Bible-some one said the universe is too big for God to make in 6 days-do you agree? I'm a Jew for truth=Jesus
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Actually, the real question is, why would he have to rest on the 7th day?\nWhy would he have to communicate via a burning bush.\nWhy would he have to kill over and over (floods, plagues)\nWhy would he be upset at us for gaining knowledge of good and evil?\nWhy would he want us to be mindless sheep?\n\nThese are not things that, by definition, any god would ever have to do.
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Yes, I have. I think it's completely wrong to think that the Jews have to keep the law while we have to believe in Jesus. Jeremiah 31 says that God would make a completely new covenant with the Jews that would be different than the one he made when he brought them out of Egypt. Therefore, there is only one true covenant, and that's the New one --- Christianity.
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God still talks to anyone who will listen. He loves everyone of every race, nationality, religion... In fact, Revelation 14:6 says that just before Jesus comes an angel (messenger) flies in the midst of heaven with the everlasting gospel (good news) to preach to every nation, tribe, language, and people. That doesn't leave ANYONE out!\n\nNow, to your question about the Jewish nation and the tapestry...\n\nGod had chosen the Jews to be His special people, and they were to be a representation to the world of His character. They didn't exactly fill His desires for them throughout the ages. In fact, tthey came to be quite an embarrasement, yet He still loved them. While they were in captivity in Babylon, God gave the prophet Daniel a vision telling him what would happen with the Jewish people.\n\nDaniel 9:24 says that there would be 70 weeks determined (the Greek word means "cut off") for the Jewish people. Verse 25 gives the start date for this time period - the command to restore and rebuild Jerusalem. There were 3 commands given saying the Jews could go back to Jerusalem (you can read about these in the book of Ezra), but only one authorized the rebuilding of the city, and that was given in 457 BC. \n\nVerse 25 says that from that command to restore and build Jerusalem unto Messiah ("Anointed One") the Prince would be 69 weeks, and then verse 26 says that in the middle of that 70th week, the Messiah would be "cut off" and put an end to the sacrifice and oblation.\n\nBefore going any farther, read Numbers 14:34 and Ezekiel 4:6, where you see that in prophecy a day equals a year. So, these weeks that we are talking about can be multiplied by seven to give us the days, and then those days are actually years. So, 70 weeks would equal 490 years (70 x 7). And the 69 weeks equal 483 years.\n\nSure enough, if you go to that start date of 457 BC when the command was given to rebuild Jerusalem and go forward 483 years, you land on 27 AD, the exact year that Jesus was baptized and anointed by the Holy Spirit for His ministry. Then, it says that in the middle of that next week Jesus would be "cut off", or killed, but not for Himself. If a week equals 7 years, then the middle of that week would be 3 1/2 years. Sure enough, exactly 3 1/2 years after his fall baptism in 27 AD, Jesus was crucified in the spring of 31 AD. \n\nThis is where the TAPESTRY comes in. At Jesus' death, the curtain, a 4" tapestry, that divided the rooms in the sanctuary was torn top to bottom (Mark 15:37,38). This made it clear to everyone that the sanctuary services pointing forward to the Messiah were no longer necessary, as Jesus had just died and fulfilled every service that happened there. He was the Lamb killed for the sins of the world, and there was no longer a need for sacrifices.\n\nHowever, the Jewish nation as a whole didn't accept that Jesus was the Messiah. Individuals believed on Him, but the leadership rejected Him. 3 1/2 years after Jesus' death, Stephen was preaching to the Jewish leaders about Jesus, and they took him and stoned him to death, making him the first Christian martyr. This happened in 34 AD, exactly 70 weeks, or 490 years, after the command to rebuild Jerusalem. Those 70 weeks given to the Jewish nation to accept Jesus and be God's chosen people had run out, and from that time on the gospel was preached to the Gentile world.\n\nToday, anyone who accepts Jesus becomes a part of spiritual Israel. Paul says that if we are Christs, then we are Abraham's seed (Galatians 3:29). That means Jews as well as us.
