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Hi again, Vesti
I appreciate your forthrightness , and your honesty. I feel very similarly in many instances, and it is good to know where people stand and why.
We do encounter many personalities in life that are much different from our own, with life experiences and beliefs foreign to our own, but I am very glad that we can exchange our thoughts in a peaceable discussion. We may differ on many things, but I certainly respect your right to believe whatever you choose to believe. You do
bring up some very valid points, and one I would like to address with you now, if I may--
On the surface, it would seem unfair for all of a person's offspring to pay for the mistakes of the parent.
But there are mitigating factors that apply in this instance that have to be taken into account from the Biblical perspective, if one chooses to look at it as such.
Often times we liken baking a cake in a pan that has a noticeable dent in it... every cake baked in that pan will have a dent in it also.
But much more serious is the sentence of death that was pronounced upon Adam prior to his siring offspring.
No children were conceived or born in the paradise garden where Adam and Eve were, but were born outside of the paradise, after the death sentence had been given them.
Once he lost human perfection, and began the dying process, he could not pass along to his offspring something that he no longer possessed. All of Adam's offspring were born in sin, as inherited from their Father.
This is the reason God made arrangements for a 'Savior', who could pay the ransom price for sin "once for all time" for any who choose to put faith in the merits of that sacrifice of Jesus' perfect human life.
Does any of this seem reasonable to you now?
God , rather than carrying out the death sentence immediately, allowed them to procreate, and grow old in time, before they eventually died, around 900 years of age. It took a long time for a perfect human body to deteriorate. Our weakened bodies today are so far from perfection, I cannot imagine the strength those first humans must have had, can you?
peace to you
So, did we come to the conclusion that WWIII isn't part of the Biblical prophcies as widely believed? It's part of the other prophecisers who only use the Bible as their topic.
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Hi JB
If it is, someone should show me where it stated that the world must suffer WW3 in the Scriptures.
Hope you are having a good weekend
There is no Scripture for "WWIII," just like God is not described as "supernatural."
woot! My horse won the Preakness -- Anybody Watching Preakness?.
You have a good one, too.
wizanda
Hinduism means a large body of water; not a small puddle.... Need to look at things in a much bigger perspective.
Since the prophecies that are stated about said avatar coming are fulfilled, then we're at that time....
I've spent my life reading all religions, the idea of talking to me like i don't understand Dharmic concepts, as I'm Abrahamic isn't true.
There is a spiritual war before the day in many different texts; otherwise why do you think Mahapralaya happens, if everyone is already enlightened?
Strange concept, Satya yuga is a time of the enlightened beings, where the Adharmic behavior has been removed....
Fair enough it might come back after awhile; yet the process of renewing the code of the Matrix is to optimize it, and remove flaws that allow such things.
Of course i don't know your own Dharma; same as you've got no idea about mine.
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Hi JB
I forgot about the preakness, or else I would have been watching.. boo to me.
Paul refers to 'supernatural visions' at 2 corinthians 12:1.
I could be wrong, but as I understand it, the Bible strongly warns against all forms of spiritism, and the unsavory origins of such less than stellar spirit creatures, or angels, happened just as it did on the earth with humans--they were all created with free will, and some of them chose to rebel against God, and abandoned their position in the heavens, and caused trouble on the earth. the consequence being that the earth became filled with violence.
Those wicked 'angels' still exist today, as they have no death sentence in heaven, and angels must wait until God destroys them, unlike humans who were born under the sin of Adam and die. So the same ones still are around misleading and misguiding people even today, pretending to be 'your long lost gramma or uncle john'... and people wonder how the 'psychic' know about you----the demons see everything that goes on in the earth. They are spirit creatures, and you can't see them, but they see and watch you, which is why the Devil is called 'the great birdcatcher'. but I digress...
The Bible says that those wicked angels have great influence over people on earth, misleading millions, as per Revelation 12:9.
Deuteronomy 18:10-13 is still a good rule of thumb to follow, and 'supernatural' popularity in movies and such can still mislead and misguide those who think it to be 'harmless entertainment', and should be avoided by persons who seek the Peace of God.
I get carried away sometimes.... sorry.
peace
BG 18.47: It is better to do one’s own dharma, even though imperfectly, than to do another’s dharma, even though perfectly. By doing one’s innate duties, a person does not incur sin.I am not pretending to know your Dharmah, but it seems you are trying to educate me about mine.
Hindu eschatology - WikipediaThe 4 Yugas all are in continua cycle, there never is a final end and final war ect.
True; yet there are often many oral traditions, that we don't find in the textual specifications.This is not the same as living the experience of a religion.
I do think there might be another Mahapralaya after, been through 5 realities so far...Mahapralay is natural, it happens as part of a cycle, not only because there is Adharmah rampant, what makes you think there is not another Mahapralay after Satuga?
