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An interesting video about an interesting man.
He did Alchemy and was a non-Trinitarian.
The man spent more time in scripture, than Physics.
He even had a guess at what year Armageddon would likely take place.Quote (t8 @ Mar. 12 2013,03:10) An interesting video about an interesting man. He did Alchemy and was a non-Trinitarian.
The man spent more time in scripture, than Physics.
He even had a guess at what year Armageddon would likely take place.
Hj T8,I have tried to read everything Newton has written…from the web. I believe he was more of a Theologian than a Scientist. What I will never understand, why he tried to predict the end of the world?
Matt.24:36 “But of that day and hour no one knows, not even the angels of heaven, nor the Son, but the Father alone.
The Son of God doesn't know when the end of the world IS
Why did he even try to figure it out?Peace brother.
I think his stance was that we will not be in darkness to that day. Thus we will likely know the period of time spoken. Newton believed that there was a code in the Bible and he believed that people who lived in the past were not primitive but knew more about the Universe and God than his own generation. Thus he was hoping that within the text, more truth was revealed.
I personally do not have a problem with him taking a guess at the year because he wasn't prophesying that this would happen that year, he was simply taking a guess based in what he knew would be the most likely year.
Also, remember that he figured out a lot of stuff that was supposedly unfathomable. That was the nature of the man. His Bible studies would have been no different.
I love the fact that he figured out that God was not a Trinity, but also believed that his generation was not ready to have this revealed to them. Thus he kept it under wraps. He also did the same thing with his mathematics such as Calculus. I think it was 40 years later when he revealed that.
I believe he was a great man. Most men seeking fame would reveal such thing immediately to get the recognition. Whereas he was patient and not so quick to take glory for himself. He knew that he was living in an ignorant generation.
I think we can relate to this ourselves. Even our generation is scared of the truth and prefer traditions.
Quote (terraricca @ Mar. 12 2013,11:47) Because the the day and the hour is not known that does not mean that the year is hidden 
Right
Yes
Hi T,Acts1:6 When they therefore were come together, they asked of him, saying, Lord, will you at this time restore again the kingdom to Israel? 7And he said to them, It is not for you to know the times or the seasons, which the Father has put in his own power.
Peace brother.
Quote (t8 @ Mar. 12 2013,13:20) I love the fact that he figured out that God was not a Trinity, but also believed that his generation was not ready to have this revealed to them. Thus he kept it under wraps. He also did the same thing with his mathematics such as Calculus. I think it was 40 years later when he revealed that. I believe he was a great man. Most men seeking fame would reveal such thing immediately to get the recognition. Whereas he was patient and not so quick to take glory for himself. He knew that he was living in an ignorant generation.
I think we can relate to this ourselves. Even our generation is scared of the truth and prefer traditions.
Hi T8,Yes, He was a Great man. The problem with him keeping quiet was, fear of being burned at the stake for heresy!
Peace brother.
Quote (abe @ Mar. 13 2013,09:24) Quote (terraricca @ Mar. 12 2013,11:47) Because the the day and the hour is not known that does not mean that the year is hidden Right
Yes
Hi T,Acts1:6 When they therefore were come together, they asked of him, saying, Lord, will you at this time restore again the kingdom to Israel? 7And he said to them, It is not for you to know the times or the seasons, which the Father has put in his own power.
Peace brother.
abeMt 24:36 “No one knows about that day or hour, not even the angels in heaven, nor the Son, but only the Father.
Mt 24:37 As it was in the days of Noah, so it will be at the coming of the Son of Man.Mk 13:32 “No one knows about that day or hour, not even the angels in heaven, nor the Son, but only the Father.
Mk 13:33 Be on guard! Be alert ! You do not know when that time will comeQuote (terraricca @ Mar. 12 2013,20:04) Quote (abe @ Mar. 13 2013,09:24) Quote (terraricca @ Mar. 12 2013,11:47) Because the the day and the hour is not known that does not mean that the year is hidden Right
Yes
Hi T,Acts1:6 When they therefore were come together, they asked of him, saying, Lord, will you at this time restore again the kingdom to Israel? 7And he said to them, It is not for you to know the times or the seasons, which the Father has put in his own power.
Peace brother.
abeMt 24:36 “No one knows about that day or hour, not even the angels in heaven, nor the Son, but only the Father.
Mt 24:37 As it was in the days of Noah, so it will be at the coming of the Son of Man.Mk 13:32 “No one knows about that day or hour, not even the angels in heaven, nor the Son, but only the Father.
Mk 13:33 Be on guard! Be alert ! You do not know when that time will come
Hi T,I wonder how many hours? days? months? years?
He spent trying to figure out the end?
Peace brother.
Quote (abe @ Mar. 13 2013,17:30) Hi T8, Yes, He was a Great man. The problem with him keeping quiet was, fear of being burned at the stake for heresy!
Peace brother.
Correct. But my point stands because he wouldn't have been killed for revealing Calculus. And he never publicly revealed that he believed God not to be a trinity for the reason you say. He also believed that even if he had revealed that the Bible does not teach the Trinity, they wouldn't have accepted it.So the death threat does not negate that he thought they were not ready to hear it.
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