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Isaiah 53:8 He was taken from prison and from judgment: and who shall declare his generation? for he was cut off out of the land of the living: for the transgression of my people was he stricken.
Today you have atheists who are Jewish, you have pagans that are Jewish, you have "ultra orthodox", "orthodox", "semi orthodox", "reformed", "secular", etc. Pretty much anything goes with one exception.
If you follow this one Jewish rabbi born of a Jewish mother in a Jewish town with a Jewish name, then you are not Jewish. He must be very powerful that he could make you "not Jewish". But this is what Isaiah says, He was cut off because He bore the sins of the people.
Today you have atheists who are Jewish, you have pagans that are Jewish, you have "ultra orthodox", "orthodox", "semi orthodox", "reformed", "secular", etc. Pretty much anything goes with one exception.
If you follow this one Jewish rabbi born of a Jewish mother in a Jewish town with a Jewish name, then you are not Jewish. He must be very powerful that he could make you "not Jewish". But this is what Isaiah says, He was cut off because He bore the sins of the people.
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1Corinthians 14:37 If any man think himself to be a prophet,
STRONGS G4396 (for the word prophet):
προφήτης, προφήτου, ὁ (προφημι, to speak forth, speak out; hence, properly, 'one who speaks forth'; see πρό, d. α.), the Sept. for נָבִיא (which comes from the same root as, 'to divulge,' 'make known,' 'announce' (cf. Fleischer in Delitzsch, Com. ü. d. Gen, 4te Aufl., p. 551f), therefore properly, equivalent to interpreter, Exodus 7:1, cf. 4:16; hence, an interpreter or spokesman for God; one through whom God speaks; cf. especially Bleek, Einl. in d. A. T. 4te Aufl., p. 309 (B. D. under the word and references there; especially also Day's note on Oehler's O. T. Theol. § 161, and Winers Grammar, Robertson Smith, Prophets of Israel, p. 389 (note on Lect. ii.))), one who speaks forth by divine inspiration;
I. In Greek writings from Aeschylus, Herodotus, and Pindar down:
1. an interpreter of oracles (whether uttered by the gods or the μάντεις), or of other hidden things.
2. a foreteller, soothsayer, seer.
II. In the N. T.
1. one who, moved by the Spirit of God and hence, his organ or spokesman, solemnly declares to men what he has received by inspiration, especially future events, and in particular such as relate to the cause and kingdom of God and to human salvation. The title is applied to
a. the O. T. prophets — and with allusion to their age, life, death, deeds:
b. John the Baptist, the herald of Jesus the Messiah: Matthew 21:26; Mark 6:15; Mark 11:32; Luke 1:76; Luke 20:6, whom Jesus declares to be greater than the O. T. prophets, because in him the hope of the Jews respecting Elijah as the forerunner of the Messiah was fulfilled: Matthew 11:9-11, 14 (cf. Matthew 17:11, 12; Mark 9:12f); Luke 7:28 (R G T Tr brackets).
c. That illustrious prophet whom the Jews (apparently on the ground of Deuteronomy 18:15) expected to arise just before the Messiah's advent: John 1:21, 25; John 7:40. those two illustrious prophets, the one Elijah, the other Enoch or Moses (but compare the commentaries; e. g. Stuart, commentary vol. ii, p. 219f), who according to the writer of the Apocalypse will publicly appear shortly before the visible return of Christ from heaven: Revelation 11:10 (cf. 3).
d. the Messiah: Acts 3:22, 23; Acts 7:37, after Deuteronomy 18:15; Jesus the Messiah, inasmuch as he is about to fulfil the expectation respecting this Messiah, Matthew 21:11; John 6:14.
e. universally, a man filled with the Spirit of God, who by God's authority and command in words of weight pleads the cause of God and urges the salvation of men: Matthew 21:46; Luke 13:33; Luke 24:19; John 7:52; in the proverb that a prophet is without honor in his own country, Matthew 13:57; Mark 6:4; Luke 4:24; John 4:44.
f. The prophets that appeared in the apostolic age among the Christians: Matthew 10:41; Matthew 23:34; Acts 15:32; 1 Corinthians 14:29, 37; Revelation 22:6, 9;
g. Prophets both of the Old Testament and of the New Testament are grouped together under the name προφῆται in Revelation 11:18; Revelation 16:6; Revelation 18:24.
2. a poet (because poets were believed to sing under divine inspiration): so of Epimenides, Titus 1:12.
Jesus said that we are His witnesses. As a witness of the Lord you can consider yourself a spokesman. But remember James warning, "be not many teachers of the ways of God, knowing that we shall received the greater condemnation".
STRONGS G4396 (for the word prophet):
προφήτης, προφήτου, ὁ (προφημι, to speak forth, speak out; hence, properly, 'one who speaks forth'; see πρό, d. α.), the Sept. for נָבִיא (which comes from the same root as, 'to divulge,' 'make known,' 'announce' (cf. Fleischer in Delitzsch, Com. ü. d. Gen, 4te Aufl., p. 551f), therefore properly, equivalent to interpreter, Exodus 7:1, cf. 4:16; hence, an interpreter or spokesman for God; one through whom God speaks; cf. especially Bleek, Einl. in d. A. T. 4te Aufl., p. 309 (B. D. under the word and references there; especially also Day's note on Oehler's O. T. Theol. § 161, and Winers Grammar, Robertson Smith, Prophets of Israel, p. 389 (note on Lect. ii.))), one who speaks forth by divine inspiration;
I. In Greek writings from Aeschylus, Herodotus, and Pindar down:
1. an interpreter of oracles (whether uttered by the gods or the μάντεις), or of other hidden things.
