Post by z***@windstream.netPost by NonePost by z***@windstream.netOn Mon, 18 Nov 2024 09:26:38 +1100, In the Name of Jesus
You know the truth.
Morning, hope all is well.
Sorry to rain on your parade. but most of Christendom does not know
ALL the Bible truths. I am not going to go into details here, but
Jesus is Jehovah. That would mean Jesus raised himself from the
dead. (great trick if you can pull it off)
False statement created by inability to read the scripture. His Father raised
him from the dead.
If Jesus IS God, then he raised himself. No getting around it.
It Jesus and I are one, am I God?
“That they all may be one; as thou, Father, art in me, and I in thee, that
they also may be one in us: that the world may believe that thou hast sent
me.” (Jhn 17:21, KJV)
No getting around it.
Post by z***@windstream.netPost by NonePost by z***@windstream.net--People have an immortal soul. But the Bible says a soul [Heb
nephesh] CAN DIE. (Eze 18:4 KJV) Also, biblically, fish are also
Immortal is immortal, whether it be with the Heavenly Father or residing in
the lake of Fire and Brimstone. Death, in this case, means separation from
GOD.
Then why did Job desire death? Did he really want to be separated from
God? (Job 14:13) Actually Job wanted to go to hell (sheol) to get
relief.
Your failure to understand scripture is do to you having no relationship with
God.
Your failure to understand scripture is because you do not believe the Word
of God.
“And the very God of peace sanctify you wholly; and I pray God your whole
spirit and soul and body be preserved blameless unto the coming of our Lord
Jesus Christ.” (1Th 5:23, KJV) no getting round it.
“Then shall the dust return to the earth as it was: and the spirit shall
return unto God who gave it.” (Ecc 12:7, KJV) Again,...No doubt about it!
Post by z***@windstream.netPost by NonePost by z***@windstream.net-- Darby's Bible
Genesis 1:20 And God said, Let the waters swarm with swarms of living
souls, [Heb nephesh] and let fowl fly above the earth in the expanse
of the heavens.
And souls have physical blood". (Genesis 9:5 KJV) lives= (nephesh;
souls.)
Nephesh = the whole of the being
Yes, when God created Adam, and Adam became alive, Adam became a
living "soul", he wasn't given one. (Gen 2:7)
“And the LORD God formed man of the dust of the ground, and breathed into
his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living soul.” (Gen 2:7,
KJV)
You should have read the scripture of God, seen the truth, and as you pointed
to this exact scripture, using a translation you often quote from, you
evidently saw this truth, and therefore lied and tried to deceive any who
read your reply.
Post by z***@windstream.netPost by NonePost by z***@windstream.net--God is a Trinity. Yet Deut says God is "ONE". (Deut 6:4)
Maybe God is one, is not meant in the Trinity sense. The medieval
scholastics tried but failed to make sense out of it, eventually
deciding that only faith could resolve the Trinity for any given
believer.
This has, ultimately, ended up being the position of most of
Christendom: That the Trinity is true even though it’s
incomprehensible; faith is the only way to accept it. 3=1=3.
No, it has not, and the RCC is not the whole of the Church, it is only a
part, and very erroneous, albeit not as bad as the JW.
Good. You have set the JW's aside as not being a part of the churches.
As the only true religion, we will be persecuted just as Jesus said.
There is not scripture that supports the JW’s as a true religion.
That you have no part with any of the churches, there is no doubt.
Thus you cannot be christian.
In the NT in the book of James is the only true religion mentioned, which
meets the definition of religion. The other religion that was sanctified by
God is those under the Covenant of Law, the “mosaic law”, which has been
fulfilled by Jesus.
Post by z***@windstream.netJesus brought true Bible teachings to the Jews back then. By doing so,
he stepped on religious leader's toes. Eventually they killed him. We
shouldn't expect any less.
Then when any nation goes to war with another, the true JW should lead in the
battlefield, en masse, and say shoot me as they lay down their lives for
others in the hope that others would be spared.
Post by z***@windstream.netPost by NonePost by z***@windstream.netThen we should do the same for Zeus or Ra. Just accept them on faith.
