Quote (david @ Nov. 19 2006,17:44)“Most of the customs now associated with Christmas were not originally Christmas customs but rather were pre-Christian and non-Christian customs taken up by the Christian church. Saturnalia, a Roman feast celebrated in mid-December, provided the model for many of the merrymaking customs of Christmas. From this c…[Read more]

Ronday, even though it was a long time ago, I remember seeing your posts before.Your website says this: “We acknowledge that there are a few similarities of belief between Bible Students and Jehovah's Witnesses.”The Alpha and Omega being the Father and not Jesus is one of these similarities. If you go back to page 36 you can see that our comments…[Read more]

I have always loved opera. It is because of moments like this, and the feeling generated from such moments.

Quote No, they will not have to go anywhere. People will come to them.-towI'm wondering what you think is going to be happening to people in the final part of the days. I'm wondering how you think this will end. Not everyone today has the internet. Billions don't even have “clean” drinking water and a billion are lacking food. These ones…[Read more]

Quote Then maybe YOU should toss out Ezekiel 40+ since it describes many different aspects of the sanctuary that will be built.In Bible prophecy the measuring of something usually indicates that Jehovah’s purpose for that thing is certain to be thoroughly worked out. (2 Kings 21:13; Jeremiah 31:39; Lamentations 2:8; zech 2:2-8) The temple that E…[Read more]

Quote Gentiles (most Christians) are left out. –towYes, they are left out of that particular covenant, which was between God and “Israel.” True.DEUTERONOMY 5:1-3“And Moses proceeded to call all ISRAEL and to SAY TO THEM : “Hear, O ISRAEL, the regulations and the judicial decisions that I am speaking in YOUR ears today, and YOU must learn the…[Read more]

“ is telling his word to Jacob, his regulations and his judicial decisions to Israel. He has not done that way to any other nation; and as for his judicial decisions, they have not known them.” (Psalm 147:19, 20)

Quote It is more of a promise that a prophecy. One can view it as both. It basically means that all REAL and anointed kings to sit on the throne of David will be of the lineage of David through Solomon. Do you think that once all of the others are fulfilled some will ask “show me your lineage”? There will be no doubt at this point.So, he would be…[Read more]

Quote Deu 13:4 You shall walk after the LORD your God and fear him and keep his commandments and obey his voice, and you shall serve him and hold fast to him.If someone comes along and teaches that Torah has been abolished, then he will NOT be a prophet of G-d OR the King Messiah. So while it is not a messianic prophecy per se,Wait, do you mean…[Read more]

Quote But I think lineage will be a moot point should anyone fulfill the others. He would not have to prove his lineage because when all the remaining prophecies are fulfilled there will be little doubt.–Towshab.WHY THE PROPHECY THEN? You say he won't have to fulfill certain prophecies, such as this one, because it will be obvious to YOU…[Read more]

Quote OK, you are right about that one. –Toshwab.Well, yes.

Quote (6) Will not lead people to disobey Torah (Deu 13:1-4).I've never looked at this scripture as something that the Messiah would fulfill thus indicating he was the Messiah.DEUTERONOMY 13:1-4““In case a prophet or a dreamer of a dream arises in your midst and does give you a sign or a portent, and the sign or the portent does come true of whi…[Read more]

McClintock and Strong’s Cyclopedia states: “There can be little doubt that the registers of the Jewish tribes and families perished at the destruction of Jerusalem , and not before.” I still am waiting (it's been months) for Tow to provide any evidence that HIS Messiah could even fulfill the prophecy about being in David's line. It's an impos…[Read more]

Quote (Towshab @ Dec. 29 2007,12:53)What will the King Messiah accomplish and fulfill?(1) Build the 3rd Temple (Eze 37:26-28, Mic 4:1).(2) Gather all Jews back to the Land of Israel (Isa 43:5-6, Isa 27:12-13 & 11:12).(3) Usher in an era of world peace, and end all hatred, oppression, suffering and disease. (Isa 2:4, Isa 11:6, Micah 4:3)(4) Spread…[Read more]

Quote (Stu @ Dec. 18 2007,20:50)Hi DavidQuote It is often claimed that science is objective and self-correcting, however in retrospect we see that the evidence to reject this find as legitimate was there all along. The file marks on the teeth of the lower jaw were clearly visible, the molars were misaligned and filed at two different angles. The…[Read more]

Quote (Stu @ Dec. 18 2007,20:47)Hi again DavidQuote Piltdown man.Most scientists accepted this find as a genuine subhuman ancestor of man and for 45 years this find was considered to be a missing link between man and ape! Of course, it was a total hoax. Someone had taken a human skull cap and a jaw of an orangutan, filled the teeth and planted…[Read more]

Quote Example James and Paul disagree on works and faith. I am familiar with the arguements that demonstrate that they actually agree but have a different way of expressing the same thought. I personally think that it takes quite a bit of bending and twisting to “create” harmony between the two.I personally think it takes no bending in the…[Read more]

Quote Fact: 1 John 5:7 was added to scriptureIt is a forgery.Yes, 1 John 5:7 was.True.And the answer to my question?***Also, the word from which the word “jealous” is translated….it is also often translated “zeal.”But literally, “jealous.” Over and over, we are told things like Jehovah was jealous for the sons of Israel, etc. Most Bibl'es put…[Read more]

I have this book by stephen hawking “A Brief History of Time”It states, or rather, he states:“The remarkable fact is that the values of these numbers (i.e. the constants of physics) seem to have been very finely adjusted to make possible the development of life”. “For example,” Hawking writes, “if the electric charge of the electron had been only…[Read more]

Quote At this point we must askourselves, can both good and evil spring forth fromthe same God, a God who is Love personified? Unfortunately, “evil” has become synonymous with Satan and wickedness. Human dictionary:adj 1: morally bad or wrong; “evil purposes”; “an evil influence”; “evil deeds” 2: having the nature of vice 3:…[Read more]