Religion & Spirituality - 20 July 2007

do hardcore chirstians still beiliev the number of the beast is 666? or have they got on to when they found that papirus(the oldest with the book of revilations) in which the number is 616?

2007-07-20 10:25:20 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous

I'm asking can you not judge the bible but answer by the words written are you going to hell. Answering this has me rethinking what been telling myself. Will you try it and be true to the question or just don't answer? Telling myself that men wrote it sounds more like b.s.

2007-07-20 10:25:19 · 17 answers · asked by gm8888 2

I'm not trying to be antagnostic. I honestly don't understand the motive that they have when they ask questions that appear to be insulting or naive. Are they just curious or do they simply want to start arguements with people?

2007-07-20 10:24:53 · 22 answers · asked by Nathaniel 5

Blaspheming god, my body was possessed
The essence of their spirits are evil
Burning my flesh, inhaling no regrets
A diabolic sentence of destruction

Burning I bleed, unholy incision
Mark of the beast, behold the trifixion

Prepare the tool to observe my fate
Upon this mortal shell in
Satan's name I desecrate
Evil controlling the way I die
The mark is what distorts my soul beyond my sanity

In the name of Satan
I condemn this image of god
I am a key!.....

Blessed by the sign, symbolically I die
Intwist me in the lines of trifixion
Torment, semantic in design
Inflict this mortal shrine,
with pure hatred
Kill me, before my time is lived
It's all I have to give, to be thankful

Satan, entangled in my sores
Forever I am bound by your conviction

Tri~ Fixion

Prepare the tool to observe my fate
Upon this mortal shell in
Satan's name I desecrate
Evil controlling the way I die
The mark is what distorts my soul beyond my sanity

2007-07-20 10:23:35 · 21 answers · asked by ha! 1

It was the intention of his enemies to put him to death on the cross,but Allah saved him from their plot

http://thetruereligion.org/modules/xfsection/article.php?articleid=198

2007-07-20 10:22:14 · 24 answers · asked by hamad 2

2007-07-20 10:20:25 · 33 answers · asked by FutbolFan2147 5

Do atheists sometimes feel this is their theme song on R&S? ;)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2IlHgbOWj4o

2007-07-20 10:19:31 · 11 answers · asked by Kallan 7

What do you think about it? and why?

2007-07-20 10:19:05 · 33 answers · asked by Jonathan H 2

I am planning on taking the classes and researching but I want to get some start-off, headsup information before hand. Feel free to answer my previous question as well.

2007-07-20 10:18:24 · 16 answers · asked by Lissa 1

Its a simple question. Im a catholic and want to get closer to god for several reasons.

2007-07-20 10:17:47 · 30 answers · asked by Anonymous

Run James Run is a Christian now!! Lol

Who else is concealing their true identity here?

2007-07-20 10:17:43 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous

Isn't pride a sin?

2007-07-20 10:17:20 · 11 answers · asked by 自由思想家 3

How do I remove these horns from my head???!!!

2007-07-20 10:13:10 · 19 answers · asked by Whiskey Tango Foxtrot 4

WHY??? and why?

2007-07-20 10:11:33 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous

which character are you most like from all the Harry Potter books
I would be professor Trelawney
a wacky old woman who reads tea leaves etc

2007-07-20 10:09:08 · 23 answers · asked by Anonymous

Taken from the drinking challenge :


Why are Atheists in the Religion and Spirituality section ?

Where do atheists get their morals from?

If man came from monkeys, why are there still monkeys?

Blah blah blah............ Pascal's wager ?

How can you not believe in god?

Blah blah blah........... watchmaker argument ?

Why are atheists so angry / depressed etc etc ?

Atheists, why do you hate God ?

Atheists, what will you say to God on judgment day ?

Blah blah blah ............... Hitler was an atheist ?

Don't people know that evolution is just a theory ?

Blah blah blah................ EVILution ?

Don't you know that Darwin recanted on his death bed and became christian ?

Atheists, can you prove that god does not exist ?

Blah blah blah ................ athIEst ?

Blah blah blah............. atheism is a religion ?

"Something cut and paste from Answers in Genesis" ?

Don't you need more faith to believe in evolution ?

2007-07-20 10:08:17 · 21 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-07-20 10:07:43 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

...when the preacher said "Ya know, Ya always got the Lord by your side! "

Do you believe this?

Will the Lord be next to me in my handbasket?

2007-07-20 10:06:45 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-07-20 10:05:18 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous

Messiah means holy Prophet or King annointed with Oil.

THE Messiah is a reference to the last Israelite Prophet who would come as a redeemer for the Jews because they killed so many Prophets.

Nowhere does the Abrahamic religion ever consider a Messiah to mean a god or the son of god.

That is a fabrication and a twisting of the meaning.

David and other Kings were also called Messiah in their times.

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2007-07-20 10:03:50 · 9 answers · asked by wwhy 3

What happens after you die? What happens to your spirit?

2007-07-20 10:03:24 · 34 answers · asked by lovelife23 1

In Deuteronomy 18, Moses stated that God told him: “I will raise up for them a prophet like you from among their brothers; I will put my words in his mouth, and he will tell them everything I command him. If anyone does not listen to my words that the prophet speaks in my name, I myself will call him to account.” (Deuteronomy 18:18-19).1

From these verses we conclude that the prophet in this prophecy must have the following three characteristics:

1) That he will be like Moses.

2) That he will come from the brothers of the Israelites, i.e. the Ishmaelites.