Right?
That is what the RCC currently teach. Which the pope has reiterated three
time this year.
You have to hand it to Satan. He has the churches in his hands, and
has them believing in an illogical doctrine, the Trinity. And worse
yet, has them believing God is a sadist that cooks His misbehaving
children in a literal fire forever. Yes he is a master at deception.
And you walk in his footsteps likewise. The RCC speaks not for God, and is
not “the True Church” any more than the JW’s claim to be.
Post by z***@windstream.netBut he is angry at JW's, because they don't fall for his lies. Unless
God stops him, he would wipe them out in an instant. Yes, there is
only "one faith" (Eph 4:5), not many conflicting ones. The Christ does
not exist divided.
Faith: belief with the predominate idea of trust (or confidence) whether in
God or in Christ, springing from faith in the same.
Post by z***@windstream.netPost by NonePost by z***@windstream.net"That it was constructed not out of a desire to understand God, but
from a vendetta against a heresy (e.g. Arianism), is perhaps what
makes it as nonsensical as it seems. It was not designed as a rational
theology; it was designed only to refute other theologies."
(http://www.earlychristianhistory.info/trinity.html"
You can believe what you want and assign your beliefs to others, yet it does
not justify your thinking.
The Holy Bible justifies our thinking. And the JW's are the only ones
fulfilling Mt 24:14 globally, and the prophecy of Isa 2:2-4. (see
American Standard Bible)
Why are you so deceitful and propagating a lie of the JW?
First off, you are “Jehovah’s Witnesses” of so you claim. Therefore not
witnesses of Jesus as Messiah. The Anointed One. Jesus you deny as being part
of the Godhead. Therefore his teachings, the Gospel of the Kingdom, are to
you foreign, and having no part with Jehovah. Isaiah 2:2-4 have no bearing on
or with the Gospel Message for the people of today. The JW does not even
believe that Jesus was raised from the dead.
Post by z***@windstream.netPost by NonePost by z***@windstream.net--The dead still live on after death. (then they are not really dead,
are they?) Yet the Bible disagrees.
When the tent of the Human, their body, a tabernacle, dies it is dead.
Returns to dust from which it came. Yet their spirit and soul dwell on. As
mentioned above as well as in scripture. How else did Samuel speak to King
Saul after he died? Or do you not believe all of the scripture?
Did you carefully look at the context? Concerning Saul's experience
with the witch of En-dor (1 Sa 28:7-19), the context shows Saul at
that time was not obeying God. For example, 1 Sa 28:5,6 shows that God
Yes, that was and is true, but it has nothing to do with discounting things
of the spirit, whether it has to do with God or Satanic spirits, they still
existed and were at war/
Post by z***@windstream.net"5. When Saul saw the Philistine army, he was afraid; terror filled
his heart.
6. He inquired of the LORD, but the LORD did not answer him by
dreams or Urim or prophets." (NIV)
And Saul even admits this in verse 15, "God has turned away from me."
And since the Bible clearly says at Ec 9:5, 10 and Ps 146:3,4 the dead
are not conscience of anything, then there is no way that the witch
could talk to any dead person. (Samuel was in the grave at that time.
The Bible calls it "sheol"; the place where all the dead went)
Saul next decides to break another one of God's laws, and seek out a
person who claims to talk to dead people. This was in clear violation
of De 18:10-12,
"10. Let no one be found among you who sacrifices his son or daughter
in the fire, who practices divination or sorcery, interprets omens,
engages in witchcraft,
11. or casts spells, or who is a medium or spiritist or who consults
the dead.
12. Anyone who does these things is detestable to the LORD, and
because of these detestable practices the LORD your God will drive out
those nations before you."
There is a good reason why God didn't want people trying to make
communications with dead people. That is because since dead people
cannot talk to anyone, then if someone did make contact with an
alleged dead person, that 'person' had to be Satan or a demon
impersonating that dead person. 2 Co 11:14 ,
"And no wonder, for Satan himself masquerades as an angel of light."
