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Baptism IS a requirement for Heaven
The thief was never baptised
No one who died before Jesus was offered the heavenly hope of Daniel 7:18; Luke 22:28-30; John 3:13
David is still asleep in the grave - Acts 2:34 - King David ends up on Earth as a Prince - Ezekiel...
God created the beautiful angelic cherub which we now know by his title of Satan the Devil
Please notice the beautiful description of Satan before he turned himself into a Satan a Devil found at Ezekiel 28:13-17
He is compared to precious jewels but he allowed his appointed position so that...
The thief did the 'spiritual work' of putting and expressing his faith in Jesus
Who knows people near by could have heard him expressing his faith in Jesus
Even if No other person heard him we can be confident God in Heaven heard him
That un-baptised thief will be part of Jesus 'other sheep'...
Please keep in mind the Transfiguration was a VISION and Not a real happening - Matthew 17:9
God's spirit (Psalm 104:30) is a genderless "it" - Numbers 11:17,25 - and Not a person
1st Corinthians 2:16 informs us who knows the mind of God but we have the mind of Christ
God had No beginning, No...
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Yes, 'weeds' are quite capable
Weeds do what they always do: They try to choke the 'wheat' out of existence ( silence them as with Jesus )
The grass in Eden was good grass because God planted a lawn with high-quality grass seeds
Not sinless Adam nor Eve but rather...
Yes, started in the garden, but now the whole family is in the weeds of this world
Some people change, but not the truly wicked - Daniel 12:10; 2nd Timothy 3:13
For those Not wicked there is a future and a hope - Jeremiah 29:11
If you were out working in your garden and someone came along...
Remember the Bible was Not originally written in King James English.
The same Greek grammar rule applies at both John 1:1 and Acts 28:6 B
KJV added the letter 'a' at Acts 28:6 B, but omitted the letter 'a' at John 1
God had No beginning, No starting point for God according to Psalm 90:2 that...
Jesus also did 'spiritual works' ( Luke 4:43 ) and gave the same spiritual work for his followers to do at Matthew 24:13-14; Acts 1:8
Thus, it is the 'spiritual works' that are the will of God, the doing of God's will/purpose just as Jesus did at Luke 4:43
Doing the spiritual works applies to...
In the Bible I find God had NO beginning at Psalm 90:2
Whereas, pre-human heavenly Jesus was 'IN' the beginning but Not 'before ' the beginning as his God was - Rev. 3:14 B
At John 17:11; 21-23 Jesus prays his followers be one as he and his God are one
Surely Jesus was Not praying they all...
Jesus was hated for his beliefs, thus his followers would also be hated for their beliefs - John 15:19-20
Even back in Daniel's day (Dan. 12;10) the Bible is frank in letting us know the wicked will continue to act wickedly
So, if the future was left in man's hands (Ecc. 8:9) good future...
Jesus faced God's will being done by his preaching-and-teaching work as mentioned at Luke 4:43
Jesus gave that same spiritual work to do at Matthew 24:13-14
Would you consider 1st Thess. 5:2-3 as the quandary _________________
Hearing those Rosy-Sounding words of " Peace and Security......."...
Yes, 'religious waters' ( people ) many have dried up spiritually - Rev. 17:15; Isaiah 57:20
Yes, Rev. 2:17 those with the New Name do Not fear hatred nor the coming judgement because they know blessings await them
They will be part of that symbolic marriage relationship - Rev. 19:7-9
Both...
Back in the early 70's a friend's mother who was a UCC Sunday School teacher needed a ride to town
In town there was a rather plain older J.W. man on the main street, she told me that Archy was always in town
Even in all kinds of weather he would be there to talk to anyone who would listen...
I find you are Not alone in the ^ above ^ thinking
However, if we synchronize with the corresponding verses to Isaiah 11:6-7,8 we find *Isaiah 65:25 also about real animals
* Ezekiel speaks of a covenant or contract with animal life at Ezekiel 34:25
* Hosea continues along that line of...
I find a model prayer that Jesus gave to all to pray that God's will be done on Earth as it is done in Heaven
God's will for Heaven is: Peace: No war, No crime, No violence, No pollution, No sickness, and No death in Heaven
For God's will to be done on Earth as it is done in Heaven, then we...
Yes, please notice 1st Cor. 15:1 shows that chapter is addressed to Jesus' brothers', like the brothers found at Matthew 25:40
Jesus was Not restored to heavenly life until AFTER his death and resurrection is a 'spirit body'
Bodies on Earth are fleshly bodies, so in order to go to heaven one...
Yes, there are both: heavenly spirit bodies and earthly natural bodies
Please notice that chapter 15 is addressed to Jesus' brothers', like Jesus' brothers ' found at Matthew 25:40
Those ' brothers' are Not the 'sheep'
There is a BIG difference between Jesus' little flock' and Jesus' other...
Yes, though a person may die he will live again. Please notice 'as to when' at John 6:40,44
Yes, death is an enemy according to 1st Cortinthians 15:26; Death will go away according to Isaiah 25:8
Resurrection Day is: Jesus' coming 'Millennium-Long Day' of governing over Earth for 1000 years...