To Christians concerning Bible Studies, The 70000 men?
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I'm not gonna look it up but we do know the Bible was penned by men, translated by men and retranslated by men,  is it not a miracle that though all that the message with regards to how you should behave (which is the message) is never corupted.  God does not ever give us the idea that those who penned the Bible were infallible buyt that they were inspired.  This is no doubt a trivial mistake or different battles, or different view points like two people who see the same accident.  What does it matter.  The Bible talks of evil people so they no doubt exist and some of them were no doubt scribs.  I know of two other inconsequencial errors but as I watch movies who do not have even 1/10 th script and many more editing tools I always see mistakes in continuity like these you ask about, so what these things do is make it all the more real.\n\ntry reading a court trial transcript one time and see what kind of continuity you get in there,  and those trials do not take 10000 years worth of testimony.
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I'm not sure which "scholars" you're referring to, but I've never seen any support for your conclusions among mainstream Biblical academians. Could you give us some references on these "scholars"?\n\nFor what it's worth, I posted an entry about Haggard on my blog yesterday. Check out the link below.
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about 1,300 to 1,500 billion muslims \n\nfor the christians i dont know but i know they are more muslims ...\n\nbut what ever whom were more ..its good most have so respect for each religion :)\n\nGod/ Allah bless you
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It was 2000 yrs from Adam to birth of Abraham and 2000 yrs from Abraham to Christ. 4000 yrs give or take a few.\n\nAdam's creation  4026 bc\nBirth of Abraham 2018 bc\nBirth of Christ             2 bc\n\n40 men are listed as forefathers of Christ from Abraham to Joseph
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A little over two billion, or about a third of the World's population today. Not sure about the stats for the U.S.\n\nBut from my vantage point, I'd consider only a small fraction of that number to be 'true' Christians... if you get my drift.\n\nPeace be with you.
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If you mean in all of history, King Solomon had over 700 wives and concubines as well.  That's the most I've heard of (correct me if I'm wrong.)
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Of course it's rediculous. The pastors of the different churches have to make some excuse as to why there are over 600,000 different christian denominations though. Those pastors of the churches wanted to be able to "guide" what their following believed in. Only by proclaming the bible is perfect, and themsevles, the pastors the most educated (supposedly), were the best ones who could interpret the scriptures to what they "really meant". This is why so many christian believes change all the time throught history. Also why those believes are the most popular of the day. If the pastors weren't the sole interpreter of the scriptures they wouldn't be payed so much. \n\nIronlicly you'll never find the word "bible" in the scriptures either. The word mean a collection of books. \nMost christians will scite Rev 22:19 to you. They fail to realize that the "book" the scriptures is talking about is the book of revelation, not the bible. John (who wrote revelations) hadn't even written the Gospel of John yet when he wrote revelations. According to christian doctrine then the book of John would not be allowed. Of course christians also don't realize that the bible was not put together for several hundred years after the apostles died. \nThere is a like scripture in Deuteronomy 4:2 "ye shall not add unto the word which I command you, neither shall ye diminish ought from it, that ye may keep the commandments of the lord your God which I command you".\n\nIf christians interpreted this the same way as they did revelations all books, revelations, everything would end after Moses. Of course they don't interrept it that way, that would be rediculous.
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You are right it is there in black and white. instead of reading for themselves most allow themselves to be lead by another who most likely has his own ideas and traditions of men. and don't forget for almost all religions there is money involved. We can figure the Bible out just read it , it is so simple to understand.
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Solomon had a "ménage a mille" (yes, 1,000 between wives & concubines). That was one busy King of Israel, huh! I bet more than gardens were hanging. It was quite the thing back then if you had the wherewithall.
