Recent content by Larry H

Hi John 8:32 Many make the mistake in thinking John 14:2, 3 is speaking of a literal mansion, house, in heaven; instead of taking the real meaning of the words to be an abode. If we are going to compare scripture with scripture we see that the house Jesus was referring is different in...

Hi Reba I believe Albert Barnes and Adam Clark show the spiritual significance of the words of Christ. Some have taken along line, of a worked up theology, to arrive at a future physical resurrection. Instead of enjoying all the promises of God standing right in front of them through the...

Hi Butch I beg to differ; if true Christians belong to Christ then the world belongs to them in God’s eyes. And those are the only eyes that count. According to the inspired Paul, 1 Corinthians 3:20 and again, "The Lord knows that the thoughts of THE WISE ARE FUTILE." 21 So then...

Hi lowrab777 If we take these verses in Isaiah chapter 66 with a wooden literalism then according to Isaiah chapter 65 verse 20 people will be passing away. And it's the worms that will not die according to Isaiah 66:24 in the New Heavens and Earth. Go figure! Isaiah 65:17 "Behold, I...

Hi Butch thought you jumped ship No Butch; I said there is no INTERNAL evidence Clement is the writer of the Corinthian Epistles. Paul the Apostle, not just any Paul I do consider a genuine writer of the New Testament letters; the ones supplying his name. I mentioned before Clement was a...

The only hope [Ephesians 4:4] is heavenly. [Philippians 3:20] The New Testament and Old do not mention a bodily earthly afterlife. The scripture one uses to proof differently is the “meek shall inherit the earth.” Matthew 5:5 However this verse is refereeing to all God’s children past, present...

Try this for size "While it is true that Rome is west of Jerusalemthe motif being imputed into Revelation 16 is parallel to when Babylon was destroyed by the Persians. ThePersian king Cyrus cyphoned water from the Euphrates and was able to seize Babylon (Isaiah44:27-28). Interestingly, Babylon...

Hi Butch Clement was a common name in the first century, and it’s likely he was not the same Clement in Philippians 4:3. It’s not a proven fact Clement wrote, Clement of Rome - First Epistle. There is no internal evidence in the letters themselves. The writer claims inspiration...

Hi Butch God gave Abraham the land only lineally; “in other words belonging to or being in the direct line of descent from an ancestor†and legally for his offspring. Although he received the land by promise, he himself did not live in it. This I consider bestows Abraham’s hope and...

Hi Butch Thanks for starting this thread, I find it most interesting. A literal approach to scripture The words everlasting possession is the final key to this understanding. This is proof someday in the future Abraham will receive the promises land. The land he never put his foot on, and...

Hi Butch Does the Bible teach that Israel possessed all the land God promises to Israel through Abraham. Joshua 21:43 So the Lord gave Israel all the land he had sworn to give their forefathers, and they took possession of it and settled there. Nehemiah 9:8 You found his heart faithful to...

Hi Butch We have cleared that up scripturally about the land promises to the forefathers. And found in the NT no mention about the questions I asked in the previous post. It is time to enter holy ground. If you belong to Christ you are the seed of Abraham and heirs according to promise...

Hi Butch The land promises were physically fulfilled in the children of the Father. Israel possessed all the land promised. And so all the land God swore to Abraham is history. God gave the land to the Fathers through seed; this is the whole story concerning land promises in the OT. God...

Hi Danus I believe something else to some degree Danus; however I am of the same mind when you said, “that believers in Christ, when they pass away are present with the Lord.†It would seem logical they are consciously aware, just as they are now excluding the physical body. I see this...