2. a foreteller, soothsayer, seer.
II. In the N. T.
1. one who, moved by the Spirit of God and hence, his organ or spokesman, solemnly declares to men what he has received by inspiration, especially future events, and in particular such as relate to the cause and kingdom of God and to human salvation. The title is applied to
a. the O. T. prophets — and with allusion to their age, life, death, deeds:
b. John the Baptist, the herald of Jesus the Messiah: Matthew 21:26; Mark 6:15; Mark 11:32; Luke 1:76; Luke 20:6, whom Jesus declares to be greater than the O. T. prophets, because in him the hope of the Jews respecting Elijah as the forerunner of the Messiah was fulfilled: Matthew 11:9-11, 14 (cf. Matthew 17:11, 12; Mark 9:12f); Luke 7:28 (R G T Tr brackets).
c. That illustrious prophet whom the Jews (apparently on the ground of Deuteronomy 18:15) expected to arise just before the Messiah's advent: John 1:21, 25; John 7:40. those two illustrious prophets, the one Elijah, the other Enoch or Moses (but compare the commentaries; e. g. Stuart, commentary vol. ii, p. 219f), who according to the writer of the Apocalypse will publicly appear shortly before the visible return of Christ from heaven: Revelation 11:10 (cf. 3).
d. the Messiah: Acts 3:22, 23; Acts 7:37, after Deuteronomy 18:15; Jesus the Messiah, inasmuch as he is about to fulfil the expectation respecting this Messiah, Matthew 21:11; John 6:14.
e. universally, a man filled with the Spirit of God, who by God's authority and command in words of weight pleads the cause of God and urges the salvation of men: Matthew 21:46; Luke 13:33; Luke 24:19; John 7:52; in the proverb that a prophet is without honor in his own country, Matthew 13:57; Mark 6:4; Luke 4:24; John 4:44.
f. The prophets that appeared in the apostolic age among the Christians: Matthew 10:41; Matthew 23:34; Acts 15:32; 1 Corinthians 14:29, 37; Revelation 22:6, 9;
g. Prophets both of the Old Testament and of the New Testament are grouped together under the name προφῆται in Revelation 11:18; Revelation 16:6; Revelation 18:24.
2. a poet (because poets were believed to sing under divine inspiration): so of Epimenides, Titus 1:12.
Jesus said that we are His witnesses. As a witness of the Lord you can consider yourself a spokesman. But remember James warning, "be not many teachers of the ways of God, knowing that we shall received the greater condemnation".
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I was thinking how to respond to this and the answer came late last night. A church I have attended when I haven't been able to make it to my church, that I go to on special occasions was defaced last night. This church and another were hit last night. This church is well known in the community, do lots of outreach to help those in need. Many of the people that attend are well known to the community, quite a few older folk. The things written alluded to abortion, homosexuality, Gaza and cancelling Christmas. Why do people support Trump, because they see an unchecked radical left that is pushing anything they can to destroy the country. Marxism, Socialist/Communism, whatever they think will cause the country to buckle to it's knees then remake it to what they want it to be. But none of them have lived in communism, under Muslim rule, they are free in America to believe what they want, but they want that here. What do they know of Gaza? Nothing. I dare any American woman to put their money where their mouth is and go live in Gaza under Hamas. And gays, would they last a day? We had BLM pushing their Marxist agenda and now everyone run to the other side, now we support Gaza. Now we're going after Christians, for what?! Most people even here don't support Israel. That's why people support Trump, because they believe he will push back against this nonsense. One of the reasons anyway.
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You're not even wrong, you just... error.
1. The requirements for sacrifice are in the Torah. Read them sometime. Being a Levite is required for the priesthood.
2. Passover is a holiday, not an offering of some kind.
3. It's spelled "Tanakh" and I am thrilled you agree it weakens Jesus' claim to be the Messiah.
1. The requirements for sacrifice are in the Torah. Read them sometime. Being a Levite is required for the priesthood.
2. Passover is a holiday, not an offering of some kind.
3. It's spelled "Tanakh" and I am thrilled you agree it weakens Jesus' claim to be the Messiah.
Ah yes, another Jew who thinks all Christians should give up, and follow Judaism, because we know Judaism has the monopoly on truth.
What did they do without a temple? Jews have lived without one for a long time even in the modern eras.
It is both.
A messiah, and potatoe potato. Any Jew can fake messiahship, and many have over 1900 years.
So you are wrong on all 3 points.
What did they do without a temple? Jews have lived without one for a long time even in the modern eras.
It is both.
A messiah, and potatoe potato. Any Jew can fake messiahship, and many have over 1900 years.
So you are wrong on all 3 points.
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