Hi NickI'm using the ESV on my computer. It is not in the KJV, but Im sure it is in the NIV and RSV,etc.I have not read Enoch as I shy away from non-canon writings (apocrypha), but I read along the way he was in there as the angel that introduced make-up and weapon making. Look it up at Wikipedia, which is interesting, but I would not trust any of…[Read more]

Hi people,But who was Azazel?And he who lets the goat go to Azazel shall wash his clothes and bathe his body in water Le 16:26I have searched all I can on the name and still can't reach a decision/conclusion. Can anyone help? We know it is a proper noun, so it's someone not something.Peace

Samuel & BT, Greetings!Re: Mat 24:6-8Further to your searchings in your last post, I have been aware of much of this material, a lot of it being from Josephus. He was a jew and a priest, onetime jewish patriot (against Rome) and then a roman apologist who composed his histories to show himself in his best light to his patrons. However, academic…[Read more]

Hi TheoYou are absolutely right. They have been up to their old tricks since the garden of eden as far as I am aware. However, just to show I dont think I know everything, King Saul of the wabbly knees did not want to fight the Philistines without consulting God, but at that point the Lord had denied him the right. So, he arranged for a soothsayer…[Read more]

Hi Sam & BT (and anyone else foolish enough to join this discussion on what I consider the most difficult passage of the NT – LOL). We must be brave!Now I fully understand what preterism is, and like all “isms” it has developed many sub-sets and variants just like trinityism has. So, as for me, I would rather just argue and discuss Mat 24 between…[Read more]

Greetings in the Lord everyone,About Mr Shoebat. I've just had a quick read about him at Wikipedia, and yes I know it is profain knowledge. However, it was enough to help me form a position on the matter. When our Lord ascended to sit at the right hand of the Majesty in heaven, he was told to remain “until I put your enemies as a stool for your…[Read more]

Greetings BT, Rabsheka againI am not convinced that “the sign of your coming” or “the end of the age” refer to events, or at least only events” that would occur in the lifetimes of the Apostles or the 1st century. Additionally, there seems to be a very real sense that some of the prophesies of Mat 24 would apply to both ages as minor and major…[Read more]

Hi David & Nickyes you may ask. It was a username I had on another non-religeous website that I chose in a moment of self deprication. I was once a military officer for over 20 years and quite the little babylonian at the time. I was the servant of powerful worldly men but thankfully did not have to kill during my career. It now just serves to…[Read more]

Greetings S & BTIf I may join in here. Mathew 24 is difficult indeed, has been a stumbling block for many and misconstrued by others for their own purposes. And I have never read a coherent comentary on it that satisfies all the questions it raises for me. However! As I have said in another place here, scripture is not just the words as written…[Read more]

Greetings In The Name of our Lord Jesus my good scripture weilding brothers, I have something to say about naughty angels:We indeed have the scriptures, and they are good for sorting things out as Paul so advised us. However, they are not always sufficient because as you know they can be used by the righteous and unrighteous alike. And also they…[Read more]

Why oh why do people continue to be deceived by such as this nonsence. Apart from the scriptures saying nothing about following any defined end time prophets and actually warning us about false ones, what part of “I am coming as a thief” is it that is so difficult to understand. We are to watch out for the prophecies themselves to unfold like the…[Read more]

I have said in another place here that I do not hold the doctrine of the trinity as truth. My concern with the matter began some 10 years ago for reasons I can not explain. However, like many of you I consulted the scriptures and read the explanations of men and also searched the meanings of words in the greek, the aramaic, coptic etc, becoming…[Read more]

I would just like to say that I do not believe that the unrighteous will be physically or spiritually tortured forever and ever, for that is not love. I think that all these scriptures are couched in emotive language, such as ” where the worm does not die nor the fire is quenched” or “and the smoke from their torture will rise forever and ever”,…[Read more]

Hi NickYes, I would be glad to clarify these four matters for you in terms of my understanding:That creation was perfect? Yes! For there was an evening and a morning (on the sixth day), and he saw that it was good. Even Satan was created perfect and was so until he coverted God's throne (Ezek 28:15). As they say in the classics – ain't free will a…[Read more]

Greetings in the name of our Lord, Jesus ChristFirst, so you know something of me, I am a christian of no denomination who does NOT hold the doctrine of the trinity.I began reading this topic because I am interested in the opinions of those who hold the doctrine of “universal salvation”. At this point I do not but am willing to listen. However,…[Read more]

Good day Everybody. I'm new here, so please forgive any user deficiencies for a little while. I am a non-denominational christian who does not hold the doctrine of the trinity.Now, I thought I might say something about the fire and the salt.Salt is both a flavour enhancer and presevative, the second factor being especially pertinent at and before…[Read more]