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Exo 3.15 God also said to Moses, “Say to the Israelites, ‘The Lord, the God of your fathers—the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac and the God of Jacob—has sent me to you.’ “This is my name forever, the name you shall call me from generation to generation. Exo 6.3 I appeared to Abraham, to Isaac...

Depends on what you mean by "miss the Rapture?" If you are talking about a Pretrib Rapture that lukewarm Christians "miss," then I think you're in bad territory. There isn't any such scenario, that I know of, in the Scriptures. Jesus is coming once, to save and to judge. But those people who...

I read a lot of this subject with interest. Some of it, however, is just language. The critical element in the "name" of God does not appear to be a matter of getting the name technically correct. After all, when we transliterate into another language, sometimes the name changes. And if the...

Yea, I kind of like how you put this. Religion seems more of a legal relationship, in which there is a covenant agreement. I do this for you, and you do this for me. Of course, we know how that kind of agreement worked out for Israel under the Old Covenant. Many in Israel didn't fulfill their...

Cuba doesn't fit into the "balance of power" among the world's greatest nations. To outfit every little nation as though an outpost of a distant superpower is an effort at intimidation and manipulation. Ukraine isn't a Cuba, but a fairly large nation, deserving of self-protection when...

It would inconsistent of God to make people fight in the OT and not in the NT. I do understand that the OT and NT are different dispensations, or ages. However, it was the same Divine Spirit operating in both, the same Divine character, and God does not change. Only the representations of His...

Sounds good except I don't know about the part where we will be "in the highest part of God's great kingdom." We, His people, are rather small in God's Kingdom, and though we relate to the Most High God, I doubt we will reign in any way close to the way He reigns? ;) But thanks!

That appears to be a form of dualism, in which one becomes the transient pattern, and the other becomes the eternal reality. While there is certainly some truth in that I think there is also a danger in this, if we don't properly understand it. Israel was a pattern for the future Church, but the...

Your history of Ukraine doesn't go very deep. They've apparently been a distinct people for a long time and enjoyed a measure of independence long before the Soviet Union. Russia apparently viewed them as "lesser Russians." If Russia gave them independence, they had already had it in the...

I don't correlate the 4 horsemen of the Apocalypse with the entities you are using-I just see them as angelic punishments upon a disobedient, rebellious world in the endtimes--actually, in the entire NT era. Whether they line up with specific kingdoms I just don't know. But the issue of "how to...

Israel was called to a higher standard than the standards of the world, which are not informed by God's Law. Nevertheless, God's Law informed Israel that they had a responsibility to obey the God of heaven. And in His Law He clearly commanded the men of fighting age to advance into Canaan, a...

I don't agree except that there is sanity in what you're saying. The problem, however, has nothing to do with NATO creep. The problem has to do with Russia's autocratic control over states within its territory. It controls not by the consent of the governed, but rather, by threat of force. If...

The Bible speaks of an "apostasy" taking place in the endtimes. Throughout NT history, Christian states came into existence that later apostacized or backslid from the Christian standard. It becomes difficult to tell what a "just war" is, in these circumstances. Some say Russia is corrupt...

I've been worshiping with Pentecostals for decades, and certainly do not agree with all of their doctrines, nor with all of their practices. They indeed are a mixed bag, full of flaws and flawed people. I hang out with them because they have traditionally focused on the Holy Spirit and on the...

Well, not really an update, just an exercise in educated speculation. Such views for me are always open to correction, as more information comes in. ;)

I think we've already been experiencing that for some time. Israel defends itself from the countries all around it--that's been happening since 1948! But yes, the plot thickens. I have my own unique take on what's happening in Ukraine. I think the development of the Roman Imperial Tradition to...

Fair enough. I respect your view too. I just strongly disagree for the reasons I mentioned. Yes, international conflict brings pressure to bear on the conscience, and difficult situations like Christian vs. Christian. But that is the nature of war. I don't agree that what God did with Israel's...

A lot of Christians have been pacifists, particularly in times when the government is hopelessly corrupt or pagan. But Israel was a nation of God and called to fight in the land of Canaan and against pagan enemies. There have also been many Christian nations who fought just wars. I completely...

Yes, my Grandfather has been dead for many years. ;)

Yes, that's the question. To be subservient to a dictator or not to be. The age of imperialism should be over. But then again, Antichrist will restore the ancient Roman Empire, in my opinion. It will be European wide, in my view, East and West.