3) That God will put His words in to the mouth of this prophet and that he will declare what God commands him.

Let us examine these three characteristics in more depth:

1) A prophet like Moses:
There were hardly any two prophets who were so much alike as Moses and Muhammad . Both were given a comprehensive law and code of life. Both encountered their enemies and were victorious in miraculous ways. Both were accepted as prophets and statesmen. Both migrated following conspiracies to assassinate them. Analogies between Moses and Jesus overlook not only the above similarities but other crucial ones as well. These include the natural birth, the family life, and death of Moses and Muhammad but not of Jesus. Moreover Jesus was regarded by his followers as the Son of God and not exclusively as a prophet of God, as Moses and Muhammad were and as Muslims believe Jesus was. So, this prophecy refers to the Prophet Muhammad and not to Jesus, because Muhammad is more like Moses than Jesus.

Also, one notices from the Gospel of John that the Jews were waiting for the fulfillment of three distinct prophecies. The first was the coming of Christ. The second was the coming of Elijah. The third was the coming of the Prophet. This is obvious from the three questions that were posed to John the Baptist: “Now this was John’s testimony, when the Jews of Jerusalem sent priests and Levites to ask him who he was. He did not fail to confess, but confessed freely, “I am not the Christ.” They asked him, “Then who are you? Are you Elijah?” He said, “I am not.” “Are you the Prophet?” He answered, “No.” (John 1:19-21). If we look in a Bible with cross-references, we will find in the marginal notes where the words “the Prophet” occur in John 1:21, that these words refer to the prophecy of Deuteronomy 18:15 and 18:18.2 We conclude from this that Jesus Christ is not the prophet mentioned in Deuteronomy 18:18.

2) From the brothers of the Israelites:
Abraham had two sons, Ishmael and Isaac (Genesis 21). Ishmael became the grandfather of the Arab nation, and Isaac became the grandfather of the Jewish nation. The prophet spoken of was not to come from among the Jews themselves, but from among their brothers, i.e. the Ishmaelites. Muhammad , a descendant of Ishmael, is indeed this prophet.

Also, Isaiah 42:1-13 speaks of the servant of God, His “chosen one” and “messenger” who will bring down a law. “He will not falter or be discouraged till he establishes justice on earth. In his law the islands will put their hope.” (Isaiah 42:4). Verse 11, connects that awaited one with the descendants of Kedar. Who is Kedar? According to Genesis 25:13, Kedar was the second son of Ishmael, the ancestor of the Prophet Muhammad .

3) God will put His words in the mouth of this prophet:
The words of God (the Holy Quran) were truly put into Muhammad’s mouth. God sent the Angel Gabriel to teach Muhammad the exact words of God (the Holy Quran) and asked him to dictate them to the people as he heard them. The words are therefore not his own. They did not come from his own thoughts, but were put into his mouth by the Angel Gabriel. During the life time of Muhammad , and under his supervision, these words were then memorized and written by his companions.

Also, this prophecy in Deuteronomy mentioned that this prophet will speak the words of God in the name of God. If we looked to the Holy Quran, we will find that all its chapters, except Chapter 9, are preceded or begin with the phrase, “In the Name of God, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.”


Another indication (other than the prophecy in Deuteronomy) is that Isaiah ties the messenger connected with Kedar with a new song (a scripture in a new language) to be sung to the Lord (Isaiah 42:10-11). This is mentioned more clearly in the prophecy of Isaiah: “and another tongue, will he speak to this people” (Isaiah 28:11 KJV). Another related point, is that the Quran was revealed in sections over a span of twenty-three years. It is interesting to compare this with Isaiah 28 which speaks of the same thing, “For it is: Do and do, do and do, rule on rule, rule on rule; a little here, a little there.” (Isaiah 28:10).

Note that God has said in the prophecy of Deuteronomy 18, “If anyone does not listen to my words that the prophet speaks in my name, I myself will call him to account.” (Deuteronomy, 18:19). This means that whoever believes in the Bible must believe in what this prophet says, and this prophet is the Prophet Muhammad .


Next: The Verses in the Quran That Mention Future Events Which Later Came to Pass


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Footnotes:

(1) All of the verses on this page have been taken from The NIV Study Bible, New International Version, except where noted as being KJV which means King James Version.

(2) See the marginal notes in The NIV Study Bible, New International Version on verse 1:21, p. 1594.

http://www.islam-guide.com/frm-ch1-3.htm

2007-07-20 10:02:10 · 19 answers · asked by hamad 2

If you can accept with no explanation that god can be infinite, then why do you refuse to accept that the universe could be infinite?

2007-07-20 10:02:07 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous

With all this button-pushing going on between the two,which one do you think has been more steadfast in their convictions?

2007-07-20 10:00:34 · 13 answers · asked by firelight 5

No one cans count to a billione, so how is that we knows the stars r billiones of light years away? Do not u see the folly of those ignorent scientistcs?? How come you not beleve the truths of Bible and Jesus now?

2007-07-20 10:00:26 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous

I was just wanting to know.. is it bad if i were to get a guy room mate? like a best friend or is that wrong to live with a man in the house thats not your husband?

2007-07-20 09:59:55 · 23 answers · asked by Anonymous

Don't they already have all the answers?

2007-07-20 09:59:44 · 27 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-07-20 09:59:10 · 26 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-07-20 09:58:25 · 18 answers · asked by Anonymous

Do the other animals not have spirits, or souls, or thetans, or atmans, or whatever?

2007-07-20 09:56:05 · 20 answers · asked by 自由思想家 3