(NIV)
All that just to use that scripture which spoke not of a person but of satan,
a fallen angel, the lead angel when he was in heaven before his fall. You
deal with foul spirits all the time in your organization, it is he that fills
your minds with such lies, half truths, and deceit.
No one in your organization hears the voice of God, and no one there has
access before Him.
Read it yourself, for it says that he has not yet come.
Post by z***@windstream.netAnd talking to lying, deceitful demons is not going to make things
better for a person in the long run, no more than if you take advice
from a con man.
Yet you listen to those who are instructed by the “Father of Lies”.
Post by z***@windstream.netAnd just a couple more thoughts here. Even if somehow Saul was really
talking to Samuel, why would Samuel be a participant with a witch to
communicate with Saul, something the righteous Samuel knew to be
against God? (De 18:10-12) And why would Samuel talk to Saul now,
seeing that when he was alive he REFUSED to see the unrighteous Saul?
(1 Sa 15:35)
V35 says that he came no more to see Saul.
Which was true. Even in death for it was the woman of Endor that he saw from
Sheol.
She was shook up when she saw Samuel, and immediately then recognized that it
was Saul that came to her, despite his disguise.
1Sa 28:12 (KJV) And when the woman saw Samuel, she cried with a loud voice:
and the woman spake to Saul, saying, Why hast thou deceived me? for thou art
Saul.
1Sa 28:13 (KJV) And the king said unto her, Be not afraid: for what sawest
thou? And the woman said unto Saul, I saw gods ascending out of the earth.
1Sa 28:14 (KJV) And he said unto her, What form is he of? And she said, An
old man cometh up; and he is covered with a mantle. And Saul perceived that
it was Samuel, and he stooped with his face to the ground, and bowed himself.
1Sa 28:15 (KJV) And Samuel said to Saul, Why hast thou disquieted me, to
bring me up? And Saul answered, I am sore distressed; for the Philistines
make war against me, and God is departed from me, and answereth me no more,
neither by prophets, nor by dreams: therefore I have called thee, that thou
mayest make known unto me what I shall do.
1Sa 28:16 (KJV) Then said Samuel, Wherefore then dost thou ask of me, seeing
the LORD is departed from thee, and is become thine enemy?
1Sa 28:17 (KJV) And the LORD hath done to him, as he spake by me: for the
LORD hath rent the kingdom out of thine hand, and given it to thy
neighbour,even to David:
1Sa 28:18 (KJV) Because thou obeyedst not the voice of the LORD, nor
executedst his fierce wrath upon Amalek, therefore hath the LORD done this
thing unto thee this day.
1Sa 28:19 (KJV) Moreover the LORD will also deliver Israel with thee into the
hand of the Philistines: and to morrow shalt thou and thy sons be with me:
the LORD also shall deliver the host of Israel into the hand of the
Philistines.
1Sa 28:20 (KJV) Then Saul fell straightway all along on the earth, and was
sore afraid, because of the words of Samuel: and there was no strength in
him; for he had eaten no bread all the day, nor all the night.
Post by z***@windstream.netNo, this was not the righteous Samuel of the Bible. Rather Saul was
communicating with something, THROUGH a spirit medium witch.
That was the righteous Samuel who spoke, from Sheol. Via the one with
familiar spirits, for she would have never, ever, been privy to what Samuel
spoke to Saul before he died, and Samuel was upset, and rightfully so that he
was bothered by evil humans.
These verses fit in very well, contextually, regarding the spirit of men who
continue in existence as the Verse I quoted to you above from the Book of
Ecc.
Post by z***@windstream.netSo in summary, Saul was wicked at the time, and he sought out a wicked
person to get his information. And since the Bible shows the dead are
not conscience and cannot speak to anyone, Saul could not have been
talking to Samuel himself, but rather it had to be an impersonator of
Samuel, a wicked demon spirit. And that is why God warns His servants
to not inquire of the dead, so as not to be mislead by them.
Ah, there you go again with your deceit, and denial of the scriptures of God.
