Quote APRIL 2008 IS THE BEGINING OF THE GREAT TRIBULATION ACCORDING TOO RONALD WEINLAND MATTHEW 24:29,36““Immediately after the tribulation . . . .Concerning that day and hour nobody knows, neither the angels of the heavens nor the Son, but only the Father.”ACTS 1:7-8“He said to them: “It does not belong to YOU to get knowledge of the times or…[Read more]

Quote There is one major difference between Gandhi and Jesus: there is no doubt that Gandhi existed.Gandhi:“When shall get together on the teachings laid down by Christ in this Sermon on the Mount, we shall have solved the problems . . . of the whole world.” Quote We have overwhelming evidence of his existance, from his writings to pictures and…[Read more]

Hi cato, you state:Quote Premise: Most Christians do not believe in or are silent on pre-existence of human souls. . . .Nothing in the universe goes from infinite to finite or from finite to infinite. How then can one finite existence then lead to an infinite, eternal, reward or punishment? Pre-existence of human souls is not taught in the…[Read more]

Invisible:Quote # Impossible to see; not visible: Air is invisible.# Not accessible to view; hidden: mountain peaks invisible in the fog.# Not easily noticed or detected; inconspicuous: “The poor are politically invisible” (Michael Harrington).http://www.answers.com/topic/invisibleBased on these definitions, I am invisible to you.Yet, i ass…[Read more]

Quote EXODUS 33:20“And he added: “You are not able to see my face, because no man may see me and yet live.””It's definitely not talking about understanding God's qualities here.So why doesn't it say that no one may see me and live. It says “no man.” It says this because God is much more powerful than we are. It's like, I can't see a nuclear…[Read more]

Quote Matthew 5:8Blessed are the pure in heart: for they shall see God.He reads this as meaning they will 'see' (understand) his qualities.Oh, I see.Angels are also invisible (to humans.)There's a lot of angels. I haven't seen any. But they do exist.But angels are not invisible to each other or to God, are they?

94, you state:Quote You cannot serve the King unless you are in the Kingdom, Isn't that Hezekiah 4:2? Oh wait. There is no book of Hezekiah. God's kingdom is a government. What you have just said is comparable to saying:You cannot serve the government unless you are in the government.Those who are in the kingdom make up the kingdom. They are…[Read more]

ROMANS 16:27“to God, wise alone, be the glory through Jesus Christ forever. Amen.”–NW“To God only wise, be glory through Jesus Christ for ever. Amen.”–KJDoes saying that Jehovah is wise alone mean that no one else is wise? No, it means that comparitively speaking, no one else is wise.Similarly, with this:(Mark 10:18) “Jesus said to him: “Why do…[Read more]

Quote Jesus is at His right hand, but I do not know any scripture which states that he has seen God.Are you saying that Jesus has not seen God? Does anyone else agree with this?

Quote First, you have shared that only the 144,000 are born again, but the scripture states:QuoteJohn 3:5Jesus answered, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born of water and of the Spirit, he cannot * enter into the kingdom of God. 3:6That which is born of the flesh is flesh; and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit.…[Read more]

Quote Heaven forbid! It's not His Word that is monotonous….but their visits (despite being told with regular monotony that we are not interested or want them to callWe don't know who is in your house. Perhaps someone new has moved in. If you've told us that you don't want us to ever come around, then we will only come around every year or so…[Read more]

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Explain (using scriptures) what you are talking about.”the timing does not fit with the tribulation.”I found these words of yours in another post: I believe the feet of Christ standing on the Mount of Olives is at the end of the tribulation when Jerusalem is surrounded by armies. He comes back from the wedding feast with his bride.Thus the…[Read more]

Quote how shall they preach, except they be sent? Presently, the world's largest preaching work reaching people in the most languages and the most lands with the same message is being carried out by Jehovah's Witnesses.If God wanted one message to be heard, the same message, by people preaching the same message, I would wonder who those people…[Read more]

Quote Romans 111I say then, Hath God cast away his people? God forbid. For I also am an Israelite, of the seed of Abraham, of the tribe of Benjamin. He asks a question: Hath God cast away Israel? THEN, notice his answer and how he explains his answer. He says: “FOR” I am an Israelite.Yes, he was an Israelite (fleshly) but a Christian. He had to…[Read more]

Quote I imagine you'll have trouble with or dismiss this one as well. Will you?So that's a “yes” then, Nick?If Nick won't touch that scripture, i'm wondering what others make of it. For me, it answers those many questions Nick was unable to answer–the ones he considered myteries not answered by God.

Quote Do you think you are fulfilling the promise relating to the great tribulation?Not sure what promise you speak of, but it seems to me, JW's are the only ones that are fulfilling this prophecy in any organized united manner:Quote MATTHEW 24:14“And this good news of the kingdom will be preached in all the inhabited earth for a witness to all t…[Read more]

Quote JW's, Mormons, Avon Representatives, Insurance and Real Estate Agents darken my door with regular monotony, but I just tell them quietly that I'm not interested. Not sure about the others. But I wouldn't consider the good news of the kingdom monotony.MATTHEW 24:14“And this good news of the kingdom will be preached in all the inhabited e…[Read more]

Quote If God created the universe, life, mankind, etc., and the events were related to the author/authors of Genesis through some sort of divine inspiration, how was it done? E=mc2ISAIAH 40:26““Raise YOUR eyes high up and see. Who has created these things? It is the One who is bringing forth the army of them even by number, all of whom he cal…[Read more]

Could someone explain “light” to me, and how it relates to time and space.