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Good questions! Here are my answers:\n\n1. God created... No. a 1,000 days  to man is LIKE  a day to Jah. Indifinite time is indicated, otherwise it is ridiculous\n\n2. It was the earth that stood still not the sun. The verse was written from the perspective of  the writer who was obviously here on earth.\n\n3. Yes in ancient Israel. No, to Christians. According to Col 2:14, and Romans 7:6 . Christians no longer under the letters of the law but spirit (intent) of the law.\n\n4.Cut your hands. No. obviously ridiculous. Restrain your self well is likely meaning\n\n5. Eat my body… No to cannibalism. It was meant to listen and live by his words. (John 6:68)\n\n6. 144 K. Yes, not ridiculous. They rule the earth subjects are humans on earth ( Rev 5:9, etc )\n\n7. New Jerusalem. No, symbolic of God’s kingdom. Ancient Davidic line of kingdoms had Jerusalem as their capital\n\n8. Beast w/ multiple head. Symbolic. Of human kingdoms according to Chap 17 & 18 of Revelations, also Daniel chap 8.
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Yes. Watchtower missreads this verse:\n\nAnd I heard the number of them which were sealed: and there were sealed a hundred and forty and four thousand of all the tribes of the children of Israel. \n(Revelation 7:4)\n\nThese 144,000 are 12000 from each of the 12 tribes of Israel. They will receive Christ and preach boldly the word of God during the tribulation period.\n\nAlso, the bible says:\n\nFor the Scripture saith, Whosoever believeth on him shall not be ashamed. For there is no difference between the Jew and the Greek: for the same Lord over all is rich unto all that call upon him. For whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved. \n(Romans 10:11-13)\n\nFor God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. \n(John 3:16)\n\nBottom line: when a denomination contradicts the Bible, the Bible is always right
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Remember that the Bible was continuously rewritten "translated" by men, Need I say more?
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Back then the word basically traveled by word of mouth.  The bible is a collection of writhings..66 to be exact.  Faith and trust in Jesus  'blossomed' and florished right from the day he began his ministry.  And it is still blossoming today.
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YOU ASK A ??? BEFORE YOU CHECK TO SEE IF WHAT YOU SAY IS TRUE.\n\nSOME OF THE 12 TRIBES MENTIONED IN Revelation ARE NOT THE ONES IN THE 12 TRIBES MENTIONED IN THE (old testament)  YOU DO NOT KNOW THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE "FLESHLY 12 TRIBES" & THE "SPIRITUAL 12 TRIBES"\n\nYOU KNOW NOTHING ABOUT WHAT THE KINGDOM IS THAT JESUS TALKED ABOUT, NOR WHAT IT IS GOING TO DO IN THE FUTURE.  I DOUBT VERY MUCH IF YOU EVEN KNOW WHAT A KINGDOM IS.\n\nAND YOU DO NOT KNOW WHAT YOU ARE TALKING ABOUT WHEN YOU SAY ONLY 144000 WILL BE SAVED.  THE BIBLE SHOWS THAT THERE WILL BE A GREAT CROWD WHICH NO MAN CAN NUMBER,  SO MILLIONS COULD  BE SAVED.\n\nBEFORE YOU ASK THE NEXT ??? DO SOME RESEARCH & MAKE SURE WHAT YOU SAY IS TRUE.
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66 Books of the Bible
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You're not mistaken, the New T was not written by Jesus, most of it was written by diciples of diciples, like Paul who never even saw Jesus. There are more then 3000 versions of the new testment coz so many priests, monks and popes added, 'corrected'  and took off whatever they thought they would\n\nThere was no 'giving' ceremony marking the New T which is very much out of the tratdion of what we new of GD through Judaism.\n\nThe OLD Testmnt originates from the Torah.\n\nThe Torah was given over to the Jews at Mount Sinai, the Jews numbered 600,000 men, counting those only over the age of 20 and under 60, which there are is a reason for, namely that those under the age of 60 wherent involved in the sins in the desert, and those under 20 hadnt winessed its aftermath. Here are some passages from the Torah...\n\nExodus 12:37\n37 The Israelites journeyed from Rameses to Succoth. There were about six hundred thousand men on foot, besides women and children. \n\nNumbers 11:21\n21 But Moses said, "Here I am among six hundred thousand men on foot, and you say, 'I will give them meat to eat for a whole month!' \n\nUs Jews hold our Torah jealously for fear of translation and consqnt misinterprtation. This occured when the Christians 'hijacked' our Torah converting it and all its meaning in their then pagan mindframes, which it still embodies of you look a bit better at christianity. The muslims made a similar hijacking though they didnt mix it too much with pagan beleifs.\n\nAnyways what im saying is, if you read the Bible in Hebrew, yes it is reliable, all of our Torah's after 3200 years are word for word, letter for letter the same...\n\nIf you count the letters in the Hebrew bible there exactly 600,000 of them, one for each Jew that received it.
