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Who Is the Antichrist?

Who Is the Antichrist?

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Who is the antichrist?

In the past, much effort has been made to identify “The Antichrist” as being one prominent individual, such as Pompey, Nero, Mohammed, or the Papacy. Today, many preachers and denominations say there is going to appear on the world scene in the future, just before the end, a very charismatic world leader and deceiver that the Bible calls ‘THE ANTICHRIST.”  Such Biblical prognosticators even use scriptures from Daniel about the “little horn,” and Revelation about “a beast coming up out of the sea,” to “prove” their point. They have developed quite an elaborate story about what “The Antichrist” is “predicted” to do in the future. read more

Promoting the “God-man” Is “Antichrist”

Promoting the “God-man” Is “Antichrist”

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The God-Man

Trinitarianism asserts that Jesus Christ is a “God-man”. However, promoting this “God-man” is actually “antichrist”. How so? Notice:

“God-man (Koinē Greek: θεάνθρωπος, romanized: theánthropos; Latin: deus homo is a term which refers to the incarnation and the hypostatic union of Christ, which are two of mainstream Christianity‘s most widely accepted and revered christological doctrines. The first usage of the term “God-man” as a theological concept appears in the writing of the 3rd-century Church Father Origen:]’This substance of a soul, then, being intermediate between God and the flesh – it being impossible for the nature of God to intermingle with a body without an intermediate instrument –  the God-man is born.'”— Wikipedia read more

Jehovah’s Witnesses Anointed Problem

Jehovah’s Witnesses Anointed Problem

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Is the Bible reliable?
Are there two classes of Christian?
The Jehovah’s Witnesses (JW’s) have for many years taught that baptized Christians in their organization fall into two classes, “anointed” (with a heavenly hope) and “other sheep” (with an earthly hope) Christians. This is explained in the following Wikipedia article:

“According to Watch Tower Society theology, salvation requires Christ’s mediation as part of God’s purpose to grant humans everlasting life, either in heaven (for 144,000 “anointed” Christians, or the “little flock”) or on earth (for the “other sheep”, the remainder of faithful humanity).[116] For anointed Witnesses, salvation is said to be achieved through their death and subsequent resurrection to heavenly life to share with Christ as a co-ruler of God’s kingdom;[117] for others, it is gained by preservation through the Great Tribulation and the battle of Armageddon.[118][119] Watch Tower Society publications state that salvation at Armageddon is also contingent on baptism, accurate knowledge of Bible truth, adherence to God’s standards of conduct and morality, use of the divine name “Jehovah” in worship,[120] membership of God’s “organization”,[121] and active support of anointed Christians.[122] Based on a literal interpretation of scriptures such as Revelation 14:1–4, Jehovah’s Witnesses believe that exactly 144,000 faithful Christians go to heaven as spirit creatures to rule with Christ in the kingdom of God.[123] They believe that most of those are already in heaven, and that the “remnant” at Revelation 12:17 (KJV) refers to those remaining alive on earth who will be immediately resurrected to heaven when they die or during the Great Tribulation. The Witnesses understand Jesus’ words at John 3:3—”except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God”—to apply to the 144,000 who are “born again” as “anointed” sons of God in heaven.[124] They associate the terms “Israel of God” (Galatians 6:16), “little flock” (Luke 12:32), and “the bride, the Lamb’s wife” (Revelation 21:9) in the New Testament with the “anointed”.[125][126] . . .  Jehovah’s Witnesses believe that being anointed involves a personal revelation by God’s spirit which “gives positive assurance of adoption” to the individual alone.[128] Only those claiming to be anointed partake of the unleavened bread and wine at the yearly commemoration of Christ’s death, or Memorial.”—Wikipedia, Jehovah’s Witnesses Beliefs read more

Nontrinitarianism

Nontrinitarianism

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Ephesians
The Book of Ephesians provides some clues as to Nontinitarianism.
  Most Christians believe in the doctrine of the Trinity. But what is Nontrinitarianism?  

“The trinity of God is defined by the church as the belief that in God are three persons who subsist in one nature”—Dictionary of the Bible, page 800, by John L McKenzie, S. J.

Something “defined by the church” influences many people in the world. But, more importantly, is “the trinity of God” found in the scriptures?

“The brief as so defined by the church was reached only in the 4th and 5th centuries AD and hence is not explicitly and formally a biblical belief”—Dictionary of the Bible, page 800, by John L McKenzie, S. J. read more

Is God Only One, or 3-in-1?

Is God Only One, or 3-in-1?

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Malmesbury Abbey's 1407 Bible from Belgium

Is God only one, or is he 3-in-1? 

“The Trinity (Latin: Trinitas, lit. ‘triad’, from trinus ‘threefold’)[1] is the Christian doctrineconcerning the nature of God, which defines one God existing in three, coeternal, consubstantial divine persons:[2][3] God the Father, God the Son (Jesus Christ) and God the Holy Spirit, three distinct persons (hypostases) sharing one essence/substance/nature (homoousion)”—Wikipedia

The important thing is, “What does the Bible say?” Let’s see, by examining the scriptures. read more

Is the “Rich Man and Lazarus” Literal or a Parable?

Is the “Rich Man and Lazarus” Literal or a Parable?

