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Originally posted by NihilistSanta
Originally posted by Akragon
reply to post by NihilistSanta
Then I heard the LORD say to the other men, "Follow him through the city and kill everyone whose forehead is not marked. Show no mercy; have no pity! Kill them all – old and young, girls and women and little children. But do not touch anyone with the mark. Begin your task right here at the Temple." So they began by killing the seventy leaders. "Defile the Temple!" the LORD commanded. "Fill its courtyards with the bodies of those you kill! Go!" So they went throughout the city and did as they were told." (Ezekiel 9:5-7 NLT)
good stuff...
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You do realize this is prophecy? This is not literal but spiritual? You guys really need to understand the book you are criticizing.
Originally posted by NihilistSanta
reply to post by Akragon
You should look into some commentaries on that verse. I think you are just trolling though so you wont. You already know that the literal language is hiding symbolism that pertains to the church, Christ and more.
I was reading a Sherlock Holmes story when it occurred to me that Holmes is really Moriarty. Only Moriarty is smart enough to make you think he is Holmes. I noticed this because Sherlock Holmes is very egotistical and cunning. Moriarty is a great liberator trying to bring an end to the despotic governments of the world and usher in a new world order of his own making. Holmes is the one who keeps standing in his way so he must be preventing us from being liberated.
I am aware of what Arthur Conan Doyle said about his own works as well as what followers of Doyle have stated about his works but this just does not make sense to me because its way too popular to be true and what better way to trick his readers than to completely invert the names and intentions of his protagonist/antagonist.
Discuss........
This pretty much shows the absurdity of the OP.
Originally posted by votan
reply to post by CaticusMaximus
In the garden of eden man was given a choice to. They chose to dis obey God. The reason they were banished from Gods side was not because they ate from the tree but because they lied about it. Lies were introduced then an there when satan tricked them into eating the fruit.
The main lie satan told man was that they could be gods.... and he was going to show them how. How is that working out so far?? death was introduce because of that lie. Man was like god but ceased to be that way by buying satans lie.
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Originally posted by windword
reply to post by Logarock
Ah, okay. The "Angel of the Lord" is Yahweh! Good. He's not God then! I didn't think so.
No man hath seen God at any time; the only begotten Son, which is in the bosom of the Father, he hath declared him.
John 1:18
Originally posted by 3NL1GHT3N3D1
reply to post by Logarock
.... I don't really read or pay attention to the OT because what I have read has given off a very negative vibe, a far cry from what I feel from reading the words of Jesus, which are, in my opinion, the true words of god. I'd rather devote my attention to a loving, compassionate god instead of a blood-thirsty and tyrannical god like Yahweh......
Originally posted by elvee
First off, after a lot of research, guilt and prayer, I have come to the conclusion that YHWH is NOT the Heavenly Almighty Father that Jesus/Yahushua prayed to and did the will of. He simply can't be according to his actions. What I think we have here is a truthful story of what really happened back then, although I certainly don't have all the answers by a long shot. In Deuteronomy 32:7-9, it says that God divided up the nations according to the number of the Sons of God and he himself chose Jacob. (Psalms 82 talks about this council as well). We also know that Satan offered all the kingdoms of the earth to Jesus if he would worship him. Jesus never debated his rulership. The name YHWH also comes from a root word that means calamity, ruin, to fall...I doubt very much that the good Father would have a name like that.
Originally posted by elvee
And where did Yhwh go anyway? Where did he disappear to? Supposedly he divorced Israel. Hmm, divorce isn't God's way, Jesus said that was only because of the hardness of man's heart.
You can keep going on and on with this and to me it's clear that Jesus is not YHWH's son. They are like night and day. One thing's for sure though, the real God has given Satan/Lucifer/Yhwh time to rule this place in his style. Thank God, he sent Jesus to tell us the truth, but it was up to us to listen to what he said and figure it out.