This looks like it could be very helpful here and now:

Mike,

Thank you for understanding. My prayer lately is that Father God delivers us from evil and graces us with a sound mind and wisdom and truth in the knowledge of His precious only begotten Son, Jesus Christ, our Lord and Saviour.

Be blessed,

Kathi

Nick,

He had to be begotten/born of Sarah to receive the promise. Both the birth and the promise were required.

Nick,

regarding Abraham and his “only begotten son” Isaac…

We realize that Abraham had a son Ishmael first and then a son Isaac. We also are told that Isaac is the son that was meant to participate in the promise of the covenant, not Ishmael. So, if I asked you this question:

Who was the begotten son of Abraham who received the promises?

a.…[Read more]

@Anthony,

you posted:

Now we ask again: To whom is the arm  of Yahuweh revealed?

Who has believed the report seen in Isaiah 53? Who has believed this astonishing news or tidings presented?

• To those who have believed the report, the Zeroah Of Yahuweh reveals Messiah in the Passover Seder;

• To those who have believed the report, the Zeroah…

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Really Mike, I have to stop this. I have some other interests to attend to presently.

God bless you richly!

LU

Jodi,

I disagree with you on practically everything you write. It is not my desire to argue with you. I have answered your many questions more than once yet you keep asking the same things. I’m sorry that I haven’t been able to help you. If I think of something or come across scripture for your thread then I will post but I am not going to argue…[Read more]

Mike,

you said: I think you are mistakingly attributing atmospheric qualities to the penumbra… as if the sunlight can hit one part of the penumbra and the light carries throughout the entire penumbra, making this shadow a light source of it’s own.

I think that atmospheric conditions, weather conditions, and temperature conditions certainly hav…[Read more]

Hi Jodi,

13 He shall build an house for my name, and I will stablish the throne of his kingdom for ever. 14 I will be his father, and he shall be my son.

That is referring to Solomon.

6 Yet have I set my king upon my holy hill of Zion7 I will declare the decree: the LORD hath said unto me, Thou art my Son; this day have I begotten thee.

“This day…[Read more]

Mike,

Maybe a neighbor, family member, or co-worker can loan you a globe on a stand that shows the tilt. I do think it will help you. Also, the timeanddate.com site has a lot of information about angles and such. If you study it as if they know what they are talking about, you could probably get the answers that you are looking for much better…[Read more]

Mike,

you said:

Am I correct that we now agree on this fact, and that the claim that the moon is being lit BY the penumbra is erroneous?

I think the way I said it was unclear, so I’ll give you that. The light rays from the sun are indirectly in the penumbra, not direct rays. The atmosphere causes the direct rays from the sun to bend and scatter.…[Read more]

Jodi

you asked:

PLEASE EXPLAIN the below passage LU and how it fits into your belief,

Consider the only begotten Son of God who was begotten before creation and the Firstborn of all creation, as the “ARM of Jehovah” who was the exact representation of the character of His Father. They are two in number, the same in essence, and one in unity.…[Read more]

Here are a couple of OT passages with a couple of NT passages for clarity.

Isaiah 59:16

And He (Jehovah) saw that there was no man, And was astonished that there was no one to intercede; Then His own arm brought salvation to Him, And His righteousness upheld Him.

Jehovah’s OWN ARM (the only begotten Son of God) brought salvation to Him. J…[Read more]

@Anthony,

You are welcome, Anthony, spend some time on this passage, I think it is a very important verse that tells us that no man is or will be qualified to be the unblemished lamb and so Jehovah had to send His own Arm (His Son).

Isaiah 59:16

And He (Jehovah) saw that there was no man, And was astonished that there was no one to intercede; The…

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@Anthony

Isaiah 59:16

And He (Jehovah) saw that there was no man, And was astonished that there was no one to intercede; Then His own arm brought salvation to Him, And His righteousness upheld Him.

Jehovah’s OWN ARM brought salvation to Him. Jehovah’s own arm is not a mere man. Jehovah’s OWN ARM had to become a man because there WAS NO…[Read more]

@Anthony

Here are some verses for you to read and pray through Anthony, they are the names, titles and characters of Jesus Christ. This should help you see that Jesus is a man, yes but much more than a man, a prophet, yes but much more than a prophet. Enjoy:

https://www.blueletterbible.org/study/parallel/paral19.cfm

Nick,

you said:

But after the Jordan he is said to be full of the Spirit. Lk4.1

And 2 Cor 5.19 tells us God was IN Christ.

21that all of them may be one, Father, just as you are IN me and I am IN you. May they also be IN us so that the world may believe that you have sent me. 22I have given them the glory that you gave me, that they may be one…[Read more]

Nick,

you asked:

So God took a woman’s ovum and somehow formed a body for the Spirit to dwell in?

Do you expect Him to use her rib? It would not be impossible. We aren’t really told how God prepared the male body for the eternal Spirit of the Son to dwell in but we are told that He did and it was of the seed of David. It was said of Mary that s…[Read more]

The Messiah is not a vessel for God, Nick. He is the eternal Son of God and only eternal Son of God, to be given the same honor and praise as God, His Father. A mere vessel does not get the same honor as the potter. Jesus was not a mere vessel or puppet. Jesus is to get and does get the same honor  and praise as God His Father.

This verse:

Isaiah 9:6

For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counselor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace.

This verse doesn’t say that the child shall be “made” a god, it says that his name shall be called the mighty…[Read more]