(quote)I'm not sure what to make of your interpretations, but as far as I know, there are several ways to read the Bible. I use a literal translation, but this is not the complete view of the Biblical scholars. (I can't find the link to the discussion in regards to Genesis on what's below, so can only use creation.com's discussion as the source, i.e. it's not as detailed.
"This is not as difficult as it may seem, as the Bible obviously contains:
Should Genesis be taken literally - creation.com
- Poetry—as in the Psalms, where the repetition or parallelism of ideas is in accordance with Hebrew ideas of poetry, without the rhyme (parallelism of sound) and metre (parallelism of time) that are important parts of traditional English poetry. This, by the way, is the reason why the Psalms can be translated into other languages and still retain most of their literary appeal and poetic piquancy, while the elements of rhyme and metre are usually lost when traditional Western poetry is translated into other languages.
- Parables—as in many of the sayings of Jesus, such as the parable of the sower (Matthew 13:3–23), which Jesus Himself clearly states to be a parable and about which He gives meanings for the various items, such as the seed and the soil.
- Prophecy—as in the books of the last section of the Old Testament (Isaiah to Malachi).
- Letters—as in the New Testament epistles written by Paul, Peter, John, and others.
- Biography—as in the Gospels.
- Autobiography/testimony—as in the book of Acts where the author, Luke, after narrating the Apostle Paul’s conversion on the road to Damascus as a historical fact (Acts 9:1–19), then describes two further occasions when Paul included this conversion experience as part of his own personal testimony (Acts 22:1–21; 26:1–22).
- Authentic historical facts—as in the books of 1 and 2 Kings, etc."
For me, I don't get the full picture of what is to happen with the Biblical prophecies from the Bible. However, it may be a fault of the way that I read it. Thus, I go to other sources in order to use a systematic approach to the issue of prophecies. Sure, there is the skeptical view such as that of James Randi, but if I just relied on him, then we may as well ignore creation. I've heard creationists argue for Nostradamus not being a valid philosophiser using Randi's arguments. That is not how I interpreted Nostradamus and his prophecies. He is a French Catholic Jew. He uses his quatrains in a nebulous manner, so that it can be applied to many things. What he provides for me is successful prophecies based on the topics in the Bible that aren't explained by the Bible. Whether or not his prophecies are accurate 100% of the time is not the question. It's that he provides a systematic approach to the methods of prophecies that is what's important. It's the same with Bruce Bueno de Mesquita. He has a systematic algorithm that calculates his prophecies. Again, it's a systematic approach that has been successful. You can say that the Bible presents a systematic approach and I would agree. It's just that the Bible does not provide enough in detail. For example, I brought up the antichrist and that there will be many of them. I already said that is 100% valid. That said, it wasn't that important to the Biblical prophecy to state how many or who they were. Thus, I apply a systematic approach that which of Nostradamus. It's similar to how I approach gambling in that what I posted on the Preakness. It's not strictly a game of chance, but that of prediction based on historical performance. One can best make this prediction based on a systematic approach is my thinking. This is just my opinion, but as long as I am successful using it, then I do not care what the skeptics say. In the case of the Bible, if the interpretation(s) are correct, then whatever is written will be 100% true.
There are certain others I love enough to sacrifice everything for, surely. I would easily and without hesitation lay down my life for my children, and my wife. My father,mother, brother, sister - my brother in law, my best friend, my nephew, my wife's brother or his wife, among others. I might extend this to a stranger, were a situation to present itself in which imminent danger to some person could be prevented by me, but with the side-effect of my possibly incurring that danger myself. But, to be honest, it depends. Were that person someone I knew to be, what I believed, "bad" in some way, honestly I probably would hesitate, I'm not going to lie and pretend I am ultimately "good" and sacrificing, nor do I believe it is plausible to "love" all of your fellow men - especially not as much as one love's himself - this is an unattainable idea in my opinion. If one truly loved all other men as much as he did himself, then wouldn't everything that person needed suddenly become paramount to be provided by that other? I provide for myself, procuring and eating food, making sure I intake water, etc. If I loved another exactly as I loved myself, then wouldn't I have to be doing, or attempting to do those things for them as well?
Maybe a better example - let's say you call the members of your congregation "family", and you claim to love them as you love yourself. One of those members comes to you, explaining that he can't pay his mortgage for the next several months. What do you do? If you loved him as you do yourself, wouldn't you immediately provide for that need if you were able? Surely you would pay your own mortgage in order to take care of yourself? If you loved this other as you did yourself, would you not also then feel obligated to take on those burdens in order to keep up with the love extended to this part of your "self?" Perhaps for a time... but eventually it would drain on you, and you would expect that other to show you some of that love in return, would you not? You would expect them to take on some responsibility, because it is only fair, right? But where does that leave the idea of you loving them as you do yourself? You certainly don't tire of paying your own mortgage in this way, correct? Why do you tire of paying another's mortgage if you love them as you do yourself? Or are there conditions placed on that "love" or the amount of "love?" Of course there are, and for good reason. "Don't feed the bears" and all the reasoning behind that. So you have to admit to not loving your fellow man as you love yourself.