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I am not sure where you got those figures but they are not correct. We do not have the exact time fram from Adam out. The earth is approximately 6000 years old. The only thing we know for sure is that Jesus was born in 1ad and was crucified and resurrected in 32ad. So right now we are 1974 from when Jesus died and rose again. There so there is around 4000 years prior to Jesus coming. The prophecy in Daniel 9 refers to the coming of the Messiah. The prophecy begins with the command to rebuild Jerusalem which came in Nehemiah 1 on our Calendar March 14th 445bc. It goes forward 473 years to April 6 32ad when Jesus presented Himself as Messiah to the Jews on what we now call palm Sunday. We do not know when satan will be bound in the pit but it will not come until the end of the tribulation (the 70th week of Daniel). We do not know when the tribulation will begin. So again those numbers you have are way off base and mean absolutely nothing in reality because we do not know the exact amount of time that passed from creation to Jesus. Keep your eyes on what is clearly revelaed in Scripture and don't worry about extrabiblical ideas.
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Sola Scriptoria[isim?]!!! W00t!\n\nI think things are pretty much predestined but we've still got plenty of wiggle room.\nKind of like God has set the basic pattern for things and lets us fill in the details. \n\nYou've been wondering this for a while, haven't you? I think I remember you asking pretty mush the same question when you were 10 or something.\nIf you actually believe and accept (accepting is the important part) that Jesus is the Son of God who died for your sins and was resurected, you're going to heaven. Even if you're stuggling with "being good", you're still saved.\nAnd as for God deciding beforehand who's going to heaven and who's not. Well, if it was up to Him all of mankind would end up in heaven and there wouldn't be a Hell because everyone would be perfect. But He gave us free will and Adam and Eve took advantage of that and now look at things.\nGod knows everything and is all powerfull but I think he decided to let some things out of His grip and give us free will because He's nice like that.\n\n(And yeah, I have class this morning but not 'till 1050)
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"I asked what if Jesus wasn't the only Messiah"\nYou're a bit confused, aren't you ... ... I see a messiah-related question from you, linked to whether there was a fifth Judas gospel. How can you expect an open answer to that question.\n\nAnd the Jews don't think Abraham is/was the Messiah.\n\nNot only don't you know what you're asking, you obviously don't know what you're talking about either ...\n\n... and this from the man who asked "Why did yahoo censor my reply to "how many differant sorts of rape"? Good to see you're a well-balanced individual.\n\nHonestly - what is the point of you?
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This answer was the most funny:\n\n"The whole Bible is the truth. Science is not always right you know. Ancient scientist once believed that the earth was flat! I think we have come a long way! :) "\n\nSo according to her, progress is going back to stone age thinking.\n\nSkygod make world in 7 day. Me made of dirt. You made of me rib. Whoowhooo. Me want banana.
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He didn't make it Holy for one group of people. Read Genesis chapter 1. He created the universe in six days (well, we don't know what a "day" was back then, so it might have been much longer...who knows?), and on the seventh, he rested and made it Holy--for everyone! Not just the Jewish people--also for the Gentiles. Now, the Jewish population are God's chosen people, but that does not mean that the Sabbath was created ONLY for them to recognize.
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Excellent observation. They could "fulfil" many prophesies (ie. riding into town on a donkey), but they couldn't change his name. Yeshua was not the Messiah. Ask the Jews, they know better what their own scripture says than the Romans.
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Well. Today I resolved that the world will not end. I made the decision to continue trying my best to make a difference. I accepted the fact that there are millions of people doing their bit and I am not alone.\n\nI also resolved the decision that I cannot change anyone- the blessing and curse of free will and that most honest Christians wouldn't know a sign from God if it landed on their front porch in big flashing lights and a "hello" sign attached. That is the price of deliberate self ignorance.\n\nAnd for that, I expect many more questions about 666 until, thankfully we get to the 7th of June.
