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Ugh. This has been hard to break. It makes me wish that my mind had a "Delete" button. The biggest barrier to Bible study is that I think that I know what it means when I really have no clue. My favorite method is found in Isaiah 28:10: Isaiah 28:10 - For precept must be upon precept, precept...

Hebrews 4:11 - Let us therefore be diligent to enter that rest, lest anyone fall according to the same example of disobedience. This is very sad. Pastors need our prayers. Satan takes special aim at them because so much damage happens when they fall. Or, worse, when they don't, yet still go...

Thank God for another day and ask Him to guide me. I take a shower to further wake up, then spend time with God in prayer and Bible study. The shower helps me not fall asleep again :)

Hello, CJ! I have learned a lot about the human mind from the Bible. Try doing a word study on "conscience" sometime and see what the Bible says about it. Another powerful text is Daniel 12:10. Knowing truth is not about intelligence, but consecration to God. "None of the wicked shall...

Verse 40 starts with the word "then", referring back to "the coming of the Son of man". Not only that, but the statements about one being "taken" match those a few verses prior. It is compared to the time of Noah where people had no idea their probation ended and so continued with business as...

It would depend on the question. Some questions cover info only given in EGW statements. Other questions are more quickly answered by EGW statements than by Bible studies. But whenever possible, I prefer to use the Bible to answer my questions. No one has ever told me to look only at SDA...

The treaty was literally called, "Convention for the Pacification of the Levant". Levant was a term for the Ottoman Empire. Pacification would prevent it from doing any harm. And a key attribute of the 6th trumpet is that the power would "kill". It was signed by the Ottoman Empire. It made the...

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Question: how do we determine if the men are doing enough so that women do not have to fill their roles? To put it another way, what is the Bible signal for women to jump in and help with ministry? Where would we draw the line? In Acts, the church had plenty of need-based challenges. If they...

The truths in this thread are beautiful and powerful. Thank you for sharing your testimony, sky. I pray that God would impress the heart of anyone looking at these truths who has never seen them before. Jesus' merits and love must be seen by the whole world!

I apologize. I didn't state my position very clearly last post. I'll try again. My point is that the EGW reference never connects "churches" with "horns" or "kings". Instead, it connects "churches" with "nations". And in each of those Bible texts, "nations" are separate from "kings". If you...

Midnight, I would agree on most of it. The things that I would disagree on may be my poor comprehension of what you're saying. I wouldn't say that there is a power that will consolidate church and state, which makes it sound like there is a third power. Instead, I would say that the church...

Thank you Sky. I should have noticed it when I looked it up before. And your colored text is helpful. I will imitate it :). Here's my analysis of the quote: In the seventeenth of Revelation is foretold the destruction of all the churches who corrupt themselves by idolatrous devotion to the...

Sky: I did not find the reference in the SDA Bible Commentary about one of the horns being Protestantism. Could you supply the reference? Midnight: The religious component of the beast in Revelation 17 is represented by the harlot riding the beast. Babylon... ...is "the great harlot that...

Sky, I would say differently regarding the 2 last heads. I'm not trying to be contentious, but if it is, I apologize :sorry: In Revelation 17:10, one head "is". That is, when it is written, the 6th head exists. Since this is during the time that the Papal beast (5th head) is out of action (the...

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It seems like her two reasons are related. 1.) People had been calling themselves prophets when they really were not. 2.) The meaning of the word to people was insufficient to describe the ministry that God gave her. In other words, if she used the term, "prophet," she would be rubber-stamped...

Devote yourself more fully to your relationship with Christ. It's better than any relationship with a person here. He wants something better for our lives, but we must draw closer to Him for that to happen. He's changed mine, I know that much.

This cannot be stressed enough. No matter how much you may want to talk to them, or them to you, don't! It will undoubtedly make things worse.

Gladly.