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You have identified the primary difference between you and I... I am Sola-Scripture, whereas you are Sola-Magisterium. If we were both asked, "Can someone be taken up to Heaven without dying?" I would answer "Only those who the Bible says have/will experience it." You would answer "Only...

Do you believe that there have been others (that are not specifically mentioned in the Bible and are not Mary) who have had an "immaculate conception," or who have had an "assumption?" .

Your view of prophecy will depend on your view of when God set up His kingdom. Did this occur at Calvary (according to the Presentist View), or is this still future (according to the Futurist View)? In other words, are we currently in His kingdom or not? . . .

I assume you are referring to your question... How does what you replied have anything to do with what I said? I said -- Either the Pope is the "Vicar of Christ" as he claims (and you should follow him). Or, the Pope is seriously deluded or evil (and you should have nothing to do with him)...

Do all of the prayers to Saints get passed along to God? Or, do the Saints only pass along the prayers that they think are "valid?" In other words, if you were to pray "St. Someone, please let me have a new Mercedes" would they always pass the prayer along to God? Or are there times when the...

Are there others on this thread that believe John the Baptist actually had six skulls? .

So... do you think the Pope is "THE Vicar of Christ?" (A simple yes or no will suffice.) .

I have said no such thing. As in any Christian church, who is and is not a true believer in Jesus is up to God. However, may I ask you... Since I am a member of a Christian church other than the Roman Catholic Church, is it still possible that I will still go to Heaven? .

I think you meant to say, "The coming of Christ and the destruction of the Antichrist are inseperable events." 2 Thessalonians 2:8 says "And then shall that Wicked be revealed, whom the Lord shall consume with the spirit of his mouth, and shall destroy with the brightness of his coming:" . .

I think the Revelation began unfolding soon after it was written. The fourth century fits better with the fifth and sixth seals... . .

I would be interested in hearing the answer as well... Revelation 12:15-16 says "Then the dragon tried to drown the woman with a flood of water that flowed from his mouth. But the earth helped her by opening its mouth and swallowing the river that gushed out from the mouth of the dragon." .

Your bio says you are Presbyterian. Do you think the Pope is "THE Vicar of Christ?" .

True. And "the west" includes the Vatican. How humble can you be if you claim "infallibility." .

What about when you get to Heaven, will you still have "Free Will?" Will life (for eternity) in Heaven be "rather empty?" .

It is not a "hatred." It is probably similar to your feelings towards Mormons, etc. You just think they are "wrong." Growing up in the Philippines, when I would read the Bible about the disciples and Christians in the beginning of the Church, and then saw the Catholic processions with young...

So you are not just asking them to ask God to protect you? .

If your neighbor went around saying they were "THE Vicar of Christ" (but in fact was not), what would you think of him? If the Pope goes around saying he is "THE Vicar of Christ" (but in fact was not), what would you think of him? Just as the saying that "either Jesus is the Son of God, or...

True. And, either the Pope is the "Vicar of Christ" as he claims (and you should follow him). Or, the Pope is seriously deluded or evil (and you should have nothing to do with him). To think the Pope is not the Vicar of Christ, but is still a good person is also "just being juvenile." .

Interesting. You believe that people in Heaven could talk to you if you just asked them, but you don't ask them. :scratch: It would seem that you must not actually think they can speak to you, or I think you would converse with them. .

I grew up in the Philippines where it was common for someone to have their vehicle adorned with numerous statues. But they always seemed to be statues of the same "patron" saints. Are you saying that they could just as well have a statue of any mother, or any deceased christian in Heaven? .