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No one knows when the end of time will be, only God the Father does. The Bible says He will come like a thief in the night. It also states He will return at a time when we wouldn't think it would happen. That is why I try to point as mant people to Jesus as I can. Time is running out, we are one day closer to being"HOME." There is nothing in the Bible taht must be fulfilled in order for Jesus to return. We need to stop looking for signs, and start listening for the "sound". He shall appear with a mighty trumpet blast, and call His children home. As a Christian, I cannot wait...it's gonna be wonderful. I am worried about the lost, however. It's my sincere prayer that all will call upon the name of the Lord to be saved.
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Hello bad_karma_kayla.. :)\n\nGod created everything..we are but aliens here on this world..For God created us and put us here..The Holy Word only speaks of this earth..but Jesus did say:\n\nJohn 10\n\n14  I am the good shepherd, and know my sheep, and am known of mine.\n \n15  As the Father knoweth me, even so know I the Father: and I lay down my life for the sheep.\n \n16  And other sheep I have, which are not of this fold: them also I must bring, and they shall hear my voice; and there shall be one fold, and one shepherd.\n \n============================================================\n\nAs you read the last scripture..who is Jesus speaking of..we will not know this until we meet Him in Glory.. :)\n\nIn Jesus Most Precious Name..\nWith Love..In Christ..
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Is it intelligent to deny the possibility of something simply because it is beyond the grasp of our puny little minds. Do you know what is at 3.3 degrees lattitude 2.7 degrees longitude on the most distant planet in the universe? I'm pretty sure such a place exists, but you'll never see it. There was a time when humans could not detect atoms or microbes. Did they not exist? Do you think you can know every fact of the universe? Is there something that you don't know? The truth is that human intellect is extremely limited, this is obvious. The Bible says to not depend on your own understanding. In the Bible, Job tried to figure out things which were beyond him, so God quizzed him on simple things, just like I did you, to show him how limited his ability to know and understand really is. We humans think we're so smart, but in fact we're so tiny, so finite in an infinite reality. If one mistakes  their ignorance for evidence and limits reality to their puny intellect then they live in a very very small place. Ever heard of Albert Einstein? He believed in God. Was he dumb or ignorant, or did he think a little bigger than you? There are things that I know from science that are mind boggling, I have no problem with the concept of God. The very first thing that you need to decide is do you really want to know the truth no matter what it may cost you. Those that are blinded to the truth don't want it in the first place. God offers it to those who truly want it. This includes you if you humble yourself and seek with an open heart and mind. Pride, arrogance, and a hard heart will blind you quicker than anything. You must have the faith and humility of a little child to see the ultimate reality. This is not a matter of the head, but a matter of the heart. It is the human heart that is the problem. Our hearts are polluted and our minds darkened by evil, but God sent a great light into the world to cleanse the human heart and enlighten the mind. This light is The Son of God, Jesus Christ. He was innocent yet He was put to death to satisfy the just demands that a righteous and holy God had AGAINST YOU. Now if you can humble yourself before Him and in faith, gratefully accept this unspeakable and FREE GIFT from a kind and merciful God, then you will be born again by His Holy Spirit and given eternal life. Your first birth is physical, your second birth will be spiritual. Now you are capable of grasping only physical concepts and thinking and living only in the physical realm of reality, which as I have pointed out is a very very small place, but then you will become spiritually alive and able to live in the spiritual realm of reality where their is truth and wisdom, and not just knowledge. Well, you say you want to be enlightened. I have given you the truth. What are you going to do with it?><>Sir Brian
