Gene,

My point is that you are misunderstand what free will means.

You instead are basically saying our choices have causes which I doubt anyone here is disagreeing with.

T,

So you do not believe my conclusion though you have no argument against it.

@T8,

It was the Ottoman Empire which was actually the first Islamic Caliphate.

This claim is false.

Rashidun Caliphate is the first caliphate. Umayyad Caliphate was the second major one and the Ottoman was the last one before ISIS declared itself to be one.  All have risen and fallen.

@T8,

As for a new empire, would it not be strange that it was located in a different part of the world to all the others?

You are unclear what you are speaking but if you are speaking of the statue that is spoken in of Daniel that we the Babylonian Empire, Media-Persian Empire, Greek and its successor Empires, and the Roman and its successor…[Read more]

To whomever it may concern,

The bible seldom gives details about the future.  It deal is patterns, pasterns that can fit more than one thing.  Individuals guided by their flesh nature take these patterns and fit things into them.  For example those hate the Catholic church have interpreted the Catholic Church to be Babylon the Whore.   There are…[Read more]

Gene,

The argument is whether we are free to choose for ourselves or whether our choice is made by God or fate.

Gene,

In the context of this discussion will basically means choice.

T,

I started another topic in Scripture forum to address a verse you quoted.

@t8,

The Arab League is a better candidate as it has seven founding nations which are “Egypt, Iraq, Lebanon, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Transjordan (Jordan from 1946) and Yemen (North Yemen, later combined Yemen”.  Yemen or Syria could be considered the wounded head.

@T8,

My point is that there is no real evidence to connect ISIS with the the beast that comes forth from the Sea.

T8,

My point is that there is no real evidence to connect ISIS with the the beast that comes forth from the Sea.

T.

You are getting off topic.

Gene,

Kerwin…..No, a free-will (itself) does not exist, your not understanding, i am not talking about the freeedom we have to express or excercise our WILL, I AM “NOT” TALKING ABOUT THAT. I HAVE SAID THAT OVER A HUNDRED TIMES, I am talking about the very will “ITSELF”. ITS VERY MAKE UP, WHAT CAUSES IT, DO YOU UNDERSTAND THIS KERWIN?

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&t8,

I tend to believe the bible is fairly accurate as I was pointed out the dating and location used for Abraham links him to a earlier but similar code that was existent in Mesopotamian.

Wakeup,

I used Wikipedia to show the a belief similar to that of the Trinitarians that already existed in the land of Egypt.  A land where many manuscripts are found as well as the city after which the Alexander text type was named.

Gene,

You are saying that man does not have a free will while at the same time describing them as having a free will.  That is a contradiction.  It leads me to think you have no idea what a free will is.

T8,

I believe China would have called the change of the Byzantines to Ottomans a change of dynasties.  As far as I know the Ottomans did not supplant the Byzantine people.    There was a change in culture and religion over time but at least the first Emperor of the Ottomans did not force it from what I know.

The Palaiologoi family may still be…[Read more]

@t8,

It is my understanding the link to the Ottoman Empire is to show is the the beast whose head is healed that is mentioned in Revelations 13.  The heads in Daniel prophecy in chapter 7:6 spoke of four successor states as still being the empire.  He also used wings to represent them.  All four were essentially Greek in nature though at least th…[Read more]

Daniel,

It is my understanding the link to the Ottoman Empire is to show is the the beast whose head is healed that is mentioned in Revelations 13.  The heads in Daniel prophecy in chapter 7:6 spoke of four successor states as still being the empire.  He also used wings to represent them.  All four were essentially Greek in nature though at le…[Read more]