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Posted : 26 Nov, 2019 10:28 AM

It has been my experience that the answer is no. We all know and understand that HaShem is order, and that all things that truly show His Light and Love are as well. I ask that if you can't follow the simple request placed before you, please don't post on this thread.

Any debate on the Laws of HaShem, goes off the deep end, with passage after passage being posted. In just one post we may find as many as 15 if not more. This is an unproductive way to handle this, or any topic. As it can leave any one wishing to reply, with little option, Leave a post that is pages long, or leave a vague post filled with even more passages and little substance. This is what leads to endless debate with no answers, as well talking in circles.

For this reason, it is always best to look at ONLY ONE PASSAGE at a time. Now once that passage is called up, Both sides must look at it from both sides. i.e. Be ready and willing to argue the points you don't follow.

If the only thing we do is push one side of a topic, we fail to really look at the other side, and in most cases, fail to even hear the other side. So here is my propose, it is open to every one that truly wishes to open their hearts and minds to TRUTH. Not my truth, not your truth, and not your churches truth. Rather BIBLICAL TRUTH.

As almost all study of OT vs NT is centered around the Law of HaShem, (Know here after as TORAH) the first thing that must be found is, "How valid is Torah today?" Not an easy answer for many.

So here we go.

When it comes to Torah, the one passage that comes up more than other is Mat. 5:17. So lets look closely at this passage.

(NLT) Mat 5:17 “Don’t misunderstand why I have come. I did not come to abolish the law of Moses or the writings of the prophets. No, I came to accomplish their purpose.

(KJ same passage) Think not that I am come to destroy the law, or the prophets: I am not come to destroy, but to fulfil.



One must always take note of the passage opening. Here we are told not to think that something is Yeshua's reason for coming. From that we are safe to say that anything that follows, (until a change of topic) is what we shouldn't see as coming topass. After all He just THINK NOT, or in my words, (Don't put words in my mouth, or forget the important words I use.)

So let's do a full brake down of this passage. Looking at from both sides.

First we have THINK NOT, or Don't misunderstand. Both give the same thought behind the words. Just tell us not to entertain the idea that Yeshua came to do any of the following. So what is it he didn't come to do?

(KJ ) I am come to destroy the laws or the prophets:

(NLT) I did not come to abolish the law of Moses or the writings of the prophets.

If we read this passage for what it tells us, rather than what we wish it to say, we find that the Torah, and the Prophets are placed together. From this one should conclude that they work together, and we can not remove one from this passage with any hope of keeping the whole context of the passage.

Also, if we remove any part of this, then apply the new contextual meaning to the full passage, as well as any that may follow, do we not teach a lie, based on what we hope is true? SO any teaching on this passage must hold true to both Torah and prophets. With this understanding, one must walk carefully. If we say Yeshua removed the Law, nailed it to the cross, and so on, We also say that He has removed the prophecies that have not been fulfilled. Like His second coming, Judgment of all man kind, and many others.

(KJ) I am not come to destroy, but to fulfil.

(NLT) No, I came to accomplish their purpose

Now the most common word to be pushed by them that stand in opposition to Torah is the word FULFILL. So lets take a look at that word.

https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fulfill Has this to say.

a : to put into effect : execute He fulfilled his pledge to cut taxes.

b : to meet the requirements of (a business order) Their order for more TVs was promptly fulfilled.

c : to measure up to : satisfy She hasn't yet fulfilled the requirements needed to graduate.

d : to bring to an end she came to install herself and fulfill her time at the house— Willa Cather

2a : to develop the full potentialities of He has a lot of talent, but he hasn't really fulfilled his potential.

b : to convert into reality a sense of the failure of life to fulfill its ultimate expectations— Leslie Rees

3 archaic : to make full : fill her subtle, warm, and golden breath … fulfills him with beatitude— Alfred Tennyson

Now in this we find both sides, we find that it can mean to being to an end, yet we must ask, has it all been brought to an end? Are we wrong to say Yeshua will be coming back? After all He has brought to an end the Prophets, then that would also mean all prophecy has been fulfilled, or removed as they no longer hold meaning. i.e. there is no need for them.