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added 2/6/06 @ 11:17am central time\n\nAnd every response to your additions can be answered by going to http://JewsForJudaism.org as well as http://OutreachJudaism.org as well as http://MessiahTruth.org as well as http://www.geocities.com/realjewsforjesus and so many others. But they wont mean anything to you, because you are now a Christian, and no longer a Jew, IF you ever were one......\n----------\nObviously, for a "Jewish man," you know little of the Bible or of Judaism or of Gd.\n\nPLEASE look at the following::\nhttp://WhatJewsBelieve.org\nhttp://Convert.org \n\nThe basic beliefs of Christianity about Jesus are against what the Bible says, and so Real Jews cannot believe in Jesus at all.\n\nThe Christian understanding is that the Messiah, Jesus, died for the sins of the people. The messiah is supposed to be a human sacrifice that is the blood sacrifice necessary for the forgiveness of sin.\n\nBut we are taught in our Torah that no one can die for the sins of another. In Deuteronomy 24:16 it specifically says this:\n\nDeuteronomy 24:16 The fathers shall not \nbe put to death for the children, neither \nshall the children be put to death for\nthe fathers: \nevery man shall be put to death for his \nown sin (eesh b’chet-o yumatu).\n\nIn Exodus 32:30-35, Moses tries to offer himself to atone for the sins of the people. To be written out of Gd's book, means to be written out of the Book of Life, which means Moses was asking to die for the sins of the People. Gd's response is No, it does not work that way, each man dies for his own sin:\n\nExodus 32:30-35 And it came to pass on the \nmorrow, that Moses said unto the people, \nYe have sinned a great sin: and now I will \ngo up unto the Etrnl; perhaps I shall make \nan atonement for your sin. And Moses \nreturned unto the Etrnl, and said, Oh, \nthis people have sinned a great sin, and \nhave made them gods of gold. Yet now, if \nthou wilt forgive their sin--; and if not, \nblot me, I pray thee, out of thy book \nwhich thou hast written. And the Etrnl \nsaid unto Moses, Whosoever hath sinned \nagainst me, him will I blot out of my \nbook. \n\nThe whole of chapter 18 of the book of Ezekiel is about this idea, that no one can die for someone else's sin. Further, this chapter of Ezekiel teaches us that all we have to do for Gd's forgiveness is to stop doing the Bad and start doing the Good, and Gd will forgive us.\n\nSo, the Bible is clear, no one can die for the sins of another, and this means that Jesus cannot die for anyone else's sins.\n\nChristians also believe that one needs a blood sacrifice for the forgiveness of sin, that one who does not have such a blood sacrifice will die in their sins, and go to hell, except for the sacrifice of Jesus.\n\nThis, too, is UnBiblical. The Bible describes blood sacrifices for the forgiveness of sin in the Book of Leviticus. But it is in Leviticus itself, in the middle of the discussion of the sin sacrifices, that we are taught that we do not need a blood sacrifice to be forgiven for our sins. Offering a blood sacrifice was an expensive thing to do for the family offering the animal. Was forgiveness then, to be only for the rich? No, because if one could not afford a blood sacrifice then one who sins could bring flour, which has no blood and no life as their sacrifice, and Gd forgave them!\n\nLeviticus 5:11-13; But if he be not able to \nbring two turtledoves, or two young pigeons, \nthen he that sinned shall bring for his \noffering the tenth part of an ephah of fine \nflour for a sin offering; he shall put no oil \nupon it, neither shall he put any \nfrankincense thereon: for it is a sin \noffering.\n\nFurthermore, read the Book of Jonah. In Jonah, the People of Ninevah do three things in order to be forgiven by Gd. They fast, they pray for forgiveness, and they stop doing the Bad and start doing the Good, and Gd forgave them! This is exactly what we do on Yom Kippur, we fast, we pray for forgiveness, and, h
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Well, first we have to ask ourselfs just HOW long is God's day? We can't track it by human standards as God began our time. Perhaps God is watching the news and just shaking His head at what we're not doing...sigh.
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Thank you for the article- it had some interesting insights!\n\nI have long thought that there was something odd in the part of Genesis 2:1 and the phrasing Genesis 1 used. I've been looking for things that explained it and your article did just that.\n\nIt simply makes no sense that the God who sent His people to the wilderness for 40 years would have (or needed to) rush the planet in 6 days, then fake various items to make it seem much older. He does not work that way at any other time, so why then?\n\nI have said for years that when the Bible and science or reality conflict, our understanding of one or the other is flawed- and I think we've really messed up our understanding of the Bible!
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IT IS A BIBLICAL PRINCIPAL. GEN. 1&2 YOU HAVE SIX DAY OF CREATION AND THE SEVENTH DAY OF REST WOULD BE A WEEK.\nMENTIONED AGAIN IN EX. 20:8-10.