@T8,

I pointed out that

1) Ottoman and Byzantine Empires both had the same capitals.

2) The first ruler of the Ottoman Empire claimed to be Roman

3) There was a family connection between the Byzantine rulers and the Ottoman rulers.

There was a change in official religion but that too happened with the Roman Empire.

There was a change in the…[Read more]

T8,

You mean that I am free to disagree with historians.  My guess is that your answer about the difference of the two conquests of Constantinople is that you choose to agree with historians.

The lands divided up among the leaders included most of the former Byzantine possessions, though resistance would continue through the Byzantine…

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@T8,

The Ottoman Empire began at the taking  of Constantinople.  The Empire of Nicaea had previously captured it and changed their name to the Byzantine Empire.

Both took the same city but one you claim is really the Byzantine Empire while the other you say is not.  Is it because of a change of name, a change of religion, or something el…[Read more]

@T8,

The Ottoman Empire began at thee taking  of Constantinople.  The Empire of Nicaea had previously captured it and changed there name to the Byzantine Empire.

Both took the same city but one you claim is really the Byzantine Empire while the other you say is not.  Is it because of a change of name, a change of religion, or something el…[Read more]

@t8,

It changed its government in 1924 as well as becoming a secularist state after a civil war.  The sultanate was abolished and the house of Osmond was sent into exile.  There are certainly those that claim the empire came to an end at that time.

The Forth Crusade did for the Byzantine Empire which was dissolved for a while and then r…[Read more]

@t8,

From what I see Gene is answering you but his words contradict themselves.

@T8,

You missed the point. The Middle East is populated by Muslims.

There is no way ISIS can be the beast because it is a new thing.    The Ottoman empire is  still existent as it is Turkey.  It is reduced in size so it is hard to say it is an Empire and there has been a change in government so dynasties are a thing of the past.

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T8,

You missed the point. The Middle East is populated by Muslims.

There is no way ISIS can be the beast because it is a new thing.    The Ottoman empire is  still existent as it is Turkey.  It is reduced in size so it is hard to say it is an Empire and there has been a change in government so dynasties are a thing of the past.

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Spock,

You do not have the knowledge you think you do.  Abraham

Genesis 11:31Authorized (King James) Version (AKJV)
31 And Terah took Abram his son, and Lot the son of Haran his son’s son, and Sarai his daughter in law, his son Abram’s wife; and they went forth with them from Ur of the Chaldees, to go into the land of Canaan; and they came…

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@Lightenup,

I used the NASB.
The phrase “who is in the bosom of the Father” seems to indicate a position of intimacy but I am not sure.

I agree.  Some take it to mean literally inside of God’s bosom.

The NASB is based on the Alexandria text type and that has a connection to Egypt.  Egypt itself has the culture I spoke of.

To whomever is concerned,

This is an excerpt from the wikipedia article called Third Rome

Mehmed also had a blood lineage to the Byzantine Imperial family; his predecessor, Sultan Orhan I had married a Byzantine princess, and Mehmed may have claimed descent from John Tzelepes Komnenos. The Ottoman Empire also captured Otranto during that…

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&T8,

The Ottoman Empire was a Turkish Empire and ISIS is not.  On the other hand the European Union is striving to gain Turkey as a member.

Turkey has trouble with a number of Muslim Arab countries even though it would like to tighten ties with the Arab League.

The capital of ISIS is Raqqa, Syria.

It is a new thing.

As far as I can see the…[Read more]

To whomever it may concern;

A lot of manuscripts seemed to have been found in Egypt, a country that is well known to consider it’s rulers to be both God and the Son of God.

This is from a Wikipedia entry about Ra

By the fourth dynasty the pharaohs were seen as Ra’s manifestations on earth, referred to as “Sons of Ra”.

LU,

18No one has seen God at any time; the only begotten God who is in the bosom of the Father, He has explained Him.

What version are you using?

What do you think the words “in the bosom” mean?

Luke 16:23Authorized (King James) Version (AKJV)
23 and in hell he lift up his eyes, being in torments, and seeth Abraham afar off, and Lazarus in his…

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To whomever it may concern,

I think this is the age of commercialism.  The ages of Conquest and War are past.   The U.S. has the most power at this time though China may well overtake them.  The Muslim opposition to Israel hurts them while at the same time leave Israel as a site for conflict.  The EU has potential to grow more powerful by expa…[Read more]

To whomever is may be concerned,

I find the argument that Jesus is the one true God is internally broken as well as not being consistent with Scripture.

The argument that Jesus is an angel or some such seems not to be internally broken though it is not consistent with Scripture.

Carmel,

Those who live by the Spirit are free from captivity to sin as it clearly teaches us the fruit of the Spirit is righteousness.

Are you calling the flesh nature the Spirit of Santana?

Jesus sealed covenant with his blood.  Without his blood the Spirit would not be received and so could not be lived by.

Spock,

Evolution itself is an intellectual argument and has little or no practical application that is not satisfied by the rules of breeding that have been known for thousands of years.

As I already mentions the two mechanisms of evolution which are change and selection have been known and used successfully by breeders long before Darwin…[Read more]

Spock,

A rational person would not believe in such an obviously laughable story if it was recently discovered outside of the Bible

That is an irrational statement as a rational man knows you can definitely prove only one thing and that is “I think therefore I am”.  Everything after that is taken by faith.  I for instance believe that I do not l…[Read more]

Gene,

The only reason a person is captive to sin is because they have not yet received the Spirit.

Abraham was a captive of sin and yet chose to believe.

Jesus sets us free by giving us the Spirit.

We then have a choice of continuing to live a life that fall short of God’s glory or to do all God commands.

Each individual given the opportunity…[Read more]