Yet if we now look at this from a more contextual view, we know He must return for the WORD to hold truth. After all if any part of what the WORD tells us is not true, then we place our salvation in the hands of sin. Just saying.

We also know from the fact that Yeshua must come again, we must understand that He is still working to FULFILL scripture.

On the flip side.

At best I can here, so I leave something our please let me know.

This passage is clear that Jesus FULFILLED the Law, nailed it the cross, and removed it. He know that man kind can not live up to it's standards, and that to be held to that standard would leave us all devoid of hope. The passage is clear in that it tells us Jesus removed law. As is clear in your own use of Webster.

d : to bring to an end

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Posted : 29 Dec, 2019 06:05 PM

Yeehaw!!

Time to ride the bucking bronco!

8 seconds to Yah's Glory!

ok..time to get serious...

Daniel that you referenced speaks of the things to come. I don't necessarily see them in order. The Bible often repeats and back tracks.( Revelation comes to mind here).

Dan 9:26

And after three score and two weeks shall Messiah be cut off, but not for himself: and the people of the prince >>>that shall come shall destroy the city and the sanctuary;<<<< and the end thereof shall be with a flood, and to the end of the war desolations are determined.

Not all translations are the same for me. Had to revert to the Olde King James...

As to Titus...it was not part of his goal to destroy the Temple because possibly due in large part to the massive expansions done by Herod the Great mere decades earlier. Titus had wanted to seize it and transform it into a temple dedicated to the Roman Emperor and the Roman pantheon. However, the fire spread quickly and was soon out of control.

Joel 2:11 11 And the Lord shall utter his voice before his army: for his camp is very great: for he is strong that executeth his word: for the day of the Lord is great and very terrible; and who can abide it?

Malachi 4:1

1“For behold, the day is coming, burning like a furnace, when all the arrogant and every evildoer will be stubble; the day is coming when I will set them ablaze,” says the LORD of Hosts. “Not a root or branch will be left to them.” 2“But for you who fear My name, the sun of righteousness will rise with healing in its wings, and you will go out and leap like calves from the stall.…

A little background on how dangerous Christians were in the first century...

The original name for what would eventually became known as Christianity was “the Way.”

This is what the Apostle Paul said in his hearing before the Roman governor Felix: “I admit that I follow the Way, which they call a cult.” (Acts 24:14)

The radical and dangerous thing about the early Christians was that as they worshiped God in Christ they proclaimed Jesus as emperor! This is what they meant when they confessed, “Jesus is Lord.”

Many citizens of the Roman Empire directed their devotion to Rome through the veneration of the emperor. The cult of emperor worship was a personification of empire worship.

Titles like “Son of God,” “King of Kings,” “Savior of the World,” “Prince of Peace, “Lord of All” were already in circulation as imperial titles on Roman coins. When Christians began re-appropriating these titles in their worship of a crucified Galilean Jew it was a dangerous and provocative move.

So, the Christian refusal to venerate Rome and the emperor in even benign and symbolic ways was viewed as unpatriotic.

Paul was crucified in Rome. Rumor suggests so too was Peter although that is unproven that he was crucified upside down in Rome. The Kingdom of Heaven they announced would form a challenge to the dominant myth that Rome had a manifest destiny to rule the nations and a divine right to shape history. It was deemed a threat.

Nevertheless , as Rev. 11:15 states: “The kingdom of the world >>>has<<< become the kingdom of our Lord and of his Christ, and he shall reign forever and ever.”

Isaiah 14:24

The LORD of hosts hath sworn, saying, Surely as I have thought, so shall it come to pass; and as I have purposed, so shall it stand:

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Posted : 29 Dec, 2019 07:55 PM

Some people like my friend say that only Constantine in the 3rd century was Pontifex Maximus and therefore prior to that ,Caesars cannot be both a religious and earthly power proving futuristic prophecy .

