you ask me. What do you think? It does answer one question, but not all. As we read the whole of chapter 24 we see that our Lord is giving us a preview, of what God is telling us in John's Revelation of Jesus Christ. I pray that helps you. May the Lord open our eye's and our hearts, to the truth of His Word. God bless stj |
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422 | EXPLAIN MATTHEW 24 VS. 1-10 | Matt 24:1 | stjohn | 184781 | ||
Hi JCARTER; I would like to say, that there are toughs who would try to tech you something other then the truth of God's Word. Please listen to me, this is so very important for your spiritual growth and well being. Please pray, it is vital for you. And ask GOD, to reveal his truth to you. ask and He will, through The Holly Spirit He will make His Word real to your heart. There are toughs who will try to tell you that Jesus Has come already. And that the world will continue in the condition that it is in, and that GOD will just continue to harvest, if you will, His chosen out of the world. Please believe me. That is not the truth. Ask God to show you and he will. God has a much better plan then that. He will make a New Heaven, And a New Earth, just as the Word of God Promises. And Please, don't let Prophesy frighten you, God Promises to keep His Children from the wrath to come, AND HE WILL. And I pray that you are one of His. Here is some good advice and I say this with a humble heart. Please don't think that I'm condescending to you. If someone cant answer a question without making it complicated and hard to understand, take another look. FATHER GOD, open our hearts, and our eyes, and our minds, to the beautiful truth and wonder of your Holly Word. In Jesus name we pray, Any way we can help we will. I know that there are many here that can bless you with a better understanding of the Bible, but the main thing to do is Pray and ask God. God bless stj |
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423 | Explain abomination and desolation | Matt 24:15 | stjohn | 198550 | ||
Hi tapp... Most scholars believe this is referring to the destruction of Jerusalem in 70 AD when the city was destroyed and made desolate by the Roman Army. Here is a commentary that seems to say it very well. I hope it helps you. God bless John "-- v14. But when ye shall see--"Jerusalem compassed by armies"--by encamped armies; in other words, when ye shall see it besieged, and the abomination of desolation, spoken of by Daniel the prophet, standing where it ought not--that is, as explained in Matthew (Mt 24:15), "standing in the holy place." (let him that readeth understand)--readeth that prophecy. That "the abomination of desolation" here alluded to was intended to point to the Roman ensigns, as the symbols of an idolatrous, and so unclean pagan power, may be gathered by comparing what Luke says in the corresponding verse (Lu 21:20); and commentators are agreed on it. It is worthy of notice, as confirming this interpretation, that in 1 Maccabees 1:54--which, though aprocryphal Scripture, is authentic history--the expression of Daniel (Da 11:31; 12:11) is applied to the idolatrous profanation of the Jewish altar by Antiochus Epiphanes. then let them that be in Judea flee to the mountains--The ecclesiastical historian, EUSEBIUS, early in the fourth century, tells us that the Christians fled to Pella, at the northern extremity of Perea, being "prophetically directed"--perhaps by some prophetic intimation more explicit than this, which would be their chart--and that thus they escaped the predicted calamities by which the nation was overwhelmed". --Jamieson, Faussett, and Brown |
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424 | Matthew 24:28 eagle or vulture? | Matt 24:28 | stjohn | 200701 | ||
Hi herb... Welcome to the forum! Just an added note: Eagles are not just hunters, they are opportunistic and will often eat carrion such as road-kill or just about anything that is rotten. Thus, either bird is appropriate in translation. God bless John |
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425 | What does "this generation" mean? | Matt 24:34 | stjohn | 189545 | ||
Hi Kelos, Maybe this will help. Easton's Bible Dictionary GENERATION Genesis 2:4, "These are the generations," means the "history." 5:1, "The book of the generations," means a family register, or history of Adam. 37:2, "The generations of Jacob" equals, the history of Jacob and his descendants. 7:1, "In this generation" equals, in this age. Psalms 49:19, "The generation of his fathers" equals, the dwelling of his fathers, i.e., the grave. Psalms 73:15, "The generation of thy children" equals, the contemporary race. Isaiah 53:8, "Who shall declare his generation?" equals, His manner of life who shall declare? or rather equals, His race, posterity, shall be so numerous that no one shall be able to declare it. In Matthew 1:17, the word means a succession or series of persons from the same stock. Matthew 3:7, "Generation of vipers" equals, brood of vipers. 24:34, "This generation"equals, the persons then living contemporary with Christ. 1 Peter 2:9, "A chosen generation" equals, a chosen people. The Hebrews seem to have reckoned time by the generation. In the time of Abraham a generation was an hundred years, thus: Genesis 15:16, "In the fourth generation" equals, in four hundred years (comp. verse 13 and Exodus 12:40). In Deuteronomy 1:35 and 2:14 a generation is a period of thirty-eight years. --------------- It seems that Dispensationalists, are not "changing" the definition at all, just useeing it in a way that would make more sense. Obviously the word does not just mean the group of people that are alive at that time. It would appear that sense all the people that were alive at that time are now dead, and most of the prophesies have not yet come to pass, that this would not be a stretch of the definition, at all. It would seem more logical to use a definition that would explain the fact they are now long dead. Your post declared, that the word always meant the people that were alive at that time. I would like to ask, how do we know what Jesus meant wenever he said the word generation? He also, at other times, could have been useing it in it's braoder sense. His thoughts, are not our thoughts. God bless. John |
