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NASB | Revelation 13:8 All who dwell on the earth will worship him, everyone whose name has not been written from the foundation of the world in the book of life of the Lamb who has been slain. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Revelation 13:8 All the inhabitants of the earth will fall down and worship him, everyone whose name has not been written since the foundation of the world in the Book of Life of the Lamb who has been slain [as a willing sacrifice]. |
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Bible Note: "I think most theologians and Bible scholars will agree John 3:16 carries the essence of the Bible so while it may only be one verse it is one of the few that will stand alone." Is that like "4 out of 5 dentists surveyed..."? We must use Scripture to interpret Scripture. Therefore, while we certainly must use John 3:16 to help us understand the rest of the Bible, we in turn must use the rest of the Bible to help us better understand John 3:16. The whole of Scripture taken together not only defines more completely the biblical concept of belief (refuting those with whom we both disagree who say that belief is just a "nod of the head" regarding certain facts), but also tells us more completely precisely who are the "everyone who believes" and what makes us believe. You say that John 3:16 is a self-evident, stand-alone verse. Others have come here and used Acts 2:38 and Mark 16:16 as lenses for the interpretation of Scripture. Our "name-it-and-claim-it" buddies take 1 Peter 2:24 and make it one of their "stand-alone verses." There are no "stand-alone verses." Even when Christians use correctly in isolation a single verse or couple of verses, it is because of a previous, implicit knowledge of the rest of Scripture and how it supports the given interpretation and use. There is an interesting commentary on the (mis)use of John 3:16 in an open letter James White wrote to Dave Hunt last year. I hope you will take the time to read it, if only to refine your arguments against Calvinism: http://aomin.org/DHOpenLetter.html --Joe! |