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In Acts 20:16 we read, "For Paul had determined to sail by Ephesus, because he would not spend the time in Asia: for he hasted, if it were possible for him, to be at Jerusalem the day of Pentecost." He wanted to be there for Pentecost (Hebrew: Shavuot - or Feast of Weeks). Paul determined to go, nothing stopping him, even despite the warning of the prophet Agabus ( Acts 21:10-14). Paul wanted to meet with the Jerusalem brethren & no doubt to use that celebration time to be a witness for Christ - but knowing that this might well be his last journey & his undoing.

God's love is never forced upon any one. He will let people reject His call and allow people to make their own decision. He is not willing that anyone should perish, but that all should come to repentance.

It is your choice and no one will force you, least of all the Lord Jesus Christ. Our prayer is as the Lord's desire is - that all will be saved.

Hello Rick. You've raised too many issues here to properly deal with, so I might just throw in a few things.

You wrote: "If I'm gonna take a chance of worshipping another God...". There is no other God - God is One God, none beside Him & Who will not give His Glory to another ( Isaiah 42:8). If Jesus was a separate creation, a product of human sexual union, & you worshipped Him, then yes, you & I should fear worshipping another god. But this Jesus to whom you have given worship & made petition, did not enter the world by that means, but from within God's Being. John 8:42, Jesus said: "If God were your Father, ye would love me: for I proceeded forth and came from God; neither came I of myself, but he sent me." The word used here for 'proceeded' & 'came from', is 'ek or ex'= to come out of, meaning that Jesus is stating that His coming was from within God, that it was God's Initiative to send Him & not His.

Yet your pressing search is for the mention of Jesus in the Torah. I'm not sure why, since the Jews themselves will search not only the Torah, but the Prophets, & the Writings for their Messiah. If we remember this aspect of Jewish history: Israel was a special people; they were still sinners before God; God provided a sacrifice system to appease Him & keep Israel always conscious of their sins; this sacrifice would continue until the coming Messiah, Who would become God's only acceptable Sacrifice to redeem them. But what happened? What was written about God's Provision was given to Israel in the Tanakh (TNK) (T=Torah; N=Neviim; K=Ketuvim) ( Luke 24:44), but they could not see it/they could not discern the messages (right from Genesis 3:15). No, we don't see Jesus' Name in the Torah or anywhere else in the OT; Jesus only became Jesus at His Birth ( Luke 1:31,32); but we see God in the whole Bible & His Plan to bring HIS Salvation to all. We could ask, 'why did God bring forth a human (a Son) to be sacrificed? Wouldn't a perfect spotless lamb made by Him suffice?'

My question is according to scripture what did the Israelites mean they

Would not eat any unclean thing ? Is this in reference to following a false doctrine ? What is the meaning to that verse? Curious oceansoflove!!!

Dear Rick Acts Chapter 18.

The word Trinity is a word that humans have created for and explain the Father, Son and Holy Spirit. There is nothing to worry about to begin with really. These three are One and the same. Only in different forms.

The doctrine of Jesus Christ is most important for Jesus Christ came to abolish the law. Grace lies in the fact that no human could fulfill the law as God wanted. This is heavy study. And not for ppl who have started too read.

Therefore, Father in Heaven who is a Good Father had to send His Own Son in His place. And Jesus in turn would send the Advocate to us the Holy Ghost.

And please do not start now with the law. Since Jesus repealed the law, it is no longer in use. For all Christians on this created earth have the law in their hearts. We know when we have done something wrong, the Holy Spirit explains to us. Please read NT first and fill u with the Thru.

And follow the instructions so you can go deeper into the scriptures and study for edification and the Holy Spirit will explain all things to you.

God Bless u with understanding in His Holy Name Jesus Christ.

Well Adam you said John 1.1 does not say Jesus is God , but it does .

Shall we ask a 7 yr old what it says and go with it ?

Rick

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Is true that Constantine did overlay Christian celebrations on top of pagan festivals and there was a mixing of practices.

I agree that this was not a good thing to do. The reasons my was in hopes that pagans would have an easier time converting if the celebrations had some similarities with what they were used to.

Then as today,

The cause of Christ suffers when we think we can win people through appealing to

Their flesh ( think "seeker-friendly watered down preaching and "entertainment" style I'd worship services.)

That said, much of what the church council of Nicea affirmed was actually good, but some of the decisions contributed to the Romamizing of the Christian faith.

