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True, AI is a bit secular in my opinion.They won't since I believe it requires the leading of the Holy Spirit, as well as the principle that the book of Revelation needs to be interpreted in connection to the rest of the Scriptures rather than apart from them. I don't know that A.I. programmers are that spiritually endowed to assume this principle.
These things are happening more, though these are just the beginning, the birthing pains as Matthew 24:6-8, so I rejoice.So, we're on the same page there, at least. Some focus on wars, earthquakes and famines and such but they miss that Jesus said those things will happen but will not be signs that His coming at the end of the age is near (Matt 24:6-8).
Revelation cannot be understood by the number of years one identifies with Christianity today.You are welcome. Someone messaged me about Amil, so I had to make a post about it. A part of me thinks that Revelation should be skipped over until one has been a Christian for a few decades. It is a confusing book.
Haha, understanding anyone or anything takes time.Revelation cannot be understood by the number of years one identifies with Christianity today.
Revelation can only be understood one way. However, understanding me would even be confusing, as I would sound like I am speaking a foreign language.
Hello folks. How many of you guys think that Amil and Preterism are anti-Christian? Many Christians believe that Amillennialism and Preterism are false teachings due to their disagreement with a literal interpretation of certain end-time events described in the Bible. Here's why:
Why is the first resurrection not the new birth (resurrection) from spiritual death to eternal life, with the second death having no power over the born again?1. Amillennialism: This view denies the future millennium as a period of earthly bliss, which is often considered anti-Christian because it goes against several passages that describe this time explicitly (Revelation 20:1-7). For instance, verse 6 (NIV) says, "Blessed and holy are those who share in the first resurrection.
2. The second death has no power over them,
Figurative of the church age.2. but they will be priests of God and of Christ and will reign with him for a thousand years." This suggests a literal millennium where believers will reign with Christ on earth.
What is central to Christian belief is that the kingdom of God is here now (Mt 12:28, Lk 11:20, Eph 2:6, 1 Pe 2:5, 9, Rev 1:6, 5:9-10,Preterism: Preterists believe that most or all of the prophecies about the end times were fulfilled by events prior to A.D. 70, which is problematic because many passages in Revelation (such as chapters 6-19) clearly depict future events yet to come. For example, Revelation 20:4 (NIV) says, "I saw thrones on which were seated those who had been given authority to judge. And I saw the souls of those who had been beheaded because of their testimony about Jesus and because of the word of God." This verse suggests a future event where believers will be martyred for their faith.
These interpretations can lead people away from a literal understanding of biblical prophecy and potentially undermine the hope that Christians have in Christ's return and the establishment of His kingdom on earth, which is central to Christian belief.
So, this means the Kingdom is here and now, but at the same time, it will happen in the future. Could this future Kingdom be in a sort of superposition (not of the quantum type, but more of a spiritual type), where it it both here, but also in the future?Why is the first resurrection not the new birth (resurrection) from spiritual death to eternal life, with the second death having no power over the born again?
Figurative of the church age.
What is central to Christian belief is that the kingdom of God is here now (Mt 12:28, Lk 11:20, Eph 2:6, 1 Pe 2:5, 9, Rev 1;6, 5:9-10,
Da 2:44*).
The parables of Jesus consistently portray his kingdom as spiritual (of heaven) and as here and now (Mt 13:24, 31, 33, 44, 45, 47, 18:23, 20:1, Mk 4:26).
The future kingdom is the eternal kingdom (Lk 21:25-28, 31), in the new heavens and new earth, the home of righteousness (2 Pe 3:13, Mt 5:5, 22:2, 25:1, Ro 4:13, Isa 65:17ff, 66:22, Re 21:1-4, no death).
But the Messianic kingdom of time is now, for we are now reigning with Christ (Eph 2:6) in his kingdom (Lk 22:69, Eph 1:19-22, Mk 14:62, 16:19, Ro 8:34, 1 Co 15:25, Col 3:1, Heb 1:3, 8:1, 10:12-13, 12:2, 1 Pe 3:22, Rev 1:6, Ps 2:6 with Heb 12:22).
*Da 2:44 - "in the time of those kings;" i.e., the Roman empire (Da 2:40-43), which conquered the Greek empire (Da 2:39, 8:21)--the Messianic kingdom was set up during the past Roman empire, at the first coming of Christ (Mt 12:28, Lk 11:20).
That is true, but scientists will never understand many things.Haha, understanding anyone or anything takes time.
Revelation is actually understood.I don't think 10 lifetimes would help us understand Revelation.
I did not know this.Some Christians even felt that Revelation should not be part of the Bible, all the way up through the 15th century.
