David,Hebrews does not state Jesus ever had equal rank to angels.  It does state he was created equal in rank to men who are a litttle lower than the angels in rank and later raised higher than both angels and men.I am not sure rank is the correct term as there are many ranks in each “rank” I refer to except for Jesus' as there is only one king…[Read more]

Ed J.I already stated that mysticism is held in disrepute by modern society.  That certainly does not mean you should trust what they state about it.  After all Jesus was held in disrepute by the authorities of his era.  You perhaps should look to those who practice Christian mysticism and see what they state.Here is a better definition of my…[Read more]

To all, Correction. Istari and others claim to pay homage to an angel which is not the same as worship.  I cannot determine if they worship angels in their heart or not based on the evidence I have availiable.

Georg,Their bodies have similarities to that of Jesus who was resurected from the dead. He is an example of what we will be.

Irene,Except for a few concerns I am doing well. Thank you for asking and I hope your health has improved as well.I do not know how any other way angels travel except on foot. I do know that scripture declares Philip was carried off by the Holy Spirit and appeared elsewhere. I also know is a vision recorded in scripture that included two…[Read more]

Mike Boll,I understand you do not agree with me that God’s form in immaterial.

Istari,It is sad you seem to feel a need to blurt out words without knowledge whileI have repeatedly challenged you to support your speculation that ghosts were really demons using scripture.   You have failed to do so and so I will point to the fact the Hebrews use the words “'owb”, “ba`alah” and perhaps others to mean ghost, necroman…[Read more]

Mike,Though I may disagree with you about what a spiritual body is I do agree with the vast majority of your last post to me.  I agree that in the case of Balaam and his donkey the angel was obviously not in another dimension but I cannot conclude from that the heavens do not exist in other dimensions.   On the other hand heaven could be close a…[Read more]

George,We study what each scripture states about the bodies of angels to learn about the bodies of angels. The purpose is to find out to what degree this knowledge reflects on the resurrection of the dead to come.

To all,I already stated it is plausible to believe that God chose to spare the life of the mule because he was innocent of any transgression but I did not state that was absolutely the case. God is known to spare the wicked for various reasons as well. Some of those reasons may fit the mule in this case as well despite the fact he is innocent.…[Read more]

Istari,I responded to your words about ghosts in the thread “Do Spirits have bodies” in the traditions forum where it is more appropriate.You have yet to show any scripture to support your hypothesis that Angels materialize or dematerialize even though I have urged you to make a case based on scripture. There is no way that I will take your wor…[Read more]

To all,I do not believe I would be a blessing to the position as most consider me too heavy handed and in most cases that may be true. In this case I am prone not to see abuse as abuse as I have grown to expect it.I do what I am best fitted to about the matter as just another laymember of this site.I am not voting for as my judgment is anything…[Read more]

Ed J.If you believe I have rebuked you then I assure you I am not rebuking you for your mystic aproach but merely pointing out that is the way you choose to go in what you believe is a search for God.   I am not sure what you are attemting to say in your responce to me.It believe it is wise to walk in  the other man's shoes before judging him.  …[Read more]

Ed J.I looked into the issue and here is what I found at one site.Here is what one web site state about the relationship between a bible code and mysticism.  The bible code was originally based on the Hebrew language and I question if it accurately translates into English.  It is considered an extreme form of mysticism and I assumed that if you e…[Read more]

Quote (WorshippingJesus @ Jan. 06 2011,05:26)EdWhy are you spamming all of your stuff in this thread?WJI brought up the issue as insight into who he is.

Pierre,A wise person goes anywhere the word of God can be found which is why it is written:Proverbs 1:20-21(NIV) reads:Quote Out in the open wisdom calls aloud,   she raises her voice in the public square; on top of the wall she cries out,   at the city gate she makes her speech:None of the places mentioned are scripture though all are m…[Read more]

Pierre,I was merely speculating based on scripture about why the life of the donkey was spared. I proposed my answer and then pointed out a possible flaw to my answer. There is no way to tell in this case as far as I can see since it appears God did not choose to provide an answer. Some mysteries are meant to remain unsolved and God determines…[Read more]

Pierre,I use the New International Version so your point may not be evident in it.  According to the NIV it merely states the Lord left in v.33.  From there two of the three angels journeyed to Sodom as they informed Abraham previously in the chapter. I do see that according to versus 3 to 5 the angels both ate and washed their f…[Read more]

Georg,You mention God teaches us that angels can be invisible but while this angel was invisible to Balaam it was visible to his donkey.I saw four points in this scripture where I believe God is teaching us something about the body of angels. One thing I find by combining two of those points is that one individual may not observe an angel while…[Read more]

Georg,We study either the seen or unseen using the guidance provided by God. I merely quoted the scripture I propose studying and the points in it that I believe relate to the bodies of angels.