I will however postulate that Augustus Caesar was also >>>>>Pontifex Maximus: the Roman high priest.<<<<

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/86/Augusto_di_via_labicana_07.JPG

https://www.livius.org/articles/concept/pontifex-maximus/

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Posted : 29 Dec, 2019 08:23 PM

What is a Mark?



A Mark (seal, sign, token, frontlet) is placed upon the forehead or hands, either as a sign of a curse or as a sign of redemption.

Genesis 4:15: God places a mark on the covenant breaking Cain, so nobody would kill him.

Exodus 28:36-38: Priests of God wore a gold plate upon their forehead, symbolizing the redeemed man.

Exodus 13:9,16, Deuteronomy 6:6,8; 11:18: A mark upon the forehead and hand was a symbol of total obedience to God’s Law.

Solomon 8:6: A seal upon the heart and arm is symbolic of a love for someone.

Isaiah 49:16: God has graven His people on the palms of His hands as a sign that he would not forget them.

Ezekiel 9:4: A mark upon the forehead was indicative of their allegiance to the Lord in the midst of abomination.

Revelation 13:16-17: The Beast places a mark on the hand or forehead of his followers also. This mark is his name (which represents ones character).

Revelation 14:9-11; 16:2; 19:20: Those who receive the mark of the Beast (worship something other than God) will be tormented. Which means...

Revelation 9:4: Those who do not have the seal of God in their forehead will be tormented. The Beast’s mark is contrasted to God’s mark!

Revelation 20:4: Those who do not receive the Beasts’ mark will be the keepers of God's commandments and have the testimony of Jesus.

Revelation 15:2: To keep the Word of God is to overcome and be victorious over the mark, or name, or character, of the Beast.

Revelation 3:12: The name of God will be written upon those who overcome.

Revelation 7:3; 14:1; 22:4: Where will the name of God be written? It will be sealed in their foreheads!

Revelation 19:13: What exactly is the name of God that’ll be written in their foreheads? It is The Word Of God! (See also John 1:1,14). In other words, Scripture, God's Word, will be in their hearts, minds, and souls!

John wrote that the number "is the number of a man's name; and his number is 666." This tells us that those who received the "mark" were actually in allegiance with a "man," an actually person of the first century. So, who was he? Lucius Domitius Ahenobarbus! Better known as Nero Caesar.

John used a puzzle called gematria in which numbers are used to represent certain letters. John used this puzzle to reveal Nero without actually writing down his name. Remember, the early churches were being persecuted during this time—not only from the Jews, but also from the Romans. The numerical values of the Hebrew letters in Neron Kesar (Nero Caesar) are:

N = 50

R = 200

W = 6

N = 50

Q = 100

S = 60

R = 200

In Revelation 13:7, the Beast is said to "make war with the saints and to overcome them." Revelation 13:5 says that the beast would conduct such blasphemous warfare for a specific period of time: 42 months. The Neronic persecution was instituted in 64 AD and lasted until his death in June 68 AD, which is three and a half years, or 42 months! Nero fits the bill for the role of the beast!

Revelation 13:10 and 14 says the Beast not only slays by the sword, but ultimately is to die of a sword wound. Do you know how Nero died? According to Suetonius, he "drove a dagger into his throat, aided by Epaphroditus, his private secretary" (ch.49). Nero killed with the sword and was killed by the sword.

Here, in this verse, we have one of the clearest proofs for Nero being the beast. If we simply examine the list of Roman Emperors, we will be able to determine who the sixth king was. Flavius Josephus clearly points out that Julius Caesar was the first emperor of Rome, followed by Augustus; Tiberius; Caius (Caligula); Claudius; and the sixth emperor was…Nero (Antiquities, books 18 and 19), who assumed imperial power upon the death of the fifth emperor, Claudius, in October, A.D. 54. The matter is confirmed just a little later in the writings of Roman historians: Suetonius (Lives of the Twelve Caesars and Dio Cassius, Roman History 5). Nero reigned from 54AD to June of 68AD. John informs us that the seventh king was "not yet come." That would be Galba, who assumed power upon Nero's death in June, A.D. 68. But he was only to continue a "short space." As a matter of historical fact, his reign lasted but six months until January 15, A.D. 69.

