Religion & Spirituality - 10 September 2007

If so, is Revelation 17 through 19 talking about the U.S. as is Revelation 6:12 through 8:7 ?

Is there a difference between Revelation 1 through 11 and 12 through 22. Revelation 12 through 22 seems to start at the very beginning of mankind with detail and Revelation 1 through 11 only tells about mankind in detail from the 5th seal ?

What if the 7 seals, actually refered to 7 ages, what age would we be in and when did it start ?

If this where true what if each seal had to have 49 generations ? How many years are in a generation ?
Does A Time, Times and Half-a-Time mean anything ? Lets say for arguement sake that a generation was 40 years, 40 x 49 = 1960 year, right ?
Now lets say that Times actually means two Time(s), if this could be true the first Time in times would equal 1960 year and the second Time would also equal 1960, right ?

Did not Matthew say that there were 14 generations, 14 generations and 14 generations from Abraham to Jesus, right ? 14 +14+14=42, right ?

2007-09-10 07:54:41 · 24 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-09-10 07:53:31 · 22 answers · asked by Anonymous

This by NO means is directed to all Christians. I am aware that this doesn't include even MOST Christians. But...
of all the categories for these Christians I speak of to go into a spread thier stupidity, mental illness in a new low. GOD will not fix everything. GOD gave up doctors and medication. GOD will not solve a schizophrenics voice or a bipolars mood swings. You are NOT helping these people by telling them to believe in GOD and it will all go away. Please, leave these people alone or at the very least add in that sermon somewhere "and talk to a doctor". Why do some of you do this??

2007-09-10 07:47:28 · 35 answers · asked by ~Heathen Princess~ 7

This is what he claims to be the word of god:

"But let's use the weapons we have, the weapons of mass destruction if need be and destroy the enemy.

"The god of Islam is not the same God of the Christian or the Judeo-Christian faith. It is a different god, and I believe a very evil and a very wicked religion.

"This is one wicked city, OK? It's known for Mardi Gras, for Satan worship. It's known for sex perversion. It's known for every type of drugs and alcohol and the orgies and all of these things that go on down there in New Orleans... There's been a black spiritual cloud over New Orleans for years. They believe God is going to use that storm to bring revival.

So Gods solution to war is using WMD to kill hundreds of thousand innocent civilians(enemy) according to Franklin. God also creates Hurricanes to destroy wicked cities and have them be rebuilt(reborn again?) according to him.(Is wicked NYC next?San Fran?

This doesn't sound like God's word. Sounds satanic to me...

2007-09-10 07:45:15 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous

John 14:28 "Ye have heard how I said unto you, I go away, and come [again] unto you. If ye loved me, ye would rejoice, because I said, I go unto the Father: for my Father is greater than I."

If the trinity doctrine were true, and if Jesus was the God of Israel, being a monotheistic God; thus, meaning there is only one God, why then is there a second throne on the right of another throne? Furthermore, if Jesus is this monotheistic God, why does he not then take or just sit on his own throne, versus him getting invited to sit on a second throne that is next to the Person that is letting him sit there?
Here is the verse, "Yehowah (the LORD) said to my lord (adonai), "Sit at My right hand until I make your enemies a footstool for your feet (Psalm 110)."
Furthermore, when reading this we can mention a third thing, "If Jesus were the God of Israel, why does Someone else have to subdue his enemies vs. he himself?"

2007-09-10 07:43:45 · 16 answers · asked by HaShem's servant 1

"A joke's a very serious thing."

Charles Churchill

2007-09-10 07:42:41 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous

Evolution don't make no sense!

2007-09-10 07:38:17 · 61 answers · asked by Anonymous

If Jesus was truly the God of Israel, why does he have to obey someone else and can be potentially condemned if he does not obey that other somebody?
For he says, "If you obey my commands, you will remain in my love, just as I have obeyed my Father's commands and remain in His love." (John 15:10)
Thus, indicating if he does not obey his Father, he will not remain in his Father's love. Rather, he would be in His wrath; and so if in His wrath, then he can also go to hell just like the fallen angels will, and disobedient people will. For there is only one God, and that is the Ancient of Days, not Jesus. For if Jesus is His son, then he is not THE King, rather he is a prince and so it is said, "Prince of Peace," rather than King of Peace. This verse also proves, beyond a doubt, that Jesus was, is, and had to be in direct obedience to one greater than he.

