T9,

I just found a Jewish Teaching about Gehinnom that may apply. In it those that are thrown into the lake of fire are tormented for a time that is in accordance with their sins. It say 12 months maximum but Scripture stages ages and ages and I think that is probably longer. Some will repent of their sins which I do not see in though I know of…[Read more]

Miia,

I could not go to heaven knowing people are suffering for an eternity in some fiery hell.

If God has people suffer eternally in some eternal lake of fire then he has a righteous purpose for it and he is a loving God. His creations are too limited to judge his works.

There does seem to be at least two that do suffer for a very long…[Read more]

Miia,

Nick, I think it means what Jesus said Himself.
Jesus said to her, “Your brother will rise again.” Martha said to Him, “I know that he will rise again in the resurrection on the last day.” Jesus said to her, “I am the resurrection and the life; he who believes in Me will live even if he dies, and everyone who lives and believes in Me wil…

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Nick,

The word “death” is English and therefore is very likely to have multiple definitions.

One of those is pictured as a skeletal figure and called by the name Death but he is known in Scripture as the Angel of Death. I do not believe Jesus was speaking of the Angel of Death.

Nick,

Hi KW,

Do you think DEATH has more than one meaning?

When Jesus has the keys to death and Hades what does this mean?

If the translators misunderstand what Jesus was saying then Jesus may have called Abaddon by the name Death. That is a hypothesis and one I have only a weak case to support. Abaddon is mentioned several times in the…[Read more]

Gene,

KERWIN LOOK UP THE WORD “ARE” AND SEE WHAT YOU COME UP WITH, AND THEN APPLY THAT TO WHAT JESUS SAID.

It is a form of the word “be” and in this case, like others in the Writings, it is used to describe the qualities of Jesus’ words. You are using the same definition but you are going outside of what he meant by basing your con…[Read more]

Gene,

You may not truly believe what JESUS “CLEARLY” SAID, WHEN HE SAID, THE WORDS HE WAS SPEAKING TO US “ARE” LIFE “AND” “ARE” SPIRIT.

His words are Spiritual and obeying them leads to eternal life. They are understood to those that are guided by the Spirit of God, which is to say Spiritual, even before they obtain it in its role of Teacher…[Read more]

Gene,

Kerwin……You frst need to understand what a soul really is, before you start to expound on it IMO.

I have not idea how this sentence is linked to the words that follow in your post.

Miia,

There is no need for either Russia or NATO to be militarily involved and I do not believe either one intends a world war. They have no problem with playing political games for their own reasons. NATO showing up aids Putin’s plans.

Nick,

You make enormous assumptions based just on your own ideas.

If you knew what an assumption was then you would no they were not assumptions. All you do by calling something what it is not is trumpeting your own lack of knowledge.

I doubt you have anything to add for if your did then you would.

bodhitharts,

In the realm of earth mankind can actually make the statement that God says about all creation i.e. Isaiah 45:7
I form the light, and create darkness: I make peace, and create evil: I the Lord do all these things.

God apportions power in the way that is righteous. Even the beast receive the power he gives to them. A fish does…[Read more]

bodhitharta,

You are correct that Scripture does not explain it. Instead it is clear God expects to know what the words mean. I can only by what I know and that is that in the new testament the words “image of God” mean the image of his righteousness and holiness.

I have also learned there is a Jewish belief in three different types of…[Read more]

To whomever it concerns,

Did anyone not that if the EU becomes establishes a constitution the Western Roman Empire will be reformed. They were also talking about having Turkey join them, which would add the capital of the Eastern Roman Empire. The rest of the Middle East and Egypt may join but it will be unpopular with the radicals and…[Read more]

Miia,

Putin is a politician and so I would conclude he is attempting to distance Russia from the “West” in the minds of his audience and that audience is not us in the U.S. I conclude his target audience is the developing countries.

The bottom line is Russia is still a country despite political double talk.

I read today where Jesus called the Second Temple his Father’s House.

@t8,

“Rumors of war”

Gene,

It has been proved that your words are faulty but you do accept that evidence. Any additional evidence is unnecessary since it is within you to accept the truth or not.

bodhitharta,,

Adam’s image did change in that mankind though created like God in righteousness went in search of many schemes.

I notice that mankind has the outward form of angels; such as those that visited Abraham and then Lot.

To whomever it may concern,

Does 1 John 5:20 call Jesus the true God?
We know also that the Son of God has come and has given us understanding, so that we may know him who is true. And we are in him who is true by being in his Son Jesus Christ. He is the true God and eternal life.

If my English Teacher was grading me for writing those words…[Read more]

Gene,

YOUR FALSE BELIEF THAT GOD’S SPIRITS IS NOT HIS INTELLECT HE GIVES US ONLY SHOWS YOUR LACK OF THE TRUTH YOURSELF. What do you think the spirit of truth is, it gives us the “intellect” to “percieve” the truth.

Here is another example when you make your words the word of God and refuse to back of them no matter how irrational the words are…[Read more]