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You cannot expect to read the bible and understand it unless you are guided by the holy spirit to understand. All other should go to bible school and be taught by scholars of christianity.\n\nIn Gen 6:3 we read a remark. In laymans terms "My spirit will not be in man because he is corrupt. His days will be limited."\nHe says this after witnesses Angels (Sons of God) mixing with (daughters of man) and seeing the result. Was he talking about the Nephilim or natural man? Maybe upon using the phrase "They will (instead of shall) live to be..." meant that in the end days the years would be limited to 120? In Gen 11 we read recorded history of the lifetime of different individuals. Notice in the Bible that most recorded lifespans are referring to the timeline of Jesus. Maybe only Hebrews were living longer than Gentiles. Laws written in the past have been modified.\n-------------------------------\nSingers? How is this relative to the Salvation of Mankind. Under stand that unless you have the original ancient Hebrew, Greek, Aramaic transcripts we can only argue the possibilty that among the many scholars there was a typo.  \n---------------------------------------------\nOne version called the Wycliffe New Testament Says:\n(18) And this Judas had a field of the hire of wickedness, and he was hanged, and burst apart the middle [And forsooth this wielded a field of the hire of wickedness, and he hanged, burst apart the middle], and all his entrails were shed abroad. \n----\nPoint of the matter is that he killed himself. He will never see heaven. \n------------------------------------\nDeny Divinity? He didn't deny divinity at this point. He was speaking with a young rich man who had done good all his life. He thought that just being good was enough. He spoke to Jesus calling him good Teacher, but Jesus, making a point, said that only God is good (excellent, first class, first rate). He never made himself out to be superior to God. \nMatthew 26:63-64\n(63)But Jesus remained silent. The high priest said to him, "I charge you under oath by the living God: Tell us if you are the Christ, the Son of God."\n(64)"Yes, it is as you say," Jesus replied. "But I say to all of you: In the future you will see the Son of Man sitting at the right hand of the Mighty One and coming on the clouds of heaven." \nJohn 1:14\nThe Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us. We have seen his glory, the glory of the One and Only, who came from the Father, full of grace and truth.\nJohn 8:54\nJesus replied, "If I glorify myself, my glory means nothing. My Father, whom you claim as your God, is the one who glorifies me.\n-----------------------------------\nAre you argueing that God is or is not Jesus.\nJesus is and is not God.  Let me give you an example me and my wife are one. God unified us to depend on each other as 1 government of the family. In this way The Father, Son and Holy Spirit together are one deciding unit. Some call it The Trinity. \n\n1 John 5\n(7)For there are three that bear record in heaven, the Father, the Word, and the Holy Ghost: and these three are one. \n\nJesus says:\nJohn 1:1-3\nIn the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was with God in the beginning. Through Him all things were made; without Him nothing was made that has been made.\nGod says:\nGenesis 1:26\nThen God said, "Let us make man in our image, in our likeness, and let them rule over the fish of the sea and the birds of the air, over the livestock, over all the earth, and over all the creatures that move along the ground."\n---------------------------\nALSO\n- trust in God: Trust in me also\n- If you hate me you hate my father also\n-I am The Way, The Truth and The Life, no Man Cometh unto the Father but through Me.\n--------------------------\ngod thank another GOD. (There is only one GOD)\nJesus was sent in the flesh. He was sent as the Son Of God. The Son thanke