2007-09-10 07:28:53 · 17 answers · asked by HaShem's servant 1

Come on, you can tell mutterhals. I'm not, but only because my mom has really low expectations...

2007-09-10 07:27:37 · 14 answers · asked by mutterhals 2

"The probability of life originating from accident is comparable to the probability of the unabridged dictionary resulting from an explosion in a print shop"-Albert Einstein

2007-09-10 07:25:02 · 43 answers · asked by That Person 3

1 of my contacts claims 2 b an atheist. I have a question for all who choose 2 answer. athiest or otherwise. every time a penny crosses the palm of your hand it says in God we Trust, How can you spend currency?, if u do not believe.? also do u believe all u see none of what u heard? do u believe in u?

2007-09-10 07:24:40 · 37 answers · asked by nunya 3

that I value my own freedom and that my two little children need me. They are more important to me than the beliefs of some stranger or even somebody I know. The prejudice and hate, along with the ignorance, was very obvious in the fact that you automatically took it negatively.

Had you thought about it and looked at the entire question, you would have seen that it was meant as a "my freedom is too important" way. Not at a "you're worthless" thing. I'd never say that, and those who know me know that it's not who I am. I mean you are not worth me going to jail and missing out on my children growing up. You are not worth me giving up my awesom husband or trading in my spacious house for a tiny jail cell.

Why was this so hard to understand?

2007-09-10 07:18:04 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous

If Jesus were "God," why in the world would he have to call on spirits lower in power and rank and created beings for that matter, for help? For he says, "Do you think I cannot call on my Father, and He will at once put at my disposal more than twelve legions of angels?" (Matt 26:53)

2007-09-10 07:16:57 · 12 answers · asked by HaShem's servant 1

Evangelicals often quote the bible as supreme authority. I have seen it used for all sorts of reasons to prove or disprove things.

Why to they have absolute faith in the Bible above all other things.

I was looking at how we got the current new testement and it appears that Martin Luther chopped up a lot of of and take books out that didnt fit his ideology. He also wanted to get rid of James but other convinced him not to.

So if the current evagelical bible is incomplete how can you view that everything in it is full truth.

Statements about "dont add anything to this book" revelation and " useful for teaching etc" timothy were written before much of the rest of the new testement.

I would argue that the bible never says its the sole authority and instead says that the Church is the pillar of Truth.

I am not saying that the bible is wrong, I believe it is the word of God but need so be read in the light of church history.

1-400 years isint much history is it??

2007-09-10 07:14:51 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous

I was curious as to whether any active members of Jehovah's Witnesses have ever researched their own religion or religious questions from any other source than your own publications. I understand you would not read "apostate" information, but how about reliable, unbiased information? If not, why? If so, did you honestly ponder the information?

2007-09-10 07:12:37 · 13 answers · asked by Elphaba 4

In a "perfect world," wouldn't we be emotionally capable of dealing with the consequences of sex before puberty when we desire sex?

How does this fit with your religious beliefs?

2007-09-10 07:11:49 · 34 answers · asked by Eleventy 6

If Jesus was truly the God of heaven and earth, why does he not even know the date of "His" own coming? For he says, "No one knows about that day or hour, not even the angels in heaven, nor the Son, but only the Father." (Matt 24:36) As you can see, Jesus does not claim to know the day or hour he will return. Furthermore, Jesus makes known here that he is not the Father. For if the trinity truly did exist, and so there is just one God, monotheism, then Jesus would be the Father, or also the "Spirit." Since there "is just one God."
Thus, Jesus would simply come as a Father, or the Spirit; that is if the trinity doctrine were to be true, but it is not. Rather it is a false doctrine!

The teaching of a 'trinity God' is one of the main reasons why Jews will not accept Jesus as their messiah, for 'Christians' claim that Jesus is God, but he never said this, and in fact denies it in Matthew 19...

2007-09-10 07:11:17 · 39 answers · asked by HaShem's servant 1

2007-09-10 07:11:06 · 34 answers · asked by Gorgeoustxwoman2013 7

The Question I just asked was meant to show those who hate every single Muslim for what few do that everyone was harmed. And still are being harmed.