I just suggest that people can look into the churches history with an open mind without preconceived bias positive or negative and discover what was done right and what was done wrong. It is the same today, the present situation is wrought with problems and errors, but there is still much good that is happening within Christendom and we should wish to support and speak well of Christ's church in all ages, but also Point out how the church has not upheld the truth or compromised or erred.

And there is err in all arenas of Christendom, not just in the Roman Catholic Denomination.

I could pick apart many denominations also nf with the RCC but I do not wish to

Go

There on a forum like this.

Hi Rick

For me, I always recommend reading the gospels first do one can become familiar

With the life, deeds, words, and person of Jsus as a first thing. He is the he central person if our faith and all of Scripture is really about and for Him as it points to

him, as He said to the Pharisees.

I like to Lorne more about God's warriors

Indeed Sonia, Psalm 91 is a powerful prayer to bless the family and the house, moreso in these times!

.... "Why me, I am just an old shepherd here in Midian, a place of no significance. But God promises to be with Moses and says the sign to Moses that God had sent him would come after he brings the Israelites out of Egypt-God will lead them to this very mountain and Moses will serve God there. So, Moses does not have a sign up front. So Moses asks God for His name to tell to the Israelites. I do not know if the Israelites had this name for God before this time or if it is a new revelation. We have not been told this. This name YHWH- Eyeheh asher Eyeheh I AM WHO I AM-The ever Present One-He Who Is-speaks to God's eternity and ever present nature as well as having life within Himself , totally self-sufficient and unchangeable, in need of nothing outside of Himself, the Sovereign All powerful One. Would the Israelites know God by this name? God tells Moses to gather the elders and say , "The LORD God of your fathers, the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob has appeared to me." Tell them that I will bring you up out of the affliction of Egypt" to the land of Canaan. God assures Moses that the elders will believe him. God continues to tell Moses of his task to go to the Pharaoh and how that will go, from Pharaoh's refusal to the eventual release and the favor the Israelites will have with the people of Egypt. The Egyptians will load them up with supplies and treasures. God calls it a plunder of Egypt, but the people will give it willingly. Perhaps this "plunder" is the wages they earned for all of their toil, as God determined it.

God's instruction show a shrewdness, a guise to go for three days, when the real plan is to leave permanently. God promises to do wonders that He describes as a strike against Egypt. So His wonders will be devastating for Egypt, but the Israelites will be spared any harm.

Yes

It says so in Rev. 1:7

That is what Scripture tells us so

Rev 1:7

Sam

Scripture dos not giv a cause of death for Moses. So, he d

Simply died. Heather his last breath, heart stopped. He was ready and entrusted himself into God's hands and will. I tend to think it was painless. Or, as some have speculated, lie Enoch and Elijah, he was translated. But I don't think that as it says hat Michael and the evil foggy over Moses' body-Michael won! So perhaps his body didn't decay but he mediate lay got his glorified body-as he appears body with Nesus and Eljah at the Transfiguration.

Yes ,.. all shall see ,.. an all shall kneel

Why did paul go to jerusalem acts ch 20-22???

Hi Yulonda.

Google J vernon mcgee on Ezekiel 38.

he does a good job on Ezekiel.

or perhaps someone here can help.

God bless.

To keep the covenant and testimony in verse 12;is to remain faithful to the laws of the God of Israel and continue to reap the blessings of being His chosen people who were saved out of Egypt and to be given the Promised Land. Of course; no one can do this apart from the power of the Holy Spirit. Anyone, according to James 2:10 he who has broken one law has broken them all; and scripture also indicates that he who sets aside the least of these commandments will be least in the Kingdom of Heaven. ( Matthew 5:19). There are results therefore; to omission of teaching unpopular things; as well as commission of things forbidden. In either case; we cannot ignore what Christ taught for if we love Him; we will obey Him. ( 1 John 2:3).

When we know the lawgiver; grace sets us free. We have an indication of the literal and spiritual descendants ruling and reigning in Zion; whether on earth during the Millennium; or when the heavenly city comes to earth afterwards and all are in eternal bodies. The Old Testament saints such as David will rule and reign; and certainly the Apostles as well; as this group likely constitutes the 24 elders in Revelation 4:10. The Lord will surely restore the earth in fullness when He returns as v. 15 states. He who is trusted in earthly things can be assured authority over heavenly ( Luke 16:11); this and many other similar admonitions encourage us to trust that He is a rewarder of those who diligently seek Him ( Hebrews 11:6).

