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I would hope and pray that the Pope and his Denomination would study more on the jewish/hebrew book of Revelation so they will not have to spend so much time defending themselves against the views of some sects/Denoms within Christianity indentifying the Pope/Papacy as being "antichrist" in Revelation.
Just my most humble opinion
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Martin Luther identifies the Antichrist over 500 years ago!
I would hope and pray that the Pope and his Denomination would study more on the jewish/hebrew book of Revelation so they will not have to spend so much time defending themselves against the views of some sects/Denoms within Christianity indentifying the Pope/Papacy as being "antichrist" in Revelation.
Just my most humble opinion
http://www.christianforums.com/t6814752-85/#post43249406
Martin Luther identifies the Antichrist over 500 years ago!
Reve 9:11 uses bothI think it was Wycliffe who was the first person who started the whole "Pope is Antichrist" ideal.
Hebrew book of Revelation? I thought the book of Revelation was written in Greek.
Have you ever actually listened to those (insert large number here) denominations? Do you not realize that Catholicism is actually one of those many denominations? One of the reasons of the denominations is because of the way that people interpret scripture (on there own). Some of the splits are because of people's personal opinion that they brought into Christianity.The bible explains itself...
30,000 denominations later....
Simply because others claim it falsely does not mean that the Holy Spirit does not actually do the interpreting for us. That's why it's good to know what the bible says and then compare it to what man have said. If you actually read some of Smith's writing about doctrine and compare that to the bible, you would not actually believe that the Spirit was interpreting it for Smith because it contradicts the word of God.Like the JW or the Mormon who says they have the Holy Spirit and that the Holy Spirit led them to interpret scripture under the guidelines of Joseph Smith?
NOT, "I will give you the Holy Spirit so you can interpret scripture", it saysAnd where is it in the bible where it says "I will give you the Holy Spirit so you can interpret scripture"
I do not want to get into the idea that it is me who is shoving knowledge and saying that I know all things in scripture. I've studied scriptures, but I am not as learned as others. I don't know everything in scripture and I never claimed to. What I don't know, I don't force. What I can understand I'll give you scripture of what I know.By all means, explain
I don't most of those things, however I do know that the Beast/Dragon is a description of Satan. We are told that he was a Cherub in Ezekiel 28, so I can assume that "Beast/Dragon" just like "Murder/Liar" is a description of who he is.who the 'little horn' is in the book of Daniel. Who are the other horns? What does 666 signify? Is the Beast or Dragon an actual beast or dragon? Is 666 Nero's name in greek? How much has already passed in the book of revelation? Or is it all futuristic? Pre trib or post trib, amillenial?
Not only does Genesis tells us what God created the world, that it took him 6 days to create it, but Moses explained to us that God created the world in six days. (There are many here who understand the root word for "day" in Hebrew. I however do not, so I will not even attempt to prove it that way, however I will use scripture the best I can to connect day to 24 hours).Are the 6 days of creation 24 hour human days? Or are they 6 periods outside human time? Or is it simply a poetic revelation of God's creation that doesn't take into account time?
Not, "is a day" but "as a day".They say a thousand years to God is a day and a day a thousand years.
When it comes to creation: No. God have already established how He uses the word "day". And that day is given for us humans.Are the 6 days 6000 years then?
Again, I don't know.Is there a literal 1000 year earthly reign of Jesus Christ or is the thousand years a symbolic number or a symbol of the reigning of the Church?
Is satan bound, or is he not bound yet?
I don't know exactly what the JW mean about 144,000; but alas, I don't need to, to know what God meant by this because we have the scriptures.What about the 144,000? Is there actually 144,000 people who are predestined like the JWs think? is it a symbolic number? why isn't it literal? why isn't it symbolic?
I'm sorry, I don't know which scripture you are referring too.Is Beelzebub Satan himself? or a minion of Satan? or just a Pagan idol?
I am not sure where you have come up with the idea that I have everything so "lock-stock and barrel". I also don't understand why you would think I would have no problem answering those questions, I do not have unlimited amount of knowledge. But I do know where I can find the knowledge of God, which is in His word. Those questions you have asked, there are answers in the bible. I don't know where all of them are, but most of the questions you have asked does have a biblical answer.Since everything is so lock-stock and barrel, you should have no problem answering these questions.
No, I am saying that I know scripture because of the writings of the Apostles and the interpretation through the Holy Spirit.So your saying you know scripture equal to that of the apostles?
I do not understand why you think such a thing.And with the apostles, much of what they preached was oral, considering the NT wasn't fully promulgated until after 300 A.D.