"Or imagine being Baraheen Ashrafi, nine months pregnant with her second child. Her husband, Mohammad Chowdhury, was a waiter at Windows of the World restaurant, on the top floors of Tower One. The morning of September 11, they prayed salaat-l-fajr (the pre-dawn prayer) together, and he went off to work. She never saw him again. Their son, Farqad, was born 48 hours after the attacks -- one of the first 9/11 orphans to be born. In an interview with CTV Canada, she relates that in the months to follow, she mourned for her husband and endured the hostility of some ignorant people around her. "When they saw me ... I'm wearing a scarf. There is a hate look."

2007-09-10 07:10:37 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous

I can't describe how it feels....♥ I need patience and I need it now!!!

2007-09-10 07:09:59 · 16 answers · asked by ¸.•*´`*•.¸ ℓανєη∂єr ¸.•*´`*•.¸ 6

Has anyone had this happen to them? A few of my friends tell me they only post to R+S and have had their accounts suspended. They also tell me an appeal email will just generate an automatic response that says basically states they can't be bothered.

Any experiences, thoughts, etc?

2007-09-10 07:05:12 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous

'The path of the righteous is like the first gleam of dawn, shining ever brighter till the full light of day' - which is claimed by the Watchtower Society as proof that they are God's chanel for 'new light' today. This is how they dismiss their errors and explain away false statements; the closer we get to Armageddon, the clearer Truth will become. I was so busy ducking the flak in a similar Q, it closed before I could get round to answering it! Could other contributors kindly offer their insights? Thanks!

2007-09-10 07:04:53 · 32 answers · asked by Anonymous

Meows! =^-^=

2007-09-10 07:03:56 · 12 answers · asked by † God's Kitty † 2

2007-09-10 06:59:49 · 40 answers · asked by LineDancer 7

What do you have to say about this? We Muslims are told everyday that we are terrorists. We're told we all want to kill you (Puh lease! You're not worth the jail time and I'm not an idiot to kill somebody for believing differently than me anyways!) Did it ever occur to you that there were Muslim victims of 9-11 too? Or did you only see the American Christians as victims who died, but ignored the American Muslims that were alongside them going through it and helping out?

"Thousands of innocent lives were lost on September 11, 2001, and our hearts and prayers go out to their families and loved ones. For several hundred of the victims of 9/11, grief and sorrow has been compounded by constant suspicion, bias, hatred, and attacks on the faith they hold dear.

2007-09-10 06:59:02 · 45 answers · asked by Anonymous

2 kings chapter 2 verse 23 to 25.
Let me get this straight:
42 kids mock your holy man.
So what does your holy man do???
He curses them in the name of god.
Then to add insult to injury, god sends a bear to kill all the children.
Wow, what a godly little story to tell your children.
Now listen up kids:
if you mock a man of god, he will curse you and god will send a bear to eat you alive.
Now tell me Christians, do you still believe the buybull is the inerrant word of god?
you Christians should be ashamed of yourselves!
How can you approve the killing of children.
Oh, one more thing, if god is the same yesterday, today, and tomorrow, then why, oh, why do you not kill children who curse ministers?
UHHHH, thought so.

2007-09-10 06:58:15 · 19 answers · asked by WINDIWS VISTA ULTIMATE RULES!!!! 1

Earlier this year, Bush promised that if Iraq told us we should leave, then we would get out of there. Today, Paul Harvey reported that three major studies were conducted independently of each other, to size up the attitudes and feelings of the Iraqi people. All three studies found that at this point, 47% of Iraqis want us to leave -- NOW!!

If that number gets to be over 50%, Bush can either do the honorable thing (don't hold your breath!) and get all of our troops OUT of there, on the spot. Or he can break his promise, and thus, once **again**, prove to everyone that his word isn't worth a fried rat turd. Which one do YOU think he'll do, if the Iraqis tell us to leave?

2007-09-10 06:57:49 · 27 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-09-10 06:56:55 · 10 answers · asked by Lin Li 4

I heard you wouldn't make it to heaven if you were cremated, and it WAS absolute, until the bubonic plague then the church morphed It's message AGAIN and again and again and again...................................................... What does the GOOD book say exactly?

2007-09-10 06:55:06 · 7 answers · asked by wakemovement 3

Any atheists have any stories about experiences where they ALMOST thought God might exist. Even if ultimately u still don't believe, anyone have any stories? Thanks.

2007-09-10 06:53:55 · 15 answers · asked by ilovesunchips23 1