From Wikipedia: "Revelation was among the last books accepted into the Christian biblical canon, and to the present day some churches that derive from the Church of the East reject it.[27][28] Eastern Christians became skeptical of the book as doubts concerning its authorship and unusual style[29] were reinforced by aversion to its acceptance by Montanists and other groups considered to be heretical.[30] This distrust of the Book of Revelation persisted in the East through the 15th century.[31]"
I lean to a pre-trib rapture myself, and you are right the AC can't be revealed yet. The groanings of the earth with all the precursors of wars, disasters and other plights sure are out there though. I would be curious if anyone thinks they could maybe profile the AC? To me, I am thinking similar to Jesus. No kids almost for sure, marriage unlikley? I figure the age has to be older than Jesus at his death but the guy will have shown big promise and charisma in his earlier days. Some say he is from the EU in their interpretation? I figure he will be pretty clean cut, no drug use or alcoholism. To me it seems pretty certain he will be a real person that some have guessed right. Even Hitler took a few years to rise through the ranks.I do agree with points 3 and 4. A lot of people are talking about the AC, and some are saying it might be Musk, others say certain politicians. For myself, I believe the AC has not revealed himself yet. Nero was the first version of the AC, Hitler might be another version, but we will get a true AC in the future, which we Christians will either be raptured before the Great Tribulation, or witness the 3.5 years of the Tribulation before the AC and then being raptured.
Yeah, I do not want to have kids either. The AC might even be alive today, but who knows. He will have a sense of charisma though. I believe in a pre-trib or mid-trib rapture. If anyone wants to profile the AC, he/she could.I lean to a pre-trib rapture myself, and you are right the AC can't be revealed yet. The groanings of the earth with all the precursors of wars, disasters and other plights sure are out there though. I would be curious if anyone thinks they could maybe profile the AC? To me, I am thinking similar to Jesus. No kids almost for sure, marriage unlikley? I figure the age has to be older than Jesus at his death but the guy will have shown big promise and charisma in his earlier days. Some say he is from the EU in their interpretation? I figure he will be pretty clean cut, no drug use or alcoholism. To me it seems pretty certain he will be a real person that some have guessed right. Even Hitler took a few years to rise through the ranks.
Aww, Acts 8:30-31 is a good one, so wholesome. Just read it a few seconds ago, and the verses show how sometimes it is best to fellowship and discuss verses with other Christians to gain a deeper understanding. For Matthew 13, it seems that Jesus speaks in parables as these convey a deeper meaning compared to a direct explanation.That is true, but scientists will never understand many things.
Revelation is actually understood.
So, let me speak a little foreign language.
Matthew 13:10-16 tells us who understands.
The only way way those seeking to understand, is... Acts 8:30, 31
I did not know this.
Always good to hear new things, of old things.
Let's read the whole passage:Not in the way you understand it, but it's not talking about him being incapacitated. It's talking about him being bound from keeping the world in spiritual darkness like he was able to do in OT times.
I don't know it you heard of the Universal Kingdom of God and the Mediatorial Kingdom of God. Let's me explain.It hasn't come in its fullness in terms of the new heavens and new earth with no more death, sorrow, crying or pain yet. But, it certainly has come spiritually already.
It's the same kingdom, of time, spiritual and invisible now, but continuing into eternity and visible.So, this means the Kingdom is here and now, but at the same time, it will happen in the future. Could this future Kingdom be in a sort of superposition (not of the quantum type, but more of a spiritual type), where it it both here, but also in the future?
Amen to that.It's the same kingdom, of time, spiritual and invisible now, but continuing into eternity and visible.
That may be so. But it still is what it is. Alpha characters doubled for numeric characters. Therefore, every name had a numeric value, and the "number of his name" is explicitly stated at least twice.Gematria? So many folks use Gematria for solving Da Vinci codes in the Bible and stuff.
The Day of the Lord arrived,the 7th and last Day,or 7th and last millennium.There are many things to happen from now on according to the Word of GOD.As all of us know,the Word of GOD is from everlasting to everlasting,the Word is GOD,GOD Himself,self-executing,so the most important thing to be LITERALLY fulfilled now is the establishment of GOD's Kingdom,understand?which was preached by our Lord around 2000 years ago to establish it in this time:Hoseas 6:2-3 and 1Corinthians 15:24-27 and Revelation 11:15-18,take a look,there are many biblical references.Amen to that.I am looking forward to living in the Kingdom of God with His son.
Wow, that is either a very good coincidence, or this is Nero. I do know that Hebrew uses the same characters for numbers as letters. Who knows, the next AC might have a name that adds up to 666 as well.That may be so. But it still is what it is. Alpha characters doubled for numeric characters. Therefore, every name had a numeric value, and the "number of his name" is explicitly stated at least twice.
Rev. 13:17 — And that no man might buy or sell, save he that had the mark, or the name of the beast, or the number of his name.
Rev. 15:2 — And I saw as it were a sea of glass mingled with fire: and them that had gotten the victory over the beast, and over his image, and over his mark, and over the number of his name, stand on the sea of glass, having the harps of God.
You don't have to agree with this. But when things are too coincidental to be a coincidence, it's usually because it isn't a coincidence at all.
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The alternate reading, the existence of which was known as early as the times of Irenaeus (Iren. Adv. Haer. 5.29.2-5.30.1-2), can be found in P. Oxy. 6.4499 (= Gregory—Aland P¹¹⁵) and Codex Ephraemi Rescriptus (Gregory—Aland C or 04).
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