Luke had first hand account of what he wrote. It was him who went on the missions with Paul. He was around those apostles to know what was going on. Mark (most people think it is John Mark) probably recorded it but he was with Peter, so he most certainly would have known the gospel.Oral teaching came first, then people like Mark and Luke recorded it. So the apostles were speaking by a special commission directly from the Holy Spirit and to write God breathed inspired scripture.
I am not saying that what some may say are not important. However we disagree on who those men are in this present age. We know that God sent His message and revelation through certain man because we have scripture to prove so. We know that God elected some to write His scripture because the bible tells us so, but what man say is not what is important but what God said through those men are what is most important.considering God usually sends his message and revelation through men and doesn't drop a book from the sky I would assume what some men say is very important.
Actually, the Hebrew most certainly did not say "I will listen to God directly". When they were to meet God, they were scared and made Moses go up there and talk to God by himself. But the Israelites are probably not the best example for this...for they even killed the prophets which God have brought to them. But even the Israelites asked for signs and the prophets showed those signs by giving them prophecies. If those prophecies came true, they were pretty well established that they were of God. If those prophecies however were found to be false, the Israelites were not to listen to them, however we know that during the Kings time Israelites started to listen to those false prophets.The hebrews didn't say to Moses "well since your a man, I will not listen to you, I will listen to God directly".
I understand that. But through those men they were told to write the scriptures. How do you think we know anything about the God nowadays?If you read the bible you will notice he confers his message mainly through men(prophets, patriarchs, apostles, judges, etc). He does direct divine revelation in some cases, like with Elijah and Moses on the top of Mount Sinai, or Noah and Lot, but those are very rare cases.
No, the irony is that there was not a council there speaking to the Eunuch. The Eunuch was reading out of Isaiah and Philip came to him and explained it more fully and Philip preached Christ to him, but Philip did so through the Holy Spirit.funny how that is exactly what I was saying. Reading the bible in the context of the body of Christians , and more importantly the ancient Father's and councils.
When you speak of Matthias, do you mean the casting of lots?I guess the apostles were wrong when they made a consensus on Matthias?? Or made a consensus in the council of Jerusalem in the book of Acts?
Put up again thy sword into his place: for all they that take the sword shall perish with the sword. [FONT='Verdana', 'Arial', 'Helvetica', sans-serif]53[/font] Thinkest thou that I cannot now pray to my Father, and he shall presently give me more than twelve legions of angels? [FONT='Verdana', 'Arial', 'Helvetica', sans-serif]54[/font] But how then shall the scriptures be fulfilled, that thus it must be?
Matt 26:52-54 (KJV)
You are correct But my meaning is also still correct. I got only the person wrong.
Wouldn't Peter Also follow the Words of his master? So again my meaning is still correct.
Is it not possible that God wishes the Catholic Church to reform itself so that the Gates of hell will not prevail against his church? Are the sins of the Church the very gates of hell trying its hardest to prevail against His church possibly?
This post is for Meepy, Dark_Lite and other Catholics here.
Would you please explain to me why the pope sits on a throne?
I am asking because I saw an article about a little boy who got passed Vatican security to see the pope and he was sitting on a throne. I found that most curious and I would like to know (understand) why he does that. I am sincerely asking.
How about this? Does anyone have an answer?
I can try....I keyed in "pope sitting on throne"You can google it. There are several different news resources carrying the article.
I would strongly recommend that everyone read Benedict's books Jesus of Nazareth and The Spirit of the Liturgy. Very edifying, and very full of Scripture.
Holy Matrimony is a Sacrament in the Catholic Church...they're certainly not forbidding marriage. Not even all priests in the Church are expected not to marry - that is only a discipline in the Latin rite; priests in the Byzantine rite, for example, are allowed to marry. It is simply a discipline of the Latin rite priests, which nobody is forcing them into. If they don't want to remain celibate, they don't have to join the priesthood.In 1 Timothy 4:1-5, Paul warns us of what to expect in the last days of earth's history...
"Now the Spirit speaketh expressly, that in the latter times some shall depart from the faith, giving heed to seducing spirits, and doctrines of devils; speaking lies in hypocrisy; having their conscience seared with a hot iron; forbidding to marry, and commanding to abstain from meats, which God hath created to be received with thanksgiving of them which believe and know the truth. For every creature of God is good, and nothing to be refused, if it be received with thanksgiving: for it is sanctified by the word of God and prayer
I goggled this btw and these are not my own words, copy paste, I'm just posing the question, let others with wisdom and knowledge explain it to me.
Because he thinks NO he believes he is king of this world.This post is for Meepy, Dark_Lite and other Catholics here.
Would you please explain to me why the pope sits on a throne?
I am asking because I saw an article about a little boy who got past Vatican security to see the pope and he was sitting on a throne. I found that most curious and I would like to know (understand) why he does that. I am sincerely asking. Please explain.
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