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    RT's illegitimate language use

    Gen.32:28(ASV) And he said, Thy name shall be called no more Jacob, but Israel: for thou hast striven with God and with men, and hast prevailed. Ex.4:22 And thou shalt say unto Pharaoh, Thus saith Jehovah, Israel is my son, my first-born: Jer.31:9 They shall come with weeping; and with...
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    The Two Witnesses

    Good post 1Cor.15:44 it is sown a natural(soul) body; it is raised a spiritual body. If there is a natural(soul) body, there is also a spiritual body . 45So also it is written, The first man Adam became a living soul. The last Adam became a life-giving spirit. 46Howbeit that is not first...
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    Preterism misrepresents Scripture

    Hi, 2Cor.5:1-21(NKJ) 16Therefore, from now on, we regard no one according to the flesh. Even though we have known Christ according to the flesh, yet now we know Him thus no longer. 17Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; old things have passed away; behold, all things have...
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    "Born again" is not in the original text,

    Good post Jn.6:52(ASV) The Jews therefore strove one with another, saying, How can this man give us his flesh to eat? 53Jesus therefore said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Except ye eat the flesh of the Son of man and drink his blood, ye have not life in yourselves. 54He that...
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    The Two Witnesses

    Good Post Rev.1:4John to the seven churches that are in Asia: Grace to you and peace, from him who is and who was and who is to come; and from the seven Spirits that are before his throne; 5and from Jesus Christ, who is the faithful witness, the firstborn of the dead, and the ruler of the kings...
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    People Claiming To Be The Two Witnesses

    Good Post 1Cor.15:42(ASV) So also is the resurrection of the dead. It is sown in corruption; it is raised in incorruption: 43it is sown in dishonor; it is raised in glory: it is sown in weakness; it is raised in power: 44it is sown a natural(soul) body; it is raised a spiritual body. If there...
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    People Claiming To Be The Two Witnesses

    Rev.11:7(DBT) And when they shall have completed their testimony, the beast who comes up out of the abyss shall make war with them, and shall conquer them, and shall kill them: 8 and their body* [shall be] on the street of the great city, which is called spiritually Sodom and Egypt,where also...
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    Was "the Word" Jesus before He/It became flesh?

    Good post Ps.104:24 O Jehovah, how manifold are thy works! In wisdom hast thou made them all: The earth is full of thy riches. Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old has passed away; behold, the new has come.(2Cor.5:17).
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    Paul’s understanding of Matthew 24:14

    Jn.14:12 (ASV) Verily, verily, I say unto you, he that believeth on me, the works that I do shall he do also; and greater works than these shall he do; because I go unto the Father. 13And whatsoever ye shall ask in my name, that will I do, that the Father may be glorified in the Son...
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    Who are the 2 Witnesses in Revelation?

    Hi, Rev.11:8 (BLB) And their body will be upon the street of the great city, which is called spiritually Sodom and Egypt, where also their Lord was crucified. 9 And those of the peoples and tribes and tongues and nations gaze upon their bodies three and a half days, and they will not allow...
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    Once again, for the newcomers, 1000 is more often symbolic than literal

    Gal.3:16(ASV) Now to Abraham were the promises spoken, and to his seed. He saith not, And to seeds, as of many; but as of one, And to thy seed, which is Christ. Is.59:20 and a Redeemer will come to Zion, and unto them that turn from transgression in Jacob, saith Jehovah. 21 And as for me...
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    Once again, for the newcomers, 1000 is more often symbolic than literal

    Hi, good post. Deut.7:9 International Standard Version Know that the LORD your God is God, the trusted God who faithfully keeps his covenant to the thousandth generation of those who love him and obey his commands. Deuteronomy 7:9 ► Text Analysis Go to Parallel Hebrew Strong's...
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    New Jerusalem vs Babylon the Great

    Jer.3:14(ASV) Return, O backsliding children, saith Jehovah; for I am a husband unto you: and I will take you one of a city, and two of a family, and I will bring you to Zion: 15 and I will give you shepherds according to my heart, who shall feed you with knowledge and understanding. 16 And it...
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    The word soul (usage & meaning)

    Eze.18:2 what do you mean ye, that ye use this proverb concerning the land of Israel, saying, The fathers have eaten sour grapes, and the children's teeth are set on edge? 3As I live, saith the Lord Jehovah, ye shall not have occasion any more to use this proverb in Israel. 4Behold, all souls...
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    Premillennialism ignores the tenses in the original Greek in order to sustain its teaching

    How do you see the Greek tenses for these verses? NET Bible Heb.9:27 And just as people are appointed to die once, and then* to face judgment. 28 so also, after Christ was offered once to bear the sins of many, to those who eagerly await him he will appear a second time, not to bear sin but to...
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    Premillennialism ignores the tenses in the original Greek in order to sustain its teaching

    2Cor.1:21(ASV) and He who is confirming you with us into Christ, and did anoint us, [is] God, 22 who also sealed us, and gave the earnest of the Spirit in our hearts. Eph.1:13 in whom ye also, having heard the word of the truth — the good news of your salvation — in whom also having...
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    Premillennialism ignores the tenses in the original Greek in order to sustain its teaching

    In the New Testament the word first fruit is always singular. Romans 8:23 N-AFS GRK: αὐτοὶ τὴν ἀπαρχὴν τοῦ πνεύματος NAS: having the first fruits of the Spirit, KJV: which have the firstfruits of the Spirit, INT: ourselves the first-fruit of the Spirit Romans 11:16 N-NFS GRK: δὲ ἡ ἀπαρχὴ...
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    Premillennialism ignores the tenses in the original Greek in order to sustain its teaching

    not only in this world, but also in that which is to come: but also in that which is to come: Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old has passed away; behold, the new has come.(2Cor.5:17).
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    144 Thousand in Revelations 7

    aparché: the beginning of a sacrifice, i.e. the first fruit Original Word: ἀπαρχή, ῆς, ἡ Part of Speech: Noun, Feminine Transliteration: aparché Phonetic Spelling: (ap-ar-khay') Definition: the beginning of a sacrifice, the first fruit Usage: the first-fruits, the earliest crop of the year...
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    NT support for a third temple

    Jn.2:19(ASV) Jesus answered and said unto them, Destroy this temple, and in three days I will raise it up. 20 The Jews therefore said, Forty and six years was this temple in building, and wilt thou raise it up in three days? 21 But he spake of the temple of his body. 22 When therefore he was...