Men may escape from manmade prisons, but they will never climb 12:2) I know he said "I know a man in Christ . 5. When quoting the scriptures contained herein, I will read the King James Version, and immediately after the English word, I will quote the original Greek vocabulary word. They will have to dismantle some of their favorite fear-based doctrines. The argument has been propounded that the first occurrence of a word in the scriptures fixes its primary meaning thus the first occurrence of "apollumi" is Matthew 2:13. 20:11-15) Therefore those delivered by the Romans to die will be resurrected to life.
Is there really a winepress He is tredding and is He really a dead Lamb sitting on the throne? (1 Cor. Imagine this situation. I have spent so much time laying down this foundation of understanding the difference between these three different forms of expression because the book of revelation is perhaps THE book with which all kinds of liberty have been taken to twist these "symbols, signs" to conform to all sorts of scenarios of what God is going to ultimately do with you, your friends, and your enemies. But is there more to the meaning? Are we the equals of the Creator? The answer is no! We should not equate men losing wineskins to God losing men. This, apart from theological speculation, should convince anyone with a heart full of the love of our Father, that it never entered His mind to either eternally torment any human being nor to put them to eternal death. Today, it refers to a vehicle that carries. It sounds like a Frankenstein movie. Great post, this is a vital subject that deserves our attention.
consequence of sin (Rom. 5:5, it is clear that this kind of destruction, does not eliminate the possibility of future life. The King James Bible says it was "kept secret since the world began" while the New International Version says "hidden for long ages past." 2:3-6, 4:9-11) Since God has lost them and He has said He will save them, they will be saved in their own order. Fire, in the scriptures, is not a symbol of His judgments, but of His very being! Vengeance: This English word conveys in the twentieth century an idea of "getting even, settling scores, an eye for an eye." Of hell (the prison-house of the wicked) we must read, , 'outer darkness" (Matt. Many atheists, agnostics, as well as other religions believe we will just return to dust. But We need to keep in mind that Jesus is telling a story, a parable. This verse clearly refers to eternal torment. I believe there is one paramount scripture that should teach us what the word "apollumi" means. (Jer. So the writer of Hebrews was telling us the very image of the shadow the Jews felt they were giving glory to had appeared. human familiarity with time as we know it makes it almost impossible to grasp the sense of eternity. At death, do people just wink out and simply cease to exist? And they cursed God on account of the plague of hail, because the plague was so terrible”. There is not the slightest trace in all the Scriptures of any such restoration. God's love will be victorious. 2:5) God's ministers are a flame of fire according to Psalms 104:4 and Hebrews 1:7. That’s over 2,000 a day. This place would of course be unpleasant. 22:13; 25:30). This was spoken in the "law age." Once a person has experienced the "second death" there is no hope for them, it is irreversible. 2D means two dimensional. The leading Hebrew scholar of that day in England, Hugh Broughton, when asked to endorse the translation said he would rather "be rent to pieces by wild horses than have had any part in the urging of such a wretched version of the Bible on the poor people." I highly encourage at this time, for the reader to get their concordance and use it as we go through the following word study. Those who use the sword "shall perish" (apollumi) with the sword." 1:7b-8; 2 Pet. He then tells them they will worship idols, do evil in His sight which will cause Him to be angry. . We are told that as wineskins they past out of existence. 2. This is the kind of covenant that God makes with all of us. Trying to reconcile a loving God with the concept of eternal suffering poses challenges for sure. hurt of the second death" (Rev. Is it important? No, it is not the Father's voice. Paradise is not the same as heaven. It was a story of an incident which occurred in mid-nineteenth century Russia. Jesus was only destroyed 3 days and nights, and He returned to life and has immortality. The opposite of life is death and the opposite of death is life. NO! The imagery of fire is used in the Bible for God’s wrath and judgement because of fire’s spectacular, terrifying, and deadly power (e.g., Matt. I will quote a scripture to show that this is true. Write me and I will send you examples. Religious systems are built on fear. Be careful what you tell the world that the Creator is going to do. Right, just. If you were pre-elected, you can't miss, but those who weren't pre-elected cannot help but to worship the beast.
Many church leaders know these contradictions exist, but are unwilling to bring about correction.