Before the world's startled eyes, the seven-headed Beast (Rome) was toppling to its death as its sixth head (Nero) was mortally wounded with the sword.

after a time of grievous civil wars, the Empire was revived by the ascending of Vespasian to the purple.

The Christians of the first century were under the military authority of Rome, a nation which openly proclaimed its rulers, the Caesars, to be divine. All those under the jurisdiction of Rome were required by law to publicly proclaim their allegiance to Caesar by burning a pinch of incense and declaring, "Caesar is Lord". Upon compliance with this law, the people were given a papyrus document called a "libellus", which they were required to present when either stopped by the Roman police or attempting to engage in commerce in the Roman marketplace, increasing the difficulty of "buying or selling" without this mark.

read more:

http://www.ecclesia.org/truth/beast.html

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Posted : 29 Dec, 2019 09:03 PM

This will be short sweet and to the point.

Knowing that Revelation was written some where around 75 AD to 90 AD,, and knowing full well that it holds the same prophecy as Daniel. How can you place what it tells us is GOING TO HAPPEN in the future in a time that came before it was written?You have to address this or what you teach can be seen as nothing more than fable.

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Posted : 29 Dec, 2019 09:36 PM

John, come on...we have to look at the evidence in scripture . No one can agree on dates...and there is a conspiracy on dating papyrus . Take a look at what they say about the Torah:

:Tradition credits Moses as the author of Genesis, as well as the books of Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers and most of Deuteronomy, but>>>> modern scholars increasingly see them as a product of the 6th and 5th centuries BC.<<<<<

REALLY? it's the devils way to cause doubt in your mind!

Here is why I don't trust people determining the dates of papyrus or other such biblical documents.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nDX_DIoeS_Q

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Posted : 29 Dec, 2019 09:42 PM

Was you there on Patmos when it was written John? He was addressing the Saints in the time of Jacobs trouble.

"While people are saying, ‘Peace and safety,’ destruction will come on them suddenly, as labor pains on a pregnant woman, and they will not escape."

These “birth pains” are described in detail in Revelation 6-

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Posted : 29 Dec, 2019 10:19 PM

I don't mean to suggest that we won't have persecutions in the future. I do however think that prophecy watching for the fulfillment of Revelation is a distraction. Notice I did not say pointless. I do think we need to keep an eye on Paula White and what comes out of her mouth because she has been saying if we are not unified in Christ (and their doctrine) we are against them. Persecutions have happened post 70 A.D. and I think the Living Word of Jehovah is a tool to help us not only come to the saving knowledge of the Lord Y'shua HaMashiac but to guide us away from idol worship which leads to destruction. Verses about the "Mark" makes this very clear. But as to THE man of sin spoken of by John on Patmos and the great tribulation, I feel that is past .Yes, I feel that God will judge America when the cup of her iniquity is full so be prepared. We should be praying for our country and leaders and be in the Word daily as we keep doing His work and ministry. Hugs.

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Posted : 30 Dec, 2019 07:05 AM

Forgot to mention the Pope as he is quite Political.

Need to watch him like people watch birds. Through a close lens.

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Posted : 30 Dec, 2019 07:31 AM

What ever. I am not going to try to change your mind, we will simply have to agree to disagree. As it seems you are way to indoctrinated to consider another other what you are told. As for me, well I have looked at you teachings many times. The SDA has followed the same form of teachings for close to close to 100 years. So I think we would do well to move on. After all, When the time comes you will understand a lot more than you think you do now. Trust me once we move past this, there will be other chances for you to work out your misguided teachings.

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Posted : 30 Dec, 2019 04:37 PM

I am ready to proceed now .

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