Forum: Orthodoxy - Christian Teaching
02-07-2023, 05:05 AM
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Re: Prophecy - The End Times
Now switching to serious mode...
Take a look at Young's Literal Translation and then I have a few questions.
Daniel 9:27 And he hath strengthened a covenant with many—one week, and in the midst...
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Forum: Orthodoxy - Christian Teaching
02-06-2023, 12:27 PM
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Replies: 394
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Re: Prophecy - The End Times
I think Jesus said the Mayan calendar in the lost book of the Americas. :D. :confused5: :xx: But, if it is a serious question, please clarify and I'll give it a go to respond. Matt
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Forum: Orthopraxy - Christian Practice
07-21-2022, 09:40 AM
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Forum: Orthopraxy - Christian Practice
07-21-2022, 05:31 AM
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Replies: 45
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Forum: Orthodoxy - Christian Teaching
07-06-2022, 08:35 AM
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Replies: 394
Views: 15,235
Re: Prophecy - The End Times
There are a few more things to consider regarding the mountains and islands. Revelation 6 has the first reference to "mountains and islands". I think there is both literal/physical significance to...
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Forum: Extras! Extras! Read All About It!
06-23-2022, 06:29 AM
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Re: 1000 Years Discipline
First of all, I am not disagreeing with your post (Raptor). I follow your thinking and most of what you share. But...
When this article from gotquestions.org says that there are two things that...
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Forum: Extras! Extras! Read All About It!
06-21-2022, 11:00 AM
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Re: 1 Timothy 4:1-3 Deception and Seducing
Slow to post again on this thread. Just got a little busy! First of all, to clarify, I do not think knowledge is implicitly bad or evil. My post may seem to indicate this, so I will try to balance...
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Forum: Extras! Extras! Read All About It!
06-14-2022, 09:48 AM
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Re: 1 Timothy 4:1-3 Deception and Seducing
First of all, I appreciate your thoughful reply. I have landed in a different place than you in my thinking, but I do understand where you are coming from on this subject.
I agree that the...
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Forum: Extras! Extras! Read All About It!
06-13-2022, 06:10 AM
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1 Timothy 4:1-3 Deception and Seducing
I would like to add something here regarding what Paul is saying and connect to the subject of this thread at the end. While I agree that the steps related to 1 Tim 4:1-2 are done willingly and with...
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Forum: Extras! Extras! Read All About It!
06-09-2022, 05:47 AM
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Replies: 218
Views: 5,459
Re: 1000 Years Discipline
I rely on some things when thinking about this subject.
1. The Bible is not completely clear
2. God is righteous in His judgments
3. God judges each one of us individually based on our deeds...
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Forum: Orthodoxy - Christian Teaching
05-23-2022, 04:44 PM
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Replies: 394
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Re: Prophecy - The End Times
After some delay, here is my final post on the Israel of God... There is so much to capture, it is impossible to write it all down. I keep finding more as I read more in recent years, but here is...
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Forum: Orthodoxy - Christian Teaching
05-04-2022, 08:04 AM
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Replies: 394
Views: 15,235
Re: Prophecy - The End Times
Israel of God - part 3
I am going to paint a brief picture which adds to what you already know. We all know that Jesus' bloodline ancestry goes through Judah. Jesus is the Lion of the tribe of...
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Forum: Orthodoxy - Christian Teaching
05-02-2022, 07:37 AM
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Replies: 394
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Re: Prophecy - The End Times
The Israel of God - part 2
Reviewing the History of Israel with a "new" lens (i.e. perspective or point of view) we find that there are TWO streams flowing down through the history of Israel that...
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Forum: Orthodoxy - Christian Teaching
04-20-2022, 05:40 AM
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Replies: 394
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Re: Prophecy - The End Times
Additionally, the "tribe of Joseph" is also mentioned instead of Ephraim. It is not clear if this is synonymous (Joseph == Ephraim) or if Ephraim is not mentioned for another reason. In Genesis 48,...
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Forum: Orthodoxy - Christian Teaching
04-19-2022, 04:56 AM
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Replies: 394
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Re: Prophecy - The End Times
Nell,
It is interesting that almost no christian authors/teachers think any differently than "Israel" vs. "the Church". It seems that this VERSUS relationship was established long ago and became...
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Forum: Orthodoxy - Christian Teaching
04-16-2022, 05:51 AM
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Replies: 394
Views: 15,235
Re: Prophecy - The End Times
The Israel of God - part 1
The last thing that has significantly altered my understanding of End Times prophecy is "Who is Israel?". I am going to try to share some of the understanding that I...
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Forum: Orthodoxy - Christian Teaching
04-12-2022, 05:06 AM
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Replies: 394
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Re: Prophecy - The End Times
The rapture - part 3 (last part)
In my last post, I took up one view of the rapture (Out of the Midst of Wrath). Here is how I see the other views (note: the 2nd most likely view is pre-wrath and...
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Forum: Orthodoxy - Christian Teaching
04-10-2022, 06:47 AM
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Replies: 394
Views: 15,235
Re: Prophecy - The End Times
The rapture - part 2
Here are all the passages I have identified that address specific and important aspects of the rapture. I think there may be a few foreshadowings in the Old Testament as...
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Forum: Orthodoxy - Christian Teaching
04-07-2022, 08:23 AM
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Replies: 394
Views: 15,235
Re: Prophecy - The End Times
I think these verses are often overlooked when thinking about rapture. I think they do set some context, but I don't think they specifically address rapture. I have felt that they are part of the...
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Forum: Orthodoxy - Christian Teaching
04-06-2022, 12:16 PM
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Replies: 394
Views: 15,235
Re: Prophecy - The End Times
The rapture - part 1
Here are some options for the timing and audience of the rapture that I have heard, read or envisioned over the years. In my mind, each of these views has a different ranking...
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Forum: Orthodoxy - Christian Teaching
04-06-2022, 11:14 AM
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Replies: 394
Views: 15,235
Re: Prophecy - The End Times
Some Audiences related to Israel: Jacob, Israel, Judah (Jehudi/Jew), Ephraim, House of God/Yahweh, House of Jacob, House of Israel, children of Israel, House of Judah, House of Levi, House of Joseph...
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Forum: Orthodoxy - Christian Teaching
04-05-2022, 07:02 AM
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Replies: 394
Views: 15,235
Re: Prophecy - The End Times
I still see validity in some amount of dispensational thinking, but I believe there is some error in it as well. I am significantly literal in my views and interpretation, but I can poke holes in a...
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Forum: Orthodoxy - Christian Teaching
03-28-2022, 03:35 PM
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Replies: 394
Views: 15,235
Re: Prophecy - The End Times
What is (and is not) God's Wrath?
Wrath is stored up for those who do not repent (Romans 2:5-7)
Wrath is not the entire Great Tribulation, it is just part of it at the end - this is...
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Forum: Orthodoxy - Christian Teaching
03-26-2022, 06:52 AM
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Replies: 394
Views: 15,235
Re: Prophecy - The End Times
What is the Great Tribulation?
I don't see this topic as terribly complex like some other topics, but I have found it is important to define this clearly as part of the overall discussion on the...
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Forum: Orthodoxy - Christian Teaching
03-26-2022, 05:45 AM
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Replies: 394
Views: 15,235
Re: Prophecy - The End Times
Prophecies are Israel-centric. One of the things that has changed for me is one of the key questions I mentioned in my first post on this thread.
Who is Israel? (Extremely important topic that...
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