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426 | Who did Mark write his Gospel for? | Mark | stjohn | 195311 | ||
Hello ClivePaul, Welcome. The Gospel of mark being a gospel of action, and power, it is thought perhaps it's target audience was the Roman Empire. Vernon McGee, calls his study on the Gospel of Mark, Marching through Mark. God bless John |
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427 | Salvation message of Jesus | Mark | stjohn | 204428 | ||
Mark 16:15 And He said to them, "Go into all the world and preach the gospel to all creation. | ||||||
428 | In Mark 1:10 did John see heavens? | Mark 1:10 | stjohn | 211568 | ||
Hi Alex: Good question. It looks like maybe both of them saw the Heavens opened. note: the lower case 'h' in the King James, (not sure if this is significant or when the upper case 'H' started to be used when referring to His deity) John --"he saw the heavens opened; or "cloven", or "rent"; this may be understood, either of John, who was the spectator of all this, which was done for the manifestation of the Messiah to him, and the confirmation of his faith in him, and that he might bear record of him; and so the Persic version reads, "John saw", etc. see John 1:30, or of Jesus Christ himself, who came up out of the water; and when he did, saw the heavens part,"-- John Gill http://www.freegrace.net/gill/ |
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429 | self murder | Mark 3:29 | stjohn | 230004 | ||
As far as I know I don't believe you will find that in the Bible. Once you are saved you have eternal life. There is no such thing as a fraction of eternal.-John | ||||||
430 | Personality disorder or demon possesion? | Mark 5:15 | stjohn | 211890 | ||
Hi bandaid: Welcome to the forum! I'm very sorry to disappoint you my friend, but Scripture has nothing to say about personality disorders. I'm sure that their are many here that may have an opinion about this, but this is a Bible study forum, and not an 'opinion forum' as it's name clearly implies (Study Bible Forum). Sorry. Our esteemed and gracious host the Lockman Foundation has laid down some guidelines and terms of use for this forum. Please familiarize yourself with the (Terms of Use) if you haven't already done so. Again, I'm sorry, but we are honor-bound by these rules, as we all agreed to them when registering to this site. God bless John |
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431 | How many Healed | Mark 5:29 | stjohn | 219561 | ||
None can be supernaturally healed save by the power of God. Though the woman perceiving herself healed after touching the garment, she was healed by the power of God not by the touching of the garment. So the answer is, none. | ||||||
432 | As A Man Thinkeths | Mark 7:20 | stjohn | 199327 | ||
Hi NightJay, While looking at a Thesaurus under heart, we see there are quite a few results! Three definitions seem to fit what the Bible means when we see the word in that particular context. They are 1, emotions, 2, courage, and 3, essence. Now under these three definitions there is a long list of synonyms, for "emotions" we see, affection, benevolence, character, compassion, concern, disposition, emotion, feeling, gusto, humanity, inclination, love, nature, palate, pity, relish, response, sensitivity, sentiment, soul, sympathy, temperament, tenderness, understanding, and zest.-- In the number 2 definition, "courage" we see, --boldness, bravery, dauntlessness, fortitude, gallantry, guts, mettle, mind, moxie, nerve, pluck, purpose, resolution, resolve, soul, spirit, spunk, and will.-- And in the number three definition, 'essence" we see, basic, bosom, bottom line, center, central part, core, crux, focal point, focus, gist, groceries, hub, kernel, marrow, middle, nitty-gritty, nub, nucleus, pith, polestar, quick, quintessence, root, seat, and soul. Wow! pretty impressive! That's quite a word "Heart" isn't it? Well I hope that got to the "heart" of the mater as far as the meaning of heart. :-) Just a note; the word "soul' is found in all three lists of synonyms! Here are some verses that might be what you are looking for on the other question. I Pray that God open our eyes of understanding of His Holy Word. God bless John MarkĀ 7:15-23 there is nothing outside the man which can defile him if it goes into him; but the things which proceed out of the man are what defile the man. ["If anyone has ears to hear, let him hear."] When he had left the crowd and entered the house, His disciples questioned Him about the parable. And He said to them, "Are you so lacking in understanding also? Do you not understand that whatever goes into the man from outside cannot defile him, because it does not go into his heart, but into his stomach, and is eliminated?" (Thus He declared all foods clean.) And He was saying, "That which proceeds out of the man, that is what defiles the man. For from within, out of the heart of men, proceed the evil thoughts, fornications, thefts, murders, adulteries, deeds of coveting and wickedness, as well as deceit, sensuality, envy, slander, pride and foolishness. All these evil things proceed from within and defile the man." |
