Silicon Investor (SI) -- The First Internet Community

STOCKTALK

We've detected that you're using an ad content blocking browser plug-in or feature. Ads provide a critical source of revenue to the continued operation of Silicon Investor. We ask that you disable ad blocking while on Silicon Investor in the best interests of our community. If you are not using an ad blocker but are still receiving this message, make sure your browser's tracking protection is set to the 'standard' level.

Pastimes : Ask God -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Scott Shaw who wrote (34487)	3/11/2003 12:57:11 PM
From: 2MAR$	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 39621

And, I just have to state this again because it's common sense. God’s word says that we shall ALL see Him Common Sense ? Have you ever , by any chance had an encounter with Thomas Paine's " Age of Reason" ? infidels.org you might find it interesting.... every "Christian" should know it by heart . Especially in America... regards M

To: Scott Shaw who wrote (34487)	3/12/2003 12:11:50 AM
From: Jamey	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 39621

Scott, I will not undertake to attempt to give you a reasonable explanation because it would be so lengthy that it is hardly appropriate to explain on a message board. The language of the Bible is in literal, relative, spiritual and the romantic. The prophesy of the first destruction of the Temple if believed literally shows the same imagery as Christ used to tell of the final destruction and the apocalypse. The earth never ended, nor did the sun become devoid of light as was prophesied in the Old Testament. But it was such an astounding occurrence that the prophetic language of the age demanded it. When Christ sent the apostles to preach the Gospel to all the Nations he didn't mean the whole world as most say. Obviously, the apostles took the word to the twelve tribes of Israel. Fourteen years later the risen Christ gave the job to Paul to take the Gospel to the Gentiles. Peter and James were astounded that God had given even salvation to the Gentiles, although they agreed that Paul was the one Christ appointed to do the job of taking it outside Israel. THe apocalypse was meant for the Jews and Christ came in judgement of the Jewish polity, not the world. I do wish you would buy a copy of "The Parousia" by J. Stuart Russell. Its almost 600 pages long in small writing- but if you are diligent in studying this important work and then going on to reading "The War of the Jews" by Josephus, a Jewish General and historian, the truth will become evident that Preterism does use the Bible to prove the Bible and well it should be done: Not by following a doctrine that became interesting only a few hundred years ago that is attempting to do a remake of Bible prophesy that already occurred 2000 years ago. Regards, James