Michael can I confirm that you saying that Michael the archangel is a man?If so I offer you the following scripture, but I am sure that you must have read it multiple times. So how do you see this verse if you indeed believe that Michael is a man?Revelation 12:7And there was war in heaven. Michael and his angels fought against the dragon, and the…[Read more]

To WhatIsTrue,Even if the prophecy was fulfilled in OT times, Matthew still could have pointed to that prophecy not as a fulfillment but a pattern. So that he could have been saying “just as the Lord did then, so he did now”. When Matthew quoted the scripture, did he actually say that it was a fulfillment?I know a lot of christian writers that do…[Read more]

To Whatistrue,I also read the following from another website. I have rewritten it in order to condense what was said there.Regarding the Matthew reference to Isaiah 7 and Christ, we also read the following in Isaiah. 9:6-7:For to us a child is born, to us a son is given, and the government will be on his shoulders. And he will be called Wonderful…[Read more]

To Whatistrue,Quote (WhatIsTrue @ Nov. 19 2004,17:28)The prophecy was given at a specific time for a specific people, and was apparently fulfilled.  How then does it show up in relation to the Messiah?  Furthermore, if this is a dual prophecy, for both the son of Isaiah and the Messiah, then is Isaiah 7:14 really talking about a virgin birth?  …[Read more]

I actually think that many of the prophecies of the OT are not spelled out that clearly for anyone to know the future.  Rather when something happens like Christ doing miracles or John the Baptist baptizing people for repentance, then we can then read the OT scripture and see who they are. Some scriptures are written so that when the event…[Read more]

Quote (Nick Hassan @ Nov. 20 2004,15:44)Hi , I see no eveidence that the dead will rise till the time of Jesus's return,with well known exceptions as with those who rose at the Death of Jesus.Romans 6:9 For we know that since Christ was raised from the dead, he cannot die again; death no longer has mastery over him. 10 The death he died, he died…[Read more]

1 Peter 4:6For this is the reason the gospel was preached even to those who are now dead, so that they might be judged according to men in regard to the body, but live according to God in regard to the spirit.1 Corinthians 5:5hand this man over to Satan, so that the sinful nature may be destroyed and his spirit saved on the day of the Lord.John…[Read more]

To WhatIsTrue,It is interesting what you say about the OT scripture regarding the virgin and I may purse the answer. But I cannot do that right now for time restraints.However I will say what is on my heart right now as that is easy to express and can be done in a flash. I was actually aware that the word 'virgin' in that scripture meant young…[Read more]

Quote (Sammo @ Oct. 20 2004,17:10)Hi everyoneI don't want to draw attention away from the fact that God causes suffering, and not Satan, or that “satan” and “diabolos” are both used with the definite article in contexts that clearly rule out an immortal evil being, or that none of the commonly claimed attributes of the devil can be proved by…[Read more]

I quote this from the following website. This is not my endorsement of the site, and I am sceptical about their conclusion, but I offer it as food for thought. They/he/she believes that Jerusalem is the city on 7 hills that John mentions in the Book of Revelation. I quote the first part as it is related to this discussion.It was common custom in…[Read more]

Martin Luther took a trip to Rome in 1510, and was disgusted at the Papacy's greed and corruption. It was all so confusing to him, when as a Catholic he thought that Rome was the city of God. But he saw her true colours.

To Adam Pastor,Quote (Guest @ Nov. 18 2004,07:46)Sadly, another example, of erroneous trinitarian-biased translating … the word returning is not based on the Greek text. The Greek word used does not mean to return Don't take my word for it … get a Strong's & check for yourself!John 13:3 is simply saying that he had come from GOD (being…[Read more]

To WhatIsTrue,Quote (WhatIsTrue @ Nov. 18 2004,10:09)Considering how quickly, and forcefully, you rebuked RamblinRose for bringing this question to light, don't you think that you owe her, and all of us who read this forum, more studied answers than the ones you have given thus far?I base my belief that Jesus is the son of David and also the Son…[Read more]

What about believing the gospel, then accepting the gospel. For not all who believe accept. So how do we accept the message of the gospel? We do God's will. What is God's will? That we obey him? For surely if we do not obey God, then we have said no to him as our God and rejected the gospel.Hebrews 4:6It still remains that some will enter that…[Read more]

I think John is my favourite writer. He is very clear about who Christ is and he wrote his gospel so that we would believe that Jesus is the Christ and the Son of God.I found this great scripture in John's gospel that is very relevant for this discussion:John 13:3Jesus knew that the Father had put all things under his power, and that he had come…[Read more]

If God is our Father, then we will accept his son and the truth that the son spoke. If we teach that Christ is something he is not, then is it fair to say that you do not know him or that you do not believe his own words. Yes I think it is, and Jesus even said to the Pharisees that if they really knew the scriptures they would have known him for…[Read more]

Quote (Nick Hassan @ Nov. 16 2004,16:14)Do angels eat in heaven?Ps 78.23f ” Yet He commanded the clouds above and opened the doors of heaven. And He rained down manna upon them to eat,and gave them food from heaven. Man did eat the bread of angels:”There is also the tree of life which we will eat from and the river of life which we will drink.…[Read more]

Hi WhatIsTrue, I do not have the answer to this and I know that to get it would require quite a bit of research with regards to the Law and the cultural understanding of things.So far we have had some possible answers:1) At least a couple of people including Adam Pastor suggested the following:Quote However, Jesus was not physically, biologically,…[Read more]

Luke 21:11There will be great earthquakes, famines and pestilences in various places, and fearful events and great signs from heaven. Sounds like these days. But such things will get worse like the birth pains of a woman.

To Adam Pastor,Quote (Adam Pastor @ Nov. 09 2004,22:20)“In John 17:5 Jesus asks the Father to give him now the heavenly glory which he had with the Father before the world was. The conclusion that because Jesus possessed a preexistent glory in heaven he must also have preexisted personally in heaven is taken too hastily. This is proven by M…[Read more]