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Recent content by thebesttrees

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    Mutually exclusive prophecies about the Lord's future coming

    Hello earthwatcher! How did you arrive at 33AD and how do you see the 2300 day prophecy of Daniel 8?
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    Mutually exclusive prophecies about the Lord's future coming

    I am glad that you have used an example from mathematics which happens to be my favorite subject. A subject that deals with REASONING and not some blind faith unsubstantiated by thoughtful analysis!
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    Mutually exclusive prophecies about the Lord's future coming

    The mere fact that you respond so rapidly to my post is indicative of how engrained this fear is!
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    Mutually exclusive prophecies about the Lord's future coming

    The Word of God is meant to elevate us spiritually and guide us in our daily life. Far be it from His grace and mercy for Him to exact such revenge on His creation. Many of us who believe and study the Word of God suffer from an inherent fear. Let me define this fear plainly: If one takes one...
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    Signs In The Stars

    It is not about contradicting. The clear warnings are also there in the Bible. The CLEAR warnings were given to the Jews also and they are there in the Old Testament to be seen by all. Let us not get cocky and assume that we know it all! If that were the case, we would not be struggling so much...
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    153 fish?!

    ٍEvery single word of God is important. How can one say with this degree of certainty that something in the Word is not important? Are you receiving inspiration from some where that we are not aware of? If so, what does this source tell you about other parts of the Bible? What else in...
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    153 fish?!

    I have also heard that all the knowledge of the past could be summed up in 153 lessons which would be given to us plainly once the Lord comes back.
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    When to interpret literally and when not to!

    Excellent observation. The authors had to, for lack of other means, express a spiritual experience using man made words. How else could they have expressed the descent of the Spirit and its unification with Christ, knowing full well that the Spirit is not a material thing subject to ascent...
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    153 fish?!

    I shouldn't have gone this route! Now I got chills down my spine as I just googled this and found out that the Ark of the Covenant had the following dimensions in inches: 45X27x27 From the book of Numbers 25:10 (1 cubit is 18 inches) “They shall make an ark of acacia wood. Two cubits...
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    153 fish?!

    I don't think John was inspired to throw just any number in there. I don't like playing with numbers but here again is a number whose digits add up to nine! 1+5+3 = 9 Just like there are 27 (2+7 = 9) books in the New Testament, or nine fruits of the spirit, or nine offices of the holy spirit...
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    153 fish?!

    Well verse 12 comes after verse 11. And also why 153 and why not some other number?! Is this one of those Bible mysteries?
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    When to interpret literally and when not to!

    Here is another one that you can attempt to explain: Matthew 27:52-53 The tombs also were opened. And many bodies of the saints who had fallen asleep were raised, and coming out of the tombs after his resurrection they went into the holy city and appeared to many. Are we actually...
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    153 fish?!

    I was reading John today and came across these verses that talk about the number of fish caught. John 21 9 When they got out on land, they saw a charcoal fire in place, with fish laid out on it, and bread. 10 Jesus said to them, “Bring some of the fish that you have just caught.” 11 So...
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    When to interpret literally and when not to!

    Thank you for taking the time to explain. Here is another one that you can attempt to explain: Matthew 27:52-53 The tombs also were opened. And many bodies of the saints who had fallen asleep were raised, and coming out of the tombs after his resurrection they went into the holy city...
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    When to interpret literally and when not to!

    And what was the crime of these brothers of Ahaziah?