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433 | What must I do to be saved? Go sell ever | Mark 10:21 | stjohn | 195167 | ||
Hi Francine, Welcome. Mark 10:21 God bless John |
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434 | Scardy Priests | Mark 11:18 | stjohn | 185921 | ||
Hello thenoel, Greetings! I think your first two are good, He certainly displayed power in clearing the temple, and his teaching could not be refuted, as He was perfect in His teaching, But also, the priests enjoyed there position as rulers of the people, and Jesus was a threat to that, as the people were not only astonished at His teaching, but many had seen and or heard of His many other great works as well. They wanted to get rid of of Him also because of the evil in their hearts. They were bent on power and greed. I hope this helps you. God bless. John |
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435 | Is Jesus "son of David"? | Mark 12:35 | stjohn | 204329 | ||
Hi Budder.. His lineage was not in question, so Jesus isn't saying He is not in the line of David, He is quoting from the old testament Psalm 110:1 and Psalm 2:7 and I believe He was using these Scriptures simply to show His deity. I hope this helps God bless John |
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436 | How long is a scriptural generation | Mark 13:30 | stjohn | 195283 | ||
Hi rbradley.... Easton's Bible Dictionary GENERATION Genesis 2:4, "These are the generations," means the "history." 5:1, "The book of the generations," means a family register, or history of Adam. 37:2, "The generations of Jacob" the history of Jacob and his descendants. 7:1, "In this generation" in this age. Psalms 49:19, "The generation of his fathers" the dwelling of his fathers, i.e., the grave. Psalms 73:15, "The generation of thy children" the contemporary race. Isaiah 53:8, "Who shall declare his generation?" His manner of life who shall declare? or rather His race, posterity, shall be so numerous that no one shall be able to declare it. In Matthew 1:17, the word means a succession or series of persons from the same stock. Matthew 3:7, "Generation of vipers" brood of vipers. 24:34, "This generation" the persons then living contemporary with Christ. 1 Peter 2:9, "A chosen generation" a chosen people. The Hebrews seem to have reckoned time by the generation. In the time of Abraham a generation was an hundred years, thus: Genesis 15:16, "In the fourth generation" in four hundred years (comp. verse 13 and Exodus 12:40). In Deuteronomy 1:35 and 2:14 a generation is a period of thirty-eight years. Hope this helps God bless John |
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437 | Who is "Father God"? | Mark 14:36 | stjohn | 188358 | ||
Hi Rich, God most certainly is our father, that is if you are a child of God, if not then He most certainly (my) father. When the disciples asked Jesus to teach them to pray, He said when you pray say our [Father] who art in heaven,ect. And He also said we can call out to Him, Abba Father, Jesus Himself calls out to Him in the gardin of sorrows. Mark 14:36 And He was saying, "Abba! Father! All things are possible for You; remove this cup from Me; yet not what I will, but what You will." thats like saying Daddy Father or Papa just like a child would do with his or her earthly father. As far as your references to the other names they have nothing to do with God the Father in Heaven Creator of Heaven and Eirth. dagdadahgdha... whatever, is an Irish mith, and the other is..... well I don't really know what it is to tell the truth and I'm not sure I care, I've heard that its some kind of father/mother god thing. |
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438 | Another verse after Mark 16:20? | Mark 16:20 | stjohn | 189556 | ||
Hi lucas, welcome. Mark 16:20 shows us that the disciples simply obeyed Jesus' command in v15 And He said to them, "Go into all the world and preach the gospel to all creation." Perhaps you should pose your question to The Lockmam Foundation? God bless. John |
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439 | What makes the difference in our faith? | Luke | stjohn | 195382 | ||
Hello Chuckie, Welcome. I don't know if we can say for sure, why Abraham, was given more faith then Zechariah, it's hard to see, if scripture really says so, and we don't know that much about him from his story in Luke 1:11-20. But only that God used him and his wife, Elizabeth, as a sign, if you please, that they would bring into the world a great prophet, v 16 "And he will turn many of the sons of Israel back to the Lord their God. In spite of his lack of faith, God still, in his sovereignty, used him. The enemies of our faith are, satin, his minions, and our own doubtful heart's. Hope this helps God bless John |
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440 | How do we express a thankful heart? | Luke | stjohn | 211498 | ||
--"Let us touch the dying, the poor, the lonely and the unwanted according to the graces we have received and let us not be ashamed or slow to do the humble work."--Mother Teresa Luke 7:44-47 Turning toward the woman, He said to Simon, "Do you see this woman? I entered your house; you gave Me no water for My feet, but she has wet My feet with her tears and wiped them with her hair. "You gave Me no kiss; but she, since the time I came in, has not ceased to kiss My feet. "You did not anoint My head with oil, but she anointed My feet with perfume. "For this reason I say to you, her sins, which are many, have been forgiven, for she loved much; but he who is forgiven little, loves little." |
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