Hi All:

The Lord has said to us:

Matthew 24

14 And this gospel of the kingdom shall be preached in all the world for a witness unto all nations; and then shall the end come.

15 When ye therefore shall see the abomination of desolation, spoken of by Daniel the prophet, stand in the holy place, (whoso readeth, let him understand:)

Daniel…[Read more]

To all:

Hebrews 12:

22 But ye are come unto mount Sion, and unto the city of the living God, the heavenly Jerusalem, and to an innumerable company of angels,

23 To the general assembly and church of the firstborn, which are written in heaven, and to God the Judge of all, and to the spirits of just men made perfect,

Hi Mia:

Hi Marty,

Why would Paul call the Temple of God an earthly building when it was no longer so?

The best answer that I can give you is that the Jews intend it to be “the Temple of God”.

But what about the following scriptures, what does this mean?

 Revelation 11King James Version (KJV)

11 And there was given me a reed like unto a rod:…[Read more]

Hi Mia:

Do you know the story of Antiochus Epiphanes?

Hi Gene:

Marty….. Do any of these Kings you have mentioned actually “sit in the temple of GOD”? Remember it says that he takes his seat in the “TEMPLE OF GOD. My question to you would be who is the only one who sits in the temple of God right now, the only one i know of who now sits there is JESUS . THIS SCRIPTURE DOES NOT SUJEST THAT IT IS SOME…[Read more]

Hi Gene:

In as much as the Holy Spirit of God dwells in born again believers, our body, if the Spirit of God dwells in us, is the Holy Temple of God, but if the devil dwells in the human body, it is not the temple of God, and so, I believe based on the later chapters of Ezekiel, that the Jews who do not believe that Jesus is the Messiah will…[Read more]

Hi Gene:

Here is another scripture that may help in your study of Thes 2:2:

Dan 11:36

And the king shall do according to his will; and he shall exalt himself, and magnify himself above every god, and shall speak marvellous things against the God of gods, and shall prosper till the indignation be accomplished: for that that is determined shall be done.

Hi Gene:

The mystery if iniquity indeed is at work already, but that it is at work is not the mystery, we know this, but what we don’t know is who this man of sin will be.  The scriptures speak of 7 heads and ten horns, and they state that 5 are fallen, one is, and the other is yet to come, but when he comes, he will continue but a short time,…[Read more]

No, Gene, you are speculating that the man of sin is not a real person, and you will be deceived when he shows up as the scriptures state.

Love in Christ,
Marty

Hi KW:

Jesus did answer her,  by saying but “you don’t know who I am”, and she would later understand what he was saying:

 John 4:

19 “Sir,” the woman said, “I can see that you are a prophet. 20 Our ancestors worshiped on this mountain, but you Jews claim that the place where we must worship is in Jerusalem.”

21 “Woman,” Jesus replied, “be…[Read more]

Hi KW:

Jesus did answer her,  by saying but “you don’t know who I am”, and she would later understand what he was saying:

 John 4:

19 “Sir,” the woman said, “I can see that you are a prophet. 20 Our ancestors worshiped on this mountain, but you Jews claim that the place where we must worship is in Jerusalem.”

21 “Woman,” Jesus replied, “be…[Read more]

Hi KW:

My concern is that these obscure doctrines cause endless confusion in the church, and will keep some from being saved.

Hi Nick:

God speaks to humanity by His Holy Spirit, the Words that He has spoken are eternal life, and are the spirit of the Son, and of all those who have been born again and obey His Words in their daily life.

John 14:

10 Believest thou not that I am in the Father, and the Father in me? the words that I speak unto you I speak not of myself:…[Read more]

Hi Nick:

Of Course, God knew from the beginning what He would speak to humanity through His Son. As Jesus stated, “the Words that I speak are spirit, and they are life”, and he said:

John 12:

48 He that rejecteth me, and receiveth not my words, hath one that judgeth him: the word that I have spoken, the same shall judge him in the last…[Read more]

Hi 1 John 1:

1 John 1King James Version (KJV)

1 That which was from the beginning, which we have heard, which we have seen with our eyes, which we have looked upon, and our hands have handled, of the Word of life;

2 (For the life was manifested, and we have seen it, and bear witness, and shew unto you that eternal life, which was with the…[Read more]

Hi KW:

Marty,

Technically Jesus did not say Abraham saw him.

In addition the Jews’ objection was based on the age of Jesus’ human body. No one is claiming his human body preexisted his conception.

(The Jews understood him to say that “he saw Abraham”, but that is not what he said.  He said “Abraham rejoiced to see my day, and he saw it and…[Read more]

Hi KW:

Marty,

Technically Jesus did not say Abraham saw him.

In addition the Jews’ objection was based on the age of Jesus’ human body. No one is claiming his human body preexisted his conception.

(The Jews understood him to say that “he saw Abraham”, but that is not what he said.  He said “Abraham rejoiced to see my day, and he saw it and…[Read more]

Hi t8:

You say to kerwin:

Read it carefully and remove all bias kerwin.

56 Your father Abraham rejoiced that he would see my day. He saw it and was glad.” 57 So the Jews said to him, “You are not yet fifty years old, and have you seen Abraham?” 58 Jesus said to them, “Truly, truly, I say to you, before Abraham was, I am.”

(But I ask you to r…[Read more]

Hi T8:

Who living in the USA, denied his citizenship and came to England.

Notice that I did not say in the above sentence that He pre-existed in the USA.

Well, good, neither does Philippians 2:6 say anything about pre-existence.  The scripture is speaking about the “mind of Jesus Christ”.  You won’t find any mention of Jesus Christ in the s…[Read more]

Hi T8:

This is how Strong’s concordance has the definition of “the Word was made flesh”.
to become, i.e. to come into existence, begin to be, receive being
to become, i.e. to come to pass, happen

Marty, does that not simply mean that the Word existed in the flesh?

If you draw Jesus lineage to the flesh, then you trust in man. Why not draw his l…[Read more]