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First, Thanks ... ... for the reply and for the interest in the theology of the Revelation. This is another lengthy response to jpark43; presuming the link works, jpark43's can be referenced here. In my opinion, the length and breadth of subject matter warranted a separate thread. [SIZE=2]...

For Interested Parties... JPark43 raised a question on Re 17 which can be referenced here (if the link works). Because the post is long, I decided to respond on a separate thread. I’m not totally sure whether I’m being asked what it means that the ‘beast is himself also an eighth and is one...

Of The North American Church? General apostasy Ongoing collapse And 205 pages of threads explain this point. But we haven't a clue what's happening or why. We don't even know HOW to read Scripture. We are children--children all. We are children in our unruly behavior and stubborn...

Tribulation Preparations Reconsidered: This replies to a thread on the Ecclesiology board, Tribulation Preparations, which I will link to this thread in the hope that it may be read more widely. The ‘pretribulation/posttribulation controversy is an ‘inhouse debate’ between...

Just Wondering-- Does anyone else in these parts? The other thread was just closed, so I'm asking here.

OK--Here's The Deal Guys-- For those of us who actually do follow the church year, tomorrow is Pentecost (liturgically speaking). So--you got any plans? Doing anything special? We're having a Pentecost communion, and we're makng arrangements to help his guy who is facing foreclosure on his...

LOL! Sounds Pretty Heretical, Doesn’t It! And even if it isn’t pretty, the rest is true. But don’t give up yet. I have a point here! Yes, the Bible does mention witnessing. In fact, it does this three whole times! Like all the verses in the Bible, that is a very good verse. But it...

Why Does Jesus Say: Blessings! Covenant Heart

Does Anyone Here Attend A Church WHERE-- ...the pastor routinely works with a passage, opens it up, explains the terms, defines the issues, sets up the questions, and addresses them basically with that one text? The thing is--NObody here does that. It's always the smorgasbord, jigsaw puzzle...

hw"hy> ~Ay Eschatology is dying. And this forum may be going with it. "And what," you ask, "have we lost?" I remember as a child hearing an expression that has long since been forgotten. It no longer exists in our collective memory. Now, it is but a fading, fungi-filled line on tomb stones...

How "Prophecy" Works-- 3 cheers for Sodom??? Sounds perverted, huh? Why is that? Is it Sodom’s sins? What? Haven’t you read Gen 18-19? Rape and homosexualism do it every time! But what if Sodom’s sin is something else entirely? What if Sodom’s sin was self-absorbed...

Symphony No. 5, Two Movements: II. Allegretto IV. Allegro non troppo My daughter was on stage performing. I find that I listen so much more intently when one of my own is playing. It makes the experience very powerful. My kids were never involved with sports (they get this from their...

A Few Years Ago... it was the Social Security number racket. Then there was the universal bar code. It was that "buying and selling" thing--get it? And don't forget that mythic super-computer on which some profligate Belgians were sitting. Who comes up with this stuff? I wish they'd stop. I'm...

You're Here To Vote, Sir? “No Madam. I'm here NOT to vote!” Thinking I was jesting, she laughed, asked for ID, and my signature. She handed my ballot. Then I gave it back to her. “But Sir! You haven't voted!” “I told you that I’m here NOT to...

It seems that Texas ranks 49th in per client spending on mental health care services. And 14,000 Texans lost access to community mental health treatment. http://www.nmha.org/shcr/issuebrief/texasFailingMentalHealthSystem.cfm Another article has more facts on the state of mental health in...

Like the NT world, Revelation is a world of cities. Most Jewish believers (like John) lived between Jerusalem and Rome (geographically and symbolically). John addresses believers in seven, great cities in Asia Minor. This was also a world that personified cities as women. But in the Revelation...

Go to www.google.com In the window, type in the word "failure." See what rises to the top of the "hit list." Blessings! Covenant Heart

"What few of us realize is that the United States has two income tax systems, separate and unequal." http://sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/c/a/2005/04/10/ING0UC4LLO1.DTL Blessings! Covenant Heart

Theological acumen has fallen on hard days. Once, we approached theological work within a stable, conceptual framework We thought in terms of creation/fall/redemption/recreation. We saw in God’s works across the ages a continuity that arose from his promises and was rooted in the glorious...

In our doctrine of God, revelation, creation and the fall, anthropology covenant, christology, mediation in redemptive history, the church, sacraments, etc. are many interrelated issues. Decisions concerning them impact profoundly the integrity of our system of doctrine. It is odd then, that...