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There are many who believe and teach that the Rich Man and Lazarus is literal and Jesus uses the story to warn us about Hell Fire. Others firmly believe the story is a parable and the characters and events described are fictional, but Jesus warns about something else. What does the Bible indicate. Is the story of the Rich Man and Lazarus literal, or is it a parable/

“There was a rich man who was dressed in purple and fine linen and lived in luxury every day. At his gate was laid a beggar named Lazarus, covered with sores and longing to eat what fell from the rich man’s table. Even the dogs came and licked his sores. The time came when the beggar died and the angels carried him to Abraham’s side. The rich man also died and was buried. In Hades, where he was in torment, he looked up and saw Abraham far away, with Lazarus by his side. So he called to him, ‘Father Abraham, have pity on me and send Lazarus to dip the tip of his finger in water and cool my tongue, because I am in agony in this fire.’ But Abraham replied, ‘Son, remember that in your lifetime you received your good things, while Lazarus received bad things, but now he is comforted here and you are in agony. And besides all this, between us and you a great chasm has been set in place, so that those who want to go from here to you cannot, nor can anyone cross over from there to us.’ He answered, ‘Then I beg you, father, send Lazarus to my family, for I have five brothers. Let him warn them, so that they will not also come to this place of torment.’Abraham replied, ‘They have Moses and the Prophets; let them listen to them.’‘No, father Abraham,’ he said, ‘but if someone from the dead goes to them, they will repent.’ He said to him, ‘If they do not listen to Moses and the Prophets, they will not be convinced even if someone rises from the dead.’ ”—Luke 16:19-31 NIV read more

What Does “Only Begotten” Mean In Jesus’ Case?

What Does “Only Begotten” Mean In Jesus’ Case?

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What does “only begotten” mean in Jesus case? “Monogenēs may be used as an adjective. For example, monogenēs pais means only child, only legitimate child or special child. Monogenēs may also be used on its own as a noun. For example, o monogenēs means “the only one”, or “the only legitimate child” . . . Some interpretations of the word “unique” attempt to preclude birth, yet the full Greek meaning is always in the context of a child (genes). A unique child is also a born child, hence the full meaning of the word “begotten” as found in John 3:16 (KJV), for example”—Wikipedia  read more

Red Sky – Accurate Bible Weather

Red Sky – Accurate Bible Weather

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Red sky at morning, during sunrise

The Bible accurately reports how a red sky in the evening means fair weather, but in the morning it means rainy weather. Does this weather phenomenon also tell us something else? Could it perhaps even tell us something much more important than the weather forecast?

“The Pharisees and Sadducees came to Jesus and tested him by asking him to show them a sign from heaven. He replied, ‘When evening comes, you say, “It will be fair weather, for the sky is red,” and in the morning, “Today it will be stormy, for the sky is red and overcast.” You know how to interpret the appearance of the sky, but you cannot interpret the signs of the times. A wicked and adulterous generation looks for a sign, but none will be given it except the sign of Jonah'”—Matthew 16:1-4 NIV read more

Is The Trinity In Matthew?

Is The Trinity In Matthew?

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Matthew 21:34–37 on Papyrus 104(recto; c. AD 150)
 

Is the Trinity in Matthew?

“A true and accurate knowledge of the Trinity is a blessing in and of itself . . . the Trinity is the highest revelation God has made of himself to His people. It is the capstone, the summit, the brightest star in the firmament of divine truths”—The Forgotten Trinity, page 10

“The Gospel according to Matthew . . . no other was so frequently quoted in the noncanonical literature of earliest Christianity”—Preface to Matthew in the New American Bible (NAB) read more

Are Jesus and God the Father Two Separate Individuals?

Are Jesus and God the Father Two Separate Individuals?

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  <a class=John 8:17-18 NLT Illustrated: "What Greater Witness ..." />   Are Jesus and God the Father two separate individuals? This seems like a strange question to ask. Trinitarians try to explain how their doctrine works with explanations such as this: “While the three persons of the Godhead are distinct, they cannot be separated. That is, the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit are co-equal and co-eternal. They exist simultaneously, not consecutively” (Trinitarian website). Does this make any sense? They claim the doctrine is true, yet, they admit it is extremely difficult, if not impossible, to understand. Let’s examine what the Bible says, and see if the truth is really that difficult to understand.    John 8:16-18 – “If I do judge, my decisions are true, because I am not alone. I stand with the Father, who sent me. In your own Law it is written that the testimony of two witnesses is true. I am one who testifies for myself; my other witness is the Father, who sent me” (NIV). In these verses, Jesus twice says “the Father . . . sent” him, which means they are two separate and distinct people, because the sender and the one sent cannot be the same, nor can they be in the same location. He also says the Father is with him, indicating they are separate and distinct. Jesus also says the witness of “two” individuals is true. ‘I’m one, and my Father who sent me is the other,’ he says.  Obviously, Jesus and his Father are two separate and distinct people.

John 10:30 – Are the Father and Jesus “one” within a Trinity? Or, are they “one” in unity, the same as the disciples are in John 17:11,20-23?  Since the disciples are not “God”, yet are to be “one” with God and Jesus and with one another, obviously they are “one” in unity. The Greek word “hen” is in the neuter gender, and is translated as “one”, but this is not the numeral “one”. To be the numeral “one” it would have to be in the masculine gender. Anyway, at John 8:17,18, Jesus said that he and his Father are “two”, numerically speaking. read more

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