what does this scripture mean to us today?  is it true now?
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It is true now and read below to soak in the full meaning.\n\n"I hope the seriousness of these verses will strike all of us to the very marrow of our being. Israel had rejected the word of God and had gone after idols. They had fallen into a depth of iniquity that has rarely been equaled in human history. God had sent various judgments upon them but they had not repented.\n\nWhen Amos began to cry out against the sin of Israel, he was rejected. The religious and political leaders tried to send him packing. Amos 7:12-13 Also Amaziah said unto Amos, O thou seer, go, flee thee away into the land of Judah, and there eat bread, and prophesy there: But prophesy not again any more at Bethel: for it is the king's chapel, and it is the king's court. This is the king’s chapel. This is where the king goes to church and you ought to bridle your tongue, round the corners and water down what you say in this place. Do you want to embarrass the king? Go down into the land of Judah, that unsophisticated portion of the nation, and do your preaching against sin down there. We are a gentle people here. We pride ourselves in our liberal attitude. Leave us alone here in the kings court. \n\nDid God have Amos tone down his message? Absolutely not! God warns them of the worst famine yet, a famine of not hearing the word of God. No judgment brought upon a nation can equal this kind of judgment. The day would come when they would run to and fro in the land seeking the word of God and could not find it. They would go from sea to sea and from the north to the east seeking the word of God and would not find it. Their young people would faint from thirst, a thirst to hear the word of God expounded but to no avail.\n\nThere are several things that are suggested in this text to which I would call your careful and sober attention.\n\nWE SHOULD REMEMBER THAT\n\nFAMINE WAS NO STRANGER TO ISRAEL\n\nFamine was no stranger to Israel. They knew what it was to run hither and yon seeking food. They had the history of their nation written in the five books of Moses and knew there had been famine before. \n\nWe read of a famine in the land in the early days of Abraham. Genesis 12:10 And there was a famine in the land: and Abram went down into Egypt to sojourn there; for the famine was grievous in the land. This was bad enough that Abram had to leave the land and go down into the land of Egypt for the duration of the dearth.\n\nIn the days of Isaac there was another serious famine. Genesis 26:1 And there was a famine in the land, beside the first famine that was in the days of Abraham. And Isaac went unto Abimelech king of the Philistines unto Gerar. Instead of Egypt, Isaac went to the Philistines for sustenance during the famine.\n\nThen there was the famine in the days of Jacob and Joseph which drove Jacob and his family to Egypt to live. The account of this famine and circumstances in it take up several chapters in Genesis beginning with chapter 41.\n\nThis was a seven year famine. Genesis 41:30 And there shall arise after them seven years of famine; and all the plenty shall be forgotten in the land of Egypt; and the famine shall consume the land. One can only imagine the suffering. This famine was very serious. Seven years in duration and the people suffered greatly in all the lands. Genesis 41:57 And all countries came into Egypt to Joseph for to buy corn; because that the famine was so sore in all lands. Seven months would be a long time to go without rain. I can’t imagine the effects of seven years.\n\nThis famine was not just in that particular part of the world; it extended over all the known inhabited earth. Genesis 41:56 And the famine was over all the face of the earth: And Joseph opened all the storehouses, and sold unto the Egyptians; and the famine waxed sore in the land of Egypt. Even Egypt suffered in the latter years of the famine. Genesis 47:13 And there was no bread in all the land; for the famine was very sore, so that the land of E
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The Bible is very clear when the author is speaking in parables.  It will indicate that in the notes.  Other than that I do believe it is literal.  Many people tend to use the book of Revelation as proof that the Bible can't be taken "literally."  What we have to consider is that Revelation was written by a man in Biblical times who was seeing and trying to describe events of today.  He's never seen a plane or a helicopter or a gun or a laser.  There was no technology like we have today.  His vocabulary was limited to what he knew.  Can we take Revelation literally?  Absolutely.  But we have to dig a little deeper to try to understand what the author was referencing.  God will reveal these truths to us through prayer and seeking to know and understand.
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Definitely a fact.  It's in the Bible and the Bible is truth.  The only absolute truth we have actually.
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Many of the bible prophecies have already come to pass including the return of the Jews to Israel. Everything needed for the mark of the beast is in place and we are seeing increased weather conditions and earthquakes all of which are also in the bible. I truly believe we are in the last days. To read it for yourself, turn to revelations and Daniel. God does not tell us the exact time but gives us many of the end time signs.
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You jackass. the verse (8:68) refers to distribution of spoils of war. Now, anymore FAKE KORANIC VERSES I NEED TO READ?\n\nWho's the one embarrased now?\n\nEDIT:I want to make it clear. This verse is not taken out of the context because IT WAS NEVER IN THE CONTEXT!! It's fictitious.
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This difference between now and in Noah's day is now we have Jesus.\nSo as bad as things are getting now. We have hope.
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The Bible reads to not even worry about tomorrow. The Lord said when you pray, pray in this manner      Our Father who is in Heaven hallowed be Your Name   Your kingdom come Your will be done on earth as it is in Heaven   Give us this day our daily bread   And forgive us of our trespasses as we forgive our trespassers   And lead us not into temptation but deliver us from evil   For Yours is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever!!!!!
