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originally posted by: Deetermined
You just contradicted yourself in your own post. You posted a verse talking about the 3rd heaven and then you claim there is only two that has been split.
originally posted by: Deetermined
The Bible refers to our sky as the heavens, it also refers to everything above our sky as another heaven, and then there's the third heaven where only God/Jesus/Holy Spirit resides.
So who are you going to believe?
Jesus or John?
originally posted by: Raggedyman
a reply to: StallionDuck
Show me where you get your theology about rapture, the bible verses not your opinions or other's
I understand rapture, reasoning and explanation and don’t deny it as a possibility but it’s not biblical, sorry, you prove it with the bible
As for afterlife and Judaism, some did and some didn’t, the comment by the op was wrong and suggested Judaism was settled when clearly it isn’t. My point, how can you say what Judaism believes when even Jews still find it a contentious subject
The eye with which I see God is the same with which God sees me. My eye and God's eye is one eye, and one sight, and one knowledge, and one love.
Meister Eckhart
The bible does speak about Elijah coming back as John but that could have been a metaphor by his works or it could have been litteral.
Like you said... It's really hard to say since we can only speculate on the words.
I believe there is a good reason why scripture is vague. Our egotistical mind is unwilling to hear the real message (Matthew 13:11,14,15). So Jesus was speaking to two audiences. Those serving their egotistical mind, that wanted this and that for themselves. And those that served the Father that wanted nothing for themselves.
originally posted by: Deetermined
Once again, you are confusing reincarnation with RESURRECTION.
originally posted by: Deetermined
21 And the twelve gates were twelve pearls: every several gate was of one pearl: and the street of the city was pure gold, as it were transparent glass.
originally posted by: Deetermined
We don't need to speculate on the words when John tells us he is NOT Elijah.