The dead in Christ rest under the alter.  This is  a different rest than those who sleep in the earth.  They receive new bodies liken unto Christ at the first resurrection.  I had shown the scriptures for this previously.

Rev 6:11 And white robes were given unto every one of them; and it was said unto them, that they should rest yet for a lit…[Read more]

Hi Nick,

You wrote:

No, like Jesus they are alive in the Spirit of eternal life.

They have passed over from death to life and when awoken they will sit at the wedding feast and be served by the Master.

Me:

Matt 22:31 was stated by Christ before any had passed from life unto death.  Passing from death unto life occurred after th…[Read more]

Hi All,

I appreciate all your kind comments about me…thank you

Young’s Literal Translation

John 1:18 God no one hath ever seen; the only begotten Son, who is on the bosom of the Father — he did declare

Me: No one hath ever seen God, even Christ.  No one means no one.   Christ was in the mind and heart of God whom God sent into the…[Read more]

Matt 22:31 But as touching the resurrection of the dead, have ye not read that which was spoken unto you by God, saying, 32 I am the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob? God is not the God of the dead, but of the living.

Me:

A continuation from the last post:  The successful sacrifice of the Messiah was a reality in the…[Read more]

Hi Nick,

You:

You say that Christ was anointed to be the Saviour before he was born.

Then you quote prophetic words in support of this idea?

The man Jesus was MADE both Lord and Christ.

Me

I did not say that Christ pre-existed in our reality.

Mich 5:2 But thou, Bethlehem Ephratah, though thou be little among the thousands of Judah, ye…[Read more]

Hi Nick:

You wrote:

The prophets were already alive in the anointing spirit before their deaths. 1 Peter 1:11

Me: True.

Nick

They need to be anointed again?

Me: No. I can’t figure out where I said anything like that. Could you quote me; please include the date and page number. The same holy spirit in the reference prophets in <…[Read more]

Nick wrote:

I do not think we should play in the sandpit of the theologians.

A small addition can lead to a vast deception.

That is true.  Sorry

Hi Truthcomber,

Are you affiliated with the JW org ?

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God bless
Ed J

Not affiliate with any one.  JW have some strange believes like Christ was an archangel and brother of Lucifer.  I do find scriptures that contradict that

Hi Nick,

He is called Father, which is connotes a person.  He is not a human being or any of the creation neither, but the creator, an entity.    Further, God is not a “he”  either, but is personified in the bible as a such.  Don’t Nick pick, I mean nit pick (LOL).

Hi All,

1 Thessalonians 5:21 Prove all things; hold fast that which is good.

Although I am quoting one article from Judaism, one from a Unitarian source,  and one from a JW source, they do have the truth as far as God being one person. I am only quoting good articles that reveal what I believe is truth.

Mark 12:32 And the scribe said unto…[Read more]

Hi Nick,

You wrote;

Again you fear that the anointing Spirit of Christ is the spirit of the man Jesus.

No so.

Me:

Never wrote such a thing. The holy spirit is the anointing spirit, Tell me what page and date and time I wrote such things.

You: He was not anointed before he was anointed.

Me: Christ was anointed to be the…[Read more]

Hi Nick,

You wrote:

“The dead we are baptized for are the beast”

Presumptuous and not written.

Both men and animals are creatures. We should not make presumptions about animals.

Me: Every man works out his own salvation.

Phil 2:12 Wherefore, my beloved, as ye have always obeyed, not as in my presence only, but now much…[Read more]

Hi Nick,

 You wrote:

 Yes the Spirit of God in Christ is the Spirit of Christ.

But God does not worship himself or pray to himself or serve himself.

Me:

 Heb 2:11 For both he that sanctifieth and they who are sanctified are all of one: for which cause he is not ashamed to call them brethren, 12 Saying, I will declare thy name unto my…[Read more]

You will notice, as I have previously stated, that I have basically modified my approach and have referred to heart and mind in lieu of soul when addressing Christ.

Hi Nick:

You had written:

Beast have the holy spirit

No, not written.

Me:

True, only thing is that I did not write this. I said all will have the holy spirit as their only spirit in the end. This includes beasts. All will be in all through the holy spirit.

1 Cor 15:26 The last enemy that shall be destroyed is death. 27 For he…[Read more]

Hi Nick:

You said:

If you don’t have the spirit of Christ you are none of his. Romans 8

The spirit is what the church is built on and defined by and so essential to all.

Me:

Every single verse that you see “spirit” in Romans 8 is addressing the holy spirit.

Eph 4:4 There is one body, and one Spirit, even as ye are called in one h…[Read more]

Hi Nick:

You wrote:

The prophets were already alive in the anointing spirit before their deaths. 1 Peter 1:11

They need to be anointed again?

The spirit abides.

Me:

 1 Peter 1:11 Searching what, or what manner of time the Spirit of Christ (holy spirit) which was in them did signify, when it testified beforehand the sufferings of…[Read more]

Hi Nick

You wrote:

Gal 3:27

For all who have baptized into Christ have clothed themselves with Christ.

WATER

Me:

The prophets of old were never baptized with water, but they were baptized with the holy spirit after Christ’s ascension into heaven.

Most saints in the NT have been baptized with water, all have been baptized with the…[Read more]

Hi Nick,

You had some question about my understanding of verse 18 below and the word baptism.

Me:

1 Peter 3:18 For Christ also hath once suffered for sins, the just for the unjust, that he might bring us to God, being put to death in the flesh, but quickened by the Spirit: 19 By which also he went and preached unto the spirits in prison; 20…[Read more]