James 1:14-15 says, "But each one is tempted when he is carried away and enticed by his own lust. Then when lust has conceived, it gives birth to sin; and when sin is accomplished, it brings forth death."
KJV reads "But every man is tempted, when he is drawn away of his own lust
and is enticed." (closest simlar translation is "trapped")Did he entice himself? Hmmmm.
"Then when lust hath conceived, it bringeth forth sin: and sin, when it is finished, bringeth forth death." I don't see how that portion proved your point though.
In reference to your assertions... Chew on this for a little while:Mat 13:37-40
He answered and said unto them, He that soweth the good seed is the Son of man;
The field is the world; the good seed are the children of the kingdom;
but the tares are the children of the wicked (one);
The enemy that sowed them is the devil ; the harvest is the end of the world; and the reapers are the angels.
As therefore the tares are gathered and burned in the fire; so shall it be in the end of this world.
Show me in Revelation 20 where it says Jesus physically reigned on earth. Also, where are the thrones located? This should give you an idea from where the beheaded saints reign from. And if they reign with Christ, then Christ must also with them in this location.
Rev 20:4
And I saw thrones, and they sat upon them, and judgment was given unto them: and [I saw] the souls of them that were beheaded for the witness of Jesus, and for the word of God, and which had not worshipped the beast, neither his image, neither had received [his] mark upon their foreheads, or in their hands; and they
lived and reigned
with Christ a thousand years.
I will allow others to get what they want out of this, but it sure appears to me that those people would be the one's (just like you and I) who did not accept the mark of the beast.
The one's be-headed would be whom, by your interpretation?
I see no where that it says that they are saints.
What do you think the mark of the beast is/was?
20:1 And when the thousand years are expired, Satan shall be loosed out of his prison, and shal go out to deceive the four quarters of the Earth, Gog and Magog to battle: the number of whom is as the sand of the sea.
How do you explain this away?
As for the 1000 years, can you prove to me using the book of Revelation that I should take this number literally?
That's tautology, can you prove to me that it shouldn't be?
The Bible says what the dragon is
"And he laid hold on the dragon, that old serpent, which is the Devil, and Satan, and bound him a thousand years."
Is there an actual key to the Abyss?
How would I know? I assume so since the Bible says there is. Maybe it isn't a key like we know a key to be, but then again, maybe it is an old skeleton key or something.
Do you take everything in Revelation literally?
Not the part about the Dragon
... because the Bible tells me otherwise. I don't question God, he let's me know what I need to know.
Before I answer that question, can you prove to me that the Antichrist (using that very term) is a single person?
1 john 4:3 And every spirit that confesseth not that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh is not of God: and this is that spirit of antichrist, where of ye have heard that
it (hey look, that's a singular word); and even now
it is in the world.
What type of literature is Revelation?
The infallible word of God that needs no help from us for it to have meaning.
(Yes I understood the question)
Sounds like you want an infallible interpreter. Check your local listings for the nearest Catholic Church or Kingdom Hall.
We all do the best we can, whether you are right or wrong is ultimately up to God, I'm just trying to help.
What is that supposed to mean about the "Catholic Church, of Kingdom Hall"?
But I ask you this: what makes your view superior to mine?
Why do you use the term Superior? Is that a little sarcastic jab? No I do not believe that the church's (not mine) beliefs are superior... just correct.
prove to me that Jesus meant some other generation than the one he was speaking to.
I'd say that the fact that he didn't return is proof enough wouldn't you?