John the Baptist said:[quote="Darrell dunn":8d44d]John
Where did you get such a story???????
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This might see a small part of where it is coming from?
John here:
Subject: --HISTORY REPEAT!--
Just a thought: If one Really Belives God!?
And if one cannot follow God's quoted Truth of Eccl. 1:9-10 & Eccl. 3:15 as the Word of God, where He stated CLEARLY, and in a way that even most of Heb. 5's 'milk/fed' ones can get something from, then I suggest that you shy away from Ph.D'ism, the arm of flesh & the Greek, Latin, & Heb., & stick with just one King James translation itself.
The BOTTOM line is, is that ALL of these others ways of finding 'some' truth, are the real reasons that have caused the BIGGEST MESS OF DIS/UNITY that the GOSPEL ALONE, prophesied of! See Rev. 17:5
And I realize that there are & were, some who could not understand Paul's wording of inspiration even, & that it is scripture that also says that.... 'which they that are unlearned and unstable wrest, as they do also the other scriptures, unto their own destruction'. 2 Peter 3:14-17 in part.
Lets start with Eccl. 3:14.
"I know that, WHATSOEVER GOD DOETH, IT SHALL BE FOREVER: NOTHING CAN BE PUT TO IT, NOR ANY THING TAKEN FROM IT: ..." (in part)
Actually it is just about a repeat even in Wording, as seen in Rev.'s closing verses!
The verses are a WARNING about adding to or removing any part of the Word of God! And the BOTTOM line is that ones name would be removed from the Book of Life. Now for the rest of the 14th verse. "... THAT MEN SHOULD FEAR BEFORE HIM."
For one to say that the Eccl. verses do not mean what they say, is doing just that!
Now look at the verse following verse 14. Verse 15 says.. "THAT WHICH HAS BEEN IS NOW; AND THAT WHICH IS TO BE HAS ALREADY BEEN; AND GOD REQUIRETH THAT WHICH IS PAST." GOD'S WORD says that it is so!
If it is not to be, God say that it will not be. Example: 'Sin will not arise a second time' Nah. 1:9. And we all know about the world flood not happening a second time? (If that too, is not believed as poetry) So, there are so very few times that history does not repeat, and that God does the easy thing for [us] by pointing out the lesser number. (by the way, Rev. is full of O.T. Sanctuary! see Ps. 77:13)
If anyone would BELIEVE THE *GODHEAD'S INSPIRED WORD (ALL OF IT! See 2 Tim. 3:16 & Matt. 4:4) they would find very Few reasons for mixed up doctrinal folds.
But the bottom line is that even the Virgin Fold is following after the fate of old Virgin Israel, of old!! (same history) They are once again Christ/less. Rev. 3:9 or Rev. 17:5! And the nasty repeat for them is VERIFIED in Eze. 9.
Try reading Rev. 12:17 S-L-O-W-L-E-Y! And in Christ's day, who do you think took over the 'DESOLATE' fold that Christ was put out of? Matthew 23:38
So, this is what will be the final fate of Spiritual Virgin Israel! (the 666 thing'y is for the world's testing) See 1 Peter 4:17 FOR WHO IS JUDGED FIRST.
Back to Chapter 1:9-10 of Eccl. Lets check to 'see' (if we can) if God made a mistake? (man's foolish 'poetry' remark)
We do remember that we were told that 'IT SHALL BE FOR EVER and that NOTHING CAN BE PUT TO IT NOR ANYTHING TAKEN FROM IT'? (chapter 3:14-15 of Eccl.)
"THE THING THAT HATH BEEN IS THAT WHICH SHALL BE; AND THAT WHICH IS DONE IS THAT WHICH SHALL BE DONE: AND THERE IS [NOTHING] *NO NEW THING UNDER THE SUN. v.9
IS THERE [*ANY THING] WHERE OF IT MAY BE SAID, SEE, THIS IS NEW? [IT HATH BEEN ALREADY OF OLD TIME, WHICH WAS BEFORE US.]" v.10
Notice that after the GodHead's question, that Their Inspiration came quickly before 'ignorant' man could botch up the question!! But what does one hear today?? Should we do the 'foolish' (Matt. 25) thing and read & study the 'earthly' educated ones reams & reams of commentaries, with hardly any two alike?? (false fold/wise at least)
So: When Christ addressed Peter in one conversation, He did not recite poetry. He stated a fact, and said.. 'Get behind me satan'. And NO, we have NOT COME TO THE START OF THE GREAT TRIBULATION YET! we ARE STILL HERE, but we are well into its commencement!! It is the early 'time of trouble'! And, NO the saints are going nowhere until after this time is over![/quote:8d44d]
John the Baptist, what in the world are you trying to say here? Sometimes you write a word or two that makes some kind of sense, but most of it is incomprehensible. However, I did glean out a little:
And NO, we have NOT COME TO THE START OF THE GREAT TRIBULATION YET! we ARE STILL HERE, but we are well into its commencement!! It is the early 'time of trouble'! And, NO the saints are going nowhere until after this time is over!
I can agree with your first sentence here, because it is written plainly and simply. The "great tribulation" has not yet started. However, did you mean the 70th week, or did you mean the last 3 1/2 years of the 70th week? What did you mean by "we ARE STILL HERE, but we are well into its commencement!!?" Of course we are still here, else we would not be reading and answering these posts! But what do you mean my "we are well into its commencement?" Are you saying that the 70th week has already started?
Then you end this paragraph by this: "NO the saints are going nowhere until after this time is over!" I would guess that you are saying you do not believe in a "pre-trib" rapture?
Please, when of if you answer, answer plainly. One more thing: if history always repeats itself with no exceptions, then Jesus had to die over and over. You KNOW that did not happen. So what in the world was your point? I could not figure out your main point, after reading this several times.
Coop