Here in Chapter 3 we read that Moses was a shepherd for is father in law, Jethro (also known as Reuel). Moses was now 80 years old. He had been in Midian for 40 years. He was pasturing the flock near Mt. Horeb (also known as Sinai) Some scholars think that this mountain is in southern Sinai peninsula (the traditional mountain) and others say it is a mountain in northern Midian on the east side of the gulf of Aqaba. I recommend reading up on this. In either case it is said that tis was the mountain of God. Whether this identification was known then or added later, I don't know.

While there he noticed a bush burning with fire but not being consumed. Moses noticed and drew near to examine this unusual phenomenon. God was present in the flames. Now that is a sovereign God! The one who creates the fire can be within it and not perish! God calls to Moses twice, like he did to Abraham and others. "Moses, Moses!" Moses answers, "Here I am." Did Moses know that it was God calling him?

The text says that the Angel of the Lord appeared as a flame of fire in the midst of the bush. Is this really an angel or is it the pre-incarnate Son of God? The voice tells Moses to take off his shoes and not to come any nearer. God said he was standing on holy ground because God was present in this place. Do we notice the holiness of God's presence when we worship and He draws near to us?

God identifies Himself as the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. This is how the Israelites would have known God.

Moses hid is face as he was afraid to look upon God. Was tis Moses' first encounter with God? God explains that He has heard the Israelites' cry and seen their oppression. God waited until just the right time to deliver them and bring them back to the promised land of Canaan.

But God says he is going to send Moses to deliver them. How surprised Moses must have been to find this out.. Moses is humble, not thinking that he could possibly be the right person for such a task. He must have thought,

Hi Jim,

Do you believe Jesus is Lord and died for you for the hope of salvation?

John 5:22-24 these verses might be interesting to read.

You said that John 1:1 doesn't say Jesus is God, but it does. I broke it down before, but it seems we are not on the same wavelength.

There are many verses saying Jesus is God in various ways, but no where in the Bible anywhere does it say Jesus is not God. Not only that but Jesus never once said He was not God. So, it seems unusual to arrive at such a conclusion with no evidence for it and with all the evidence for the opposite.

Have you carefully read the whole chapter of John 1?

14 And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, (and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father,) full of grace and truth.

Since you don't think the Word is Jesus, who else do you think the Word is?

Who else do you think fits that description of being sent to earth in the flesh, to live among us, and to die on the cross for our sins?

15 John bare witness of him, and cried, saying, This was he of whom I spake, He that cometh after me is preferred before me: for he was before me.

John 3:28 John said "I am not the Christ, but that I am sent before him."

Matthew 3:16 And Jesus, when he was baptized, went up straightway out of the water: and, lo, the heavens were opened unto him, and he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove, and lighting upon him:

That clear sign along with the voice made it obvious that Jesus was He.

John 1:29 John acknowledges it is Jesus: Behold the Lamb of God, which taketh away the sin of the world.

John 1:36 "And looking upon Jesus as he walked, he saith, Behold the Lamb of God!"

Do you believe Jesus is the Lamb of God as it says?

The next chapter Matt 4:7 Jesus is tempted and says to satan: Jesus said unto him, It is written again, "Thou shalt not tempt the Lord thy God." There again Jesus refers to Himself as Lord and God. Do you agree?

Do you believe these scriptures?

Rick If you looked into the walk by Gods holy spirit which is by grace and is the law of Love which

is the epitome of what God in Christ desired for man. For by grace are we saved through faith and that not of

ourselves it is the Gift of God. No works of the law in other words we can't do any thing good enough to

deserve it or walk by it that is the grace.

i need help how did moses die

Rick you stated,

Quoting you.

"I do agree that It makes perfect sense to send his only son to slaughter, to atone for our sins." End Quote.

It seems you know a lot about the new testament already, And you know a lot about what to reject.

May I ask is this merely a challenge in a rhetorical way?

This is a story that shows how the Holy Spirit gift, Word of Knowledge, operates.

She might have thought the way he was dressed that he was a Jew. Jews and Samaritan's did not fellowship together, or draw water for each other. She was surprised that Jesus even spoke to her.

She gave him a drink and through the Word of knowledge, Jesus told her all the events/truths of her life.