The spirit of Samuel spoke the truth to Saul, via the woman at Endor. To deny
that would be to deny the scriptures of Almighty God.
Post by z***@windstream.netPost by NonePost by z***@windstream.net--"the dead know nothing" (Ec 9:5; NIV))
--"In that very day his thoughts perish." (Ps 146:4; NASB)
--"Our friend Lazarus has fallen asleep...Lazarus has died." (NAB;
John 11:11-14)
--"The dead do not praise the Lord, Nor do any who go down into
silence;" (Ps 115:17; NASB)
-- King James
Psalms 13:3 Consider and hear me, O Lord my God: lighten mine eyes,
lest I sleep the sleep of death;
-- William's NewTestament
Acts 7:60 Then he fell on his knees and cried out, "Lord, do not
charge this sin on the book against them!"<w> On saying this he fell
asleep in death.
- New King James
Acts 13:36 "For David, after he had served his own generation by the
will of God, fell asleep, was buried with his fathers, and saw
corruption;
Obviously these were speaking of the Body, but not the Person. IOW their
tabernacle, or do you disagree with the scripture.
It is because of Scripture, that I believe the way I do.
No, because you know not the scriptures nor the Spirit of God who gave
inspiration of these words to Man. You believe that way you do because you
have been deceived and thereby you believe a lie.
Post by z***@windstream.net-- New King James
John 11:11 These things He said, and after that He said to them, "Our
friend Lazarus sleeps, but I go that I may wake him up.''
Jesus was not talking about a dead body, but about THE MAN Lazarus.
The man Lazarus was sleeping (dead), Jesus was going to wake HIM (not
just a body) up.
Like you. “Howbeit Jesus spake of his death: but they thought that he had
spoken of taking of rest in sleep.” (Jhn 11:13, KJV)
“Then said Jesus unto them plainly, Lazarus is dead. And I am glad for your
sakes that I was not there, to the intent ye may believe; nevertheless let us
go unto him.” (Jhn 11:14-15, KJV)
Just like you, at that time they did not understand Body, Soul, and Spirit,
and how it related to them in this world.
Post by z***@windstream.netPost by NonePost by z***@windstream.netI have more to show you, but these should make the point. The Bible
equates death with sleeping. You can't get around that. Do you believe
what God says, or what men say?
Do you?
I am not talking about what the Bible says just to kill time.
Yes, you are. For when you die, according to your belief, you are fully dead,
never more to rise. What you do benefits no one, not even you.
Post by z***@windstream.netPost by NonePost by z***@windstream.netYou know He is the truth.
Not by the churches. They make Jesus out to be a liar. For just one
example. Jesus said the dead are sleeping. John 11:11-14) Churches say
the dead continue to live, and either go to Heaven or to hellfire. So
that means either Jesus lied, or the Churches know more than Jesus.
You pick one.
When you die, per your cult. You are dead, gone forever, non-existent. If you
truly believe that, then why mess with any cult or religion. After all, what
is the point? You live, you die, you wasted your time as a human, and were
forced to live in a religious state, that benefitted no one, not even
yourself.
Yes, Satan wants you to believe such malarkey. Yes, all the dead now
-- New King James
Acts 24:15 "I have hope in God, which they themselves also accept,
that there will be a resurrection of the dead, both of the just and
the unjust.
Yet you deny that Jesus rose from the dead. Even thought scripture teaches
this.
“And from Jesus Christ, who is the faithful witness, and the first begotten
of the dead, and the prince of the kings of the earth. Unto him that loved
us, and washed us from our sins in his own blood,” (Rev 1:5, KJV)
Post by z***@windstream.netPost by NonePost by z***@windstream.nethttp://youtu.be/fBVJVNWkYzE
Everyone needs to spiritually wake up and have a strong cup of Bible.
Why? After all, when you are dead, “that’s all Folks"
True, that's all till the soon to be resurrection. (see above)
Which you do not and cannot believe, since all your JW life you have taught
that the dead are dead and cease to exist in any form. And even reiterated
the self same scriptures that you claim prove your religious beliefs.
If the Bible contradicts itself, then it cannot be of God.