Quote (Guest @ Mar. 17 2005,22:37)Nick, I do think you know the scripture as well or better than I do and that you could ably argue both sides of this debate but for the sake of posterity I'll give you a scripture. Romans 8:9f Now if any man have not the Spirit of Christ, he is none of his. I did not write my last post to join in a debate but…[Read more]

Quote (Nick Hassan @ Mar. 18 2005,03:00)Hi human, Interesting insights. But scripture does not say these witnesses are men. It does say they prophesy and have powers. Fire flows out of their mouth which makes it unlikely they are human. My theory, which is just that, is that they are the Sun and Moon who are named as witnesses in Ps 89.36f. They…[Read more]

Quote (Adam Pastor @ Mar. 17 2005,12:24)Quote (t8 @ Mar. 16 2005,10:13)After all he did appear with Christ in a glorious form with Moses.t8 …this was a VISION …(Mat 17:9)  And as they came down from the mountain, Jesus charged them, saying, Tell the vision to no man, until the Son of man be risen again from the dead.Moses and Elijah weren't…[Read more]

It was a reference from Luke 24:39Look at my hands and my feet. It is I myself! Touch me and see; a ghost does not have flesh and bones, as you see I have.”&Matthew 26:28This is my blood of the covenant, which is poured out for many for the forgiveness of sins.

Quote (Nick Hassan @ Mar. 17 2005,03:12)Jn 3.13″ No one has ASCENDED INTO HEAVEN, but he who descended from heaven;the Son of Man.”How do you find reconciliation between these two scriptures?I haven't spent a lot of time (if any) contemplating this subject in my life, but my 2 cents worth says that Christ and Elijah went to Heaven in different…[Read more]

I offer my view regarding the ascension in the “The Dead in Christ” discussion.https://www.heavennet.net/cgi-bin….try4886

Quote (Nick Hassan @ Mar. 16 2005,09:43)Birds still behaving as bad as usual here and eating my grapes!No concept of ownership aye!. Well you can take comfort in the fact that we are worth more than many sparrows.

I would like to add:Kingdom of Heaven.Heaven the place has a Kingdom.This Kingdom itself is not restricted to this place, but comes from hereIt extends to encompass all creation in the end.So earth isn't Heaven, but will be ruled by the Kingdom from there.Likewise Great Britain was/is a place. It was a great kingdom. (The British Empire.)It…[Read more]

To Human, thx for the encouragement.Yes I believe in a resurrection for the just and the unjust. The latter group will be raised for the purpose of judgment and thrown into the Lake of Fire for the Second Death.I believe that God will create a new earth. I am not sure if that is a renovated old one or a completely new one. But I believe that the…[Read more]

Quote (Nick Hassan @ Mar. 12 2005,22:24)Hi cbes, No the tornado was 200 miles away on the West Coast-Hey Nick did you feel the earthquake (6.4) yesterday morning. Felt it quite good here in Wellington. That is about the 12th one in the last month. Also the weather here has been dead still. No wind in Wellington. That is strange in itself. You know…[Read more]

To Nick, My current belief that people will not burn in extreme pain forever is not so much based on my opinion that this shouldn't happen, rather it is founded in the scriptures that talk about the destruction of the wicked and the many references to the wicked perishing. This I cannot ignore and it agrees with my distaste of torture.E.g. For God…[Read more]

Quote (LoL @ Mar. 13 2005,02:11)This theory is neither blasphemous nor does it denounce the belief in the presence of God or prophets who have deigned to grace us with their presence and wisdom over the centuries – one of whom was the being known as Jesus the Christ.Blasphemous or not. The first thing to consider is, is it true.Someone once said…[Read more]

Yes forgiveness is an interesting subject and one I would like to research more.I am sure that we can all agree that if someone sins against us, then if they repent we forgive them. But do we forgive those who do not repent? Maybe these scriptures answer that:Matthew 5:44But I tell you: Love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you, Luke…[Read more]

Interesting posts guys.I suppose that we who undertand 3 dimensions quite well my be surprised to see how things fit together when or if we get the opportuity to see from a higher dimension. Maybe time is contained in a higher dimension and therefore can be viewed all at once from there. (A thousand years as one day so to speak.) Who knows? I…[Read more]

Hi bic, Are the following just coincidences?1) That Moses and Elijah appeared with Christ.2) That Elijah didn't see death.3) That Michael and the Devil disputed over the body of Moses.It fits quite well that both these men are in glory and actually appeared to the disciples in their glorious resurrected bodies next to Christ who was transfigured…[Read more]

I think that this is a wise thing to do. We need to be first led by the Spirit of God rightly dividing the word of God.In general, most bible translations fall into 2 categories. 1) Literal: Those that try to take the words in the script and replace it with the closest English word/s.2) Open: Those that read a natural sentence and then rewrite it…[Read more]

I am seeking information about the different types of angels for the purposes of understanding scriptures that refer to them.So far I have determined that there are at least 2 types (tribes?). i.e., Seraphs and Cherubs.Ezekiel 28:14 You were anointed as a guardian cherub, for so I ordained you. You were on the holy mount of God; you walked…[Read more]

The following is a vision of Heaven that was shown to me when I first dedicated my life to God. I have been a believer in God now for about 20 years. I accepted God's gift of salvation and I turned from my evil ways and accepted that Jesus Christ is the only true way to God. God then started speaking to me powerfully through visions, dreams and…[Read more]

The following is a vision of Heaven that was shown to me when I first dedicated my life to God. I have been a believer in God now for about 20 years. I accepted God's gift of salvation and I turned from my evil ways and accepted that Jesus Christ is the only true way to God. God then started speaking to me powerfully through visions, dreams and…[Read more]

We must abide in the doctrine of Christ.1 Timothy 6:3-4 3 If anyone teaches false doctrines and does not agree to the sound instruction of our Lord Jesus Christ and to godly teaching, 4 he is conceited and understands nothing. He has an unhealthy interest in controversies and quarrels about words that result in envy, strife, malicious talk, evil suspicions