As a result she runs back to her neighborhood and tells what happened. The town goes back with her and Jesus preaches the good news to them. They all get saved__by believing in what he said.

Jesus was quizzed by the Disciples for even speaking to her and the others. Jesus was sent to "the House of Israel" first. Jesus explained that he was sent to the world. Jews and Gentiles did not mix cultures. Kind of like today with the disputes between whites vs non-whites.

Only the LIFE of Jesus living in His believers and followers__can bring HEALING TO THE NATIONS.

Matthew 28:19.

Just in the New Testament, are 37 scriptures on the word Nations. That's who we all are. Separation began at the Tower of Babel.

We shall know THE TRUTH and the Truth WILL set us free. Now that Jesus has made all people eligible to receive Salvation; and we receive it into our lives__we are to take the Healing of the Nations into ourselves First. After conversion we are to Take Healing To the Nations (all peoples regardless of religion, race or unbelief). The TREE OF LIFE, which is Jesus Christ: the fruit is for the Healing of the Nations.

After knowing what the will of God is, through Jesus Christ; we must embrace and REPRODUCE the God kind of Love.

Perfection, is AGAPE love. It's the Holy Spirits job to produce that within us. All of our predjudices must be left at the foot of the Cross.

We do this only by trust, and faith in Jesus to perfect our faith. Is the Power of His Love strong enough? How much of us are we willing to surrender? There will be some pain in dying to Self.

Hi Barbara. I can't be sure since the Bible doesn't specifically mention this aspect but the two possibilities that come to mind are: Jesus' appearance and/or His accent. Very often in eastern cultures, the type of clothing or footwear worn or manner of wearing it can give clues about the person's origins. As well, a person's accent can often identify which part of the country they're from.

Having lived & ministered in India & Pakistan, these identifiable aspects were often at the forefront. Because over there, it wasn't just the conversation that was important, but also knowing a person's background & family roots helped in what was being discussed. Maybe this woman at the well picked up some of these clues from Jesus.

I'll never give up, Its the most important thing in life to get right. Worship No God but me is pretty straightforward, And the scripture you shared, I see where you can see that, But If I'm gonna take a chance of worshipping another God, There has to be better scripture somewhere telling me its ok. I have prayed to Jesus since I was a kid, I'm 60 now, The questioning isn't coming from me, Its coming from what I've read so far, Hard to reconcile God wouldn't make it the easiest thing to find.

I'll keep reading, and thank you so much for your time my friend

When Jesus second coming take place shall evry eye see Him?

To be honest I feel God is telling me to look into this first, To not be deceived, That's why I want to find it in the 1st 5 books somewhere. I have been watching New2torah, I'm sure you have heard of Zack Bauer for years, and many others, I just never actually never read it myself, Praying for what God wants me to see and understand ,and remember. Zak is big into Torah and He believes solidly the Laws are still in place, except Jesus died for our sins and that made it possible for murderers to be forgiven, Before Christ there wasn't a way to be forgiven for murder other than that all is still the same, Including food laws. But I need to FIND JESUS in the old testament, where God says he will send a prophet that turns out to be his son. This should be so easy,and I'm frustrated I can't seem to get that answer. Thank you for your help.

When Jesus second take place shall evry eye see Him?

Hi Thomas.

Here's an outline which is debated.

In Daniel 11. The king of the South and king of the North is not a focus on individuals throughout the chapter but kingdoms of kings throughout many years, tho in places it does single out the activities of particular kings like, ( Verses 21-35. Antiochus IV Epiphanes. and verses 3-4. Alexandria the Great.) ect. ect...

Note that It was all prophetic when Daniel wrote it,.

The 1st 20 verses is historical,

Verses 36 on is prophetic.

Verses 21 to 35. Is debated amongst some scholars, say it's history and some say it has what you call a double reference. of the "ABOMINATION OF DESOLATION"

The historical account foreshadows the prophetic account with the antichrist.

You see examples of a double reference in Isaiah 14. and Ezekiel 28. and many other places.

The kingdom of the south is believed to be Egypt as seen in the earlier verses and the northern kingdom some try to tie this to Ezekiel 38. "The uttermost parts of the North" Others say it's the Northern region. "Syria". and believe verses 36- 41 is the period of time between the Antichrist and the final climax of Armageddon.

A view I hold.

Hopefully we can get clarity from others.

God bless.