I would dare say even Jesus would have only put up with so much imposition from another individual... his courtesy to them and help given would probably only extend so far. What do you think Jesus would have done if the adultress he saved from the stoning ("Let he who is without sin cast the first stone") had begun following him everywhere, asking for more help with various problems she was having? Do you believe that Jesus would have taken on all of her burdens as requested? If he truly loved her as he loved himself, why wouldn't he? Don't you attempt to always solve your own problems because you care for yourself? Why wouldn't you extend this to another if you truly loved them as you do yourself?
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At any rate, only one last set of thoughts. As far as Adam passing on the inability to live forever to his progeny, yes, this does indeed make sense. However, there was more at stake in the punishment doled out by God. Adam and Eve's children were cursed to never know the paradise that God had initially intended for all of mankind - instead they were sent to Earth, to live more difficult lives, and forced to pass God's tests, etc. This is something that is not passed on via genes, or as kind unto kind. Another thing is birthing pains. All girls from that moment forward would experience pain giving birth. Because God was able to apply this (and indeed, supposedly had to apply it in order for it to start happening), it means He could have very easily not applied it. But He chose, instead, to punish all females born throughout the rest of time, based on their initial mother's mistakes and disobedience. This is, no matter how you slice it, a choice to punish innocents for the rest of time.
"wizanda"
I do think there might be another Mahapralaya after, been through 5 realities so far...
Personally think the manifest universe is code, that keeps being more optimized, and sometimes it needs reformatting, this is what is being discussed.
I've not got preconceived notions about Hinduism; i've been informed, and was aware since birth I'm the avatar sent back before the age of Godliness, with me having a final chance to turn people back to 0neness.This is the Age of the Yugas that are in "Hindu eschatology", that you are excluding because it does not fit into your preconceived notions about Hinduism.
Personally see the ages, as not measurements of time that can be counted in years; yet in the state of consciousness...The Hindu units of measuring time does not at all fit into a "Iminant", End of the "Kali Yuga", as you seem to assume
BG 1.44: O Janardan (Krishna), I have heard from the learned that those who destroy family traditions dwell in hell for an indefinite period of time.In Hinduism no Atman can ever be "removed from reality", like you suggest.
Thought we'd already been over this point; clearly your issues with Hebraic concepts limits understanding of the whole.This is not some "Prophecy", as there are no such things as "prophets", in Hinduism
Yeshua warned against this, saying that those who come after will deceive many with the concept of 'Eggizo', which means 'the time draws near'; thus Christianity was established on these false concepts....there is no anxiety in Hinduism about "impending doom", as there is in the Abrahamic religions.
There is a possibility here is the top floor of Hell, with a load of demons reiterating their religious texts to excuse themselves, and thus the guilt trip is like within the Gita...What you are doing is "fear mongering", and going on guilt trips
Don't want to fool anyone, want to understand the texts well enough, to show where people are in error within the comprehension, here is what the text state globally, and lets have world peace.You may be able to fool the gullible Hindus and non Hindus about this kind of attitude
"wizanda"
I've not got preconceived notions about Hinduism; i've been informed, and was aware since birth I'm the avatar sent back before the age of Godliness, with me having a final chance to turn people back to 0neness.
Thus my dropping of the time references for the yugas, is because unless i've got a few incarnations, and the visions, communications, were out of sync and there is still thousands of years to go, then something is wrong with that timeline, and since my knowledge was expressed to me first hand, trying to calculate it based on the information available to us.
BG 1.44: O Janardan (Krishna), I have heard from the learned that those who destroy family traditions dwell in hell for an indefinite period of time.
A Rishi and a Prophet were doing the same thing; a prophet would fast, perform ceremony, and devotion, to be given knowledge of the things of the divine.
Don't want to fool anyone, want to understand the texts well enough, to show where people are in error within the comprehension, here is what the text state globally, and lets have world peace.
How can i, you don't believe in prophecy?Provide evidence please.
Yes of course, question everything, which is why I'm so persistent in questioning the information available to us.Ever consider that maybe its you who could be wrong?
The text tell us people are in error; they're all full of ego projecting onto others, here is the Maya, not Nirvana.I think people should always be weary of those who claim others are in error, without any acknowledgement that their own comprehension could be in error.
"wizanda,"
How can i, you don't believe in prophecy?
Could point out my name Zanda, which spelled specifically that way since a child, as it is a derivative of Skanda.
1:28 ....In Kah-yuga, people will blaspheme a spiritual master or other elderly person without hesitation. Indeed, people in general will simply become hypocrites, liars, and cheaters.Namaste,
"wizanda"
The word 'Namaste' means to show respect to the divine within someone....