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Wow I never knew that- are you sure about that? That is pretty awesome if that is true....God works in WONDROUS ways! And that verse is so good- I love it.
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It's all TRUE.  We were made aware of this over 10 years ago.  It's all coming to pass.  This is how the world will be taken over.  Only those who are raptured at the Lord's return will be saved from the worst of it.  Thanks John
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We should encourage each other that the Living Word is that which makes true the words in the Bible and not the other way around. \n\nThe Bible doesn't even point to the Bible. The Bible points to the Lord ... and so when I point to the Bible ... it is not for any other reason except for the highest hope that in there they might be able to focus on Jesus. And with that highest hope, it is now that I will point to the Bible (or actually the lack thereof) to demonstrate what I am talking about.\n\nWhen Saul (who became Paul) was stopped on the road, he was stopped by Jesus Christ the Lord, but this was not the Jesus of the New Testament ... nor the historic Jesus. At that time none of the books of the NT had been written, not even the gospels ... and though Saul had much (if not all) of the OT memorized ... Saul, like the Pharisees of that time, were searching the scriptures in vain, for they had not come to Christ for Life. However, provided that the Lord Jesus revealed many mysteries to Paul, it was then BY FOCUSSING on Jesus ... that we have two-thirds of the scriptures of the New Testament, for Paul only knew the Risen Lord by experience and experience alone.\n\nI am not saying "don't read your Bible."\nI am not saying "don't read your Bible."\nI am not saying "don't read your Bible." (thrice for effect.)\n\nWhat I am saying is that we should NOT underestimate the effect of focussing on Jesus because the nearness of the Lord and the instruction by the Spirit (that leads us to all Truth) is the perspective FROM WHICH the scriptures are written ... and any of us so blessed by the nearness and the instruction might one day find that the Bible reads like a deja vu (spelling?) \n\nWe might find ourselves reading what Paul wrote and saying to ourselves: "That sounds like something that I would have said."\n\nAnd it is to this end ... this highest hope ... that I say AMEN to the Bible, but even more so to the inspiration by which it was written and to which it points - the Risen Lord - the Living Word!
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The scripture is taken out of context as quoted above.  The verse is in I Corinthians.  It says, "There is no temptation taken you but such as is common to man.  But, God is faithful.  He will not allow you to be tempted above what you can bear, but with the temptation will make a way of escape that you might be able to bear it."  (I'm quoting from memory King James version, so it's not exact)  The verse promises that God will make a way to escape temptation.  It doesn't say he will force us to take the avenue of escape.  That is entirely up to us.
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Humans seem to like this stuff...\n\nAmazingly, the below quote is from an Assyrian tablet that is 4,800 years old, older than any part of the bible:\n\n"Our earth is degenerate in these latter days. There are signs that the world is speedily coming to an end. Bribery and corruption are common."\n\nThat was written in 2,800 BCE.  It does appear there is nothing new under the sun.\n\nCheck out the site below for even more "End Times" that have come and gone.
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1. Yes and No. The Bible (if read in the origional languages) has so much more meaning that any English translations - so much so that it can make the Bible very confusing to us today.  Additionally, the Bible wasn't written to speak to you and me. It was written to speak to the people of the Biblical world with completely different cultures and values.  Again, when you map Biblical stories and ideology on their paradigm, again, it makes much more sense.\n\nThe most important thing to take out of the Bible - whether figurative or literal - is the overriding message that God loves each of us and desired a personal relationship.\n\n2. No. I do not think we will see another prophet ever.  There are people with prophetic giftings, but Jesus was sent to a world full of prophets.  Today we have a completely different frame of mind and do not need "prophets" to speak God's word to us.  With a personal relationship with Him, prophets really become unnecessary.
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I don't know much about the bible but, the book of Revalations seems to be falling in place. If you are not saved, you might want to get right before it is too late!!!!
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I certainly hope so. There seem to be a lot of signs these days. God says that the same way you see the green leaves appear on the trees and know spring is near will be true regarding the second coming. We will see the signs and know the time is near. Timothy tells us what God knows is coming...\n"But mark this: There will be terrible times in the last days. People will be lovers of themselves, lovers of money, boastful, proud, abusive, disobedient to their parents, ungrateful, unholy, without love, unforgiving, slanderous, without self-control, brutal, not lovers of the good, treacherous, rash, conceited, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God--having a form of godliness but denying its power. Have nothing to do with them."\n2 Timothy 3:1\nSounds kind of familiar, eh? Our world IS this way now but may have to get a lot worse before we see Him coming.\nRemember that no one knows the time except the Father.
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In this scripture God is saying that he doesnt want anything to be put before him. Anything that rules us, or runs us so much that we put God " The Creator" on the backburner becomes our god.\n\nFood can become our god, tv can become our god, work, sleep, money or even ourselves can become our god. \n\nWhat he is saying is that he wants to be number one in our lives, not work, or food or anything else.
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I don't believe the bible is foretelling the future.  Rather, it tells us that we are invited to be with God eternally in the future and shows us how.